THURSDAY. SEPTEKEER 4. 1919.
PLaTTSMOUTEI SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
paae FIVE.
LADIES OF THE
EASTERN STAR
HOLD A PICNIC
MEMBERS CF HOME CHAPTER
GATHER AT THE MASONIC
TEMPLE LAST EVE
ENJOYED A DELIGHTFUL TIME
Date of Holding Annual Affair Ad
vanced This Year Due to Fact
Sept. 28 Falls on Sunday
From "Wednesday's Dallv.
The members of Home chapter.
Order of the Eastern Star, met last
evening at the Masonic temple in j
this city to observe their annual
picnic, which i being celebrated at
an early date this year owing to
the fact that the anniversary of the
birth of l:obert Morris. September
2Sth. on which the event is usually
held, falls on Sundav this year.
1 ill 1UU1V -3 liU U J. I V AVV i V. V (
.u . .u'and along the
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nleicnnt pvent nnn vir.p? nun flowers
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made the scene one of beauty ana a
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fitting setting for the happy event. ;
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There were a larae number of mini-,
1
ners oi me inupier pieseiii n vnjo
the occasion and when the feast pre
pared by the ladies for the occasion
was placed upon the festal board,
there was nothing omitted that
would add 10 the pleasures of the
event.
The picr ic supper being disposed ,
of and thoroughly enjoyed the mem- j
hers adjourned o the lodge room
conduct the regular business session i
of the chapter. In the absence of
Worthy Matron Mrs. James Allison
from the city, the meeting of the
chapter was presided over by Past
Worthy Matron Mrs. George Thomas,
of Nebraska City.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
WEDDED TUESDAY
Miss Essie Buttery United in Mar
riage to Mr. Roy Younker
- Last Ersr.irg.
Krfm 'W"driflay s Dn!j.
East evening, at the residence of
R.-v. A. V. Hunter, pastor of tin1
First Methodist church. occurred
the marriaire of Miss Essie Lottery
sind Mr. Hoy Younker. The cere
mony was simple and impressive
and was attended by just the im
mediate family of the bride. Re.
Hunter read the marriage lines thut
united the lives and hearts of these
two estimable young people.
The contractine n.irties are both
well known and held in the highest
esteem bv a large circle of friends
in the city who will Ik pleased to
learn of the happiness that has be-
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i is
THE
Critical Man's Hat
If you find it hard to get suit- his friends regret to see him leave
i l . , i L-.-c.-'but he fee'.s that he can better him-
ed m rats, it may be because n the new locatjon Mr Bark.
you have no means of judging! er w-ui make the trip west via the
the uncertain head wear offered. auto truck route-
you.
That's why so many people
wear Stetson's. They are cer
tain in advance of assured qual
ity and metropolitan style.
Lock over our new Fall Stet
sons. The Stetson Quality
Mark is in every Stetson Hat.
.i greater than ever before but
You'll find the hat to SUlt'usuai we anticipated as much.
your individual taste.
1'ome theirs. The bride is a (laugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rutterv
and was born and reared to woman
hood in this city and completed he
education in the city schools, being
a member of the class of 191T. She
is a young lady held in the higher
esteem uy a very large circle 01
friends throughout the city and vi
cinity. i ne groom is a young man
of sterling worth and for some time
has been located at Union, where he
has been engaged in farming, bat
recently returned to this citv to
make his future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Younker will make
their home in this city for the pres
ent at least.
THE SQUIRREL AND THE
ELECTRIC LIGHT SERVICE
From We1neutay's Dony.
The squirrel lias always been
figured as one of the simplest of the
animals and this morning one of
the species gave a demonstration of
this fact out at the quarry near
Cedar Creek when it committed sui
cide by getting tangled up in a
switch on one of the poles of the
Nebraska Light and Power Co. The
squirrel not only made a quick fin
ish for himself but also put the
light service in this city
transmission line on
the bum because the mix
up result-
ed in burning out a transformer and
for over an hour the current was
shut off until the damage could be
repaired.
VISIT OF AN OLD FRIEND.
Frnn Wnlnsrt.ny'9 DaPv.
The occasion of the visit of Dr.
E. V. Cook and wife to the old
home in Plattsrnouth this week
beon an evont fjied with the
greatest of pleasure to the many
hundreds of the old friends to meet
arH preet once more the genial and
popular doctor, who is now one of
the supreme medical directors of
the Modern Woodmen of America.
