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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1913.
PLATTSMOUTH. SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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ANOTHER FIRE
AT UNION, IJEB.,
LAST NIGHT
Old Frame Buildings That Have Been
an Eyesore Are Gone, and
Nobody to Grieve.
From Tuesday's Dally.
iist nigtit some time between 1
and 1 o'clock the restaurant and
looming house of G. Y. Clark, at
Union, one of the few remaining old
frame buildings in that village, was
discovered to be on fire, :tnd in a few
minutes the structure was entirely in
a .blaze, and with a stiff wind blow
ing soon swept through the building,
which was an old two-story frame
structure, and destroyed the building
completely, with most of the contents.
The flames then swept eastward -inl v
the Edminsten building, cccurlcd by
Iia Clark with-a barber shop and
dwelling, ami the family succeded in
trotting out without injury, as they
had been awakened at the commence
rient of the blaze. These building
were all old and are the last land-,
marks of the day of th-i frame building-
in Union, as two previous rues
have laid waste the business section of
that place, which was composed en
tirely of wooden structures, and most
of which have been replaced Ly mod
ern brick buildings.
- The fire last night was stopped at
the building in which the pouoff.ee is
located,' as this struciu.-e was com
posed of concrete block; that resist
ed the heat and prevealtd the build
ing from catching fire. In the Ihe of
last February that destroyed uie
buildings east of the nostofi-ce, it
served as a protector to ihe old
fhacks on the west of it. an 1 now is
the only building in that Movk left
standing. It was impo-sib'e to esti
mate the loss to the conVr.ts of the
burned building", but th? los to the
owners of the structures will mt bo
excessive, as both buildings were old
f.nd probably valued at les; than
$2,000.
It is to be hoped that this marks
the end cf the tires in Union, which in
recent years have swept over the com-;
unitv. and tne origin of the fires
Ve alwavs shrowded in mystery, but
they at least accomplish one good, in
ridding the community of a mo-t
dangerous bunch of old traps.
REX SOX AND hi I
SMITH TEAM BATTLE
SUKDAY AFTERNOON
From WcdiianJav"3rally.
As the contenders against the Red
Sox next Sunday the M. E. Smith
teum of Omaha will be here and give
nn exhibition of the national game
The game Sunday will be called at
2:30 sham in order to allow time for
the auto polo contest that will take
place immediately following the ball
game. The Smith team has been or
ganized from among the employes of
the company in the metropolis and
are sized up as a Rood, live bunch of
ball players, who should make things
interesting for the Sox, who are de
termined to seek revenge for their de
feat of last Sunday and will go l ight
after the visitors in the endeavor to
grab the bacon. With the polo game
as an added attraction there should be
a large attendance present at the
game.
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
BOY AND OIRL GRADUATE
AT BELLE FOURCHE. S. D.
From Wednesday's raliv.
We have just received the an
nouncement of the graduating ex
ercises of the Belle Fourche, S. D.,
High school, which will be held in that
city on Friday evening, June 4th.
Among the names of the young peo
ple enrolled in the graduating class
appears those of Richard Bartley
Kirkham and Miss Grade Brent Kirk
ham, son and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Kirkham, formerly of this
city. It seems only yesterday that
these two young people were little
children, and the friends of the fam
ily here will be pleased to learn that
they are finishing up their schooling
and are preparing to take up their life
work. The young people are grand
children of Mrs. Henry Kirkham and
Mr. and Mrs. M. M.' Deal of this city.
Sell your property by an ad in Thf
Journal.
M. E. Manspeaker Taken Sick.
From Tuesday's Daily.
This noon a message was received
in this city announcing that M. E.
Manspeaker had been taken quite
seriously nick in Omaha and had been
taken to the Omaha General hospital.
Dr. E. W. Cook departed this after
noon for the metropolis to look after
the patient. The affliction from which
Mr. Manspeaker is suffering is one
from which he has had a number ot
attacks, and just how serious it was
could not be determined until the
physician could reach his bedside.
Mrs. Manspeaker, who had driven
over to Iowa this morning, was
notified and proceeded into Omaha
over th6K. C. line. Mr. Manspeaker
motored to Omaha this morning
j-hortly before 6 o'clock, and when
leaving felt in the best of health.
