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PLATTSMO IJTH, lfEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1919.
No. 27.
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ME FROM
SERVICE AS A
T SECRETARY
C. C. WESCOTT ARRIVED LAST
NIGHT ON NO. 14 GLAD
TO GET BACK.
HAS BEEN IN U. S. 3 WEEKS
But Spent Some Time Visiting in
the East Was Joined in New
York by His Wife.
From Mmdiy's Paliy.
Last evening on Xo. 14. C. C. Wes
cott. of this city, who for the past
several months has been in the ser
vice of the Y. M. C. A. in France in
the war work activities of that or
ganization, returned to his home.
Mr. Wescott lias been in the Unit
ed States for the past three weeks,
and was joined in New York by Mrs.
Wescott. and they have enjoytd a
short stay in the Berkshire hills of
New Kngland as well as at New
York, Philadelphia and other of the
large eastern cities. The pleasure of
the family at the return of the hus
band and father was only exceede I
by his own pleasure at being once
more in the family circle and able
to meet the father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Wescott, who had
journeyed from their home at Los
Angeles to greet their returning son.
Mr. Wescott spent the greater part
of his stay in France at Comniercy,
in the Toul sector, where a large part
of the American war work activities
wore located and which was for ;i
.hort time the headquarters of the
35th division, one of the hard fight
ing western divisions, composed of
the national guard of Kansas and
Missouri, and with which a number
from this city served.
After the removal of the Iroopj
from the Comniercy locality, Mr.
Wescott remained for a short time,
and was then sent into the head
quarters of the "Y" in. Paris, where
he was placed in charge of the uni
forming department and was com
pelled to remain several months in
getting the affair. of this depart
ment straightened out in order to
clwe up ilit extensive business inter-c.-'t:;
rf the Y. M. C. A. in the Frtnch
capital.
The many friends of Mr. Wescott
were much pleased to see him once
more with them and to find that he
had stood the long stay abroad in
such excellent shape, although ..e
was a sufferer from the common
complaint among the greater part of
the Americans in France, "homesick
ness." Mr. Wescott has had a great
experi'-nce and one that he will long
remember, but finds that there is no
place just like the home fireside.
DEATH OF MRS.
CARRIE JENNINGS
From Monday's Dally.
The sad news was received here
last evening of the death at Ran
dolph, Iowa, of Mrs. Carrie Jen
nings, mother of Lee and Thomas
Jennings of this city, and who for
some time made her home here with
her sons. Mrs. Jennings was sixty
seven years of age and has for sev
eral months been making her home
at Randolph with her daughter
Mrs. Olive Green. For some time
Mrs. Jennings has been in poor
health suffering from stomach
trouble but it was not until about
a week ago that her affliction be
came acute and since that time she
has rapidly failed until death final
ly came to her relief. Mr. Thomas
Jennings and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Jennings will be present
at the funeral services which will
he held tomorrow- and the burial
held at Knox. Iowa, where the hus
band and father is buried. The
two sons from this city left this
morning and the members of their
families will leave today and early
in the morning to attend the fun
eral services.
FOR SALE.
Several spring: Poland China
knars, also one vearline boar. In
quire of S. Ray Smith, phone 3422
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DUCK HUNTERS ARE OUT.
From Monday's Daily.
The cool autumn weather coupled
with the threatening rain made yes-
j terday an ideal day for the nimrods
cf this locality and long before the
, light of day the hunters were hast
ening to points along the Platte and
Missouri river in search Qf some
good duck shooting. The firing
; along the river was very lively all
of the forenoon and a number of
those going out came back with
ronie game but the flocks of ducks
and geese have not reached their
usual strength but the continued
cold weather will soon stir them up
for the southward flight.
CONSTABLE HAS
A ROUGH TIME
Effort to Levy Upon Property Thru
Writ of Execution Meets
with Objection.
P'om Monday's Pally
Saturday afternoon Constable W.
B. Kishel bad an experience that he
will long remember and which for a
few minutes looked as though the
constable would have to retreat in
disorder from the scene of the bat
tle. It seems that Mr. Kishel was
armed with a writ of execution
against a family in the west por
tion of the city and which authoriz
ed him to levy upon certain personal
property to satisfy a judgment.
