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'KMattemmoutlb PicL Slalc Historical Soo VOL. XXXlll. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1914. NO. 38. 3 LIFE SKETCH OF GEORGE W. GARRISON Born Juno 10, 18.15, imai Slylos i 1 1 . Ilondrieks county. In- liana. )ni at p. in. on WV.In.'s.Iay, April "., l'Jli, at his Imiiif in Union, Nob., aped ?S years, in months ami li) ilays. In t!i' death of George (Inr- rison this county loses one of tin' pioneer scllhTs ami one of its best citizens, well known throughout this part, of (ho slate. Mr. Garrison's death was not al together unexpected, as his con dition for a few weeks was such as to lead to the belief that ho coulil not recover, lie had been in his usual health until about six weeks afro, when a sudden at tack of heart failure caused him to collapse and he was found prostrate on the floor and help less. At. times thereafter he seemed to rally, only to suffer a relapse ami loss of strength, gradually growing weaker until he was called at the time above -staled. The funeral seuvices were held at 11 o'clock last Friday forenoon in the Baptist church, whore a largo number of his pioneer friends and neighbors and others were present to pay their last respects to their de parted friend. Rev. A. Tay lor, his pastor, preached a dis course that covered the events of the loner and useful life of the deceased, and all were impressed by the manner in which Rev. Tay lor presented the truths regard in t: the exemplary life of this bo loved and honored citizen. Inter- ;-v'' ficr-W George W: Garrison. inent was miple in the cemetery northeast of I his- village, and the honorary pall , bearers were . Goo. X. UaRue M,i IK Shoemaker John Pearlsb y. Jas. W. Taylor, I). W. Foster and J., 15. Davis, all being: old-time friends uf the deceased. The active pall bearers were W. F. McCamillv'T. W. Swan, W. B. Banning, E. li. Chapman,- II. M. Frans and II. A. Chileotl; George W.: iarrison was one of the old settlers, who came to this slate and county when if was but lilllo developed, ho having located nor the place of his death in May, IH.ll). lie prow to manhood in his native stale and later located in Illinois, and was married Aufrust i, 1855, to Miss Aim Amelia New Ion, whoso death occurred July. 25, 18ii. They were the parents of six children, of whom three died in infancy, those surviving boinfr Alonzo D. Garrison of Deer Trail, Colo.; Charles V. Garrison, residing near Union, .and Mrs. Luella Pittman, wife of Charles L. Pittman, of Kimborlv, Idaho. The deceased w as-fast married on June 10, 1902. to Mrs. N. J. Barr of Seymour,' Iovva,. who survives him and resides in this village. Mr. Garrison -was one of llie de fenders of i he "pioneer - homes against the Indians durinfr the war, serving faithfully as a num ber of the Second "Nebraska regi ment, and?after peace 'had been restored he returned Iiome and onfrafred in the work of developing and improving this part of the county, and his -industry and honesty were rewarded by-the -accumulation of many acres of , the best land. v In . lhe year 1890 he retired from .active farm work and built a nice and comfortable home here in .town, where." he be came one of., the useful . ami in fluential citizens. He was. always active in religious affairs, having been a very devout member of the church for many years, and his influence was always for the net- torment of the community in which no lived so many years, uiviiifr liberally but in a quiet way to the support of the religious cause. The death of this esti mable old gentleman is mourned, not only by the relatives, and old- time friends, but also by th younfrer people for whom he al ways had a few words of cheer and encouragement. Union Ledger. THE DEATH OF . BENNETT Former PlattsmOuth Lady Passes Away at Her Home in Freeman, Missouri. From Friday's Daily. Miss Carrie Adams has just re turned from Freeman, Mo., where ho was called by the death of her ister, Mrs. James Bennett, on Saturday, April L'5. The deceased lady was well known in this city and county, whore for a great many years she resided with her parents, pioneers of Cass county. and the friends of the family will refrret frreally the death of this most estimable lady. Miss Adams remained in Missouri to attend the funeral, which was held on Monday, April 27. Celcstine Adams was born at Spencer. Indiana, in l.n, ami was the eldest daughter or Mi'. and Mrs. J. O. Adams, who when Miss Celostine was only 13 years of age, decided In move .westward with Mie flow- of emigration, and the. family linally located in Cass