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I 1 Neb State Historical Boc VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917. 'Jptatts BIG RED GROSS MEETING HELD AT PARMELE Meeting Presided Over by Judge Beg ley, and Father Shine Made a Fine Address, as Well as Others. Trcrn Tnpfi3ay,s raily. The Red Cross meeting: held at the Pa rmele theater last evening was at tended by a very pleasing number of those interested in this line of work and was one that was intense in its enthusiasm for the great cause for which the American people are now devoting their energies throughout the land. The Holly orchestra, before the formal opening of the meeting, gave several very pleasirrg numbers that were very much enjoyed. The meeting was presided over by District Judge Begley, president of the local chapter of the Red Cross, who in his opening remarks gave a brief resume of the work of the so ciety and the aims of those who were raising the funds for the protection of the soldiers and sailors of the na tion. The work of the Red Cross in both peace and war was one of hu manity. From the inception of the society in 1850 until the present day the Red Cross had been found active in caring for the suffering of human ity, whether on the battlefield or in some great disaster such as has sev eral times visited different sections of the nation. In sending the army of the United States into battle it was necessary to provide for their care and to give to the boys at the front the assurance that they would be cared for when wounded and broken on the field, and it was to this work that the money of the Red Cross would be expended. It was a neces sity for the American people to re spond at once to the call for money to provide the field hospitals and bases for the care of the American boys. The war had been forced upon the American people, the speaker stated, and forced them from their position as a neutral nation, to defend their rights upon land and sea. With the war on and the army soon to leave for the fron. it was time to contrib ute liberally to the Red Cross and not wait until too late to try and aid those who had been sufferers on the battle field and died because of the lack of proper care on the field and in the hospitals. It was the moment at hand that demanded the funds for the establishing the means for caring for the boys of America. In this county $20,000 of the the $24,000 asked had been subscribed, and it was hoped to pass the figures estimated and to turn over to the national or ganization a great sum for the aid and comfort of the suffering. Lieutenant George Kimbrell of Company C, Fourth Nebraska, touched on the medical work in the army in a brief manner, telling a little of the effective methods used in the concen tration camps by the medical depart ment in handling the cases of the sick bnd ailing, and which resulted in keep ing the troops in good condition. At the camp last year in Texas, the Ne braska hospital corps had the care of 10,000 men, although" greatly handi capped, and that their work had been splendidly done. The sanitary depart ment of each regiment, composed of thirty-three men and three officers, Wl tent a constant eye on the con ditions of the camps and the medi cal department with their sick call crh Anv and had kept the men in good shape. The Fourth had lost only one man during their stay at tne dof ,W 5in! this was due to drowning When the first divisions of troops from America reached France they would be subjected to the most intense train ing, and against their section of the line the German army would hurl their most seasoned troops and de vices for warfare. The Red Cross v ac giving great aid to the troops and it was the time to prepare to give the needed aid to the troops that would soon be in the field. If a per ron could not fight they should aid by giving to asist the army in the field. William A. Robertson, who hac been in the forefront of the Red Cross work in the past week, told a little of the work that the committee had carried out in the different sections of the county, and the splendid manner in which the people from every section had responded to the call. He had traveled 700 miles over the country and had met with hearty response froir all classes of people. Ine greatest diffi culty experienced had bcei: in getting the facts of the Red Cross before the people, but when they had learned what it meant the dollars had come rolling in to aid the cause. On Wed nesday the workers from over the county would meet at Weeping Water to perfect the organization for future calls in the work of aiding the army and navy by caring for those who were wounded or suffering. It w:i.? the object in holding the meeting to get the community in touch with 1he Red Cross work. A few months would see the American boys on the battle line and perhaps these fr m our midst and held dear to the residents of Plattsmouth and Cass county might be swept down, and then it would bring to those that suffered a thought of home to know that the means for their care and treatment had come from the dear ones at home, and that their welfore was held in the hearts of the