Platte
outna
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1914.
NO. 40.
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BITTEN BY A
HORSE AFFECTED
WITH RABIES
Former County Commissioner M.
L. Friedrich is the Unfortun
ate Person.
From Saturday's Daily.
The straupe malady thai has
appeared amn? tin hm'M's in
different parts f the county, and
which was snppo.-ed to ho caused
by the animals being bit ly a dog
sulIVring from tin Iumh rabies,
has appeared in this city, anil as
a result ex-County Commissioner
M. I.. Frieitrich is mourning tin
los of his very valuable driving
liorse that lie has used fur the
past few years. The horse was
kept in a large yard at the Tried
rich home on North Eighth street
and had apparently been in the
best of health until yesterday,
when it was noticed to he bit inp
at its own logs and acting in a
very stranpe manner. Mr. Fried
rich, to invest igale the condition
of the liorse, entered the lot, and
the animal attacked him before he
could tret away, and bit him on
the left leg. inflicting a slight
wound. which he had dressed
later by a physician, and the
sheriff was called to the scene of
the trouble, where he put the ail
ing horse out of business by
shooting it. II is thought that
the animal contracted the disease
by bein? bitten by some doer that
had secured entrance to the lot
unknown to the owner of the
liorse. Mr. Friedrich. after the
accident, on the advice of his
friends am family, had the injury
looked after, but it will be a few
days before it can be determined
whether the injury will be
serioti.
This morninp a more Ih'orouph
examination was made of the in
jured limb of Mr. Friedrich, and it
was found that the teeth of the
animal had inflicted quite a pain
ful wound. The facts in the mat
ter were telephoned to the state
veternarian at Lincoln, who ex
pressed the opinion that the horse
had undoubtedly been bitten by a
do- suffering from the rabies,
and requested that the head of the
dead horse be sent to Lincoln to
underpo an examination. Tin'-,
will be done at once and this
even in tr Mr. Friedrich will leave
fop Chicago to have his injury
treated at the Pasteur institute.
In connection with this it may
be remarked that an examination
of the head of the do? that bit the
little son of Mr. and Mrs. John
frordep several days aLro has been
made and the verdict that it was
sufTerin? with rabies was tele
graphed back this morning. The
little boy will be sent to Chicago
at once to he given treatment to
prevent the malady affect in? him.
PROMPTNESS IN LONG
DISTANCE TELEPHONING
From Friday's Daily.
Quite a record in rapid service
over the telephone was made this
niorninp at the exchanpe in this
city. Mr. Leo Stockley of Chi
cago, represent inp the Hirsh
Wickwire clothinp lirm, found it
necessary to call his wife at their
home in Ropers Park, a suburb
of Chicapo, and inside of ten min
utes had her on the wire and was
ennversinp without the least dif
ficulty, and he states t lie clear
ness and distinctiveness of her
voice was remarkable, it. was as
plain as thouph she were in the
adjoininp room, instead of 500
miles away. It is not often that
it is possible to converse with
such ease for a Ion? distance, and
the promptness with which Ihe
call was handled, as well as the
clearness is very pleasin? evi
dence of the fact that the tele
phone company here does its ut
most to satisfy the wants of its
patrons.
Tba Journal ads pay.
Farmers Are Fixing Up Homes.
Louie Thomas, the painter, has
been engaged for the past few-
days in some work on Ihe home o
Peter Iialmes. west of tins city
wnere lie is pivintr the residence
a thorough cleaning Ihrouirhou
and decoralinp- it in tine shap
i ne iarmers oi inis locaiiiy ar
si roup- ior Keepinp- ineir places in
pood shape. as (Jeorpe Meisinper
residin? near the Fiphl Mil
firove church, has secured lb
services of F. ft. fiobelman of thj
city lo do the decoralinp am
pamtin? of his home, and he can
rest assurred that he will have
job of which he can be proud by
Ihe lime it is completed.
FONTENELLE
CHAPTER D. A. R.
ELECT OFFICERS
The Chapter Met With Miss Leona
Brady and Enjoyed a Most
Pleasant Evening.
From Friday's Daily.