VERY TRAGIC DEATH OF A
FORMER CASS COUNTY
. BOY AT MURPHY, IDAHO
xrom Tuesday's Pally.
Word was received in this city faun-
day night of the death of Robert
Neitzel of Murphy, Idaho, which oc
curred in the following tragic man
ner: Mr. Neitzel, in company with his
wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Engel
hardt, of "Milwaukee, W isconsin, who
were visiting at Murphy, en route to
the San Francisco exposition, wr-rs
returning from a drive over the Mur
phy flat, when within three miles of
Murphy they were caught in a cloud
burst; it was then about 8:30 in th.
evening and growing dark. Mr.
Neitzel got out of the carriage to look
ahead and see that they were keeping
trie road, when right in front cf the
carriage Mr. end Mrs. Englehardt
saw kim disappear. They waited and
called and then, not knowing which
way to turn for help, sat through the
night -until daylight showed them
where to go for help. The place Mr.
Neitzel was drowned in was a with
out in the road eight feet deep an 1
about twenvc feet wide. The body
was taker, to Boise, from whence it
Will be taken to Milwaukee, after the
settlement of his business affairs.
Robert Neitzel was well known in
Cass county, having come here about
fifteen years ago from South Pend,
Indiana. lie was a nephew of H. R.
and Louis Neitbel and was for a time
associated with the former in the
Bar.lt of -Murdock, from' which pines
he went to assume charge of a banx
at Waterloo. About five years ago he
closed out his interests there, and
v.-ith his wife, nee Miss Fisher ot
Waterloo, went to Murphy, Idaho,
where he went into business with Jake
Goehry and II. R. Neitzel and C. F.
Guthmann, formerly of this city. lie
was also extensively interested in tho
reclaimination project at Murphy, of
which for a time he had complete
charge. Upon the death of his -.vifj
Mr. Neitzel withdrew from Murphy
for a time and came east, but later
business affairs again called him to
Idaho, lie was married two years
ago to Miss Edna Engelhardt of Mil
waukee, Mr. Neitzel in his frequent visits to
Plattsmouth made many friends, who
will learn of his death with keen re
gret and sorrow, for truly to know
Robert Neitzel was to admire and re
spect him.
FARMERS' UNION OF MUR
DOCH FILE INCORPORATION
PAPERS WITH COUNTY CLERK
From Wednesday Dally.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the office of County Clerk
Frank J. Libershal of the Farmers'
Union association of Murdock. This
association is formed by a number of
the farmers cf that community and
the capital stock is placed at ? 15.000.
The cbject of the association is to
buy and sell grain, stock, imple
ments, machinery and such other
merchandise as shall be desired and
to own and operate elevators and
stoics. The Murdock association has
selected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President Fred Stock.
Vice President F. A. Creamer.
Secretary- J. II. Schwerin.
Treasurer II. C. Bnckemeycr.
Directors A. A. Lindell, Roy Mei
crjurgen and Herman Kupke.
The place of business of the as
sociation is located at Murdock, Cass
county, and the incorporators number
a great many of the prominent farm
ers of that section.
Never can 'tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer a cut, bruise or scald
Be prepared. Thousands rely on Dr.
Thomas' Eclectic Oil. Your druggist
sella it. 25c and 50c.
THE GEDAH CHEEK
SALOON QUESTION
STILL UNSETTLED
Too Much Mollycoddling for the Bene
fit of the Taxpayers of Cass Coun
ty in Time and Money.
From Wednesday's Lally
This morning the matter of hearing
the" remonstrance filed from Eight
Mile Grove against the granting of a
saloon license to Andres Thomson at
Cedar Creek, came up for hearing and
the matter was left just where it had
been at the start, as the Eight Mile
Grove remonstrance was not defend
ed or represented before the board,
but the same tactics as used before to
secure a delay in the hearing was
employed, and Attorney High of Oma
ha, representing the Anti-Salocn
league, filed an objection to the grant
ing of the license and asked that the
freeholders signing the petition for
the license appear before the board
and establish their right to sign such
petition and their rights as freehold
ers. Attorney Matthew Gering of this
city appeared for Mr. Thomsen before
the board and stated that it would be
impossible to have the freeholders
present today and asked that the rec
ords of the register of deeds office be
accepted as an evidence of the peti
tioners being freeholders of the coun
ty, but this was not accepted by Mr
High and it will probably be neces
sary for the persons signing the peti
tion to come in and establish on the
witness stand their ownership of
property.
