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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTIL NEBRASKA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 191 .
NO. 71.
FARMERS
D
BUSINESS
ME
SHOULD UNITE
Ltt Them Get Together for the Bet
terment of Plattsmouth and
Community Tributary.
From Friday's Pailr.
It would be hard to imagine two
classes of people who have as
identical interests when it comes to
bunding1 up, as have farmers in a
community and the business men of
the nearest large town. The farmer
of the country is the producer to
whom the business man looks, to raise
the crops and feed the cattle, and the
business men are Jooked to by the
farmers to furnish them with the
necessities of life and the avenues of
market for the production
the
farm. It is absclutelv necessarv for
the farmer to assist in the building:
up of the town, for the larger the
town the more valuable becomes
l oth his land and his market. It is
absolutely necessary for the business
man to assist the farmer in ways and
means to increase his efficiency and by
giving him a market for his stuff.
The faimer brings his produce to
a town and eets the town's money for
it. The business man makes it pos
sible for the farmer to have his place
to buy what he needs at home. A
false concept of the real relationship
between the two classes has resulted
in the building up of the great cities
to the detriment and cost of the
smaller town. The farmer who will
send away to a big city for something
he can buy at home as well and as
cheap is absolutely hurting his own
yro&tsV'for he takes" his trade away
from the town whose growth would
make him money, and on the other
hand, there is sometimes an excuse
for this sending away for mer
chandise and that is the excuse of
poor salesmanship on the part of the
letailer. Poor salesmanship is some
times caused through an excessive
price being charged, but this is rot
rften true, sometimes it is caused by
not attracting people to the stores by
special offers, and sometimes it is
caused by pure lack of effort to hold
trade on the part of employes.
In any event it seems strpnge that
anyone should send to Chicago or
New York for anything which could
be bought at home and it seems
strange that storekeepers should not
1 e able to hold their trade when they
can and do sell as cheap as the mail
order houses. The truth of the whole
matter is. that there is a misunder
standing between the farmer and
business man and there is but one way
to straighten it out to the happj end
ing of community building for mutual
profit and that is for the farmers and
storekeepers to join the same club
:md mutually decide their business
situation.
NEBRASKA AND IOWA
EXPERTS WILL ADDRESS
THE CEMENT USERS
From Friday's rally.
Many Nebraska and Iowa men have
accepted invitations to speak to the
members of the Midwest Cement
Users' association at the annual con
vention in Omaha March 2 to 6. The
rcgiam is full of live topics regard
ing the cement business. As a special
feature moving pictures and slides of
cement, showing its uses in various
lines of construction, will be exhibit
ed in the Auditorium, where the big
show will be held. The reels and
slides are new and have never been
fhown in this part of the United
States before, coming direct from the
eastern fields. Secretary Whipper
man, G. F. Lillie of Fremont, presi
dent of the Midwest, and other Ne
braska members have gone to Chi
cago to get pointers for the big show
to be held in Omaha.
Sells Fool IlalL
F. A. Raker, who has been conduct
ing a pool hall at Imperial, Neb., has
sold out and will engage in other busi
ness in that place. He will remain in
the west.
The Masons Are Improving.
From Friday's rallv.
While there has been no active civic
improvement organization in this city
there certainly has been a snirit of
individual improvement prevailing al
over the city, and especially among
the secret orders.' The Mason;: order
is now making some extensive altera
tions in their lodge rooms, adding a
good supply of paint and paper and
otherwise making some more desira
ble alterations in the arrangement of
the rooms. Let the good work move
tlong; there is still room for plenty
of repairs.
E
LARS OF TROUBLE
AT LOUISVILLE
Marshal C. M. Seybert and Frank
Wheeler Made Defendants in
Damage Suit.
