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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1915.
NO. 16.
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A BASE BALL
TOURNAMENT
NEXT EN GIRDER
If We Aim to Hold a Tournament the
Arrangements Should lie Per
fected Immediately.
From Tuesdav'n Many.
One thing that has begun to agitate
the base ball fans of the city is that
of holding a base ball tournament this
fall, and it would not be out of place
at this time to suggest that if such
an attraction is to be staged this fall
that now is the time to get busy and
not wait until the last minute to start
the ball to rolling.
The tournament last fall was not as
successful as it should have been and
this can be explained chief.y through
the fact that the proposition of hold
ing the tournament was not gotten
under way in time, and as a con
sequence the committee of citizens in
charge were handicapped by this fact,
although they done splendid work in
the handling of the affair. Right now
is when to begin with the plans if one
is to be held, as it would be well to
hold it not later than the second week
in September to insure good base ball
weather. There is plenty or good ma
terial to secure to take part in the
tournament, as Glenwood, Louisville
and Gretna would all probaaly be wil
ling to join in the contests, and each
of these towns have a great many live
fans that would insure a gcod attend
ance from all of these places, and
Glenwood and Gretna would likely be
able to send special trains to the
event.
With these three towns entered to
take part in the tournament and with
the fast Red- So team -of this city
there would be something good for
each game of the series and an in
terest created throughout this and
Sarpy and Mills counties.
The management and members of
the Red Sox team do not desire to
have any part in organizing and man
aging the tournament, and beyond
plashing in it, the same as any other
team, would not exact any particular
favors from the event. If the tourna
ment is desired it will be necessary
for the fans to get together and se
cure a committee to look after the
preliminary work and stait the ball
to rolling by getting some steps taken
to inaugurate the base bidl tourna
ment of 1915.
SUPERINTENDENT BAIRQ NOT
TO BLAME FOR THE MUD
From Tuesday' Dally.
Yesterday afternoon to avoid the
dust on Lincoln avenue the employes
at the shops were put to sprinkling
that thoroughfare with the fire hose,
and soon had it in such shape that
there was no chance for dust, but it
certainly made a hard job for the
autos to get through, as the mud was
very slick and the cars skidded
through and the lighter machines ex
perienced great difficulty in getting
through, as they slid from side to side
and the passengers in a great many
of the cars were much alarmed as to
whether they were going to be able to
remain in the road or be dashed in the
ditch alongside.
The amount of water placed on the
avenue was a great deal more than
was intended by Superintendent Baird,
who instructed the boys doing the
work to sprinkle the avenue, as the
dust in the offices was suc h as to make
it almost impossible to do any work
and it was not intended to soak the
avenue, and as soon as it was dis
covered how much water had been
thrown on the dust and the amount of
mud accumulated Mr. BaLrd at once
stopped the work.
Raises a Large Bet.
From Tus2ay Pn
Dean Patton, the young son cf Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Patton, brought into
the Journal office this morning a large
beet weighing some four pounds, and
it sure beats you at the size of the
vegetable. Dean has planted and
cared for the beets and is very proud
of the specimen.
Regular 75c values in Initial Sta
tionary at the Journal ofiue for 60c
SAW YANKEE ROBINSON
SHOW FORTY YEARS AGO
From Tuesday's ln.ily.
In speaking of the Yankee Robinson
circus which was here yesterday, John
Cory, owner of the Perkins House, re
marked that forty-one years ago this
summer he had the pleasure of wit
nessing the Robinson show on their
first visit to Plattsmouth. He was at
that time residing near Rock Bluffs
and was working for the late I. S.
White, and on this day the whole
force and Mr. White knocked off their
work to come to Plattsmouth and take
in the county seat. Mr. Cory was ac
companied here by a young woman
who later became Mrs. Cory, and she,
together with the family, were on
hand yesterday to see the new Yankee
Robinson shows, which have improved
with years. When here in 1874 the
circus came overland in wagons.
ENTERTAINMENT ON
SATURDAY TO BE
A BAND CONCERT
From Tuesday's Deilr.
