State Historical Soc
Neb
VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 1. 191G.
No. 92
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COMMERCIAL
CLUB ENJOYS A
FINE MEETING
A Great Deal of Interest Manifested
in Home Affairs and Arrangements
Are Made for a "Hume Coming" iji
the I'all.
From Friday's Pally
The session of the Plattsmouth
Commercial club last evening: at the
! ooms in the Hotel Riley was one of
the most enthusiastic and pleasing
that has been held for several months
itnd the attendance was most pleasing
as was the keen interest shown by
the members in the subjects of the
meetinjr. The club received a most
pleasant surprise as a few minutes
before time for the meeting to come
to order W. B. Cheek and party, con-."-istinsf
of G. II. Brewer, W. II. Cheek
and Charles Scar came down from
Omaha to be present at the gathering
of the Plattsmouth club and take part
in the discussion of the goods roads
question, which with that of the fall
festival and band concerts divided the
interest of the meeting. The Omaha
visitors were received with enthusi
asm by the local club members and
they demonstrated that they were real
live ones on the roads proposition and
the facts and figures given by W. B.
Cheek on the good roads movement in
Douglas county was a revelation to
the Plattsmouth club.
Preceeding the address of Mr.
Cheek the club took up the matter of
the band concerts in this city during
the coming summer and a report was
made by Dr. O. Sandin, who in the
past few days has been securing sub
scriptions to the fund for the giving
of these coiicerts. The doctor report
ed that he has secured $400 in pledges
for the concerts so far but that the
subscribers had been rather at sea as
to where they desired the concerts to
be held, some preferring to have them
cn Saturday afternoons on Main
street while others of the business
men had been in favor of holding
them in the evening at the park. It
would be necessary to secure about
200 more, in the opinion of the doc
tor, to allow of the four months of
concerts being given as had been in
ihe past.
President Wescott stated that there
was a strong sentiment in favor of
holding the band concerts in the eve
nings instead of the afternoons, and
a great many preferred them at the
park while others desired to have
them on Main street, but he thought
that with the shop men as well as a
large number of farmers the evening
concerts would be the most success
ful. It was the desire of the club to
please the general public in this mat
ter and the location they favored
would be the one accepted.
Doctor Sandin gave as his opinion
from his tour of the business part of
the city, that the greater part of the
people favored the evening concerts
r.t the park in preference to the ones
on the street, as many had so ex
pressed themselves to him. The sen
timent at the club meeting also
showed clearly thr.t this was the case
as there was no one to boost the after
roon concerts.
It was finally decided that the en
tertainment committee would be given
power to locate the concerts for the
reason.
The chief speaker of the evening,
Mr. W. B. Cheek of the Omaha Auto
mobile club, and also r. member of the
good roads committee of the Commer
cial club of Omaha, was then intro
duced and for several minutes gave
a clear and concise statement of the
good roads question and of the steps
that are being taken to advance the
work throughout the country and par
ticularly in tho west and in Omaha
and Douglass county. In his remarks
Mr. Cheek touched on the new George
Washington highway which is to pass
across the country from Savannah,
Georgia, to Seattle, Washington, and
which will in its course after leaving
Kansas City come up the west side of
the Missouri river and pass through
this city on its way to Omaha where
the Lincoln highway will touch it, and
will then be continued into Sioux City
and then west to the coast. The su
pe,rior points of this highway over the
other trans-continental routes was
pointed out as it passed through the
most productive as well as scenic part
of the United States and would un
doubtedly prove a magnificent route
for the tourists. He also gave a brief
cutline of the Shackleford bill, now
before congress, for the aid of good
loads and which when passed would
prove a boon to the work of the road-
makers of the country. The federal
aid, as Mr. Cheek pointed out, would
be given first to the national high
ways which had been formed, and at
the present time there were seven of
these roads planned in the country
To securs this aid, however, the dif
ferent states would have to give ap
propriations equal to that which the
federal government would apportion
to each state to insure that the proper
amount of permanent roadway was
constructed. He also urged the enact
ment of better laws for the governing
of the permanent good roads work
and gave the example of Iowa, which
has in the past few years placed on
its statute books some of the best
laws governing th construction and
maintenance of permanent good roads
in the country. In the five years un
der the Shackleford bill, Nebraska
would receive as its share of the ap
propriation from the federal govern
ment SI. (550,000 to be applied on the
main roadways of the state. Douglas
county has planned five paved high
ways from Omaha to the county line,
and Sarpy county was getting ready
to co-operate in their county with one
of the paved roads running from
Omaha to the Sarpy county line.
