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VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1918.
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TIE RIGHT I0VE
CITIZENS IN AND AROUND EAGLE
ARE LOOKING TOWARDS CON
SOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.
6 SCHOOLS IN THE PROJECT.
Will Ccver An Area Of About Thirty
Jliles, Eesides City of
Eagle.
Prnm B-itnr.i;iv' n:.i!v j
This morning Mtes Alpha Peter-
ifn cnurtv superintendent of schools
.f Cs'ss county returned from a trip ; win this war by their strength, and
to Eagle, where she was in attend- j that alone. We must acknowledge
ance at a meeting of the residents ! the Almighty who rules the desti
t,i some six school districts, in that nes of Nations, and remember how
portion of the county, looking to the evcr great our power, that we are
consolidation of the schools inter- only an instrument in ts hands of
ested which are the schools of the vil- j him who is able to speak worlds in
lage of Eagle, with some one hund- : to henig. and that it is not our
red and nearly a half of scholars, might, our wealth, or ourselves that
and some five teachers. and the i able to win this war, but it is
country districts C7. S7, C,:,. C2 and the justness of our cause and being
!::. within the aggregate of probably , the instrument of a loving one hand
as many additional scholars. This ' and just God on the other. Go to
makes a cood school and would
enable with the amount of money
w h'f li these districts could furnish
to make consolidated school one of
the best of the county, and give us
a position like those at Alvo and
N'ehawka. The consolidation would
necessitate the bringing of some of
the students about six miles. but
with the good roads which prevail
in that portion of the county, and
the auto for traveling this would be
but a slight obstacle. The meeting
was addressed by County superin
tendent Mis. Alpha Petcr?en who
depicted the advantages to be gain
ed by the consolidation, and was fol
lowed by Superintendent H. M. Wor
lf who has had charge of the
schools at Alvo during the past year
pnd he told of his experience and
the benefits which arise to the pat
rons and scholars by the consolidat
ed school.
RETURNS FROM ROCHESTER.
From Saturday's Daily.
J. E. Kreager of Ft. Collins, who
has been at Rochester, Minn., where
be has been takini treatment at
the Mayo brothers hospital of that
place for trouble which has been
keeping him from being his best for
some time, returned to Plattsmouth
this morning, tVeling somewhat im- i
proved, but saying that the physi
cians wculd not tell one always
just what was the matter, and say- 1
ine: though that he had gotten con
siderable benefit. Mr. Kreager tells
of the hospital handling as high as
from three to four hundred patients .
per day. He will visit here for some I
time, where he lived until about
four years ago, before returning to
his home in the west.
TRAVELING IN AUTO.
From Saturday's Daily
Mrs. O. E. Mickey of Osceola,
where he is engaged in the banking
business arrived in this city last
evening driving overland, and was
a guest at the Masonic Home, where
he is looking after rome business,
fo rthe home as he is the president
of the board of control of that in
stitution. Mr. Mickey is a very clever gentle
man, as well as being a good busi
ness man and a mason. He has been
in the banking business at Osceola
for the past thirty years. He will
depart this afternoon for Fremont,
and will visit there for over Sun
day, after which he will go to Oma
ha Monday, for a meeting of the
Hoard of Control of the Masonic
Home which hold a sitting there,
and will then depart for his home
going over the country in his car.
WHY DO SO MANY
GIRLS GO WRONG
From Saturday's Dallv.
L it because of the perversity of
the race, or because there is so many
temptations thrown in their way,
because they have to go to work,
where they have no companions but
there whose influence, or is it be
cr.n?e the home influence is not what
?t should be. Do the mothers real
ise where their daughters, who are
of tender age, are often out of their j
i iwht and not under their personal
influence and they know that noth
ing wrong can possible come to
tl.-m. This confidence in the girls
is good, it is excellent, and should
Always exist, but there should b
fonie euuse for the existence. Do
not needlesly throw them Into
t ir.ptation for they are human, and
med your care, and if you have the
l- ri.cn:tl responsibility impressed
noon for their welfare vou will be
concerned as to where thev are and
vbat they are doing.
