Nebraska State Hiitoji
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VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOTJTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918.
No. 45.
GRANDMA GAPEH
GALLED HOME
FOR MORE THAN HALF CEN
TURY BEEN A RESIDENT OF
THIS STATE AND COUNTY.
A BLESSING TO ALL "
WHO KNEW HER
She Served Her Age And County
Well, Leaving a Sweet Ter
'ine c Service.
j-rm Tusdr: y's DsIIv.
Grandma Gaper., formerly Mlis
Maria Eikeuberry, who has been so
sick at the home of her son Oscar,
some five miles south of this city,
;id after a sickness of about ten
d.tys of pneumonia. Grandma
G;i pen was born on the 13th day of
December ISiJO. and would have
been tlnhty-ei&ht years of age in
!f-ss than ii month. She was born
in T'nion county. Indiana. at a
little place caKed College Corners.
r.nd when about seven years cf age.
fame with her parents to near
r5;7r!inrton, Iowa, where she made
Ler home until in 1S6C. when she
villi her parents moved to this
county, and .was united in marriage
to Joshua Carrn in July 1S57, they
lcc:iting on the home, where this
r,ci woman passed to her reward
this morning. The husband pre
ceeded Grandma Gapnu to the ether
woilC. passing on March 24th 1900.
There remain of her children,
right to mourn her departure, they
nil being present at the bedside, as
tl'Q snrnt of this.Jady. bade good-j
bye to this Earth. Knowing a better
and a more glorious home awaited
her in that other world. The gocd I
deeds which, she "has done and the
kin.!nes-:3 which the has shown to
r.11 v.-ho knew her will linger as a
perfume to her character for the
years to come.
The children which came to bless
the union, are J. S. Gapen of Wy
oming. Mrs. Martha Wiles, of My
nard, Oscar Gapen. of Plattsmouth.
with whom Mrs. Gapen made her
home, W. E. Gapen of Long Pine.
Nbr.. Mr. Leonora Meyer of near
Lincoln. Mrs. George W. Snyder of
west of Mynard. Lloyd Gapen of
Murray and Mrs. Frank Dean of
Willard. Colorado.
Many grand children and great
srand children, live here to revere
her memory and ta bless her for
the goo ddeeds of her life. Grandma
'r.pen lived in this county when it
was new, and was a citizen here
during and before the civil war,
and has seen this country grow
from the time when there was but
few buildings dotting the country
ride, until the present time when we
have all the comforts, and luxury of
an advancing civilization. Grand
ma Gapen only two weeks since had
returned frem a visit to all of her
children living in this portion of
t lie country, coming from Lincoln
in a car.
The funeral will be held from
the home where she has lived for
:o many years in peace with all the
world, and benediction to all the
countrywide. The Rev. Pontias of
the United P.rothren church officiat
ing. The interment will be at the
Eikenberry cemetery. Henry Eiken-1-erry
her brother is now confined to
his heme, with a stroke cf paralysis
and will not be able to attend the
funeral or burial.
WELCOMES THE
AMERICAN SOLDIER
KING GEORGE EXTEND WEL
COME T OTHE AMERICAN SOLD
IER, AND BIDS GOD SPEED.
From Monday's Daily.
Private Verdon Vroman, has sent
a greeting which King George has
sent to th& soldiery of America,
wihch is passing through England,
on their way t take their place in
Liberty's battle in France. And
which the is?u?.nee hzs been won by
the aid and encouragement of the
American soldier, and American
citizen. King George had to say:
Windsor Castle.
Soldiers of the United States:
The people of the British Isles
welcome you on your way to take
your stand beside the armies of the
Nations now fighting in the Old
World, the great battle for Human
Freedom.
The Allies will gain new heart
and spirit in your company. I wish
that I could shake the hand of each
one of you and bid you God speed
in your mission.
April 191S. GEORGE R. I.
MRS. CUSS. KIRSCH
DIES III CHICAGO
TAKEN WITH INFLUENZA AND
PNEUMONIA, WHILE THERE
ON BUSINESS TRIP.
From Monday's Dally.
