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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1917.
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A Partial List of the
Men Who
PIVE OF OUR EOYS WILL LEAVE HERE AFTERNOON OF SIXTH FOR
LINCOLN AND GO FROM THERE TOFORT RILEY, KANS.
Fifty -One Are Listed Below
But Only Five Have to Go
Local Board Will Pick the Five to. Go First Stand a Chance of Eecoming
Commissioned Officers. Tickets Will be Furnished to Lin
coln and Eats Provided Others will Go Later.
Final instruct ions for the first
draft for 1'ncle Sam's bis army at
Fort Rib y. has been received here
by the local exemption board, and
falls for five white men to appear
at the above trailing camp on the.
morn i us of September 7th. leaving
lure on the 1:."".S train on the after
noon of the sixth, arriving in Liu
eoln about five o'clock in the eve
ning, where they will take a spec
ial train over the- Union Pacific for
Ft. It i ley. '
It was also desired that the first
five men selected by the local board
lie men that have had military
training or men that have had ex
perience as cooks.
The following list of fifty-one men
selected by the local board, have
Ser. Xo. Name and Address Given:
: 3C Floyd Earl Morgan. Elm woo J ::
lt'T. Albert Jacob Godwin, Plattsmouth : f
'.' 4 ." William Andrews. Plattsmouth 17
; -f, 7 Harlo Kdward Gray. Bayard 1 !
17 Anton Medved. Wabash 2 8
ItiTG William II. Garrison. Weeping Water .".4
77."i Samuel Louis Rhotten. Plattsmouth St",
4SG Martin Wm. Grefe. Louisville 37
S1U James H. Biggs. Plattsmouth 40
:.".:: William Lee Stewart, Eagle 41
.".07 Ralph R. Larson. Louisville (Exempted yesterday) 43
f04 Oscar Mack. Weeping Vater: 47
4:5 Merritt F. Pollard. Nehawka 4S
1 t, 4 Charles Freeman. Greenwood 50
2im;c, Fred Newman, Plattsmouth 51
4:::! Hurley Pickering. Union 57
i::i Robert P.. Will. Plattsmouth 61
Charles F. Stewart, 7 E. lSth St., Denver, Colo C6
;o 1 Elic C. Monger, Nehawka 77
l'l-2 Harry Harvey Slater, Greenwood 78
i:;i5 Jack Eidenmillr, Elmwood SI
117 James J. McLemon. Louisville 92
i;)l Oswald T. Miller. Weeping Water 93
772 Fred II. Rutherford. Plattsmouth 96
1C William R. Holly. Plattsmouth 106
jfif, Carl Richard Dalton, Plattsmouth 108
1" Clay C. Foreman, Alvo 110
i!7! Chester I). Austin. Union 111
19 4 Walter A. Stohlman, Murdoek .114
552 Walter Sal berg. Cedar Creek 1 1 i"
(.75 lUin Mahan.
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1 047 "John M. Ilobson. Weeping Water
i:J54 Clarence E. King, South Bend
9S2 Emil J. Hild, Plattsmouth
15 Charles Wm. Everett, Avoca
!.",:; Joseph V. Stanek, Plattsmouth
l.".:. 4 Harold B. Bryan, Ashland
lfill George X. Palmer, Weeping Water..
770 Bernard C. Rakow, Plattsmouth
525 Peter Nelson. Louisville
5C Golden B. Snodgrass, Avoca
5 George F. Beucke, Avoca
14S5 Frederick Boobyer, Eagle
S41 John Pedersen, Plattsmouth. ISO
i::09 John Frederick Sweeney, South Bend 31
420 Earl Merritt. Union 53
9 72 Clifford M. Forbes. Plattsmouth 105
355 Orvil F. Prouty Alvo 135
04 5 Chester A. Bashford. Nehawka 140
077 Edward F. Marler. Nehawka 153
S70 James Cernik, Plattsmouth 169
The local board are also instruct
ed to call five alternates to take
the place of the first call in case
rome fail to show up. This notifi
cation will be made on pink postals,
immediately after the action of the
local board, and the ten men must
be on hand at the time given in
WILL VISIT IN IOWA.
Mrs. Elle Beezeley of Syracuse,
who is visiting in the city with her
faher, Mr. R. B. Windham; with
her father departed- this afternoon
for Dunlap, Iowa, where they will
visit over Sunday and labor day at
the home of Robert Windham, Jr.
Call Flattsmouth Garage for serv
ice. Tel. 394, also livery. J. E Mason,
Prop.
