State Historical Soc
Neb
IIatteimiQutb
3founral
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSM O UTI1, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, MAY 10, 191.1.
No. ;i.r
BURGLARS ENTER
THE GEM RESI
DENCE LAST U
Extract From Matt'tn Vest $30 and
Medalion, Which He Values More
Highly Than the Money.
From Friday s Dally.
Last night sometime after the mid
night hour someone made a .successful
entry into the Gering home on North
Sixth street and succeeded in petting
away with some $30 in cash, as well
as other articles. It has been the
cu.stom of the family to leave the door
to the dining room on the south side
of the house unlocked at night, and
this was followed last evening by the
advent of the burglars, and from the
tracks found on the lawn it seems as
though the parties came in across the
lawn from the alley and made their
entrance through the dining room
door.
Mr. Matthew Gering returned home
in the evening about 10:45 and was
reading in his room for some time af
ter that, and his sisters, returning
home a short time afterwards, failed
to note any signs of the visitors, and
it seems from all indications that it
was not before midnight that the
party or parties made the success
ful haul.
The first intimation of the visit of
the intruders was discovered this
morning when Miss Barbara Gering
entered the dining room, to find the
trousers of her brother lying in the
middle of the floor in a heap. She at
once hastened to his room to inform
him of the fact and it was then dis
covered that the visitor had taken
from the pockets of the trousers 7
cents in money, as well as a valuable
copper mendalion, whose value to Mr.
Gering is without price. A further
search revealed the fact that. $30 in
bill a $10 and $20 had been
abstracted from the vest, which was
lying on a chair in the room of Mr.
Ciering and where the trousers had
been left when he retired for the
night.
The burglar seems to have been an
amateur or was frightened away be
fore completing his work, as a very
valuable diamond stud was in a shirt
lying on the chair, as well as an im
ported gold watch, neither of which
were disturbed. There was nothing
else found missing in the house, al
though a purse containing $8 in cash
had been left lying on the library
table, as well as quite a number of
valuable jewels in the room of Mrs.
Gering.
When .seen this morning Mr. Gering
stated that the loss of the medalion
was the chief concern, as it was price
less to him, as it contained the
portrait of his father and mother
taken at the time of his birth, and he
would willingly give the burg'ars the
$30 they had taken if they would re
turn his medalion, and would not at
tempt to take steps to prosecute them.
He further stated that the person
taking it could mail it or leave it some
place for him, and despite their act
he would gratefully remember them
in returning the keepsake. The
medallion is a beautiful piece of work
and contains on one side the letter
"M" and on the other the letter "G"
and has been in the possession of Mr,
Gering for a number of years.
From the general indications it
would seem that it was the work of
persons unusued to the jib, as they
left so much of value behind them
and doubtless took the medallion in
mistake for a piece of money, as it is
about the size of a silver dollar.
This is the first burglary to occur
in this city in a long time and we have
been most fortunate in this fact and
every effort should be made to ap
prehend the persons and restore the
property to Mr. Gering.
Taken Up.
One red calf and two white and red
calves taken up at my place. Owner
may have same by calling at my place
and paying for damages and this ad
vertisement. Thos. F. Ruby.
5-3-tfwkly
A beautiful line of Birthday Cards
and Greetings at the Journal office.
Come in and see them.
Completes His Assessing.
Fmm Friday's Dally.
The first of the Cass county as
sessors to make their returns so far
this year is James T. Reynolds of
Liberty precinct, who was here Wed
nesday evening and turned over to
County Assessor Bryan his books and
completed work, which gives him the
distinction of-being the first to regis
ter in the work "of completing the as
sessment. The other assessors will
have to get up and hustle any time
they get ahead of Jim in doing the
work, as he has held the position for
several years and is one of the best
assessors in the county.
