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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915.
FLATTSMOUTH SEMI.WEEKLT JOtTRNAE.
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ADDRESS OF HON.
C. A. R AWLS AT
NEBRASKA CITY
The I'e-I'rinting f Splendid Address
of Our Fellow Citizen Will Be Ap
preciated by Journal Readers.
The Memorial day exercises that
were liehl in the Memorial hall at Ne
braska City Monday was ore of the
most pleasing: and well attended that
has been held there for a number of
years and the address of the day,
made by Attorney C. A. Rawls of this
city. For the benefit of the readers
f the Journal the address of Mr.
Haw Is is reproduced from the Ne
braska City News and is a fine trib
ute to the old soldiers, living and
dead. The address was as follows:
I believe there is no audience which
speaker likes better to address, and
ceitainly none more appreciative of
chaste thought and sympathetic ex
pression, than such as annually as
sembles to recount the virtues of our
heroes living and dead.
In addressing this audisnce an.5
this company of "Old Soldiers" today
I am conscious of the fact that I ari
availing myself of one of the pvivi
leres that are all too rapidly passing
away.
For many years the citizens of our
ration, with grateful heart have as
sembled on this day to pay tribute to
the heroic dead.
For many years these assemblages,
in commemoration of this Cay, have
listened to fervent prayers, brilliant
orators, literary gems, interseting
masterpieces.
For many years tender-heartei
womanhood has gathered from gar
den, field and lawn, nature near
bubles of joy, and with loving hands
woven them into wreaths of
gratitude.
For many years, the nation, With
treasury strings unloosed from ex
haustless storehouse, has poured
forth yellow streams of gold, to cheer
the battle-scarred, the health-broken
and the maimed; these streams, too,
have poured out to rear monument
and cenotaph; and to plant and pre
serve the flowers and fern and ever
lasting oak in dedicated fields of
glory.
For many years mothers, wives and
children grown, have mingled their
tears and praises.
For many years, by history, stoiy
nnd song, there has been engraven
on the hearts of loyal young mfn
hood of America, yours and your com
rade's deeds, all this in response to
humanity's gratitude.
What more can be done or said to
show the world's appreciation of
heroic effort?
Yours were not battles of con
quest or plunder; nor were they
waged to satisfy the vaulting ambi
tion of military genius. The citizens
of the entire nation, both north and
south, were loath to meet in the
clash of arms and in fratricidal strife. J
For almost half a century the great
questions of state which finally rived
assunder the bonds of national broth
erhood, had over and over again, been
submitted to the arbitrament of rea
son. In the pulpit and press, from
the rostrum and forum, and in the
halls of congress, a fierce intellectual
battle had been waging. Here, too, in
this intellectual struggle to stay the
fast rising tide of rebellion, were
exhibited that patient, persistent for
titude and indomitable courage which
stood forth worthy of emulation in
the physical strife which seemed in
evitably following.
The speaker referred at length to
the debate between Webster and
Ilayne, in the Twenty-second congrss,
spoke of its result, and said:
No religious teacher, no political
philosopher, no profound thinker has
ever answered the wail of distress
nd the cry of woe that arose above
the roar of battle, why this carnage
between brothers of the same blood?
Why this desperate struggle between
kindred? Why this destruction of
property and lives? Why those days
and nights of awful suspense and
anguish ?
Despite these bitter cries, with de
termined desperate courage, the op
posing armies leaped to battle, and
fought like Titans; the bravery of the
one was met by the daring of the
other. Yonder a Union officer, in
the fiercest stage of the battle, and
rmidst the rain of leaden hail
dashes down the front of his com
mand and cries. "Onward to the bat
tlements of our foe." And there a
confederate leader, leaps into his sad-
die, dashes to front of his troops and j requires a high specie of courage in
cries, "Why stand you here, are you deed, but such courage as will in the
afraid of death, do you want to live 'end, mould public opinion and drive'
forever?" And in the mighty clash of the wrongdoer into hiding.
these two irresistable forces bothj This is not the time or place to
melt away. discuss the varied phases of the
Again; the contending forces pause. great questions that are now pass-'
to gather strength for a life and
death struggle. Down toward the
lower end of the Appaleachion chain,
two great armies, commanded by as
brilliant, able and courageous gen
erals as the world had then known,
were to meet in a titanic struggle.