The law specifics that a hearing
cannot be had on the day filed, and
this of necessity compels the county
board to set a future date of hearing,
and this of necessity compels th? in
fliction of further expenr-.e on the
county, as this is the third time this
performance has been gone through
with, and in each ca ;e has resulted in
I expense without result or allowing a
I hearing to be given to the matter. On
May "th a remonstrance was file 1
from Weeping Water and a hearing
set for the 12th, and when this day
rolled around the remonstrance was
not sustained, but another signed by
residents of Eight Mile Grove, pre
sented to the board and the hearing
set for today, when the Omaha rep
resentative of the Anti-Saloon league
filed his objections to the granting of
the license, and will compel another
hearing to be set.
It seems that this i. an injustlc?
both to the county and Mr. Tiumsen
and the taxpayers of the county, a:;
the matter could easily be settled one
ivav or the other and the license
either granted, or if the remonstrat
ors can show the applicant unfit to
operate a saloon, turned down.
It would seem only right that the
county be relieved of the necessity of
holding these useless sessions of the
county board and that some definita
action be taken in the matter, and if
the allegations made in the re
monstrances can be backed up, the
license refused or granted, as the
board sees fit. It seems to those not
interested that it is only justice to
have a hearing and have the matter
settled.
At the session of the board this aft
ernoon the remonstrances were con
sidered further by the board, and in
support of the one from Eight Mile
Grove, Walter Schneider stated the
position of the parties signing the
remonstrance as that of no personal
feeling against Mr. Thomsen, but that
they did not dcisre a saloon there, as
it inflicted a great deal of expense
and trouble upon the residents there
in persons getting too much liquor,
and also to the county in having to
care for those who were affected by
the result, as well as in the injury and
death of several.
S. J. Ambler of Weeping Water,
who was present, in speaking of the
remonstrance from his city, stated
that while they were not influenced
by the saloon in a moral sense, and
they did not care whether or not any
of the towns of the county had
saloons, he was speaking from the
financial standpoint of the people
signing the remonstrance, as the cost
to the county had been greater than
the money received for the license in
paying for costs incurred through the
fact of persons securing liquor and
becoming charge on the county, and
the necessity of the county having to
send officers of the law there to look
after troubles occasioned at that
place.
Remonstrances were also laid be
fore the board from Louisville and
Wabash residents protesting against
the license.
Constipation causes headache, in
digestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For
a mild, opening" medicine use Doan's
Regulets. 25c a box at all stores.
Suffering From Scarletina.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Dewey Zuckweiler has been connneu
to his home for the past few days
offering from an attack of scarletina,
which while not serious, has been
very annoying and kept the young
man from his school work.
W. W. DRUMMQND FOR
MERLY A RESIDENT OF
PLATTSMOUTH. DEAD
From Wednesday's Dally.
In speaking of the death of the late
T. W. Drummond the State Journal
of this morning has the following in
teresting article:
The body of W. W. Drummond is
being held at Castle, Roper & Mat
thews' undertaking parlors pending
funeral arrangements.
Men who were acquainted with Wel
lington W. Drummon in the early
days speak of him as a man of un
usual brilliance. He was the younger
son of a wealthy English family, and
spent his youth in Australia and other
English families. At the death of his
father he inherited a large sum of
money, and with this he came to
America. As backer of several the
atrical productions he figured exten
sively in the dramatic world, but final
ly went on the rocks. This happened
in Omaha, and thoroughly discourag
ed, he walked out of the city, tramp
ing his way to Sarpy county, where he
hired out to work for a farmer. Later
he went to Cass county, and again
found employment on a farm. In
time he married his employer's daugh
ter. The family was influential and
got him a job at teaching a country
school, and he finally landed as super
intendent of the Plattsmouth schools.
Later he served in the same capacity
in Fremont.
Something like twenty-five years
.igo he studied for the law and was
admitted to practice. He was a grad
uate of one of the great English law
years and was a brilliant figure at
banquets in the eighties. Ill-health
came upon him and, his mental facul
ties failing him, lie was sent to a hos
pital, where for twenty-five years he
resided, until his death on Monday.
