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TOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, MAY 28, 1S17.
No. 209.
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RED CROSS
PEOPLE VERY
ENTHUSIASTIC
Another Meeting Held Last Night to
Plan and Arrange to Select Vari
ous Necessary Committees.
From Friday's Daily.
The Red Cross chapier of Cass
county met last evening at the audi
torium of the public Jibrary to con
sider the plans for the extension of
the work in this city and throughout
the county. The meeting was pre
sided over by Judge James T. Bagley,
president of the local chapter, and
cjuite a number of those interested in
the movement were present.
The result of even the first week
has proven very satisfactory to the
society and while the membership
campaign has not yet been pushed,
there have been a large number of
voluntary offerings made and enlist
ments in the membership that has
netted close to $120 for the opening
week. A great deal of the credit
for the excellent showing made is
due to Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, of
Louisville, who has been looking af
ter the Red Cross work in her home
with the result that $93 was raised in
a few hours by this lady to be ap
plied on the good work of the so
ciety. The local chapter of the Red Cross
extended to Miss Fitzgerald a vote of
thanks for her splendid aid in the
cause which has given it a decided
boost in the opening weeks.
While the local charter is due to
arrive in a few days, the officers of
the chapter are busy planning the
extension of the work to take in the
entire county and to make the show
ing of Cass county one that can be
looked to with a great deal of pride.
The president. Judge Begley, at the
meeting last evening announced the
appointment of the committee on
committees which will assist in the
perfection of the other committees of
the chapter to carry on the work
throughout the counts'. This com
mittee will consist of Mrs. T. P. Liv
ingston, chairman; Mrs. Mary Bolo
hovey, C. II. Fuller, J. P. Falter and
Frank Smith.
Secretary W. A. Robertson re
ported that W. R. Holly, on behalf
of the Cosmopolitan club, had offered
the free use of Coates' hall, as well
as his orchestra, for a benefit for the
Red Cross cause and on motion this
was accepted by the members of the
chapter.
The ladies of the National Surgical
Dressings Committee held their meet
ing on yesterday afternoon at the li
brary to carry out a number of their
plans for the making of the much
needed bandages, comfort kits and
other supplies that can be most use
ful in the Red Cross work in the hos
pitals and battlefields of the war.
There was a very large number in at
tendance at the meeting and the
greatest of interest shown in the
gathering.
The vacant room in the Hotel Riley
block has been secured by the ladies
and will be used as a workroom in the
future for the bandage committee.
The meetings are on Monday and
Thursday afternoon and the time will
be spent in the making of the band
ages and other articles that will be
called for by the national organisa
tion and which will be of helpfulness
in saving the lives and providing com
forts for our boys in the field. ' In
connection with this idea the ladies
are very anxious to secure donations
of kitchen tables, baskets and trunks
with locks for the keeping of the sup
plies, as well as sheets and used
table linens that can be w-orked over
by the ladies into' "bandages and use
ful articles. There will be a great
deal of green oil cloth needed in the
lining of the receptacles for the com
pleted work, as well as for covering
the work tables, and if anyone can
donate any of this oil cloth it will be
very gratefully received.
It was also decided to abandon the
idea of having the use of the Airdome
orj next Wednesday evening for an
eit tainment for the purpose of
r;f ng funds for the committee, as
tht Daughters of the American Revo
lution are holding a declamatory con
test on this date, the proceeds of
which will be applied to the Red
Cross work. - . . .
The ladies are showing the great
est of interest in the work and . a
number of the different ladies' socie
ties are busily engaged in planning
to raise funds to -extend the work and
make possibilities of helpfulness as
great as possible. In this work, as
well as that of the Red Cross, every
citizen is. urged to join in the com
mon cause that of humanity and
mercy and to relieve those who are
suffering and dying for their country.
BUSY PREPARING
REGISTRATION CARDS
FOR CASS COUNTY
From Friday's Dally.
County Clerk Frank J. Libershal
has been very busy the past two days
in the preparation of registration
cards for those who will be subject to
theselective conscription act and the
registration that will be required of
every male resident of the United
States between the ages of 21 and 30,
inclusive. The county clerk is now
listing the non-resident men subject
to the draft who are unable to reach
their home counties in time to regis
ter. The law has provided that all
non-residents shall call at the office of
the county clerk to have their cards
made out, stating the facts required
under the law and which cards will
be mailed to the county clerk of the
county where the parties claim their
residence. This is an important mat
ter and one that every non-resident
should look after before the day of
registration, June 5th, as the law is
very strict in seeing that everyone
complies with the law in respect to
having their names registered.