Saturday night at Chicago, where
Charles Kirsch and wife were spend
ing a short time, Mrs. Kirsch, died
of pneumonia, and a sickness cover
ing several days. They had been
called to Chicago, and it was while
there Mrs.' Kirsch was taken with
the - Influenza, which ran into the
pneumonia, and resulted in her
death. Yesterday H. Waintroub. re
ceived a message telling of the death
and also saying that the funeral
would occur at Omaha this morn
ing. Miss Henrietta Waintroub,
had gone to Omaha on Saturday
morning to care for the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirsch
which was also sick, while the par
ents were in Chicago. Mr. Kirsch
is a step son of Mr. Waintroub. and
has lived in Omaha for some years,
going there at the time Henry. R.
Gering did. They have but the one
little child Miss Annette. who Is
sick at their home in Omaha now.
MRS. CHAS. WHISINAND
DIES AT HASTINGS
VISITED HERE WITH ROY W.
KNORR SOME TIKE SINCE.
DIES SATURDAY.
Frim Monday' Dally.
Lust Saturday Roy W. Knorr and
wife received a message from Hast
ings, telling of the death of Mrs.
Carl Whisinand. from a case of
pneumonia. resulting from the
Spanish Influenza. The lady had
been sick but a week. It will be
remembered that this couple visited
here some time since with Mr. and
Mrs. Knorr, whose brother-in-law
Mr. Whisinand was.
Mr. Whisinand had married a sis
ter of Mrs. R. W. Knorr who died
some time since and later had
married the wife who has just now
died. They have a little girl baby
who is about two months of age.
Saturday Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr
departed for Hastings to be present
at the funeral; the report that Bert
T. Knorr, wife and baby who have
had the disease, have all recovered
from its effects.
MUCH SICKNESS IN
WEEPING WATER
From Monday'? Da 11 v.
Webster Russell, returned this
morning from a trip to Weeping
Water where he went to visit the
home folks, and has to say that the
conditions are far from the best
there. The doctors have all . been
sick, but one. Dr. F. W. Kruse, and
he is so overworked with the many
cases of the Influenza, that he is
about worn out. He has appealed
to the Government to send assist
ance from Lincoln. Dr. Thomas
who has been severely ill for some
time is just able to get out now,
but not able to assist in caring for
the sick of the city. Yesterday
Phillip Davis living just out of the
city on the east, died from the re
sults of the Influenza.
He was sick but a short time, hav
ing hauled a load of wood to the
city on Wednesday.
HOGS STRAYED.
1 red sow and three pigs and one
that weighs about 75 pounds. Stray
ed from my home. U. L- arnard.
d&w.
TO 8E NO MORE
AT
THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
OF REGISTRANTS HAS EEEN
DISCONTLNUED.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The only matter, after the return
ing of all the question blanks, will
be the classification, and the getting
a line on the entire list of those of
the eighteen age, when the work of
the local boards will be concluded.
The work now will be in demobiliz
ing the ones who are In camp, in
stead of getting more there. While
it will require some time even to get
the boys home who are In the camp,
it will also require a longer period
to get the boys home who are in
foreign countries.
WILL HOLD CIVIL
SERVICE EXAM.
EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD
AT OMAHA DECEMBER 10TH
FOR MEMBERS OF BAR ONLY.
. Clerk of the district court, James
Robertson has received a communi
cation from Washington, calling the
attention of the members of the bar
of this county to the Civil Service
Examination, which is to be held
for eligibles, for appointment for
Naturalization commissioners.
The examination will be on four
subjects, which are, copying from
rough t draft, typewriting, and also
copying from other matter on type
writer, which there will be on
speed on the copying, each one to
be graded at ten points, for perfect,
and less as the work may approxi
mate perfection. The other 70
points, of the examination will be
upon principles of law, net to in
clude rules of practice, or statutory
enactments.
There are some ten or a dozen
places at which examinations will
be given, the nearest to this place
being Omaha.
Any one desiring to avail them
selves of the examination, will find
all there is to find out by seeing the
clerk of the district court, or ad
dressing the secretary of the civil
service commission at Omaha, or
writing direct to Washington.
