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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918-
No. 101.
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SCHOOLTEACH
ER WEDS TH
PRINCIPAL
AND NOW THE BOARD AT DAN
NEBROG MUST HUNT AN
OTHER TO TEACH
MARRIED AT ST. PAUL, NEBR.
Miss Mabel Adams, Former H.
Graduate Here, United to
Prof. P. E. Browne
From Tuesday's raily.
Last Wednesday, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Warren, of St.
Paul, this state, occurred the wed
ding of Miss Mable Adams, former
ly of this city and Professor P. E.
Browne of the Dannebrog schools,
which is but the culmination of a
friendship that sprung up betveen
these two pedagogical workers as
their work in the same school tend
ed to throw them together and which
friendship ripened into leve. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. A. Adams, of Omaha.
The bride, who is a graduate of
the Plattsmouth high schools, was
born just south of this city and has
a host of friends here and in the
surrounding vicinity as well as at
the place where she has taught for
the past few years. Prof. Browne
has been principal of the Dannebrog
schools for the past five years and
has been selected for the coming
year. The school board will have to
get some one to spply the place of
Miss Adams, for as "Mrs. Browne"
she will devote her time in looking
after the household instead of the
school house. The bridal party ar
rived in Plattsmouth last evening,
via auto, to visit with the bride's
parents, W. T. Adams and wife, and
other friends and will visit for some
couple of weeks, after which they
will return to their home at Danne
brog, going by way of Fremont to
visit old friends for a short time.
The Journal joins their many
friends in extending congratulations
and best wishes, together with the
hope that their life may be one of
prosperity, happiness and suecess,
and that their most ardent aims in
life may be attained.
IS NOW WITH THE ARMY
From Tuesday's Polly.
Horace B. Ruffr.er, who was men
tioned in these columns some days
ago as having enlisted in the army
for service as a gunsmith and de
parted for Augusta, Georgia, is now
there and busy with the thickest of
work in this line. Horace is well
equipped for the work in hand, hav
ing had extensive experience as a
member of the Townsend Gin Club,
and as well as being an expert gun
smith, he is also an excellent shot,
being counted one of the crack shots
of the club at Omaha. Horace was
born in this city and grew almost to
manhood's estate here. He will make
good in the position in which he is
placed as he has made good in all
others which he has occupied. He
was for some time deputy game war
den for this portion of Nebraska.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.
TYnr". Tuesday's Daily.
The Board of County Commission
ers are in session today. Henry Snoke
coming from Eagle and C. E. Heeb
ner from Nehawka, and with J. A.
Pitz of this city and County Clerk
Frank J. Libershal. are looking .f
ter the county legislation and the
settling of the bills of the county
A number of people are present from
different parts of the county to see
them on matters of business.
FRED G. DAWSON WRITES.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Dear Journal,
I was just reading of the Platts
mouth Rifle Range, so think you may
be interested in the Camp Logan,
111., Rifle Range, where I have ben
learning to shoot for thre-i weeks. It
is the finest in the U. S. with con
crete barracks, a permanent hos
pital, electric pump supplying plen
ty of pure water, lights etc. Covers
about 900 acres, has its own sta
tion on C. N. W. R. R., has telephone
and lights for night firing.
The navy uses Type B. Target
Cx6 feet with a 20 unit bulls eye.
these go up one at a time or all to
gether for rapid firing each ring is
9 inches wide. There are also a
1,000 yard range for machine guns,
its 76 targets going up half at a
time or all together. When all go
together there sure is some powder
burnt, it costs about $25 a minute.
The very best thing about this ar
my and navy work is the Y. M C. A.
war work. They sure do care for
the moral and spiritual as well as
bodies of the boys, some who were
nothing but booze fighters when they
first came are on the right track. I
am sure you will see a great im
provement in morality after the war
by reason of the Y. M C. A.
FRED G. DAWSON.
SPENDING FURLOUGH HERE.
From Tuesday's Dally.
James Persinger who has been in
the navy for the past seven months
arrived here Sunday evening from
New York, where he was given a
furlough from the "Pennsylvania"
and will have some ten days here.
