Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1917)
SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAGE 4. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917. PLATTSMOUTH Union Chautauqua Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 25-26-27, 1917 - Three Festival Days for our Community PROGRAM FIU ST DAY fnnr ??.() sSfi nnd 15c .Morrow Bro M:.h Quartet Mu- mc?.1 Prelude, pvoiiinr: program, leaturing nar- p:,)0 l.ooturo. "The Grander Glory mor.y, t he Morrovphone, ami oth- of a Nation." by J;v. H. "McLaren. or musical specialties. SECOND DAY Chiciro Entertainers Mn iral Pro- Chi. 'ago Entertainers Vocal Solos, Vtlr-, Humorous and Dramatic Sketches, -The Kentucky Mountaineers." as Inst rr.monfal Numbers ami Cos toUl Ity one of them Samuel Jus- turned Dramatizations. A First tin Spark-.'.. Cla-s Program that will please. THIRD DAY E'vin-i's Zouave 22-Pioco Da nil E wind's Zouave 22-Pioee Daml Appear) ii ;-v' in Zouave 'uniform. A With Soloists. Appearing in Evon r.vplondant show in sr. ins .Military fostiimp. FINE OFFERING OF MUSIC, ORATORY AND DRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS SELLS THRESHING OUTFIT. Win. E. Dropst. owner of the Propst Garage, who a few days since -:it to the north part of the Plate, v.ii.ie lie had a threshing outfit working, in charge of Ralph Spahni, l a- returned, having made the trip in a Ford car. Mr. Propst reports thinns looking tine up there, and ;aid that Mr. S:.hni has noon doing tine work, hut having had a oppor tunity to sell the out til, did so, while he a t here. PLAYED AT LAKE HANAYv A. Richard Avard was at Lake Man ama, Council Diufl's yesterday, as :i.'tin:; in the famous (Irwn hand, whirl) d :--pcrss music at that re-ort. "!r. Avard 5 a musician capable of ikiyhvu' anyv. hi re. and can hold liis end of the proposition up with, any one. '"Dick" v.a." for twelve year.' in the service of the govern meut of Groat Pritain. in the unities as ;i musU'ior., and well knows what music is. Mis;; Hulda Spohin was a visitor wit It friends in Omaha this r.rtrr noon. Sensational Auto i'he Crew MULTI-POWER CAR! The most wonderful range cf power you have ever known in a light car a quality of smoothness that is new. The most car for the money on the mar ket today. Look inlo llie wonderful performance of this car with such economy 13 to 26 miles on a gal lon of gasoline. Look into the high qualities of this car, and you will wonder how it can be sold at the popular price. A big powerful looking car that domi nates the roads, for 4 f. o. For Demonstration See a m at PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. The Nehawka HiiSis are now Rolling and Manufacturing the Lsftsr Rol "Letter Roll" Flour needs no boosting, For on the top shelf it now is roosting. The best cooks wherever you go Use this famous flour, you know. They just set their yeast and go to bed, For thev know on the morrow they will have good Bread. J. M. ' . ST. JOE MALCOLM, Head Miller. For Saie by All Dealers Evening S:15. 50c and 25c Morrow Bros. Mate Quartet Full EAT DINNER AT SOUTH BEND. Monte Slroight and wife, aooom-panio-l by liny Streight and Mrs. O. M. Stroighl, mother of .Monte, in his car, departed yesterday morning for South. Demi, where they visited for the day at the home of Mr. Streight's usi?i, Harry Lor.sr. of that place. They took dinner with Mr. Long and visited the fisheries, returning home in the evening. HAVE HEAD-ON COLLISION. While driving north of the city, last evening, just about dark, a son of Ferdinand Henuings, who was driving a Paige car, was run into by a car from Omaha, an Overland, and both of the front ends of the cars were cru.-hi i in. The car from Omaha was on the wrong side of the road, the driver acknowledging that fact, and will he held responsible for t accident. Mr. and Mrs. J. 15. Rishol and lit tle son. and Miss Margaret Rishol of ('."nr. wood, motored to this city yes terday morning and spent the day with relatives. Value of the Ae! .nart 5. b. Factory &ent & tuna n Prop Hour! LOCAL NEWS Raymond Larson came down from Fort Crook Saturday afternoon for an over Sunday visit with his par ents. Mrs. Maude Bunch of Omaha spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. McKay and family, in this city. Leslie Neil was a passenger to Fort Crook last evening, where he visited with Raymond Larson for a few hours. Mrs. Goldie Graham of Havelock was a visitor in this city over Sun day, being a guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. McKay and family. Mrs. Levi Rusterholtz and brother, Mr. S. XV. Drown, who makes his home on the Rusterholtz farm, were looking after business in the county seat today. For Sale Xew five-room bunga low, two blocks from port office; cheap