PLATTSMOUTH SEii I-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2G. 1917.
PAGE THREE.
Neville Asks thq
People to Observe
War Thanksgiving
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22. Governor
Keith Neville today issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, which
follows:
"We are approaching the season
when, in keeping with the custom
and spirit of the fathers, we set
apart a day for public Thanksgiving
and praise to Almighty God for the
blessings bestowed upon us as a peo
ple during the past year.
"The earth has once more yielded
the generous treasures of the har
vest and labor has been rewarded
to a degree seldom realized. Pesti-lr-nce
has not come within our bord
er and the general health of our
Can You Grubstake
Oil and Copper at
Personal Statement of John W. Evennan
Since the discovery of Oil and Copper on the 15,000 acres of land we
have near Gallatin, I have been asked so many questions and have had so
many propositions put up to me that I am taking this public pay of ex
plaining just how I propose to develop the land, and make money for
myself and my associates. .Also I offer a few people the opportunity to
"grub stake" with me; and have arranged with the Farmers Exchange
Bank of Gallatin to take care of the money, so people who do not know
me can deal with the bank. Probably you have heard exaggerated rumors,
also stories about Eastern Capital "grabbing off" the leases, but the
facts are good enough to interest anyone who is willing to risk a little
money for the chance of getting big money quick; also I do not want any
"promotion" or "stock selling scheme," etc. If the plain facts are not
good enough and a straight, clean-cut, neighborly developing proposition
does not appeal to any man, then I advise him to buy stock from a regu
lar promoter; as I am not and never will be a promoter. Personally, I
expect to make my everlasting fortune out of this Oil and Copper wealth
that nature has put at my doors.
If anyone cares to come in with me
on an "Even Steven" break, and put
up some money against my land for
development, I will share even with
them, interest for interest, on a basis
of $1 up, and the bank to take care
of your money until we pay it out to
the drillers, etc. I do not know or
care anything about "marketing
stock," etc. I know if you have oil
and copper you can sell them; and
as the world wants oil and copper,
it looks good. to me to niake our mon
ey by selling what 'we've got. 11
We have two wells producing
some on, anu two iarmers, oonns iur
water in the same neighborhood,
struck oil at a depth of 160 and 240
feet, respectively. L. W. Powell, a
farmer, was boring a well for stock
water, and struck oil. which ran out
down the hill side and on into the
river, covering everything it touched.
We have 15,000 acres of land leas
ed in this vicinity, covering these
wells, and our leases also cover land
on which we have discovered a ledge
of metal of some kind; this substance
is about 8 to 9 inches thick, and lays
CO feet underground. It lays under
a hill and this land as well as the
surrounding is rough as thunder. I
recently sent a sample from this ledge
t6 the Bureau of Geology and Mines
at Rolla, Mo., and herein you will
find a copy of their reply. to me re
garding this substance:
STATU OP MISSOIIU
1 1 ii r ran of Oeolojsy
aml y turn.
Holla, Mo., August 2S1D17.
Mr. .Tolin W. Kvernian,
Oallatin, Mo.
Dear Sir:
In tlie alienee of Mr. riuehler. 1
lftf to acknowledge receipt of your
lottor anl sample ,nbmittel August
L2nl.
The sample is pure native copper,
nn.l I jmls it lies in the drift above
betl-rock, where you found the
TKniipal mass. I can tasily realize
vour difficulty In detaching this small
piece. If you have a large enough
boulder of the substance, better bring
it up to the top, as copper Is now
FARMERS EXCHANGE BANK,
Gallatix, Missouri.
Find $ ..for ''...shares at $1.00
a share in Mr. Evennan s proposition you to hold this money
as in v trustee until the state issues charter and stock can be
issued; all this to be done in sixty days from date or the
inoiiev to be refunded to me.
NAME.
ADDRESS.
" Notice the Following Standard Estimates of Oil
A 500 barrel oil well earns $272,350 per year.
Oil is one of our greatest producers of fuel resources. Fortunes are
being made today in Oil, especially open to the small investor. Here are
forae samples:
Had you Invested $65 in the Coline Oil Co., you would have gotten
Lack $30,950.
$65 invested in the Quaker Oil Co., would now be worth $13,000.
In April, 1916, the Quaker Oil Co. paid a cash dividend of $2,800 on
each $50 share of stock. f
$65 invested in the Kern Oil Co. has paid over $16,000 in dividends.
