MONDAY, JANUARY 14. 191 S.
PLATT3MOUTII SEMI-WrELTLY JOURNAL.
PAGE THREE.
LOCAL NEWS
From Tlmrsilnv's Daily.
Ira Bates was a business visitor iu
Plattpraouth from near Cedar Creek,
r-on.ing down in his car this morn
ing.
Frank MeNurlin from south of
V-u;;r Creek was a visitor in Platts
inmrth yesterday afternoon returning
to his home last evening.
.Misses Pearl Jardine and Mattie
Ionian from Cedar Creek were visit
i rite with friends i.i the city yesterday
ami returned home last evening.
Frank Grauf and son. from near
Murray, were attending to some bus
iness in Plattsinouth today, having
driven up with thc-ir car this morn
ing.
Galen Rhouon of near Murray was
a business visitor in Plattsmoutn last
evening coming to look after some
business and returning home last
rvoniug.
Charles Mutz was in the city last
evening from his farm home south
vest of Mynard. looking after some
business and returned home later in
i lie evening.
Miss Mary Wctencamp, of west of
Mynard, was a passenger to Omaha
this morning, where she is looking
after some business for the day and
visiting with friends.
Louis Ilennings and wife from
near Cedar Creek were in this city
today looking after some business,
and attending to the matter of fill
ing out his question blank.
George W. Green and George O.
IUrger, of Murray, departed this
morning for Omaha, where they will
do some work lor the Lincoln Tele
phone and Telegraph company.
E. S. Carter of Omaha who ha3
been picking corn near Murray for
some time past was a passenger to
Omaha for a short time until the
storm which is now on subsides.
Lelloy Meyers, of Louisville, was
a visitor in Plattsmoutn, where he
wr.s looking after some business for
the day, and returned home this
afternoon, going via Omaha on his
departure.
William DelesDenier, of Elmwood.
was a visitor in Plattsinouth this af
ternoon coming via Omaha, as he
could not well get here over the
Missouri Pacific. lie has some busi
ness to look after at the court house.
Frank Fight yesterday purchased
a fine buggy of the Gorder Imple
ment company, notwithstanding the
fact that the automobile has come
and is liable to root out the horse,
and his equipment, they are not
driven out as yet.
PUBLIC JUICTION!
The undersigned will offer for sale
at public auction at his home three
miles east and one mile south of
Weeping Water, six miles west of
Nehawka, five and one-half miles
northeast of Avoea, known as the
Simon Hansen place, on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 1918
the following described, property, to
wit :
One black mare, weight 1C50 lbs.
One black mare, weight 1400 lba.
Two horse colts, one year old. .
One mare colt, one year old.
One sorrel colt, two years old.
Two fall colts, one horse and one
mure.
Five Head of Cattle.
Three Red Foiled cows.
One Shorthorn bull, one year old.
One suckling calf.
Five Head of Hogs.
Three gilts.
One red boar.
One Poland China boar.
Miscellaneous.
" One 3-inch wagon.
One hay rack.
One drill planter.
One Deering mower.
One Tiger hay rake.
One New Departure walking culti
vator. One three-section harrow.
One Hoosier drill.
One walking lister.
One 16-inch stirring plow.
One set of barneys and nets.
Four collars.
One riding lister.
One 16x16 disc.
One lister cultivator.
One grindstone.
Two loaders.
One harness greasing tank.
One cross-cut saw.
1200 bushels of corn.
Many other articles too numerous
to mention.
Sale Will Commence at 10 :00 o'clock
A. M. Lunch Will Be Served at Noon
By W. A. Scott.
TERMS OF SALE All sums of $10
and under cash: on all suras over
510.00 a credit of from six to twelve
months will be given, purchaser giv
ing bankable paper bearing eight per
cent interest. All property must be
settled for before being removed.
R. SHRADER,' Owner.
Col W. R. Young:. Auctioneer.
Thos. Murtey, Clerk.
Ii. E. Dwyer and Chas. Keener,
the former of Omaha and the latter
of Bellevue, who have been picking
corn for Glen Ferry for some time
past, had to lay off today on ac
count of the weather, and they both
departed this afternoon for Omaha.
