Neb State Historical Soi
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915.
NO. J6.
r
DECORATION DAY
TO BE APPROPRI
ATELY OBSERVED
As May 30 Conies cn Sunday, the Day
Following, Monday, May 31,
Will V.e Observed.
From Tuesday's Da Mr
The arrangements for the celebra
tion of Decoration Day in this city
are progressing nicely and the indica
tions point to one of the finest pro
grams and observances of the oc
casion that has teen held here in
recent years. The; rapidly thinning
ranks of the old soldiers will not per
mit of their taking the interest that
they formerly did, and upon the
younger generations is falling the
work of keeping alive the spirit of
patriotism and in honoring the
memory of the heroic dead, und it is
a pleasant thing to contemplate the
manner in which the children of the
Plattsmouth public schools are get
ting behind the observance of Decora
tion Day and by their efforts con
tributing to the success of the event.
The school children this year, as last,
will have charge of the music for the
occasion and the thrilling patriotic
songs will be heard again from the
voices at the meeting to be heM at the
Parmele theater on Monday after
noon, May 31st, when the public
observance of the day will be had.
The committee of the old soldiers
has been fortunate in securing for the
position of orator of the day Attorney
D. O. Dwyer of this city, who is a
clear and pleasing speaker, find it is
certain that his efforts in this line
will be thoroughly enjoyed .nd can
not but please the old soldiers and
their friends, who will assemble in
honor of the memory of the boys in
blue. Rev. F. M. Druliner of the
Methodist church has been selected to
deliver the eulogy for the occasion,
and the reputation of this able gen
tleman as a speaker is a guarantee
that this feature of the program will
be one thoroughly appreciated.
The full program will soon be ready
for announcement, but it is high time
that the citizens in general prepare
to join with the old soldiers in observ
ing the day and pay a well deserved
tribute to the veterans of the civil
war who now sleep their last after a
duty nobly done and a country
saved. It is a small recognition of
the splendid services of these brave
men who are deserving the highest
honor that a grateful nation can give
them.
The school children will also look
after the decoration of the graves in
Oak Hill cemetery, where so many of
the veterans of the blue and gray are
sleeping, and see that their last rest
ing place is marked with a flower of
lemembranee and to show that their
work is still appreciated by the citi
zens of the American republic.
SENIOR GLASS OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL TAKE A
"SNEAK" TO LA PLATTE
From Tuesday'." Daily.
Yesterday the members of the
senior class of the High school in
dulged in "sneak" day and made the
occasion one of much pleasure by
picnicking at La Platte. The jolly
crowd which had stolen a march on
the other classes of the school, de
parted on the 8:1G Burlington train
for the scene of the festivities, and
here several hours were very pleas
antly spe.it and a sumptuous lunch
disposed of by the jolly young people.
The students returned home on the
Schuyler v.t 4 o'clock, delighted with
the gathering, which will be one of
the last the class of 1915 will enjoy
together before the mystic bonds of
school friendship are broken. The
young people desire as much as pos
sible to keep together and enjoy the
few more days of school life before
they graduate.
You will find the most complete
line of stationery in the city of
Plattsmouth at the Journal office.
The finest line of box paper, visiting
and calling cards.
To nold Picnic Here.
From Tuesday's Parry
The Plattsmouth club met Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. S. II. Atwoo
The invited guests were: Mrs. A. O
Thomas, Mrs. E. C. Cobb of Harlan
Iowa; Mrs. F. II. Steimker of Platts
mouth and Mrs. S. O. Salisbury
Plans for a picnic to be held June 1
were discussed and it was decided to
go to Plattsmouth. Members of the
club desiring to go were asked to
notify Mrs. A. D. Eigenbroadt or Mrs,
Kate Davis so that arrangement
could be perfected. The nicnic will
take the place of the usual June meet
ing. Lincoln State Journal.
