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Journal. 9i Zl. K T02. XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1917. No. 200. THE PASSING OF H. E. VROMAN AN AGED CITIZEN From Friday's Daily. In the passing of II. E. Vroman, who was called to the great beyond yesterday afternoon, the community has lost a valuable man and worthy citizen and to the members of his family, a devoted father. During the months of illness, suffering from the dread affliction of hardening of the arteries, the deceased had borne with patience the suffering that had been laid upon him with patience and with true Christian faith awaited the time when the voice of the Master might bid him lay aside the burden and rest in peace. Mr. Vroman was born November near Toledo, O., and here he r-pent hi; young manhood, removing later to Ilerrr.on, 111., where he made his home with his family for over forty years, and was universally loved and respected by all those who had the pleasure cf knowing him. Sixty years ago Mr. Vroman joined with the Methodist church, and since that time had been a devoted member of that faith, and his long and useful Christian life stands as a monument of his worth as a man and a follower of the Christian faith. Five years ago Mr. Vroman suffered the be reavement and loss of his wife and helpmate and a year ago came to Plattsrr.cuth to make his home with his son, L. E. Vroman and family, who have tenderly cared for the father during the long months of his illness. To mourn his loss there re mains seven children. L. E. Vroman, Plattsmouth; Mrs. E. Hills, Golva, North Dakota; Frank Vroman, Nor tcnville, X. D.; Mrs. Frank Leivan, Winfield, Kan.; Ray Vroman, Jeffer son, la.; Henry and Edward Vroman of La Salle, 111. Two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Titus of Stuart, 111., and Mrs. William Smith of Herman, Ilk, are also left to mourn the passing of this good man. This afternoon at 3 o'clock a short funeral service was held at the L. E. Vroman home in the south part of the city, conducted by Rev. T. A. Trus cott of the Methodist church, and which was attended by a large num ber of the friends and neighbors of the family. The body will be taken ea.-t to Hcrmon, 111., tonight on No. 10. to be laid to rest beside that of the wife in the cemetery near the old home. PETERS & PARKER GET CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL BUILDING Fmm Friday's Dailv. The members of the board of edu cation, together with the architects of the new high school and grade building, Messrs Berlinghof and Davis, yesterday afternoon opened the different bids for the construction of the building, at the city hall. There were some six or seven firms repre sented in the bidding and the lowest . of the bids received was from the firm of Peters & Parker of this city for the general contract, and upon the preparing of a contract satisfactory to the board and their attorneys the cent! act will be closed with this firm. On the heating and plumbing of the building the firm of L. W. Pomerine & Co., of Lincoln, was awarded the contract, being the lowest bidders on the job. The board decided that the bid? for the wiring of the building would be re-advertised as those re ceived were not satisfactory. The delay that has been accasioned by litigation and the necessity of an additional bend election has caused a great deal of advance in the price of materials of all kinds, and those fa miliar with the condition cf affairs state that the building could have been erected cheaper by $10,000 had the board been able to go ahead with the letting of the contract following the voting of the $15,000 bonds. How ever, the work will be commenced as soon as possible in hopes that the building may be ready for the use cf the school at the commencement of the term, next September. American flags, from 5c up, at the Journal office. CALLED TO ILLINOIS CY DEATH. From Friday's Daily. Last evening J. II. Meisinger and son, Adam Meisinger, of near Cedar Creek, departed on No. 2 for Pekin, 111., where they were called by the death of Mrs. Trinkous, a sister-in-law of Mr. J. II. Meisinger. The lady passed away on Wednesday and the funeral will be held today at that place. Mrs. Meisinger found it im possible to accompany her husband and son back to the old home for the services there of the departed sister. The grief that has been visited upon Mrs. Meisinger and family will be greatly regretted by the many friends throughout this portion of the county THE CO-ORDINATION OF INDUSTRY A further step in the co-ordination of industry and war to meet the na tional emergency was taken by manu facturers and retailers at the annual