The supplies for the different pre
cincts of the county have been re
ceived by Mr. Libershal 'and will be
distributed over the county to the
registration boards so that everything
may be in readiness on the day of
registration, June 5.
JOURNAL FAVORED
WITH FINE EOQUET
OF SWEET PEAS
From Friday's Daily.
The Journal office was very kindly
remembered yesterday by two hand
some boquets of sweet peas which
came from the green house of L. M.
Mullis, and which certainly were
greatly appreciated for their beauty
and fragrance. The greenhouse of
Mr. Mullis has a large number of these
beautiful flowers and they cannot be
equalled anywhere else for freshness
and genuine beauty. The sweet peas
are in a large variety of colors and
careful care and cultivation has made
them the most pleasing of the more
hardy spring and summer blooms. Mr.
Mullis certainly has the thanks of the
Journal for the most appropriate re
membrance and they will be objects of
the greatest charm until the last pet
als have withered. To those who en
joy the fresh beauty of flowers, a trip
to the greenhouse on Locust street is
a delight and a revelation, and Mr.
Mullis is giving the people of Platts
mouth a real opportunity of getting
flowers any time they may be desired.
SAMPSON SERVICE
UNDER ELK LODGE
Edwin S. Sampson, 47 years old, of
1408 Euclid avenue, died at his home
here yesterday.
Mr. Sampson was a native of Platts
mouth, Neb., but had lived here for
some time. He is survived by his
wife, Jennie M. Sampson, . and
daughter, Mrs. C. R. Dailey, of El
Centro, Calif. Three sisters, Mrs. Ag
nes Chapman, Mrs. Sue Morrissey and
Miss Margaret Sampson, live in Lin
coln, Neb., Los Angeles and Portland,
Ore., respectively.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday at 2 o'clock in the Elks' club
house, Santa Monica. Burial will be
in the-Elks' plot" in Woodlawn. Ar
rangements are in charge of the Wil
liamson undertaking company Santa
Monica Outlook.-
- G. E. Harris of Havelock, who was
here visiting at the home of Joe
Hunter and family, returned yester
day afternoon to his home..."""..
MRS. A.B. HASS
BADLY INJURED
LAST EVENING
Is Thrown From an Outomobile Near
Home at Oreapolis and Sustains '
Probable Fatal Injuries as
Result.
From Friday's Daily.
Mrs. A. B. Hass, wife of the Bur
lington operator at Oreapolis was
seriously if not fatally injured last
evening shortly after 6 o'clock when
she was thrown from an automobile
near her home. It would seem from
the details of the accident received
here, that Mr. and Mrs. Hass were
returning home in their auto and hed
just turned from the main road into
a road they have been using to get
to their own property. To reach the
Hass home it is necessary to drive
along the tracks for a distance, and
cross a small ditch, and it was while
they were crossing the ditch the ac
cident occurred. It is not known
what caused Mrs. Hass, who was rid
ing in the rear seat, to fall from the
auto, but from the nature of her in
juries it is thought that the car must
have passed over her lower limbs.
Her injuries are of a most serious na
ture, the right thigh was broken and
the right ankle bone fractured very
severely, and a gash on the side of
the face laid open the cheek for sev
eral inches, all of the teeth were
knocked out in the fall and a gash
cut over the right eye that is quite
deep and serious. The clothing of the
unfortunate woman was badly torn by
the cinders into which she had been
thrown, and several bruises were re
ceived on the face and shoulders when
Mrs. Hass was dragged for some dis
tance before she could be rescued. Dr.
P. J. Flynn was called to the Hass
home as soon as possible and .found
the condition of the patient as very
serious, and as it was feared that in
ternal injuries had been sustained it
was decided to have her taken to
Omaha, and the flyer on the Misosuri
Pacific was stopped at 7:45 and Mrs.
Hass removed to the Presbyterian
hospital in Omaha for examination.
Word from the hospital this morn
ing was to the effect that Mrs. Hass
was suffering a great deal of pain
and that it had been impossible as
yet to fully determine the full extent
of her inuries owing to her condition.
Mr. Hass will remain at the side of
his wife at the hospital until some
certainty as to her injuries can be ar
rived at.
DEATH OF MRS. J. W.
