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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1914.
NO. 68.
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PONTOON BRIDGE
I0 SPAN THE BIS-
RIVER
The success of the free ferry in
drawing to this city from the east
side of the Missouri river during
the last few nionllis lias l to the
urging- from a number of our
citizens of the building of a
I ontoon bridge across tin river
near the Burlington bridge next
m'Hmiii after the ice in the river
has broken up. It seems that a
proposition of (bis kind would be
a paying one if ii were managed
properly and the right kind of
are taken of the pontoons forming-
the bridge, and when the ice
tonus in the river in the fall they
were taken out and placed back in
the river again in the spring-. The
bridge that formerly stood near
that place was allowed to be car
ried out through the ice breaking
it up and the different pontoons
carr ied down the river, but if care
was taken in lookinsr after this
there is no reason why it could
not be made a success.
The question of being" able to
draw trade here from Iowa is one
that has been settled, as the large
number of persons coming- over
here on the ferry .-hows, and if
the bridge was put in this would
be increased greatly, as the cost
of taking- parties over the bridge
would lie considerably less than
that of the ferry. The farmers on
the east side of the river are con
siderably different from some
twenty years ago. as some of the
f'nest farms in Mills county have
been developed along- the Missouri
bottom and the trade secured
means-a great deal to" this city
and its merchants.
MASONIC ORPHANAGE
COMMITTEE INSPECT THE
PROPERTY HERE
From Friday s Daily.
The committee representing
the Masonic grand lodge, which is
ontemplnt ing the erecting- of a
tate orprhanase in connection
with the Older of the Eastern Star
this morning arrived in the city
to inspect the proposition that
lias Ieen made by the Commercial
club of this eily. The orphanage,
which has been maintained here
by the Eastern Star for the past
two years, was visited by the
board and an inspection made of
the land near the Masonic Home
where it was proposed to locate
the new orphanage. Alpha Mor
gan of North Platte and C. L. Mi
lenz of Wahoo were on the com
mittee that visited here, and were
greatly pleased with the location
offered for the home. They are
on a tour visiting the different
towns of the state that have made
application to have the orphanage
located in their respective cities.
The Masonic fraternity has a
beautiful home here already that
shelters tbe old and infirm mem
bers of the orders and which is
maintained in line shape by the
lodge, and this is one logical rea
son why the orphanage, which is
to become a part of the great
charitable work of the order,
should also be located in this city,
where it can easily be maintained
in connection with the Masonic
Home and save the order a great
unnecessary expense for the
maintance.
To Visit in East.
From Saturday's Dally.
- Last evening- Adam Kaffenber
ger, of Cedar Creek, departed on
No. 2 for a visit through the East
and to spend a short time with an
uncle at Albany, N. Y., whom he
has not seen for several years and
who is not in the best of health.
The trip will require several days
and while Mr. KafTenberger is
back east he expects to take a
run down to New York city to
view the sights of the great metropolis.
Canvassing the Vote Cast.
From Friday's Dally.
The work of canvassing- the
vote cast at the primary election
of last Tuesday was commenced
this morning- at the court house
by a canvassing: board compose
of I E. Ruffner. A. O. Cole an.
Countv Clerk Libershall. The
work will take up the greater part
of the day, owing- to the large list
of candidates and the amend
ments to the state constitution
that were voted upon.
A DELIGHTFUL- LAWN
PARTY AT HOME OF MR.
AND MRS. G. R. SAYLES
From Friday's Daily.
A most delightful, lawn party
was griven last evening; at I tie
home of Mr. and Mrs. (lenrge R
Sayles, on West Main street, when
their daughters, Misses Blanche
and Aueiia, entertained some
fifty-five of their young- friends at
one of the most pleasant events of
the season. The large lawn was
decorated yery prettily with fes
toons of-electric lights, beneath
which the young- people spent the
time most delightfully in the
playing of games of all kinds and
having one of the times of their
lives. During- the evening- several
very enjoyable musical numbers
were given by the different talent
ed members of the company which
added greatly to the jdeasure of
the large number of young- peo
ple. At a suitalde hour very dainty
and delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses, assisted
by Misses Edith Ramge, filenna
Barker and Elizabeth Bajeck. and
which added further to the pleas
ures of the young- folks, and at a
late hour all departed homeward,
feeling- that they were treated to
the most lavish hospitality.
