PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916.
PAGE 2.
RAILROAD BOARD
OF REPUBLICANS
KICKS IN TRACES
"Will Issue Statement as to Its Posi
tion in Regard to Rule of Fed
eral Hoard.
From Saturday's Daily.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. IS. vuile Dr.
Kusewater and his assistants have
Lien kept busy defending: the railroad
rate regulation plank of the republi
can national platform, there's still a
LiVcer job ahead of them.
The Nebraska state railway com
mission, composed of three republi
can members, let it be known today,
that it would lefuse the request of the
Burlington railroad to increase its
rate on live stock shipments from
Henry to Omaha 1 per cent per 100
p..unds. bat at the same time indi
cated it would issue a statement cfiti
;;ing the methods used by the inter-.-tate
commerce commission to arrive
at its rate conclusions.
The republican platform, which is
cuisine so much squirming for mem
1 t-rs of the party, favors national in
stead of state regulation in rate mat
ters. It is this same interstate com
merce commission which would have
the- say in rate matters under the re
publican program, which the Xebras
1 a board, composed of three republi
can members, now has occasion to
i riticize.
The commission points out in its
n-fusal to grant the Burlington re-
luest that it possesses no authority
under the freight enactment of 1907
t chancre rates. The commission at
the same time announces it will pre
pare a statement setting forth what
i' considers erroneous conclusions re
cently announced by the interstate
commerce commission.
The federal commission recently
vert lire v.- the state commission's pet
-!ass schedule and the state regulat
ors think the federal body made a poor
Luess.
THE RURAL SCHOOL
HOUSES BEING REM
OVATEO THROUGHOUT
From Saturday's Danv.
The country schcol bouses in this
locality are bein'r put in first-class
i-hape. lor the opening of the school
car. M. S. Briggs of this city has
b( en looking after the work on two
of the sch ol buildings and has put
ti.im in .-pick and .-pan shape for the
j. s and girls. The school house in
district No. better known as the
Jean has been painted and
renovated both on the inside and out
and the exterior of the building is
painted a eiazzeling white that makes
it. stand out in great shape. On the
interior of the building the walls and
cedincr have been "touched up by the
b:ash of the painter, the walls being
done in a shade of light buff while
Cv cvib.ng is painted a delicate cream
. color that b oks mo-t attractive with
the wood work in a light brown. The
desks, and teacher's desk have all been
varnished and put m good shape and
r e .v blackboards placed in the school.
-Mr. Briggs has also had charge of the
work in district No. 'J'J for the Blat-
' Oi' school and here the house has been
1.:.. 1-t .1
ji ..i.'il-o v.nne vv.nne on tne interior a
combination of cream and light brown
iias been used. This school will have
i .-.V individual seats placed in the
ioo:v. this season and be made as com
plete and modern in every way as is
pos.-;Ue. Doth of these improvements
v.'il! be much appreciated by the schol
ars and the teachers and Mr. Bribers
has given them a splendid job in every
way.
CITY TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
From Saturday's Iany.
The tntry list for the city tennis
tmnranii-nt to be held next week is
growing lai :;er every cay. The runs
rf .thc: first pait of the week
jiKt the coui ts in fine '.-r.pe and thJC
l-uing the t.jiii ::a:m r.t in charge lo; ;
for success in every event. The fal
lowing have entered in the singles:
I'. M. Druiiner, II. G. McClusky, Ray
mond La '-son, Junior Marshal, A. L.
Cockle, Fred Speck, .Ellery Woman
and Ed Fricke. There are about seven
or eight others who will probably en
ter in the singles, and there should bo
about eight teams in the doubles.
Office supplies at the Journal office.
CASTOR SA
For Ici-ists and Children
Sn Use ForOvcrSO Years
Always bear
the
Signature of
I WORST GAR SHORTAGE IN
HISTORY IS NOW IN SIGHT
From Friday's Daily
Chicago, Aug. 17. Railroads and
shippers will this fall and winter, face
one of the worst shortages of freight
cars in the history of the country
unless unexpected and radical changes
are made in industrial, commercial
and transportation conditions, accord
ing to a review published by the
Railway Age Gazette tonight. The
gross car shortage reported, August
1, is the largest and the gross sur
plus the smallest ever reported on
that date, the publication says.