$65 put into the Home Oil Co., would have made you $26,000.
The Slick Oil Co. paid over 130 per cent dividends during the past
twelve months.
citizens has been above the average
so that we can say that goodness
and mercy have 'compassed ' lis on
every hand.
"We are not unmindful of the fact
that as a nation we are engaged In
this war, the magnitude of which
has never been equalled. This is
not of our own choosing; our people
were hoping to be spared the neces
sity of entering the world-wide
strife but the hour struck and our
duty seemed emblazoned on the
sky. We could riot stand idly by and
see the dearest rights of the people
swept away before the mad rush of
an autocracy bent on the mission of
destroying the liberties of the peo
ple and bringing-to- naught a democ
racy whose watchword is "Peace on
Earth, Good Will to Men."
"To the support of the position
which we have taken in relation to
the war, three-quarters of a million
SI or More for
Gallatin, Missouri?
bringing no mean price.
Very truly yours.
Signed)
M. K. WILSON.
When you've got 15,000 acres of
mineralized laaid; when you've got
sure copper on the surface; when
you've got oil bubbling up from 150
to 250-feet wells, I think you've got
something that will make any man
that touches it rich. Hence I am go
ing to drill wells, produce oil; sell
the oil; going to mine the copper;
sell the copper; and whoever wants
to go shares with me to cover the
cost of drilling and digging out the
metal can come in now on a basis of
51 per share sending the money to
the Farmers Exchange: Bank, Gal
latin, Mo. As many as come in on
this offer, I will incorporate and is
sue shares to, as the law requires,
the bank acting as your trustee in
the matter.
I do not know how much you will
make out of your $10 or $100 or
1,000 that you put in, but if you
will come here and see what I have,
you will be as excited as all of my
neighbors are; and I'll guarantee you
will put up every cent you'll dare to
risk. I haven't any literature or
"hot air" to put out; hence, if you
want to "COME IN," simply clip the
coupon and send for as many shares
as you want to the Farmers Ex
change Bank, Gallatin, Mo. When
we produce oil and copper you will
get your dollar for dollar. If you
would like, come to Gallatin and
look at your property. How all the
"smart" promoters, etc., will laugh
at this way of getting developed
but I think the common horse sense
of the American people will tell
them it is just about the kind of a
deal that makes "REAL MONEY" for
everybody and makes it quick.
Write to me if you want to knqtw
anything more, but to the bank, if
you are to talk "Turkey."
(Signed)
TkT- ITT T7XTrT3 C KT
of young Americans are in line
money has been poured in without
stint, men, women, and children are
giving their best to the support ..of
the government. May we not on
these stupendous efforts ask the bless
ing of God to the end that the wicked
ambition of those who seek by mili
tary force to destroy the liberties
of the people shall be brought to
naught and a speedy and permanent
peace be secured to all the world?
"Therefore, I, Keith Neville, gov
ernor of Nebraska, in harmony with
the example of the president of the
United States, do hereby set apart
Thursday, the' 29th day of Novem
ber, 1917, a day of public thanks
giving and do most earnestly call
upon all within our borders to ob
serve it in its true spirit and mean
ing that those who desire to as
semble in the churches and other
public places and engage in such
service as becoihes the day and at
the home may the children and
friends gather and enjoy the boun
ties that have crowned the year.
"KEITH NEVILLE, Governor."
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
We wish to inform the hotel pat
rons of the City of Plattsmouth,
Cass county, and the traveling pub
lic, that we have taken a lease on
the Riley Hotel. The hotel will be
under our care on and after Nov.
28th, but will be closed for three
days, reopened on December 1st,
under the new name, Hotel Wagner.
It is our intention to exert every
effort to the comfort and pleasure of
patrons, and to make the Hotel
Wagner, not only the leading hotel
in this city, but known all over the
eastern part of the state as a pleas
ant place to stop, where you can get
your money's worth in the best, that
the market affords at all times. We
solicit the co-operation of all the
citizens of this city in carrying out
our future intentions and plans. We
want the farmers of Cass county
to make the new Hotel Wagner
their stopping place when in the city,
and a cordial invitation is extended
to them at all times. We have been
known to you for some time in the
restaurant business, and we are not
going to be strangers in the" hotel
business if it lies in our power to
please you. Come in and see us,
come often, you will always be wel
come. Yours for future friendship
and business. FRED WAGNER.
