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PLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, FJHk
-ii
DEATH OF YOUNG
MAN WELL KNOWN
IN PLATTSMOUTH
Frm Tuesday's Dally.
Friends in this city have received
notification of the death at Praric
Grove, Ark., of Ellis Graham, a young
man well "known in this city, where
he has visited quite often. The death
of Mr. Graham occurred on Monday
last after a short illness from heart
trouble which followed an attack of
Blight's disease. Mr: Graham was
reared to manhood in Ilavtlock and
was married there to Miss Goldie
Messersmith, a neice of Mrs. William
McCauley, W. D. Messersmith and
Mrs." Homer' McKay of this city. He
worked in that city for a number of
years and then moved to Chicago,
where he and Charles Peterson,
were interested for a few years in
an automobile garage. Mr. Graham
had disposed of his business interests
in. Chicago and made the trip over
land from that c'.ty to the home of his
paients in Prairie Grove, and has
since been staying there. He was
twenty-seven years of age at the
time of his death, and leaves a wife
:nd little six-months-old daughter to
mou:n his death as well as the par
ents. The friends here were deeply griev
t 1 to learn of his untimely death and
will share with the family the sense
f grief over the death of this splen
did Young man.
MONEY MADE
ON WHAT WAS
THOUGHT WASTE
From Tuesday's Dailv
The Olson Photo company
of this
citv have realized
a
very neat sum
in the
last few month.-: from what
was heretofore, a sheer waste and loss
t the company ar.d this ha:; been the
v.ate from the unexposed portions of
ko.-Iak films. This portion of the film
i:a more or less of th" nitrate of -liver
on it and there has in the pat
1 ecn no attempt to -ave this ar.d Mr.
Obon and his a so'-iates decided that
it was time to check this waste. The
i-itrate was changed into a sediment
by chemical procc.-s and this has been
j-aved by the Olson company with
the result that smee December they
have realized S'o; from the sale of
the waste to the smelter. This shows
the kind of methods that is rapidly'
tinning the Ol.-on company into one
of the must successful institutions of
its Kin'l m trie Lniteu tares and
with the great amount of film devel
(ping carried on by this firm it i.
eay to see that the amount realize"
from the sale of the waste from the
delevopir.g is constantly growing.
The Olson company have their
I ant operating along the latest am
mo.-t improved business methods aru
the care and attention given the busi
ness has brought them to the front.
BOY TRAMPS TAKEN
IN BY AUTHORITIES
From Tuesday's Dailv.
The two boys that were brought in
by the sheriff yesterday seem to have
boon stringing the authorities with
their wild tale of being lured from
their home. Sheriff Quinton called up
the authorities at Auburn and learned
a few facts in legard to the one boy,
Giibeit Jegnon, who claimed his hon
at Ai:burn. It would seem that this
loy has he-!! away from home for
t.-e p.t-t year, having ran away to
Colorado and has not been in Auburn
rincc that time. The family have
moved away from Auburn and the
i-henff will attempt to locate them,
and inform them of the fact of the
lad being here. It is thought that
the second boy, Elmer Terry of Oma
ha, has been induced by Jegnon to
ltin away from his home in the me
t opohs and embark on a tramping
t-ur. The sheriff will hold the boys
liitil it is decided what is best to
d'j with them.
'PETITION FOR PROBABE
OF WILL OF .MRS. LAN XING
from Th day's Daily.
A .petition has been filed in the
county" court by John Thomas Lan
ning of Lincoln, asking for the pro
1 ate of the last will and testament of
his mother, Mrs. Calistia Ann Lan
ring, of Eagle, who died at Lincoln,
en July,!-. The will names Mrs.
Crace Bell Christopherson, a daugh
ter, as executrix of the estate and the
pc titirn prays that she may be grant
ed papers of administration. The
o-Mte consists of real ertate in Eagle
sr.i pet serial property.
