THURSDAY, JUNK 10, 1913. PAGE 2. PLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ALL SHOULD ASSIST IN BRINGING THE K. S. TOURNAMENT HERE From Tuesday's Daily. 'ahis city has every prospect of act ing: as hosts for the state tournament of the Katholitky Sokol society, which will hold their biennial meeting this year, as the officers in charge of the arrangements are very anxious to bring the tournament to this city, where it will be near to the section of the state where a neater part of the Bohemian population is located. The South Omaha society, which had ex pected to hold the tournament, is not in a position to care for the affair as it should he, as their new hall will not be completed in time for the tourna ment, which will be on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, September 4. and C. This meeting would bring a large number here from Omaha, South Omaha and other towns in the state with a large Bohemian population, for the three days' meetings, and should be secured if possible. The citizens in general should encourage the local society in their handling of the tournament if it is brought here and assist in entertaining the visitors. The K. S. society here has just recently had a fine addition made to their hall that will give them plenty of room and allow the tournament to be handled in proper shape. They also have a very spacious ground sur rounding their hall, and here could be staged the different athletic events of the tournament. THE LADIES OF THE W. G. T. U. HOLD ANNUAL FLORAL MISSION From Tuesdav'a Iaily. The ladies of the W. C. T. U. held their annual Tloral Mission yesterday afternoon, and this year were enter tained at the home of Mrs. P. E. RufT ner in a most charming manner. For the entertainment of the large num ber i:; attendance the ladies had ar ranged a splendid musical program, whkh opened with a scripture reading by Mrs. Schlidknecht, which was fol lowed by "Greetings," by Alice Louise Wescott. Mrs. George Dodge read the story of Jennie Casseday, and then a Department Quiz, led by Mrs. Charles T:oop, was held. Four little girls and one little boy. Fay Crook, Kathleen Troop. Marguerite Wiles, Gladys Elliott and Richard Elliott, then gave a Hover Mission exercise. "The Story of a Roof Gulden'' was then given by Alice Pollock, after which Helen Wescott rendered a vocal .selection. This was followed by '"Why a Flower Mission?" by Mrs. Ruffner, and "A Flower at Mission." by Alice Pollock, and a violin selection by Grace Beeson and Robert Kroehler; ML? a Catherine Shopp gave some tem perance nursery rhymes; ''What the Flower Mission Means' was explained by Mrs. L. L. Wiles, and the program closed with a recitation, "The Lamp lighter," by Una Crook. Each num ber of this excellent program was given in a very pleasing manner and greatly enjoyed by the large number in attendance. After the program the ladies spent a few moments in a de lightful social time, at which time dainty refreshments were served. At the close of the afternoon's entertain ment a committee of the W. C. T. U. distributed beautiful bouquets of flowers to the sick and shut-in, some of the business houses, two large bou quets being left at the Masonic home. This office was made the recipient of a lovely bouquet, for which please ac cept our thanks. The ladies of the W. C. T. U., on this occasion, had as their guest Mrs. Dawson of Farnum, Neb. RESIGNS POSITION AS PRESI DENT OF BIBLE GLASS From Tuesdays Dai:y. At the meeting of the Young Men's Bible class of the Methodist church Sunday morning the members of the class were notified by their president, Floyd Stone, that it would be neces sary for him to resign the office, as his duties and school work would not allow him to carry on the duties as they should be, and for this reason he asked that someone else be selected for the position. The members of the class were very reluctant to accept the resignation, but Mr. Stone was in sistent and finally Lester Dalton was eleeled to the position of president to look after the work of the executive department of the class. Subscribe for 1&e Journal. IT MAY BE THE MAN WHO FORGED CHECKS HERE From Tuesday's Dally. Sheriff Quinton and Philip Thierolf departed last evening for Pender, where they will investigate a man in jail there who answers the description of the person who was busy here Fri day afternoon in unloading a number of worthless checks. Mr. Thierolf will view the man and decide whether or not he is the one who