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r mont omnia yoc xxxiv. PL ATTSM OUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1916. No. 13.1. Platte I I . t i THE MODERN WOODMEN HOLD FINE MEETING Edward F. Burns, National Lecturer and Ralph E: Johnson, Supreme Organizer, Assist in Opening Gnn of Fall Campaign. From Tuesdays Dally. The Modern Woodmen of America held a very interesting meeting1 last evening at their hall, to which the public had been invited, and a large number of the members and their friends gathered to enjoy the very pleasant occasion and the excellent addresses that were delivered by rep resentatives of the head camp. Pre ceding the speaking the Holly orches tra gave a number of excellent mu sical numbers that were very pleas ing and brought the spirits of the members up to the enthusiastic point. When the distinguished visitors told of the many good points of this gerat American order the members felt proud of the fact that they were af filiated with the order and vowed to get in the boosting campaign to bring the membership of the order past the 400-mark in this city. Dr. E. W. Cook, state medical ex aminer of the M. W. A., presided over the meeting and introduced as the first speaker of the evening, Ralph E. Johnson, organizer of the head camp. Mr. Johnson, who through his long association with the order in Nebraska, is very familiar with the members of Cass camp in this city, expressed his pleasure at being in Plattsmouth again, if only for a short time, and expressed his admiration of the great work that the members of the camp had carried out in the erection of their new building and the splendid organization that has stood so solidly by the order during the days of trial. Mr. Johnson stated that the Modern Woodmen was the only order that had passed into the 1,000,000 class in membership, in re ceipts and in disbursements, and was still growing and moving forward to the position that it was justly entitled to. In the thirty-four years of its existence the order had reached into 100,000 American homes and had paid out over 200,000,000 in payment of the policies and benefits for its mem bers. In touching on Cass camp No. 032, Mr. Johnson stated that it had been organized April 30, 1887, and was one of the pioneer organizations in woodcraft, and its members had always been alive and keen in the interests of the order. During the years since its organization there had been forty-three members called away by death, who had paid into the head camp $4,559 in assesments, and their beneficiaries had received from the order the sum of $73,000, which had been a great assistance to the loved ones they had left behind. Mr. Johnson also announced the details of the campaign for member ship that would be inaugurated in this city and county and which would cul minate in a monster initiation and class adoption on Wednesday evening, October 11. The rate of initiation .-A.U1 be reduced in half for the coming campaign. The message of Mr. John son produced great enthusiasm among the members present and they all evinced their willingness to get into the harness and work for a great class for the work on the night of the class adoption. Edward F. Burns, of Newark, N. J., one of the national lecturers of the order, was then introduced and in his pleasing and eloquent manner brought out the beauties of the fraternal side of the order, as well as the practical insurance and material benefits that can be secured from membership in the order. Mr. Burns, who is a most pleasing speaker, touched on a few of the many great things that had been accomplished by the M. W. A., and the spirit that had underlayed the order and made it a tower of strength among the fraternal orders of the world, and the pride of the member ship, who had exemplified-the doc trine of brotherly love in its' -fullest meaning and aim. . 'In speaking of the Modern-'Woodmen' in taking; the forefront of all &d' vanced ideas, Mr. Burns 'told of the agitation for the stamping out of "con sumption and how 'the "agitation had died down save in the Modern Wood men, where a great sanitarium hatl been built at Colorado Springs where the sick of the order might be cared for and either cured or have their cases arrested by the treatment While of course there is an impossi bility of curing some cases, and the folly of those released from the sani tarium in their living aften causes them to drift back into unhealthfu conditions, Mr. Burns pointed out the many hundreds who today were wel and working who had been cured at the Woodmen sanitarium. The Modern Woodmen had been the first fraterna insurance society to announce that their members who were sent to the front, in the armies of their country and died of wounds or sickness their policies would be met, and this pa triotic action certainly showed where the society stood in regard to the pre paredness movement and the defense of their country. Also, the Modern Woodmen required that each member of the order be an American citizen before joining and stood for the high est type of Americanism in every way. Following Mr. Burns, C. E. Bullock of Lincoln, district deputy, outlined the plans of the membership cam paign, while the meeting was turned into an informal