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VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1918.
No. 23.
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BOYS OFF FOR
CAMP GRANT
TEN OF THE BOYS OF CASS
COUNTY DEPART THIS AFTER
NOON FOR CAMP IN ILL.
SECOND TO LEAVE THIS MONTH
Will Leave On Missouri Pacific
Train. Go Via Omaha, And
Milwaukee Road.
From Thursday's Daily.
At one o'colck the quota which
was called fur departure this date
for Camp Grant. Illinois, reported
and the roll was called for the or
ganization of the hunch for depart
ure, and they were taken to the
train, at the Missouri Pacific sta
tion where they departed on the
regular train, leaving here at 3:24
and will leave Omaha about six
o'clock going via the Milwaukee
road, and will arrive at Camp Grant
about seven tomorrow morning.
From the south others came on the
fame train and from other portufns
of the state. There are to be from
the state for this call just one thous
men. while included in this state's
apportionment for this call are 9G
colored men who are to go to Camp
Funston and four hundred limited
service men who are to go for spec
ial limitc dservice. Those to go
from this place this afternoon were:
John C. Irwin. Union.
Leland L. Young, Union.
A. II. Barnes, Murdoek.
Harry Wirth. Louisville.
F. L. Towle. Wabash.
Walter 1 lei I. Cedar Creek.
Harry J. Gorman, Alvo.
Floyd McCart. Flattsmouth.
William Kreager, Cedar Creek.
William A. Core, Louisville.
RETURNS HOME FROM
TRIP IN THE NORTH
From Fridny's Daily.
Miss Dora Fricke who has been
visiting at the home of cousins at
Ashland, and who made a trip to
Alexandria. Minn.. in an auto,
where they spent seme time with
friends, and has just returned to
Ashland, returned home last even
i ii sr. They had an excellent time
and found the weather nice and
bracing on their trip after getting
as far north of Sioux City.
UNCLE SAM IS SPENDING
$40,446 EVERY MINUTE
Washington, Sept. .". Covern
mcnt expenses in August were at
the rate of more than $40,44(1 a
minute, reaching the enormous to
tal of $1.S05,5 IS. 000 and exceeding
by more than $200,000,000, the
highest previous monthly record of
expense since the war began. Of
the total $1,524.01.000 went for the
upkeek of the army and navy, ship
and airplane construction and other
direct war expenses.
IS TAKING HIS VACATION.
From Saturday's Iaily.
George K. Staats this morning
begins a vacation from his daily
work at the post office which will
continue for fifteen days exclusive
of Sunday, and will enable Mr.
Staats who is a faithful and pains
taking worker. Mr. Staats has been
in the postoffice work for a long
period of years and is well posted
in the work, and the regulations,
governing the handling of the mail.
FOOT SHOWING IMPROVEMENT.
From Saturday's Daily.
Geo A. I?. Hicks was in this
morning from his home near Cul
lom, and reports that he is getting
along nicely now with the foot which
was mashed several weeks since. The
injury was one very bad, and took
a long time to show much improve
ment. While it is getting along
very nicely now, there is still much
soreness in the foot.
Dean Patton departed this morn
ing for Omaha, going to complete
his enlistment in the navy with the
Intention of taking up the special
course which the government is furnishing.
PLATTSMOUTH PRE
CINCT NOT BAD
From Thursday's Daily
Uncle Pierson T. Walton, who
has Leen making his home in the
west and was a good deal of the
time in Colorado, said. that the crops
were good when one got far enough
west, but that in York ami Hamil
ton counties, did not both of them
have as much corn as Plattsmouth
precinct.
While we are not bragging on
Plattsmouth precinct, and know we
are low on corn here, still we will
have some corn, enough to feed at
any rate.
BURGLARIZED
AT
f'mm Thursday's Dally.
Jerry McHugh was a
visitor in
the city this morning, coming to
look after some business in the city,
from his home in Murdoek. Mr.