ARE YOU PRAYING AND
TRUSTING IN GOD
Frrm Saturday's Daily.
What about your attitude in this
matter of the winning of this war,
for the sale of Humanity and the
people, ior wnom . nrisi aieu. Are
J'ou thinking that this great nation
puts its trust in God, Is going to
prayer and get right with God. then
only are you fit to fight for the cause
of right and justice.
RUNNING WITHOUT
LIGHTS DANGEROUS
From Saturday' Daily.
A few nights since as a young
man was going out the road towards
the horn .and as he was passing the
McKonkie place where A. J. Trilety
is building the new house he was
met by a car coming down the hill
without either head or tail lights,
and which would have run him
down but for a lunge which his
horse made carrying him, over a
i ditch by the roadside and the horse
going astride the fence before he
could be stepped. The top wire of
the fence coming just under the
throat of the horse, while a lower
one was between its legs. Some
things should be done regarding this
light question.
WILL VISIT THE WEST.
From Saturday's Daily.
J. F. Clugey will depart in the
morning for Imperial where he has
a quarter of land, which he just
has had broken, and in which he
will soon plant wheat, for the com-j
ing crop. He has onie business
matters to look after in the west
besides, and will see about the land,
on which he has just had an offer
from a man to purchase, and which
he may conclude to sell after having
gotten there. He will be gone sev
eral days.
WILL LEAVE CAMP DODGE SOON
From Saturday's Daily.
Will Rothman departed this after
noon via Omaha, for Des Moines,
where he goes to visit with his
brother Louis Rothman, who is at
Camp Dodge, as the boys who are in
that camp will soon have to depart
for some other point, where they
will get additional training. Those
who have friends there who they de
sired to visit before their departure,
will have to visit them within a few
days. Mrs. L. W. Brower of Glen
wood departed for Camp Dodge also
to visit with her brother Frank Rice
who is also there and will go with
the other boys when they depart.
FRANK A. PETERSON
FOR CONGRESS
From Saturday's Daily.
Frank A. Peterson, county attor
ney of Lancaster county and a can
didate for the democratic nomina
tion for Congress for this, the First
Congressional district. While in the
city Mr. Peterson called upon this
office, and spent a few moments in
pleasant conversation with ye edi
tor, and we were pleased to have
met him. Mr. Peterson is a very
pleasant and capable gentleman,
and is making a hustle for the posi
tion which is one which should
filled with the best the country can
offer.
Your stock can be delivered In
South Omaha in fine snape these hot
days with an auto truck. Call the
riattsmouth Garage for particulars
CLASSIFICATION OF
THE REGISTRANTS
THE LOCAL BOARD DEALS WITH
THOSE HAVING DEPENDENTS,
DISTRICT WITH INDUSTRIES.
From Thursday's Daily.
In the classifying of the regis
trants, when the questionnaires are
returned after the filling in of them
by the registrants, is done by the
local board, and the district board.
The local board handling those
where a claim for dependency is
made, while the district board
handles those where the claim Is
made for occupation, such as farm
ing or other needed industry. When
the one claims deferred classifica
tion on acctv.tit of the fact that he
has dependents and such is substan
tiated by evidence in the question-
naries and affidavits accompanying
thorn in a deferred class. In this
last classification the board, found
seven of this kind, and so placed
th era in the deferred class number
A or B. while the remainder of the
eighteen which are now in class
two were placed there by the dis- j
trict loard. by reason of their occu
pation. Thus the local board handle
the matter when it comes to the
dependency of the registrant, and
other questions, are settled by the
district board when the matter
come3 before the board handle the
quest lonnairies.
FORFEITS BOND TO APPEAR.
From Thursday's Daily.
Last evening Assistant Chief of
Police Alvin Jones nipped Fred
Warner of Murray, who was trying
he speed of his car. which is a goer
when it comes to stepping along on
the newly -paved avenue. -' -"-
Officer Jones required a deposit for
eight dollars for his appearance
this morning in the police court to
answer to the charge of speeding.
but the bond was forfeited when
the docket was called this morning,
and the bond passed to the payment
of the penalty and costs.