for quick sale; situated 1 if. block north of 7th St. Inquire at residence. II. Davidson. S-20-tfd Charles P. McPherson of Benson was a visitor in the city over bun- day, a guest at the home of his moth er-in-law, Mrs. Ceo. W. Ronnie. Mrs. McPherson is visiting at Western with her sister, Mrs. Aleen Adams, it ml could not accompany him. B. F. ' Crook departed yesterday morning on his trip to the moun tains, going first to Lincoln, where he will visit with his son, Ira, and thence to llenkleman, where he will stop with another son. Ray. lie went to Lincoln on the train, and will not take the car until he reach es P.enkleman. Herman Beck, of near Nehawka. was a pleasant caller at this office to- lay, and in conversation with him he told ns that things were looking fine in his neighborhood, and that the threshing was about all finished, with good yields of small grain and srood prospects for a bumper corn crop. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Fitch and son. Eugene, and Mr. and .Mrs. Eee Brown, of tiie vicinity of Nehawka, motored to this citv Saturday after noon in the Fitch car for a short visit with friends and to attend to some business matters. While here Mr. Fitch took time to call at this office ami have his subscription ex tended for another year. II. A. Hooeditz, of Visalia, Calif- was a visitor in Plattsmouth Satur day evening, stopping here on his return trip from Davenport, la., to his home in the west. He and his wife started June first with a Ford and made the distance in sixteen days, where they visited until two days since, when they started for their home, which they expect to reach September 3d. Mr. J. G. Phillips, for over fifty years a member of the Masonic order, and at this time living at Lexing ton, came into Omaha last evening, and with his daughter. Mrs. V. V. Paxton, came down to visit the Ma sonic Home here this morning. . They were guests of the Home, and de parted thi3 afternoon for Omaha. Mr. Phillips expects to go to Mexico soon, and desired to visit the Home before going, as he wanted- to see some of the "boys" at the Home. Mr. Phillips tells of seeing Mr. Wm. Rinkor at Lexington Saturday, and says he is getting around, having ridden with him in his wagon. WE BUY USED FORDS. We have two good bargains used cars. T. II. POLLOCK AUTO CO. in Stomach and Liver Troubles. No end of misery and actual suffer ing is caused by disorders of the stomach and liver, and may be avoided by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Give them a trial. They only cost a quarter. Journal Wan-Ads Pay! $100 Reward, $100 Tins readers of this paper will b pleated to learn that there, Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to rure In all Its staged and that Is catarrh. Catarrh beinsr greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken Internally and acts thru the Tllocd on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving: the patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address V. J. CHUNKY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 7&c George Kay, the genial whole souled farmer from near Rock Bluffs, was looking after some business in the city last Saturday. Frank Hull and family were bus ness visitors from old Rock Bluffs, last Saturday, and were transacting business with our merchants. W. T. Hutchinson, Chas Sans and brother, Henry, as well as Gep Rev nolds, from that patriotic center. Rock Bluffs, were business visitors in the county seat Saturday. The Pollard brothers of Nehawka, last Saturday paid the sum of $S41.45 inheritance tax on the prop erty which they inherited from their father, the Isaac Pollard estate. Wm. Shipley and wife, from La Platte. were visitors in this city over Sunday, guests of Mrs. Shipley's father, Mr. I). M. Graves, and of Mr. Shipley's brother, Mr. Harvey Shipley and wife. Miss Beatrice Seybert, who spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Seybert. of this city, departed this morning for her work at Ashland, where she is em ployed as a stenographer in the law office of II. A: Brvant. Mrs. George B. Cunningham, who has been visiting with relatives at Pawnee City. Liberty, Wymore and Beatrice for the past week, accom panied by her little son Floyd, re turned home todav. Mr. Clinton Buckingham, of Car son, lowa. accompanied bv his wife were vi'itmg in the city over Sun day, the guests of Mrs. Buckingham's sister, Mrs. F. E. Smith and husbamT, who is manager of the Nebraska Lighting company. Mrs. R. II. Maxwell of Pekin, 111., arrived in the city yesterday from the east for an extended visit with relatives and friends in and near Cedar Creek, and will while here be a guest at the homes of IVter Shroedor and George Stoehr. Mason Wes.eott, and Robert