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VOL. XXXIII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST C, 1314. NO. G3. THE LAUNDRY BUILDING 01- AGEOBY FIRE About 3 O'Clock This Morning the Fire Was Discovered, but No One Knows How It Started. From Wednesday's Dailv. About . orl.nk this morn ing Otlicer Frank .Neumann, nn liis rounds ili-1 I J the strong odor of smoke while ;it the corner of J'oiirlli and .Main streets, and on investigation disco er d thaf the rear of (he laundry building' on Fourth street was in (lames and Ihey were spreading' at a rapid rali' through I In structure. Hi nt once turned in 1 1 1 - l i i alarm, hut liy this lime the blaze had spread through tin wash loom of Hi. laundry, near wIkti' I In tire had vidi'iitly started, and Mi tin' arrial of the fire depart nn-ii I. a few minutes after the alarm sounded the fire was raiiitr wild ly through tin' entire east portion of 111 building" and spreading in to the drxiug room of tin' laundry destroyed a large amount of laundry that was drying, and 111' burning- clothes made a blinding and .-lillin smoke that nmde ii riy dilficull lor tin- Jir'-ni.-n to work in xt iiiguishing' tin- l!am-s on llif inti'rior of the building. 'lh' tloor on tin- !!"it!i sid" of Hi- building' was lorced open ly Hi' iircm'ii and lit' stream of wati-r play-d on tln Uames until they were subdued and it was possible to gel into th1 building to carry on th work of putting" tut'tii4 hift n' Tn'rrf-nTrpisfnttAT 'i'h' 'ast end d' th.- building- was hadly burned, th' woodwork being charted i a crisp and the ma chinery put entirely out of com missi, .n, a- the pulleys and shaft ing Wei bullied. I ll' !o-s to 111' uia-hinry will hi in th neigh borhood of sruu. and that n Hi' building- will prohahly h in cc-s of lhat sum. 'I'll- exact caii-r of th li i- I s i:t known, hut it is thought (ha! it wa- caiiM'il by combustion id' coal in the sh-d at the -as( t-nd of tli- building, while olln-rs be lif lhat il was rau- by a i -It of lightning striking 1 1 1 - budding during- (he electrical storm tli.it occurred .j u -1 a short time before 1 In ii re w as di -eo -r d. Mr. Harris, tin- pioperietor of llif laundry, has suil !! iiuii- a lo-s in (hi- tir, ImiI stales that persons who had collhing: there being" wadinj will 1h ieimhurscd for th-ir l-is-.-s, but it will lake soru' time before he is aide to carry out his intention of making good this loss, and litis spirit is one lhat will h' commended by exeryone, as (he laundries usually do not guarantee loss by lire. The building- is owned by Anton Trilety ami William Barclay, and 111' loss to the si met lire will be partially covered by insurance. The fire will put the laundry out of business for about a-week, but he proprietor will look alter the interests of his patrons by having th' work sent to Omaha until th' necessary repairs can be made to th machinery. Visitors in City Today. From Tuesday's Dally. This innniin? d Dorr, one of (he leadimr citizens of near Wa bash, cam' in from his home to this city to visit for a few hours, lie was accompanied by John M. Creamer, cashier of the Farmers' Slate bank, and who is also a candidal. for the nomination for county clerk on the republican ticket. Mr. Creamer is very pop ular in his home and is a tine, clean-cut vomit? man, and while not making a strenuous campaign, is visiting the different sections of the county petting acquainted with the voters of both parties. Miss Essie Buttery returned home this afternoon from a short visit with relatives in Sarpy county. Former Cass County Lady. Mrs. Anna P. Churchill died at 7:1." p. m. e. -lei-day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Row land, of J-nt"U. Mrs. Churchill was 7 5 years obi. She settled in ("ass county in where he lived until a few years ago. when -he made h-r home with her humble," at Deidou. She leaves two children. Mrs. Rowland and F.lmer Churchill of Denver. The funeral will be held at l:.'m a. m. Wednc-day. from the home at Denton. The services will be in charge of 1'icv. i. Bross. Th re mains will Je taken Jo Wyoming, Neb., for burial. Slate .Journal. ROSS L HAMMOND. RE PUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, IN TOWN From Tiies.lay' Daily. This morning Ross L. Ham mond of Fremont, formerly in- ernal revenue collector of the stale under President Tall, and at present a camliale for goernor f Nebraska in lh r'pi:blican tick I. came in lo iit the city a id become acouainled with the republicans of the city. M;-. Ham mond while here called at the Journal to pay a short social call ami to look o-r the e-laidi-h-iiieitt. which was ipiiie j!!,ret i;i to him. as Mr. Hammond is proident of the Hamniond Print i.iir Co. f Freuionl, one of tin largest et abl isli ii n n t s of its kind in the state. Mr. Hammond is a 'iy pler.sant Gentleman and is n' of th' men who will be a .