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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915.
NO. 62.
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HURT SERIOUSLY
Failure to Live Up to Profession
Damns the Cause in the Eyes
of 'the World.
From Tuesday's Pally.
We take the following from the
Omaha Bee of Monday, which is a
synopsis of the sermon delivered by
Itev. Dr. A. F. Ernest at the Lowe
Avenue Presbyterian church in that
city Sunday morning1 on the subject,
Weighed in the Balance," which is
direct to the point and contains sev
eral very important truths. The
is one reason why we reproudce the
report of the sermon:
"Weighed in the Balance" was the
subject of a very practical sermon
preached by Dr. A. F. Ernst at Lowe
Avenue Presbyterian church Sunday
rooming. Drawing lessons from the
doom of Belshazzar, he described sev
eral waysin which Christian people,
themselves, are constantly being
weighed in the balance and how the
leligion they profess suffers when
they are found wanting.
"Here are the scales with the
weight of honesty on one side and the
professed Christian and church mem
ber is to get into the cup on the other
side. Up it flies. He doesn't meet
the test. That is, his honesty is not
heavy enough to balance the weight
of honesty.
"Here, we'll say, we have a church
member who is a successful business
man. He keeps a grocery store. He
advertises sugar at eighteen pounds
for $1. The customer like that and
buys $1 worth. He happens to have
a pair of scales at home and weighs
the sugar to find only sixteen instead
of eighteen pounds. He is a worldly
man, this customer. What do you
suppose he thinks of the religion pro
fessed by this church member grocer?
"Now, of course, our business men,
grocers and all, are as a rule honest
men, but such cases as this can be
found.
Here is a young man who is a
member of a church, Sabbath school
and Christian Endeavor. He enjoys
the best of reputation. He ha3 a
position, drawing his wages weekly,
and wants to buy a suit of clothes,
but hasn't enough money. He tells
the merchant so and promises to pay
for the suit at the end of the week.
The merchant, a worldly man, knows
the youth's profession and reputation
and lets him have the suit. The boy
forgets all about his promise, sends
neither money nor any reason for
failing to pay and another week or
two pass without any word to the
merchant.
"What do you suppose the merchant
thinks of the religion that young man
professes? There truth was the test
put into the scales and the young
church member flew into the air when
he stepped into the balance.
"My friends, I have often found of
course not in Omaha, but in some
places just such experiences. I have
often found the cause of Christianity
suffering severely by the lives and
characters of some of its professors,
some church members. I firmly be
lieve that on the daily life of the
churchman depends to a large extent
the success or failure of the church.
Whether the test in the balance be
honesty, truthfulness, purity or what
rot, and we are found wanting, the
result, I say, is bad, very bad, for the
church and religion."
Plattsmouth Basket Store Bargains.
Potatoes, 75c in 5-bushel lots; 80c
single bushel. Oranges, 50c per peck,
lc each. Cranberries, 5c per quart.
Fresh country butter, 30c per pound.
Come in and get our cut prices on our
goods. We deliver. l-29-3td-ltw
Card of Thanks.
I take this method of expressing
my most sincere thanks to those in
the Christian church who presented
me with a fine rocker for my services
rendered during the recent Soennich
sen piano contest. I appreciate the
gift very much. Simon Clark.
CHURCH
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Assessors to Hold Meeting.
The different county, precinct and
district assessors of the state will hold
a meeting on Tuesday and Wednes
day, January 20th and 27th, at the
state capital in Lincoln, and all as
sessors who can are requested to be
in attendance at the meeting without
fail, as the subjects to be discussed
will be filled with the greatest of in
terest to the taxpayers of the state.
SIX EXCELLENT
POINTS FOR RURAL
ROUTE PATRONS
Excellent Suggestions for Patrons of
Rural Routes to Follow to
Facilitate Mail Delivery.
The following valuable and perti
nent hints to patrons of rural routes
appeared in the news columns of the
Manhattan (Kan.) Daily Nationalist
of December 11. Read them over,
they're worth while:
"Patrons can help their carrier and
by so doing help improve the service
on rural routes.
"First Purchase stamps and en
velopes and have all mail ready to
dispatch. Stamp your letters and
cards before depositing them in your
mail box, and especially do this for
your carrier in all bad weather. Did
ever you think how cold it would be
for the rural carrier to take off his
wraps and gloves and pick small coins
out of your mail box? Have you a
little cup in your box to place the
coins in? If not your carrier would
ike to see one in there tomorrow
morning. He carries for the patrons
a supply of stamps, cards and
stamped envelopes, so that the patron
may buy in sufficient quantities to
enable them to stamp all mail before
it is left in the box.
