MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1917.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKXY JOURNAL.
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PERCY FIELD IS
KOW CHIEF OF THE
o :!h' i'ialtsrnouih
::.re i:i".i-nt ir.ei in
n I'liii.i.v evt-nir.ir at the
t.d.o un the miller of hll
,: :iv in the office of the
ai irier.t
.vhidi was
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:s ea-cicd to the i
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:-t. TJ.e
ri w oH:cev t
will pr.c- a
reat help I
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ii '.'ii and v.i.i see tiia
.'.-p is taken to p'rotect
the property owners
i.evd. The IMutts
i'i:;.t..i'. i--is a i all t;nu s
I w :!iir.ir t-i d all in
. :r-.:u-i the !v-nies audi
.-Ine-s . : t':.. Plutt nr.outh i
i i !.: r
.-p.enuni
s by lire
i ! e n:e:ri.ers o
. e w ili. out pay for
-..if
e small salary
;t i paid de
bt Iter ser ice
department of
t r.den d at any and j
. r tr.e-.r servi'-cs were
'1 he public is very grate-
;i : mer t ;.,r their w ork
i .- .- in .v;.ying that
:1 d ibeir pait any time
-n'.riiD PUBLIC SALE.
; .: .e ah- . f E. K. Queen, that
h.ie i h- Id at his home,
;ou:h of Platt.-racuth and
:. i, a 1 f ndles ea.-1 of Murray,
i ..ay, F.-'.ruary ith, has been
:.ed vr.ti! Tuv.-day, February
' h:g To tl.o f;;et that two sales
1 eaii y v-4 re billed on the ame
"n
modern
hour e
Could
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licated ft-.c ?",:.
4.V Investment Co.
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The Plehawka HiSis
arc now Rolling and flianufaciuring the
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FLOUR!
The Popular Cass County Brand of Flour
EVERY SACK GUARANTEED!
AJso a Full Line of By Products!
O. D- ST. JOH5 Prop.
JOS rALCOUl, Head RSiller.
For Salo by ASi Dealers
fc.- !s-es tr rr cria a n
Red Seal Zephyr
CSingharns!
Unending in their variety un
rivalled in their originality un
exampled in their coloring,
washability and wear. Clean,
y even,linenlil:e weave. 27-inches
' wide- 15c a yard. A wonder
value.
Come and Sss Them!
SLEEPING WITHOUT FIRE.
(."Inuley Drown was found retired
for the niiyrht in u tleiupidatcl house
just west of town Wednesday nijrht
il out ! o'eloek. The house had no
floors and scarcely any windows. He
had made his bed on the ground floor.
This mar. has been stayinir at the va
cant livery barn and had onH- taken
up his abode at this place a tew days
ao. Mr. E. E. Day, knowinc that the
man was staying at this place and
1 h ink-bio- lv mir-hr freeze notified
OS:,vr Xcej who xvjlh John jtcKay
. , . . .... i
ana v imam .ami v. em io me piace
r-.rtinni;1 n r 1 ll ! n 1 rh t t V". 1 TV. :1 tl
,
town. Later Mr. ..Jckav tcok the man
, , .
to 1'iattsmoutn on tne rr.iun'.irnt train.
wh
ere
he will be placed hi the poor
Had. the man be.n loft at the
all ni.u'ht r.j d.oubt he would
ro:en to death with the ther
u
i have
mometer at '22 below and a thirty-live
n- forty-mile wind hhr,vir;.r.
The man has been .-awh.ir wood
vound town for
a live I i hood arid had
ro mc-ar.s of support
which makes the
I:oor hou"c ih" l't st liiU'" for hirn-
Weeping Water Republican.
POSTPONE!) PIBLIC SALE.
The public uk' of E. I:. Queer., that
was to have been held at his home,
nine miles south of Plattsmouth and
four and a half miles ea.-L of Murray,
,,n Friday, February lth, has been
Iostpoied until Tuesday, February
1.1th, owing to the fact that two sales
in this locality were billed on the same
daC.
CALLED ON SAD MISSION.
ri"'.i Kri-I.iy':: Iaily.
This morning Phil Kinnamon and
familv of Alliance arrived in this city.
bunging v. itn them tr.e bony or tne j
little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Kinnamon,
which they brought here tor burial.
