Kebraaka State Histori
cal Society
UPlattairinoMtb.
l S H 14 H li 13 yf-li )i
vol. xxxvn.
PLATTSilOUTH, IJEBTTASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1919.
No. 12.
MISFORTUNE
OVERTAKES HIM
A THIRD TIME
M. B. CHAMBERLAIN AND NEL -
SON GB001I "BURNED BY
STEAM AND WATER
EXPLOSION CF BOILER tS CAUSE
Of This Third Accident to Mr. Cham
berlain in Little More Than a
Year Near Cedar Creek
Finm Thursday s Ta!ly.
An evil Nemesis seems in. Hie
wake of M. I:. Chamberlain, and for
no pood cause either, as lie has sus
tained within the past little more
than a year three misfortunes, al!
serin;:.-:, and all costing much pain
!.r.d many dollars in loss of time and
medical attention.
( Tuesdjy evening as lie and Nelson
I! room were busy with their work at
tending the hoisting engine at the
t.and pits near Cedar Creek. Hie
clamp holding the man hole in the
boiler closed, blew out and a rush
of fteam and hot water .was upon
the men before they were able to
realize what had happened or to
escape to a place of safety. As a re
sult both were most severely burn
ed. Mr. Chamberlain received the
wcrst burns about the faee'and body
while Mr. Groom was burned from
the wait line down and very se
verely, though not as seriously ij
wis Mr. Chamberlain.
The men were brought to this city
:i!id their wounds dressed, while
they were made as comfortable as
possible. They are staying at the
home of Henry Sanders of this city
for the present, where they are re
ceiving medical attention and get
ting alon?r as well as can be expect
ed, considering the severity of the
accident that befell them.
Mr. Chamberlain, it will be re
membered, is the man who was accidentia-
caught in the cable last
spring and had his arm broken as
veil as his fle?h cut and burned by
the running machinery. This acci
dent also oc-enred at the rand pits,
.hut little more tiian a year aro he
vas victim of ano'lir while coming
to Nebraska from his former home
at Versailles. Mo., when his emigrant
car was in a wr-ck. killing one of
his ir.u;s and detroying a great
!al of the property he was bringing
with him. as well as injuring h im
rlf cjuite badly.
Mr. Chamberlain is an excellent
nan and a pood workman, anil it
looks as thouph misfortune should
l ave about completed her visitations
upon him, for there is no gainsaying
the fart that he has had plenty.
WILL REED ARRIV
ED HOME TODAY
Deen In France For Hore Than a
Year. Discharged at Camp
Dodge Tuesday.
From Thursday' Pally.
Another of the overseas boys who
went from PlaUniouth "has arrived
home and there is' gladness in the
family of Byron Reed, on that ac
count. Will Reed was in the thick
eat of the fighting in France, and
while there was anything for him
to do for the cause of his country
and humanity he was willing to do
valient service in the army of his
country.
When the armistice was signed
he was ready for trie liome land, and
was only rewarded according to his
wishes when, on July 19th. he ar
rived at the American port, and was
in a short tine thereafter pent to
Camp Dodge where he was discharg
ed last Tuesday arriving home yes
terday morning on the late Missouri
Pacific train.
Mrs. E. G. Hubbell had the mis
fortune a few days since to run a
rusty sewing needle in her heel,
which has been giving her much
trouble. She endeavored to dra.w
it ut with poultices, but had to have
the same removed by a physician
today.
PIONEER RESI
DENT OF CITY
PASSES AWAY
iJIHS. ELLEN D ANTHER OF THIS
CITY ANSWERS THE CALL AT
THE ADVANCED AGE OF S9.
LIVED HERE FOR MANY YEARS'
Came to America When Young Wo
man. Married At Lafayette,
Indiana, Years Ago.
From Thursday's Pally.