NEW ADDITION TO THE
MEISINGER RESIDENCE
ON WEST MAIN STREET
The residence property on Main
street formerly occupied by the late
J. E. Meisinger and wife, is undergo-
ing considerable changes preparatory
to being occupied by M. Hild and
Mu. i CALCs,vC uuiuun
being placed on the south of the house
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mat win auu wverai rooms, Willie a
, , , . , -,, , .
,,,uun" pa wiu aiso oe one
of the new features of the house that
will add to the comfort and enjoyment
of the family This ,s a most .desira-
bie location, being near the business
section of the city, and is also a new
ouse, so that it will make a most
comfortable home for Mr. and Mrs,
Hild in the future.
ART EXHIBITION AT THE
COLUMBIAN SCHOOL FRI
DAY AFTERNOON, MAY 14
From Fridav Dally.
An art exhibition will be given at 1
the Columbian school in this city on I
Friday afternoon. May 14th, at 2:301
o'clock, and at which time the parents I
and friends of the pupils of that
school will be able to view the work I
in this line which is pronounced as
being as good as any in the city. The casion, and giving the class an equal
penmanship course of the High school I ity, doing away with the display that
is under the supervision of Miss
Marie Kaufmann, who has during the
two years she has had charge of this
feature of the school, made rapid ad-
vancement among the different
scholars, and the results produced
are such as to bring forth the highest
praise from those who have viewed
the work of the children in the grades,
as well as the High school pupils who
have taken up the penmanship, and
its introduction by Miss Kaufmann
has raised the standard immensely,
and from indifferent students in this
course she has produced a high stand-
ard. It is expected that in the com-
ing year the penmanship course in
the High school will be placed on a
credited basis and applied on the
work of the boy or girl in their four
years in the school. There has in the
past been a great many different
methods of penmanship taught in the Leta Lair, Grace Maugey, Will Rich
school, but it has now been signified ardson, Robin Richardson, Elsie Ros
to one general system, which has Bler. Norine Schulhof, Marie Spies,
done away with the old plan where Leon Stenner, Harley Wiles, Kate
the individual idea of each teacher York, Guy Crook, Nellie Cook, Grace
was planted in the mind of the child.
And the result is that the whole
school is improving in this line of
work.
Files Petition in Court.
From Saturday's Dallr.
A petition was filed yesterday aft
ernoon in the omintv ronrt. in which
Mrs. Jane Coleman asked that the last
will and testament of her husband,
William Coleman, who passed away
at his home near Greenwood on April
19th, be admitted to probate and the
estate divided according to the terms
of fVii Hwnmptit TTio riooencd le-ft
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real estate of the value of 524,150, and
personal property valued at $385. The
heirs are the widow and several chil-
dren. The instrument offered for pro-
bate nominated Mrs. Coleman as ex-
ecutrix, but she declines and asks that nas attracted a great deal of favor
William E. Hand of Greenwood be SDle comment, has elected a new
named as the executor. loor in h nrsnii nf Thomas
USED CARS FOR SALE.
Some great bargains in used Auto-
mobiles; prices from $300 to $600, for
several dandy good cars. See me and
get particular. I
T. H. POLLOCK.
Plattsmouth.
THE GRADUAT
ING GLASS OF
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Class of 1915 Is Composed of Eighteen
Boys and Nine Girls, Which Is
an Unusual Division.
From Friday's Dally.
On Wednesday, May 2Cth, the
graduating class of 1915 of the
Plattsmouth High school, composed of
eighteen boys and nine girls, will pass
out of the school for the last time and
from the stage of the Parmele theater
bid farewell to their school days in
the alma mater on the hill. This is a
splendid class of young men and
women, who after four years' train
ing in the High school have COm-
Dletpd tH rrtlircp rvT Ctnlmc nfacfLa
and secur- the credits
fortu to tj,,.e n . M ,f
other institutions. whiie others pntr
on their battle with the hard world,
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and in tnis y will find themselves
fnrt,ln.tp ccocc;
give them - the H- fa
Tfce cJass has se)ected flg
saiutatorian of the class Will Rich-
ar,lson MJe. p.
