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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1911.
NO. 81.
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ONE OF MOST
PLEASANT EVENTS
OE THE SEASON
Given at the Home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. O. Ramge in Honor of Miss
Winnie Hutchison.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. O.
Ramge south of this city was the
scene of a very pleasant gathering
Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. A. O.
Ramge, Fred Ramge, jr., and Miss
Elizabeth Oliver, entertained some
forty guests in honor of Miss Winnie
Hutchison, who is to be an October
bride. The rooms of the Ramg home
had been decorated for the occassion
with autumn leaves and red hearts.
Some excellent music was furnish
ed during the af tern Don by Miss De
Ella Venner of Mynard and Mrs.
Pearl Hendricks. The crowd was also
favored with a vocal solo by Mrs.
Fred Ramage, jr. A number of
guessing games were also given dur
ing the afternoon by Miss Elizabeth
Oliver.among them being the value
of a penny, and the wedding of the
flowers. After the games the mock
ceremony was perfoimed. The con
tracting parties being Miss Winnie
Hutchison, Mrs. Bessie Ramge, Miss
Clara Young, Miss B"ulah Sans, Miss
Pearl Henton and Miss Marie Hutch
ison. The bridal costumes caused
much merriment for all. loiter a large
clothes basket, lined with white tis
sue paper, and filled with the many
beautiful presents, wa? placed under
an arch in the parlor and the bride-to-be
invited to sit beside it and
guess what was in each package be
fore opening it. J
As the afternoon wore away a
delicious two-course luncheon was
served by Misses Edith Ramage,
Elizabeth Oliver ami Mesdames A. O.
Ramge and Fred Ramge, jr. The
guests took their elep-irture, having
fully enjoyed the afternoon and wish
ing Miss Winnie the greatest of hap
piness in her new home.
Those who enjoyed the occasion
were: Misses Lillian Wheeler, Marie
Hutchison, Buenita Porter, De Ella
Venner, Pearl Henton, Vera Yardley,
Flossie Hutchison, of Missouri, Jessie
Barrows, Kathrine Bintner, Edith
Ramge, Winnie Hutchison, Clara
Young, Susie Bintner. Beulah Sans,
Muriel Henton, Elizabeth Oliver,
Dorothy Countryman ami Thelma
Ramage. Mesdames Will Carey, Boyd
Porter, William Oliver, W. P. Hutch
ison, Joseph Sans, Charles Country
man, Carl Cole, Sherman Cole, Glen
Hoedeker, Albert Wheeler, D. A.
Young, Ted Barrows, Walter Sans, A.
F. Nickels, John Clarence of Kansas,
John Hendricks, Murl Shaw, A. O.
Ramge and Fred Ramge, jr.
BODY OF CARL DSBORN
ARRIVES HERE FROM
LEAVENWORTH, KAN 5.
From Tuesday's Daliv.
This morning the body of Carl Os
born, who passed away yesterday at
his home in Leavenworth, Kansas,
arrived in the city over the Missouri
Pacific, for burial in the cemetery
here The body was taken to the un
dertaking rooms of M Hild, where it
will lay in state until this evening
when the funeral services will be
held at the undertaking rooms and
the body taken to the cemetery for
burial. The deceased was a brother-in-law
of the late J. R. Denson, of
this city, and J. find Fred Denson, of
Council Bluffs. There was no par
ticulars given to the relatives here
as to the cause of his death, only that
the body was to be brought here for
burial, and it will be nccesary to
await the arrival of the members of
his family this afternoon from Kan
sas to learn the exact circumstances
of his passing away.
Mark White and wife were in the
city today for a few hours enroute
from Omaha to their home. They
drove up yesterday to Plattsmouth in
found that it was raining and there
fore had to wait here until today to
return home.
Commissioner Ileebner in City,
From Tuesdays Dally.
Last evening County Commissioner
C. E. Heebner, of Nehawka, came up
from his home to attend the session
(if the county board that is meeting
at the court house today. Mr.
Heebner is one of the hardest work
ing members of the board, and takes
the keenest interest- in the affairs of
the entire county, as well as hi:?
own district, and has been a most
fair and impartial commissioner to
all sections of the county during his
tenure of office and never lets the
opportunity slip of saving the lax
payer's money.
DIVORCE SUIT FILED
Ifl THE DISTRICT COURT
OF CASS COUNTY
From Tuesday's Daily.