smoker and each member pledged themselves to aid in the great work that will not only ad vance the interests of Cass camp but everyone in the county where the M. W. A. has an organization. The ad dresses and the feeling of good fel lowship brought with it plenty of pep and there can be looked for one of the biggest times in Woodcraft in the history of the city. ENJOYS A FINE TRIP TO GREENWOOD From Tuesday's Dallv. J. II. McMaken and family motored out Sunday to Greenwood, where they accompanied Mrs. Catherine Busche, who will spend the winter there at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Jardine. The trip was one much en joyed and Joe is very enthusiastic over the outlook for the corn crop through that locality, which, he states is the best that he has seen anywhere in the state this season. The ears are of good size and weight and are perfectly formed, and should make splendid seed corn for the farmers of this locality. The roads are not in as good shape as they have been for the past few -weeks owing to the rains, which have cut them up quite a little, but as a whole the roads are very fair considering the circum stances. That section of Cass county is one of the most fertile and prolific in the country and the great crops of corn and wheat raised there certainly proves that it is a garden spot for the farmer. After enjoying the day to the utmost the members of the McMaken family motored back home feeling that it had been a day well spent and more appreciative of the great crops and opportunities for the farmer that exist in the western sec tion of the county. TWO MILLERS WERE IN THE CITY MONDAY From TusdaV Daily. C. D. St. John, the new proprietor and owner of the Nehawka mills, and Joseph Malcolm, the head miller for Mr. St. John, were in the city yester day for a few hours visiting with county seat friends and demonstrating to the people of this section of the county the many good qualities in their famous "Letter Roll" flour, the Jading brand manufactured by the Nehawka mills. Mr. Malcolm came to Plattsmouth from Omaha, where he had been interviewing the former pa trons of the mills at the time he was connected with the mills in the same capacity a few years ago, before the property passed into the possession of Mr. St. John. In conversation with Mr. Malcolm, he tells us that he was met very favorably by the Omaha gentlemen, and he succeeded in plac ing their goods in the hands of many of the former : patrons in ' that city. CvD. St. John is in the milling busi ness to writ, 'and to gain the highest stiecess in business he well knows that he- must 'put out: the highest' grade flour, and this is his claim for ' the "Letter Roll" brand,' and every ' sack J is sold under just such "a guarantee. REV. DRULINER TO LEAVE AND GO TO RED CLOUD Leaves This City After Three Years of Service, and Will Be Greatly Missed. From Wednesday's Daily. In the assignment of charges of the Methodist ministers of the state made at the conference at Hastings yester day, Rev. F. M. Druliner, who for the past three years has been in charge of the First Methodist church of this city, is transferred to Red Cloud as his charge for the year, and Rev. Thomas A. Truscott, from the Grand Island district, has been sent to this city to occupy the pulpit for the en suing year. It had been hoped that we might re tain Rev. Druliner in his charge here for another year at least, as his serv ices to the local church have been such as to greatly add to its member ship as well as splendid working force, and the sentiment for his re turn was unanimous, but the confer ence saw fit to send this able gen tleman elsewhere to carry on his work for the church. It was with a sense of sincere re gret that the people of Plattsmouth part with Rev. Druliner, not alone among the members of his church but with the people in general, regardless of creed, who have come to know him and his estimable family and to cher ish them as kindly friends and neigh bors during their stay here. There has been no pastor of the church here in the last few years that has made the friends that Rev. Druliner has, and by these warm friends he will be greatly missed as will his charming wife and very estimable family of young folks. A keen, able minister of his faith, Rev. Druliner has also reached his pleasing personality out side of the church in meeting the people in their daily walks of life and made many friends of all those with whom he came in contact. Straight forward and conscious always of his duty to the church, he has brought the message of religion to many who had long stood outside the organized church of the Master, and his work has been of a nature that has had an uplifting effect upon the community. While it is a loss not only to the Methodist church but to the city of Plattsmouth to lose Rev. Druliner and his family from our midst, we can congradulate Red Cloud upon having sent to them one of the best repre sentatives of the ministry in the state, and a man who is sincere in his every action and thought, and appre ciative of the wants and needs of his fellow man, either in the church or out. The change in pastors will be car ried out as soon as possible and this will be the last week that Rev. Dru- iner and