will AttUv iha w,:t tV,
iDCC r ioi u: n-u.
class has been very fortunate in the
matter of the orator of the occasion,
having secured Hon. Gilbert M. Hitch
cock of Omaha, United States senator
from Nebraska, who will address the
young people, and this event is one
that will impress itself deeply upon
the members of the class, as the sen
ator is one of the foremost statesmen
in the national life today, and his
words to the class on this, one of the
.CIll.a wl Lllcll llvca,
1S certain to be such as to produce a
lasting thought that if carried out
cannot fail but to aid them.
Tne members of the class have de-
cided that they will appear at the
graduation exercises in the caps and
gowns appropriate to such an oc-
so often is a feature of the costumes
f the graduates. The active work
WH be closed at the" school on Wed-
nesday. May 19th, one week before
ttie commencement exercises, and this
wiH allow the graduates time to pre-
Pare for the important event that
they are to be the chief figures in.
The bacculerate sermon will be
preached by Rev. H. G. McClusky of
the First Presbyterian church, on
Sunday, May 23, at the evening serv-
ice in the Methodist church, and all
Protestant churches of the city will
Join in the service.
The class of 1915 is composed of
the following young men and women:
Clifford Cecil, Carl Cunnigham, Lil-
lian Dwyer, Katherine Eagan, Ruby
Edgerton, Lillian Hartwick, Coenna
Handley, Sophie Hild, Wallace Hunt-
er, Ola Kaffenberger, Verna Krejci,
Fight, Mary Hetherington, Emil Hild,
Wen Ihompson. The last six of these
nave some work yet to make up, and
" depends on their efforts during the
next three weeks as to their graduat
ing with their class.
The class is working hard on the
play, "The Junior," in which Miss
Lucille Gass and Principal A. O.
Eggenberger are coaching them and
making good progress. This play will
be given at the Parmele theater on
Monday evening, May 24th.
Elects New Leader.
From Saturday's Dally.
The Bohemian brass band, which
has in the past played at several of
tne dances and entertainments given
at the Bohemian halls, as well as
private gatherings, and whose work
Gradoville, who has been one of the
leading musicians in the organization,
and he will endeavor to place the or-
ganization in the front ranks.
The next time you are in need of
flour, trv a sack of Forest Rose. Sold
bv all dealers.
HIGH
1110
Makes Quite an Improvement.
From Friday'." Daily.
For the past few days F. R. Gobel
man and his force of expert workmen
have been at work at the court house
in fixing up the offices of County Su
perintendent Miss Eda Marquardt,
which have been badly in need of re
decorating for the past fewr years
The improvement will add greatly to
the appearance of the office arid make
it much more attractive and pleasant
for the superintendent and the teach
ers at their meetings. It would be a
mighty good thing if the entire build
ing was fixed up with a little paint,
as it has been many years since it was
put up, and nothing has been done
since that time in the way of decorat
ing it.
A FORMER CASS COUNTY
MINISTER RETURNS TO
HIS PATH OF DOTY
It has often been said that a per
son who starts on the downward
path in life keeps on sliding, but Rev.
A. M. Perry, formerly a minister in
this county, is furnishing a striking
example of a man's display of will
power and desire to get in the right
pathway. Rev. Perry was for a num
ber of years a minister of the Method
ist church at Elmwood and also at
Ashland, but became attached to the
iquor habit and this demoralized his
usefulness as a church man, and for
the past few years he kept going down
hill, but now seems to have come
back in great shape and has become a
credit to himself and has again taken
up his religious work, with a rich ex
perience that will enable him to save
others. Mr. Perry has now located
at Omaha and is at the Union Gospel
Mission, where he has been among the
foremost workers for the past few
months. The old friends and acquaint
ances of Rev. Perry in this county will
certainly be delighted to learn of his
success in attaining his former stand
ing and wish him years of usefulness
FORMER CASS COUNTY BOY
MARRIED AT COLUMBUS, NEB.