CAMP FUNSTON VS. KANSAS CITY
From Friday's Daily.
A letter from Roy Holly tells of a
foot ball game to be played at Kan
sas City between the boys of Camp
Funston and a team at Kansas City,
tomorrow Saturday afternoon. The
regimental band, number 355 will
go along to furnish the music. Roy
Holly who has Just gotten out of
quarantine will accompany it, he
being one of the members of the
band. E. J. Hild was caught in
quarantine and is thus prevented
from coming home for Thanksgiv
ing next week for which he had
drawn a lucky number and was go
ing to surprise his folks.
IS DOING A FINE BUSINESS NOW.
A few days since G. R. Olson who
is at Junction City, Kansas, and
whose business there is on the in
crease was compelled to send for
some help from this city, and these
in addition to more which he is
putting on from there. The Misses
Mary Hetherington and Catherine
Egan departed yesterday morning on
the midnight Missouri Pacific train
for Junction City, where they will
assist in the work.
WILL SPEND THANKS
GIVING AT FUNSTON
From FrMay's Dally.
Mrs. E. L. Stenner departed this
afternoon for Omaha from where she
will take the Rock Island for Con
cordia, Kansas, where she will spend
until after Thanksgiving with Mr
Stenner who is in the service, and
located at Camp Funston.
Certain Cure for Croup.
Mrs. Rose Middleton, of Green
ville, 111., has had experience in the
treatment of this disease. She says.
"When my children were small my
son had croup frequently. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy always
broke up these attacks immediately,
and I was never without it in the
house. I have taken it myself for
coughs and colds with good results."
FIVE PER CENT FARM LOANS.
I am prepared to take applications
now. for farm loans to be closed not
later than January 1st, at 5 per cent.
Inquire of Chas. C. Parmele, at The
Bank of Cass County.
For Sale 80 acres 8 miles South
west of Plattsmouth on easy terms.
Priet $130.00 per acre. T. H. .Pol
lock, Plattsmoirtk, ll-16-3td2twkly
Germans Driven
Into Army at the
Point of Guns
British Headquarters in France,
Nov. 22. Illustrations of the chang
ing attitude of many German sold
iers toward the war are contained
in captured diaries. Describing the
departure of draft men from a depot
town the author of one diary writes:
"First battalion is to supply draft
of ninety-nine men. To conduct
them to station 300 men are
detailed, some with rifles to escort
draft, others to act as pickets. Is
it not a scandal that our boys in
field gray are led out into, the field
to fight and give their lives for the
fatherland like criminals to the
hangman or worse, like cattle to the
slaughter?"
Another diary related how the
men of the company refused to obey
the orders of their lieutenant and
only did so when the captain de
clared he would have one man in
every four shot unless the orders
were obeyed.
WILL ATTEND SCHOOL
OF INSTRUCTION
From Thursday's Dally.
Last night at midnight Charles K.
Bestor, who is with John F. Gorder,
departed for Nebraska City and
this morning in company with John
Ileafey departed over the Burlington
for Chicago, and from there they
will go to Detroit, Mich. There
they will take a course at the Dodge
Brothers Institute, in what is known
as a School of Instruction, for Dodge
Brother Mechanics, and will become
an expert in that line. With these
two men there will be about fifty
who will go from this section, who
will also take the course. They
each will drive a car home. Mr.
John F. Gorder will get two of the
cars, Mr. Bestor driving one of them
home while Mr. John Heafey will
drive the other one.
WILL ARGUE THE GARRENS CASE
From Thursday's Daily.
D. O. Dwyer departed last even
ing for Lincoln, where he will argue
the case of Mary Garrens against
the Woodman of the World which
was appealed from this district by
the Woodman. The attorneys for
the Woodmen being Matthew Ger
ing and three other attorneys from
Omaha. The case was tried in this
court some time since, and the court
held the matter for review for some
time and finally handed down a de
cision giving the plaintiff Mrs. Gar
rens a judgment for $1100.00 and
interest. Mrs. Garrens lives at Un
ion, and when the -camp returned
their charter a transfer of member
ship was made to the Murray lodge,
hut the due was still paid to the
former clerk at Union, who sent
them to Murray.
RILEY HOTEL CHANGES HANDS.