The county and city authorities of
Douglas county and Omaha had co
operated with the commercial club,
the automobile club, and the real es
tate exchange in the good roads
movement, and the result had been
one that had pleased every one and
the general public had joined in the
work with a keen interest. The
Omaha Automobile club, Mr. Cheek
stated, was organized six years ago,
and the first three years had been
most harrowing ones, but they are
now able to boast of a membership of
1,000 and are continuously growing
and boosting for good roads all the
time, and by their effective work have
secured a large number of improve
ments that would not otherwise have
been possible, and the speaker urged
that a live working organization to
deal with the formation of good roads
be organized in this county to attend
to road work and se3 that the main
highways were well marked and kept
in proper condition.
The address of Mr. Cheek was a
rare treat and enjoyed to the utmost
y everyone who was present, and he
gave the ringing notes of a real en
thusiast over the good roads proposi
tion. President Wescott of the club
touched on a subject that has been i
agitated a great deal by the residents
of the city, and this was the Home
Coming celebration for the residents
of the city and those who had former
ly resided here. He expressed him-
relf as being heartily in favor of the
proposition and for holding a base
ball tournament as well as stock show
at the same time, making a festal
week for the city in the early days of
fall or the late summer. He urged
the club to take steps to aid this
movement and introduced Hon. R. B.
Windham, president of the Territorial
Pioneers' association, who has been
in touch with the plans for the cele
bration of the fiftiath anniversary of
statehood and is one of the leaders in
the proposal to hold v. proper observ
ance of the occasion.
Mr. Windham in his remarks point
ed out the importance of the occasion
to the state of Nebraska that marked
the half century of statehood and told
briefly of some of the plans that had
been made to mark the event in the
larger cities of the state. He spoke
of the favorable mention that had
been made by th? Journal of the
Home Coming celebration and of its
favorable reception by the citizens in
general and the splendid opportunity
effered to give the old residents of
Plattsmouth and Cass county a real
treat in visiting the old home town.
The city of Lincoln would, according
to one of the former Plattsmouth men
there, send a large number of former
residents to this city for the occasion.
He urged a systematic organization
to get in touch with all those who had
made their home here, and that with
the support of the Journal it could be
most extensively advertised.
It was decided that the next meet
ing of the club should be given over
entirely to the fall festival program
and the boosting of the citizens de
voted to this proposition.
Mayor John P. Sattler was called
upon and stated a few of the plans
for the coming year, the chief of
which was the paving of Washington
avenue, and which would be the first
paved roadway of the new George
Washington highway. He told of a
desire to have the city government
operated for the best interest of the
community and the elimination of
politics from the city council in the
transaction of public affairs, and also
urged the commercial club in their
meetings to forget outside influences
and labor for a bigger and better city.
The meeting, as a whole, was one
of great pleasure to those attending
and filled with the real spirit of en
thusiasm and push that can accom
plish many good things for the city in
the future and every one should get
busy now and start planning for the
big fall festival.
After the meeting the Omaha vis
itors were entertained at the Elks'
club for a short time.
MORE NEW HOMES
IN CONTEMPLATION
IN PLATTSMOUTH
From Friday's Dally. .
E. C. Hill, storekeeper of the Bur
lington, yesterday closed the deal
whereby hs becomes the owner of the
west lot and a half belonging to F.