From Friday's Dally.
The relatives and friends here of
Joseph Creamer have just received the
announcement of his marriage in
March to Miss Irene Ratchford of
Omaha. The ceremony occurred at
Columbus, Neb., and the announce
ment comes as a surprise, as the event
was wholly unlooked for by the
friends of the contracting parties. The
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Creamer, residing south of this city,
and at present is making his home at
David City, Neb., where the young
people expect to make their future
home. Mr. Creamer is a most estima
ble young' man and the news of his
wedding will be received with the
greatest of pleasure by his friends.
He is employed in a motor works
establishment in David City. The
bride is -a most accomplished young
lady and has studied in both Omaha
and New York, and last season as
sisted Miss Portia Sweet in dancing
classes and was one of the leading in
structors in the metropolis. The wed
ding was celebrated at Columbus as
soon as Miss Batchford returned home
from Caspar, Wyoming, where she
visited during the winter.
JOSEPH W. JOHNSON IN
VERY FEEBLE HEALTH
Yesterday afternoon shortly after
J. W. Johnson had returned home
from an automobile trip, in company
with W. F. Gillespie, who was visit
ing at the Johnson home for a few
hours, he complained that he was not
feeling well and appeared to be suf
fering from a sinking spell, which for
a few moments greatly alarmed the
members of his family, and medical
assistance was summoned to aid in
giving relief to the patient. Mr,
Johnson is reported this morning as
being improved and feeling much bet
ter than last evening, and his family
are hopeful that in a few days he may
be able to be around as usual.
Wall Paper. Gering & Co.
OMAHA ELKS
SAI C flllADTET
inLL. yurtiu Li
AT PARMELE
One of the Rarest Musical Treats
Ever Furnished the Music-Loving
People of Plattsmouth.
From Saturday's Daily.
Last evening the members of the
Omaha Elks' Male Chorus, under the
leadership of Professor Alexander
Emslie, presented to the music-loving
public of this city an entertainment
of the rarest merit, and it can be said
truthfully, without fear of contradic
tion, that the Omaha Elks have here
an organization that their lodge can
well be proud of, and the masterly
work of the distinguished director is
shown in the splendid harmony and
sweetness produced by the voices of
the chorus.
I he program given last evening at
the Parmele was selected from the
best of the works of the composers of
the world and embraced the most pop-
ular of the classics. The opening
number. "The Soldiers' Chorus," from
Faust," was a splendid selection and
me voices 01 me cnorus gave it a
rendition that at once won a warm
spot in the hearts of the audience for
the talented members of this or
ganization,
Not alone was the work of the
chorus splendid in every particular,
but they were assisted in the program
by three of Omaha S most talented
musicians in Mr. Ernest A. Reese, Mr.
Ove Neble and Mrs. Reese, who gave
a trio of piano, flute and violin num-
bers that were one of the most de-
lightful features of the enjoyable
musical feast. The trio gave the num-
ber, "Opheus," by Offenbach, as well
as a selection from "111 Trovatore,"
by Verdi, and in response to the en
thusiastic applause of the enraptured
audience, favored them with the al
ways beautiful "Sextette," from
"Lucia." These selections proved one
of the most pleasing of the program
and the artists giving them deserve
great commendation for their efforts.
One of the features of the work of
the chorus which was greatly enjoyed
here, as it has been in the different
entertainments in other cities in which
the organization appeared, was the
"Vocal Combat," in which a quartet
gave several numbers, first from the
tenor and then from the bass section
of the quartet, and the audience were
requested by their applause to desig
nate the favorite voice, but in this the
honors were apparently even, as both
were enthusiastically received by the
audience.
In the quartet composed of Messrs.
