The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, September 07, 1916, Image 1
Neb State Historical Soc t you xxxiv. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 7, 1916. No. 129. HOME COMING REGISTERED A BIG SUCCESS Large Crowds Daily and the Visitors Enjoyed the Event Amazingly, Without a Single Dis turbance. From Tuesday's Dally. The fall festival has come and gone, and carries with it the fact that it was the mcst successful affair f it? kind thr.t has oet been staged in the city and one that afforded the grea- st op .rtun:ty j'cr the amusement and en- tertainmen of yoaner and oWt. The committee of the Comercial club, that arranged the affair, is deserving of a great deal of praise for the splendid manner in which the event was car ried out, and each of the sub-committees worked early and late in see ing that the occasion was a great and glorious success. The parade commit , tee, headed by C. E. Haney, is espe cially deserving of praise for the splendid success of the various pa iaies that were afforded the crowd? in the city. The automobile parade, the stock parade and the fraternal i parade were all imense successes, and for the Saturday program kept the day well filled with a high class cf ntrtainment. Saturday al"trroon the stock pa rade was made the feature of the opening exercises, and those who wit nessed it were more than surprised by the fine array of thoroughbred stock that was offered in the parrdo by the farmers of this section of the county. Headed by Chief Barclay the parade was formed at 1:30, and moved through the principal streets of the downtown section of the ity, back to the stock pavilion at Amick garage. It was led by a number of the P.oy Scouts' mounted on Shetland ponies, and behind them came the exhibits of the blooded stock of the county. There were fine horses and thoroughbred cattle shown in the line of march that would be a credit to any community in the world, and spoke more elo quently than words of the stock thnt is raised on the Nebraska farms. Following the stock parade the fra ternal parade, was staged, and it was one that vied with the automobile pa rade in point of interest to the gen eral public. The Burlington band headed the procession, and behind them followed the members of the various fraternal societies of the city, and the members of the Woodmen Circle, Degree of Honor and Women's Relief Corps were in the line to dem onstrate that they were proud to rep resent their societies in the city. The Woodmen Circle lodge was fortunate in having with them for the ocacsion the Dora Alexander guards of Omaha, the crack team of the order in this part of the country, as well as the pleasure of having Miss Dora Alex ander, the supreme clerk of the order, who was present on the event. The Omaha team and a large delegation of visitors arrived Saturday after noon at 1:12, and were escorted to the hall, where the Woodmen Circle vjere keeping open house for the day fc honor of their visitors, and here the visiting delegations rted until the time for the parade to commence. This order, with the largest delega tion, was allowed the first place in the parade and, headed by the Alexander guards and the Nebraska Guards of this city, the or3er, with its numerous membership, was in great evidence in the parade. The Degree of Honor was also very strongly represented in the parede, and did great credit to the order. The Woodmen Circle branches, composed of the children of the members, took part in the parade, as well as the Woman's Relief Corps Following the parade, that moved through the business section of the city, the members of the Alexander ' guards, under the personal direction of their captain, gave a drill on the court house lawn that was very much enjoyed and appreciated by an audi ence numbering several thousand." The lodges taking part were all well rep resented, and the especial efforts made by the 'Woodmen Circle were respon sible for their fine turnout and' the keen interest manifested by each mem ber. Mrs. M. E. Manspeaker, cap tain of the drill team of this city, and Mrs. Joseph Droege, the deputy, have been : pushing the ' parade proposition with their local guardian, Mrs. W. H. Bunch. At the school grounds, Miss Dora Alexander gave a short address on fraternity among all lodges. Saturday evening was devoted to the band concert and the farewell ap pearance of the S. W. Brundage shows, that certainly drew a record breaking crowd on their last day and night here, the grounds being so thickly packed that it was impossible to get through some parts. Sunday was a day