One of these great armies, with
supplies of food and munitions of war
scaled the mountain side and built its
ramparts upon the summit. Here, be
hind the mighty fortress, piled up
during the ages by the hand of the
infinite, listening to its own heart
beat correctly judges the spirit of its
foe and awaited his coming.
Soon is seen in the valley below,
up toward the mountain side, steady
columns of worthy foe. with eyes
rivited toward the battlements on the
summit. Onward they come through
forest and fog, up the mountain side,
in the face of a rain of death-dealing
missies. Higher still they climb
the color-bearers fall, others take
their places, broad gaps are mown in
the ranks, they are quickly filled
again, still upward they climb into
the mists out of sight of their com
rades below, over the ramparts a
hand-to-hand struggle for supremacy,
victory, sublime spectacle, a battle
above the clouds, among the Gods.
Who ordered the final assault of
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge? To that question no answer
has ever come, the records disclose
no orders given.
It may be on that day, both armies
were led by the "God of Battles."
Some idea of the nature of this
momentous struggle may be gained
from the fact that in the battle of
Spotslvania and the Wilderness the
number of killed and wounded far ex
ceeded the number of killed and
wounded in all the battles of all the
wars fought in the New World by
English-speaking people since its dis
covery by Columbus.
A half hundred great battles
matching any of those that had pre
ceded them in all the wars ot history,
fought by trained armies of as brave
soldiers as ever drew the sword: in
whose veins ran the kindred blood of
the Anglo-Saxon race; against whose
combined forces the proud rark"? of
Cyrus and Alexander, the legions of
Caesar, the Highlanders of Scotland,
Cromwell's "Invicibles," Napols.nfs
"Immortals " would have melted
away before the twilight of the first
day's meeting.
So by such armies and by such
soldiers mighty conflicts was fought.
everlasting truth was vindicated.
peace came, and with it came on? of
the greatest blessings that has fallen
to humanity. Nowhere else in the
world could such a war have been
waged; and nowhere else in the world
could such results have been at
tained.
It is now conceded by all history,
and is the common opinion of man
kind, that the price paid for the prin
ciples established by that conflict,
though terrific and appaling, were
not too great.
By the inscrutiable and immutable
law of life as applied to humanity, its
environments and relations, it would
seem that great sacrifices at times
must be made in order that the race
keep its face toward the skies,
I know of no nation that has yet
been born, except it has been Christ
ened at the baptismal fount of grief
and woe; knew of no great principles
that have been announced and vindi
cated, except through unmeasured
strife.
Progress and civilization at given
epochs in their upward bounds, leave
red-stained tracks.
Let us hope and believe that from
the mingling of the blood of these
heroes in the trenches and streams;
along the plains and valley; on the
hill-tops and mountain sides, in the
great battles of this great war, has
come the union of the hearts of
American manhood as enduring as
the everlasting ages.
Let us hope and believe, that we
stand near the summit of a higher
civilization, where, in our own loved
country, at least, war shall be only
a dark shadow of the past, and where
the victories of the heart, the achieve
ments of the brain and the triumph
of peace alone shall be recorded.
Let us hope and believe, and teach,
that in this, the dawn of this new
era, the sovereign citizenship of our
land, in whose heart and brain rests
the duty and power of good govern
ment, may emulate the courage of
the heroes whose memory we revere
today; and inspired by that courage
may they meet, without wavering,
the great civic questions of today
that await proper solution.
To quietly sit in the privacy of
one's own reflections, and there map
out a course to pursue toward ques
tions of public moment, and there re
solve to pursue that course, because
right, no matter what the opposition
ing for solution. The awakened pub
lic conscience has emblazoned be
fore the vision of every thinking citi
zen of our loved country the mo
mentous problems of state which
good government demands should be
impartially crystalized into just laws.
The great questions confronting
this generation in this new era, as
were first those of a former day, are
being submitted to the intellectual
forum; but this time without bitter
ness or hate; this time without
danger to the integrity of the Union.
To solve the great civic problems
quickly, rightly and permanently,
and thus reach the summit of that
marvelous progress of the last half
century of the world's life, and from
that summit look with clear vision
toward the future destiny of our
great republic, as well as the happi
ness of mankind, it is only necessary
that the individual citizen shall pos
sess himself of a pure heart, clear
mind, strong soul, together with the
three great attributes of noble man
hood, viz: Courage, Courage, Moral
Courage.