ones at their firesides. A dol lar given for the Red Cross might aid in saving the life of an American boy and it would certainly be well spent. The speaker stated that his respect and admiration for the people of Cass county had grown a thousand per cent since the great Red Cross campaign had brought him in closer touch with them and he saw the gen erous response of the people to the call of humanity. One of the most eloquent addresses of the evening was delivered by Fath er M. A. Shine of St. John's church of this city, and which was character ized by its splendid patriotic notes and thrilling appeal to his hearers in behalf of the boys of the army and the navy for their comfort and care. Father Shine spoke briefly of the great principals upon which the re public was founded and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness that had been guaranteed by the laws of the land. The greatest boon of all mankind was freedom and liberty such as the American citizen enjoyed, and it was to protect and de fend these rights against the aggres sive foes of free government that the sword had been "unsheathed. The American flag and the American gov ernment had stood for the principles of liberty since the foundation of the republic and would continue to stand for them during this struggle, and the cause was worthy of the splendid young men who were to keep unsul lied the flag of the land of the free. To give to the Red Cross, Father Shine stated, was not charity, but a duty that every citizen owed to themselves to perform and if they did not do this they were lacking in the real spirit of patriotism. Give and give liberally was the advice of Father Shine, to make possible the triumph of the free nations of the world in the present struggle. INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICIALS OF MASONIC LODGE L I 1 ' 1 1 ft X i-4 a - - J . Tact venint? the members of Plattsmouth Lodge No 6, A. F. and A. M., gathered at their lodge room in the Masonic temple to attend the in stallation of the officers of the lodge for the ensuing year The impressive ceremony was conducted bythe offi cers of the lodge in placing the new officers in the stations to which they have been elected. The officers in stalled were: W. M., W. J. Streight; S. W., A. O. Moore; J. W., Nelson Jean; S. D John McLean; J. D., W. G. Brooks; J. S., E A. Wurl. Two of the newly elected officers were not present and will be installed in their stations later by the worsnip- fnl master of the lodge. After tne ceremony and the transaction of the routine business of the lodge tne meeting was adjourned to permit the members to reach home before the threatening storm broke upon them. V. V. LEONARD POORLY. This morning: V. V. Leonard of this city, who has been in poor health for some time, was taken quite ill at his home with a sinking spell and medical assistance was called, bat the patient is feeling: somewhat better this after noon and is able to be around as usual. GOUNGIL HOLDS BRIEF SESSION Intense Heat Pushes Matters, and at That All Necessary Business Was Transacted. From Tuesday's Daily. The intense heat of yesterday made the council chamber at the city hall anything but comfortable last night when the regular meeting of the coun cil was held, and it served to spur the members of that body on to close up their work and hit for the open air. There was not a great deal to demand the attention of the members and they were able to put the business of the session over in rapid order. Mayor Sattler reported that the board of health of the city had held a meeting on Friday of last week to devise a uniform method of dealing vyith all cases of contagious diseases and that this meeting had been attend ed by the different physicians of the city, who had agreed upon the details of the health ordinance that will be prepared by the city attorney for the use of the city in the future. In regard to the city securing a pulmoter Mayor Sattler stated that he thought it a very important mat ter and one that might save a great many lives if it were possible to se cure one, and a person who could op erate it. With the use of one of these instruments he said that the tragedy of Sunday might have been averted, and he thought that the cost of the motor would be more than paid for in the good that it might do in case of accidents. On motion of Luschinsky the city clerk was ordered to write to the pul moter company and have them rend a man here to demonstrate the machine and with a view of the city purchas ing one for use in the city. Chief P. H. Fields of the fire de partment transmitted a report to the council in regard to the installing of a fire bell for use as an alarm in the city. Mr. Field stated that at the Dovey fire as well as that of the Bay lor barn, there had been considerable delay in getting the alarm turned in and this had interfered to a great extent with the fire department reach ing the scene of action as soon as they should. The chief suggested that if it was not possible to erect a tower on the lot of the city hall as had been at first proposed, that one be placed on the city hall, where the fire bell might be