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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915.
No. 24.
TEACHERS' INSTI
TUTE COLSES
SUCCESSFULLY
Tesu-hern Fl Verv Thankful 1ft
Peo-
pie of Plattsmouth for Magnificent
Way They Were Entertained.
From Friday's Dallv.
The Teachers' Institute closed today
and will go down as one of the most
successful that has been htld in this
county in the past few years, both
from the point of attendance and the
profitable meetings which will go a
long way toward the improvement of
the schools of the county and the
interchange of ideas among the teach
ers, as well as the efforts of the in
structors. Last evening the public lec
ture at the Methodist church, given
by Prof. McProud. on "What Men Live
By," was one of the most pleasing
features of the institute, and those
who were fortunate enough to hear it
were certainly well pleased with the
scholarly address and the bright, keen
logic of the speaker.
The efforts of County Superintend
ent Miss Eda Marquardt in arranging
the institute has proven most success
ful and pleasing to the school teach
ers of the county and the citizens of
Plattsmouth part with the teachers
with reluctance, but trust that next
year we may again have the pleasure
of entertaining them. Before the in
stitute closed the following set of
resolutions was prepared and voted by
the teachers of the county:
We, the teachers of Cass county, in
joint assembly convened, do hereby
offer the following resolutions:
1. Be it resolved. That we extend
to the City of Plattsmouth our thanks
for the use of the High school build
ing, as well as for the courteous treat
ment offered in the homes opened to
us and in many other conveniences.
2. Be it resolved, That we extend
our thanks to the people of the
Methodist church for the use of their
building for lectures; to the Elks for
the use of their beautiful rooms on
Monday evening; to the business men
and Commercial club for refreshments
on the same evening, and for the
pleasure afforded by the band concert
at Garfield park.
3. Be it resolved. That we extend
our thanks to Rev. McClusky, Rev.
Steger, Father Shine, Rev. Druliner,
Mr. A. L. Tidd, Attorney C. A. Rawls,
President Clemmons of the Fremont
normal. Superintendent Reynolds of
the Indian school at Pipestone, Minn.,
Mr. L. L. Skinner of the University
of Nebraska Boys' and Girls' club
work, former Superintendent C. S.
Wortman, for the helpful and inspir
ing messages left with the teachers.
4. Be it resolved, That we extend
our thanks to the' following instruct
ors for the valuable suggestions and
inspiration offered during the week:
B. E. McProud, Miss Brown. Superin
tendent Brooks, Miss Kaufmann and
County Attorney Cole.
5. Be it resolved That we extend
to Dean McProud our appreciation of
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and
to Mr. and Mrs. Hilt Wescott, Miss
Cummins, Miss Tuey and the male
quartet for the music rendered at dif
ferent times during the session.
6. Be it resolved, That we extend
our most sincere thanks and apprecia
tion to our county supeiintendent,
Miss Marquardt, for her untiring ef
forts in planning and canning out this
institutep rogram, which we feel has
been helpful in all of -its phases, in
cluding the class instruction and the
pleasing variety of entertainment pro
vided at general assembly and on
Monday evening.
7. Be it resolved, That a copy of
these resolutions be filed with the
county superintendent. Miss Mar-
duardt, and that a copy be sent to the
Plattsmouth Journal for publication.
Noel Seney, Chairman,
J. W. Hendrickson,
Flow M. Canady,
. Committee.
Omrles L. Jean and wife have re
tnmpd home from a trip to Min
nesota, where they spent a few weeks
with their son, F. C. Jean and wne,
who were there on their honeymoon.
Mr. Jean reports the country as look
ing fine and oats in most places will
make a very heavy yield.
CASS COUNTY FARM SELLS
FOR $211 PER ACRE
From Friday's Dally.
The John Livingston farm of eighty
acres, just south of the city and oc
cupying what is known as the old
fair grounds, was sold a few days ago
at a very good price, which shows
that Cass county land is getting de
cidedly higher and higher and that it
is well worth it there is little doubt,
as the purchaser of the farm, Mr.
Ralph Wiles, is a farmer of experi
ence who own3 a great deal of land
in this section of the county. The
price paid was $28,000, or a price of
$211 per acre, which is certainly a
top-notch figure on Cass county land,
which in spite of all, is just about as
good land as lies anywhere under the
sun when it comes to productiveness
FALL OPENING OF MIL
LINERY AT FANGER'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
From Friday' Daily.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Jour
nal will be found two advertisements
for the Fanger Department Store, one
announcing their Fall Millinery Open
ing, and the other announcing a gen
uine Sacrifice Sale in every depart
ment of the store. Mr. Fanger had
at this time contemplated the holding
of a big clean-up sale, but owing to
the fact that a large number of sales
have been held here during the past
few months, he figured that a small
er announcement of the sale and give
the people the prices and values.
thereby saving them a great deal oc
monev on their fall purchases, would
get better results for him and the
people also.