Were Called
been passed upon by the district
board, and the full number were
notified last night by Count y Clerk
Libershal, member of .the local board
to hold themselves in readiness for
call at any time, and while there
are only five men named in the first
call all will be held in readiness
for service at any time needed. The
local board will now make the se
lection of the five men, and while
the official call names the first five
men in the list, the local board have
the privilege of selecting men from
any section of the list what might
desire to go, and have the training
called for in the instructions. These
men will also be given preference
in the non-commissioned official staff
and stand an excellent chance of re
ceiving their commissions later on.
Order No. Certfd.
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their notice.
The general plan is to entrain the
men at the home stations with tick
ets to the concentration points,
which in our district is Lincoln.
Each man will be supplied with rail
road tickets, identification cards, and
meal tickets.
DIES AT CLARINDA.
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Bessie Donnelly, of Clarinda,
who has made her home in that city
for a number of years past, but
whose family some years since mov
ed to Washington, a cousin of Frank
and Charlie Bestor died yesterday,
at an institution in that city. The
remains -will be shipped to this city.
and here interred. It is expected that
they will arrive here tomorrow
(Saturday) morning.
RETURN FROM
TRIP TO ALASKA
Misses Mia and Barbara Gering See
Considerable of the Country
and Return Home Great
ly Refreshed.
From Friday's DaUv.
Early yesterday morning. Misses
Mia and Barbara Gering arrived at
home from their extended trip to
Alaska and other northern points.
Yesterday they spent resting from
the fatigue incident to the journey
and this morning Miss Mia was again
at her accustomed place at the court
house looking rested and invigorated
from the vacation she had taken.
From Seattle they had eleven days
in the north, and the trip each way
occupied 3C hours. Miss Gering tells
of her impressions of the northern
part of the continent, which she de
clares is indescribable, as one can
not accept the facts as they appear.
For instance, speaking of the vege
tation, she says that the beans grow
to such enormous size, that it is un
believable. Strawberries as large as
small apples .and of the most delic
ious navor. I heir point or landing
was Skagway. and the town, which
is built in the narrow ledge of a
shore between high mountains, faces
the sea and naturally has but little
space, as the mountains come down
nearly to the water's edge. The
streets are all covered with planks,
there being no stone or concrete pay
ing. The street is used for pedes
trians, teams and automobiles alike.
This peculiarity impressed the young
ladies, but they found it the same in
other towns visited during their stay
in the country. They took a trip on
the wonderful Klondike train, which
is now known as the White Pass and
is covered by a narrow guage rail
road. They went by boat up the
Youkon river to the head of naviga-J
tion, 110 miles from the mouth. Dur-
ing tne entirety oi tins Trip tneyi
scarcely realized they were in a river,
the channel being very broad and
filled with numerous islands, mak
ing it appear more like a bay. Dur
ing the entire eight days they were
in the country, tney um not get to
see one nrignt sunrise, as in me
morning which opened with a pro
tracted dawn beginning at about one-
thirtv or two o'clock, a mist covered
the landscape and water, and grad
ually lifted, allowing the light to-
sift through, producing a wonderful
scene, the like of which they say
never occurs in this climate. On the
river as they went up mountains lay
on the one side while on the other
the landscape melted away into a
mist, indicative of the shore of the
ocean in the distance. This too fur
nished a most delightful spectacle.
and often when the boat was ap
proaching an island, it appeared as
if it was going to run into the moun
tain, but the scene would dissolve
and bring out the island, together
with other islands between them and
the mountain.
Returning, the young ladies land
ed at Vancouver, from where they
took the Northern Pacific for a trip
through Canada en route home. They
stopped a while at Winnipeg, seeing
all the while many of the interest
ing sights of the country, through
which they were passing. In Winnipeg-
they saw thousands of wounded
soldiers who had returned from the
front in France, some with an arm
gone, others with a leg missing, and
still others were blind or deaf. From
Winnipeg, they came via Minneapo
lis, arriving in Omaha night before
last and coming home on the late
Missouri Pacific train reaching here
a little after midnight.
Their trip was a most pl?asant
one being as unusual as it was
pleasant.
MRS. EARL TRAVIS ENTERTAINS
On Thursday evening at her home
Mrs. Earl Travis entertained very
charmingly in honor of her friend.
Miss Claire Dovey, who has just
returned from a years absence. The
time was employed in social conver
sation, and a delightful luncheon
was served. Those in attendance
were Miss Claire Dovey, the guest
of honor, Miss Hazel Dovey, her sis
ter, Miss Mathilde Vallery, Mesdames
Rae Patterson, J. T. Begley, T. P.
