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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTIL NEBRASKA, MONDAY. NOVEMEBER 1, 191',.
NO. 10.
Platte
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Journal.
SECOND ANNUAL
BANQUET FOR THE
FATHER AND SONS
SctVe a Beautiful One and Occasion
One if Greatest Pleasure to
Ail in Attendance.
From SaturJaVi Dally
La.t evening was Jhe occasion of
much enjoyment at the parlors of the
First Presbyterian church, when the
second annual banquet of the fathers
and sons of the church was held, and
the event was all that eouid possibly
1 e asked, as the mothers had seen to
it that the hungry men folks vert
looked after in proper .style and the
feast prepared for them was one that
could not possibly be improved on, and
the ladies of the church are to be con
gratulated on -the splendid menu ar
ranged for the occasion, and which in
cluded the famous chicken pie for
which the Presbyterian ladies have
won a very enviable reputation in the
past years, and to this bounteous re
past the fathers and sons did ample
justice, and those who were quests of
the church members for the occasion
felt that they had been most royally
treated.
The tables were arranged in a
square and were very prettily arrang
ed with snowy linen, while beautiful
flowers lent a touch of charm and
beauty to the scene, and the chandeli
ers were draped with greens, which
also added to the charm of the setting
for the happy gathering. It was a
sight well worth seeing, as those on
whose head the hand of time had laid
its wintery hand mingled with those
whose cheeks were bright with boy
hood's rosy hue. ad the happiness
rrnl brightness of whose lives had not
been-chilled by contact with the world,
joined tog-ether in spending- the even
in? in a social way, and in this way
grew to know each other better.
This banquet is the result of the ef
forts of the ladies of the church and
the wives and mothers of the banquet
ers, and the efforts of the ladies to
bring- closer together the fathers and
sons is certainly most laudable and
the favored ones should avail them
eslves of the opportunities while they
last to hrtorae closer to each other.
As one glanced over the faces at the
banquet br.ard and saw the men there
with their boys it brought the thought
that how much better it would be for
both if they were allowed to share
more of each other's l'.ves and grow
to understand each other and be more
of "pals" to each other in the years
that are to come.
After the dainty and delicious ban
quet had been disposed of County At
torney A. CI. Cole, who was selected
as toast master, called en a number of
the men for a few remarks and re
turned to the ladies the thanks of the
guests for the happy occasion and
the pleasant gathering-, and introduced
as the first speaker of the evening; At
torney C. A. Rawls, who in a very
pleasing and interesting talk pave his
impression of Billy Sunday as gather
ed from hearing; him at the Omaha
meetings, and the remarks of Mr.
Rawls laid the matter before his hear
ers in a marner different from that
which they had generally understood,
s nd it is safe to sjy gavp all a clearer
insight into the work of the evangelist,
who has just departed from the scene
of his laborers in the metropolis.
Short addresses were also given by
I). C. Morgan. Rev. H. G. McClusky,
Hon. R. B. Windham and Attorney A.
E. Tidd, in honor of the occasion and
cf praise of the opportunity of being;
with the boys and young- men on this
ha"ppy event.
The time of the banquet consumed
some two hours, but all who gathered
there felt it was time well spent, and
it is to be hoped that each year the
fathers and sons will meet together
and gather from the inspiration of the
society of each other higher ideals and
a common helpfulness.
Called to Elmwood.
. Sheriff Quinton and County At
torney A. G. Cole were called out to
Elmwood Saturday, where boys in that
locality were making considerable
trouble and their parents seemed un
able to do anything with them. The
matter will probably be heard more
of later.
HERMAN KLEiTSCH AND DAUGH
TERS EXPERIENCE A COLLISION
From Saturday if nailv.
Herman Klietsch and his two daugh
ters, the Misses Alice and Tressie, had
a very unpleasant experience Sunday
afternor.n when the:r Ford car was
struck by the large touring; car of
Henry Hunterman's. The accident oc
curred at the corner a mile north of
Avoca, when the touring; car, which
was being; driven by the Hunterman
oov. struck the Klietsch car, pushing:
t sideways several feet and doing;
considerable damage to the Ford, al
though the other car was only slight
ly damaged. Fortunately no one was
hurt, but it was an experience none
of them care to repeat. Weeping; Wa
ter Republican.
A VERY SERIOUS AUTO
MOBILE ACCIDENT
NEAR MYNARD
Two Young Men Badly Shaken Up and
Bruised Are Pinned Under Car
Until Car Is Removed.
From Friday's Daily.