The little one was born January 2d, J
and alter a month was called away,
kaving the hme disconsolate and in
flicting a severe blow on the parents.
The death of the babe occurred Wed
nesday, and the family at once started
for this city for the last sa I services.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Gartlcman in the south
part of the city.
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Local Kews
1'iorii Fri'lay't lJaily.
XV. J. Hicks of near Cullom was in
the city today for a few hours, at
tending to a few matters of business
with the merchants.
Mrs. C. A. Born of Hastings, who
has been enjoying a visit for some
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
XV. P. Hutchison, south of the city,
depahted this afternoon for her home.
August Engelkemeier and brother,
II. E. Engelkemeier were among" those
going to Omaha this afternoon to visit
for a few hours in that city with their
hi other, John Elgelkemeier, at the
hospital.
Mrs. A. F. Seybert and brother, Au
gust Kcil, were among those going to
Omaha this morning, where they will
spend the day and where Mr. Keil
will take treatment in that city with a
specialist.
Mrs. Horace Lee and Mrs. William
Kuhl of Pacific Junction, came over
this morning to be present at the
funeral of the little child of Mr. and
Mrs. Phil Kinnamon, which was held
this afternoon.
Charles McGuire and son, Tom, re
turned home this morning from, a visit
of a few weeks at Amarilla, Tex., and
other points in the southwest and en
joyed the warm climate of the south
land to the utmost.
Sheriff C. D. Quinton departed this
morning for Hastings, where he goes
to take Mrs. Charity Brown to the
hospital for treatment. Mrs. Brown
has been at the Masonic Home for the
past few years and will be given treat
ment at the state hospital.
Mrs. Frank Leivan and two grand
daughters, P'lma and Ethel of Win-
lield, Kan., arrived in this city yes
teruav for a few davs' visit with her
father, H. E. Vroman and sister, Mrs
A. E. Hilb of North Dakota, who are
visiting at the home of L. E. Vroman
and. family in this city.
Clans Koehke, of Hay Springs,
r;-b., who va" here over night visiting
with his relatives and friends, depart
ed this afternoon for his home. Mr.
Koehnke has iust returned lrom a
visit of several months in Michigan
and Illinois, and stopped off for a brief
visit in this city before returning
home.
By: on Young of Wayne, Neb., who
v;i ; c tiled tn Murray by the Death of
Mrs. F. M. Young, sr., who has been
spending a few days here with his
brother. J. M. Young, and his nephew,
C. M.
Manner:
departed this morn-
lor
T'ioii?cr
his home. Mr. "oung is a
of ("ass count v, having left-
here eighteen years ago for Wayne.
! f "i i i ! l-i -'s l'.ii' e.
C.!oi:el .1. B. Svyhoit of Murray was
i;? the city touay for a few hours look
ing after some business matters with
the merchants.
J. E. Moir-inger was among the vis
itors in the city today, driving in from
his farm to look after some trading
with the merchants.
Miss Florence Richardson came in
this afternoon to spend Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Richardson al Mynard.
Ben Land came in this mornin
from his farm home near Mynard and
departed fcr Omaha to visit for a
; short time with friends
Mrs. L. D. Hiatt of Murray, who
n:ls been here visiting with her rela-
tivt?s an,j fric.mis for a fe-.v days, de
parted this morning for her home.
Miss Emma Noreisch of Florence,
arrived this afternoon to enjoy a
short visit at the home of her sister
" " l. ..: a.. t : . .:i .i i ji .
.hs. i iiu oiemoiieii vuti 01 una
city.
Mrs. 1J. W. Livingston and daugh
tors were among those going to Oma
ha this morning to visit for a few
hours and to look after some matters
of business.
George II. Mcisingcr, residing nine
miles west of Mynard, braved the cold
and biting wind yesterday to drive in
and look after some trading with the
merchants.
.a. r. Seybert was a pase-nger this
morning for Omaha, where he will
spend the day with his brother-in-law,
August Keil, at the Presbyterian hos
pital in that city.
John Rohrdanz and Will Kraeger
from the vicinity of Mynard, came in
this morning and departed on ,the
early Burlington train for Omaha to
spend the day looking after some mat
ters of business.
Joseph Malcolm, the Nehawka
miller, was in the city last evening
for a few hours looking after the sale
of his celegrated. "Letter Roll" brand
of Hour that is becoming so popular
throughout this locality.
