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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSM O UTIL NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1915.
NO. 42.
A STREET THAT
NEEDS ATTEN
TION OF BOARD
Washington Avenue, One of Principal
Thoroughfares in the City, Sadly
in Need of Renovation.
From Friday' Dally.
In attempting to attain a city
beautiful there is one thoroughfare
that should receive the attention of
the boosters, and that is Washington
avenue, which is one of the principal
driveways of the city, and is also one
of the poorest kept-up streets of the
city, and instead of being: one of the
most attractive sections of the city,
it is one of the least pleasing appear
ing sections in almost the entire city
and really looks as though the spirit
of civic pride in that section was
lacking.
The sewering of a portion of the
creek along this avenue has added
greatly to the posibilities that might
be secured in the way of making it one
of the show places if the residents
along this thoroughfare and the city
could co-operate in the effort to a gen
eral clean-up and improve the sur
roundings. Two new residence ,'are
rearing completion along this street,
and everyone who owns property along
the1 street should get busy and see that
it is kept up in good shape and that
the natural settings of a home, such
as attractive lawns and yards, are
maintained, and it will be found that it
is as easy as in the present run-down
looks of the buildings that stretch
along this thoroughfare.
A great many of the residences pro
sents only the rear view to the passer
by on the street, with the. general ac
companiment of back yards, and these
should be looked after without delay
so that when next summer comes there
will be only the most attractive view
presented to those who may be passim?
through the city and travel over this
road.
The old shack near the German
Home is gradually tumbling down and
it is possible that it may soon suc
cumb to the ravages of time and be
hauled away, thereby removing one of
the eyesores along the avenue, and
by the property owners getting busy
with a little paint and seeing that
their lawns are kept up can soon maki?
Washington avenue as pretty a street
as there is in the city, and it is ideally j
located for this purpose.
Let us hope that the city beautiful
bug will get in its work along this
street and arouse the property
owners.
PLANNING IMPROVE
MENTS FOR THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
From Friday's Dallv.
The Christian church in this city is
now planning a number of improve
ments which will, when carried out,
add very much to the general appear
ance and comfort of the church build
ing on Locust street. The structure is
to have new carpeting in the aisles
c-.f the church, which will make it pos
sible for the seating of the attendants
at the services with much more ease
and quiet. The windows of the church
building are being stained and will
s.dd to the general plan of beautifying
the church interior, and with the
hearty support which the church mem
bers are giving to the plan for a more
comfortable church they should soon
have one of the best church buildings
in the city. With the new pastor ar-J
riving shortly to take charge of the
ministry, and an awakened interest in
the church, the Christians should enjoy
a most profitable future in their good
work and an increase in the member
ship of their organization.
Taken to State Penitentiary.
From Friday' Dally.
This morning Sheriff C. D. Quinton
departed for Lincoln, takirg with him
Thomas C. Byers and A. Mosher, who
were sentenced yesterday to from
three to fifteen years in the state
penitentiary for the robb:ry of Sam
Folman on the public highway last
week, and the men will at once com
mence to serve their sentence.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE
UNCLE LEMON BATES
From Friday' Dally.
The funeral esrvices of the late
Lemon Bates were held yesterday af
ternoon from the Liberty chapel south
of this city and were attended by quite
a number of relatives and friends of
this estimable gentleman. The body
was brought over from Tabor, Iowa,
where he died Tuesday at the home of
his son, David Bates. The trip from
the Iowa city was made by auto and
the body was taken direct from the
late home to the church, where Rev
F. M. Druliner, pastor of the Method
ist church, held the services. The pall
bearers were selected from the old
friends and members of the Grand
Army. The interment was made at
the Horning cemetery.
STEALS AUTO AT ST.
JOSEPH AND IS CAP
TURED AT EAGLE
From Fridnv'n Dallv.
A young man who claims thtt hi-3
name is Walter Harms and that he
was working on a farm near Alvo, in
this count y, for some time, has gotten
in bad in Lincoln, where he, together
with a lady companion, has been con
fined in jail charged with the theft of
an automobile from St. Joseph, Mis
souri. The young man and girl were
arrested at Eagle Saturday and taken
right on to Lincoln, where they were
lodged in jail pending the settlement
of the ownership of the car, which the
authorities had been notified had been
stolen. It was discovered Tuesday
that the car belonged to II. Dubowsky
of the Missouri city, and that it had
been stolen Friday evening from ki
front of a theater in the Missouri city,
and the two parties taking it had at
once started westward toward the Ne
braska state capital. When arrested
at Eagle the young man and woman
gave the names of Joe Bradley and
Mrs. Fred Dill, but later the young
man confessed that his real name was
Harms. They were later taken back
to St. Joseph, after the owner of the
automobile had identified it as his
property without a doubt, and the
scene of the action was transferred to
St. Joseph, where the two parties wi.'l
be forced to stand trial.