"Second Is your box well located?
It should be set away from the fence
on a solid post, and about four feet
above the ground, in a position that
the carrier may drive very close to it,
and easily reach same without un
wrapping. "Third Has your box a sign on
it? If it has not, and there should
happen to be no mail for you some
day, then your outgoing mail is mist
likely to be left in the box, as carriers
are instructed to look for mail only
in the boxes where the sign is shown
of outgoing mail. Any simple sign
that i3 easily seen when displayed is
all that is necessary.
"Fourth If you have any friends
visiting you and they want their mail
to come to your box, you should men
tion it to the carrier and he will
watch for same at the postoffice,
should it not come addressed in your
care. Visitors' mail most often comes
without special address.
"Fifth Do you receive any parcel
post packages? Some kind of a large
box placed at a convenient position,
though it sits on the ground, will be
better than for your carrier to place
package on the snow or dampened
ground. You do not want your pack
age lost, but have you provided for it?
"Sixth Bad road conditions are a
great drawback to rural delivery. All
patrons should insist on township of
ficers keeping road over which car
rier travels in best possible condition.
You travel over this same road, and
aside from helping your carrier de
liver your mail earlier and more
promptly, you have the pleasure and
satisfaction of traveling over a
smooth, well-kept road.
"When the snow drifts around your
box, see that it is cleared away and
the road open to your box by the time
your carrier comes. Remember, the
Postoffice Department does not re
quire him to get out of his vehicle to
get to a box. The carrier is not sup
posed to venture into snowdrifts or
mud.
"These are only a few of the ways
you can assist in prompt delivery of
your mail. Your carrier will appre
ciate all courtesies and will do his
best to always return good for good."
R. F. D. News.
Charles A. Richey of Omaha was
here yesterday for the funeral serv
ices of his uncle, the late J. G. Richey,
which were held yesterday afternoon.
THE GOULDS
LOSE
R.R.
The Big Deal Finally Put Through
and Rockefeller Interests
Get It.
St. Louis, Mo., January 19.
The Goulds are no longer in con
trol of the Missouri Pacific railway,
it was learned from an authortative
source here today. With the ex
ception of the shares held by Mrs.
Helen Gould Sheppard, the holdings
cf the Gould family do not exceed ap
proximately 240 shares. A list of the
shareholders of the company has been
filed with the Missouri public service
commissioner and it was said that
this list showed that the Gould fam
ily no longer control the property.
Reports that a reorganization of the
company is imminent were denied.
New Y'ork, Jan. 19. For several
days it has been reported here that
Rockefeller interests control the Mis
souri Pacific, having purchased the
property through Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
The Missouri Pacific was Jay Gould's
pride. For a year or more financiers
have deemed it certain that it must
pass from the control of the Gould
family. It is said now that satisfact
ory financing will be arranged and a
receivership will be avoided.
President B. F. Bush and Vice
President Finley Sherwood of the
Missouri Pacific, paid a visit to the
offices of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. on Sat
urday and were in consultation with
Otto Kuhn for some time. This was
regarded as significant, as Mr. Kuhn
seldom comes to his office on Satur
day. From time to time in recent
months negotations have been carried
on in an endeavor to formulate some
plans of readjustment of the affairs
of the Missouri Pacific Railway com
pany.
WOODMAN CIRCLE DRILL
TEAM ENTERTAINED BY
MRS. M. E. MANSPEAKER
From Tuesday's Deily.
Last evening the members of the
drill team of the Woodmen Circle
lodge of this city were entertained in
a most charming manner at the home
of their captain, Mrs. M. E. ?.I-in-
speaker, and the gracious hosrpitality
of the occasion will be lonjr very
pleasantly remembered by th-; ladies
in attendance. A short business ses
sion was had and the memoirs then
proceeded to spend a short time most
delightfully among themselves.
number of very pleasing musical num
bers were given during the evening,
including a delightful instrumental
selection by Mrs. Larson an ! a very
pleasing vocal selection by Mrs.
Charles Jelinek. At a suitable hour
most tempting and delicious refresh
ments were served, which added much
to the pleasures of the evening, and
the members of the team departed for
their homes feeling that the occasion
was one of the rarest enjoyment.
Mrs. Joseph Droege, the deputy for
the Woodman Circle, and Mrs.