family will be here, as they must leave the first of the week for Red Cloud to take up their work in that city. OWNER OF AUTO GETS HIS STOLEN GAR Yesterday the auto of George Har- rah of Omaha which was recovered here last Sunday by Chief of Police Barclay after it had been driven from Omaha to this city, was restored to its owner and taken back to Omaha. The machine has had a very strenu ous time since last Saturday evening, when it was stolen from Twenty fourth and Farnam streets in Omaha, and was only secured by Chief Bar clay and Joe Bulin after a chase of some ten miles south of this city. The car was insured in an association to guard against loss by stealing and the owner of the car gave a reward of $2.50 each to Mr. Barclay, John Rutherford and Joe Bulin for their services in recovering the car and the apprehension of the three lads who had taken it from Omaha. The three boys, all of whom are quite young, will be given a hearing in Omaha this week in the juvenile court before Judge Leslie and some action will be taken, to ' check them from committing any further acts of crime or that will lead them into the hands of the law. ENJOYS AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP TO KNOX COUNTY From Wednesday's Dally. T. W. Vallery was in the city yes terday afternoon, driving in from his farm, and brought with him several ears of fine white corn that he se cured from the farm of his son-in-law, Wade Porter, near Creighton, in Knox county. Mr. Vallery with his wife, daughter and son, Frank, have just returned from Knox county, where they were visiting and made the trip to and from that locality in the auto of Frank's. They report the corn crop in that section as being in fine shape, and that Mr. and Mrs. Porter and family are all getting along nicely and enjoying the best of health. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY ELECT OFFICERS FOR ORDER From Wednesday's Dally, Last evening the members of the Knights and Ladies of Security held a very interesting meeting at their lodge rooms, which was attended by a large representation oi the mem bership to participate in the business of the order. The main business of the session was in the election of the officers for the ensuing year, and the following were chosen to guide the lodge during the coming year: President R. B. Windham. First Vice President Miss Nettie Moore. Second Vice President Mrs. A. Mil- burn. Prelate John Kaffenberger. Financier C. II. Smith. Secretary A. O. -Moore. Guard William Evers. Sentinel Mrs. William Evers. Conductor Mrs. J. M. Leyda. Following the regular business ses sion of the lodge the members were treated to a very pleasant social time, and dainty and delicious refreshments were served, that made the evening one of the rarest of pleasure and en joyment to all those present. The officers of the lodge who have been re-elected to office have served during one of the most successful years in the history of the order, and certainly are deserving of the recognition that has been extended to them by their associates in the order for their splen did work. The membership of the Knights and Ladies of Security has grown greatly in the last year and it is now one of the largest fraternal orders in the city in point of mem bership. The members of Platte council took notice of the recent affliction of Sis ter Agnes Ruffner, one of the char ter members of the council, in the loss of her daughter, and words of sympathy were spoken. Attention was called to the serious illness of Sister Jordan in the hospital in Om aha, as well as the unfortunate ac cidents that had befallen Sister Ellen Mauzy and Sister Helen Hunter. The installation of the newly elect ed officers will be held at the first regular meeting in October. NOW LOCATED IN NEW HOME. From Wednesday's Dally. Mrs. Eva Reese and son, Guy, have moved into their fine new residence property on North Seventh street, which has just been completed and ready for occupancy. The new home is one of the real classy homes in that neighborhood and is built with a view of giving the greatest comfort to the family, and is flashed in the most up-to-date and modern way, with all the conveniences that can be de sired. Mrs. Reese is also enjoying a visit from her son, Karl Reese and wife of Omaha, for a short time. SELLS TWO NEW AUTOS. W. W. Wasley, the local agent for the Cheverolet automobile, has just disposed of two of his fine automo biles to Percy Wheeler, one of the leading young farmers residing south of the city, and one to Attorney D. O. Dwyer, who will hereafter enjoy the delights of motoring with one of these, classy cars that are becoming so popular. Office supplies at the Journal office. E. J. RICHEY IS BUILDING HOME THAT IS BEAUTY New Residence of E. J. Kichey on North Fifth Street, One That Will Add Much to Beauty of the City. From "Wednesday's Daily. One of the homes that will go a long way toward making Plattsmouth a city of beautiful homes is that which E. J. Richey is building on Noith Fifth street, and which wil s.on be ready for occupancy. Thi- property has been entirely remodeled by Mr. Richey, and is being turned into a home which will be comfortable and an object of great beauty to the entire city and that portion of the city