GEORGE FORD PASSES
AWAY AT THE HOME OF HIS
MOTHER IN LA PLATTE
From Tuepdav's Daliv
This morning shortly before 2
o'clock Edward Ford passed away at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Rachel
Ford, at La Platte, after an illness of
feme four years from that most
dreaded malady, consumption. Mr,
Ford was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
August 24, 1SS2, and resided there for
a number of years. He took up the
study of music and was a most gifted
pianist and played in a number of the
leading theater orchestras throughout
the west until his health became such
as to necessitate his abandoning the
active work to a certain extent, and
together with his mother and nephew
he moved to this city about two years
ago and played here for a short time
with the Holly orchestra, and regain
ing his health to a certain extent, de
parted for Lincoln, where he carried
on his work for a few months, and
it was not until the ravages of the
disease became more and more mark
ed that George withdrew from his
life-work and a few weeks ago came
home to the loving mother to spend
the last few days in her tender care.
Besides the mother, three sisters, in
cluding Mrs. A. B. Hass of Oreapolis,
are left to mourn his death. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon from th late home and the in
terment made at La Platte.
DEATH OF FORMER SUPER
INTENDENT OF THE PLATTS
MOUTH CITY SCHOOLS
Yesterday morning at Lincoln, W.
V. Drummond, for many years one of
the most prominent residents of ihis
city, passed away, after several years'
suffering, and the end came peace
fully, as the calm over the storm, and
the unfortunate man sank gently intv
his last long rest.
Mr. Drummond was for years one
of the leading men of Plattsmouth
and Cass county and as an educator
was ranked among the best in the
state and was for some twelve years
superintendent of the Plattsmouth
city school. He was in charge of the
schools here in 1876-77 and was then
at Fremont for some two years, re
turning to Plattsmouth in 1880, and
assuming charge of the schools, and
remained in the position of superin
tendent until 1890, when hi3 failing
health necessitated his resigning, and
in 1892 he was tat en to Lincoln for
medical treatment and had been thera
almost continuously since that time.
He leaves four daughters, all residing
in Montana and Idaho, to mourn his
death. The arrangements of the fun
eral have not as yet been completed,
owing to the waiting for the arrival
of his daughters, but will probably be
held in this city Thursday and will be
entirely private.
Hoboes Seek Shelter.
The chilly weather of the past few
days has resulted in a large number
of the tramps and hoboes traveling
through the country to seek shelter
from the weather in cars and other
places adjacent to the railroad tracks
and the police are kept busy keeping
them on the move. The Burlington
station is one of the chief spots
frequented, and it has kept the em
ployes at the depot and the police
busy in "shooing" them out of the
waiting rooms, where the steam heat
has proven a great attraction.
Letter files at the Journal office.
PIONEER
MINIS
TED CELEBRATES
75TH ANNIVERSARY
Rev. and Mrs. Oneal Are Entertained
in Honor of Mr. Oneal's Seventy
Fifth Birthday.
From Tuesday s ijaiiv.
The following, taken from the Glen
wood Tribune; will be of much in
terest to the older residents of this
city, as it relates to one of the early
Methodist ministers well known here
and in the west. Rev. Oneal, rhe sub
ject of the article, has boei u visitor
iere frequently and is a bither-in
law ot lion. K. IS. Windham ot this
city:
"On Monday, May 10, 1840, the Rev.
H. II. Oneal first took a peap at this
mundane sphere in GreenCH'jlb?, lnd.,
and Monday, May 10, 1915, ushered
him into the seventy-iifth milestone
along the journey cf life, hale and
hearty, and enjoying rho fruits if not
the emoluments of a well spent life
thus far.
"It was his, as well as hi' good
wife's privilege to be here in Glen-
wood, where he married his bride on
August 22, 18(J2, in the old Methodist
church (frame) on the corner of Wal
nut and Third streets, she being the
daughter of the late Benjamin Wind
ham, and sister of Hon. R. B.Wind
ham of Plattsmouth, Neb., and B. K.