MISS ELLEN LEYDA
PLEASANTLY ENTER
TAINS LADY FRIENDS
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Ellen Leyda very pleasantly
entertained a number of her young
lady friends at a delightful kensing
ton last evening at her pretty home.
Most of the young ladies came pre
pared to ply the busy needle on dainty
fancy work, which furnished plenty of
amusements for the jolly company,
and which made time pass all too
quickly. Some very pleasing piano se
lections were given by some of the
guests, which were most highly ap
preciated by all and which greatly as
sisted in making the evening a most
enjoyable one. A charming and
daintily appointed two-course lunch
eon was served, which was likewise
most thoroughly enjoyed and ap
preciated by the guests. A few mom
ents was devoted to a social time and
then it being quite late, the guests
extended their warmest thanks to Miss
Ellen for the splendid evening's enter
tainment afforded them and departed
for their homes.
Renews His Subscription.
From Friday's Daily.
E. H. Norris and son, John, of
Avoca motored to Omaha yesterday
morning, passing through this city on
their way up and and also on the re
turn trip. On their way home they
stopped in this city for a short time
to attend to some important business
matters, and while here Mr. E. C.
Norris was a pleasant caller at this
office and had his subscription to this
paper extended for another year.
M. Tritsch, refracting optician, at
Gering & Co.'s Wednesday and Satur
day evenings. Examination free.
MRS. EDNA EATON
RETAINS RECORD
AS A SOLOIST
Mrs. Edna Eaton Demonstrates Her
Musical Talents Before the Wom
an's Club at San Monica, Cal.
From Saturday's Dafl.
The friends in this city of Mrs
Edna L. Eaton will be pleased to learn
that in her new home at Santa Mon
ica, California, her splendid talent as
a vocalist is meeting with well deserv
ed recognition, and her appearance in
recitals have afforded rare musical
treats to the people of that section of
the state. The following from the
Santa Monica Outlook, of October
19th, gives an interesting account of a
recent program in which Mrs. Eaton
was one of the artists taking part:
The splendid talent of our Santa
Monica artists was never better real
ized than yesterday when the Santa
Monica Bay Woman's club members
were privileged to hear a wonderfully
well rendered program in the hands of
Mrs. Edna L. Eaton, soprano ;Nathan
Shutt, accompanist, and Miss Jose
phine Dodge, reader.
In a voice of wonderful quality, more
soothing, than dramatic, but at all
times pleasing, -Mrs. Eaton gave as
her opening number, ''Wind in the
Trees," by A. Goring Thomas, an of
fering of wide range and specially
well rendered bv Mrs. Eaton.
Following were two Carrie Jacobs
Bond selections "Still Unexpected,"
one of those sweet lv soothing melodies
which instantly wins the hearts of
the audience and "A Song of the
Hills," different, but none the less de
lightful.
'My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice,"
&o beautifully rendered, fairly carried
one away with its wonderful rhythm
and pleasing melody, showing to
splendid advantage the quality and
control of the singer's voice. "Sweet
Is Tipperary in the Spring", was the
pleasing little encore given.
The musical program was broken
into by the reading of two scenes
from Maeterlinck's "Bluebird," by
Miss Josephine Dodge, who has. ap
peared before the club on other oc
casions, each time exhibiting qualities
of rare talent which so greatly endear
her to Santa Monica audiences.
Interpretating the many characters
from the aged grandparents to the
wondering and adventurous Tiltill and
Matill, who visit the land of Memory
where their grandparents and broth
ers and sisters, dead for some time,
reside where the word death is un
known. In the "Palace of Night" the youth
ful adventurers go in search of the
blue bird, where all the terrors of
darkness are revealed to them, and
related by Miss Dodge in a manner
which held her listeners spellbound.
"My Thoughts of You," by A. L.
Ashford, was another solo capably
rendered by Mrs. Eaton as well as the
song cycle, "Little One a Cryin',"
Olney Seaks, in which the plaintive
melody so well suited to the fretting
of the child for the roses, hiding from
the frost, and the birds, which were
waiting for the spring. "Irish Lulla
by," Alicia Needham, and an exqui
site offering of Carrie Jacobs Bond
"His Lullaby," the pathetic lullaby of
the father to his child who calls for
the mother forever gone. To this
splendid collection Mrs. Eaton re
sponded with a catchy negro dialict
number.