The constable visited the home
cud on reading the writ to the man
of the house was informed that the
only personal property they had was
a large number of children as the
household effects were exempted
from the levy of the writ.
Mr. Rishel gave the place the
once over and his eagle eye detect
ed a cow and a small heifer in the
pasture and s the cow was exempt
ed from the wri,t he decided to levy
upon the heifer and accordingly got
busy on the levying and here is
where the merry war broke forth as
he lady of the house launched a
heavv counter attack and came over
the top armed with a large club with
which she proceeded to lambast the
constable, who retired to wait for
replacements and Sheriff Quinton
responded to the S. O. S. and arriv
ed on the scene and cared for the
warlike lady, while the constable
continued with his levying.
As the parties in the case saw their
heifer about to be taken they came
across with the necessary jack to
satisfy the judgment and retained
he animal. Whether or not a com
plaint a to resisting an officer will
be filed remains to be seen.
FUNERAL OF MRS.
NORMAN DELESDERNIER
From Monday's Dally.
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Norman DelesDernier was held
yesterday afternoon from the Meth
odist church at Nehawka. where for
a number of years the departed lady
had been a very devout member.
Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union, an old
friend of the family, delivered the
sermon in his usual impressive
manner, speaking words of comfort
to the sorrowing husband and child
ren and to the brothers and sisters
who had parted with their loved
one. There were a large numoer oi
the old friends and neighbors of
the family present to join in the
services and to pay their last tokens
of love and esteem to the memory
of their friend. The body was laid
to rest in the cemetery at Nehawka.
Mrs. Charles E. Cook, of this city, a
sister, with her family were in Ne
hawka yesterday attending the ser- i
vices. Resides the husband and
Fern, Pearl and Margaret, Mrs.
DelesDernier leaves eight brothers
arid sisters to mourn her death. Mrsj
Warren Allen. Greenwood; Mrs.
Mary Kuntz, Elmwood; Mrs. C. E.
Cook, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Lizzie
Lewis. Alvo; Miss Nell Dreamer,
Lincoln: Mrs. Lydia Ingwerson,
Prairie Home. Neh., Fred Dreamer,
Cheney, Nebraska, an dJ. C. Dream
er, Elmwood.
FOR SALE.
12-horse gas engine, also six-hole
corn sheller. Alph Beverage, Mur
ray. 18-4tw
Newspaper advertising Is declared
the most valuable consistent with
Its cost. Give it a trial.
MANY ATTEND
INSTALLATION
OF NEW BISHOP
MEMBERS OF ST. LUKE'S PARISH
PRESENT AT CEREMONIES
IN OMAHA SUNDAY.
FOURTH BISHOP OF NEBRASKA
Rt. Rev. Ernest V. Shayler Installed
at Trinity Cathedral at Four
O'Clock Yesterday.
From Monday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock
occurred the formal ceremonies of
the installing of the Rt. Rev. Ernest
Vincent Shayler, Episcopal bishop
of Nebraska, at the Trinity cathed
ral in Omaha. The ceremony was
one of beauty and solemnity and was
in custom of the Episcopal church
very impressive.
Dean Tancock, of the Trinity ca
thedral, officiated at the main cere
mony of induction and was assisted
by the priests of the Omaha diocese,
who in their vested garments made
a most impressive ieaiure oi
ceremony.
A large number of the members
of St. Luke's church in this city
were present at the cathedral o
take part in the services. Anions
those attending from this city were
Father W. S. Leete and wife and
Madame Leete, Dr. J. S. Livingston
and Mrs. Livingston, George Dodge
and wife, Mrs. Anna Britt, Mrs. V.
V. Leonard. Miss Kittie Cummins,
Misses Mia and Barbara Gering, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Herold and daugh
ter, Ursula, Mrs. John A. Donelan,
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Clement and
daughter, Miss Harriett, Mrs. J. H.
Donnelly and Miss Julia Herrmann.
Bishop Shayler is the fourth Epis
copal bishop of Nebraska, having
been preceded by Bishop Clarkson,
the pioneer churchman of Nebraska,
Bishop Worthington and the Rt. Rev.
Arthur L. Williams, who occupied
the see from 1908 until his death
last January.
JOINS LINCOLN SORORITY.
From Monday's Dally.