stung them or not, and if such is the case the sheriff will bring him back here to face the music for his actions. TWO MEXICANS GET ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS FINE EACH From Tuesdays raiiy. This morning the two Mexicans wno were taken up Saturday evening for "lifting" a watch from John Mc Daniels, were arraigned in the count y court before Judge Beeson on a com plaint charging them with petty lar ceny, and in answer entered a plea of guilty to the charge preferred against them. After a recital of the crime with which the men were charged, the court decided that it would bo neces sary to impose a line of ?10n and costs each on the two men. and on tlu ir failure to produce the necessary funds the men were remanded to jail to serve out their sentence or until the fine is paid. One of the men, in his broken dia'.ect, stated that they thought possib'y some of their coi;:i trymer.t might be able to raise the necessary amount to relea-e them, but until that is done they will languish in tin? county jail anil no given an opportunity of meditating over their wrong-doing. The wai-.-h was later returned to the owner, who was present in court and identified the men as the same two who had ac costed him on Saturday just before he discovered the loss of the watch. FINE ENTERTAINMENT AT OXFORD SCHOOL SATURDAY NIGHT From Tu5fl.iv's Pally. Last Friday about noon, over one hundred people gathered at the Ox ford school with well-filled baskets f jr a picnic dinner. A few minut"S af'jr noon Miss Mae Barker, the teaclivr, gave the dinner signal. Under the trees were three long tables, spv :vi with all the good things to sa'i-fy keen appetites. After dinner the school gatherec. in a group for several pictures, while the others present spent their time in visiting. M;-s Barker then invited the visitors to the school room, where they listened to a very interesting program of drill.-, dialogues, music, pantomine, readings and songs. Those giving the program were: Ethel Schafer, Herbert Engi 1 kemeier. Clovis and Lloyd Gregoiy, Nellie Rhode-n, Fern and Helen Gan mer, Roy and Clarence Engelkomeii Jeneva Uri.-h. Arthur Hild. Selma Kraeger and Henry Hild, under Mi s Barker's supervqision. Souvenirs we e given to the school children as re membrances of their teacher. Some diplomas were also distributed among the pupils. The crowd then returned to the lawn, v. here thev were served cake, ice crearr. and strawberries. T.u people all then hurried home on s.c cour.t of the threatening clouds. Mi-s Barker has spent two happy years with the school and is a very compi I ent teacher. Next year will find her engaged in her home school at Eight Mile Grove. By a Visitor. J. W. TULEKE AND FAMILY RE TURN FROM CALIFORNIA From Tuesday'K Daily. J. W. Tulene ami family, who for the past winter were in California en joying the balmy .atmosphere of that country, have returned to old Nebras ka for the pre -lent, although Mr. Tu Iene has purchased land near Whit- tier, California, which he considers very valuable for fruit growing, and on his return brought with him a large number of the fine oranges grown near Whittier on the farm of R. Hampton, formerly of this city. Mr. Hampton has been quite success ful since removing to the coast and he and his family have been enjoying the best of health and happiness in their new home, and this will be very pleasing news to their many old friends in this city. Mr. Tulene is well pleased with the prospects of the coming season in California. COURSES TO FIT STATE SCHOOLS VERY PROPER State Superintendent Thomas Out lines Needs of the State Schools Before Teachers. From Wednesday's I"ally. "Our courses study must fit Xe biaska and not New York City." said A. O. Thomas, state superintendent of public instruction in an address at the school of superintendents at the Tem ple theater Tuesday at Lincoln. "We must not try to teach the things taught in New York City, but rather the things that ought to be taught right here in Nebraska. Let us prune the non-essentials out of our currieu lums. "Formerly we considered it enough to study geometry and to understand the propositions. Now we begin to see that it is necessary to be able to ue things. The multk'plication table ir, the only thing in oar educational system that is automatic. We can't teach everything in the curriculum and teach it well. Too many of our children can't work out a problem un loss it is in a book. There are certain things that we must teach until the students know th-:m and can apply them. Right here let me say that the fellow who thinks he known s some thing usually does. Too many think thev don't know anything and the truth is that a good share of them don't. "Give the bov credit for milking the cow scientifically. But we first mus have the teachers who know the gooi points about the cow. The boy mus be educated so that he will go into the barn with a score-card in his hand note the good and bad points aboi :he cow, and be able to tell his father whether or not the cow is making money." Mr. Thomas told of his efforts to have the rural schools consolidate and prophesied that a much higher .