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5 otaota Neb State Historical Soc VOL. XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1915. NEBRASKA NEEDS ROADS AND INTER- URBAN RAILWAYS Nebraska Needs Better Highways and Other Advanced Improvements in Keep Up With Other States. From 'Wednesday's Dally. Two thing-s which Nebraska needs above everything else in the way of public improvement and development, is better highways and the coming of interurbans. We are far in the rear among states in these two important improvements. This state is entitled to these im provements because all other condi tions are making a record for Ne braska to attract both people and capital, and yet in these modern ac commodations of good roads and ease of access to all localities through in terurbans, we fall down in properly presenting the state and its advant ages. In addition to this, the people of this state are losing much on their own part through the failure to set in motion the construction of permanent highways and the unwise policy fol lowed of making it impossible for capital to come here for interurban development. States that have permanently paved highway and states that have inter urban lines, value them as their great est assets. No locality that ever had threaded through it a permanent high way or a line of interurban railway would part with it for double or treble its cost. Interurbans and permanent highways have made for California a reputation the nation over. The two are the great assets of that state, both , in the minds of its own people and in the eyes of its visitors. The people of California are proud of these two great improvements; they have spent millions of money in that way; they do not hesitate to bond the state or county to build permanent highways, and instead of complaining of high taxes they elevate their taxes at every opportunity when the mor.ey so raised goes into these permanent improve ments. Every ranch cwner, every orchardist in California knows that the permanent highway through his section adds a fixed value to his prop erty far beyond its cost. In districts where these improvements have not yet reached, the people are ready and waiting for the building and construc tion of permanent highways. One of the most interesting things in Cali fornia is to see the way interurban roads have devloped traffic, both freight and passenger. These roads will run for miles and nr.iles through country districts, but wherever they run, they develop a new and large traffic that would not be were it not for the interurban service. One trouble with Nebraska is that her people are too self-satisfied. They fail to appreciate what good roads would mean to this state and to prop erty values; they fail to realize and appreciate what interurban service would do in bringing closer and closer market privileges, in advancing prices of land and in building the small coun try towns into larger activity and life. There ought to be men elected to the next legislature in sufficient num bers to overcome restrictions which practically prohibit capital coming in to this state for interurban investment and the same kind of men in the legis lature ought to open a way so that the state itself can go into the work of constructing permanent highways and so that counties can do the same for the money from 5 per cent bonds in vested in permanent paved highways in this state will bring back to the people who issue the bonds, 20 per cent in profit against 5 per cent in terest that they might have to pay on the securities issued. Lincoln Trade Review. Sarpy County Couple Wed. From Wednesday" Dally. George Sutton of Bellevue and Miss Pearle McCrary of La Platte came down this afternoon on No. 24 and were united in the holy bonds of wed lock at the court house by Judge Bee son- They were accompanied by the parents of the bride, who witnessed the nuptials of the two happy young people, and the bridal party spent n few hours here, departing on the 4:15 Missouri Pacific for their home ;iear Eellevue. IN HONOR OF MISS KELLY'S SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY Sunday afternoon the S. S. club de lightfully entertained in honor of the seventeenth birthday of Edythe Kelly, a member of the club. The affair was in the nature of a picnic party, and on the banks of the Old Muddy the happy crowd whiled away the hours in merrymaking. Many joyous sports were participated in by the young folks, boating and bathing being en joyed for some time. At the close of the afternoon a dainty luncheon was served, and in the cool of the evening they departed homeward, tired but happy. As it is the custom of the club when they separate, the guest of honor was presented with a beautiful birthday gift from the members of the S. S. club. THIS CITY FAVORED WITH MEMBER OF NA TIONAL COMMITTEE Mrs. L. O. Miner of this city has been appointed a member of the na tional committee of the woman's sec tion of the Navy League of the Unit ed States to organize the local work of that body in arousing the women of