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PLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915.
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION OF
CASS
COUNTY
The Executive Hoard Held a Very
Enthusiastic Meeting at Union
Wednesday.
From "Wednesday's IiaHy.
'lhe executive board of the Cass
County - Sunday ! School association
held a very enthusiastic meeting at
Union yesterday, where plans for the
enlargement and development of the
woik in the county were carefully
mode. Union is an ideal place to hold
such a meeting, being a junction point
and easily accessible, and the hosT
pitality of the Unionites made it very
pleasant for the committee. Those
present were: C. S. Aldrich, presi
dent; Ella Atkinson, secretary, and
W. M. Ellege, J. D. Cross, C. Jar
nun, II. B. Hutchman, Mrs. Fred
Zir.k, C. C. Wescott and Jesse Terry.
The dates and places of the district
meetings were fixed as follows: First
distract, Mynard, June 2; second dis
trict, Avoca. June 3; third district,
Elm wood, June 4. Some of the coun
ty workers will be present at each of
there district meetings and it is hoped
to make them very practical and
he! ful. The 50 per cent goal pro
portion was thoroughly discussed and
thij will be one of the features of the
district meetings. It is hoped that
every school will make an effort to
reach this standard of efficiency by
June, so that Cass county will not be
ashamed of her showing at the state
convention. The state convention is
to be one of the biggest ever held. It
will be at Broken Bow on June 15 to
18. If you are interested in Sunday
school work plan to be there.
The next county convention will be
held at Louisville this fall, and an
efficient program committee was ap
pointed to have charge,of the annual
event, which promises to be excep
tionally good this year.
Secures Some Fine Chickens.
From "Wednesday's Da II v.
"iesterday was chicken day at the
store of John Hatt & Son, as the
large 125-egg Queen incubator was
busy all day in turning out the fluffy
little chicks and 110 were secured
from the hatch. The incubator has
been looked after by J. V. Hatt, and
he was very proud of the good luck
they had in the hatch, as he is the
agent for this incubator in this city.
The little chicks were purchased by
Wiiliam Barclay, who will raise them
at his home into fine spring frys.
R. S. SEXTON, CF CIGAR
MAKER'S INTERNATIONAL
UNION, IN PLATTSMOUTH
From Wednesday's rally.
R. S. Sexton, general organizer of
the cigar makers' international anion,
arrived in the city yesterday after
noon to look after the local situation
as regards the craft. Mr. Sexton has
his headquarters in Chicago and is
almost constantly on the go, as he
must keep as nearly as possible in
personal touch with the different local
unions throughout the country. He is
one cf the leading figures in the work
of the union, and at the last conven
tion was one of the members of the
most important committees. Mr. Sex
tor was well pleased with the support
the citizens of Plattsmouth gave to
their home industries and the general
condition of affairs among his fellow
craftsmen. While here he was entei
tained by the members of the local
union.
RUMORS OF PASSEN
GER TRAIN SERVICE
ON THE BURLINGTON
CHIEF OF POLICE BAR
CLAY HAS ANOTHER JOB
ADDED TO HIS DUTIES
From Tuesday's Dally.
Chief of l'olice Barclay has had his
dunes added to considerably, as . the
official city pasture on the land eas
of the Burlington tracks has been
turned over to him and he has a list
of those using the pasture, as well as
the collection of the fees for the use
of the land. This is a very disagree
abl? task and the chief can expect to
accumulate a good many gray hairs
in trying to keep the place regulated
Thre are quite a number using th
pasture now and the feed there is
plentiful and should make a good
place to herd the cows. Those usin
the pasture should assist the chief a
much as possible in the regulation o
the place.
GEORGE EVERETT IN T
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE
HIS EXPLOSION ACCIDEN
LANDSCAPE GARDENING
MAKING A CONSIDERABLE
" SHOWING IN 00R CITY,
From Wednesday's Dally.
In the line of general improve
ments the residents of North Sixth
street have been quite busy of late in
doing a little landscape gardening,
winch has added much to the general
lippearance of that section of the city.
The homes of Charles C. Parmele, R.
F. Patterson, Wayne Dickson and At
torney W. A. Robertson have been
added to by the fixing up of the lawns
and the sodding of the terrace sur
rounding their homes. This work has
beer conducted to the greatest extent
by J. II. McMaken and the work has
added immensely ' to the general
asrect of the surroundings of the
beautiful homes that occupy that sec
tion of the city. The property of
George" Sayles and O. K. Reed on
We.st street is also being beauti.Jti
by the sodding of the terraces sur
rounding the two houses, and in gen
eral being made objects of great na
tural beauty. With the splendid op
portunities the homes of Plattsmouth
should rank among the most beautiful
in the west.