He was accompanied by his friends
in the service J. B. White, whose
home is in Lincoln, and who is
spending his furlough partly here
and partly at Lincoln. The boys are
meeting and having an excellent
time with their friends here. Mr.
Whie has a money purse or bag, on
exhibition in the west window of
the Weyrich and Hadraba store,
which is truly a work of art, and
with an invitation for the girls to
get busy and learn how to do. On
each side of it a one pounder shell,
which all who so desire should see.
and when they are spoken of in the
narration of the incidents of a battle
one will understand what is describ
ed.
GOT ACROSS ALL RIGHT.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mrs. Otto Wurl. who is making
her home in this city during Mr.
Wurl's absence, received a card from
him Sunday, which stated he had
reached the other side in safety. Mr.
Wurl is First Lieutenant of the 131st
infantry and has been stationed at
Fort Logan. Texas, since last August.
About 3 weeks ago they were trans
ferred to New York where they
were encamped for about a week
and then sailed for France.
COL. M. A. BATES PASSED
MILESTONE SUNDAY
From Tuesday's Dally.
On Sunday June 2nd, our Col. M.
A. Bates, passed his seventy-sixth
milestone in life's journey, and re
ceived the congratulations and
recognition of his friends, who ex
tended felicitations, of the event,
and wished that many more of a like
character should be his. During the
past fifty-six years Col. M. A. Bates
has been engaged in the newspaper
business, and on his birthdav not
withstanding it was Sunday, found
him doing about four hours of work
in the editorial chair. During this
time he has always been found fight
ing on the side of justice and right.
Before entering the newspaper field,
he was a member of the Union armv
fighting for equality before the law,
going at first as a drummer boy. In
his riper years now he is still up
holding the banner of the Republic,
and will to do battle for its sacred
principles.
WILL ENLIST IN THE SERVICE.
From Monday's Daily.
Burton Gorton, formerly of this
city, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
S. Gorton and nephew of the Taylor
boys, of this city, in company with
two of his friends. Will Griffin and
Wilber Wescott, of his home town,
Dunbar, went to Omaha this morn
ing via the Missouri Pacific, where
they will today enlist in some. branch
of the service. Burton will be re
membered as one of the four boys
of Mr. and Mrs. Gorton when they
lived in this city. Burton is a close
friend of the writer, having been a
member of his Sunday school class
some years ago.
FOR SALE
Light Bramah egg fors hatching
15 for $1.25. 50 for $3.50. 100 for
$C50. Mrs. John W. Stones, My
nard. Neb. 3-1 l-3moaw
Stationery at the Journal office.
JOURNAL COM
PELLED TO IN
CREASE PRICES
A THING WE HAVE BEEN FIGHT
ING AGAINST FOR MORE
THAN A YEAR.
AH EARLY WAGE RATE INCREASE
Also Increased Cost of Paper and All
Supplies Make it Absolutely
Necessary, to Continue
From Wednesday's Daily.
For the past year or more the
Journal has been, fighting against
the proposition of increasing rates;
we have stood the high cost of liv
ing all along the line, paid from
double to three times as much for
our print paper; everything used in
the .printing line has doubled in
price, still we have continued doing
business at the same old schedule of
prices. Most of the papers over the
state increased their prices long ago,
but we were hopeful of being able
to continue the fight against great
odds until a better condition might i
come about in the paper market,
but such condition has proved as
elusive as the rainbow in the fairy
tale and today the condition, instead
of being better is worse.
We expect to make a substantial
increase in the salaries of our help.
commensurate with the good scale ,
of wages it has been the policy of
the Journal to pay in the past, and
in keeping with the increase of our
new schedule of prices. This must
be done in order that our employees
may successfully battle against the
present high cost of living.
From and after the 15th of June
the price of the Evening Journal
will be advanced to 15 cents per
week. This increase will not be felt
by any one of our readers, but tak
ing the list over the city as a whole
the advance will greatly assist us !
in meeting the added expense.
