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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914.
PAGE 2.
WHO HAS THE
RIGHT; AUTOS
OR PEOESTRIANS
New Wholesome Suggestions to
Auto Drivers Who Think They
Have Right of . Way.
I II.- following, ci timely article
for automobile owners and driv
ers was recently published in one
f the leading ealern papers and
it- perusal is well worth while for
I'MTVuiic a il -Inid-i to point out
tin- i'c.-to 1 1 i li I i t it's of tin: driver
nf a machine toward tin public:
I r. Fiank Crane in tile New
Y-uk T rade Kcview:
"I'efori yon climb in behind
i.in- wheel this morning, .Mr.
ChaiillViir, I wish yon wmilil learn
a Utile l.'-son by heart. Il is this:
"If a person on font is injured
h 1 1 1 machine. 1 am to ldame.
"I you get il ?
"Fnder no conceivable cirrum-.liino-
are you to run into, bump
a-aint. pu-h or jostle a man, wo
man or child who is afoot.
What's I hat .' They might lobe
careful. It is you who ought to be
aieful. It is oti who are in con
trol of a hi,: man-killing piece of
machinery on the public highway.
And the responsibility is all
V . ! Is.
"They oil-Ill to U-e CoinilloU
ene. y-ni say. They mi-hl to
!:ie the ordinary precaution ami
look where they are going?
"ili all that line of excuses
cb-ati nut of your mi. id. You have
no ,ii-iiif.N to presume upon any
caution, common se;i-e op even
intelligence mi the part of She
p.-" -p'e afoot .
"T he reason is thai they are not
handling a machine, and you are.
They mjuht thinking of noth-iv.-j;
ai-ent minded. Their vv il s ma
be a mile away. And they have a
j-t i lec! ; i-Ii,' to union along the
-freefs if they choose. Il i your
j.-n-i.: not t hit tliem.
"It is up to i. to be s,, caie-
ill it a child can not run under
.o':r wheels nil pUI'po-e.
"Y'-u should have ndi rotihol
f e:- engine that IP' i.lle could
t 'jee an accident of that kind up-
y-'ii.
"V'U ii-!it to be able In 11111
nur car through a sheet of bliml.
.-. r aiul dumb and dninki'ii 1 1 1 l .
" Henieiiiber. when you. hae
c! i:-li i ;i playinu li i 1 I to death,
if WlM be no excuse to .Vo'.ll eoll-
-i ;!,! s;iy. 'lb- deliberately
law f-i 1 1 1 1 1 my car." Y"ii hae
no ijjh! In allow a chibl to run
under your car.
"When you see children play inn
slow up. Creep along. Stop if
necessary.
"Win ii you see a nervous wo
man hes it al ing and giving si'-:ns
thai she lines 1 1 I know whether
In -n forward or backward, slop.
.ie her all the lime in She
world.
"When ymi approach pedestri
ans from behind, blow our horn
while et a bur-' way off: don"l
wait until you gel close and then
frighli-n Ihein.
"In a nutshell, remember that
Ille pelsnn n foil J has I In- right
of way always and everywhere.
"And remember that no excuse
nes for limning down a child or
a woman, nor any human being.
f-r I hat matter.
"You are in control of the
machine, your foot is on the brake
It is oiir fault if anvlhing hap
pens. "Take no chances. Touch no
1 e. Keep OUr ees open.
-Se careful.
"for no excuse will go.
Mrs. William Mainl, Mrs. T. II.
Pollock and daughter. Miss F.lb-n
wire anions the passengers Ihis
iiiorniiiir Tor Omaha where IIh'.v
will visit for the dav in that eily.
Stop That First Fall Cough.
Check your fall cough or cold
al once don't wait it may lead
to serious lung trouble, weaken
your vitality and dewelop a
chronic lung ailment. Uct a bottle,
of Dr. Hell's pine-Tar-IIouey to
day: it pure and harmless
Use il freely for that fall cough or
cold. If Ha by or Children are sick
give it to them, it will relieve
piickly and permanently. It
smithes the j 1 lit ill ! ll'lOUt, UlUgS
and air passages. Loosens phlegm
i antiseptic and fortifies ihe ""
t.ii) aaiii-l cold-, it sU!Hy prevent-
cold gemi- from getting a
bold. Guaranteed. Only 25c, at
vour Druggist.