Van Dyke's "Wedding Ring," pre
sented by Miss Dodge upon her sec
ond appearance on the program dis
played to splendid advantage the mag
netic qualities of the young reader
whoseo wn flushed cheeks and spark
ling eyes answered the description of
the Canadian girl who loved almost to
the point of destraction the husband
who was brought to realize through
once jealous eyes that she loved not
too well but he too little.
The German offering "Die Loreley,"
Frank Liszt, was one of the after
noon's rarest treats, by Mrs. Eaton,
who came to her last number, "Mat
tana," by F. Paolo Tosti, in which the
artist's many abilities found outlet,
and for which the appreciative audi
ence demanded an encore.
Through the splendid interpreta
tion of the accompaniments by Mr.
Shutt, who so readily responded to
the varied moods of the singer, the
musical success of the afternoon was
in a great measure possible.
The club house was a bower of ex
quisite fcutumn blooms veblSr&ty for
as a cheery greeting upon entrance to
the club house was a larg bouquet of
long stemmed yellow chrysanthemums
the same blooms, combined with snowy
beauties ane plumosos formed the at
tractive stage setting. Within the
dining room where teaVas served af
ter the meeting, cosmos and smilax
were used affectively.
CARLSON GETS JUDG
MENT OF $300 AGAINST
M, P. RAILROAD CO.
From Friday's Dally. 1
Yesterday in the district court the
case of Nils John Carlson vs. the Mis
souri Pacific Railway company was
brought up for trial before Judge Beg
ley, and after hearing the arguments
in the case the court granted the
plaintiff damages in the sum of $300,
although he had sued for $2,999, for
what he alleged was the amount due
for his injuries, which he alleged were
due to the negligence of the defendant
railway, company. Carlson was em
ployed by the Missouri -Pacific in Oma
ha and was engagedn working o.i
some scaffolding on January 31, 1914,
when a large, heavy plan fell, and
striking his leg injured it in such
shape as to render it useles for a lonr
period of time, and the" suit was filed
for $2,999 to cover the loss occasioned
to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was rep
resented by C. H. Taylor of Omaha,
while one of the attorney from the of
fice of J. A. C. Kennedy of Omaha rep
lesented the defendants.
A DEFECTIVE FLUE THE
CAUSE OF A SMALL FIRE
From Friday's Dally.
This morning about 9:30 the fire de
partment was called to the home of
August Bradway, where a defective
flue had caused a small fire, but owing
to the cool-headiness of Mrs. Brad
way the fire was put out before any
very serious damage could result. A
small fire of waste paper had been
started in the heating stove, and
hoitly after when Mrs. Bradway step
ped outside she noticed the smoke
coming up through the roof, and af
ter the neighbors had turned in the
alarm she secured a few buckets of
water, and with the aid of a few
neighbors was able to extinguish the
flames before the arrival of the fire
department. The loss will be very
small from the fire, although it will be
necessary to have the chimney placed
in better shape before it can be used.
CAUSE FOR DISCUSSION
IN SCHOOL CIRCLES
From Friday's Daily.
There has been considerable discus
sion in school circles in the past few
lays over the outcome of certain
festivities recently held by one of the
classes of the High school, and which
resulted in the matter getting to the
attention of the school authorities, and
they have been busy attempting to lo
cate the parties who were responsible
for causing the trouble, and it woul 1
seem were rapidly drawing the net
tighter on those who were at the head
of the affair. It seems too bad that
at these class parties those oc
casions must be spoiled by the efforts
of a few that not only detracts from
the enjoyment of those who attend,
but leads to reflections on the class
that is not really merited. It is to be
hoped that the experience this year of
the young people will be heeded in the
future when they gather for their lit
tle social events. -
No Owns a Buick.
From Friday's Dally.
James Sage a few days ago became
the owner of a fine new Buick roadster
which he secured through T. H. Pol
lock, the local agent. The new ma
chine is the last word in automobile
construction and is a beauty in every
way and a car that will prove a great
pleasure to the new owner with its
ease of handling, and being provided
with all modern equipment.
Paints and Oils.
Gering & Co.
Phone 36.
LOVE'S YOUNG
DREAM SLIGHTLY
INTERFERRED
Young Romeo Taken to City Ba stile
by the Police, While Dad Goes
Back Home With Daughter.
One of our young men, who has not
yet attained his majority, Saturday
evening ran into considerable difficulty
in his endeavors to get with the young
lady whom he desired, and as a result
of his allurement of the young lady
from her home he spent several
anxious hours in the city jail.