To this little company of old sold
iers, if it can add any consolation to
your hearts in the evening of life to
know then know and know with a
certainty, that you and your com
rades, in your great sacrifices and
heroic struggle of a half century ago,
taught this nation, aye, taught man
kind, that high species of sublime
patirotism, before unknown to the
world the patriotism which ban
ishes selfishness from the human
breast that love of country greater
than love of home, greater love than
love of self next only to love for
the Infinite.
For this lesson taught you can
never receive full recompense in this
life; but we. your beneficiaries, will
ever hope and believe that the same
courage that hurled you against
Vicksburg and Cold Harbor that in
spired you at Donnelson and Malvern
Hill that carried you through
streams of blood at Shilo and Antie
tem. and in the face of death at
Gettysburg; that same courage that
extended a helping hand to the fal
len foe we will ever hope and be
lieve that that courage will stay with
you through the twilight of life, and
be without you as you pass out into
the night on your journey toward the
stars.
Cedar Creek
Mrs. Nessin was in Omaha Mon
day.
James Hesitenflow spent Monday in
Omaha.
Mrs. Charles Dasher spent Monday
in Omaha.
Henry Sanders was in Hattsraouth
Thursday.
Adam Meisinger spent Monday in
Louisville.
Henry Thierolf spent Friday in
Plattsmouth.
George Store and wife spent Mon
day at Omaha.
Walter Solsburg was in Platts
mouth Monday.
Henry Baughman spent Thursd ly
in Plattsmouth.
John Busche went to Omaha on
business Friday.
William Keil and wife spnt Satur
day in Louisville.
Charles Dasher went to Platts
mouth Thursday.
Clarence Busche journeyed to
Plattsmouth Saturday.
Ed Meisinger and wife spent Sat
urday in Plattsmouth.
Harry Meisinger was a passenger
for Plattsmouth Friday.
Mrs. Walter Schneider visited at
Harry Meisinger's Monday.
C. A. Gauer and Henry Inhelder
were in Plattsmouth Friday.
Henry Inhelder left for Hay
Springs on business Saturday.
Hans Schroder went home Thurs
day to wait for it to stop raining.
Mrs. Lyle and children went to
Waco Friday night to visit friends.
Walter Schneider and William
Schneider spent Saturday in Omaha.
Lloyd Schneider and Irven Meising
er took in the sights in Omaha Mon
day. G. L. Meisinger and daughter,
Mable, went to Havelock to visit over
Sunday.
Pete Core and John Thierolf spent
Saturday in Plattsmouth taking in
the sights.
G. G. Meisinger ol riattsmouth,
who has been visiting his son, Elmer,
returned honii Thursday.
Henry Inhelder and daughter, Mrs.
Seares, of Moorfield, Neb., came in
Thursday to visit for a few days.
Simon Clark and wife of Platts
mouth came out Saturday and spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Robert Stivers.
Tuesday being William Dasher's
birthday, a few of his friends gather
ed there and spent the evening in re
minding him of his birthday.
Mrs. John Gauer, Mrs. Philip
Schafer and Mrs. John Meisinger
spent Tuesday in Omaha visiting Mrs.
George Meisinger at the hospital.
Simon Johnson of Mynard was
visiting James Johnson Sunday.
August Keil loaded Mis. Harris'
furniture in a car Sunday, and Mrs.
Harris left for Omaha Monday.
On account of the rain the picnic
that was to have been given at the
Keil school house had to be given up.
But the young folks gathered at the
home of Henry Albeit Saturday
night and enjoyed a good time.
Celebrates Wedding Anniversary.
When an invitation was extended
by Mrs. Stivers to aid in the cele
bration of their fifth wedding anni
versary, and the surprise of Mr. Stiv
ers, we knew a pleasant evening
awaited us. Whether Robert was tak
en unawares all did not arrive in time
to see, but lie had that pleasing, hos
pital manner which, combined with
sterling business qualities, has tended
to make Mr. Stivers a favorite at
Cedar Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Stivers are among
the most worthy and thoroughly ap
preciated people in our little city.
We had our wraps all up stairs, and
noted with interest the many sleeping
babies. A variable "baby show". How
these innocents teach us the goodness
of Cod!
Laughter and conversation caused us
to seek the parlor. There we met
Mr. Stivers' mother and sister who
had come over from Iowa for this oc
casion. Small tables everywhere and
"piogressive rook the game. How
ever strange it may be the "black
bird" was put aside, and lost in the
attractiveness of the refreshments.
At a very late hour the company
wished Mr. and Mrs. Stivers many
wedding days anil expressed to Mrs.