A. Cloidt on what is known as the
Crites property on Main street be
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
Mr. Hill expects in a short time to
put up a new residence on the lots
which will be modern in every way
and a splendid addition to that section
of the city. This is another improve
ment that will bo noticeable in the
building record of the year.
L. O. Minor, the manager of the
Plattsmouth Water company, has had
the excavation started for his new
residence which he is to erect on the
lots just west of the First Methodist
church and as soon --as possible ' the
work on the residence will be com
menced. The new residence will cost
in the neighborhood of $3,500 and will
be one of the attractive homes of the
city. 1
These are the most favorable signs
cf the spirit of improvement in the
city and indicate the feeling of confi
dence in the future of Plattsmouth.
SAM WINDOM NOTI
FIED HE HAS PASSED
WEST POINT EXAM
From Friday's Dally.
This morning Samuel C. Windham
eceived a message from the war de
partment at Washington notifying
him that he had been successful in his
examinations for entrance to the mil
itarv academy of the United States at
West Point, to which he was appoint
ed last summer by Congressman C. F.
Reavis. Mr. Windham has been
spending the past winter in the pre
paratory school at Highland Falls,
and finishing the course there took
the government examination at Fort
Slocum, New York, r.nd now that he
has successfully passed the examina
tion will be ready to enter West Point
on June 15th when he is to report and
;tart on his work as a prospective of
ficer of the United States army.
The success of this deserving young
man will be the source of great pleas-
use to his many friends in this city
and is a well deserved reward of the
hard work and earnest endeavor he
as put forth to realize his ambition
of a military career, and in his new
field he will carry the best wishes of
his friends for continued success and
the attainment of the position in the
army of his country. A bright, keen
and thoroughly American young man,
Mr. Windham should be able to give
his country a splendid service in the
y
ears to come.
Rejoicing Over New Daughter.
From Saturday's Dally
1ms morning the stork visited the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boetel
and left in their care a handsome lit
tel daughter who will make her home
with them in the future. The mother
and little one are doing nicely and
Frank is feeling very proud of the
new addition to his family, and their
friends will extend their congratula
tions to them.
Read the want ads in the Journal
Moore's Non-Leakable Fountain
PRETTY DOUBLE
WEDDING AT THE
HAM HOME
The Uniting of Miss Ellen Windham
and Mr. Williard Beezley and Miss
Kathryn Windham and Mr. Ken
yon Riddle.
From Katurday's Dal'v.
A very pretty double home wedding
was celebrated r.t 3 o'clock this after,
noon at the home of Hon. R. B. Wind
ham when his daughters, Miss Ellen
Windham was united in marriage to
Mr. Williard Beezley of Syracuse,
Nebraska, and Miss Kathryn Wind
ham wedded to Mr. Kenyon Riddle of
Harrington, Kansas. The ceremony
uniting the lives and hearts of these
four happy young people was per
formed by Rev. H. G. McClusky of
the Presbyterian church and Rev. F.
M. Druliner of the Methodist church.
Preceding the ceremony Ben Wind
ham, brother of the two brides, sang
"At Dawning" by Cadman, the ac
companiment being played by Miss
Lucille Gass, and as the strains of the
song died away the four young people
took their stations before the minis
ters and were united in the bonds of
holy wedlock. Miss Ellen was attired
in a very handsome traveling suit of
brown taffeta, while Miss Kathryn
wore a blue taffeta suit, both of which
were very charming, and the two
happy young brides made a most
pleasing picture on this, one of the
golden days of life. Misses Janette
and Barbara Windham, neices of the
brides, acted as the ring bearers.
The wedding was a very quiet one,
only the immediate family and a few
of the closest friends 'being present at
the ceremony. The-jhome .was .very
prettily decorated for the happy event
with a profusion of spring flowers,
making a delightful setting for the
wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Beezley will visit rel
atives at Sjrracuse for a few days and
with then return to this city where
they will make their home until Mrs.
