Xtb EUto Historical Boo urn VOL. XXXIV. PL ATTSM 0 UTFL NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 10, I'M.; .NO. sr. GOMMERGIAL CLUB OF MURRAY ENTERTAINS '1 h- Gatherim: One of tin Largest 'I hat I la- liwr Been lit Id in Mur ra tiv.i All Enjowd It. Trrzn Frl'isv's roily. I.-t t 1 e.d.'.sr the live bunch of )'.- !- (i'Vr:i .-iag tiit' Murray Com !...(..:! el.:!. 1. one of the biggest t r?:r: i: me'-tings that I. a.- ever riT. he..: i . :.r.y part of the county ; . i hat wa filled with interest f i r. i.tt t fini-h for the resident.- ' M-r-ay v.: i i t-1 : i : t y who ha ! gath . rt-I at Puis v Gansemer hall to part ir. the pleasant event. A !.- iarire crowd. iiurnhei ir.fr i- "!.- i ;u i h.o.l of 4'-, hail as- r:.! h l at the hail, they were wei e. t. ,., .-.- Resident Ted Barrcws of th" M . ray ( ' .rr.mei t ia! e:t:b. i:; a few "t'.i eho-en words, are I -Ir. Barrow? :'. I f .-me of the thirds which the corrm-icia! club in its short exi-terce bad : ec-..rr.pli.-Vu-.l ir. the way of im '! t-nit-! t- in the life of their town and t: .-urrounding community. Hon. V.. II. B-mnl-.g f Union, democratic ran h kite fr lieutenant governor, was the:, called upon, for a few remark. : a- aJways i- the case with '"Billy" I'n' ir. he had r-orr.o mighty good f ug.v.- t.;-i.s f.r th-' club ar,-l his au- at..s on the spirit of community i.ai'-iir.i.- ar.l the common interest vhie'n k' it together the town and the fa! :.:i-r communities nearby, lie ' ria'aiate.i the ckb on what they had ;.i ::.p:i-hed in th pn.-t year in the va of cementing better feelings be m v". ti e town a-i.i the country and in ...ii ii- .r up a sub? tantial an. I thor- L'h ( gr : izatin that i.-. alive to the i - - of th. ir lr-caV.y. Mrs. E. II. V- -icutt of Piattsmouth favored the : udi with on? of her charming vo cal -.-Vctio-:-. which was received with the we.'rrc-t appro, al ly the delighted 1 . : i - . i I it: . .. - i:iu u i :i c.e u i - tt t c r.-. ed of Messrs. Brooks. "';(.; :t. Yoik and Solvers jrave seveial : -.;n-.ters that proved most enjoyable ::,.! the members of this hig'h cla-s or-.-ar.i;.atior! were forced to respond sev iiai tim.'T to cn'.-'e.; and scored an .-p' chil hit with their nur.ihrs jriv i: ir r-.-ntie roasts to the prominent r-iomb-'-j-s f.T the commercial club, whi'.h ,ev veiy much, enje-yed by the f . h n.i- -f the trevtl-.-men. lb-; S. I:. :dcK!vir of Lr:u".:n. ed-i:-.r of th- Nvbraka Farmer, and a fandidate for the :epubiican nomina tion for V'Vernor. wa- the principal -':: Ke: f the tv. 'd'i- und rave a eiy able ad !- ::h-";r the line-- of rommeicia! club wo-, h and the com munity spirit which is one of the jrreate.t results oT the work of such an organization. Mr. McKelvie is a ery piea-insr spea! er and with an ex cellent presence that made his address 'r.e of the most enjoy;.,!? of the even i'.it and cne that was filled with a ;'f:.t m:my excellent i lea for the Murray boaters i'i the work of the ( ommercial club. A vei y jileasinfr rolo w as piven by .leiii.i.'.jrs Seivers. wlMc'n was much en joyed, and Was riven in the usual de lightful manner that eh; acterizes the murical work of this ta'onted frentle man. DuriiT t!ie cours.o of the evening the Zuckweiler orchertra of thir, citj furnished a number of dr-Iirhtful se ieCtioi.s and on th' propram pave a . perial number th.'t demoa-trated the kill and ability of these your.jr peo j.ie in their wo-k av.d mar.y word:', of commendation w?re b.eard for the ex cellent work of every member of the rchestra. The banquet which was nerved by the ladies and the members of the commercial club was one that was complete in every way and the many pood thir.fr:; to eat which the ladies had rrepared were soo'i d: -ported of by the jolly crowd, who were filled with th2 spirit of good felljw-1. well as the dolijrhts of the banquet. This meetincr io on? that is charac teristic of the pood people of Murray and every one attending was made to feel welcome and thai the community enjoyed to the utmost the occasion there is little doubt. There were in the neighborhood of thirty from this city in attendance at the banquet, and they all returned loud in their praise of the work of the Murrey boosters. Subscribe for the Journal. Kills a Ileal Mad lo;r. From Friday"? Dan. On Wedtiesday afternoon O. A. Da vis of Murray had quite an experience c,:i his farm west