Plattsmouth Will Celebrate Every Saturday Afternoon. All Come and Have a Good Time
llattsmoutb
journal
.' ! S'n'c Historical Soc
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 191;
NO. 104.
DEATH OF MRS.
MILES MORGAN
LAST NIGHT
Another Well Known Pioneer Ladv of
Plattsmouth Passes Away in fYare
and Happiness to the End.
Ff'TTi Wednesday's Pailr.
This morning at 12:30, as the new
day was speeding on its way, Mrs
Miles Morgan, one of the oldest resi
dents of this city, passed awty, after
an illness covering some eleven weeks.
during which time she, with Christian
fortitude, awaited the summoiis of the
Master to her final reward, and a life
tilled with devotion to family and
fiiends carne to a close.
During the time of her residence
here, covering1 a period of fifty-one
years, Mrs. Morgan had been a work
er in the betterment of the city.
where she had made her home, and
there was i.o kindly or charitable act
that she could perform that was not
carried out for the aid of her fellow
man. Sh.?, while not a member of the
Methodist church, was a devoted
worker in the cause, and aided the
different ;ood works of the church
with her efforts at all time an J no
task was too severe for her to under
take for those .he called by the name
of frit nd.
Sarah Catherine Keezes was born
July 11. ls.".5, in Berkley county,
Virginia, and when a babe of 2 years
of a?e was taken with her parents to
Ohio, where the family resided for a
number of years, and it was in that
itate, on January 15. 1S58. that she
was united in marriage to Mr. Miles
Morgan. A few weeks after the mar
riage Mr. and Mrs. Morgan came west
to make their future home anJ locat
ed at Osceola, Iowa, where they made
their home until the year 1S04, when
they came to Plattsmouth, and have
since made their home here. The
husband was called away in 1891,
: irice which time Mrs. Morgan has
mailf her home at the homestead here
with her daughter, Miss Janette Mor
gan. Three children are left to mourn
the death of Mother Morgan, namely.
I). ('. Morgan, Fred G. Morgan and
Miss Janette Morgan. One son, Frank
J. Morgan, preceded the mother in
death rorr.e ten years ago, and several
children died in infancy.
The funeral of this good woman and
kind friend will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at '1 o'clock from the late home
at Pearl and Seventh streets, and the
body laid to rest beside that of the
husband in Oak Hill cemetery. Rev.
F. M. Drulir.er will have charge of the
services.
WEDDING OF MURDCCK
LADY AT HER HOME
From WeJneda v'a lally.
This morning, a marriage license
was issued to Orlando Jay Hitchcock
uT Havelock and Miss Olga Augusta
Neitzel of Murdock. The wedding
ceremony will be performed tomorrow
at the home of the bride at Murdock.
Miss Neitzel is one of the most pop
ular young ladies in that locality and
her friends, who are legion in the
community where she has been reared
to womanhood, will wish her many
years of happy wedded life &nd one
free from all care and sorrow. The
young people expect to make their
future home in Havelock, where the
groom is engaged in business.
T. B. FARMER OF THE BUR
LINGTON CAR SHOP INJURED
From Tuesday's Pally.
This morning T. B. Farmer, an em
ploye of the Durlington steel car shop,
was the victim of a very painful ac
cident as a result of receiving a blow
just above the right rye from an air
'"gun" used in bucking rivits, which is
a part of his duties. The gun slipped
while he was using it to buck some
rivets, and as a result flew back and
struck him in the face and inflicted a
cut that required several stitches to
close, and as a result of the tffair he
will be compelled to take an enforced
vacation from his duties.
ANOTHER GRADE TO BE AD
DED TO MURRAY SCHOOL
From Tuesday's Dally.
There was a very enthusiastic
meeting of the taxpayers of the Mur
ray school district last evening at the
school house in that place and some
SO were present to hear the various
reports and statements of the officers
of the school. It was decided at this
meeting to have another grade added
to the school that will give them
eleven grades there and will add
greatly to the advancement of the
school work and the advantages given
the young people of that community
who attend school there.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
TO J. N. ELLIOTT
NEAR CEDAR GREEK
A very :.erious accident occurred on
Monday afternoon near Cedar Creek,
which resulted in the injury in a very
severe manner of Jesse N. Elliott,
formerly a resident of this city, but
who has been living for the past year
near Cedar Creek. Mr. Elliott was
engaged in making hay in a field and
was riding on the mower, when the
horses suddenly became refractory
and started to run, and at this Mr.
