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flatt Meb&Ute" Historical Soc . VOL. XXXIII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914. NO. 66. 5 THE BURLINGTON SHOPS ARE A BUSY PLACE JOST NOW Full Force Employed and They Are Turning Out a Great Deal of Work. From FridjiVR raiiv. I In- past two months have been exceedinglv busv ones in the Bur- I i i i lt t . i shoos iii this i I v ami an extra Jaiv amount of work lias been turned nut by tin- force of iim-ii emplo at tln simps. The demand ti- grain cars and tin desire of tlit Burlington to be in readiness lor the ruh of the fall Tops to market lias cau-ed a ureal deal of work in Foreman Parker's department, where there are a ureal many men employed, and both here and in the steel ear shp there has heen a constant rush of the workmen in fitting up the ears for service on the road. Superintendent Baird has in his management of the situation heen enalded to get some ureal results in the number of cars turned out, and the workmen of all depart ments, with their foremen, have eonie to the front in getting out evcrv thing on time, so that the reeord of the shops here is one of the l.est that the Burlington ha anywhere on the system. W hile on a visit to the shops a short time since it was noticed that the new air compressor- that is to furnish the compressed air for tlie operation of machines and tools in the shops, is now being erected n a huge concrete base prepared for it in the machine simp, and when it is in running older there will be plenty of power for the operation of all air tools that may he desired to use in the different departments. The ma chine is a large ne and the dif ferent parts occupied three cars when brought here, which gives somewhat of an idea of the size of it. hut until it is completely erected there can be no really good description given of it. The new addition is destined to great ly facilitate the work throughout the different departments and oercoine what at times has been a very preat inconvenience in the rapid work of the men in getting out their cars and iu the makin'-r of material that enters into the con-truct ion of and repairing of the cars and coaches. The black smith shop is a very busy place .just at present, as there is an un usually large force employed there in turning out the different articles u"d in coach repairing. It is worth the time of a person to visit at the Burlington shops if they have never been there, as the amount of work turned out each month is surprising and of the very hiuhest quality, as the work men are all ably assisting Super intendent Band to make the plattsmouth shops as good as any mi the system, anil the improve ments here in the past few years is verv noticeable. FORMER PLATTSMOUTH BOY IS TO BE MARRIED SOON IN CALIFORNIA l'rnm Friday's Daily. The invitations to the wedding of Glenn Charles Pierce and Miss Marie Margaret Brown, of San Bernardino. California, have been recived in this city by friends of Hie contracting parties. The wedding- is to occur at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Brown, at San Bernardino, ori Saturday. August 22. The in vitations will be of great interest i ihP residents here, as the lira.-- groom in the affair is known here to quite a number, being a grand son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gyger, who were for a number of years residents of this city several years n"-o The voung people will make iTioir future home in the Cali fornia city in tin future. Receives a Pleasant Bisit. Miss Hhena Towle nf Lincoln, who has been here for the past week assisting in the work of the institute for Miss Foster, thi? morning naid the Journal editoi a very pleasant social call, which was much enjoyed. Miss 1 owlo i? a daughter of our old friend. George V. Towle, who for many years resided near Wabash, anil was one of the rock-ribbed demo crats of Cass county. He removed with liis family a few months ago to Lincoln, where thev will make their home in the future. A CASS COUNTY COUPLE GO OVER TO GLENWGQD ' TO GET THE KNOT TIED From Friday's raily. The following taken from the iJlenwood Tribune of this week will be interesting to many in this city and vicinity, as it involves the matrimonial interests of two Cass county young- people residing near this city: They were a j'dly quartet of ;tulls, and equally divided as to ex. Two of them were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stull and the others were Ira Stull and Miss Sirena Stull. until after Justice Kdwards had. in the clerk's oilice, put his egal seal upon the contract. Then they were Mr. and Mrs. Ira Stull. This occurred during the fore noon of August 1 1. They were all Plaltsmoulh peo ple. Their parents were Platts moutli people and the bride and groom were born in Plattsmouth. still, tlie contracting parties ad mitted no relationship that would debar them from entering the marriage state.' The bride stated that her father and mother had been married in Mills county. An investigation bowed that Henry Stull. whom the bride gave as her fathers name, was married to Mat tie K. Higley. In answering the ques tion as to her mother's maiden name the bride gave Sirena Tay or. The difference in name may ie accounted for by the fact the father had married a second time ind the bride may have given her tep-mother's name. Fred Stull. who vouched for the lues of the two contracting Stulls. a brother of the groom, and they look it. The father of the groom was given as Lawrence Stull. Some remarks made would indicate that the two Stull boys were adopted criiniren oi i,a- renre Stull. The quartet did not act as though it was a runaway mar riage. They gave