The Louisville Courier contains the
following particulars of the trouble of
Marshal Seybert and John Hennings:
A case of unsual local interest was
filed in the district court last Satur
day, entitled John Hennings vs. Cam
M. Seybert and Frank Wheeler, in
which the plaintiff asks that the sum
of $1,000 be given him, together with
the costs, as balm for his wounded
feelings. The case is the outgrowth
of the arrest of the plaintiff, Hen
nings, on the charge of disturbing the
peace, swearing and otnerwise con
ducting himself in a manner that
greatly disturbed the peace of Mr.
Wheeler during a dance held at the
town hall, at which place the said
Wheeler was serving in the capacity
of special police by order of Village
Marshal Seybert. According to the
petition as filed by the plaintiff, Hen
nings, these charges were absolutely
untrue.
The case came on for hearing on
January 15 before Justice James W.
Brobst. A large number of witnesses
were called on either side. Hennings
had secured for his council Attorney
Matthew Gering, and when this fact
became known every farmer in the
neighborhood, together with his hired
man, was on hand to see the fun.
Word had gone out that Matt was
going to make Marshal Seybert look
ike 30 cents, and when the judge said
hats off" the opera house was pack
ed. The honorable Matthew did not
disappoint. He never does. He was
given his cue as soon as he landed in
own and the show he put on was
worth the price. Attorney Harry O.
Palmer of Omaha, as village attorney,
handled the prosecution under the vil-
age ordinance and presented his case
ery creditably to himself and in a
manner that maintained the respect
nd good will of the accused.
When the evidence was all in and
the attorneys had concluded their
rguments, Judge Brobst promptly
discharged the defendant, and now he
sks that $1,000 be awarded him to
ppease his mental anguish and suf
fering caused to his reputation by the
charges preferred against him by the
two defendants.
VISITS OLD CASS COUNTY
PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA
T. E. Todd, who has been visiting in
arious points in California for the
ast three months, returned home
last Saturday afternoon. During the
time he wa3 in California he visited
among many former Cass county peo
ple, in fact, nearly all of them. Sen-
tor Thomas and family being old
friends and near neighbors of the
Todds in this county for a great
many years, considerable time was
pent at the Thomas home. Mr. Todd
ays the senator is enjoying the very
best of health for a man of his years,
and is still a great lover of California,
where he says the old people are made
oung. The entire Cass county colony
mong whom Mr. Todd visited with
are all happy, prosperous and enjoy
ing good health.
Wall Paper. Gering & Co.
Phone
36.
MOR
THE SCHOOL
E MAY BE
WASTED AWAY
Connections Between the Western and
Eastern School People a Re
gards School Code.
From Friday's raily.
Nebraska is twenty-fifth in school
efficiency, says William Ritchie, jr., in
a statement issued urging school
legislation. The statement follows:
some sen-seeKing personal in
terest has diligently circulated .false
reports over the state purposely to
defeat remedial school legislation. I
have proof of this and know that the
prejudices aroused by this pernicious
campaign have arrayed the various
parts of the state against each other.
"Nebraska rural schools are still
u"ll"s U11UCI cupieu
: . J .U 1 J
from Ohio in 1fif59 Ohm fins hricp
"
since tnen cnangea ner system, but
Nebraska is still operating under the
oia laws, anu in tne latest national
r, , . ...
scnooi survey is ranKea twenty-nun
in the efficiency, economy and equality
oi ner scnoois.
I here are various measures be-
r . l i i - e
iui u.e ,eSii.iture which, u enacieu
mto laws, would remedy these condi-
tions. The school code bill was in-
troduced in order that the legislature
might,, after a careful study, enact
laws wnicn would materially benefit
all sections of the state. For eastern
Nebraska there is the consolidated
grade and high school measure, for
central Nebraska there is the rural
high school measure, for western Ne-1
braska there is the county unit of
a. t-r-V Ml r- - i i
Mutation ico wiu euec an equal
distribution ox tne railroad taxes. All
of these measures are optional, o
that each may be adopted by the peo
pie of the various communities as
they will best serve their interests.
