The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, January 09, 1919, Image 1
Nebraska State Hiittri eal Soeitty plattamomtb f t VOL. XXXVI. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919. No. CO. PIONEER OF CITY LAID TO REST TODAY JOHN SEAGRAVES FOR THIRD CENTURY CITIZEN OF PLATTS MOUTH IS BURIED TODAY. LEFT WIFE AND TEN CHILDREN All Grown And Mostly Married. Was Sick But A Short Time At Home. Prom Tnrvdri v' r.illv. John Sea graves was born at Gate Head D.tlron. England. February It:. and died at l'laltsmouth. Nebraska. January 4th. 191 J. and v.;!x nearly '.$ years of age. He was Jiiurried in England, and lived there i::ifi: in ls;. when lie came to this city, from England to make hi home. He ha.s lived in l'lattsmouth ver since, but has for the past -ix't-en years worked in South Oma ha. "t..it still maintained his home ! ;-. Some few months since h '..a.i taken ill with the dropsy, and come to his home, and has been sick .-:;;. Mr. Seagraves was a fai.h i .l worker, and while livinsr here - i rkt d South Omaha, and was k-p to the work very closely, and v.-hen coming horn' would return in t -n- io t:;ke up his duties again. Mr. Searaes leaves four sifters in E:-g!a!.d. all well advanced in years. iwriiTal was held this morning r mi he St. John's Catholic church i:i this city the Rev. A. M. Shine ( V.'.i i:i! ing. Mr. Seagraves leaves to mourn his death, his aged wife, and oi children. They being: Mrs. Ilarhei Hailey, Logan. Iowa, Mrs. Hannah - Raymer. Cherokee, Iowrj. T!.r:na Seagraves. Edward Seagrav-t- Woodbine. Towa. William Sea braves. Missouri Valley. Iowa. Jos eph Seasiraves. Plat tsmouth. Mrs. Sirah Elwood. Los Angeles. Cali fornia. Mrs. Alice Johnson of Des Moinos. Iowa. John Seagraves. Camp Dodse. Iowa, and Mary Schmok of Independence. Iowa. The remains of this pioneer were tend?rly laid at rest this morning by the loving hands of his kindred there to re main until the sounding of the trumpet of the Angel of the resur reet ion. WILL FARM IN COLORADO. FrTT Tn-s. lay's Pallv. Yesterday Mrs. Arthur Dean and tl:-ir children departed for Louis ville, where they will visit for a short time at the home of Mrs. Idan's parents, while Mr. Dean, who is shipping to Hill Rose. Colo., goes to that place with the goods, and shall have them arranged so that Mrs. Dean and the children can come. Mr. Dean and wife goes to the west to farm the coming sea son, and will expect to make their home there in the future.' They will occupy a farm owned by Mr. I -an's sister Mrs. Will Grace. GOES TO MEET CHARLES GRADOVILLE From Tuesday's Dallj. Last Sunday evening Tim Kahou tek, departed for Chicago, where he went to meet Charles Gradoville jr.. who is coming from Portsmouth. Va.. government hospital, where he ha.; been for about a year, lie en li tfd in the Navy, and was in the service but a month when he was taken sick, and has been there since. It will be remembered that Mr. Gradoville was back to see him. also was his sister Miss llermia. who nursed him for seme time. In be ing released, his health is shatter ed, and from the year's stay in the hospital, he has seemingly not made much advancement, and getting tir- d of staving there, hfs father at his request asked that he be releas ed. In order to obtain the -elease. a waver of pension and salary had to be signed. He could not be ac corded a furlough while his condi tion remaining as serious as it has continued to be. The government will furnish an education in order that the one who lost his health might learu some way of supporting themselves, as he will not be able to return to hard labor. Both Mr. Gradoville and Mr. Kahoutek will visit with a cousin Joseph Rys, while in Chicago, and will see about attending the school when Mr. Grad oville is able to do so. The technic al school is at Minneapolis, Minn. JANUARY SALE CONTINUES The January sale of H. M. Soen- iiiiehsen continues most successfully. jand that popular store is crowded I with buyers from morning to night. A large ad in today's Journal calls attention to new and especially low priced values being offered in all ,Itrtnun,s w woiild adv5se r tune values being offered. MAN THOUGHT TO BE MENTAL LY DERANGED JOHN McCABE THINKS HE HAD PURCHASED A FARM NEAR WEEPING WATER WANTS IT Frm Tuesday's Da fly. John McCabe, a