Elliott jumped from the mower to run
and check them, and as he approach
ed the team he fell, ri the same time
that the animals turned and started
back, and in so doing the horses pass
ed over the form of Mr. Elliott, as
did also the wheels of the mowt-r, and
his left leg suffered very severely as
a result, being splintered and broken
in bad shape.
As soon as possible medical assist
ance was summoned from this city
nd it was ('icided to tfke the unfor
tunate man to Omaha for examina
tion. It was discovered that the leg
had been broken in a very severe man
ner and that it was impossible to put
the broken portions of the limb to
gether in a way that they could knit,
and it was necessary to remove the
broken pieces of bone and a process
of bone grafting resorted to in order
to attempt to get the bones to knit to
gether and save the leg. Mr. Elliott
also sustained verv sovi'.-v bruises
about the back that were very painful,
but no bones were broken.
The case is a very severe one and
it will be weeks before the patient is
able to leave the hospital if the opera
tion to save ti e leg is succ:sful. Mr.
Elliott is a son-in-law of Mr. Asbury
Jacks of this city, who was at the
hospital yesterday to visit the unfor
tunate man, who is reported as doing
as well as possible under the circum
stances. SUITAELE PERSON WANT
ED FOR MOTORCYCLE COP
The securing of a suitable person
for the position of motorcycle cop is
one that is occupying the attention of
the police and police committee of the
city council, a3 it is desired to secure
a good man who will be able to keep
track of the automobile speeders on
the avenues and streets of the city.
There has been the suggestion from
some of the memebrs of the council
that a stranger be secured for the
position who will swoop down on any
of the offenders regardless of who
they are, as he will not be acquainted
or friendly with any of the parties
and not be susceptible to the feeling
of leniency toward friends, as one
better acquainted might be in the
same position. The job is not an
enviable one and the path of the cop
will not be strewn with roses by any
means.
J. F. Dale, the genial Nehawka har
ness man, and Jscotty N orris, oi
Nehawka, were in the county seat on
Tuesday looking after some matters
of business. Mr. Norris resided here
for a great many years in this city
up to moving to Nehawka about eight
years ago. Mr. Dale was having some
dental work done with Dr. Thomsen.
M. Tritsch, refracting optician, at
Gering & Co.'s Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings. Examination free.
LINCOLN-PLATTS-MOUTH
CLUB PIC
NIC HERE TODAY
The Gathering Held on the Beautiful
Lawn of Mr. and Mrs Parmele
in South Park.
From Tuesday' Daily.
The ladies of the Lincoln-Platts-mouth
club this morning, to the num
ber of some twenty-four, arrived from
the capital city and enjoyed their pic
nic today in the beautiful grounds
surrounding the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Parmele on Chicago ave
r.ue, where a sumptuous dinner was
enjoyed beneath the shade of the
beautiful trees, and with the hand
some Parmele home setting on the hill
making a very striking picture and
a most appropriate spot for the hold
ing of the gathering.
The visit here to the old home re
called many tender memories to those
in the party of days when they were
residents here, and where so many,
happy hours, as well as others tinged
with sorrow, had passed with them.
and the occasion was one that was
appreciated to the fullest by those in
the party.
The friends in this city met the
ladies at the depot and they were at
once taken to the sene of the jolly
gathering, where they entered into
the spirit of the event and together
reviewed the events that they had all
mingled in together in the days gone
by, and many jolly stories of old days
was enjoyed by the ladies while to
gether. There will be a number of
the party who will remain here for a
few days visit with old friends, and
the occasion is one that will be fond
ly remembered.
ENTERTAINMENT
COMMITTEE VERY
BUSY AT WORK
Fmm Tuesday s Laiiv.
The entertainment committee of the
Commercial club has been out for the
past two days raiding a fund that will
be used in holding froe entertainments
cn Saturday afternoons in this city
during the coming summer months,
and they have been very successful so
far in interesting the citizens and
business men in the prospect of pro
viding an afternoon of pleasure to the
residents of the city, and the visitors
from the country who are here on Sat
urday afternoons. It has been almost
definitely settled that the band can be
secure for a concert on Saturday aft
ernoon at 1 o clock, and this will be
followed by a special free act which
will be changed each Saturday and
will include such features as acrobatic
stunts of different kinds, balloon
ascensions, wrestling matches and
other features that will include a
number of high-class attractions,
which will be secured later. A rest
room for the ladies will also be se
cured that will be very much ap
preciated by the ladies, where they
can rest and visit and enjoy their aft
ernoon's visit in Plattsmouth to the
fullest extent. This has been under
consideration for some time by the
Commercial club, and now that the
plans are working out nicely, the pro
gram should prove a great success in
every way and assure plenty of enter
tainment for those who are visiting in
this city or attending to their trading,
and it is needless to say that this
feature will be thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone, botn tne visitors and resi
dents of the city.