From X'rDtay's ratly.
T. K. Parmele was a passenger to
Louisville last evening where he is
looking after seme business for a few
days. E. II. Hill was a business visitor
in Omaha this morning looking after
some business for the Uurlington
road.
E. Engnoltz of La Platte was a
business visitor in Plattsmouth this
morning coming to attend to some
business in this city and returned
hone this afternoon.
Alfred Laird and wife of near
Louisville were visitors In this ci'y
today coming down to look after the
filling out of the question blanks of
Mr. Laird and attending to suae
other matters in the city.
Mont Robb of Union was a visiter
in Plattsmouth last evening coming
up to attend the funeral of the Lo
W. K. Fox and remaining over night.
While in the city Mr. Robb made
this office a pleasant call, and spent
a few moments with the Editor in
pleasant conversation.
Phillip A. Hild departed last
evening for Lincoln where be will
attend the annual meeting of the
Farmer's Co-operative Union, which
meets at that city during this week.
Mr. Hild will remain during the ses
sion of the niUon. which bad people
from all over the state.
Frnm RaturUar's Daily.
.Pearl Orubb was a passenger to
LaPlatte this afternoon, where he
made a brief business call, returning
home on the four o'clock train.
Wm. Brantner. who has been visit
ing at the home of his son, Edward
I'.rantner, of Pender, for the-past two
weeks, returned home this afternoon.
Adam Meisinger from near Cedar
Creek was looking after some busi
ness in the city this morning ht-ving
come in on the train this morning.
A. B. Fornoff living near Cedar
Creek was a buisness visitor in
Plattsmouth today, having come
down on the early train this morn
ing.
John Shearer of Cedar Creei was
a business visitor in Plattsmouth
this morning, where he has some
business to look after at the county
seat.
Anton Meisinger from ue.r Cul-
lom was a visitor in Plattsmouth to
day having driven in with lus car
this morning to look after some
business.
Herbert Thaeker departed this
morning over the Missouri Pacific
for Peru, where he will visit over
Sunday at the home of an aunt. Mrs.
Ida Morgan.
Miss Adelia Styles who is teaching
school near Cedar Creek, came in
this morning to spend Saturday and
Sunday with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. George R. Sayles.
Ray Rouse and wife were down
this morning from their home near
Greenwood, this county, and were
looking after some business at the
court house and doing some trading
with our merchants.
Mrs. Henry Knabe and son Ed
ward from near Nehawka were in
the city this afternoon having driven
up from their farm home in their
car, and were looking after some
business iu the court house.
Henry Heebner of Cedar Creek,
where he is conducting the Eleva
tcr for the Duff Graiu company ar
rived in this city this morning and
departed this afternoon for Murray
where he goes to ppend over Sunday
with his family.
George P. Meisinger, jr.. of Cedar
Creek motored to this city yesterday
afternoon to attend to some import
ant business matters and visit rela
tives and friends for a short time.
While here he took time to call at
this office and had his subscription
extended for another year.
' C rover Dean and wife who Lave
been visiting in this city for some
time at the home of Mr Dean't
brother Art Dean and family were
passenger to La Platte yesterday
afternoon for a short visit wUh
another brother Sam Dean and fam
ily, and departed this morning for
their former home at Buicourt, Kans.
With the extreme cold weather of
yesterday it was not possible vith
the plant which is in the central
building and the conditions wh'ch
exist to get the building warm
enough for the children to be com
fortable enough to have school in
the morning. During the afteri-oca
the school was in session, though
not too comfortable even then. Mr.
Hudson, the fireman "was on the job
by three o'clock iu the morning then
and kept a fire going from then on.
still with difficulties to overcome,
he was not able to ret the house com
fortably warm.
Paper Plate and Picnic Sts at
the Jcrauud office. j
FORMER RESIDENT
HERE LOSES HIS
LIFE IN OMAHA
STEAM PIPE IN BOILER ROOM OF
ALAMITO PLANT GIVES WAY
AND JOHN BRANDT KILLED.
Omaha, Nebraska. January 11.