-li'nii- fat to i- in the race fo- h' iih'ce id" i:oveinor. Mi'. Hammond ; id parly b-ff via auto about II o'cLitk-JW-NehrjiM;a City. ONE CATFISH WEIGHED SIXTY-FOUR POUNDS AND OTHERS LESS The records for the larpv catches of tish in this locality was ijuiic badl bent by Alf. l'duerton. ..ho has jusJ r'turi:i'd from a tishint: tiii up Ihe Missouri river in lh' icinity of Folsoni, Iowa. Alf. did no have Ihe best oT lu-k at fir-t. but when th' tish slart"! bitiri'sr Ihey sur' cairn fast. The !a.'p-t catch was a sixty-four-pound cat that was a beauty: the rest of I he lis lii'Ciiri il were not ;nite so heavy, but f splendid -ie. there beinir one of s- entceii fKiunds. one nf twelve and several of ei'-dit and ten pounds. The trip to Folsoni was mride ly ?vlr. IMsvi rlon in his launch, the "Ti tanic II." and was made without a delav oj' ae ident I'f any kind. PARTIES IN BASE BALL FISHT AT CEDAR GREEK The testimony of Ihe case con tinued until o'clock, when it was submitted to the .jud'e wilh a brief statement from the counsel on both sides. The Rand case was the one on which the. tet. was made, as Schneider, Wolff and Rockwell had oil entered a plea of guilty, and Rand and Tiphe not iruilty. The court, con.siderin.r the testimony in the case, decided that he would assess a line of sl each acrainst Schneider, Wolff and Rockwell, and -a ajrainst Rand, who from the evidence produced had held Rockwell until the base ball which he had in his hand dur ing the mix-up witji WollT, had been removed, and then let him fro. so lhat he and Wolff could lipht. Leo Tipdie was discharged, as the court found that lie was only trying to prevent the light and had no intention of lakiing part in it. Blank books of all kinds at the Journal office. If ifjy wiML mmmAuwn 7 ?T VQTJ will h y , xLuixtj, gieixt personal magiieiism; win uu emotional, good at planning for others, strong in j-our likes and dislikes. You will be" certain to succeed if you will act instead of build- kJ? ing air -castles. You should, strive for balance and self control. You should not marry too young, pref erably a person born in September, October or De cember. To harmonize with your characteristics you should wear green, brown or red in any shade and diamond, ruby or jasper ornaments. Great persons bora in August: Sir Walter Scott, Napoleon Bonaparte, Christine Xilsson, Daniel O'Connell, L'.aak Walton, Francis Scott Key, Gold win Smith, Thomas De Quincey, David Crockett, Oliver Hazard Perry, Bret Harie, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Robert G. IngersolL WL j&lv.. AUGUST tBlig 0 IDAHTLY PREPARED TO HE CROPS The Burlington Have Plenty of Cars fill Along Their Dif ferent Branches. The (iueslii.il to whether the railroads nf the country would be abb- io furnish sufficient cars to care for lh normous crisis thai will have to be moved throughout llie we.-t has ccasioii"d a great deal of specula! ion. and th' war in laiiojie has made the necessity for handliir-r lh' new crops greal--r ihan ever. I;i r'garl lo the car shorlage pi's!ion th. following from (lie Stale Journal of this niorninu' gies 11 e opinion of one in mi' leauini- l.urnu-ion oinciais; All hough .Master M-( lia'iic Ii-trich of th' liurliuglou at Lin coln (joes not anticipate a car horlage he says lhal every effort is being made 1 make as many cars as possible lit to carry grain i.ml to ass.'inble them at places where they are apt lo he needed. Th' repair (racks -in Ihe new yards at Lincoln are repairing and patlim-r into service from st.Ven-ty-tive to one hundred cars a day. Some of Ihese need extensive re pairs ami some need only replace ment of minor p irts. More men are employed