of Murray in an en counter w ith a real mad doy. The an imal wa.. killed by Mr. Davis after it had bet-ii tied up everr.l days, having acted rather suspiciously and was dearly developir.r yiijns of the rabies when hilled. J I is fortunate, that the do wa? tied up before the disease jrrew upon him as it prevented him hiti rj any one or any of the stock and the dor was killed before it did any iamare. BASE BALL SEASON WILL BE OPENED SMNDAY, APRIL IS Frr.m Fridav's I)allv. The ba-e ball season of I'.HC is soon to be launched and the opening con flict will take jilace on Sunday. April jr.. at the Red Sox ball park between the Emil Hansons cf Omaha and the Sex and will jrive the fans an oppor tunity of seeinpr how the members cf the hose at" repration will work after their winter's test. Manager Smith i very anxious to ret the season open and the boys who expect to ha in the squad this season are all ready to pro at the call of the umpire. The Emil Hansons were one of the best teams in Omaha last season in the smaller ca.cruos and should be able to make a treod starter for the local boys in their opening attraction. On the fol-lowi-icr Sunday, April 20. the McGraw company's fast team of ball players will drop down from Omaha to tangle with the Sox. and as they have dem onstrated their ability on previou? visits to this city it is Fafe to say they w ill.trive a pood fast exhibition of the national pastime. The Red Sox and the McGiaws each have a record of one jrame won and one lost to each ether diiinfr the past season and are well balanced for a frood, fast same. DEATH QF MICHAEL M'CQQL, AN OLD RESIDENT OF CITY Prrttt Friday's ra!1v. This mominir at his home in this city on Wa.hin.irton avenue, Michael McCool, lo.'.tr one of the familiar fig ures in the life of this community, passed away after an illness of only a few days, havintr been a sufferer from a severe attack of erisypelas which was augmented by complica tions that finally resulted in his death. Mr. McCool was first taken sick Mon day and it was not thought at first that his condition was at all danger ous, but he prew rapidly worse and yesterday it was recognized that his recovery was very doubtful, and he continued to sink until T:S0 this morn ing- w hen he passed away. Mr. McCool had resided in this city for a pi eat many years, and durinp all these years had b?en a man of indus try, and it was a rare occasion when he was not busy on some task which mirht aid in carinp for his family. Mr. McCool was a gentleman well liked by tho;e who knew him best and his death comes as a profound shock to ihe many old friends who have been associated with him in the years that he has made his home in our commun ity, lie leaves to mourn his death a widew and one son, Michael McCool, jr., who resides in Omaha, as well as a number of step-children, all of whom reside in Omaha. He was a member of Evergreen camp. No. 70, Woo amen of the World, of this city, and was insured in this order for $1,000. The funeral will be held Sunday aft ernoon at 2:30 from the late home and will be under the auspices of the W. O. W. The interment will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. Now Getting Along Fine. From FrJdav's Dally. Harris Cook, who for the past week has been having a roundup with a se vere cold and a touch of th? grip, has so far recovered as to be up and around the house and will soon be able to be out at his duties again after suf fering a great deal from the effects of the malady. This will be pleasing news to his many friends. CHARLES BATES TAKEN TO MADISON FOR WIFE DESERTION From Friday' rally. The authorities of Madison county notified the authorities here Wednes day evening that thy were desirous cf securing Charles Bates, who was wanted at Norfolk on a charge of wife desertion and that if he were held here they would .'