McHugh was telling of some one
burglarizing his store a few nights
since, when they succeeded in carry
ing off goods to the amount of some
four hundred dollars, among which
were a large number of gold rings.
and chains, some shoes, and a musk
melon. He had been at store until
11:20 in the evening, and after that
the store was entered, and the goods
taken. The safe was rifled, but as
he has made it a practice not to
leave anything in the safe, they did
not get anything there but scattered
the papers around over the store.
RETURN FROM THE WEST.
From Saturday's Dally.
Victor Krivor.ek, John Sattler and
Blithe Rosencrans, returned yester
day about noon-from an almost two
weeks trip to the west, where they
visited at Denver, Silver Plume,
Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak as
well as many others places of in
terest. They started from here on
Sunday morning and arrived at Den
ver Tuesday noon, being about fifty
five hours from time of starting.
This looks like making pretty fast
time. Then they went up to the
snow line at Silver Plume, where
they seen some real winter, and re
turning went up to Colorado Springs
and up to the top of Pikes Peak,
where they encountered winter
again. After having visited the
places of interest they returned, ar
riving yesterday, somewhat worn
from the trip, but all declaring that
they had had the time of their lives.
HELD INTERESTING MEETING.
From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the Foreign Missionary society
held a very interesting meeting at
the home of Miss Mae Uichey.
Reports of the year's work were
given. Then followed the election
of officers for the ensuing year as
follows:
President Mrs. E. C. Hill.
1st Vice President Mrs. Schwen
eker. Secretary Mrs. Roy Smith,
Treasurer Mrs. Babbit.
Mite Box Secretary Miss Mae
Richey.
After the lesson dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
BACK FROM THE NORTHWEST.
J. J. Swoboda and family, who
have been in the west visiting for
some time, having visited at Hay
Springs, in the northwestern por
tion of the state, returned home
last evening after an absence of
some week or ten days. They were
at the home of the sister of Mr.
Swoboda, Claus Kohnke, where they
spent most of their time. Mr. Swo
boda and family think much of the
northwest, where they enjoyed their
vacation so greatly.
INJURED BACK BY FALL.
Paul Sitzman who injured his
back a few days since, when' he at
tempted to climb into a car. of coal.
and slipped falling to the ground-
and striking his back over a piece
. .... .
of coal, is not feeling the best, as
he attempted to load a sack of grain
and hurt the back the second time.
He hopes to be able to resume his
duties in a short time.
HOOK
SHERIFF PIUOII
RS
BOOSE
GAR
ATTEMPTED TO RUN AWAY
WHEN ABOUT OVER TAKEN
WHEEL COMES OFF CAR.
THE 1110 MEN III GIB ESCAPE
The Car With Load of Booze Cap
tured, And the Car Will Be
Sold by the County.
From Friday's Dally.
It might be said that Sheriff
Quinton just happened to be at the
right spot at the right time, but he
was looking for something, and
looked just about where that some
thing was liable to be. and was re
warded last evening about six
o'clock, by a car coming from the
south to cross the Platte riv?r
bridge, and espying the sheriff,
whom they evidently knew, they
turned around, and started this way,
as he had them intercepted in their
efforts to get to the bridge. Mr.
Qiuton .followed, and having a fast
car, was pressing the race pretty
heavily, but the car in which the
two men jvere being an eight cy
linder, it was a goer also. They
turned west, after coming back
across the Burlington railway tracks,
and the sheriff after them, and
along came a stretch of level
ground going west they made a
pretty race, the booze car two or
three hundred yards in the lead,
but the sheriff gradually gaining on
them, until after crossing the four
mile creek, they attempted to turn,
and in doing so one of the wheels
was broken from the car. Before
the sheriff had time to come up to
the scene they had left the road
and gotten into the brush by the
roadside, and made good their es
cape. Mr. Quinton called for a car
to come from the O. K. Garage, and
had the car and its contents hauled
to town. The car is an eight cy
linder Olsraobile and the booze is
the same rotten brand, which is
trafficed in by the blockade run
ners. The car will be confiscated.
KEEPING TAB ON BATTLE LINE.
From Saturday's Dally.