Charles Mehering and daughter were
guests at this most delightful gather
ing. IF YOU SOLVE THE PROB
LEM PLEASE BRING IN
THE ANSWER AT ONCE
An editor who was asked by his
son to help with some of the problems
assigned at night work, says he can't
see how a boy is going to learn any
thing when teacher sends him home
with problems like the following:
If it takes a 4-months-old woodpeck
er with a rubber bill, nine months and
thirteen days to peck a hole through
a cypress log that is large enough to
make 117 shingles, and it takes 165
shingles to make a bundle worth 39
cents, how long will it take a cross
eyed grasshopper with a cork leg to
kick all the seed out of a dill pickle?"
MISSOURI
PACIFIC
St. Mary's Guild Entertained.
The ladies of St. Mary's Guild was
entertained in a most delightful man
ner yesterday afternoon at the Hotel
Riley by Mi3s Gussie Robb, and the
occasion was one filled with much
pleasantness to all who were present
There was quite a goodly number in
attendance and a most delightful time
was enjoyed for several hours in
social conversation and in plying the
busy needle. At a suitable hour very
delicious refreshments were served,
which added greatly to the pleasant
ness of the afternoon. The ladies en
joyed to the utmost the hospitality af
forded them.
THE NEW BRIDGE OF THE
BURLINGTON AT ASHLAND
COMPLETE AND NOW IN USE
From Tuesday" Dallr
The new bridge of the Burlington
over the Platte liver at Ashland,
which was opened for travel Sunday
lrst, is now in full running order,
with only a few minor changes that
will be necessary before it will be
fully completed, in lining up the ap
proaches and ballasting the track
over the bridge. It is the intention
also to have heavier steel laid on the
bridge than is at present in use, in
order to allow the heavier engines
and trains to travel with greater ease
over the structure. The transfer of
the thirteen steel girders of the old
to the new bridge was made under
the most extreme difficulties, as the
weather was of the old-fashioned
blizzard variety while it lasted p.nd
consumed the greater part of Satur
day. Despite this handicap the trans
fer of the bridge was made and the
trains sent over the new bridge by
Sunday morning, and since then the
schedule of the trains has been kept
in perfect running order.
THE CAOSE OF DEATH
OF THE LATE J. E. RICHEY
WAS HEART TROUBLE
From Wednesday' Pnl!y.
The body of the late Justus G.
Richey arrived in the city this morn
ing from his late home in Kansas
City for the funeral services in this
city. The body was taken at once to
the F. M. Richey home, where the
services were held this afternoon at 2
o'clock. The death of Mr. Richey was
very sudden and came without warn
ing to the members of his family, as
he was apparently in the best of
health up to the time of his death.
He had retired for the night, and as
his wife was taken with a severe
coughing spell he advised her to se
cure some medicine from an adjoining
room, and when she returned from
securing the medicine she found Mr.
Richey lying by the side of the bed
lifeless, having apparently been
stricken with heart failure and pass
ed away without a struggle. The
death came as a great shock to the
wife and other members of the fam
ily and messages were at once sent
to the son, J. L. Richey, at Des
Moines, who hastened at once to Kan
sas City and accompanied the body to
this city for the last sad rites.
MISSOURI PACIFIC EX
PERIENCED DIFFICULTY
IN MOVING THEIR TRAINS
From Wednesday's Dally.
The Missouri Pacific railroad yes
terday experienced considerable dif
ficulty in operating their trains on
account of the snow along their road
way, and in fact the conditions were
worse than on Saturday during the
blizzard. The St. Louis-St. Paul fly
er, due here at 7:45 last evening, did
not arrive until 10:30, as it was stall
ed behind a freight train between
Murray and Mynard and were com
pelled to wait at Murray until an
other engine could be hooked on to
double-head into Omaha. The snow
in the cut just south of the city was
up to the boiler of the locomotive, and !
it required a great deal of work to
get ine ireignt train tnrougn out. oi
the way of the passenger.
1 OF THE
LATE JUSTUS G,
RICHEY YESTERDAY
A Large Number of Relatives, Sym
pathetic Friends and Masons in a
Body Attend Last Sad Rites.
The funeral of the late Justus G.
Richey was held yesterday afternoon
nt 2 o'clock from the F. M. Richey
home on Chicago avenue, and was
attended by a large number of the oi l
friends, who gathered to show their
last respects to one whom they had
known so well during his lifetime.