R. W. HYERS RETURNS
FROM G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
From Wednesday's Pally.
This morning R. W. Hyers returned
from a trip to Illinois, during which!
time he was in attendance at the
meeting of the Illinois Grand Army of
the Republic and a reunion of his old
regiment, the 108th Illinois. Mr.
Hyers reports a fine time and greatly
enjoyed meeting the comrades of the
civil war. The encampment was held
at Moline. Mr. Hyers departed this
afternoon for his home at Lincoln.
JACK GREGORY SHOOTS .
TOE OFF THE LEFT FOOT
From Tuesday Dally.
Yesterday afternoon Jack Gregory,
residing seven miles southwest of
Murray, while engaged in working
with a gun, was so unfortunate as to
have one of the toes on the left foot
shot off when the gun was accidental
ly discharged. Mr. Gregory had been
out shooting hawks, and returning
home, was sitting on 4he porch work
ing with the gun, when in some man
ner it was discharged and the shot
tore through the shoe and lacerated
the toe so that it was necessary to
amputate the toe close to the foot.
TACKS AND GLASS
CAUSE GREAT MANY
PUNCTURED TIRES
From Wednesday's Dally
In the past few days there has been
complaint from a number of the driv
ers of automobiles over the punctur
ing and cutting up of the tires on
their machines by tacks, which have
been gathered up along Main street.
When signs and posters are put up it
is generally with tacks, and these self
same tacks are later thrown on the
sidewalk and then swept into the
street, where they are gathered up by
some automobile in their tire, which
causes an expense as well as annoy
ance to the owner of the car in repair
ing the damage done by the careless
ness of someone else. There is a
state law covering the scattering of
tacks or glass or anything of that
nature on the public highways, and
the parties, who through carelessness
make it dangerous for the automo
biles, should take heed . :.J be more
careful where the tacks and other
dangerous particles are swept when
they are lying on the sidewalk, and
see that they are kept out of the
street. A punctured tire is not a very
pleasant matter and the auto ov.-ners
are well justified in making a protest
in the matter, which is so apparently
the result of utter carelessness and
neglect, and it should be seen to that
such practices as weeping tacks and
glass into the street was stopped
once for all. The public highways
and particularly the main street of
the city, should not be considered as a
public dumping ground.
THE BOAT PARTY ENJOY A
TIME AT THE BRiGGS HOME
From Wednesday's nMy.
Last evening the Loyal Daughters
of the Christian church, accompanied
by the members of the Loyal Sons
class, took a short voyage on the
good ship "Christianity." and the voy
age was one of great success and
without any danger of submarines or
squalls and storms. The handsome
and commodious porch of the M. S.
Briggs home was the scene of the
gathering and a very pleasing crowd
was in attendance to take part in the
pleasures of the occasion. The porch
was arranged with flags and bunting
and made a very pretty scene for the
gathering of jolly young people pres
ent. The event had been advertised
as a boat party, and the occasion was
fully as pleasant as any voyage ever
undertken in any clime and enjoyed
to the utmost by the jolly gathering
of young people. Music, both vocal
and instrumental was indulged in by
the jolly party, as well as a number
of games, which served to pass the
time pleasantly, and after several
Lours the boat dropped anchor safe in
the home port and all departed for
their homes, well pleased with the
treat afforded them. As a result of
the party a neat little sum was re
alized, which will be used in the
church work. . Mr. and Mrs. Briggs
are the teachers of the two classes
and their hospitable home has been
the scene of many pleasant gatherings
of the classes, but none more so than
the boat party last evening.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
A 4-months-old heifer calf. Has
white streak down forehead. Has been
gone several days. Anyone knowing
whereabouts notify Mike Lutz and re
ceive reward.