BARWICK, OLD RESI
DENT OF THE CITY
From Friday's Daily.
i esterday afternoon Mrs. J. W .
Barwick, one of the old residents of
this section, was called to her last re
ward after an illness covering several
weeks, during which time she had
been a sufferer from heart trouble.
Mrs. Barwick . had been in failing
health for the past few years, and
since the death of her husband had
been gradually growing weaker, and
although all that medical skill or the
loving hands of the children could do
for her relief was given to her it was
impossible to save the one they loved
so dearly, and she gradually sank into
the rest that knows no awakening,
passing away yesterday afternoon at
3:30.
For a great many years Mrs. Bar
wick had made her home in this city,
and was universally loved and re
spected by a large circle of friends
who will mourn sincerely her death
and share with her family the grief
that the visit of the death messenger
has occasioned in the family circle,
Devoted to her home and family Mrs,
Barwick found her greatest happiness
in watching over those she loved the
best, and leaves to the children a
memory of a mother that is precious
indeed. To mourn the loss of this
good woman there remains four chil
dren, Mrs. T. N. Julian of New Mex
ico; J. E. Barwick, Plattsmouth; Mrs,
W.f P. Albee of Glenwood, la., and
Mrs; P. W. Coffman of this city.
Office supplies at the Journal office
GLASS PLAY DRAWS
VERY LARGE CROWD
From Friday's Dailv
The class of 1917 last eenmg re
peated their performance of the class
play, "A Trial of Hearts," which had
been such a decided hit on last Mon
day evening. " On Monday the bad
weather kept many from the country
from attending the performance, and
these took advantage last evening'of
enjoying the play and the excellent
work of the young people composing
the cast. The play is one that the
young people have given in a most
pleasing manner and the principals in
the play were even better last eve
ning than on the first night, and gave
the performance in a manner that
would have done credit to those who
are familiar with the stage and the
atrical performances. The theater
was filled with the delighted auditors
and the members of the class com
prising the play did their best to
please their relatives and friends.
DEATH OF OTTO BUUN
AT TUCSON, ARIZONA
A message was received in this city
at noon today announcing the death
at Tucson, Arizona, of Otto Bulin, of
this city, who for the past year has
been in that state seeking to recover
his health. The. unfortunate young!
man has been in failing health for
the past two years, suffering from
the affliction of tuberculosis, and has
been spending the greater part of this
time in the mountains of Colorado
and Arizona, seeking relief from the
malady, but without avail. While the
death was not wholly expected, it
came as a severe blow to the father
and brothers and -sirtcrs in this city,
as during the past month Otto had
seemed better than for several
months, but the progress of the dis
ease had been too great to permit of
his recovery.
The young man was twenty-four
years of age and had spent his life
time in this city, where he was uni
versally loved and respected by all
those who had the pleasure of know
ing him, and to the old friends tho
news of the death brings a sense of
a deep loss in a true and tender
friend. He leaves to mourn his
death the widow, who, with her
mother, Mrs. Ploeger, of Omaha, were
at the side of the unfortunate man
when death came; the father, three
brothers and four sisters, James, Jo
seph and Ed Bulin; Mrs. Fred Rice,
Miss Mary Bulin, of this city, and
Misses Rosa and Barbara Bulin, of
Omaha.
The body of Mr. Bulin will be
brought to this city for burial, but
the final arrangements have not as
yet been completed, owing to the dis
tance and awaiting word from the
wife as to when the body would be
started on its last long journey back
home.
CONCERT AT THE NEBRASKA
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
The Journal has received an invi
tation and program of the exercises
ta the Nebraska School for the Blind
at Nebraska City, which will be held
on Tuesday evening, June 12, and
and which will consist of a grand
concert given by the pupils of the
school. Among those taking part in
the program is Miss Elizabeth Leon
ard, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs
V. V. Leonard, of this city, and one
of the most talented musicians in this
section of the state. Miss Leonard
has a beautiful voice and her appear
ance in concert has occasioned a great
dea lof commendation from those who
have heard her. In the little folks
program held on Thursday evening of
this week Grace and Osie Abbott, the
little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. N. C.
Abbott, are to appear in a singing
number.
"THE ROSARY" AT MURRAY.
