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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSWIOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1914.
NO. 71.
BASE BALL TOUR
NAMENT GIVEN UP
FOR THE SEASON
Owing to the Lateness cf the
Season There Will be no
Baseball Tournament.
The chances of a base ball
tournament being held here t li i
t'anii does not appear l be of
the best as the lateness of tin
season ami the apparent listless-n--s
of those who were an if at itig
tin- question, make it almost ini
Mi?jt,Ie to i ii 1 1 oif a lournainent.
The weather from now on will
probably lie ci'v uncertain anl
tins with Ho fast shortening; days
makes it hard to hold a tourna
ment in the middle of Sept ember
a was suggested by several.
There lias been two attempts In
lioi,j meetings lo try and set a
date and perfect an organization
for the tournameiil, Jut this has
proven a failure and now if any
thing is did it will have to he
through the efforts of the indi
vidual nieinhers of the base hall
team m soliciting and raising the
funds to make the tournament a
go. A number of I lit' country teams
have expressed themselves as de
siring to enter into the tmirua
mnl and to lake stock in the back
ing of the ev eiit . if sufficient en
eoill anemeilt can he offered there
may he a effort made to start
something, but if it is it will have
to be mighty tjuick as each day
lessens the chances of making the
tournament a success, as it
should be. One of the problems
nat will confront the holding of
the tournament is the fact that
the evening comes on very quick
ly now and that to play two games
in an afternoon will hustle any
term.
DEATH RELIEVES JOHN
SWANSON. WHO WAS RUN
j. rom Tuesday's Dally.
This morning at It o'clock
.Tohn Swansitn, who fur the pa-t
week has heen slowing sinking
lrm the effects of the injuries
received by being struck by the
automobile of I. T. Tyson of
Alvo. on Chicago avenue passed
away at his home in the south
part of the city. The injuries to
the unfortunate man proved more
erious than bad at first been ex
pected as after the lirst day the
developments indicated that one
of the broken ribs had caused a
p. incline of one of the hums and
the complications arising from
trie wounds ami injuries were
such as to make his death only a
question of time. The county at
.) rney and sheriff have been
very careful in seeking to find
the real facts in the cae which
will be laid before the coroner's
jury that will hold an inquest over
the body as soon as Coroner Ele
ments arrives from his home in
Klmwood. The authorities desire
to hae the inquest held that every
possible light can be shed on the
manner in which the accident oc
curred ami the driver of the aulo
mobile either be cleared r held
for bavins- ran into the man
while cumins down the avenue.
Parties who saw the accident
stale that the accident occurred
despite all that the driver "f the
car could do as when be turned
out for the man. Swanson jumped
back into the way of the ad
vancing machine.
Mrs. Agnes Chapman and son
Clement who have been here for
a few days visiting with their
friends in this city returned this
morning to their home in the
state metropolis.
Wedding stationery .at the
Journal office.
Hearing on Probate of Will.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The hearing on the probate of
the will of the late Conrad Welen-
kamp of Kasle was held this
morning at the office of County
Judge Allen J. IJeeson. the widow
is named as the executrix of tin
will in the document. The estat
consists of the farm near Eagle
as well as the familv residence in
that village and several hundred
miliars in the oanK. l he vvnlt.w
is given a life interest in the en
tire estate which at her death is
to be divided anions- the different
heirs. .Mrs. Wetenkamp and son
Conrad Wetenkamp. j:., and
daughter Mrs. Henry Sunk'1 were
here to attend ;he hearing of the
reading oft he will.
THE MATRIMONIAL MAR
KET, LIKE THE WHEAT
mm. IS LOOKING UP
From Tuesday's Daily.
Yesterday there was quite a
sudden spirt in the matrimonial
market at the ofiice of County
Judse .1. IJeeson when lie issued
t permits to wed and was called
upon in one case o pronounce the
bans of two of the young people.
The first to appear at the oiliee to
seek the otlicial sanction of I he
.judge were Mr. Cornelius I'. le
Jung. aged -1 ami Miss Mary F.