installed. Councilman John son was of the opinion that as the council had passed upon the proposi tion before and the condition of the city had not warranted the expendi ture of the money at this time he did not believe that further consideration was expedient. The communication was refered to the fire and water com mittee for further action. Councilman Bestor, of the streets, alleys and bridges committee presented the estimates made by the engineer ing firm of Bruce and Standevan on the paving of Chicago avenue. The engineers have prepared four classes of brick block paving, similar to that used on the Washington avenue pav ing, and classified as A to D, with the following figures as the estimated cost of the same: Class A, $35,802; Class B, $33,489; Class C, $34,259; Class D, $32,649. On motion the estimates were ac cepted and placed on file, and the plans and specifications of the pro posed paving will be examined thor oughly by the members of the council before being acted on at the next meeting of the council. Councilman Harris of the cemetery committee called the attention of the council to the fact that the fence at Oak Hill cemetery was in bad shape, and on motion the same was -ordered repaired. Councilman Buttery stated that a number of lot owners in the cemetery had asked him in regard to putting fences around their lots in that place, and he desired to be in formed whether or not there was any thing in the city ordinance prohibiting it. Mayor Sattler stated that the city had several years ago adopted an ordi nance prohibiting: the fencing of lots in the cemetery as it interfered with the cutting of the grass and care of the cemetery. Councilman Vondran of the parks and improvement committee, informed the council that the blue prints of the sewers of the city were being pre pared by County Surveyor Patterson and he would have the work ready as soon as possible. Councilman Buttery also presented to the council the complaint of several residents in the north part of the city against a gas engine at the Propst garage, which was the cause of dis turbing the residents of that neigh borhood, and he desired that the own ers of the engine be requested to have a muiiler placed on the engine. Mayor Sattler presented the report from the committee on the street fair held here during the week of June 11, and which showed that $2,511.05 had been taken in by the carnival com pany, and ten per cent of which amount ($251.16) had been turned over to the city. Mayor Sattler stated that from other sources the receipts would bring the total secured for the use of the fire department in the pur chase of a chemical engine up to $300. CHEAP ENTERTAIN MENT FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE Chancellor Bradford, of the Uni versity of Oklahoma, recently con tributed to the Lyceum Magazine an article which is worthy of careful consideration. 1 he article was brought about by the chancellor's ob servation that many towns seemed content to let their children grow up at the mercy of cheap and trashy en tertainments, absorbing improper ideals, creating false standards of morals, and otherwise degrading themselves. He said: "Cheap entertainment is like, cheap soil it won't grow much but weeds. It is' not far from cheap entertain ment to bad entertainment; it smells bad as long as the shells of the stuff are around. "Young people are worth more than calves, and as the farmer doesn't like to feed skim milk to calves, it does seem odd that parents expect their children to gt?t high ideals from en tertainment that has the inspiration skimmed off. "Out in Iowa I hear farmers com plain of not being able to fatten cattle on soft corn. To finish them they must ship in hard corn. It is expensive, too, but it must be had. t pays. We know young people can not any more come to their big place in life on soft mushy entertainment than we can top the cattle market with cattle fed on soft cern. Of course we want our children to be the best and get the best; but we our selves are busy and we hope that they will somehow, somewhere find the best themselves. "Some folks are mean enough to say that children want cheap enter tainment they can't appreciate any other kind. I here never was a greater untruth told than that These folks thought because the chil dren giggled at cheap entertaniment they liked it. Children also make more noise eating soup than in eating meat. "If any community has taught its young people to prefer the che.p stuff what is the plan for the future? Keep on serving up cheaper and cheaper? Or begin before it is too late with a program entertaining and uplifting?" jGood common sense talk, which Chancellor Bradford loosens... .And, perhaps unintentionally, he has point ed the reason for the tremendous growth of the chautauqua during the past few years. Home town folks are rather far-seeing folks, and wise in their own generation. TOM HENDRICKS. VERY HEAVY RAINSTORM. Prnm Tiioofl a vVo Tlfl.f T V One of the most intense electrical storms of the season visited this sec tion last evening and for several hours the skies were ablaze with lightning. while the thunder served to keep the