-tandard of education would result throughout the .-tat.'. MURRAY COUPLE MARRIED IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE This morning at the court house Mr. Walter Read and Miss Pearl Me Reynold.-, both of Murray, were unit ed in the bonds of holy wcdlrv.k by County Judge Allen J. Beeson in his usual pleasing manner, in which h impressed on the young people the solomnity of the vows they were tak ing and their observance of thev vows dun!;.," th'-.r future life. lhe newly wedded couple expect to make their home near Murray, where the groom is employed on the farm of Ran Minford. Mr. Read is a son o Byron Read of this city. BALL GAME BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE From Tuesday's Daily mere has teen a number ot sug gestions made in the past few days as to interesting the merchants along Main street in a base ball game that would allow the north and south side merchants to demonstrate their ability in the great national game and .-how that they have not forgotten the art of base hall playing as it was ear ned out in the good old days. In the 'at gam? of this kind the northsiders were able to carry off the honors with the assistance of the veterans. Henry Schneider and Henry Goos, but the : outhside aggregation believe now :hat they would he able to get away !i 1 . I . wilii tne g ous on a strictiv tus;tie.-.s men's game, and which would prove a most pleasing diversion to the busi i ess men, as well as the general pub iic. mis wouia be lound a most in teresting event for the general public, as well as healthful exercise for the old-timers who have not had an o portunity ef getting athletic training as they should have. WABASH km MURBOCK YOUHB PEOPLE MARRIED From Tuesday's Dany. Happy Pelous Robinson of Wabash and Miss Gertrude F. Bauer of Mur dock came to the city this morning, r.ccompanied by relatives, and were quietly married by Judge A. A. Bishop. They remained in the city un til this afternoon, when they left for their future home at Wabash. Ne braska City News, MRS. C. A, RAWLS RE TURNS FROM HOSPITAL From Wednesday's ra!lv. Yesterday aiternoon Mrs. C. A. Rawls, who lias been in Omaha for several weeks recovering from the effects of an oeration of a very severe nature, was able to return to her home here, and it will be a source of great pleasure to the host of friends of this gracious lady to know that she has every prospects of a -speedly restoration to health, as the operation was entirely successful. Miss Charlotte Thompson accom panied Mrs. Rawls home and will re main to assist in caring for her for a few weeks. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR HAVE A VERY PLEASANT MEETING A Large Attendance, One Candidate Initiated. Refreshments Served and Oflicers Elected. Ore of the most pleasant meetings that has been enjoyed for some time by Home Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, was held last evening at the Ma sonic temple, and the attendance of the membership was quite large. The lodge took up the work of initiation and Miss Mary Becker of Union was taken into the membership of the order and the lessons of the order im pressed on the candidate in a very ber.uiiful manner by the officers. Fol lowing the work of initiation the in stalling of the newly elected officer w v. taken up. with Past Worthy Matron George W. Thomas in charge of the ceyernoTiies, which were mo imn-essive to the membcrshin. The newlv elected officers of the orde were as follows: Worth v Matron Miss Clara V y l ich. Associate Matron Miss Edn Peterson. Worthy Patron Fred T. Ramge. Seeietary Miss Yerna Cole. Treasurer Mrs. A. L. Tidd. Conductor Mrs. Yal Burkel. Associate Conductor Mrs. S. Smith. Organist Mrs. John Weyrich. Chaplain Mrs. J. C. Peterson. Marshal Mrs. Y. Y. Leonard. Warder Mrs. W. C. Tippens. Sentinel -T. S. C. Dabb. G Star Points Mrs Adelia Kuhns Mrs. Marv B. Allison. Mrs. Charles Peacock, Mrs. George W. Thomas au Mrs. F. T. Ramge. After the transaction of the work of the lodge the members were treat ed to a very pleasant social time and daintv and delicious refreshments of strawberries, cake, ice cream anc! coffee were served, which further ad (led to the pleasure of the members of this splendid chapter of the great Masonic sisterhood, and the occasion was one of great pleasure to the ladies present. h'M AT PENDER NOT THE FORGER WANTED HERE From Wednesday's Dally. Last evening Sheriff Quinton re turned from Pender, where he was called to look into the identity of one of the men in jail there who was thought might be the man desired here for the passing of worthless checks, bit the investigation failed to produce the desired effect, as the man there was not the mysterious Jensen who had succeeded in getting away with the money here. It is thought that the man has made his way into one of the large cities where he would have a better chance of keeping out out of sight of the officers of the law than in the smaller towns, but de scriptions of him have been sent out in hopes of securing him and bringing him back to this city to receive punishment for his crime. Now Getting Along Fine. from Wednesday's Daily. The condition of little N orris Cum mins, who was operated on at St. Joseph's , hospital in Omaha Monday for rupture, is reported as being ex cellent ami the little man progressing nicely on the highway to recovery. Non is was injured last summer when he was struck by a large concrete pillar which was dislodged from the porch at the residence" of II. D. Travis, and since that time has not been entirely free from the effects of the injury sustained at that time, and it was thought best to have it looked after before developing more seriously. Subscribe for The Journal. SWEDISH CHURCH LADIES ENJOY OUT ING ON THE PLATTE Today the ladies of the Swedish Aid society are enjoying an outing and picnic at the Peter Nord home near Oreapolis ami some twenty from this city departed on the early Burlington train for the scene of the pleasant gathering and will spenel the day there enjoying the hospitality of the Nord home. This meeting of the Aid society at the Nord home is an an nual event and one that is looked forward to by all the members and their friends as a great pleasure and treat, and a very large attendance is always secured at this meeting. A delightful picnic dinner will be one of the features of the day, and was be ing looked forward to with much pleasure by the ladies at the station. The Nord home is situated most pleasantly for a day's outing, and being only a short distance from the river is as beautiful a spot as the heart could desire for a day's outing. LITTLE -SON OF MR. AND MRS. CON GREBE PASSES AWAY From Tuesday's lLnllv. Yesterday the little 11 -months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Con Grebe, who has been quite poorly for the j)ast sev eral months from an attack of stom ach trouble, passed away, and the little one, wUose days have been brief on this earth, was taken home to rest. The death of the little babe is a severe blow to the parents, as well as the other relatives, as they have watched with tender care over him. but in spite of all that could be done the little or.e gradually grew worse until the end. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2:"0 from the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Yroman, the parents of Mrs. Grebe, and were i.i charge of Rev. J. H. Steger of St. Paul's Evangelical church. Following the services the body of the little one was conveyd to Oak Hill cemetery, where it was consigned to rest. To the be reaved parents and relatives the sym pathy of the community will be ex tended in 'the loss of the babe, whom they had loved so devotedly. Lester Yroman and wife of Havelock and A. F. Yroman and wife of Omaha were here to attend the funeral of their lit tie nephew. DEATH OF A PLATTSMOUTN LADY IN SOUTH DAKOTA Word has just been received in this city from Mrs. Maybelle Wilken an nouncing the death on May olst of her sister-in-law, Miss Clara Loui Wiiken, who passed away at her home at Boelus, South Dakota, after a long suffering illness from that dread malady, consumption, which had al ready claimed her father and two brothers and one sister. Miss Wilken was born in this city on Septembe 15, 181)5, and made her home here for several