Sutton, asetl 17. The judge per
formed the ceremony that made
thee two hearts as one ami the
youns- people departed from the
temple of justice happy as two
larks. The bride is a daughter of
W. II. Sutton, residing south of
this city and is a young lady well
and favorably known here to a
large circle of friends. The groom
has resided in this county for the
past year bavins- come here from
('lay county, Nebraska. The newly
Wedded couple will make their
future home in Nebraska City
where the groom will be employ
ed. I. II. Switzer of Weeping Water
was aUo a caller at the ofiice of
the judge and was sranted a
license to wed Miss Aususta Day.
11 . MM. . l ..r
ni me same cnv. l lie vveiiuiug 01
Ihi'se members of two of the most
prominent families of Weeping
Water will be held there at the
home of the bride's parents to
morrow even ins-. They are both
well known throughout the
county where they have been
reared to manhood and woman-
llOl III.
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF
FOUNDER OF THE ORDER
OF THE EASTERN STAR
Last Monday be ins the an
niversary of the birthday of
It belt Morris, the founder of the
order of the Fasfern Star, the
members or Home Chapter of this
city decide, to celebrate the event
in an appropriate manner by hohl
in :r their annual picnic ami ac
cordingly some seventy-seven of
ihe members of the order and
their families gathered at the
Masonic temple on Monday even-ins-
to enjoy a picnic dinner to
sether in honor of the founder of
this great order. There was loads
of soo, things to eat prepared for
the occasion and the gathering
enjoyed to the utmost, the dain
ties prepared for the feast. The
stormy weather served to keep
many from attending, but those
who were present vowed it was
me of the most pleasant that the
). Y.. S. has held in the past few
vears.
Charls Malley. wife and little
daughter, Isabell arrived yester
day from their home at ('alesburg,
Illinois, and will visit for a short
time at the home of Mrs. Malley's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Shea in this city.
J. P. Falter was a passenger
this morning for Omaha where he
was called for a few hours to
look after some business matters
for a few hours.
FlUMIBOlllMii
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W7"0TJ will have vour CTeatest success when
U surrounding are orderly and harmonious
u - will be affectionate, generous, kind hearted,
. ir.t exacting and critical. You will be
fspecially fitted for positions of trust, fond of
travel, secretive about our own and your friends'
r.fTairs. You should marry, but not too early in
life, preferably a person born in JIarch ' 3fav orAu-
gust. You will appear at your best and do your
best work in all shades of. brown or yellow, light or
dark blue. . You . should wear pink jasper orna
ments. Great person3 born" in September: Dr. Samuel
Johnson, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Brinslev S'heri
dan, Frances Willard, Buff on, James Fenimore
Cooper, Porfirio Diaz, John Marshall, Felicia He-
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IN BUSINESS SECTION ON
LOWER MAIN STREET
The' business section f Ihe
city n lower Main street has cer
tainly been jrreatly impioed in
the past few days by the repaint -niir
of a number of the exteriors
of the business bouses. The
latest to jret into the procession is
I.. J. Kpenberer, the roeeryman.
who has had the front of his
building redecorated and pointed
in a manner that adds not only to
Ihe looks of this particular build-in;--,
but is a credit to that section
of the city. Now if the other pro
perty owners of the adjoining
buildings will -et busy there will
be suine of Ihe nicest appearing
huildintrs in the city there in a
short time. Frank 'obelman and
his painters are doiny the work
and it is hardly necessary to s;iy
that it is all that could possibly
be asked from a standpoint- of
irood i lassy wor k.
QUITE A HEAVY WIND
STORM VISITED THIS SEC
TION MONDAY EVENING
From Tuesday's Dany-
This city was visited last even
in jr ly quite a heavy wind storm
that swept down upon us about 7
o'clock and for several minutes
there was clouds of dust and I tit.
sent seurryinir before the ad
vancing storm. After about a half
hour of Ihe wind the rain came
down for some twenty minutes
quite lively and soon a small
sized river was llowin,- down the
middle of Main street. The rain
fall here was 3G-10!) of an inch
during the short time that Ihe
storm vvapred. The reports from
the east side of the river state
that the wind there was some
thing terrific at times and con
siderable dama.-'e was did to
building and farm houses between
lleuwood and this city. In Omaha
the rainfall was considerably
heavier than here and it lasted
there for some two hours with
out any let up. The electrical
feature of the storm made quite
an ineonvience to this city in in
terfearin?: with the electric light
service.
