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' r-fc j Nebraska State Histori cal Society Vr urn i0 VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY, JUNE 10, 191S. No. 102. J&tattemoiitb So PLATTSMOUTH'S SECOND ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA WILL BE HELD JUNE 28 TO JULY 3 PROGRAMS ARE OUT AND THE BIG TENT IS ON THE WAY TENT WILL BE HELD OVER FOR JULY 4TH. OPENING DRIVE OF TICKET SALE ON JUNE 14 Assembly Will be Held on High School Grounds the Same as Last Year Committees Appointed are at Work to Make It Big Success The dates are set, the programs are out and the tent is on the -way for the second annual chautauqua in Plattsmouth. This announcement will be greeted with pleasure by all who enjoyed last year's chautauqua and the program for this year gives promise of being as attractive as high class talent can possibly make it. The chautauqua proper will cover six days beginning June 28 and closing July 3. Through the courtesy of the chautauqua management the tent, which is much larger than the one used last year, will be left on the grounds over the Fourth of July and a program of more than usual interest will be arranged for this special day. Further announcement of this special program will be made later. The talent which will be heard this season is the A" circuit of the Standard Chautauqua System and ranks with the best on any chautauqua platform. Some of the numbers which will be heard in Plattsmouth have appeared or will appear at the Epworth Assembly and other famous chau tauqua gatherings. The opening drive of the ticket pale will be on Friday, June 14, and the Committee asks the early co operation of all who expect to patro nize the chautauqua in order to thus facilitate the work of this commit tee. The price this year will remain the same as last year, $2.00 for the adult season tickets and $1.00 for children's tickets, plus 10 per cent war tax. Sinsle admissions will be subject to 10 per cent war tax also. The chautauqua will be held on the high school grounds the same as last year. The general chautauqua commit tee is composed of the following members: V.. A. Robertson, C. E. Haynie. L. O. Minor. A. V.. Cloidt, V. M. Hestor. H. A. Schneider, E. H. Wescott, llev. H. G. McCluskey, Mrs. Mae Morgan. The ticket committee will be: L. O. Minor, chairman, Dr. Sar.din, A. O. Moore. R. W. Kuorr, J. C. Yar borough and John P. Sattler. Committee on Grounds: Frank M." Bestor, chairman, F. E. Smith, G. E. DeWolf, A. W. Cloidt, O. C. Hudson, and Wm. Barclay. Fourth of July Program: H. A. Schneider, chairman; A. G. Cole and C. A. Rawls. Advertising Committee: E. H. Wescott. chairman, Ed Schulhof, Guy Morgan, James Holmes, J. P. Perry, J. W. Crabill. B. A. Rosencrans, M. S. Rriggs and Jess Warga. Committee on Union Services at Chautauqua Sunday: Rev. H. G. Mc Cluskey. Chairman of Junior Chautauqua: Mrs. Mae Morgan. The illustrated programs will be out in a few days and let the slogan be from now on that Plattsmouth's seoond chautauqua shall be the big gest success that the people of Plattsmouth and vicinity can pos sibly make it. Talk chautauqua to your friends and let us make this a week of real genuine pleasure and hospitality in our little city. GOES MONDAY TO ENTER THE ARMY AS A DENTIST Dr. A. if Caldwell, of This City is Called as a Result of Services Proffered Last Summer. From Thursday's Dally. Dr. A. D. Caldwell, the dentist, who has been located in Plattsmouth for the past six months or more, and who proffered his services to the government last summer as a dentist in the army, has received a call to service and will depart for Greenleaf, Georgia, where he is to report for duty on the 14th of this month. Dr. Caldwell expects to leave Monday so as to have plenty of time to reach his destination. Mr. Caldwell has arranged to keep his office open here and to this .end has secured an excellent workman in the person of Dr. Fogerty, whom he has known for some time and who had intended to come here anyhow j and practice together with Dr. Cald-: well, but was delayed in so doing by reason of being unable to secure a house to live in. DRIVES THROUGH FROM WEST. From Thursday's Daily C. H. Lewis who some time since was called to Imperial, on account of the illness of his son Edward Lewis, who had just undergone an ODera tion for appendicitis, reports that the son is getting along nicely now. While in the