This morning the death messeng
er came to the home of Mrs. Ellen
Daniher with a call for this good
woman, who has spent more than
fonr score of years ministering to
the human race. For fome time in
delicate health, but a patient suffer
er. She has been confined to her
lied for some time, and the end was
not unexpected. Miss Ellen Hurley
was born at Newcastle, West Lira-
rick County, Ireland, November 1st,
l?no,and wa3 nearly 89 years of age
at the time of her demise. She came
to America when a young woman.
and ivas united in marriage at
Lafayette. Indiana. in the early
fifties to Dennis Daniher, which
union was blessed with six children
two of whom Maggie and Mary El
len died in infancy. The others be
ing Mrs. C. C. Evans who died in
Chicago some three years since.
Jerry Daniher -dying here in 1SS9.
There remain two children who sur
vive their mother they being Mrs.
H. F. Crimes of Omaha, who was
at the side of her mother when she
passed away as was also her son B.
B. Daniher of this city. After hav
ing lived in Lafayette for a number
cf years, the family removed to
Galesburg. 111., where they lived for
fome fifteen years, and moved to
Plattsmouth in 1SS1, arriving here
April Cth. Mr. Daniher who died
some twelve years ago. worked in
the Burlington shops for a number
of years when the family purchased
a farm near Murray. where the
father died. The funeral of this
pood woman will occur from the St.
John's Catholic church on Saturday
morning at 9:20. the Rev. M. A.
Shine officiating, and burial will be
in the Catholic cemetery west of the
city.
RETURN TO THEIR
HOMES IN NORTH
F"rom Thursday' rall3
Will A. Lewis of Coleridge, who
formerly lived in this county near
Murray, but who for a number of
years has been making his home
near Coleridge, has been visiting' in
this vicinity with relatives and old
time friends and looking after some
business matters. He departed this
morning for his home in the north.
Mr. Lewis is a brother-in-law to C.
K. Troop, of this city, and Will
Troop of near Nehawka, and spent
some time visiting with them. On
his trip to this place, he was ac
companied by Edward Trumble, of
Coleridge, who came to look for a
farm that he might purchase, and
when he returned this morning in
company with Mr. Lewis, he was the
possessor of a quarter section of
Cass county land purchased from the
Parmele brothers, and which lies
near Cedar Creek. Mr. Trumble ex
pects to come to Cass county to live
in the near future.
IS STILL HAVING TROU- '
BLE WITH HIS HAND
From Thursday's Daily.
Harry Beal, who has been in Lin
coln consulting with his physician
and having his hand dressed, re
turned home last evening ' on the
late train. Harry has had a very
trying time with the hand, which he
had injured. some time since while
working for the Burlington, and had
to have one of his fingers amputated
a portion of its length and another
one split open to allow of the prop
er healing. It will be some time be
fore the hand is well again.
Stationery at the Journal office
PLAN TO DIS
POSE OF WAR
STORES NOW
ARRANGEMENTS MALE FOR THE
SALE OF FOODSTUFFS AT
THEIR COST PRICE.
PEOPLE MAY BUY THRU P. M.
Of Their Home Community, Payin:
Only Parcel Post Charges in
Addition. to Quotations
From Friday's Pally.
Through the postmasters of the
country, the war department will
within the next few weeks dispose
of its present available supply of
surplus foodstuffs, amounting to ap
proximately 241.000.000 pounds.
This surplus, consisting of canned
vegetables and meats, is expected to
be sold within a week at prices" rep
resenting the cost to the government
plus parcel post charges from the
supply depot.
Arrangement for the sale of the
foodstuffs, directed by a resolution
passed Tuesday by the house, were
made Wednesday at a conference
held by Secretary Baker with" post-
office department officials. Secretary
Baker said a price list covering the
entire available surplus would be
prepared at once and a copy thereof,
sent to each of the 54.000 postmas-
ters of the country as well as to ev-
ery rural mail carrier. So it may be
xpeeted that the price lists will be
in the hands of the local postmaster .
and carriers within a few days.
The postmasters and carriers wi'.l
act as government salesmen, inform
ing interested consumers of the prices
and methods of sale and taking or-;
ders for the foodstuffs.
