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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1916)
(J I . W.iiMUMiimUUJLlMJl.t"rg-Jig PtATTSHOITTS ETZIUXG JOTJRWAR PACT 6. Every Day Now Coraiits! For Christmas is only eleven days off. For your convenience we have on display all kinds of lovely articles particularly suited for Christmas gifts. Items that will serve for gifts to father, mother, sister, brother, sweetheart, or anyone you may happen to have in mind, and the prices are very, very moderate. Here you will find Children's Furs fur sets in imita tion ermine and in grey fur, just the gift to delight a child at $1.75 to $3.50 Boudoir, Caps, made of dainty Crepe silk, lace trimmed and finished with ribbons and rose buds, at from 35c to 75c. Camisoles, in white and flesh colored Jap Silk, Crepe de Chine, and net, in lovely designs, at from. .75c to $1.25 Bedroom Slippers, just like the home made ones, in all colors and sizes, one . 75c price Lingerie Clasps sterling silver, at 50c Pin Sets in two and three combina tion, at from 15c to 50c Pearl Necklaces, hat pins, brooches, fans, bracelets, etc. Mesh Bags, with gate tops, at. .$1.00 Extra Heavy Plated Mesh Bags with clasp top, at $3.00 Arts and Crafts Leather Bags, in vari ous styles at from . . .$1.00 to $5.00 Pin Seal Hand Bags, absolutely gen- nine, at from $2.75 to $5.00 Visit our Toy Department. Ivory Toilet Articles, such as Buffers, Files, Trays, Brushes, Mirror?, Combs, Pin Cushions, Jewel Boxes, Powder Boxes, Hair Receivers, etc., at prices very reasonable. Tea Aprons, in large variety of dainty materials, most beautifully designed, such as plain lawn, dotted Swiss, voile, organdie, etc., at from 25c to $1.00. Mending Bags, in two styles, made from pretty cretonnes at one price 65c Kensington Aprons, with pockets, in plain colors, embroidered and also in figured materials, price . . . 50c to 65c Don't forget the baby, all kinds of hoods, caps, knitted Jackets, em broidered jackets, and a variety of celluloid novelties. Also ivory bath sets with hand painted designs. Hand Purses, of all kinds, at from 35c to $2.00 All kinds of other leather bags, all styles, at from $1.00 to $3.50 Order your Christmas Tree and Holly NOW! H. M SOENNICHSEN, Call phones 53 or 54. We like to serve. ftHIGHESTER Ly THE WI.VMNI IIB.1NU. A JJT I.dl-! Aftk your UrnsrUt for it CLw-l hl-fkrc-ltr'!! Diamond ItrandVS fcJC3 I'liU in Itrd an-1 4,old mei3Uic&S CL W hoes. sea.r-i with Blue Rit6cn. 4fA Take no t her Hit nf jonr 11 lrazrW. Ak for II I. 'irK.TFRA 1 O mi S O A pood smoke is a satisfaction to a O rlLLb man and this can be found in the use of "Acorns" the cigar that is the best in the world for oc. Call for "Acorns" to secure smoke satisfaction. llAiiOI i;KAM I'ILI.w, f r i yens km.n as Eeit. Safest. Always KeliaMc SOLD BY DRtCGSSTS EURYWHERE :iuc gasoline at Dawson's. The people are wise who buy sta tionery at the Journal. The people are wise who buy sta tionery at the Journal. 1,000 boxes of paper to make your selection from at the Journal office. Call and see them. Christmas Suggestions for PAYS' Do you realize that there are only six days left now before Christmas. We have a wonderful as sortment of beautiful gifts on display and the following suggestions will undoubtedly be appreciated by the giver of useful presents. FRENCH IVORY TRAYS, BRUSHES, COMBS, ETC. LIGGETTS & JOHNSTON'S CHOCLATES. MANICURE SETS IN LEATHER CASES. TRAVELING SETS IN LEATHER CASES. BRUSH AND COMB SETS. PALMER'S, HUDNUT'S & COLGATE'S PERFUMES. THERMOS BOTTLES & CARAFES. SAFETY RAZORS AND SHAV ING SETS. STATIONERY AND FOUN TAIN PENS. This year, we have for sale a unusually large and beautiful assortment of greeting cards, seals and stickers at 5c and 10c. Come in and look over our stock and be sure to ask us for a WEATHER CALENDAR. They are now ready for distribution. WOULD TRY CASE IN CASS COUNTY Plaintiff in $95,000 Damage Suits Against Rock Island Want Case Taken Away From the Federal Court. IV HUT CAUSES CAR SHORTAGE BOX SOCIAL IN DISTRICT NO. 55. They Tell Us They Are at the Gulf Forts and in the Large Cities of the East Simply Awaiting Freight Coming West. 4 F. G. Fricke & Co., 186 THE REXALL STORE. PHONE 186 Plaintiffs in a $95,000 damage suit against the Rock Island railroad, the outgrowth of the tragedy at the Alvo crossing that cost three lives on Jan uary 16 last, have filed pleas in abate ment in federal court asking that the cases be remanded to the district court of Cass county for trial. The case was carried to the United States court on motion of defendant and on the usual grounds; that parties to the suit were from separate states. Jacob Dickinson, .receiver of the Rock Island, and Henry A. Bailey, sec tion foreman, are named as defend ants. Charles Godbey, father of Alma Godbey, killed when the train crashed into the car in which she was riding, and James II. Foreman, father of Edith and Belle Foremen, killed in the accident, are plaintiffs. Mr. Godbey brought suit as administrator for the estate of the daughter. He sued for $15,000. Mr. Foreman is plaintiff in a case involving three issues; the death of each of his daughters and his own injuries. He sues for $80,000 in all. Plaintiffs claim that the court