HOME GUARDS
SHOOT YESTERDAY
NOTWITHSTANDING WEATHER.
THEY MADE GOOD SHOWING,
COOKED DINNER THERE.
From Monday's Dally.
As per the order of Captain Rawls,
at an early hour, Just like real war,
weather or no weather the Home
Guards to a large number met at
the court house and marched to the
Rifle Range north of this city where
they put in the major portion of
the day. The targets were at dis
tances of 200 yards and 300 yards,
and some good records were made
and many of the boys missed the
targets entirely. As a general thing
their shooting was good. The boys
evinced clear grit, when the weather
was considered to remain and make
a day of it at the range exposed as
they were to the cutting wind, and
the pelting rain most of the day.
Still when you hear the boys telling
of the time they had there; they in
a way, seemed to greatly enjoy the
occasion.
They will have another Jshoot
pretty soon, and it is hoped that the
day may be more propitious, and
that .they will have a better time to
enjoy the practice. Yesterday James
Blaha was delegated as the cook
and the eats which he put up in the
shape of roasted and boiled weinies,
sandwiches, will long be remember
ed by hungry Home Guards, as they
put In the day at the Rifle Range.
Subscribe for the JonrnaL
IONS
STANLEY WELSCH DIES
AT BURLINGTON JUNCTIO
From Monday'? Dally.
Yesterday Mrs. Henry Hesse re
ceived a message from her si?ter,
i Mrs. Stanley Wtlsch of Burlington
Junction, Mo., saying that her hus
band had just died at their home
from pneumonia, and that she her
self was also veYy fick with the in- j
fluenza. Mrs. Hes-e departed this!
morning for Burlington Junction to
be present at the- funeral and t:
render what assistance she can in
the emergency, created by the death
of the husband. '
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LU UULU
lEETIflO.
ARE VERY. ENTHUSIASTIC IN
THE WORK, AND DEMON
STRATE MUCK PATRIOTISM.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Yesterday in the Gymnasium at
the High School, the Victory Girls
held a very enthusiastic meeting,
and with an excellent program,
started on their work of raising as
much money as they possible could,
for the seven war societies which has
been recommended by the govern
ment. Miss Olive Jcnes spoke cn
the question of the library, which
Mrs. F. C. Dunbar spoke on the Red
Cross and what it was doing. Miss
Golda Noble told about the Y. M. C.
A. aid also gave a readinc which
elicited a good round encore. Miss
V. G. Iloburt one of the teachers
spoke to the theme of the Victory
Girls, and was an excellent address.
Miss Pearle Staats. made an excel- j
lent address on "War Camp Coin- i
munity Service ' while Miss Marie E.
Kaufman, came with the proposition
of'-earnlnp' moi;--y, and offered to
writer calling cards, for all who
would like to sell them, in order to
earn the money which they might
pledge. Miss Teresa Hem pel told of
the working of the society cf the
Knights of Columbus, and how they
had taken t r share in the work
at the cantonments and the army at
the front. Miss Helen Roberts
handled the musical side of the
meeting, while Mrs. Mae S. Morgan
directed the singing.
. G. 0. KELTNER
OF N
From Monday's Daily.
Mrs. E. P. Ripple, of this city
received a call to come to Nehawka.
to care for her eld time friends. Mrs.
C D. Keltner of that place, who
has juct suffered a stroke of paralysis
and is considered as being in a very
critical condition. Mrs. Keltner was
formerly a resident for this city, Mr.
Keltner having been employed in
the Waterman Lumber yard at the
time. Mrs. Keltner will be remem
bered as having been a deputy
organizer, to the Royal Neighbors,
and having visited here but a short
time since doing work for the order.
WILL MAKE HOME HERE.
Frm Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. Eustice Williams of Reaver
City, has accepted a position with
the Dovey Stores, and is the manag
er of the Grocery department of
that Institution, and seems a very
clever gentleman. We say to you
Mr. Williams, we welcome you to
our city, and hope you may make
it your home, and enjoy the fellow
ship of the citizens, if you want a
better town, we are with you to
make it.
