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State Historical Soc
Neb
VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1916.
No. 101
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DECORATION DAY
EXERCISES AT
THE PARHELE
Decorations at Oak Hill and Catholic
Cemeteries Were 31ore Liberally
Indulged In Than for
Several Years.
With skies bright and sunny and
the heart of a community responding
to the sacred nature of the day, Deco
ration day was observed in a most
fitting manner in Plattsmouth yester
day. From early morning until the
evening shadows fell, the stream of
visitors to OaTv Hill and the Catholic
cemetery was continuous, each bear
ing their wreath of flowers to lay in
loving memory on the graves of those
from whom death had separated
them. The city had been active in
making the cemetery as pretty as pos
sible and it is fitting to say that it
was in the best condition it has been
for years, with the grass cut and in
fine shape.
The members of the Grand Armey
of the Republic and Woman's Relief
Corps gathered at their rooms in the
court house shortly after nine o'clock
and were conveyed in carryalls to the
cemetery, where the services were
held at the lot dedicated to the G. A. R.
The school children entered this year
to a larger extent than ever before in
the observance of the day, and their
services were of untold value in mak
ing possible the spelndid results at
tained both in procuring flowers and
in the active work of decorating the
graves at the cemetery.
The entire community seemed this
year to desire a part in the services
in honor of the nation's dead heroes
and assisted in every way the Grand
Army and Relief Corps in their work
of holding the proper and fitting ob
servance of the day. The Burlington
band had arranged a splendid open
air concert of a half hour, preceding
the exercises at the Parmele theater,
and this generousness on the part of
the band -was greatly appreciated by
the old soldiers and the general pub
lic. As the hour drew near for the
opening of the services at the theater
the members of McConihie post and
the Women's Relief Corps, together
with an escort of the Boy Scouts,
marched from the court house to the
theater, and the young lads of the
Scouts entered into the spirit of the
occasion in a most fitting manner,
assisting by carrying their country's
flag, and occupied seats in the boxes
at the theater, showing the spirit of
patriotic young America that is being
developed all over the land to carry
on the work of honoring the memory
of the soldiers of the nation when
the few . remaining veterans have
passed away.
The meeting at the Parmele was
opened at 2 o'clock by J. H. Thrasher,
commander of McConihie post, who
introduced Hon. R. B. Windham as
the presiding officer to take charge
of the program, and Mr. Windham in
his introductory remarks expressed
the feeling of appreciation of the
work of the young people in joining
in the service, and especially of the
school children, who, two hundred
strong, were present at the theater
to take part in the musical program
of the occasion, as well as the Boy
Scouts and the Burlington band.
The school children, who had been
trained by Mrs. Mae Morgan for the
occasion, were a feature of the ob
servarice of the day that will long be
very pleasantly remembered by every
one as their childish voices lifted in
the war songs of the boys in view
made the theater ring with patriotic
fervor, and when joined by the audi
ence stirred the hearts of everyone
with a realization, of the great senti
ments of the day that they were ob
serving.
As the audience stood at the close
of- the invocation by Rev. H. G. Mc
Clusky the strains of "America," sang
by the entire audience, rang through
the building with the most inspiring
feeling. The school children gave
"Marching Through Georgia" and
"Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
during the course of the program
and their splendid work reflected
great credit upon the youngsters as
well as on their instructor, Mrs. Mae
Morgan, who had the directing of this
part of the program.
The reading of the immortal Get
tysburg address of -Abraham Lincoln
was given in a very pleasing manner
by Samuel C. Windham, preceding
the oration of the day by ex-Governor
Chester H. Aldrich of Lincoln, who
was introduced in a few well chosen
remarks by the presiding officer.
Governor Aldrich in prefacing his
address complimented very highly the
children for their interest and efforts
on the occasion of Decoration day,
which Mr. Aldrich stated was per
haps the most impressive and sacred
day that any nation in the world ob
serves, and while in olden times the
Athenians erected great marble pil
lars to the momory of their military
heroes fallen in battle, these long
since have crumbled into dust, but
that the love and memory of the
American republic had preserved the
deeds of its heroes for all time in the
day that had been set apart to honor
their memory. Mr. Aldrich gave a
resume of the history of the Amer
ican republic from its earliest settle
ment, when the Puritans from Eng
land settled the New England states,
while the Cavaliers, or aristocrats,
settled in the southland, and from
these two classes, so much different,
had sprung the division line in the
national life, and, aggravated by the
introduction of the African slave, had
culminated in the great civil war.