. Sales bills none quickly at the
Journal. ,
BACK AND HEAD LIGHTS LIT
From Tuesday's Pally,
A number of the residents in the
north part of the city have been mak
ing complaint of the fact that auto
mobiles running along Vine street
and North Sixth street are frequently
driven without tail or front lights
lit up after dark and in a few cases
it has been noted that there were no
lights lit at all on the machines. This
is a clear violation of the law and au
tomobile owners should take it upon
themselves to see that the law in this
respect is complied with and the
lights kept lit as a matter of their
own safety as it is one of the easiest
ways in the world to have a very
serious accident through the lack of
lights. Such carelessness as this is re
sponsible for a great many of the
automobile accidents that occur every
day all over the country and a little
foresight in time may save a great
deal of grief and trouble for the
drivers of the automobiles.
BROTHER INJURED
IN ACCIDENT
. NEAR GRETNA
From Tuesday's Datrr.
Warran Tulene and wife and Alvin
Jones and wife of this city were cal
led to Omaha last evening by a mes
sage announcing that Albert Rouse, a
brother of Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Tuk-ne. had been seriously injured in
an accident near Gretna and was be
ing brought to Omaha for treatment
at the St. Joseph hospital. On receipt
of the message the two fam.hes at
once motored to Omaha. Mr. Ro.ise
was found to be in very serious con
dition wuh his right arm nearly torn
from the-iockct and some fifteen long
and serious cuts on the legs and body
and it was feared internal injuries.
The accident was caused by the ex
plosion of a boiler on a threshing out
fit which was wr rking on the farm of
H. C. Rifhal and resulted in the
death of P. II. Meiia. a neighbor, who
was assisting in the threshing as v.vH
as seiir.'i-dy injuiir.g two oihers ;
side Mr. Rouse.
The boiler blow up without va:n
;;;:r, and tho flying pieces of the ma
chine J vat tereded ever a largo area
ar.d :r.:'l icted the v ounds of it -; .-j'-iied
m')'. A large section of .he
bc.il?r -l;-.:ck Mr. House and ahiiost
tore the arm off of his bodv a:id
smaller J icves inflicted severe l.iceiv.
t:ciis. lie v. as thrown over sixty f. -t
by the fierce of the explosi i and
when picked up was bleeding and in
very serious condition. He was hur
ried to Omaha where the injuries
were treated ar.d an examination
made as to internal injuries out none
could be found. At the hospital today
Mr. Rouse had regained consciou
ness and was able to recognize the
members of the family but the inten
dents are very doubtful as to his re-
coverv.
MARRIAGE OF MILDRED
BRITTAiN AND WH. DEWOLF
From Tuesday's Pally.
lesterday afternoon at 4:30 the
cozy home of Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Brittain on Lincoln avenue was the
scene of a very pretty home wedding
when their daughter, Miss Mildred
was united in wedlock to M. William
DeWolf. The wedding ceremony was
performed by the grandfather of the
oi nie, dilute r. --rcner, wno m a
solemn and impressive manner pro
ncunced the words that made these
wto happy hearts as one. Following
the ceremony the relatives and mem
oers ot tne bridal party were enter
tamed at luncheon. The weddipg was
very simple and attended by only the
members of the families of the con
tracting parties.
Both the bride and groom are well
known in this city where the bride
was born and reared to womanhood
and as a young lady of more than
usual charm and held in the highest
esteem by all those who have the
pleasure of her acquaintance. The
groojn has made his home here for
the past year and formerly resided
at Weeping Water where as in this
city he possesses a large circle of
friends who will extend their best
wishes to him on his new found hap
piness and trust the years may bring
all the happiness in the world to the
newly weds. The young people will
make their home in this city for the
present at least.
F. J. Hennings and son. Albeit and
daughter, Miss Helen motored in this
afternoon from their heme in Eight
Mile Grove precinct to spend a few-
hours looking after some trading with
the merchants.
LETTER FROi A
OLD 001RA
He
Referrs to Those Old Citizens
Dead and Living and Our
"Home Coming'' Festival
Lincoln, Neb., July 81, 1-Jl'J.