at Ihe Lincoln repair track at present than at any other lime in the his tory of the department. The force at present totals l."2 men, who are engaged in' making cars lit for the grain and repairing stock and other types of cars. Mr. Dietrich said yesd-rday: "We are hunling up every car we can and pulling all Ihe box cars in shape to carry grain. The fact that war has broken nut in Europe has affect ed Ihe situation in this country. While the demand for cars is heavy at present il is not so heavy as it would be if tin farmers wen all shipping their grain instead of holding it in Ihe hope of obtaining war-time prices for il. Enough grain is being shipped to keep us busy and Ihe demand for cars is good. Hy the time the grain which is now be ing held is placed on the market the cars which are now in transit will probably be unloaded and back in active service, ready to be loaded again. 0 7 "I Inme thai the w.-lern rail roads and lh"ir nn-n finally adju-l their i ! I'l'el'eiice-. because ;i strike Would be UlM'oHllIo!li S'-!-ioiS at the present lime. We mu-t fur nish the lle;ms f o ; I ra !1 s por i i I ; g supplies 1,1 Ihe Tr'Voast.. wheye tln-y will be loaded on ,.ssel bound for Europe. The I'niteii Males must furnish food to Hie Europeans whose men are en'-a--i'd in slair-Mileriucr each other of in production of food suppiy and ma n u fad ured gn ns." THE WAR FEELING AMONG THE FOREIGN ELE MENT IN THIS GIH The European war that has in volved almo.-l ery country in thai part of the world has created rcat interest. in this country, where repl'esen (at i es of th' dif ferent nations have come to make I heir home, and naturally they feel P-H'e a keen interest in th out come of lh struggle that prom ises to lie one of the greatest lh" world has ever witnessed. The residents of (bis eiiy-of foreign birth are all watching with Ihe greatest of interest the outcome. The Germans all seem to be with th- Ealherland in (heir battle with Ihe forces of Russia, France and wilii the forces of (ireal Ihilain. who seems likely to be in Hi' coli llict in a few days, and they are wailing anxiously to hear of some decisive contest that will show the strength of Ihe countries. The ISohemiaii residents as a whole do not seem lo feel the inleresl of lh' (iermans, as Ihey have the memory of the many years that Austria has oppressed their own country and look from the Bo hemian nation their independence, making it a part of Austria-Hungary, and in Bohemia there are doubtless many thousands whose hearts are healing for the Serbs whose race is so akin lo their own in their battle against the Aus trian forces. The younger gen eration, born here, feel that Ihe war waged will be without result Hi whoever wins and productive of only misery and want to the com mon people of the countries in volved in the struggle. Adolph Oeise was a passenger this afternoon for Omaha to at tend to some business matters. He was accompanied by his son, Ernest C.eise, of Council Bluffs. Iow a, who has been here for a few hours visiting with his parents. MATTER OP !iG IN ILL TOWNS Suggestions Worthy of Approval by Merchants Who Want the Easiness Due Them. The following striking article on Hie merchant in Ihe small town and his devotion of a little lime to his advertising in the home papers appeared, in a recent issue of the Omaha Trade Exhibit, and its value to Ihe merchants is untold, as it gives advice lhat can be applied most, ell'ectively in (he line of preparing advertising Copv; The advertising done by the average retail merchant in small (owns and cities uavs bigger re turns for the amount of time and effort put into it than anything else the merchant does. lhat is the truth, and if your advertising does not pay as much is you think it should. jut con ider how much real lime and bought you pul on your adverlis ng Time spent in writing one ad is if smallest pai t of the time you should put on your advertising, if lakes a great deal more time ind study to know what to write .