majority of the residents of the city awake. The storm was followed by a heavy rain and an inch and five- eighths of rainfall was registered at the Burlington station. West of this city the storm was even heavier, and in the vicinity of Cullom two inches of rain is reported and a portion of the Burlington track is under water A work train was caught there by the storm and is now caught between two washouts. A very heavy rain is also reported at Ashland. Bring your welding to us. Platts mouth Garage. Tel. 394. THE FUNERAL OF MERLE PARMELE HELD YESTERDAY Services Attended by Very Large Number of the Friends and As sociates Yesterday After noon. From Wetlru-silay's I'aily. Yesterday afternoon the funeral services of the late Merle Parmele was held from the home on Marble street, and the vast number of friends and associates attending attested the deep feeling of love and respect en tertained in the community for this estimable young man whose death had come so suddenly upon the community Sunday morning, when he was drowned at the Sage farm in Mills county, Iowa. The services were conducted -by Elder Case of Omaha, of the Latter Day Saints' church, and were very im pressive throughout. The minister spoke to those left behind a word of comfort in their bereavement and held out to the sorrow stricken hearts the promise of the fuutre, when those who have parted should be gathered home to rest and where the bitterness and sting of separation would come no more, but all might gather into the arms of the Master in everlasting peace. A quartet composed of Mes- dames E. H. Wescott, Charles Jelinek and Messrs. W. G. Brooks and E. H. Wescott gave a number of the well loved hymns of love and hope, and brought to those who grieved a com fort through their faith. The wealth of floral remembrances silently attested the feeling of sorrow that this occasion had brought forth in the community where Mr. Parmele had been reared to manhood and where he was held very dear by a large circle of warm friends. At the close f the services the body was borne to Oak Hill cemetery, where it was laid to rest in the family burial lot. This young man was one who in his life time made many friends by his quiet manner and his consideration and treatment of all those with whom he came in contact, and these have felt deeply the loss of his companion ship and pleasant personality. To the parents and the others near and dear to him who has gone from them for a little while, the deepest sympathy goes out in what is one of the bitterest hours of life. It is a striking coincident in the tragic death of Mr. Parmele that two others of his boyhood playmates in the town of Elmwood have also been called away in a similar manner, Joy Kear and Tom Swearingen, and this makes the third of the boyhood friends who have met death in the same man ner. CONSOLIDATION OF FOUR RURAL DISTRICTS NEAR GREENWOOD From "Wednesday's Daily. The consolidation of four of the rural school districts in the vicinity of Greenwood is to be taken up to morrow evening at a meeting to be held at the home of Mr. H. C. Back meyer, a few miles southeast of Greenwood, and at which time the question will be discussed at length by the school authorities. County Superintendent Miss Eda Marquardt will be in attendance as well as a representative from the office of the state superintendent, and they wil explain to the residents of the schoo districts the matter of school consoli dation. If the Greenwood districts decide upon consolidation they wil have the distinction of being the first rural schools in the county to adopt this new and up-to-date method of education. In a number of cases the country schools have established rura schools, but this will be the first case of a strictly modern consolidation school system which will give the pa trons of the schools better and more effective teaching in all departments from the lower grades into the high school. This will give the pupils the advantage of a good foundation for their education and assures that they will have the best possible advantages, MISS MILDRED ALLEN CELE BRATES HER SIXTH BIRTHDAY From "Wednesday's Daily. Monday afternoon the little friends of Mildred Allen gathered at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Allen in South Park, to assist her in celebrating her sixth birthday anni versary. The children spent the aft ernoon in various games and other amusements, which afforded them much pleasure. They were also enter tained with several selections on the victrola, which they enjoyed very much. At a suitable time dainty re freshments, consisting of ice cream and cake, were served. Little Miss Mildred was made the recipient of many handsome and useful gifts, which will be constant reminders of her sixth birthday. It was a late hour when, after wishing Mildred many more happy birthdays, the little ones wended their way homeward. Those in attendance were: Mildred Murray, Katherine Wynn, Lorena Wynn, Mabel Sheldon, Edna Stevenson, Edna Rum merfield, Mildred Elliott, Gladys Price, Daisy and John Steucklin, Kenneth Poisal, John Hale, Donald and Glen Allen, Mildred Allen and her teacher, Miss