AUTO-POLO GAMES NEXT
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT
THE BASE BALL PARK
from Wednesday's Dally.
The auto polo games, of which men
tion was made in these columns on
Saturday lust, are now an assured go,
as the articles of agreement have been
signed between the base ba";l nssocia
tion and Mr. Dineen, representing the
company that wiil stage the games in
this city. The date has been fixed
upon as next Sunday and Monday aft
ernoons and the game of polo Sunday
will be staged immediately after the
base ball conflict. Mr. Dineen had with
him a number of the photographs
taken of the cars in action and they
are apparently of the most approved
model used in this line of work and
the players have had several years'
experience in the dangerous sport and
are experts in their line. The auto
mobiles used in the sport are stripped
cf all unnecessary equipment, such as
fenders and scats and over the top of
the car an archway of steel is placed
to protect the driver of the machine
in case the cars are tipped over, which
happens in almost every game. The
sport is a thrilling one and being the
first time shown here will doubtless
draw a large crowd on both days to
witness the contests staged by the
drivers of the machines. The games
will bring a neat sum to the base ball
association for the use of the park.
THE Y. M. 0. C. BOYS TO
ORGANIZE BALL TEAM TO
PLAY WEEPING WATER
From Wednesday's Dally.
The boys belonging to the Y. M. B.
C. of the Methodist church have just
received a challenge from the Young
Men's Bible class team of Weeping
Water to try their prowess on the
base ball diamond, and are arranging
to take up the challenge. A meeting
was held at the barber shop of Jesse
Perry last evening to take up the mat
ter of organizing the team to rep
resent the class of this city, but the
rain rather intcrfcrred with the work
of securing an . organization, but a
squad of players was selected and
they will be tried out in the different
positions cn the team and gotten into
condition to take up the challenge of
the Weeping Water boys as soon as
possible. ' :
REMINISCENCE OF
EARLY ELECTIONS
Rock Bluffs Precinct Thrown Out and
by Thus Doing Republican Ticket
and Constitution Carried.
From Wednesday's Dally.
In detailing the importance of Cass
count in the early history of Nebraska
there are a great many of the old
settlers, and especially those resid
ing in Rock Bluffs, who can shed a
great deal of interesting facts on the
incidents at the time the election was
held to adopt the constitution that
was to bring Nebraska into the Union
as a state, and which was held in the
fall of 18W.
In speaking of this one of the old
residents who at that time lived in
Rock Bluffs, then a flourishing little
city, detailed the causes that led the
returning board, composed of men
desirous of seeing the constitution
adopted, to throw out the vote of Rock
Bluffs. It seems that in Cass county
there was a strong spirit of opposi
tion to the adoption of the constitu
tion and it was particularly strong in
that section, and on the day of the
election the vote against the measure
was particularly strong. The election
board on the day of the election had
opened the polls on schedule time and
a good vote was cast, but at the noon
hour the board became decidedly
anxious to enjoy the mid-day meal,
and accordingly took the ballot box
with them and closed the polls until
they returned from dinner, and then
the voting was resumed.
This precinct gave a majority of
between 50 and 75 aaginst the con
stitution, and on the ground that the
judges had violated this technicalty
of the law the entire vote was thrown
out. although no one contended that
the judges were anything but per
fectly honest, and this act carried the
constitution, as the vote in the state
was very close and the majority was
only 100, and it carried with it the
election of the republican ticket, head
ed by David Butler' for governor, that
had been cut heavily in the vote in
Rock Bluffs. Without this vote the
constitution lost in Cass county, 4S0
again to 233 for it.
"TILLIE'S PUNCTURED RO
MANCE" AT THE AIR DOME
TUESDAY NIGHT, MAY 25TH
The big feature comedy in six reels,
"Tillie's Punctured Romance," with
over 150 laughmakers, headed by the
famous comedian, Charles Chaplin,
Marie Dressier, the comedy queen,
and Mabel Normand, the best trio in
the world of movie comedy, will be
the attraction at the Air Dome Tues
day evening, May 25th. This feature
was taken at a great expense by the
Keystone company and they demand
ed big money for the state rights, as
it is not released by any exchange as
a regular film. The record runs made
by this feature has been phenomenal;
it was shown at the Brandeis theater
and Empress, Omaha, for one solid
week each, and played over three
weeks at other houses. It was at the
Oliver theater, Lincoln, for a week,
where it played to capacity houses
Managers Shlaes and Peterson were
compelled to pay very big terms in
order to secure this picture for their
patrons and guaarntee it one riot of
laughter from beginning to end
Prices will be: Adults, 20 cents; chil
dren, 10 cents. Should the weather
interfere it will be shown at the
theater.