Among the pledges of the state
university sororities issued as the
result of the first week of the rush
ing season appears the names of two
of the Plattsmouth young ladies at
tending the state university. Miss
Mary Rosencrans and Miss Elva
Hartford are given out as pledges to
the Pi Beta Phi sorority, one of the
leading and most popular of the girls
fraternities at the state school.
ATTENDING STATE UNIVERSITY
From Monday's Dally.
Raymond Cook, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Cook, of this city,
is among the Cass county men en
rolled at the Nebraska state uni
versity at Lincoln this year. Mr.
Cook is a graduate of the Platts
mouth high school and one of the
talented young men who have been
turnd out from this educational in
stitution and in the state university
will continue his work along the
lines of higher education.
MRS. TRAVIS SEEKING RELIEF
From Monday's Dally.
Mrs. H. D. Travis of this city, for
!the past few days has been at
Rochester, Minnesota, where she is
at the Mayo Brothers hospital for
examination in hopes of securing per
manent relief from her sickness of
the past several months. Mrs. Travis
has been troubled with a severe skin
irritation that it ha been impossible
to secure relief from and it is hoped
that the Mayo specialists may be
able to afford her some measure of
relief.
FOR SALE.
Four room house and four good
lots on north Eighth street. Jas. II.
Archer, 748 Omaha Natl. Bank
Bldg. Omaha. 16-3td2tw
We Imy Poultry ana Cream at the
market prices. The Peoples Store.
Telephone Nc. 116. 7-11-tM
CASS CO .YOUNG PEOPLE WED.
From Monday's Daily.
Among the marriage licenses is
sued in Omaha Saturday afternoon
was one to Mr. Gilbert P. Brown
and Miss Eleanor I lei 1. both of
Louisville. Both of the young peo
ple are well known through this
portion of the county where the
bride has been reared to woman
hood. The young people were mar
ried in the metropolis and will
make their home tn the future, at
Louisville where the groom is en
gaged in the-conducting of a drug
store and is one of the popular
young business men of that city.
The bride is the charming daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ileil and
one of the most popular young la
dies in the county.
AND STILL THEY
KEEP ROLLING IN
M. E. Smith Factory Girls Show
Proper Spirit by Contribution to
Fund for Soldiers and Sailors.
The "fund for the Home Coming
has been swelled by a number of
contributions received since Satur
day and among these are the con
tributions from a number of the
business firms and citizens as well
as from the P. E. O. society and the
young ladies of the M. E. Smith fac
tory who have come over the top
with a pleasing showing of the
right spirit.
Previously reported $ 2,1 S 3.7 3
Nebr. Gas. & Elec. Co 25.00
Lincoln Telephone Co 25.00
Plattsmouth Water Co 15.00
C. L. Wiles 10.00
Dr. F. L. Cummins 5.00
G. L. Farley 5.00
P. E. O. Society 5.00
C. M. Parker 5.00
W. F. Gillispie 1 ' 5.00
John Rutherford 3.00
Alex Campbell 2.00
Fred Spanglor 100
Charles Bestor 1.00
Carl Herman 1.00
Louise Hesse 1.00
Gladys Lee 1-00
Miss McQuine 100
Mary Janca 100
Julia Sebatka 1.00
Catherine Rice 1.00
Bessie Sebatka 1.00
Mrs. August Hesse 1.00
Mrs. Moreland .50
Harriett Clark .50
Mary Krejci .50
Josephine Vanek .50
Hazel Batman .50
Flora Meisinger .50
Mrs. Joe Bulin .50
Mrs. Len Thacker .50
Mrs. Maude Wright .50
Wylma Rouse .50
Mattie Sedlalc .50
Total $2,305.25
HERE FROM LINCOLN.
From 'Thursday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon George A.
Kaffenberger motored down from
his new home at Lincoln and will
visit for the rest of the weok looking
after the disposal of his property
interests here and also in the work
being done on his residence on Main
street where a force of painters are
engaged in painting and papering
the interior of the house. Mr. Kaff
enberger reports that his family are
getting settled in the new liome and
the three daughters are preparing to
take up their work in the state uni
versity. The drive from Lincoln
was made in good shape despite the
rain storm yesterday but Mr. Kaff
enberger states that he struck two
very bad pieces of road, one near
Eagle and another in the vicinity of
Louisville where the rainfall had
been quite heavy and made travel
almost impossible. From Louisville
on into this city the roads were not
so badly affected by the rain and he
arrived in good shape in the old
home.