Payment will be made by buyers i
at the time the orders are given thejhote, and their sleeping apartments
postmasters. tare in the most sanitarv condition
The foodstuffs will be distributed 1
by parcel post and the prices to be
quoted at each postofT.ee Vill repr-U.
ent the original cost of the food- j
stuffs to the government and the,v an( H Canieron Thev are one
parcel post transportation charges Lundrfl per cent i:nion 'men. ex
frcm the nearest war depot having ., . t vnn niP5,sf, fl!,,
the foodstuffs in storage, which, in'
this instance, is Omaha. The prices
quoted, it i said, are considerably
below the prevailing market prices.
Original Plan Abandoned
The original plan of procedure in
disposing of the surplus stocks has
been abandoned. Tt comprised the
selling of the stocks in carload lots
to municipalities and they in turn
reselling them through the medium
of public markets. But the cities
themselves did not take favorably
to the proposal and in numerous in
stances local dealers threatened to
enjoin the city officials from pur
chasing such foodstuffs anl reselling
it at below the market prices while
in others no provision could be found
in the charter whereby they could
expend money for these supplies on
a prospect of selling them. Conse
quently the plan has been abandon
ed for whet is believed to be the
more successful one.
NSTALLS NEW BREAD MACHINE
From FrJ1y'B DaJly.
C. L. Herger, .the baker, has in
stalled a new Peerless bread mould
er in order to facilitate the work at
his bake shop, which is unusually
heavy at this season of the year.
This new machine will enable Mr.
Herger to care for his increasing
business mor easily than he has
been able to do of late.
WILL RETURN HOME TODAY.
Prom Friday's Dally.
Frank Sabatka went to Omaha
this morning to accompany Mrs.
Sabatka and Vernon home from the
Immanuel hospital, where they un
derwent an operation yesterday for
the removal of their tonsils, which
had been giving them some trouble
for a long time. They were -getting
along nicaly last vening, and it was
thought they would be able to re
turn hom today. It is hoped their
recovery may be rapid and permanent.
BURLINGTON IS
INSTALLING A
ninnr ovotcr
BLUUft OIOSLil
FOR HANDLING OF MANY TRAINS
PASSING THRU PLATTS
MOUTH DAILY.
A CREW OF SEVH EMPLOYED
Installing the New Electrically Op
erated Apparatus Live in
Own Quarters on Track
From Friday's Paily.
For some time past a crew or el
ectrical workers has been here look
ins after the installation of an el
ectrically operated block signal sys
tem to aid in the proper handling
cf the many trains that pass thru
Plattsmouth daily over the Burling
ton fines. The large bulk of the
west bound freipht traffic goes up
this side of the river and it is noth
ing to see numerous extras following
as closely behind each other as the
' station-to-atation method of dispatch
will allow. With the new apparatus
in 'working order it; will be possible
to let them follow -within the dis
tance of a single block with perfect
rafety as they cannot enter the same
block as the one in advance without
: running by a stop signal
Mr T H ,-ein.. of Chicago, is
forerran of the crev. of sfven meilt
and they have things nicely arracg-
fnr iivin!r fniivcniPTiop while on
th e ,oad engaged in this particular
,,ort of -work. Five virA .re tilted uv
as living quarter, including a kitch
en and dining room, together with
sleeping quarters. The cars are all
screened to keep out the flies and
miriii!trte In !- 1 1.' i t f Ti . 1 t 1 1 HI Vi O rd
ian ice box, in which thy keep their
fn,lstllfFe .,, nnf1 r1pn n- ,.
possible.
I other members of the crew besides
..... ,y Torf;ou. T A.
Larc0n. O. Miller. G. Swailes. B. Kel-
a clean bunch of young men who
are gentlemen in every respect.
In a few days they will have fin
ished that part of the installation
claiming their attention here and
will have their cars set out at La
PIn.tte as their next place of resi
dence for a while.
THREE CASS GO. MEN
LAND AT NEW YORK
Captain George H. Gilmore, cf Mur
ray, George L. Everett, of Union,
and H. W. Hulfish, Elm70od.'