Livingston, Frank L. Cummins and
Earl Travis.
GETTING INSTRUCTIONS.
From Friday's Tail v.
Mesdames J. F. Brendel, Vice
Chairman, Ona Lawton, G. H. Gil
more. J. B. Jackson. W. S. Smith,
treasurer, Charles Spangler secre
tary. Miss Margie Walker, chair
man. Miss Margaret Spangler, Mrs.
O. A. Davis, members and officers
of the Murray Red Cross Chapter
were visitors at the Plattsmouth Red
Cross chopter room in the Coronado
Apt.?, yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of' getting some instructions
in the various branches of the Red
Cross work. Miss Lily Tighe of the
Manley Chapter was a visitor at t lie
Plattsmouth Chapter rooms Wednes
day afternoon to get some instruc
t ions.
MRS. GEORGE SNYDER
RETURNS FROM EAST
From Friday's 1'iHy.
Mrs. George W. Snyder,
who some
seven weeks since ri'li her daugh
ter, Anna, went to Virginia for a
visit, returned This morning, leaving
Miss Anna for a longer stay. Mrs.
Snyder visited at llightown, and at
Hoi Springs, which is i:v.Bath coun
ty, as well as Crab R.inoin, in High
land county, while away. At the
Hot Springs, both she and daughter
took a Course of baths. The course
l'cr t rent incut for crtain ailments
are irom 14 to l.
Miss Anna, has jut completed a
course or 14 iiatns, una nas oeen ad
vised by her phyic:an to continue
them to the longer (nurse of twen
ty-one. Sneal.ing of farming in
that country, Mrs. Snyder. was
greatly surprised, at what the po-
pl" culled farming, lor what they
considered a large staek of hay
would contain abou one ordinary
load as hauled in tins country. And
as to raising corn mere was noiii-
ing doing as compared with what is
done here.
At Hightown they visited with
relatives of Mr. Snyder, where they
spent a good deal ot the. time, and
also at Crab Bottom, they visited
the relatives of the Mauzy's here.
and others as well. Highland couti-
tv, Mrs. Snyder said the farming
was better and looKetl more UKe
raising things, but the farmers did
not raise the stock as lure. Every
one in the town aimed to have two
hogs for their own nvsit, which in
a way helped in tlie living. .Mrs.
Snvder got to Pacific Junction too
late for the morning train and was
met at that place by her son, Bryan
Snyder, this morning.
TEACHERS AT COUNTY FARM.
From Fril;tv's 1 ; i I v.
The Teachers attending the Insti
tute were visitors at the county
farm, and were gladly shown over
the place by the genial superintend
ent, Mr. .G. H. Tarns. The farm is
looking particularly nice, having
been kept in the best of condition,
and the crops growing thereon, being
good, which speaks well for its sup
erintendent. MRS. ANNA KNOFELCEK DIES.
Ffnm Friday's Daily.
This morning at the late home of
Mrs. Anna Knofelcek. at tlie age of
eighty-three years, she passed away,
after but a short illness. This lady
was born in Bohemia, in 1834, and
with her husband and family came
to Plattsmouth. thirty-two years ago.
Her husband, Frank Knofelcek. died
about four years ago. She leaves to
mourn her departure, Mrs. J. C.
Ptak. of this city, Hanna Knofelcek
A. J. Knofelcek, both of this city,
and Mrs. Geo. Horn, of Hay Springs,
Miss Anna Knofelcek fo Hastings,
Nebraska. Mr. Frank Knofelcek of
Silverton. Illinois. At present no
arrangements have been made for
the funeral, and will not until rela
fives who are at a distance can be
communicated with.
WILL VISIT AT AUBURN.
Cbas. F. Glaze and son, Elmer, of
Auburn, who have been visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Cotner for tlie past week, departet
this morning over the Burlington
for their home and were accompan
ied by Mr. and Mrs. Cotner and little
one, who will .visit with their rela
tives in and about .Auburn, for
few days.
STEERING GEAR '
GOES WRONG
Car Leaves the Road and Turns Over
Pinning; Two of the Occupants
Underneath, but They Es
cape Uninjured.
From Friday's Daily.