Bankers and successful business
men employ the graduates of the
well-known Grand Island Business
College, of Grand Island, Nebraska,
because they are qualified to imme
diately give service that will merit
a good salary. The school has been
a leader in business education for
thirty-five years and cannot supply
the demand for its graduates. It
was the first western school to prove
that positions could be guaranteed
and secured for graduates. Write
for free catalogue. 90-9
PREPARING TO
CARE FOR THE
VISITORS HEBE
COMMITTEES ON CHECK AND
REST H00MS ARE BUSY
PERFECTING PLANS.
A LARGE CROWD IS EXPECTED
In Plattsmouth on IIomeco:ning Day
Saturday, October 4. Big
Celebration Planned.
From Monday's Dally.
The committees appointed to look
after the matter of the ladies' rei-t
rooms and check stands as well as
the supply of drinking water for
the big homecoming day, have been
busy perfecting their plan3 and have
arranged a number of placed for the
accommodation of the crowds that
will undoubtedly be present on the
big day.
Rest rooms for the ladies have
been locate! at the court hou.se,
where the G. A. R. rooms will be
utilized for this purpose, and also at
the building of Peters & Parker, the
Eagles lodge rooms and the rooms
of the Red Cross chapter in the Wag
ner hotel block. Here will be found
all the facilities for the comfort of
the ladies visiting the city and check
stands will be arranged where par
ties having packages or other ar
ticles can have them checked and
taken care of during the day.
In the way of providing drinking
water for the large crowd the use
of the drinking fountains from the
Burlington shops have-beeh secur d
through the courtesy of Superinten
dent Baird, and will be supplied witn
, . X 1 .... .1
ice water ior tne enure uay ami
with the fountains maintained by
the city on the streets, should be
ample to care for the wants of the
public in this line.
If possible additional rest rooms
will be secured and prepared for
the use of the visitors and every
eftort made to care for their coin-
fort.
SOLDIERS ARE IGNORED
BY G. 0. P. CONGRESS
World-Herald Bureau. Washing
ton. 1). C, September 21. 1919.
rhe republican majority in con-
eress. although given more man
four months to act, has not taken
a definite step towards land settle
ment legislation for our soldiers.
The dereliction is so narked that
not even the republican it tempts to
"pass, the buck" and have the No-
ember convention of the American
Legion instruct or suggest what to
do. will suffice to curb the disap
pointment of the million or more
oidiers who are waiting for this
legislat ion.
Innumerable bonus bills have been
introduced, but none have seen me
light of day, and few are likely to.
The American Legion, at its initial
meeting at St. Louis, practically re
corded itself against the bonus plan.
The sentinyent was that with many
of the men a bonus of a few hun
dred dollars would be spent like
water and assist the soldiers' future
not at all.
Democratic leaders have served
notice on the republicans of the
house that action on the soldiers'
measures will be demanded. They
will insist that if the republicans
can not evolve a bill that will please
not only the veterans, but also a ma
jority of the majority party, it is
time some of the democratic meas
ures should be reported by the com
mittee in charge and given to the
house for action.
The soldiers' land bill appears to
be dead. The republicans viewed
this as a promising measure of the
sixty-fifth session to kidnap and re
introduce in the sixty-sixth session
as their own. But the republican
caucuses held since on this measure
indicate it cannot get strong sup
port. Mr. Mondell, the republican
floor leader, seems not to be able to
make a winning fight and lacks the
ocro-roBsivenpss that usuallv possesses
. -
members of congress when they are
l interested in legislation and when
they are determined to win out with
it over obstacles mrust in uie way
RETURNS FROM AUTO TRIP.
From Monday's Daily.
George O. Dovey, wife and child
ren have just returned home from a
very pleasant automobile trip thru
the western and central portions of
the state and which embraced a
greater part of the South Platte
country. They enjoyed a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William Goeh
ner near Seward, for a few days and
leaving there toured through Web
ster, Red Willow and Custer coun
ties before returning home. Mr.
Dovey reports the roads throughout
Seward and Red Willow counties as
being excellent and truly a pleasure
to travel over but farther east on
the return trip some very bad
stretches of road were found in Lan
caser and Cass counties.