The Saturday entertainment this
week will consist of only the band con
cert by the Burlington band, as the
lesidents of this locality were treated
to the circus and as most of the farm
ers are about as busy as possible for
anyone to be, they will not be able to
attend and the special features will
be reserved for a later date. The band
has shown a marked improvement in
the past few weeks and the boys are
giving some high-class programs that
embraces some of the most difficult
and classic selections from the works
of the best composers of the world.
The pleasant events , on Saturdays
have proven most delightful, to the
people of Plattsmouth- and vicinity
and are looked forward to now by
everyone and amply fulfill the ex
pectations of the citizens, and the
entertainment committee is giving the
people of this locality a good, clean
series of entertainments and at a very
reasonable cost.
WILLIAM i J ESS EN DIES
FROM INJURIES RE
CEIVED IN A RUNAWAY
From Tuesday's Dally.
William Wesson, proprietor oi xne
ouarrv boarding house at oetiar
Creek, died last evening at his home
shortly before 8 o'clock, after an ill
ness of some three months. Mr. Nes-
ren was injured about three months
ago in a runaway, wnen ne was
thrown from a buggy in which he was
riding, and has been suffering greatly
from the effects of this since that
time, but had been able to be up and
around a little, but a few days ago
was taken to his bed and rapidly grew
worse, despite all that medical aid
could do for him, and passed away
last eveninir. He was a man or some
50 years of age and leaves a wife and
one child to mourn his death. During
the time he has made his home in
Cedar Creek he has made many
friends and his death will be a severe
blow to the community, as he was well
thought of by a large circle of ac
quaintances. He was a member oi
the Woodmen of the World and car
ried a $1,000 policy in Evergreen
camp of this city, to which he had
belonged for a number of years. The
funeral of Mr. Nessen will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the late home and the burial will be
had in the Cedar Creek cemetery.
Members of the Woodman of the
World from this city expect to at
tend the funeral in a body if possible.
A GREAT DRINK.
-I- Lou Russell will have the
-f. celebrated HALF-AND-HALF -J.
on tap at his bar tomorrow and
all this week, and those who -
J enjoy a cool and refreshing
J- beverage can And it in this peer
of all drinks.
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WEEPING WATER
CITIZEN CANNOT
BE DISCOVERED
Robert C. Lyle Disappeared Last May,
Apparently on Business, and Has
Not Been Heard From Since.
From Tuesday's Dallr.
The disappearance of Robert C,
Lyle, a former blacksmith of Weeping
Water, is causing a great deal of
worry to his relatives and friends in
that city and a diligent search is be
ing made for him in this part of the
country. Mr. Lyle has been missing
from his home for the past three and
a half months and the length of time
he has been gone, together with the
fact that no word has been received
from him has led them to conclude
that he may have been the victim of
an accident. At first it was thought
that perhaps he would return home,
but as days grew into weeks and
weeks into months, the hope of the
family was replaced by a fear that
perhaps the husband and father had
been made away with, and a desperate
effort to locte him is being made.
Mr. Lyle, who has canvassed the
southeastern part of the state with
household brushes, left home about
May 1 to go into Gage county in the
interests of his firm. Mrs. Lyle re
ceived a card from him a few days
later postmarked Beatrice. Letters
sent there were later returned to her.
He was at Cortland, Neb., the latter
part of May and a woman in charge
of a boarding house there with whom
he had stopped before said that he
spent one night at her house at the
time. He left early in the morning
presumably for Lincoln, as other
trains had left.
Mr. Lyle was well known to people
in Cass, Otoe and Gage counties. He
has taken long trips at other times,
Lut it was his custom to keep in close
touch with his family. The firm for
which he worked has heard nothing
from him since the middle of May,
having sent him a small consignment
of goods then. He was 55 years of
age, wore a mustache and was very
hard of hearing. The family has in
vestigated a number of cases of ac
cidental deaths which have occurred
in the last few months, but in none of
the cases has identification been com
plete. Mr. Lyle has four children, all
in school in Weeping Water.
SOME LITTLE BUSINESS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
From Tuesday's i ai:v.
Yesterday in the county court a
final hearing was had in the estate of
Louisa J. Woodard, deceased, of near
Elmwood, and the administrator dis
charged.
An administrator was appointed in
the estate of Mrs. Parmelia Williams,
deceased, as prayed for. This is a
small estate and consists of property
in Elmwood, where the deceased re
sided. William DelesDernier appears
as attorney in this case.