HAS BEEN CALLED TO SERVICE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Dr. L. C. Bleick of Omaha who
has been making this town at ap
pointed times, and at the business
place of 11. A. McElwain. making
examination for the fitting of glass-
es. will not be able to come any!
more, as he having had enlisted some
: time since has received notice to re-i
(port for duty on Aug. 10th. and has !
j to arrange his business so that he!
J can depart at that time. One by one j
the professional and specialty men
are being selected for work as well
as the men for the army and the
navy.
IS A FAITHFUL OLD WORKER.
From Thursday's Daily
Day after day as we pass along
the street our attention is directed
to the patient and perserving work
of the street cleaner, John Zitka.
who takes much pains to clean and
keep clean the streets. With the
many things to get the streets and
the pavements in bad condition, he
has to cope, but without a murmur
he goes about his task, and makes
good at the job. All day long over
the hot stones of the pavement he
scratches and cleans that we may
have good tidy looking town, and
how many of us think of the back-
breaking task which is his.
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
NEED MORE BOOKS
From Thursday's Daily.
The Plattsmouth Public Library
has received today a request from
the American Library Association's
Headquarters in Washington for
more books from this community for
the men overseas.
The appeal from Washington
states that new novels and good Wes
tern stories, whether new or old, are
most needed. Books by Zane Grey,
Rex Beach, Jack London. Ralph
Connor, Owen Wister and O. Henry
are very popular. The Public Li
brary announces that it will receive
and forward all suitable books that
are turned in. It urges the friends
of the soldiers and sailors, many
of whom have already responded
most generously, to give more books
The communication received by
the Library from the Washington
Headquarters states that over 600,
000 books have been sent overseas,
The supply is nearly exhausted, and
several hundred thousand more will
be needed soon by the six dispatch
offices which are now shipping books
to France. The books are packed at
these dispatch otfiees in strong cases.
so built that they serve as a book
case.
They go on the decks of transports
in cargo vessels and in naval ves
sels. Those that go on the decks of
transports are open so that the men
may have reading matter for use on
the voyage. All these books are
gathered together, again, however,
replaced in the cases and delivered
to the proper officials in France.
In France, the books are distribut
ed by an experienced Librarian rep
resenting the American Library as
sociation. Most of them go to Y. M
C. A., Red Cross and Salvation Army
huts, hospitals and canteens. Oth
ers go directly to chaplains and
officers.
UNCLE SAM CALLS
500,000 MEN FOR
WAR INDUSTRIES!
NEBRASKA QUOTA 4,185, IOWA
5,805; STATE DIRECTORS TO
APPORTION TOTAL AMONG
LOCAL DISTRICTS.
Washington, Aug. 1. Allotments
of quotas of unskilled labor to be
furnished by the .various states to
war industries during the next two
months under the system of govern
ment recruiting put in effect today
under the - Unitecr States employ
ment service were announced to
night by the Department of Labor.
By assigning quotas of unskilled
laborers to be furnished in each
state, the employment service took
the first step in meeting the short
age of common labor estimated by
reports received today as approxi
mating 500,000.
Among the state quotas announc
ed are the following:
Iowa, 5,S054
Kansas, 5,175.
Nebraska, 4,185.
South Dakota. 1,.,C0.
Wyoming, 900.
The quotas, it was said, are the
net requirements of the various war
i'ndusrties and do not make allow
ance for extra needs or for labor
turnover. Complete returns of the
labor needs are expected by August
15, and when the estimates made at
that time are tabulated, a supple
mental list of quotas will be issued.
State directors of the employment
service were instructed today to be
gin immediately the apportioning of
the state quotas among the local dis
tricts.
IT WAS RIDE WITH DEATH.
From Thursday's Daily.
Charles Sullivan was in the city
last evening and this morning look
ing after some business matters with
the people here and south of town,
regarding the Insurance company
which he is interested in. Mr. Sulli
van was telling us how he missed
the "grim reaper" a few days since.