.end tlown and have him taken back to Norfolk. Owing to the illness of Sheriff Quinton it was necessary to have Chief of Police Wil liam Iiarclay look after the matter and he at once hastened to the resi dence of Mr. Eatas and placed him under arrest and conveyed him to the county jail where he was lodged to await the coming of the Madison coun ty .sheriff. The man was very much cm aged at his arri'st and it was with the greatest difficulty that the chief was able to handle him without using force but finally s?xured him safe be hind the doors of the prison and when there the prisoner proceeded to raise several more varieties of trouble and whan his meals were served to him be displayed a very ugly disposition and on one of these occasions hurled his jar of coffee to the ground, breaking it, and otherwise conducting himself in a wrathful manner. Yesterday aft ernoon the sheriff came down from Madison and secured the warlike gen tleman and conveyed him back to that place to face the charge of wife de sertion. FORMER BURLINGTON EMPLOYE HERE DIES IN KANSAS CITY This morning the sad news was re ceived here of the death at his home in Kansas City of Harold Williams, a former Plattsmouth boy and who up to a little over a year ago had been employed here in the Bu'Iington hops. It was not known until some thing over a week ago that Mr. Wil liams was ill when it was learned that he was suffering from the dread mal ady, consumption, and his condition gradually grew worse until his death. His mother, Mrs. Mattie Williams, was called to Kansas City a few days go. reaching there in time to be with her son in his last hours. The message that "Happy" Wil liams, as he was so well known here. was no more, brought a feeling of the most profound regret here in this city where he had grown to manhood and where his life had grown in friendship with so many of the young people who will feel keenly that no more shall they have the privilege of meet ing him and enjoying his genial soci ety as in the years gone by. Mr. Wil liams, with his family, left here short ly over a year ago and located in Kan sas City where he had since been em ployed. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Mattie Williams, of Glenwood. Iowa, and his wife to mourn his death. DR. F. R. TOWISE OF OMAHA TO LECTURE ON BIROS On next Tuesday, afternoon and evening, Dr. F. R. Towne of Omaha will be in the city to give two lectures on the conservation of the bird life of the country and the different steps that are being taken throughout the nation to aid in the movement to pre set ve the bird life of the American continent. This lecture is the same that Dr. Towne is giving before the schools of Omaha and is given under the auspices of th-j Daughters of the American Revolution chapter of this city. The lecture to the pupils of the grade schools will be given in the aft ernoon while in the evening the doctor will lecture to the members of the high school on bird life. To the chil dren of the school the lectures will be free, but to the general public desir ing to attend there will be a small ad mission fee charged to assist in the expense. The lectures will be illus trated with slides of the birds show ing the habits of the feathered resi dents of our country. The lecture is well worth attending and will be of great benefit to the school children in their work, of bird conservation. New Son Make Appearance. From Fri.iav'p ra!lr. Early this morning the stork pai a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs William Hiner, n?ar Murray, and left in their care a fine little son and heir Roth the mother and little one are do irg i:iccly and the father is fteling quite proud over the addition to hb family. Mr. and Mis. Hiner have bc-jn mailing their home in this city but a few weeks a fro rerioved to Mur lay to reside on a farm noithearl (A that nine.-. TRAGICAL DEATH YOUNG mi N PLATTSM0U1 Otto Joseph Schirk Struck by Auto as He Oct Off Street Car and Injured So Madly That He Lived Rut Three Hours. From Saturday's Dallv. Joseph Peters, who was called to Omaha Wednesday lat by the death of his nephew, Otto Joseph Schirk, re turned home yesterday morning, hav ing clone ail that was possible for the bereaved wife and parents of the young man, who were prostrated by the sudden and tragic death of Mr. Schirk. His death was occasioned by being struck by an automobile while he was getting off of a street car at Twenty-seventh and Lake streets in Omaha. The accident occurred Men day evening at C:-13 and at 0:4.". the unfortunate young man passed away at the hospital. One very sad feature of the case was that the bride of six mooths is left to mourn the los of the husband and for two days following the accident was unconscious and for a time it was feared that she would not recover from the effects of her grief. The body was taken from Omaha to the