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VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918.
No. 52.
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BRYON AB8IES SAYS
"I WILL BE ALLRIGH
LETTER FROM DONALD ARRIES
TELLS OF A LETTER RECEIV
ED FROM KIS BROTHER.
E GUN BULLET IN LEG
Also Other Wounds From H. E. But
Claims He Will Ee Able to
Bt Out Soon.
From Friday's Pally.
.Mr. :iiu .Mrs. A. ..J. Arnos re-
c'ivfj a letter from their son Don
yesterday, in which he paid that he
had received a letter from both the
other hoys, they hoth being in a
hospital, but were petting along
with the'best of care, and that they
would he there for some time hut
would recover. Don had writ
ten the letter cn November 20th.
faying that he was endeavoring to
pet away for a short time to go see
the brothers who are In the hospit
als. The letter from Byron tells of
having received a machine gun bul
let through his leg. and rome miner
won r. ds with II. K. whatever that
may be. but he was petting along:
as well as couM be expected, and
as the letter was written more than
a week after the war. the chances
are that both the boys will be all
right. Major said he was still in
the hospital, and wa.s still Laving
his foot treated, which bad been in
jured with a bit of shrapnel. It is
Indeed pleasing news to know that
they while reported as dangerously
wounded, that there, is a good
chance for them to get well again,
and back home some of these days.
2TS HIGHEST COMMEND
ATION FOR SERVICE
The Medical Corps To Which Jesse
Tower Is Attached Most
Efficient.
Frf.m FrM ay's Dally.
Mr. S. L. Comer ha received a
letter from her brother Jesse Tower
who is with the medical corps in
France, and with which is accom
panied a certificate from the high
est command ef the medical and
surgical ' association. doing war
work, in the hospitals in France,
which commends the particular
corps to which Mr. Tower is at
tached, saying that they have rend
ered the highest service of any In
France. This is very gratifying,
not alcne to Mr. Tower but his
friends here, but also to this city
of IMattsmouth that she has cne of
her fons, who is one of the groups
who have rendered the best service,
in the saving of life .in the nursing
back to life the wounded soldiers of
the Americans, and the Allies who
have been wounded in battle.
LESTER VROMAN RETURNS.
From Friday's Daily.
Lester Yroman. who has been
k stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor
in Kentucky, for the past four or
Jive months, w-as mustered out of
the service and returned home thin
morning. Lester is a. fine looking
young man. and presents still a
better appearance in his natty uni
form. He was a good worker, and
the way In which he is costumed,
makes him look as though he had
grown both taller and broader. He
will soon be digging into the ac
tivities of civil life.
CHARIES LAHODA
WRITES FROM FRANCE
Written Two Days After the Sign
ing of the Armistice, To
His Sister.
From Friday's Dally.
France, Nov. 13.
Hello Tonie:
How is everyone at home. I am
well and hope you are all the same.
Everybody is happy over here now.
The next time you write, let me
know how much corn you got this
year. I think I will get my mail
in. a short time .now. Take good
care ofthe dogs, for I might be
home before the hunting . season is
over. How is mother now, is she
well? Tell her she will have to
male me some biscuits when I get
back. I have not had any since I
left. How is little Jirnmie, is he
well and is he catching any fish.
There are wild hogs here where the
French go out and shoot, they
make good meat. I ran some off
through the woods.
The French celebrated here the
11th, every bell in France was ring
ing, and so was I and had a big
head the next morning. It is cold
here, thi smorning there was some
ice in the water. Is Caroline still
at the laundry. I bet the people
are happy back there now. I just
faw a fellow- who iooked like Joe,
in fact I thought it was him for
a while. Are you going to have
any hogs to butcher this winter. I
will close now. Tell evervbodv
hello for me.
CHARLES LAHODA.
Address: Co. E, 355th Inf. Am. E.
F., France.
TTATTT PTAFATS MISS
CATHERINE CARE
Was Nurse At the Home Of J.
J.
Johnson. Caring For Uncle
Henry Eikenberry.
From Saturday's Daily.
