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Journal
islorical Soc
VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER
1915.
NO. 38.
platte
Neb St:
BIBLE CLASS BAN
QUET AND FOOD
FOR THOUGHT
Men's Bible Class of the Church and
Guests Gather to Enjoy an Even
ing of Pleasure and Profit in
the Society of Each Other.
From Friday's Daily.
Last evening the parlors of the
Methodist church were made the scene
of a very pleasant fathering on the
occasion of the first banquet of the
Men's Bible class of that church, and
in honor of the event there was
gathered around the tables some
eighty adult men of the city, and in a
greater part they were those whose
hair was tinged with silvery gray and
who were seeing life through the eyes
of years of experience.
The banquet was a most complete
success in every way and a great
many ideas of worth gathered by
ihose around the banquet board from
the remarks of the different speakers,
and the work and position of the bible
class in the community placed in a
different light before the greater part
of the men present. Each member of
the class had been privileged to bring
one guest with him and the cost of
the banquet was advanced by the in
dividual members of the class, with
their visitors guests of honor on the
occasion.
The tables had been arranged by the
ladies in a very beautiful manner, as
they were dair.ty and attractive in
their snowy linen and with bouquets
of carnations and ferns placed along
the length of the different tables.
The soft glow of candles was cast over
the entire scene and it was one of rare
beauty and especially as the ladies of
the church proceeded to. serve one of
the most dainty and tempting ban
quets that they have prepared in their
long list of successful entertainments
of this kind, and there cannot be too
much said about this feature of the
evening's program, and the Methodist
ladies certainly understand the rare
art of preparing just the right menu
for an occasion of this kind.
The guests assembled in the main
auditorium of the church, and shortly
before 8 o'clock were greeted by the
announcement that the banquet was
ready to be served, and soon the
stream of hungry men marched into
the banquet hall, and in avery few
minutes were in the fullest enjoyment
of the discussion of the menu.
Hon. R. B. Windham, one of the
members of the class, presided over
the banquet, and in his opening state
ment gave a short outline of what the
class had made its aim and paid a
glowing tribute to the men of the
class and their teacher, and presented
to the banqueters as the first speaker
cf the evening. A. L. Tidd, who has
been the teacher of the class during
its three years of existence.
Mr. Tidd, in his introductory, told of
the organization of the class some
three years ago, when seven men of
the church had met and decided to
organize a Men's Bible class in the
church, and while he was not present,
had elected him as the teacher, and he
had accepted the responsibility and
entered into the work, which had
proven a most interesting task and the
means of giving him a broader insight
into life. The members, meeting for
1he first year or so in the kitchen of
the church, later decided that when
the class had increased to sixteen or
seventeen that it would be necessary
to seek other quarters, and according
. ly had planned and arranged writh the
church trustees to build the present
class room in the church building what
was heretofore the garret of the
church. Mr. Tidd stated that few men
gave the proper amount of study to
the bible that they shot Id to the great
est of all books, on which is founded
all that makes civilization. Great men
in the world's history had developed
from the ranks of those who had been
students of the bible and believers in
His word. Its stud enlarged the
viewpoint of a man on lines concern
ing his attitude toward his fellow men
and made it an easier task to fully
understand the fellowship of man for
his fellowman. In his own case, Mr.
Tidd remarked, it had changed his
views of the criminal law of the land,
which he at one time regarded should
Lie uic iiicaxis ui Dciiuiii niuuguuci
to the penitentiary, but in late years
he had accepted a kindlier view of the
man of misfortune und wrong, and
in fact, had three men with peniten
tiary sentences out on parole and two
of them were making good in every
sense of the word, while the other was
getting in shape where he might, too.
be a better man. The greatest obstacle
that stood in the way of the universal
brotherhood of man was that of the
spirit of selfishness that shut out from
the average man the view of the
rights of the others from his stand
point. He bore no man malice and
though he might disagree with others
of his fellow men on subjects and
ideas, he was not a believer in keeping
the spirit of malice alive and when
he had expressed his views on an idea
he was through. He taught in his
class the greatness of the second
commandment, that commanded man
to love his neighbor as himself. His
lessons to the class he compiled from
the best works on the subjects he
could find and made them as clear as
possible.
The male quartet, composed of
Messrs. W. G. Brooks, F. A. Cloidt,
Don C. York and Jennings Seivers,
gave two very enjoyable numbers,
which were heartily encored, and the
banqueters felt that this contribution
to the evening's program was one of
the very best that could be desired.