banquet of the United National Cloth iers, held during the buying conven tion in Chicago, the' week beginning April 9th, according to C. C. Wescott, who attended this big manufacturing event. The association sent a message to President Wilson offering every as sistance possible to the movement in the crisis brought on by our nation's entry into the European war. The association went on record to the ef fect that manufacturers and dealers should array themselves against the taking of exorbitant profits and should spare no effort to keep prices to the lowest possible level. Mr. Wescott, who is the member in this city for the United National Clothiers, says that the gothering he attended made prominent the import ant fact that good clothing is not to be above the reach of the ordinary pecketbook very soon.' "While food stuffs are soaring, some articles hav ing advanced ,"300 or 400 per cent, the advance in wearing apparel has been trifling in comparison; the leather shortage being responsible for the most marked price advance, which is in footwear. One of the principle purposes of the organization, of which Mr. Wes cott is a member is to keep down the cost of clothing. In this great co operative movement, certain clothiers from fourteen middle west states have joined, forming the United National Clothiers, with a capital of $1,000,000. Twice a year these merchants meet in Chicago and buy together from manufacturers, eliminating the mid dleman and his profit. By combining orders these hundreds of merchants get quantity prices the very lowest prices and so are able to keep down the cost of merchandise to the public. What they save in buying they give to their customers. The goods purchased by Mr. Wes cott at the convention are from the choicest lines from leading manufac turers and include everything sold in clothing and men's furnishing stores. The styles are up-to-the-minute. The United National Clothiers be lieve in the standardization of mer chandise and so have adopted a label, which, placed on the clothing, is a guarantee of quality. This method of merchandising, Mr. Wescott says, is growing in popularity as its benefits to the customer are more generally understood. Co-operation, which means cutting out waste and unneces sary expenses in getting goods from the manufacturers to the consumer, is undoubtedly to be the watchword of merchandising in the future. MOVES TO NEW LOCATION. From Friday's Daily. The undertaking parlors of J. P. Sattler, which have been located in the building on South Sixth street occupied jointly by Mr. Sattler and the auto agency of T. H. Pollock, are beiitg removed to the building of -1. F. Warga on Main street. Mr. Sattler will have his office in the main room on the street floor of the building, and the undertaking rooms will be located on the second floor of the building, where there is ample room and which will make a very convenient place for the establishment. Mr. Sattler will be fully settled in a few days in the new location, and be ready to look after all calls in his line. Wall Paper, Paints, Glass, Picture Framing. Frank Gobelman. E. J. RICHEY CELE BRATED HIS BIRTH DAY ANNIVERSARY From Friday's Dailv. Yesterday being the birthday an niversary of E. J. Richey, he was treated to a most pleasant surprise at his home in a dinner party arrang' ed by Mrs. Richey and in which a number of friends gathered to see that the anniversary was observed in a fitting manner and to enjoy a most delightful evening with their host and hostess. The rooms of the beautiful Richey home were prettily arranged in a color scheme of red and white which was carried out both in the decorations and in the refresh ments. Red carnations were used ex tensively in the decorations of the table and added a very pleasing touch while at each plate a tiny boat, bear ing a small silk American flag served as place cards and proved a most ap propriate and patriotic feature of the pleasant occasion. The dinner was served in six courses and was one greatly enjoyed by the members of the party and following the dinner the evening was spent in music and at cards which served to pass the time very pleasantly. The guests in departing joined in wishing Mr. Richey many more such happy gath erings in the future. Those who were in attendance were, Mr. and Mesdames W. A. Robertson, C. W. Baylor, F. L. Cummins,, G. O. Dovey Miss Verna Cole and Mr. H. F. Coos. SPECIAL FEATURES AT COMMERCIAL CULB MEETING From Saturday's Dally. At the next meeting of the Platts- mouth Commercial club to be held on Wednesday evening, April 25th, there will be special features in the nature of motion picture perform ances, as well as a smoker