Polk, who is here from Lincoln on a vNit with Mason, departed this morning for Omaha on theip bicycles, and will visit in Omaha, where they are the guests of friends for the day. pro viding they made the trip safely and without mishap. They expect to re turn on their wheels. It has been suggested by a friend that they will probably make the return trip in one of the varnished cars of the Burling- ton route, and check their bicycles. That, of course, will be to save wear on the bicycles. Ha? ha! FARM FOR SALE. The Beins homestead', 3 miles south of riattsmouth. Inquire of E. W. Deins, or call Phone 4211. FOR SALE. A good 7-room house, all modern, except furnace, on South .side of Main street, between 10th and 11th. Price $2,090. W. R. Uryan. tf FOR SALE. New, strictly modern G-room house and H lots; good outbuildings; cistern and well on place. Cnarles W. Hula, Plattsmouth, Neb., phone No. 2'.)'.). SENTENCE SUSPENDED. John Scheurer, who was caught in the act of robbing the store of Ash ley Ault of Cedar Creek a few days since, was' given a trial before dis trict Judge J. T. Begley this after noon, lie admitted to having stolen goods from the store. In considera tion of the family of Mr. Scheurer the passing of sentence was suspend ed, and Mr. Scheurer paroled, on the payment of the costs and one-half of the amount stolen, which was a little in excess of 5350, and the pay ment of the remainder within one year. VISITING IN PLATTSMOUTH. B. S. Rhoattes and wife of Cam bridge, O., are visiting at the home of Mr. lthoades' sister, Mrs. O. O. Schwenacher, of this city, and have been here for the past twenty-seven years. He is selling books and giv ing recitals, he being a musician and public speaker. His wife is assisting in the entertainments which they are furnishing. They will give an entertainment at the Methodist church Tuesday evening, and will also visit for some time at the home of their relatives here. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature off UNION Ledger jk nne len-pounu nany uoy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ren Roddy Tuesday. , Mother and baby are get ting along nicely. Miss Bessie LeRue went to Omaha yesterday to meet her cousin. Miss Alma Dodson of Magnate, who re turned home with her. Mrs. Freiburghouse and children, who have been visiting at the home of Myron Lynde, left Thursday to spend the week in Falls City. Mrs. I). C. La Hue and son, Lucian, returned home Monday night from a three weeks' visit in northeast Ne braska and the southern part of South Dakota. They report a splen did trip. Mrs. Fred Clark and daughter, Marion, went to Omaha Wednesday afternoon to join Mr. Clark, and from there they motored to Carson, la. They returned home late Thurs day afternoon. W. G. Clark, of Kansas City, Mo., made a sudden and unexpected ap pearance last Saturday evening. He visited several days with his daugh ter, Mrs. Kxa Frans. and also his parents, who live in Weeping Water. He returned home Wednesday night. J. A. Whitman was in Union a short time Monday. Mr. Whitman, who lives a mile south of Xehuwka, is well known here and his many friends will regret to hear that he is compelled to walk with crutches on account of a bad attack of rheu- mat ism. Orval McQuin. who recently pur chased a new Paige touring car. had a collision with a man rrom Omaha driving a Ford, near Nebraska City, Sunday evening. The Paige had its running board and fender badlv bat tered up, but the Ford was not much damaged. Mrs. Delia Anderson and little daughter. Dorothy, and Mrs. Ida Ap- plegate, went to Omaha Saturday for a short visit with Wavne Dixon and family. From there Mrs. An derson went to Maupin. Ore., whore she will poin her husband, who is in business there, and where she will make her home in the future. .?. NEItAWKA. NEWS.. Leon a Pollard, who Las been sick the past two weeks, is reported as being much improved. Roy Malcolm, who has been in the west the past, two months, returned to Nehawka the first of the week. Miss Dorothy Craw of Omaha, who has been a guest at Mrs. K. M. Pol lard the past two -weeks, returned home Friday. John Swartz and daughter, Etta, left Tuesday for Lexington. Neb., where they intend to visit Walter Swartz for a couple of weeks. Miss Lucy Keifer of near Superior, Ne1., visited last week at the Mal colm Pollard home. Miss Keifer was principal of the Nehawka High school four years ago. Miss Harriet Wallace of Long Reach. Cal., arrived last Friday for a visit witii nor uncies. itaymonu and Ernest Pollard, and other friends and relatives. E. M. Pollard, who was chosen as a member of the exemption board of the South Platte district, went to Lincoln Monday, where the board is still busv on hearing and deciding upon