homo of the parents at Havelork on Wednesday and there a short funeral service was held at the home of the parent? and the body was taken to Holdridge, to the home of Mrs. Schirk's parents, where the final services were held and the body in terred in the cemetery at that place. Mr. Peters acompanied the body of his nephew from Omaha to Havelock for the funeral services, returning from there home. This young man who met his death so tragically at the commencement of a blight and promising career was born in Plattsmouth twenty-nine years ago, where his father. Michael Schirk, was engaged in the grocery business in partnership with H. M. Soennich sen, and later when the family remov ed from this city he took up his school work in Havelock and Lincoln and, graduating from the high school, later entered the state university and also Creighton college, where his ability received a worthy recognition. He was employed in the office of Master Me chanic Ackerman at Lincoln for a short time and last fall was sent to Omaha to look after some work for the Rurlington in that city and was married on October 20 to Miss Adeline Klipingr of Holdridge, Nebraska, who is left to mourn his death. To the family the deepest sympathy cf their old friends will be extended in their hour of erief. THE DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT AT AVQGA From the vicinity of Avoca comes the report of the death of John Benecke. a pioneer resident of that community and who for many years has macle his home near Avoca and the northern part of Otoe county. Mr. Benecke was sixty years of age at the time of his death and was a gentleman held in the highest esteem by a large number of friends as one of the sturdy and reliable citizens of the community. Many years ago this estimable gentle man located on a farm near Avoca, between that city and the Otoe county line, and resided there until last Jan uary when he retired from active life and moved into Berlin where he was residing at the time of his death. His widow, two sons and two daughters survive his death, which occurred on Thursday morning at an early hour. The funeral will be held from Berlin. BORN STATE HEALTH IN SPECTOR VISITED IN Cm LAST EVENING From RatunlaVs Dailv. The stau it.spe-ter of health, Dr. W. II. Wi! on, wa.-: in the city last eve ning fur a h' -t ti.ne looking intt the condition.-' here in regard to the scar let fever cases that have be;?n placed in q a;i! ai.tine by the city authorities to check th' spread of the disease, and the inspector seeni"d well p! :ased with the conditions of the patients and the general health of the city as compared with other town.-,. One of the cases that had been placed under quarantine was especially examined into and the patient having developed n signs of the peeiing which, is the final stages of the eiise-v-'e. or not having any sign (f the malady b-?yond the symptoms of the flr.-t few days, was pronounced is f:ot suffering from the disease. The work of the city in kerping : close tab hi all those who developed any symp toms of scarlet fever has re.iulied in checking the elisca.-.? to a great extent and in restoring normal health condi tions to thj city and if the children have not developed full fledged cases of the disease it has been a safeguard that should be approved of in prevent ing the eiir.ease spreading, and while inconveniencing m i great many cases has done a great deal of good in the work of stamping out the scarlet fever. ML ZION COMMANDRY ENJOY fin AT HOTEL RILEY Fr-m Saturday's Tsilv. Last evening th-' members of Mt. Zion commandry No. 5, Knights Tem plar, held a most delightful banquet at the Hotrl Riley, which was attend ed by twenty-nine of the Sir Knights, and the occasion was one that was iiKi.t enjoyable to the representatives of this great branch of the Masonic oom of the hotel was arranged with decorations appropriate to the notable event, the licrhts being softly shaded in pink, while the table was a scene of rare beauty with the handsome flo ral flecorations of carnations and the andle" added a touch of rare beauty to tne occasion. J lie repast served was one of excellence and under the personal supervision of Manager J. E. Grit-pen everything that could add to the pleasure of the evening was sup pi i"d for the benefit of the Knights Templar. After tho enjoyment of the banquet, which