From Wednesday's Pally.
The announcement has been made
in the state papers that the Burling
ton is contemplating in very short
time of putting train No. 10 back in
service between Denver and Omaha,
and is scheduled to arrive at Omaha
at 1:10 a. m. This is the train that
formerly came over the old main line
from Lincoln. If this change is made
and the train continued on to Chicago
it woukl make a splendid train for the
night owls or theater-goers from this
city who might be in Omaha and de
sired to return home. There has been
no notice given to the oliicials here
of the proposed placing of the train
back in service, and it is possible it
may only be run from Denver to
Omaha to care for the travel through
the state. It is also reported that No.
1 ar.d No. 9 will be put back on their
old running time in response to the
inci easing volume of travel.
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning George Everett, one
of the substantial farmers from east
of Union, was in the city for a few
hours looking after some matters at
the court house and visiting with
friends. This is the first time Mr,
Evereti has been in Plattsmouth since
his accident last summer in the ex
plcsion of the gas plant at his home
and his friends were greatly pleased
to meet him, as he has suffered great
ly from the injuries and his left hand
has suffered greatly from the ex
plosion, being almost useless. He
certainly had a very close call in the
explosion and his family and friend
feel that he was fortunate in escaping
as easily as he did.
NEW SALOON MAN IN
HOTEL RILEY BASEMENT
THE "STARS AND STRIPES"
BALL TEAM HERE SUNDAY
From Wednesday's Dally.
The famous Stars and Stripes base
ball team of Omaha, one of the fi'.st
independent teams of that city, will
be with us next Sunday, vhen they
will come down and try and start
something with the Red Sox cf t'is
city. The Stars and Stripes come to
this city with a good recormendation
as a good, clean bunch of gentlemen,
who will see that the fain receive
their money's worth in a jrool ball
game ail tne .way tnrougn. t'a
Johnson's colts are getting restive
and will be in the best of condition
to go against the Stars and Stripes
aiu; make them long for a sojourn at
the Willow Springs. The showing so
far by the loctls has been very satis
factory and should continue to im
prove with each game until the close
of the season.
M. E. O'CONNOR, FIRE
MAN ON THE SIOUX CITY
LINE BREAKS A HAND
From Tuesday's Dilly.
This morning M. E. O'Connor, who
is employed by the Burlington as a
fireman on the Sioux City line of that
road, met with an accident in the
local yards that will put Lim out of
commission for a few clays. While he
was walking up from the depot north
toward the pump house, a gust of
wind blew his hat olf and he at once
staited in pursuit of the elusive head
gear, bat as soo:i as he had made
headway on it th wind would carry
it further out of his reach. This pro
ccdure was continued for quite i
ways, when suddenly the roan tripped
and fell, and as he struck the ground
his left hand was bent under him in
such a manner thut one of the bones
of the hand was broken. He at once
came to town, where the injured mem
ber was dressed and made as comfort
ahlc as possible, but it will be some
time before he resumes his rrGties on
the road feeding the locomotives with
fuel to carry them on their way. Mr,
O'Conner resides at Sioux City, where
he will spend his enforced vacation.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. Martin Beyer of Alma, Neb.,
was in the city this morning complet
ing arrangements for opening up the
bar in the Hotel Riley building, which
has been vacant since the removal of
L. W. Russell. Mr. Beyer was engaged
in tne saloon business in Alma up to
the time it was voted dry, and seek
ing a new location, deciding to come to
Portsmouth, lie is securing his peti
tion and will be ready as soon as it is
acted on to start in with his saloon
He expects to handle the product of
the Fremont Brewing company, as
we",! as the leading" brands of bottled
beers. He comes well recommended
to this city as a gentleman in every
sense of the term. This will make the
eighth saloon in the city, paying a
revenue of 8,000 toward the mainten
ance of the schools of the city. Mr.
Beyer hopes, when allowed to open,
to j ive a first-class place l this kind
to the residents of the city.
TO CELEBRATE FIFTIETH AN
NIVERSARY OF NEBRASKA
Suffers From a Fit.
From Tue.vday'e Daily.
Not a little excitement was created
this morrdng at the Burlington station
when a man was discovered to be in
what seemed a terrible spasm of
epilepsy, and a message was hurried
ly sent out for medical assistance, but
by this time the man had pulled
through the fit and when the physi
cian arrived to treat him, he had gone
on his way; the last seen of him he
was hitting it up through the yards
toward the pump house. The man,
it is ctated, was a member of one of
the bridge gangs of the Burlington.
