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Plattsmouth Will Celebrate Every Saturday Afternoon During the Summer Months owrrca Iel SIjIo Historical Soo VOL. XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1915. NO. 19. MRS. MAHALA P. GRAVES NINETY FIVE YEARS OLD This Grand Old Pioneer Will Celebrate Her Ninety-fifth Anniversary Tuesday, September 21th. From Friday s Dully. One of the grand old ladies in Cass county is Mrs. M aha la P. Graves, or as she ii more affectionately known to hundreds throughout this section cf Cass county. "Grandma" Graves. This worthy lady will, on September , L4th, celebrate her ninety-fifth birth day, and although almost touching: the century mark, she is still bright and keen in her mind as one fifty years of ace. A few weeks ago she had the misfortune to fall at her home and fracture her wrist, which laid her v.p for some time, but she has prac tically rectnered from this and with the care of her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Burnett, is now feeling in her ac customed good health. Mrs. Graves has lived to be the head of five trenerations and this honor is one that comes to but few in a lifetime, and of her twelve chil dren, seven are living; forty-seven f randchiidrer.. forty living; thirty eight great grandchildren, thirty-six living, aiid three great-great grand children. two of whom are living. Mrs. Graves was born at Knox viile, Knox county, Tennessee, on Sep tember 21, lr'M. She made her home in that section until ISo.'J, and was married in that county to William Y. Graves on October 2, 1827. who had been born and reared in that same locality, being born there July 19, 1818. In l-0 the husband and wife, with their little family, decided that greater opportunities awaited them in the west, and accordingly moved to Mills county, Iowa, and pre-empted a quarter section of land three miles east of Glenwood, but after a few years decided to come to Nebraska, :;nd in lSr.4 arrived at Rock Bluffs, then a flourishing little city, and lo cated there, where they have resided -ince that time and where the husband and father passed away to the Better Land on October o', 1S!5. The lifetime of Mrs. Graves em braces a wonderful change in the life of the nation and of the west, -where rhe has for so many years made her home. Since her arrival at an age of the appreciation of things she ha lived to see three wars, the Mexican, the great conflict between the states of the union, and the Spanish-American war; twenty-three presidents have presided over the destinies of the nation since her birth. She has seen in the evolution of time the ox cart displaced by the giant locomotives of the preent day, the wagon and carriage passed by the automobile, and now the air craft, the osi'ibility of which would have seemed like the ; impossible in the dayc of her girlhood. She has eaten her food prepared in the old-fashioned fireplace from a fire made with flint and steel and lived to ; ee electricity serve as the means of cooking. She ha?" lived to see rulers v.nd countries change in the melting pot of time, and still hopes to be spared to see other c f the great won ders that the twentieth century will bring with it. The children of this grand woman are as follows: Mrs. Harriet Miller, Glenwood, la.; Alexander II. Graves, Murray, Neb.; Calvin M. Graves, Wapeto. Wash.; Oriena J. Graves, who died in Mills county, Iowa, in 18f.r; Elbert Lawson Graves, North Yakima, Wash.; Andrew J. Graves, attorney at law, who died at Platts mouth, Neb., in 130(5; Julian D. Graves, Peru, Neb.; Alvin Shered Graves. New York City; Mrs. Ellen O. Lacey, who died at Omaha in 1900; Charles L. Graves. Union, Neb.; Mrs. Mary Burnett, Pock Bluffs, who is caring for her mother at present. Miss Greenwald Home. Miss Carrie Greenwald has just re turned home from Falls Citj-, where she has been enjoying an outir g there with relatives and friends, and her photograph studio in this city is now open for business, as usual, and she will be able to look after the needs of those desiring photographs. JUDGE A. W. CRITES OF CHAD RON IS NEAR DEATH'S DOOR From Friday's Dallv. The many friends of Judge A. W. Crites, who for many years made his home in this city, will regret to learn that this gentleman is in a very seri ous condition and has been taken back to hio home at Chadrqn, Neb., from Omaha, where he was for several weeks taking treatment for a malady from which he had been suffering for some time. The physicians were un able to give him any relief and his family were informed that the days of Mr. Crites were numbered and that his recovery was impossible. Judge Crites has been one of the leading at torneys in the northwest part of the state and the news of his fatal illness will be learned with the greatest re gret throughout the state. ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING PERFECTED TO ENLARGE THE GEM From Friday's Daily. The arrangements have just been completed by Messrs. II. M. Shlaes md Charles Petersen of the Mid-West Amusement company for the enlarg ing and remodeling of the Gem thea ter in this city, and to mane it on a par with any moving picture show- house in the larger cities. The Gem will be enlarged by the extension of the building to the alley and in the new addition a stage will be erected and 20'J additional seats provided that will give the theater a seating capacity of 4..0, instead of 20 as at present. The booth will also be en larged and two machines installed which will allow of a continuous show with no intermissions, as is necessary at the present time where there is only one machine and the change in reels makes necessary a wait of a few minutes. This will give the movie lovers a nrst-class city show house with all the modem conveniences. The Grand will also be thoroughly cleaned and redecorated in readiness for th opening, which will take place Sep tember 1st, immediately after the lose of the Air Dome. These im provements and changes will make necessary quite an outlay of money for the amusement company, but they iesire to give their patrons the best possible service and a good first-clas3 heater. The Mutual and Universal programs will be given as usual, and all will be strictly first-class pictures. EAGLES ANNUAL PIC NIC WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 From Friday's Dally. The Fraternal Order of Eagles of this city have arranged for holding their annual picnic on Sunday, August 2ith, at the grove on the farm of C. F. Vallery, southwest of this city, on the Louisville road, and here one of he biggest and best times in the his tory of the local order will be staged, as the members of the committee will see that there is nothing omitted to make the occasion a most pleasant one to all who attend. One of the big features of the picnic will be a fine dance platform which will be erected beneath the cool shade of the trees on the farm, and here all afternoon the Plattsmouth orchestra, under the leadership of Tom Svoboda, will dis course sweet music for the young and old who desire to trip the light Tantastic, and will afford them one of the times of their lives. The grove of Mr. Vallery will make an ideal place to hold a gathering of this kind, as there rs plenty of shade and the distance from the city makes a nice auto trip. It has been arranged that a line of automobiles will operate from this city to the grounds during the day and everyone who desires to go can be accommodated, and there is no need for anyone to miss this pleas ant event. For Sale. Metz Roadster, fine condition. Price, $275.00. T. II. POLLOCK, Riley Block. NEW POLICY AT THE HIPPODROME IN NEW YORK CITY From Fridnv'n ral!v The Hippodrome has struck a nev r.ote m supplying .New i oi k with an entertainment bound to be appreeiat ed. On Saturday a policy of motion pictures, coupled with operatic selec tions by a large company, and spec tacular features through the means of the big water tank, gave New York something to talk about. The hou was filled to its capacity and the entertainment was most enjoyable Then followed the important event namely. "The Heart of Maryland w ith Mrs. Leslie Carter in her original role of .Maryland Calvert. Ihis ster ling play, now 20 years old, lent itself to the picture business in splendid shape. Like "The Birth of a Nation," it introduced battle scenes during the civil war, and some of them were most graphic in their execution. It is in all one of the most effective motion pictures we have seen this year. And the players made everything interest ing. Dramatic News. This most beautiful play, "Th Heart of Maryland," will.be shown in Plattsmouth next Thursday, August 2oth, with a matinee at the Gem in the afternoon and at the Air Dome in the evening. "WATERMELON FEED" AT THE HOME OF MR, AND MRS, SEIVERS From Fidav'.u Dally. The Epworlh League society's last pleasant social event of the summer season was in the delights of a "wa termelon feed" at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Seivers, in the south part of the city, and a great many of he toothsome melons were disposed of by the Leaguers and their friends during the course of the evening's pleasures. The large and spacious lawn of the Seivers home was decorat ed with Japanese lanterns, beneath the soft and pleasing light of which the young people played a great many games which were enjoyed to the ut most. The crowd was one of the argest at a League social for some time and some sixtv were on hand to take in the delights of the evening. The event was under the direction of the social committee, of which Flor ence Falser was chairman, and noth ing was spared to make the occasion one of the rarest enjoyment to the young people and everyone entered thoioughly into the spirit of the even ing r.nd a good jolly time was had by the entire party. PRiOILLA CLUB EN TERTAINED AT THE J. C, PETERSON HOME From Friday's Pan. Last evening the Modern Pricilla club was entertained in a very pleas ant manner at the J . C. Peterson heme by Mrs. Charles Peterson, jr., and Miss Edna Peterson in honor of Miss Alvina Bonberg of Chicago, who is a guest