Nebraska Newspapers

    Nebraska State Histori
cal Society
l&lattsmoutb
VOL. XXXVL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEERA5KA, MONDAY, APRIL 14. 1919.
No. 85.
HONORABLE R.
B. WINDHAM
WRITES TO OS
GIVES OUT LINE OF WOEK DONE
IN LEGISLATURE DURING
PRESENT SESSION.
BEEN BUSY SESSION FOR HIM
His Woik Exceedingly Heavy at This
Time as Session Draws to Close
Finish Next Week.
From Friday" Dallv.
To those who do not knov the
work a member of the legislature is
called upon to do if he would con
scientiously endeavor to do his duty
by those whom he represent." in the
law-making body of the common
wealth, it would le well to stop and
consider the many measures which
come before a single session, eac'a of
which must be weighed to deternine
if it is worthy of being passed or
not. As the closing hours of a ses
sion approach the work multiplies
and the responsibilities increase in
proportion while in nine cases out of
ten the work has to be done for
nothing. During the past couple or
weeks the over-worked members of
the legislature have been toiling
along without hope of any pay, as
the time limit for which they may
draw pay has elapsed.
Some of the work that confronts
them together with a brief review of
what has been done during the past
sefsion is contained in the following
letter written by Hon. R. B. "Wind
ham. Eighth district representative,
to Col. M. A. Bates, editor of the
Journal :
Lincoln. April 10th.
Dear Col. Bates:
As an old legislator, both in Mis
souri and Nebraska, you can appre
ciate the strenuous life I am leading
as the 37th session draws to a close.
The Judiciary committee, of which I
am a member, is the hardest work
ed committee of the House, the larg
est number of bills being referred to
it. To make things more invest
ing. I was made a member of the
Sifting committee, and I f.nd it no
"bed of roses." Every member is
inristing that his bill Is very ltapor
tant and r-hould be reported out.
There will be several hundred meas
ures which cannot be reached for
consideration this session.
A good many bills of importance
have been passed. Among those
arousing the mort interest were the
Capitol appropriation for f . 00(1,000,
the good roads bills, bill providing
for a constitutional convention, the
woman''; suffrage measure, the paro
chial school bill, the language bill,
the bill giving the Farmers' co-op-.erative
associations the righf to pur
cTiase a seat on the grain exchange
at Omaha and the Code bill, which
passed the house this forenoon and
there are many others only second
in importance.
The general opinion among those
claiming to know ir. that more con
structive legislation has been enact
ed than in 1907. the year heretofore
credited with enacting the most leg
idation of this character.
The ?.ih session is drawing slow
ly to an end. It was expected the
end would come the middle cf this
week, but we find now we can not
reach a stopping place until Tues
day or Wednesday of next week.
I have found the session very in
teresting and profitable and never
worked with a finer lot of men, but
I cm anxious to get home. 1 take
this opportunity to personally thank
you for the courtesy shown ire thru
the columns of the Journal during
my service up here as well f.s dur
ing the campaign last fall.
Cordially yours.
R. B. WINDHAM.
SOUTH OF TOWN SOCIAL
WORKERS WILL MEET
The Social Workers of the Red
Cross branch south of the city, will
meet the coming week on Wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Henry Tims. All members sre cor
dially Invited to attend and participate.
WILL COME HOME SUNDAY.
From Friday's Daily.
A. (J. Roman, who has been on
the sick list for the past few days.
tia now itreiiug iigniiy impruveu ami
is out again, though not able to re
ctum to work as yet. He reports
Mrs. Roman as considerably better
and has the promise of the physi
cian at the hospital where she lias
been so long that she will be able
to return home soon. The folks ex
pect to go to Omaha Sunday and ac
company her home. Mrs. Roman has
been in the hospital a long time and
it will seem especially good to her
many friends to see her come home.
HAVE WE SLEEPING SICK
NESS IN PLATTSMOUTH?
From Friday's Pally.
The Journal takes note that many
of the towns and cities hereabouts
are busy perfecting plans for wel
coming home the boys who are now
returning daily from the service.
Hamilton county has already held a
memorial service for those bovs from
within the confines of the county
who paid in full their devotion to
country and the cause of Liberty.
Omaha, Lincoln and many other cit
ies and towns over the state have
the arrangements well along for a
great reception. Across the river the
counties of southwestern Iowa that
contributed so largely to the famous
Rainbow division have pooled the is
sue and are arranging for a one-day
celebration in the county seats of
each of the respective counties.. By
thus co-operating in the matter they
are enabled to get carnival and out
door attractions at a minimum of
expense, whereas the price would be
prohibitive for but one town to se
cure the attractions. And the sol
dier boys, themselves, together with
many of their friends, will Journey
from town to town over the district,
spending a week of enjoyment and
celebration.