A. R. Nelson, A. J. Alvord, A. J. Van-
Kuran and J, E. Latsch, can be found
as splendid voices as can be heard on
the stage of any theater in the land,
and these four gentlemen certainly
are a great feature of the chorus
Another of the special numbers
were given on the program and which
was very pleasing was the bass solo
by Mr. Harry V. Hahn, who gave as
his number, "When the Billows Roll
High," and in response to the demands
of the audience, "A Perfect Day," by
Carrie Jacobs Bond. Both of these
numbers gave Mr. Hahn a splendid
opportunity to display his wonderful
voice and rich and powerful as it was,
made the strains of the melody most
pleasing.
The chorus scored another great
success with their immensely popular
Annie Laurie," which was one of the
selections that made such a deep im
pression at the concert given in Oma
ha a few weeks ago by the organiza
tion, and this shared honors last
evening with "Nellie Gray" and "The
Sailors' Chorus," all of which were re
ceived with delight by all who were
fortunate enough to be present-
In the program last evening there
was one feature that cannot be pass-
ed by without a word of comment, and
that was the appeaarnce of the ir-
repressible "Billy" Lawrence, that j
prince of entertainers, and Mr. Law-
rence, in his opening selection, made
a pronounced hit with the audience, for sale at all times. CoL Gano, Crim
He has been frequently called the sec- son Wonder and Gold Model strains.
ond Harry Lauder, but we are willing
to state that Harry has nothing on
the genial gentleman from Omaha in
the Scotch dialect songs. Mr. Law
rence was given repeated encores and
the audience, if they had had their I
way, would have compelled him to re
main on the stage all evening in his
delightful act.
The chorus in their work was a
revelation to the music-lovers and
Professor Emslie is to be congratulat
ed on the aggregation of artists he
has brought forth since coming to
Omaha from Fort Collins, Colorado.
The chorus was accompanied here by
a number of friends, including Carroll
II. WTright, the eminent Omaha at
torney, who is the business manager
of the male chorus, as well as the or
ganizer of a new secret society which
he introduced here last evening, fol
lowing the concert at the theater.
FIVE TEAMS REPRE
SENTING ST. MARY'S
GUILD RAISE MONEY
From Saturday Tiallr
The ladies of St. Mary's Guild, for
the better carrying out of their work
of assisting St. Luke's church and
parish, have been divided into five
teams, which will adopt different
methods of raising money to assist in
the church work. One of these teams
will hold an entertainment at the
Grand on next Thursday evening that
will be one of ereat merit. This will
consist of a concert and program by
a number of the pupils of the School
for the Blind at Nebraska City, who
will be brought to this city by Super-
intendent Abbott and give a splendid
...... . ...
I concert that will show the residents of
this city the progress of the students
at that institution. There will be ten
in the party coming here and they
will include an orrhpstm. which will
be one of the leading features of the
concert. This will be an entertain
ment worth while and those who fail
to attend certainly will reeret it. as
the admission fee will not be great
j and will allow all who so desire to be
present. There will be three reels of
natures shown, in addition to the
splendid concert.
THE REMAINS OF MRS.
HERBERT DAVIDSON
TAKEN TO COLUMBUS
The funeral services of Mrs. Her-
bert Davison, who passed away at her
home in the south part of the city Sat-
urday evening, were held yesterday
afternoon at 4:30 from the late home
and were conducted by Rev. F. M.
Druliner of the First Methodist
church. The services were simple and
impressive in their character and a
number of the neighbors and close
friends gathered with the sorrowing
family to pay their last tributes of
love and respect to this most estimable
lo,. a .1,;. -r.. ,,1, oc.
sisted in the services and gave a num-
ber of the well loved hymns. The
body was taken this morning to
Columbus, Nebraska, the old home of
the departed lady, where it will be
laid to its last long rest.
Mrs. Davison had for several
months been a sufferer from tuber
culosis and her condition had been
gradually growing worse until it was
recognized that the end was only a
matter of days and hours, and despite
the care of the willing and tender
hands of her family and friends, Mrs.