A close call from a serious auto
mobile accident occurred shortly after
noon today, when the automobile
driven by H. G. Walker of Omaha
crashed off of the bridge, just west of
the home of C. L. Jean and pinned the
driver and his companion, Henry
Hoff master, beneath the overturned
machine, and it was not until help ar
rived from this city that it was pos
sible to extricate the two men from
their perilous position in the mud and
water of the shallow creek.
It seems that as the two men, who
were bound for Murray for a squirrel
hunt, n eared the bridge, the rear axel
of the machine sprung and the tire on
the right hand side of the cap punctur
ed, and with the axel sprung; the steering-
gear out of commission, it was
impossible for the. driver to g-et con
trol of the machine and it crashed into
the railing, demolishing- it, and the
car continued its mad flight, and in
falling turned completely over and
imprisoned the two men beneath the
wreck, as the car was broken up a
great deal and was in fact almost a
complete wreck.
The accident was noticed by a num
ber of those residing nearby and a
telephone message sent to this city
for assistance, and J. II. McMaken and
his wrecking equipment and Walter
Tower departed in a car for the scene
of the accident, where the car was
finally gotten out of the creek and
brought back here by Mr. Tower,
where it was placed in the Bauer gar
age for repairs, and it will take con
siderable work to place it in commis
sion, as it is bent and broken up bad
ly and the lamps and wind shield
were competely demolished.
The men, fortunately, were not in
jured seriously, although they were
badly bruised up and Mr. Hoffmaster
received several cuts on the face from
the broken glass, and Mr. Walker also
received several small cuts. While
the loss to the car will be considerable,
it is lucky for the two men they were
not killed.
ST. PAUL'S AID SO
CIETY ENTERTINED
' BY MRS, STARKJOHN
From Friday's Daily.
The ladies of the German St. Paul's
church were entertained yesterday in
a most pleasant manner at the home
of Mrs. Theodore Stark john 6n West
Elm street, and a very large attend
ance of hte members were present, it
being estimated that seventy ladies
took part in the pleasures of the aft
ernoon. Social conversation and
music passed the time very pleasant
ly, and at ah appropriate hour de
licious coffee and cake were served by
the hostess, with the assistance of a
number of the young ladies of the
church. It was late in the afternoon
when they departed homeward, feeling
that the occasion had been a most
pleasant one.
DEATH AND FUN
ERAL OF MRS-
MARY L POOL
A Most Estimable Lady, Known to
Many Plattsmouth People, Passes
to Her Reward.
From Saturday's Daily.
The eeping V ater Republican of
this week contains an account of the
death and funeral of Mrs. Mary L.
Pool, well known in this city and
throughout the county, where the fam
ily has been very prominent for a
great many years, and the friends of
this worthy lady will share with the
bereaved family their deepest grief
over their irreparable loss:
In the death of Mrs. Mary L. Pool,
which occurred last Thursday, the vi
cinity has lost a good lady whose place
in the community cannot be filled and
who.-e death is deeply mourned. Many
friends paid their respects to ""the
memory of the deceased with their
presence at the funeral held at the
Methodist church Saturday afternoon.
Other friends from their homes in the
community and in distant places, paid
their tribute in reverent thoughts as
the funeral hour was at hand.
Rev. C. L. Myers of Red Cloud,
Neb., a former paStor, preached the
funeral sermon and his words of trib
ute are quoted in part as follows:
Sister Pool was a tireless worker
in the church and I need only to re
fresh your mind.
Always in the forefront of every ac
tivity and never speaking a discourag
ing word of any enterprise. When the
building had outgrown and the demand
for more room was imperative, the
financial outlook discouraging, Sister
Pool went everywhere .enthusing the
people and stirring up different or
ganizations to their duty and
privilege. The Aid society with its
eighty or ten members, under her in
spiration, subscribed a hundred dol
lars, which seemed to be beyond their
strength, but was paid in due season.
' The deceased was a teacher in the
Sunday school, a worker in the Mis
sionary society and a faithful attend
ant upon divine services. At the close
of her Ufi it is fitting to say in the
language of the scripture, "Blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord and their
works do follow there." We do not
always appreciate the work of our
co-laborers until they have gone to
their reward. A word of appreciation,
an expression of gratitude lightens!
loads and lengthens life. e need so"
much to be encouraged from time to
time; but if it does not come, in this
particular case. Sister Pool had the
consolation of knowing that the in
fluence of her life over ber most ex
cellent family has produced gratifying
results in the salvation of her sons.
Her life closed without any fear of
the night, but with clear hope of the
promised life and her last testimony
was that she would soon be with the
loved of former days, bearing with the
consolation that the boys were in the
way of the Lord.