of Home Coming in the churches of the city, and es pecially was this feature carried out at the Methodist church, where two of the former pastors were present to take part in the pleasures of the day. Rev. J. H. Presson of Lincoln, whose first charge in the church was in Plattsmouth in 1872, was present and gave a most pleasing address at the morning service of the church, and made it a most pleasant informal oc casion by discussing a number of the incidents of early days in the church. He was able to meet a large number of friends, and two of the members of the church were present who were here when he first took up his church work, Mrs. Rasmus Peterson and Mrs. Rebecca Kennedy, and it was very pleasant to the pastor to once more be back in Plattsmouth. At the evening worship hour, Rev. Peter Van Fleet of Elmwood, who was here twenty years ago, in charge of the church, gave a very pleasing sermon . and spent the entire day in meeting the members of the congregation with whom he had spent so many pleasant days during his pastorate here. The day will long be remembered as one of the greatest pleasures in renewing the memories of the years that have gone, never to return, and the old- time members of the church were present in force at the services to meet with their former pastors and friends. The program yesterday was one of the most successful of the entire pro gram of the fall festival, and the em ployes of the Burlington shops, who had the affair in hand, carried it out most successfully, and it will go down as one of the most pleasant Labor day gatherings in the history of the city. The day was ideal for the event, and at 9 o'clock the parade was formed at the city hall, and moved west on Vine to Seventh street, south on Seventh to Main and east on Main to Third street, from thence the pro cession proceeded to the shops, where the program of the day was carried out. Chief of Police Barclay and W. D. Smith officiated as the marshals of the parade, that numbered in the neighborhood of 350 of the men from the different departments of the shops, all presenting a very fine ap pearance. The Burlington band fur nished the music for the parade, and following them, came the car contain ing Mayor J. P. Sattler, Attorney A. L. Tidd, the orator of the day, and Superintendent William Baird of the shops. The men, carrying a large number of placards with the figures as to the number of men employed and the output of the different de partments, and the payrolls of I each department. The G. A. R. and W. R. showing made was one that filled everyone with a sense of pride at the splendid showing of the 'shops and its efficiency in turning out work. At the shops the platform for the speakers had been erected on the west side of the coach shop, and this was decorated with a large flag, while at either cor ner, members of the Boy Scouts bore the beautiful, silk flags of the G. A. R. and W. R. C, who had been a part of the parade. Mayor John P. Sattler presided over the exercises at the shops, and after expressing the appreciation of the city to the shop boys for arrang ing the parade he introduced Mr. Tidd as the speaker of the day. Mr. Tidd in his opening remarks paid a glowing tribute to the Amer ican flag and the principles for which it has stood in all these years, and the feeling of love for the ideals of the flag that the speaker had been taught from his childhood. He had been born in the best country in the world, and had chosen Nebraska and Plattsmouth as his home and was proud of this fact. He congratulated the men of the shops on the splendid showing ' they had made in their ' parade and the plendid work of those at the head of the shops, who had, with the co-operation of the men,' placed the shops in better shape" han for the past sixteen years. . He urged a better feeling be tween everyone residing in the city, a clearer understanding of the ideals of brotherhood, and a realization of the value of the shops to the city and the part that they play in the devel opment of the city. The Burlington shops are the greatest asset of the community, and the men employed there have devoted their time to the upbuilding and improvement ofi them The speaker urged that all should feel more of the kindly feeling that makes of each man a brother, and his utter ances were heartily applauded by the audience, numbering in the neighbor hood of 2,000 persons. As the band played "The Star Spangled Banner the three large flags which the men had purchased for the shops and which were borne in the parade, were hoisted to the breeze, and the bared