From Thursday's Dally.
Today was consumated a deal
whereby Messrs. Olson and King of
Minneapolis, Minn., acquire the
Hotel Riley, while Miss Sutley takes
in return for the property here lands
in Minnesota. The consideration
for the hotel being $60,000.00. The
men who have made the purchase
are not men who expect to conduct
the place as a hostlery, but will rent
the place pending the disposition
or keep same for the investment
proposition which it contains.
This property has changed hands
a number of times and had been a
source of good revenue to the per
sons who have owned it.
This town is entitled to a good
hotel and it is the desire of all in
terests in and around this place
that some one gets control of the
place who will make the best hotel
that it is possible for the city of
Plattsmouth. To such a man or com
pany the entire community will
stand to his or their back, and give
that substantial encouragement
which will make the hotel the best
hostlery in this portion of .the state.
WILL VISIT BROTHER
AT FORT RILEY
From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. S. L. Cotner departed last
evening for Ft. Riley, Kansas,
where she goes to visit with her
brother, Jesse Tower, who is a
member of the Medical department
being located there. He was at Ft.
Douglas for a while, but recently
has been transferred' to Ft. Riley.
Mrs. Cotner will be gone for several
days.
ODD FELLOWS ARE WORKING.
From Thursday's Dally.
At their regular meeting last
Tuesday the Odd Fellows with a
number of visitors from Louisville,
put on the work in the Initiatory
degree, having one candidate for
fNffJffS Saturday, Dec. 1st
. Superb Revival of the Most Famous of All Rural Dramas
DENMAN THOMPSON'S
COMPLETE
NEW
PRODUDTION!
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The Swaney Band! The Famous Quartette! The Grace Church Choir!
Uncle Josh and His Oxen, and
A Grand Revival of America's Oldest and Best Play 40 Years Old To-Day !
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that work. Following the work and
the regular business of the order, a
season was spent in social conversa
tion, an dthe feasting on the good
things which had been prepared,
followed by a smoker in which all
present enjoyed to the utmost the
auspicious occasion. The order is
just at this time prospering nicely,
and there are coming to the mem
bership, men of fine personal, and
is adding to the lodge in numbers
and good citizenship.
FIRE CAUSES
LITTLE EXCITEMENT
From Thursday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon at Union, a
little excitement was caused by
some one who was passing, throw
ing the stub of a cigarette in the
grass near the home of Mont Robb,
which ignited the grass causing some
excitement for a short time when it
looked as though the outbuilding
and home of Mr. Robb would be
burned. As it was the fire was ex
tinguished by the loss only of some
fencing and a number of osage posts,
into this the fire, crept while those
who were fighting it were trying to
save the house and other property.
ADJUDGED INSANE TODAY.
From Thursday's Daily.
Last evening a young man appear
ed at the Hotel Perkins, and asked
for lodgings, and was assigned to a
room. After being there for a
while he came down stairs and com
plained that there were one hund
red and fifty people running up and
down the hall past his room knock
ing on the door. He showed symp
toms of being insane, and the police
were notified. Officer Jones and
Chief Barclay went after the man
and induced him to go up town and
finding Sheriff Quinton turned the
man over to him. He gave his name
as Boytil Roy Denny and was plac
ed in jail to await examination by
the insanity board, he having given
his name as Wm. Johnson at the
hotel. This morning he was exam
ined and adjudged insane, and sen
tenced to the hospital for the in
sane at Lincoln. Sheriff taking him
to that place this afternoon, where
he will be treated for his malady.
Mr. Denny gave his home as Good
hope, Douglas County, Mo., and said
that he was married, but had no
children, his age is 22 and he seems
to have a fear of being drafted.
TO MOVE TO LOS ANGELES
From Thursday's Daily.
E. Porter Stewart, who has been
troubled with sore throat and lung
difficulty for the past few months,
and who has been incapacitated so
that he has not been able to work
lately, has called his uncle, B. F.
Stewart, of Moorefield, to care for
his case, the latter arriving in the
city this morning, to find his nephew
not feeling so well. Mr. , Stewart,
with his wife and little child will,
in a short time depart for Los An
geles, where he has two uncles who
are physicians, and will there take
treatment for the trouble, with the
m
hope of effecting a permanent cure.