To the Editor of the Journal:
By permission of the use of space
in your valuable paper we wih'to ic-
ply to a letter just received from one
of your most valued and influential
citizens, a close friend of mine for
many years, as we walked together
heart and hand in church, Sunday
school and politics and all the social
and moral walks of life during our
sojourn of eighteen years as a humble
citizen of Plattsmouth. Holding our
name in secret unless the editor di
vulges it to avoid trouble, the letter
referred to is one in reply to a letter
written to my friend last December,
(just beef ore Christinas). We re
quested in our letter that my fritgul
read the letter publically before the
Sunday school to remind them that, we
held them near and dear in memory
of our social and religious labors to
gether. My friend does not say
whether he did that or not. but says
that the letter has remained on his
desk ever since it was received re
minding him of his duties, but daily
tasks were so pressing that it lias
taken seven months to get a nick of
time in which to answer. We wish to
note that we have written to other
Plattsmouth friends who have not
been on time to answer, some of
them three and four years since an
ulil comrade, wrote
tf. ivi-cio tln-i'i 1 1 . i r th"
Jeu rn:
has never turned us down to
our ."-i-o'vieii-re. m;r irieno, maue
te di' ;'(aio of the old associates who
are growing old anil H-ebie and seldom
leave their home. Fatlur T. S. C.
Dal b ar.d wife are noted among the
feeble. A good report of church and
Sur.'.i-iv school work comes to us. The
latter keyed up to
ideal pastor. Tii
rh Ci and with an
is all diet ring
news to us.
Rut we read between the lir.es the
m-'tive that U-l him to veplv to
'hrMmas letter was to inviic us to
the Pk.vtsrooi
t ir.'.r August .'
t iiw' dale and
body who will
to ail tie
Home Coming, set-
t io September
it n as
-It 117 :
us :.i;d every
an on-Kiii unity
"id sett;.-vs and every
: - by mistake bit ciV
ior tbav Ik- (-. n che'.v.
hodv eb". ib
a big chu.ik. ri
Not w i t lis t a t d I r ;
years of rarie
cannot deliver
r.e n.a.-- r.ac
: .'.utile t ;: oerie.'ce
the '.'-ods as he
l,
stated p. n's telle:
It v. onid require
a. milaele thai wou'd over-lvo!ov the
miracles wrought by the pro; h- is of
old. Let rr good friend sit tin and
akr- notice of wli.it h
ah;:. be Possible in
cv-not do ( it
a pic ure gal-
lo'-v. to reprod -cv
fac-s:m:lc
nut i o
nrobably). It the etli
v.'e will cr.il to mine
or v-i.'i
I!
the names
1 1. -mouth a
ome ot our car
lv PI
ciates with whom we mingled art
whose faces we shall knov.- v,hc:i wt
meet on the other shore, if so be ou
good lortune to meet aga:
i fortune to meet again. Thev
have passed to the Great ieyor. I am
moved awav to other localities: The
editor's list. MacMurphv of the Ne
braska Herald and McHonaugh of ih
Watchman, who boosted Plattsmouth
to the dead line: thev were men of
letters antl made their mark. Dr
Livingston, Dr. Black, I-. S. and W. J
White, Captain L. D. Bennett, I)
navksworth. A. B. Todd. Captain
Marshall, J. M. Patterson, C. IL Par
mele. Jas. Ilodgert, Thomas Pollock,
George W. Kinser. M. W. Morgan
Captain II. E. Palmer, Rev. J. T.
Baird. William Hayes. William Fox
well. Peter Merges, J. S. Wendell, the
Halls, Wendell, Wynn, Pojsall, Duke,
Leach, Murphy, Tutt, Sherman, Eiken
bary, Spin-lock, Bobbins, Brantner,
Jeans, Sullivan, Streight, Atwood,
Hichcv, Holmes, Walker, Waugh,
Chapman, Schildknecht, Johnson,
Bates, Smith, Mapes, Vallery, Davis.
McMaken, Pottinger, Fitzgerald,
Stadelmann, Simpson, Gault, Winter
steen, fcchulhotl and others whose
names we car.r.ot recall at this time.