Bad Fire East of This City.
nuite a disastrous tire is re
ported a few miles east of this
city on the Iowa side of the Mis
souri river, where the farm house
of Kale Fisher, west of Pacific
Junction was burned to the
ground Thursday night. The
house was a complete loss and
the members of the family had a
narrow escape from being trapped
in the burning structure, escaping
in their night clothes and being
unable to save any of the house
hold goods. dt'diTi' Oreen of this
city who vvas employed at the
Fisher farm was among those in
I lie house w ho w ere forced to llee
for their lives, being aroused from
his slumbers to find the structure
in Haines. The lire occurred be
tween 10 and II o'clock at night.
PAST CHIEFS OF D. OF H.
ENTERTAINED AT HOME
OF MRS. VAN HORN
From Saturday's Patty.
Yesterday afternoon the Past
Chiefs of the Decree of Honor
were entertained in a most
pleasing manner at the hospit
able home of Mrs. 1J. C. Van Lloih
in the south, part of the city, and
the occasion was one of the most
pb-asant that this society has eii-jo-d
for some time. The Van
Horn home was a eritable bower
of beauty with its lavish decora
tions of llowers festooned
throughout tht; looms, zinnias
and asters forming the Umal de
corations. The ladies spent the
time in sewing and social con
versation until a suilabie hour
where they were invited into the
dining room where a delicious
lwocoiire supper was spread
thai all the ladies enjoyed to the
utmost. The dining room was
transformed into a bower of
beauty with the lavish ue of
(lowers which banked tin- large
bay window near which the dining
lal le glil I eri'i-' with silver and
ha idsome china was placed. Mrs.
'.'an Horn was assisted in enter
taining by her sister. Mrs. Thomas
Wiles of this eily and Mrs. Pal
in. r of Tacoina, Washington, w ho
wc.s a finest of honor of the
socje. There Wele some twelve
of Ihc past, chiefs prceiil. and all
wen- united in voting the occasion
m:e of the lealesf pleasure. After
Inn dieon Mr. Van Horn yae a
number of selecli.ns on the
ui aplione hat were much apprec
iated. THE "OLD MAN" HAD
SOMETHING TO SAY TO
HIS FICKLE DAUGHTER
A ymni- piil (not a hundred
miles from Platlsinouth had a
In-art thai ached, he,- honey boy
had taken his affections elsewhere
ami her father shut himself up
with tier. "T hai honey boy aver
aged spcudinjr Hlly cents a week
on ou," he said. "Here is a dol
lar a week In take its place. Kvery
lime lie called he cleaned out the
refrigerator. Your mother will
see that ymir brothers do this in
Ihe future. He kept you up laic
nights. Your baby sister is cross
and hereafter we will b-t tin- baby
do Ibis for you. He look posses
sion of the most coin l'orlable
rocker on the porch. When you
look al that mcker in the future
it will not be empty, brinpinp the
Ihe panp to your silly hear) 4hat
xoiir novel tells about. It will be
occupied by Ihe old man who paid
for it, dial's' me. Your mother
and I slaved by you through colic
and teething and we are pniii:
lo lake turns spanking- you.
Take your eves off the moon and
look at the dust around vou."
Mrs. J. M. Holiiu-s and Miss
Margie Walker of Murray return
ei? home this morning from J)ahts
City. Illinois, 'where they were
visiting for the past week
and from where I hey expected I"
drive back lo Murray in the
ear of Mr. Holmes, but the rains
of Hie past week has made this
impossible.
Dizzy, Bilious, Constipated?
Ir. Kind's New Life Pills will
cure you, cause a heallhy How of
Hile and rids jour Stomach and
Iinwels of waste and fermenting
body poisons. They ate a Tonic.. to
your Stomach and Liver and tone
fho funeral system. Firl do.-1
will chip you of Ihsf dprs-(d.
dizzy, bilious and constipated con
dition. 23c. all Druggists.