Windham of this city.
At the noon hour he was given a
Hnner at the home of B. K. and Mrs
Windham, and another G:30 dinner at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Goodell,
of whom he lias been . an honored
friends for more than fifty years
Those present at the noon hour were
the Hon. R. B. and his daughters,
Hermia and Katherine: B. K., wife
and daughter, Mrs. Mary Windham
Stewart. At the f.:30 dinner the same
guests were at the Godell hom
making a most happy group of four-
een, including the hosts and hostesses
cf old-time friends. Such gatherings
make and weld friendships for both
oung and old especially those who
iave seen much ot lite as a majority
of this group have, their ages being
from 50 to 8(J.
"After the dinner was thoroughly
enjoyed, came conversation of the
days gone by, and many pleasant
memories, as well as some of the sad
ones, were spoken of. lhen all join
ed in an evening of good fellowship
and singing, and the songs were the
old ones that make the 'heart grow
fonder,' and the tear comes unbidden.
Can one wonder that it is so when
such songs as the following were
sung: 'Saved by Grace,' 'In the Sweet
Bye and Bye,' 'How Firm a Founda-
ion,' and others. Then some of the
eld melodies, such as': 'Mary and
Martha' and 'Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot.'
Mr. and Mrs. Oneal are just from
the southland near Duncan, Miss.
nd they can and did give a fine rendi-
ion of some of the 'dusky' songs, in
the fine soprano and tenor voice if
one is 73 and the other 75.
"It was great to be present and
ear those songs. No one among the
friends enjoyed it more than Mother
Goodell, the aged hostess, who enter
ed into the spirit of the occasion with
as much zest as the younger ones of
the company. It was an evening long
o be remembered by all, and the
writer wishes that more such gather
ings might take place, that all could
say with Brownings 'God's in His
heaven, all's right with the world.'
Mr. Oneal's first pastorate was here
in Glenwood, and after his marriage
he lived in a house on the corner of
Myrtle and Fourth streets, just to the
west of the Goodells. From a poor
ad and a small beginning he has
come up through the years to hold
ome of the largest pastorates in the
middle west, and now that he has
passed the meridian of life, has, for
the past few years, with his helpmate,
been enjoying the winters on the farm
the southland and their summers
in the north at their summer home at
Bay View, Mich."
Mrs. .Harold Williams and little
daughter departed this morning for
Falls City, where they will visit for
time with relatives and friends.
No. 29 Changes Time.
From Tiieflav'n Dally.
No. 2t, the Burlington local freight
leaving this city at 7:20, was this
morning changed to G:30 a. m., mak
ing it almost an hour earlier than
formerly. This change was made ef
fective this morning and will continue
until further notice is given. This
train is used a great deal by parties
going to Cedar Creek and Louisville,
and the change should be heeded by
those desiring to travel over this line.
F. L. BUROICK. OF NE-
HAWKA, KILLEO BY A
MISSOOR! PACIFIC TRAIN
From Tuesday's Pan.
Last evening about 10 o'clock, as
far as can be learned from the evi-
uence onered at the inquest, 1- . L.,
Burdick, a carpenter, residing at Ne-
iiawka, met his death at the second
bridge weft of the "Y" at Union, on
the Union-Lincoln branch of the Mis
souri Pacific railroad, and from all in
dications he met his death by being
struck by a west-bound train on that
line. It is stated that Mr.. Burdick
arrived in Union on the flyer yester
day afternoon from Omaha about
o'clock and remained here until night,
when it is supposed he started out to
walk to his home, and while following
the track was struck by the moving
train. The face of the unfortunate
man was badly bruised and disfigured
when he was picked up by Ruben
Stine, a resident of that neighbor
hood, who first found the unfortun
ate man, and at once notified the
authorities of the accident that had
resulted in the loss of the life of Mr.
Burdick.