"Unfortunately, however, it seem
a Liiougii none oi me- measures
would pass, because one part of the
state has been arrayed against the
ether. The east striving for what
will benefit the east has been prejudic-
ed against what will benefit the cen-
none of these
trai ana western parts ot tne state.
Central and western Nebraska have
been arrayed against the measures
wnicn win oenent tne east. Ana tnis
..u.c,. aa u.v,uK..c ut
the. false reports I have mentioned
aDove-
"Even' voter who is interested in
oetier scnoois, in consouaatea scnoois
T a. X. 1 1 1 1 1 I
ior eastern eorasKa, in rural nign
schools for central and western Ne-
braska in vocational schools, in an
equal aistnoution 01 rauroaa taxes, m
1 A. 1 A? 1 1 A r I
equality 01 educational opoprtunitieo,
in efficiency and economy of school ad-
ministration wnicn win save tne state
oer oo,Wo annually, snouia write
at once to nis or ner memoer 01 tne
legislature in the house and senate.
Urge them to give a careful study to
tnis prooiem. urge tnem to co-oper-
ate for the best interests of all parts
f ll A A ll A
ine staie' ure inem 10 ve yur
section the opportunity to do the
tnings tney neea, ana not to aeny to
anomer section 01 tne state tne ngnt
10 uo tnese tnings wnicn tney most 1
neeu.
"If we are to have better schools
we must brush away prejudices creat
ed by false rumors and uninformed
agitators and stand for the best in
terests of all the boys and girls in
every part of the state. We must not
be misled by and fight over details
which are unimportant and can be
changed. We are all interested in
certain necessary improvements upon
which we will find we can unite if we
will give a fair and open-minded con-
sideration to the various school meas-
ures ueiore tne legislature.
1-2" A. 1 1 . I
Will Move to Plattsmouth.
From Friday's Dailv. I
Hans Shrader, who has been in the
city for the past few days at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Peter Keil, re-
turnea to eaar reeK, wnere he will
dispose of his property in that place
and will later move to Plattsmouth,
where he will make his home with his
mother in the future.
M. Tritsch. refracting optician, at
Gering & Co. a Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings. Examination free. I
GOD
Wallace Hunter Quite Sick.
From Friday's Daily.
Wallace Hunter, ton of Mr. and
Mrs. William Hunter, is reported a
being very sick at the home of hi
parents on North Eighth street with
an attack of pneumonia. His school
mates and friends will be sorry to
learn of his serious illness, but tru
that he will soon recover and be able
to be in their midst.
FORMER CITIZEN
John W. Gerking Threatens to Kill
His Wife, But She Escapes, and
He Kills Himself.
I ' - . "
Xhe relatives and acouaintanoes
i t t ... , . ,
nere oi jonn v . uerKing received a
at shock last Friday by the reCeipt
cf a message statins- that Mr. Gerk-
in(r v,nr! tW nv tpn nu v,ra
I e. J ' - "J
shootinz himself in the mouth with a
22 calibcr rifle His sons Roy and
I r-,,- a i,:- v.- nr., n- at
Sikes. who reside here, left
ms f uuu o uaug ii wti . A x l t -.!
'
mediately for the scene of the
traredv. which occurred at the farm
home about e5ght miles ea5t of SIoan
Iow, and remained therp ur,ti, aftpr
the funerai, whkh was held Sunday.
Thm i. r,n .lonht to th f
fair being caused by temporary aber
ration of mind, as Mr. Gerking was
known to be a man of a very quiet
and jovial disposition and in no man
ner inclined to be violent. About 10
o'clock last Friday forenoon he and
his :fe .vere t hom. alone while two
sons, Ralph and Will, were working
some distance from the house. Sud
denly and without previous indication
of anything wrong, Mr. Gerking
seized an ax that was near his chair
and told his wife that he was going to
km her flnd himself- She escaped
into an adjoininff room. and vhen he
be?an choppin& down the door she
ian out the rear way and to a ne5ch.
borinff farm house A short time af
terward the sons and Mrs. Gerking re-
turned hom and not sin? Mr.