the United States to the necessity in the present days of stress and peril to work for the ends of patriotism and national defense. She will act in con junction with a body of more than a thousand of the most prominent wom en in every section oi tne unrtea States, numbering among them Mrs. William Cuming Story, president gen eral D. A. R.; Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, president general Daughters of the Confederacy; Miss Anne Mor gan, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Mrs. George Dewey, Mrs. A. P. Gardiner, Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs. Thomas Edison, Mrs. George Harvey, Mrs. Ralph Beaver Strassburger, Mrs. Alexander Van Renslear, Miss Grace M. Pierce, registrar of. the D. A. R., Miss Julia Marlowe and a host of others. MISS OLA KAFFENBERGER SURPRISED LAST EVENING From Tuesday's Tallv. Last evening the Standard Bearers gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Kaffenberger and very pleas antly surprised Miss Ola, as she had been the president of ttfiat society for several years. The young folks gather ed to bid their well loved friend fare well, as she goes to Grand Rapids, Iowa, to school. Many interesting games were played and several songs were sang. At a suitable hour dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Elliot, Mrs. Kaffenberger and Mrs. E. C. Hill, superintendent of the society. The jolly crowd enjoyed some more beautiful music by Miss Delia Frans, and then departed with much regret at losing their friend, but all declar ing they had enjoyed themselves greatly. Those present were: Misses Berte, Zella Elliot, Delia Frans, Ethel Lewis, Ruth Roman, Katie Fitchhorn, Ina Dalton, Lotha Venscotter, Alice Lister, Martha McCrary, Ola, Mina, Gladys and Golda Kaffenberger, Betty Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Kaffenberger, Mrs. E. C. Hill, Mrs. Elliot and John nie Kaffenberger. SHERIFF QUINTON OFF TO THE PEN WITH PRISONERS From Tuesdays LaHv. This morning Sheriff C. D. Quinton departed for Lincoln, where he took Clyde Moore and George Miller, the two Union robbers, who will start in on the serving of their sentence of from one to ten years in the state penitentiary, to which they were sen tenced by Judge Begley under the in derterminate sentence law of this state. The sheriff was accompanied by James Burnie, who will see that the two men do not attempt to escape en route from this city until they are turned over to Warden Fenton at the state penitentiary. Everyone reads the want ads. IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ALL THE WORK DONE AT THE SAME TIME From Tuesday's Dally. There has been a great many resi dents of the county who have desired to have bridge work done in their own immediate locality, and because of the fact that the county commissioners have not been able to reach them has caused more or less comment as to the failure to see that the bridge work was carried out as desired, and in these cases the county commissioners are really not to blame, as they are perfectly willing to have the work done, but the county has been at a heavy expense in the past year in looking after this line of work, and which makes it impossible at this time to carry out further bridge work, as it might be desired. Last year and this year the county, in carrying out the bridge work, was compelled to expend in the neighbor hood of $80,000 for bridge and culvert work in the different precincts, and while all of this is permanent work and will not have to be done over very soon, still it has required a great sum of money that has depleted the funds and caused the commissioners to be compelled to proceed carefully in tak ing up the work as requested. No one knows better than the commissioners how badly the bridge work is needed. but they realize that at this time it is almost out of the question to pro ceed. From the bridge fund $68,500 was paid out, which included a trans fer of $13,000 from the general fund for this line, and in addition to this $11,780 was used in the various com missioners' funds to carry on the work of putting in permanent culverts and wherever possible culverts have been used instead of bridges, but the wash ing out of the bridges and culverts i has run the figures up to a sum that is quite f ormable. Those who may be annoyed by the fact that their bridges! are out should consider the position of the commissioners and realize that they are not in a position to rush into the work of replacing them. ! DONATE SERVICES TO COMMERCIAL CLUB FOR BOOSTER DAY The members of the base ball team of this city have made a most pleas ing offer to the Commercial club in re gard to a Booster day, which comes unsolicited and purely from the desire of the ball team to assist in the up building of the city. The offer was ac cepted this afternoon at the meeting of the directors of the club, and the following letter will explain the pro position: To the Board of Directors of the Plattsmouth Commercial Club: The management of the Red Sox base ball club hereby proposes