In the matter of the estate of An
derson Lee Carper, the prayer of Mrs.
Gertrude Carper for the appointment
of herself as administrator of the
estate of her late husband was grant
ed and she was placed in charge of
the estate and to look after the in
terests of the minor children.
John Warren McBride of South
Omaha is spending the week in this
city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Johnson.
-Saturday, August 14th-
AT 3 O'CLOCK
Corner Sixth and Main Streets
In deference to tbe Old Settler'
no special attraction is offered.
NEHAWKA BALL TEAM WILL
PLAY THE RED SOX SUNDAY
From Tnesday"c ranv. i
As the attraction next Sunday at
the Red Sox base ball park Manager
C. S. Johnson has secured the Ne-
hawka team, which is rated as one of
the fast county teams, and who have
been victorious in a majority of the
games they have played this season
The Nehawka boys feel that they are
equal to the job of battling with the
Sox and will visit the county seat to
demonstrate their ability in the great
national pastime. A large number of
the fans will come up in autos if the
weather is at all favorable, to assist
their team in the contest.
On August 22 it is expected to again
have the Louisville team with us to
put on a red-hot game, and as a re
suit of the splendid contest here a few
Sundays ago a record-breaking crowd
may be expected.
CLOSE CALL FROM A
SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT MONDAY
From Tuesday's Dally.
A very close call from a serious ac
cident occurred yesterday afternoon
at the corner of Sixth and Pearl
streets when two automobiles meeting
at the intersection missed crashing in
to each other by only a very few
inches. One machine which was haul
ing passengers to and from the circus
grounds was going south on Sixth
street at a good rate of speed when a
large touring car swung into Sixth
from Pearl street and this machine
was moving more slowly to make the
turn on the intersection and the
"jitney" dashed at it with full speed
and it was due only to the quickness
of the driver of the smaller car in
swinging his machine to the right that
the collision was avoided, and as it
was they came too close for the com
fort of the occupants of either car.
The drivers of automobiles should ex
ercise a little more discretion in run
ning so fast over the intersections.
and especially this one where there
is a great deal of travel all the time.
ALICE FORGE CALLED TO
MISSOURI PACIFIC DEPOT
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning the members of the
police force were notified that they
were desired at the Missouri Pacific
passenger station at G:19 to assist in
removing an unruly colored man who
had refused to obey the orders of the
conductor and train crew to get off, as
he refused to pay his fare. Officer
Seybert responded to the call, but
when the train arrived here the negro
was not to be found and had evidently
slipped off unawares to the members
of the train crew and proceeded on his
journey on foot.
A telephone message to Sheriff
Quinton later from Union informed
him that a negro of the same de
scription was seen in the vicinity of
Union, and the sheriff and Acting
Chief Jones motored down and
brought up the ebony-hued gentleman
and lodged him in jail to await
identification by the train crew.
John Kaffenberger has been quite
ill for the past few days at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Kaffenberger, in this city, suffering
from a very severe cold.
Reunion at Union on Saturday,
YANKEE ROBIN
SON DREW TV0
LARGE CROWDS
The Tent Pretty Well Packed Both
Day and Night, Notwithstand
ing the Busy Season.
From TuesdaVi Pally.
The Yankee Robinson circus yes
terday was the attraction for young
?nd old and drew a large crowd of
close to 3,000 in the afternoon, while
in the evening an attendance almost
as large was present to witness the
performance, and without exception
almost all were pleased. The fact that
it was necessary to move the circus
quite a distance from the business sec
tion to the O'Neill property, south of
the shops, maUe the drivers to the
auto livery cars reap a nice little sum
from the circus goers in hauling them
to and from the grounds.
The Robinson shows, if anything,
have improved greatly since their
visit here two years ago and a num
ber of high-class acts have been se
cured that makes the performance one
of much enjoyment. The Barnetts, a
team of aerial acrobats, were one of
the leading features of the perform
ance and a number of most thrilling
acts were given that made a great im
pression with the large audience.