Mary Louise Burrows was born near
Cooper, Mich., June 8, 1854. In 1867
she came with her parents to Nebras
ka and settled near Bellevue and two
years later they moved to Cass coun
ty, settling near Eight Mile Grove.
On December 21, 1873, she was mar
ried to Wm. II. Pool and to them five
sons were born. Two of these are
deceased, William, who died in Decem
ber, 1888, at the age of 3 years, and
Lawson, who died in October, 1899,
aged 24 years.
Those who are living to survive
their parents (Mr. Pool having died
October 12, 1913) are: Clarence, who
has been farming near Wabash; Ray,
who is the head of the botany depart
ment at the state university, and Al
bert, who farms near Wabash.
Asks for Probate of Will.
From Friday's Daily.
This morning a petition was filed in
the county court asking for the ap
pointment of an executor of the last
will and testament of Minna Huebner,
deceased, and the will earned as such
executor. R. C. Wenzel. The de
ceased was a resident of the vicinity
of Eagle. William A. Robertson ap
pears as attorney in the case for the
petitioner.
Wall Paper. Gering & Co. Phone. 36.
News of a Fine New Bov.
From Friday' rally.
The news reached us today from
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Thompson in Omaha of the birth of a
new little son to their daughter, Mrs
Lillian Key. Mrs. Key has been at the
home of her parents for the past
month, while her husband is arranging
for their removal to Kansas City,
where they will make their future
home, and was present to greet the
new son and heir. The best wishes of
the friends of the family will be ex
tended to little Wayne Chandler Key,
who arrived Sunday, October 24th
with their heartiest wishes for his
future welfare.
AWAITING ARRIVAL
OF MACHINERY TO
BORE FOR OIL
F 4 tii Sat" '! n.v'n r ny.
The early test of the possibilities of
oil and gas in eastern Cass county
looks good now, as the promoter of the
project, Mr. C. II. Baker, and the local
men interested, are awaiting the ar
rival of the drills and well machinery
from Tarkio, Missouri, where they
have been in operation, and it will be
placed at work at once upon arriving
from Missouri. Mr. Baker has secur
ed leases on several thousand acres of
and along the east ridge of hills in
Cass county from this city down into
Libertv precinct, as this line of hills
was thought by natural formation to
give the best indication of oil. but it
will require a practical test by the
lrilling of a well to really determine
whether or not there is anything in
the possibilities of oil. Considerable
and in Eight Mile Grove precint chas
also been secured for experimental
purposes in order to-j-oect tV,1 pvo
moters in case an oil well is struck on
ry of these farms.
The advice of the state geologist
was secured as to the best prospects
from a standpoint of the natural for
mation of the land as compared with
that in similar oil fields and the soil
and rock formations that might serve
as reservoirs of oil or gas in any pay-
g qualities, and this will be taken
nto consideration when the experi
mental shaft is sunk in the hopes of
enching a paying well of oil or gas.
While it is decidedly.a chance one way
or the other it is to be omst devoutedlv
hoped that the well will bring forth
oil, y.nd if it does there will be some
g doins' in these parts, and if it does
not then several of our citizens will
have shown that their hearts were in
the right place in giving it a trial.
THE "HOME COMING"
CELEBRATION NOW
MATERIALIZING
From Saturdays Daily.
The suggestion as to a Home Com
ing celebration for one or more days
next summer or fall seems to have
been taken a hold of in the proper
pirit by the citizens in general and
the Commercial club and the plans for
the event will probably soon be forth
coming, and to maKe it the success
that it deserves every citizen should
constitute themselves as a committee
of one to boost the proposition. It
will likely be held in the early months
ot the fall next year and it will take
a great deal of time for the committee
when they are appointed to get an ef
fective organized effort made to se
cure the presence of the former resi
dents of the city who can spend a few-
days here with relatives and friends
in renewing the times of by-gone days.
Let the matter be considered now and
all those who -are in touch with old
residents of the city, as soon as the
date is set, inform their friends of the
occasion when Plattsmouth will hold
open house for the former residents
of this city and of Cass county.
Box Social in District 29.
The pupils and teacher of the
Woodbeia school, in District No. 29,
will hold a' box social at the school
house on next Saturday evening, No
vember 6th. Proceeds to be used for
supplies for the school. Evedybody in
vited. Jennie Batten.
ll-l-2td-ltw
GASS COUNTY
HAS CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR
Former Congressman Pollard Will Be
a Candidate for the Republican
Nomination.
Nehawka. Neb., Oct. 29. Ernest
M. Poilard. former congressman from
this district has announced that he
.viil become a candidate for the re
publican nomination for governor.