their ages as 21. By occupation the groom is a farmer. SOENNICHSEN'S UP-TO DATE CHASE AUTO DE LIVERY JUST THE THING The modern and up-to-date store of H. M. Soennichsen yes terday received a new addition to its equipment in the shape of an auto delivery truck that will be used in supplying the customers with goods and to take the place of the teams used for that pur pose. The truck is quite a good sized one, of the Chase make, and will carry some 1,500 pounds of weight, which insures it being caiable of caring for the busi ness of the daylight store in first class shape. The engine in the truck is one that is hardly ever seen, being a three cylinder make, and it certainly does the business in getting the truck over the road in quick time. The addition will place it where the heavy trade can be handled easily. Ed Parriott, the well known and popular organizer for the A. O. U. , in Nebraska, accompanied by his daughter, came up Saturday evening from Union, where they were in attendance at the Old Set tlers' Reunion, and visited here with relatives and friends, later returning to their home at Peru. THE METHODIST L PICNIC YESTERDAY The Children, Teachers and Par ents Enjoy a Most Pleasant Occasion. From Friaay's Dallv. Yesterday afternoon the mem bers of the Methodist Sundav chool, with their parents and teachers, assembled at the city park at 5 o'clock to take part in the picnic of the school, and the result of the gathering was one of the most delightful that has been held in the hislorv of (he school. I he park, situated as ii is in the heart of the city, was in easy ac cess to everyone and done away with the task of transporting the young folks and the supplies to some spot in the country for I lie holding of the picnic, and the suc cess of the picnic yesterday was particularly gratifying to the committee in charge. The park was a very pretty sight yesterday afternoon, as the oft rays of the sun played through the trees on the white liesses and bright ribbons of the ittle girls and the jolly swarm of oys assembled to take part in the picnic. From the park there is a splendid view of the river, and lere the older members of the picnic party passed the time very pleasantly in visiting and enjoy ing the delightful, cool breeze. The young people enjoyed the time in playing games of different kinds, such as a peanut race, hand ball and an exciting pie-eating contest, in which a large num ber of very toothsome pies disap peared in short older. In different parts of the park teeter boards were placed where the youngsters romped the happy hours away un til the welcome notes of the sup per call notified them that the "eats" held the center of attrac tion. The commitee in charge of the picnic had collected the differ ent lunches, which were all divid ed up. and as the jolly picnickers filed past with their plates they vvere given their share of the good things to eat. Two large tubs of lemonade were provided for the party, which gave them plenty of cooling drink for the occasion. The committee in charge of the picnic, E. C. Hill. II. H. Cotton. Floyd Stone, Paul Handler and Elmer T'rans. hail exerted them selves to make the occasion a suc cess and succeeded most admira- blv. There were some per sons present to take part in the fun of the occasion. TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD FALLS IN PAN OF HOT WATER AND IS SCALDED Yesterday morning quite a sever accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baker in this city, when their little 2 year-old daughled was severely scalded. The little one was playing- around the room while the mother was making preparations for dinner, and setting on the lloor was a pan filled with hot water in which Mrs. Baker expected to scald a chicken, and the little babe, in attempting to walk, fell backward in the hot water, scald ing it in a very severe manner. Medical aid was summoned for the little one and she was made as comfortable as possible, but suf fered a great deal from the pain of the burns, but it is not thought that they will result fatally. Walter Hessenflow and wife de parted this afternoon for Ralston, Neb., where they will reside in the future, having been here on an extended visit at the home of Mrs. Hessenflow's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moore. SUNDAY CO Here to Visit With Brother. From Friday's Dally. E. B. Perrv of this city is this week enjoying- a visit from hi- si-ter. Mrs. Maivina Bowers, of Nelson, Neb., who he had not seen for the past ten years. Mi Bowers arrived .Monday evening from her home and the visit be tween the sister and her brother and lamily is one nioi-oughly en joed bv them. Mrs. Bowers is the owner of a very tine farm some six miles from Nelson, and is contemplating selling the farm or leasing it and retiring to on of the towns where she can spend her future years in taking a well- earned rest. SECOND ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE FRUIT GROWERS AT NEHAWKA AUGUST IS From Friday's Daily. The following special from Ne- hawka gives the particulars of the big fruit growers" picnic that will be held in thai place on Wed nesday, August I'M II. J tils will be one hi me mggesi events ol Us kind held in this part of the state: The second annual fruit grow ls' picnic, under the auspices of the Eastern Nebraska Fruit Grow- rs' association, will be held at ihe home of E. M. Pollard. Ne- lawka, Neb., Wednesday. August I'.Uh. Fruit growers and others interested are invited to attend and the committee having the pic nic in charge lias received accept ances of invitations from fruit grower's in all parts of the Mis souri river territory. At 10 a. m. the guests will be taken for an automobile ride through the Pollard orchards. At 11:30 the packing and storage louses will be inspected and ah noon a basket dinner will be served. Alter dinner speeches will be made by E. M. pollard, president of the association: John Bland of coiumlua. Mo., will give a report of the apple crop of the Fnited Slates and reports on fruit conditions will be made by rep resentative growers from Iowa. Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. At 2 p. m. apjde sizing and sorting machines will be demonstrated and the chairman will call upon representatives of associations to discuss the subject of "Co-operation. Whv and How?" THAT FATAL BOXING . M AT C H IN PLATTSMOUTH TWENTY YEARS AGO From Friday's Daily. Twenty years ago this evening occurr ed an event, that at the time caused an immense sensation and indignation among the residents of this city. II, was the boxing match held at the T. J. Sokol hall by a number of local and Omaha parties, at which Fletcher Rob bins of this city and Jimmy Lind say of Omaha were to go. The light proved a long one and was terminated when Lindsay punched Robbins a blow below the belt that caused his death a few days aft erwards. The feeling of the resi dents was justly aroused against the man who dealt the blow and for which he received a short term in the penitentiary. Mr. Robbins was a splendid type of manhood and the grief of his friends at his untimely death was most profound. Leaves for California. From Saturday's Daily. Mrs. J. G. Russell of Lincoln, mother of J. L. Russell of this city who has been visiting here with Mr. Russell and family for the past week, departed this morning for Los Angeles, California, to make an extended visit with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Draper, in that city. Mrs. J. L. Russell and two children accompanied her as far as Lincoln on her -journey to the coast. THE BAND CON CERT ONE OF THE VERY BEST GIVEN A Large Audience Present and All Were Greatly Delighted With the Splendid Music. From Friday's Daily. Then, was quite a large number iu attendance last evening at Car field park to listen to the concert offered by the Burlington band, and the program given was one very pleasing to everyone present and the band rendered it in an ex cellent manner, despite the fact that they were handicapped in getting- started by the lights. which were out of commission on account of the loss of a plug for tlie fuse, and it. required some time before the difficulty could be emedied and the concert proceed ed with. The numbers given were well selected from the very best of music and embraced selections from the leading composers. The overture. superna. always a favorite with the music-loving public, was given in an excellent manner. The minuet and bar carole from "Lee Contes d'Hoff- mann, ny onenoacn, was another of the verv pleasing numbers on the program that was heartily ap plauded. The mavurka, "La C.arine." one of the Russian clas sics, was rendered most pleasant- y by the members of the band and was one of the best that has been given so far. In the second part of the pro gram there were a number of the popular selections, including the waltz. "Wiener Blut," by Strauss, ind the entr 'acte, "Bewitching teauty." as well as a selection from "The Time, the Place and the Girl," all of which were great ly enjoyed by everyone present. During the intermission be tween the two parts of the pro gram a short address was given by City Attorney Jacob Rine of Omaha and was a very good talk in favor of the cause he has espoused, but this feature of the program was not exactly suited to a great many who had come to the park to hear the music and did not care for the discussion of a piditical question at this time, and as a result there were a large number who left the park feeling that the speech was rather out of place in the midest'of the concert program. There were a great many of the visiting school teachers present at the concert and they thoroughly enjoyed the tine program that had been prepared for their benefit by Director Schulhof and the mem bers of the band. FUNERAL OF MISS STELLA GREEN THURSDAY AFTER NOON AT HER LATE HOME From Friday's Daily. Yesterday afternoon the funeral of the late Miss Stella Green was held from the home of her parents on Wintersteen Hill, and was at tended by a large number of sor rowing friends and relatives of the deceased lady, who gathered to pay their last tributes of re spect to one loved and esteemed by them for her splendid traits of character. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. F. M. Dru liner of the First Methodist church and were simple, yet im pressive, as they conveyed a mes sage of hope and cheer to the sorrow-stricken family of the de parted lady, taken from their midst in the prime of her youth. The interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery, south of the city. Genuine Fletcher's Castoria this week only, at 19c. Gering & Co., the Spot Cash Family Drug gists. 