Last evenin? the Uontenelle
Chaper of Ihe Daughter of the
American Revolution met at the
home of Miss Leona Brady, and
an evenin? tilled with much pleas
ure and proiit to the members or
the order was enjoyed. The meet-
in? had the pleasure of hearin? a
report from Mi-s Zelma Tuey of
the national convention of the
Daughters, which was held at
Washington in April. Miss Tuey
bein? one of the five delegates
from Nebraska, and acted as page
at the meetings. Miss Tuey pave
a clear outline of the work of the
convention and the benefit de
rived by the society from the
patherinp.
Several pleasin? musical num
bers were piven during the even
in? by Miss Brady and Miss Ferris
York that were preatly enjoyed
and added much to the pleasure
of the company. One of the chief
matters of inlerest at the meet
ins was the election of the officers
of the society, and the followin?
w ere chosen :
Repent Miss F.I I en Pollock.
Vice Repent Miss Zelma Tuey.
Correspondin? Secret ary Miss
Leona Brady.
Treasurer Miss Madeline Min
or. Registrar Mrs. M. A. Street.
Historian Miss Bernese New
ell. Orpanist Miss TIazel Tuey.
Chaplain Miss Alice Tuey.
The Chapter was also present
ed by the past repent. Mrs. F. II.
Wescotf, wilh a handsome silk
flap, which will be hiphly prized
by the society, not only for its
beauty, but also for the fact that
Mrs. Wcscott has been one of the
hard workers for the society and
was one of Ihe first to urge the
formation of the Chapter in this
city. Dainty refreshments were
served at an appropriate hour
that brought to a close an even
in? of the rarest enjoyment to all
who were present.
John McNurlin Down Town.
From Friday's Daily.
Last evenin? John McNurlin
was able to come down town in
an automobile for the first time
since April 7, when lie suffered
an injury to his lep by fallinp,
and which resulted in that mem
ber beinp quite badly injured. Mr.
McNurlin has had a preat deal
of trouble with the injury and has
found it most irksome to be con
fined t the house at this time of
year w hen everything is burst in?
into the joys of summer. His
friends were deliphted to see him
able to be out apain and trust
that he will soon recover the full
use of his lep and be able to be
with them as of old.
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
ALLMAN BROS.
BIG AMERICAN
CAR A CO
The Neatest and Best Carnival
Company That Has Ever
Visited Plattsmouth.
The carnival, which has been
here lor ihe past, week show in? on
Chicapo avenue, in the south part
of the city, and which is owned
by the Allman Brothers, has done
a most successlul business m tne
different attractions offered by
the management, and last evenin?
the midwav was apain thronped
y a larpe crowd of merrymakers
to take part in Ihe pleasures of
the evenimr. The management of
the Allman (Jreat American Shows
is composed of as fine a set of
gentlemen as it is possible to find
anvwhere. and their treatment, of
the patrons, of their shows is full
of eourtesv and consideration and
there is nothing spared to pivt
their firends the best possible at
tractions.
Every show on the grounds i
clean and entertaining and inert
is nothing- appearing in any of
them that could posiblv offend the
most refined taste, and their at
tractions are undoubtedly the
est that have ever appeared in
this city with any circus or car
nival company, and the shows are
all devoid of the usual trumpery
that is put on by the shows with a
I reel fair, and every attraction
advertised bv the Allman people
just as represented, without
any false representation, and the
public here lias greatly enjoyed
the stay of the company in this
city with its fine-cut shows.
One of the principal attractions
carried by the Allman company is
Ihe "Mozelle"' show, which em
braces a verv good musical and
oniedy show by a company of
orne twenty girls, and the differ
nt musical selections, as well as
the fancy dancing makes it a most
attractive show and one that is
most 1horou?hlv enjoved. and
that it is pleaing i
shown by the
larpe crowds that have gathered
there nightly to hear the pleasin?
musical numbers and watch the
bewildering dances which the dif
ferent solo dancers have arranged
for presentation to the public,
The show- is clean in every way
and there is only the highest
class of music presented by the
singers and th dancers are those
seen on the si ape every day and
embraces a series of difficult
demonstrations of the oldest of
the arts, including the tango, the
present rage of the
world.
dancing
The motor dome is another of
Ihe high class attractions pro-
vided by the company for their I
patrons, and it furnishes many a
thrill, as the daring riders race
around the track, which is placed
at an agle of 88 degrees, and the
fearless motorcyclists speed
arVuind here at the rate of seventy
and seventy-five miles an hour
and at every turn of the cycles
they defy death, as the slightest
swever of the cycles would mean
almost certain ucain or one or
both of the racers. This is cer-
4 ,.C 4 1, I ,4 4V.I
ia.... out oi 1aiul,
ever shown bv anv carnival com-
-
pau ..eie anu nnj iiipui,
nas peen a preai crowu preseiu
to witness the performances
of
the fearless riders.