Buy your stationery at
Journal office.
the
Sir
Taking
Vacation.
J. M. ounp-. the ai'commodat
inir and genial rural route carrier,
leading out of Mnard. is mow
taking his two weeks vacation,
which is beinir Sp.-nt at his home
n upper C.Iiicai-'o aenue. look in i--afler
matters around Use hoine.
and assisting in the care of hi
wi fi
who
ins been on t lie siek list
ior some tune, hut is now un-
r,
p!'oinir. I)eputy Adam Mei-iner
is btokinir after the route durini:'
Mi". Young's vaeatii n.
LEON tiUCKINS UNITED
ING 'LINCOLN LADY
A weddinir oecurre-d in Lincoln
!a-d week that will be of interest
io many of the residen's of this
city in as much as the -room was
ior a number of years a resident
here, and since his removal to
Lincoln lias been here quite fre
quently. The cont ractini; parties
v. re Mr. Leon lluckins and Miss
K::l!i Otok Ihiulsinper, daughter
n' Mrs. S. K. Hunt ini:er. of 1 7 i 7
Si, nth Sixteenth street. Lincoln.
Tiie best wishes of fhe many
friends of the iroom here will ex
tend to him and bis bride their
bes. wishes for : bmir and happy
married life. .Mr. lluckins is a
very clever and talented younp.'
man while his bride is one of the
most charming ladies in Ihe
capital city.
Following tl1J weddinir cere
mony, which was attended by only
the immediate relatives of the
younir couple, a sumptuous ved
dinr dinner was served by the
bride's mother, Mrs. S. K. Hunt
si Hirer, assisted by the bride's
sist ers.
Mrs. lluckins has lived in Lin
Coin from birth and during- that
time has made a wide acquaint
ance anionir the younger set of
the city. For the past few years
she has been employed by one of
the large department stores.
Mr. lluckins has been engaged
in the newspaper business with
his father in Lincoln for the past
sixteen years.
The you ni;" Couple left, im
mediately following- the wedding
ceremony for a short wedding
trip. They have taken rooms at
South Eleventh street for the
present, where they will be at
home to their many friends after
September I,' ' -
Best results are secured by ad
vertising in the Journal.
THE CORONER'S III
QUEST QVERJOHN
SIMISOI'S DEATH
Struck by fiuto Driven by D. T
Tyson of Alvo, From Which
Death Resulted Week'Latep.
From "Wc-ilnpsila v's Iaily.
The inquest on the th-alb
flie lale .lolin Swanson was In
I
this n orn h ig at t he eourt
r m mi
in the eourt house. Th
liKUJt
st
was eeiiducted by Sheriff nuintt
t I
in I lie absence of the coroner ant
the .jury composed of lieorgt
ISorn, ;. :. Meisinger, K. J. VYey.
rich. lr. (). Sandin. M. A. Hal
and Mo-it Uobb. The state wa-
represented hv r.ountv Attornev
Ta br and .Air. 1 . T. Ts..n, tie
drier of the ear that strucT
Swanson. was represented by C
A. Haw Is and W. A. Hole-rt son
The irierests of the family wen
in charge of Attoinev .Matthew
i'erinir. In-. T. 1'. LivMigston wa
the tiist witness called to th
stand and described the conditio
of the iuiuriil man when brought
to his ulTiee .n Mondav evening,
ugust. ith. statinir tliat Swau-
o:i was sulTering great pain and
was at ;arently sutVei ing from the
fiaetu -e of several ribs on the
left side near Ihe spinal column,
Tson hail accompanied the in
itirei! man to the office f the
doetoi- and bad assisted him into
the rab and gone to bis home
with rswanson ami the doctor.
When passimr Jtock street Mr.
