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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1914.
No. 140.
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CELEBRATE THEIR
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eveland Married
Fifty Years Tuesday, October
10. 1916.
From Saturday railv.
Fifty years have fleeted by, fifty
years of happiness, the happiest that
man and woman can live fifty years
of faithfulness fifty years of wedded
life. And so on Tuesday, October 10,
1916, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eveland
celebrated their golden wedding day
at their home near Murdock.
It was -a great day and this couple
who have encountered the journey
of life with its joys and sorrows were
surrounded by their children, grand
children and friends and neighbors.
It was a day to be remembered, a day
of reminiscence; back to childhood's
happy days, back to the days fifty
j-ears ago when this grand couple took
the marriage vows. It was music to
hear, it was living it again.
More than one hundred relatives
and friends were present. After a
photograph of the group had been
taken a most sumptuous dinner was
served from one until three o'clock.
The guests were then invited to listen
to a short program given by members
of the family and a few well chosen
words by their pastor, Rev. Harris of
the Methodist church of Murdock.
Mr. Eveland responded in a manner
which touched the hearts of the many
friends gathered to wish them well on
the remainder of their journey.
They were the recipients of many
beautiful gifts in gold and silver.
Mr. Eveland and Miss Sarah Mat
teer were married at Wilton Junction,
la., on Oct. 10, 1866. In 1867 they
moved to Cass county where they now
live. Six daughters were born to
them, five or whom are married and
with their husbands and children were;
present at the anniversary. They are:
Mrs. Frank Gustin, of Elmwood; Mrs.
Fred Bockleman, of Murdock; Mrs.
R. A. Kuehn and Mrs. J. H. Schwin,
of Big Springs; Mrs. II. Newton
Lang, of Welton Junction, la. and
Miss Nora Eveland. Other relatives
and friends from a distance were:
a brother, Mr. H. A. Eveland and
wife and three daughters, Mrs. A. D.
Dickey, Mr. and Mrs. Heffelfinger and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shearer of Janaica,
la., and Mrs. Joe Eveland, of Hob- j
son, Mont.; a sister Mrs. Ward and
daughter Florence, and Mr. and Mrs.
Carrol Treat, of Doniphan, Neb.; a
sister Mrs. Wellman, husband and
daughter, Mrs. Garrett and Ellery
Wellman, of Geneva; Mr. and Mrs.
Martha King of Murdock, a grand
daughter Mrs. Mere Gustin Eveland,
and husband and Mrs. G. H. Eveland,
Maimiville, O., arrived Monday night.
Judge and Mrs. Beeson, Mr. and Mrs.
Isabel, of Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs.
Orton and Mr. and Mrs. Turner Zink,
of Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, of Nehawka; and Mrs.
J. A. Thomas, of Lincoln. Mr. Eve
land is a veteran of the civil war,
having enlisted in the 18th Iowa reg
iment when he was sixteen years of
age. He served three years until the
close of the war, coming west when
this country was a part of the great
American desert, he and his estimable
wife have passed through all of the
fios and hardships incident to pioneer
e and have been permitted to see
the country grow and develop and to
know that they. have done their share
in the upbuilding, and are enjoying
the fruits of their well directed efforts,
surrounded by friends and their child
ren and grandchildren. An unusual
incident of the anniversary was the
attendance of four other married
couples who had celebrated their
golden weddings in the past year,
three of them in the Eveland family.
There were also seven present who
had attended the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Eveland fifty years ago. Elm-
wood Leader-Echo.
COTTON FROM TEXAS.
Prom Saturday's Dally.
The firm of C. E. Wescott's Sons
have on exhibition at their store a
large box of the cotton plants sent
from Texas by Mrs. F. R. Gobelman
who is visiting in that state, and. the
ripened cotton is certainly a pleasing
sight, and especially in the north
where it is not often seen in the shape
xt comes from the fields. Cotton
which was selling at a very low figure
a year ago, is now bringing a good
price and the supply is hardly able
to meet the demand.
EDWIN ZIMMERER DECLINES
CANDIDACY FOR OFFICE
From Friday's Dally.
Edwin Zimmerer was . nominated
by the republicans as a candidate for
l epresentative in the Eighth legisla
tive district, against L. G. Todd of
Cass county, democratic nominee. He
was then called to the fronts Mexican
border, with the Fifth regiment. The
republican county central committee
met at Syracuse and attempted to
declare his office vacant and nomi
nate some one in his stead, but his
friends would not stand for it and be
sides the law would not permit. How
ever some of the republicans of the
so-called leader kind, kept pounding
at the matter, and finally, it is said
that Mr. Zimmerer has become weary
of this constant nagging and has sent
his resignation to the secretary of
state. The republican committee of
the two counties may meet now and
jointly nominate some one in his
place and it is said it may be M. T.