erred in moving the case to the higher court They deny most of the allegations made in defendant's petition for re moval. They allege further that prior to removal of the case, neither peti tion, copy nor bond were served on them as required by law. Plaintiffs further claim that the acident was directly caused by clods of dirt, chunks of ice and snow that had been permitted through the joint negligence of defendant receiver and dercr.tla.nt section boss to gather and remain as an obstruction on the crossing. It claimed that the cause of action against the defendants is joint and concurrent and that it is not separate. Lincoln News. Editor Journal: The Annual grain car shortage is upon us. We have g-ood times, and more freight for our railroads, and we want good times to continue. It is possible to have good times and plenty of cars to haul our grain. It is the duty of our people to examine the causes and apply a remedy. Some years ago, our rail roads were composed of trunk lines, the Burlington, Rock Island, Union Pacific, etc., owned their trunk lines only, and they ran almost in direct lines. We had numerous short lines, and small railroad companies that done the freight and passenger busi ness in their small territory. The long trunk lines soon found that they could buy up the smaller corporations, add them to the trunk lines as branches, and make the trunk line pay larger dividends. The net results now are that our trunk lines each have thou sands of miles of branch lines ex tending like the Rock Island line from St. Paul, Chicago, Oklahoma, Colorado, and to the Gulf, and some to the Pa cific coast. This was the fulfillment of a great railroad man's dreams. But where is the man or set of men that can handle such a colosal combination successfully. We now find no box cars for grain worth mentioning in Nebraska or Kansas. They, tell us they are at the Gulf port, at the Terminals in the east loading-. When we ask a railroad man if they will be returned to Nebraska or Kansas when emptied, we are told, No. It would be too expensive to haul empty cars from the gulf ports to Ne braska to haul back a car of grain. They must wait until they are loaded back this way. To haul a train of empty cars fiom New York, or the gulf to Nebraska or the far west would "be an unheard of proposition, but must the great states of the west be laid prostrate each year when we have good times on account of a scar city of cars?. Is there no remedy? We know there is. "Why is it we are seldom short of stock cars? and yet we ship about half as many cars of stock in Nebraska as we do of grain. It is because stock cars are unloaded at Omaha, and are sent back empty for reloading-. If we had a very mod erate number of box cars for grain in Nebraska, to load for Omaha, our present terminal market, and sent back to be loaded again, we would never know what car shortage was. A large number of cars come into the state from the east loaded with merchandise, that perhaps would take M . If. . 1 ' . i1 care oi one-nan oi me grain in me way of loading them back, and if we had one-half the number of box cars kept in this state, that we have of stock cars, they would take care of the shipments of all the grain we I, raise, can our ranroaus oe compel ieu to keep a sufficient number of cars in the state to do the business we offer them, and are willing to pay for? No body will say they cannot be compelled to do so. The freight on a car of wheat at present rates from central Nebraska to Omaha, is three times as much as the freight on a car of stock. If it pays the railroads to keep cars for stock, why won't it pay them to keep cars in the state for grain? I bought grain and stock on the St. Joe & Grand Island, and from Stroms- burg to Alma, Neb., about 400 miles of railroad. During the ten years I was there, including the enormous crop of 1896, we never lacked for cars, because they kept a sufficient number of cars on their lines to carry the grain to St. Joseph, their terminal market. (Terminal markets have a number of lines that compete, and railroads furnish cars generally suf ficient for all terminal markets.) We are not demanding a reduction of rates, but we will demand service sufficient to move our crops. JOHN MURTEY. You will find several designs of initial stationary at the Journal office this season. The finest' that we have ever shown. You will make no mis take on this line for gift goods. The prices are right. SUFFERS SLIGHT INJURIES. Miss Grace Paxton yesterday met with a slight mishap while descending the steps at the Methodist church, falling and bruising herself consid erably and for a short time was slight ly stunned as a result of the experi ence, but is now feeling very well, out side of the shock incident 1o the, accident. TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. AND MRS. J. P. BECKER From Peoria, 111., camethe news this morning of the tragic" death of John P. Becker, aged 85 and his wife, aged 8.'5, who were found early yes terday morning in their farm home? near Mason City, 111., having appar ently been murdered by robbers. The aged couple had been shot down and had evidently been dead some lime when the discovery was made of their death. Robbery is believed to