Yesterday there was filed in the
office of Clerk of the District Court
James Robertson, a suit for divorce
entitled Dora Rottman vs. William
Rottman. In her petition the plaintiir
alleges that they were married in
October 1!U7 in Otoe county and
since that time she has conducted
herself as a true wife and helpmate,
and that the defendant has deserted
her and the two minor daughters,
aged six anil four years without cause
or provocation ami failed to provide
for them in anyway. She further
states that the defendant is capable
of earning from ("0 to $7r a month
and asks that the court grant her a
decree severing the matrimonial
bonds as well as fixing on a suitable
alimony.
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
GIRL IS MARRIES-AT ;
SOUTH OMAHA
On Saturday evening, October 3rd,
at the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Catherine Lindsay Seybert, in
South Omaha, occurred the marriage
of a former Plattsmouth young lady,
Miss Ciertrude Lindsay anil Mr.
Charles E. Wagner. The bride is the
second daughter of Mrs. Seybert and
a gramlilaugnter ot 31 rs. James
Hickson, formerly residents of this
city. ,
Promptly at 8:.1() the wedding
march was played in a most charm
ing manner by Miss Ella Palmlag
and the wedding party entered the
parlors of the home and took their
stations before the minister and a
large number of friends of the con
tracting parties. The bride was
beautifully gowned in baby blue silk
with slippers to match, while Mrs.
Lena Long, a sister of the bride, of
Modale, Iowa, as matron of honor,
was gowned in white satin with
shadow lace. Miss Dora Lindsay, a
bridesmaid, was gowned in pink silk
with point lace. The groom and the
best man, Thomas Lindsay, as well
as the groomsman, Gus Anderson,
were attired in the conventional
black.
The beautiful and impressive ring
service was used in the ceremony.
After the usual good time Mr. and
Mrs. Wagner took their departure on
i short wedding trip and will be
home to their friends after October
15th, at 1724 No. IS st. Omaha.
The Last Bloom of Summer.
William Ilinrichsen has at
his
the
the
residence in the north part of
citv a most unusual sight in
shape of an apple tre in bloom that
has made its first crcp and is now
ready to start in on the second crop.
The blooms are perfect, but are quite
likely to be nipped in a few weeks
with the frost.
Here From Iowa.
From "Wednesday's DaHv.
Last evening John Euffington of
Glenwood, la., came over to visit
for a short time attending the ses
sion of Plattsmouth lodge No. 739 li.
P. O. E., at which meeting Mr. Buf
fington had the antlers of the order
properly fitted on and participated in
the pleasant feed and social time that
followed the regular session of the
lodge.
RIVER BOTTOM
LAND IS AGAIN
IN DISPOTE
The Squatters Right Claimed by Those
in Possession and They Hold on
Like Grim Death.
From Wednesday's
Daily,
the river
The land along
bottom
cast of the city is again about to be
thrust into the limelight in another
controversay over the question of the
ownership which has long been dis
puted by the city with the parties
who reside there or have it fenced up.
The latest move in the situation on
the bottom is the placing of a fence
along the north of the land contain
ing the base ball grounds by John
Cory, who has had a tract south and
east of the ball park fenced in for
the past two years as a pasture.
Mr. Cory states that the reason for
his action in extending the fence was
that his eld fence on the west of the
ball park was placed in such a
position that he could not get to the
gate leading into it in wet weather
as the base ball association con
structed a large ditch along there
that made it impossible for him to
tret into the pasture satisfactory and
consequently he decided to move the
fence up to the south line of the load
leading to the river which leaves
the base ball park in ihe midst of the
newly annexed territory. Mr. Cory
stated to a Journal representative
that he had gates placed in the
fence for a driveway for those
tending ball games and would
struct a series of . steps over
at-con-the
the
fence near the subwav where
pedestrians could secure entrance to
the park without t!io necessity of
having to open and shut the crates.
Just what action will be taken
by the parties interested in the land
has not been fully determined. The
base ball association lias leased their
park of the city for the past two
yea is and trie municipality will pro
bably look after the interests of the
association in the matter. The fact
that the association has had this
tract fenced in is claimed by many to
give it a title while Mr. Cory has
paid the taxes on the land which was
ordered placed on th-i county tax list
by the commissioners and he believes
this gives him a clear and undisput
ed title to the land in question, but
he asserts that he does not want to
interfere with the ball playing as Io-ig
as they respect his rights as he views
them. The outcome of the case will
be watched with interest as a very
intricate ouestion of title to the
land is involved that will require
some time to thresh out.
