The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, December 24, 1917, Image 1
month ft outn 'Neb Stato Historical Soc VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1917. No. 53. plum H. S. STUDENTS PAST MASTERS AT PLAY ART AS SHOWN BY THEIR RENDITION OF NEW PLAY WRITTEN BY PRIN. RICHARDSON PROCEEDS TO NEW GYM FUND Production Will be Repeated Tonight and Tomorrow Night Parts All Ably Handled. Prom Friday's Dailv Lust evening at the auditorium of the Public Library, was given for the first time the play being given I by the High school students thel - last three nights of this week for I the benefit of a gymnasium fund for the new High school. The play is a product of the pen of Principal C. Richardson, and in its production is reflected no small amount of credit to the author who has shown himself a composer and writer of more than ordinary abil ity, procfucing a play which ven sur passes that of many a professional play writer. The cast of characters was well selected a thins essential to the success of any production there be ing a genuine artist back of every part. The play, as a whole, con- tained enough climaxes to cover the nm,e l,UJC 11 um "iiiuius the end. It might have been better had the neighbors not borrowed the pastor and his good wife out of house and home. The borrower. Mr. Ludwig Hallas. was a past master at the art and was working all of the Time". "The pastor's wife. Miss Mary Rosencrans. could not have done better had she been brought up with I the stage as her playhouse. Parson I Holsom was a difficult part, but wasjoning. caused by a slight injury on ably played by Roscoe Hill who took J the leads like a duck takes to water. I Miss Alva Hartford was their duti-lThe ful daughter, and was an artist at knitting. She turned down the rowers with as much apparent easel as a sophomore Would flip a street! c ar. She demonstrated her ability as I a player by the way she did not bake the cookies. The Scrubbins family, who were near neighbors, was composed of Farmer Scrubbins, Ma Scrubbins and their sou. Ezekiel. by Undertaker J. P. Sattler and con Carl Thomas, as Farmer Scrubbins, veyed to the Eight Mile grove church, was an adept in raising potatoes and where the services were held by Rev. wearing a comforter, making a typ- Surface, who formerly was the min ical farmer, and he played his part ister of the United Brethren church, to absolute perfection. Ma Scrubbins, south of this city delivering the fun- (Miss Elenor Burnie was one of those women who have to battleiai I against adverse circumstances, but who alwavs find a way of circum- venting any disagreeable contin- . . . . , . I gency. rneir son, t.zeKiei, as piayeai"c " hv LeRoy Vwnscott, was a most de- termined character, bent on the sole idea of getting there, let happen what would, and with a firm convic- tion that he would succeed, which he did. June Marshall, as the son of the minister and his wife yes, -vur own June was a dandy, and Avkn it came to differing with the denron and erettine bv with it. he ... I sure am carry nis point auu uns home the bacon. Still he was not I very easy on the furniture. It was 8:14 when we arrived, and before we. had deposited our bread and butter in the window and got- ten a chair where we could see the stage and hear the music, the High school orchestra, which, by the way, is composed of young people who will some day make their mark in the world, struck up the old familiar tune, "Johnnie, Get Your Gun." Just then the curtain was dragged aside and the play was on. It was filled with excitement until the lambrak - ins shut out the view. While the! scenes were shifting, Mrs. Richard- son gave a reading on "Putting t he Children to Bed." Her rendition of the article showed she had had per - sonal experience in the matter. as well as being able to give the read - ing. Her response with the Moo, Cow. Moo" was so true to life that we who have to pay ten cents "par quart for milk, wanted to take a pail and get some or. the real ar- tide as the hired ian busied hiin self with thevc56res. To have gotten any more out of the play would have been a most difficult task and taking the enter tainment all in all it was worth many times the price charged, which the reporter did not have to j)ay. The play will be repeated again tonight and tomorrow night and if Henry Herold does as well at filling the house as he did last night, much of the expense of equipping the new gym room will have been met. ' TAKEN SICK ON TRAIN. Prom Friday's Dally. Last night traveling on the Bur lington train number ten, which passes through Plattsmouth at one forty-six in the mornings Clarence Wagner was taken violently sick, and had to be removed from the train. lie was taken with an epileptic fit. and stayed at the Burlington station where he rested on a cot. but this morning when number six departed was but a little better, not having sufficient, strength to enable him to continue the journey. He has been at Great Falls. Montana, and was oing to his home at Burns. Indiana. spend Christmas ON THEIR WEDDING TRIP Prnm Friday' Danv. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Bonge, of. well, we will say, of Omaha, for they expect to make their home in that city, arrived from Lu cerne, Kansas, where they were united in' marriage yesterday. They are stopping with a sister of Mr. Bonge, Mrs. C. L. Pease and hus band. In company with Mrs. Pease they departed this afternoon for Om aha, where they will visit for a short time and will return for a longer visit with relatives here be- fore settling down to make their home in Qmaha RESTS AT EIGHT MILE GROVE. From Fridav'n Daily. Today at noon was held the last sad rites over the remains of Win- field Scott Brown who a few days since died at the Clarkson Hospital at Omaha, on account of blood pois- one of his hands resulting affection of hte blood, and consequent death injury was not supposed to be I of a serious nature, and but little bor-lwas thought about it at the time of the Injury. About a week since he was taken to the hospital on account of the seriousness of the injury, but while all was done which could be done he pased away. The remains come to this city, where they were received eral address. Mr. Brown was born hhiuu, name, wiumn -nu. i - a m -m r t x a uromer w airs, wyi Rusterholtz. coming to Nebraska, about fifty years ago, and has made i,;,, Vinma u-ith lila cietpr nnrl family during the half century just past, The interment was made in the Eight Mile Grove cemetery, near bere be has lived for so many years. Mr. Brown was an excellent man, kind and always desiring to do for his fellow men what he could. MARRIED AT NEBRASKA CITY From Priflar"! Daily. jst Wednesday, slipping away from lheir friends and the madden in crowd. Mr. E. C. Marler and Edna Warren went to Nebraska citv wnere they were joined in Wed lock The voung people are well known herej Where they have a large numDer of friends, who wish them joyf happiness and prosperity in their j0urney through life. They will make their home on a farm near jje tawka WON'T STAND HITCHED 1 jerom Friday' Dally. Yesterday mention was made in j this, paper of a divorce which was to have been presented in court but I -wasn't because the Judge waa else J where. Today the plaintiff appear j ed, but on account of the negligence j of some one proper notification had I not "been'toade and the defendant j did not appear. The case was con tintred" until the 27th, when anoth er effort will be made to loosen the tie which have bound the parties together in. matrimony.' THxere cut caift 6tand hitched. It IS better that the hitching had not been done, CHRISTMAS BUSINESS IS GOOD AS EVER IS THE CONCENSUS OF OPINION AMONG LOCAL DEALERS, WHO ARE ALL BUSY. EFFECTS OF WAR HOT FELT With Big Rush in Holiday Buying Yet to Come, Record of Many Dealers will be Shattered From Thursday's Daily. "How's business?" "Any falling off of Christmas trade over last year or other years?" and other similar questions put to Plattsmouth mer chants elicit replies so near alike as to furnish conclusive evidence hat the fact that the nation is at war has not served to cut down the spirit of giving in this vicinity. With the big rush of late buying ONLY A VOLUNTEER Why didn't I wait to lie drafted? And he led to the train hv a hand. .And put in a claim tor exemption? Oh! Why did I hold up my hands? Why didn't I wait for a banquet? Why didn't I wait to he cheered? For the drafted men get the credit, While I merely volunteered. And nolxxly gave me a banquet. And nolxxly said a kind word. The grind of the wheels of the engine ' V Was all the good-bye I heard. Then oft to the camp I was hustled To be trained for the next half-year: And then in the shuffle forgotten For I was only a volunteer. Mayle some day in the future When my little boy sits on my knee And asks what I did in the conflict : And his little eyes look up to me I will have to look back on him blushing To the eyes that so trustingly peer: And tell him I missed being drafted I was only a volunteer. Author A;wn'iious. yet to come, previous store records of a number of dealers give promise of being shattered, so great is the demand for holiday merchandise. The slogan. "Business as usual," could well be applied to the situa tion here. Every day the stores of our city are filled with people com ing from great distances to purchase here people brought here by the power of advertising and they are proving most liberal in their expen ditures, all of which proves further that, despite the money that lias been donated to various causes and the large amount that has been loan ed to the government, there is still an abundance of good, hard Ameri can dollars left in Cass county. The Journal is pleased to note this condition in business circles at this time when some of the more pes simistic have been predicting that business would be hurt and people would curtail on every hand the ex penditure of money on account of ,the existing war. LYING VERY SICK AT FATHERS. Prom Thursday's Daily. Some Tew days since Mrs. Ralph Marshall, arrived here and was tak en very sick, while visiting at the home of Mr. Marshall's father. Dr. C. A. Marshall, and has continued to grow worse, and yesterday Dr. Mar shall telegraphed, his son Ralph Marshall who was in Chicago, of the seriousness of his wife, and e hast ened to come to her bedside. Mrs, Marshall is very seriously sick, and every effort is being put forth for her care and relief from the sick ness. - . For Salt or Rwt Jry eeven room residence La - Murray. Mrs. J.' W. Berger. - " " JUDGE M. ARCHER VERY SICK. From Thursday's Daily. Police magistrate M. Archer is very sick at his home in this city having been confined to his bed for the past few days, but is reported as being somewhat improved today but still not able to leave his bed. The judge who