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Meb&Ute" Historical Soc .
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914.
NO. 66.
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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.