A list of pastors and Sunday school
workers from Blackburn down to l'.)0o,
since which time we have not been in
close touch with Plattsmouth world
be a pleasing feature of the Home
Coming. If our friend could stage a
moving picture of the old residents
surviving antl who will be present at
the Home Coming, it would be
matchless drawing card, and' would
dramatize in life size the men who
made the earlv history. of Plattsmouth
and Cass county.
800 ACRES LAND FOR SALE
?20 per acre if taken at once. Write
Bert Ostrom, Max, Neb.
CASTO'RIA
For Infants and Children
Irs Use For Over 3 Years
Always bears
the
Or
Signature of
AMPUTATION OF LIMB
BECOMES NECESSARY
From Tuesday's Dally.
A message was received here last
evening by the relatives announcing
that it had been found necessary to
amputate one of the lower limbs of
Mrs. Henry Speck at the hospital In
Columbus where she has been for ths
last few weeks. Blood poison has set
in on the limb and in the very seri
ous condition of the patient it was
fcund necessary to amputate to save
the life cf Ivlrs. Speck. She has been
very ill for some weeks and was
operated on some time ago for appen
dicitis and her condition has been
very serious since that time caused
by the complications of the case. Her
friends will regret greatly to learn of
her serious condition and trust that
she may recover fiom the ordeal.
ARRANGING STRONG
PROGRAM FOR THE
From Wednesday's rally.
The annual teachers' institute of
Cass county will be held in Platts
mouth on the week commencing Aug
ust 2-th ami the teachers of the coun
try are looking forward with much
pleasure to the gathering. County
Superintendent Miss Edna Mar
i;uaidL is arranging an exceptionally
strong program for the institute and
this will include special features in
the way of lectures by the eminent
educators of the county and state.
The en:nty institute has been de
velop' d into ne of the most valuable
aids in maintaining the high standard
of wiir country schools, and Miss Mar-l-iardi
has been very successful .in
her institute work in this county and
the meetings have been attended by
practically every teacher in the county.
The lectures have brought to the at
PT.tion or the teachers the latest
features of educational life, for the
training of the boys ar.d girls of the
corr riH'rdty and their discussions of
Loe problems of school work has been
most enlightening r.nd beneficial. The
c;-.ii " i of tiie institute was left to
.-..-to of t:ie. teacr.ers ot the county am
as a re.-uit I 'lalt.-moulh was selectee
iy a very large p'.ajority.
The ii. tifite thL- year will lo heh
during tho 'Home Coming' week an.
furnish a special feature for the bene
fit of the chaim'ng teaching force ol
ilie countv, and the attendance at
the institute promises to be a rec
-;-d breaker. The program of the
.ent w
11
.r.curced later by the
sui erinlen dent.
DEPARTS i)R CHICAGO
"roin Wednesday's
L;.st evening Mr.
Ia:lv.
K. Malec, mstruc-
'o- jn physical culture for the Ka'tc
'hky Soko! turning roeicty, departed
r" Chicago, after a shot t stay in this
eitv, organizing the classes of the
local society preparatory to their cr.
Leimg the national tournament m
t : i,,... e ,.,.i... Tt.n
t lass of the society are busy arrang
ing for the big event and a large
c'ass wiil be sent to take part in the
big show in Milwaukee and probably
class of ladies will also go to the
. :;urnamont. Mr. Malec is traveling
through the west organizing the dif
ferent classes.
CMS. HAGER TO RENT ROCK
WELL BUiLOINO FOR BAKERY
mm Tii".(lay'e Oailv.
C. L. Herger, the bal:er, has rented
the rtorc room in the Rockwood build
ing that was formerly used by the J.
L. Barton Hardware stoic as a sales
loom for agricultural implements, and
ho will move his bakery from thi
Coates block into the new location.
The room is being fitter! up in first-
c'ass shape antl will make a very neat
m l handsome 100m when it is com
pleted antl ready for the occupancy
of the new owner. Mr. Herger is a
veteran baker and has been very sue-j by the Omaha organization. The dis
cessful in the sale of his popular! play of the work giving an outline
brands of fresh wholesome bread, f
cakes and pics, and feels that he will f
have a first class place to operate in
the future.
RAIN IS QUITE PLENTIFUL
From Wednesday s Daily.