Tys'in.had Pi'inled out where the
aceide it occurred and the track
of the car i'l making the turn
was (dearly visible several feet
north of the center of the cross-
ling. Later in the evening the doc
tor ha 1 visited the Swanson home
and told the family that the man
could not live. One lunir was
completely useless, as the broken
ribs prevented any air entering
the lunir. Swanson had stated in
the presence of the doctor", sher
iff and county attorney that it all
seemed a dream to him. and that
Hie car was coming as fast as it
could at the lime of I he accident.
Mrs. John l!auer. Jr., who re
sides about a block west of Ihe
scene of the accident, stated that
the car was quite a distance east
of the crossing on Hock street
when she saw I hem picking up
the man. She had not seen the
accident, or the car previous lo
that time.
. (',. Hudson, a neighbor of the
Swanson family, was called to the
stand and testified that he was
reluming home at the time of
the accident, going south along
the avenue and had stopped near
Hie r. M. Hicbey home with a
friend, when Ihe party he was
talking to caried lo look at Swan
son and be looked around just as
Use em- struck him. From where
Mr. Hudson stood it was apparent
that the fender of the car struck
Swan.-on lirst and he saw him
throw up his hands and fall to
the '-r,ounii. He had ran to the
scene of the accident and the car
was some fifteen or twenty feet
east of where Mr. Swanson had
fallen and was several feet north
of the center of the roadway, the
right side wheels of the car rest
ing in the left hand tracks on the
mad. He stilted that the car was
apparently going at six or eight
mile an hour at the time of the
accitb ill.
Jesse Godwin who hail accom
panied Mr. Hudson out the avenue
was then called to the stand and
his testimony was' in the main
along similar lines to that of Mr.
Hudson. He staled they had seen
Swanson walk up Ninth street to
Hock and then start west toward
Chicago avenue ami when some
twenty-live feet from the crossing
was struck by the car of Mr.
Tyson which had turned east from
the avenue into Rock street.
T. II. Pollock was placed on the
stand and stated that he had been
driving north down Chicago
avenue in company with Jack
Shaw and that when they passed
the tennis courts he had looked
back and saw fhe machine of Mr
Tyson coming immediately behiin
tbeni. He noticed it as it was a
Olitle make of car which is not
common in this section, but a
the windshield was up was unable
to see who the driver was. A
wagon was standi us near tin
crossing of Hock street and Chi
cago avenue, where there wa
considerable sand piled and this
made the road quite narrow. The
Olide machine hail followed close
behind them and twice they hail
turned out to allow it to pass, but
it continued in their rear. When
going over Ihe crossing aL th
avenue. Mr. 1'ollock slated he and
Mr. Shaw had heard the horn of
the Tv son machine sounded but
thought lhat they wanted to pas?
and accordingly turned out but on
looking around saw the machim
going no Hock street and Mr.
Swanson directly in its path and
he was facing the west in the dir
ection from which the I yson
machine was coming-. Swanson
was some twenty-five feet east of
the crossing on the avenue. When
u'eked up be was lying some five
or six feet west of the rear of the
automobile that had run over
him. The Tyson machine was
clear north of the road in the
weeds along- Ihe north side of the
roadway. There were quite a num
her of technical questions asked
Mr. Pollock concerning the run
ning of a car by Ihe attorney and
the member s of the jury.
J. C. Peterson was coming down
the avenue at the tune of the ac
cident driving in Ins spring
wagon and had noticed Swanson
coming out the avenue. He had
gone past the crossing about 100
feet when be heard a scream and
looking back saw Swanson falling
o the ground under the car. He
had noticed the automobile com
ing down the avenue, but had not
paid close attention' lo who was
in them.
The testimony was finished at
2:15 this afternoon and the jury
retired fo weigh the testimony
iven. The verdict was reached
shortly before 3 o'clock when a
verdict was returned that John
Swanson came to his death ac
cident ly by being struck by an
automobile driven by D. T. Tyson
and exonorated said I). T. Tyson
from all blame for the death of
the man.