Harrison of Dunbar, who was decided
upon before, by the Otoe county re
publicans when they tried to push
Zimmerer off in the first instance.
Nebraska City News.
ETHEL FERRIS OF NEAR
MURRAY INJURED BY
FALLING ON GLASS
From Friday's Daily.
This morning Lthel Ferris, a young
girl residing in the vicinity of Mur
ray was brought to this city suffering
from a very severe laceration of the
wrist of her right arm which was
caused by falling on several pieces of
a broken glass jar at her home. The
ittle girl had been down in the cave
to secure a jar of canner fruit and
as she came up the steps leading
from the cave her foot slipped and
she fell, the jar striking the steps and
breaking and the broken glass in
flicting a very severe would, severing
sereval of the tendons of the wrist
and causing a profuse flow of blood.
The little girl was hurried to this
ity where she was taken to the ofilce
of Drs. Livingston where the injured
wrist was dressed and the patient
made as easy as possible although
suffering very much from the painful
njury as well as the loss of blood. J
The accident is one that is very seri
ous and will lay the little one up for
some time before she can have the
use of the wrist and it is really for
tunate that it was not worse as the
broken glass could easily have cut the
wrist entirely off.
MR. AND MRS. G. A.
BAWLS ENTERTAIN
AT A KENSINGTON
From Friday's Dally.
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Rawls on Pearl street was the
scene of a most delightful gathering
yesterday when Mrs. Rawls enter
tained some forty of her friends at a
kensington which was very enjoyable
to everyone fortunate enough to be
present to enjoy the delightful hospi
tality afforded them. The rooms of
the home were very prettily arranged
with decorations of ferns and cut
flowers, pink roses being used in pro
fusion in carrying out the color
scheme of pink which was used
throughout the house, and also feat
ured in the refreshments. The lunch
eon was served at daintily arranged
tables, where each place was marked
by beautiful pink rose buds, and here
the ladies enjoyed the dainty three
course treat prepared for them, and
in the serving the hostess was as
sisted by Mesdames F. L. Cummins,
J. W. Holmes and R. G. Rawls. A
number of the ladies to enjoy the
beauties of the ideal fall afternoon
gathered on the spacious porch, which
had been very prettily arranged with
palms, ferns and potted plants, and
here, passed the time delightfully in
their sewing and visiting, while the
fresh, bracing Nebraska afternoon
added very much to the delight of the
ladies. The afernon was spent by
the ladies in their sewing and a most
pleasing time in the enjoyment of the
hospitality of the Rawls' home.
WARNING SIGNS TO
GUARD AGAINST FAST
DRIVING OF MACHINES
From Friday's Dally.
It has been well suggested by sev
eral of the citizens residing in the
vicinity of the high school andCen
tral school buildings that warning
signs be placed within the immedi
ate vicinity of the school buildings to
wain the automobilists in regard to
the rate of speed to be observed while
driving along there.. It is necessary,
especially during the months when
school is in session, for the auto driv
ers o exercise care in driving near
the schools as there is hardly any
time of day when the school children
are not going or coming from school,
and to drive at a high rate of speed
i:: the immediate vicinity is quite
dangerous, especially to the little
children who are passing by nnd who
of cout se do not exercise tho care and
watchfulness . of the 61d-?i students.
A sign paced at Main and Eighth
streets and one at Eleventh and Main
streets to warn the auto drivers to
proceed more slowly might have the
effect of lessening the danger, and
ccri-'.'nly would do no hsrm. There
is nt: inc who would willing'' cause
a serious accident to any of the chil
dren, but there is no telling when one
might occur through some thought
less child playing along the road and
failing to see or hear a car coming,
and if the machine was running slow
it might be stopped . in time to pre
vent a serious accident.
THE FAREWELL TO REV.
AND MRS. T. A. TRUS
COTT AT SCHUYLER
From Friday's Dally.
The Schuyler Messenger, in speak
ing of the departure of Rev. T. A.
Truscott and family from that city
gives an account of the farewell
tendered by the members of the con
gregation to their popular pastor, and
says as follows:
''On Monday evening a public re
ception was given at the Methodist
church as a farewell to Rev. and Mrs.
