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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1915.
NO.
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COMMERCIAL
CLUB HOLDS A
GOOD MEETING
Lee Sharp Gives a Fine Talk on
Australia and Short Talks on
Other Interesting Matters
Were Made.
From Fridav's Dallr.
The Commercial club meeting last
evening was quite well attended, but
not near as many were present as
should have been to offer suggestions
along the lines of public improvement,
but the meeting was one filled w ith a
great deal of interest and included a
most pleasing talk on Australia and
its general aspect to the stranger by
Lee Sharp, who spent two years there
in investigating the conditions of the
resources of the commonwealth.
The club had received a communica
tion from the head of the new Jeffer
son Highway which it is proposed to
run from New Orleans to Winnipeg,
Canada, and traversing the territory
included in the Louisiana purchase,
and which will quite likely travel
through the Missouri river valley as
the most direct and logical route. It,
however, was not possible to send any
one to the meeting at New Orleans to
assist in arranging of the plans.
There was some little discussion in
dulged in by the club members over
the condition of the road north of this
city on the Omaha road, which has
really become a severe problem, and
those who had been caught in the mud
holes there with their automobiles
were not loth in expressing them
selves in the matter. Mr. Pollock
stated that the county commissioners
had taken County Attorney Cole out
there and he had promised to notify
the railroad company too pen up their
ditch there to stop the water standing
in the road, and that the road super
visor had also agreed to get busy and
fix up the road as best he eould.
Claude Smith, representing the Red
Sox base ball team, notified the club
that Avoca had agreed to come here
on next Wednesday for the booster
ball game, and all arrangements were
voted by the club to make Wednesday,
September 22, the day for the Com
mercial club ball game. All the busi
ness houses will be requested to close
on that day in order to permit their
employes, as well as the merchants,
to get out and attend the game, the
leceipts of which will go toward main
taining the rest room this winter. A
committee consisting of Dr. D. I. Rey
nolds, II. F. Goos and Jess Warga
was appointed to visit the different
business houses and secure their
promise to close, as well as to dispose
of the tickets that will be sold for the
game.
Chief of Police P.arclay. who oc
cupies the position as chairman of the
lookout committee, reported that
there had been eight new residents
move here in the past month, a net
gain of two, as six had moved out.
lie also urged the keeping clean of the
alleys as soon as they were paved and
leady for use, and stated that he had
hoped to have one of the sample waste
paper boxes at the meeting to show
to the club members, but promised
that the sample would be in use Sat
urday on the street. He also urged
the continuation of the use of the rest
room, as it was in great demand and
a large number of ladies had been in
the habit of using it.
J. H. McMaken informed the club
that the apple packers had secured
sufficient leases on orchards to insure
twenty-five or thirty cars of apples
being shipped out of this immediate
locality.
J. P. Falter, who has been looking
into the alfalfa feed mill proposition
for the Commercial club, reported that
the wet weather conditions had made
it impractical to take up the matter
of the establishment of a feed mill
here, as the mills in this section of the
state had been compelled to suspend
their work on account of the fact that
it was necessary to ship in all the al
falfa used, as the quality of the al
falfa here is not of the standard re
quired for the manufacture of the
meal made from the alfalfa hay. A
plant such as was contemplated would
cost in the neighborhood of $6,000,
Mr. Falter stated, and the farmers
were very much interested in the mat
ter and would take hold as soon as a
definate plan was decided upon.
President Wescott of the culb called
the attention of the members of the
necessity of getting under way a plan
for the paving of the avenues of the
city, as well as trying to locate
grounds here which could be used for
circuses and other public amuse
ments.
Mr. Falter, who is a member of the
city park commission, stated that a
number of the small tracts of land in
the different parts of the city were to
be fixed up as parks and with a view
of beautifying the city, and as soon as
possible this would be gotten under
way.
Fred Dawson informed the club that
the business men's turning class at
the German Home would be started on
Tuesday evening next, and the date of
the meetings of the class would then
be fixed on any evening that would
best suit the members of the class.
Mr. Sharp, in speaking on Australia,
gave a most interesting resume of his
observations while there and pointed
out the different resources of the
country, which had the greatest min
eral resources of any country in the
world, as every known mineral was
found there, from diamonds to tin.
He did not think very highly of the
climate of that part of the world,
which made it very hard for the white
man to exist there, and the general
aspect of the country was one of ex
haustion, as the bracing effect of the
northern climate was lacking and the
chief charm of the tropic countries
was not found in the commonwealth
of Australia, although the country
was to a greater or less degree under
tropic influences. Mr. Sharp had with
him a number of the interesting
objects secured there, including speci
mens of the tin ore, as well as the
precious opals, both in their rough
and polished condition. The facts
brought out were much enjoyed by all
present and the many interesting
statements made on Australia opened
the eyes of the members of the club
to the conditions in the South Pacific.