to the Commercial club, that they proclaim Commercial Club Day" and for that day the ball team will tender their services free of charge, and arrange a pme with some neighboring team, the receipts of the game to be turned over to the Commercial club and used to help defray the expense of the rest room during the winter months. The only expense to the club to be that of the visiting team. The club is request ed to solicit the co-operation of the community at large, and if possible secure the closing of all the business houses and offices during the game, that it may be given the most gen erous support. Respectfully, C. S. Johnson, Manager. THEODORE STARKJOHH IS IMPROVING NICELY Theodore Starkjohn, who has been ill for the past week suffering from an attack of potamine poisoning, is now reported as being a great deal better and his family and friends feel that his recovery is the matter of only a short time. Mr. Starkjohn, has been quite ill from his affliction and for Eeveral days his condition was quite severe, but - he seems to be on the highway to recovery now. Wall Paper. Gering & Co. Phone. 36. JIM SAGE LEADING HORSE BREEDER OF GASS COUNTY From 'Wednesday' Dally. Last night James W. Sage, the lead ing breeder of fine horses in Cass county, received from Lincoln one of the finest specimens of horseflesh that has ever been brought here, in the shape of a pure blooded Percheron stallion, "Lang," which he secured at the state fair last week. The horse was one of the finest animals exhibit ed there and was secured by Mr. Sage to replace the horse which died a few weeks ago. The new horse is of a elossy black in color and a beautiful animal in every respect and tips the scales at an even ton. The pedigree of the horse, "Lang," shows him to be one of the purest bred Percherons in the country, and he will make a splen did addition to the horseflesh of the county. MRS. FRANK GOBEL- MAN IS SURPRISED BY HER FRIENDS From Wednesday's Dally. Yesterday afternoon as Mrs. r. K. Gobelman was engaged in her house hold duties, her home was invaded by a number of her lady friends, and she was made the victim of a most com plete surprise. In some manner, un known to Mrs. Gobelman, the ladies had learned that yesterday was her birthday anniversary, and they con cluded she must celebrate this most auspicious occasion in the proper man ner, and immediately planned this sur prise. When the merry company walk ed in on Mrs. Gobelman she was sure shocked, but soon recovered and pro ceeded to entertain her guests. Various amusements were indulged in by the jolly ocmpany, which created much merriment i and afforded them much pleasure. As the guests had gotten the best of Mrs. Gobelman, she concluded to make it even and brought some linen napkins out which she had been wanting to hem and had not had the time, and requested the guests to hem them for her. Consequently a portion of the afternoon was spent in a very in dustrious manner. When luncheon time came the guests ransacked the cupboards and pantries of the Gobel man home for the wherewithal to make up a luncheon, and being very successful, a most excellent luncheon was prepared and served at a conven ient time. Mrs. Gobelman was pre sented with a beautiful gold thimble by the guests, which will assist her in remembering this happy event. It was a late hour when the ladies dis persed, wishing Mrs. Gobelman many more such happy birthdays. WOULDN'T PAY LICENSE AND GOT OUT OF TOWN From Tuesday's Dall. Yesterday a couple of women drift ed into town from Omaha selling ar ticles of linen and curtains, and had just gotten a good start on their trad ing when Chief Barclay interviewed them and requested that they procure a license before continuing their ped- dline. but the price did not look good to the ladies and they returned to Omaha, disgusted with the occupation tax ordinance. They had succeeded m getting away with the stunt several Limes, UUl tins lime ure tuici wo lad ing for them and forced a showdown HAS THE COUNTY SEAT OF CASS BEEN REMOVED? Frnra Wednesday's Dally. This morning County Clerk Liber shal received from Murdock a letter which had been forwarded from that place and which was addressed to the "County Clerk of Cass County, Mur dock, Nebraska." The letter was sent from California and the name of the lively little village of Murdock seems to have spread to the coast, as the county seat of Cass county, and the party sending the -letter should have looked into the matter more closely, hwhen he would have found out his mistake. POLICE CALLED TO ARREST DISTURB ERS OF THE PEACE From Tiiesday'c t)anr. Last evening about 10:45 the police were called down to the residence of Mrs. Ella Huston, at the foot of Win tersteen Hill, where it was reported that two men were making quite a dis turbance and occasioning the family a great deal of alarm. The men were rounded up and brought to the jail and an effort was made to secure some evidence from them, but with out success. It was stated that the men had been hanging around in the locality of the Huston