Gerkinff anywhere they supposed that
he had calmed d and
stairs and the sons went to the barn
to attend to the chores, returning to
Ue house for dinner Thm it was
discovered that Mr. Gerkine was not
upstair3t and they began searching
f h- d th barn t t
ftack thf song ha(J ?oUen feeJ
for the horsegf they founJ their
father lvinff dead with the Run stm
held in his hands and the front t
.f his face torn away The unfor.
L.jnate man had evidently placed the
muzzle of the &un in his mouth
John w Gerkin? whose age was
-g years wag weU knovm and h;Rhly
respected in this vicinity where he
resided for a number of years prior
tQ moving to gloan, Iowa, in Decern
b 1913 IIe was a man of excel
lent character and habits, and his
tT&gic death causes a feeIinff of deep
sorrow for the man and sincere sym
. f the relatives. Union
Ledger
E. M. WILES TO UN
DERGO AN OPERATION
FOR APPENDICITIS
'mm Saturday raTlv.
E. M. Wiles and wife departed for
Omaha this mornin?. where Mr,
Wiles 1, undpr0 an oneration for
c
r1if from uTmPnHiritis. from whirh
he ha3 been troubled for some time
He goes to the Immanuel hospital,
where he will be operated pn for this
trouble, and it is the sincere hope of
his manv friends that he mav get the
desired relief and return at an earlv
date entirely restored-to his former
health. Writh the accident which he
received when his automobile over
turned, coupled with the trouble with
which he has recently been afflicted,
hiA maHa ;nPn.Hc r fc; v,oi, r,A ,
hopes to be his former self after un-
dergoing the operation.
The Journal does job work.
OF UNION COMMITS
SUICIDE 1 IOWA
THE PLATTE MU
TUAL INS
E
MP All 0. K.
Mr. Pool, Secretary of State, Takes
It All Back as Regards the Platte
Mutual Insurance Company.
P"roTn SaturnaVs r-aPv.
To Editor of Journal:
Some days ago you published an
u..i
out from the office of the secretary of
state to the Omaha and Lincoln
papers, pertaining to the legal status
of mutual insurance companies. In
that article was classed the Platte
Mutual Insurance Co. of this city as
being one of those that had failed to
comply with the law relative to filing
proper papers in the office of the sec-
etary of state. Those connected with
the management of our local company
knew that there was no truth in the
publication, but nevertheless the local
UR C
company is apt to suffer to some ex- returned to the farmer. ro in
tent in a business way unless a cor-dividual record is made public with-
ection is made through the public
press, l tnereby procured from the
secretary of state his certificate per-
taining to the Platte Mutual Insur-
ance company, wnicn is as follows:
Department of State, Lincoln Ne-
braska.
I. Charles W. Pool, secretary of
state, go hereby certify that the
Platte Mutual Insurance company of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, has its
amended articles of incorporation and
by-laws on file in my office, and as
far as this office is concerned has
complied with the requirements of
the law.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said office this 17th day of February,
1915. Charles W. Pool,
(Seal) Secretary of State.
Our local company has always com
plied with the law, and when the new
insurance statute covering all insur
ance done in this state was passed
two years ago, under direction of the
insurance board, we amended our ar
ticles and by-laws so as to conform
to the new statute, and filed copies of
the same in the office of the secretary
of state, with the insurance board and
also with the county clerk of this
county. That our local company
might be better known, I will briefly
state that the liability of its policy
holders in any one year shall, under
no condition, exceed one and one-half
times the annual premium of a stock
company.
It will be seventeen years in April
c!tici the local comnanv was orcaniz-
ed and it does now and has at all
times in the past, only charged for
its insurance one-half that charged by
the stock companies, and during all
that time it has never made an as
sessment. It has paid all losses which
have occurred to policy-holders and
now ha? in its treasury more cash per
thousand dollars of insurance in force
than any other company doing busi
ness in the state, and at the same
time it has made and kept the gen
eral rate of fire insurance lower in
Plattsmouth than in any other town
of its class in the state. These are
fact3 that can be readily verified by
anyone who cares to take the trouble
to do so.