Why not Plattsmouth have some
sort of reception for the boys of old
Cass county who answered the call
of their country. Let us rejoice at
their return. Why not get busy at
once. tcMhe end that we may have a
fitting celebration some time during
the coming summer.
"BLUE JEANS" IS A
COU.NTRYLIFE STORY
Seven-Reel Feature Coming to the
Parmele Next Tuesday and
Wednesday Nights.
"Blue Jeans." the seven-reel Metro
production in which Viola Dana stars
and which will be Ehown at the Par
mele next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, is a regular country life
story replete with all the characters
familiar to the farm and to the small
suburban village. It carries with it
the atmosphere of David Harum with
the quaint Hoosier speech immorta
lized in the titles. The picture, of
course, brings out tne tones ot tne
entire keyboard of human nature,
from the ridiculous to the sublime.
ARMY DIVISION IS TO
START HOME SOON
Eighty-Ninth Division, Roy Holly a
Member, Will Start for the U.
S. on Next Tuesday.
From Friday's Dally.
Those who have husbands and
sweethearts in the Eighty-ninth di
vision, now located on the Rhine
river, will receive joyously the glad
news that they will be starting for
home next Tuesday, April 15th. It
is planned to have the troops sail
down the Rhine river and they will
embark from Antwerp about the 1st
of May. William Holly has just re
ceived a letter from his son. Ser
geant W. R. Holly, in which he tells
of the embarkation plans, saying
ii -
will be needless for friends to write
to him longer at the overseas ad-j
dress as before the letters can get!
there they will be well on their way
home.
For Rent: Two rooms for light
housekeeping. Will furnish If re-
quesxea. Airs. ix. r. rum. uuw
STORM PLAYED HAVOC
WITH TELEPHONE WIRES
From Friday's Eal!y.
Last evening Roy Cole and James
H. Jones, two of Plattsmouth's live
wire linemen, departed via the Bur
lington for Lincoln, where they go
to assist in clearing up wire trouble
which resulted from the storm of the
past few days. The reports coming
from the west and central parts of
!the stale are to the effect that the
wires are pretty much all down, and
it will require a great deal of work
to get them in good working condi
tion again soon.
In the telephone and telegraph
business delays of minutes mean dol
lars so the companies bend every ef
fort to get their broken lines back
into working shape as quickly as
possible.
BEATH OF A FORMER
PLATTSMOUTH GIRL
Mrs. Arthur Jones, Nee Miss Burger,
Succoiabs to Pneumonia at Her
Home in Louisville.
Frm Friday's Ia!ly.
Wednesday morning Mrs. Arthur
Jones, of Ixmisville. died at her
home there of pneumonia, following
an attack of influenza. Mrs. Jone;
was formerly a citizen of Flatts-
mouth and a cousin of Will H. Clem
ent, Her sister, Mrs. Mollie Long.
formerlv Miss Mollie Burger, who is
now residing at wapeiio. tow a. ar
rived here yesterday morning on her
way to Liouisville to attend the fun
eral which is being held at that place
this afternoon. She was accompanied
to Louisville by Mrs. Clement, who
also contemplated attending the fun
eral. Mrs. Jones leaves three children lo
mourn the death of a mother. whos1
tender care thev need so badly.
MAKES PURCHASE
OF NEW AUTO TRUCK
Frank Elliott. Collins Oil Represen
tative Buys Equipment to Han
dle Increasing Business
From Friday's Dali.
F. W. Elliott. Collins Oil represen
tative of this city, has maele arrange
ments for the purchase of a new
Republic auto truck through the
T. H. Pollock Auto company. Mr.
Elliott finds his increasing business
too heavy for the one truck he has
at present and will have a tank in
stalled on the new Republic truck,
so as to be the better enabled to
serve his numerous patrons about
the city and country. Since he be
gan handling the local business for
the Collins company its volume has
rapidly grown until now its has In
come necessary to operate two oil
trucks to handle the trade. It will
be some time yet before Mr. Elliott
receives the new truck and gets it
in operation.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN
OMAHA FOR TREATMENT
From Thursday's Ia11y.