ROCK QUARRY
IA WTO THE
AT
CEDAR GREEK
Iiusy Place and an Interesting Sight
to See How the Work Is
Manipulated.
VANDALS AT WORK ON
FLOWER GARDENS HERE
IN PLATTSMOUTH
las
my
From Wednesday's DalJy.
Some persons without fear of the
law or any feeling for the rights of
others, last evening paid a visit to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Herg
er, on South Sixth street, and pro
ceeded to tear up the fine bed of
tulips which has been a great object
of beauty to the lawn at the Herger
hor.e. The parties took only a fow
of the flowers, but in getting them
tore up a large number of fine plants,
which was wholly unnecessary. Mrs.
Hcrger states that if the parties de
sired some of the flowers they would
have been accommodated by calling
at the house in the daytime and ask
ing for them, instead of sneaking in
at night and wilfully destroying the
fine tulip plants in a manner wholly
without justification. The persons
doing the act of vandalism are known
and should it be repeated it is inti
mated that someone will be made to
suffer for it.
The same complaint has been re
cei -ed from a number .of localities in
the city where flowers and plants
have been stolen and destroyed, and
such acts have about exhausted the
patience of the owners and drastic
action will probably be taken to put
a stop to them. It certainly shows
very poor judgment to run the risk
that they do in entering the groundi
of persons and destroying property,
and Someone may fyc brought to time
on the proposition.
THE GRADUATING EXER
CISES OF HIGH SCHOOL
TO BE FREE THIS YEAR
Funeral of Little Babe.
Fine Plants.
Pansies, 3e each; Tomatoes, Cab
bage, Peppers and Egg Plants, lc
each. Sweet Potatoes, 30c per 100.
2'rice3 postpaid. C. R. Shall,
College View, Neb.
4-22-4wks-wkry
From Tiiesdavs Dull v.
The body of the little 13-months-old
baby 'of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Stanhaus
was. brought through this city yester
day afternoon in an automobile, being
conveyed to Glenwood, Iowa, where
the interment wa3 made in the family
lot in the cemetery there. The tragic
der.th of the little child has been, a
very severe blow to the relatives and
friends of the family, and in their
hour of grief the parents will receive
the sympathy of their friends.
VOUND A gold necklace. Owner
may have same by calling at this
office and paying for this advertise
ment. 4-21-tfd
From Wednesday's Daily.
The Nebraska State Historical so
ciety has started a most laudible
enterprise in agitating for a general
observation of the fiftieth year of
Nebraska as a member of the union
of states in 1917, and at their meet
ing in Lincoln a few days ago ap
pointed a committee composed of gen
tlemen interested in the work of per
ser-'ing the history of Nebraska for
the future generations, and among
those selected were Hon. R. B. Wind
ham of this city, Hon. E. M. Pollard
and Judge Jesse L. Root of Omaha
who will assist in the work of secur
ing a proper celebration of Ne
braska s statehood. The work will be
started at once and pushed for the
purpose of making the observance of
the event worthy of the great state,
From Wednesdays Dally.
The graduating exercises of the
Flattsmouth High school this vear
vill be made free to the public, as
there will be no charge made for the
seats in, the Parmele theater, where
the class of 1915 will bid their fare
well to the school work of the Platts
mouth High schooL The board of
education and the 'superintendent
have for the past two years desired
to make these excersises absolutely
free, but have not heretofore been in
position to do this, and feel well
pleased that they are able this year
o give the citizens of Plattsmouth
an opportunity to enjoy the gradua
tion free of charge. The seats will
be reserved as usual, but without cost
to the public. Last year the small
sum of 10 cents was charged, as the
schools were not in a position to carry
out the plans of the superintendent,
anu this is the first year that it will
be absolutely free. Senator Gilbert
M. Hitchcock of Omaha will be the
orator of the occasion and has donat
ed his services free of charge to the
Plattsmouth school board.
Vote Was in Error.
From Wednesday's Daily.
lhe announcement of the final vote
in the Eastwood piano contest that
appealed in the Evening Journal on
Monday was incorrect in the state
ment of the vote received by Miss
Joicphine Warga, the winner, as she
received 23.081,720 votes instead of
2,308,172, as announced. The error
was one made unintentionally and the
collection is made "gladly, both by
the store and the paper.
A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
the market 35 years. $1.00 a bottle.