heads of the audience paid a token of respect to our flag, and the ladies of the W, R. C, who were seated on the plat form, gave the salute to the flag. The singing of "America" by the entire audience was very inspiring and closed the program at the shops, when the crowd was invited to adjourn to the park, where the program of sports as arranged by the committee was car ried cut. The boys at the shops have been holding a contest for the past few days to settle the questions of the most popular, the handsomest, and the homliest man in the employ of the Burlington shops, and the keenest of interest was manifested as Frank Warren, official announcer, gave the results. For the most popular man, D. B. Smith, one of the old employes, was honored by receiving G5 votes to 59 for James Kennedy, the efficient day watchman at the shops. For the most handsome man, Adam Wolf was picked as the winner, receiving G9 votes; James Kennedy, 38; Jack Jirousek, 36; Monte Franks, 30; Dave Wallengren, 20; Anton Vitersnik, 10, and there were a large number of scattering votes. In the contest for the homliest man, Gene Brady re ceived 182 votes; E. Mason, 41; F. Toman, 27, with a number of scatter ing votes. The prizes were given out by the committee to the winners, and a great deal of fun and pleasure de rived from the various contests, and everyone was well pleased with the selections made. In the races staged there was much interest shown, and it was with dif ficulty that a place on Fourth street west of the park could be cleared for the racers. In the shop foremen race Charles Hula of the steel car shop was the first man under the wire, and vas fol lowed by General Foreman Robert Hayes as second. A number of the foremen were unfortunate enough to fall out and get off poor in the start. In the race for the employes of each department, Glen Edwards of the steel car shop was first; Glaze, of the coach shop, second, and Ed Ripple, jr., third. The day was one long to be remem bered and the public will have to take their hats off to the shop committee that put over the event in such a suc cessful manner and brought a fitting climax to the fall fastivities. The exhibition of the Teddy Broth ers, the base ball game and the band concert at the park closed a most suc cessful day, and one of the best times in the history of the city. A RELIC OF THE EARLIER DAYS III NEBRASKA From Tuesday's Dallv. One of the interesting relics of the Home Coming season that was on ex habit was shown at the First National bank where the bell off the steam boat, "The Survivor" was on display. This boat was used on the Missouri in the early days for the purposes of transportation and one interesting story is related by John McDaniels, who is perhaps the earliest river man in this locality. It was on July 4, 1861, that the boat made an excursion under the charge of Peter A. Sarpy, as captain; William Edgerton as pilot, a man by the name of Graham as en gineer and John McDaniel as fiieiran. On the tr?p was the band and thi ex cursion an to a point just above where the mouth of the Platte river is now located. The old boat after several years of service sank at a point just opposite the elevator at the foot of Wihtersteen hill and is now buried under ' the eaTth and sand of many years. Frank Finkle of Union departed this afternoon for Dunlap, la., where he expects to spend a short time with a cousin in that place. RED SOX DEFEAT OMAHA GAS CO. ON SATURDAY The Red Sox Get Away With the Omaha Gas Company, By a Score of 4 to 3. From Tuesday's Dally. Saturday afternoon the Omaha Gas company, second place holders in the Greater Omaha league, journeyed down to our quiet little city to engage with the Red Sox at a contest of the national pastime, and were trimmed by the score of 4 to 3. It was de cidedly a "fritz" for the visitors as they were unable to stop the on slaught of the mighty Sox in the opening innings and were therefore given the small end of the gate re ceipts. For the occasion Eddie Robin and Rice of Omaha were assisting in the infield for the Sox, and did some mighty good work for the boys. Con nors was the mound artist for the locals and did a splendid job, as only four hits were secured off his delivery and these were scattered through the game so that they did no damage, al though a pass in the first resulted in the first tally for the Gas Company. Rawitzer and Hull, who were slated for the pitching stunt for the visitors, were touched up in a very lively fash ion, while the wildness of Hull re sulted in his being forced to give the Sox a score by walking a man in. In