There have been few men in the
city that numbered so many real
warm friends among its citizenship
as Dr. Cook and it is most pleasing
for them to see him looking and
feeling as well as he is at the pres
ent time. Dr. Cook and wife are
making their home in Hock Island.
Illinois, but as the Doctor says
Plattsrnouth is always home to him
as there are the friends of many
years duration and where for years
he has made his home. The well
deserved recognition given Dr. Cook
by the order in which he ha- long
been an active figure has been grati-
f . -; i t t n U n plo ttcmmitli t ri t 1 1 n n ft
they are sincere in their wishes for
his future welfare and success.
RETURNS FROM CHASE COUNTY. J
From Wednesday's Daily.
This morning W. K. Rosenerans
returned home from a short trip ou
to Chase county where he has exten
sive land interests in the vicinity of
Imperial and in which county there
are a
large number of farms owned
hy Cass county
men. The crops in
that county are excellent this year.
i Mr. Rosoncrans states and the wheat
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making an average of thirty bush- 1
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els to the acre and is of very high
ql:ahty'
Mr. Kosencrans
was accompanied :
4
on the trip by a party
iT l.irtrl C4nb . '
ers and he made a number of sales
to members of the party which em
braced some of the best land in
Chase county. The trip was a very
enjoyable one to all of the party and
they were well pleased with the gen
eral conditions there and the pros
pects for the coming year.
TO LEAVE FOE THE WEST.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Eben W. Barker who for the past
few yeafrs has been making his
home in Plattsrnouth. has disposed)
of his residence property here and i
expects to leave soon lor on neius ;
at Rock River. Wyoming. Mr.
Barker has been a good industrious
citizen while in Plattsrnouth and
CEDAE CREEK RED CROSS.
From W"e1nesfiay'si Dally.
A special meeting will be held on
Monday afternoon. September Sth at
the Red Cross rooms at 3 p. m. for
j the purpose of disbanding. All
members are requested to be pres
ent. CHAIRMAN OF CHAPTER.
The demand for early fall hats is
a
and
-,rc better prepared than ever in
take care of your wants. See the
handsome model hat9 on display in
our parlors. Jardon Millinery. 2dlw
"The StaeDherd of the Hills" Is
pood etory that you will find on sale
at the Journal office.
REUNION OF
PERRY FAMILY
LAST SUNDAY
HELD AT THE HOME OF THE
MOTHER. MRS. PETER PERRY
AT EIGHT MILE GROVE.
ELEVEN CHILDREN PRESENT
The Day Was Spent in Visiting and,
Taking; Kodak Pictures and in
a General Good Time.
From Wednesday's Dally.
One of the most largely attended
and happy family reunions held in
Cass county was that of the Perry
family held on Sundav. August olst.
The place of holding the reunion
was with Mother Perry at old Eight
Mile Grove on the old home farm
where she had lived for nearly forty
years and where the family grew to
manhood and womanhood and re
ceived the advice and instruction of
kind Christian parents which fitted
them for the useful lives they are
new living.
It was remarkable in the fact that
the eleven children are all living
ar.d that although some have their
homes at a great distance yet all
managed to meet once more with
the happy mother at the old home.
This being the first meeting since
nine years ago when all were gath-
red together under the parental
root, being called home by the ser
ious illness of the father who pass
ed away a year later.
All enjoyed a delightful picnic
dinner on the beautiful shady lawn
and the dav will be one of delight
ful remembrances to those who
were gathered there. The day was
spent in visiting. reminiscencing,
taking kodak pictures and in a gen
eral good time, and passed all too
soon being enjoyed to the utmost. A
number of the old time friends call
ed during the afternoon and even
ing to offer congratulaitons to Moth
er Perry on having the family with
her once more. There were thirty
eight members of the family pres
ent including the sons, daughters,
sons-in-law. daughters-in-law. grand
children, and one great grand child.
One son-in-law. two daughters-in-law,
eleven grand children and one
great grandchild being unable to be
present. Those eomprsiing the mem
bers of the family present at the re
union were: Mrs. Petr Perrv, My-
nard; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Perry.
orange. California: Mr. and Mrs. P.
i A. Barker and family. Mynard; Mr.
! and Mrs. W. A. Cook and family.
j F.lmwood; Mr. J. E. Perry. Leth
j bridge. Alberta. Canada; Mr. and
Mrs. Clen Perry and family. Platts
rnouth: Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Spang
; ler and son. Murray; Mr. Charles
(Perry and son. Malcolm. Nebraska;
j Mrs. S. O. Cnland. Hemet. Calif.;
. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Perry and fam-
ilv. Bier Springs, Nebraska; Mr. and
" , , w r.i
Mrs. E. . Cole and daughter. Brule.