M;es Catherine Care, who for a
long time has been caring for
Uncle Henry Eikenberry, for several
months past. a week Saturday
norning complained of not feeling
well, and asked that she might go
home, in order that she might have
the services of her favorite physi-
cian, the one in which she had
faith. She went home that day.
and nothing was heard from her
until on Sunday evening last, just
week, from the time her folks
called over the phone, telling Mr.
Johnson, that the young lady has
passed awav, having been taken
with the influenza.
SAW THE GERMAN
FLEET SURRENDER
Hercld Street, Grandson of Mrs
M.
A. Street, Witnessed the
Boats Surrender.
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday Mrs. M. A
Street re- I
ceived a letter from her grandson
Herold Street, a son of Walter W.
Street, who is a member o,f . the
"nited States Navy, and is station
ed in European waters, was pres
ent at the surrender of the Ger
man fleet when they sailed into
he English harbor. The young
man describes tne incident as one
which gave him much pelasure, and
which was a great spectacle, as the
ships of the proud nation, who had
made such great boats and com
mitted so many atrocities, had to
bring their shops into the allies
habor and surrender them.
SEES MANY PLATTS
MOUTH BOYS
ohn Miller Writing From France
Tells Of Seeing Nebraska
Boys There.
From Saturday's Dnily.
It is no doubt a great pleasure to
m . m 1
run across one or tne oys wnom
ou have known back here, when
ou are in a foreign country, it is
ike a bit of sunshine on a dark
day. John P. Miller writes of his
meeting friends in France:
France, Nov. 6th.
Dear Mother:
I received your letter of Oct. 3rd.
and was very glad to hear from
you. I am getting along good and
hope this finds you the same. I al
so received Myrtle's letter o. k. and
please tell her I was glad to hear
from her. I have been pretty busy
for the past few days. The boys
sure have got the Dutch on the
run. and almost in their own
ground. I do not think it will last
much longer from the way it looks
now. I have a had a great plenty
to suit me. If I have good luck It
will not be long before I will be
back home. I saw Louie Lamphear,
and one of George McDaniel's cous
ins, and Skip Dalton. They are
getting along pretty good, and ev
erything is getting along pretty
good just now. Roy Holly and Ed
Noll are here. I had a letter from
Jesse Bashus. Tell all the friends,
hello for me.
Your son,
JOHN P. MILLER.
Smith Hide Co., Market Square,
St. Joseph, Mo., ar6 paying 19c lb.
for No. 1, salt cured bides. Horse
hides $5.00 to $7.00 each. Write
for free shipping tags and fur
price. 4-tf
STRIKE
BREAKERS
RETURN EAST
THURSDAY EVENING TWENTY
OF THE STRIKE BREAKERS
WERE TAKEN TO OMAHA.
WERE LOAFING HERE ALL DAY
Last Evening the Remainder De
parted For Chicago, Returning
To Their Home.
From fUiturtlay's Daily.
An incident in the Street Rail-
I way strike at Omaha, was the
I dumping off at this place of some
seventy-five men day-before-yester-
day. from Chicago, who were on
their way to Omaha to take the
places of the strikers. They had
been brought to Pacific Junction,
on the train from the east and pick
ed up there and brought to this
city, and it was said that a special
from Omaha was to come and take
I tvm tn that rirv tn assist in hreak-
J ing the strike. Just at that time
came the press messages, which told
Df the orders of the head man. of
tne union, telling the men to re-
turn to work. On Thursday at
nnnr, th men In Omaha, voted ud-
on the matter and returned that
same evening to work. The men
who were left here had stayed in
the Burlington station during the
day and it was said they would re
turn to Chicago on the Burlington
train of that evening. They were
expecting transportation, but as it
did not come they were taken to
the Hotel Wagner and the Perkins
House, where they were cared for to
the number of fifty-six. Seventeen
colored men and three white men
went to Omaha on the evening Mis
souri Pacific, while a few went on
the afternoon train of the same day.
fti having ctnvorl hre until last
evening, the men which were left
here were sent back to Chicago.