FORTUNATE ES
CAPE OF TWO
'PHONE LINEMEN
Anthonv Nesladek and Ed Black
Have Narrow Escape From Be
ing Electrocuted.
t?mm Wertnesfla vs D1ly
This morning shortly after 11
o'clock, Anthony Nesladek, electrician
for the Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company, and Ed Black, a line
man for the telephone company, had
a very close call irorn electrocution
while engaged in the work of putting
up a line of wire on Wintersteen Hill
The men were up on a pole of the
telephone company pulling up the line
of wire, when it suddenly swung over
and struck the wires of the Nebraska
Lighting company, which were trans
muting some ...3,000 volts of elec
tricity, and in an instant the full
force of the current had struck the
two men. and as a result they re
ceived very severe wounds on the
hands and it is almost a miracle that
they were not instantly killed.
The telephone wires were burnt in
two by the force of the strong cur
rent of electricity and Nesladek had
both hands burned and the right hand
was injured in a very severe manner,
as the entire palm was seared by the
force of the current and he also re
ceived a burn across the back where
wire had struck him and car-:ed
the force of the current through his
body. Black had the fingers on the
right hand almost burned off and the
eft hand injured very badly.
The two men remained on the pole
and were able to get to the ground
without falling, bJt fainted from the
shock of the accident and it was sev
eral minutes before they were revived
and were able to be taken to the of
fice of a physician to have the injuries
dressed. The pliers used by the two
men in holding the wires were burn
ed by the fierceness of the current,
which had been transfered from the
electric light line to that of the tele
phone company.
It was a very severe accident, but
fortunate that the two men were not
killed from the force of the current
passing into them from the wires.
THE LI8RARY BOARD TO
SELECT NEW LOCATION
From Wednesday's Tiallr.
The library board and members of
the city council met last evening at
the library building with Miss Char
lotte Templeton, secretary of the
state library commission, to discuss
the proposition of the new library
building that will be erected in this
city by the Carnegie corporation.
Miss Templeton showed to the mem
bers of the board and the council that
under the statutes of Nebraska the
power to locate the site and purchase
it lay with the library board, but that
the city council made the appropria
tion to make the purchase of the site.
As the library board has already rec
ommended the purchase of the Mumm
property at Fourth and Main streets
for the site for the library, it is quite
likely that this will be secured, as the
city has made the appropriation for
caring for this item in the next year's
appropriation.
STAND UP FOR PLATTSMOUTH
AND SUPPORT HOME LAUNDRY
From Wednesday's Pally.
Plattsmouth, Neb., June 15, 1915.
We, the undersigned citizens of
Plattsmouth, are patrons of the
Plattsmouth Steam Laundry and find
their work to be VERY satisfactory
and as good as can be obtained at any
steam laundry in adjacent cities.
Stand up for Plattsmouth!
This endorsement is absolutely un
solicited. Philip Thierolf. J.
II. J. Richey. E.
Wm. Baird. A.
E. A. Wurl. T.
J. M. Roberts. R.
P. Falter.
H. Wescott.
L. Tidd.
H. Pollock.
F. Patterson.
Paints and Oils. Gering & Co.
A COMPLAINT FROM COUNTY
SURVEYOR FRED PATTERSO!
Plattsmouth, June 14, 1 !15.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Plattsmouth, Nebraska
A large majority of the voters and
taxpayers thought it wise to elect me
city engineer. The officers think it
wise to give my work to Omaha en
gineers at a greater price than I am
allowed to charge. They make mis
takes and give false grades to put the
blame on me. I do not see how I can
benefit the; taxpayers. I therefore re
spectfully resign the office.
Fred Patterson, City Engineer.
PLATTSMOUTH YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE MARRIED
IN GLENWOOD IOWA
Yesterday at Glenwood, Iowa, oc
curred the marriage of two Platts
mouth young people, when Miss Grace
Lushinsky and Mr. Edward Rice were
united in the bonds of holy wedlock at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ed
wards in that city. The young people
departed yesterday morning for Glen
wood and the ceremony that was to
make them one was performed in time
to allow them to drive to Pacific Junc
tion in the afternoon and catch No. '1
over the Burlington, which conveyed
them to Chicago, where they will
-pend a honeymoon of a few days, and
expect to return home to this city Sat
urday. The wedding has been looked
forward to for some time by the
friends of these two most estimable
young people and they will, on their
return, be showered with good wishes
by the host of friends who have known
hem since childhood.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Lushinsky and is a
young lady of rare charm of character
and held in the highest affection by a
vast host of warm friends, while the
groom is a young man of exceptional
worth and held in the warmest friend
ship among the friends with whom he
as been reared from childhood, and
on their return Mr. and Mrs. Rice will
be given a hearty welcome home.
