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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, .MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918.
No. 63.
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OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE CLASS ,
1 AND 2 MEN
TO TAKE COURSES OF INSTRUC
TION FITTING SELVES
FOR SERVICE.
TRAINED MEN ARE WANTED
Instruction Given Free and Night
and Day Classes Will be Main
tained for Men Drawn.
The Journal is in receipt of a let
ter addressed to the Selected Men in
Classes I and II, offering courses in
technical and mechanical knowledge
tjy way ot luting such men fcr ser
vice of a more etfeient character
than they could otherwise render, as
well as affording them opportunity
to have the advantage of being able
to choose largely the
particular
branch in which they wish to serve.
The letter in its entirety is as fol
lows: "The government neefi urgently
for army service, technicians and
r.iecnanics oi almost every kind. In
this emergency, the Army Authori
tics have placed upon State Boards
of Vocational Education the respon
sibility of providing through the
schools of the country short courses
in the trades and industries for ad
ditional training of selected men who
are already somewhat proficient in
rome needed line of work.
"Workmen like the following are
called for: Auto and gas engine men.
truck drivers, blacksmiths, book
keepers, carpenters, concrete work
ers, draftsmen, engineers of all kinds,
foundry men, linemen, machinists,
nurses, pattern makers, plumbers,
surveyors, radio and wireless opera
tors. The above list only suggests
the variety of trained men needed.
"The Nebraska State Board has
been assured by the Chancellor that
the University is willing and eager
to render a patriotic service by offer
ing as many courses as possible. In
order to make the necessary prepa
ration, the University must know ap
proximately at the earliest possible
moment how many men will take ad
vantage of the offer and what
courses will be called for. The
courses will begin soon and continue
until all applicants are trained, or
the emergency no longer exists.
"Certain rules will govern the en
rollment in classes:
"1 Enrollment is limited to se
lected men in Classes I and II, who
have passed the physical examina-
tion. and who have some background ;
. . " n
or previous experience as eu ,
ability necessary to undertake the
work successfully.
"2 Length of term depends upon
tl;e ability and application of the
man.
"3 Courses of instruction are
free, but men will pay their
personal expenses.
own
4 Night as well as day classes
luay be organized.
5 No one is required to take ,
this training. I
T, man who attends these
classes will be given a statement to
be taken to the cantonment as evi-
dence of work he has done in prep-'
r.ration for an occupation which the
army needs.
"7 Names of men in classes will
I e filed with the Army Authorities.
i.Vrt m-iii too tn it that when men
. .,, . a
reach the cantonments, they will be
rssigned to appropriate duties. The
fact of this additional training in
sures that a man will be assigned to
work for which he has made spec
ial preparation.
"Watch the papers for announce
ments. Pass the word along.
"For further information address.
State Board for Vocational Educa
tion, C. A. Fulmer, Director, Lin
coln, Nebraska."
A FORMER NEBRASKA
BOY DIES IN FRANCE
From Thursday's Daily.
In a dispatch from France by
Pershing to the authorities at wash-
ingion news 01 me ucaiu 01 oeui&e naving attended to the matters call-
W. Vroman, ammunition train serving them here departed for their
rice, is cop.veyed. Mr. Vroman's ad-j home this afternoon.
dress is given as Casper, Wyoming,
where he was located previously to
volunteering to fight for his coun
try. He was a son of Charles Vro
man, brother to L,. E. Vroman, and
died in this city several years ago,
the former husband of Mrs. Lillian
Baker and a brother of Mr. Lester i
Vroman and sister of this city, lie
lias two brothers living in Casper,
Wyoming. They formerly lived at
Farnam, Nebraska, but moved to
Casper some time ago.
VISITED FRIENDS HERE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Henry Zichin of Laural who for
merly lived in this county, but who
Avent to the north ime since
where he is engaged in farming.
about a week since came with cattle
to South Omaha market, and has
since been visiting at the home of
his sister Mrs. Louis Leiner and
family departed this morning for his
home and was accompanied as far
as umana Dy his niece Miss Caroline
.
Leiner,
MARRIED BY THE JUDGE.
Fr"") Patnrdav'B Daily
Yesterday afternoon, off the stub
coming from Omaha, there stepped a
young couple with a woman just a
little past the meredian of life, who
was a self constituted chaperon and
wended their way to the court house,
where a marriage license was pro-
cured, and a request for a minister
was made, or some one to perform
the marriage ceremony. When the
ministers were nara to nna tnev tried
to find Judge Archer, then when he I
was found to be sick, they looked I
over the court house for a judge, and I
as Judge Beeson was out getting!
shaved they stayed until he return-I
ed and was united in marriage by his I
honor. I
The young man was Charles James J
and the young woman Bertha Kinna-I
mon hailing from Council Bluns. at- 1
ter the wedding the young couple,
nccumg, nit- mayuuu nun a au-1
tu iur, me evt-uius n ciiu anu u I
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parted for their home.
