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Nebraska Eta'e Sistan cal Sociity ournal vol. xxxvn. pt a Tfv'-wn rrrrr ?-t"ot?a?ta TTTTiRsrAV tt"r-rtttv n ic No. C3 3" CITY VISITED BY F RE If FIRE ORIGINATING IN THE BUILDING OF WILLIAM HOLLY, SPREADS TO SOENNICHSEN WARE HOUSE AND JOURNAL OFFICE. LOSS WILL RANGE FROM $5,000 TO $6,000 Origin cf Blase Seems to Have Cigarette Butts in Rear Holly Building !-4I-X-!!:-M-:-X:::-X-X:-X-::- S K Tnvmr nnnmOITini" A TRYING PRGPOSiTION -5- J- -: -5- J. -'r The readers of the Journal are requested to bear vith the condition of this edition of the paper, vhich has been got ten out under the most difficult circumstances. 4- -5- -J- t -. -s-'V f- T f -i- 1. ie r.re 01 last msnt has - ; very seiicusiv damaged tne :- equipment of the office and 2 particularly the linotype ma- i chines which were in such i condition as a result cf the smcke and heat as to be im- j possible of operating1, and it j was not until late this after noon thev culd be gotten in I; shae twv emergency use on :j v the paper and they will require : 4- a great deal of overhauling 4. yet to place them in first class V condition. .A. 4- The type and other material m tne truce as -ell as type--:- -writers and equipment in gen- V I vj j -v 5. 4- rooms on the second fiocr hive .11 suffered in ore cr le:s from the effects cf the fire and while it was most fortunate the dam age wis nc verse, it lias been a very diiScult task to get the daily edition prepared for the readerc and if there are any 5- omissions or shortcomings, it is hoped they mcy be over looked. s-xw- -x-:-x- . i . ! One or tne most destructive ; fires that has visited this city m 1 in trie past three years occur- jthe .ecc-nd floor and for some time red this morning shortly be-'the Journal building was threaten fore 3 o'clock when Officer ; with thf destructive effects of the TT -p v J" J U '"amos which spread from the Scn- Henrv Trcut discovered the, . i itui; . inichsen side of the building. black srnoke rolling trom the T, t. ycco,yi floor of the ine-,paper Upper Story of the William ;omce is occupied by the composing T-lz-wlK- l-ri;l.-!i"rrr nrirt in "a short rooms and it wan here the damage time the flames had spread from that strvicture to the ad joinin one of H. M. OOCn- nichsen on the west. Trie fact that the fire was not more serious is largely due to the alertness of Mr. Trout, who. on the d lSCOVery of the fire at once turned in the alarm and made attempts to arouse the persons residing on Main street. j Origin of Fire The origin t i the fire seems to be! in doubt although lrom tne in iica-; tions is was in all probability caused , either by someone dropping a light- j ed cigarette butt or dumping not . . . 1 1 1 v ashes i:-;o a tuo mat sio.w i" tub tnat stooa in me hall w:.y ot tne no.ij ouuuii'--; ma. ( the pait tion wall of the Socr.nich-' sen warehouse. The fire soon gained much head-! way frm the hall of the Holiyi building ar.d burr.ed through the I partition into the buMdir.g of Mr. Soennic'.isen and fr:u:i there the : flames spread to me ceium -uu of the' bnilding with the greatest of rapidity. TTilln'B Tncc TTrarv The chief suflerer from the fire is; Williani Holly, whose building is nmctlcallv gutted by the flames and. while his stock of goods frcm the "clothing store on the first floor was removed by volunteers it has suCer-, ..j nrp nr les from the water and VA Wiv J smoke and the interior of the store WORST FAST THREE YEARS AT EARLY HOUR TODAY Been from Tub of Ashes or Portion of Upper Story of Timely Discovery is completely ruined bv the fire and water. The roof of the Holly build- Yling collapsed shortly after Z q'clock viand tlir apartments of Williajn i 'xiK v.-men were immediately un- ! des that portion of the roof, were ( completely destroyed by the flames i The front portion of the upper . flixsr of the Holly buildins was oc cupied by the Cosmopolitan club, land while tluse rooms were not touched by the fire the contents suf fered a great deal from the effects cf the water and the loss to this organisation will he in the neigh borhood of ?S00. The loss of Mr. Holly to the building will be close to $3,000. The Soennichsen buildins; also suffered very severely from the ef fects of the fire and the roof of the building has been practically stilted by the flames while the large amount cf water necessary to check the fire which was roaring throu&h the space btwoen the roof and