The Semi-Weekly edition of the
Journal will be advanced from $1.50
per year to $2.00. This is one
branch of the business that we feel ;
sure many of our readers have ex-'
pected to see advance in price some !
time ago, as many of our farmer
friends and patrons have called to
renew their subscription from time
to time and expressed surprise that
they were not compelled to pay 50
cents more a year for the Semi-weekly
Journal. So we feel that the ad
vance in this brance will meet with
the approval of every one of our
readers.
The new rate on the Semi-weekly
will become effective on and after
the first day of July, but all re
newals will be accepted up to that
time at the same old price.
We trust that our readers will
realize that this change in prices is
forced upon us In order to remain in
business, and will continue to give
us their loyal support in the future
as they have in the past.
TWO MORE CALLS ARE MADE.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The local board have today re
ceived two additional calls for men,
being calls numbers 658 and 674
each for 31 men, making for the
two 62 men, and with the one which
has been here since yesterday for
14, making 76 in all, and a call for
limited service, of about twenty,
which is nearing up close to the
hundred mark. This will be well
along towards if not quite the end
of the list of the class one which
were registered a year ago. Nothing
has been received at the office of
the local board, as to what the men
are for, to where they are to go or
when, but when this information has
been received it will be forwarded.
PASSED AWAY THIS MORNLNG.
From Wednesday's Daily.
This morning Mrs. Roy Cole re
ceived the sad intelligence of the
death of her grandfather Moses
Keefer, of Alvo, who has suddenly
died of stomach trouble. Mrs. Cole
departed on the early afternoon train
for Omaha and will from there go to
Alvo to render what assistance she
can in the stress of trouble. Mr
Keefer is a pioneer of Cass county,
having lived here for a long period of
time, and is well advanced ia life
being 82 years of age. No arrange
ments is known as to the funeral.
MASONIC LODGE IN
SESSION IN OMAHA
From Wednesday's Taily.
Ezra Brown who resides at the
Masonic home in this city, has been
attending the session of the Grand
Lodge of the Masonic Order at Oma
ha," returned home last evening.
Speaking of the meeting which is
in progress, at this time he says,
that the crowds are enormous, and
there is no satisfaction in attending,
as no one can hear with any degree
of satisfaction what is going on.
FOURTEEN CASS
COUNTY MEN TO
STATE UNIVERSITY
THE CALL FOR MEN TO GO TO
THE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION.
From Wednesday's Iaily.
The number of men for the call
for June fifteenth for special in
structions, has been issued, and the
amount for this county being four
teen men. The opportunity to en
list under this call will be until Fri
day evening, June 7rh. when the
amount will be taken from the list
in sequence for that number which
have not been filled. The ones to
go will be entrained for Lincoln on
June lith or one wpi; rrom next
Saturday.
ATTENDING THE CONVENTION.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The district contention of the
Epworth League, of which this city
is a portion, is holding at Falls City
at this time, and there are in at
tendance from this chapter, or the
Epworth League of Plattsmouth five
delegated, they being Jer.se P. Perry,
Byron and Ethel Babbitt. Misses
Gladys Hall and Mable Lee Copen
haver. E. H. Wescott was to have
had an address on the program to
day, but with the amount of work
he has cn hands. it is doubtful
whether he is able to get away cr
not, in order to attend the meeting.
He regrets it greatly that he can
not go but the pressure of business
forbids.
NEW INSTITUTION COMES HERE
From Wednesday's Daily.
Harvey D. Coleman, formerly of
Ashland, where he has been engag
ed in the tire repairing business, has
moved his business to this citv and is
locating in the room, which was
heretofore occupied by the Caldwell
Dental offices. Mr. Coleman is well
equipped to do the work, which he
is soliciting, with his advent into
the city will make two places which
will be equipped for doing the same
work.
CULTIVATORS.
We have for walkers a genuine
New Tongueless Departure. For
Tongue Cultivator the Jenny Lind
For Rider a New Century and
Badger. For 2-row listed Corn
cultivator, we have Jik. John Deere
and the Rock Island. John F. Gord-
er. 5-23-tfdw
Chronic Constipation.
Perhaps you have never thought
of it, but this disorder is due to a
lack of maisture in the residual mat
ter of the food. If you will drink
an abundance of water, eat raw
fruits and take lots of outdoor exer
cise, you may be able eventually to
overcome it entirely. In the mean
time use the most mild and gentle
laxatives. Strong and harch cathar
tices take too much water out of the
system and make a bad matter worse.