The invited guests for the
pleasant occasion were: Misses
('race Nolting-. Laurene Cham
bers, Delia Erans, Bess Handler,
Mina Kaffenberger, Abbie Brown.
Elizabeth Bajeck, Agnes Bajeck.
Helen Schneider. Anna Hiber,
Helen Livingston, Mary Weten-
kamp, Lenora Snyder, Ethel
TritscJi. Frances Seybert, Cather
ine Oorder, Eleanor Sehulhof,
Marie Davis, Olenna Barker,
Dorris Vallery Norine Sehulhof,
Sophia Wesch, Verla Chambers,
Florence Egenberger, Elizabeth
Ball, Katherine Shrack, Ola Kaf
fenberger, Vera Moore. Margaret
Moore, Sophia Hild, Edith Ranige,
Lillian Adams. Ethel Seybert, Be
atrice Seybert, Honor Seybert:
Messrs. Raymond Larson. Will
Nolting, Burdette Briggs, Arthur
Wetenkamp, Emil Hild, Philip
Campbell, Elmer Wetenkamp,
Will Schmidtmann. Arthur White,
Lloyd Schneider, Edward Rebal,
Chester Tuey, Major Hall, Herbert
Chriswisser, Albert Janda, Georgre.
Snyder, Dewey Zuckweiller, Paul
Handley, Frank Palacek, Everett
Spangler, Howard Wiles, Barley
Wiles.
MRS. WAYNE DICKSON '
ENTERTAINS IN HONOR OF
From Fridays Dally.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Wayne Dickson entertained in a
most pleasing- manner at her
handsome home on North Sixth
street in honor of Miss Katherine
Richey of Omaha, who is her
guest for a few days. The enter
tainment was in the nature of a
kensington and the young- ladies,
some sixteen in number, spent
the hours most enjoyahly in the
plying- of the busy needle and so
cial conversation until an approp
riate hour, when a most tempting-
and delicious two-course
luncheon was served by the hos
tess, which was thoroughly enjoy
ed by the company of jolly young
ladies. Miss Richey is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Richey, for
merly of Louisville, but who are
at present living; in Omaha.
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KILLED BY FALL
INTO WELL HE
WAS DIGGING
Garland Hartley as He Reached
Top of Well Falls From Bucket
and Instantly Killed.
From Saturdays Dany.
The news of the shocking- and
tragic death of Garland Hartley, a
well digger, was conveyed to this
city this morning-, when a tele
phone message was received from
the farm of William Nickels, near
Murray, announcing that Mr.
Hartley had been instantly killed
by falling into a well he was dig
ging on the farm of Mr. Nickels.
This morning about 7 o'clock
Mr. Hartley, petting: ready to take
up his work of digging the well.
was lowered into thf well by his
assistants, where he remained for
about an hour, when he announced
that he was through and desired
to be hauled out. The men at the
windlass drew him up in the
bucket and just as he reached the
top of the well Hartley fell from
the bucket into the well, groing
clear to the bottom and killing him
instantly, apparently having: brok
en his neck in the fall, as the well
was quite a deep one. As soon as
the accident occurred another
man was lowered into the well
and secured the body of the man.
which was in a lifeless condition.
More complete details from the
scene of the accident give a clear
er account of how the accident
that resulted in the loss of Mr.
Hartley's life occurred. He had
done some blasting- in the well last
night, as they were down to rough
ottom and were at a depth of
some sixty feet, and this morning
le decided to start work by going
down to see what effect the blast
ing- had had on the rock in the
well. Hartley bad only been in
the well a short time, as the eye
witnesses state, when he called to
lave himself hauled up, as the
dack damp in the well was too
trong-, and the helpers hurried to
get him to the surface, only to see
lim suddenly release his grasp
on the rope and be hurled down to
his death in the depths of the well.
Those who were present when the
body was brought up s-tafe he was
terribly crushed around the head
and face.