MRS. FRANK CUMMINS
IS NOW IMPROVING
From Saturday's Daftr-
Mrs. Frank Cummins, who has
been so seriously ill for the past
five weeks at her home in this city.
has Deen showing signs of improve-
ment for tne past few days. She
has been suffering with a serious
attack of erysipelas, and almost
continually her fever has been
raging up near 1U4 tor tne nve
weeks of her illness, but at this
time the fever has been reported
broken, and the patient seems to be
improving. This will certainly be
good news to Mrs. Cummins many
friends, who have hourly waited
for this favorabl change in her
condition.
MRS. JOHN LUTZ IMPROVING.
From Saturday's" Daily.
Mrs. John Lutz who has had so
long, a siege with the Influenza,
followed by double pneumonia, and
then by trouble with her heart is
feeling considerable better, and has
the promise of overcoming all the
troubles and getting well again.
Mrs. Lutz, during the last day or
so has been able to sit up and to
eat some, and promised by her
nurse that she would be allowed to
go out on the porch for a short time.
Mrs. Lutz has surely put up a good
fight wfth the combination of dis
eases, and is now winning out. Her
many friends in this city are also
well pleased to know of her im
proved condition.
MUSTERED OUT OF THE SERVICE
From Friday's Dally. '
This morning Earnest A. DuBois
and wife arrived from Omaha, and
are visiting with their numerous
friends in this city. Mr. DuBois
was mustered out of the service at
Camp Funston some days since and
has been visiting at Omaha for the
past two days with friends.
He and wife will visit here with
friends for a couple of days, before
they depart for their home in
Minnesota. They have many friends
here who would like to have them
make their home in this city. As
to the present they do not know
what they will do as many avenues
are open to them. They are satls-
fied for the present that the war is
over and they can go out in the
world and look around.
RETURNED TO HIS
ARMY SERVICE
From Friday's Dally.
A. G. Haekenberg who has been
home for the past, week visiting at
the home of his parents Samuel
Haekenberg and wife near Cedar
Creek, and with Ins many other
friends in this part of the country,
departed this morning on the early
Burlington train for the east, and
will return to his station at Aber
deen, Md., which is some few miles
east of Baltimore. He has not
much of an idea when he will be
released, or that he will z.t all, any
time soon, as there are a number
of men who will have to be retain
ed for service.
VISITED FRIENDS IN THIS CITY.
From Saturday's Iailv.
Last evening L. F. Hammond of
Glenwood, Iowa, came over here
for a short visit with his cousin
Dr. James Fogerty the dentist. Mr.
Hammond has just returned from
the east where he was recently
mustered out of the service. He
was on board the Cedric, outward
bound, going on the boat on the
tenth of Novebmer, Sunday even
ing and were to have sailed the fol
lowing morning for France, but
when the news of the signing of the
terms of the armistice, was made
known the ship was unloaded, and
did not sail. He was then kept in
camp for a while and afterwards
discharged.
ARE TAKING DINNER WITH
THE STAATS FAMILY
From Paturdav's Dallv.
This morning A. A. Hyers and his
son-in-law, Mr. Jack Haber. who is
the assistant cashier of the Amer
ican - Exchange Ba4k at Iiolyoke,
Colorado, but who ras for the past
five months been at the state uni
versity at Lincoln, where he has
been in the service of the United
States, studying Radio, and who
has just been mustered out of the
service, were visitors in this city
for the day, and guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Staats.
HERE ATTENDING
FUNERAL HARRY HORN
From Saturday's Dallv
This morning Phillip Hild and
wife and John Hild. all of Peoria,
Illinois, arrived in this city called
here on account of the death of
Harry Horn, the son of Henry Horn
south of Cedar Creek, whose death
occurred a short time since, from
pneumonia. They will remain af
ter the funeral for a visit with
their relatives and friends here.
SICK ONES AT CLARENCE
FORBES ARE BETTER
From Saturday's l")aily.
The sick folks at the home of
Clarence Forbes, is reported as be-
ng on the mend, and are all getting
along very well now but have been
pretty sick. One of the children
has been sick for nine days and
during that. time has not been able
to lie down in his bed, but has been
propped up in the bed during the
ime of the sickness. The parents
have been taking turns nursing.
and are pretty well tired out, but
have cared for the little ones, and
gotten them through all right.