At the meeting next month Attor
ney Matthew Gering will give a short
address on the good roads work in the
east from his personal observation.
FINEST SOCIAL MEET
ING OF THE 0, OF H.
IN MANY MONTHS
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening Star lodge, Degree of
Honor, entertained at a social meet
ing at their hall in the A. O. U. W.
building for the members of the order
and their families and the occasion
vis one of much pleasure to the large
number in attendance, and in fact it
was one of the largest attended meet
ings in the history of the order in this
city. A splendid social time was en
joyed by the members and their fam
ilies for several hours and a very
dainty and tempting luncheon was
served to add to the pleasure of the
occasion. Cards were enjoyed for
some time, while the younger mem
bers enjoyed a most delightful time in
dancing. The tables where the lunch
eon was served were arranged with
a very pretty display of asters, which
lent a very pleasing touch to the gen
eral pleasing decorative scheme. The
event will long be remembered most
pleasantly by all who were in attend
ance, and it was voted a most royal
treat.
MRS CARVER PASSES AWAY
AT HOME OF WASH YOUNG
From Fridav'a Dally.
This morning Mrs. Carver, who for
the past few years has been engaged
as the housekeeper at the home of
Wash Young, west of this city, died as
the result of a complication of dis
eases which finally culminated in
Bright's disease, and from which Mrs.
Carver has suffered greatly. She was
taken sick last winter and since that
time has been in very poor health, with
her condition gradually growing
worse, until death came to her relief.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Harvey
Harger, residing on a farm west of
this city, to mourn her death. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from the home, and
will be conducted by Rev. F. M. Dru
liner of the Methodist church.
EMPRESS VAUDE
VILLE OPENS PAR-
MELE LAST NIGHT
The Finest Vaudeville Attraction That
Every Visited Plattsmouth, and
the Audience Will Bear Us
Out in This Assertion.
From Saturday's Dai it.
The opening of the season at the
Parmele theater was made last even
ing, when the company presenting the
Empress vaudeville attractions made
its appearance for the first of what
will be weekly visits each Friday eve
ning by the high-class attractions
composing this circuit. The best basis
of the effect that the high -class work
of the artists had upon the audience
was found in the enthusiastic applause
which greeted the different acts, and
it is to be regretted that the Weather
conditions could not allow a greater
number to be present and enjoy the
treat afforded them.
There is no doubt whatever that the
opening bill presented last evening
was as fine as could be found on any
stage and the list of attractions most
pleasing and the management of the
company is to be congratulated on
their having secured such a pleasing
array of talent for their show work.
The Missourians, in their musical
feast were one of the good things af
forded, as was also Zimmerman, the
impersonates who in his appearance
gave a most realistic reproduction of
the differnet rulers of the countries at
war. The act of Mile. Gillis, the lady
Hercules, was one of the thrilling
features of the program and the trio
of artists giving the act was one of
more than usual ability. Bogart and
Nichols were also a pleasing feature
of the evening with their yodeling and
singing.
Manager Shlaes of the Parmele has
delivered the goods with this company
and they well deserved a packed house,
and if the succeeding companies of
the vaudeville circuit can equal this
one the people of Plattsmouth have a
rare treat before them this season and
should take advantage of it.
COUNTRY CORRES
PONDENTS SHOULD
LEARN MANY THINGS
From Frldsv'a Daily.
Fortunate is the country correspond
ent of any newspaper. His or her
work, although seldom paid for in
money, bring rewards that are pe
culiarly its own. Especially valuable
is the training in observing that the
correspondent acquires. The young
persons always on the alert for items
will see and hear things that another
person misses. Moreover the country
contributor has an excellent chance
to form an acceptable English style.
At first she may think that stilted
language and high flown expressions
are necessary. She may prefer the
passive construction to the active.
Mr. Smith is now building a barn;
the barn is in the process of being
erected on the property of Mr.
Smith. But after a time the cor
respondent learns to adopt a more
divert and telling story. In the be
ginning she is likely to ignore little
happenings in search for "big items."
The editor has to convince her that
his readers like to have homely coun
try happenings, simply desecribed.
The person who writes for the coun
try weekly makes friends for miles
around. Often those who at first
acquaintance seems dull and com
monplace she finds rich material "be
neath the surface. A young girl
who wrote delightfully about some
old china belonging to a poor woman
near her home, attracted a buyer
from the city, who paid a generous
price for the beautiful old dishes.