Nebraska: Mr. and Mrs. A. Tl. Long.
Balboa Ileisrhfs. Canal Zone: also
C.uy Kiser and son. Mynard. Mr. and
Mrs. Orest Cook of Alvo, Nebraska.
Most of those present enjoyed a
like occasion the previous Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Kiser. Mrs. Kiser being a grand
daughter of Mrs. Perry. All those
from a distance remained for a more
extended visit with their mother
and will spend some time here with
the friends and relatives before re
turning to their homes.
AGED CITIZEN QUITE SICK.
1 From Wednesday's Dally.
Fred Guenther. Sr.. one of the oil
and highly respected citizens of this
community, has for the past few days
been in a very serious condition at
his home on west Locust street and
his family have been constantly at
his bedside owing to a very danger
ous turn in his sickness. Mr. Guen
ther has been suffering for some
time from hardening of the arteries
and for the past few days his malady
has grown worse causing the family
much anxiety.
! ARRANGING TO FIX SGHOGL
DISTRICT LIMITATIONS SOON
At their session yesterdaj after
noon the board of county commis
sioners took up the matter of filling
the vacancy on the board ntuned to
redistrict the school districts of the
i county. This position has been
(Vacant since the declination of At
torney C. S. Aldrich of Elmwood and
as the work of changing the bound-
i
aries win soon oe taken up it was
necessary to take action at once.
j For the position the commissioners
selected. Hon. John J. Gustin of
Murdock. Mr. Gustin has served
the people of the county as state
representative and is a gentleman
well qualified for the position that
he will take up as he i familiar
with the needs of the people of the
county for school districts that will
afford them the best possible means
of securing high class schools.
FLOAT IS OMITTED
From Wednesday's D.ii'.y.
In the account of the Labor d; v
parade appearing in the Journal yes
terday, through an oversight, men
tion was omitted of the float repre
senting the planum mill depart men!
of the local shops. This was one oi"
the very best appearing float? in the
parade and one that had received ;.
great deal of praise from the spec
tators as the boys Hail devoted niuc.i
time to its construction and the'r
efforts resulted in a tine piece of
work. The top was finished oil with
elaborate wood work done jn the
mill and the float carried a full
uzed lathe in operation, demonstrat
ing the kind of high class work tha:
the mill men are turning out every
day at the shops.
YOUNG LADY AT-
Former Plattsicouth Girl. Miss Levev'
Miller. Has Thrilling Fight
With Assailant.
From Wednesday's Dai! v.
The Council Plufis department of
the World-Herald this morning has
an account of a thri":!::.. experience
which was undergone by .Miss Levey
Miller, daughter oi Mr. and Mr.
Levi Miller, former residents of thi
city, and who are at present making'
their home in Council I. luffs. P.uth
Miss Miller and her si.-.t . r are w !1
known in this ci: nvd their fricti-!.--here
v. ill be gre-.aly interested in
learning of the startlin:. cxp. rzr.'e
which thev have b- -u ih rough. In
speaking of
th'
ir. the YVor
Herald say:
"Levey Miller, 22 ears oid. prery
Council IUulVs girl. M ! South Si.t!i
street, was attacked by an unidenti
fied man this morning at about
o'clock and dragged hah" way thru
her led room window before the us
sailant was frightened aw-.y by the
screams of hr si.-ter. Mildred.
"Miss Miller, with her lS-year-old
sister, was sleeping in n bedroom
on the first floor of their home. Pi.e
had retired early, about S o'clock,
she says, on account 4f not lectin-;
well the night before. Her sist'-r
returned from a movie about 12
o'clock and she awoke at that th;n'.
Mildred told her sister of se inv i
shadow flit by their bedroom win
dow just as she wr.s about to retire,
ar.d suggested awakening their fath
er, who slnt in the next room.
"About :. o'clock Mis? Miller was
awakened by feeling the arms of a
man about her shoulders and s-he
was dragged violently through the
open window which was just at the
head of their bed. She screamed ar.d
awakened her sister. The two girls
fought with the assailant until al
ter their father was awakened. At
sight of him the man ran. disappear
ing through the alley in the rear.