exemptions for the army. Dr. W. W. ClaybaugTi of Lincoln. a physician of many years experi ence, arrived in Nehawka 'the first of the week. Mr. Claybaugh will have charge of Dr. Thomas' practice in the future, while lie is away with the Red Cross Hospital corps. Throe automobile accidents have occurred at the Whiteman corner, south of town, this summer, in which morp or less damage Avas done to the cars, but fortunately no injuries were sustained by the drivers or oc cupants of the autos. This is a dan gerous place and no one should take any chances. Some step should be taken-to remedy the conditions at this place. .jj- M-i-H M-H ELMWOOD. Leader-Echo. .t,.j-?. .h-i- Z-H-H" W-W Dr. J. M. Neely and daughter, El sie, returned on Thursday of last week from their, eastern trip. They report a fine time. Herman Keuhn has disposed of his ICO acres of land in Deuel county and made quite a nice little sum of money on it. Emil Kuehn sold, the farm for him. ; Albert Kunz, Robert Kunz and Miss Esther Kunz left Tuesday in an auto for Imperial, Chase county, Nebraska, where they will spend a number of days visiting. It i3 reported that Ralph Uhley has rented the Royer property and will move his family from Alvo to this place. Ralph is assistant travel ing auditor for the Missouri Pacific railroad. Mr. and Mrs. John s'tolz of Mil ford visited Monday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Emil Borne meier, and attended the wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Mornemeier. On last Sunday a little baby girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roll Miller. The little lady and mother are getting along nicely and congratulations are extended to the happy parents. On Tuesday Richard Deles Dernier and family left in their car for a western trip. They expect to be gone several weeks and will take in a number of places, including Den ver, Calo., and points in Wyoming. Grandma Hollenbeck was up town on Monday. She had been confined to her home some time on account of sickness, but is able to get about again. She is looking quite well, and her many friends are glad to see her about again. Miss Izella Fentiman of Waterloo, la... arrived Monday evening for a three weeks' visit at the home of Mr. ant". Mrs. Dan Fentiman and oth er relatives. She is a daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fentiman, who formerly lived here. On Tuesday afternoon Melvin Jackman, the ll'.-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jackman, dislocated his shoulder and fractured one of his arms. He hail been swinging on a rope attached to a tree when he lost his hold, with the above result. The injury is very painful and he wil be laid up for repairs for some time. Ed Earnst has just finished thresh ing his wiieat and oats. His wheat averaged thirty bushels to the acre and the oats fifty bushels. This is especially tine for wheat this year, and Mr. Earnst had n about twenty live acres. Others have fairly good wheat. Ed Bornemeler had a fair yeild, and Will and Emil Rosenow also. It looks as though some of this good wheat could be used very nicely for seed for Hie next year's crop in tins section. WEEPING WATER REPUBLICAN. . I Mrs. Aiuibell and- baby of Saratoga arrived last week to visit her grand parents, -Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Davis, and her aunt, Mrs. Will Morse, in the country. Rev. W. J. Davis, who has been here for some time visiting his nephews, Frank and Troy Davis, re turned to his home at Ozark, Ark., Wednesday morning. George Brown left Wednesday morning for Wichita, Kan., with his son. Miles, who has been a cripple for a number of years. The object in the trip is to see a specialist re garding the boy's affliction. Archie Crozier, who nas been hav ing a siege of illness for several weeks, has improved so that he v.'as able to come down town this noon 41 a car. It is hoped that he will soon be able to walk down. Mrs. C. W. Bish and little daugh ter left Saturday for Colorado, where they will join Mr. Bish. After he gets his business affairs attended to they will visit Estes Fark until school time. George Halmes, who has been in the Fort Harrison officers' training camp, has completed the course of training and is now visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Halmes. The list of men accepted for the second officers' training camp at Fort Snelling. contains the names of Will Kiethley of Syracuse and Victor Sturm of Nehawka, both young men are well known here. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Grosser, lit tle child, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wiles and daughter, Miss Theressa, left n.ia mnminir for Sutton's Bav. Mich., for a couple of weeks visit at the honiK'of Mr. Grosser's parents Les Gregory came in from Chase county Sunday morning and return ed Wednesday. He reports the har vesting just done. Threshing will commence at once. He says there is wheat there that will make from fifteen to twenty bushels, and barley about twenty bushels. The stork has been a busy old fel low the last week, and Wednesday he called at the Carl Sill home. southeast of town, with a fine baby boy. ' On Thursday, he called on Mr. and Mrs. WT. R. Hutsell in tne soum -nart of town, and left a fine young d.mirhter. On Sunday night he called a on Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sudduth on thesided Gibson farm and presented them with a nine and a half-pound son. ,T..TT. 4 LOUISVILLE Courier H-j.-K' W. F. Diers and Henry Sass will leave next Tuesday for Wibaux. Mont., to look after their land inter ests. Fritz Terryberry has returned from Dubois, Wyo., where he visited his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Boedeker. Mrs. C. E. McLain and daughter, Marie, of Hershley, Neb., have been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ellen Rath bun, and other relatives. Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Hall, parents of Adjutant General Hall of the "Dandy Sixth," were in Louisville on Sunday, stopping at the Hotel Drake for lunch. Mrs. E. D. Smith and daughter. Claire, have returned from an ex tended visit with Mrs. Smith's par ents at Hubbell, and other points In that vicinity. Prof, and Mrs. A. F. Becker re turned Tuesday from a week's visit at Fremont with Mr. Becker's moth er. They also attended the Chau tauqua and the tractor show. Mrs. S. C. Keckler returned this week from Ipswitcli, S. D., where she was called over two months ago by the -illness of her mother, Mrs. August Brunkow, who passed away Thursday, August 2. at 1:30 a. m. Attorney H. O. Pal er and mother, .Mrs. Alma Palmer of Omaha, have gone to California, where Mrs. Pal mer expects to remain next winter, itfr. Palmer, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, will be away several weeks. F. H. Ossenkop has received no tice of his reappointment as post master at Louisville for another four years, having just finished a four year term of office. TTe has sent in his acceptance, together with the necessary papers, to the department at Washington. Mrs. W. F. Diers and two children. Billy and Katherine, left Sunday for Littleton, Colo., near Denver, for a visit with Mrs. Diers nephew, Ellis Hart. Mr. Hart's falner and moth er and sister, Mr. and Mrs. James Hart and Miss Esther, of York, are also visiting him. Henry Ragoss was in town Tues day. He tells the Courier that the last job of threshing has been com pleted in his neighborhood and that oats was a good crop, averaging all the way from thirty-five to seventy bushels per acre. "There is but lit tle wheat in Cass county," said Mr. Rogers, "but I raised about 900 bushels on fifty acres, of the finest winter wheat you would care to see." . EAGLE Beacon 44"M-:I"I"I"I"MI"I"I"M' Ed Betts was called to Omaha on business Tuesday. Rev. Shepherd is transacting busi ness in Filley this week. Mr. Shaw and son, Jim, of Lincoln, visited Mrs. Stanley Sunday. Mrs. H. L. Swanson and daughter visited the Renner home over Sun- da j'. Chas. S. Williams was called to Lincoln Monday, before the Board of Examiners. Wm. Christopherson and family left Thursday for Lexington, Neb., for a week's visit. Miss Bertha Miller, of Omaha, vis ited the L. W. Piersoll home 3 miles southwest of Eagle this week. Mrs. George Peterson went to Lin coln Wednesday to meet her broth er, Willis Scouten, of Oklahoma, who is visiting relatives hereabouts. Jay Peterson and family are re moving to Nebraska City to reside. Mr. P. has a position in the packing house there. They have the best wishes of Eagle friends. Fred Dihel, who served 4 years in the U. S. Navy, and whose term ex pired about a year ago, has been re called. He left Wednesday ior tni cago, and' expects to take up his du ties at once. Carl Price accompanied his fath er and mother to Crab Orchard one day last week. His father, Mr. v,. C. Price, went to consult a piiyt.ii.iai. and Mrs. Price went along for com pany and the auto ride. Mrs. Shepherd received word from her brother, A. L. Burpo, saying that with the exception of broken arches in his feet, he passed the physical examination before the exemption board. He was rejected on account of his feet. Mr. Wm. Snyder, of Candler. Flor ida, came in weunesuay evening i visit his son, C. f. snyaer. uu ul the Eagle hotel. Mr. S's coming was unheralded, but a cordial reception , , II. to at CrVl t V-i P'h t was accorueu. o & - years young and as spry and Jolly as three-year-old. He. formerly re- here.