John Brandt, fireman at th
Alamito Dairy compans was scalded
to death when a steam pipe burst in
the boiler room of the company's
plant. 2C01 Leavenworth street, late
Thursday afternoon.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. The boilers were tested
within the last week and declared in
good condition, according to the com
pany. The bursting pipe blew the
hot water to all corners of the room,
and came down iu a scalding show
er on Brandt. Death was almost in
stantaneous. II. G. Sthwager. 2421 Poppleton
avenue, Frank M. Wavra, stationary
engineer at the plant, and General
Manager F. L. Kernan were iu the
next room at the time of the explo
sion, and hastened to the stricken
man's assistance. Police Surgem
James O'Connors was summoned,
but Brandt was dead when he arriv
ed. Brandt is survived by a wife and
two small children, who reside at
4523 Brown street. He was about
45 years of age.
The Coldest Night.
Last night, the coldest of the sea
son, caused many inconveniences in
Omaha, among rich and poor alike,
but few cases of real suffering were
reported. The temperature, nil
through yesterday and last night,
never got higher than 13 degrees be
low zero. Friday morning was the
coldest of the year, the mercury reg
istering 22 degrees below.
WORKING IN THE
INTEREST OF C0TNEB
From Thursday's Daily.
L. C. Oberlies, former senator of
Lincoln to the state of Nebraska, ac
companied by John F. Albers both
from Lincoln were in the city and
neighborhood yesterday and today
looking after matters for Cotnc-r Uni
versity, which is a school of the
Christian church, having for its
jurisdiction, and field of patronage,
the state of Nebraska, Kansas. Colo
rado, South Dakota. Wyoming, and
west to the Rocky Mountains. Dur
ing the past year the Men and Mil
lions movement, has secured pledge
for a fund of amounting to .$6,00.00
which is to be distributed over var
ious fields of work, and in this
amount Cotner University shares to
the extent or 1223.00, but which
:oes not become payable lor three
years.
The men are set-king to secure
funds which will tide over the school,
until the funds which come to them
-an be received and placed at inter
est. This requires $10,000 and which
they are endeavoring to receive
pledges to secure. They report they
are meeting with encouragement.
JUST BACK FROM MISSOURI
From Thursday's D.nllv.
C. A. Morrisey, who has been vis
iting for the past three weeks at
Kansas City and other points, with
friends and relatives at his old
home, arrived here this morning and
was met at the station by Ikrmar
Beck, lor whom he worked last year
and will work again. They made i
bee line for the Heck home as the
expect to shell corn tomorrow and
want to get ready.
RETURNED HOME TODAY
From Thursday' Daily.
Rev. A. F. Ploetz of Osmond, who
has been visiting in this city for
some time departed this afternoon
for his home at Osmond, having to
get there in time for the services
w-hich occur Sunday. Mr. Ploetz
was telling the reporter about the
success with which he was meeting
with his Boy Scout Troop. lie is
having a great success with hir
troop, which is composed of the
young men and boys of his town
Osmond.
DEPARTED FOR CAMP FUNSTON.
From Thursday's Daily.
last evening. Sergeant Roy Holly,
who has been located at Camp Funs
ton for the past four months, and
who for the past few days has been
visiting with his relatives and
C ASTO R I A
For Infants and Children
!n Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
friends in Plattsinouth, departed last
evening for his work at the army at
Camp Funston, and was due to ar
.jrive there this morning at about five
o'clock. Sergeant Holly said that
the men are treated in fine shape by
the government, and that the condi
tions are far better than they have
been ever before with soldiers, and
as a rule they all appreciated the
fact. The visit at home was enjoyed
greatly by him, but seemed very
short when the time to returr. had
coin o.
WILL SPEND MONTH IN SOUTH
Frrm Thursday's Daily.
Lee Bennett departed this atter-
noon for Corpus Christi. Texas, at
which place he will visit with rel
atives and friends for about- thirty
days, being a guest at the home of
his aunt, .Mrs. It. M. Cunnings, at
that i.lace and also visiting with an
uncle, Everett F.veringham of Kings
ville. Ttxas. Mr. Bennett is one of
the boys who are liable to be called
tor the f.rst draft in the spring and
will return in time for the call.