Last night or early this morning
the locality near Cedar Creek and
Louisville was visited by a very gen
erous rain that aided greatly in help
ing out the growing crops. The last
few days' rain has been worth mil-
ions to eastern Nebraska". Today the
weather is warming tip considerable
and the corn and grass showing much
glowing strength.
The people are wise ivho buy sta
ionery at the Journal.
J. H. WINTERSTEEN
DIES AT HOME
IN FREMONT
The following special from Fre
mont gives the account of the death in
that city of James H. Wintersteen,
well known thioughout the state as a
salesman and who in his younger days
was a resident of Plattsmouth and a
follower of the newspaper craft in
which he has been more or less active
the greater part of his life.
James II. Wintersteen, Nebraska
traveling salesman, died at his home
here this evening following a linger
ing illness. He was a native of Ohio,
born September 4, 1856. He came to
Nebraska with his parents at the age
of fifteen, sonn thereafter going to
work for the Plattsmouth Herald,
where he learned the printer's trade.
In 1885 he began traveling for' W. T.
Seaman of Omaha and later was with
the Miller, Gibson & Richardson and
other Omaha printing houses. For
about twenty years he representee
the State Journal company of Lin
coin, about six years ago quitting the
employ of the Lincoln publishing
firm and enterting the services of
the Standard Bridge company.
At the opening of the Rosebud res
ervation Mr. Winterrteen secured
homestead and tne last three year,
made his home on the land he drew
An injury received while riding
horse two years ago is believed to
have hastened the end.
A wife, two sons, Don of Winner
S. I)., and James, jr., and two daugh
terx. .Mrs. Walter Lnnstensen ant
Pilidence of Fremont, survive.
LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR.
ANG MRS. ROBERT RiCHTER
HAS A BROKEN ARM
This morning, Nellie, the 11 -year
old daughter of Mr. antl Mrs. Robert
Richter, was brought in fiom the
farm of Welsey Hill, near Rock
Bluffs, where she has been visiting
suffering from a broken arm. The
little girl was engaged with a num
ber of platmates in searching for birt
nests ami in doing so had climbed into
a tree to reach one of the nests ant
getting out on a decayed limb it broke
with her and caused her to fall to the
ground several feet below and frac
tured the right foream. The little gir
was brought in to her home and taken
to the office of Dr. E. W. Cook where
the injured arm was dressed and the
patient made as comfortable as pos
sible under the circumstances.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
GO TO FALLS CITY
The members cf the city council
antl Mayor John P. Sattler this morn
ing motored down to Falls City where
they will examine the paving recently
put in there and see the different va
rieties of brick used and particularly
the three inch wire cut brick that
had been recommended by the streets,
alleys and bridges committee for use
on the Washington avenue paving
job. The members of the council are
anxious to become familiar with the
different kinds of bricks used in pav
ing and their wearing qualities in
order to act intelligently on the let
ting of the paving contract so that
the city can receive the best possible
value for their money, no matter to I
1. i . l i i rr . r
wnom xne contract is let. ine trip
was matle by automobile and will give
the councilman a splendid opportunity
of viewing the work both at Falls
City, and Auburn.
M. C. A. EDUCATIONAL WORK.
C. J. Shaw, educational secretary
the Y. M. C. A. of Omaha was in
this city today arranging for tne pre
sentation of the educational features
of the work that is loing undertaken
of the studies appears elsewhere in
this issue and information can be se-
cured of C. A. Rawls or E. II. Wes
cott, the local representatives of the
association.
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
A suit for divorce entitled May M. j
Mairs against Josiah Mairs has been J
filed in the district court. In her pc- ,
tition the plaintiff alleges that they j
were married at Lincoln, Neb., June ;
6, 1894, and for the past two years
or more have resided at Elmwood.
The plaintiff asks that the custody of ,
a minor daughter be granted to her ,
and that a decree of divorce be givenv
her. William DelesDernier of Elm-
wood appears as the attorney for the ;
I plaintiff.
Men and boys, here are "snaps" and every Sat
urday in August we will furnish interest-impelling
snaps just as snappy : :".::c.