traveling pilgrim whose mind meandered as well as his body, appeared at Weeping Water some time since, and linger ed about there, and was seized by the hallucination, that he had made a purchase of the farm of James Sperry, and insisted that Mr. Sperry give him possession at once. He claimed to hail .'rom Kansas City. He was arrested, and the officers took him to Union this morning, on the train, and Sheriff Quinton drove down in his auto, and securing the young man brought him to this city where he was placed in the county jail. He will be given a trial by the loard of insanity. DEPARTED FOR LOS ANGELES FOR WINTER From Tuesday's Dally. This morning Miss Alice Stander of Louisville arrived from her home, and visited in the city for the day, and at the home of her brother Geo. Stander, northwest of the city, and this afternoon departed via the Mis souri Pacific for Los Angeles, where she will spend the winter. Miss Alice was accompanied as far as this city by her brother James Stander of Louisville, who came along to assist in the changing of trains at this station, and also to visit with friends here and attend to some business matters in the city. SPENT TWO WEEKS AT EXCELSIOR SPRINGS From Tuesday's Dailv. This afternoon H. H. Tartsch, who has been visiting here for some time, departed for his home at Sioux City. Mr. Tartsch has, been stopping here for a couple of days on his way home from, Excelsior Springs. Mo., where he with Franc Ballance have been spending two weeks at the baths at that place. Mr. Tartsch is looking fine and re turned to his work renewed in phy sical strength, and better fitted to care for the work which he is do ing. THE EAGLE BEACON EDITOR IN TOWN From Tuesday's Daily. A. J. Gardner of Eagle the pro Drietor and editor of the Eagle Bea- con, arrived in the city this morn ing after having been in Omaha, looking after some business, and transacted some matters here, for the day and departed this afternoon for his home. While in the city he made a very pleasant call at the Journal office and had a short but pleasant visit with the proprietor. We find broth er Gardner a very fine old scout, and are glad to have met him. ARRIVES TO BLESS A HAPPY ALVO HOME Miss Emily Birdene Clark arrived Monday morning Dec. 16, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clark to ibe-ome a life member of the fam ! iiy. All concerned are doing aplend ' idly, even Grandpa Rosenow, one of our recent flu patients, who defied his Doctor's orders and threw dis cretion to the winds when be made ' his first formal call upon this new queen of the Clark household. WILLIAM REED WRITES HOME FROM FRANCE TELLS OF EXPERIENCE GOING OVER THE SEA ON THE TRANS PORT, WAS GREAT. PASSED THRU ENGLAND ON WAY Thinks France Looks Strange In Comparison to the Bigness Of America. Sunday, December 1, 1 f 1 S . Dear Mother: Will write you a few lines to let you know I am well and arrived safely overseas. I got sea sick the first two days, but I wasn't very sick; fed the fish a couple of times. We were 11 days sailing across and was on the ship i:l days. We got on at New York, November 11th. and got on this side November 24th. Our ship was not alone. There were S other ships that came across with us. We had lots of hiking af ter we got to England. We came across from New York to Liverpool and then hiked about one mile to the train, rode about two days, then we got off and hiked about two miles to a camp and stayed all night. Then the next morning we hiked back to the train and wen; to another town and took a ship across the English channel. Then v.e hik ed to another camp with those heavy packs on our backs. It was about three miles and they sure seemed like days and long ones too. Then we stayed there all night and the next day we took a freight train to this town where we are now. .We rode in box cars. 33 of us in one car and the cars are about half as large as the ones in the states. So you can imagine how crowded we were. We are in a camp close to a town by the name of Bordeaux. I don't know how long we will be over here. They seem to think we won't be here very long. I hope not anyway. They got food enough to last 10 days at this camp, so I guess we will be here 10 days anyway. We haven't done any work yet. don't know whether we will or