the opening Feltman drew a pass from Connors, advanced to second on the sacrifice of Tracy, and when the liner of Probst was not handled fast enough by Rice at short Feltman tal lied. Stangle retired, Connors to Craig, and Sutey made his withdrawal on a fly to Roben at second. In the Sox's half of the opening stanza Beal led off with a clean hit to the left garden, and was followed by Parriott, who laid down one of his usual clever bunts, and beat it out as Graham juggled the throw of Rawit zer. Beal scored on a wild heave of Rawitzer that Gillespie could not get in reach of. Herold retired on a grounder to Coady at second. Rock well was up, and proceeded to lay on the ball for a neat single to right that scored Parriott. . Rice was out on a long drive to Sutey in right, and Roben ended the inning by a grounder to Tracy at third. The Red Sox again tallied in the fifth, and secured a lead that made their victory seem much brighter. Par riott in the opening of the inning se cured a pass from Hull, who had re- ieved Rawitzer in the second inning, but Glen was caught at second by Coady. Herald put to first that was safe, and was followed by Rockwell with a two-bagger to right that ad vanced Pete to third. Here is where Mr. Hull, the pilot of the Gas Com pany, blew up, and with two men on bases proceeded to walk Rice and Roben, allowing Herold the gift of a score. On the lively single of Mason to left field, which was fumbled, Rocky scored and made the lead of the Sox four scores. Rice was caught at the plate by Gillespie on his attempt to score on the hit of Connors to the left garden. In the ninth inning the visitors de veloped dangerous symptoms, that certainly made this contest look de cidedly doubtful for some time. Tracy opened with a clean hit to left field and was followed by Probst, who made a drive to left that Mason could not handle safely, and both runners were on the sacks. Hickey was put in to hit for Stangle, and his hot liner to Parriott was safe, and on this Tracy and Probst scored. Sutey retired, Connors to Craig; Weisner, pinch hit ting for Coady, retired on a fly to the left garden, and Graham closed the game with a grounder to Craig. The summary of the game was as follows: RED SOX. AB. H. O. A. E. Beal, cf 4 1 0 0 0 Parriott, 3b 3 0 2 3 1 Herold, c 4 1 5 3 0 Rockwell, rf. .. 3 2 0 1 0 Rice, ss 3 0 0 2 1 Roben, 2b. 3 0 3 2 0 Mason, If 3 1 4 0 1 Connors, p 4 3 0 4 0 Craig, lb 4 1 13 0 0 Totals 31 8 27 35 3 GAS COMPANY. AB. H. Faltman, cf 2 0 Tracy, 3b 2 1 Probst, ss 4 2 Stangle, If 3 0 Hickey, If. 1 0 Sutey, rf 3 1 Coady, 2b . . . 3 0 Weisner, 21) 1 0 Graham, lb 4 0 O. A.E 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 Gillespie, c 3 0 4 0 0 Rawitzer, p 0 0 Hull.p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals .29 4 24 9 3 REUNION OF RUS- TERHOLTZ FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA From Wednesday's Dally. The following from the News of Fairview, Penn., tells of the reunion of the Rusterholtz family near that place. This family has contributed quite a number of estimable citizents to Cass county and it is with interest that the acount of the reunion will be persuedt On Wednesday, August 17, seven ty-six members of the Rusterholtz family met at the home of Mr. George McCray, near Fairview, Pa., to hold the eighteenth annual reunion. The usual sumptuous dinner was served, after which the members were entertained by literary and athletic events. The married men of course won the ball game. Letters from members unable to at tend were read and one from Mrs. Levi Rusterholtz of Murray, Neb., was heard with great interest as it not only expressed good wishes but was also a history of that branch of the family for the period since before the civil war. Mr. Levi Rusterholtz served during the war and the ex periences related, such as jack knife surgery without anasthetics which he had to undergo, served to call atten- .ion rather intimately to what the horrors of war can be. Plans were made to hold a cen-1 ;ennial celebration next year, as one tundred years will then have elapsed since the founder of the family, Jacob Rusterholtz, left Switzerland, and lfter ninety days on the ocean landed at Philadelphia, August, 1817. The centennial will be celebrated in Aug ust, 1917, at the old homestead in Mc- Kean township, now the home of Levi Rusterholtz, which was bought and settled by Jacob Rusterholtz soon after his arrival in this country. The old homestead log cabin still stands and next year it will be converted into a memorial and old family heirlooms, records, furniture, etc., will be placed on display. Committees were formed to pro mote the centennial in every way, and special efforts will be made to induce members of the family who are now scattered over the United States, to attend the centennial in 1917. ANOTHER DIVORCE SUIT IS FILED III DISTRICT COURT From Wednesdays Dally. A suit for divorce was hied today in the district court entitled, Florence M. Liblin against Arthur W. Liblin, and the plaintiff in her petition states that they were married in Lincoln, Neb., September 8, 1915 and that on April 1. 