Sheriff Quinton, County Attorney
Cole and Coroner J. F. Brendel of
Murray were sumoned to the scene of
the accident, and this morning duly
impanneled a jury, consisting of Wil
liam, Marks, John Hansel, Mr
Osborn, John Barton, John Bramblett
and Emory Hathaway, who, after
hearing the evidence offered by Mr.
Stine, the only witness examined,
brought in a verdict that the man had
been killed by being struck by a train
of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
Mr. Burdick was about 45 years of
lge and was a son-in-law of Jake
Gruber, one of the prominent resi
dents of the vicinity of Nehawka, and
was a gentleman who was well liked
by all with whom he came in con
tact. MR. AND MRS. Ml
IGAL MARRIED IN OMAHA
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Casper II. McManigal,
who have leased the building occupied
by the II. Simons ocmpany, are in the
city today looking over the building
and arranging for the opening of
their store here as soon as Mr. Mc
Manigal can secure his stock and the
building is vacated by Mr. Simons,
which will bo about June st. Mr. and
Airs, .fticvianigai are also enjoying
their honeymoon, as the following
taken from the Brown County Demo
crat of Ainsworth, Nebraska, shows:
'Announcements of the marriage of
Miss Sarah Luella Remy and Casper
Harris McManigal, at Omaha, Wed
nesday, May 12, were received here
Thursday.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Matilda Remy of this city, who has
made her home at Lincoln since last
January. Previous to that she was
employed in the office of County
Judge Barr as a stenographer. She
is well and favorably known here.
The groom has been a traveling
salesman, with headquarters at Fre
mont, but recently engaged in the
mercantile business at Plattsmouth,
where Mr. and Mrs. McManigal will
be at home after June first."
Mrs. C. A. Rawls Improving.
Reports this morning from the bed
side of Mrs. C. A. Rawls, who is at
the hospital in Omaha, state that she
is getting along much better than
heretofore and the change in her con
dition showing an improvement is cer
tainly most gratifying to the family j
and friends of this worthy lady, who
have been quite worried for the past
few days over the complications that
followed the operation, but she seems
now to be in the most favorable cir-
cumstances for a speedy recovery.
MEMORIAL SER
VICES TO DEPARTED
W. R. C. SISTERSi
A Number of Woman's Relief Corps
of This City Go to Glen wood to
Memorialize Departed Sisters.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Yesterday the memebrs of the
Woman's Relief Corps of this city
drove in a carryall to Glenwood,
where they held the memorial serv
ices of the order over the grave of
their departed sister, Mrs. Lauretta
Ault. The members of the Corps
were met at Glenwood by the Corps
of that city, who joined in the serw
ices at the grave and assisted in pay
ing a tribute of love and respect to
the memory of this good woman. The
grave was profusely decorated with
beautiful flowers and the marker of
the order, as well as the American
flag placed there over the last rest
ing place of the departed sister, who
had been one of the charter members
of the W. R. C. in this city. Besides
the members of the order, Mrs. Pearl
Mendenhall and Miss Emma Ault,
daughters of the departed, were pres
ent to witness the beautiful and im
pressive services. The ritual work of
the order was carried out by the of
ficers in a very impressive manner
that expressed the deep feeling of
grief over the taking away of the
loyal and helpful sister. The mem
bers of the Corps also marked the
grave of Mrs. Mary Ann O'Leary, an
other of their departed members,
while there. The following tribute to
the memory of Mrs. Ault was de
livered over the graver
Women's Relief Corps, Sisters
We meet today to pay our tribute
of love and respect to the memory of
our deceased sister, Mrs. Ault, whose
recent death has not only left her
place in the home vacant- and her
children and grandchildren mourning
her loss, but has left a vacant chair in
the W. K. C, of which she was a
charter member of McConihie Corps
No. 50, W. R. C. She was a pure
patriot, always ready for duty, never
missing a chance to help in the
charitable work of the W. R. C, and
her happy presence at our meetings
was an inspiration to her sister mem
bers. She was a pioneer of the west
and bore her share of hardship cheer
fully, a kind neighbor in the days
when it meant so much.