west Mr. Le vis visited another son John Lewis, who lives near Xew Raymond, Colorado, and the son and wife with family came through with Mr. Lewi; coming with their car. They found the roads rather bad after getting down into -the state a ways, and raining I every day. The state looked pretty well with the single exception of a strip along the Republican river rear McCook, and the east of there it being very dry, and everything suffering for rain. ARE MAKING HOME IN WEST From Thursday's Daily. Mrs. George Hall was a passenger ' this afternoon, bound for her home ' near Holyoke, where they are en-j gaged in farming. They have fifty acres of fine wheat which Mr. Hall sowed this spring, and which is looking fine, as well as a large quan tity of potatoes and other things. Mr. Hall is cultivating his land by the assistance of a farm tractor, thereby materially aiding in the amount of work he is able to do. Mrs. Hall's sister, Evelyn, and her mother, Mrs. W. B. Rishel, both ac companied her as far as Omaha. Mrs. Ed Ackerman, of Wymore, who has been visiting here for the past day or so, departed this afternoon for her home, after having visited her mother, Mrs. Gobelman and sister, Mrs. George Luschinsky. Several young people from this county are planning to attend the well known Grand Island Business College at Grand Island, Neb. It is one of the largest and oldest commercial schools in the West and positively guarantees positions to its graduates. As a patriotic duty on account of the shortage of office help the school has decided to extend a splendid offer to a limited number. Send for free catalogue. Ferdinand Henning was transact ing business with the Plattsmouth merchants, this afternoon. PLATTSMOUTH BOY MAKES GOOD From Thursday's Paily. This morning Hallis Green, son of Frank B. Green, who was born in this city lived here until he was about 11 years of age, when he went to Lincoln, living for some seven years, when he went west and has for the past eight years been locat ed in Washington, and where he is engaged in the milling business at Walla Walla. Hallis from the little boy of eleven who left here is now grown to a man and is miking good in the great west in the milling business. He was looking over the city and noting the man) changes for the better for the city, which has happened during the time which he has been away from the city. He is meeting many people whom he formerly knew, more than know to remember him. LEAVING PLATTSMOUTH TOPAi From Thursday's Daily. This morning Mrs. J. E. McDaniel, and daughter Miss Ellen Be'Ie de partd for Abeline, Kansas, where they will visit for two days anl after which they will go to Salina their former home, for a two days visit as well, and will there be joined bv Mr. McDaniel who will follow this even ing or tomorrow. On Sunday after noon they will depart from alina, Kansas for San Francisco, where they will make their home in the future. At the train this morning Mrs. McDaniel and daughter Miss Ellen Belle were seen away by a large number of their friends who wished them "Bon Voyge" and a happy and prosperous home in the westland. RECEIVES NOTICE OF DEATH. From Thursday's Daily. Clarence Robeson, one of the lino type operators of the Journal re ceived a telephone call from his old home at Creston, Iowa, telling of the death of Private Gladstone C' Hewitt, Company C, 168th Iowa Regiment, who was killed in action Tuesday. This young man was a brother of the wife of Mrs. Robeson's brother, and was a close friend of Mr. and Mrs. Robeson, and was a member of the Rain Bow Division, which is compos ed of western Iowa and eastern Ne braska boys, in this division are eight boys from Plattsmouth. but none of their names appear in the lists in any way, either wounded, or otherwise. Sergeant Gordon Earl Perry, who was also killed in action Tuesday and whom belonged to Company C, of the same regiment wa? a friend of Mr. Robeson, and also of Mr. B. J. Halsted, of Hatt's Meat Market, Mr. Halsted having worked for Mr. Perry some four or five years ago in Cres ton. RETURNS HOME AFTER VISITING IN THIS CITY From Saturday's Daily. Mrs. Miles Standish, who has been visiting in this city at the home of her brother, John McNurlin, and al so at the home of her brother, Frank McNurlin, near Weeping Water, as well as with many friends elsewhere in the country, she having lived out south of Murray for many years, de