is above eighty years of age has not been feeling very well for some time past, but while he has been around the house has not been able to be down town for the past ten days. It is hoped that he will be able to be about again soon. OPERATED UPON YESTERDAY From Thursday's Daily. A message from J. M. Cunning ham, who is at Rochester. Minnesota, tells of an operation having been performed upon his wife at Mayo Brothers hospital, for the removal of Goitre, which Mas a delicate per formance. The affliction was a double goitre, one on the inside of the tissue and the other on the out side. The inner one was located on the windpipe, and has grown fast which made the removal more diffi cult. Although of a serious nature. the operation proved most success- ! ful and after it was over and the pa tient had recovered she was resting nicely. This .will be good news to the many friends of Mrs. Cunning ham in this city. IN COUNTY COURT YESTERDAY From Thursday's Daily. Paxton. Galligher &. Company vs. "William Deles Denier, was the title of a hearing in the county court yester day, wherein the plaintiffs claimed that the defendant had collected amounts for them to the extent of some $75. After the hearing a judg ment was rendered according to the petition, with the costs of the prose cution added. MRS. RHIN IMPROVING. From Friday's Daily. Mrs. Phillip Rhln, who some time ago was operated upon . for the re moval of a pus cyst, and who has since been showing progress toward recovery, is reported to still be pro gressing, but as yet her vision which was affected has not entirely recov ered, though the indications are it will continue to improve as the pa tient gains in strength. WILL MAKE HOME IN ALLIANCE. From Thursday's Daily. Mrs. Edward McCulley, who yester day settled with tb Metropolitan Insurance Company e death benefit on account of iu death of her husband a short time since, in company, with her sister-in-law; Mrs. Louis Lahoda departed this morning for Alliance, where she will make her home this winter. Whether she will continue to live there after that she is not at this time certain. Subscribe for the JournaL PAY TO SOLDIERS' WIVES IS NOW ON THE WAY TO THEM DEPENDENTS ARE FINALLY BE GINNING TO RECEIVE NO VEMBER CHECKS. A Relief to Hundreds of Families in This District who Have Been Waiting This Action. Washington, Dec. 21. Distribu tion for Christmas time of govern ment allowances and soldiers' allot ments to dependents of enlisted men was started today by the war risk bureau. By Christmas day thous ands of wives, widowed mothers and other dependents of soldiers will have their first payments, represent ing the amount due for November and the distribution will continue steadily thereafter. Most checks are for $20 or $25, representing $15 or half the month ly pay of the enlisted soldier, with added government allowances rang ing from $5 for a motherless child to $15 lor a wife with further sums for dependent children. Allotments of part pay of the soldier are com pulsory. . The news of the sending out of the soldiers' allottments will be re ceived gratefully by hundreds of soldiers' families in the seven states from which the men at Camp Fun ston are drawn. Many of the sol diers were receiving letters from their wives that they and their childrn or aged dependents were be ginning to suffer. The governor of Arizona telegraphed to inquire why the allottment was being held up, CELEERATED 85TH BIRTHDAY. Frnin Saturday" Dailv. Mrs. E. E. Goodwin, mother of R. L. Propst, who makes her home with him, Thursday the 20th of Decem ber celebrated her eighty-fifth birth day, she being born at Franklin in Pendleton County, Virginia, where she spent her childhood. In 1S5S, when just twenty-one years of age, she with her parents moved to Dav enport, Iowa, where she lived until 1869 and at that time coming to this state and settling just west of Platsmouth, having lived here nearly half century, or forty-eight years. Mrs. Goodwjn, is hale and hearty, gets around in fairly good shape not withstanding the fact that she has been crippled for a number of years. TO SPEND CHRISTMAS IN SOUTH Ffn Sati rdav'f Dally. Mrs. Otto Wurl and little son. Otto, Jr., who have been staying in Plattsmouth during the time that Mr. Wurl has been in the service, go now to join the husband and father, Lieutenant Otto Wurl, of the Illinois National Guards, at Houston. Texas. Mrs. Wurl expects to be away until after the holidays. ELEVEN IN JOURNAL OFFICE From Saturday's Dailv. Among those unfamiliar with the workings of an up-to-date newspa ner office such as the Journal It is quite generally believed that not more than six or eight at most are employed in the producing of the paper. This is erroneous, nowever. As the crosses began to grow in num ber on the Red Cross banner in our w-indow, even those familiar with the office expressed wonder each time a new cross was posted that we had not yet reached 100 per cent. Seven, eight, nine and ten followed each other rapidly, and the end was not yet. The eleventh cross has now been placed on the banner and we are able to announce '100 per cent" along with many other of the busi ness houses of the city. It may be somewhat of a revelation to readers of the Journal generally to learn that eleven people are actively en gaged in producing the paper that brings them home the news every day. MARRIED LASt. EVENING. From Thursday' Dally.:. .... : Last