years until the removal of the family to Creighton, Nebraska and they later moved to South Dakota where they have since made their home on a farm near that place. To mourn her loss the mother and two brothers are left behind. The funeral was held at Clance on June 2. This adds another to the list of the mem bers of this unfortunate family who have been stricken down with this malady, and the news will be bitterly regretted by the many old friends of the family. TEAMS FRIGHTENED BY TRACTION ENGINE START From Wednesday's Daily. This morning quite a commotion was occasioned at the Burlington freight house while a traction engine was being unloaded from a train When the engine was fired up to run off the car onto the roadway three teams standing nearby on the west ide of the platform suddenly became frightened and started to run away, and all three dashed up Main street, but were stopped in front of the Per kins House with but little difficulty. The drivers of the teams were very much excited for several minutes, however, over the affair, and it was mighty lucky that the runaway was not serious. Office supplies at th Journal of fice. . ., .-J.; AT r M MD.T Ui.'.HT I i E STARTS OUT I TO WCO HIS bur.. AS5UAfCL li iMt ilfPLY (. 1 Rtblil OUR MtRO how io r. AND JNOS IN A COLO J-S-,yr- TTT" R E X T MICMT SAlllES fOflTH WITH " TUBN DOWN CQTifallllJ fll HUP" ! ' MOs) MM. if Men's Munsingwear $1 up New ties every week 6 for 60c Sox C. E. Wescott's Sons EVERYBODY'S STORE DISTRICT EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION AT ELMWOOD from Wednesday's Dallv The district convention of the Epworth League, composed of the so cieties belonging to the Tecumseh district of the Methodist church, will be held at Elmwood on Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday, June 22, 23 and 21. ami a record-breaking attendance is looked for at this meeting. The young people of Klmwood will act as hosts for the gatherings and a splen did time is anticipated by the dele gates from the societies of the League. The people of Klmwood have just completed a beautiful church structure nad the meetings will be held in this e(hfice, which is one of the tinest church buildings in the county. To All Parties Concerned. On May 13th my wife left my home of her own free will and accord, and in consequence thereof I wish hereby to give all parties notice that I will not be held responsible for any debts that she may contract, either in her own name or mine, from that date on. G. R. Rhoden. Dr. C. A. .Marshall, Dentist, Wishes to announce to his patients and the public that he can again be found in his office in the Coates' block. G-10-3twkly Odd Trousers mods of Genuine Balm Beach Cloth $3 each Yes, there'll be more Straw Hats worn tliiy season than any for some time. Good ReaSOIl We're showing comfortable and dis tinctive styles, for $l $2.50, $,' and up as high as $5.00. Leghorns for $3 and $5 PclIlcimclS for $f exceptional value Jap Panamas for a Porto Ricans for $2.50 and $3 Sennits (sailors) $1.50 up to $3 Choicest collection of straws in town see them now. Manhattan Skirts SI We MQVBES CUT LUC) ALONG A LOAD TnC tVLNlfto IS CHftHrut AS A f un C. R AL ID WCODtNO BElli ANON WLRL Ringing A. JSC WW Secures New Features. From Tuesday's Daily. Claus Boetel, the veteran drayman, is getting pretty sporty in the ap pearance of his horse and wagon and the latest addition to the equipment is a new housing for the harness that is decorated with a very attractive sign of a shield and star, as well as the initials "C. B." and the word dray in handsome brass letters, and Claus will continue to operate the "Star" dray line, with all his usual dispatch and courtesy. The new ad dition to the harness is one that adds much to its appearance. LATTER DAY SAINTS HOLD ING MEETINGS AT THE PARK From Tuesday's Paily. The Latter Day Saints have opened a series of meetings at Garfield park that has attracted a great deal of in terest among the members of the faith in this city and quite a large number have been in attendance, both at the Sunday services and the meet ing last evening, although the chilly weather has kpet many from attend ing. Elder Grimes of Kansas City, Missouri, is here in charge of the meetings and has given most pleas ing sermons of his faith. He is a very canable eentleman and presents his views on the religious teachings in a most capable manner. Subscribe for the Journal. Rock Cliff New Satin stripe silk, soft Coilar 25c each Stetson flats