"The net surplus on that date was
only 10,G1G cars," the paper continues.
"The smallest net surplus previously
reported on August 1, was that of
lt07, which was 27,S3G cars, and in
the fall of that year there was a se
vere shortage, the net shortage rising
to SG,S00 cars.
"There are enough cars to handle
the country's business if only they
shall be handled with care and effi
ciency. Unless they are thus handled,
there is going to be serious trouble."
BUSINESS RESUMED
AND CONDITIONS IM
PROVED IN MEXICO
A. S. Wills returned home yesterday
afternoon from a business trip to the
state of Sonora, Mex., and he reports
that the conditions in that portion of
the troubled republic are becoming
much better and fast reaching a nor
mal state. The Mexican government
of the state has instituted a number
of reforms and measures that have
been very beneficial in bringing about
a state of peace. For the first tinie
'in ye-us the industries and stores in
the towns are in operation anil the
large copper plants have once more
resumed operations, wi:h the result
that they have given employment to
hundreds of the residents of the slate
and assisted in building up the indus
try of that section of Mexico. The
mines are beginning to be operated
and in the towns the merchants and
business men are opening up stores,
and everything has the appearance of
quiet and good order. The Mexican
governor with the aid of the American
authorities on this side of the border
have suppressed the sale of liqv-or,
and this has had a good effect em the
native population, and it is impossible
except in very rare cases, to procure
anything in the strong drink line in
Sonora, as the governor is very active
in its suppression. The peaceful con
dition that the country is assuming
is due largely to the efforts of the
American government and President
Wilson, and the Mexican .people are
coming to recognize the attitude of
our government as one of friendliness
toward the unfortunate of their coun
try and to aid them in securing a sta
ble government.
SPECIAL AGENT FOR THE
ERUHDAGE SHOWS HERE
From Friday'? Dally.
This morning Ed F. Feist, special
agent of the S. W. Brundage shows,
was in the city looking over the situa
tion for his company, that is to ap
pear in the city the week of August
28th. This company is one of the
best now showing in the west, and has
a large number of high class attrac
tions that certainly will be strong
hawing cards for the "Home Com
ing." The company that is being
brought to this city this season is
what is known as the No. 1 company
and has been enlarged and aelded o
until it is a great aggregation of the
very highest amusements that can be
found in the country. A fine concert
band of twenty-five pieces is made a
part of the equipment of the Brun
dage shows, and this will lie found to
be a pleasing feature of the carnival
company.
BUYS NEW HUDSON AUTO.
From Friday's Daily.
Louie Puis and Dick Pitman of Mur
ray were in Omaha today for a short
time and on their return came in a
fine new super-six Ilur.son automobile
which Mr. Pitman has purchased. The
car was sold through Mr. Puis, the
agent at Murray and is a beauty in
every way and one of the latest and
most useful medels of this fine manu
facture. With the new car Dick can
certainly enjoy traveling as the Hud
son is one of the best made cars on
tiie market.
00 ACRES LAND FOR SALE
.2' psr acre if taker, at once. Write
Bert Ostrom, Max, Neb.
FISHING EXCURSION
ISTS ENJOYED THE
TIME OF THEIR LIVES
From Saturday's Dally.
Reports from the fishing camp at
Cedar Creek indicate that the boys
are having the time of their lives on
their vacation, and the onslaught on
the finny tribe has been something
unheartl of, as the fishermen have
met with more than the usual luck.
The camp is looked after by Albert
Rheinackle, who has a commission
from Mayor Sattler as grand gener
alissimo of the fishing party, and Al
bert is seeing that everything is being
conducted in the proper manner. The
rccorel catch of the party was made
by Joe Iladraba, but the fish, a large
fifty-pound catfish, made its getaway
before it could be landed, and while
Val Burkle, John Kirkham and (Jus
Swanson thoroughly raked Ihe pond
over with garden rakes they were un
able to locate the fine fish. Jim Cun
ningham is assisting at the camp as
the chef and has prepared a number
of new and wonderful dishes that has
exciteel the admiration and wonder of
the other members of the party. John
js the watchful night watchman of
the party and no one can approach
the camp without waking him up.