home at differ ent times nd had followed the girls of the family home last evening and came up to the door and knocked and attempted to secure entrance. This morning an interperter was secured and the two men, who are natives of Russia, told their story. They claim ed that they were desirous of renting a part of the Huston house and had understood that the second floor of the building was unoccupied and this had led them to make their call of in quiry last evening, although the hour was rather late for house-hunting. The men were treated to a severe lec ture and allowed to go free, but warn ed not to be found in such a position again. THE REGULAR TURN ING CLASSES START AT GERMAN HOME From Tuesday's Dally. The regular turning classes started last night at the German Home under the tutorage of F. G. Dawson, the ef ficient teacher of physical culture at this hall. While it is a matter of re gret that the city does not possess a Y. M. C. A. for the physical develop ment of the men, young and old, of the city, this athletic organization gives the opportunity for physical culture that should meet the require ments of anyone, and their equipment is as good as most of the smaller Y. M. C. A.'s. They have in the equip ment of their physical culture depart ment adjustable rings, parallel bars, turning pole, horse, either side or back, buck, sliding board, see-saw, lad der for special work, as well as a large assortment of Indian clubs, dumb-bells, wands and other instru ments that will tend toward the physi cal betterment of those taking part in the turning. There will be a fast basket ball team organized this year that will in clude such good material as Larson, Edwards, Beal, Arries and White, as well as others who may join later. If the young ladies desire a basket ball team or gymnastic class, it will be arranged for and will be held the evenings that the members may find the most convenient to all. The boys' class starts at 7 o'clock, Monday and Wednesday; hall open at 6:35; the active class at 8:30. The hours of the girls and business men's class will be determined later. REMAINS OF MRS. OSBORH BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL This morning the body of the late Mrs. G. W. Osborn arrived on No. 4 from Havelock, where she passed away Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Dutton. Mrs. Osbordn was a resident of this city for many years and the news of her death was received with the most pro found regret by the old acquaintances The body was taken to the Presby terian church, where it lay in state for a few minutes and a large num ber of the old friends gathered to pay their last tribute to their old friend. The body was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. Dance Saturday Night. The T. J. Sokol society will hold a social dance on Saturday evening, Sep tember 18th, and the general public is cordially invited to be present. Re member the date and be present to en joy a real good time. PLATTSMOUTH COUPLE MAR RIED IN OMAHA YESTERDAY From Wednesday's Dally. Yesterday in Omaha occurred the marriage of two of Plattsmouth's young people, Mr. Amie Finder and Miss Louise Hanasek. The young peo- pleple stealing a march on their friends, departed yesterday morning for Omaha, and securing the neces sary license were united there in wed lock. Both of the young people are well known in this city, where they have made their home for almost their entire lifetime, and their marriage will be the occasion of much pleasure to their friends. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hanasek and the groom is employed in the Burlington shops in this city. THE "COMMERCIAL CLUB BOOSTER GAME" WILL SURE BE A GO The Booster Base Ball Day, which has been arranged through the gen erous offer of the members of the Red Sox team, seems to have struck a most responsive chord in the members of the Commercial club, and every ef fort will be made to make the oc casion one of the biggest events of its kind seen in this city. It is expected now to hold Commercial Club Base Ball Day on next Wednesday after noon, if possible, and to have the busi ness houses close and everyone attend the game, the proceeds of which will go to maintainance of the rest room for the ladies, located in the Hotel Riley block. The following letter has been sent to the Base Ball association by the Comercial club: Plattsmouth, Sept. 14, 1915. C. S. Johnson, Manager Red Sox Base Ball Club: The board of directors of the Com mercial club are in receipt of the voluntary and very generous offer of the ball team to tender their services for a game to be arranged and known as "Commercial Club Booster Game." We accept the offer with thanks and assure you that it is very much ap preciated. The business houses and offices of the city will be requested to close during the game, so that it may have the patronage it deserves. And in compliance with your request the proceeds of the game will be used in the rest room fund. Respectfully, Board of Directors, T. H. Pollock, Secretary. ENTERTAINS FOR MRS. JOE