AUTOMOBILE TURNS CURB.
rnm Saturday's Daily.
Just before noon an nutomibile
driven by a son of AdamTTlcisinger,
living near Cedar Creek, skidded and
struck the curb, when the driver at
tempted to turn the corner at Sixth
and Vine streets, putting one wheel
to the bad. by pushing the axle
through the spokes. It was neces
sary to secure a new wheel and the
car was taken to the Pollock garage
for repairs.
WILL FARM IN MISSOURI.
From Saturday's Daily-. .
This afternoon Will P. Rice was in
the city from Glenwood. Iowa, where
he has been living for some months
past. He departed on the Burlington
train for Omaha where he goes to
look after his draft papers, he being
a citizen of Canada at this time and
having to arrange matters with the
Canadian office at Omaha. Mr. Rice
and Mrs. Brandon are soon to move
to Collins, Mo., where they have pur
chased a farm and will farm next
rear.
FURLED AT OAK HILL.
?rom Saturday's Daily.
This morning the funeral of Mrs.
Dan Moore, who died a few days
ince at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Joseph F. Eicheid at Ft. Dodge
Iowa, a few days since occurred from
M. I'. station today. Mrs. Moore
has been afflicted for some time
with a malicious eatins cancer, but
her condition had not been so se
vere until recently when her sufl'er
:ngs were severe. This morning
with the weather as cold as we seld
om have here, the burial was given,
"placing the aged woman at the side
"f her life companion, who preceed
ed her about three years, having lost
'lis life by a fall from a building.
Rev. Truscott officiated at the ceme
tery, the weather being so severe, as
to prevent any music or singing.
NOT SHOWING IMPROVE
MENT THAT IS DESIRED
From Saturday's D.x:!y.
Mrs. II. Waintroub, who returned
home a short time since from the
hospital at Omaha, where she und
erwent an operation' for gall stones,
nd who for some time was at the
home of her son Charles Kirsch has
returned to her home in this city."
Mrs. Waintroub is not showing the
improvement which is desired. She
gains her strength but slpwly. Her
many friends would be pleased to
know of her getting well and strong
again, and it is hoped that she may
in the near future entirely recover
her wonted health.
HAS JOINED THE NAVY.
From Saturday's Daily.
M. Fanger, who was in the city
Thursday afternoon to attend the
funeral of W. K. Fox, coming down
from his heme in Missouri Valley,
made the Journal office a pleasant
call. In conversation with Mr.
Fanger he informs us that his son,
"Little Bennie." as all old Platts
mouth friends knew him, had joined
the U. S. Navy. He left home with
the intention of going to New York
to enter the University, but changed
his mind and enlisted in the Navy,
and has landed a mighty good posi
tion. He was appointed to the very
important position of translater and
interpretor of foreign languages, be
ing like his father, master of several
languages. He has been given quart
ers for the present in Brooklyn, but
w-ill soon sail for the foreign coun
tries. The young man's father being
a native of Austria the American
government of course called upon
Mr. Fanger for a pretty strong proof
of his loyalty to his adopted country.
The Journal and all old Plattsmouth
friends are pleased to learn of Ben
nie's securing a good position in the '
service of his country. i
Journal Want-Ada Pay!
MAIN HEADQUAR
TERS OF U. S. ARMY
NOW IN FRANCE
WILL BE IN ONE OF HEALTHIEST,
CLEANEST AND MOST BEAUTI
FUL CITIES CENTRALLY
LOCATED.
Officers Beginning to Make Transfer
From Paris Local Pride
Is Great.
A City of Central France, Thurs
day, Jan. 10. Although the influx
cf hundreds of staff officers belong
ing to the lines of communication
branches of the American army has
not yet begun and although their
transfer from Paris here is sup
posed to be a deep secret, this beau
tiful little city in central France is
already aware that it will soon be
host to the newest allies.
American flags are already wav
ing from many building ar.d th?
citizens are preparing what promises
to be a most enthusiastic welcome to
the new comers.