C. A. Musselman, state secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., and who has just
come to this state from Kansas, was
introduced as one of the speakers of
the evening and in his introductory re
marks touched on the workings of the
prohibition law in his home state and
urged the members to get into the
fight in this state when it came up.
He also, in touching on the question
of bible study, told of the fact that
three members cf the cabinet of
President Wilson were actively engag
ed in the work of teaching in the Sun
day schools of Washington and had
charge of bible classes in the churches
there, and paid a very flattering trib
ute to President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall for their attitude
toward the Christian uplift of the day.
The speaker pointed out the need of
personal work to advance the cause of
the study of the bible and also paid
considerable attention to the discus
sion of the boy problem and the work
of the Y. M. C. A. in this line, in
which he had been vitally interested in
late years, and read quite extensively
from a pamphlet in regard to the
story of the temptation and pitfalls
that exist for the young boy and man.
Rev. C. M. Dawson of Omaha, presi
dent of the Nebraska Methodist Con
ference Brotherhood, gave a most in
teresting address along the lines of
the brotherhood work in the church
and his remarks were thoroughly en
joyed and opened the way to a thought
along this line that his hearers carried
away with them. He spoke of a num
ber of personal acquaintances among
the older residents here and of his
pleasure at being present in this city
.s the guest of the splendid Men's
Bible class. Rev. Dawson stated
there was no greater book than the
bible, that it was important to men in
every walk of life, and that fact was
being recognized each year by the men
of the country and today there were
more men enrolled in bible study than
ever before and this was constantly in
creasing and would continue to do so.
He urged the men's classes in the Sun
day school to form a brotherhood, and
while each maintained its individual
position through the operation, a more
general advancement of Christian
work could be attained. He expressed
the views that in the past the men of
the church had been too lax in their
work and that the burden of the
church work had devolved on the
women and girls in the church, when
it was just as vital or more so for the
men to get into the active work of the
church. He presented the view that
the settlement of the men problem
would settle that of the boy problem,
and if the father would set the proper
example in church going and work it
would be followed by the son without
any difficulty. This talk was filled
with good, forcible facts which had
the true ring and made a lasting im
pression on all who were present.
Brief remarks were given by Judge
Beeson, Rev. F. M. Druliner, C. C.
Wescott and H. H. Cotton, the sec
retary of the class in the line of sup
port of the men's work in bible study
and church life.
The class should feel proud of the
showing they made at the banquet,
and the members and the officers, F.
P. Bush, president; H. H. Cotton, sec
retary, and the efficient teacher, have
produced splendid results in bringing
the class up from seven to forty members.
HAPPILY UNITED
IN HOLY WEDLOCK
AT ELMWOOD
Frank Gillett. Jr., and Miss Oka Beck
Married at Home of the
Bride's Parents.
From Satur-lay's Dally.
On Wednesday evening October 20
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. R
Beck in this city, occurred th mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Oka, to
Mr. Frank Gillett, jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Gillett, Dr. John Clark of
the Christian church, officiating.
The bridal party entered the parlor
to the strains of the wedding march
us rendered upon the Violin by Master
Leland ' Woods of Lincoln, who was
accompanied upon the piano by his
sister, Miss Velma Woods. The couple
was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Roelofsz. The bride wore a beautiful
gown of pale blue silk and the groom
was attired in a neat suit of blue
serge. The rooms were decorated
throughout with autumn leaves and
were very attractive.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
goodly number of the relatives and
firends of the contracting parties
Congratulations followed the marriage
vows with merry zest, after which the
guests partook of a delightful wedding
repast.
Mr. and Mrs. Gillett were the re
cipients of many beautiful and useful
gifts. Both have been reared from
childhood in this vicinity, and they
have many friends with whom this
paper is pleased to join in wishing
them a long and happy wedded life.
The groom has rented a home in west
Elmwood. -which he has-nicely fur
nished, and we understand they are
to continue to live among us.
Out-of-town guests in attendance at
the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Har
mond Beck of Nehawka, Mrs. Swan
son of Holdrege, Mrs. John Gillett,
Mrs. Frank Harold, Mrs. M. I. Wood,
Velma and Leland Wood, all of Lin
coln, Mr. and Mrs. Bert McNamee of
Weeping Water, and Mrs. Speth of
Nebraska City. Elmwood Leader
Echo. PETER CARLSON IS
KNOCKED DOWN AND
INJURED BY AUTO
From Saturday's Dally.