The store has been crowded with
new and staple merchandise all sum
mer, and the backward season just
closing, still leaves them in this condi
tion, and the sacrifice price has been
attached to everything in the house in
order that room may be made for nov
eoods. Read these two advertisements
and then call at the store; it will only
require a few moments of your time
to do this, and there is not the slight
est doubt but that you will be well
paid for your time and trouble. It is
true all business men try to conduct
their affairs on a profit-paying basis,
but in some instances this portion of
the business life is a failure, in some
seasons, and this is one of them. There
is not the slightest chance for profits
this season, and Mr. Fanger is de
sirous of cleaning up the goods in the
Department Store, even at the great
est sacrifice in prices ever known to
this store. All Mr. Fanger wants is
a chance to show you the goods with
the prices attached, and they will sell
now on, and you will secure the
choicest of the goods.
CLOSE GALL FROM IN
JURY WHEN BIGYGLE
GETS OUT OF PATH
From Saturday's Dallv.
The corner of Sixth and Mam
streets was the scene of considerable
excitement last evening for a few min
utes, when Henry Perry crashed into
the curbing in front of Wurl's store
with his bicycle, and with the result of
injuring himself quite severely, as
well as bruising up John Cloidt in a
painful manner. The bicycle was
coming down North Sixth street and
had attained quite a rate of speed by
the time it came to the intersection of
Main street, and as Henry endeavored
to steer the machine down Main street
it swung from its course and crashed
into the curbing and incidently Mr.
Cloidt, who was just stepping up noto
the sidewalk. The bicycle was almost
demolished by the collision and Henry
received rather a severe shaking up,
as well as a laceration of his head,
and for several minutes was in a
dazed condition, and it was necessary
to secure the services of a surgeon to
fix him up. Mr. Cloidt was bruised
about the right hip, as well as having
his elbow skinned and bruised and
generally shaken up. As the bicycle
struck the curb Henry was hurled off
and in falling received his injuries.
THE MATTER OF
SELECTING SEED
CORN NOW
Wallace's Farmers Advises the Selec
tion of Seed Corn From Last
Year's Crop.
From Friday' Dally.
Some weeks ago we advised our
readers, and particularly those that
live in the northern part of the corn
belt, to go through their corn cribs
and select about twice as much seed
from the crop of 1914 as they expected
to need, the idea being that half of it
would be germinable next spring.
We notice considerable discussion in
the papers on this point, some insist
ing that it is poor advice, and that
soft corn, if properly dried out, will
germinate the next year. Now this is
true. Some years ago we had on one
of our farms a field of corn on bottom
land that was killed on.the fourth day
of September so badly killed that we
never husked it. To our surprise, that
corn grew better than any seed corn
that we had selected from upland, and
that had never frosted. It simply stop
ped growing because the leaf structure
was dead, and dried out perfectly in
the husk.
There are few farmers, however,
who will undertake to dry out seed
corn picked in the milk or even in the
hard dough stage. Therefore, we
suggest that, as a matter of insurance,
they select their seed form last year's
corn, which was perfectly dry, and
would grow even if kept in the crib.
Whether we are to have soft corn
or not is purely a weather proposition.
If we keep on having cool nights, as
we have had up to the present. time
(August 14th), there will be a vast
amount of soft corn. In that case it
will be a safer proposition to depend
upon the old corn than the new.
About the worst policy a man can
pursue is to pay no attention to the
subject, and depend on buying seed
corn in the market. All experience
shows, and all the experiments show
that, other things being equal, "seed
corn does best that is grown in the
same neighborhood or the same county
on the same kind of land. Therefore,
if you have a type of corn that suits
you, and matures in your locality, you
can afford to go to a great deal of
labor and expense in a year like this,
in order to preserve it.
Farming is not a one-year proposi
tion. The farmer who figures simply
for the present year will make a mis
take. Of all classes of. men, he need3
most to plan ahead. He must plan his
rotation ahead. He must plan all the
year through for the next year, for
farming is a continuous process.
Therefore, whether we have soft corn
or not, and whether we have much or
little, plan now for seed for the crop
of 1916. Have your old corn in store,
and then, if you can get seed from this
year's crop, do so, and thus be as
sured of a good-sized stand for 1916.