Mr. Aldrich also took occasion to
attack the preparedness proposition
that is now being so strongly urged
in all sections of the country, and to
deprecate the creation of a large
armed force in the republic. In clos
ing he paid a very glowing tribute
to the state of Nebraska and the
early settlers, a large part of whom
lad been veterans of the civil war,
coming west at the close of the irre
pressible conflict. The address as a
whole was one of force and eloquence
which made a very favorable impres
sion upon the audience and made
clear the idea of the governor that
the highest ideal of citizenship was
the development of the true American
spirit of honor and love of country.
Mr. Windham and T. W. Glenn
gave a very pleasing number, "Have
You Got the Counter Sign," to which
they were compelled to respond with
an encore.
The school children at the conclu
sion of the service joined in giving
the beautiful and impressive salute
to the flag, as the audience stood, and
at its close the auditors were dis
missed bv Rev. Father W. S. Leete.
The work of the musical program
of the exercises was greatly assisted
by the work of Miss Verna Cole as
accompanist for the occasion, and
this talented lady deserves great
praise for her effective work.
JUDGE BE6LEY HELD
A BRIEF SESSION OF
COURT MONDAY
From "Wednesday's Dally.
Ihe district court held a short ses
sion Monday afternoon, with Judge
Begley presiding, and several matters
of importance were taken up and dis
posed of by the court during the
short time it was in session.
Harry Epperson, the young man
who had passed the forged check at
the store of H. M. Soennichsen last
Saturday evening, was brought be
fore the court, and on the complaint
of the county attorney, charging him
with forgery, the prisoner entered a
plea of guilty. After the hearing of
the facts in this court and the plea
of Epperson as to his guilt, the court
sentenced him to a term in the state
penitentiary of from one to twenty
years.
In the case of Hettie Cummings vs.
I. N. Cummings, an action for di
vorce, the defendant was not repre
sented or appeared in the case and
default was entered in the case and
a decree of divorce as prayed for was
granted by the court.
ADVENT OF LITTLE DAUGHTER
Prom Wertnesrtav Dally. . '
Yesterday morning at an early hour
a fine little daughter made her ap
pearance at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl R. Travis. Both the mother
and little one are doing nicely. The
friends will be pleased to learn of the
good fortune that has been visited
on Mr. and Mrs. Travis and trust
that the little lady may long be a joy
and comfort to her parents.
Office supplies at the Journal office.
GREATEST BALL '
GAME OF THE
PRESENT YEAR
One of the Leading Teams of Omaha
Is Downed by the Decisive
Score of 3 to 1.
Before the largest crow d of the
season yesterday afternoon the Red
Sox took the Omaha Gas company
organization down the line by the
decisive score of 3 to 1 and one of
the leaders of the Greater Omaha
league retired homeward humiliated
from their lofty position. The game
was a fast one from start to finish
and the locals played a great fielding
game all through the contest and
showed much stronger batting than
they had against the weaker teams
that have visited here.
Connors, the old reliable, was on
the mound for the Sox and was in
the best of form, and with the field
ing machine working like clockwork
the victory was assured. The visitors
drew the first blood in the contest in
the third when they forced a runner
around on two hits and a sacrifice
and were in a very jubiliant mood for
two innings, but in the fifth the Sox
proceeded to do things to the visitors
that made them realize the proposi
tion that they were up against.
Mason and Craig in the fifth inning
had fanned out when Beal hit to short
center, and the Gas company repre
sentative was not able to hold the
pill, allowing Clarence to roost on
the first station, and from where he
stole second. Parriott, the fast third-
sacker, proceeded to start something
with a neat hit over second, on which
Beal registered at the plate. Fahne
stock closed the inning by retiring on
a grounder to second.
In the sixth Herold was passed to
first by Hull, the gas pitcher. Con
nors struck out.' Parker made the
skies more cheerful for the fans,
however, when he rapped a safety to
right field. Smith made a daring play
for a squeeze play that failed to ma
terialize, but Bill Mason proved the
hero of the day when, with his mighty
willow, he smote the ball far into
right territory and brought Herold
and Parker both over the pan with
the much-needed scores that put the
game on ice.
The Plattsmouth infield again dem
onstrated that they are in a class by
themselves, as Craig, Parker, Fahne
stock and Parriott were all there and
over on playing the game and at no
time allowed anything to get by
them.
The game with the Gas company
team demonstrated that the Sox are
good enough to go up against any
of the teams in this part of the state,
and the showing made by the locals
was one that was most pleasing to
the fans in every way and they feel
that the boys are in the right form
to make this season the best in their
history.
The tabulated score of the game
is as follows:
RED SOX.
AB. H. PO. A. E.