Taking it as a whole the boys are
certainly enjoying themselves tor the
utmost, anil are all feeling much im
proved with the few days spent, out
in the open air and sunshine. The
location of the fi-rhing patty is ideal
for a jolly good time ami it can be
depended upon that the jolly bunch
.vill get all the-enjoyment possible out
of the fishing party.
ARRAKGING.TO FILE
SUIT AGANST BOCK
ISLAND RAILROAD
From Saturday's Daily
In the county court an application
has been made for the appointment
of a peci:d administrator of ihe es
tate of Edith and Bell Foreman, de
ceased, and of Alma Godhey, de
ceased. These three young ladies were
killed at the railroad crossing at Alvo
several months ago when the' auto
mobile in which they were riding was
struck by a south lAmnd Bock Island
train. The petition sets forth that
James II. Foreman is a suitable per
nor, for the administration of the es
tates of Edith and Bell Foreman and
ChniVs C'.-ubtV of the estate of Alma
Godhey. These petitions for spevial
administrator are for the purpose of
permitting the tiling of a suit for
damages against the Chicago, Bock
Island v'c Pacific raihoad company to
recover for the death
the three
young ladies and such action v. ill be
filed by the administration. The death
of these three young ladies will be
remembered by the residents of the
county and the car in which they, in
company with James II. Foreman were
riding was demolished when the train
crashed into them at the crossing near
the passenger depot ia Alvo. The
three ladies were instantly killed ami
Mr. Foreman so seriously injured that
it was necessary to hurry him to the
hospital in Lincoln to be cared for.
HAS NEW OVERLAND.
From Saturdava Dally.
Ed Rummell and wife motored in
this afternoon from their farm home
near Mynard to spend a few hours
here doing their trading with the mer
chants and they made the trip in the
new Overland auto that they have re
cently purchased of John Bauer, the
local agent. Mr. Rummell will now be
able to travel whenever he elesires
anel save time with the new machined
Just the Thing for Diarrhea.
"About two years ago 1 had a se
vere attack of diarrhoea which lasted
over a week," writes W. C. Jones,
Buford, N. D. "I became so week that
I could not stand upright. A druggist
recommendeel Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The
first dose relieved me and within two
days I was as well as ever." Many
druggists recommend this remedy be
cause they know that it is reliable.
Obtainable everywhere.
FOR SALE Eight-room house, elec
tric light, futnace, eight lots, good
barn, small garage, well and cis
tern. Western part of city. Just
the place for small poultry farm.
Address Box 124, City. 3td
FOUND Lady's black leather hand
bag with number of articles of
baby's wearing apparel; also, child's
pink and white wash hat. Owner
can have same by calling at this
of ice and paying for this notice.
Stewart's Phonographs, only $5.00,
at Dawson's, Plattsmouth, Neb.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF TH E
Plattsmouth State Bank
of Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Charter No. 7m
Incorioratol in th state of Nebraska, at the
.close of business. August loth. l!)le.
i:esoi:rces
Loans and discounts ?:
Overdrafts
lloiuls, securities, judgements, claims
etc
lianlvinir house. furniture and li.vt ures
t her real est at e
Current expenses, taxes and interest
oaid
Cash items
.M!.Ct'4
l.i.iO
1.SS3
1.4T!
iVJtD
o.i .vt
H
51. (tin
7.41
:,; io
3.141
Due from nat ional and si ate banks. .
Cum
(Sold coin
s-ilver, nickels and cents
Total..
S:!e'0.75s tjs
I.I A UI LI TIE:?
Capital stork- paid in $50,000 00
Surplus fund 5.ctH 00
Undivided profits l'-14s
Individual demsits subject to cheek HKi.55! s:i
Demand eertitirates or deiosit 4.0i's 50
Time eertitirates of deix.sit 121.15- 42
Notes and bills re-discounted None
Kills pa.valile None
l)eiositor's truaranty fund l.st'7 71
Total
, . . t;oo.75s 0'
Statk ok Nkiiuaska. '
I'of.vrr ok eAss t"N-"' T. .1. M. Kobei is.
cashier of the alxve named bank, do
hereby swear that the above statement is a
roi rect and true ropy of the reort made to
the Mate Uankintr Hoard. .1. M KoiiKins.