T. A. Truscott and daughter, Miss
Irene. The evening was spent in vis
iting and a number of out door games
were played by the young folk, after
which all assembled in the church
where Rev. Truscott was presented
with a beautiful oak chair. This was
given him by the members of his Sun
day school class. Then the ladies'
bibb class presented Mrs. Truscott
with a hand embroidered, linen lunch-
em cloth edged with filet lace and
which had insertion to match going
through the center. Miss Irene was
presented with a beautiful pearl ring
and a silver spoon which were given
her by the members of the church as
a token of appreciation for her ser
vices as organist. They were then
asked to sf:ep into the league room
where light refreshments were
served."
KEITH NEVILLE DEM
OCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVENOR COMING
From Friday's Daily.
This city will have the opportunity
during the coming two weeks of hav
ing in our midst, Keith Neville, demo
cratic candidate for governor and the
voters iand citizens in general should
take ' the opportunity afforded them
of meeting this bright, keen young
business man, who is a candidate for
governor. Mr. Neville has been the
object of attacks from all manner of
whitewashed religious reformers
whose past would hardly bear expos
ure to the sunlight, and the voters
certainly should meet him and realize
the manner of man that, these people
have been attacking with base and
underhanded methods. A cleaner man
was never a candidate for office in the
state and he Has riothirig'fo regret in
the frank and manly campaign he has
made for office and stands on his
Qualifications for the position not on
misrepresentation - of his opponents
such as has characterized the opposi
tion to Mr. Neville.
CLINT BILLINGS IS KILLED '
III RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Prnm Satnrdav'a TjflllV-
A message was received jn this
city yesterday afternoon announcing
that Clint Billings, a young man for
merly residing in this city during his
early boyhood, had met his death at
Buffalo, N. Y., by being crushed to
death beneath a Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern train. The message
did not give any of the particulars of
the accident. The young man was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bill
ings, for many years residents of this
city but for several years the family
have resided in the west.
PETERS & RICHARDS
GET CONTRACT FOR
IOWA STATE BUILDING
From Friday's DaJi-r-
The firm of Peters & Richards of
this city, one of the largest contract
ing firms in this section of the state,
yesterday closed and signed a con
tract with the State of Iowa for the
erection of a new building at the
Glenwood institute for the feeble
minded. The new building is to be a
custodian's building where the sup
plies for the institute are to be kept
and it is estimated that it will cost
$15,000, right at the commencement
and that the state proposed to add to
the building until it shall have reached
the cost of $65,000 and be one of the
finest in the institute. Messrs. Pet
ers & Richards completed a fine new
building that was held as as one of
the best pieces of work placed in
Glenwood and which was finished in a
most workmanship like manner and
since that time they have also com
pleted the large concrete barn a.t the
institute costing in the neighborhood
of $15,000. From this fact it would
seem that this enterprising firm cer
tainly has delivered the goods in the
Iowa city and that the State of Iowa
appreciates their work, which under
the state inspection must be right up
to the minute in every detail. The
work on the new structure will begin
as soon as possible and be rushed to
completion.
RECORD BREAKER FOR
TRADE AT STORE OF
BESTOR & SWATEK
From Friday's Dally.
This week has been a record break
er at the store of Bestor & Swatek
in this city, during which time they
have been conducting a demonstration
of the celebrated Copper Clad ranges
for which they are the local agents.
The store has been visited by a very
large number of interested patrons
and they have been given a clear in
sight into the many points of advan
tage possessed by this range over
others. Mr. Charles Campbell of St.
Louis, representing the Copper Claa
range manufacturers, is on the job in
handling the demonstration and giv
ing the prospective purchasers an op
portunity of seeing what they are
purchasing and the different features
that make this stove one superior to
others in the way of saving of fuel
and better service, as is claimed for
the range by its manufacturers. It is
claimed for this range that the cop
per lining prevents rusting out, which
is the greatest fault of many stoves,
as well as the use of mailable iron
in the manufacture of the stove, that
allows great heat to be secured with
out warping or injury to the stove.
The fuel saving feature of the stove
as well as the extra features of patent
oven doors and the contact reservoir
are the points that attract one to the
Copper Clad range and have made the
demonstrations of more than usual in
terest to the purchasers.
With each stove sold there will be
a fine set of aluminum cooking uten
sils given and these add greatly, to the
splendid stove .and gives the purchas
er a gift ; that will be much.appre
ciated. -" Those' who have not looked
over the Copper Clad range should
call at the Bestor & Swatek store at
one?.
CREAM, 34c, at Dawson's store,
' Plattsmouth. 9-19-d&wtf
MR. A. S. WILL
RETURNS FROM
MEXICO CITY
He Reports His Trip Very Pleasant
Considering the Condition of Af
fairs in That Country.