parted this morning for her home at Horton, Kansas. Mrs. Standish tells of the crops looking fine in Kansas, and says they are liking their new home there. GrVE VOLUNTARY SERVICES. From Thursday's Daily. Yesterday at the court house on account of the members of the local board, being so busy with other things that they could not attend to the matter themselves, a number of the citizens assisted in taking the registrations of the people who ap peared for registering their names who had become twenty-one years and over since one year ago at this time! Those who gave their services for this purpose were Will T. Adams, James W. Holmes, Andrew Snyder, H. G. McCluskey and J. E. Doug las. INJURED AT THE SHOPS. From Thursday's Daily. Harry Poisal, while engaged at his usual occupation in the Burling ton shops, received a severe cut over his right eye, from the slipping of a lack which he was using in the raising of a car. He went to the company physicians and had the wound dressed which was causing considerable pain. TWO BOYS SERViOE SEND STERLING F. AMICK AT FT. SILL AND FRANK -DUGAY AT GREAT LAKES BOTH ARE VERY WELL PLEASED And Remember Mothers with Let ters that Are Interesting Glad They're Serving Post Field, Ft. Sill. Okla., ' May 17, 191S. Dear Mother: ;- I received your letter today stat ing that you had not heard from me for some time and that j-ou suppos ed the poison ivy was worse. This is not the case at all. The poison ivy is all gone now anu i am ieei- ing fine. I know how you feel when you don t near irom me lor some time, but don t worry about me as I am receiving good care and if I should get sick or hurt you would be notified at once. I have written you a couple of cards this week and trust you hare gotten them by this time. I am sure busy. We get up at 30 a. m. (Revielle) and at 5:45 a. ra., as soon as l stanu reviene, i go to oreaKiast anu as soon as i come from 4there I must start to the Radio school. The school is about one-half mile from the barracks and I must be there at 6:30 a. n. So you see it sure keeps me hustling. We start back at 11:30 a. m. and eat dinner andznust& kack aU 12: p. m. Don't start back to the bar racks again until 5:00 p. m. Eat supper at 6:00 p. m. If I have any washing to be done I must do it be tween that time and 9:30 p. m., as that is when the lights go cut. I work cn radio work all the spare time I have. When I started I could only send six words and receive two per minute and now I can send ten and receive five words per minute. After I can receive 15 -words and can send 30 words per minute I tand a good chance to go to Wash- WORD HOME ington, D. C, to learn all about thethe camp r, fun those days. They instruments, such as construction j ;)rinr the bovs packages of all kinds, and use. If one graduates from there he gets a commission or gets to be a Second , Lieutenant. I don t expect that much, but I am going to get all t I can out of it. It sure did make me tired for a I couple of days, but I have overcome that now. It isn't really work, but it is hard on the nerves as one strains every nerve to receive the messages. We will work on the ar tillery ranges here signalling to them as to where their shots are going, whether too far or too short, and to the right or left. We will also sig nal to the aeroplanes overhead that are likewise directing the fire of the artillery. It is sure going to be in teresting and I was very lucky to get into it. I am going to do my best to pass the required tests and that is all anyone can do. So, then, Charlie is coming to see me. He can not get into this camp (Post Field) without a pass a3 all civilians must have them. I wrote him a letter some time ago, but received no re ply. Harold did not get to be a motorcyclist. He is helping with the captive baloon. How doea the wheat look? We had a rain here last night. I am sending you some more of those pic tures we took at Waco, "Lover's Leap." Now, mother, if you don't hear frm me for a few days, don't get alarmed as I am all right. How do you feel these days? You are no more glad than I am that I enlisted and got what I wanted. I have not been to Lawton yet. I may go awhile Sunday, but don't know, as I will probably have some washing to do and then I must study on my les sons. I will get more from studying than the good I would derive by go ing to town. This camp is building rapidly, this section (Post Field) be