Cashier
mo i.J w H. Nkwki.i.. Director.
Atusi. ( , ,;E,.KKH Dintor.
Siit.s.'ribed ami sworn to before me this lt li
day of August IWlti. K. It. Winmiam.
Notary laiblie.
leal My commission expires Oet. r. 1U2
CON GREBE MEETS
WITH ACCIDENT AT
BURLINGTON SHOPS
from tiaturdav's Dai'y.
Ye.-:terday after.ioon ju.-t a few min
utes before " o'clock Con Crcbe, one
of the employes of the Durlington
shop.; met witli unite a serious acci
dent while be was er.gageel ia bis work
an an engine at ;hc round bouse. Mr.
Ortbe was engaged in doing some
work on a spring ami while so en
gage el was injured by a piece of the
spring hanger which struck him on the
. op of the head ar.d inflicted a very
serious gash several inches long and
strctehed the unfortunate man un
conscious for several minutes. .As
soon ax the accident occurred a num
ber of ti e employes who were rear
it hand assisted the injured young
man fr?;r. the pit beneath the lo
jomotive and he was carried to a
waiting automobile to be convex cd to
the, oli'ice of the company surgeon
where an examination of the injured
man was -made as it was feareel that
Jrv piece of iron might have cause-el
a fracture of the skull that would have
been mo-t serious, if not fatal. The
examination showed that the injury
while quite severe was not as seri
ous as had been thought for but left
the victim in a dazed condition. In
order that it might be certain that a
serious complication might not set in,
ihe injure el young man was at once
taken to the Immanuel hospital in
Omaha by automobile and here the
injured head was operated on by the
attending physicians and the wound
closed up. It was thought at the hos
pital that .Mr. fire-be would not suffer
any elangtrous effects from the wouml
but. lie will be kept at the hospital
until his condition becomes better
His wife and brother, William (Jrebe,
accompanied Connie to the hospital.
MEMHKIt OF THE COMMANDER S
STAFF.
from Saturday's Iiaiiv.
Col. J. II. Thrasher of this city has
just received notice from Department
Commander Stewart of Nebraska,
Grant Army of the Republic, that he
had been appointed a member of his
staff. This is a well deserved recog
nition of the woik of Mr. Th.rar.her
in the local C A. R. post and hia
friends will be very much pleased to
find that his services are so well ap
preciated by the head of the order in
the state.
RETURNS FROM THE HOSPITAL.
From Saturday's Dally.
This afternoon Marie, the eleven-
year-old daughter of M. anel Mrs. Will
iam Otterstein, who was at the Im
manuel hospital in Omaha recovering
from the effects of an injured knee
tap caused by falling on a sharp hoe,
was able to return home with her
father. Miss Otterstein will not be
able to use the injured member for
some time however.
The Rest Laxative
To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a
full galss of water half an hour be
fore breakfast and eat an abundance
of fruit and vegetables, also estab
lish a regular habit and be sure that
your bowels move once each day.
When a medicine is needed take
Chamberlain's Tablets. They are
pleasant to take and mild and gentle
in effect. Obtainable everywhere.
Letter files at the Journal office.
The
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This is a free-for-all one which every town resident and out of town visitor may
participate in. No strings are tied to it no money is necessary as an entry fee
nor are you compelled to buy from us to win one of these unique prizes simply
register.
Contest Opens the doming of Auto
ay Thursday, August 31st, 191
HEAVIEST MAM ATTENDING HOME COMING
Gets a Good $1.50 Kat to Fit Kim
Those who enter this contest must be weighed at the store. The weight of each con
testant will be entered on a slip of paper, then enclosed in an envelope and sealed and
dropt into the box, not to be opened until the last day.
TALLEST MAW ATTENDING HOME COMING
Gets a Good $1.50 Shirt to Fit Kim
We have a measuring chart for you men who enter this contest. The height of each
contestant will be entered on a slip of paper, and sealed in an envelope, not to be opened
until the last day.