The great animal show, where
the trained horses and mules are
.1..,-.-. i, i i. :i .i :!
"m ' lltl; "a"u uuiu.s
me siiiy 01 uie carnival comnaiiv
here and everyone attending has
expressed the feeling that it was
well worth attending to see the
clever animals in their difficult
feats. In the same line of at
tractions is the do? and monkey
circus, where the clever animals
display almost human intellipence
and are the delight of young and
old alike.
The European Stadium, situat
ed at the upper end of the mid
way, has a number of different
acts that are quite interesting, in-
eluding a family of Spanish aero-1
bats, who in their feats of
strength and aerobalie work have
won the hiphest praise, and in ad
dilion to Ihese there are several
verv pood comedy stunts carried
out by the members of Ihe com
pany.
A movinp picture show with Ihe
pictures of the Mexican war, and
also a penny arcade, furnish
amusement for lhoe who are
fond of this line of work.
One of the principal features
that we desire to note particular
lv is the most excellent, band con
nected with the Allman Brother
e can sav. without tear of suc
cessful contradiction, that it is
one of tie nnest musical or
ganizations that has ever visited
I'lattsmouth. Prof. Meyers, the
leader and instructor, is one of
the finest claronet players in the
country, and commands a hi?
ialary from the Allman people.
He was for several years con
nected with the great Itanium &
Bailev musical orpanizalion. In
line, he is a "dandy.'"
Prof. Faii-ley'
collection of
freaks and wonders that he ha:
assembled topeuier nas been one
f theprincipal points of interest
oi tne carnival, as ne nas mere
Ihe fat girl, the snake tamer, the
m i 1 1. I J 1
electrical wizard, the man whose
flesh is immune to pain, as well
as a number or wild animals ot
different kinds.
There is also in connection with
the carnival a large Ferries wheel
?nd nierrv-go-Yound f the latest
pattern, and these have
quite heavily during the
drawn
stav of
the company here. If the Allman
company continues to keep the
same high grade of shows that
they have at present they are cer
tain to please wherever they po.
DISTINGUISHED NEBR
ASKA CITY GENTLEMEN
VISIT PLATTSMOUTH
From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon a com
mittee from Nebraska City, con
sisting of Senator H. H. Bartling.
Mayor Henry M. Katzenstein, J.
V. Butt and James Karstens, who
represents the tire department of
that city, was here to confer with
the management of the Allman
Carnival company to see what ar-
rangements could be made for
the appearance of the carnival
company in that city in the near
ful ure. There were no definite
arrangements made, but it is
likely that the Allman people will
be able to appear in our neigh
borin? city as soon as they fill the
next two weeks' engagements at
South Omaha and Lincoln. The
Nebraska City people, if they se
cure the Allman company, will
find they have a splendid collec
tion of attractions and a most
gentlemanly staff of managers.
While in the city the committee
found time to call at the Journal
office and the visit of the "live
wires'" from our neighboring city-
was much enjoyed.
GERMAN COUNCIL
TO ITALY VISITING HIS
SISTER IN PLATTSMOUTH
Mr. Leonhard Kluftinger, the
German counsul at Bologna, Italy,
L , . ,...
ami ins nepnew, iur. j-eier vv uni,
f fiermany, arrived in the city
rp., ,,i ..-.;4 ...wu t
i a uaj ioi it iit v nil iui p
Paul Gering, the sister of the
counsul and aunt of Mr. Wahl.
Mr. Kluftinger, who has been a
fronuonl vicilnp lierp it ?nnv not
1 .
be uninteresting to remark, has
recently received at the hands of
victor hmanuai, tne Jtaiian King,
a spienaia triDuie io ins worm
and distinction as a foreign resi
dent of Italy by being decorated
with an honor of much merit and
distinction and we congratulate
him most heartily. May. his visits
increase wilh years.
ill
Fop Sale.
100 bu. millet seed at $1.00 per
bu. Inquire of Ed Worl, 7 miles
south of Plattsmouth and 4 miles
northeast of Murray.
5-ll-3twkly
STATE MEET
ING OF CITY
L
Meeting a Very Important One
and the Move a Good One
for the Schools.