MRS. J. E. TUEY ENTERTAINS
IN HONOR OF HER DAUGHTER
From Friday's Dally.
'Last evening Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Tuey entertained a number of their
friends at their home on West Rock
street in honor of their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jen
nings, of Hartford, Connecticut, who
are spending a few weeks here with
the parents and friends. The evening
was spent very pleasantly in visiting
and having a general good time until
suitable hour, when a most tempt
ing four-course luncheon was served
by Misses Alice and Hazel Tuey,
which was a very pleasing feature of
the evening. The tables were very
prettily arranged with large bowls of
bright colored nastursiams, which lent
most pleasing touch to the appear
ance of the rooms and made a fitting
setting to the jolly party. Those who
were present were: Rev. F. M. Dru-
iner and wife, E. H. Wescott and
wife, R. B. Hayes and wife, Jennings
Seivers and wife, and Mrs. C. C. Wes
cott. Mrs. Joe Klein returned to Omaha
this morning after a visit here for a
few days with her friends.
RIVER BOATS FROM
OMAHA TO DECATUR
From Friday's Daily.
If the Omaha Commercial club
really wants to do something worth
while in the way of establishing
water routes out of that city let it
busy itself on one to Fremont. A
line of packets, barges and mud
scows by way of Plattsmouth would
have to traverse a comparatively
long route, to be sure, but there
would be scores of times more money
in it than in the one to Decatur. The
vessels, be it remembered, could re
turn loaded. Fremont Tribune.
THE PRESENT ROAD
DRAGGING LAW NOT
SATISFACTORY
From Friday's Dally.
A number of the road supervisors of
the county are quite free in express
ing their belief that the road drag
ging law passed by the last legis
lature, was like a great many other
acts of that body, a decidedly poor
piece of legislation, and that it is
without the effect intended by the
legislature in providing payment for
the dragging of roads by the farmers.
The great difficulty in the matter
seems to be the securing of a uniform
action on the part of the residents of
the different road districts, as most of
the complaint of the road supervisors
is that the parties drag the roads
when there is nothing else to do, and
regardless of the likes or dislikes of
the road supervisors who are supposed
to have charge of the work, and this
has not operated to improve the con-i
dition of affairs, as possibly one man
might drag his road at one time and
the adjoining sections of the same
road not receive any attention for
some time, which results in a very
poor system of roads, when the spirit
of the law clearly intended that the
work should be done in a uniform
manner and under the supervision of
the road supervisor, which would in
sure that the roads would be worked
over at the same time and not piece
meal. Of course there are times
when it is a hardship on the farmers
to work the roads, but they are large
ly throwing their efforts away in the
manner it is now carried out.
THE RAILROADS AND
THE PARCEL POST
NOW A QUESTION
From Friday's Dally.
We have been hearing for several
years that the postoffice department
was skinning the railroads, especially
since the starting of the parcel post
and the installation of Mr. Burleson of
Texas as postmaster general.
The parcel vpost is a great boom,
and we all like it, but we ought not
to have it at unfair cost to the rail
roads. They are as much entitled to
fair pay for carrying our parcel post
packages as for anything else they do.
But most of us have not known wheth
er their cry of ill-treatment was
justified or not.
There is a chance now that we may
find out. The seven New England rail
roads have filed claims against the
government for nearly eleven million
dollars because of underpayment for
carrying mails. Perhaps now the court
of claims will tell us the rights of
this government mail contract matter.
It has been popular doctrine in Texas
that nothing a state could get away
from a corporation, especially a rail
road, was ill-gotten. If Mr. Burleson
has been applying this great principle
in his administration of the postoffice
we ought to know it. And if the con
trary is true we should know that.
What are courts for if not to put us
right in such matters? Life.
Social Dance.
There will be another one of those
social dances given at the Puis &
Gansemer hall on Saturday evening,
September 11. The music will be fur
nished by the Holly orchestra of
Plattsmouth. The usual good time
wilPbe in store for you, so do not fail
to attend.
K. S. TOURNA
MENT PROMISES
TO BE SUCCESS
Preliminary Opening Yesterday After
noon, and Mayor Richey Delivered
an Address of Welcome.
From Saturday's Dally.
The opening of the fourth annual
tournament of the K. S. society was
held yesterday afternoon under the
most auspicious conditions and a large
number of the delegates and turners
arrived all afternoon on the different
trains, and last evening the visitors
were assigned to the different homes
of the city, where they will make their
headquarters while here, and the
judges of the tournament met at the
K. S. hall on West Locust street to
perfect the arrangements for the turn
ing, which was commenced this morn
ing at 9 o'clock, when the differert
classes indulged in competitive work
on the apparatus, as well as the drills
and other events of the meet. The
teams present to take part are from
Dodge, Howells, Dwight, Verdegris,
Wahoo, South Omaha, Western, Oma
ha and Plattsmouth, and some very
fine work was put on by the turners
under the direction of the judges of
the tournament.