Beal, cf 4 2 1 0 0
Parriott, 3b 4 3 1 2 0
Fahnestock, ss. . . 3 1 2 3 1
Herold, c 3 0 9 1 0
Connors, p 4 1 0 5 1
Parker, 2b 4 2 2 3 0
Roberts, rf 1 0 1 0 0
Smith, rf 2 0 0 0 "0
Mason, If. ....... 4 1 1 J 0
Craig, lb 4 0 10 0 0
Totals ..32 10 27 14 S-
GAS COMPANY.
AB. H. PO. A. E.
Probst, ss 4 1 2 0 ' 2
Feltman, cf 4 1 2 0:1
Coady, 2b 4 0 3 2 0
Shafer, If 4 2 0 0 0
Tracey, 3b 3 1 1 1 1
Farley, lb 4 0 8 0 0
Hatchen, c 4 2 6 1 0
Denny, rf 2 0 1 0 0
Stengle, rf. 0 0 0 0 1
Hull, p 2 1 1 3 0
Totals 31 8 24 7 5
Horses For Sale.
I still have a . few horses for sale,
also some farm machinery. If you
need them see me. Frank Vallery,
Murray.
FRANK WILSON AND MISS HAZEL
REED, OF MALVERN, MARRIED
From Wednesday's Dally.
Yesterday morning at the court
house occurred the marriage of two
Iowa young people, Frank Wilson and
Miss Hazel Reed, both of Malvern,
la. The young people arrived in the
city on the early Burlington train and
secured the services of Judge Beeson
to make their happiness complete,
and in a neat and appropriate man
ner the judge proceeded to tie the
matrimonial knot in time to allow
the newlyweds to depart for their
home on No. 4 and give their friends
in their home town a most pleasant
surprise.
HAS A FISH HOOK
THRUST IN HIS MOUTH
WITH BAD EFFECT
From Wednesday's Dally.
Sunday afternoon David, the little
7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Toman, met with a rather painful
experience while he, with a number
of other children, were starting out
on a little . trip to secure crawfish.
The children had .secured a number
of small fish hooks and were headed
for the farm of Mr. Wiles, just
southwest of the city, where they
were going to try and secure some
of the crawfish from a small creek
there. As they were , going along
David was playing with the fish
hooks and thrust one in his mouth,
with surprising and dangerous re
sults, as one of the hooks caught in
the lower lip of the boy and made
it necessary for the relatives to per
form a hurried operation to remove
the hook, which was carried out with
neatness and dispatch. The little boy
is getting along all right, but will
carry a sore lip for some time.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS
ARE PLANNING FOR
EXCELLENT MEETINGS
From Wednesday's Dally.
The missionary committee of the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Presbyterian church is planning for
a most excellent meeting next Sun
day evening at 7:30. The committee
has arranged to have Mr. George C.
Reed of Weeping Water here, who
has been working in the mission
fields throughout Morocco for the
past seventeen years, but was com
pelled to give upv his work for a time
on account of his health. He re
turned home about two years ago and
since his return has been working on
a grammar for the Sudan people. Mr.
Reed was sent to the mission fields
by the Gospel Union of Kansas City,
a non-denominational society, and be
sides teaching and preaching the
word of the Master, he has translated
a portion of the Bible in Berber and
Arabic languages. Mr. Reed was
born at Weeping Water and gradu
ated from the Weeping Water acad
emy in 1888. Mr. Reed is going to
tell of some of his work and experi
ences in the mission fields and will
have something very interesting as
well as instructive to tell. Everybody
most cordially invited to come and
hear him.
HAS ONE OF A KIND, AND THE
THE COUNTY CLERK IS HAPPY
From Wednesday's Dally.
Yesterday was a day of sunshine
and pleasure around the Cass county
court house and the office of the
county clerk was the brighest spot
in the building, where County Clerk
Frank Libershal and his broad, gen
ial smile were in evidence, and it was
for good cause that Mr. Libershal
was feeling so jolly and pleasant as
his home was visited early yesterday
morning by the stork, and as a result
there is a young Mr. Libershal in the
world today who, in the opinion of
Frank, is just about the finest that
ever made its appearance in this city.
The friends of the family will extend
their heartiest best wishes for the
future welfare of the young man and
his success in life. ;
UNLAWFUL FOR CAMP-
!!ERST0 CAMP ON HIGH
WAYS ON CONDITIONS
Yesterday afternoon two aged men,
giving their names as John Creech
and Asro Petty, were brought in by
the sheriff to answer to a complaint
charging them with camping on the
public highway, in violation of law.