JUNIORS OF HIGH SCHOOL
BALL TEAM DEFEAT THE
COMBINATION TEAM
From Wednesday's Dally.
There was quite a number of the
students of the High school assembled
at the base ball park yesterday
afternoon when the base ball team
representing the Juniors took on a
combination of the Allies consisting
of senior,, sophomores and freshmen
and wiped up the diamond with them
by a score of 10 to -i. Winscott and
Speck were on the firing line for the
Juniors, while Cunningham and
Wetenkamp did the battery work for
the Allies but their artillery was
rot effective enough and the Juniors
got away with the bacon. This was
the second of a series of five games
the first being played Monday to 10
to 10 tie score. The boys played good
ball yestei-day and the remaining
games is certain to create a great
deal of interest in the school circles
that will only be rivaled by that of
the world's series.
Will Oliver of Murray was a p;
s-
senger this, morning on the early
Burlington train for Omaha where. he
was called to look after some bus
iness matters and to visit witlv his
friends in that city.
Visits Here for Few Hours.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Hon. John Mattes, Jr., democratic
candidate for state senator from
the second district of Cass and Otoe
counties, was lie re yesterday lor a
few hours enroute from Omaha to
Nebraska City. Mr. Mattes is meet
ing a great many of the voters of
these two counties, and all whom he
comes in contact with r.re at once
impressed with his splendid qualifica
tions for the office, a-: he is alert to
evei y measure mat is lor i lie interest
of the common people.
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN
REVOLUTION MEET WITH
MISS RERNIGE NEWELL
From Tuesday' Dailv.
The members of Fontanelle chapt
er of the Daughters of the American
Revolution held a very pleasant meet
ing last evening at the home of .Miss
Bernice Newell on Maible street. The
ulies spent some time in the discus
sion of the plans for the advance
ment of the chapter and the princi
pals they represent in the patriotic
work of preserving the American in
stitutions and the strengthening of
the spirit of love of country. The
movement to aid in the payment for
the Continental hall in Washington,
D. C, was also dismissed by the
ladies who decided to try the plan
of each member contributing a penny
a day to the cause which is being
taken up all over the country by the
members of the different chapters of
the D. A. R. This hall is one of the
handsomest buildings in the national
capital, and was erected by contribu
tions from the women of the country
and on which a sum is still owing and
it is to clear this indebtedness that
the'penny a day mo' au nt has leen
inagu rated.
FOOT BALL TEAM AR
RANGING FOR CONTESTS
WITH STRONG TEAMS
The football team here has ar
ranged a schedule with a number of
very strong teams this season, and
the season will open up on next Sun
day with the team representing the
Thirteenth Street .Merchants of Om
aha, and which numbers some of the
leading football players of the me
tropolis in the ranks. This team
comes well recommended anil will
make a formidable opponent for the
machine of Coach Streight to go up
against, but the boys are confident
they can get away with the Omaha
bunch of beef and muscle. Other
teams secured for the season up to
November 1st, include the Athletics
of Omaha, on October 18th. The
California Athletic Club on October
2-th and the Fontenclle 1 'ark's, on
November 1st. It has not been decid
ed whether on not to play here on
Thankgiving day, but should the
boys decide to do so some strong first
class team will be secured for that
date. All lovers of foot ball should
be out Sunday and witness the con
test at the Ri'd Sox ball park.
A NEW FRONT
FOR ADOLPH GEISE'S
GLOBE SALOON
The front of the building on the
corner of Fifth and Main street, oc
cupied by Adolph Geise, proprietor
of the Globe Bar, is receiving some
improvements, mention of which was
made in the Journal several months
ago. The front of the saloon room
has been torn out and a new modern
one will replace it. It is the inten
tion of the Vogel Investment Com
pany, the owners of the building, to
brick the front up some four feet
and shorten the space occupied by
the windows as well as generally im
prove the looks of the exterior of the
buildnig. This front has been in the
building for a number of years and
was badly in need of repairs and the
owners decided to do the job and
complete the work of improvement at
one operation
RECEPTION TEN
DERED REV. AND
IS. DROLINER
Three Hundred .Members of the
Church Were Present to Welcome
Their Popular Pastor.
Last evening the members of the
congregation of the First Methodist
church of this city tendered a re
option at the parlors of the church
to Rev-. F. M. Druliner and his
charming wife on their being re
turned to take charge of the church
work for another twelve months. The
reception was one of the largest
gathering of the church that has
been held in the last year as several
hundred of the members gathered to
do honor to their pastor anil wife.