While we have always enjoyed a
large local business, yet there is no
reason why the people of this city
should not insure, as far as possible,
in this company and make it one of
the largest mutual companies in the
state. We are not complaining of the
business received in the past, but
there is nothing that helps a town
more throughout the state than being
the head office of financial institutions,
whether they be insurance companies,
loan companies, or otherwise, and
anything that helps the town helps
the individual property owners to a
certain extent.
Trusting you will make this correc
tion relative to the Platte Mutual In
surance company through the columns
of your paper, I remain, very truly
yours, J. C. Petersen,
Secretary.
List your Farms and City Property
with T. IL Pollock. Office in Telephone
Building.
Farm Loans at low rates. T. II.
Pollock. Office in Telephone Bldg.
Visit at Greeley Center.
From Saturday's Dauv.
Councilman Carl A. Johnson and
little son. Theodore, departed for
'Greeley Center this morning, where
they will visit over Sunday at the
home of their friends, the family of
Charles Lemberg, who formerly lived
at Plattsraouth, and while there they
will look after some interests which
Mr. Johnson has in that part cf the
country. They expect to return home
Curing the first of the coming week.
GOVERNMENT TO ANALYIZE
FARM EFFICIENCY SOON
From Saturday s llat'T
I The farm management survey is a
new line of extension work that has
just been undertaken by the United
(States department of agriculture
land the agricultural extension serv
ice of the College of Agriculture. The
plan is to visit as many farms in a
community as is necessary, usually
about 100, and to take of each a rec-
ord of the farm business for one
I year. These records are secured by
personal conference. They are figured,
studied carefully, and a summary is
lout his consent. The object is to
point out clearly the most profitable
farm system of the region, to
analyze the systems, show why they
are the most profitable, and wnerein
they differ from those of unsuccessful
farms. This line of work is also ex-
rected to increase greatly the ef-
ficiency of the county agricultural
cgents or farm demonstrators. Farm
ers in regions not reached by a special
survey may have their record worked
up by filling out a special prepared
blark which may be had from the
I Agricultural Extension Service, Uni
versitv Farm, Lincoln
OEATH OF MRS. JACKSON
AT THE HOME OF DAUGH
TER, MRS. A. P. BARNES
Mrs. Mathilda Jackson, who has
been suffering from pneumonia for
the past ten days, died last evening
at 7:40 o'clock. On the 27th of last
September the deceased was 73 years
of age and had been enjoying good
health up to that time. For the past
few years Mrs. Jackson has been
making her home in this city the
larger portion of the time, at th?
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. P.
Earnes, where she died yesterday.
Up to the time of Mr. Jackson's
death, which occurred in 1P09, they
were residing in Glenwood, Iowa, but
since the death of her husband, Mrs.
Jackson had made her home with hsr
children. The deceased was the mother
of eight children, six of whom are
living, and all with but one exception
will be here to attend the funeral. On
account of the indefinite time of the
arrival of the children, no arrange
ments have yet been made for the
funeral, except that the services will
be held at the home of Mrs. Earnes
in this city, and interment will be
made beside her husband in the Glen
wood cemetery-
The surviving sons and daughters
are: Mrs. A. P. Barnes of this city,
J. L. Jackson of Allen, Nebraska; W.
R. Jackson of Des Moines, Iowa, who
was here at the time of his mother's
death; Ever Jackson of Sloan, Iowa;
Mrs. Harriet Doak of Glenwood, and
Mrs. Mary Pugh of LaZalle, Wiscon
sin, who, on account of sickness, will
be unable to attend the funeral.
Later The funeral services will be
held at the home of Mrs. Barnes on
Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock,
r.nd the remains will be carried to
Glenwood cn train No. 4 for inter
ment in the Glenwood cemetery.