The body lay in state at the home up
to the hour of the funeral attended
by a guard of honor from the Knight
Templars, of which Mr. Richey was a
member, and the Masonic lodge con
ducted the funeral. At the home the
Rev. W. S. Lete, Vector of St. Luke's
church, celebrated the deeply impres
sive Episcopal funeral service and the
members of St. Luke's choir gave
several very beautiful selections. At
the close of the services the body was
borne to its last resting place in Oak
I fill cemetery by the pallbearers se
lected from among the members of
the Knight Templars, including Dr.
E. W. Cook, Hon. Francis E. White,
Omaha; Dr. T. P. Livingston, C. C.
rarmele, J. M. Robertson and M.
Mauzy. At the cemetery the burial
service of the Masonic lodge was used
r.nd the beautiful ceremony of the or
der laid the departed brother to his
nst long sleep. The wealth of floral
tributes at the funeral silently attest
ed the deep feeling of esteem in which
the departed was held by his friends
and neighbors.
The death of" Mr." Richey removes
one who during his residence here
was one of the most prominent resi
dents of city where he had made his
home for the past thirty years, and
his place in the hearts of his family
?.nd in the life of the community will
be hard to fill indeed. While a resi
dent of Plattsmouth Mr. Richey was
identified with the business life of
the community to a great extent, and
his splendid judgment was often
sought by those who always found
h'm willing to assist them in their
business affairs, and it was always
found to be of the greatest value. Mr.
Richey during the past year made his
home in Kansas City, but made fre
c.uent visits to this city, where he
was always welcomed by a host of
warm and steadfast friends, and to
them the news of his death came as
a great shock, but they have the con
solation of his long and useful life to
inspire them to greater things.
MRS. E. D. CUMMINS EN
TERTAINS THE AUXILARY
OF PRESBYTERIAN CHORCH
RVnm Wednesday's Dally
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church were very pleasantly
entertained by Mesdames E. D. Cum
riins and C. A. Rawls, at the home of
Mrs. Cummins, yesterday afternoon.
The ladies, held their usual business
session, which was a most interesting
one. The ladies of the organization
snd the church had been requested to
hand the dollar in they had acquired
from the quarter, which had been
handed to them a few weeks ago. The
neat sum of $56.75 was realized at the
meeting yesterday afternoon, leaving
a large amount to be turned in, as a
number were detained home yester
day on account of inclemency of the
weather and sickness. This amount
will be placed in the manse fund, and
the ladies of this splendid organization
rre very much pleased over the re
sults of this effort. After the busi
ness session the ladies whiled away
the flying moments in an enjoyable
social time and other amusements
calculated to make the occasion a
most delightful one. During the
course of the afternoon's entertain
ment Miss Emma Cummins furnished
some piano selections, which, as usual,
were most highly appreciated by the
company. A dainty luncneon was
provided by the hostesses, who were
assisted in serving by Miss Emma
Cummins and Miss Nora Rosencrans.
Veteran Salesman in City.
This morning John Linder came
down from. Omaha to look after his
interests here in disposing of orders
for the brands of whisky handled by
him, including the celebrated 'Green
Briar and Old Taylor brands. Mr.
Linder, who is 79 years of age, is able
to read without the use of glasses of
any kind and is as bright and active
r.s a man of fifty. He was a pioneer
in Nebraska, and in the early sixties
conducted a freighting business out of
his city to where the present city of
Denver now stands.
BURLINGTON TRAINS
ALL SENT T
HERE THIS MORNING
This morning the Burlington was
forced to send their entire string of
trains through this city, owing to the
fact that there had been a derailment
near Council Bluffs that prevented
the use of the line from that city to
Pacific Junction, and as a con
sequence it was necessary to trans
fer the trains around by the way of
this city and Omaha. No. 5, from the
cast, passed through this city at 7:30
end the fast mail train, No. 15, from
Chicago, was also sent through here.
The freight business of the Burling
ton is almost all sent over this route,
but a great many of the passenger
trains Nos. 1, 5. 15 and 3 are sent
over the Council Bluffs route, as well
as the Kansas City trains. With the
plendid bridge over the Missouri
iver at this point, owned by the Bur-
mgton, it seems that they would send
more of their trains over the Platts-mouth-Omaha
route and save the toll
made .necessary by the use of the
Union Pacific bridge at the Bluffs.
HARRY FORBES SERIOUSLY ...