FIXING UP CHICAGO AV
ENUE AND ROAD SOUTH
From Tuesday's Daily.
The city and the county authorities
appear to be about ready to get to
gether in an effort to do something
toward remedying the condition of the
south pait of Chicago avenue and the
country road just at the corner of the
farm of C. E. Cook, where for several
wei?ks this spring the mud was so
deep that it was impossible to get
through there with a team with any
degree of safety. Road Supervisor C.
F. Vailery has done what he could to
fix up the road, but it requires the
placing of a great deal of work there
before the road can be gotten in
proper shape so that it will be good
for travel at all seasons of the year,
and the city and county have decided
to get together on thi3 proposition
anu pracc the road in as good condi
tion as possible.
Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil for such emergencies.
Two sizes, 25c and 50c, at all stores.
Cantering out of Cedar Creek
Saturday afternoon, I patted
pony s. glossy neck and said, "Hasten
Lady, we've but three hours and we
want to see 'Rock Guarry. "
My way led for a short distance
along a level, sandy road, bordered on
one side by a woody thicket. Looking
left and right I rode on, enjoying the
beautiful landscape with its patches
of new wheat and corn fields spread
ing like a crazy quilt before me
Reaching the highest point on that
road, I turned my pony about for
view of Cedar Creek. It is a poet's
dream, I thought, the river in its
spring setting sparkling in the dis
tance, the elevators, the church and
nestling near the homes and business
places of its people.
But I am on my way to 'Rock
Quarry." I came to where the road
divided, turning to the east and to
the west. There a sign board stands
in black lettering, "No trespassing
and that means you.' Hastily I
chose the right and was. glad I did
for my way was at once made inter
esting by the sight of John Gauer's
fine home, as I rode westward
I could hear the chug, chug of an
engine and a short sharp whistle now
and then. I followed the railroad
tracks for a time. The creek was
near, and beautiful trees. A beautiful
yellow dog bounded out to meet me,
and I thought of our own "Scotch col
lie" at home, and remembered even
he was not permitted to be my com
pamon. I crossed a rickety bridge
and marked the intelligence of my
little steed as she cautiously tried
every plank before' daring to cross it
Following that chalky road I gallop
ed on, the great rock ledges and piles
of upheaveled rock now in the depths
below and on my right. There was
the elevated track, the dump, the
black road-car beneath. I was at the
quarry.
Hitching my pony, I secured the
company of a lady living near, and to
gether with her little son, I followed
a footpath which led from her home,
over a baby bridge, under pretty oak
trees, past the bunk house, through
whose open door I saw the double
deck beds, on to this " interesting
panorama of rock ledges. A great hole
there, yards across, with machinery
and men for removing those minattrre
mountains of shattered stone.
Mr. Spence, the foreman, spared no
pains for our entertainment, and from
him and his handling of the dynamite
sticks I learned to be less afraid of
that powerful explosive if treated
rightly. Sawdust, nitro-glycerine
and tallow he said it was. With a
blunt stick we watched him insert a
fuse in a piece of dynamite, and stood
by while he piled others beside it,
enough he said to dislodge tons of
rock. When he set fire to a piece of
fuse and exploded a nitro-glycerine
cap within a few yards of the dyna
mite box at our feet, I felt at that
moment I might not be here to tell
about it. "They must be together,
you .understand," he said, seeing our
uneasiness.
Not least among the workers at the
quarry was a large black horse,
When I first saw him he was standing
motionless along the track. In a few
moments an empty flat-car passed
him on the way to be refilled. With
out word or motion this faithful ani
mal moved to the place where the car
had stoppedfTurned himself ready to
lie hitched thereto. And with what
precision he stepped over the ties of
that miniature skid tracks dragging
that rock-laden car to the cable, which
by steam engine power is wound from
a windless and the filled car is drag
ged up the tressel to the dump. Stand
ing near the engine house we saw
the car "kick up," as it were, and
vomit its rock into the shaft leading
to the railroad car beneath. We heard
the grind, rush, rattle, bumpty-tump,
the thud, thud! then silence, for the
rocks were upon the flat-car.
Mr. Spence led us away from the
rock piles to a safe distance, called-to
his many workmen to get away, apd
we stood watching the fuse man as he
ran from one fuse to another, leaving
blue smoke curling behind him in a
Vzen places. Then, boom! boom!
like mighty cannon, and tons of rock
were rent assunder, partially hidden
by rock dust that shot upward in
volumes like curling smoke. Rock
pieces of all sizes were thrown to far
heights. The men returned and with
heavy picks and hammers and barslVJ
began to sort and fashion the rocks
to load more carts.