Mr. Stewart has been a resident of
Plattsmouth for nearly seven years,
coming here from Hamburg, Iowa,
about that long. ago.
ARE BUILDING SEWER AT SHOPS.
From Friday's Dallr.
The creek which runs through the
Burlington shop yards, is conducted
a greater portion of the way by sew
er, and which was built years ago.
The lower portion is become in bad
condition on account of Its age, and
not having been constructed in the
OILD
PRICES 35c TO $1.00
beginning with concrete. This por
tion is being torn out, and will be
enlarged, that its carrying capacity
may be increased to that extent that
it will be sufficient to carry all the
flood waters which may come that
way from the heaviest rains and
storms which may come. The sewer
will also be extended about fifty feet
further towards the river at this
time. The specifications call for the
enlarging of the entire sewer, but
the upper portion will not be re
built at this time, but in the ulti
mate, it will also be changed to con
form to the lower portion that when
complete, no surface water will be
allowed to run through the shop
yards. This is a very wise precau
tion, on the part of those who have
the matter in hand, as it does away
with many little annoyances, and
saves much damage which have here
tofore resulted by the surface waters
running through the shops yards and
buildings, leaving deposits of mud,
and carrying away of materials, be
sides damaging much property.
VISITS WITH MOTHER HERE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Frank Rennie of Madrid, arrived
in this city this morning from Minne
apolis, where he has been for the
past few days looking after some
business there and returned this way
to look after some business as well,
an dto see his mother Mrs. George
W. Rennie. That is right, Frank,
stop and see mother whenever the
opportunity occurs, we would like
the chance to do the same, but it has
gone, and will not return.
Obey the Law. Order your Osgood
Lens. Plattsmouth Garage. All sizes.
Journal Want-Ads Pay!
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Come In tef us show you Uoyj in pQ weeks
yencsn have from ffo $fPf&L
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO BRING-1 CENT, 2 CENTS. 5
CENTS OR 10 CENTS, AND JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS BANKING
CLUB. EACH WEEK FOLLOWING TOU INCREASE YOUR DE
POSIT THE SAME AMOUNT YOU STARTEDJWITH. FOR IN
STANCE, IF YOU JOIN THE 5 CENT CLUB, SECOND WEEK YOU
DEPOSIT 10 CENTS, THIRD WEEK 15 CENTS, AND INCREASE
YOUR DEPOSIT A NICKEL EACH WEEK.
IN 50 WEEKS:
1 0-Cent Club Pays $ 1 27.50
5-Cent Club Pays 63.75
2-Cent Club Pays 25.50 .
1 -Cent Club Pays 12.75 1
OR YOU CAN MAKE THE LARGEST PAYMENT FIRST AND
DECREASE YOUR PAYMENTS EACH WEEK.
WE ALSO HAVE 50 CENT, $1.00 AND $5.00 CLUBS WHERE
YOU PAY IN THE SAME AMOUNT EACH WEEK.
WE ADD 3 PER CENT INTEREST.
COME IN AND ASK US ABOUT IT.
Farmers' State Bank
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
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GO TO MEMPHIS TO VISIT.
From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. J. T. Elliott and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Theo. Rodine and Lucy
Roman, all of Kansas City, Mo., who
are visiting at the home of the for
mer's sister Mrs. Ellen Bates, de
parted last evening for Memphis,
where they will visit with friends
and relatives for a few days before
returning here for a longer visit and
afterwards to go to their homes at
Kansas City, Mo.
WILL BECKER ACQUIT
TED OF MURDER
From Thursday's Daily.
Will Becker of Mason City, 111.,
whose parents were brutally murder-,
ed on the lGth of December, 19 1C,
and indicted for the crime, after he
tried to convict the criminals and
furnishing a bond of twenty sub
stantial farmers and business men
worth millions of dollars and who
was to be tried for the crime this
week, was set free and the case
thrown out of court.
ARE .VISITING WITH UNCLE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Miss Gertie lloman ariived in this
city yesterday afternoon and visited
over night with her uncle Geo. W.
Horhan and this morning departed
for Omaha, where she will meet her
sister Miss Lucy Homan, who has
been visiting during roe past sum
mer at Raton. New Mexico, who will
arrive in Omaha this afternoon. They
will return here for a visit with
their uncle before going to their
home at Corning, Iowa.
Bring your welding to us. Platts
mouth Garage. Tel. 394.
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