Mr. Pollard has written an open let
ter to fa. C. Bassett, of Gibbon, Neb.,
who sent him a communication en
closing a petition signed by fifty prom-
r.ent farmers, urging him to enter
the race. In his reply to Mr. Bassett
Mr. Pollard says:
"I appreciate this confidence ex-
ressed in me by the men who know
me best, it is a higher compliment
han any mere oflice holding can give.
am now ready to undertake this
move you suggest, partly because of
our judgment, and partly because I
am more cr less ambitious, as every
man should be, to identifv my per-
onality, while I live, with an im
portant service to the people of the
tate in which 1 was born and to
which I am indebted for whatever
:f success or happiness I have aehiev-
d.
"If your estimate of me is correct
nd if my personal ambitions are not
prompting me to an over estimate or
my equipment, there is enough in the
nterprise to arouse my energies to
the verv utmost.
"This is a farm state in which the
growth and prosperity of the towns
ir.d cities depend on the success of the
farmers. When the farm prospers.
he storfcj make morey. When the
farm operations are enlarging, the
factory and workshop has a demand
for its output. The more the acre
produces the heavier becomes the
raffie on the railroads.
'This is a big crop jear in Nebras
This is a good time for the state
government to begin that long neg-
ected work of emphasizing the de-
clopment of Nebraska's agriculture.
"The farmers know that their busi
ess needs, and deserve more attention
than it gets from the men who ma
nipulate our policies and our public
affairs. Less attention to partisan pol
ities and more attention to agricul
ture ought to be the battlecry of the
voters i;i the coming crrr.paign.
"I thank you, my good friend, Mr.
Bassett. and my other good friends
who have epressed their confidence
in me. I am only a young man, but I
will do my best to measure up to your
high estimate of me.
"Our apple harvest in Nebraska is
almost finished. 1 am" still very busy,
however, with home affairs. A little
later I will write you more in detail
as to my plan for effecting a sub
stantial development of Nebraska's
one great resource, agriculture."
PROF. R. G, KING
NOW A RESIDENT
OF ELMWOOD
From Saturday's Dally. t
Yesterday while Ted Jeary, the
genial Elmwood booster, was in the
city, he found time to call at the Jour
nal office, and while here informed
us that our old friend, R. C. King, For
mer county superintendent of Otoe
county, is now connected with the
Elmwood State bank. Mr. King is one
of the finest men in the world and his
splendid ability and genial ways won
him a host of friends in Otoe county,
and he could have been superintendent
there for years if he had so desired,
but he concluded to embark in other
lines and we are glad to know he lo
cated in old Cass county, and sure
picked a good town in our neighbor
ing city of Elmwood.
Los
Y'esterday, on the Louisville road,
between the Ed Tritsch farm and
Plattsmouth, $40.00 in paper money.
May have lost it farther west on the
Louisville road than the Tritsch place.
Finder please leave same at the Jour
nal office 'and receive reward.
VERY PEACEFUL HALLOWE'EN
IN CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH
The celebration of Hallowe'en in this
city Saturday evening was one of the
most peaceful in recent years and the
youth of the 'community were very
easy in their pranks and but little
damage is reported, although the
usual array of gates and sheds were
destroyed and turned over and in
many cases they were carried out de-
.-pite the watchtulness oi the owners
in seekiig to protect their property.
The( police were not troubled to any
extent by the merry Hallowe'eners,
however, and it can be counted one of
the most quiet arid orderly celebra
tions in recent years.
TWO OFFENDERS OF
THE PEACE PAY THE
PENALTY TO CITY
This morning the court of Judge
Archer was quite lively for a few min
utes as the offenders against the peace
and dignity of the city of Plattsmouth
ver Sunday were brought up to re
ceive their "needins" in keeping with
their offense.
Lee Orendorf, a traveler, was the
first name to appear on the blotter,
and he told the court the story of his
downfall in a few brief words. Iee
had been warned by the police Satur
day afternoon to get himself hence,
but admiring the scenery and the gen
eral atmosphere lingered a trifle too
long and accumulated a larger cargo
of distilled spirits that made it neces
sary to lock him up. and this morning
he was given a ticket for So and costs.
and in failure of the funds, was put to
work for the city on the streets until
the fine was paid.
Another of the visiters at the court
was Ryan Quick, who has been called
several limes before at this temple of
justice, but who for several months
has been following the straight and
narrow pathway, and to the court the
gentleman poured his confession of
over-indulgence in the flowing bowl
and secured a fine of $1 and costs, a
part of which he paid and was allowed
a period of time to accumulate suf
ficient funds to settle the rest of the
costs of his case.
ADAM KAFFENBERGER
RECEIVES NEWS OF
COUSIN'S DEATH
From SaturdaVs Daily.