Two men at a steam drill machine
were drilling blasting holes in the
bed-rock, many feet in thickness. '
Rocks, tons in weight, were pointed
out to us as having been lifted by the
explosives and hurled a hundred yard
or more to the opposite side of this
great rock hole.
This rock, of light drah, or yellow-
ish brown color, sells from 90 cents
to $1 per ton, and is used mostly by'
tVio c 1 u s. c .r.n.Anj An iw,;.. I
division.
On our return to where my horse
was tied we looked into two caves,
barred and locked, but through whose J
gratings we could see the 50-pound :
boxes (carloads of them) of dynamite ;
piled one upon another. Arranged on !
shelves vere dynamite caps and coils '
of fuse. It is for safety and perfect
preservation that the dynamite is so
kept, and a fortune of it is used by '
this quarry company. j
The home of Ralph Atvvood, son of
Sam Atwood, owner of this tract of
quarry land, was pointed out to me '
on the hillside. A pretty bungalow, !
with flower garden in front.
Mounted ready to ride away, I bade
my companions good-bye, and looking
toward that spot I thought, "A thing
of beauty is a joy forever." A quarter i
of a mile on a hiss sounded beneath '
my horse's hoofs and I saw a rattler
coiled ready to strike. -My. three
hours had been enjoyably and profit
ably spent, and when I left Mr. Rat
tler was perhaps the most sorry I had
come, for he lay dead at Rock Quarry.
I. T. T.
nan
Files a Remonstrance.
From Wednesday's Dally.
This morning at the meeting of the
board of county commissioners the
matter of granting a saloon license to
Ancres Thomsen to operate at Cedar
Creek was to have been taken up, but
in view of the fact that a re
monstrance signed by some ninety
residents of Weeping Water was filed
against it, the hearing was set for
Wednesday, May 12th, when it will be
taken up by the board. Weeping Wa
ter is some fifteen miles from Cedar
Ci ek, where the saloon is to be
operated. This looks rather strange
to a man up a tree.
"Slowed Up" at Middle Age.
The hard working kidneys seem to
require aid sooner than other internal
organs. At middle age many men and
women feel twings of rheumatism,
have swollen or aching joints and are
distressed with sleep disturbing blad
der ailments. Foley Kidnev Pills are
safe, prompt and can be depended on
to give relief. Sold everywhere.
YOU know how
quickly a storm
comes up, and how
convenient it is to
have a good storm
coat handy.
Get an "OUW" Rubber
ized Slip-On and you
won't care when or
where it rains.
They certainly look good,
give a lot of service, and
most important keep you
warm and dry.
Tan, olive and gray regu
lar or raglan shoulders -convertible
or military
collar.
A style and size fit you. j
Ask to see
Our $ Special
Ladies' coats $2.95 Up
C. E. Vescott's Sons
Everybody's Store
For Sale.
Keystone Hay Loader and a Key
stone Side Delivery Rake. Almost
new. Can be seen at Hallstrom farm,
south of this city, near Mockenhaupt
brick yard. For further particulars
see John Gorder. . 4-29-3tw
Itch! Itch! Itch! Scratch! Scratch
Scratch! The more you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
For eczema, any skin itching. 50c a
box.
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Jfcirtrhj trati!) (TbUin;
Wherever you
go, or whatever you
do when you get
there, you ought to go
in good fitting clothes.
Here they are
for you Kuppen-
lieimer and Society Brand suits, all
wool fabrics, made right, $20, $22.50,
$25, $30 and $35.
Clothcraft all wool,
guaranteed suits, $15 and $17.
Attention, Llr. Good Dresser
The first sign of a well dressed man is the fit
of his. collar, and the "do" of his necktie. Hence
the importance of getting the right collar and
the right tie.
1 Ide collars fit perfectly and the patented
Lino-cord buttonhole keeps them titling like new after a dozen
trips to the laundry. We just received 4 new styles in starched
collars Piping Rock, Courtland, Drexel and Kesolute; I asides
4 new styles in soft collars, including the loqg points and new
cutaways.
T We got in 25 dozen pure silk ties Wednesday
all new summer styles, made with the slip-easy band and
made with the new patented fe;iture, wide end effect, made so
they cannot-trfifold at the end, or the lining cannot twist or
wrinkle. New crass stripes, and many other new patterns io
bows as well as 4-in-hands all 50j each.
Rfxnhatian Shirts
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