JUDGE BEESON
SOMEWHAT SUSPICOUS
From Saturday's raily.
Judge Beeson is somewhat suspic
ious or supersticious, one or the
other. His office is the headquarters
for marriage licenses, and he has
ever been ready and willing to is
sue the needed papers, either in per
son or by his clerk, and to perform I
the ceremony at auy time, still for
the past few months they have failed
to come. At first the iudee thoueht
it was on account of the war orlernment.
high cost of living and let it go at
that. Until recently looking out of
his office window, ho perceived a
1
sign on a telephone pole across the I
street, which 'reads "Don't Hitch"
by order of the Chief of Police. The
judge maintains it is not acainst the
law for pe0ple to 'Hitch and cannot
see why the Chief would prohibit it
HAS GLOBE OF EYE REMOVED.
Mrs. Fred Ohm, who has been at
umana for some time past, where on
account of the operation, which was
performed on the eye of her husband
Mr. Fred Ohm, who received an in-
jury some time since by the break-
ing of a piece of wood which had a
bolt in, the bolt flying and striking
him in the eye. The sight was lost
first but the intense pain still con-
tinued with such violence, that it
was determined the only means of
stopping it was the removal of the
globe of the eye. So yesterday an
operation was performed, removing
the globe of the eye, which relieved
the suffering which has continued
unabated from the time of the in-
jury until the removal of the eye
J f . .
and which with
has ceased in a
measure.
OVER FROM TOWN OF EAGLE.
From Thursday's Dally. '
Today J. P. Peterson and brother
Edward Peterson accompanied by
Wm. Blaumencamp, harnessed their
automobile up and came over to the
county seat to look after some mat
ters regarding the questionnaire of
Mr. Blaumencamp, who also occupied
the position of postmaster in that
village. J. P. Peterson who is the
city marshall of that little burg,
thought it would be well to keep in
touch with things here and so has
arranged for the Journal to come to
him there. The gentlemen after
ALVO SCHOOL
ONE OF THREE
IN THE STATE
OPERATING AS A FEDERAL-AID
TYPE GOVERNMENT
PAYS PART.
OPERATED AS AN EXPERIMENT
School at Nehawka is Also a Very
Good One Both Transport
Scholars to School.
From Thursday's Daily.
ine state 01 .Nebraska has three
what a-re known as Federal-Aid type
oi schools, which are operated un-
uer me &mun-Hughes bill which
passed the legislature some time ago,
j .0,10 Wl "iiii-u me
expenses are paid jointly by the Fed-
eral government, the state and the
district, the Federal government pay
ing one-half of the expenses and the
state one-half of the remainder, while
the district pays the balance
At Alvo, in this county, is being
operated one of these three experi
meniai TJpes 01 spools ana the re-
sults are to be most satisfactory,
Alv0 has an excellent school system,
1 , . . . . 1
6 ,C6U,"' icomns,
with requirements for two more, one
for the high school and one for the!
grades.
The district there looks after the
transportation of the pupils to and
from their homes to the school, us- I
ing teams and carryalls, which makes I
an excellent opportunity for child-
ren in the adjacent country for a
considerable radius about to enjov
school privileges equal to those to
De cau in towns consiuera 013- larg-
I
er than Alvo. ., ...... I
Nehawka is another town in this
pmintv that hua n tmnA hnni qvc-
tern. eoual in number of teacher.
and employes to that at Alvo. and
and with better facilities than its
3ister town for getting the children
to and from school, as they have auto
carryalls for use when the roads are
in good condition, with horse pro-
pelled carryalls, as well, for use at
such times as the autos may be un-
practical
While the school at N'e-
naha 18 in mosi wa as eu equip-
Ped as that at Alv. il des not re-
ceive any aid from the Federal gov-
GO TO DAYTON. OHIO.
From Saturday's raily
Harry Eyler, who has been em
ployed by the Western Machine and
Foundry here for some months past.
has accepted a position in Dayton
Ohio, in a large machine shop that
is turning out government work.
and he and his wife will leave Wed
nesday of this week for Omaha to
visit a short time with their par-
ents, after which thev will go to'"""-" rneu mucu gram iraiat.