at the Peterson home. The evening was spent most pleasantly in the enjoying of a number of very entertaining musical numbers, as well as in the making of a number of dainty articles cf needlework by the ladies present. At a suitable hour a very tempting and dainty luncheon was served that was very much enjoy ed by the jolly party, and at a late hour they rdl departed for their homes voting the occasion a most pleasing one. The guests of the club were Mrs. A. A. Shore of Norborne, Missouri, and Miss Margr.ret Wohlfarth. Returns From Trip. Dr. J. S. Livingston returned home Saturday evening from a vacation trip of several weeks in the northwest an 1 at points on the Pacific coast, includ ing Boise, Idaho, and Portland Ore gon. Hie trip was one enjoyed to the utmost by the doctor and he feels very much refreshed and ready for the ardous labors of his profession with renewed vigor. JAY YOUNG'S "BEST APPLES" ARE SURE RGHTLY NAMED Our old friend, J. M. Young, who is a mighty good gardener and whose swarm of bees makes the fine.it henev in the land, today proved to us that ht is also a mighty good f.-uit grower. when he brought in from his residence on Chicago avenue a fine assortment of rich, juicy apples which are well named, "Jap's Best," and they are sure all that could be asked for and it is a pleasure to be remembered. MISSIONARY SOCIETY ENJOYS AFTERNOON WITH MRS. GLENN From Friday's DallT. The Woman s Home Missionary society of the Msthodistc hurch en joyed a very pleasant meeting yester day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Thomas Glenn, on Granite street, and a very alrge attendance of the mem bers of the society were present to take part in the pleasure of the aft ernoon. After a short business ses sion of the society the members were afforded a most interesting address by Miss Young of Omaha, a deaconess in the mission work in that city, who in her few remarks gave some of the re sults that had been secured for the good of the community and general helpfulness in Omaha through the work of the mission. This short, talk was much enjoyed and the ladies gathered a gnat deal of inspiration from the speaker in their field here that will prove of much value to them. A pleasant feature of the afternoon was a vocal number by ilrs. K. IS. Hayes, which was most thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by the ladies. NEBRASKA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL LOCATED AT PERU From Snturdav's Dally. The Nebraska State Normal school, ocated at Peru, Neb., is completing i magnificent new training school building that will afford students who are preparing to teach more excep tional opjtortunities for practice teach- ng. This building will cost, fully equipped, $100,000. The aim of Peru s to provide the best possible instruc tion under ideal conditions and to keep up the high standards that it has maintained during its half century of growth and influence. It will be of ntcrest to Peru's myriads of friends o know that he graduating class of the present school year passed the 200 mark, with prospects for much larger graduating classes in the future. The success of the school is due not to any one cause, but to many causes. Its fine sixty-acre campus, its splen did moral atmosphere, its prestige gained through half a century of un selfish service, its large faculty of Christian men and women, its high standard of scholarship, the great variety of courses of study offered, the low expenses for room and board in the quiet of the small town, free tuition to Nebraska boys and girls, and above all, its thousands of former students and loyal alumni, all con tribute toward the unprecedented growth which the school has enjoyed the past decade. The last biennial report of the school shows that there are now 2,296 alumni; that more than 26,000 differ ent students have been enrolled since its establishment in 18G7. Certainly Some Rain. From Saturday's Pally. S. L. Furlong was in the city today for a few hours and while here in formed us that during the month of July at his home the rainfall had been nine inches, and that during the last week it had registered nine inches. Mr. Furlong has kept a careful track of the rainfall and with his instru ments measures it each day and has derived the above figures. This is a considerable heavier rainfall than oc curred in this city. Wall Paper Clearance Sale; 23 and 40 per cent reduction. Gering & Co. ANNUAL COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTI TUTE AUGUST 30 Arrangements Have Been Perfected . for a Successful Meeting in Everv Wav Possible. From Saturday's Daily. County Superintendent Miss Eda Marquardt has just issued the pro gram for the annual teachers' in stitute which will be held at the High school building in this city August 30th to September 3d, inclusive. The program this year will deal with the direct problems of school life and the force of lecturers will take up the things most needed in the schools of the city and county. The list in cludes Mary Ellen Brown of the School of Agriculture