From Friday's DaiJy.
Last evenin? K. II. Wescoll re
turned form Lincoln, where he
was in attendance at a nieeiin? o
the state association of city
chool boards. The meetinp was
attended by a larpe number o
enresentatives from Ihe different
cities of the state and many mat
ters of interest were taken up at
the meetinp. The orpanizalion
was perfected bv the election of
officers for the ensuin? year as
follows:
President E
L.
Simpkins,
Fairbu ry.
Vice President II.
H.
Cone,
Ashland.
Secretary-Treasurer
C. H
Tefff. Weeping Water.
The directors selected, who
with the three officers constitute
the official board, were: John
Tulley, Crete; J. I. Moore, Wilber;
E. H. Wescott, Plattsmouth.
The membership m the as
sociation is to include all cili
with a population sufficient to
ive them six members of their
board of education, and is for the
purpose of holding meetinps at
which the needs and adancernent
of of the schools of the state
will be discussed and the or
conization is for the interest of
the taxpayers of the state, who
maintain the schools.
The next meetinp of the as
sociation, which was attended
yesterday by about twenty men,
will be during the state fair in
September. At that time the ex
ecutive committee will report and
steps will be taken to formulate
a legislative program lor use ai
the next session of the legis
lature. Anion? the committees
named was a Iepislative com
mittee.
It was a consensus of opinion
of those present that the school
boards represent inp the patrons
of the schools, and knowin? the
other side of the problems of
educating the young, should have
a hand in formulating the school
laws of the slate. Thev have been
roused to action by the fact that
a committee is now engapeu in
revising the school laws, and the
board members are not represent
ed thereon.
Board members complained
that they have lots of trouble
with teachers. Some advocating
a stale law forbidding applicants
for positions to file the applica
tions before May i. They claim
they are overwhelmed with recom
mendations and petitions from
scores of teachers and even at
the time they elect their corps for
the ensuing year they do not know
that the lucky ones will accept.
The trouble is largely due, said
one member, to the fact that
teachers apply for a score of
places and expect to select the
most lucrative of those who look
with favor upon them. Even
after the board has elected and
has notified the successful ap-
plicant of cloicp it of,Pn happens
MU aui 01 Ul(,te 11 "ppf's
that in a few davs another board,
paying a little more money, will
also act favorably. The teacher
will bid the first board a hasty
goodbye. It is figured thai if the
city school boards can act in uni
son on the matter they can form
regular rules on which they will
work, and do away with much of
nne present rief
Beautiful Shetland Ponlea
for sale at all times, ior the next
100 years, unless I die in the
meantime. I have now an extra
fine stallion, the best in the state,
for 6ale. Well broke for both
harness and saddle.
Win. Gilmour,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
R. F. D. No. 1.
Try
cards.
the Journal for calling
C
BOARDS
Has Fine Hogs.
From Friday's Dally.
H. Puis and F. J. Hild of
Murray were on Ihe market today
with a load of hops of their own
raiding that sold at the lop of tin
market, 8.3. They were al
black hops and had a pood finisl
to them. They report that I Ik
cholera has bothered them
a bit around there, but vaccina
tion has saved the most of them
The sprinp pi? crop is only about
the averape crop. Wheal an
oats are cominp up fine. It look?
like a hip crop for both. Thi-
week will hniMi llie pianlin? or
corn in their vicinity. South
Omaha Drovers Journal.
ART J. MILLER
CHARGED WITH
Passed Bad Check and Also Takes
Wages of Men and Makes
Getaway.
From Friday' Daily.
A case of what seems to be
forgery has been brought to light
through the operations of Art J.
Miller, who has been employed
here by Ihe Monarch Engineering
Co., in looking after their con
tracts for the county. Miller had
been here only a short time and
durin? the absence of Mr. Heed,
the foreman, had been looking af
ter the work here and the men
employed under him.
Last Monday he called at the
Krohler Brothers hardware store
to settle Ihe, company's bill and
presented a check for 31 to set
tle the same, the check hearing
the name of Mr. Reed, and it was
not until Tuesday that there was
any suspicion raised in regard to
the check, as the hardware men
supposed it to be perfectly good,
but other suspicious circum
stances arising an investigation
disclosed it lo be a forgery.
Miller also on Tuesday when
the pay checks of the men arrived
told them that to save their los
ing time from their work he
would take the checks to the bank
And have them cashed, and he did
cash them, but the men have fail
ed so far to receive their money.