"Police were notified immediately
and Captain ShaiVr and Oiheer Sloan
responded to the call but could lind
no trace of the man. The screen hail
been removed from the window by
the man and was found lying on tiu
ground nearby. Miss Miller suffer
ed several scratches and abrasion
about her arms and body as the : -suit
of being dragged through the
window. Police are searching for
the man.
nrpinniTinil nr IIJnTUlCD
nLdlUlifliiun ur hnumLn :
mrt vpinnrn
PLAII5KUUIH ItAliilth
Frnm Wednesday's Daily.
The board or education yesterday
received the resignation of Miss
Teresa Hem pel as a member of the
teaching force of the Plattsrnouth
schools and have accepted the same.
Miss Hempel who has lieer. one oi
the most eincieni learners in i m. -
city schools for several yipars in the
crade work, resigned tl accept a
much more lucrative position in the
Omaha public schools. It is with
much regret that the patrons of the
school will learn of the resignation
of Miss Hempel but the work in the
Omaha schools is in the line of ad
vancement in educational work and
one that will give a greater oppor
tunity to the abilities of Miss'
Hempel in this line of work.
The name Doan's inspires confi
denee Doan's Kidney Pills for kid
ney ills. Doan's Ointment for skin
itching. Doan's Regulets for a mild
laxative. Sold at all drug stores.
L. H. Heil. from west of the city
was among those going to Omaha
this morning to spend a few hours
attending to some matters of business.
BOY SCOOTS
RETURN FROM
CAMPING TRIP
SEVERAL DAYS SPENT ON THE'
FRED RICE FARM SOUTH I
OF PLATT3M0TJTH.
KM REVEILLE 'SO EVERYTHING!
That Goes to Mzik? Vr Regular Mili-i
tary Carn. Excepi the Hard"
Loikd Top Hicker.
PV"tn
Th
S;i Inn
!: v
Si-c
1 KiilV.
its of this -i:v have
I u itder t he
o i rec; if: n of ll.. A. .
Hunter of the M'-thodh-t church,
fcout master of the organisation,
been (njoylntr a regular camping ex
pi rience at the Frf d Lice farm south
;f the city, goitrr there on Wednes
day and returnir.a to their home
here yesterday afternoon. The boys
have had one of the tires of their
life in the experience r.nd it has
i
teen verv benefici'il as well as en-
-1;)V:i!,k' u' living n r a few
j days and nights out in the open.
J The camp wac conducted by Scout
master Hunter airn strictly mili-
i
tary lines with trie much liateti
reveille at the usun! unearthly hour
in the morning calling; the boy1 out
from their pup ten's to answer roll
Cail and the only thins: lackir.tr was
the barsh voice f a hard boiled top
kicker arouir.ir the few who pre
ferred to slcp throuuh Hie ordeal.
The boys wer all culled to rest by
taps at night ami with all the exer
cise find good tiiue uurintr the day
arouttd the camp they were always
willing to hit th'? hay when the
bucle called thm to sleep. The
scouts were provided vith rocking
equipment and prepared their own
meals durinsr the May .n camp and
with th" experience gained should
be a valued addition to mother at
heme in doing the suiall jih around
! kit el. eM :ii;-:t uncVr military
phraseology is bettor known as
k't.hd; police.
3ICNIC GROUEES
PROVE PLEASING
Fr .
m V.
" r, f
.-s.taW Diif'.v.
r rcirtoti of the Labor
day picnic there has been created a
at deal of sentiment, in favor of
.-erurir.g for a permanent pari: or
picnic grounds, tne grove in which
th? Labor dry celebration was held.
Th- le.mmittee of the -hop federa
tion locating the grounds did an ex
cellent job in picking out the spot
and which proved ample in size for
a pothering of th. is nature arid wa
alMi in ea?y walking distance of
the main portion cf the city. It i
well known that Plattsrnouth has
long r. ceded a place where gather
ings like u large picnic could be
held and in the prove selected by
the Labor day committee was found
a most pleasing spot. The matter
has been broucht to the attention of
the commercial club :-nd the city
officials who are very enthusiastic
1
1 y c..
e
1 .r
F1! . - -
I mi styles
The event so many Plctlemouth ladies have waited
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Ladies'
We have just received a ship
ment of ladies' fall and winter coats
which we are pleased at any time to
show you.
The fabrics are plain cloth, plush
and near-fur. The models are the
latest; the colors are rich and attrac
tive; the linings and trimmings hand
some in design and finish.