where there are so many bsau tiful residences. The house on the exterior is finished in white stucco, which, with the dull green trimmings makes it vry pleasing to the eye and one that is r.vtistic in the evtreme On the front and south of th-3 home a large bunfa'ow porch has been co: frtructed, thnt is made of concrete with large supporting columns of crucco and f-rished with a fine hard wood ceiling, and porch lights will be installed, that will add much to the comfort and beauty of the porch in the summer season. The interior of the home is one vhat would delight the lover cf the modern home, as it is arranged in the latest style and with all the con veniences that can make for pleasure and comfort. Large French doors of splendid appearance will be- used on the first floor, connecting the dif feient rooms, while the same style of doors will be used on the entrance from the large porch. The rooms on the lower floors, the living room, din ing room and den, will be finished with splendid oak beamed ceilings and with the finest of polished oak floors throughout the house. In the living room a very handsome fire place of the new ornamental brick has been placed that adds a touch of charm to the room and will be a fea ture that cannot but add to the de light of Mr. and Mrs. Richey in their new home. Plenty of light has been secured by placing several additional windows in the north wall of the liv ing room. From the living room the stairway, of fine oak finish, leads to the second floor of the home, where there has been placed polished oak floors in each of the rooms. The bath room has also been equipped in the very latest manner with new fixtures, and with its dazzling white finish is certainly an object of beauty. The rooms on the second floor will all be finished in a manner in keep ing with the plans of the owner to secure an ideal home, and the deco rating throughout the house will be looked after by Frank Gobelman and his force of workmen. The work of remodeling the house has been loked after by L. G. Larson, who has se cured some splendid results. The view from the home of Mr. Richey is magnificent and commands the great Missouri valley for miles, and across the river, bottoms to the hille of Iowa, and it is certainly an ideal place for a home. NEW MINISTER TO ARRIVE SOON Notice has been received from Rev. Thomas A. Truscott, newly appointed minister of the Methodist church in this city, that he will be here on Sat urday afternoon next, and be prepared to take up his work as pastor of the church. Rev. Truscott has been oc cupying the charge at Schuyler, Neb., and expects to have his household goods shipped to this city the fore part of next week, and will settle here to make his home. Mr. Truscott will occupy the pulpit at the church both Sunday morning and evening. Rev. F. M. Druliner will leave the last of the week to take up his work at Red Cloud, where he is to be stationed this year. Mrs. W. . E. Maxon of the Panama Canal Zone, who is here enjoying a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer McKay, was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where she -will spend the day. CHICKENS CAUSE MUCH TROUBLE TO NEIGHBORS From Wednesdays Dally. This morning another neighborhood row over the habit of allowing chick ens to run at large was staged in Judge Archer's court and as a result two households are mourning the loss of $0 in costs and fines which have gone to enrich the city treasury. Two ladies residing in the west part of the city were involved in the trouble. One had sworn out a warrant for the arrest of the other on the charge of allowing her poultry to roam at large, and the other had come right back with a similar charge, that made it necessary for the court to slap a fine on both parties. Chief of Police Bar clay was kept busy making trips out to the neighborhood to bring in the different parties to the case. Pre ceding the appeal to the court sev eral chickens had been killed by the parties involved, and now, with the fines that they have received, it is thought that a state of temporary peace may be restored to the war- torn locality and harmony and neigh borly feeling take the place of the present disagreeable sentiment that has led to the arrests over the chick ens. HON. CARL MINKLEY OF MILWAUKEE IS TO GIVE ADDRESS HERE From Wednesday' Dally. On Thursday evening at the corner of Fifth and Main streets, Hon. Carl Minkley of Milwaukee, a socialist member of the Wisconsin legislature, will speak on the prohibition question and will give the views of those op posed to the prohibition proposition, and in his lecture set forth the fail ure of prohibition to check the social evils that prevail in a great many communities of the country. Mr. Minkley is one of the ablest men in the Wisconsin assembly and has come to Nebraska to give to the voters his observations of the question of pro hibition that is to be passed upon at the coming election. The address will be well worth hearing by anyone, whatever their opinion upon the mat ter may be, and the speaker should have a good crowd present to hear his address. Mr. J. A. Wangburg of Omaha, was in the city yesterday ar ranging the meeting and placing the advertising, matter for the meeting. Mr. Minkley