have been the motive for the terrible crime. Mr. Becker was one of the wealthiest men in Mason county, own ing thousands of acres of land, and it is thought had considerable money concealed around the house that had evidently lured the robbers to making the visit to the Becker home. The bedroom walls where the dead bodies of the aged people were found were shot full of holes. Mr. Becker is the only brother of John II. Becker of this city and in addition to his land hold ings in Illinois, was the owner of a large amount of land in this county. The news of the murder came as a great shock to the relatives in this community and the first intimation re ceived was when the report came out in the telegraph dispatches to the daily papers. The murdered man and wife resided some two miles out in the country from Mason City on one of their farms and just across the road one of their sons made his home. The full particulars have not as yet been received by the relatives here who are anxiously awaiting word from the scene of the tragedy. Why wish and wait? You need the Moosier! Kitchen Cabinet now and you ought to have it for Christmas. If men did the cooking there would be a Hoosier in your home already. What man would be content without a handly place for his tools and imple ments. The kitchen is the most important room in the house and that's why you should have everything handy. Stop at our store and look over these cabinets. b IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PLATTSMOUTH LAUNDRY CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use Fo r Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of The Plattsmouth Steam Laundry has just installed an additional mangle in their establishment, which will greatly aid in caring for the increas ing business of the laundry and facili tate the work of the laundry. Here tofore Mr. Harris has had considera ble inconvenience in the ironing of large articles, such as table cloths and sheets, but with the new mangle in stalled this will be overcome to a great extent and the employes in the laundry will find it much easier to look after this line of work. The Plattsmouth Laundry will compare with any in this section of the state and the increasing amount of busi ness since Mr. Harris assumed the management of the laundry is certain ly making a big hit with the citizens of Plattsmouth and their support of the institution is increasing. Don't you think a nice box of sta tionery would make a handsome gift for most any of your friends. Call at the Journal office and look the line over. THE NEW "PECK'S BAD BOY," A GREAT LAUGHING SHOW Catchy music, pretty girls who know how to sing and dance, clever comedians who will make you laugh until you cry, beautiful costumes and appropriate scenery all go to make "Peck's Bad Boy" a new and up-to-the-minute musical farce comedy. This attraction is the underline at the Par- mcle theater Wednesday night, Decern-. ber 20, and during the engagement popular prices will prevail, which fact alone should crowd our local play- i . - , , j . j r ' 1 .. management of this very popular farce f have had it entirely rewritten by the well known composer, Irving Berlin, and this season it 1s all new but the name. Sixteen musical numbers are introduced during the action of the comedy. View the fine line of fancy station ery at the Journal. We can fill the bilL LtOSE -A lU.UU.LMlI. UCWaill Will i paid lor its return lo me journal oi fice. 12-15-tfd CHRISTMAS SALE OF- CALL PROVES FUTILE. Last night Sheriff Qumton was called to Murray bv a message over the telephone announcing that a man was raising several verieties of trou ble with his wife and other members of the family circle. The sheriff lost no time in getting out the automobile and starting for the neighboring town, but on arriving there found that it was merely a small family quarrel and that the difficulty had been adjusted without the necessity of the interven tion of the sheriff and the law, and the neace .reicned supreme in the household. A -want ad will bring you a buyer. A Fuurs mm mm Never before in the history of Fur selling has there been such an active demand for furs of all kinds as there is this season. Every woman should be enjoying the comfort and style of Annis Furs. OUR STOCK offers the shapes and styles most in demand. SALE PRICE LIST- SETS. , Coney $5.00 up Red Fox $12.00 Hudson Seal $24.00 Holland Mink $32.00 Beaver $36.00 SEPARATE PIECES. Coney $2.00 up China Lynx $6.00 up Russian Mink $5.50 up Black Fox $12.50 Holland Mink $10.40 NEW ARRIVALS in Christmas Gift Blouses. Stunning new blouses in a great variety of new styles featuring the seasons' best models, prices $3.95 to $7.50. that SILK HOSIERY The Gift Always Pleases. We have a splendid assortment of the famous Gordon silk hose in all the new shades and novelty stripe and plaid effects, prices 59c to $1.50. MISCELLANEOUS LIST. Knitted Slippers 59c to $1.25 French Ivory single pieces and sets 19c to $3.50 Japanese Mahogany Trays f 7'52 Unbreakable Dolls 25c to $1 00 Life Size Cloth Dolls 25 and 50c Fancy Aprons : 25 75c Boudoir Caps .- 35c to g.50 Angora Cap and Scarf Set $2.00 OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS ODTI VALUE! QUALITY! SERVICE!