Dayton, which is a town of about a
hundred and twenty-five thousand,
and growing quite rapidly. The
many friends of the Eylers here will
be sorry to learn of their intended
departure from our midst, but glad
. , . . . . , . , ,
iu nuun 11c is kiii& lu a uiuui ucl-
ter position, paying a very remune
rative salary.
RETURNS HOME AND
IS AWAY AGAIN
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Captain Isaac Wiles, who lives in !
the southwestern portion of the city '
and who was for some time past
visiting in the western portion of
the state, and most of the time at
Minatare, returned home the other
evening feeling fine, and is hale and , member of the naval force, and how
hearty, and after a short stay depart- 1 he likes his work. He is now on
ed this morning for Syracuse, where
he will visit with his son Lincoln
Wiles for a short time
PLAYED LIKE PLAYING BALL
From Saturdays Daily.
Last evening a fine lot of young
men came down from the rustling
village of Greenwood, in the west
end of the county, where they have
ttU eiVCiiCiit uuui uuu a line 101 01
' towns-people, as weir, for the pur -
pose of engaging in a game of bas-
ket ball with the high school team
here. There seemed to he however,
a few mysteries about the game that
I they had not yt mastered, although
they played with pluck and determi
nation to the last minute. Two of
the regular players on the Platts-
mouth High team were unable to
take their place in the line and sub
stitutes took their place. Frank Mar
shall was the referee, and knowing
the ins and outs of the game, was
well qualified to act in that posi
tion and give each man his just due.
About as concise an account of the
game as we could give would be to
say that Greenwood received 10
counts, while Plattsmouth was cred
ited with 56. Still, they are a fine
bunch of fellows, and we would bo
pleased to have them come again.
SHIPS! AND STILL MORE SHIPS!
From Saturday's Dally.
Ross Hammond struck the key
note in his address to the Platts
mouth audience, when he said that
the ocean is our greatest obstacle in
the way of the United States con-
J tributing largely to a speedy victory
hn the great war in Kurore This i
a fact! Many people are somewhat
blue regarding the submarine war
iare, anu xninn tnat ine snipping is
being destroyed faster than new fa.
cilities are being created. This we
do not believe, but in event that it
is or is not, the fact remains that
we are needing more ship3 than are
available, for the sea is there and
we must of needs bridge it with an
adequate fleet if we are to put men
and something for them to eat on
the shores of France and lend any
great aid to the winning of the war
OVcr mere. Ana say, now, do we
want to have to fight it in this coun
try? No!
Now this matter of ships seems to
be as important a proposition as any
that is confronting us at the present
time. The government is needing!
cvnio.i nnkans tn Ke.it in HniiHino-1
them and every loyal man capable of
LnPa?injr in snrh work uili tint miivllanor saving: enuinment. devices ai.d
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FrnmTh ursnuv's Tin it v.
The final settlement of the matter
of the estate of Adolph Christensen
from near Elmwood. is being heard
in the county court today.
c. H.
Taylor attorney from Omaha is ap
pearing for the estate.
The matter of the estate of the
late Frank G. Kendall formerly liv
ing near Union, is having a hearing
today in the county court, Mrs.
Kendall was in the city to appear in
the matter, she being widow of the
latter Mr. Kendall.
There will be no court for which
there will be use for the jury in
the district court until Monday of
next week.
STTTPPTTia nopw FT?mvr ttfrf
From Thursday's Daily. I
The time was when the streets
would be filled with corn and other
grain wagons to be shipped, via first
steamboat, which formerly plied
tne river, ana aia tne commerce 01
this section of the country. Later
when the railroad made its advent,
there were elevators down town
These caused' many teams on the
reei, men again me iuissoun ra-
cific came an elevator was cstab-
u.shd at Mynard. then another one
at Oreapolis, and the Missouri Pacific
elevator in this city, then the old
A X A. A 1 TIC! T"
elevator ourneu uown nere, anu ine
traffic stopped. Just recently A. S.
Will has gotten into the game and
is doing some shipping from the
Burlington yards, loading on the
track. This revives the memories of
what this city formerly was as a
grain market.
BARGER ON THE ILLINOIS.
From Thnrsil!r'n Da'tv
A letter from Earl Barger from
New York tells of his work as a
the Battleship Illinois, which is at-
tached to the east coast service, ply
ing the Atlantic ocean.
ANOTHER AMERICAN VOTER
FroTn Thursday's Dnflv.