Prof. DeGurre and his trained lions
were another of the splendid features
of the performance and the trainer
was fearless in his handling of the
dangerous and treacherous animals
and entered the cages where they
were kept and forced them to perform
a number of difficult and thrilling acts
that made the safety of the trainer a
question.
A . comiuT.y uf iiftned bears also
made a most pleasing feature of the
entertainment that was enjoyed by
everyone. Tight and slack wire walk
ing by a troop of Japanese were one
of the best features of the the per
formance. Taking it as a whole the Yankee
Robinson show was one of the most
pleasing that has been here in recent
years and the large attendance in
dicated that it was something that
the people desired in the line of enter
tainment and that they were well
pleased with the offerings presented
for their benefit.
CHARLES E. HANEY
AND MISS HATTIE
HOFFMAN MARRIED
Yesterday morning at the hour of
1 o'clock, at the Methodist Episcopal
hurch in Omaha, occured the mar
riage of Miss Hattie Ilofmann of this
city and Mr. Charles E. Huney of
Glenwood, Iowa. The beautiful and
impressive ceremony was performed
y Rev. W. H. Underwood. The bride
and groom were without attendants
and the scene when the solemn an J
impressive words of the minister in
joining the lives of these two worthy
'oung people were pronounced was
ne of deep reverence and the oc
asion seemed a benedicition on the
young hearts just entering into life
together. The bride was attired in a
ery pretty , traveling costume and
carried a bouquet of bride roses, while
the groom was attired in the conven
tional black. Immediately after the
ceremony the happy couple departed
for Denver, Colo., and other points
west, where they will enjoy a honey
moon of several weeks.
The bride is the accomplished
lauchter of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Hof-
mann and is one of the most highly
esteemed young ladies of this city.
She is a graduate of the Plattsmouth
High school and is highly educated
in both German and music.
The groom is a very bright young
man and of the highest character and
standing and commands tho respect
and esteem of a large circle of friends.
He is a very prosperous real estate
dealer, and also is connected with
other lines of business.
Percy Wheeler came up this morn
ing from his farm home south of this
city to look after some trading with
the merchants for a few hours.
EXCURSIONISTS TO AUBURN
RETURNED HOME TUESDAY
from Wi-dnfflavn ra'lv.
Alberta and Mary Mutz of Auburn,
Olga Minford-of Murray and Dewey
Zuckweiler of this city comprised a
merry bunch who Fpent several days
last week with Elizabeth and Isaac
Holl, and assisted them in initiating
their new bungalow. The party left
for Auburn via the auto route Satur
day for a visit at the Mutz home and
to take in the closing exercises of the
chautauqua. They returned yesterday
and report a fine time.
DISTRESSING AC
CIDENT NEAR CE
DAR CREEK TODAY
Mr. Henry W. Baughman, an Employe
of the Gravel Pit, Has Right Arm
at the Elbow Torn Off.
A terrible accident occurred this
morning about 8:30 at the gravel pit
of C. B. Woodworth & Co., near Cedar
Creek, in which Henry W. Baughman,
one of the workmen employed there,
suffered the loss of his right arm, it
being torn off at the elbow. Mr.
Baughman was looking after the fix
ing of the belts used in the plant and
had fixed one belt and had reached
through to tighten up the second belt
when his sleeve was caught by the
belt and the arm was drawn into the
elevator chains, where it was torn and
lacerated at the elbow and the arm
torn into shreds by the machinery be
fore the unfortunate man could be
rescued.
. Workmen -employed at the plant ac
once conveyed the injured man to his
home and Dr. Worthman of Louisville
summoned to attend his injuries,
which had caused him to loose a great
deal of bloM and the unfortunate man
suffered greatly from his terrible in
juries, un tne arrival oi tne surgeon
it was decided to take the injured man
to Omaha and he was at once hurried
to a hospital in that city, where it
was hoped to give him the necessary
aid to save his life.
Mr. Baughman had, up to this year
been engaged in farming on the Dovey
section near Cedar. Creek and was
quite well known throughout this sec
tion of the country. The plant where
the accident occurred is about one mile
west of Cedar Creek, and the belting
on which the man was working con
sisted of two belts running side by
side with no space between, and as a
result as his arm was caught by the
swiftly moving belt it was drawn into
the chains over which the belt passed
and severed from his body.