Garnett Hartley was a native of
West Virginia, where he was born
some forty years ago. He came
to Cass county some two years
ago from Ashton. S. D., where he
resided for some time, and he was
a member of the Modern Wood
men lodge of that place, wearing
the number of the lodge, 2700, to
tooed on his arm. Mr. Hartley
was well known here, as he made
his home here part of the time
with J. R. Jones and family, and
he was well known to a large
number of residents of this city,
who will learn with "the deepest
regret of his death. The funeral
will be held here in Plattsmouth,
but the exact date has not been
fixed upon.
MISS ALICE DOVEY RE
TURNS FROM ABROAD, AR
RIVING IN N. Y. SAFELY
From Friday's Dally.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dovey re
ceived a telegram from their
daughter, Miss Alice, this morn
ing stating that she had arrived
in New York aboard the "La
France," safely, and had had a
most delightful trip and was en
joying: the dest of health. The
many friends of Miss Alice will be
pleased to learn that she was for
tunate enough to be able to secure
passage for the American shores
so soon and not have to remain in
the war zone.
Best results are secured by ad
vertising in the Journal.
Here to Assist in Lodge Work.
J. W. Doran of Omaha, rep
resenting the interests of the
Loyal Mystic Legion of America,
has been in this city for the past
few days looking after the in
terests of his order. Mr. Doran
has been here assisting J. C.
Peterson, one of the live wires of
Ihe plattsmouth lodge, in the work
of securing new members for the
lodge, and they have met with a
great deal of encouragement from
the outlook and will continue their
efforts toward building up the
order in this city. Mr. Doran i a
most polished and genial gentle
man and will doubtless do a great
deal of good toward the upbuilding
of the order here.
THREE NIGGERS IN LIM
BO FOR ROBBING A BUNK
GAR AT SOUTH BEND
From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday Marshal C. M. Sey
bert of Louisville came down,
bringing with him Lowney Bel
lamy, a gendeman of color, wlmi
lie captured near Louisville on
Wednesday evening and who was
wanted for an offense committed
near South Bend the night before,
when, in company with two other
negroes, he broke into a bunk car
there and stole several articles of
clothing and a pair of shoes. The
other two men, Ed Hilson and
George Lewis, were captured
near the scene of the alleged
burglary by Sheriff Ouintori and
were brought here yesterday and
lodged in jail, but Bellamy man
aged to make his escape and tied
in the direction of Louisville,
where he was captured by Mr.
Seybert. All three of the men are
young and have been traveling
over the country on the "bum."
Bellamy states he met his two
companions in Omaha at the time
of the Ringling circus, and that
they had been traveling together
since that time.
SEVERAL VERY INTER
ESTING GASES ARE FILED
IN THE COUNTY COURT
From Friday's Daily.
In the county court this morn
ing there were quite a number of
eases tiled, covering different
subjects that are under the juris
diction of this court.
A petition was tiled by Mrs.
Wilhelmina Tigner and Jessie
Drost Leach asking that the
estate of Mrs. Harriett Allison,
their mother, be admitted to pro
bate. The petition slates that the
deceased was, at the time of her
death, seized of 137 acres of real
estate and personal properly to
the value of $500. The heirs
named are Lee Allison, the hus
band of the deceased, and Mrs.
Wilhelmina Tigner and Mrs. Jes
sie Drost Leach, daughters. The
petition asks for the naming of
Edward Leach as administrator.
C. H. Taylor appears as attorney
for the petitioners.
A petition for the probate of
the last will and testament of
William Caygill, deceased, of
near Wabash, was tiled today by
Mrs. France Waltz and Lodge L.
Caygill, son and daughter of the
deceased. The will named as ex
ecutors two gentlemen who have
since removed from the county
and the petition asks that Albert
X. Waltz be named for this posi
tion. Tbe Outcault Advertising Co.
of New York has filed a petition
praying for judgment in the sum
of ft 180 for balance claimed to be
due on an advertising contract
entered into between the plaintiff
and the First National bank of
Elm wood.
A suit has also been filed in
county court entitled Mrs. O. F.
Nelson vs. Charles Yosberg and
Stella Yosberg, in which the
plaintifT asks for a judgment for
lfG due, it, is claimed, on a
promisary note given by the de
fendants to the plaintiff.
FINAL RETURNS
FROM RECENT PRI
MARY ELECTfGN
The Total That Each Candidate
Received in Cass County at the
Primary Election.