William Ottcrstein and son Rich
ard from the vicinity of Mynard
were in the city today looking after
the week end shopping and while in
the city Mr. Otterttcn paid the Jour
nal ouiec a pleasant call and renewed
his subscription to the Old Reliable.
Mr. Ottcrstein is one of the substan
tial farmers of the county and a
pleasant gentleman whom it is great
pleasure to meet.
DEATH OF K
HALL POLLARD
AT NEHAWICA
A Most Estimable Lady and Daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. St. John,
Old Residents of the Com
munity. Seldom has it been our duty to re
cord so sudden and unexpected a
death. A dark gloom spread over
the whole community when it was
whispered from one to another Sat
urday morning that Violet was gone.
Only the day before she entered a
hospital in Omaha, and none of her
friends or relatives were then alarm
ed over her health, and it was hard
to believe the end of a life was so
near.
Violet Irene Pollard was of an af
fectionate disposition, bright and win
ning, in her ways, so that friendship's
circle was to her a large one. In
deed, it may be said of her, that none
knew her but to love her.
Only a few months since she was
married to Hall A. Pollard, and a
life of wedded happiness was begun
with all the surroundings of comfort
and cheer. A beautiful new home
was recently finished and furnished
in which the young couple had plan
ned to journey through life and now
to think the hopes have been shatter
ed and the young husband is left in
sorrow, sorrow that none can under
stand so well, as those who have fol
lowed the plumed carriage to the
silent city and there laid to rest the
one most dear to them.
Her funeral was pathetic beyond
expression, for not one, as the last
good-byes were said, Lut felt that a
loss has been sustained for which
there is no visible compensation.
Vainly groping fcr the Infinite mean
ing we inquire: "Why should so
precious, so necessary a life be taken?"
The old, old question which will never
be answered 'till the veil of our mor
tal vision be rent by. Immortality,
rrd we see, not as now. darkly, but
face t face. Then also may we be
hold the heavenly mansion which per
haps she was called thither, tnns
early in life to help prepare for hel
lo ved ones.
The floral offerings were in profu
sion and their beauty lias seldom been
reeii. They were brought ami placed
upon the casket by friends who loved
the sleeper. On these petals are
tears for the departed and hopes for
the meeting beyond the gates.
The funeral was held from the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. St. John at two o'clock p. m.
Monday. Rev. XV. A. Taylor of
Union having in charge the obse
quies ot the departed, the sermon
was touching and he must have hat
in mind the other day, the lth of
October last, when joined in the Holy
bonds of matrimony a happy bride.
The schools of Union in which she
was once a teacher, was dismissed by
Prof. Severyn to her former scholars
who desired the opportunity to come
and pay their respects to their form
er teacher. The Nehawka schools were
also dismissed for the afternoon.
A large funeral possesion follow
ed the remains to Mt. Pleasant
cemetery, where the earth received
the casket and the body of one who
will be greatly missed by all who
knew her. there to sleep until the
book of life is opened.
On October 18, llHO. she entered
the Holy bonds of matrimony with
Hall A. Pollard. After a month's
serious illness, on Saturday morning,
Jan. 27, at -'3:30 in an Omaha hospi
tal, she was called to leave a devot
ed husband and a charming home.
To the broken hearted husband.
father, mother and sisters, who sit in
sorrow where her footstetps will
never again find echo, we extend you
the sympathy of the entire commun
ity who loved her.
Violet Irene St. John was born six
miles south of Nehawka, Nov. 1.
18'J1. Her early life was spent on
her father's farm and attending
school at the Munn school house in
that neighborhood
At the age of eleven years she with
her Darents moved to Nehawka
where the latter still live.
After completing the course of the
Nehawka schools, she attended the
Peru Normal four years, prepar
ing herself for a teacher.
In 1914 she accepted a position in
the Union High School and taught
there two years. Nehawka News.
Found a Sure Thing.
I. B. Wilcox, Farmers Mills, N. Y.,
has used Chamberlain's Tablets for
years for disorders of the stomach
and liver and says, "Chamberlain's
Tablets are the best I have ever used.'.'
Obtainable everywhere.
1917 calendar pads at the Journal
office.
Good News' for
Warm, convenient and serviceable these mack
inaws, specially priced, offer an exceptional op
portunity for boys and men of medium build.