The time of the escapade was near
onto the midnight hour, and at the
home of the young lady all was wrap
ped in silence when the youth in whos
breast the desire for conversation with
his lady was overpowering, drew near
the home and sounded a few bird-like
notes which brought the lady to the
casement, as the heroines in olden
times were wont to do, and she listen
ed to the sweet voice of the wander
ing Romeo and softly crept from the
window and was soon happy in the
company of the youth, but here is
where love's young dream was rudely
shattered by the angered father of the
lady, who had been aroused by the
conversation of the two young people,
and dressing in a hurried manner he
hastened forth in pursuit of the lad
and lassie, and came on them as thev
were enjoying the felicity of love, and
it is needless to say that this brought
to a close the happiness of the two
young people, as the father notified
the police, who carted the young man
to the city bastile, while the young
lady was taken home by father to be
worked on in the farnly circle, as she
certainly had something coming from
the looks of the parent.
The young man was kept in the city
prison until near the morning hour,
when he was allowed to go, with a
warning not to be caught in another
act of this kind.
THE POLICE COURT
WAS A BUSY PLACE
THIS MORNING
This morning there was quite a
number of celebrants of Saturday eve
ning on hand in the court of Judge
Archer to answer to the charge of
having been imbibing too freely of the
cup that cheers, and as a result of
their experiences they were each
handed a little package of ?5 and
costs as their share toward helping
maintain the city government.
T. J. Delaney, whose. hair has been
whitened by the snows of seventy-nine
years, was the first to come before the
judge, and he acknowledged his
wrong-doing and out of his generous-
ness of heart the judge allowed him
to depart from the city with a promise
to avoid evil ways in the future anl
leaving behind a small part of his coin
to assist in settling the amount of the
fine.
Charles Sheldon and George Box,
two local parties, were also before the
court on the cahrge of being intoxicat
ed, and both were ready to plead
guilty to the charge and were allow
ed to go forth and attempt- to raise
the necessary amount to win them
their liberty.
ARRANGE A NEW FEATURE IN
THE DELIVERING OF GOODS
From Friday's Dally.
The firm of G. P. Eastwood have ar
ranged a new feature to their delivery
system that will prove of much value
in handling the orders that are sent
from the hardware store, and this i3
through the means of an auto trailer
which can be attached to the rear of
an automobile and which will carry a
great many different articles, and even
such heavy objects as stoves can be
handled with ease through the use of
the trailer. It has attracted consider
able attention and is something that
was long needed by the firm in their
business.
Everyone reads the want ads.
CHARLES CREAMER RETURNS
HOME WITH HIS NEPHEW
Charles Creamer was a visitor for
a few hours Saturday in Omaha, and
on returning home brought with him
his nephew, Milton Kennison, of Tripp
county, South Dakota, who has been
at the St. Catherine's hospital in Oma
ha for the past few weeks recovering
from the effects of an operation for
gall stones. The young man is feeling
very much improved in health and will
visit here at the farm home of his
uncle until his strength is sufficient to
allow him to return to his home in
the north. He will find the pleasures
at the farm of Mr. Creamer a great
aid in his restoration to health.
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
PROPERLY OBSERVED
IN PLATTSMOUTH
Yesterday being the day set apart
by Governor Morehead as "Come-to-
Sunday-School and Stay-for-Church
Day," the different churches of Platts-
mouth had put forth unusual effort to
attract to the houses of worship as
many as possible of those who are
not usually found in the Sunday school
or church, and as a result of the ef
forts of the people of the churches a
record-breaking crowd was present at
almost every service of the churches,
together with two special meetings in
the afternoon for men and women.
The day was one ideal for the pur
pose and the mild and pleasant weath
er was such that everyone could come
out and gather at the church they
might prefer without the slightest de
gree of inconvenience from the ele
ments, and the invitation so extended
was taken up with eagerness by a
greater part of the residents of the
city, and in fact the occasion was a
red letter day in the history of the
eligious life of the community.
At the Methodist, Presbyterian and
Christian churches the presence of a
number of religious workers from
Omaha added to the occasion by their
efforts and proved an unusually pleas
ing feature of the special services, as
two of the party were in charge of
the services for men at the Method
ist church, while the two ladies of the
party were at the Presbyterian church
in the afternoon at the ladies meet
ing, both of which were well attended
and proved to be of the deepest
significance in arousing the interest
and spirit of the citizens as to the bet
terment of their lives and circum
stances surrounding their fellow man.