The young writer received a present
from the pleased old lady, the most
valued of all. After a correspond
ent has become well established peo
ple write or 'phone to her the things
they like to see in print. That makes
her work easier and since the news
paper supplies her with stationery
and stamps her writing, even though
it may not be particularly remunera
tive, at least costs her nothing. Sat
urday Evening Post.
REV. ROBERT A. CONLEY
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Last evening Rev. Robert A. Conley
of Bethany, Neb., held services at the
Christian church in this city and a
large number of the members of the
congregation were present to enjoy
the excellent sermon which this talent
ed young minister offered. The mem
bers of the church were much im
pressed by the efforts of Rev. Conley,
and his remarks were very pleasing to
everyone present. The minister will
be here Sunday for both the morning
and evening services and is consider
ing the proposition of locating in this
city as the pastor of the church.
CUPID CUTS ANOTHER
CUTE CAPER, UNITING
TWO HAPPY HEARTS
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening at 8 o clock occurred
the marriage of Mr. Broy Christianson
and Miss Bessie Ptacek, both of this
city. The wedding occured at the new
home which the young people have
prepared in the south part of the city,
and where they will make their home
in the future. The wedding was a
very simple one, with only the im
mediate family of the bride in attend
ance as the beautiful ring service was
performed by Rev. F. M. Druliner of
the Methodist church. The bride and
groom were attended by Gaston Chris
tianson as best man and Mrs. Ernest
Stenner, sister of the bride, as matron
of honor. The bride was gowned most
charmingly and the beautiful interior
of the new home made a most win
some setting for the happy occasion.
and throughout the rooms flowers ad
ded their freshness and" beauty to the
happy event that marked the uniting
of these two young lives as one. To
the newly wedded young people will
be extended the best wishes of a large
circle of friends for a life as free from
care and sorrow as possible.
The bride is the charming and ac
complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Ptacek, sr., and is a young
woman of more than usual charm of
character, and has endeared herself to
those who know her best. The groom
is a young man of splendid character
and training and has for the past few
years been in the employ of the Bur
lington in this city as the electrician
at the shops, and is a young man well
worthy of the charming helpmate that
he has secured. The Journal joins
with the friends of the young people
in wishing them a long and pleasant
wedded life, strewn with the roses of
conubial bliss.
UNCLE REUBEN FOS
TER OF UNION IN PRE
CARIOUS CONDITION
From Friday's Dally.
It is with the feeling of profound
regret that we learn of the fact that
our old friend, Uncle Ruben Foster, of
Union, is suffering from the effects of
a stroke of paralysis, with which he
was stricken last Tuesday at the home
of E. L. Shoemaker, near Union,
where he was residing. The stroke
has proven a very severe shock to Mr.
Foster, who is past 85 years of age,
and his recovery is a matter of great
dpubt at this time, owing to his gen
eral feeble health and advanced age.
He has not been in the best of health
for some months and has had great
trouble with his eyesight, as blind
ness had threatened him, and in this
condition the stroke of paralysis has
proven a severe task upon his
strength.
Former Resident Wants the News.
From Friday's Dally.
We are in receipt of a letter from
Mr. J. R. Reed, who is now located at
Falls City, in which he encloses the
money for a six months' subscription
to this paper in order that he might
be kept posted as to happenings
throughout this county. Mr. Reed is
a former citizen of this county, hav
ing resided here some forty years ago,
and married a Plattsmouth girl, Angie
Creamer, in this city in the spring of
1871.
JUDGE BEGLEY DIS
POSES OF SOME CASES
IN DISTRICT COURT
From Friday's Dally.
The time of Judge Begley in district
court yesterday was taken up with a
number of matters concerning the
cases on the docket, and chief among
these was the case of Nancy J. Garri
son vs. Alonzo D. Garrison, et al., in
which the plaintiff sought to have cer
tain deeds made by the late George
W. Garrison to the defendants set
aside as they had not been delivered
during the lifetime of the deceased.
The court held that on the question of
delivery the defendants had shown
their right for possession of th deeds
held, that the deeds were valid and the
defendants the legal owners of the
lands conveyed to them in the deeds.
C. A. Rawls appears as attorney for
the defendant and Matthew Genirg
for the plaintiff.
In the case of Amelia Vallery
Streight vs. A. L. Small. et al., the
prayer of the plaintiff was granted
and a decree quitting title was hand
ed down by the court.