INJURED BY HAVING HAND
CAUGHT IN A DOUGH-MIXER
Last evening about 8 o'clock Harry
Forbes, who is employed in the
Mumm bakery on Main street, met
vith an accident that will have the
most serious consequences for him
and will at least result in the loss of
the thumb of his right hand. The
dough mixer was in operation at the
time of the accident, and the young
man, despite the warning placed on
the machine, thrust his hand into the
mixer to stir up the dough, and the
thumb was at one gripped by the
machine and drawn down into the
lapidly revolving machinery of the
mixer. Harry, as soon as the thumb
was caught, started to attempt to pull
his hand out and finally succeeded in
leleasing it, after having the thumb
injured in a terrible manner and the
palm of the hand lacerated and torn
t y the machinery. He was at once
hurried to the office of a surgeon,
where the injured member was dress
ed and he was conveyed to his home,
where he was reported this morning
as resting as easily as could be ex
pected under the circumstances.
Although the accident is one that is
most serious, still it is fortunate for
the young man that he did not suffer
the loss of his entire hand, as it
could easily have been torn off in the
machinery, and it is a wonder that it
was not even more severely lacerated.
These machines are quite dangerous
when in operation and the operators
are warned not to place their hands
in the machinery when it is in motion,
r.s there is no telling when they are
liable to have a hand caught and torn
in the machine.
T. J. SOKOL'S 23d ANNUAL
MASK BALL
Postponed to J
Saturday, January 23d.
5 BIG CASH PRIZES 5
Everybody Cordially Invited to
Attend.
Admission: Gents, 50c; Ladies,
25c; Children, 10c.
Music by Holly's Five-Piece
Orchestra.
M. Tritsch, refracting optician, at
Gering & Co.'s Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings. Examination free.
THE FUNERAL OF
MRS. ANNA CATH
ERINE HOLSCHUH
Besides the Near Relatives Many Who
Knew the Estimable Lary
Were Present.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
the funeral services of one of Cass
county's pioneers and one of the best
beloved ladies in this community, Mis.
Anna Catherine Holschah, were held
at the St. Paul's German Episcopal
church, of which the deceased had
been a member during her lifetime,
and the old friends and neighbors
from throughout this section- of the
county gathered to pay their last
tributes of respect to this well beloved
lady. The services were in charge of
the pastor of the church, Rev. J. H.
Steger, who delivered a short sermon.
both in German and English, in which
le gave to the bereaved family words
of comfort and consolation in their
rreparable loss and paid a glowing
tribute to the lifework of this most
estimable lady, who since the late
fifties had been a resident of Cass
county. The floral tributes laid on
the bier were most beautiful and ex
pressed more than words the deep
feeling of grief over the taking away
of this lady whose life had been one ,
filled with good deeds toward her
friends and fellow man. At the close
of the service the body was taken to
Oak Hill cemetery, where it was laid
to rest beside that of the husband,
ho had preceded her in death sev-
ral years ago. The pall-bearers were
six of the stalwart grandsons, of the
departed lady Albert, Fred, William
and Carl Egenberger and William
and Fred Hirz. A short prayer was
offered at the grave as the body was
consigned to its last long rest in the
silent tomb.
There has been few whose going
has brought such grief as that of Mrs.
Holschuh, as during her life she had
been to all who knew her a devout
and faithful friend and there was
never a task too hard or difficult for
her to perform for those whom she
loved the best. To those of the fam
ily left behind the deepest sympathy
of the entire community goes out in
their hour of grief, but in the life of
this grand good woman they can find
a consolation and an example of the
true Christian life filled with helpful
ress to her fellow man and the
thought that none came to her and
left empty-handed, and her passing
brings to those who have known of
her charity the deepest grief.
"HIS HIGHNESS THE BEY"
AT THE PARMELE THEATRE
THURSOAY. JANUARY 28TH
Arthur damage and his clever
company of musical comedy stars will
be seen at the Parmele theater on
Thursday, January 28, in the big
tuneful La Salle opera house success,
"His Highness the Bey." This i. a
musical comedy entertainment, de
signed for the pleasurable bewilder
ment of theater-goers. Judging from
the bountiful popularity of this com
pany elsewhere, it is pafe to predict
unusual success here. It does not
seem possible to crowd so many
laughs into a show as Arthur da
mage has succeeded in doing in this
instance. The action is carried at a
swift rate throughout and the laugh
ter is never permitted to ceae.
Charming Mabel Faleer, the prima
donna, is largely responsible for tha
success of this musical comedy. She
is said to give a performance marked
by rare ability, having a fresh and
engaging spontaneity that charms
every audience. Arthur damage is
said to figure very importantly in the
working out of the plot and to make
fun in a way that crowns him the
king of comedians.
Otto Bulin came in this morning on
No. 6 from Omaha, where he had
been for a short time vieiting with
relatives and friends in that city.