JOSEPH LAHODA WRITES HOME
Camp Lee. Ga., Dec. 4th.
Hello Tony:
How are 3cu all. I am fine. We
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are Having nne weamer uere. x
suppose you are having it rather
cold. I understand they do not have
it cold here at all. Does Jimmie
go to school. Tell him to be a good
boy. How is mother, be sure and
take god care of her. I have not
heard from Charlie for some time,
but suppose he is pretty busy over
there now. I am first cook now.
and have 180 to cook for, we did
have 250 for a while. How would
you like to cook for 180. Well this
will be all for this time.
Good-bye for now,
JOSEPH LAHODA.
Frank J. Libershal county clerk,
is still in bed with the Spanish In
fluenza, and while getting along
all right, was able or rather allow
ed to sit up in bed for a short time
yesterday.
DEATH CLAIMS IS
GEORGE NUM.
PASSED AWAY AT THE ST.
JOSEPH HOSPITAL YESTER
DAY AFTER MONTH'S
ILLNESS.
WITH GANGER OF STOMACH
Which Caused Much Suffering And
With Which the Doctors
Were Baffled.
From Friday's Dally.
After suffering for nearly a year
with great pain, and trying many
physicians, in many places, with
but little relief, and suffering all
the time, Mrs. George Brinklow.
passed away yesterday at the St
Joseph Hospital. The remains has
been brought to this citv where
she is at the home. Mrs. Brinklow,
who was Miss Elizabeth Wvnn was
born in 1S71, and at the age of
nineteen years, in 1S90, was unit
ed in marriage to George Brinklow,
they going to Smithville. Texas.
where they have made their home
most of the time. They have lived
both here and in the south alter
nately, and have been making their
home here for the past few years.
Mrs. Brinklow leaves her husband
and Hwo children George Brinklow
r., and her daughter Miss Marjory
Brinklow, cf her own family, and
Mrs. E. M. Godwin, Mrs. W. H.
Freese, William. James and John
Wynn of this city, Mrs. Stanton cf
Benton Harbor, Michigan. There
were no arrangeni'ents announced as
yet for the funeral.
Fpon the arrival of the remains
from the hospital at Omaha, where
the lady died, they were taken to
the home of her sister, Mrs. Y. H.
Freese. where they will lie in state
until the funeral which will occur
from the Methodist Church on to
morrow, Saturday. Dec. 14th at two
o'clock, the interment being at Oak
Hill cemetery.
THOMAS HEINRICH
BACK TO FUNSTON
From Friday's Daily.
Thomas Heinrich, who has been
here for some days past, called on
account of the death of his sister
Mrs. H. K. Zavgren, whose death
occurred some week or more ago,
and who has been here since, de
parted this morning for his station
at Camp Funston. where he will
take up the work of the soldier
again. Speaking of when he might
get out of the army, he said that
he did not have any idea as to this
time. Thomas was engaged in
farming at the time he went into
the service, and would like to get
his discharge in order that he could
get back to the farming again.
REMAIN IN SERIOUS CONDITION
From Friday's Daily
C. S. Johnson of this city receiv
ed a letter last evening from his
sister who lives in Davenport, la.,
where the accident occurred which
injured his brother Mr. E. S. John
son and wife, which tells of the ac
cident. The brother who was rid
ing were just turning into their
home, were struck by the other car,
which was runnning at over sixty
miles .per hour, and knocked the
occupants unconscious.
The fear was entertained in the
first place that Mr. Johnson had
suffered concussion of the brain,
but it has later developed that the
worst injury besides the shock, was
the fracture of his collar bone,
while Mrs. Johnson had both her
upper and lower limbs broken. They
are both still in the hospital.
"DAD'S LETTER DAY" ENJOYED
From Friday's Dally.
Yesterday Thomas Walling re
ceived a letter from his son, Robert
Walling, from France, in which he
has taken advantage, or rather en-,
joyed the liberties allowed by what
is known as ''Dad's Letter Day," in
which one in the service is expect
ed to write to his father, and is
allowed greater lattitude by the
censor, in what he might say. Rob
ert Walling has written to his fath-
W
er Thomas Walling of this city of
the trip over, and how he is getting
along there, which got by the cen
sor, and contained a great descrip
tion of the trip over, telling of liav
ing had a brush with a submarine
on the way over and of the trans
portation facilities, but with the
war actually closed the desire of all
to return to their homes.