On Wednesday night, May 30th,
"The Rosary," a beautiful feature, will
be shown at the Puis & Gansemer
hall in Murray. This is a picture of
more than usual merit and one that
has pleased wherever shown as a pict
ure of more than usual worth. .
iEiOBIAL
RVIGES
The Services Yesterday at the Pres
byterian Church Were Largely
-1 Attended, and Appropriate
: Serrncn by Pastor.
With reverence and respect in t-heir
hearts for those who in the stormy
days of the civil war had worn the
union blue, a congregation numbering
several hundred assembled at the
Presbyterian church yesterday morn
ing to pay a tribute to the brave men
who sleep their last long rest beneath
the sod and whose lives were offered
that their country might live through
all the years.
The members of the Grand Army
post and the Woman's Relief corps
assembled at their rooms in the court
house and marched from there to the
church, where the services were held.
The flags of the post and corps were
borne by the members of the boy
scouts in the line of march. The ranks
of the old veterans, growing thinner
year by year, brought to mind that
soon the last of the boys in blue whoj
purchased the freedom and unity ofj
the nation will be gone from us, with
omy the memory oi tneir priceless
heritage to live in the hearts of the
American republic.
The services at the church were
beautiful and impressive and of a
nature that brought to the hearts of
these in the congregation the deep
lessons of the day and the deeds of
those gone before. The services were
opened by the organ prelude, "Amer
ica," and ''The Star Spangled Ban
ner,' played by Miss Verna Cole, as a
fitting commencement for the beauti
ful and patriotic service that followed.
The male quartet, consisting of Frank
Cloidt, G. L. Farley, Eev. . McClusky
and L. O. Minor gave a very beautiful
and impressive number, while the
choir gave as a special anthem for
the day "The Recessional," in a very
releasing manner.
The sermon delivered by Rev. H.
G. McClusky was one of power and
force and served as an inspiration for
11 those who had the pleasure of
hearing it. The speaker spoke of the
great mission of the United States in
the world and of the motives that
inspired the acts of the founders of
the land who came to the unknown
land seeking liberty and the right to
religious worship as they felt in their
hearts were best and just. How this
spirit of religious liberty had made
the nation a great God-fearing people
dedicated to the interests of humanity
and mankind in every land. The gov
ernment of the United States had been
formed by the, forefathers with the
love of God in their hearts, and in
each great struggle in the history, of
the nation the cause that the Amerr
ican republic had espoused had been
one of just and right.- For;the, cause
of the freedom of the nation and of
the seas the British had been fought,
and for the cause of the freedom of
the black man and the abolishment of
the chains of slavery on the soil of
the republic, the great civil war had
been fought and won, and in the Span
ish war the oppressor of the weaker
peoples had been defeated, and those
who- had been oppressed had learned
of the light of the freedom of the
American nation. In the present
great struggle of the world democracy
against the world's autocracy and the
divine right of kings, the long pa
tiertce of the United States had been
wem -to the breaking point and now
the' Sword of righteousness was un
sheathed in the cause of God and
liberty, to rededicate the American re
public to the principles upon which
it was founded. Rev. McClusky paid
a glowing tribute to the veterans of
the Union army for the work they
had performed and urged that their
deeds be cherished in the hearts of
those who came after them to pre
serve that heritage.
GOES TO FORT SNELLING.
From Fridav' Dally.
Emery DeWolf of this city, a mem
ber of Company D, Fifth Nebraska, is
among those in the Nebraska guard
ordered to Fort Snelling, Minn., for
drill in the officers' reserve corps. Mr.
DeWolf, who-has been employed at
the Journal office for the last several
months, departed this - afternoon for
Minneapolis to take up his duties in
the training camp. . , , : . . .
FUNERAL OF MRS. ADAM
KURTZ THIS MORNING
From Friday's Dally.
The body of Mrs. Adam Kurtz ar
rived last evening from Plainview,
Neb., where she passed away Tuesday
evening, and was taken to the Ma
sonic temple, where the funeral serv
ices were held this morning at 10
o'clock. A large number of the old
friends and neighbors gathered at the
hall to pay their last tribute of love
and respect to the memory of the de
parted, who for so many years had
been a faithful and devoted friend.
The services were in charge of he
Order of he Eatsern Star, of which
Mrs. Kurtz had been a member dur
ing her lifetime, and the beautiful
ritualistic service of the order was
conducted by the officers and mem
bers in bidding the last earthly fare
well to the sister who would meet
with them no more. Rev. J. H. Steger,
pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical
church, spoke a few words of conso
lation and comfort to the sorrowing
family and friends in the loss that has
been visited upon them. The choir of
St. Paul's church gave two of the well
loved hymns, "Jesus, Lover of My
Soul," and "Abide WTith Me," during
the course of the service. The body
was laid to its last long rest in Oak
Hill cemetery beside that of the hus
band.