East evening hlrs. C. W. Stoehr.
residing northwest of the city, was
taken to Omaha on the late afternoon
Missouri Pacific train, being convey
ed to the Emanuel hospital imme
diately upon her arrival there, for
treatment and a subsequent operation
for relief from gall stones, with
which she has been troubled for
some time, but only yesterday did
the affliction become acute. She was
accompanied by her husband, who
will remain with her through the
ordeal of the operation. This will
be the fourth time an operation has
been resorted to in order to correct
i trouble of this kind in the case of
!Mrs. Stoehr and it is hoped this
i last effort will prove successful, in-
, suring her against further suffering
,
from this affliction.
EGGS FOR HATCHING.
Single combed
Buff Orphington
eggs for hatching.
setting of fifteen eggs, or five dollars
. per hundred. See or call Sam Good-
j man. luynara, rsenr. iy-ii
victory mm
WELL ADVER-
T
IKjilU ill n. f9 P
THE TRICE or peace- SHOWN
TO MOKE THAN" WO LOCAL !
PEOPLE LAST N1CIIT
ALSO HEARD BR. HEEff SPEAK
-
(Who Was Major Overman LVri:i
War Crowd Entlie? iastic in
Patriotic Demonstration.
The rain did not. serve to Veep
people; away fom the I'arn.-'.e last
night, for the theatre both down
stairs and in the baWony was pack
ed to capacity with eayer. enthusias
tic patriotic Americans who were
anxious to see the much-advert is-d
Victory loan film. "The 1'riee of
I'eaee." And they v re not disap
pointed for havii-g hrawd the rain
and come from th-ir homes- to see
this wonderful picture.
And the audience applauded en
thusiastically the various scene? of
America's rapid t ran:--format ion from
a peace nation to the leadiag war
nation on the globe. l'.es of all
the scenes were not f.il-.e 1 but rep
resented a real happenstance as can
best be testified to by Bill 1 ledum...-!
lern. in ca?e he has time to pause
long enough from h:s. wood-saw in,;
job to verify the faci.s. Whenever our
hoya were shown in action or Ohl
(llory waved defiantly in the ele
ment the crowd assembled at the
theatre gave vent to tluir applause
even more erthusia-di. ally than at
other times in the uj "fouling cf the
picture and no one cot i let gat:: I lh--audience
other than one ei inct ly
American if he be gov erred bv the
applause-. It was
patriotism.
One en the plea
evening wriF the
a gro:
di:-piuv of
sant events of the
presence of Vajor
Henry, a man
wlio has lately re-
turned from overseas and who hiiii
elf saw pleuiy of the h"ll of life :tt
tie front, being a member of the
medical unit. Aft-.-r the first two
rfels of the pi.tnre had be-en shown,
an interval was devoted to liste-nin.;
to what Major Henry might say. Vic
tory Liberty Loan e'ommi sillier .1
I. Falter, in a f 'W well cho-.en word;
introduced Ir. Henry who spoke for
a short time on the coming lan.
Or. Henry said America is tesponsi
ble frr winning tli" war. not that
the other allies had not rourht hard
enough, but because they were whip
ped to a standstill at the time the
United States came to their assis
tance. Majeir Henry paid his liom
tfge to American womanhood, whom,
he declared had piled Ite-d Cross wor';
high in the hospitals fver-;as and
! thus been responsible for the saving
of many lives. The good wonie-i b-M-k
home he said had furnished the in
centive that enabled our boys to go
to the front and latr to go over the
top and porhaps never come bach.
He paid a splendid tribute to Amer
icanism when he declared that al
though the Ennli.-h and French were!
not cowards or lacking for bravery
y-t each had to have a leader, while
the American soldiers era capable
of coins: ahead without lenders audi
accomplishing results. The Ameru-nii
soldiers he declared were the object
.of marveling on the
part of our allies
when they were seen to go over the
top laughing as though they were
merely going out to engage in some
sort of sport whclly insensible to
danger. Hut. ?aid Major Henry, thejtihUl a ;,Ir pollock will be able to
Xmeriecn bovs nre given little to
brasrging about personal feats, al
though they all take pride in the
doings of their company, division or
regiment. The Major laid emphasis
on the tact that the boys who went
over to fight for democracy, are going
to exact 100 per cent Americanism
in this country, when they return,
and there will be no room here for
those who can't qualify as such. He
said the boys over there have done
their part, upwards of SO. 000 of
them having paid ,lie supreme price.
New those who remain must he re
turned to their homes and he put the
issue sejuarely up to his audience.