At the time he was taken to Omaha
it was not known whether or not he
would survive, as he had suffered a
great deal from the shock and had lost
considerable blood.
HEAVY RAIN SOUTHWEST OF
PLATTSMOUTH YESTERDAY
Yesterday afternoon the country
west and south of this city was visit
ed by quite a heavy rainstorm and
for several minutes the rainfall was a
regular downpour, while in the vi
cinity of Rock Bluffs there was con
siderable hail reported, but not
enough to do serious damage to the
crops. In this city there was little
or no rain fell and it was surprising
to learn that the storm had been bo
heavy at points so near this city.
Those who have come in from these
localities do not report any damage
done by the storm, however, beyond
a good deal of mud in the roads, but
with a bright, sunshiny day this will
soon be dried up.
J. TL Vallery, one of the leading
farmers from the vicinity of Mynard,
was in the city yesterday for a few
hours looking after some trading with
the merchants.
Harry Williams, B. I. Clements and
Reynold DelesDernier were in the city
Tuesday from Elmwood en route to
Omaha to look after some business
matters for a short time.
MR. AND MRS.
LEE SHARPE RE
TURN HOME
Well Pleased With Their Trip, but
Glad to Get Home Safe, Sound
and in Good Health.
Lee Sharpe and wife, who for almost
two years have been residing at Sid
ney, Australia, have returned home
to America and Nebraska, and that
they are mighty glad to get home
goes without saying. The four chil
dren accompanied their parents to
Australia, and on the return a new
little daughter accompanied them,
having been born in Sidney several
months ago. Mr. Sharpe states that
the people of Australia have been af
fected greatly by the war in Europe,
which has demoralized the general
conditions and that foodstuffs are high
and very scarce as a result of the con
flict. The people of the Australian
continent were among the first of the
British subjects to get into active
participation in the struggle, and ex
peditions from that country visited
the neighboring German possessions
and reduced them. Some 70,000 of
the men of Sidney and vicinity were
mobilized while Mr. Sharp was at Sid
ney, and quite a number dispatched to
Egypt and Turkey for fighting with
the English troops.
Iu speaking of Australia, Mr.
Sharpe states that the inhabitated and
settled sections lie along the coast3,
where the cities are located, and that
several are of good size, and Sidney,
the largest, has a population of a lit
tle over a million at present. The
mountain ranges form a ring around
the coast country and in the interior
a greater part of the country is prac
tically a desert and hhat crossing
from the east to west coast through
the sandy country is generally done
at night and on camels, which are able
to get through the desert sand. Prac
tically nothing of an agricultural
nature is done in the interior and all
the farming is generally confined to
the cost country, and some fine crops
are raised there, as the country is
under semi-trophical influences. Tha
raising of stock is carried on quite
extensively on the continent and larg
herds of cattle and stock are found on
almost all farms. v .
The scientists have agreed thas
Australia is undoubtedly the first
and on the world's surface, and the
appearance of the mountains and th
interior country, Mr. Sharpe, state,
bears this out. This is also consider
ed the richest mineral country in the
world and almost every kind known
to man is found there, and some of
the largest gold nuggets unearthed
have been discovered in the Australian
gold fields.
Mr. Sharpe while there was greatly
interested in the tin industry, as he
was looking after the interests of the
American Canning company, and had
it not been for the war would likely
have remained there longer.
MR. AND MRS. K. H. LARSON
HAVE A HEY DAUGHTER
From Tuesdays Dally.
Another addition to the population
of Plattsmouth was recorded Sunday
evening when a fine new daughter
made its appearance at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Larson, which ad
vent caused much joy to the parents,
and being the first child the little one
is just about having her own way at
the Larson home. The mother and
child are doing nicely and the father
is feeling about as happy as it is pos
sible for anyone to be. The new ar
rival has occasioned much joy to
Grandma Mumm and the other rela
tives in this city.
D. C. Oslin and family, who have
been making their home at Mounds,
Utah, for the past few months, ar
rived in this city yesterday afternoon
and will reside here in the future.
Mrs. L. D. Hiatt of Murray came
up last evening and visited with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heinrich,
over night. Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt ex
pect to leave Sunday for the Min
nesota lakes for a short outing trip.
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