lasted from 7 to 8 o'clock, the members adjourned from the hotel to the Masonic temple where a very interesting session was held and several candidates wei? given the degree of the command ry. The event was one that was notable in the many pleasing occasions in which the Sir Knights have taken part and in keep ing with the splendid success which this degree of Masonry has enjoyed in the past year in its growth as well as effective work for the order. PETITION FILED IN PROBA ADMINISTRATOR From Siiturdny's Dally A petition for the probate of the es tate of the late Frederick Engelke rneier has been filed in the county court by Henry F. Engelkemeier, a son of th.2 deceased, who asks that pa pers as administratrix be issued to Emilie Engelkemeier, the widow of the deceased, as a suitable and proper per son to have charge of the estate. The petition states that the personal prop erty of the deceased is of the value of ?1,000 while the va'ue of the real es tate is unknown. Mr. Engelkemeier was one of the extensive land owners of this county and the estate is quite large. The heirs of the estate are the widow and the children of the de ceased. Z. W. Shracler an 1 wife of Mt. Pleas ant precinct were in the city Satur day afternoon for a few hours while enroute home from Omaha where they were visiting with their daughter at the hospital in that city. Visiting in the Citv. Henry Khne, one of the leading farmers from Center pre-cinct, was in ihe city for a few hours today attend ing to some busin".ss matters at the court house and while in Plattsmouth called at the Journal office for a brief v i.-it. Mr. Kohrie i -s one of the most stable citizens in his community and it v as a great plea -rare to meet him. He has not been in th: best of health for the pa't winter, having had a touch of nneumonia as well a.-, other complaints which have caused our old 1 rlend a fr -eat "deal of ttouble. STRANGER IN A STRANGE PLACE GETS IN HANDS QF POLICE S: turday evening, or rather early Sunday morning the family of John Bauer, sr., were aroused by a great deal of noise in one of the lower rooms of the hou.-e, as though some one was moving about and occasionally falling over the different pieces of furniture. Mr. Bauer, investigating the matter, together with his son-in-law, Louis Egenberger, was v2ry much surprised to find a stranger calmly seated in the parlor of the houne taking life easy and evidently und?r the influence of liquor and who had mistaken the Bauer home for his own little cottage. All efforts to move the stranger failed as lie was evidently bent on making an extended visit, and it was necesasrry finally to call in the police to assist in the removal of the unwelcome guest. Chief of Police Barclay and Officer Jcnes responded to the call and in a ery few seconds had the invader of this peaceful home on his way to the village lockup to rest from his load of alcoholic beverage. The man was a stranger ad his "onditien was such that he could not clearly tell who he was as he was led protesting!' on his way to jail by the officers. The prisoner, bing desirous of se curing his liberty, deposited $8 yester day with Chief Barclay to cover the fine for being drunk and was released and this morning the cash bond was forfeited in Judge Archer's court and the city treasury made richer by this amount. W. J. BRYAN AT THE PARMELE THEATER WEDNESDAY EVE. On Wednesday evening, April 12, William Jennings Bryan wil 1 visit this city for the first time since the closing days cf the campaign of 11)12 to ad dress the voters of this city and vicin ity. The meeting will be held in the Parmele theater at 8 o'clock as ar i angements have been made by the committee in charge to secure the use of the theater for this purpose. Mr. Bryan has always drawn large crowds at his meetings in this city where he has appeared in evory campaign since 18f0. and his public speeches are al ways well worth hearing as he well deserves the reputation as one of the great orators of the United States. This year the visit of Mr. Bryan is primarily in the interests of his broth er, C. W. Bryan, for governor, as well as in behalf of the prohibition amend ment to the state constitution which he is advocating throughout the state. He will also give his views on the questions relating to his withdrawal from the cabinet of President Wilson and the