county, .settling on a farm near Mattsnuuit h in d8J3.and here for a long period of years, the Adams family made their hme, and here the. daughter was reared io wo ni hilhood and ' received her school education, later attending the fate university at Lincoln, which was then in its infancy. ,Afler loavinfr the university Miss Adams tauf-'ht in the schools of lhe county for a number of years with' nliTeh success, or until ior marriatre on Aufrust 12, 187-1, o Mr. Janies . Bennett, then a resident of this locality, and here Mr. and Mrs. Ttennolt made their ionic for the ehsuinpr ten years, removing in 1884 to inursion county and takinpr up .farinms iioai4' Pender, where they met with proat success, and they continued ma"ke that place their home until 189'. when they removed to Cass county, Missouri, locating neat- the town of Freeman, where tbev have since made their home iiu'l where the husband passed away about- five years afro. Several months apo Mrs. Ben nett was afflicted with stomach trouble and . her condition pradually prow worse until death came to her relief. Mrs. Bennett was a lifolonp; . member of the Presbyterian church. Four sons ami one dauphter are left to mourn the. loss of the mother, as follows: Frank Bennett, Orion Bennett, William Bennett, all of Freeman ; Percy Bennett, profes sor of horticulture at the Uni versity of Wisconsin : Mrs". Grace Berry of Sapulpa, Okla.; one son died several years apo. Mrs. Bennett was also the sister of Mrs. O. C. Dovey and Miss Carrie Adams of this, city, and the friends of the family throuphout the county extends to the relatives their deepest, sympathy in their loss of a good, kind mother, sis ter and friend. Ti. Ci. Todd and little son of Union motored to this city Sat urday' for a visit with county seat friends ami to attend to business matters. They made tin's office a brief call. For Sale. 100 bu. millet seed at $1.00 per lu. Inquire-of Ed Worl, 7 miles south of Plattsmouth and 4 miles northeast, of Murray. 5-il-3lvkly IS IN MISSOURI MOTHER'S DAY OBSERVED IN THIS CITY Churches and Citizens in General United in Observation of Mothers' Day. Yesterday, throuphout- the dif ferent church of the city, love for mother and honor and respect for motherhood were the I heme of the sermons at Iho different places of worship, and the day was observed in a manner never before seen in this city by every one, and the display of flowers in honor o,f mother was exceptional ly larpe and the supply secured from the florists here and from Omaha was soon exhausted, the sale of the flowers here boinp- the iarpost in the history of the city. The fact that the day had been adopted as a national holiday by conpress and President nson v t was c'onveved in a messape 10 Postmaster Morpan from the treasury department, which instructed him, as the custodian of the public buildinp- here, to see that the Stars and Stripes floated to the breeze on this day in honor to mother. The postmaster or dered the now flap recently pur chased displayed on the flapslafT at the buildinp- in honor of tie' day. Those who could took ad vantape of the day to spend it. with their mothers, and those less forfunale paid their silent tributes by the display of flowers and in attendinp- the services at the churches in honor of the day. At the First Presbyterian church the hour for the meeting of the Brotherhood was taken on iv an address by M. S. Bripps. who look for his subject "lhe Cuttinp- Edpo," and the address was a rare treat from an intel lectual standpoint, and those who were fortunate enouph to hoar it were proat I v pleased with the splendid talk. The morninp wor ship hours was devoted to a spec ial sermon on the subject of "The Ideal Mother," and the pastor. lev. II. G. McClusky, pave a most eloquent sermon on this subject and paid a plowinp tribute to the pood women who have made the nation what it is today, and their influence for pood in the lives of those with whom they come in ontacf. The Methodist church also observed the day by a sermon at (he morning1 hour by Rev. Dru- iner on the observation of the day, and his remarks were preat- y inspiring to his conprepat ion in lifting them to a realization of the object of the day and its in spiration to pay tribute to the mothers of the land. The evening" hour at the Methodist church was occupied with the rendition of a program ty the members 'of the Junior League, and it was one of the most enjoyable ever given in the church and the members, some eighty in number, took part in the program, w'hich consisted of recitations and musical num bers, in which the young