PMRHELE THEATRE
AGAIN RE-OPENS
After being closed for 6 weeks on
account of the Flu this up-to-date
picture house has again re-opened
its doors to the public. This is the
house where Paramount-Artcraft
pictures are seen, which are known
all over the world as the best pic
tures produced. The people of
Plattsmouth and vicinit3 are to be
congratulated on having such an up-to-date
picture house in their midst.
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VIUEUIM um
VICTORY I
IS
EH
5 OK
;C0I!f!EfMOE
HSirATlOH Oil
DECEMBER 1ST
1 AN
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL MOVEMENT.
k mm MOVEMENT
FOR THE SUFFERING
An Enormous Sum to he Raised by
the United Efforts of all Sun
day Schools.
Fiorr. Wednesday's Dally.
"The remotest place on the consti
neni in these stirring days too se
cluded to feel the world-thrill, and
to have a part in the great, move
ments that are making the world a
Leiter place to live in, and allevi
ating its sufferings," said Rev. A. H.
Schwab, of Murdock, Neb., recently
Rev. Schwab has been chosen by the
Nebraska State Sunday School Asso
ciation and the International Sun
day School Association, with head
quarters in Chicago, as the leader of
a campaign looking a Continent
Wide Sunday School Visitation Day,
December first, when every Sunday
School in North America will be vis
ited by a representative of the Or
ganized Sunday School Movement, in
behalf cf the suffering thousands in
Bible landi.
"Christian North America" said
Rev. Schwab, "is being called on at
this time to pour out its money for
for Liberty Bonds for War Ser
vice" aeiivitTcsof every hind. It is
responding nobly. Another chal
lenging call, however, is sounding
la the ears of the Christian people
cf North America. It is the call of
over two million people in Bible
lands Armenians, Syrians and the
Greeks of Asia Minor.
"These people, who are the hope
of civilization in Western Asia, have
endured, and are enduring, such suf-,
ferir.g as our American minus can-j
not conceive. They have been mas- as the Goos property, in the northern
sacred and deported The men '.part of the city, is having the same
been 'separated from their families ( put in good condition. The house is
end ruthlessly murdered. Attrac- J being repapered and painted, and the
tive women and girls have been sold I inside receiving a refinishing, with
as slaves or taken by the Turks. The j all the wood-work being varnished,
rest of the women and children have j so that at the completion of the work
bi-ep driven into the mountains and j which Mr. F. R. Gobelman and his
the desert, and the path over which ' corterie of workmen are doing, it
thor.c refugees have gone is strewn! will look like new. Mr. Warner
with the dead. In the past two years j does not expect to move to town
over one million have died from mas- himself before spring, though W. F.
sacre, deportation, exposure and dis- Warga and wife may live there un
ease. But the dead no longer dial- til that time, after the completion
lenge us: it is those who live and
can yet be saved.
'"The ravages of war the past year
have added to the horror. The
Turkish armies have destroyed ev
erything tn- their wake. Four mil
ion people destitute of home, cloth
ed only in rags, are facing the cold
of winter and starvation. One mil
lion of these can be reached by-relief
agencies. Four hundred thous
and of them are orphans. The re
lief agencies can do nothing unless
North America furnishes the money.
"The land where Christianity had
its birth is asking for a practical
demonstration of that Christianity
now. All the denominations have
have united to answer this call from .
the East and a campaign has been;
launched to raise Two Million Dol- j
lars from the Sunday Schools of j
North America. Every Sunday i
School is asked to give a Christmas
Sear-on offering to Armenian and
Syrian Relief work.
"To make sure that no Sunday
School is overlooked in this appeal
the International Sunday School As
sociation is planning to have every
Sunday School visited on December
first for the purpose of explaining
the need, creating enthusiasm and
pledging the schools to make as large
anv offffering , as possible. The In
ternational. Sunday School Associa
tion in this campaign, is working in
co-operation with the Armenian and
Syrian Relief Committee . in New
Ycrk, and the Two Million which
they are to raise is part of a larger
campaign on the part of Committee
for Thirty Million Dollars.