From Friday s Ially.
The press of yesterday tells of
the landing at the port at New York
of three of the Americans from over
seas, who assisted in bringing peace
to the world, they being: George L.
Everett in the signa corps casual
company and whose home is in Un
ion. He has been overseas for many
months nd made a good soldier
while there.' He will be sent to a
camp for discharge at the earliest
possible moment. Herold W. Hul
fish of Elm wood, who was a member
of the St. Nazairs casual company.
He likewise has been in the service
for a long time, having gone from
this county and has seen some of
the severest fighting in the war. He
was willing to do his part and now
is glad that the home land has been
reached and that the doors at home
stand ajar.
Captain George H. Gilmore, of
Murray, who served for so long and
efficiently on the exemption board,
and hae been in the fighting zone
for a long while was in the medical
department and turned his know
ledge and skill to a good purpose in
alleviating the sufferings of the
soldiers and curing their wounds.
He will return to take up his prac
tice again.
A line ot stationery at the Jour
nal office that can't be excelled and
is hard to equal.
CHAUTAUQUA
CLOSES
LARGE CR
'if
SEVEN STATES ORCHESTRA AFT,
ERNOON AND EVENING GREAT
ATTRACTION ALL ENJOYED.
IS ASSURED FOR NEXT YEAR
Subscription For Tickets Llore Than
Attendance. This Year. -Meet
Deficit.
From Friday's Daily.
A large crowd attended the clos
ing meeting of the Chautauqua, last
evening and enjoyed the excellent
music, which was one of the finest
which this city has ever had. and
after which the address ' Heirs of
the Commonwealth," by Dr. John
Harlan Andreas, which contained
much food for thought. The audience
was very appreciative, and they
only know cf the loss of those who
were not able to be present.
Many things have conspired to
hinder in the attendance , at the
course which has just closed, and
while the attendance by the people
out of the city has been good con
sidering the extra labor which has
crowded cn them at this time of
year the attendance from other
sources have been slightly disap
pointing. There is a deficit, which
will be made up by the hundred
guarantors. After the closing- of
the course, E. H. Wescott made an
address which was filled with pithy
sying. and" to the point m all mat
ters, calling the attention ;f the
people to the fact of the necessity
of supporting such an institution.
When pledges were asked as to the
purchases of tickets for the coming
year, there was more response than
was received in support this year.
The following is a list cf the name?
of the subscribers and the amount
of tickets which each have Ird set
aside for them. The list is still
open for all who may wish to sub
scribe, and the more who volun
tarily step forward and take tic1;e.ts
adds assurance to the success of the
enterprise.
The following is a list of sub
scribers and the number of tickets
subscribed:
B. F. Wiles. 2; P. F. Khin. 2; A
J. Beesen. 10; J. M. Roberts. 4;
Cressie Hackenberg. i; L. W. Xie, 4;
E. H. Pontius. 11; E. II. Spangler. 3;
G. C. White. 2; Elizabeth Spangler,
1; Howard Pontius. 1; Mrs. J, C.
Ptak. 1; Lowell E. Pontius. 2; L. W.
Lorenz, 2; Wm. Heinrich. 2; H. F.
Goos. 10; Dr. F. L. Cummins. 3;
C. E. Welsheimer, 2; Wallace Warn
er. 2; J. W. Elliott, 2; C. L. Jean. 2;
Mrs. Kerr, 1; J. F.. Gorder. 10; Dm
York, 2; L. L. Wiles. 14; Wm.
Baird. 2; Frank Forman, 5; Mar
garet Schlater. 1 ; Will Wetenkamp,
2; Glen Wiles. 2; S. O. Cole. 2; J. E.
Douglass. 2; C. E. Cook. C; W. T.
Adams. 2 ; C. K. Bestor, 1 ; J. W.
Crabill, 10; E. P. Lutz, 4; C. S.
Johnson. 1; M. A. Street. 1; 0?car
Gapen. 4; C. E. Hartford. 2: S. W.