tl--celling. .f.jdi.l much damage to the lower floor of the bail-ling. The lower room of this building was filled with fiour w hich had just been received a lew days ago. .Not a great deal of this was damaged by water. As soon as the citizens re sponded to the alarm a force was organized To assist Mr. Soennichsen i . in the removal of the flour and al- I most all of the stock was removed i from the buildins. although not un til after a part of it had been dam aged by water. The lo?s to the building owned by .Mr. Soennichsen will be close to 1 fiftO iiTi.l thu rnnlcr.ls Ti-ill fiilil several hundred more Journal Office Damaged The fire gained great headway on v - Waves of smoke belch ed forth from every possible opening in thp iMiil.Iintr. maVinir it imnossible xo gain access to the interior. After the flames had been quenched it was found the water soaked plastering had given way in numerous places, : during the progress of the fire, and , the dense smoke and intense heat had don mufh damage to the equip- niont including the linotype ma chines which were mined in a heap of plaster, and although by constant work from the time of the fire till late this afternoon, they are turning out type, it is very hard at this time to estimate fully the amount of dam ages sustained in the newspaper plant bul the oss to the equipment wm tQtal Eeveral iiundred dollars, v.hle tat to the building, which is - 1. T , 1 . - 4 Tin A .iV1If-Vi I i uv. i:ru i; nuun i -r. uaics, ui?ii- i aw . ..a ., f th Journai be ia the'nmnle Mistiee and it was with re- reighborhood of $1,500 to $2,000 as he firp win make neccssarv prac. ticallv a new roof over the three Bection8 of the building. The fire department, when it was able to get into action did much good work in checking the spread of the blaze, but was handicapped by the fact that the hydrant at Fern Niel. Fern Noble Fourth and Main street could not'ety and Helena Gapen. I be gotten in commission in time to; be of service, as the hurried attempt j to turn on the hydrant resulted in it being broken. Some difficulty was alo experienc- ed in getting the hose strung to play on the fire and it was quite a lergth of time after the alarm was turned in by Mr. Trout until the water was playing on the blaze. The .members of the department and the citizens who responded to the alarm did wonderful service in getting the contents of the buildings remoed to a place of safety &3 well a.-; in fighting the lire ind braving the thick clouds of rinoke .ind Tht i.iunro heat battled the roaring tire until it wa.s extinguished. The fire was goiteu under con trol at 4 o'clock but continued to L smolder uiuil G o'clock v. lieu the recall was Hounded. MRS. MZISIKGER IMPROVING From Wednppday's rnt!y. This morning John Meisinger. Jr.. departed for Omaha where he will spend the day visiting with Mrs. Mticiinger at the Immanuel hospital where she was cperated ou a few days ago. Mrs. Meisineer is report ed cs doing: as well as possible in the short time elapsing since her op eration but is still far from complete recovering and it will be tome time before ?he will be able to return home. FIRE RECALLS FORMER DESTRUCTIVE VISIT Site of Building Visited by Confi2gra tion Some 23 Years Age. Simi lar to Present Blaze. From Wednesday's Dally. The near destruction of the build ins at the corner of Fifth and Main -tree;- last evening has recalled to the older residents of the city the turning of the Waterman opera louse which occupied the site of the tructure visited by the blaze last night. The opera hou?e, which was at that lime one of the best in the state, was a total loss aa the build ing was completely destroyed. The fire occurred in July. 1S92. and happened shortly after the mid night hour when the city was wrap ped in slumber and the blaze in a short time was over the entire building and had the structure in such shape that it was impossible to check the spread of the blaze. On that occasion, the work of fighiii'g the fire was handicapped by the feet that the lines of hose stret ched for the fir were cut by par ties whose identity was never es tablished. MA CAMPFIRE GIRLS ENTERTAINED Arc Entertained at the Home Their Guardian. Mrs. R. P. Westover Fine Time. of From Wednesday's Dally The young ladies belonging to the Toka carr.pfire were very pleasantly entertained last evening at the home of their guardian. Mrs. II. P. West- over, the occasion being in the form of a fancy dress party. The membtrs of the party came garbed i in beautiful and unique costumes, j which made the scene one of beauty and enjoyment. The prize for the most pleasing costume was awarded j to Mi.