A. S. Will, who has been in Mexico
City for some time looking after busi
ness interests in the troubled republic
of the south, has returned home and
reports that the conditions there are
not showing signs of improvement in
the interior, although the bandit raids
on the border have ceased. Mr. Will
reports that the money of the pro
visional government is worth very lit
tie and that for $1 in American money
a person can secure 38 pesos, the
Mexican standard paper money. The
government there requires that all
taxes and fees paid to the govern
ment be in silver or gold, and then
the paper money is forced on the peo
ple. The railroad ticket of Mr. Will
from Mexico City to the border cost
liim $390 pesos and the sleeping car
ticket 200 more pesos, but in the good
coin of Uncle sam it was considerably
ess, figuring at a rate of thirty-eight
to one. The food prices in the Mexi
can capital are such as to make a
hotel proprietor smile with glee. At
the American club in Mexico City, a
dish of ham and eggs is quoted on
the bill of fare at 14 pesos; coffee,
1.25 pesos a cup; fish, 7 pesos; spring
chicken, 10 pesos. The same condi
tions prevail in all lines of trade and
add to the unrest and troubles of the
government in trying to establish or
der. On the trains robberies are very
common and to show any real money
is an invitation to.be robbed or ;mur-:
dered. Along? the railroad b- several 1
points there were bleaching skeletons
hanging from the telephone poles and
trees, which were former Villa ban
dits, who were hung by the defacto
government, and a set-to between the
government troops and the bandits
were everyday occurrences, and it was
not safe to get away from the points
controlled by the government. While
in Mexico City Mr. Will, arising
one morning, was unable to secure
any water to wash, and on inquiry
found that the water works had been
shut off at their pumping station
some fifteen miles in the mountains
outside of the city, where a pitched
battle had been indulged in by the
government troops and the bandits.
What the final outsome of the struggle
in that country will be it is hard to
surmise, but it is certainly mighty
unhealthy at present for the stranger
or native who is fortunate enough to
have any money or valuables, as he
will get them taken by some of the
numerous bandits.
DEATH OF MRS. B.
J. REYNOLDS AT
PACIFIC JUNCTION
Yesterday morning' at 10:25 at her
home in Pacific Junction, Mrs: B. J.
Reynolds passed away after an illness
of a short time. Mrs. Reynolds was
taken with scarlet fever a little over
a week ago and her condition became
quite serious from the malady and
the patient continued to grow worse
until her death yesterday. Mrs. Rey
nolds was well knwn in this city
where she has been a frequent visitor
and for several years prior to her
marriage to Mr. Reynolds was a resi
dent of Pacific Junction and where
she was universatlly loved and re
spected by a large circle of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reynolds of Have-
lock and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Barkus
of this city departed this morning for
Pacific Junction, to attend the last
sad rites. Mr. Reynolds will receive
the deepest sympathy of the com
munity where he has for so long been
a resident and his loss will be shared
by those who had the pleasure of
knowing this estimable lady.
Dr. B. F. Brendel, accompanied by
his nephew and-neice, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Harvey of Zionsville, Ind., came
up this afternoon from Murray and
journeyed to Omaha to spend a few
hours in that city.
RED POLLED CATTLE SHIPPED
FROM THE LUKE WILES FARM
This afternoon Luke L. Wiles, the
breeder of the celebrated Red Polled
cattle in this locality, shipped three of
his fine young animals to Belmont,
Neb., where they will be placed in the
herd of W. J. DeWitt, one of the best
known stockmen in Nebraska. The
animals are all fine young stock and
consist of two heifers and a young
bull, taken from the best in the Wiles
herd and certainly are as fine as any
could be procured in any part of the
state. Mr. Wiles has made a spe
cialty of raising this variety of stock
and the herd he has is recognized as
one of the best in this section of the
west.
THE MAN TO SUPPORT
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
L. G. Todd,
Democratic Candidate.
A CASS COUNTY PRODUCT.
L. G. Todd, the subject of our
sketch, is a product of Nebraska and
of Cass county, where he has spent
his lifetime and is well acquainted
with the needs of the community he
desires to represent in the legislature
as fioat representative from the Sev
enth district, composed of Cass and
Otoe counties. . Mr. Todd, while com
paratively a young man, has been en
gaged in the farming line almost all
of his life and his training and gen
eral abilities are such as to make him
a valuable representative of this great
agricultural empire of the west.
Coming from one of the pioneer fam
ilies of Nebraska, who had such an
noitant part in the development ol
this section of the state, Mr. Todd has
the rugged traits of character that go
to make up a man of the people and
one who cannot be swayed from his
convictions of right. He is fitted in
every way to serve the district with
honor and credit to the, good people
of Cass county. A man who will be
found on the side of the people all
the time. Mr. Todd, in adition to his
farming interests, is at present the
president of the Bank of Union and
keenly alive to the business interests
of his district.