Made with big collars and belts of fancy materials.
Boys9 sizes up to
lien's sizes up to
New ties every week!
IN PLATTSMOUTH
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Plattsmouth has one distinction that
is rather unusual and that is the fact
there are r.o negroes residing in the
city and h is not been more th in one
or two living in this city for the
iiast twenty vears. and since the
death of "Uncle Ned"' Pake there
has been none of tiie c o'ored race
residing here. Several years ago
there was quite a colony residing
in the limits 01 tne city out taeir:
conduct being such as ret lo iv.ee L !
with the approval of the citizens they j
v. ere inuaceu to leave tne c;t oy
merits of a liberal application of the
"water cure." In looking over the
columns of the Nebraska Herahi in
the late seventies there i.- an r.cn.unl
of a threatened visit of scvtral hund
red of the colored folks from the
soutii and the following account f i om
the pen of the late John A. McMur
rhy tells ef the nairow escape from
a la: 're nc-m ceiev'.v.
Vcs'erda.y n'.orniiig earl..-, the news
syread o" th-1 : t:vt that 2oi la gr-a-s
v- cie acioL.; : ho vivc; avail ?lg t ra?.s
porl a' I and hi Fed for i'latm- u'.h.
At orce e:cite:r.ent arose, aii sorts
or rumors were rife, all sorts of sug
gestions and many vagoe threats
were heard. We are sorry lo re
count that a great many of oar peo
ple did not rise to the magnitude f
the occasion ami realize that a jivat
crisis in solving one of the might ios'.
political problems of the day was be
fore them. Tlr.it the long talked
negro problem was at the tlooor, am!
talked a gootl tle:t4 of bah
what ouirht to be done
y tall: about
wiih them.
what the authorities oougbt to do ai d
especially what tl.ey would do if
they had the power. Luckily not
many of these very daring kind "f
people are in power and if these peo
ple are in power and if these poor
people are sent over here to-day as
they may be. we feel that the good
sense of our Mavo Council, and
leading men will open the way to dis
pose of them quietly, honorably and
satisfactorily.
As soon as we a.srei taincd thc.t a
lot of colored people w en- at Fa t
Plattsmouth. the Herald in company
with Mr. Marshland of the lb M.
and C. lb & Q., and Mr. Rushucll of.
the Enterprise proceeded tuer the;
liver to ascertain just what wore the
facts and how many there were.
We found 11" grown people, that
is, those who paid railroad fare anil
;:! persons in all.
charge of the Rev. 15. F
the 1st Colored M. F.
Under he
Wat son.
Church
of
at
Kansas City.
Thcv came from New Orleans.
Tensas and Feliciana Parishes and a F
few from Miss., to St. Louis and by
Steamer Durfee to Kansas ( iiy and
from thence by rail, '2'-H came 4 to
Kansas City in the Durfee and in
the Joe Kinney fialurtlay, u these
1 G-J have been forwardtd here it
seems.
Considering their ciicurnstances
they are clean, healthy looking ix-o-'IJ
not old, sickly or cripples; but
mainly in the prime of life and able
to work.
Richmond Lewis a tall colored man
about forty-five, says he was a sher
iff of Feliciana, served six years, ami
left because now his life was in dan
ger.
A number said they believed that
if they had stayed any longer they
would have been shot, saitl it was
only a question of time when a color
ed man who had any opinions of his
OWn was killed. (These were evi
dently men who had taken some part
in public affairs) there were others
who seemed to care nothing and
of politics and puolic affairs and
who said they could not make a liv
ing there, that their employers would
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36
$2.85
33.35
cost s
Everybody's Store"
rot keep their promises and over-
thargef! them for luovi uons and no-
eessitie.s so that
orU as tnev mi-'ht
they never had a:ih
wanted to come to
where they could iive
ng anl they
-me count y
in peace and
earn a home.
.- s
high as tl": l it v ceot
nor
.led p
lb.
lull
been
c;i;
,'eu ui'
ceii is
ar-d thirty-live
corn me.d.
They ay tney
from New O.Ie
per pec:: !,or
an t go twerty nale:
rs or as or.o ::
j pres.-.
: ;clish
it. he
.nd nri
o.iio go n he ;
tended he did
about all' tirs or
c ie;
not
hr.d
h; -,
nov
anything
r.o opinion
iOiilll
iMing
Oi
own.