This morning Peter Carlson had a
very close call from a serious and per
haps fatal accident, when he was
struck by the automobile driven by
Merle Rainey, the young son of W. H.
Rainey. The collision occurred near
the store of August Bach on lower
Main street, when Mr. Carlson was
crossing the street from the south
over to the Bach store, and as he was
about in the center of the street the
car, coming from the west down Main
street, ran into him and one of the
front wheels struck him, knocking him
down, and as he fell he struck the
right side of his face on the rough
cobble stones, inflicting quite a long
gash over the right eye that neces
sitated several stitches, as well as
badly skinning up his hand and right
knee. Mr. Carlson is without the use
of his left eye, as it is sightless, and
it was on this side that the car ap
proached, and fortunately was not go
ng at a high rate of speed and it was
possible for the driver to stop as soon
as the man was struck, which was
most fortunate, as otherwise Mr. Carl
son would have been very seriously in
jured, and as it is the injuries are
quite annoying.
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WINKLE, MUMFORD AND
SANDS ARE GIVEN JOLT
From Saturdays Dall.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 22. Samuel
Hinkle, of the state banking board
Gene Mumford, private secretary to
the governor, and Charles Sands, a
local democrat, were slightly injured
this morning when C. F. Howard of
this city ran his automobile into the
machine in which the three were rid
ing. A little girl who was riding with
Mr. Howard was thrown out of the
machine and onto the pavement. She
sustained severe but not fatal injuries.
THE NEW LIBRARY AND
RECEPTION OF D. H.
WHEELER LIBRARY
From Saturday's Dally.
The public library in this city has
been a very busy place the last few
days, as the D. H. Wheeler library.
which was donated to the Plattsmouth
public library, has been overhauled
and arranged so that it can be
catalogued when the library is moved
into the new building, and the addition
is one that will be very much ap
preciated by the patrons of the library
and in a great many cases the works
formerly owned by Mr. Wheeler come
in very handy, as the sets of standard
authors, such as Dickens. Scott and
others will replace those which have
been worn out and furnish the library
with a completel ine of the gems of
tandard fiction. Another of the pleas
ing additions made to the library is
that of the art collection embracing
the art works of the leading countries
of the world, which were gathered by
Mr. Wheeler, and which will be given
a corner in the new public library
when it is completed and make a very
handsome and useful department in
that instittuion.
In speaking of the new library
building, the plans and specifications
have been received back from the Car
negie corporation at New York with
the approval of the committee in
charge and now there is nothing to
stand in the way of getting the work
under way shortly, and as soon as pos
sible the board will be in a position to
let the contract for the work on the
new building at the corner of Fourth
and Vine streets on the site of the
Mumm house, which is now about
ready to be moved to its location on
Granite street. It will certainly be a
glad day when the new building is
started and one marking an epoch in
the history of the Plattsmouth public
library.
ONE DEAD, FIVE HURT
IN AN AUTO ACCI
DENT NEAR EAGLE
From Saturday's Dally.
Eagle, Neb., Oct. 22. Mrs. Elijah
Morell of Palmyra, Neb., was killed,
her husband perhaps fatally injured
r.nd Mrs. Countryman, a daughter of
the Morrells, and her two children
and Mrs. Merwin of Eagle less severe-
y injured this evening when an auto
mobile in which they were riding
swevered on a bridge they were cross
ing and rolled down a fifteen-foot em
bankment.
C. E. METZGER AND FAM
ILY RETURN HOME
Chris Metzger, who, together with
his wife and family, have been enjoy
ing an extended visit on the Pacific
coast, return with a fine idea of the
coast country, as they visited every
part, from the northermost parts to
the California orange fields, and also
attended the exposition at San Fran-
isco, which he pronounces as being
one of the finest things of its kind
that he has ever saw. Mrs. Metzger
and the children thoroughly enjoyed
the visit and spent some time with
their relatives at San Jose and other
points on the coast. That the trip
was most enjoyable did not lessen
their pleasure, however, at arriving
back home.
POWERFUL LOCO
MOTIVES FOR THE
BURLINGTON R. R.
These Engines Are Capable of Pulling
Heavy Passenger Trains as Easily
as a Boy Pulls a Toy Wagon.