SPEAKING ON STREET THIS
EVENING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
This evening at 8 o'clock at the
stand on Fifth street, Dr. Clarence
True Wilson of Chicago, the cele
brated temperance orator and the sec
retary of the temperance board of the
Methodist church for the United
States, will address the people of
Plattsmouth on the prohibition ques
tion and present the arguments in
favor of the proposition. Dr. Wilson
is one of the most widely known tem
perance orators in the country and his
appearance here as a part of his tour
of the state will give everyone an op
portunity of hearing one of the most
forceful arguments for the prohibition
cause that will be given during the
campaign. Whether a person agrees
with the cause Dr. Wilson represents
or not, his speech is one that will be
ery interesting. The meeting will
be under the auspices of the Cass
County Dry Federation.
AUTOMOBILE TURNS OVER.
Quite an automobile accident oc
curred Saturday evening east of Mur
ray when an automobile driven by
Henry Rice, turner over in a ditch
near the farm of Mrs. McDonald and
the driver lay imprisoned under the
car for sometime until help arrived
on the scene and extricated the in
jured man from his position beneath
the machine. Mortunately Mr. Rice
was not seriously injured but the car
was badly damaged and will require
considerable work to repair it.
VERY DIFFICULT
CASE IS FILED IN
DISTRICT COURT
The Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of tin
World, Desires lo Determine
Who Are the Beneficiaries
to Policy.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by the Sovereign Camp Wood
men of the World against Eliza Bev
erage, Samuel T. Beverage, .May
Hawksworth, Ethel Beverage, Ma
thilda Snyder and Geo. W. Snyder. In
their petition the plaintiff states that
on June 4, 1894, a beneficiary certi
ficate in the sum of $2,000 was issued
by the Woodman of the Woild to
George W. Beverage, a member of
Evergreen camp No. 70. In the ori
ginal certificate issued the beneficiar
ies named were John T. Beverage.
Samuel T. Beverage, May Beverage
and Ethel Beverage. On September
7, 1907, Mr. Beverage had the bene
ficeries of the policy changed to Ethel
Beverage and Mathilda Snyder,
named as daughter and neice of the
owner of the certificate. In February.
191G, under the seventy-year-old age
disability clause of the policy Mr.
Beverage made application to the
Soverign Camp for 10 per cent of the
amount of the policy and in March
$200 was paid to him leaving the
value of the policy at $1,800. The
death of Mr. Beverage occurred in
July, 1916, and since that time the
plaintiff has been unable to settle the
claim on the policy, owing to the
claims of several of the defendants
as to whom the policy should be paid.
It is alleged by several of the de
fendants that Mrs. M. SniJer'is not a
blood relative of Mr. Beverage and
under the policy is not entitled to re
ceive a part of the beneficiary cer
tificate. George W. Snider, a nephew.
by blood, is a party to the suit as
holding an assignment for a half of
the policy.
The Sovereign Camp of the Wood
men of the World asks that the de
fendants be required to file answer
and show their claim for the receiv
ing of the amount of the certificate
and that the court nominate a suit
able person to whom the Woodmen of
the World can pay the sum of $1,800
due on the policy, to await the final
ruling on the rights in the matter
and that the order may be discharged
on payment of the sum of $1,800 from
all connection with the case.
Mr. Beverage, for several years
prior to his death made his home with
the Snyder family on their farm near
this city where he was cared for.
A YOUNG GERMAN
COUPLE MARRIED
IN OTOE COUNTY
Yesterday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hauschild, a few miles
southwest of Avoca, occurred the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Clara,
to Mr. Harry Stubendick, a son of one
of the prominent families of that lo
cality. The wedding was one of the
largest that has been celebrated in
that section of Cass or Otoe counties
and there was present to enjoy the
wredding and reception some 400
guests. The marriage lines were read
by Rev. Leucke, pastor of the Ger
man church near the home and was
most beautiful and impressive. Fol
lowing the wedding a general good
time was enjoyed in the feast pre
pared for the occa'sion as well as in
the pleasures of the dance, the music
for which was furnished by members
of the Burlington band of this city,
who were taken to Avoca in automo
biles, and assisted in making the
event a most delightful one to every
one. Both of the young people are
well and favorably known to a vast
number of friends in both Otoe and
Cass counties, and they will extend
to the newly weds their heartiest best
wishes for a long and happy married
life and one free from care and sor
row. The young people will reside
on a farm near Avoca in Otoe county.
Mrs. Frank Downing of Lincoln
came in this afternoon to enjoy a short
visit with friends and relatives in this
city.