Anna Rys, and sister, Josephone Rys. RAIN DOES CONSIDER ABLE DAMAGE WEST OF PLATTSMOUTH From Wednesday's Daily. West of Plattsmouth along the t our Mile and Eight Mile creeks the heavy rains of the past two days and nights has played havoc with the roads and bridges and a large part of the corn that is situated along the creeks. The storm of Monday night did the great est damage, approaching in intensity the dimensions of a cloudburst, and sweeping down through the hills, bringing with it a great volume of water that washed the lowlands and placed six of the bridges along the to creeks out of commission and made travel over the roads a matter of difficulty. Road Supervisor C. F. Val- lery, of Platstmouth precinct, has enough trouble caused by the storm to keep him busy for several weeks with nothing but bridge work. Three of the large bridges over the Four and Eight Mile creeks have been swept away and a number of the smaller bridges and culverts have been washed out and made travel over the roads a very doubtful matter. The bridge near the Will Rummell farm, as well as near that of Chris Metzger, has been washed out and the force of the water was so intense as to com pletely turn one, of the bridges over. In the lowlands along the Eight Mile creek in the vicinity of the farm of John Kaffenberger the creek ap proached the dimensions of a river and the flood water came clear to the sheds and barns of Mr. Kaffenberger and over the entire valley the same conditions prevailed. On the bridge over the Eight Mile on the Louisville road a large log was washed clear over the bridge floor and is now lodged where it is a striking example of how high the water really reached. A want ad will bring what you want Providing Banking Protection The vast resources of the Federal Reserve System, now over a thousand million dollars are contributed by the depositors in banks which, like ourselves, are members of this great system. The largest and smallest of our depositors each contributes in the same proportion to this fund, which gives protection to all. If you haven't this protection already you 1 MEMBER come FIRST HJATIOHAL BANK The only National Bank in Plattsmouth THE DEATH OF A GRAND GOOD MAN Mr. J. H. Meisinger, a Highly Es teemed Citizen of Cass, Died Sud denly on Tuesday Last. In the death of J H. Meisinger, one of the old residents of Cass coun ty, and one of its leading citizens, the community has experienced a loss that will be hard to replace and one that has come as a distinct shock to the many friends throughout the county. Mr.- Meisinger was taken very suddenly Tuesday at 12:30 at his home south of Cedar Creek and before assistance could reach his side had passed away from the attack of heart failure. The end of life came to him while he was seated in a chair conversing with the members of the family and came as a great blow to the wife and children of this estim able citizen. One of the strong and sturdy residents of the county, and coming from a family that has done much in the upbuilding of the com munity, Mr. Meisinger has left the impression of his life upon the his tory of Cass county by his contribu tion to its development end improve ment. J. H. Meisinger was born April l.", 1844. in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, and when a child of but two years of age was brought to America by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Meis inger, to find a new home in the land of the free, where they were to rear their family to become a great factor in the development of the then un known west The family settled rear Pekin, 111., where Mr. Meisinger re sided until thirty years of age, when he came to Nebraska to find his future-home. Mr. Meisinger was married on April 20, 1868, at Pekin, to Miss Catherine Saal, who, with the. chil dren, Adam, George L., Jacob, Philip, W. H., Allie Meisinger, Mrs. Anton Meisinger Mrs. Louis Born, Mrs. George Horn, all of whom except Mrs. Horn, who lives near Creighton, are residents of Cedar Creek and vicinity. On coming to Cass county Mr. Meis inger located on the homestead near Cedar Creek, where his brothers, Baltz, J. M., Conrad, George P., Ja cob and P II. Meisinger, also made their homes on farms, and have as sisted in the development of that por tion of the county. Mr. Meisinger i. the third of seven brothers to pass to the great beyond, being preceded in death by his brothers, Baltz and J. M. Meisinger, and the four remaining brothers are left to share the grief that his death has brought. In early life the departed was united ttith the Lutheran church and passed away in full faith with the teachings of that religion. The funeral services of this errand good man will be held tomorrow af ternoon from the Glendale chuich near Cedar Creek at 3 o'clock. The funeral will leave the home at 2 o'clock and proceed to the church, where the services will be held at C o'clock. The interment will be had at the Glendale cemetery. S. C. Boyles of Alvo was in the city for a few hours today looking after several matters of importance at the county house. ought not to delay. You se--cure it the moment you be one of our depositors.