(ml how to wrile than to do the ac! u:il w riling. But the principal reason why ve beliee the country merchant liimself should supervise his ad k'ertiMnir is bt cause the personal ly of Ihe merchant himself is -M-eater in the small tnwri"than unvwhere else, almost greater i ! lere than any other factor in his usiiiess, and the printed adver tisements for such a merchant are merely the public expressions of that personality. For lhat reason il is almost impossible, or impractical, for the merchant to deb-gate to someone else the writing- and the prepara tion of his ads, to get the best re sults from them. The best ads. even in large cities, or for large business, are those that come straight and frank from the pen of the man who shapes th policies of the business. The best letter ever' -eat out by Sear-Iioebuck & Co. was written personally by the head of the company. The bis! retail ads written in (Mnaha. according to some good critics, are those prepared by a man who has a larire interest in tin- company and who is far from being just the advertising man. He pels lots of help on the details, of course, but th tone, the spirit of the ads come from the man who is (lie business. Therefore we urge the country merchant to gel into the adver tising game himself anil spend all the time he can on that branch of his selling. It is all right to get soni" clerk in your store to "get up an ad," it is all right in get all Ihe help and suggestions you can from the local editor, or from any other source, but you must put the final touches on yourself, you must get you spirit into the ad, your personality there, to make it the effective, pulling 1 lower you want it to be. The average kind of an ad and the kind we are talking about are as different as Ihe circular letter and (he personal letter you get from a friend who (ells you of some good business deal. We have seen some printed ads, cold, indifTerent, even pertinent, that are nothing more or less than libels on the personality of the merchant, who is himself far from being the sort of man, or having the sort of business sug gest ed by the message and the tone of the printed ad. Most business men are careful not to put their signature to any thing unless they know it is all right in every way; be just as particular with the printed mes sage that appears over your own name or that of your store. ADVERTS New Daughter at Franks' Home. Monte C. Eranks and wife are rejoicing over the advent of a bouncing baby girl lhat made her appearance at their home in the south part of the city on Sunday morning". The little one is get- ling along nicely, as is the mother, while the father is quite proud of the new addition lo th' family circle and is willing to wager that the new girl is the linest that has made her appearance here for some time. The little one is the liist child in the family and in Consequence is the object of the greatest of admiration. ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE STATE The meat market of George Thomas & Co., in this city, can now boast of being one of the best equipped establishmetns of its kind in any of the small towns of Ihe slate, as they have just in- s tailed an electric operated cash register that will take care of the Inrge business of th' company in first-class shape. The register is complete in every detail and one of the finest that is turned out by liie National Cash Piepister Co., and there is everything on the register that will allow of keeping track of every detail of the busi ness. The market has had for some time electrically operated scales lhat weigh the meat sold in the hop, and which have been found most acceptable to the proprietors of the place and the customers as well. Mr. Thomas has done his utmost lo give the best of satis faction to the cusloHVT.spf his shop and will continue this policy, feeling that Ihe best is none too irood to be offered (o those who rade wilh him. This policy. which is followed out by a large majority of the business men of (lie city, has made the reputation of Ihe Plattsmouth business louses one that is enviable. C. H. VALLERY MEETS WITH A LERY PAINFUL ACCIDENT SUNDAY Sunday evening C. II. Vallery met with quite a painful accident at his home near this city, when ie was so unfortunate as to run a large rusty nail into his foot to the depth of several inches. Mr. Vallerv was engaged in making a few repairs to his windmill, and was getting down from the tower when lie jumped a short distance to the ground, alighting on a board from which a large nail