not. It has rained every day since we got here. It is clear this afternoon. It isn't very cold here. Well there is some nice looking country and nice big towns. Did you get the letter and picture T sent from Camp Upton. Well I think the war is all over with. They are sending lots of the boys home already. Well I am en joying good health and hope you folks are all well. I won't write to Florence I don't suppose. So when you write to her, you tell her the news. If I don't write to you any moe, you don't need to worry. Be cause I don't like to write over here. Well i" will close with lots of love to all. Good-bye. From your son, WILLIAM READ. HAD A SPLENDID MEETING. Frfttn Tuesday's Hatty. Yesterday at the home of Mrs. Joseph E. Wiles was held a meet ing of the Woman's Christian Temp erance Union. at which a large number of the membership was present, and at which they did a large amount of business, among which was the hearing of reports of the work for the past year, and the planning of work for the com ing year. Some delightful music was listened to by the members, and rendered by Mrs. Baas of Beem er, a sister of Mrs. E. C. Hill, and Mrs. James of this city. A letter was read from the state president Mrs. Mamie Claflin, in which she had much encouragement to offer to the ladies of the order, and con tained much of what the society had accomplished for the past year, and for what they were working for in the coming year. A delightful luncheon was serv ed by the hostess Mrs. Wiles dur ing the afternoon. The meeting was given as a fare well reception for Mrs. E. C. Hill, who is soon to depart, and who has been one of the most active mem bers of the organization in this city. The' meetings of the society will hereafter be held two times per month instead of one, and will be on the first and third Monday af ternoons. . GOES FROM HERE TO LINCOLN. From Tuesday's Daily. Miss Agnes Garner, deaconess of the Methodist Church who has been working with the church at this place for the past six weeks, and who has been making a good mic cess, has finished her stay here and departed last evening for Lincoln where she will take up the work for some of the churches at that place. BROTHER'S WIFE DIES AT HAMBURG MRS. L. F. PICKETT RECEIVES WORD OF DEATH OF SISTER-IN-LAW YESTERDAY. From Monday's; Daily. A message came yesterday morn ing from Hamburg. Iowa, telling of the death of the wife of Mrs. L. F. Pickett's brother Mr. Jesse Smith. Mrs. Smith leaves three small children, and had been in a hospital at that place for about a week. a. she was operated upon there for stomach trouble, from which she never rallied as was expected she would. Mrs. Pickett could not leave the children to go to the funeral which occurs tomorrow. but Mr. Pickett departs this evening for Hamburg to be in attendance at the funeral and burial. MRS. B. V. DALTON REPORTED YERY ILL WAS FORMERLY., MISS LORINE HE?.'-PEL-ATIC0LN SICK - WITH PNEUMONIA. From Monday's Pa II v. Henry Hempel arrived in the city this morning from Lincoln, where he and wife were called from their home at Eldorado. Kansas. where they are making their home, com ing to Lincoln, on account of the ickness of their daughter Mrs. 11. V. Dalton. Mrs. Dalton is very sick, with pneumonia, and the parent? are watching at her bedside, doing all which can be done for their daughter. Mr. Hempel ran down this morning to see his mother for a few hours, and this afternoon on the early Burlington traiu. went to Omaha for a few hours with her sis ter and brother, and will hasten back to Lincoln to be there by even ing, staying away from the bedside of the daughter as short a time as possible. The many friends of the young woman, will be pleased to have her show improvement and re turn to her wanted health. DEPARTS FOR EAST THIS MORNING From Tuesday's Daily. Charles Beeson departed this morning for the east, after having spent a month in this city visiting at the home of his brothers and sis ( ers. Charles is engaged in the news paper work in the city of Cleveland, where his special vocation is the compiling of facts and figures for the publishing of year books for la bor organizations. For the near future Mr. Beeson will be located at Canton, Ohio, where he will have some two to three months work to do. after which