In the members of the gospel
team visiting this city yesterday from
Omaha were Elmer E. Thomas, the
Omaha attorney; Robert Smith, clerk
of the district court of Douglas coun
ty, as well as a number of others, and
the whole organization numbered some
fifteen and they attended the services
at the different churches during the
day.
SEYBERT FAMILY HAVE RE
UNION AT W. H. SEYBERT'S
Yesterday Mr. A. C. Seybert, one of
the prominent residents of near Dun
bar, Neb., motored up to Cullom, in
company with his son and family, and
pent the day at the home of his
nephew, W. H. Seybert and family,
near that place. The advent of the
, . v
uncle was a source oi great pleasure
to Mr. Seybert and family, and soon
they had called the other relatives to
inform them of the visit of the uncle,
and soon there had gathered repre
sentatives from all the relatives and
the day was spent most happily in
visiting and enjoying a fine social
time. Mr. A. C. Seybert is 76 years
of age and is the only living uncle of
W. H. Seybert, A. F. Seybert, C. M.
Seybert of Louisville and Mrs. John
McNurlin of this city, and together
with the'nieces and nephews and their
children the day was one filled with
much pleasure to all.
For Salt.
Duroc-Jersey boars. Inquire f A.
W. Smith, one mile west of town.
ll-l-2twkly
Wall Paper. Gering & Co. Phone. 36.
GI.ENW00D AUTO
IST TRIES TO DOWN
SALOON BUILDING
Being Unable to Do That He Skips
Out, Leading the Ford Badly in
Nwd of Repairs.
Saturday evening as the moonlight
hour was drawing nigh the residents
of the down town districts were
startled by the sound of an explosion
that was a startling reminder of th?
warfare in the trenches, and it seem
ed as though a bomb had been ex
ploded, but it proved to be only the
result of an inexperienced driver of
one of the time wagons of Henry
Ford attempting to shatter the build
ing occupied by the Egenberger sa
loon in his wild flight up Main street,
and for a short time there was a great
deal of excitement in the vicinity of
Fifth and Main streets, where the mis
hap occurred. The driver of the car.
after the head-on collision, made his
getaway and could not be found for
some time, but the car, which was on?
belonging to the Glenwood auto livery,
was towed down to Manners' garage
for repairs.
It would seem from all reports that
a party of some five young men, in
cluding a driver, motored over from
our neighboring Iowa city and decided
to take in the sights and attend the
dance, and all went well to this stage
of the game, until some of the party
decided to come back to the city and
get the car and run out to the dance
hall to pick up the rest of the party,
and here was where the jig was up,
as the parts' taking the car was with
out any experience in running th-j
gasoline wagon and did not think to
wait for the driver, but cranking up
the machine started west on Main'
street at a good rate of speed, and in
trying to avoid the hole in the street
in front of the Barclay restaurant, the
man at the wheel ran the car onto the
sidewalk and came near colliding with
the building occupied by William
Schmidtmann's harness shop, but th-
car was finally steered back into the
street, and when it was desired to turn
up Fifth street the Ford was agaii'
ran onto the walk in front of the Cass
County bank, and from there tore
across the street and into the brick
wall of the Egenberger building.
bursting both front tires and causing
a report like that of a cannon, and
battering up the car somewhat in addi
tion to the bursting of the tires.
The two men who were in the car
hastened out to the dance and secured
the regular driver of the machine, and
took it to the garage, where it wa
repaired, and about 3 a. m. the party
were able to start homeward, safe an 1
sound, but rather startled by the ef
fects of the contact with the brick
building. The men were all sober an i
the accident was due wholly to the
fact that the driver was not onto his
job.
A GALA TIME AT THE WOOD
BINE SCHOOL SATUDAY
Saturday evening was a gala oc
casion at the Woodbine school, north
west of this city, when the pupils of
the school, under the direction of their
teacher, Miss Jennie Batton, gave a
very pleasant and enjoyable program,
which reflected great credit on the
young people taking part. Following
the program there was held a big box
supper, as a result of which the school
will realize a neat sum from the sale
of the various daintily prepared box?.
which the young ladies had brought
for the occasion, and which were auc
tioned off by Will Rummell, and the
young men in the audience were not
slow in bidding in for the ones which
had been prepared by their friends.
The occasion was a success in every
way and reflects great credit upon the
pupils and their efficient teacher.
Miss Mildred Cummins, one of the
teachers in the McCook High Bchool,
who has been here enjoying a visit
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. D.
Cummins, for a few days, departed
yesterday afternoon td resume her
duties. Miss Emma Cummins accom
panied her sister as far as Lincoln and
will take up her work in the Univer
sity School of Music.