Last evening four young men from
the southern part of the county came
to Plattsmouth, and when returning
Jtist outside of the city the steering
gtar of their Ford went wrong with
disa? tcrous results. L. Young, the
driver of the car. Arthur Ltndsey,
and (jeorge are! iiiloert iv:me were
the names of the occupants of the
car, all being irom AtliawKa. .ml
Young and George Kime were in the
front seat, and they had been com
ing up oer the McKonkie bill, when
jut as tney passed the top they
struel: a decline and with the engine
working rapidly to make the hill, a
high rate of speed was soon attain
ed. A moment later :,o:ne!hing went
wrong with the steering gear and
the car con id not be kep in the road.
After wabbling from one side to the
other, the car (limbed a bank on the
wet side (if the road, as one ap
proaches the farm of Charles Cook,
it still traveling at a good rate of
speed. On nearing (lie top of tlie
bank it slowed up and turned over.
Mr. Young and (Jeorge Kime were
thrown clear of the car. Young es
caping with but a few scratches and
bruise-;. wlie Kime was scooted rap
idly along the rough ground with
his face in' too clo' contact to Old
Mother Earth for comfort. He suf
fered a rr::;( ussioti above his right
eye, whit li had to be mended. The
young i.ien in the "re;ir seat were
caught under the car when it turn-
d over, and Art Linsey was not hurt.
lie being lucky enough not to come
under the weight of the car. CJil-
ert Kime did not fare so well, as
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when t lie car came OVwn it caught
i i m under the odne of the body, pin
ning him fast to the ground and ren-
lering him unconscious. T. L. Aniick
who was coiling tins way, was just
hour ( m.-et ihe car when the- ac
ident occurred. He rail to their as
sistance, and with the neip oi .ur.
oiin sr. lifted the car so tlie boys were
dragged safely from underneath its
weight. The car was brought to
the garage of J. E. Mason for re-
pairs and ttie noys to ine on ice oi i-.
"lynn, who mended the broken cu
ticle of the young man. They were
ndeed fortunate in that they did not
sutler anv more serious injury than
thev did. i
WILL CLAIM DAMAGE.
From Friday's J any.
A bridge at a cross roads, two
miles south of Elmwood, wnirn lias
caused a number of automobiles to
go into tne mien, some wim ser
ious results, and others not so bad
is name to cause more iroume.
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There is a bridge at the cross roads
and so it can only be crossed in
going two directions instead m
four. About a week since a car.
belonging to Mr. Chad Hagefeldt.
and driven by him. on itie way be
tween Elmwood and Lincoln, came
to the place, but were not able to
negotiate the short turn which it
re( u ired to make the bridge. The
consequences nemg mat ine car
went into the ditch, breaking it up
badlv, and fracturing a rib for Mr.
Hagefeldt. Mr. Hagefeldt, whoso
home is in Falls City, was in the
city yesterday, looking for the coun
ty commissioners, and will ask that
they pay damages for the repairs of
the car well as for injuries which
he received in the accident, which
it is claimed was due to the poor
appointments at the road crossing.
The members of the board were not
in the city, and could not be seen.
but Mr. Hacefeldt will press his
claim against the county for the in
juries and damage to the car.
Have you a record oi! baby's first
nair of shoes, the first present, the
first tooth or the first word spoken?
Do you not think a little book with
this record would be valuable in the
years to come, either to you or to the
baby itself , when grown up? Come
then to the Journal office. You will
really be interested in keeping
book of this sort. It in complete in
every detail.
EABY BOY, GOODBYE.
Litle baby boy, goodby! Kiss me,
little pard.
Put your arms around my neck,
love your daddy, "hard!"
Give his hair one last good pull,
wave jour hand ."by by"
Little chap can't understand seeing
daddy cry.
Laughing, crowing baby boy, what
knows he of tears. "
Partings bitterer than death, ang
uished hopes and fears?
Cooing, babbling joyously, little does
he guess
Soon the darkling war clouds may
make ljm fatherless.
I am going. little son, that in years
to be
You shall, when you understand, not
be shamed for me;
You will say, "He did his part, so
will I do mine."
Thus, shall honor pass unstained
down alone the line.
Babv with the dewey eyes and the
rose leaf cheek.
Here I make a covenant for my boy
to keep
Through the long, long years to
come daddy leaves to you
All the fine, high, noble doed.s
daddy did not do.
Lille baby boy, goodbye! Kiss me.
little pard.
Put your arms around mv neck, love
your daddy "hard!"
(Jive his hair one last good pull.
wave your hand "by by"
Little chap can't understand seeing
daddy cry.
-Anne Yirgina Culbertson in the
Columbus Dispatch.
FIRE MAKES TR0UELE.