people acquitted themselves with great credit. Mrs. F. R. Gobelman, who had charge of the program, had certainly gotten the young people together in fine shape on the different numbers, and the manner in which it was carried out was most pleasing- to the large audience. The Young Men's Bible class also had special observance of the day in the address of At torney C. A. Rawls, as well as a bass sUIo.by Jennings Seivers, entitled, "Tell Mother I'll be There." The address of Mr. Rawls .was along; the line of a historical review of womanhood and motherhood in the history of the world. tracing- his subject back to the ancient Greeks and Romans and up to the present time, and closed his remarks with one of the most eloquent appeals for mothers that it has ever been our privilege to here, as follows: Mother, the sweetest word that language knows; the word first prattled mi our infant lips; the one last murmured through the expiring1 breath; the word that meant s to us a world of love and sympathy unrestrained; it means tenderness, patience, forgiveness Our mother's love has knitted and welded every cell and fiber of our being so closely. to her that she has become inexpressibly dear to us. That love has come to us in sorrow and shared with us our prief. Tn gladness it is ever present inspiring tenderness ami gratitude, and pointing- toward higher and nobler aspirations. There is none other like it. II is divine God-like. Our mother's love is the golden thread that links and closely binds the past and present and assures us of an 11 n t All !!... emiiess luiure. .n i.iiroupii our lives thai love has held our faces toward the stars, and at the end beckons on to eternal plory. It is purer and more beautiful than the fragrant bloom gentler than the evening zephyr brighter than the sunlight's rays more valuable than gold and rubies, or of all the wealth of all Iho ages more lasting than time, and I love to believe that it will be carried with us into eternity to bless us forever." RAWING BY CARTOONIST PTEPOPULAR On Its Way Back From Platts mouth and Will Go to Washington. The cartoon of Spencer, the famous cartoonist of the World Herald, which was for some time on exhibition at the office of W. K. Rosencrans, and which was the original drawing1 for the famous "John Barleycorn" carbion, seems to have prut ten a nation wide, reputation, as the following from the World-Herald of.today hows. The cartoon drawing1 was for several days in the possession of County Assessor Bryan and was the object of much admira tion from the different visitors at the court house: The Spencer cartoon, portray ing "John Barleycorn" walking the plank at the command of Sec retary I)aniels of the navy, has become quite famous. And there by hands an interesting1 tale. Soon after the cartoon was drawn and appeared in the World-IIer-ald it attracted the attention of W. E. Rosencrans, a prominent Elk and business. man of Platts mouth. He made a trip to Oma ha to secure the original draw ing:. Mr. Spencer, the World llerald cartoonist, happened to lie out of his den when Mr. Rosen crans called and one of the editorial force look the liberty to give the cartoon to Mr. Rosen crans, he wishing to have it framed and hung in the new Elks home at Plattsmouth. That ended act one, but not the story. A few days later came a request from Secretary Daniels, Washington, I). C, for the origin al cartoon. Mr. Spencer could not locate ,it and the man who gave it away had temporarily for gotten doing so. Then ttiere ap peared an item in the World Herald telling of Secretary Dan iel's request. A son of Mr. Rosen cran's read the item and at once wrote that he was sending1 the cartoon back to Mr. Spencer. He explained that he had swiped the cartoon from his father and pre sented it to W. R. Bryan, county assessor of Cass county, who ad mired it very much, he being in favor of Secretary Daniel's action in doing away with mess wine. The cartoon has arrived back in Omaha and will go forward to Secretary Daniels. Hedge Posts for Sale. 2,000 hedge posts of all sizes, also 300 split bur oak posts for sale. For prices and terms tele phone or call at the farm known as the Levi Churchill farm, four miles east of Murray. E. R. Queen. ELKS OF THE STATE TO HAVE DIG MEETING North Platte to Be the Gathering Place of the "Bills" Next Week. The second annual convention of lhe Nebraska Stale Association of Elks will bo hold at North Platte next Tuesday and Wed nesday, and the Xorth Piatt"? members and citizens have made elaborate preparations for enter taining their visitors. There will bo a