The two men have been camping for
the past two weeks on the public
highway, near the farm of Luke
Wiles, just at the edge of town, and
claim they come from Kansas but
have no particular destination in
view. They were taken before Judge
Archer, and on promise to leave were
allowed their liberty, as they were
not in a position to pay a fine. The
law in regard to camping on the
highway is quite strict and was made
to reach cases of undesirable parties
traveling through the country and
camping along the roads without re
gard to the wishes of the property
owners nearby. It is unlawful to
camp on the public road more than
twenty hours in one place without
the consent of the farmers on either
side of the road, but from sunset
Saturday to sunrise Monday parties
can camp without being disturbed. It
is also unlawful to camp within forty
rods of a house, school house or
church without the consent of the
property owners, and campers cannoi
camp twice in thirty days in a radius
of five miles. The penalty is not
more than $25 or less than $5 fine
and imprisonment not exceeding ten
days.
MASONIC GRAND
LODGE TO VISIT THE
HOME IN THIS CITY
The grand lodge of the Masons of
Nebraska will meet in Omaha next
week and will, on Tuesday, June 6,
pay a visit to this city to inspect the
Masonic home, which is under the
care of the grand lodge. The lodge
will leave Omaha on a special train
over the Burlington, leaving that city
at 2:30 p. m., and will reach here at
3 o'clock. From the station the mem
bers of the grand lodge will be taken
over the city for an automobile drive
and visit the different sections of the
city, and then be conveyed to the
home, on West Elm street, where they
will inspect the splendid institution,
and then return by auto to the train
to be conveyed back to Omaha.
Directors of the Commercial club
are arranging to take the visitors
over the city and every automobile
owner who can is asked to be at the
Burlington station to meet the train
and assist in conveying the members
of the lodge. The Masonic home is
an institution that we are all proud
of and the visit of the grand lodge
is an event that should be made a
most pleasant occasion, and all citi
zens should assist in seeing that the
visitors are treated royally during
their stay. If you have an automo
bile and the committee is not able to
get in touch with you, make it a
point to be at the Burlington station
as there will be a large number of
visitors to be looked after.
BAND CONCERT
POSTPONED TO NEXT
WEDNESDAY EVENING
.The bad weather conditions has
made , it necessary to postpone the
band concert which was to have been
given this evening at Garfield park,
as the band was unable to practice
last evening and the rainy conditions
today would not warrant the band in
going ahead with the concerts. The
opening concert will be given on next
Wednesday evening at the park as
the band goes to Avoca to play on
Thursday. It has been decided that
Thursday evening will be the date for
the concerts and the park the place
for holding them as the sentiment of
the public seems to favor this spot
in preference to any other.
Stewart's Phonographs, only $5.00,
at Dawson's, Plattsmouth, Neb.
JOHN SEDLOCK, INSTRUCTOR
OF THE T. J. SOKOL SOCIETY
From Wednesdays Dally.
John Sedlock, traveling athletic in
structor of the national Tel Jed Sokol
society, is in the city and will remain
here for the next few weeks, to assist
the turning classes of the local society
in developing their atheltic work in
such shape as to place them in the
front ranks of the turning societies
of the state. Mr. Sedlock is one of
the leaders in this line of work in
the United States and will be a great
vital assistance to the local society in
their athletic work.
FRANK B. THOMAS
THE "SAFETY FIRST"
MAN IN THE CITY
Frank B. Thomas of the Safety
First department of the Burlington
was in the city for a few hours to
day, looking after some of the affairs
of his department and visiting his
friends. When asked by a Journal
representative as to the conditions at
the present time as compared with
those when he first visited here in
the interests of his department, Mr.
Thomas stated that in all lines the
effects of the agitation for better con
ditions for safety of employes and
more care on the part of the railroad
employes had resulted in much im
provement. . On his first visit here
there had been a great many un
blocked frogs and guard rails in the
local yards, but this had been looked
after and today it would require a
great deal of searching to find even
one of the rails or frogs unsupported.
Mr. Thomas while here also gave out
a new Safety First bulletin that
shows that even Shakespeare was a
believer in Safety First: "It is a
safe bet that Shakespeare knew what
he was talking about when he said:
To be. thus is nothing; but to be
safely thus. Safety First saves trou
bles and pain and regrets that are
vain.' '
JUDGE LESLIE DECIDES
AGAINST MRS. EMMA
B. MANCHESTER
In the motion presented by counsel
for Mrs. Emma B. Manchester, su
preme guardian of the Woodman
Circle, for an injunction to prevent
the members of the executive council
of the order from interfering with
her power of appointing field agents,
Judge Charles Leslie of the district
bench in Douglas county ' denied the
motion, ine court neia inai wnue
Mrs. Manchester was the chief execu
tive officer of the order, she was sub
ordinate to the council, which has
supreme legislative powers."