ing started only very recently. We sure have some dandy fellows in this company. I forgot to tell you iwhat a fine time the Y. M. C. A. had for us "Mothers Day." There were several men gave addresses and each of us got a carnation. These were distributed by the officers' wives. Well, I have been in the army five months now. Gee, it hardly seems that long for me. Time surely does fly in the army. I suppose it seems a long time to you though since I left. Harold got a letter from Leff Ier's today. Tell Lulu I have not time to write her now. but will do so the first opportunity I have. You can tell the news as I will write to you no matter if I don't write to anvj one else. Well I must close and go to bed. With Jots of love, from, Your son. STERLING F. AMICI. 32nd Balloon Co. Great Lakes, 111.. June 2. Dear Mother: Well as it is Sunday I will try and write you a line or two. It sure has been a fine day. We all went to church this morning, went to an entertainment this afternoon, also an address given by a Methodist min ister of Chicago and it was sure fine. I sure will be glad to get out of de tention for then we get shore leave and can go all over the camp. We were marched over to the main camp yesterday to make moving pictures. If I can get hold of one at the can teen I will send you one. There were 32 went out of our barracks. I was among them. I judge there were about 15,000 of us in the picture. We were formed in a group so as to spell the word "Victory." The building we have church and all the entertainments in is about 500 feet long and 150 feet wide. It is call ed the armory. The rifles and guns for Camp Perry are in there. They hang in racks along the wall and each gets his rifle as. he goes by. We have had some rifle practice. It is fine. We practice handling the rifle but haven't had any target practice. I don't know whether v.e will have any or not. I ' haven't received my Journal but once You had better call them up and-have them change my address to Camp Perry as the mail is all held over at Camp De catur and sometimes we don't get it at all. I haven't received a letter from Pearl since I've been here. Do not know what's the matter. They keep a fellow so busy that he hasn't much time to write only just as he can grab a minute now and then. I rent all the folks a card. There are some more I want to write to when I get time. There sure was a bunch of visitors ehre today. Wednesdays and Sundavs are visitors days and rcoct generally something good to eat, candy or cake, as they don't need anytllins else. We have a real piano payer in our barracks and go ncr to the cook eallev most every night and play and sing. The poor fellow is going to get kicked out of the navy as he has broken arches. Well. I must close.. Write real oft en, as I like to get your letters. With lots of love, FRANK DUG AY. STORM DAMAGES SEWEP. From Tuesday's Daily. Last night's storm did considerable damage to the sewer on Chicago avenue, by washing out the sewer tile, for some distance and opening it, breaking some near the home cf Andrew Ilawrick. The water was high and overflowed the adjacent lots, and covered the gardens, with a layer of mud. The sewer had not been covered since it was laid, and by the negligence of some one who should have been responsible, the city is required to make good the loss. The tile have been arranged in a way, but with the displace ments considerable work will have to be done in order to make the sewer in as good a condition as it was before. INTEREST SECOND LIBERTY LOAN From Thursday's Daily. The interest of the second liberty loan bonds, will be payable on J,une 15th, those who hold the bonds should apply at their bankers for the interest promptly on that day. The banks are handling the matter of the collecting of the interest, which is accomodation, and is in little amounts, and those who have the bonds should promptly come and get their interest and get the matter settled and out of the way. j Large line of American flas at the Journal office. IT GAR IS IT COSTLY "TOUCH NOT, TASTE NOT, HAN ILE NOT" NEVER MORE TRUE THAN NOW PLATTSMOUTH MEN FIND OUT Alleged Booze Transporter "Squeals" on Ken who Helped to Hide the Liquor Last Week. When we wondered what had be come of the "Booze", which was supposed to be in the car, which was stalled on the hill near the home of Luke L. Wiles, a few nights since, we were only in line with many