Jot down these dates
August 5th, I2th, 19th and 26th,
and add these words: "Snaps at WescotlV just as a
reminder to attend these events.
Men's indigo work shirts in fast colors 40c
Boys' indigo work shirts in fast colors 23c
Mexican straw hats for men and boys 5c
Men's dress 'straw, choice of the stock except
'panamas $1.50
Men's genuine panamas $2.65
Men's union suits 48c
Boys' union suits 24c
Men's summer night govns 49c
Children's vash hats 24c
Children's wash suits extraordinary values 75c
Men's featherweight suits, extraordinary value $ 1 0
Men's Palm Beach suits $5.95
Boys' Palm Beach suits $2.95
New ties
C,
W
Everybody's Store"
STRAXCEK BECOMES QUITE ILL
This morning a man giving his"
name as James Smith, and his home
as Orleans, Neb., was taken quite
sick down town as the result as he
states of having eaten a can of sal
mon last evening and which seems
to have developed, into a case of po
tamine poisoning. The man suffered
a great deal of pain and the city
physician, Dr. P. J. Flynn war, sum
moned to look after the cae. The
man was taken to the cityjaii where
he could rest ar.d be cared for prop
erly until the treatment could give
him relief. Smith has been living in
the vicinity of Rock Bluffs and was
cook for a granding camp for a time.
ANNOUNCES 3IRTII OF SON
The news has been received in this
city by relatives of the birth to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles W. Britt, at St.
Joseph, Mo., on June "0, of a fine
little son. This will be most pleasing
news to the many old friends of the
family in this city and they will ex
tend to the happy parents their
heartiest congratulations. Mr. Britt
is Burlington storekeeper at St.
Joseph and a former resident of this
city.
MOTOR OUT TO LOUISVILLE
Mike Tritzch, democratic candidate
for county treasurer. County Clerk
Frank Libershal, P. E. Ruffner, can
didate for county assessor antl John
Nemetz, candidate for clerk of the
district court, motored out to Louis
ville this morning where the boys at
tended a meeting of the democratic
county central committee which was
in session there today.
CAOIC
dim Film
BRAND, KUPPEN-HEIMER and CLOTHCRAFT
Clothes. The prices are right.
Philip Shicyicij
Stetson Hats
Carhart Overalls
every uoecUl
eseoifs
ENTERTAIN !N HONOR
OF VISITING GUEST
from Wednesday's Dally.
Misses Catherine Siiopp and, Ihden
Roberts very pleasantly ent rttiincl
a company of yung folks la.-t even
ing, at the Roberts home on High
School hill, Ir.st evening, in honor of
Miss Kat:e Whittakcr of Lincoln, who
is visiting tnest.
aip.g ladies and he
numerous other friends
in this c i t v
for a few tliy. For the entertain
ment of tht'ir guests
the hostesses
games, which
had
we: e
planned various
entered into Avith much en
thusiasm and merriment and afford
ed them much pleasure. At a : uitable
time dainty refreshments were served.
LAO RETURNED TO OMAHA
" -om Wednesday's Daily.
This morning Elmer Terry, the
young lad from Omaha, who has been
kept hen by Sheriff C. D. Quinton
for a few days until the authorities
at that city could. g?t in touch with
his parents, was shipped back to
Omaha by the sheriff anil restored to
his parents. The boy did not seem i:i
the least homesick and greatly enjoy
ed his stay here where he received
mighty good ticitment from every
one. The other boy has net been called
for as yet and the autho, ities are
busy trying to locate his parents.
Impure b'ooil runs you down
makes you ;.n easy victim for disease.
For pure blood and sound digestion
Burdock Blood Bitters. At all drug
-tores. Price $1.00.
3
ten s
thin, cool suits; pinch Lack
and plain models in Palm
Beach, Mohair and Air-O-Wcavc
- they add wonder
fully to comfort on these
hot days.
Come in and let vs help
you to solve the Summer
clothing problem.
Get clothes that are cool
but that hold their shape,
we have tho SOCIETY
Manhattan Shiris
Hanson Gloves
J9i i