In the divorce case of Ruby Luella
Straub vs. Charles William Straub
the court heard the evidence of plain
tiff and default of defendant entered
and a decree granted to plaintiff on
the grounds of non-support. W. A.
Robertson appears as attorney for the
plaintiff.
In the matters of the estate of J. T.
A. Hoover, deceased, the report of sale
was received and approved and deed
ordered issued. C. A. Rawls was al
lowed $295 for abstract and attorney's
fees.
FATHER AND SON CELE-
. BRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS
From Friday's Dally.
Today is quite an event in the fam
ily of Thomas Svoboda, as it is the
natal day of both Mr. Svoboda and his
ittle son, Thomas, jr., and in celebra
tion of the event the family will en
joy a birthday party tnis evening.
Tom is passing his thirtieth milestone,
while his little son is just entering up
on his fourth year on this sphere, and
September 17th is certainly a big day
in the family records. It is to be
hoped that both the father and son
will celebrate many more years of
good luck and happiness.
LATTSMOUTH COUPLE MAR
RIED IN ST. JOSEPH, MO.
From Friday's Dally.
The following from the bt. Joseph
(Mo.) Gazette of September loth will
be of much interest to the residents
of this city, as it relates to the mar
riage of a Plattsmouth lady and gen
tleman, who were united in wedlock
there on Tuesday, September 14th:
"Mrs. Mollie B. Duxbury of Platts
mouth, Neb., and Jacob Jones, also of
Plattsmouth, were married yesterday
evening at the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. A. J. Wright, and sister,
Mrs. C. M. Shelton, 2711 Pa tee street,
Rev. J. B. Scott officiating. The cou
ple will leave for a trip through the
west, after which they will be at home
at Plattsmouth, where Mr. Jones is
employed as a piece work inspector
for the Burlington Railroad company
A SPECIAL TRAIN OVER THE
BURLINGTON OCTOBER 6TH
From Saturday's Dany.
The Burlington has made arrange
ments for the running of a special
train form this city on the evening of
October Cth, for the purpose of giving
the residents of this city an oppor
tunity of attending the Ak-Sar-lien
electric parade in Omaha. The train
will leave here Wednesday evening,
October 6th, at 7 o'clock, and return
ing will leave Omaha at 11 o'clock,
reaching this city about midnight. As
this is a very convenient hour for the
residents of this place the usual large
crowd will be on hand to take in the
festivities.'
Come to The Journal for fine sta
tionery.
FRED DETTLE FINDS A
HOME AT POOR FARM
From Saturday's Dany.
Fred Dettle, who has been kept in
the county jail since he was taken up
by the police Sunday, when he was
discovered wandering around in the
northwest part of the city, was taken
out to the county farm this afternoon
by Superintendent G. H. Tarns and
will be quartered there as long as he
will deport himself in a proper man
ner. He seems harmless, but will not
do any labor and has given those
whom he has stayed with in the past
a great deal of trouble to try and get
him to do anything.
R. B. M'NURLIN,
CASS CO. PIONEER,
PASSES AWAY
From Saturday's Dally.
The death of another of Cass coun
ty's pioneer residents occurred Thurs
day at Greenwood, when B. B. Mc
Nurlin passed away after an illness
of some duration at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Howard, where he had
been making his home for some time.
Mr. McNurlin had spent the last
thirty-five years of his life at Green
wood, coming there from Mt. Pleasant
precinct, where he had settled in an
early day. He was 83 years, 1 month
and 24 days old and leaves three sons
and two daughters, as well as a broth
er, R. D. McNurlin, of Weeping Wa
ter. The death of this sturdy pioneer
of Cass county will be learned with
much regret, as he was well known
throughout the county, and his long
and useful life in the county aided
greatly in its material advancement.
John McNurlin and Lafe Nelson and
wife departed today for Grenwood to
be present at the funeral of their
uncle, which will be held tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
ARCH JOHNSON, OLD-TIME
PLATTSMOUTH BOY, HERE
From Saturday's Dally.
Arch Johnson, an old-time Platts
mouth boy, is in the city enjoying a
visit with his old friends and acquaint
ances and renewing old times. Mr.
Johnson has traveled extensively since
leaving this city some eighteen years
ago and is at present located in Can
ada and engaged in railroad work.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed John
son, were old residents in this city,
where Mr. Johnson .vas one of the
ablest engineers on the Burlington for
a number of years. The visit of Mr.
Johnson has been a very pleasant one
here to his many old friends.
Iowa Apples Are Good.
from Friday's Daily.