At Raton Rouu
man came
They put
i.l'oaid wi
his things.
um as!i
As tin
boat left lie i
. u m
)Cd
board and left his tilings
'chind. asserting as a reason, that I
l .stayed lie v.ouni t tiiv.u be lore
nornir.g. All declared that they
vere ready and willing to work, and
i;ll tiiey
;eti was a. nvi.ig arc! peact
One said he sold of personal
cods for So'i to e,e- money to come
: St. Louis with his family. They
aiv! tilt ii" v.av t t. Louis; iron
l.Kie, tl:c "( onnnittvc i.ave iail
'.iiir Wiiy ami furni.-lnd rations.
We give these items as they told
ihvm U us. not vouching for the
i ruth or falsity tliereof.
We asked a great many searching
ouel:ns as follows:
Fid
a:
one induce or io vou to
oiiio I'.oith oy i cprc.e:U ing toat oo.
cult!
live
easie r
d without
woo, K
A l.Uiubel-
;l'.s r.x ret
1, "Nh
w
came
; o gt ( pea.ee.
Did ar.v one promise vou land h
"No, we want to tarn a
are willing to woru."
Is it title that only the
lome, ant
.a.-
shiftless, t!
r-e who won'i work come i
. . . I
north? To. no
al! we want
we expect lo wui U. '
get what we earo
and to be able to keep it."
Tiiis is the sul.istame of all iho
answers. We counted 11 woiu n and
; ccoding to the number that paid
fares t lie re ought to be 17 children
ia this lot.
Whatever other stjuads may be
'this one seems to be ready, willing!
; ml able to work, and are no more
junipers than thousands of whites
and foreigners, who come west with
only their brawn and muscle and
mo! hcr-wit to make a living.
We have very fortunately not been
eabed upon this time to take care of
those.
poor people, they having been
icnt on to Omaha and
a.
.vher
e.
Piattsmouth is not a good place to
send such a host, hemmed in as we
are on two si-.ie-: nv l ivers. l no
committee who have this in
i
E. Wes
The Glothcraft Blui
Manhattan
Skirts
Stetson Hals
PIxilip chiora
mm?.
a.lU,,i "p www;
yi-f-Dors Men
'cpi - ;.v
y
rK
iOHS
j should use gi eater discretion in
thrown a hirere and at first helpless
! ;o;u!a? i,m on an unwarr.nl comnuui-
:ty.
SEL SUNK
BY M
Fifteen Americans Listed as on
Poard --hip Under Charter to
London Firm.
London, Feb. .". The
steamer Housatonic was
Amei ican
-unk today
noon near the Sicily islands by a Ger
man submarine.
Ali the cfhcei s and crew were
saved by a British armed steamer.
News in Washington.
Washington, 1). C, Feb. ''. News ;'
, j the sinking of the Housatonic flo
ated a sensation here, but state de
partment officials pointed out that it
would depend entiicly upon tii" cir
cumstances whether the incident
would effect the present situation.
The ship was canning contraband
and if she was destroyed with proper
. warning and provision for the safety
: of her crew
or in an attempt to e -
j cape, tht
United States merely
would
have a claim for damage as in the
j Fi ve case when twelve Americans
' were on board and nine were lost.
Italian official figures says UOS persons
i were lost out of 507 on hoard. The
Austrian government later gave assur
ances, which prevented a break.
The first effect of the incident in
official quaiters was to diiect atten
tion anew to the president's declara
tion in his address to congress today
that if American shins and lives were
sacrificed "in heedless contravention
of the just and reasonable understand
ing of international law," he would
again go before congress for authority
to "use any means that may be ncces-
rary for the protection of our seamen
and our people."
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Effectual.
Most
"I have taken a great many bottles
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
every time it has cured me. I have
found it most effectual for a hacking
cough and colds. After taking it a
cough always disappears," writes J.
Kiatr
OA!
- . Moore, Lost Valley, Ga.
t J'eiai,e everywhere.
Obtain-
Because "5 1 30" is the larg
est selling suit in America,
the makers have been able
to put into it, this unusual
value. Because they have
put into it this unusual
value, "5 1 30" is the largest
selling suit in America.
Carhart
Overalls
Hansen Gloves
f '?