of the state uni versity, who will have charge of the primary reading, seat work, prim-try language and games. Bertram Everett McProud, professor of educa tion of the South Dakota State col lege, will give a series of lectures on geography, grammar, physiology and school hygiene. Miss Marie Kauf mann. supervisor of penmanship ;? the Plattsmouth city schools, will lec ture during the institute on the Pal mer system of penmanship. W. G. irooks, superintendent of city schools, will deal with a number of th? prt b- ems of the teachers and will have charge of the teachers' round table. County Attorney A. G. Cole will give daily talks on the school law, it which period some time will be given for questions on different points of law. The evening entertainments lor the nstitute will be started on Monday evening at 8:30 by a reception at the Elks' club to the teachers and ih? resi dents of Plattsmouth by the members of the Elks' lodge and the Commercial club of the city. On Tuesday evening at 8 o'cicc ; at the High school building will be a Jec- ure by Prof. McProud on "The In dividual in the Making." On Wed nesday evening there will be a con cert given at the city park by the Bur- ington band in honor of the visiting teachers, nad under the auspices of the Commercial club. On Thursday evening Prof. McProud will give a "lec ture on "What Men Live By," at the High school building. As a special feature of the institute work Miss Marquardt has secured L. Skinner of the extension depart ment of the University School of Agriculture, who will be here on Tuesday of the institute week to lec ture on the Boys' and Girls' club work for the year. Attorney C. A. Riwls will, on Wednesday afternoon, ad dress the teachers on "Functions of Government." Each day of the in stitute at the opening hour there will be some special feature of entertain ment provided. Teachers who desire to enroll may do so at any time before the begin ning of the institute. The enrollment fee is $1. OUTDOOR MUSICAL BY THE MURRAY LI BRARY The Murray Library association will give an outdoor musical Saturday eve ning, August 28, at the home of L. Gapen, and the following program will be rendered: Piano Miss Mary Loughridge Piano Duet..Velma and Leland Wood Reading Mrs. Alvan Ramge Vocal Solo Carl Lynge Violin Solo Leland Wood Character Song Celma and Leland Wood Reading Mrs. William Baird Vocal Solo Mrs. II. E. Wescott Piano Miss Olga Minford Refreshments. The association asks your attend ance. Come and help make it a suc cess. Social Dance. The Murray Dancing club will give another one of their social dances at the Puis & Gansmer hall on Saturday evening, August 28th. The music will be furnished by the Holly orchestra of Plattsmouth. There is a good time in store for all who wish to attend. IKE SMALLPOX SCARE AT NEKAWKA IS ABOUT OVER From Saturnavs Daily. Grover Hoback and Lova Reynolds, who were quarantined for smallpox last Thursday afternoon, are getting along excellently at this writing. Mr. Hoback was not confined to his bed, which shows it is of a light form. At the time he was quarantined his wife was in the country and did not feel like taking the chances of getting the disease, so did not come home, and s a result Grover has the whole plantation to himself. The postoflice, which was thoroughly fumigated, was turned over to Mrs. Fleshman, who was employed there during Mr. Palmer's postmastership, and every thing is tailing smoothly. Nehawka News. DEATH OF A FORMER PLATTSMOUTH BOY AT SEATTLE, WASH. From Saturday' Da II v. The news of the death on Saturday, August Tth, at his home in Seattle, of Edward W. Herold, has just been re ceived here by his cousin, Henry Her old. The deceased was well known here, where he was born and reared and for many years made his home. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Herold, old residents of this city. In speaking of his death the Seattle Post-Intelligencer gives the following account: Edward W. Herold, 42 years of age, prominent in Seattle's business circles, died unexpectedly yesterday noon of cerebreal hemorrhage following an at tack of acute uremic poisoning. Yesterday morning Mr. Herold left his apartments in the Heidelberg, S13 Queen Anne avenue, bidding his mother good-by for the day, and walk ed to his office, the Benton-Herol J Desk company, 1818 Third avenue. At 10:30 o'clock he complained to his of fice forec of pains. Dr. F. M. Carroll was called immediately, but Mr. Her old was beyond medical aid. An am bulance carried him to his home, where at noon he died. His mother was at the bedside. Twenty-six years ago Mr. Harold came to Seattle. He was president and general manager of the Benton-Herold Desk company. He built the Herold hotel on Terry avenue, between Madi son and Marion streets, and the Reg ent apartment building at First ave nue and Denny way. He was a mem ber of the Rainier club, of the Cham ber of Commerce, the Commercial club, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. i)2, and was the first member to join the Tilikums of Elt taes after