The visitors had expected to arrive
at one time, but owing to a misunder
standing they arrived on different
trains and were met at the stations by
the local reception committee, and at
the Burlington station by Mayor
Richey, who accompanied the dele
gates to the hall on Locust street,
where he delivered the address of wel
come to the representatives of this so
ciety and tendered them the freedom
of the city and assured them of the
good feeling prevailing over their
coming here with their gathering of
the Bohemian athletes of the state.
This was very much appreciated by
the visitors, as well as the local K.
S. society, who have worked hard on
the handling of the tournament.
Today the time was largely taken
up with the turning and athletic
events at the park of the society,
while this evening there will be given
a fine play by the dramatic club of
South Omaha at the K. S. hall, and
this will be followed by the big social
dance that will assist in the social
pleasures of the tournament.
Tomorrow the big Omaha delega
tions and visitors will arrive in full
force and a parade of the visiting
delegations and the local society will
be held from the Burlington station
to the K. S. hall at 1:15 and will be
one of the largest seen in tliis city for
some time. The visitors are a fine or
ganization of young men and women
and during their stay here should be
given the utmost courtesy by the resi
dents of Plattsmouth.
FINE LOOKING BUNCH OF
BOYS FROM DODGE, NEB.
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon the turning
class and delegates from Dodge, Neb.,
arrived over the Missouri Pacific to be
present at the fourth annual tourna
ment of the K. S. society, which is be
ing held in this city. There were some
forty in the delegation and they are a
fine looking bunch of athletics and well
worthy to represent Joe Stecker's
town. These were the first of the
visiting turners to put in an appear
ance, and they were met at the sta
tion by the reception committee of the
local society, who are looking after the
welfare of the visitors as they arrive.
Judge Has Busy Time.
From Friday's Dally.
The month of August has been a
most profitable one in the police court
of the city, gathered from the report
of Judge Archer, who presides over
the justice department of the city, as
during the month ten arrests were
made and fines and costs aggregating
the sum of $57 were collected and
placed to the credit of the city in the
treasury.
Mrs. Frank Brinkman departed this
afternoon for Denver, where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Harold La
Chappell and family, for a few weeks.
PLATTSMOUTH PEOPLE ARE
ENTERTAINED IN OMAHA
From Friday's Dally.
Quite a number of the Plattsmouth
business men, with their families and
employes, were entertained last even
ing by the business men of Omaha at
a dinner at the Field club in that city.
Among those who were in attendance
from this city were: Mr. and Mrs
George E. Dovey, Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Falter,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Falter, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Wurl, J. L. Meisinger, R
G. Rawls, Charles Dovey and Miss
Helen Gass.
PRELIMINARY EX
AMINATION OF THE
UNION ROBBERS
From Saturday ir Daily.
The Union robbers yesterday after
noon were arraigned by County Attor
ney A. G. Cole before Justice M. Arch
er, and when the charge was read to
them entered a plea of guilty and were
accordingly bound over to the district
court at its next session. Two of the
men, Clyde Moore and George Miller,
were the ones to be arraigned, and will
await their trial, while the other two
men, WTill Jarwich and Harry Simon,
who assisted in disposing of the stolen
property, were not arraigned at the
hearing, but will later be given the
"once over" by the authorities. These
last two men will not likely be pros
ecuted here, but will appear as wit
nesses if necessary. This seems to be
the end of the case and is the result
of a great deal of work on the part of
the sheriff, who had the men in Omaha
for several days establishing their
identity, and so thorough was the work
that they were in every instance
identified positively as the men who
had been around the Omaha pawn
shops disposing of the jewelry and
other articles taken from the Frans
store in Union.
FiSK & M'GINNIS OF
LINCOLN TO DRAW
PLANS FOR LIBRARY
From Saturday's Dallv.
The public library which has been
offered to the city by the Carnegie
Corporation of New York has pro
gressed a step farther, as the library
board has secured the services of the
firm of Fick & McGinnis of Lincoln to
prepa're the design and plans for' the
$12,500 building which the Carnegie
people will present to the city. This
new building will be erected on the
lots belonging to Mrs. Mumm at the
corner of Fourth and Vine streets, as
the cheapest and most likely site that
could be secured for the public li
brary. There hnve been several plans
suggested and prepared for the ap
proval of the library board, but as
yet they have accepted no definite
plan to submit to the Carnegie cor
poration as the approved design for
the building. One design that has
been submitted is for a two-story
building with a large reading room
capable of holding a very large num
ber of books, with rooms for the chil
dren, as well as the adults who desire
to spend their time at the library in
reading, with office for the librarian.