The preparations for the advent
of the Americans, numbering several
hundred officers and twice as many
assistants, clerks, civilians and mili
tary workers, are almost completed;
so that when the men begin to ar
rive in a das or two, each one will
find comfortable quarters arranged
for him either in some one of the
half dozen good hotels or In private
houses that have been rented by the
advance agents.
Advantages of Location.
They will find themselves quar
tered "for the duration cf the war"
in one of France's healthiest and
most beautiful cities, where cleanli
ness apparently has been made a
cardinal virtue, where food, especial
ly fresh vegetables in season, and
dairy products are plentiful, where
the water supply offers none of the
draw l acks, that must be contended
with close behind th front and from
which they can operate fully as ad
vantageously as from Paris.
All available hotel rooms have
be?n engaged and private houses
have been rented until the end of the
war. Rooms also have been engaged
in private homes for additional offi
cers who may come here. The big
clerical force will be distributed in
part among the families of the city
end in part will be housed Jn huge
barracks in the outskirts of the city.
Food Supply.
One of the first moves will be to
install a "sales commissary" at which
foodstuffs brought from America will
be sold at less than the local mar
ket prices, if possible, so that the
presence of the Americans will not
have the effect, of forcing up priceF
to the distress of the inhabitants.
A medical oflicer, who has made
an exhaustive examination, finds tht
water even better than in Paris, sani
tation excellent and the houses clean
and everything modern to a surpris
ing degree.
Arrangements have already been
completed whereby the American
fores can draw from the French all
necessary fuel; thus there will be no
suffering from what at this time is
unusually cold weather. The Ameri
can officers have found the mayor
and other city officials ready for co
operation in the fullest degree. The
Quarters in the main have been se
cured by the mayor, who asked the
citizens to show their patriotism by
giving up a portion of their houses
to their American allies. The Red
Cross and the Young Men's Chris
tian association have already estab
lished branches here.
ARRIVE HERE FROM PRECEPT.
From Saturday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hummel, from
near Precept, Nebraska, arrived In
the city yesterday evening for a brief
visit with relatives and friends at
the old home, and are guests today
at the home of their brother and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rummell,
west of the city. Mrs. Rummel has
not been very well for the past few
months, and this trip is made at this
time with intention of consulting a
specialist in Omaha in regard to her
condition. After visiting here orer
Sunday they will go to Omaha Mon
day, where it may be found neces
sary for Mrs. Rummel to undergo a
surgical operation.
EISCHEID GIVEN DIAMOND
RING BY R. R. EMPLOYES
From Saturdays Daily.
J. F. Eischeid, general foreman or
the Minneapolis aud St. Louis, has
resigned his position to enter the ser
vices of the Great Western as chief
boiler inspector with jurisdiction
over the entire line.
Employes of the M. & St. L. pre
sented Mr. Eischeid with a beauti
ful d.iagrorrd rims: sb a. paytiws etft.
ITe has made many friends among
...Special Dance...
AT GREENWOOD, NEB.,
Friday, January 18th
Music by Desdcnier Colored Orchestra
We Sing While You Dance! follow the Crowd!
WELCOME! COME!
railroad men and leaves the services
of the M. & St. L. with the regret
of all who worked with him.
Mr. Eischeid. will continue to make
Fort Dodge his home. Fort Dodge
(Iowa) Messenger.
Mr. Eischeid was formerly a boil
er maker in this city, working for
the Burlington. From hjre lie went
to Fairbury, and thence to Iowa
city where he has ticeu in the em
ploy of the M. tc St. L. for some
years as superintendent of that
company's shops there, having re
signed to accept the better position
tendered him by the Great Western.
Mr. Eischeid was just here with his
wife to attend the funeral of her
mother, Mrs. Par. Moore.
RUSSIAN EMBASSY HAS
PRAISE FOR WILSON'S
PEACE AIM ADDRESS
Washington. Jan. o. The Rus
sian embassy today issued a state
ment of appreciation of President
vVilson's references to the Russian
people in his address to congress.