DAUGHTERS OF RE
BEKAH HOLD SESSION
Auxiliary of I. 0. 0. F. Order Enjoys
Pleasant Time at Session Satur
day Evening Initiation
From Monday's Dally.
The ladies of the Daughters of Re-
bekah last Saturday evening enjoy
ed a very pleasant time at their
lodge rooms oa the occasion of the
regular session of the lodge. The
work of the order was conferred up
on a class consisting of J. L. Stew
art and wife, Mrs. F. R. Gobelman
and Mrs. M. C. Franks, and the ritu
alistic work was beautifully exem
plified by the members of the degree
team and the officers of the lodge
and was most impressive to the new
candidates being received into the
ortler.
Following the work of the lodge,
the ladies were invited to the ban
quet hall where a very enjoyable
banquet was served to the members
end the newly initiated and for sev
eral hours the social features of the
order were enjoyed by all.
It is expected that this order will
have a large class for initiation ot
the next meeting and much interest
is being taken in the preparation for
the big gathering.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
From Monday's Dally
This afternoon Adam Fornoff, Sr.,
one of the old residents of near
Cedar Creek was taken to Omaha
where he .will enter one of the hes-
nitni there for treatment. Mr.
Knrnnff lias been troubled with sick- i
ness for some time afflicted with
kidney trouble and it is hoped that
the treatment at the hospital may
result in giving him relief. He was
accompanied to Omaha by his son.
A. B. Fornoff who will spend the
day there with the father and ar
range for his care.
Any young man or young lady
wishing to prepare for a Govern
ment or Banking position, should
write for free particulars to the
well-known Grand Island Business
College, of Grand Island, Nebraska
thirty-five years' successful experi
ence in qualifying young people for
Government, Banking and Business
positions. 90-8
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'PEACE.
On Pay-Day!
The man who likes to jingle his pay-day money and
keep it in his pockets, seldom has enough left at the end of
the month to mend the HOLE IT BURNED there.
Pay-day to the successful man means a deposit in the
bank, settling bills by check and a surplus at the end of the
month.
We would like to help you start an account in the right
V 1 1 1
way. Lll at the bank.
The First National Bank,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
"The Bank where You Feel at Home' vrqis53p.
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AVOCA IS THE
HUSTLING CITY
OF SOUTH CASS
HAS HER OWN ELECTRIC LIGHT
PLANT WITH PLENTY OF
STREET LIGHTS.
ALL LINES OF BUSINESS GOOD
Representative of the Journal Visits
the City and Finds All are
Well Employed.
Last week, a representative of the
Journal visited the flourishing little
city of Avoca in the southern por
tion of Cass county, where he found
the people rejoicing over the abun
dant rain which had visited them.
as well as the remaining portion of
the country. Business was good and
notwithstanding the large amount.
of water that had fallen, the town
was filled with people, trading and
visiting with each other. Autos were
in evidence despite the condition of
the roads and many teams were als.
there. But as it was our lot to re
main over night within the co.ifiiifs
of the hustling village, we found
that with the coming of the morrow
the rapid drying of the road. brut
the cars back in their usual lar;."
numbers.
With no greater population than
many other towns in the county that
re desirious of securing electric
lights, Avoca has an excellent plant
which not only supplies the business
portion of the city and the residences
with an excellent quality of the f.i'id.
but also furnishes anple lights for
the streets, which makes the town
look quite metropolitan. Thus they
did not wait for a line to be con
structed from another town, but gut
busy and installed a plant of their
own.
While there we secured the .ser
vices of an excellent correspondent,
who will furnish the news -f this
thriving city for the Journal in th
future. It is our intention to es
tablish an Avoca department in the
columns of the Semi-Weekly Jour
nal, wherein all the interesting items
from there will be printed. .Miss M.i
Bogard, the postmistress, will look
after securing the news, and with a
little co-operative assistance on tin
part of Avoca people, the new depart
ment may be made replete with tli-
interesting items that happen from
day to day in that "neck of tin
woods."
Journal readers may look for the
Avoca department to make its ap
pearance the first of next week.
FARM FOR SALE.
A good quarter section of land
for sale by owner between Murray
and Union. Plattsmouth phone Nn.
4011. 15-4tw
We print everything but money
and butter. Let us serve you.
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