-.s Catherine Parmele, while ' John's rectory occurred the ruarri the second prize was awarded to age of Miss Helen Loritr of Omaha Miss Alice Pollock, who was very charming as a colonial lady. During the evening the members of the party enjoyed games of all kinds which brought forth much merriment and pleasure to the young people and this occupied several hours of the evening. At a suitable hour a very dainty and delicious luncheon was served to . v t . .11.1 w n ir n nil mpmners 1 1 1 i j:c uuriv uiu gret that they saw the pleasant even' ing draw to a close. Those in attendance were Misses Mildred and Margaret Schlater, Flor- j jne and Estelle Tritsch, Alice Pol- j lock. Viola Archer. Mary Margaret J jWalling. Wilma Rainey, Mary Cath-j erine Parmele, Emma Wohlfarth. I Clara Tril - CARD OF THANKS We desire to express to the many j kind friends and neighbors our deep-, est gratitude for their loving kind- ness and sympathy shown to us in j the Jymr of bereavement in the loss of -our loved one. Mrs. and Mrs. i . I Otto Luschinsky. ENTERS INTO LIFE; US, D?4U nCPJMp!aiMthat..aiyVl. PASSES AWAY AT HOME LAST EVENING AFTER' ILIIiESS OF SOME DURATION. WAS EIGHTY-FGU3 YEARS OLD Funeral Services to be Held at Late Eorae Vcdnecday Afternoon at 2 C'Cioth. From Tuesday's Pally. Kntered into the lif" cf tle world to come on Monday. February 1 'j. 19:0. at her heme or North Sith rircet. Sabine Amelia tiering, nee Kiuftinger. w ife of the k.t !'au' iltr ii;g. in the S4ih year cf !.. life. She i? rurvived by one bI'ic Leonard Klult inger. for 4 i year:- a rerire-t vt ative of the (lerman empir3 at Bo logna. Italy, and five children. Mat thew. Eda. Mia. Hen-y and Ttarbara. Mrs. Gering wa- born "ii Febru ary 'J. by the side of th-r rivvr Iler in the Alps at Kcmpten. Ba varia. In May. 1SC1. she was wed ded to Paul Gering, and in April. IS tlC came to this country, locating at Cedar Falls. Ia.. coming to Platts mouth September T, 1SST. The d?ath marks the close of a sweet and simple life. Hercft of her devoted husband she rose above all depression and her hearty '.vclcome, kindly disposition and sweet smile j ever drew about hpr n circle r, n. mirmg friends, particularly m her own home, so dear to rs-jr ,eart, from whence none went empty hearted or handed away. She was a mer.'ber of the Lutheran church. The Rev. Wilbur R. Leete. rector of St. Luke's church ministered to her la?t earthly days, giving her com munion on Thursday- and saying commendating prayers at the tin'e of her death. The funeral will be held from 'h residence at 2 p. m. on Wednesday. Father Leete officiating. The bodv will be taken to Omaha for cremation. Say not. dear friends, that she i dead. When she has only gone before fn b watching for her lovcj oi.-s On the bright and happy shore. Where the flowers bloom forever And the sun is always bright." "The rouls of the righteous are in the hands of God." YOUNG PEOPLE ARE JOINED IN WEDLOCK Robert C. Kuschinsky of This City aud Miss Helen Icrig of Omaha Were Han.ec' "iestenkv. Fr'.m Tuesday's Daily Vtsterdav nfifinoon a i ne and Robert C. Kuschlnsky of this city. The wedding wrs a very quiet one. the only attendants being Mrs. Anna Hrasky. sister of the groom, and Miss Margaret Hallahan. Tne marriage lines were read by the Rev. Father M. A. Shine, rector or St. John's church. The bride is a very charming lady and well known to a large circle of friends in her home while the groom is a Plattsmouth boy who was born and reared to manhood in this city, the son of Mr and Mrs. Frank Ku schinsky. He was during the war a members of the engineering force of tho United States army and was in service in France for several months, being discharged from the service early in the summer. To Mr. and 'Mrs. Kuschinsky the best wishes, of j tho many friends will be extended for , many years of happiness as they jour 1 ney through life. AMOUNTS INCORRECT From Tuesday's Dally, The Journal has received a c.:m- rutin lea! ion from L. R. Snipes, coun:y auei t cf the C-ss countv farn l.-;- J reau. in which I'r. Suipes objects to j j the rta'c-ment mndi at. to the amo vit ! of salarv n cei vtd Jjv t he count v agent. In the P':Vd--hed article it was stated that ?1.."00 had been ap- propriatc-d a salary from the county to the c-ountv agent an 1 .Mr. f.nioe 00t of this is for j rciii airing $500 j goes for office help if it Is needed. The .tinty agevt a!