"The Russian embassy." it said,
"profoundly stirred by the generous
words of encouragement addressed
o the Russiau people in the last
peace message of the president, is
cherishing a most earnest and vivid
hope that this momentous appeal to
justice and democracy will be brot
o the kingdom of every Russian cit
izen and resound all through the
boundless Russian country.
"The assistance promised the Rus
sian people in attaining their ut
most hope of liberty, will strength
en the faith and pour a new stream
:f energy into all elements in Rus
sia, which, in spite, of the moral
and physical exhaustion of the coun
try cannot yield to the forces of aur
tocrac3- and will oppose, in the way
conditions will allow, all attempts of
hampering the achievements of the
luminous ends of humanity and de
mocracy of which President Wilson
has been the spokesman."
25 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
BY U-BOATS LAST WEEK
London, Jan. lo. Twenty - one
British merchant ships, eighteen of
them of l.GOo tons or more. and
four fishing boats were sunk by Ger
man submarines or mines in the last
week, the British admiralt- has an
nounced, j . 1 3iJ5
, i-it
In the previous week twenty-one
merchant craft and no fishing ves
sels were lost.
Extension cf the German barred
zone shows that submarines will at
tack shipping en route to Europe
from South Africa, South America
and the Indian ocean.
W. A. EOBEKTSON.
Lawyer.
East of Riley HoteL
Coates' Block,
Second Floor
Portege Tires Best Yet
also the cheapest per mile as the following list will show:
COST OF 5,000 MILES FOR FORD CAR
(Two front and two back Tires)
PORTEGE $64.70
Sprague $82.40 Goodrich $84.11
Ajax $97.37 Goodyear $90.08
Kelley-Spg'fld $101.30 Pennsylvania $88.80
Fisk ...... .$105.54 Firestone $91.22
U. S. Tires . $96.05
Fcdo
for PORTEGE TIRES
PLATTSMOUTH - - - NEBRASKA
GERMANY PROMISES TO
TREAT AMERICAN PRIS
ONERS OF WAR WELL
Amsterdam. Jan. 9. This official
statement has been issued by ike
Wolff Bureau, the semi-orficial news
agency in Berlin:
"The report is published from
American headquarters that the Ger
mans intend to treat American pris
oners systematically worse thau
British, French and Italian prisoners
and is based allegedly on an official
German statement that Americans
are hard of understanding and un
able to conduct themselves like gen
tlemen. Sack an o!Iicial statement
was never made.
"American prisoners will be treat
ed just as kindly and considerately
as all other prisoners."
REAV'IS ASKS NEW OESIGN
FOR U. S. SERVICE FLAG
Washington, Jan. 10. Represen
tative Reavis of Nebraska Wednes
day introduced a resolution autho
rizing a committee to design a new
service flag, and Feverely criticized
the inventor of the present service
tag for claiming a royalty on his
patent.
The service flag now used is pat
ented by Captain R. L. Queisser of
Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Reavis said,
claiming that Queisser receives from
5 to lo per cent of the wholesale
price for the flags.
"I had hoped the profiteer would
keep his hands off," he said.
TEXAS LAND.
Offered for sale through THE IM
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SAXiANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS
RAILWAY in the rich and fertile
districts around Rock Island, Sinton.
St. Faul and Alice in southern Tex
as. General farming and dairying
corn and cotton, fruit and vegetable
lands at 15.00 to $75.00 an acre,
good terms. No wet lands, no ex
cessive heat, no uncertain irriga
tion, splendid soil, plenty of mois
ture. TWO CROPS A YEAR COUN
TRY. Gulf breezes 90 per cent of
the time. These lands are placed
on the market direct rrom the ow
ners through THE S. A. & A. P. RY
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. For
free information and assistance is
selecting location, address C. 11
Adams, representing The Immigra
tion Department of the S. A. & A. P.
Ry.. S20 World-Herald Bldg., Om
aha. Neb. Next excursion. January
15th and February 5th. Join it!
SOCIAL DANCE
at the
PULS & GANSEMER HALL
January 17th
Music by the Desdundes Col
ored Orchestra of Omaha.
Given By
MURRAY DANCING CLUB
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You know the good time
i. that will be in store for yon,
so do not fail to come.
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