A HEW KIND
OF CORN GROWN
IN AFRIGA
A New Kind of Corn Being Intro
duced in Cass County, Which
May Prove a Success.
A new and very interest inu
variety of iiiaiu has been intro
duced into Ihis community by
Kdward C. Hippie who recently
came here from Oklahoma, and
from Ihe results secured by the
use of the prain there is little
doubt but that it will be a boom
to the farmers as it thrives very
easily in this climate and is an
excellent feed for cattle. The rain
is called Felerita and a short
history of the urain ami its cul
ture has been prepared by Mr.
Hippie who has several heads of
the rnin that in appearance re
sembles Kall'ir coi n on. exhibit ion
at I he .Journal otlice w here they
can be inspected.
In rowiiii; the new frain for
all feed i in:- purposes. Feterila, is
Ihe only drought resisting crop
thai will prow and mature ripe
grain in sixty to sev euty-liv e davs
from the time Ihe seed is put in
Ihe ground. This grain was first
tried by the l.'nited Slides gov
ernment in i when the fust
seed was brou'-ht here from
Africa.- where il was originated.
This plant is of the sorghum
variety, grows about sj feet high
and has a heavy crop of foliage
from Ihe ground up and Ihe stalk
is cut at the maturity of (he grain
makes an excellent fodder that all
slock relish and do well on. ISy
feeding it in the bundle. Ihe
animal gets the grain and Ihe
roughricss at Ihe same time ami i!
yon want to see nice sjck horses.
or cattle then f I them for
lhii! days on felcrha. in !b
bundle, gram ami all.
This makes a line ealch crop
afler w Ileal is cut. provided thai
there is moisture in Ihe ground to
sprmit Ihe i-rain and bring il up.
After id.- wln al is cut nn the land
Ihe disc harrow should le u-ed
and as soon as Ihe wheat can be
gotten nji" of the around after
eutlimr and Ihe discim- is dom-.
then li-t and plant the same as
corn, bu! using a plale wilh small
enough hob--, to alb the grain t
pass through and drop only one
kerile every twelve inches, a m1
don't get anv thicker in the row.
The rows want to be the same dis
tance apail as for corn, cultivate
(he same as for corn. This pla.nl
grows an upright "strong slaik.
and the grain grows ;1 the top in
a strong head somewhat the shaj
oj a In-ad n imlo maie. milv
Merita is silver while and about
f un- times as large as Kall'ir corn,
but the grain is soft and easily
masticated by all animals. f the
grain when matured is headed in
cut oil" of the stalk and fed to
hogs it will fatten !ln-in a- well as
corji. but will require about one
bushel more grain to make loo
pounds of pork than il does of
corn. If this grain is planted in
Ihe spring il should no be plant
ed till all signs of frost is past and
up unlil .July 1st, in Nebraska.
Kveu if planted late and does not
mature ripe grain, vou will gel an
abundance of line fodder even if
it is frosied. but if frosted il
should be cut al once as She foli
age will soon fall alter frost. Mr.
Ripple stales he has seen this
grain thresh out sixty to eighty
bushels per acre in norlhwesl Ok
lahoma, where he lived for the
pas eight years and where i is
past Ihe experimental stage and
one nf ihe leading crops today, lie
says, "Three years ago while liv
ing in Oklahoma. I secured a
small amount of felerita seed al a
big expense and as it was a very
new grain, most, of ns were
afraid to plant much at lirsl, and
only last year vou could not liml
more than a ten acre had of
feterila lo any one man, but. I
waul to say hat this year it is
Ihe leading crop of Heaver county,
Oklahoma. I broughl some seed
with me to I'lall sinniii h and
planted one eighth of a city block
on North .Mercer avenue, and
know I will get at least three
bushel of seed oil of it. Figure
Ihis out and see what it means per
acre for Cass county land. Corn
cau.no longer be depended-upon
for a sure crop, why not try live
w ten acres of felerita m-xt year,
or il vu 1 wa-, one rcip and
thrby raise your own shpi."
Anyone who desires to know
how to thresh and slack the new j
grain and where to secure the
seed can secured the information
by ealling; on Mr. Ripple, w ho is an
enthusiast on this subject.