-o receives Sl.L'oO iroin i he st.i: a!id feiicral aid and this makes th .-alary cf the couvty agent $2.L'0d a ytar instead of .'.Ti. J a-. vw made ir. tn fjtt itetp in en f . TO F0Rf-1 WOMAN'S AUXILIARY UNIT HERE Woman's Auxiliary to American Le gion to he Placed Before Women Here Who Are Eligible. From TneF'l v'a Pallv. Vnder the authority of the state department of the American Let ion it is hoped within the next two weel .s to t-.'Tablish a unit of the Wo men's Auxiliary cf the legiuii in thih eity as a branch of the Hugh Ktains post. The blanks for the formation of the unit have been received and the natter has been placed in the hands of Mrs. Gladys Ilenneger who has kindly agreed to serve as a cir-' culatcr cf the application for the charter cf the new organization. The wives, mothers, daughters or slaters of the n. embers of the Ameri can L 'gion cr the wives, mothers, sis ters or daughters of any person who was killed or died while in the ser- vice cr the 1 nited States between Aprii G. ID IT. and November 11 191S The organization will for the pres ent conform in its government to that which is in force in the posts of the-American Legion and until a nationnl organization of the auxiliary socle y is completed there will be no dues on membership requested. As the woman's auxiliary will not be under the heavy expenditures of the legion tV.e rates of membership will without a doubt be' placed at a much lower fis;;ire. As time grows on the membership of this organization will be cf greater interest and prove worthy of the noble women who have given their loved ones to the service of their country in its time of need. If the ladies of the city who have rel atives in the legion or who have paid the supreme sacrifice they should mr.ke :t r point to enroll in the new rruir. ::v. t icn. rHTBAL OF LITTLE ONE From T:;esda v'8 Pnllv The fimeral of little Baraba Allen Luschinsky was held yesterday from the family home on Wintersteen hill and was attended by a large number of the neighbors r.nd close friends of t.ie fnmily to offer to the breaved father ar.d mother their sympathy In the sorrow that has darkened the home where the little one was the joy and happiness. The services were In charge of Rev. A. V. Hunter, pas tor of the Methodist church, who pci:e words of comfort to the griev ing hearts and the promise of the re uniting of the loved ones where the pain of parting is unknown. The little one was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. TODAY MARKS BE GINNING OF LENT From Wednesday's Pally Today usnered in the Lenten sea son ana tne usual Ash Wednesday services were held this morning In the St. John's and Holy Rosary Cathoiic churches, St. Luke's Episco pal church and St. Paul's Evangeli cal church. The season is one of the most impressive in the church year and will be observed by services and fasting among the members of the churches, continuing until Easter Sunday, April 4th. During the observance of Lent special services will be held at the churches at different times through out the forty days of penance. In cluding Passion Week services which will be held every day in commemo ration of the passion of the Savior, and culminating in the Good Friday service, Just prior to Easter. We do all kinds of Job printing. SMITH-B0VEY WEDDING AT NOON TODAY i J i MISS ELVA SMITH OF OMAIIA i UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO CHARLES D. DOVEY. HtLU AT ST. LUKE S CHURCH Ceremony Performed by the Rev. W. S. Leete Services Attended by Relatives cf Parties. From Tuesday's Pally. A very pretty and quiet wedding occurred at high noon today at the St. Lukes Episcopal church when Miss Ela Smith of Omaha was unit ed in marriage to Charles I) Dovey of t h Ijs ciiy. The wedding wa very simple, only tho relatives of the con tracting parlies being present to witness the ceremony. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march played by Mrs. George H. Falter of Falls City, sister of the groom, who also played as the re cessional the Mendelssohn march ine nride was very charming in a traveling suit of dark blue with pic ture hat and wore a corsage bouquet of sweet peas and orchids. The bride entered with her brother. Mr. Frank Smith of Omaha, who present ed the bride to the minister for mar riage. Miss Edna Smith, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, wearing a costume of dark blue serge and wore a corsage bouquet of Mrs. Ward roses and violets.