HEARS FROM HER HUSBAND.
From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. Earnest L. Stenner has
letter from Mr. Stenner yesterday
which was written on the ICth of
Njovember in which he tells of be
ing all right and feeling fine, and
that he has no idea what will be
done with the troops there, but that
when he shaU have found out he
will write. He did not mention
seeing his brother Leon since the
ending of the conflict. Mr. Sten
ner thought that his division, the
89th would be among the first to
return.
UNDERGOES OPERATION.
From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday Joseph Mason under
went an operation at the St. Joseph
hospital at Omaha, for the removal
ofan arterial strangulation, causes
by the ruptare cf blood vessels in
one of his legs by reason of a hard
lift, which he made some weeks
since, and which has been giving
him much trouble ever since.
He went to Omaha and to the
St. Joseph Hospital and there un
derwent the operation. He is
suffering greatly. The ones in
charge of the institution telephon
ed last evening for his friends.
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Caster and Mrs. Martin Sheld
on went to Omaha to see him and
render what service they could and
contribute what they could to his
welfare.
HAVE A BOWER OF BEAUTY.
From Friday's Daily.
The Yuletide shop, which the St.
Mary's Guild of the St. Luke's Epis
copal church, have in the room
which was formerly occupied by
the Wagner Restaurant, is indeed a
bower of beauty, in the way it is
trimmed, and decorated, suggestive
of a sure Christmas shop.
They are doing some good work
there in raising some money for the
needs of the church, and will serve
lunch on tomorrow- for the last
day. They are still receiving con
tributions, which will be used for
the commendable ends of the church
md their organization. As well as
being a bower of beauty it is a
"hive of industry", one sure would
think so when you see the ladies
working as they are.
Mrs. Carl Dalton departed this
morning for Omaha, where she is
spending the day with friends.
Use the Bank's
Private Office
HN invitation is cordially extended to
you to make use of this bank's pri
vate room for your business inter
views or committee meeting's. This is
just another feature of our 100 banking
business. You will be interested in the oflice we
fitted up for the convenience of our many
clients. We want you to feel perfectly
free to use it as you may see fit.
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PlaJtsmouth. Nebraska.
PI&.ttsmouth, Nebrask
Ry HORN
PASSES MM
YESTERDAY AT THE HOME OF
HIS FATHER HARRY HORN
AGED 33 DIED.,
HAD BEEN SICK TWO WEEKS
Was Net Considered Dangerous Un
til Few Hours Before the
End Came.
From Friday's Daily.
Some two weeks or more since.
Harry Horn, the son of Henry Horn
living west of this city, was taken
with the Spanish Influenza which
eventually ran into the pneumonia.
but at no time was his lungs af
fected to any great extent and the
case was not thought to be dang
erous, as he was up and down
a portion of the time.
Some time since he was at the
hospital at Omaha for t&eatment.
but had been considered as being
normal, until taken by the influ
enza, and was progressing very well
with that until this morning his
condition was apparently not to
good and the father Henry Horn
summoned the physician, who hast
ened to the bedside of the young
man and remained, doing all that
could be done for him until the end
came shortly after the noon hour.
The funeral will be held from the
Glendale church south of Cedar
Creek, Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock.
WILL MAKE THEIR
HOME IN CHICAGO
Last Evening Mrs. T. L. Amick and
Three Children Departed
For That Place.
From Saturday's Dalls.
Mrs. T. L. Amick and three
children who have been making
heir home here departed for Chi
cago, where they will make their
home in the future. Mr. Amick,
when the armistice was signed.
ceased to be an employe of the gov
ernment and went to Chicago.
where he has secured a lucrative
position and was joined there by
his son Ralph, they both working
there at this time. Mrs. Amick
and the other children departed
last night to join the husband a:ij
father.
HOGS STRAYED.
1 red sow-and three pigs and one
that weighs about 75 pounds. Stray
ed from my home. U. L Barnard,
d&w.