other people, for the weather was so damp, that evaporation would be very slow. The matter comes out, in the proceedings of the county court Friday evening and this morn ing. Sam Dixon, supposedly not his real name, who has been in the county jail, since on his inability to pay his fine, found the time rather 1 heavy on his hands, and the con finement growing irksome, concluded that he would like to breathe the air of liberty, and so communicated to Sheriff Quiuton, his desire to un burden, his mind with some facts which he possessed. They were these: He said that when he had stuck in the mud, gotten Mr. Mason to pull him out, that when the car was be ing pulled backwards down the hill, the gas tank on the car was ran against a concrete sewer, which wrecked the tank, and made the car useless. Then came the - dialema, which was solved by him, Sam Dixon, J. E. Mason and Orvil Newton tak ing the whiskey in a car to the home of C. C. Koke, northwest of the city, ctoring it in his cellar. Mr. Koke objected to this and said: "You will get me into trouble," but they in sisted, and the stuff was placed in the cellar. The three returned and took the car, to the garage, and Mr. Dixon went to bed at the hom? of Orvil Xewton. Late rthe booze was remov ed, placing it in a hay stack away "-m the house. Last evening when the confession was made by Mr. Dixon, the officers went to the home of Mr. Koke, who acknowldeged to the facts, and the officers took the whiskey and bringing it to town, placed it in the vault of the county attorney's office, while the complaint was amended to include transporta tion in this case. When being arraigned In county court, J. E. Mason and Orvil Newton plead guilty to transporting liquor, HELPING 00 BOOZE This National Bank is a Safe Bank! Because it is a Member of the Federal Re serve System of the United States of America one of the great group of National Banks which is the financial back-bone of this great country. Give your money National Bank protection. Bank widi this Bank Safety Service Strength. First National Bank Plattsmouth, Nebraska j and was fined one huudred and costs of prosecution, which was paid. Mr. Mason and Mr. Newton have taken a vow that the next "booze" car that gets stuck in the mud, he will re main their until the roads dry up, and he can get out alone. MANY YOUNG MEN REGISTER. From Over the County Young Men Come to Swell the Lists Of the Ann'. From Thursday's Pally. Yesterday in the two registering places, there appeared many youths of Nebraska, who registered as com ing over twenty-one since last year. and thus signified their readiness to do what they can for the country in which they live. The number in near one hundred and tw?nty which is not as much as would have been had it not have been for the fact that large numbers of them have al ready enlisted in the many different branches of the service already. The list of names of the boys will appear in tomorrow issue. REMAINS LAID TO REST IN OAK HILL CEMETERY Many Friends and Neighbors of Mrs. Frank Goodman, Attend Fun er Yesterday Afternoon From Saturday's Daily. Yesterday at the funeral of the late Mrs. Frank Goodman, the Chris tian church was crowded to over flowing when the friends and neigh bors of this good woman met to pay tribute to her last mortal remains. The funeral cortege, which was a long one, arrived at the church at two o'clock. A mixed quartette, composed of Mesdames C. E. Whitaker and E. II. Wescott and Messrs. O. C. Hudson and Jesse P. Perry sang beautifully the songs which Mrs. Goodman had loved be3t. The scripture lesson was read by Rev. D. A. Youtsey, her former, pastor, who also pronounced the benediction. The funeral dis course was said by Rev. A. J. Har gett, pastor of the church. The pall bearers were composed cf the neighbors and friends of the family, being Julius A. F'itz, Fred Spangler, B. W. Livingston, James Griffin, Ed Spangler and Stephen A. Wiles. Interment of the remains was made in Oak Hill cemetery. An obituary of the life of Mrs. Goodman will be written by the former pastor of the church here. Rev. D. A. Youtsey, who is now pas tor at Elmvood, and will appear in a short time. Charles Boedeker of Murray was a visitor in this city for a short time this afternoon, coming from Omaha, where he was looking after some business for the day, and going to his home at Murray this evening. Subscribe for the Journal.