was protruding and this ran into his foot, inflicting an injury that was quite painful. He came in yester day to have the injured member dressed ami treated by a surgeon, and it is thought that he will be all right in a few days,' hut for the time being will be compelled to he careful in using the injured mem- er very much. This injury will - j nr.. prove very wearisome io .ur, ery, as he is quite an active man and the enforced rest will not be greatly enjoyed. Suffering From Rheumatism. From Tuesday's Daily. Dr. Frank L. Cummins, the dentist, has been suffering great ly for the past few days with rheumatism, and it is with the greatest of difficulty that he gets around, but was on the job this morning, although the trip down from his home was a most painful one. Mrs. Emma Pease was among the visitors in the metropolis to day, going to that city on the aft ernoon Burlington train. I have buyers for good Cass county farms. If you want to sell your farm, list it with me. T. H. Pollock, Plattsmouth. Tel. Office 215. E RIAGE Of DAUGH TER, ZEL1 Mrs. Tuey Entertains in Honor of Her Daughter, at Which An nouncement Is Made. From "Wednesdays Da 11 v. One of the most delighlfulenter taininents of the summer social season occurred last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. I'uey on West Locust street, when .Mrs. Tuey entertained in honor of her eldest daughter, Miss Zelma, (he announcement of whose ap proaching marriage to Mr. James Hoy Jennings of Des Moines, Iowa, was made at this lime. The rooms of (he spacious Tuey home were very tastefully decor ated with flowers of the summer season, interspersed with green foliage that added greatly to the charming appearance of the home. In the dining room the color scheme of green was car ried out by streamers of green. while from the chandelier a large jasket from which streamers of ribbons were draped, served as one of the features of Ihe decc ra tion that greatly aroused the curiosity of the guests unlil a suitable hour, when they were iu vited to each take one of the rib bons and see what would be Ihe result. Attached to Ihe ribbons were very handsome kodak 'pic tures of the bride and groom-to-be, with the long-looked for date, September 2, 1914, beneath. T.be married Ladies in. the. party, were requested to write out a number of pieces of advice to the bride-to-be, and there were many amusing notes presented to Miss Tuey. The unmarried ladies were forced to content themselves wilh writing a description of their ideal husbands, which were read, and served to provide a great deal of amusement. A very delightful program had been arranged for the early part of the evening, consisting of a number of offerings from the talented ladies of the cily. Misses Bernese Newell and Marie RoLerl son each gave a reading', which was thoroughly enjoyed, and be ing original was very much en joyed by the entire company. Misses Bertha Jackson and Ferris York and Mrs. E. II. Wescott each favored the company with a vocal number that was among the most pleasant features of the entire program. Misses Kittie and Emma Cummins both gave a number of very difficult piano numbers that were also greatly enjoyed by the jolly crowd of ladies, numbering some sixty, who were present. At the close of the evening the company w as served in a most de lightful manner by Mrs. E. J. Tuey, Miss Alice Tuey and little Miss Dorris McDaniel of Council Bluffs with some very delicious refreshments that were greatly appreciated. The company left at a late hour showering the bride-to-be with their best wishes for her future happiness. Getting Along Well. George Clifton, the boy who was sentenced to serve from one to three years in the state prison for sending "black hand" letters to people near Weeping Water some months ago, has gained 30 pounds since being received at the prison. When a friend visited him yesterday the boy said: "I have a mighty good job here now, better than I could get outside. I guess. Em in the bakery and kneading dough is sure fine exer cise. I attended the night school classes all last winter and get along fine. I would be ghul to stay here except that I would like to get a chance to make a good record outside, too. State J:ur-, nal. Subscribe for the Jourcal A NOUNC 1