Adam Kaffenberger has just re
ceived the sad news of the death at
Albany, New York, of his youngest
cousin, Miss Eunice Gieg, who passed
away at the home of her father, Adam
Gieg, in that city on Thursday, Octo
ber 7th, after a short illness. The
funeral was held from the late home
on Sunday, October 9th, and the inter
ment made in the Albany rural ceme
tery. Mr. Kaffenberger was back to
New York last year to visit the Gieg
famly and the news of the death of
the youngest of his cousins comes as
a very severe blow to him, as the
ycung lady was a great favorite of the
entire family.
OVERSEAS AGENCY DENIES
BUELOW PEACE MESSENGER
Berlin, Oct. 31. (By Wireless to
Huckerton, N. J.) "Reports that
Prince von Buelow has been entrusted
with the preparation of peace negotia
tions are absolutely incorrect," says
the Overseas News agency. "Prince
Buelow, who is now in Switzerland,
Tias taken no steps toward peace
negotiations, nor has he been charged
with that task.
"As the appointment of a German
ambassador with a special mission to
Constantinople is contemplated, Count
Paul Wolff-Metternich, former ambas
sador to Great Britain, is expected to
receive the assignment."
M. Tritsch, refracting optician, at
Gering & Co.'s Wednesday and Satur
day evenings. Examination free.
SERIOUS lliM?
ON CHICAGO AVE.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Buggy Occupied by Andrew Rabb and
Miss Annie .Maurer Struck
bv Automobile.
Saturday evening about 11 o'clock
quite a serious mixup occurred on Chi
cago avenue, when a horse u,d buggy
occupied by Andrew Rabb and Miss
Annie Maurer was run into by an
automobile and the buggy badly darn,
aged and the harness tin in bad
shape, but fortunately the occupants
of the buggy were not dangerously
hint, although Miss Ma jier was bruis
ed up considerably when thrown from
the buggy. They were driving south
along the thoroughfare when the mix
up occurred.
The accident occurred jjt at the
corner of Tenth street and Chicago
avenue and the automobile was on the
buggy before it was possibleto escape
the collision and one of the front
wheels of the buggy was smashed to
pieces, but the buggy was rot over
turned by the force of the inrushing
car. George Foibes, who was return
ing home, was about a block north of
where the accident occurred, and at
once hastened to the scene ai.d assist
ed the occupants with the horse and
damaged vehicle. The automobile
driver never stopped to see what dam
age had been inflicted r whether the
occupants of the buggy were injured,
but continued on their way north down
the avenue toward the business section
of the city, and so far there has been
r.o trace found as to the identity of the
party to whom the car belonged.
This certainly should be looked into
and the responsibility placed where "it
belongs, if possible, as it came very
near being a most serious wreck, and
from all that can be learned of the af
fair seems to have been caused by
some reckless driving.
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
GIVIN BY MISS VIR
GINIA BEESON
A most delightful young folks Hal
lowe'en party was given Satuiday
evening by Miss Virginia Reeson at
the home of her parents. Judge and
Mrs. A. J. Beeson, and the event was
one of the rarest delight to the twenty-eight
young people who gathered
there. The house was decorated in a
most beautiful manner in the Hal
lowe'en colors of black and yellow,
and in the parlor, living room and din
ing room streamers of yellow and
black ir.tersperced with the tiny black
cats and pumpkins added a pleasing
touch to the scene and the pretty fes
toons of the bright red haws and
stately yellow ch rysiynthcrr.-j-ms added
to the general handsome settings of
the pleasant gathering. All of the
folks came masked and ranged from
swell coons down -to the coy and simple
little country lasses and it was a scene
of beauty when all of the happy
party had assembled to in'Ulge in the
usual pranks and games t) at are ap
propriate to the season. Bobbing for
apples was one of the jolly features of
the evening and the guests assembling
around a huge witches kettle drew
forth their fortunes from its depths
and carried out the' different stunts
which were planned for them, and in
this a great deal of pleasure was de
rived 'ty the p;rty. As the evening
progressed the grand march was
formed preparatory to unmasking
and the charmingly attired party of
young people formed in line and took
part in the event. Prizes for the 1 st
costumes were secured by George
Schnndtmann, Gretchen Pein, Alice
Pollock and John Isbell.
The refreshments consisting of ap
ples, popcorn, doughnuts and cider
were served in keeping with the spirit
of the occasion and added very much
to the pleasure of the gathering and
it was late in the evening when the
hapny young folks departed for their
homes.
Miss Katie Fitchhorn, who has been
the guest of Martha McCrary for the
pact few days, returned home yester
day morning.