-. The gToom was accompanied by his brother. George F. Dovey, a3 groomsman. The beautiful and impressive ring service of the church was celebrat ed by the Rev. Wilbur Scranton Leeter rector of thet church, in unit ing the lives of these two worthy young people. Following the service at the church the bridal party end the relatives were entertained at a wed ding luncheon at the home of Mrs. Rae F. ratterson. a sister of Mr. Dovey. The appointments of the luncheon were in a color scheme of yellow, jonquils being extensively j u.ed in the decorations of the ta bles with charming place cards sig nificant of the happy occasion. This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Dov ey departed for Omaha where they will spend a few days with the rela tives of the bride and then go to Falls City to visit at the Falter home. On their return the young people will make their home with tne latner or tne groom, Mr. George E. Dovey. The brid is well Ituown and pop. ular in the jcunger social pet of this city and is a lady of more than usual charm of personality and her coming to this city to make her home will be the occasion of great pleasure to the host of friends. Mr. Dovey is the oldest won of Mr. George 12. Dovey and a young man of sterling worth and integrity who possesses a host of warm friends in the community where he has made Service Fitted to the Times! During these uncertain times, the advantages of a strong banking connection cannot be over estimated. Our ample resources, state wide connections, capacity and willingness to meet every permiss ible demand, appeal to business men seeking banker support. Investigation of our facilities and policies is invited. First National Bank "The Bank Where You Feel at Home." his home. The groom has only re cently returned honi from service in the navy, having enlisted at the outbreak of the war and served up to a few months ago. That this estimable couple may enjoy all the good thing3 of the life in the future la the sincere wish of a large circle of warm frit nds. RETURNS ATTEP. VISIT From We,iTi'!ra v'h Poll v. Mr. Herman Fields of Count il r luffs. Ia.. who was in the city ji lting e.t tl.- home her mot h '-, "lrs !:- Kir7 IOR: ana-h. 'rs:- iei, .Tir?:. ji. uanuman ann lamiy. returr.'-'l yepr-ruay afternoon to her home in the In-.va city. Mrs. Fields wns caM'-vl here by the serious ill ness of her ri'.thf r ar.d brother. Le w f Kinuair.r !.. L..th of whom were suf fering frcm the flu anJ remained, here until they were out of oai.gtr. DAUGHTERS AMERI CAN REVOLUTION M Elect Kio. William Uaiici as Iric. gate from Fcntenelle Chapter to Stats Grand Chapter. From Wednesday' Dally. The members of Fontencll? chan ter. Daughters of the American Rev olution, enjoyed a very pkasant meeting on Monday evening at the cozy home of Mrs. E. H. Wescott on high school hill and a large number of tho members were presei.t n take part in the meeting. One of the chief features of the gathering was the selection of th" delegate to represent the local chap ter at the state chapter, which is to meet at Hastings. Nebraska, and for this position the member of Fontenelle chapter selected Mrs. V.'il II? m B&ird and .who was unanimous ly chosen for the position. The chapter of the D. A. R. in this city is one of the most active in the state and the selection of Mrs. P.air I gives them the assurance of an able representative at the state gather ing of the various chanters. ENJOYS OLD TIME FESTIVAL SATURDAY rrom Monday's Dally. Saturday evening the old time res idents cf the city who came to the United States from the land of Bo hemia, enjoyed a most delightful time at the T. J. Sokol hall on Wct Pearl street. A special band from Omaha had been secured for the occa sion that rendered the old time songs and dances for several hours and aid ed in making the evening one c f rare pleasure as the members of the party tripped the dances that they had en joyed so many years ago in the oid home across the sea. This was the first gathering for several months and it was very much enjoyed by those taking part and it was a lato hour when the strains of the home waltz called the Jolly party to a close. A lunch was served during the ev ening that was also much enjoyed by the members of the party. Daily Journal. 15c a weefc. "3"