The employes endorsed the
checks and gave them oxer to
Miller, and this is the last that
lias been seen of them or the
man either, as he has apparent ly
made his getaway. He secured an
automobile and was taken to
Omaha Tuesday evening and
since then there has been no
trace found of him and this
morning Sheriff Quinlon departed
foi-'the metropolis to try and se
cure a trace or tne man.
The amount die the men is in
the neighborhood of $50, and
with the $31 check of Kroehler
Bros, will make quite a large
amount for the gentleman to an
swer for. Whether there were
other bad checks passed by the
man has not as yet been revealed.
Mr. Reed, the foreman of the
company, arrived last evening
from Falls City, and one of the
members of the engineering com
pany will be here to investigate
the matter and assist the author
ities in locating the man. Miller!
for the last few days he was here
lad been drinking quite heavily
and made several attempts to
have checks cashed at different
saloons, but without success.
Is Here From California.
From Friday's Daily.
Henry Boeck of this city is en
joying a snort visit from nis
rolher, Adam Boeck, of Holly
wood, California, who came in
yesterday to stay for a fewr days.
Mr. Boeck and wife came from
their western home via the south
ern route on account of the wife's
lealth, and she stopped at St.
,ouis, while- her husband came
on nere. ihe two gentlemen
were passengers this morning for
Omaha, where they will spend the
day.
Wedding stationery
at ihe
Journal office.
FORGING CHECK
GROWTH OF
THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH IN 1913
Astonishing Increase of Catholics
in United States During the
Year of 1913.
The followin? figures com
piled by the Lilerary Digest Bom
the census of the Catholics of Ihe
United Slates is most interesting
o the members of that failh. as
it shows a strong and steady
gn wth :
The official figures for the
Catholic population in the United
States, from the publisher's of the
fiicial Catholic directory, show
an astonishing increase or
827 to the population of Ibis
church for 1913, accounted fur
principally by the first authentic
reports from the Ruthenian Greek
jishop. This is the first time all
the Ruthenian Catholics have
een included in the census. The
editor of the directory places the
otal number of Catholics at 10.-
007,085, and declares ttiat this is
a very conservative figure, believ
ing that 10 per cent should be
added for "floating population."
The church papers print this
stalement :
"The official Catholic directory
for 1914 is replete with interest
ing figures. According to its
summary there's 18,508 Catholics
priests in the United Slates, an
increase of C23 for the year.
Among these 15,5018 clergymen
there are 1,80 4 priests of re
ligious orders.
"Tin." new directory further
shows that 339 churches were
established in 1913, the total
number of Catholic church in this
country being 14,051. Of these
9.740 have resident pastors, and
4,911 are churches attended from
neighboring parishes.
"The directory gives a list of
eishty-two seminaries, 7,002 sem
inarians, 230 colleges for boys.
080 academies for girls and 5,503
parochial schools. In these 5,403
parochial schools 1,429,859 chil
dren are receiving an education
which will fit them for the world
and give Ihem the religious in
struction which is so necessary
under present day conditions.
"It must not be overlooked Ihal
in addition to these 1,129.859
parochial school children there
are also young men in colleges,
academics and universities, young
women in boardinar schools and
academies, girls and boys in
orphan asylums. Adding all Ihese
it will be found that 1,009.391
youn? people are receiving Cath
olic instruction.
"The 1914 edition of this di
rectory also shows that there are
2 4,22 5.009 Catholics under the
protection of the Stars and
Stripes. This figure is derived
by adding the Catholics in Alaska,
the Canal Zone, f.uam, Ihe Ha
waiian Islands, Porto Rico and
the Philippines to the total num
ber of Catholics in the United
States proper."
LITTLE DAUGHTER OF
C. M. CRISWEISER OPER
TAED Of! FOR APPENDICITES
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday Dulie Chriswisser,
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Chriswisser, of Xehawka,
was operated on at the Presby
terian hospital in Omaha for ap
pendicitis, from which the little
girl has been suffering for some
time. At the time word was re
ceived last evening it was hard to
determine the condition of the
patient, but she seems to have
stood the operation nicely.
Motorcycle for Sale.
In excellent condition, good as
new. Big,- powerful 2-cylinder,
developing 7-10 H. P. Need the
money. Must sell at once. See
Ed Steinhauer at Journal office.