... . . . 1
Store Room Nearing Completion.
The work on the L. B. Egenbergar
store room is progressing very rapid
ly at this time, and it is expected now
that it will be ready for occupancy by
the first of the coming month. Rob
ert ratten and N. K. Peoples are on
the job, busy with the paint brush,
and the John Bauer crew are placing
in the heating plant. The new front,
which i", a beauty, is completed. The
Eger.berger store room will be one of
the finest in the city when completed
and ready to move into on the first of
the coming month.
EAGLES' ANNUAL
MASK BALL SAT
URDAY EVENING
A Genuine Good Time Wa Highly
Enjoyed by the Large
Number Present.
The annual mask ball given by the
Plattsmouth aerie of Eagles at
Coates' hall last Saturday evening.
was not as great a success financially
as on previous occasions, owing to the
fact that it was given in the Ienten
season. This lodge has always given
one of the most successful mask balls
of the entire winter season, and none
the less can be said of the one given
Saturday evening, in regard to the
genuine good time enjoyed by all
thoe present. There were i.ot o
many maskers as usual, but while in
numbers they were limited, there were
some most excellent characters on the
f oor, and up to the time the mask
were removed they were not inter
ferred with in having their good time
on account of being c. owded.
The committee done their part in
leaving nothing undone for the pleas
ure of the visitors, und everything
was carried out in accordance with
the well planned program. The music
was furnished by the Plattsmauth or
chestra, and as usual gave the very
best of satisfaction. There were lix
prizes awarded, which were captured
s follows: Frank McCarthy, first
gents' prize; Mrs. George Gobelman,
first ladies prize; George Gobelman,
second gents' prize; Mrs. Frank Boe
tel, second ladies' prize. The pecil
prizes were taken by Percy Fields
und Misses Rose and Bar
bara Bulin, Mr. Fields rep
resenting a Jewish character, and the
Misses Bulin the "Gold Dust" twins.
all three of which were certainly
characters well impersonated. The
first and second ladies' and gents'
prizes were also well awarded, as
they were among the best usually
seen on a mask ball floor. Frank Mc
Carthy, as the big Zulu chief, wa
extra good, also George Gobelman in
his favorite roll, that of the old-time
"hayseed. Mrs. Gobelman. in the
character of an Indian maiden, was a
neat costume, also the one of Mrs.
Boetel. The judges were Roy Bur
dick, Will Mason and Clifford Forbes.
FAVOR A SOCIAL AND
RELIGIOUS CENSUS
OF PLATTSMOUTH
From Friday' Datly.
At a recent meeting of the Lay
men's Christian Union a committee
was appointed to formulate plans for
taking a social and religious census
of the city. Such a census has never
been secured, and for the mutual
benefit of the social, religious and
commercial activities in the city, euch
a census will have a great value. The
commitee appointed by T. P. Living
ston, chairman of the Laymen's Chris
tian Union, to plan this work, was as
follows: Chairman, C. A. Rawls; J.
M. Robertson, W. G. Brooks, J. P.
Falter and E. W. Cook.
The directiors of the Commercial
club, at a recent meeting, endorsed the
proposition as follows:
Whereas, The Commercial club of
riattsmouth believes it to be of great
interest to its officers and members
and to the citizens of Plattsmouth,
generally, to have a 'social and re
ligious census of the city taken, and
have approved the plans for taking
the same, it is earnestly desired that
pll citizens co-operate with the can
vassers who call upon them for the
information desired:
T. H. Pollock. A. L. Tidd.
E. J. Richey. William Baird.
R. F. Patterson. Philip Thierolf.
Geo. E. Dovey.
E. H. Wescott.
E. A. Wurl.
J. P. Falter.
C. W. Baylor.
J. M. Roberts.
Charles C.
Parmele.
I hereby approve the endorsement
of the Commercial club and the taking
of the census above referred to, and
ask all citizens to co-operate.
John P. Sattler, Mayor.