Cole. 1 ;' Rose Krivanek. 1 ; Yerdon
Vroman. 2; C. I. Cecil. 2; Elbert
Wiles, 2: C. L. Wiles. 4; O. C.
Dovey, 3; Ida Tritsch, 2; Mrs. J. II.
Adams, Alice Eaton, 1; A. J.
Trilety. 4; C. H. Warner, 6; A.
Stewart, 2; Grace Beeson. 1; T. B.
Farmer, 5; F. A. Cloidt, 2; H. A.
Schneider, 10; J. K. Pollock, 2; A.
V. Hunter, 5; Mrs. Ada Bestor, 1;
Ethel Babbitt, 4; J. IT. McMaken, 2;
C. M. Cavcnder, 2; Mrs. Geo. B.
Mann. 1; Margaret Mapes, 1; Muriel
Streight, 1; Nellie M. Cowles. 1;
Hilda Brinkman, 1; Mary Wehr
bein, 1; Anna Warga, 1; O. C. Hud
son, 3; Clara Mae Morgan, 5; Vir
ginia Beeson, 1; R. W. Knorr, 10;
W. C. Foster, 4; John Bajeck, 1; A.
G. Cole, 2iJ. E. Welsheimer, 1; H.
G. McClusky, 2; Geo. Conis, 5; L.
M. Mullis, 5, T. H. Pollock, 3; F. M.
Welsheimer. 1; Mrs. O. Sandin, 2;
W. W. Wasley. 3 ; Mae S. Morgan, 2 ;
Jessie Moore, 2; Mr. G. O. Schwen
neker, 1; Henry Born, 10; B. W.
Livingston, 4; Clair Hudson, 2; Earl
Schwenneker, 2; Mrs. E. Ptak, 1;
Mrs. F. P. Busch, 1; B. A. McEl
wain, 1; Mrs. E. M. Pease, 3; F. M.
Bestor, 8; E. H. Wescott, 15; W. A.
Robertson, 2; Geo. O. Dovey, 10.
Total number of tickets, 342.
WITH
owe
MAS RUl TO
f-f ii P 8 S IS I tJS
P, 11 TODAY
FUNERAL AT SAME HOUR OF DAY;
AS THAT OF NIGHT WHEN
IZATH OCCUEEED.
A LONG BESBECT CF VIGiHfTYi
Mrs. Annibelia Ecty Bom I;ear
OntPiio, Canida. Died r.t 2
O'clock This Homing-.
Fiom Ttmrsrtay'p Dnily.
Mrs. Anniiieila Doty. who Lns
ovned the ferry across the Missouri
river for a long tiiije, and who mail
her home i:i a 'house near there, sui-
swered tbe cail -f dath this morn
ing at two u cIock. alter having s-ul-t'ened
fur two ('.ays the effects of u
stroke of paralysir, which waj visit -
t-d upon her Tuesday.
Mrs. Doty, whose maiden nam
was .Muss Ar.nibeiia Lothier. wa
born at Ontario. Canada, on October
11, 1847, and was --nearly '. year:-
of age at the time of her death. Shi-
Is
RE AT
came to thi- vinity a good nianyjov,.r fMI,nl out whether Edgar .'' ei:
years ago and lived on the Jowa :-i(!e
of the river for a long tire.
Mrs. Doty leaves one sister, Mrs
Margaret McKimiey. who. with her!
two daughters, make their home a? I,
Hellevue. this state.
?he is a!n si:r
vived by one son. Ames, who is
preen t living in Billings. .Montann.
tnd who has wired -that he will ar-
-ive here Saturday laortung.
Fur r-rr;l fer.viees were cur.d e.r t 'c
his eftem.on at two o'clock esF.ct-
v the same hour of day, as v hk
at
:f night when death claimed h.-r.
:iev. Hunter oPiciatd ut the service.-,
the deceased lady being a member oi
Mie Me:houist church.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
IN MM THlSiFTERflOOf.
From Thursday's Iai!y.