Last evening just before six
o'clock, tlie lire alarm sounded, and
a great excitement was caused. The
firemen and the citizens, found an
inignificent blaze at a coal house.
adjacent to Bach's south park store.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
some assigning spontaneous combus
tion, others to carelessness of child
ren. I he building was destroyed.
loss but nominal. Incident wit It
thi'J was the fact that Martin Shel
don, had-just finished about a hund
red feet of concrete walk. which
was still very soft, but guarded, and
this was tramped by the excited peo
ple until any characteristic; of walk
or walking material would be rti!!i
cult. to recognize. Who is to make
good, that is the question which is
interesting some.
SPECIAL TRAIN NEXT WEEK.
A State Fair Special will be run
next week for three days over the
Burlington, leaving Plattsmouth
every morning at seven o'clock, and
running direct to the Fair grounds,
and on returning, leaving th? fair
grounds in the .tneutng at ten
o'clock. This train will run for
three days, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Remember the date and
the time of leaving and returning.
The train will run to the grounds.
and from thre on the return, so it
will be convenient to all who wish
to attend the fair.
Wall Paper. Paints. Glass, Picture
Framing. Frank Gobelman.
Helping You With Your Live Stock
Through our membership of the Federal Re
serve System we are in a strong position to help
our patrons carry live stock which they are rais
ing or fattening for future sales.
Farmers' notes with not over six months to run,
given for raising or carrying live stock can be
rediscounted by us with our Federal Reserve
Bank, thereby increasing our ability to extend to
our patrons such help as they may need.
If you contemplate raising or fattening live stock
can
FIRST NATIONAL DANK
An account with us is your financial preparedness
for all time to come.
RED CROSS MEETING
HELD AT REST ROOM
Adopt Resolutions Condemning Ac
tion of Library Board in Not
Allowing Them Use of
Public Library.
Last evening at the Ladies Pest
Boom in the Hotel Riley block was
held a very enthusiastic meeting of
the ("ass County Chapter of the R-d
("rosy society, at which considerable
hu.iness was transacted. Among the
th'iigs taken up was the matter of
the knitting of sox, scarfs and sweat
ers, which had been asked for, and
it is desired that everybody who can
do so, cooperate with the society in
tliis work. It was arranged to hold
the meetings in the future at the
Rest Room on the second and fourth
Thursdavs of each month. Judge J.
T. Begley, tlie president, was present
and presided at the meeting. Secre
tary W. A. Robertson and Treasurer
Rae Patterson were also present.
The following resolution was una-
niniouly adept ed:
"Resolved. By the Ca s County
(Xebrn-kai Chapter. American Re I
Cross, in regular meeting assembled,
that the -action of the P! ittsmoui h
Library Board, through their presi
dent, A. L. Tidd. preentir.g the Red
Cross societv from meeting in the
auditorium of the Platismomh Pub
lic Library be condemned as unpa
triotic and un-American: That these
resolutions be forwarded to the " -c-retary
of said board, md a cry
thereof be forwarded tn tie- Nation
al Red Cross officials, at Washing
ton. I). C."
VISITING IN OLD HOME.
Mr. CLr-
loiiias, an : Wi!. wli
fhtir little len. Franc arrived yes
terday from Og'len. Ftah. wli ere Mr.
Thomas is engaged in the automobile
business, and were i.ut at Omr.'na
i-y Mrs. Thomas' brother. Robert
Will, with their cir. coming down
yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Thoir.a
.nth rt former reside . ' of t! is
city and are v. ell known by n.ost of
Platt-mouth peoj le. They will make
a visit of two or three weeks, with
their many friends.
Mr. Thomas is selling the Studc
baker car there and doing a good
business. His brother Louis is also
at Ogden.
WILL LIVE IN CASPER.
Flf'tll IVIli.'VV l;il!y.
Frank Rarcus. who but p short
time since resigned a position with
tlie Missouri Pacific railway in th,i
city, to accept one with tlie Fnion
Pacific, and who before he should
go to work, departed for Casper.
Wyoming, for a short vi-it with h':
brother Lester Parens, and family,
lias accepted a position with imn
of the Electric Lighting companies
of that city, and will remain in the
west, lie is getting fifty cnts per
Miss Kittie Cummins, Piano teach
er. Fall term will begin Monday.
September '.!rd. Residence Studio at
!02 First avenue. Phone Xo. 19.
a 2 7-1 wkdaw
Obey the Law. Order your Osjrood
Lens, rlattsmouth Garage. All sizes.
for the market come in and
and talk it over with us. We
help you.