C. E. Wescott's Sons
'EVERYBODY'S STORE
ever the acquiring of the land where
the grow i situated. It would be
a gre;.t addition to the park system
of the eiry and with only a small
amount cf work could be converted
into a place of great beauty having
all the neural advantages which
would only require a small amount
of money to make into one of the
classiest parks in this portion of t lu
st at es.
SUFFERS BAD BURNS
FROM MOLTEN METAL
P'rem TYec"nsiay"j5 roily.
William Smith, employed at the
L. C. Sharp Mfe. Co.. plant on
Third street narrowly escaped very
serious injury last Saturday. Mr.
ftriith was enraged in pouring some
molten babbit into a mould and
there being a slight moisture in the
mould the hot metal exploded caus
ing a part of it to fly into the face
of the young man who at the timr
of the rcciden? was leaning over the
mould. S.-vere burns were inflicted
;:i his face and it was only the
rarest good fortune that prevented
his eyes heirs injured by the hot
metal and even as it was the eye
li.sheo were scorched and burned as
w ( !! e.s the eybrows and a portion
of the face also quite badly burned.
WILSON ACTS AS
REPUBLICANS FAIL
AVashinaton. D. C. Sept. 1.
Pror-ider.t '.Vihnn ga-.e republican
leaders in congress :.in opportunity
to do something oo.r tutive on the
!ihor situation, ami ity prov( d to
:e asleep at thir ports.
The result is the i-'esident has
-ailed the cnr.ti"i - between labor
rind capital v. hid) be republicans
-1 ould have Tali" 1. r.ni the country
i- indebted to n" u f ; i'.ing -i i:."-t n
er step which, the -cior.i'cans were
ither too f!nv -o g:-?p or anxi-'os
to leave alone for fear they'd do it
wrong.
Thr.? far. ever .-in".
n congress be rs i :tf
forward step ih: t lia
liere has bee.i tTken
dent. And tbi? ez
'he rapubt'v
labors, evry
1 1 tit record" !
bv the pr.-
strangely
noted on eve-y
enough, has !cn
hand here, in si
of 'l.e very
ar-
erf?
U INSPECTION
Coats!
dert promise
fall that they
r .oil Leans ho
.i.e uld be e.
s.;"r!i(ii of reC T
trusted with '.ie so
ttruction prohivm.-.
The repubra-. i
done a thing w I '
to checkmate ai d
president and 1:1 t
for t he count ry. : .i
woefully un.'ti: '.
n a- ( ss nasi.
ACept to t;
n ijarrass i.
i-. fortunate
have be
FAVORS EEST0V7ED ON CANADA.
Portland, Ore.. Aug. Ly d
pendiiig ( it-: longing and milling
industry for its airplane production.
Canada procured twenty-six and
one-half million feet of nirpl.n.e
lumber between April and Novn.
ber. lfi. Frank K. P.-ndclton. li t-
mer superintendent of aircraft pr -duction
for the I'anaiMan govern
ment, told the mem! ers of the en: -gressiotial
sub-commit ee invest L'::i
ing aircraft spruce expenditures
here today.
Pendc-lton is a resident ,ef Lver
ett. Wash. The committee po-tpr,!.-ed
a proposed trip to the T.i !o
spruce di tri'.-t to hear his testitrx ; y
which it was said was intended to
show that the Canadian system v, . s
superior to that employed bv ti..1
Cnited States government. wl.bh
embarked in ihe sj.ruce prortucti. n
business it'elf.
P.otli the logs and the lumber fir
Canadian airplane.-- wer- o'.itau.eil
from the logpors and mills t v. c -tracts,
and no soldiers were employ
ed in the ope rat h l.s. Pei."4eitui tt---ifii'd.
With t!ie -:.ccp: ion (:f six
miles of railroad. v.o c-...-t ru ' i ' n
was undertcken bv the government
and when the operation (lo-''l. tl.e
poverment had no eo.uipn.ent r
properiie.s e.n its hniifN to di.-po.-e .f.
he said.
According o figures j rod need by
Pendelton. iMrplar.e lumb.er v.;1. pro
duced more cheaply for the Cati d
ian government thru for the Cnited
States government by this plan.
Dyspepsia is America's curse. To
restore (iige?t it n. norma! . eigh;.
good health and purify the b! r '.
use P.urdoclc Llood Litters. Sob! ,.t
all drug stores. Price. $1.2,"..
You will find a nice line or popu
copyright books at the Jonrt:al
j lar
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