One dollar pertThe Victory loan is to defray the ex -
'per."e of returning the boys to their
j homes and all true patriotic Ameri-j
cans win support u wuu iuv .mr
j vigoro-is support a s characterized
their acti-ms in the event of former
I loans.
I Ali.-r Major 1! nry':: address the !
'showing of the picture was i out in- j
1 !"(!. Seme truly iiotabb- incidents
ir"l":i:1;;l,lt- of which were
actually ,.e.; under hesw etielnv
l.re. At
lorn. i C
ii e .a
shown the
'i.t erland.
it.:; :
now !!ic 1 .- vial jim i.. bringing home j
, ii p'.vuru.-.
1 iii, t;'J troop. on a .!iigie
.rip.
I Frcm the .i.-it evidenced last ev
ening the Victory sport l-rm hum I
itc. in lit eas:iy put oer nere
BAD SNOW MO BLIZ
ZARD RAGES EH WEST
Trr.nis relayed Many Hours on Ac
county of Heavy S-iov.-fall and
Prevailing Hih Winds.
; From Tl:ur la y's I a i v.
I Thi i.iorning Train
f. on
. which
the?
ar-
; Buriinuten through here
river! it: l'lat tsmoutli nearly three
hi'.irs late was covered with mow a;
a ie'-ult of IUp storm rating in the
west. W. K. iUi.se iifrans. who was
r. -turning oh No. ; "rom a trip to the
w ester. l part of the state ;;ays that
a McCook and west of there it lias
been 'iiowing for two das. and t he
w ind is blowing the i tiow in blinding
sheets, completely obliterating the
landscape from view and blockading
the roads. While the snow is from
a foot to fourteen iinhes in depth,
the- temperature is not low and the
backbone of the storm is supposed to
be- ahoat broken warmer v.-e-aiher
a:.d 1 3c .ring ricie1- are promised by
t he weal h'.T i:
n t la- near f ut nr
GOMES HOME ON FURLOUGH
TO VISIT WITH HIS MOTHER!
t evening Clvde Kaufman ar-
ri '.
V !
Ks
ir:
d he-nn- on a icrhuigii. coming to
it with his mother. Mrs. Eliza
i'I'mhti. who has bet n sic k for a
ni'i'.i' of viehs with pneumonia.
Fpori his arrival he finds his mother
making excellent progress towards
re gaining he-r health.
Mr. Kaufman has, been in the
army for a long time and as this
young l'laitsmouth soldier alighted
from the train last night, carrying a
couple of large suit cases, one in each
hand. sv irgic.g then! a- toys while
he wal'.' J The h!:Mh of the p'.atf rm.
it couid not help but lie noticed how
the soi.iicr boy who went away s-ev-eral
month:; ago now comes homo a
inr!'::1 i nr. arrived at Man's estate
"in
der
with the manlv airs of a defen-
of the nation. Clyde
is we v ill !
r.t ill continue to call him. will re
main during the term of his fur
lough, visiting witli his mother atid
sister, .as well as numerous friends
here, nnd at its expiration will re
t urn to iris station.
T. H. POLLOCK AUTO CO.
TAKES !H MORE TERRITORY
From Thursday's IaHy.
The T. 11. Pollock Auto Company
of this city are growing in both
! territory and business, and during
i the past few days have extended
'their limit's and are taking in the
Ford Stations, in all eastern C'ass
'County towns, including Nehawka.
j liouisville and Fnion. This will
I re mean be-l t er Ford service for
all stations that now become
ia member and a part of the Platts
mouth agency, in fact the home
agency for Cass county. This will
insure the very best of service pos-
carry all supplies in greater quanti
ties and will mean the very best cf
service for all Ford users, the car
that k. always in demand.
LOUIS KEIL DOING NICELY.
From Tiersdny's lally.
Louis Keil who has been at the
hospital at Omaha, for some time
past has been making very good
progress, and was able a few days
since to be allowed to return home,
and did so last Monday, and has
been making good progress since.
Carl Keil. his brother and wife were
in the city today looking after some
I business matters and
reports Louis
, feeding pretty fair at this time.
xiaETS at ijie J Ouruai uniCB.
DIED IN SOUTH
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PNEU
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3
RESULTING FROM INFLUENZA
GUY H. SMITH PASSES TO
THE GREAT BEYOND
WAS SICK FDR BUT A WEEK;RENE TRUSCUTT-
Interment Will be at the Old Home
Iu Newton. Iowa Nephew to
Accompany the Remains
From Tl.ursilay s raily.
(jie,v H. Smith, formerly of this
city, where he was interested firrt
in a garage with his brother, Sam G.