that organization obtained its charter in 1912. He was a life member of the Seattle Athletic club, and a member of the Union club of Tacoma. Surviving relatives, besides his mother, Mrs. Anna E. Herold, are two brothers, Ernest B. Herold, 918 Queen Anne avenue, an attorney, and Charles Herold, theater owner of Ta coma. Funeral services wil lbe held Sun day afternoon at 4 o'clock in the chapel of the Bonney-Watson com pany. Broadway and Olive streets. Rev. William A. Major will officiate. The remains will he cremated. Firends are invited. AN AFRICAN JUNGLE RIGHT iN THE HEART OF THE CITY The weed patch on the corner of Sixth and Pearl streets, oil the vacant lot there, has grown into the propor tion of an African jungle, with weeds that would put a small-sized tree to shame for size and density of foliage, and the mothers in that section of the city are very careful of their children least they wander into the jungle and require an exploring party to effect their rescue. This eyesore on one of the business streets certainly should be looked after and the weeds cut oven if it is necessary for the city to do the work, if the property owner does not care to look after this im portant matter, as the weeds are not only an eyesore, but also a breeder of disease and a menace to those re siding in that locality. UNION IS AGAIN VISITED BY BURG LARS THURSDAY Firm of R. II. I'rans & Sons, the Bie gste Store in Town. Lo-.es Quite Heailv I roni "I bis i-it.. From SaturrlaVy Dul'v. Union, which has in the pat been frequently visited by burglar-', .seems to have experienced another goin.r over by someone, a;.d a a re -a it lbe firm of li. II. Frar.s A S"i,s are rnir.j property of considerab'e value. The burglars seem to have been acquaint ed with the premise.- where they oper ated or had made a might good guess as they visited three places Mrno t;me late Thursday nijrht or early Friday morning. The meat market of Hunt & Mor ton, the store of Joe Banning and the large department store of K. 11. Finns &: Sons were the places to receive at tention from the unwelcome callers, but from all accounts the I'rans store was the only place where they .secured anything of value. The burglars had .iecu red a small crowbar from the ele ator near the Missouri Pacific track?', which was later identified by Manac.er Rc.bb as one which had been u-e 1 frequently around the elevator, and :'.fter getting the liar thev seem to have started out to give the bu.-iness houses ol the town trie once oer, and the way in which the different places were broken open leads to the fact that they were all the work of the same person or persons. The burglars had found a window at the Hunt & Morton meat market which was not fastened and searched around there, but without securing much of value, and had then apparent ly broken into the Banning store through a window and ransacked around without landing any booty. The entrance to the Frans store was made through a second-story window, from which entrance hail been made from the roof of a small one-story shed or store room, and the window had been pried open with the bar stolen from the elevator. Here near the window a pair of old overalls were found, as though the burglar hail changed his garments by taking a new pair from the stock in the store. He had then apparently descended to the main store room and proceeded t; load up with what he desired from the stock. Several kodaks arid the great er part of the stock of jewelry v. as taken and the money drawers in th different counters had been pried open, but there was nothing there of any value. Apparently there had b-n no attempt made to open the c;:-h register, which, it is claimed, was thr same as it had been the right before and showed no signs of having been tampered with. The person or per sons evidently had been in a rather hungry condition, as several boxes of crackers and cakes had been con sumed, judging from the crumbs and leavings on the floor in the main store. Sheriff Quinton was notified of th" affair, and together with County At torney Cole and Charles Martin, vi.it ed the scene of the burglary, but there was no trace of the visitors found. At first it was thought it might, be the work of Mexicans, a number of whom had been noticed in Unin Thursday, but this was purely a .surmise. It may be possible to get a line on the men when there is an attempt ma.lc to dispose of the stolen goods. SLIDE AT AIR DOME THE WORK OF EMIL WEYRICH From Saturday' Daily. Last evening the firm of Weyrich & Iladraba, the local agents for the Eastman kodak and supplies, i i - play ed a number of slides at the Gem and Air Dome that were most interesting, as they included a number of the local people who had been ''snapped" by Mr. Weyrich as they appear every day on the street, and these were strictly first-class and bright and clear as it is possible for any picture to be. It in expected to have a series of picture slides of this kind, including the best known people of the city. Wall Paper Clearance Sale; 25 and 40 per cent reduction. Gering & Co.