Yield Was Much Too Low.
The arlicle in regard to
Feterila, Ihe new grain introduced
in this county by K. C. Hippie,
which appeared in Ihe .Journal of
Saturday was slightly in error in
regard lo the vield afforded by
the grain as it should have read
that on one-eighth of a eily lot
he raised three bushel of seed
which would mean thai the yield
on an acre would be some 10l
bushels. This is one of the
heaviest yielding of grains yet in
troduced and its splendid qualities
were md given full justice in Ihe
amount given as its vield.
THE FIRST WEEK OF
THE PLATTSMOOTH
GITY SCHOOLS
T he lilsl week of Ihe JMatts
mouth city schools closed here
yesterday with the most Haltering
results, both in the attendance
and the manner in which the
students took up with the work
of the school at the start. The
attendance has shown a Halter
ing increase that points lo Un
steady gain of the city, and which
in the hiiih school may prove eiu-
harrassmg tor the teachers in
handling. In IVI'A there ver
I'. enrolled in the high school
the irl week while Ihis year it
has reached the amount of 18 1,
ami will in all probability reach
the -jnn mark, which means thai
the school will -be completely
lilb d and make the work of hand
ling them quite dilfiruli. Tin
increa-e has been almost vvlndlv
from this eily, as the number of
non-resideiil pupils remains
about the same as last year, and
the fifteen increase comes from
newcomers who have moved into
the city in the last year. In tin
grades the increase is some thirty-live,
going from 7."iJ in IMS
lo ,H. us vear. nit tills increase
can be handled a tilth- tu-lter than
thai of (he high school. The
total enrollment this ear will bo
'.71 as against 'oji hist vear, am
this speaks well for the growth
of ihe eily as (he new comet's hell
are largely responsible for the jn-
i cease in attendance. T he interest
taken by the students is very
gratifying lo Ihe superiul emb-ul
and the teachers and indicates
that Ihis year's wink will bi
aim-ng the very jest secured in
the historv of Ihe Platlsinouth
-rbools.
The enrollment in Ihe high
school and the different grades of
the eily is as follows;
High school 1 S i
Flniej- Frans, 7 and Slh grades 'J(
.Mae Morgan. 7 and Mb grades 'i i
Anna Ileisel, 7 and Slh grades 30
Pearb Slants. 7 and Hth grades :.S
Yerna Cole, ith grade ;j
Teresa Ilernple, dlli grade... ;ii
Clara Weyrich. ."fh grade.... .'17
Mattie Larson, alb. ilh grade. "Jti
Klizabelh Kerr, -'ml :?rd grade, in
Amelia Maidens, primary :l
Miss Fiankum, "Jrd, lib grade. o
Hilda Marvviek. I -I. -Mid grade, i i
Crele Hriggs, 1st, -Mid grade., .in
Christine Hanson. ls and -Mid
grade .'!
Marie Svoboda 1st. "Jnd grade,
Margaurile Jmrler, 1st, ith.
g rade
Fdua Shopp, 1st. -Mid grade. . .
Delia Tartsrh, Jird, lib grade
("'aire liovey, primary
21
:c
Alpha Peterson -Jml 3rd grade. .."i
Yesla Douglas, lib 5th grade. .'5.'
Nellie llawksworth, ."51 h 01 h
grade 33
Mall hevv (iering was among the
passengers this morning for Om
. ha. where he will visil for Ihe
day looking afler some legal
rial I ers.
Carl Halter of Denver, Colorado,
is in (he city for a short visit al
the home of his father-in-law, H.
S. nartliobl ami family, and with
relatives at (Jlcnwood.
Po-Do-Lax Banishes Pimples.
Dad Dlood, Pimples, Headaches,
Biliousness, Torpid Liver, Con
stipation, etc., come from Indis
gestion. Take loDo-Dax, Ihe
pleasant and absolutely sure
haxalive, and you won't sniffer
from a deranged Stomach or oilier
troubles. It will tone up the Liver
and purify the blood. Use it re
gularly and you wijl stay well,
have clear compb-xion and steady
nerves. Cp a 5V bottle today.