Stivers the appreciation due her for
planning the evening so much enjojed
bv evc ror.e.
A Farewell Part v.
A farewell party was given a few
das ago at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Roberts, in honor of Miss Floy
T remain. Wholly unconscious of the
surprise awaiting her, Miss T remain
came to spend the evening, having
been invited so to do. Looking into
the dining room where the long table,
resplendent in decorations of flowers,
cut glass ar.d china, was brilliant
under the electric lights, she inquired
"What does this mean?" The arrival
of guests and the presentation to her
cf tokens of remembrances made an
swer. The hours parsed pleasantly
in games, Yictrola numbers and danc
ig. At mid-night an elaborate three
coi'.rse luncheon was served.
To the able host and hostess, Mr.
and Mr. Roberts, the company ex
pressed themselves as having spent
a very delightful evening. To Miss
Tremain invitations were extended to
keep Cedar Creek in memory and
promise to come often.
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paper napkins and doilies. Fruits,
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S. J. REAMES,
Cedar Creek, Neb.
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GEORGE HELD RETURNS FROM
THE SANITARIUM AT LINCOLN
From Tuesday's T'aily.
George M. Hud, who for the past
few weeks has been in Lincoln taking
treatment at the sanitarium there, has
&o far recovered that he is able to re
turn home and is feeling fine, al
though a little weak from his long and
tiresome attack of rheumatism, and
his return has been an occasion of the
greatest pleasure to his friends
throughout the county. George has
had a very severe attack of this
malady and his recovery certainly is
a pleasure.
Subscribes for the Journal.
From Tuesday's Pally.
Nicholas Opp of Nehawka came up
to this city last evening to hand in
iis returns to the county assessor,
and while here took time to call at
this office and ordered the Platts
mouth Journal sent to his address in
order that he might be kept posted on
just what was happening throughout
the county. We are very much
pleased to place Mr. Opp on our list.
Call at the Journal office and see
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Local Mews
From Tuesday's Dar:y-
Mrs. A. Dove Asch of Murray was
here today for a few hours looking af
ter some matters of business.
S. O. lioyles of Alo was in the city
for a few hours today looking after
some matters at the court house.
Ed Rummell was among those visit
ing in the city Saturday, looking after
the week-end shopping and visiting
with friends.
F. J. Hennings and wife drove in
this morning from their home near
Cedar Creek to look after some trad
it. g for a few hours.
County Commissioners Henry
Snoke and (". K. Heebner came in last
evening to be present at the meeting
of the commissioners.
Nicholas Opp of Nehawka came up
yesterday to spend a short time here
looking after some matters of busi
ness at the court house.
Joe Carrigan of Havelock was a
Decoration day visitor here with old
friends and looked after his family
lot at Oak Hill cemetery.
James Dvorak of Havelock came in
yesterday afternoon to make a short
visit at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. John Rotter and famiiy.
Jack Patterson and wife of Union
spent Sunday and Decoration day
here with relatives and friends, hav
ing motored up from their home.
John Bergman, one of the promin
ent farmers of the vicinity of Mynard,
was in the city Saturday for a short
time looking after some trading.
Peter Meisinger of near Cedar
Creek was in the city today looking
after some matters of business and
visiting with relatives and friends.
Paul Rossler and wife of Lincoln,
who were visiting here Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Rossler's brother, John
Lutz and family, returned yesterday
morning to their home in the state
capital.
Mrs. Andy Smith of Thurman, Iowa,
and daughter, Mrs. Russell Todd and
!abe, were passengers tins morning
for Omaha, where they will visit for
the day, looking after some matters
of business.
Mrs. Homer McKay and daughter,
Mrs. Minnie Pickard, returned home
last evening from Havelock, where
they were in attendance at the fun
eral of William Mesersmith, a nephew
of Mrs. McKay.
Mrs. Henry Born came in this
morning from her home west of thic
city and was a passenger nv. the early
Burlingtor. tiain for O-noha to visit
with Mrs. Tred Kafl'enberger at St
Joseph's hospital.
Noel B. Rawls departed last even
ing for his home at Boise, Idaho, af
ter a visit here with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. C. A. Rawls, and the condi
tion of his mother being so improved
permitted his return home.
Mrs. E. A. Kirkpatrick of Nehawka
is spending a few days in this city,
being a guest of her sister, Mrs. P. E
Ruffner. Mrs. Kirkpatrick is planning
to make an extensive western trip,
visiting the various points along the
Pacific coast.