LAKE OF TACOMA, WASH. C.AM TTt..aaiF'a llaflV C I UIU CU licouaj v j At her pleasant home on Winter- steen Hill, Mrs. Henry Ofe delightful ly entertained a number of old friends and neighbors for Mrs. Joe Lake, of Tocoma, Wash., who is visiting in this citv. The afternoon was very pleas antly spent in social conversation, Mrs. Lake telling of the many Platts mouth people located at Tacoma. At 6 o'clock a delicious dinner was served bv Mrs. Ofe. which was very much appreciated by the guests. A few moments devoted to a little further social time and then the guests de narted for their homes, having thor oughly enjoyed themselves and very glad to have had the opportunity of beine with Mrs. Lake sprain, and ex tended their warmest thanks to Mrs. Ofe for the splendid afternoon afford ed them. Those who enjoyed Mrs. Ofe's hospitality on this occasion were: Mesdames M. Whelan, J. Wrey rich. W. Herold. P. H. Fields, H. S. Barthold, G. Lushinsky, J. Schulhof, M. Lutz, W. Ofe, W. Haffke,' W. Budig, K. W. Halter, II. Rivere of Omaha, Miss Muriel Barthold and Miss Lutz. New Son la Born. A fine new son and heir made its appearance on Sunday, September 5th, at the hone ' of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Todd, west of this city, and the little man, as well as the delighted mother, are getting along nicely, and the fath er is as happy as it is possible to be. Everyone reads the want ads. TRAVELERS WHO GO WESTWARD FOR PLEASURE The Burlington People Receiving Much Favorable Comment From the Traveling Public. Travelers who are visiting the Pa cific coast this year and who go the northern route to Seattle and Port land, if they are ticketed over the Bur lington, find a real feature of enjoy ment, if they have their tickets read Portland to San Francisco via the ocean route. There is nothing in a journey to the coast to compare in interest and pleasure with the two days on the Pa cific from Portland to San Francisco, especially when that trip is made on one of the two splendid boats, operat ed by the Great Northern Steamship company as a part of the through Burlington system. The two magnifi cent beats in this service ure rightly called "The Palaces of the Pacific." They are as fine boats as one can find anywhere with the exception of a few of the largest Atlantic liners. After three days' overland travel, to switch from the train to the steamship and to find on the steamship that your comfortable state room and the splen did meals served are all a part of the regular ticket fare without extra cost, is one of the pleasant surprises that Burlington service gives to its patrons. The entrance into the Golden Gate by way of this line of steamers, gives an impression of the great harbor on the Pacific coast and of San Francisco it self that would not be secured in a week's running about on land after reaching the city. Tourists going by other routes to California have these same ocean accommodations if they are fortunate enough to ticket home ward by the Great Northern and the Burlington. Another feature of Burlington serv ice that is receiving much favorable comment, is the fact that when people coming from the coast who are ticket ed from Denver eastward over the Burlington to Chicago, they find at Salt Lake City a special tourist con ductor who at once looks after the in terests of tourist and standard car travelers and who is a bureau of in formation and assistance to those in the cars routed over the Burlington from the time he meets them at Salt Lake City until he bids them good-bye at Chicago. Here is a little special service, small in itself, but great in the pleasure and satisfaction that it gives to travelers. There are so many jeople who carry anxiety along with them on their way, who wonder about trans fers and stop-overs and such features. who always have many inquiries to make in order to put themselves at ease and in comfort and this special tourist conductor who travels with Burlington passengers from Salt Lake eastward, is a feature in that road's service which cannot be too highly commended. It is things like these, unexpected additions in the way of as sistance to travelers, that count in the largest way in giving satisfaction to the public and in giving the road in augurating them words of commenda tion that in business results, reach far into- the future. Lincoln Trade Re view. PASSES THROUGH A SUC CESSFUL OPERATION The operation which was jerformed yesterday upon Mrs. B. F. Crook at the hospital in Omaha setms to have been successful as far as could be de termined last evening by the attend ing physicians, and the patient seems to have stood it in good shape, though of course the effect will be hard to determine until several days have elapsed, but the family and friends are hopeful that it will prove successful and that Mrs. Crook will be returned to her home here relieved of her af fliction from which she has Buffered for a number of years. Cole's Hot Blast Heaters make a big reduction in your coal bill see their advertisement and guarantee. G. P. EASTWOOD.