Money back if not satisfied. All
Drugs ists.
A TIMELY SUGGESTION
TO THOSE WHO SHOULD
BE DIRECTLY INTERESTED
A very apt suggestion of the
season was. made a few days ago
by one of t ho prominent residents
of the city who was standing at
the corner of Sixth and Main
streets and glancing up Sixth
street viewed the weeds that are
allowed to grow up onlo the edge
of the sidewalk making a very un
sightly appearance, lie suggests
that now is the time for the pro
perty owners o gel out and cut
I heir weeds and then carefully
lake a spade and dig out the
weeds that have grown onto the
edge nf the walk for if they arc
no removed if will make Ihe walk
:t very disagreeable place in the
vinler lime as the weeds will
serve lo hold the water in a lhavv
fi -in running olf Ihe walk, and as
a result will allow it, to freeze
there at a great danger to every
one passing over the walk. This is
a ma'ter thai is well worthy of
consideration ami should be heed-
I by all property owners in order
io make their sidewalks more
reasonably safe in the winter
time. The time ami labor speul in
Shis iine of work will be well re
paid in Ihe results secured.
THE RAINFALL VERY
HEAVY, IN FACT, THE
HEAVIEST THIS SEASON
The past week here has been
one of Ihe wettest for many
months as there has hardly been
an evening when the downpour of
the eb'Uiets was not in evidece
ami the rain seems determined to
slay with us for a few more days.
Saturday evening another heavy
rainstorm visited the city with ;
fall of (dose to an inch while hist
night the rain was quile inlenst
for several hours and the Main
street was well tilled wilh tin
water from the hills. On Wash
ington avenue Ihe street was al
most impassible in spots so deej
was the waste water which Hovvei
down from the hill-. T he belat-
ed travelers reluming from tin
Missouri Pacific were trealed t
gao, wetting as llu- storm was at
its height about midnight and was
accompanied by a heavy wind am
eleel rical storm.
Notice to Rural Route Patrons.
It has for some time been lb
custom of many patrons of fh
rural mail rouI.es running out
Plattsnioulh to place their letter
or mail mailer in their boxe
without stamps, in the place o
which placing in the box the re.
quired amount of pennies or coin
to pay Ihe postage. This is a
violation of the postal rules am
regulations, which plainly state.-
that all mail mailer placed in
the boxes must, have the required
amount of stamps thereon. While
we, the undersigned carriers on
the routes leading out of Plaits
mouth are more than anxious to
do everything in our power to ac
commodate and please the
patrons along our routes, we
must insist upon the cessation of
the penny postage business as it
takes nn a great deal of our time
and is entirely too much I rouble
for the lime it saves our patrons.
Afler two weeks notice to this af
fect, allowing all patrons to pro
vide themselves wilh postage, we
will leave all money and mail in
the boxes. We can provide you
wilh stamps in any quantity at all
t inies.
Miles M. Allen
Herman J. Hough.
C. J. Daker was a passenger
Ihis morning for Omaha where he
goes lo be present al the hospilal
when his brother. F. M. Maker will
be operated on for an injury to
one of his limbs.
R. F. Lloyd was a passenger
Ihis morning for Omaha to spend
Ihe day looking afler some mat
ters of business.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury
ae rnf-rriiry will mirf ly dfntro.v tho hpiisi of mr!l
ml niiupl.-t.-ly diTMiige tin- wholi- yti-iu wlirii
t-nti-rinir It throucli the tiim-'Min siirtui-e. Nurlt
rttcli-H shoulil nrvrr b( um-d rxo'iit mi presi-rip-
'Ion rroui r.-putHDin ruywirmns. m tae oamuci
tlu-v will da 1 teu f"lil to thf cxxl you rail k
lblr derlVH from tbvui. IIjU'h CatarrU Curr
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo,
t-uiaaiiiM io mercury, anil i takeu Internally
m-tluc dlreetly uin the bloix! and murou sur
faces cf tLe cystem. In buying Uall'a I'atarrM
Cure be sure jot. get tlie genuine. It l taker
Int'-rnallv and nude In Toledo. Ohio, by V. J
'tieu'r & Co. T-s!lnii'tilLl free.