Yesterday morning another voter
and an American citizen arrived in
Plattsmouth and found lodgings at
j the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
. w. Harris, alderman from the First!mn. The officers installed were
jward and wife. The father is doing
fairly well and the' mother and lit-
tie son is doing nicely
Rand -Mc Nail y war maps for sale
at the Journal office.
NEW 0 K GARAGE
IS RAPIDLY NEAR-.
imo nn&iDi CTinii
IHU UUIrii LL I IUei I
WILL BE FORMALLY OPENED TO
PUBLIC SOON COMPLETE
IN ALL ITS DETAILS.
Mammoth Healing Plant is Now in
Operation and Work Going
apidly Forward.
From Saturday's Daily
.Last evening we made a visit to
the new garage of J. H. McMaken &
Son, where we found theui busy
with the work of completing this
mammoth establishment. Although
it presents from the outside a fin
ished appearance the garage will
not be complete in all its appoint
ments for some two or three weeks
yet. The plumbers who were in
stalling the heating plant were han-
J "tapped by the extreme cold weath
er and were not able to furnish any
heat to moderate the temperature
until they had completed their work.
Only about three days ago was the
heating unit ready for use and since
that time, under favorable tempera
ture, the other interior work is be
ing pushed forward Quite rapidly
The big heating plant required to
Iurnisn warE1t& Ior tnis duiiu-
ing will require two men to operate
it, and they have been secured in
the persons of J. D. Parker for the
day work, and Lester Burrows for
tlie 1;1Snt slllft
The installation of the plant has
been given that care and study
which insures the best results from
a given amount of laror, and all
attachments to provide for the sa-
fety of the workmen and others who
may 1e about the place, have been
put in with the original installation,
which in the end will prove a sav
ing of money, as such an investment
pays a big dividend for every acci
dent which is prevented, as well as
in the saving of labor and money.
The opening of this big institu
tion will W announced later, and it
is not our purpose in this article to
;ive a descriptive account of the
building and its various appoint
ments, but rather to await the for
mal announcement of its being op
ened to the public. Suffice to say,
the new garage will be one of the
largest and most complete to be found
anywhere within the state.
BEEN GONE 25 YEARS.
Will Stull, who formerly lived in
this city, but who has been gone tor
the past twentv-five years, has just
been visiting in this city with his
brother August Stull. and they de
parted this afternoon for Minneap
oli3f Minn.t the home of Wilt, where
Mr Aueust Stull will make his home
during the remainder of this winter,
It being twenty-five years since Mr
will Stvll livl in this city it is
only natUral that he discovered a
good many changes, and for the
betterment of the city since his going
away a quarter of a century ago.
SELLS FARM FOR GOOD PRICE.
Frm Timrc(?iv's Dailv.
In the daily report we see that a
farm some eight or nine miles from
WeeDing Water lias been sold by M.
C. Walker to B. F. Ronne for the
sum of $32,000 for the 160 acres,
making the amount $200.00 per acre.
This is an excellent place, and a fine
farm, one which will produce good
crops and well located, and will
make an ideal farm home. The price
with the present land values seems
very reasonable, and should pay on
the investment.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF
AMERICA INSTALL
From Thursday's Dally.
The members of the Royal Neigh
bors camp 53S9. yesterday at the
hall of the Modern Woodman of
America, held their installation of
the officer for the present year. The
installing officer being Miss Garnet
1 Corey, who is the recorder of the
Mrs. Roseland Schoeman Oricle, Mrs.
Inez Stenner, Vice Oricle; Mrs. Anna
K. Hild, Chaplin; Miss Garnet Cory,
Recorder; Mrs. Jennie Tulene, Re
ceiver; Mrs. Margaret Tulene, Mar
shall; Mrs. Ide Kunsman, Inner Sen-
Ida May Brooks, Belle
xjrooits.
Board of Managers, Mesdames Dol-
lie Hudson, Elizabeth Buttery and
Rose Pickett. Physician Dr. P. J.
S Flynn.
Ceremonial Oricle, Mrs. Frances
Schultz.
Following the ceremonies the la
dies had a fine feed to whicli all did
their full share when it comes to en
joying the occasion. This is an ac
tive and efficient lodge, and is..fKMed
with live wire members and growing
in number and influence.
RED CROSS NOTES.
From Thursday's Dailv.
In last night's issue, we failed to
mention that the Red Cross Work
-nop win, aiso, De open lonignt
I i FT 1 M A 1
i 1 "ursuay; ior me worK on pneu-
i ; monia jackets.
Mrs. Frank Gobelman is supervis-
:ng the making of a hundred of
iif-e iit-whMiry anneiiib anu nas
ul iu iuUh nuuia iu piiwanuu ui
the work. A number of workers are
needed to complete the order before
j-euruary 1st and you are urgently
T-equesteu to assist, ihis evening at
7 o'clock.