M. E. Manspeaker Home.
This morning M. E. Manspeaker
was able to return home from Omaha,
where he has been for the past two
days recovering from a very serious
illness with which he was taken while
in that city Tuesday on rome busi
ness affairs. He is feeling a little bet
ter now, but is still suffering some
from the effects of his illness, but it 13
thought he will be all right in a few
days and be able to be around as
usual.
Meridan Auto Polo Co., at ball park
May 23-21, Plattsmouth, Neb.
CASTOR I A
Tor Infants and Children.
Th3 Kind You Have Always Ecsgfct
CASS COUNTY
De.-rs the
cUgu&turo of
New
tlee
every
week
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tote V$fiH? " " w
iyjj tailor can duplicate them for more.
H-W-CO. W Beautiful Glen Urquhart plaids,
shadow stripes and all the new productions of the
designers art. Next to these comes the unmatchable
Styleplits at $17.
The New Rag
Caps
ARE HERE
made to hug the back of
the head. Flexible visor.
Nifty patterns $1 and $1.50
C. E. Wescott's Sons
Everybody' Store
SHOULD OTHER COUNTIES
SEND POOR FAMILIES TO
OMAHA TO PENSION THEM?
Shall Douglas county, the only
county in Nebraska enforcing the
mothers' pension law, pay pensions to
families who come to Omaha because
they are unable to get assistance in
their home counties, and further de
plete an already exhausted general
fund?
This question was put to the coun
ty board by Juvenile Judge Sears in
connection with a case of a family of
a mother and four young children,
who are admitted to be worthy ap
plicants for aid. This issue, said
Judge Sears, has puzzled more than
any other feature of administration of
the mothers' pension law.
The Associated Charities is urging
Judge Sears to grant a pension to the
family, which came from Plattsmouth,
in Cass county, after a residence there
of twenty-five years. The father is
dead, and there are four children, 9,
11, 13 and 15 years of age, the oldest
of whom is an invalid. If the pension
is not granted the family will be in
part dependent on the Associated
Charities during the winter months
when the mother is unable to earn
enough to support it.
COYBieHT ISIS
THE HOUSC OF KUPPENHSIMtft
Manhattan Shirts
C
Models of
Beauty
That's only a fair de
scription of those splen
did new suit we are
showing in our Quality
Line. Thev cost 20 to
If Judge Sears grants the pension
he will be assisting the "get-a-pen-sion-in-Omaha"
movement, in which
the other counties in the state are
joyfully boosting by sending their
poor persons here. If he does not
grant it the result will not be satis
factory. The judge, according to latest re
ports, is still reflecting on what to do.
Omaha Bee.
Carnation Ball.
The Cosmopolitan club will give a
Carnation Ball on Saturday evening,
May 29th, at Coates' hall, to which
the general public is invited. To each
gentleman and lady dancer will be
presented a handsome carnation to
commemorate the occasion. A good
time will be certain to be enjoyed. The
admission will be: Gentlemen, 50c;
ladies, free; spectators, 25c. Music
will be furnished by the Holly or
chestra. Danger to Children.
Serious illness often results from
lingering coughs and colds. The hack
ing and coughing and disturbed sleep
rack a child's body and the poisons
weaken the system, so that disease
cannot be thrown off. Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound has eased coughs,
colds and croup for three generations;
safe to use and quick to act. There is
no better medicine for cr6up, coughs
and colds. Sold everywhere.
Young men
are always on the
alert lor the new styles
in clothing and furnishings. We
make style one of the most imjort
ant demands in our buying policy;
which is reflected in the "up-to-the-minute"
stock we show.
That's the "why" for this
store's popularity as a young men's
trading place.
Everything that's new
and right, here now, in suits, hats,
caps, shirts, collars, neckwear, sox,
underwear, etc.
Come in anytime, if it's
only to look, we'll take pleasure in
showing you.
Stetson Hats