5)M ly V T.-l-t. Trice, 73c. fcr bcttle.
X-ki U-U I'siuIIy V'li tor cuasUs.tion.
Announces Marriage of Daughter
The announcement has been
made by Mr. ad Mrs. Harry John
son of this city of the forth
coming marriage of their daugh
ter. Miss Ruth May to Mr. Kd
ward Frederick Jrybsky of Om
aha. The ceremony will occur at
the home of the parents at X
o'clock on Thursday evening.
Sei ten i her - 'Hi. The young people
expeel to make their home in Om
aha, where the groom is connect
ed wilh one of the large retail
grocery tirms in that eily.
THE ROADS HAVE SEEN
. PLACED IN FINE SHAPE
SOOTH OF TOWN
The farmers coining into this
eily from the south are very loud
in their praise of the condition
of the roads from Mynard and
points south into this eily. The
roads have been dragged and
crowned until they are in the best
shape they have been for a num
ber of months, and il is a pleas
ure to ride over I hem now thai
such excellent care is taken nf
them. The road supervisor of ihe
di-tricf, Mr. C. F. Vallery, and
his assjsiauls are In e com
mended for Ihe tine way in which
they have lixed up the roads in
the precinct, and the way the work
has been conducted shows thai
Ihe most up-lodale methods of
road work has been used here.
The good roads is one of the main
things in the life of a community
and md belter standard can be
taken by which to measure the
progress of a community than
by the condition of the roads over
which the travel nf the commun
ity passes. The good work
should be continued until the
roads in the city and precinct arc
among Ihe best in the county,
and with the aroused interest can
easily be done without, much dif
ficulty. The Commercial club of
the city is behind the good roads
movement and proposes to see
thai it is made a success and that
Ihe condition of Ihe roadwavs
continue lo improve constantly.
Let the entire community join in
the good work of placing Un
loads leading info the eily from
all directions jn tin- best possi
ble .shape.
FORMER COUNTY COMMIS
SIONER CEO. W. YOUNG
Former County Commissioner
Ceorge V. Young accompanied by
his wife and stepdaughter. Miss
Nellie Alfoid, are here from their
home al Alva, Oklahoma, visiting
with their numerous friends in
the county. The parly arrived Fri
day evening at Murray, where they
are visiting al the home of Meek
Davis and wife there. Mrs. Davis
being- a daughter of Mr. Young.
The trip from Oklahoma was
The best early Fall hat business
we've ever experienced causes us
to show you two more cuts of the season's soft styles from
John B. Stetson Co. The new
those which have been shown
they immediately attract the
High crown shapes in all the new
contrast combinations Marine and agate band, seal and
Belgian, agate and silver, Tartan and light Tartan, black-
gun metal valdesand Nile
Chamois Quality
$3.00
Stetson Clear
Stetson
Hats
iiiU iiiuw.1
;
A Happy
Meeting
the day a really
critical man first
comes to this store
to select a hat.
He finds fine
hats to be sure
the fact we feature
Stetsons guaran
tees that
And he finds assort
ments that show dis
criminating selection,
and a specialized ser
vice that takes pride in
fitting a man with the
hat that he will like to
wear. "
Wescott's
Sons
Everybody's Store
New ties
Every
Week
Registered
Key ring
Free
Your suit
Pressed
Free
Every size
Overall
Made
made in the large ourimr car of
Mr. Young's and was thoi-oir-hly
en.joyed despite fhe 111 illV Weal her
I hat was encountered on the
last dis of the hip. Mis Alfred
drove the car the greater part of
the way and demonstrated her
ability as a driver in Ihe splendid
manner in which the journey was
made. The friends of the Youii
family will enjoy -really Hie i-il
with Ihejr old friends as jf bis
been some time since Mr. Youir
and his wife visited here.
Miss Nettie Jiroiisek returned
Ihis morning to Omaha alter an
over Sunday v jsjt jn Ihis eily v. it h
relaliv es and friends.
styles are so different than
in the last few season that
attention of every man.
trim.
Stetson Select
$4,00
Nutria $5.00
Manhattan
Shirts
V
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