William Holly, the clothier, while
in Omaha yesterday secured a map
of the western front, where the in
tense fighting is in progress, and
mounted it upon a board, that en
ables one to place a pin where a
town has been taken and then with
a red j'arn, the battle line across the
whole front is described, and plain
ly marked. This map he has in his
window, and is keeping it corrected
to the day with the battles which
are had. marking the progress made.
This enables one to grasp an accur
ate idea of how the fight is going.
RETURNS TO ENTER SCHOOL.
From Friday's Daily.
Mrs. Ralph Godwin, of Omaha was
in the city coming last evening to
accompany Frank Godwin home
who has been in Omaha for the past
eight weeks, Frank went up to visit
at the home of his brother and se
curing a position with McCord-Brady
& Co., he has been working ever
since, and has just resigned his posi
tion that he might return home and
enter the city schools again, which
begin on next Monday.
TOUCHING SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
From Friday's Dally.
Secretary of the School board, E.
H. Wescott was in Omaha a few
days since and in conversation with
the secretary of the Board of Edu
cation of that place, was informed
that the Seniors who desired to com
plete their school year, would not
be asked to quit until the end of
the school year in which they grad
uate. Those who have passed the
High school, or those who shall elect
from .their own volition will prob-
ab'y be placed in training
But it
i3 urged by the secretary of the
, Board of Education, that those who
have only the Senior year to take.
to complete their high school is to
take it then enter the training
school.
PRESIDENT WILSON ON
EDUCATION IN WAR TIME
The White House,
Washington. July 31, 191 S.
Mr. Dear Mr. Secretary:
I am pleased to , know thai despite
the unusual burdens imposed upon
our people by the war they have
maintained their schools and other
agencies of education so nearly at
their normal efficiency. That this
should be continued throughout the
war and that, in so far as the draft
law will permit, there should be no
falling off in attendance in elemen
tary schools, high schools or col
leges is a matter of the very great
est importance, affecting oth our
strength in war anbd our national
welfare and efficiency when the war
is over. So long as the war con
tinues there will be constant need
of very large numbers of men and
women of the highest and most
thorough training for war service in
manv lines. After the war there
will be urgent need not only for
trained leadership in all lines of in
dustrial, commercial, social and
civic life, but for a very average of
intelligence and preparation on the
part cf all the people. I would
therefore urge that the people con
tinue to give generous support to
their schools of all grades and that
the schools adjust themselves as
wisely as possible to the new condi
tions to the end that no boy or girl
shall have less opportunity for edu
cation because of the war and that
the Nation may be strengthened as
it can only be through the right
education of all its people. I ap
prove most heartily your plans for
making through the Bureau of Edu
cation a comprehensive campaign
for the support of the schools and
for the maintenance of attendance
upon them, and trust that you may
have the cooperation in this work of
the American Council on Education.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON".
Hon. FRANKLIN kV LANE.
Secretary of the Interior.
JOSEPH DUDA FORMER FLATTS
MOUTH MAN SEVERELY
WOUNDED IN
ACTION.
From Saturday's Daily.
The casualty lists show Private
Joseph Duda., as one of those severe
ly wounded in action in France. Mr.
Duda was one of the boys to go from
Omaha, and had lived in Plattsmouth
but a short time before he enlisted
at Omaha. Mr, Duda is known by
most of the people of this city, and
especially of those living on the west
side.
Mr. Duda was a first class citizen
and bore the respect of all who knew
him. It is hoped that he may soon
recover, and that he may be one of
the boys to return at the close of the
war.
HEARD THE BOMB EXPLODE.
From Saturday's Daily.
Yesterday morning George Mc-
Daniel arrived home from the Great
Lakes, where he has charge of the
blacksmith shops for the navy, hav
ing had a spell of sickness, he was
off for some two weeks, and at the
time receiving word of the sickness
of his child, asked for the time to
come home and visit the family
which was granted. While waiting
at the passenger station for his
train to come west he heard the
bomb Avhich -killed the people in
Chicago. Mr. McDaniel is feeling
much better since arriving at home
as is also his little boy.