This matter has ' been pending for
some time, growing out of the con
flict in authority between the guard
ian and the mother officers constituting
the supreme council, who adopted a
policy hostile to the wishes of Mrs
Manchester. There are a great many
of the members of the order in this
city who will learn with interest the
latest phase of the matter in regard
to control of the order.
COUNCIL BLUFFS IMPERIALS
TO BE HERE NEXT SUNDAY
The Council Bluffs Imperials have
been signed as the attraction in the
baseball line on next Sunday at the
Red Sox park and their visit will give
the fans an opportunity of seeing this
fast Iowa organization at work. The
Imperials have made a most enviable
reputation in the games they have
played this season and should be
worthy opponents of the locals in
every way. The showing that the
Red Sox have made so far this season
demonstrates that they are better
than at any previous time and are
not afraid of any of the amateur or
ganizations in eastern Nebraska or
western Iowa and their admirers will
be pleased to see them in action. The
Imperials will doubtless learn some
thing of the art of ball playing from
their visit here.
THE SENIOR
CLASS PLAY MON
DAY EVENING
The Young People Presenting "A
Corner of the Campus," a Pleas
ing Little Story, Rendered
Splendidly.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The senior class of the high school
Monday evening gave the class play,
and the young people presenting "A
Corner of the Campus" certainly did
themselves most creditably in han
dling the performance of this pleas
ing little story of school life. The
class has been under the instruction
of Mrs. John W. Falter for the past
few weeks and their efforts showed
the care and attention that had been
given to them by their directors, and
a great part of the success of the
delightful little play may be ascribed
to the efforts of this talented lady.
"A Corner of the Campus," which
had been selected by the class as one
suited to their efforts, certainly was
well chosen, as it gave a great oppor
tunity for the display of the ability
of the young people taking part. The
story of the play is woven around
three of the principal characters.
Ruth Day" was portrayed by Miss
Doris Vallery; "Charles Steel," en
acted by Phil Campbell, and "John
Ward," the rival, was offered by Fred
Speck. The desperate and dark laid
plot of Ward to win the hand of
Ruth was, however, foiled in the last
act by Steel, and the play ended hap
pily. In the play two of the scenes
are laid at the ladies' college, where
the girls in the cast are students, and
here the different characters in the
play were given ample opportunity
to demonstrate their ability an actora
and actresses, and it is safe to say
that the class of '16 came up to the
record of those of other years in the
carrying out of their different roles.
To furnish the fun and comedy for
the play Charles Dovey, as Hiram
Hayman, and Miss Margaret Dotson,
as Tilly, a maid, were clearly in a
class by themselves and won the
warmest approval of the audience by
their cleverness and really scored the
greatest triumph of the play in their
work. Miss Florence Egenberger, as
Mrs. Hayman, showed a wonderful
stage presence and a naturalness that
made her part most enjoyable, and
as a character actress divided honors
with Miss Elizabeth Hall, who ap
peared as Miss Prism, the principal
of the girls' school, and Miss Hall
won many words of commendation
for her ability and showed that she
had given much thought to the role.
Miss Ethel Lewis and Harry Winscot,
as the colored maid and her dusky
hued loved, were most enjoyable, and
Miss Lewis especially deserves more
than a passing comment for her abil
ity in this part. Floyd Stone, who
was cast as the professor, the lover
of Miss Prism, in the few minutes
that he appeared on the stage, car
ried himself well and made love like
a veteran. As the school girl friends
of Ruth, the leading lady, Misses
Ethel Seybert, Vera Hatchett, Edith
Ramge, Pearl Dugay and Alice Wey-
rich were exceptionally clever and
added very much to the pleasure of
those attending.
Taken as a whole, the play was
very entertaining and well worthy of
the audience which filled the Parmele
theater to the doors, and everyone in
attendance felt that they had a most
pleasant time in witnessing the offer
ing of the senior class.
Fred Speck, who appeared in one
of the leading roles of the play, cer
tainly deserves commendation for his
work as he was only allowed three
rehearsals before the performance,
having been selected to take the place
of Major Hall, whose illness prevent
ed him from taking part in the play.
CITY DISMISSES CASE
from Wednesday Dany.
The case which the city has had
pending against John Cory for tress
passing on the land on the river bot
tom, which both the city and Mr.
Cory claims title to, was dismissed
today in the court of Justice M.
Archer. This is the matter in which
Mr. Cory was arrested by the city at
the time the litigation over the land
grew very warm. This ends this
phase of the matter, with Mr. Cory
as the victor.