The parlors had been transformed in
to a bower of beauty lor the occasion
by the use of autumn leaves, ferns,
palms and potted p-arts placed in
position throughout the rooms.
The event had been planned by
the entire church membership and a
most interesting program arranged
for the occassion that proved a most
delightful feature of the evening's
entertainment. A mixed quarette
composed of Mesdames E. II. Wes
cott, Mae Morgan and Messers Jenn
ings Seivers ami W. C. Brooks gave
several most pleasimr numbers while
vocal solos were contributed to the
evening's entertainment by Mrs.
Ferris York Jelinek and Mr. Don C.
York both of which were much en
joyed. Mrs. A. O. Eggenberger gave
a very difficult piano number on the
program and Miss Anna Burkle of
Portsmouth, Ohio, responded most
delightfully with a reading that Was
greatly appreciated.
At a suitable hour Hon. R. B. Wind
ham addressed a few remarks on be
half of the church and congregation
to the new "old" pasior and assurred
him ef the hearty good feeling that
existed between the members of the
congregation toward him and his
estimable family. Rev. Druliner re
sponded most feelingly to the re
marks of Mr. Windham and assurred
his friends that while rometimes the
return of a pastor to a charge was
not always pleasing in his case it
was more than pleasing and that
both he and his wife were very much
delighted to again reside here for the
coming year.
DEATH OF CHARLES H.
WILKINS, FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH YOUNG MAN
The sad news was received in this
city yesterday by friends of the
death at his home near Boehry, South
Dakota, of Charles H. Wilkins, a
former Plattsmouth young man who
possessed during his .boyhood days in
this city a host of warm friends
whose hearts will be grieved to learn
of the passing of this splendid young
man in the flower of his life time.
Mr. Wilkins removed from Platts
mouth in March 1909, together with
his parents and family and located in
South Dakota on a claim there which
has since been improved into a most
fertile farm, and here Mr. Wilkins
was very successful and met with the
greatest of success. Shortly after re
moving to South Dakota Mr. Wilkins
was united in marriage to Miss Mable
Burch, who together with the parents
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Wilkins and one
sister and two brothers are left to
mourn the passing of their beloved
husband, son and brother. A few
years ago the first signs of the dread
malady, tuburculosis laid its mark on
Mr. Wilkins and since that time his
health has gradually failed and des
pite all that medical skill and loving
hands could do for him he gradually
grew worse until death ended his suf
fering on Sunday October 4th, when
he sank into the sleep that knows no
awakening on this earth. There were
few finer young men than Charles
Wilkins and his death comes indeed
as a shock to those who knew him
best in this city during his lifetime.
Mr. Wilkins was 32 years of age at
the time of his death.
Clark Oberlies.
One of the leading attractions at
the Cass County Sunday School con
vention to be held at Weeping Water
on October 22 and 23 will be Clark
Oberlies, the famous Sunny Jim of
Nebraska Sunday schools. Besides be
ing a most facile and entertaining
speaker, Mr. Oberlies is a singer of
exceptional ability. Aside from this
Mr. Oherlies is treasurer of the Ne
braska State Sunday School associa
tion, and withal a most successful bus
iness man of Lincoln. Don't fail to
hear him at Weeping Water on Oct
ober 22 and 23rd. Remember this will
be a great meeting.
GUST JOHNSON RETURNS
FROM A TRIP TO POLK
COUNTY. NEBRASKA
From Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening our friend, Gust
Johnson returned home from a visit
of several weeks in Polk county.
near Stromsburg, where he visited at
the home of his brother-in-law, E. M.
Tureen and family there. Mr. Johnson
is making fine progress in recovering
from the effects of his broken hip and
while still getting around with a
crutch was able to enjoy a good
time on his visit to Polk county. He
rough t with him a fine specimen
of the corn raised in that section and
it certainly looks good for the big
corn crop through that section of
oik county. Clifford Tureen, a
nephew, accompanied Mr. Johnson
home and will enjoy a short visit
here?. The continued improvement in
Mr. Johnson's health will be noted
with the greatest of pleasure by his
lost of friends in this city.
UEATH OF A FORMER
PIONEER CITIZEN AT AL
TURAS, CALIFORNIA
From Wednesday s" Dally.