Beezley has closed her school work
for the year in the city schools. Mr.
and Mrs. Riddle will travel for a week
or ten days and then go to Abilene,
Kansas, where they will make their
future home.
Both of the young ladies are well
known in this city where they have
spent their lifetime and where they
possess friends by the score who,
while regretting to lose them from
their circle, extend their best wishes
for many years of happiness and joy.
Mrs. Beezley is one of the most tal
ented ladies in the city and is a grad
uate of the Academy of Fine A i ts in
Chicago and is at present supervisor
of art work in the city schools of
Plattsmouth as well as in the Benson
schools of Omaha.
Mrs. Riddle is a graduate of the
University of Nebraska and a mem
ber of the Kappa Alpha Theta soror
ity of the state university, and for the
past year has been engaged in teach
ing, having just closed her school
work in Kansas.
Mr. Beezley is a salesman for the
Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co., of
St. Louis, and is a young man of
much promise and held high in the
esteem of his company and those who
know him best.
Mr. Riddle is a bright and rising
civil engineer of Harrington, Kansas,
who is making his mark in his chosen
profession, and in his home is held in
the highest esteem. He is a member
of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity' of
the University of Kansas.
Purchase New Overland Cars.
From Saturday's Dally.
Philip Hirz and John .baiter nave
become members of the growing list
of Overland automobile owners, hav
ing purchased cars from John Bauer,
the local agent, and the two gentle
men are well pleased with the new
machines, which they will enjoy in the
future in their journeys. The Over
land is a popular machine and is con
stantly growing in favor.
Pasture For Cattle.
And horses, room for 20 head, good
spring water all the time. Inquire of
John N. Beck, 64 miles northwest of
Plattsmouth.
4-24-4twkly.
WIND
FATHER OF MRS. WASLEY
DIES AT SPRINGFIELD
From Friday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. W. W.
Wasley received a telephone message
announcing that her father, Frederick
Pflung of Springfield, Nebraska, was
very low and that his recovery was
despaired of by th attending phyhi
tians. Mr. and Mrs. Wasley at once
started for Springfield but arrived too
late as Mr. Pflung had passed away
shortly after the telephone message
had been sent. Mr. Pflung was one
of the pioneer residents of that sec
tion of Sarpy county, having come to
Nebraska at an early day and located
on a splendid farm, where he made
his home until his death. He was
eighty-four years of age. The friends
here of Mrs. Wasley will extend their
depest sympathy in the loss of her
father.
JIM HIGLEY SUES
M., K. & T. RAILROAD
CO. FOR $18,500
From Friday's Dally.
I rom the following, taken from the
Muskogee, Oklahoma, Daily Phoenix,
it is learned that James W. Higley of
this city, who was injured in the Okla
homa city a few weeks ago, has
brought suit there against the M., K.
& T. Railroad company for damages
in the sum of $18,500, as the result of
the injuries received at that time. The
case is one that will be watched with
interest by the friends of the young
man in this city. He is the son of
Mr. J. B. Higley.
"Eighteen thousand five hundred
dollars damages for a bump on the
head and resultant complications is
demanded of C. E. Schaff, receiver for
the M., K. &T. Railway company, by
J. W. Higley, who through his attor
neys, filed his petition in superior
court. In consideration of the insig
nificance of the original injury, the
case is a record breaker from the
standpoint of damages asked in the
local courts.
Higley, who at the time of his in
jury was employed as a car painter by
the defendants, charges gross negli
gence. He sets forth that during the
morning of March 21 last he was in
structed to paint several cars which
lad been set on a side track in the
ocal yards of the railway for that
purpose. While thus engaged, a heavy
timber, which either was on top of the
car or leaning, fell in such a manner
as to let one end hit the plaintiff a
blow on the head, knocking him down
and rendering him unconscious.