Chamberlain's Tablets are easy and
pleasant to tako, and most agreeable
in effect. Give them a trial.
There is stiil plenty of land in
Chase county for the thrifty farmer
and they are all doing fine. Crops
were never better at this time of the
year. . Go and see . for yourself.
Rosencrans will make another trip
west next Sunday evening, so prepare
to go with him. It will pay you to
look this country over. 29-2td
CHAUTAUQUA
IS THE NEXT
THING IN LINE
SCHEDULED FOR WEEK OF JUNE
28 TO JULY 3. INCLUSIVE
NOT FAR OFF NOW.
SAME COMPANY COMING BACK
Big Pavilion Tent will be Left in
Place for Use Here on July
4th More Later.
From Tuesday's Iaily.
Arrangements 'have been perfected
for the holding of a Chautauqua in
Plattsmouth again this nimmer, it
being scheduled to commence on the
2Sth of the present month and con
tinue to and including July ord.
The talent will be furnished by
the same company that was here last
year and they promise us an un
usually good program. Their efforts
here last year met with success and
disproved the theory that Platts
mouth might not take to the Chau
tauqua. Keep in mind the matter
and watch for advertising matter to
appear soon setting forth the fea
tures of this course and telling of
the different attractions.
An announcement that will be
greeted with pleasure is that made
by the Chautauqua people to the ef
fect that they will leave their large
tent stand in Plattsmouth over the
Fourth of July, where it may be used
by citizens here for the holding of
a patriotic program.
Keep in mind the dates June 28
to July 3rd, inclusive. -
THE STATE APPORTIONMENT.
I'i om Wednesday's Daily.
During the near future there will
call upon the citizens of this city
enumerators for the school census.
and when one comes to your home
assist her in gathering all the facts
possible for the work which she is
required to do. The facts that every
scholar of school age which is miss
ed, it 'will mean the paying of nearly
a dollar more in taxes for the sup
port of the schools and everyone
which is gotten means that one dol
lar more is coming from the state to
assist in defraying the expenses of
the schools. There will call on the
residents of the First ward, Golda
Noble, Second ward, Anna Rys;
Third ward Mrs. C. L. Carlson;
Fourth ward Miss F.stelle Baird and
Fifth ward Miss Clara Weyrich.
Treat these ladies nicely and assist
all you can in the work they are
doing for you.
MARRIED BY THE JUDGS TODAY.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Coming for the double nurpose of
registering before the local board
and visiting the office of the county
judge, John Gruber of Union, com
ing with Miss Maude Miller of Ne
hawka, both twenty-cne years of
age, secured a license and waiting
until the return of the judge who
was out of the office at the time were
married. They remain in the city
until the afternoon train when they
returned to their home in the south
portion of the county. The Journal
extends to the newly married pair
bet wishes, and a long and happy
life.
NEERASHA PIONEER IN CITY
From Tuesday's Daily.
Uncle Joseph Schlater, of Louis
ville, arrived in the city to look af
ter some business and to visit with
relatives for a short time. Mr.
Schlater is an uncle of Frank Sch
later of the First National bank.
He is also a pioneer of Plattsmouth
and Cass county, coming here in the
fifties arid was engaged for a number
of years in the jewelry business, hav
ing a store in the room now occu
pied by C. E. Martin the barber.
PASSES GOOD EXAMINATION. '
Fro'.i Wednesday's Daily.
At the testing of spelling from the
second to the eighth grade in the
city schools, conducted under the in
structions of Superintendent DeWolf
and of words selected - from the
thousand words, which is known as
the Ayres spelling test, the schools
here have scored a very high per
centage of correct spelling. This
same test has been used in S4
schools, which has over 70,000 stud
ents, and which have averased 94
per cent throughout. The tests giv
en here have resulted in a percent
age averaging fir per cent, which
makes a good showing for tr.ls
school, while it passes over all the
grades from the second to and in
cluding the eighth.
Will Conduct Summer School.