For Sale: 7 head of young horses.
5 head of cattle, 31 head of hogs. See
Lee Fickler. 7-2td2tw
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TO HOLD PATRIOTIC
DEMONSTRATION!
PLATTSMOUTH WILL CELEBRATE
PERSHING DAY, IN A BEFIT
TING MANNER.
MONSTER PARADE WILL BE HAD
Ey All Patriotic And Civic Societies
The Schools and the
Citizens.
From Friday's Daily.
Last evening at a meeting of the
committees which were appointed
by the Mayor, arrangements were
made for the proper ceelbration of
the birthday of General John J.
Pershing, on next Friday evening.
The citizens are taking hold of
the matter in a way which will in
sure the success of the movement,
and it will be a demonstration of
loyalty and patriotism of the citi
zenry of the city. A gigantic pa
rade is planned, and the portions
of the procession, as divided are in
the hands cf different leaders. C. A.
Rawls who will be the captain of
the day, will have charge of all the
patriotic orders, while the schools
will be under superintendent of the
city schools G. E. DeWolf. The por
tion which will be participated by
the shop men will be in charge of
Councilman George Luschinsky.
Any one wanting to know anything
about these divisions will please
communicate with the ones having
charge of that portion of the pro
cession. The meeting will be at
the Citv Park where the exercises
will be held, but those forming the
procession will, meet at the city
hall, at 7:20 on the evening of Fri
day, Sept. 13th, where the proces
sion will form at 7:30, the order of
formation being: City Band, Grand
Army of the Republic, Home Guards,
Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Campfire
Girls, division number one, the Bur
lington hsops, -with the Workmen's
Union, the different lodges of the
city, the city schools, and the citi
zens generally. The order of march
being east on Vine street to third.
south to Main street, west on Main
street to Sixth, south to Granite, on
top of south Sixth street hill, then
erst to Garfield Park. Where the
exercises will be held which will
consist of speaking and speakers of
much ability, will participate, and
music, which is under charge of
competent sub committees.
The heads of the different por
tions of the parade, are under the
supervision of C. A. Rawls having
command of all the parade, as well
as personal charge of the patriotic
order. George Luschinsky of the
Burlington shops, Frank M. Bestor
of the lodges and societies of the
city, and G. E. DeWolf of the City
schools. This is a matter which all
people of the city having any pat
riotic pride should assist in all
ways they can. This should be the
event of the season in this city and
it can as well be made an occasion
worthy of the effort of all the citi
zens, and one which should attcact
all the surrounding country to wit
ness the fete. .
The committees having charge of
the different portions of the cele
bration will be pleased to give any
information that anyone may de
sire, and will be pleased to have
any assistance "which any one can
render.
A feature, which will be of inter
est to the workmen in the shops,
and which in justice to the ones who
do the work, on the railways will be
the recognizition of the Workmen's
Union, who will take a prominent
place in the procession. The Work
men's Union here is growing in
strength and numbers every week,
and is affording much benefit to
its members, and to the company.
as it is a unit with which the rail
way can confer for better service,
and safety first as well for ' the
workmen and the railway.
The Schools will be represented
by a large and enthusiastic and
patriotic host of young Americans
of both sex, who are full of steam
and energy which they are desirous,
of throwing Into the struggle for the
liberty of the world.
, The program and the names of
the speakers, will be published at a
later date, as they are just now
perfecting, and will be ready soon
for announcement.
BURNS EYE VERY BADLY.
From Friday's Daily.
Haywood Ellege, who is employ
ed as a bfakeman on the Burling
ton, while just going into Omaha
got a hot cinder in his right eye,
which burned the eye badly, but
which has been removed and the
eye treated and is now getting
along nicely, and it is hoped that
the eye will soon be all right again.
SELECT JURYMEN
FOR NEXT TERM
TWENTY-FOUR MEN SELECTED
TO SERVE AT THE COMING
TERM OF DISTRICT COURT.
From Thursday's Daily.