The president of the Insurance Com
pany, a Mr. Wigdon was going to
Lincoln, and asked Mr. Sullivan to
go along, and there to look after
some business, but even after con
senting to go, he thought of some
matters near Union he should look
after and went there. Another man
working for the insurance company.
Mr. Weather started, but after hav
ing gotten a few miles out of Oma
ha the car in which they were rid
ing was over turned, killing Mr.
Weather and injuring Mr. Wigdon,
he dying last evening at his home
in Omaha.
SOCIAL DANCE IN MURRAY.
There will be another social dance
given in Murray, at the Puis &
Gansemer hall, on next Wednesday
evening, Aug. 7th. The music will
be furnished by the Dandusdenea
Colored Orchestra, of Omaha. There
Is another grand good dance time in
store for you on this date, so be sure
and attend.
THEY ARE AFTER
ALL THE SLACKERS
WEEPING WATER HOME GUARDS
ARE AFTER SOME DELIN
QUENTS NEAR THERE.
The mission of the home guards is
to do the things necessary, which the
law in its broader application or
more specific sense, does not take
cognizance of, and the company
which was organized at Weeping
Water, have not lost the view of
what they are there for. This morn
ing they were in when the Doys were
going away and desired to take the
matter of the delinquency of a fam
ily in that neighborhood, who had
few of their substitute to the hogs.
had boasted that they had gotten two
of their sons out of the draft and
would get the other one out. While
there were a number of the boys
young men, the father had rented
the farm to the sons, in order to
keep them the manager of the farm,
and they hired out by the month to
the boys, which they seemed to think
would cover the legal phase of the
matter. The county attorney was
out of town and they had to defer
the matter until his return. Journal
July 22, 1918.
Now comes some parties living
near Weeping Water who positively
says that the things in the above
article are not true, and that they
defy any man or set of men whether
they be home guards or other citi
zens to prove the above. This we
know, five men dressed as home
guards came inquiring for the county-attorney,
who was out of town
and stated their case to the report
er. If their statements are true,
there is something that should be
done In the matter, and if they are
not true, then the people who are
accused should be freed from - sus
picion which has by reason of the
occurrence has rested upon them.
WILL RECEIVE TREAT
MENT AT KIRKSVILLE
From Friday's Daily.
Mrs. A. P. Barnes departed 3'es-
terday morning for Kirksville, Mo.,
where she will enter the Osteopathic
Hospital for treatment and a sur
gical operation. Mrs. Barnes is and
has been a patient of Dr. H. C. Leo
pold and when it was necessary for
a surgical operation, arrangements
were made for her entrance at the
hospital at Kirksville.
Her many friends in this city "will
be pleased that she shall return in
abundant health.
RELEASED FROM SERVICE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Walter T. Speck, ' who went to
Camp Dodge some time since, as one
of the quota from Platte county,
was in the city last evening, hav
ing been discharged from the ser
vice on account of one of his hands
not being in condition for military
service. The injury required that
he be given an honorable discharge.
He will return to the work on the
Union Pacific, where he has recently
been promoted to a conductor for
that company. He was in the city
last evening visiting with his moth
er and other relatives and friends.
GO TO CAMP DODGE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Fred Noyes, who was in the west
when the first registration was made
registered there, and then come to
this county his former home near
Louisville to live, and has since
tried to get a transfer from there to
this place that he might enter such
a branch of the service as he chose,
but was not able to get one until
just now and when he received it
he went immediately to Camp Dodge,
departing last evening. He was ac
companied by James Edgar Clease,
who has been lost for some time and
now goes to Camp Dodge also.
CELEBRATES 48TH BIRTHDAY.
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday being the 48th birth
daj' of Mrs. George Lamphear, a few
of her friends gathered at her home
and tendered her a very pleasant
birthday surprise and assisted her in
celebrating the occasion in the prop
er manner. They came with baskets
filled with many good things to eat.
A dainty birthday luncheon was pre-
pared, covers being laid for eleven.
m T l J x l, n
.irs. i-ainpnear was inaue ine re
cipient of some pretty and useful
birthday gifts, which will be remind
ers of this pleasant occasion.