From Friday's Dafiy.
lhe locomotives used today in
through passenger service are re
quired to haul trains which are often
as heavy as the freight trains of a
comparatively few years ago. These
trains are hauled at high speed, on
exacting schedules. Locomotives for
such service most not only be of suf
ficient size to develop the required
power; they must also be economical
in fuel and water consumption, and
must not deliver destructive blows to
the tracks and bridges when running
at high speed. An efficient, self-pro
pelled power plant is required, and
high engineering skill is necessary to
produce it.
The new S 3 engines just placed in
service by the Burlington, represent
the latest development of the Pacific
type for heavy passenger service
These engines appear to be the em
bodiment of power and strength and
mpress one by their wonderful size.
Built as high as they can be and
negotiate bridges, the parts above the
boiler on the outside are made as low
as possible to obtain the results need
ed and remain within the prescribed
height to meet bridge requirements.
The whistle protrudes from the side
of the dome instead of the top on ac
county of the height of the boiler
The stock is squat and broad and the
bell, while of average size, seems
smaller because of the massiveness of
the boiler.
These engines are of the super
heater type, thus providing fuel
economy and a greater energy from
a lesser amount of steam than does
the older and more common type of
engine using the saturated steam sys
tem. The boiler pressure, because of
the super-heater construction, is but
180 pounds of steam, an amount that
many of the smaller engines carry. A
number of new and late devices for
conservation of motive power, greater
speed, etc, are seen on these engines.
These monsters are over 75 feet long
and, ready for service, weigh upward
of half a million pounds. A six-foot
man, wearing a silk hat, could stand
erect in the little end of the boiler.
ind a good sized barrel could be plac
ed inside of one of the immense
cvlinders.
These great power units were built
by the Baldwin Locomotive works,
Philadelphia, to pull the Burlington's
crack limiteds. No one knows how
fast they will run. But one of them
will draw a long, heavy train of
Pullmans at a sustained speed of 60
miles an hour without much more con
cern than a youngster pulls a toy
wagon down the street. There is am
ple reserve power to insure the
ounctuol maintenance of schedules,
even under adverse weather condi-
ions.
Taken Home Today.
From Friday's Dally.
Eddie Donat, who has been in the
hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri, for
the past few weeks recovering from
the effects of his accident, which re
sulted in the loss of one of his lower
limbs, was today enabled to return to
lis home in Omaha, being accom
panied from St. Joseph by his uncle,
Charles Donat.
Now Doing Very Nicely.
William Stoll of near Nehawka was
here for a few hours today en route
from his home to Omaha, where he
goes to visit with his wife at St. Jos
eph's hospital, where she is recover
ing from the effects of an operation
for gall stones. Mrs. Stoll is report-
as doing as nicely as the severe
nature of the opeartion will allow and
that the prospects for her complete
recovery appear very bright.
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HERR ADOLPH WESCH RE
COVERS HIS HORSE
From Friday' Daily.
The horse belonging to Herr Adolph
Wesch, which was made one of the
parts of the forcible horse trade here
Wednesday afternoon, was returned
yesterday to the rightful owner and
the man from La Platte received in
exchange his wind-broken an;ma',
which had been put off on Mr. Wesch
as a substitute for his own blooded
animal. Sheriff Quinton and County
Attorney Cole - motored over to La
Platte yesterday and interviewed the
party who had put the deal through
and laid the matter before him and the
man at once agreed to bring the horse
back to this city and take his own ani
mal and the matter would be con
sidered closed and that prosecution
would not be pressed, and this was
carried out and now everything is
lovely and Herr Wesch is enabled to
drive his favorite steed again.
MRS. JOHN CORY
ROBBED OF HER POCK
ET BOOK AND MONEY
From Friday's Daily.
This morning shortly after 9 o'clock
the discovery was made by Mrs. John
Cory at the Perkins House that she
was shy her pocketbook, containing
something like ?2 in small change and
a very valuable jeweled pin, which
were taken from the dresser in her
room on the second floor of the hotel.
The work is evidently that of a reg
ular hotel sneakthief and had he not
been frightened away would have been
ablest o. get quite a number S)f other
articles of value in the adjoining
rooms, as the ladies had a number of
very valuable rings and jewels which
a little search would have revealed.