PLATTSMOUTH MAN SELECT
ED AS SHGRTEST IN PARADE
The Plattsmouth Aerie of Eagles
won a very distinct honor last evening
in the monster parade in South Oma
ha, when Albert Rheinackle, one of
the members of the order from this
city, was selected as the shortest man
in the parade of 15,000 Eagles and
presented with the prize, a $5 gold-
piec,e. Albert ieei3 mat mis was one
occasion when the little men received
their just reward and feels very proud
over the distinction given him by the
committee in charge of the awarding
of the prizes. Although small in
stature, Mr. Rheinackle is one of the
most active of the members of the
order in this city and his receiving the
prize has been appreciated by his
friends in the order.
SUIT FILED IN COUNTY COURT
FOR RECOVERY OF DAMAGES
Yesterday afternoon a suit entitled
James Terryberry vs. Earl Wiles and
M. C. Walker was filed in the county
court, in which the plaintiff states
that he is the owner of one light
reddish colored heifer calf, 1 year old.
of the value of $50, and that the de
fendants have detained possession of
the property of the plaintiff for a
number of days, and for this he has
been damaged in the fura of $75, and
asks that judgment for this amount
be given him. It is further stated
that the calf has not been held
through any process of law and that
the plaintiff is entitled to the amount
above claimed.
Announcement !
Remember tht special teachers' ex
amination for Friday and Saturday of
this week, June 18 and 19, at the court
house only. Eda Marquardt,
County Superintendent.
FIRST CONCERT
NEXT SATUR
DAY AFTERNOON
Complete Arrangements Have Been
Perfected for Concerts to Enter
tain the Farmer Visitors.
The entertainment committee of the
Commercial club, which has been very
busy during the last few days in out
lining a plan for the series of Satur
day afternoon enertainments during
the next few months, has been most
successful and through their efforts
have made it possible to promise that
the proposition will be made a go for
certain. They are also arranging for
the construction of a moveable band
stand that can be placed on Main
street during the co.icert hours for
the use of the band, and which can
be removed from the street after the
concerts and be in readiness any time
that it is desired. The stand will be
so arranged that it can be moved with
rollers to any location desired and will
be found invaluable in case it is de
sired to hold concerts or public
speaking on the streets at any time.
It is hoped to have the stand ready
for the first concert, which will be
given on next Saturday afternoon at
1:30, if the weather will permit, and
all the residents of the city anil of
the surrounding country are invited
to be present and enjoy this feature
which has been prepared for their
entertainment.
In addition to the band concerts a
special feature free act will be given
that will prove a delight to those who
witness it, and will be well worth at
tending and certain to be a good
starter to the summer program of
entertainments.
The band will be under the direc
tion of E. II. Schulhof and will fur
nish a first-class program of high-
class music. The concerts will be
given along the different intersec
tions along Main street, alternating
during the season, and give each sec
tion of the business district an op
portunity of having the concerts given
near their locations.
A VERY PLEASANT
GATHERING AT THE
MARK WHITE HOME
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
White, east of Murray, was a scene
of a very pleasant gathering on last
Sunday, when the children and grand
children of Mrs. Ivan S. White gather
ed to spend the day with her in a fam-
ly reunion that was enjoyed to the
utmost by the entire family. Mrs.
White is getting well advanced in
years and the opportunity to meet
with her is eagerly availed of by the
children. A big dinner fit for a kin
was spread in the hospitable White
home, where the jolly party all enjoy
ed the good things that had been pre
pared for them on this occasion, an 1
the day was spent in visiting and
entertaining the mother. Those who
were inattendance were: Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Hiatt and daughters. Mis
ses Lovey, Anna and Martha Hiatt. of
Sidney, Iowa; Miss Marjette Hiatt,
principal of schools at Ru?hville. Ne
braska; Ivon White Hiatt of Sidney,
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Gobelman of this
city and Mr. and Mrs. Mark White.
Mr. Hiatt and family returned home
that evening via automobile, being
taken there by Mr Gobelman, while
the other members of the party from
Sidney remained until Monday even
ing.
VISITING HERE FROM
HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
From Wednesday's Dally.
Mrs. A. A. Brooks of Hastings, Ne
braska, arrived this afternoon for a
few days' visit here at the home of W.
G. Brooks and wife. Her husband.
Rev. A. A. Brooks, is in Omaha at
tending the meeting of the Travelers'
Protective Association of America,
being the national chaplain of the as
sociation, and will come down here
Saturday for a visit at the home of
his brother.