democratic party in Nebraska. MRS. WM. ROSE, SR. FASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY A very strange accident which called another of our well known pioneers to the world beyond occurred last Mon day morning. It was about 9 o'clock and Mrs. William Rose sr., was de scending the cellar step of her home and when a few steps from the bottom she lost her balance and fell, striking the back of her head on the cement floor. The shock of the fall caused a hemorrhage and death was the re sult. She was unconscious until the end which happened about 7:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Funeral serv ices were held from the Methodist Episcopal church Friday afternoon. Nehawka News. FORMER CASS COUNTY CITIZEN DiES IN IOWA iay, a fo mer '.r- e .t!v tm.i , I .i beeii received in thi tv m. 1 it. many old friends f th:- v.-.: U.v ; -tleman will i egret pi. -at ; t . : i r !" l is ueath. Mr. Mue..y !...- i- r'ed in Fort Madison. Iowa, for th p:.-' few eai ? hince leavi'.c" t a ; - ty i i -teen year.-: ago. Mi . )1 j: mv. tin- '. u his residence in th: cunty. made ;i great many friend' m i they v ,!' learn with great r:-gret f hi call'-d to hr rewa"k Alvin Calvin Murray wa - !. n Rock Bluff. Cans county. NVhra-l a. May 1.1, and die i: F-.-t Mad- sor, Iowa.. March l'h L'i-h asred .".4 years, 10 months a :d i: vs. He came to tort .Madison rm.-teen yar- ago and ever ' ince that iirr.e had made hi home in that city. II" or;? 1 v ith th. Christian '-hurch i:i Plat t -nvn.'th .--cral years ago. Fer the pa t five yea--he had been in the :m;doy of the it' of Iowa, acting as ruard at the state prison at Fort Madi-.'n. For nearly a year hi- health had r.ot been of the best nn.l for three months or more he had been cenfin-vl to his bed. The e nd came peacefuhy on the ICth, at Sacred Heart ho-pitah Mr. Murray was a member of the A. O. U. W . I. O. O. F. and of St. iia lodge, A. F. and A. M. He leaves to mourn him hi- wife, son. E. R. Murray of Omaha, N. hra--ka. brother, Lewis Murray of p. r d r Nebraska: father. Jo.-hua Murray. -f Pender, and one sister. Mr-. .V?.. of Sacred Heart, Minnesota. The funeral service was in chai.'e of Stella lodge. Maso".-. with R'-v. Burrs of Disciple- I." a ch.i'ch ?". ciating. The sermon oy Be v. IJ.. i Ten rant was from the text. Job .';: J '. A select choir of menr-rs of the Chiistian church with Miss Smh at the piano, furnished the musi The pall bearers were A. C. Ih'w h.r. I". n Skyles, Jasper Hays, It. A. I.eigh. Charles Tompkins and Elwurd V. ! lers. Interment was in F.!rrwo.,l cem etery. FUNERAL OF MICHAEL M'GQOL SUNDAY AFTERNOON Yesterday afieirx.on the late Michael McC.! was hel l from the family ' id ce on Wn-h-ington avenue and wa- rtten ie i by a very large numbov of the '.-Id f: ie ;d--cf the departed gentleman a- well a the members of th lorrl camp i f the Woodmen of the Woil ! who af.erd.-d the services in a body and as.-i.-ted it the laying to rest en" their beloved brother. The ser ic:.; at the hou-e were in charge of Re-. J. II. S'clm -. pastor of St. Paul'.- chinch, v lv gae a very comforting rcrnv-n on the life of the departed. During ;h- m i a u -the choir from St. J'a;.i' chirib g:.e two of the edd well h-vd by mi.-. "Jeus, Lover e f My Soul" a' .1 "Nearer, My God. to Thee." At tl -close of the services the body va borne to Oak Hill ceivu te ry w heie ir was laid to rest in the family lot if. that silent city. At the grave the Woodmen of the Weld conduct-.! their ritualistic wo.k as the departed brother was placed i.i his last earthly resting place. A large number of iel atives from out of 'he city were pres ent at the funeral services and to share in the common grb-f that tin death of th;s good man has oce-a?ioned. The floral remembrances were very beautiful and numjrors and atte-ted the feeling in whi'h Mr. McCl ha been held by those who knew him best. Funeral of Little Child. The funeral of the five-weeks-old baby of Mr. and Mrt. J. True was held from St. Paul's church Friday after noon at 1 o'clock and the burial wa had in the cemetery west of the city. The casket was accompanied from the home west of this city by the family and the neighbors who shared the grief of the parents at the taking away of the little child. The pall bearers were four youn? girl select H from the neighborhood where the True family makes their heme.