Smith and later on a farm with his
nephew, S. Bay -Smith, but later a
resident of South Omaha, died last
evening at his home, of pneumonia.
superinduced by influenza. Mr. Smith
had been sick but about a week. He
leaves a wife and two children, the
entire family being sick, the mother
in an Omaha hospital and the two
children at home. .Mrs. Smith has
not been apprised of her husband's
death on account of the seriousness
ef her own condition.
A telephone message was received
last nirht from the deceased man's
nephew, S. Kay Smith, telling of his
death and the condition of the other
members of the family. Mr. Smith
departed this morning for Omaha to
render what assistance h? may in
the way of looking after the family's
welfare and accompanying the re
mains of his uncle to the tatter's old
rjihome at Nevton, Iowa, where inter
ment will be made. Newtou was the
boyhood home of both the deceased
man and his brother, Sam G. Smith.
He fo re departing for Omaha Ray
called repeated'.y for his father to ap
prise him of the news of his broth
er's death, but the phone was out of
commission and he was unable to gei
in communication with him.
The deceased man will be well re
membered by many people in Platts
mouth through his association with
his brother Sam in the auto livery
business two warn ago.
IT NE EE WENT OPERATION NICELY
Prrim Friday's Ta!Iy.
Orville Denson. who has been at
a hospital in Omaha, where he un
derwent an operation yesterday,
had not recovered consciouFness lat
er in the day when the folks left
the hospital to return home, but he
was rallying nicely from the affects
c:f the anaesthetic and tue pnysicians
were confident he would be getting
along first rate. It is hoped that the
little fellow will soon be entirely
well p. gain and able to return to his
home here at at early date.
A Service message
Test for
With a big market waiting and a fair
price assured by the Government's guar
anty, farmers should bend every effort to
secure a bumper wheat crop this year.
The first step in securing such a crop Is to
select seed wheat with care.
Successful Cass county farmers tell us that
good, clean A-l seed wheat should test 90 per cent
to 95 per cent strong and be of pure variety and
free from foul seed. It should be treated with
formaldehyde for safety.
If an additional supply of seed is needed, it
should be obtained from a reliable source NEAR
HOME. If funds are needed for such purchase we
can accommodate you.
First National Bank
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
IS IMPROVING AT HOSPITAL NOW
From Thursday's rfuly.
Mrs. Frank Swoboda, who under
went an operation about a week a?
for a complication of troubles at the
St. Joseph hospital, in Omaha, is
reported as pettii.g along rather
slowlv. bin showing some noticeable
improvement from day to day, and
hopes are entertained that she will
soon commence to improve more rap
idly. .Mr. Swobodu was a passenger
to Omaha this morning, pedug up to
visit his wife at the hospital.
LINCOLN HOSPITAL
FROM EFFECTS OF INFLUENZA
HAE BEEN SICK LITTLE
M02E THAN A WEEK
Daughter of Former M. E. Church
Paster Here, Eev. Truscctt
and V7ife. Succombs.
From Thursday' rii.
A messace received this morning
by Mrs. John W .Crabill conveyed
the sad news of the death of a for
mer Plattsmouth ycung lady. Mrs.
Charles Cummins, during the niht,
at the Lincoln Sanitarium from tbe
effects of influenza. Mrs. Cummings
was formerly Miss Irene Tru.ceitt,
and fdie had been sick only about a
week.
E. H. Wescott received a card ye ;
terday from Rev. T. A. Truscott. on
which he told of the daughter's ser
ious condition.
The funeral will be held tomor
row end interment will be at Lin
coln where the resided.
Mrs. C.ummings, as Miss Irene
Truscott will be remembered by the
eutlr community, and had a host of
warm personal friends in Platts
mouth. who will grieve, to learn of
her untimely death. Just as fhe was
blooming into mature womanhood,
and with the world bright before
her. Truly the Ling of shadows
loves a shining mark.
E0INO SOME GOOD WOEr K0Y7.
From Friday's Pally.
The Eaglea lodge at it k ir.eotinj
last night had a good representation
of the membership present and had
a class for initiation which added to
the interest of the occasion. Another
class of even larfter magnitude is to
be taken in at the next meeting Id
at an early date. All the rat niters
are looking forward to the occasion
of the next initiation with ranch In
terest. FOR SALE.
Ford truck, nearly new. Reo truck
in pood condition. Fordson tractor
nearly new, with plow. Also a fe-w
work horses. Frank Vallery, Mur
ray, Neb.
the Best!