At a late hour and after wishing
Mrs. Lamphear many more such
happy birthdays, the guests dispers
ed, having thoroughly enjoyed them
selves.
UNCLE BEN BECKMAN
VERY SICK
From Friday's Daily.
John Beckman of Louisville ar
rived in the city this morning, com
ing to answer a call telling of the
sickness of his father Uncle Ben
Beckman who is critically ill at his
home near Murray. Mr. Beckman
is 76 years of age, and has been
gradually losing in health for the
past six weeks. It is hoped that ho
soon may be able to be about again.
CALL FOR SPECIAL TRAINING.
Another call has come for special
training, for the different trades
which are required in the army,
has been issued, asking for 145 from
Nebraska which are to be sent to
the camp at Logan, Utah, for spec
ial instructions. This is but a small
number from this state and taking
the number who will probably en
list for the place, it will be soon in
filling. The time for enlistment
will elapse Saturday evening at six
o'clock and there are now three en
listments from this countv It Is
probable it will not be long until
the quota will be filled. The num
ber of enlistments for the Auto
Training at Kansas City, and also
at Lincoln, for the quota, which are
to go soon, were like the liberty
loans over, subscribed, that there
were more enlistments than places.
DEPARTS FOR GREAT LAKES.
From Friday's Daily.
This morning A. W. Vallery de
parted for San Francisco training
station, going via Omaha, where he
enlisted some days since, and will
enter the training station there as
an electrician. Mr. Vallery passed an
excellent phj-sieal examination and
should make a first class member of
the navy. He has been making his
home in Plattsmouth for the past
year, and concluded that he could
serve his country better in the navy
than elsewhere.
CALLED EAST BY
, DEATH OF COUSIN
From Tuesday's Daily. '
Mrs. John Lutz and daughter
Miss Katherine, departed this morn
ing for Pekin, Illinois, where they
were called by the death of a
cousin o? Mrs. Lutz. whose death oc
curred at that city yesterday morn
ing and whose funeral occurs To
morrow. Mrs. Lutz and daughter
will remain for some days before re
turning home.
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THE LAST SAD RIGHTS SAID 0V
ER EARL HYDE THIS AFTER
NOON NOV AT REST.
From Thursday's Daily.
The funeral of the late Earl Hyde
was held this afternoon from the
Christian church of which he was a
member, the Rev. D. A. Youtsey of
Elmwood, delivering the funeral ser
mon. The music was furnished by
the quartet of the church, who sang
very beautifully and touchingly
some special numbers. There were
many floral tributes, testimonies to
the character, and worth of the.
young man, one coming from the
lodge of the Woodman of the World,
of which he was a member.
Mr. Hyde, who died fit his home
in this city has made his home in
Mynard, where he was working for
W. F. Gillespie, for some time be
fore he became so ill that he could
not work any longer, then moving
into town, where he and family liv
ed, and there passing away. The in
terment was made this afternoon u.
Oak Hill cemetery.
ARRIVE FROM MISSOURI.
From Thursday's Daily.
Kyle Riggs and Elbert Caphar ar
rived this morning from Ava, Mo.,
and will engage in work here. Mr.
Kyle Riggs is a brother of the Riggs
brothers, and has worked in thi
neighborhood before. They arrived
this morning and say this year has
been one very dry in that portion
of the country, much more so than
ordinary years. Lee Riggs who has
made his home here for a number
of years is now visiting in that coun
try and will soon return here.
RETURN TO THEIR
TRAINING STATION
From Thursday's Daily.
Aubrey and Marion Duxbury. who
have been visiting at home for the
past nearly a week, with their moth
er, and the other members of the
family departed last evening for
Chicago to again take up their work
of the .study of radio telegraph.
The boys like the work well and
are making good progress with their
studies and will soon be through
there and will then be transferred
to Harvard for the finishing of the
course.
EASTERN STAR NOTICE.
The Eastern Star Lodge will hold
an important business meeting at
their lodge rooms Tuesday evening,
August 6th. All members are urged
to be present. S-3-ltw2td
WAS BURED A
OAK HILL
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