John Schwartz, the vetercn painter
of Nehawka, came up last evening
from his home and visited over night
at the home of Fred Nolting, depart
ing this morning for Omaha to visit
for the day, looking aftc r some mat
ters of business.
R. W. Hyers, former sheriff of this
county, came down Saturday evening
from his home at Lincoln and visited
over Decoration day here with his
old friends, departing yesterday aft
ernoon for the east to attend a re
union of his old regiment.
Misses Mamie, Rose and Alice
O Donnell of Union came up to this
city Sunday evening and spent Mem
orial day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
rat Egan and family, returning home
yesterday afternoon. While here they
decorated the graves of their parents
in the Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
From Wednesday's lally.
Percy Wheeler was in the city yes
terday for a few hours looking after
some trading with the merchants.
Will Jean was among those going
to Omaha this morning on No. 15 to
visit for the day with friends in that
city.
Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping
Water was here today in attendance
at the session of district court for a
few hours.
Mrs. P. E. Ruffner departed this
afternoon for Omaha, where she will
visit at the home of her daughter for
a short time.
Joe Warga, jr., of Havelock, is in
the city today to attend the funeral of
little Beatrice Nejedley, which was
held this afternoon.
John Fight and wife returned home
yesterday afternoon from Omaha,
where they had been visiting with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Julia E. Thomas, who has been
making a extended visit with her
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SAM G. SMITH,
daughter at Bronson, Kansas, has re
turned to her home in this city.
r George P. Rarton of Union was in
the city today for a few hours look
ing after some matters of business,
while en route home from Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fanger and daugh
ter came, in last evening from Mis
souri Valley, Iowa, and will visit for
a short time here with relatives and
friends.
John Ptak, jr., and sister. Elizabeth,
departed this morning for Hastings,
Neb., where they will visit for a time
with relatives and friends. Mrs. Ptak
accompanied the children as far as
Omaha.
Ira Bates and wife were among
those going to Omaha this morning,
v here they will visit for the day in
that city and look after .some matters
of business.
Mike Warga, sr., and son, Henry,
and Mrs. Will Vallery, of Havelock,
came down this afternoon from their
homes to be present at the funeral of
Beatrice Nejedley.
Mrs. F. S. Phebus and children,
who were here visiting with relatives
and friends for the past week, depart
ed this morning for their home at
Hannibal, Missouri, where Mr. Phe
bus is employed by the Burlington.
Mrs. F. D. Lehnhoff and daughter,
Miss Tille, departed this afternoon for
Omaha, where they will attend the
wedding of Miss Maurice Lehnhoff
and Mr. Lynn Kilgore, which will oc
cur this evening at the North Chris
tian church in that city.
Miss Majorie Agnew of Lincoln,
who has been here for a short time
visiting with her grandmother, Mrs.
C. II. Parmele, and other relatives, de
parted this morning for her home, and
was accompanied by Miss Sarah
Baker, who will make a short visit
there.
John Albert departed this morning
for Lincoln, where he was called to
look after some matters of business
in the capital city.
Miss Margaret Donelan, who is at
tending Brownell Hall at Omaha for
the term, came in last evening on No.
2 to visit with her mother, Mrs. J. A.
Donelan.
Mrs. H. T. Batton departed this
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morning for Omaha, where she will
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Kaffenberger, at St. Joseph's hospital
for the day.
Mrs. L. B. Egenberger and son,
Stuart, were among those going to
Omaha this morning, where they will
spend the day looking after some
matters of business.
Miss Frieda Hughes of Jackson,
Missouri, arrived in the city yester
day for a visit here at the home of
her sister, Mrs. H. G. McClusky and
family, for some two weeks.
Miss Maggie Volk of Renfrow,
Oklahoma, is here for a few weeks'
visit with relatives and friends in this
city and county, where the Volk fam
ily formerly made their home.
August Jochim, wife and daughters
and Miss Olga Vogle motored in yes
terday from their home near Manley
for a short stay here to look after
matters of business, and while here
Mr. Jochim had his subscription to
the weekly advanced another year.
Mr. and Mrs. August Jochim an
three daughters, Aleda, Effie anil
Thelma, and Miss Olga Vogler,
motored with Fred Anderson from
the vicinity of Manley to this city
yesterday afternoon for a short visit
with friends and to attend to some
important business matters. Mr.
Jochim was a pleasant caller at thi
office.
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