The canvassing board, which
has been checking over the -ot
ca-d in the primary election last
Tuesday, completed their task and
the results secured on the differ-
ent oftices were as follow
For Governor
Mol'ehead, dem H03
Berg-, dem 271
Metcalfe, dem. . 132
Hammond, rep 298
Kemp, rep 20 S
i i i i
now ei i, rep '-
Stevens, rep 01
Yeiser. rep 57
Ceplecha, rep 32
For Lieutenant Governor
Pearson, dem 338
Polts. dem 2 il
Suavely, dem 015
Moagland. rep ill
Shotwell, rep 352
Yanalstine, rep 5 It
Albright, rep 227
For Secretary of State
Pool, dem 779
Shields, dem 355
Wait, rep 777
Barnard, rep 283
For State Auditor-
Smith, dem 739
O'Neal, rep 5 i5
Minor, rep -S i i
For State Treasurer
Hall, dem 777
Gallagher, dem 350
Teegarden. rep 958
llamer. rep 17o
For State Superintendent
Walker, dem 331
Monroe, dem 180
. line, dem 321
Whitehead, dem 272
Thomas, rep 373
Hays, rep 175
Elliott, rep 51 1
For Attorney General
Reed, dem 103 4
Sears, rep t3(i
Devoe. rep 22
McCuist ion, rep
Avjes, rep ,
91
355
For Land Commissioner
McKissick. dem 379
F.astham. dem 492
Marti, dem 221
Beckman, rep 957
For Railway Commissioner
RalMon, dem 230
Ollis. dem 107
Maupin, dem 509
Lehr, dem 107
Duval, rep 101
Young, rep 107
Keifer, rep 08
Johnson, rep 90
Peterson, rep 02
Hall. ren. 18 i
For Regents of University
Noble, dem
Miller, dem
O 1 4
S72
535
588
410
Skiles, dem
Jansen, rep,
Brown, rep
Copeland, rep 4 J8
For Congressman
Maguire, dem 910
Price, dem 201
Marshall, rep
Kennedy, rep
Gering, rep
Reavis, rep
Lyford, rep
Anness, rep.-.
Edgerton, rep
Tobey, rep
For State Senator
Mattes, dem
llungate, dem
Sturm, rep ; . .
18:
117
54
120
48
80
585
1018
For State Representative
Kime. dem
I 4 4
432
2 I 4
959
1010
90 4
75 4
511
Gustin, dem
McDonald, dem
Pool, rep
For Float Representative
Puis, dem
Nutzman, rep
For County Clerk
Libershall, dem ,
Wurl, dem
Anderson, rep 420
Creamer, rep 043
For Register of Deeds
Snyder, dem 1129
90M
1
908
738
480
218
228
7 On
For County Attorney
Ablrich, dem
Taylor, rep
09
993
For County Sureyor
Patterson, dem 1030
For County Coroner
Clements, rep 979
For County Superintendent
Foster, dem 737
Slot bower, dem i78
Marquardt, rep 09 i
Gash, rep 379
Commissioner, 2d District
Spohn, dem 245
Heebner, rep. . .
Commissioner.
270
3d District
Jordan, dem. . .
120
40
178
70
289
107
Koe-fer. dem. . .
Snoke. dem. . . .
Richards, dem. .
Colbert, rep. . .
Meunchau, rep. .
The candidates on the judicial
non-partisan ballot, were not
designated by party names and the
following was the vote polled by
the candidates :
Chief Justice Supreme Court
Hollenbeck
481
28 i
807
311
251
1920
1529
7 51
Palmer
Reese
Prog an
Hunt
For District Judge
Bcgley
For County Judge
Beeson
Graves
DAVID F. PATTERSON, THE -
LAST BROTHER OF LATE
J. M. PATTERSON. DEAD
A message has been received in
this city bv T. M. Patterson.
ashier of the Bank of Cass Coun
ty, announcing the death of his
uncle. David F. Patterson, at his
home in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
ni Monday evening. Mr. Palter-
so was one of the foremost mem
bers of the bar in western Penn
sylvania, and was the, last of the
live Patterson brothers, all of
whom became quite prominent in
the localities where they made
their homes. He was a frequent
isitor here during the lifetime of
lis brother, the late J. M. Patter
son of this city, and a great many
esidents here had the pleasure
f making the acquaintance of
this distinguished attornev while
lere. Mr. Patterson was some 07
year of age and was the youngest
f the brothers ami his death
takes away the last of the original
family who have contributed so
much to the advancement of the
country. He had been suffering
from an aflliction of the throat
or the last few years and this is
imposed to have caused his
leath. although the members of
the family here had no knowledge
of his dangerous condition, and
the message was received too late
o permit them to attend the fun
eral, which was held on Wednes-
av at his late home.