Although the original injury to the
plaintiff's scalp seemingly was quite
inconsequential upon first examina
tion and treatment, complications de
veloped which affected Higley's stom
r.ch and intestines in such a manner
that he is now unable to partake of
solid food, according to the petition. It
also is set forth that the plaintiff's
brain is affected, an affliction which
forever will interfere with his resum
ing his employment as a car painter
or engaging in any other line of en
deavor for the maintenance of him
self and family.
Higley declares that had the de
fendant company exercised due care
the timber would not have been on
top or leaning against the car upon
which he wras working, and the acci
dent would not have occurred."
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARKING
AUTOS FILL LONG FELT WANT
From Fxlday's Dally.
The new arrangement for the park
ing of automobiles on Main street, as
prepared by Chief of Police Barclay,
seems to have filled a long felt want
in the way of clearing the congestion
of traffic and gives the best possible
means of handling the automobiles
by parking them in the center of the
street. The chief, with the assistance
of Ed Mason, has painted out the
parking lines for the cars on the
street and it will be an easy matter
for the owners and drivers of ma
chines in the future to comply with
the regulations for the vehicles. As
soon as the work was completed the
owners of the cars on Main street
at the time complied with the request
of the police and placed their cars as
desired. v -
BAD RUNAWAY
ON LINCOLN AVE.
ON SATURDAY
Horses Become Frightened at Auto
Hearse and Make a Wild Dash and
Crash into Several Vehicles.
Saturday afternoon a very lively
unaway occurred on Lincoln avenue
near the Burlington shop offices and
it is almost a miracle that the parties
who were unfortunate enough to be
in the affair were not seriously in
jured. The team of John Lowther,
a pair of rather high-spirited animals,
were coming down the avenue toward
the business section of the city just at
the time the funeral of Mrs. Sam G.
Smith was passing out to the ceme
tery at Rock Bluffs and as the auto
mobile hearse passed the team of Mr".
Lowther the horses became frighten
ed and started to run, getting away
from the control of the driver and
starting north along the avenue, nar
rowly missing crashing into the auto
mobile of Thede Amick, which was in
the funeral procession. The horses
continued their mad race down the
avenue, causing the automobiles in the
funeral procession a great deal of
trouble in keeping out of the way,
while a number of persons were at
tempting to catch the horses. Near
the shop gate the team crashed into
the double carriage of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Creamer and almost demolished
the vehicle, but fortunately did not
seriously injure the occupants as Mrs.
Creamer jumped from the carriage
just before the collision and beyond a
few bruises and a very severe nervous
shock escaped a more serious fate.
The back seat of the Creamer car
riage was torn off and one of the rear
and one of the front wheels demol
ished as the carirage turned over, as
well as breaking the top to the buggy.
Mr. Lowther was pulled from his
buggy while attempting to regain con
trol of the team and thrown to the
ground in the midst of the wreck and
debris of the buggy, and for a few
minutes his position seemed very crit-
cal and it was only by good fortune
that he escaped without great injury.
He was badly bruised and suffered a
few scratches in the thrilling experi
ence. The team was finally stopped
from their wild tear and tied up, and
ater was driven home by the owner.
LOUISVILLE DIVORCE
CASE IS FILED FOR
THE SECOND TIME
From Friday's Dally.
A suit for divorce entitled Kose
Brounco vs. Edward Brounco has been
filed in the district court, being an
other chapter in a matter that has,
several times in the past been brought
into the limelight and seems now
:bout to be settled. The case seems
to date back several years as the pe
tition for the plaintiff indicates stat
ing that on and after December, 1910,
the plaintiff and defendant cohabited
together as man and wife in the vil-
age of Louisville and their relation
was publicly , acknowledged as man
and wife. That on January 10, 1916,
they were married at the office of the
county judge in Plattsmouth and have
ince continued to live as man and
wife. The plaintiff, in her petition,
charges the defendant with cruelty,
both physical violence and vile lan
guage toward her, and failure to sup
port the plaintiff and the two children
of the parties. She asks that a de
cree of divorce be granted, together
with the custody of the children and
that the defendant be required to fur
nish suitable alimony for the care of
the plaintiff and the minor children.