to serve in making the occasion one of great pleasure and interest to those who attend. It has been arranged to have Mr. R. C. Routsong of Dayton, Ohio, present to address the club and to have charge of the program of the evening. Mr. Routsong, is one of the active publicity men of the Ohio city and one who is well qualified to speak along the line of public enterprises, and should be a splendid feature of the evening's entertainment. The motion pictures shown will include three reels, showing "The Troubles of of a Storekeeper," "Settlement Work in Dayton," as well as a comic film. This meeting of the club will be held on Wednesday next at Coates' hall and will commence at 8 o'clock sharp, it is absolutely free in every way and the citizens of Plattsmouth are cordially invited to be present and enjoy the, occasion. It will be well worth the time of anyone one to attend and get in touch with the dif ferent matters that are of vital con cern to the city. Henry Soennichsen will be in charge of the smoker and will see that there is plenty of the famous Platsmouth brands of smokes on hand to make the occasion one of more than usual pleasure so all those who can should figure on being in attendance. SON AND HEIR AT THE HOME MR. AND MRS. G. W. SMITH From Saturday's Dally. This morning a message was re ceived in this city announcing the fact that a fine little son and heir had ar rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey W; Smith in Lincoln, that tipped the scales at seven pounds, and with the mother doing nicely had brought great joy to the proud father. The advent of the young man was also the source of much joy to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Falter, the grandpar ents, who join with the parents in the happiness that the event has oc casioned. Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Emma Falter of this city, and the host of friends will extend to the parents their congratulations and best wishes for the future welfare of the young man. j ) T . 1 ti -vvv , "4" HVs: """ - i The above represents fcfr generations of one of the prominent Cass county families, that of John Lohnes, Sr., and in the photograph Mr. Lohnes appears with his daughter Mrs. James Terryberry, Mrs. Otto Schafer, a grandaughter, and James Schafer, the eight months old great-grandson. The photograph was taken by V. V. Leonard of this city, and is a .splendid picture of the members of this estimable family. It is quite an unusual event to gather four generations of one family all in the best of health and with the prospect? of years of "life before them. FRED KISSLIHG BURNED AT BURLINGTON SHOPS From Saturday's Daily. Yesterday afternoon Fred Kissling, one of the painters employed in the freight car department of : the Bur lington shops in this city, met with a very serious accident while engaged in some work in the steel car shop. A small crude oil furnace used for heating rivets was near where he was working and the flame from the fur nace blowing out, suddenly resulted in burning Fred bery badly, the face and both hands suffering severe burnS that will lay him up for some time. The injured man was taken to the office of the company surgeon, where the injuries were dressed and the victim made as comfortable as possi ble, although the pain was quite in tense and gave the patient little rest. BOYS IN NAVY PROGRESSING. From Friday's Daily. Letters received from Charles Do vey, state that he, together with Ben Windham and George Eennie of this city, who recently enlisted in the United States navy, have been ordered from the training station at Great Lakes, 111., to Norfolk, Va., where the government navy yard is located, for further instruction to prepare them for actual service at sea or where the necessities may require them to be sent. The boys are in the best of health and feel that the expsrience in the navy will be a splendid thing for them in every way, and do not re gret in the least their embarking on the trip to do service for the Stars and Stripes. PURCHASES ,EW PAIGE AUTO. From Saturday's Daily. Clyde H. Fuller has just purchased. one of the most attractive automo biles that has been brought to the city in a fine new Paige "six" car of the sedan type, and which is undoubt edly one of the most pleasing ma chines of this type that has been brought to this city. The Paige claims the "most beautiful car in America" and their sedan type certainly has the looks, and should make Mr. Fuller a most delightful vehicle. The car was secured through the agency cf Vv'ill Propst. Home grown alfalfa seed for sals. Inquire of S. O. Cole, Mynard, Neb. 4-5-tmo wkly Wo $4 i &fs i Zt 5- t y ;0CiAL EVENT