Superintendent DeWolf, will con
duct a summer school to enable
those who from any cause have not
made their credits to take the course
to enable them to make it tip. The
hours of study will be from nine to
twelve in the morning and from sev
en to ten in the evening. This will
make their credits to fake the neces
sary work to do so.
WILL DO Y. M. C. A. ARMY WORK
From Tuesday's Dally.
Principal of the High School, has
proffered his services to the Y. M.
('. A. for work in the camps, during
the vacation of the school year, and
his offer was accepted, and yester
day he went to Ft. Crook and went
to work in that line. Mrs. Rich
ardson remainng here. Mr. Richard
son is a man of earnest Christian
character, and shoulu make good in
this line of work. We are sure that
the ones in charge have made no mis
take in his employment.
WILL ASSIST IN INSTITUTE WORK
From Monday's Daily '
Mrs. Mae S. Morgan departed this
afternoon for Neleigh, where she
will assist in institute work at the
county institute, which is being held
at that town this week. After she
has completed her work at the in
stitute at Neleigh, she will go to
O'Neill, where she will work in the
same capacity during the week fol
lowing.
The Doctor Away From Home When
Most Needed.
People are often verv much disap
pointed to frnd that their family
physician is away from home when
they most need his services. Dis
eases like pain in the stomadi and
bowels, colic and diarrhoea require
prompt treatment, and have in many
instances proven fatal before medi
cine could be procured or a physi
cian summoned. The right way 's to
keen at hand a bottle of Chamber
lain's' Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy.
No physician can prescribe a better
medicine for these diseases. By
having it in the house von e-cape
much pain and suffering and all risk.
Ruy it now; it may save life.
P.ert Thomas was a passenger to
Pacific Junction today, where he is
looking after some business.
A Bank Account Helps You
to plan ahead to direct your energies. Set
aside a sum for saving. Spend the rest ac
cording to your plan.
A dollar saved is a dollar plus interest at Ac
per annum when invested in First National
Bank C. Ds.
Its earning power adds to yours. Thrift gives
you confidence, courage and endurance. So
SAVE AND BANK!
Enjoy the surplus power you'll gain by your
connection with this strong, friendly bank.
First National Bank,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska4
GALL ISSUED
FOR MEN TO
TAKE TRAINING
C-27 IS THIS STATE'S QUOTA OF
LATEST DRAFT CALL IS
SUED SATURDAY.
AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Men of Grade School Education and
a Record cf Past Proficiency
May be Inducted.
From Monday's I"aily.
Official bulletin No. 230. contain
ing draft Q2.U number has been
received at the office of the local
board, announcing a call for f27
men who have completed The grain
mar school education to. enlist for
special training, and who have some
knowledge or aptitude for auto me
chanics, blacksmithing. machinery.
radio operating, tractor mechanic;,
wheel making and repairing anil
bench wood working, incident to any
kind of military service, both at tho
front ami behind the Iine.
The men taking this course will
receive special training of such na
ture as will be valuable to them in
both army and civil life. Qua'lflcl
registrants are urged to present
themselves for induction ln-fore tho
7th of June, after which date th
Local Hoards will induct them in
sequence of order numbers to till the
remainder of the county quota.
The quota of 927 Nebraska men.
which is but a fraction of the total
number called in this latest draft
of 24,000, will entrain for Lincoln
and their-two months of training
will be spent at the State University
of Nebraska, during which time they
will receive soldiers' pay ami all ex
penses connected with the training
will be paid by the government.
Each man accepted in this quota
will be required to take with him in
addition to ordinary wearing ap
parel at least two po d suits r.f un
dercloth'.r.:; in fir--t clr.y- condition,
oue suit cf outer cIoth;ig. one sweat
er, a stout pair of shoe.-, three -xtrp.
iyair5; of mx ami two batii towels,
as the men will be kept in civilian
clothing until the unifi.rins can b
supplied, which will be bout thr'-e
weks later. The men will entrain
in time to arrive at the State Uni
versity on June l.'.th, neither curlier
nor luter.
Rosey is going to Chase county
next Sunday evening. See him now
about making the trip with him. It
will pay to see this country at this
time of the year. 29-2td