"The Armenia and Syrian Relief
j Committee have already done a won-J
' derful work in ministering to those I
suffering people and have been en
abled to save thousands of lives.
The Committee is directed by lead
lug men of the continent and its
work has been highly endorsed by
President Wilson, and Sir Robert
Borden, the Premier of Canada, and
by Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Tafft.
One feature of the work of the com
mitiee is unique. It is enabled to de
vote money collected for relief work
to the immediate cause for what it
is given. Expenses for collection,
printing, postage and admiuistra
tion and transmitting of funds, are
met privately. Distribution of all
supplies iz cared for by the Ameri
can Consular forces and American
missionaries, whose services are
loaned for this ministry."
LITTLE PAUL
HARRIS DIES
AFTER HARD STRUGGLE FOR
HIS LIFE, BRIGHT LITTLE
CHAP ANSWERS CALL.
From Wednesday's Daily.
For the past two weeks Paul
Harris, the eleven year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris, has
been sick with the Spanish Influ
enza, and has made a heroic fight
for life, only after an immense
amount of suffering had to give up
the life which he held so dear.
Paul has during the past few
years been on the streets, and was
noticeable by his cheery greeting
and pleasant smile wh-en he met
you. It was worth much to have
known this little man, and to have
him greet you with his outburst of
cheery good nature. Two others of
the children' are sick, and the" re- I
mainder are to be cared for down
town until such a time, as the ones
at home are well.
No arrangements as yet for the
burial.
IMPROVING HIS PROPERTY
From Wednesday's Daily.
C. H. Warner, who a short time
fince purchased the property known
of the improvement now going on
A Checking Account
Saves Time and Worry!
'UST-tts soon as
account you'll
you ever managed to pet along: with
out it. Modern business is so conducted
that a checking account is almost indis
pensible to every man and women.
The Convenience of Paying Your
Bills by a Check Means a
Saving of Time to You.
The return of the cancelled check to you
by the bank is a receipt that the bill has
been paid. This avoids any possibility of
dispute causing' you worry or annoyance.
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First NafiorvaJ Bank
PlaJtsmouth, Nebraska.
HELP BRING THE
E
THE APPEAL FOR THE SEVEN
WAR SERVICE SOCIETIES
IS LAGGING
CITIZENS GET BEHIND THIS
Plattsmouth and Cass County Should
Go Away Over the Top. We
Need Your Heln.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Cass County has never yet failed
to raise her full quoto in any call
for the benefit of our soldier boys.
Let us not fail in quick and full
response to the cry for help which
has come in the United War Work
Drive now on. Our city'and Countrv
is approaching the goal, and must
not fail. Do not crouch and cringe
behind the excuse that the "War is
now over" and it will not be needed.
The need was never greater for ser
vice to our "boys". So say all mili
tary men, and also all our Govern
ment officials. THEY KNOW. Let
each and all respond with our full
quoto, and be able to meet the boys
on their return with a smile and a
cheer, and the happy consciousness
that we helped them by doing, at
least, all we yere called upon to do.
Cass county has done nobly. Let ua
not fail in the last hour.
C. A. RAWLS,
Vice Chairman, Cass County War
Service Committee.
ST. MARY'S GUILD ENJOY "
PLEASANT AFTERNOON
From Wednfnday' Da II v.
The St Mary's Guild of the St.
Luke's church, held a very pleasant
meeting at the beautiful home of
Mrs. J. T. Begley yesterday after
noon. The ladies were more than
pleased with the excellent attend
ance of their membership, and tho
many busy hands were employed in
the preparation for their Christmas
Shop, that the ladies are planning
to hold in the very near future, in
the room recently vacated by the
Wagner Restaurant. Many beautiful
things are being prepared for thin
occasion as usual, and it requires no
small amount of labor on the part
of each and every member of the so
ciety. At the usual hour deliciou
refreshments were served, and Mrs
Hegley was assisted in this portion
of the program by Mrs. R. F. Patter
son and Misses Gretchen Donnelly
and Clara Herman. The afternoon
was a very pleasant one for the the
ladies present.
you start a checking
wonder how in the world
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