OF THE DEGREE OF HONOR THURSDAY NIGHT Fion Fnt relay's Dally. One of the most delightful social events which has been the good for-i tune of the members of the Degree ! of Honor to enjoy occurred Thursday j evening at the A. O. U. W. hall j when -a "kids" party was given as a social feature of the occasion. The members of the order came in all j manner of costumes of childhood days . and representations were- present1 from the infants in arms to the sweet i girl graduates and the different cos- tumes brought forth a great deal of enjoyment as the new arrivals added to the array of representatives of j childhood days. The evening was j given over entirely to soeialibmty with singing and dancing as features of the occasion, and the floor of the dance hall was crowded with the "kids" to enjoy to the utmost the pleasant event that had been arranged for them by the committee in charge, j Dainty and delicious refreshments j served at a suitable hour aided in j making the evening one of the rarest ! party and it was voted that the event was one of the most delightful in the history of the organization. The ladies of the Degree of Honor know well how to prepare a pleasant so-j cial evening and those who attended j felt amply repaid for their attendance ' in every way. 1 - - - - t IN NEW LINE OF BUSINESS.'? From Friday's Daily. Paul SV-le'an, vb has in the past displayed a spirit of energy an 1 push in several lines oi I usiness, has- I decided to embark in a new line and i accordingly has taken up the real es tate business, and already has a num ber of places listed for rent and sale , in different parts of the city. Paul; is a hustler and desires that all who have property for sale or rent to list the same with him to dispose of for them. Dr. G. H. Gilmore and Don C. Rhoden of Murray were in the city today for a few hours looking after some business matters. This is the first time Mr. Rhoden has been in the city since his accident of a week ago, when he was kicked in the knee by a horc. Dawson WTiii Fix It. J " I THE WRESTLING MATCH A DRAW; BUT PAPPAS GETS FALL From Paturtlny's Dally. The wrestling match last evening at the Crystal Star roller rink attract ed quite a large number of the fol lowers of the sport to witness the go between Gus Pappas, the fast and sci entific Greek wrestler of St. Louis, and Rudy Warner, the Hcwells, Neb., mat artist, and while the match was called a draw the only fall secured was won by the Greek exponent of the art of wrestling. Pappas, with a ham meilock, secured the first fall in eight een minutes, when he laid the How ells man on the mat for the count and was given the honor of drawing the opening round of the match. In the second bout there was consider able dispute between the contestants over the methods used in the wrestle, both of the wrestlers claiming too much roughness was employed, while Warner complained cf an injured shoulder and neck which the rough handling did not improve, and as a result of this disagreement among the parties the "referee decided to call the match a draw, and all bets off on the affair. This was not great ly relished by Pappas and his man ager, but stood, and the match was declared an even break. In the pre liminaries there were several good matches, that between William Mad son of Omaha, the seven-foot wrest ler, and one of the soldier boys being : especially enjoyed. Pappas was gen- j erally accepted as the fastest and j most skillful wrestler that has ap I peared in the city and showed a great ! knowledge of tha game from start to finish. PLEASANT SURPRISE TO FORMER CASS COUNTY PEOPLE The following taken from the Bur well, (Nebraska) Tribune gives the details of a very pleasant surprise given Mr. and Mrs. Andy Morrow, former residents of this county, but who for the past few years have been residents of this county, but who for the past few years have been resi dents of Garfield county: A pleasant surprise was pulled off at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Morrow on Wednesday, March 28, when about 80 of their friends and neighbors congregated there to re mind them that it was their twenty third wedding anniversary. Andy was out riding fences and forgot that he had ever been mar ried until he arrived at the house and found nearly all of the guests assembled. However, Mr. and Mrs. Morrow proved eqqual to the occasion and are to be congratulated for the way in which they entertained the crowd. It is not necessary to say that all things went well, and after a boun teous dinner was served, music was there from all corners of the globe. Things were made ready for a wed ding ceremony, but all of a sudden the news was noised