he will return to Cleveland to work. RETURNS FROM BURYING MOTHER From Tuesday's Dally. This morning George Frank Shryock and wife with their little jabe, returned from Lallarpe, 111., where they have been attending the funeral of the mother of Mr. Shry ock. The mother Mrs. Clarinda Shryock, was G2 years of age, and some ten years since, was bereaved of her husband. Mrs. Shryock has made her home in Peoria, and has been troubled for some time with the leakage of the heart. About a month since she became seriously ill, and was taken to a hospital at Peoria, at which place she died. She left four daughters and five sons. ! All were in attendance at the fun- 'eral. The remains were taken to Lallarpe, their former home for interment. SPRINGFIELD BOY WRITES 19 FATHER REMEMEER "DAD" AND HOME, WHILE SERVING UNCLE SAM FAR AWAY. IS HOPEFUL OF THE FUTURE And Expresses No Complaint Over Prospect of Not Getting to Re turn Home Right Away. France, Nov. 24, 191S. My Dear Father: I V.-ill drop you a few lines on this 24th day of November. which has been proclaimed Father's Day, and a day long to be remembered by many a father and son. While I allow my thoughts to con centrate solely on you for a few min utes, at least, shutting out all oth ers, though we are thousands of miles apart and it has been many months since we met. and no doubt we have both gone through a good nary hard knocks and experiences ?inee that last meeting, it only tends to make us both stronger and better men. I think of you many times a day and only wish we might be close enough together that we could con- vi v our thoughts to each other by ongue instead of pen. But. perhaps it will be many long months ere we can have this pleas ure. We are living in a time that has been disturbed for the last four years iVy the greatest matching of steel and endurance that was ever known in the history of the world, and we have come through strong and victorious, which plainly shows that God is on the side of right and not might. It would be heaven to be a small babe once again for a few hours at least, to be rocked on your knee and smoothered with the love and kisses that a father always expresses for his baby. To be led around by the hand and showed which way to go and which not. Oh. the joy of a man's child hood days, if he only had the wis dom to realize to the fullest extent hose precious moments. May our thoughts always run in harmony with one another and pray God that nothing but the tenderest thoughts of love and truth may al ways exist between us and when our work in this world is done, may we meet again in the great beyond. I am. as ever, always your loving son. Pvt. Alfred Carey. Co. A. 5Sth It. T. C, A. P. O. 712, Am. Ex. Forces, in France. P.S. Wishing you a Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year. LONG AND FAITHFUL R. R. MAIL CARRIER Mr. Chas. Rosenow, the rural route mail carrier running out of the Alvo postofhee, is perhaps one of the oldest carriers in this coun ty, having carried this route ever since the route was established. He has been more than faithful, and is well liked by all the patrons of the route and community as well. On Christmas he presented each and every one of his patrons with a picture of himself, team and wag on, just as he has appeared for these many days at the various mail boxes along his route. The little token was well received by all the patrons of the route. S. A. T. C. AT STATE UNI VERSITY IS NO MORE Froir. Monday's ratlv. Disposition of the few remaining sick members of the S. A. T. C. at the University of Nebraska, at Lin coln has been made by transferring them to Fort Omaha for observation and treatment before being discharg ed, and the S. A. T. C. ia uo more. The school will make au effort dur ing the coming months of the pres ent year to adjust itself to a pre-war basis, which will be no omall task, but with Chancellor Avery back at the wheel, he may be able to guide the affairs safely through to a suc cessful culmination. It is consider ed a real man's size job, at best. The R. O. T. C. will again come in as a part of the school work and an of ficer will be placed in charge by the government. The entire officer per sonnel of the S. A. T. C, with the except ion of Captain Drake and two Lieutenants requested discharge