This is the second divorce case to
bex filed by these parties, the first of
hich was withdrawn at the time of
the marriage in January.
Fresh Eggs and Hens
We will pay this week the follow
ing prices for eggs: 18c in trade;
hens, 13c. Hatt & Son.
For the n Simon Pure Benjamin I
Franklin Lightning Rod, call on T. W.
Vallery, or write him at Murray, Neb.
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4-2.4-lmowkly
FINE PROGRAM AT H. S.
AUDITORIUM FRIDAY NIGHT
The concert and reading entertain
ment by Miss Bertha Nethan and Mr.
Jess Fair of Lincoln, which will be
offered by the glee club at the high
school on Friday evening. May Hth,
promises to be of special merit, and
generous petronag2 upon the part of
the public should be given to it. The
purpose is not so much to raise
money as to give to the patrons of the
city a high class entertainment under
school auspices. The high school glee
club and other local talent will assist
the Lincoln artists. Especial interest
is being taken in the program as Mr.
Fair is a former Plattsmouth high
school student. The admission
charged will be 25 cents to the gener
al public and 15 cents to high school
students.
HIGHLY ESTEEMED
LADY PASSES TO HER
REWARD SUNDAY
Sunday morning, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. D. J. McDaniel
passed away after having lived a long
and useful life, filled with loving sym
pathy for all those with whom she
came in touch. The death of Mrs.
McDaniel was not sudden, she having
been in very poor health for several
years. For a month preceding her
death, she was confined to her room.
Mrs. McDaniel was born in Ohio,
where she spent her early life. She
was united in marriage to Mr. D. J.
McDaniel, with whom she moved to
Minnesota and spent many years in
pioneer life. Later they moved to
Sidney, Iowa, where they made their
home until the husband's death, two
years ago. Since then she has made
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
William Tuey.
Mrs. McDaniel was a member of
the Grand View Presbyterian church,
and lived a devout Christian lift. For
seven years she cared for her hus
band, who had been stricken with pa
ralysis, and during, that time she was
never known to complain. She was a
self-sacrificing mother, with her chil
dren's welfare always uppermost in
her mind. She leaves eight children
to mourn her death: Lewis McDan
iel, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Wilbert Mc
Daniel, Sidney. Iowa; Archie McDan
iel, Lynden, Washington; Thomas,
Everett and Howard McDaniel of
While Sulphur Springs, Montana;
Mrs. J. E. Tuey and Mrs. William
Tuey of this city; also one sister in
Indiana, sixteen grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the res
idence of Mrs. William Tuey Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be
made in Sidney, Iowa, where the hus
band is taking his last long sleep.
W. D. JONES SUFFERS
SERIOUS ATTACK
THIS MORNING
From Saturday's Dallr.
This morning W. D. Jones, who for
the past year has been in very poor
health, suffered a serious attack of
his malady and for a few minutes his
condition was very critical, but now is
somewhat improved. It seems that
Mr. Jones, on getting up this morning
had stepped into the bathroom where
he was suddenly stricken with a faint
ing spell and fell into the bathtub,
where he was discovered a few sec
onds later by his wife and daughter,
and with the assistance of one of the
neighbors he was carried to his room
and placed in bed and medical assist
ance called. The sudden attack was
quite severe and for a few minutes
the recovery of the patient was doubt
ful, but he later rallied and at last re
ports was resting very easy and it
seems that he will recover from the
attack. Mr. Jones is well advanced in
years and his illness has made him
quite feeble. His host of old friends
will be pleased to learn that he in
showing signs of improvement and
trust that he may continue to gain
strength.
George Budig came down from
Havelock Saturday and spent Sunday
here with his parents and friends.
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