about that the groom was making his escape by the aid of the bed room window, and he would have succeeded, but for the fact that just before he reached the barn dcor, preceeded by Frank Smith, who was to be best man, Andy run out of gas, and was forced to slow up, and by so doing was dis covered and by the aid of nearly all present and the assistance of the lariet rope he was finally roped and brought in and the ceremony was performed after which the guests de parted for their homes, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Morrow many happy re turns of the day, and feeling that they had spent a day that it takes "some time to forget. TO ESTABLISH BOWLING ALLEY. From Fridav's Dally. J. E. McDaniel was in Omaha today completing arrangements for the se curing of fixtures for the fine new bowling alley that he will establish in the east room of the Anheuser Busch building, after the first of May. Mr. McDaniel will also act as agent in Cass county and Mills county, la., for the new temperance malt prepa ration of the Pabst Brewing company. DEATH OF FORMER PLATTSMOUTH HAN From SAttirdav's Dailv. From Yinita, Oklahoma, comes tlu news of the death of William H. Gingery, a resident of PLittsmouth for a great many years, and who will be well remembered by a large cir cle of friends. Mr. Gingery has made his home in Oklahoma for the past several years and but little was heard of the family until a Utter received here by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. P'ox from Mrs. Gingery, conveyed the news of the death which occurred on the morning of April 12th Mr. Gin gery was taken with a stroke of apoplexy on Friday, April Gth. and gradually grew worse until ':4." Thursday morning. He was laid to re.st at Vinita on Saturday last. For a long period of years Mr. Gingery was a well-known and familiar figure in this city, and with those he came in contact with was universally respect ed and esteemed and the news of his death comes as quite a blow to the old friends. He leaves to mourn his death the widow, Mrs. Mollie Gingery. DEATH OF C. E. FRIB BLE, AN OLD AND RESPECTED CITIZEN From Saturday's Dnily. At his home in Louisville Thursday evening, April 19th, C. E. Pribbl.' passed away after a week's ilhi'-s, suffering from stomach tiouble. Mr. Dribble had not been thought danger ous until shortly before death came to him, and passed peacefully away. Mr. Pribble was one of the best k.iown residents of Louisville, where he had made his home for a great many years and was a man universally loved and rerpected by those who h'ld th-1 pleasure cf knowing him. The funeral of Mr. Pribble will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock fron the home at Louis ville and th2 boJ;. laid to reft i.er The two sons, Aithur E. I'ribb'.e and Ernest M. Pribbl?, of Oklahcma, ar rived at the bedside of the fathtr just after his death, and after thtir long journey were unable to take a last farewell cf the love 1 one. To the family the sympathy of the many friends throughout Cass county will be extended in their hour of gik-f. MISS MATHILDA SOENNICHSEN EN TERTAINS FRIENDS From Saturday's Daily. Yesterday afternoon Miss Mathilde Soennichsen entertained in a charm ing manner at her home on North Eighth street at a miscellaneous shower, complimentary to Mks Nora Rosencrans, whose marriage to Mr. Waldemar Soennich.stn occurs next week. The pleasant Soennichsen home was tastefully arranged in a decora tive scheme of green and white, the idea being carried out in the white carnations and green ferns, and made a fitting setting for the happy oc casion. The afternoon was spent chiefly in the plying of the bu-y needle, in making pleasing articles of needlewoik that were presented to the bride-to-be by the friends, together with a great many other dainty and appropriate gifts that will be treas ured in the new home. A number of musical selections were given, includ ing a vocal number by Mrs. John W. Falter, which served greatly to the en joyment of the afternoon. At a suit able hour very dainty refreshments; were served by the hostess and com pleted an afternoon of more than usual pleasure. Miss Rosencrans, the guest-of-henor, was showered with the best wishes of the young ladies as well as with handsome gifts, for a great many years of happiness and bliss in the years to come. JOSEPH II. SMITH ILL. Frni Saturday's Daily. The friends of Joseph H. Smith will be very sorry to learn that Mr. Smith has been quite sick at the national soldiers' home at Leavenworth, Kan., since returning to that place after a short visit here with his family and friends. Mr. Smith, however, is show ing some signs of improvement. i X