Yesterday Mrs. Frank Sabatka
and little son. Vernon, went to Om
aha, where they secured room and
remained for treatment for afflicted
rS'l'SlK,!! COUPLE HARRIED
tom:ili; and
:a went to the city to he j resent a
the operation which is to be per
formed today for the removal of the
tonsils of both his wife and son. It
is hoped thev will surtaiu the or-!
io.i ,r.! -m cnri i, o,p r :!! ,1
to complete recovery.
WILL W0EX WITH CATAFILL
From Thursday s Daily.
A traction engine of the 'C'ata
piller' style was received at the
Burlington this morning addressed
to G. E. Johnson, and will be used
for the purpose of making the K'jv
ernment aid road, which is just now
being constructed from here to Ne
braska City. The tractor is. it is
claimed capable of doing the work
of feme twenty teams.
An Offering of Useful
Service!
This bank is YOUR bank it will be useful to you as
much as you make use of it. All funds are fully protected
and safeguarded; all departments fully organized and bank
ing service to customers efficiently administered.
Our years of real banking service should make the use
fulness of this bank valuable to you.
The First National Bank,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
"The Bank n-hcre You Feel at Home"
COACH SHOPS
TEAM DROPS
ANOTHER ONE
TO ELACKSMITHS LAST NIGHT
REMAIN AT FOOT OF THE
PERCENTAGE LIST.
THE BIS GAME MONDAY NIGHT
, vVlien ihs Freight Department and
Stcre House Will Play Their
f;
Game Together.
F'roin Tim relay's Dnily.
T!:r-re was only a moderate s-:7--l
cr;.Al at the lif-d S ball pari; la ?
evriiing to witness tli- twilight Hf
came very nearly being neienlM- h i
gjri-.- between the blackMii it h
couch rliop-; teams. From the st;;v
ir.tr rest was lax except for now ui.d
j t hen a wave of excitement t:nieii 1 V
la partkularly keen play.
Another feature of the game v..i
an oiatorical cotittst. as a result
different ways of looking at a ruin-;
alt'hourh there is but one possiiO-
lianer (,r j!n.v chriKtensen - rri-- i
L.v ,,.r,;)rR in tins debate.
There wore somel 'ling over thirty
1.:.-. , i. -.. .11 ,.... ... ...
I VI! ' II L. a I. II dll. tlll'l iilii
to
l.i f-hnr" hoi:l I i. -t
complain.
In the fith inning the nav.r t-.i k
on i.dde.1 interest by tlw cimcL sboj
scoi iw t-ix runs, tl.erihy britti'i:i:r
! Uu i;
ttliv to within :!
1 !:..".
t-ne ieacr.rTr.Tt :; -.
Monday nifcht cf-ire" ' . f '
wort K-while games of th" reason in
i hop U .ftue hu'-e ball. when t ',.
freight (l-'p::rt:nert (Rip tniel: j i i 1
rtore 'heme tennis pley their lir-t
-un'.e apaii'.st esch other. !. 1 ii:
fk Id and ouTild support. 1n?tli"r
with f:iir pitcherr on both t-hlr s i:.
f.iirc clo-e playing and earned gain,
i::' tend cf errord co-ite-ts lil;e ti.e
ones- that have been staprd .f l;:e
Lat night's score by innin-:
Coach Shops 0 2 0 1 fi 1 "
Blacksmiths " ' 14 1 0 x 1 1
AT THE COURT HOUSE HERE
("in Thnrwlay' Pa!!y.
eteraay ..eore i.sena am. .m..
I Emma Morpan came down from th-
hie; city to the north of us. ostenise.v
to look after some business matter?
here, as Mr. E-elin has- some prop
erty in Piattsmouth which cal's 1'.
more or less attention. After sp-n i
ir.s a few hours looking after the
property, they slijiped ciuietly to the
county judge's oflice ami there pro
cured a marriage license and had
Elder Levi W. Scott come down and
fay the words "which united them in
holy matrimony. They returned
home last night, expecting to sur
prise their friends, as they donht
less did.
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