barbecue, smoker, grand ball, wild west sports, automobile rides and a baseball game between Iho North Platte and Grand Island teams. The entertainment com mittee will not be allowed to absorb all of the time of the dele pates, as there is much important business to transact, one of the principal things being1 making arrangements for attending the grand lodge and reunion to be held in Denver in July. Nebraska Elks expect to go to Colorado in proat numbers. There will be a special train out, of Omaha and many will go by automobile over the Oinaha-Eincoln-Denver route. Officers will also be elected and the palce for the next meeting se lected. The meeting1 last year was hold in Lincoln and it is ex pected the next one will go to Omaha. State associations of Elks now exist in practically every state in the union and it is expected they will wield a strong influence in the grand lodge this year, though they have never been heretofore recognized. . The delegates from Platts mouth.J.odge No. 739 are T. H. Pollock, O. W. ciement and E. J. Riehey, and they will"ee that the Plattsmouth lodge is represented in the proper manner at the gathering of the B. P. O. E. All of the lodges in fheslate are members of the state as sociation, they being1 located at Omaha, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Falls City, Beatrice, Fairbury, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, York, Norfolk. Alliance, North Platte, Columbus and Fremont. BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LATE CLARENCE TUBB5 Clarence Tubbs died in Hot Springs, S. D., April 22, 1914, aged 35 years, 8 months and C days, and the body was brought to this city for interment. Clarence Tubbs was born in Murray, Cass county, Nebraska, June 10, 1878, and grew to-manhood in this locality and received his education there and at the schools in Plattsmouth, and later engaged in farming: in this coun ty until his removal to Hot Springs, S. D., where he was en praped in the ranching1 business up to the time of his death. The funeral of this excellent young1 man was held at the U. B. church, south of this city, the services being conducted by the Rev. J. M. Tades, and the inter ment was made in the Horning cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss, father, mother, brother and four sisters. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our many friends for their help and kind ness in our hour of grief and bereavement in the loss of our beloved son and brother. Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Tubbs and Family. Automobile Owners! I have just employed a me chanic who is an expert on self starter magnetos, etc. Bring in your car if you have any trou ble. All kinds of repairing so licited. Smith's Garage, Plattsmouth. 4-18-iwkd-lmowkly Flower Sale Successful. The ladies of St. Mary's Guih of ttio Eoisconal church con ducted a most successful carna tion sale on Saturday and over 1.000 of the beautiful flowers were disposed of to bo used in the observation of Mothers' Day, and the ladies feel very grateful to their friends for the generous patronage afforded them by the citizens in securing the flower The Guild ladies are hard work ers in the cause of the church and there were few persons on Main street that did not pur chase one of the beautiful tokens of the day. APPEAL FOR T0R0N AGAIN Possibility That He Might Con- 4 sent If Request Becomes State-Wide. If the intense feeling amongst democrats of Nebraska that Gov ernor Morehead should consent to become a candidate for re- lection to the governorship crystalizes into a . concrete de mand of state-wide proportions, would he refuse? That Governor Morehead would, under certain conditions, slen to the call of his party, is believed by close friends of the executive, says the Lincoln Star. For weeks there has been a tremendous pressure brought to bear upon the governor that he consent to stand for re-election. This demand has come in the shape of letters and personal in terviews. Democrats from every sect ion. of the state have called at the. executive office and im plored the governor to step into the race for the welfare of the state and the good of the party. n fact, this condition has exist ed for months, but has become acute during the past few days. To these importunities the governor has listened, but has given out little that was en couraging, lie nas tola nis friends that he was not a can didate for re-election; that if he were to remain in politics, he would prefer to represent his district in congress and had an nounced that he would try for hat office. Be