Funeral of Miss Ida Conn.
The body of the late Miss Ida
Conn arrived this afternoon on the
1:12 train from Omaha and was
taken direct from the station to
Oak Hill cemetery, where the in
terment was made in the family
ot there. The members of the
amily accompanied the body
from Omaha, where the funeral
services were tieiq and a large
number of the old friends of the
family met the party at the depot
and accompanied the remains to
their last resting place in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Here From Nehawka.
John Wunderlieh, democratic
candidate for sheriff, and Henry
Behrns, one of the old and sub-
tantials of Nehawka precinct.
came in Saturday afternoon to
spend a few hours in visiting with
the citizens here, returning home
in the auto before dark.
Robb, rep
For County Treasurer
Fox, dem 1
Hall, rep
For County Sheriff
Wunderlirh. dem
Dowd, dem
Cunningham, rep
Reed, rep
Quinton. rep
TRADE REVIEW
OF CONDITIONS
FORMS! WEEK
Indications of More Normal Con
ditions Believed Very
Probable.
From Saturday's Daily.
Dunn's New York Reiew today
reports trade conditions as fol
lows :
Prompt and effect ie action by
the government in co-operation
with leading represent at is of
American business is steadily
making for the restoration of
more normal conditions in foreign
trade. There is nothing either
unsound or unpromising in the
domestic trade and crop situation,
all the disturbances experienced
in the market being due to lite
interruption of foreign commerce
and the suspension of the nii:il
foreign exchange transaction
aused by the Furopean war. With
the reopening of our foreign trade
n a liberal scale there should be
i return to full normal prosperity
in American business. Failures
this week in the Fnited Stales
were 3 SO, against 3S7 last jear:
in Canada 59, against 38 lad ear.
Bradsl reefs today will say:
Unsettled is still the Word best
characterizing the general finan
cial, industrial and trade situa
tion, but an increasing number of
favorable features present them
srhes as the week parses, and the
net result of the week's opera
tions is apparently some definite,
though perhaps painfully slow,
progress towards a condition of
better things.
The exchange market has begun
to resume its functions, exports
t wheat have expanded after the
slump of las) week, railway em
bargoes on west grain shipments
have been partially removed, the
moemeiit from the farms is larg
er: trade distribution has enlarg
ed in nearly all lines at the west
and northwest.
Bank clearings for the week
ending Thursday were S2.177.
30.(100, a decrease of 22.7 per
cent from last year.
Wheat, including lbmr expori
from the United States and
Canada, were 9.S70.77O bushel-,
against 7,022.587 last year.
DELIGHTFDL PARTY WED
NESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE
ALBERT SGHAFER HOME
A most delightful party wa
given Wedensday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Schafer, in honor of the children
of the Fair Yiow school. The
children were entertained during
the afternoon by their teacher.
Miss Marie Jeroushek, and her
sister. Rose Jeroushek, who is to
teach this' school the coming
term. Many amusing games were
played, both in and out-ofdooi-s.
in which the little one partook
with much pleasure and which
created much laughter, as most
of the games played were new
and very interesting. At a late
hour a most tempting luncheon
was served by Mrs. P. E. Tritsch
and Mrs. A. Schafer, after which
I lie children departed for I heir
homes, stating that they ner
enjoyed a more pleasant after
noon. At the Parmele Next Monday.
Never was the aggregate beauty
of a chorus more pronounced than
is the exhibit of pulcuritude with
Milton Schuster and Ned Alvord's
Orace of Musical Comedy, the at
traction at the Parmele theater
Monday, August 31. will be the
first bill served here by the big
show. Don't forget the dale.
Buy your otatFonery at the
Journal office.
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