George Burnett, who resides on the
Iowa side of the river, was here to
day for a few hours and brought with
him several specimens of the apples
grown on his farm in Queen Mills
county, one of the greatest apple
producing counties in the great com
monwealth of Iowa, and the apples are
of fine size and among as fine one as
we have seen anywhere this year. Mr.
Burnett presented the Journal with
two of these apples.
Social Danre.
The Murray Dancing Club will give
another one of those social dances at
the Puis & Gansemer hall, on Satur
day evening, September 25th. There
will be good music and a genuine good
time in store for all, so do not fail to
be present.
Returns From Ohio.
City Attorney A. L. Tidd, who has
beten enjoying a vacation of several
days back -at his old home near Ports
mouth, Ohio, returned home Sunday
morning, after a most enjoyable visit
with his mother and brothers and sis
ter, and feels vary much improved
over his recreation trip and ready to
get into the harness of the legal pro
fession.
A. B. Fomoff of near Cedar Creek
was in the city Saturday for a few
hours looking after some trading and
visiting with friends.
ANOTHER "EASY
MARK" FOR THE
RED SOX SUNDAY
Another Omaha Ball Team Returned
to the Metropolis With Their
Banner Trailing in the Dust
Score Is 8 to 3.
The Chris Lycks of Omaha journey
ed down to our little city yesterday
afternoon to engage with our sterling
aggregation of base ball athletes, and
as a result of the lambasting were
defeated by a score of to .'. which
came through the bunching of hits by
the Crimson Hose representatives in
the opening spasm of the conflict.
Barney Bardwell done the mound
work for the Sox, and was able to
keep the visitors on his list at all
times and received good support from
his teammates at all stages of the
game, and it was not until the seventh
inning that they were able to secure
a score, when errors allowed them to
put one over, and in the eighth two
more tallies were made, after two of
the visitors had been retired and three
hits gave the two scores.
Mason was the kid with the fielding
record of the day for the Sox, with
five putouts in the left garden. For
the visitors, Penny at short was the
chief figure, as his fielding was at all
times good and robbed the locals of
many that looked good.
Beal, in the opening inning was out
on a grounder to Altman, the Lycks
hurler, and then the grand ascension
of Mr. Altman took place, as he was
pounded all over the lot, as well as
giving two passes to first that later
counted in the run column. Parriott
was walked, and proceeded to pilfer
second, and on the two-bagger of
Claude Smith scored; Herold hit to
right field, scoring Smith, and on the
drive of Huff to center, Peter scored;
Mason was there with the needed hit
and brought in another score with
Huff; Parker was walked, while Louie
Smith was safe on an error of Kelley
at second, and both scored while Bard
well struck out. With everyone on
the line-up of the visitors, Real was
up for the second time and drew a
pass and scored a tally, but the locals
had accumulated enough and were re
tired with a total of eight runs for
the inning.
In the seventh inning, after Kemp
had retired on a fly to Mason, Hyatt
was safe at first on an error of C.
Smith; Penney drew a walk, but was
later retired; J. Noone was safe on an
error of Huff and Hyatt scored; T.
Noone closed the inning by a fly to
Parker at short.
In the eighth the visitors tck on a
new lease of life, after Yost and Alt
man had been put out on flit s to Huff
and Mason, and McAndrews secured
a safety over third base, and advanced
to second on a steal; Kelley hit a safe
one to short left, and wher. Kemp
drove one to the center garden both
scored, while Hyatt was retired, Huff
to C. Smith.
The attendance was not quite as
large as usual to witness the triumph
of the warriors of the Crimson Hose,
but they were enthusiastic in their
appreciation of the work of the boys.
The tabulated score of the game was
as follows:
RED SOX.
AE.R. II. O. A.E.
Beal, cf 4 1 1 1 0 0
Parriott, 3d 3 1 1 1 1 0
C. Smith, 1st 4 1 1 . 0 1
Herold, c 2 1 1 f 1 0
Huff, 2d 4 112 2 1
Mason, If 4 1 2 5 0 0
Parker, ss 2 1 0 1 0 1
L. Smith, rf 4 1 0 2 0 0
Bardwell, p 3 0 0 1 2 0
Total 30 8 7 27 C 3
CHRIS LYCKS.
AB. R. H. O.A.E.
McAndrews, 3d 4 1 1 0 1 1
Kelley. 2d 4 112 2 1
Kemp, 1st 4 0 1 7 0 0
Hyatt, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0
Penney, ss 3 0 0 5 0 1
J. Noone, rf 4 0 0 3 0 0
T. Noone, If 4 0 0 1 0 0
Yost, c 4 0 0 C 0 0
Altman, p 3 0 0 0 1 0
Total
.34 3 4 24 4 3
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