PROGRAM FOR DEC
ORATION DAY EXER
CISES AT PARMELE
The following is the program for
the Decoration day exercises to be
held at the Parmele theatre on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clcok,
Comrade T. W. Glenn presiding i
Song, "America" Audience
Invocation Rev. T. A. Truscott
Lincoln's Gettysburg' Adress". .". .
V.Judge -'J ' .E. Douglass
Flag exercise. Twelve boys
Address.'...,-..... C. A.. Rawls
Address "1 ....W. A. Robertson
Address . . 1 ............. A. ' G. Cole
Song,' "Star-Spangled Banner'. . . .
Audience
Address D. O. Dwyer
Address ..A. L. Tidd
Presentation of Flag to McConihie -
Post , .. Matthew Gering
Response on Behalf of Post
... R. B. Windham
Address Judge J. T. Begley
Song, "Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean" - Audience
Benediction Rev. McClusky
ANOTHER CASE IS CALLED.
From Friday's Daily.
This morning in the district court
the case of John Duerr, et al. against
Andy Zoz was called for trial, and the
morning was occupied in selecting a
jury in the case. This is the last jury
case of the term and at its close the
jury will be excused for the remainder
of the term. This is a suit growing
out of an altercation between a young
son of the plaintiff and the defendant,
Mr. Zoz, last summer, while they were
engaged in some farm work near
Murdock, and in which it is alleged
by the plaintiff, the defendant struck
his minor son with a pitchfork.
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FlflST HATIOnflL DAUK
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
THE FOREMAN
DAMAGE SUIT
A Judgment Against Rock Island
Railroad Company For $10,000 in
Favor of James Foreman.
From Friday's Daily.
The case of James Foreman against
the Rock Island railroad, which has
been on trial in the district court be
fore Judge Begley and a jury com
posed of W. B. Banning, George A.
Kaffenberger, J. W. Magney, Charles
Schneider, J. J. Bill, George Born,
H. H. Stoll, W. N. Minford, C. A.
Mathis, E. C. Twiss, A S Boyle and
Mont Robb, was brought to a close
yesterday afternoon shortly after 4
o'clock when the case was submitted
after the arguments by the attorneys.
The jury deliberated on the case
until 10:30 last evening, when they
returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
Mr. Foreman, in the sum of $10,500.
The amount sued for in the case was
$50,000.
This case is the first of four suits
growing out of the accident of the
Rock Island railroad crossing at Alvo
on the afternoon of January 17, 191G,
and which resulted in the death of
Miss Belle and Edith Foreman and
Alma Godbey, who were in the auto
mobile driven by Mr. James Fore
man. As a result of the accident Mr.
Foreman has since been crippled. On
the day of the tragic wreck Mr. Fore
man and the three girls were driving
to Alvo to catch the local train, due
to stop there at 5:12 p. m., and while
their car was crossing over the tracks
it was struck by the through passen
ger train, which was two hours late
and running closely on the time of
the local train. The plaintiffs con
tended that the roadway leading to'
tion, due to the fact that chunks of
frozen dirt and ice had been thrown
there by the section men of the de
fendant railroad company, and this
rough condition of the road caused
the engine of the auto to be killed
as they came onto the railroad cross
ing and resulted in the car being de
molished by the onrush ing train. The
railroad company in their argument
contended that the occupants and
driver of the automobile did not exer
cise the proper amount of precaution
in approaching the track and cross
ing and did not stop or look to see
whether there was a train approach
ing at the time.
NEED OF SCOUTMASTER.
The Boy Scouts of this city are in
a rather regrettable position in re
gard to a scoutmaster for their organ
ization as the removal of Harold
Straight to Gibson has left this posi
tion vacant, and the boys feel greatly
the need of someone to assist them in
their work. The boys have progressed
very nicely in their work under Mr.
Streight, and were planning an exten
sion of their work for the summer,
but the change has caused them to be
temporarily tied up. The boys desire
the assistance of some of the young
men of the city to take over the work
and to do all possible to aid them, and
it would be a very commendable move
if someone would come forward to
assist in the good work.
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