1916. the defendant without just cause abandoned the plaintiff and has neglected to provide for her in any way although able to do so. It is also alleged in the petition that the defendant has been guilty of great cruelty toward the plaintiff and that he has at diverse times spit in the face of the plaintiff as well as down her back and as a result of such ac tion caused a great mental anguish. ENJOYS HOME COMING. From Tuesday's Jaiiy. The home of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Ruffner has been the scene of a .very pleasant gathering for the past week, when a number of the relatives were present to spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ruffner. Those who were, visiting here were: E. A. Kirk patrick and wife, Nehawka; Dr. R. A. Dodge and wife, Mrs. Lessie Reed, Sperry and Horace Ruffner, Omaha, and Mrs. Edwin G. Ruffner of Obert, Neb. Office supplies at the Journal office. CASS COUNTY REPUBLICANS HOLD BANQUET While Not a Very Enthusiastic Affair There Were Quite a Numbe Present, Including a Few Ladies. From Tuesday's Dally. The republicans of Cass County last ever.irg held a very pleasant banquet at Coatr-c' hall, hat was attended by some 200 of the members of the party. as well as a delegation of ladies, who were received in membership of the G. O. P. during the evening. The hall was prettily arranged with fancy Japanese lanterns shading the electric lights, while on the banquet tables flowers and ferns aid small American flags completed the .!e.cra tive scheme of the banquet. Th ladies of the St. Mary's Guild hr.d the feast in charge and the repast waj certainly very enjoyable, and the menu more calculated to please the hungry republicans as well as the few scattcrnjr democrats who wrc- pr-s- ont, i.nd everyon-- was loud in their ,raise of the dainty repast furnished them by the lad :s. During the ban quet the Holly orchestra fnnif.hed q fit program. ?" banquet wa-v com menced at 6:45, ;id it war after S o'clock before the rpeechmaki ng fea tures of the event was indulged in by the orators. Dr. E. W. Cook, chair man of the republican county central committee, called the meeting to or der and introduced Ex-Congressman E. M. Pollard of Nehawka as the toastmaster, and Mr. Pollard presided in his usual pleasing manner and opened up festivities with a broadside attack on President Wilson and the democratic party. He took a strong position against the Mexican policy that has been carried out by the presi dent, and also took up the tariff ques tion and spoke for the republican form of protective tariff. He charged the democrats with having tinkered with Pthe republican tariff commission plan, and made a general buss of the gov ernment since they won it from the republicans. The applause of the audience was not as thoroughly en thusiastic as it might have been as the speaker leveled his attacks on the president. A. L. Sutton of Omaha, republican candidate for governor, followed Mr. Polllard's opening remarks, and aside from a few funny stories, told in a very clever way, and a discussion of national issues, made his talk a short one and did not touch on the question in the state at all. A great many had come to the meeting expecting to hear the prohibition question dis cussed, as the distinguished judge has delivered this address at a number of places in the state, but these were disappointed, as the prohibition ques tion was not touched upon. Mr. Sut ton attacked the prosperous condition of the country at the present time as one that was artificial, and held up a very dark picture of conditions after the European war closes. There was no illusion made to any of the state issues by Mr. Sutton. Robert W. Devoe, candidate for at torney general, was then introduced, and spoke briefly along a general ar raignment of the position of the demo crats in the nation, and especially on the Underwood tariff bill, and made an attack on the measure as being a sectional bill, and the plea that the democrats were for the south and against the northwest part of the