Davison continued to fade away until
the messenger of death came to her
relief and closed her eyes in restful
sleep. Besides the husband, three
small children are left to mourn her
passing and to them the deepest sym
pathy of a host of friends goes out
for the loss of a loving wife and
mother. During the time that Mrs.
Davison has resided here she has
made many friends, who will learn
with the greatest of regret of her
death.
Reduced Prices on Eggs for Hatching.
After May 1st I will sell S. C.
Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching
at 50c per setting of 15,
Duroc-Jersey swine, any age or sex,
Call Platts. 'Phone 2221
W. B. Porter,
4-21-d&w-tf
Forest Rose Flour. Every sack
guaranteed. Try a sack today.
JAC08IMAS0N
PASSES AWAY OF
HEART FAILURE
His Death Was Instant, Having Fallen
to the Floor While at Work at
His Carpenter's Bench.
The fragility of human life and the
uncertainty of our going was shown
this morning when Jacob Mason, ap
parently in the best of health, was
stricken wjth heart failure while work-
ng at his carpenter s benc h, and in a
few seconds was stretched lifeless on
the ground near where he was work
ing. Mr. Mason had been assisting in the
erection of the new residence of Carl
Holmberg on Granite and Tenth
strfcetSf and this morning Mas on hand
as usua to start jn at his labors and
did not COmplain in the last of any ill
ness.
About 8:30 o'clock Mr. Mason,
while working at his bench, engaged
in conversation with George Born, a
neighbor, who was sitting near him.
and had just remarked that the in
dications were that there would be
some rain in a short time, and as he
made this remark he fell backward.
r.nH hjfnr n,1vnnP ,,ld r(.fl,.h his side
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have been jnstant. As soon as pos
sible medical aid was called, but there
was no possible aid could be given.
as death had laid its grasp upon him
as he fell from the bench. The life
less body of Mr. Mason was placed
in the automobile of Jess Perry and
taken to the late home on West Main
street.
For some years Mr. Mason has been
to a greater or less extent a sufferer
from rheumatism, and this has oc
casioned him a great deal of pain and
annoyance, and as far as known was
the only really serious affliction from
which he suffered and it is thought
that this had affected the heart and at
this time caused his death. He had
complained slightly of a pain in his
chest this morning.
Mr. Mason was C2 years of age and
was born in Pennsylvania, but the
greater part of his life had been spent
in this county, where he had made his
home since coming west, and was mar-
ried in the late seventies, and had
I made his home in Plattsmouth for the
greater part of the time since then
He leaves besides the widow, who has
just recently returned from the hos
pital in Omaha, five children as ful
lows: J. E. Mason, W. H. Mason, C
F. Mason, Mrs. demons Koke and
Mrs. Robert Fitch, all of whom reside
in this city.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not as yet been completed, but it
will probably be neid Wednesday au-
ernoon. if other relatives in the eat
can he reached.
DOVEY & GO. AGENTS
FOR THE MAXWELL
From Saturday's Dall.
The firm of Dovey & Co., who hist
season were the agents for the Ford
cars in this city, has taken up the
agency for the Maxwell car and will
in a very short time have several of
these machines here for the purpose
of demonstration, and place them be
fore the public of this city and county
who may be desirious of purchasing
a new car. The Maxwell is one of
the best known machines on the mar
ket today, and this enterprising firm
will go right after the business end
see that the Maxwell receives its
share of the attention of the public.
The Maxwell car has been sold quite
extensively in other sections of the
county, but this is the first time that
they have established an agency in
this city, and should realize a nice
business from their efforts. The head
quarters of the Dovey company will
be at the garage of John Bauer, on
Pearl street, where the machines will
be kept.
For Sale.
Good Durham Shorthorn bull, 2
years old. Inquire of J. J. Lohnes,
Mynard, Neb. 4-29-4wks-w
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