The commissioners at their last
meeting selected some sixty names
from which the sheriff and clerk of
the District Court yesterday drew
the panel for the jury for the com
ing term of court. The men select
ed twenty-four in number are as fol
lows: Jesse Davis, Weeping Water,
Clarke Newton. Weeping Water.
Alfred Bell. Mt. Tleasant.
John Livingston, Salt Creek.
Wm. Obernalte, Mt. Pleasant.
A. A. Wettencamp, Plattsmouth.
Geo. Kaffenberger, Plattsmouth.
M. L. Fredriech, Plattsmouth.
J. M. Vorndron, Plattsmouth.
J. W. Carter, Weeping Water.
Geo. Domingo, Center.
Elmer Boyles, Stove Creek.
Watson Howard, Salt Creek.
George Born.- Plattsmouth. .
Wm. Rush, Elmwood.
J. C. Yarborough, Plattsmouth.
John Beeson, Plattsmouth,
P. H. Roberts, Eight Mile Grove,
John Busche, Eight Mile Grove.
S. H. Shumaker, Plattsmouth.
P. P. Meisinger, Plattsmouth.
E. C. Huff, Plattsmouth.
W H. Pankonin, Louisville.
IMPROVING HIS PROPERTY.
From Saturday s Dally.
Will Heinrichsen, the maker of
the mineral waters, on south Sixth
street is demonstrating that he is a
worker in other lines as well as the
manufacture of temperance drinks.
as he has just painted the front of
his business place, and it is looking
fine, spick and span, and surely
makes a nice looking place 'since
he has brightened it up.
A few good used Fords for sale.
T. H. Pollock, Garage. 28-tf
eat! Lloal! f.lorc Heat!
There is an insistent demand for more
meat.
To produce the required amount, it will
be necessary for all who can to feed as
much stock as possible, to employ the
most approved methods and to eliminate
every possible item of waste.
If you can provide for more cattle, sheep
or hogs, it is up to you to do so. If you
need some money to tide you over until
the stock is in salable condition, call on
us. We are prepared to help those who
wish to do feeding.
First National Bank
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
E. G. DDVEY
MR
R ED WEDNESDAY
SERVICE AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AT CHADR0N, WEDNESDAY
MORNING, SEPT. 4TH.
WILL VISIT IN THE MONTAINS
Groom Will Go To Service As a
Member Of the Medical
Corps Soon.
From Friday's Dally.
Wednesday morning at Chadron,
at the Episcopal church at that
place, were united in marriage by
the Rev, Mills of that church, Ed
ward Grovener Dovey of this city.
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Dovey
and Miss DeLisle Maika of Chad
ron, at 11:00 a. m. Immediately
after the ceremony the bridal party
repaired to the beautiful home of
Henry F. Maika, where a bountiful
wedding breakfast was served, and
congratulations were given. Later
n the day the newly wedded couple
departed for the west, where they
will spend some time seeing the
wonders of American mountain
scenery after which they will re
turn to their home here, and Mr,
Dovey will be ready for the call to
service as he had some time since
enlisted while at Chicago as a mem
ber of the Medical Reserve corps.
Mr. Dovey was born and reared
in this city, and is one of the ex
cellent young men of this city, a
graduate of the high school here.
and later a student in a medical
school at Chicago, where he has but
one more year, but considered it
best to offer his services to his
country rather than continue in the
school, and he considered the ser
vice which he could best render was
due now, and the education could Le
completed after the war was over.
When he shall be called to service,
Mrs. Dovey will accompany her hus
band, until he shall have to go
across, when she will make her
home at that of her parents until
hi3 return. The Journal with his
hosts of friends here extends con
gratulations and the best wishes for
the happiness and prosperity.
DEATH OF MRS. LAIR.
From Friday's Dally.
Word has been received in this
city of the death of Mrs. Wm. Lair.
Mrs. Lair passed away Tuesday mor
ning at 7 o'clock and was buried
Thursday at Scottsbluff.
She leaves to mourn her death
her husband and two children Mrs.
Chas. Freese and Leonard Lair.