has been speaking in Omaha and through this section of Nebraska and his addreses have been istened to with the greatest of in terest by both those in favor and against the prohibition amendment, as he sheds new light on the subject that his position has enabled him to reach in his position as a member of the legislature. CANDIDATE FOR DIPSO HOSPITAL IS JAILED From Tuesday's Dai it. Yesterday Louis Davis, a resident of Louisville, was brought in by Mar shal John A. Nelson, charged with being a fit subject for the dipso hos pital at Lincoln, and the matter was aid before County Attorney A. G. Cole for action. Mr. Cole decided that as Davis had been at Lincoln twice before at the cost to the county of $45 each time, and had failed to make good on quitting the liquor habit, it would be useless and a bur den to the taxpayers to send him up again and, accordingly, recommended that the man be given thirty days in the county jail on a charge of being n a state of intoxication, and County Judge Beeson ordered the man re manded to the county jail, to rest for the next month, which will give him time enough to . meditate over his shortcomings and the need for reform. The cost to the county is half a hundred dollars each time a patient is sent to the dipso asylum, and in a great many cases it is paid out for nothing. as the patients return and in a few weeks are just as. bad as ever, and, the money . practically thrown away, and the eftunty. attorney is showing good judgment in his decision o make a. few face the possibility of a jail sentence. FALL MILINERY OPEN ING AT MRS. PEASE'S STORE BEGINS FRIDAY The fall opening of the millinery store of Mrs. Emma Pease will take place tomorrow and Saturday at the store on North Sixth street, and an unusually fine line of the late fall creations in millinery will be offered for the inspection of the ladies of Plattsmouth. This season is bringing forth many handsome designs and styles, that certainly promise much for the ladies in the way of attractive hats for the season. In styles there are Turbans, Colonials, Dress Sailors, Irregulars and Mushrooms, large and small Sailors and the Jockey model;;, which are very pleasing with the at tractive trimmings that the milliner has supplied. The Sailor styles are quite strongly at the forefront this season, but divide with the Turban and the Mushroom the popularity of the season. All metallic and irrides cent effects are extremely prominent. Narrow silk ribbon, plain, and with gold picot edge, and metallic ribbons are very much in demand. Ornaments of tinsel or metal gold wings, irrides cent wings and breasts, and bright novelties of all sorts provide the dis tinctive trimmings for tailored hats. Guinea breasts, pheasant quills anil burnt peacock feathers are among the numerous fancies employed in the fall trimmings. In materials the tendency toward velvets has been pronounced, but satin soleil and hatters' plush, especially in combination with other materials. finds marked favor this fall in the new hats. The millinery opening will be one that the ladies cannot afford to pass by and the Pease store is filled with the rarest of the new models. A very pretty flower souvenir will be given to each lady calling. A VERY NARROW ESCAPE FROM A SERIOUS INJURY From Tuesday's Daily. lesterday afternoon about G o clock while Mrs. L. H. Peterson and daugh ter, Miss Mary, Mrs. Guy McMaken and four children and a little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. May- field were driving out Chicago ave nue, they had a very narrow escape from serious injury when an automo bile whose occupants hailed from Avoca crashed into the left rear wheel of the buggy and spilled the occupants out, but fortunately injured no one. It would seem from what can be learned of the affair that the buggy in which the Petersons were seated was going out Chicago avenue, and when near the Louisville road turn a wagon load of hay was coming down the hill and turning into the avenue. Miss Petersen, who was driving, turned as far out of the road as pos sible, and was unaware of the fact that an automobile was coming upon them from the north, and it was not until the car crashed into the rear wheel of the buggy that the occupants were aware of the nearness of the car or the close quarters that they were in. As soon as the accident oc curred the occupants of the auto stopped their car and assisted the oc cupants of the bugy in getting straightened out, and settled for the loss of the wheel. It was very fortu nate that no one was seriously in jured in the mixup as this could eas ily have occurred. OLD RESIDENT VISITS HERE. From Tudav's Dally. Lorin Davis of Colorado City, and a young man who was born and reared here in this city, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Davis, were long residents, came in this morning for a visit with old friends and with his sister, Mrs. Rasmus Pet erson. This is the first visit back to the old home for a number of years and Mr. Davis remarks very much on the wonderful change that has coma over Plattsmouth and the decided im provement that has been made in th general appearance of the city. Mr. Davis is engaged in railroad work out of Colorado City. " Bead the wane ads In the Journal