The robbery occurred some time be
tween 9 and 9:30, as it was about that
time that Miss Garnet Cory, who was
working in one of the rooms, noticed
a stranger just starting down stairs
and he was right at the head of the
stairway just a short distance from
the room which was robbed. The in
cident at the time did not impress her.
although she states she noticed a gold
signet ring on the left hand of the
man as he came down stairs. This
same party was sitting in the office
ust before 9 o'clock when Mrs. Bert
Coleman came down stairs, and doubt
less it was just after this that the
man slipped up stairs and made the
touch and got away, as it was several
minutes after he was seen coming
down stairs that the discovery of the
robbery was made. The man though.
to have committed the crime was a
rather dirty-appearing character and
had come to the hotel last night and
secured a room, and it was noticed by
Mrs. Cory that the man signed his
name with his left hand and the sig
net ring was also noticed on his hand
by Mrs. Cory. As soon as the dis
covery was made of the robbery Chief
Barclay and Sheriff Quinton were
notified and hastened to the Burling
ton depot to see if the man attempt
ed to get away, but no trace could be
found of him, and the sheriff, secur-
ng an auto, started out in an effort to
round the man up.
Sheriff Quinton this morning was
able -to round up one of the parties
suspected of committing the robbery,
who was lodged in jail, but a search
failed to reveal any of the stolen
goods and the man stated that it was
done by a partner of his named Jack-
on, and all efforts are being made to
locate the desired party.
L. II. Puis, the Murray automobile
man, was in the city for a few hours
today, motoring up from his home.
James B. Tipbm came down from
La Platte this afternoon to visit for
a short time and look after some trad
ing.
Dr. J. W. Brendol of Avoca was in
the city for a short time this after
noon, and while here called at the
ournal office for a short visit, which
was very much enjoyed, and whenever
the doctor is here he can rest assur
red the Journal latch string is always
out.
Everyone reads the want ads.
THE FIRST SER
MON OF THE REV
IVAL MEETINGS
Inaugurated Last Evening at the
Methodist Church With a
Large Attendance.
The first of the series of revival
meetings which are to be held at the
Methodit church in this city was
inaugurated last evening and the re
sult was most pleasing to the pastor
and the workers of the church who are,
assisting in the conducting of the
meetings and shows an intense inter
est in the advancement of the Chris
tion religion in the community.
The regular services were preceded
by a street meeting, at which Rev.
V. M. Druliner and son, Tracy, gae
a number of musical selections on the
cornet and clairnet, while Lev. Dru
liner extended the invitation to attend
the church meeting and take part in
the services. There were in the neigh
borhood of 200 persons present at the
meeting and a greater part of these
went to the church and enjoyed a
splendid sermon laid along the lines
of exposition of the need and helpful
ness of the Christian faith, and the
pastor look as his subject. "The Son
cf Man Come to Seek and to Save
That Which Is Lost." and was a splen
did address filled with inspiration and
thoughts that were for the betterment
cf his fellow man, and as the opening
i-ermon of the revival meetings was
one that had the vim and snap to open
the eyes of not only the outsiders, but
the church members who might have
failed to keep their interest in the
church and its work in this city.
It is the custom of this church to
hold these meetings each year to
stimulate the interest in the church
and place their teaching of the gospel
before the public in order that they
may accomplish as much good as pos
sible in the advancement of the work,
and they are very fortunate in having
as able a minister to pre-ent these
truths as Rev. Druliner, and it is ex
pected that as the meetings continue
the interest will be even greater, as
he has prepared a series of very
strong sermons along the lines of the
teachings of the faith.
The meetings will commence at the
church every evening with the excep
tion of Saturday at 7:30, and the
5-treet meetings at 7 o'clock. There
will be no services held this evening,
however.
THREE THROWN
FROM AUTOMOBILE
INTO A CREEK
Ycur.g Men on Way Home From a
Dance Those in Front Seat
Escape.
Weeping Water, Neb., Oct. 21. An
automobile driven by Harry Leach
crashed into the end of a sixty-foot
bridge across the Weeping Water
creek creek at 2 a. m. today and three
the four occupants of the rear seat in
to the creek, thirty feet below. One
of these. Will Fahnestock. was still
unconcsciotrs this morning as the re
sult of bruises and a narrow escape
from drowning in the water of the
creek which is four feet deep and
twenty feet wide at the spot. The
other three, Harold Barnes, Vernon
Smoots and Gus Witzke. escaped with
only minor injuries.
Leach and his companion, John Con
lad, in the front seat, stayed in the
car and also escaped injury. The
party was returning from a dance at
Louisville.
W. H. C. District Convention Notice.
The district convention of the Wom
an's Relief Corps will be held in Oma
ha at the M. W. A. hall on 15th and
Douglas streets, Wednesday, October
2Rth. All members of the McConihie
Relief Corps of this city are invited
to attend this meeting.
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