It has been said a good woman's
life leaves no story, so quiet is it in
the passing, you cannot know what it
is until you lose it. She will be miss
ed bv her family, her friends and
neighbors and. at our meetings her
friendly face will be no more seen.
We will sigh for the touch of a
vanished hand and the sound of a
voice that is still."
As the years pass on the W. R. C.
misses more and more of the old and
faithful women who bore the burdens
and heat of the earlier days and who
have left to the younger and newer
members of the order only the mem
ory of faithfulness and devotion and
real hard work that belonged to those
first years of the W. R. C. And so
each cheerful, loyal patriot has left
us richer for her life, lowly though
these may have been in the eyes of
the world. We extend our sym
pathy to the family of our loved
sister.
Entertains a Few Lady Friends.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Val Bur-
kel entertained a few of her lady
friends at her rooms on lower Main
street in her usual charming and hos
pitable manner. Plenty of amuse
ment was derived from various games,
social conversation and the like, which
made the hours speed by all too rapid
ly. At a convenient time the hostess
served a delightful two-course lunch-
i At - .
eon, which was most tnorougniy en-
ioved bv the guests. It was a late
hour when the guests dispersed, de
claring Mrs. Burkel a splendid enter
tainer and hoping that she may de
cide to entertain them at her home
again in the very near future.
Senation of the season Auto Polo
game. Don't miss it. May 23-24
Plattsmouth, Neb
Married in Council Bluff's.
Among the marriage licenses issued
yesterday in Council Bluffs appears
the names of two Plattsmouth people
Mr. Albert Caster and Mrs. Dollie
Wittstruck. Both of these parties are
quite well known here, where the
bride has resided for a number of
years, while Mr. Caster has made his
home here for some months. The
wedding comes as quite a surprise to
the friends and acquaintances of the
bride and she will receive their
heartiest good wishes in the happy
event.
PLEASANT SDRPRISE TEN
DERED MRS. MANSPEAKER,
CAPTAIN OF DRILL TEAM
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mrs. M. E. Manspeaker, who has
served most faithfully as captain of
the drill team of the local grove of
the Woodman Circle, was last even
ing given a most pleasant as well as
thoroughly unexpected surprise at
her home in the northwest part of
the city. The members of the team
had arranged the event entirely un
known to the guest of honor, and ac
cordingly, shortly after dark, moved
on the Manspeaker home, and march
ing in announced the object of their
visit, and their captain was complete
ly taken back by the happy occasion
and it was several minutes before she
could recover from the effects of the
surprise and invited the jolly party to
take possession and have one of the
times of their lives. High five was
enjoyed by the party during the even
ing, and in this contest of skill Mrs.
II. K. Larson was awarded the king
prize, while Mrs. V. Zucker carried off
the consolation prize. During the
evening very charming instrumental
numbers were given on the piano by
Mrs. Larson, while Mrs. Charles Jel
inek favored the company with a
number of most delightful vocal se
lections. The jolly party had come
laden with the most dainty and tempt
ing of refreshments, which at a suit
able hour were produced and served
in a very charming manner by Misses
Dorothy Mehering and Tina Zucker.
It was a late hour when the party dis
banded and wended their way home
ward, feeling the occasion had been
one of the rarest enjoyment, and ap
preciating the opportunity of meeting
with their captain and instructor in
the lodge work.
J. P. FALTER THINKS
"STAND UP FOR NEBRASKA"
A GOOD STATE MOTTO
From Tuesday's Daily.