evening Walter. Boesch, aad 23 ajsul Miss Ida Cleveland, aged 22.. appeared be for Judg A. J. Beeson,. and asked that permit be granted them to marry, this vas done and they thinking that one good turn deserved another requested that he perform the ceremony which the oc comodating official did. and calling th county clerk in as a witness the ceremony was performed and the young couple went on their way re joicing. They will make their home on a farm near Wabash, where they are making their home at present. They with their folks are just recent ly from Missouri. ARRESTED BY OFFICER JONES. Froin Pa tin day's Dailv. The two youthful runaways, which were from Omaha and whom Sheriff Quinton returned to their homes yesterday, were rounded up and arrested by Officer Jones, and brought to the city jail. From there they were turned over to the county, who took them to Omaha. VISITED HERE WITH COUSIN. From Saturday's Dailv. Last evening Misses Hazel and Vir- gie Hunnicutt, the former having been teaching in the Friend college at Central City, while the latter was visiting with her sister for some time past, arrived in the city, and visit ed over night and this morning with their cousin. Miss Crete Briggs, de parting this forenoon on the Bur lington for their homes at Indianola, Iowa, to spend the holidays. VISIT SON AT DEMING. From Saturday' Daily. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Creamer of this city have received a letter from J. B. Meisinger and wife of Lincoln, who are visiting their son LeRoy Meis inger, who is Sergeant in Statistical Section, 34th Division, Headquarters, at Deming, New Mexico. The' work consists of making the daily reports of the entire camp, number of offi cers, men sick and well, number of horses, mules and the like. Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger are spending Christ mas with their Ron and find him well and looking better than he ever did. They also saw Clarence Slaats and he is also, looking and feeling fine. Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger visited their son at the camp and saw how the boys were situated. Mr. Meisinger and family are former residents of this city, but for the past few years have been making their home in Lincoln, and have a large circle of friends in this vicinity, who will be pleased to know that LeRoy is getting along so nicely. FUYING JUNK WITHOUT LICENSE Fro! Sat"rday"5 Dailv. Yesterday, Chief of Police Barclay arrested J. Janger of 1S26 north 19th St.. Omaha, who was plying the avocation of buying junk in the city of Plattsmouth. not having paid a license for doing the business in this city. Upon depositing of a. cash bond of $15.00 and Mr. Barclay re taining the purchases as evidence, Mr. Janger was released to appear at trial. FOR SALE. Good young work team for sale reasonable. 7 years old, weight 2400 lbs. Inquire of Ira Bates. Cedar Creek. 12-19-4twkly The Best Christmas Gift! Why not give a Liberty Bond or a War Saving Stamp? We can deliver Bonds in $50,00 or $100.00 Denominations! STREET RIOTERS IN ARGENTINE CRY FOR GERMAN WAR MOUNTED PATROLS CALLED OUT TO DISPERSE THE ANGRY CROWDS OF PEOPLE Immediate Rupture With Kaiser De manded by Excited Populace at Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Dec. 21. As the result of the publication of the tele grams sent by Count von Luxburg. the former German minister, to the Berlin foreign office, it again has been necessary to call out mounted patrols to disperse crowds of people who demanded a rupture of relations with Germany. The mob which was shouting "long live the republic" and "death to President Irigoyen" was dispersed after a fight with the mounted po lice in the Calle Florida. Heavy guards again have been placed over the property owned by Germans in the city and mounted men also are guarding the office of the newspaper La Union, for which Count von Luxburg obtaind a sub sidy. In political circles certainty is ex pressed that congress will demand explanations from the governn: .'ii' regarding the state of affairs as ex posed by the von Luxburg telegrams. The general belief is that the pub lication of the documents will lead to new demands for the severance of relations with Germany, congress having already refused to sanction the budget appropriation for continuing-the Argentine legation in Berlin, which was insisted on by the organs of President Irigoyen. Street comment indicates that the public is not satisfied with the gov ernment's statement which accom panied the publication of the von Luxburg telegrams. A LONG WAY ROUND From Thursda y Daily. ' Lee Bennett, who some time ago was in Iowa, over near Glenwood, with his team, was unable to get them back across the river this week as the warm weather rendered the ice unsafe for travel and he was forced to come home and leave the team. Tbis morning he returned to Glenwood to get the team, and will drive them to Council Bluffs, cross ing the river there and coming on down this side across the Pollock bridge at Oreapolis. He is desirous of getting the use or the team, which accounts for the long drive to i.et them home just now. DANCE AT MURRAY From Saturday's Daily. There will be a social dance at the Puis & Gansemer hall, at Mur ray New Year's night. Music will be furnished by the Dandesdures Colored band. You are cordially in vited to attend this dance. A good time and good music assured.. A want ad will brine you a huve.