THE MAN PAYING MOST R. R. FARE TO REACH PLATTSMOUTH
One Pair of $3.00 Dutchess Trousers
Simply give us your name and the amount of your fare. This will be entered on a
j slip of paper and scaled in
THE MAN WHO COMES THE LONGEST DISTANCE BY AUTO
One Linen Auto Coat
Entry will be made as explained in the cases above. We want to be fair to evtty
body and shall be careful to make no mistakes.
MAN WHO COMES LONGEST DISTANCE BY HORSE OR BUGGY
One Box of Our Darnproof Guaranteed Hose
Entry the same as in the above cases.
For High School Allumni:
Each Male Resident Born in Plattsmouth
from 1854 to 1864, a good 50c silk tie
Enter your name and date of birth on the
register arranged for same. Tie will be
given at the time of registration if requested.
The Mayor will award the prizes. Contest closes at 3 oc!ock Monday afternoon,
September 4th. Prizes will be awarded by Mayor John P. Saltier at 5 o'clock sharp.
h HEN THAT IS A VAL
UABLE ONE, INDEED
Speaking about the income that
can be derived from poultry on a
farm, M. O. Stava, residing south of
the city, has a hen on his place that
sure has proven a money maker for
the owner. This hen has in the last
three years successfully mothered 132
chicks, which are all easily worth 50
cents each, and this has totaled the
neat sum of $G6 for the enterprising
farmer. This means in the neighbor
hood of $20 a year from chicks alone,
raised by this one hen, and in addition
to this she has also laid her share of
eggs, as a good fowl should, anel these
will add further to the amount re
ceived from her. Mr. Stava has fig
ured out how much a man could make
if he had 1,000 hens like this one of
his, and it opens the eyes of anyone
what a Nebraska hen is really worth.
With 1,000 hens producing $20 each
a year, it would soon put the farmer
on easy street.
Big Day at
WESCOTT
an envelope, not to be opened
a P. H. S. pennant to each member of the earliest
class attending. Register as in the other cases.
Wesc
oft s
"EVERYBODY'S STORE
NEW FORI) SALES ROOMS.
T. II. Pollock, the representative of
the Ford car in this city will move
his aerencv and sales room to the
building formerly occupied by Mike
Ililel on South Sixth street and hero
be will have a large assortment of the
cars on display. This room is much
more commeelious than his present
location and will allow him to look
after the sale of the cars much bet
ter. Mr. Pollock has a large shipment
of Fords coming and will be able to
fill all sales of the Universal car.
MRS BEVERAGE QUITE SICK.
For the past three days Mrs. Wash
Beverage has been confined to her
home by illness and while she is able
to sit . up. today. is still far from weli
and it will be several days before she
is up anel around as usual. While the
illness does not seem to be serious, it
is such as to keep the patient confined
to her bed the greater rit rf the
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Read the want ads in the Journal
dimmed
Special Prize
to the taan attending, who
has seen the longest contin
uous scr ice for the liurl
ington to Hate, a good Stet
sonlmt. JiegiMei- ai below.
until the last day.
$1.00 Savings Account to Youngest Male
Baby in Plattsmouth
Enter the baby's name, date and hour
of birth on the register for same. Pass Book
with $1 .00 deposited as initial saving will be
mailed or presented on Burlington Day.
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.'529 ACRES FOR SALE.
Twenty-three miles east of North
Platte, Neb., on Lincoln highway.
Three miles to good town, all in the
bottom, the best of black loan and
every foot of it tine alfalfa land.
Plenty of fine prairie hay and alfalfa
on it now. Must be sold quick, $;;r,
per acre, only for thirty days. Terms.
C. B. Schleicher, Sllfi South lf st.,
Omaha, Neb., Telephone Tyler 2t
a week in d tf; It w.
Cure for Cholera Morbus.
"When our little boy, now ;,ev(n
years old, was a baby he was cured of
cholera morbus by Chamberlain'.;
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme
dy," writes Mrs. Sidney Simmon:.,
Fair Haven, N. Y. "Since then other
members of my family have used thi:;
valuable medicine for colic and bowel
troubles with good satisfaction and I
gladly endorse it as a remedy of ex
ceptional merit." Obtainable every
where. $5.00 Phonographs at Dawson's.
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