Miss Margie Walker, chairman of
Woman's Service at Murray, was a
visitor at our Red Cross rooms yes
terday, getting samples of the new
dressings required. Murray is send-
llinel; Mrs.
' Tl l
ing in fine work, both in Surgical b' the fact that out of tne twenty
Dressings and knitting and is to be ttree comprising the organization,
congratulated on such an efficient
and interested chairman.
A beautiful lot of knitted gar-
ments from Louisville and Union
branches was turned in yesterday
for inspection and shipment. The
knitters have become experts now
and the work is uniform and beau-
tifully finished, well deserving of
favorable comment.
WILL SOON BE TRANSFERRED.
From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. C. C. Parmele returned re
cently from his trip to Camp Fun-
ston. where he went to visit his son.
Pollock Parmele. who is stationed
there. He enjoyed the visit greatly.
and said that orders had been issued
for a transfer of thirteen of the
troops from Camp Funston in the
near future, but as to their destina-
tion no one seems to know. Pollock
Parmele was one of the number se
lected. 1
WILL SURPRISE MOTHER. '
From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. E. C. Hill departed this morn
ing for Lincoln, where she goes to
visit over Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Hill, mother of "Mr.
Hill. She will also be joined there
by a sister from Wymore, and they
will spend the day with Mrs. Hill,
it being the occasion of her birthday,
and in the nature of a surprise, as
she is not aware of their coming.
NOW CUTTING SOME ICE.
'rom i5rldav Daflv.
With the ice in the river from
eighteen to twenty inches in thick
ness and an elegant quality, with
an abundance of it. the people are
taking advantage of the conditions
and putting up a lot of the crop. Na
ture seems to have slipped one over
on art, in the production of the ice
this year, and it was done so easy
too.
This is the Time for, Every
Citizen to Support the United
States Government.
Many are doing so at considerable cost or sacrifice
to themselves.
We have joined the Federal Reserve Banking Sys
tern established by the Government to give greater
financial stability and strength to the member banks
and protection to their depositors. You can give
your support to this great Government enterprise
and
for
one
First National Eanli
United States Depository
FOUR-MINUTE MEN
HOLD AN INFORMAL
DINNER AT WAGNER
HEARD REPORTS AND MAPPED'
OUT FURTHER PLANS
OF PROCEDURE
Have Been an Effective Organization
in Helping to Educate People
to Country's Needs.
From Saturday's Dailv.
Last evening the
Four-Minute
men or this city, with but a single
I
exception, gathered at the Hotel
Wagner, where they talked, ate and
considered the problems before them.
Reports were made from the meet-
iing of the .state's Four-Minute men
at Lincoln recently and some
interesting and hitherto unthought
of possibilities discussed. Plans were
lai(1 for Uj0 fuUjre work
nization of highly patriotic men will
undertake, and which it is hoped to
make more effective than any done
in the past.
That all of these men are greatly
interested in the work is evidenced
twenty-two of them were present at
tne meeting last night and partici-
pated in the deliberations.
! The Journal is slad to see uch
splendid interest being taken and
incidentally at. this time wishes to
further add its commendation of tho
WOrk they are doing in helping to
educate our neonle to the ne..l of
the government. Here's to the Four
Minute men of Plattsmouth!
PASSED AWAY AT EARLY HOUR.
From Saturdays Dan.
Just as the beginning of today had
broken from the yesterday a little
past midnight this morning the
spirit of James Kennedy, who has
been fitting the grim spectre,
Death, for many days and weeks,
took its flight to the other world,
-hprp trrmhio are nn mor.
Mr. Kennedy was born in Ireland
sixty-two years ago, and was united
in marriage with Johanna Dugiun,
from which union there came fiv2
children, all of whom are living.
They are Cornelius, who makes his
home in Kansas City, Mo., James,
who lives at Norfolk, William, of
Havelock and Misses Norah and
Margaret, who lived with their
father on the farm south of the
city. The mother died about eight
years ago. Mr. Kennedy has lived
in this city something over thirty
years and has been an employee of
the Burlington shops for about that
length of time. All of the boys are
married and have homes of their
own.
No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral.
Lost A Goodyear raincoat. Find
er please leave same at the Journal
office. 1-21-tfd
For Sale A 'number of white
Brahma Cockerels. Mrs. C. E. Heeb
ner, Nehawka.
also obtain its protection
your money by becoming
of our depositors.