The sad news was received in this
city yesterday by Mrs. David Knee
of the death at Alturas, California, on
September 21st, of her husband who
has made his home there for several
years. Mr. Knee was a resident here
prior to removing to California to
look after property interests there
and while there was btricken down
and unable to return here while the
feebleness of his wife would not per
mit of her joining hin.. At the time of
his death, Mr. Knee was some eighty
years of age, and in his passing his
widow will receive the deepest
sympathy of a large circle of friends
here in Plattsmouth where she has
made her home for years. In speaking
of his death the Plain View of
Alturas, California, says: "Sunday
night another of Modoc's pioneers
passed to his reward after years of
suffering from partial paralysis, when
David Knee, aged eighty years passed
away.
The deceased came to Surprise in
the sixities, but later removed to
Alturas, where he remained almost
continuously up to the time of his
death. Some four years ago while
visiting in the east he suffered a
stroke of paralysis from the effects
of which he never recovered. Soon
after his return to Alturas he re
cognized that his recovery was im
possible and gave Sheriff Smith $100
to defray the expenses of the
funeral. This was characteristic of
the man, and we might say of the
pioneer's self reliant and indepen
dence to the last. The charge was
faithfully performed by Sheriff
Smith and Tuesday the old pioneer
was laid away in the Alturas
cemetery. A few of the old friends
and pioneer residents of the city fol
lowed the body to its last resting
place, where let us hope David Knee
will find rest and peace.
Mrs. Knee in addition to the
papers received a personal letter
from Mr. and Mrs. Smith, conveying
the news of the death of Mr. Knee
and of the grief that the passing of
this truly good man had occasioned in
the large circle of friends in that
city.
Wedding stationery at the
Journal office.
MAN 01
DUES PDT OUT
The People Who Went fo Omaha by
Auto Route Yesterday Had a
Time Returning.
Last evening while George M.
Mark of near Weeping Water was re
turning in his auto from Omaha he
met with an accident near the Platte
river bridge that necessitated the
sending of a message to this city for
asistance in getting his machine into
town. While going through the mud
the engine was pulling ejuite heavily
in an effort to carry the machine out
of the sand where it had sunk almost
to the hubs and in doing this the
gear pin of the machine breike put
ting the car out of commission for
the rest of the trip. Harve Manners,
from the Manners & Split t garage.
made a trip to the bridge and secured
teh machine towing it back here
where it was placed in the garage
for repairs. Sam Pitman rf Murray
also hail a close call from a serious
accident near the Masonic Home
when his large Case touring car
roke through the roadway beneath
which water mains hael just recently
been laid and had it not been for the
ouickness of the driver the car miht
have receiveel serior.s damage, but as
t was escaped without beiti4 dam
aged. While the cars were st: ii at
this part of the road, a hack coming
from the Missouri Pacific e'epot
came along and in an instant w is in
the hole where the mains were laid
md it was neces-ary to unhitch the
horses and call for the assistance of
all the men present to get the hack
out of the place where it had sunk.
The garages of the city were crowd
ed to their utmost capacity with the
machines coming from Omaha as the
owners decided not to iisk lurtner
danger of traveling in the rain and
mud.
THE LATE MRS.
MARTHA HAYWARD IS
LAID AT REST
The funeral of the late Mrs.
Martha Hayward was held yesterday
from the home of her nephew Q. K.
Parmele on South Seventh street and
was attended by a large number of
the friends of former years who
gathered to pay their last tributes of
respect to a lady long known and
loved by them eluring her lifetime in
this city. The services were in charge
of Rev. II. G. McClusky of the First
Presbyterian church who spoke
words of comfort to the sorrowing
family and held out to them the ex
ample of the Christian life of the ele
parted lady. There was a wealth of
floral rememberances laid on the bier
of the departed lady that expressed
stronger than words the esteem and
affection in which she had been held
here by the old residents of the city
who had known her in the summer
of her life. The interment was made in
Oak Hill cemetery in the family
burial lot beside that of her first
husband Willett Pottinger who pass
ed away here a number of years ago.
Two Cars for Omaha.
From Wednesday's Dally.
This morning J. M. Holmes and S.
G. Latta motored up from Murray in
their two handsome Burg touring
cars taking a party tor Omaha to at
tend the Ak-Sar-Ben there. Among
those in the auto parties were:: Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Holmes and son
Ralph, Mrs. W. S. Smith, A. M.
Holmes, Mrs. F. M. Young, Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. Latta and son James and
Miss Neva Latta. After a short stay
in this city the party continued on
to Omaha.
William Deles Dernier, the eminent
Elmwood attorney and prince of good
fellows was in the city last evening
attending to some legal matters and
spending a few hours with his friends.
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