and all have been discharged except the personnel adjutant. Lieutenant Geo N. Foster, himself a law professor in the University, who will complete his work of making final reports, etc. at an early date and likewise return to civilian life. FORMER PLATTS MOUTH BOY DIES IN THE SOUTHLAND REGGIE LATHAM. FORMERLY OF THIS CITY, SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA IN SOUTH. From Tuesday's Dally. A letter from Mrs. J. F. Welling ton, formerly Miss Hattie Latham, of this city to her friend Mrs. Anna Britt, tells of the death of her broth er Reggie Latham, who has been making his home in San Antonio, Texas, for some time past of pneu monia, following the Spanish Influ enza. Those having lived in this city for some time will remember this young man. as well as the mem bers of the family, his father hav ing been the agent of the Burling ton in this city years ago. Reggie was a young man when leaving here, in fact a mere boy, and has been away for a number of years. Mr. Latham was taken and died be fore having had the malady for very long, passing away on the 16th of December at his home in the south. BAD STREET CART SERVICE, From Monday's Dally. P'ranc Ballance was a passenger to Glen wood this morning, after having been away for the past two weeks, visiting in a number of places. He just returned last Sat urday evening from Kansas City, where he was visiting for a few days, and tells of there being much more snow at that place than here, and that the street car strike is in a measure being settled, but with raw employes, the service is far from what it should be. Lost Last winter, when Mr.s Ag new's household goods were packed at Sixth and Vine, a box of bedding. Reward for information. 211 So. 32rd St.. Omaha. Nebr. Light Brahma cockerels, at $2.50 each, if taken at once. Mrs. C. E. Heebner. Nehawka, Nebr. l-9-6t Fancy stationery at this offiefc. Plains New TT OTS of people wait until New Yera comes around before they take an inventory of themselves or their business. What's the big idea in checking up on yourself? Just to discover your weak spots. When you discover them you make new plans and resolutions for the coming year. Don't stop at just making resolutions and plans. For example, If you plan on open ing a bank account then call on us and we'll help you to carry out your plans. First Natioiva.1 Barvk Pl&.ttsmoatb. Nebraska. BIG CLEARING SALE PROVING SUCCESSFUL1 LOW PRICE QUOTATIONS LIVEN UP BUSINESS GREATLY AT LADIES TOGGERY EXTRA SALES FORCE ADDED Sale of Coats, Suits. Skirts, Waists and Sweaters Promises to be a Record Breaker. Genuine bargains, coupled with adequate advertising has proven a wonderful stimulus to business at the Ladies Toggery, which is now in the midst of its great January clear ance sale. The Influenza epidemic that swept the country throughout the fall put a quietus on the business of selling Ladies Ready-to-Wear garments, al though it proved a boon to the drug trade. This left the Toggery over stocked on coats, suits and other lines of merchandise, which rather than to carry over they are offering at bed rock prices. Following announcement of this sale in the Daily and Semi-Weekly Journal, the store was crowded with purchasers yesterday and the sales- force was kept more than busy wait ing on the trade. Today a larger sales force is on hand to look after enabling people to supply their wants and aid them in inspection of the bargains offered. Mr. Busch, manager of the store. Is a consistent advertiser, and hold a reputation of coupling value with the goods he handles, which fact is responsible for the present success of this Clearance Sale. Another large ad announcing some especial Saturday bargains appears in today's paper. RETURNS TO STATION. From Monday's Dally. This afternoon on the ea.'ly Bur lington train C. A. Marshall Jr. (June) departed for San Francisco, where he goes to take up his work again with the U. S. Navy training station, where he is a member of the band, at that place. June has been home for the past two wecis, having had ten days furlough, and on account of the illness of hi. mother, had an extension of five days, which will terminate on Jan uary 10th, or next Friday. Wm. Miller of Cedar Creek was a visitor in this city for a short time yesterday. for the Year J