J. P. Falter of Plattsmouth was in
Lincoln this week looking after busi
ness interests. lie is in tne lana
business and for several years his
trading was in the south and in Can
ada, but this year Mr. Falter says his
business is principally local. Platts
mouth has been looking up the past
few years and now real estate in that
city is a live article, as it is all over
Cass county. Mr. Falter has been a
resident of Nebraska for many years
and always thought we had the great
est state in the union, but this year
he says he knows we have. Our crop
prospects are the best ever, our
climate cannot be excelled anywhere
and with these conditions prevailing
throughout the year, with no mishaps
or backsets, Nebraska can come pret
ty near feeding the world. Mr. Falter
thinks we ought to adopt for a state
motto, "Stand up for Nebraska," and
everybody proclaim it from the house
tops everywhere and all the time and
we, and the world come to understand
what an Eden this great state is.
Lincoln Herald.
Hayracks.
Haymaking and harvest will soon
be upon us. How are you fixed, Mr.
Farmer, for a hayrack? If you are
going to be in need of one, I shall be
pleased to have your order. Do not
wait until the last day, as I carry only
one stock. My racks are home built,
well bolted and painted. Hayracks
and sweeps in stock.
W. T. Richardson,
Mynard, Neb.
5-20-2td-2tw
f SALOON FOR
CEOAR GREEK THE
come year
The County Commissioner Finally
Decided the Matter Before Ad
journing Last Evening.
After much talk and deliberation.
yesterday afternoon the Cedar Creek
saloon case came to an end, when the
board of county commissioners de
cided that for the ensuing year that
village should be as dry as the desert
of Sahara, as far as a place in which
the thirsty could satisfy themselves
during the next year was concerned.
This brought to a close a case that
has been discussed and gone over be
fore the board for some time, and that
it has ended is a satisfaction to all
concerned, regardless of whether they
favored the saloon or not. The de-
ays that have been had on the set
tlement of the case were very annoy-
ng and the action of the board left
the public, as well as the applicant
and those remonstrating no longer in
the dark on the subject. This action
will make the hearing of the re
monstrance of Attorney High of
Omaha unnecessary and settles the
question for the time.
In the action of the board in refus
ing the license to Mr. Thomsen there
was no personal feeling toward that
gentleman, as he has run as orderly
place as possible and no violations
of law were claimed by those re
monstrating, but the commissioners
took the view of many of those who
signed the remonstrance that the cost
of policing and caring for the troubles
at that place would be more than the
icense would pay.
Now that this matter has been dis
posed of and the application turned
down by the board of county commis
sions, its verdict should be accepted
as final and Cedar Creek remain dry
for the ensuing year in order to give
the proposition a proper tryout to de
termine whether or not this condition
is the best. On the matter of cost
to the county and principal it would
not look well if someone else later
made application for license, and they
would very likely be turned down by
the board.
MISS EVA PORTER MARRIED
AT HOME OF HER PARENTS.
MR. AND MRS. W.B. PORTER
A very quiet home wedding wa3
celebrated yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Porter
at Mynard, when their daughter, Miss
Eva Porter, was united in marriage
to Dr. L. Seymore Fields of Omaha.
The wedding was witnessed by only
the parents and brother of the bride
and was a very simple one. The
marriage lines were read in a very
impressive manner by Rev. J. M.
Fades of the Liberty United Brethren
church. Following the ceremony the
newly wedded couple departed on the
4 o'clock train for Omaha, where they
have a home awaiting their corning
and will at once start to housekeep
ing. The best wishes of their friends
will accompany them in their new
home, and it is the universal wish
that they may enjoy many years of
happiness.. The bride is the accomp
lished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Porter and has been reared to a
charming womanhood in this county,
and her many friends here in the old
home will be pleased to learn of her
new-found happiness. The groom is
a most estimable young man and pos
sesses to the highest degree the re
spect and esteem of all with whom he
is acquainted.
Rev. II. H. Oneal and wife of Delta,
Mississippi, are in the city for a visit
of a few days at the home of Mrs.
Oneal's brother, Hon. R. B. Windham
and family. They are en route to Bay
View, Michigan, where they will spend
the summer months at their summer
home in that city.
Office supplies at the Journal
of.
See.
.