country. He also stated that the at torney general, as well as local offi cers should see that every law placed on the statute books should be en forced in every case. In introducing Judge Jesse L. Root, Mr. Pollard urged the revision of the state primary law and its amendment, so as to give better'results, and cited the defeat of Judge Root for nomina tion as suprme judge as a point of weakness in the primary system. Judge Root made a very brief ad dress urging the support of the re publican ticket both in the national, state and county, and especially of Judge Sutton, of whom he spoke very highly as a member of the bench of Douglas county, and for Mr. Kennedy, the candidate for senator. The toastmaster then called' upon the ladies for a few remarks, and they all very cleverly responded and showe clearly that their interest in the af i'a?rs of the government were quite keen. Mrs. A. J. Beeson, Mir.. C. D. Quinton, Mrs. W. A. Robertson, Mrs. E. II. Wescott, Mrs. W. G. Brooks, Miss Gertrude Beeson and Mrs. Earl Wescott of Los .Anw?les all responded with a few remarks on the pleasure hey felt n bein-7 present. Mrs. Will iam Baird added very much to the in terest of the entertainment with a clever and thoroughly enjoyable read ing, that was received with n Hiked approval. Mr. Pollard in introducing A. F. rtdrm of Nehawka, candidate for sen atoi from this district, urged the election of the entire county ticket, and e specially that of Mr. Sturm, as a man free from outside influences at all Limes. Mr. Sturm made only a few brct remarks in favor of several law? that he thought would be for the bet terment of the boys and girls of the f.tazs, and first amon;; these was a physical examination in the school.s W. H. Reynolds, candidate for state treasurer, was then called, upon, and i.i a brief statement expressed his pleasure at being in this sect'.on of the state and also, a conviction that the republican ticket would be the wirer at the coming election. Hon. John I. Kennedy of OT.ah:;, candidate for Urited States senator, opened his remarks with a plea for woman suffrage and participation in the ;;ffairs of government. Mr. Ken nedy was a very iorceful speaker anil jroceeded to dwell along the line-, of Americanism as viewed by the repub licans, and Mr. Kennedy alsj pre sented the view of his party of the affairs of the nation m its foreign policies and with Mexico. With the cloe of Mr. Kennedy's speech the hour was quite late and the banqueters wended their way homeward feeling that the banquet had been very pleasing to the follow ers of the Hughes and Fairbanks ticket. ," Mr. J. E. Griff en of the Hotel Riley assisted the ladies in arranging and supervision of the tables. VISITORS IN THE CONTESTS AT WES COTT'S SONS STORE From Wednesday's Daily. During the Home Coming, the firm of C. E. Wescott's Sons held a num ber of interesting contests, that at tracted much attention, and for sev eral days the store was -the Mecca for those desiring to register in the va rious - contests and to guess on the pictures of the city officials that were shown in the show windows. In the guessing contest Mrs. Karl Sattler was the only one to successfully guess each of the pictures, and received an order for $3 in trade. For the person coming the longest distance, Mrs. W. E. Maxon of Ancon, Panama Canal zone, was given the prize. For the person coming the longest distance on horseback, Frank H. John son of Weeping Water, secured the prize, a box of Darl Proof hose. The youngest male resident was El- burn Arnold Covert, and the tiny lad received a pass book with $1 to his credit in the bank. The oldest Burlington employe was C. C. Neff of this city, who entered the employ of thcrailroad at Burling ton in 1867, and came to Plattsmouth in 1869, and has been employed by the railroad since first starting in the Iowa city. He received a Stetson hat. For the one coming the longest dis tance by auto, James Gilmour of Ulysses, Neb., received a linen auto coat. ' " The oldest members of the Platts mouth High school alumni were Mrs. Louise Shryock Seiver, Edith Shryock and Ella Kennedy. For those born In Plattsmouth be tween 1854-64, H. N. Dovey and E. M. Buttery received the prize. DISTRIBUTES FINE MELONS. From Wednesdays Dally. Walter Byers, road supervisor of Rock Bluffs, came in yesterday to at tend the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, and brought with him a fine load of melons, which he distributed around the court house, and the officials and the deputies and clerks had a big feast of the fruit. Office supplies at the Journal pffice.