did not think that io should permit himself to run or the governorship. It has been pointed out to the governor that the people of the state trusted him and believed implicitly that he did not seek the office again, but at the same time the people were satisfied with his administration; they trusted him and the welfare of the state and the party demanded that he re main in office and carry on the businesslike administration the state had experienced so far dur ing his term The rank and file of the party recognized that he was in no sense a factional eader, but on the contrary had the respect and confidence o'f all democrats. The pressure upon the gov ernor that he permit his name to be used in connection with an other term became especially acute during during the past few- days and a number of prominent democrats called on him Satur day. The question was put tb him in this form: "Will you accept if a demand is made from different parts of the state that convinces you be yond a doubt that the wish that you cnler the race is state-wide and represents a majority of your party?" The governor replied: "I must be fully convinced that such a demand exists. I would not permit my name to be used under any other circumstances." Eggs for hatching from S. C. Rhode Island Reds, $1.00 per 15; $5.00 per 100. Extra choice mat- ings, $2.00 and $3.00 per 15. OV MOEHAD A. O. Ramge. ALLMAN DHOS. 016 CARNIVAL 0 PAN AH S Located on Chicago Avenue, and Biggest Company Ever in Plattsmouth. The great Allman shows that. are to be here for a week with their carnival company, arrived in the city, yesterday over the Burlington from Council Bluffs, and at once started to unload, only to be confronted with great difficulties as la a place on which they might set up the large num ber of feature attractions with which their company is equipped. It had been the intention of the committee to locale the shows on either the, old brick yard or lhe land on (he river bottoms near the depot, but there was a great Irawback in the fact that the wagons of the company were too arge to pass through the sub way under the Burlington tracks and the brick yard grounds were not near large enough to hold the number of shows carried by. the Allman company, and for several lours it seemed that the show would be compelled to reload and leave the city. All efforts to get the use of the streets in the business part, of lhe city where some benefit might be derived by the merchants, were fruitless, and despite the fact that this is the best appearing company that ever came here, it seemed that it was an impos sibility to-get, them located, but the c'ommittee and lhe manage ment of the company finally ue ceeded in securing1 a plot of ground on Chicago avenue be longing to the F. M. Richey estate, and preparations verr commenced at once to move the property of the Allman company to this location and to set up the shows. The Allman company is all that has been claimed for it and the management of the show, which is composed of the most perfect gentlemen, have collected an aggregation of high grade shows and acts that will be well wort'h attending. The flue military band which is carried by the company gave a short concert on Main street Ihis noon, and that this is a thorough ly musical organization was demonstrated by the excellent manner in which they gave lhe concert. It would certainly have been a shame if the company had been compelled to leave the city after the expense of coming here, and it is unfortunate for the business interests of the city that they could not be located closer to the central part of town, al though the company will see that their entertainments will be up to their usual high standard. There were some twenty cars in the special train of the com pany and It is a clean, up-to-date show in every way. The carnival will not be able to get under way in good shape until tomorrow, when they will be open Io the public, provided they are left un molested, as they should be. Butter Fat Wanted. The undersigned manager of the Lincoln Pure Butter Co., at this station, is paying the highest price for butter fat, as de termined by the government Bab cock test. We are also paying the highest market price at all times for all yinds of produce and poultry. Call and see me before disposing of your produce. Fred Dawson, Lincoln Pure Butter Co., Plattsmouth, Neb. Farm for Sale. Farm of 121 acres, 5j miles northeast of Union; 14 acres hay land, 20 acres pasture timber, rest in cultivation; well improv ed. Price right if taken soon. Address Miss Etta Nickels, Mur ray, Neb.