THE GRACES OF MUSI
CAL COMEDY ARE SORE
GREAT ENTERTAINERS
The ('; races of Musical Comedy
ast evening gave their second of
fering at Hie Parmele theatre to
i somewhat larger audience than
tu the previous night, and the
performance was fully as thor
oughly enjoyed as that of Monday
wening when Milton Schuster,
and his clever company made
their initial appearance Oelore a
Mattsmouth audience. This
clever comedian is certainly a
wonder in his work of chasing
Jull care away as his acting would
move anyone sullering iroin an
enlarged case of the grouch to
aughter and last evening he kept
the audience m a constant roar.
fhe work of the comedian is ad-
1 to by the clever musical
numbers interspersed during the
totporri of fun and the graceful
ind lively chorus adds greatly to
making the show a great success.
lerrnan Weber, with his pecuuliar
tyle of humor added much to the
excellence of the comedy at last
vening's performance. Jeff (laff-
ney the dancer gave several ex-
n'bitions of his dancing- last
evening that were a revelation and
Jelight to Ihe audience and in his
work was assisted bv Miss
"lorence Cole, a most charming
ady and one whose dancing and
acting is as good as has been seen
lere for ' several seasons. The
company goes from here to
Wahoo for a short engagement
there during the three days of the
fair and return Saturday to pre
sent "The Cow and the Moon" at
the Parmele theatre in this city
and judging from the general ex
pressions of satisfaction over the
two shows given there will be a
arge attendance.
i THE GOOD OOADS
11 1
ING ALONG NICELY
The Commercial Club is Very
Energetic in the Good Work
Being Done.
The energetic manner in which
the committee in charge of the
good roads movement (.f the
IMat t smooth Commercial club is
taking hold of the propojtjo.i
certainly looks good to the boos
ters for good roads in this locality
as they are going right after- the
object so long worked for, that
of better roads b-ading into
Plat tsinouth from the surround
ing country. The lirst of the roads
to be started in upon will be the
Louisville road which will be
graded down and the hill leading-
from the avenue fixed up so as to
make travel river this road more
comfortable and safe. When this
is completed the road north of tin
city leading to the auto and
wagon bridge over the Platte r iver
should be looked after and a good
permanent road made through the
bottoms to the bridge. There has
been considerable work did mi Ibis
road iir the past, but owing to the
oil conditions ami the fact that
the bottoms are liable to overflow
during- the high wafer it has
been without any really successful
result. What should be done there
is to grade up a road of siitlicient
height abov e the lev el of I he sur
rounding land that would injure
afety from the high waters ami
it should also constructed wilh
a view of perinanasey by the pro
per handling- of the soils. In some
parts of the road there is a great.
deal of sand while in others the
gumbo is the chief composition of
thi? soil. If these two were placed
together there would be one of
the finest roads in the country
and always in the best of shape
for travel as the sand and gumbo
together forms a kind of cement,
that keeps firm and hard all the
time anil would insure the road
being in shape to travel on.
AN OLD-TIME PLATTS-
MOOTH CITIZEN HERE
TO VISIT HIS FRIENDS
From Wednesday s Daily.
James Jainla, an obi time
Platlsmouth man came in yester-
dav from his home at Springfield,
Ohio, to make a visit here with
his sister, Mrs. Joe Iliber for a
short time and while here will
visit at llavelock and other points
in the state with his relatives, it
has been some twenty-years since
Mr. Janda resided here and al
though lie has been here for
several short visits since leaving
still he finds that there are many
changes in the old town. He is at
present employed as a foreman in
the shops of the Hig Four rail
road at Springfield, where he has
been located for several ear-.
The many old friends of this
genial gentleman were greatly
pleased to enjoy a visit wilh him
again and trust that he may make
an extended visit here.
The Journal does job work.
Leaves for Colorado Trip.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Frank Vallery and wife ibis
morning departed in their auto
mobile for a short trip to (Jga-
lalla, Nebraska, ami will them go
to Colorado for a visit there with
relatives and friends and in look
ing over the country there for a
short time. The visit to the west
is being looked forward too with
much pleasure by the Vallery
family.
Try the Journal for calling
cards.