On the ground floor it is expected to
have the heating plant of the library
located, as well as an auditorium
which can be equipped for meetings
or can be converted into a public
museum, where there will be ample
room for caring for the different
valuable collections which are owned
here and which are in need of a place
where they can be kept and be open to
the inspection of the public, including
the famous collection of the late II. C.
McMaken, as well as several smaller
ones owned by residents of this city
who have found great difficulty in se
curing a place to keep them, and giv
ing the citizens an opportunity of
viewing them. That so much prog
ress has been made on the library will
be very pleasing to the citizens and
it is hoped that they will soon have
the pleasure of seeing the actual work
of putting up the building started.
Everyone reads the want ads.
VERY PLEASANT
TRIP TO NORTH
ERN NEBRASKA
Judge Newell, F. G. Fricke and ( has.
Troop in Section Where Some
Cass County People Dwell.
From Saturday" Daily.
Editor Journal:
On Sunday morning, August 3!st,
Mr. Troop, Mr. Fricke an myself left
Omaha on the G a. m. Noi .n western
train and had a pleasant day ride :.p
the Elkhorn valley, that cerlainly is 3
beautiful country, and suih crops of
wheat, oats, corn and hay makes yau
wonder what they will ever do with
what they raise. We arrived at
Crookston at 7:50 and had a good
night's rest, and I would say here is a
good new town and has as pleasant
a set of business men as you can find
anywhere, and all seem prosperous
and try to make it pleasant for visit
ors. There are two hotels, two livery
barns and two garages. Dr. C. H.
Vanden has a drug store and has a
good practice. His brother runs the
bank and Mr. McVadem has a fini
hardware store. The lumber yard
does a good business and the imple
ment dealers have had a good trade,
and all lines seem to be represented
and prosperous. The place is only
about 8 years old, and for a new town
and new country, I think they have
done well.
September 1st we drove out to Mr.
Troop's farm. Mr. Bomgard, a Cass
county man, and his wife, a Platts
mouth girl, live there. We found
them nicely fixed, and this being their
first year you could not expect them
to like it as well as at their old. hxuru-.
They have about 140 acres of corn,
50 of oats and quite a field of spets
and plenty of garden. The corn is
good, and like ours needs a little long
er dry weather to make good, sound
corn. Oats are fine. The rust hurt
spring wheat. They say fall wheat
done well, and I saw as fine alfalfa as
is grown here. We drove over Mr.
Troop's farm and found Mr. Bom
gard getting in hay, and we went to
the house at noon and had our din
ner, and such a dinner could only be
gotten up by a Cass county girl. Af
ter dinner Mr. Bomgard took his
team and carriage and took us over
the line into South Dakota to see the
country, and I was surprised to see so
much good land; it lays well and th-
quality is good, the crops show that.
and it is not deep to water. We seen
the land Mr. Troop has there and a
half section that belongs to Mr. Von
dran, and you would not want land to
lay any finer. There are thousands
of acres belonging to the Indians, an.l
they don't like work, but where it wa
cultivated you would not ask for finer
crops. A young man willing to work
and who had money enough to start
on could certainly do well. From what
I could learn they have usually plcniy
of rain to raise a crop, but Iiki us,
this year they had too much. We
were in hopes we could find plenty of
prairie chickens, but wer disappoint
ed, as they told us that tl'ey com
menced to kill these when they got as
large as quail and pail no uttentio-.i
to the law, and I think tho same war
den out there expects to run for of
fice, as he don't seem to have tried to
enforce the law.
I shall always feel under obliga
tions to the people of Crookston for
their kindness and I hope they may
always prosper, and I think they will,
as the country east of them is good,
and all they need is to get it in
cultivation by mervwho will farm it;
at present it is the same as all new
country, not as well farmed as it
should be. W. II. N.
Here From Pilger, Neb.
From Saturday's Dally.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Sprieck and
children of Pilger, Neb., motored to
this city Thursday afternoon for a
visit at the homes of Mr. and Mrs.
John Albert, Mr. and Mrs. George
Engelkemeier and other relatives and
firends in this vicinity. Mr. Sprieck
and son were pleasant caller at this
office and while here Mr. Sprieck had
his subscription to this paper extend
ed for another year.
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Everyone reads the want ads.
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