'Phone 3$. Certainly Early Corn. From Saturday's Dally. This morning County Surveyor Fred Patterson and little daugh ter, Effie, visited the Journal otlice bringing with them three ears of corn of this season's crop that were in perfect condition and the earliest corn reported so far this season. The corn was planted by Effie this summer about the time the sweet corn was getting well along toward tasseling. and she was very careful in caring for it, with the result that the corn turned out nicely and is matured in good shape. The corn is on exhibition at the Journal office for those who desire to see some early corn. MISS MILDRED BALSER ENTERTAINS IN HONOR OF GUEST Saturday afternoon Miss Mil dred Balser entertained most charmingly-at her home at a 1 o'clock luncheon in honor of her friend. Miss Helen Hicks, of Far- nam, Neb., who is her guest for a few days. The affair was one of the most delightful social gather ings of tlie summer social sea son and the young ladies present spent the hours most pleasantly in visiting and enjoying them- elves until a suitable hour, when delicious four-course luncheon was served bv tne nosiess inai proved a pleasant feature of the afternoon's entertainment. The dining table was very prettily dec orated with a large bouquet of Golden Glow, which made a very handsome appearance. Those who were in attendance at the gather ing were: Mrs. e. h. w escoii, Mrs. V. G. Brooks, Misses Alice Tuey, Florence Balser, Zelma Tuey, Ellen Windham, Lucille Cass and the guest of honor, Miss licks, of Farnam. DOUBLE BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PABTY Oil! HEIR CEDAR CREEK The pleasant country home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. C. Gregory, near Cedar Creek, was the scene of a most enjoyabel surprise party last Thursday evening. The occasion was in honor of the birthday an niversary of their daughters, Fay and Pearl, their birthdays being on August 11 and 13. There were some 200 guests in attend ance, who whiled away the hours in various games and amuse ments, which would make the oc casion most delightful and one that would not soon be forgotten. t an appropriate hour a dainty uncheon was served, which ma terially aided in the pleasures of the evening. At a late hour, and after declaring the Misses Fay and Pearl most excellent entertainers and wishing them many morey iapp birthadys, they departed for their homes. Prof. Abbott in Town. Prof. Ned Abbott, wife and children drove up yesterday m their car and spent the day as the guests of Mrs. E. H. Wescott. Prof Abbott is now superintenednt of the state blind institute at Ne braska City. Previous to taking charge of that institution he was superintendent of the city schools of plattsmouth. During their stay in this city the professor and Mrs. Abbott made many friends here, who are always pleased to see them. Prof. Ned reported at the Journal headquarters and spent a few pleasant moments. Henry Starkjohn and wife came in this morning from their farm home west of Ihe city and were passengers on the early Burling ton train for Omaha, where they went to spend the day. Wedding stationery at the Journal office. THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE CLOSE FRIDAY AFTERNOON Very Large Attendance Saw Close of the Most Successful Ses sion Ever Held. From Saturday's Dally. Yesterday saw the close of what is pronounced to hae been the most successful county institute ever held in Cass county, and the results of the institute will be shown, in the future in the con tinued improvement of Ihe schools of the county. Ther e has een an unusually keen interest hown in this institute and many from outside of the county took advantage of the occasion t. nt- end and share in the oppor tunities offered by Miss Mary Fos ter, the efficient county superin tendent, who secured the splendid ist of lecturers that were present at the institute. Miss Foster- was also assisted during the in stitute week in the ofJice work by Miss Rhena Towle of Lincoln and Mrs. Nettie Stanton of Union, and these ladies looked after the com. fort of the teachers in splendid hape and left nothing undone to make the institute of 1!1 one of the most pleasant ever held iu the listory of the county. The speakers at the institute were all educators of nation-wide eputation, and the able way in which thev handled the different bases of the educational ques ions served to make them very clear lo the teachers who attend- d the institute. There is many of these held in the stale, as each county must lold one institute during the year, but in none has there been a more successful one than that held in Plattsmouth, and the teachers were all well pleased with the manner in which they were re ceived here by the superintendent and the citizens, who threw open their homes for the benfit of the teachers and saw that they were treated in a royal manner while here. The visit of the fair teach ers of the county was one greatly enjoyed here and the city stand- ready to welcome them next year and assure them that they will be treated right whenever they come here. PROF. FRANK KOLBABA WILL SOON REMOVE TO BROrVNVILLE, TEXAS. Prof. Frank J. Kolbaba, Ihe violinist, who has made his home in this city for the past two year, has decided to remove to Brown ville, Texas, where he will be en gaged as the instructor in vinliu in one of the large educational institutions of that place in the future. Prof. Kolbaba is one of the best instructors on the io!iii in the west, and has, during his residence in this city, been quite successful in his teaching, having had quite a number of pupils here and a large class in Omaha, where he scored a success with his teaching, .but tlnds that the 111 d here is too limited and will go south in response to the splendid offer amde him there. The people of Brownville will find they have one of the best violin instructors that could possibly be secured and his methods have been very successful and the residents of the southern city are to be con gratulated on securing his serv ices. It is with regret that the news of his corning departure is received, but he will take with him the best wishes of everyone in Plattsmouth for the success he so well deserves. M. Tritsch, refracting optician, at Gering & Co.'s Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Examination free.