The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, February 23, 1920, Image 1
rT3H 'state TIMeri- . VOL. XXXVII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONEAY. FEBRUARY 3. 19; No. G9 BUILDING Tf REPAIRED RIGHT AWAY;?- STRUCTURE OCCUPIED BY WM. HOLLY. H. M. SOENNICHSEN AND THE JOURNAL. ADJUSTMENT HOW UNDER WAY And as Soon as Completed Work of Rebuilding will Proceed New Rocf will be Required. From Friday's Dally. The building that was so badly damaged by the fire early Wednes day morning is to to placed in firs class shape as toon as the work of the insurance adjusters is completed has been dteided upon by the own ers of the building after a survey cf the wreckage caused by the fire. It will be necessary to practic.illy re-roof the entire building as. the timbers and supports of the roof wera almost entirely destroyed in the Holly and Soennithsen sections of the building and in the portion owned by R. A. Dates of the Jour nal the timbers are eo badly char red that it will be necessary to re place them with new one3 and this will mean that the entire roof will j have to be reconstructed. The upper floor of the building will alo re miire replastciing and decorating as the water has loosened the plaster ing in all three of the buildings and fii the Holly building it will re quire a great deal of work in replac- Tut; the partitions and wood ' work 1 which was burned to ashes as well as a portion of the flooring of the second story and the ceiling of the ftore room on the ground floor. The insurance adjusters will be here to dny and tomorrow to check over the los with the owners of the build ings and upon the settlement of the claims the work of reconstruction will be commenced at oir-e. The Hol'y and Soennichsen buildings are rfill watersoaked and it will be frmc time before it will be possible tr have the lower floors so that they ran be occupied and it will not be until the repairs are made on the t:pper floor of the Holly building thct it will be possible to occupy the rocms in that structure. MAKES ADJUSTMENT OF THE INSURANCE P. V.T. Zimmerman of Western Ad justment snd Inspection Com pany Makes Settlement. Fmm. FrWay'ii ?nl'v This morning P. W. Zimmerman of Omaha, manger of the Western Adjustment & Inspection Co. of Om aha arrived in the city to make the adjustment on the fire loss sustained rn the Journal building and equip ment as the result of the fire of Wed nesday morning. Mr. Zimmerman, who is one of the expert and effi cient insurance ntaH of the state, made a speedy and satisfactory set tlement rf the claims and his able manner cf. handling the matter made the work of settlement very satis f?etory to all parties. R. A. Bates, the publisher of the Journal and or.ner of the building occupied by the newspaper plant, was insured in nine companies, including the lo cal TMatte Mutual company and set iimfil n-JH 11 nt thesjv. was made i . , , r in a verv satisfactory manner and. especially pleasing in the short time required for the adjustment. DEATH TAKES ALMOST AN ENTIRE FAMILY Eanshter of Edv?rd S-ivers Suffers Loss cf Hurband and Two So'Js Is in Serious Condition. From TrMnv' TWIIv The relatives in th's county have received word of the death last week j at their home near Marquette, Neb., of almort the entire R. Shaneyfelt family, who reside near that place, . Mrs. Shaneyfelt is a daughter of the late Edward Selvers and a half sis ter of the late Mrs. J. L. Thompson and the old friends of the family i throughout the county will learn with regret of the misfortune that befallen them. Last week Mr. leyfelt and two sons, Don and 111, were taken down with the flu and their condition rapidly develop ed into pneumonia and from the ef fects of which Don died on last Wed nesday, the father passed away Thursday and on Friday the young est son, Irl, was taken from the household by death. In the mean time the mother and wife, who was formerly Miss Kittie Sievers, was stricken with the malady and also developed pneumonia and is now in very critical condition. The Seivers family formerly resided in the vicin ity of Cedar Creek and are well known to the residents of that por tion of the county. VERY INTERESTING LECTURE WAS GIVEN Rev. Sherman Powell of Omaha Gives Address at First Methodist Church on "Stewardship." From Frlrtnv'n tmllv. Last evening. the auditorium of the First Methodist church was well filled by an interested audience to hear the address of Rev. Sherman Powell of Omaha, one of the leaders in the interchurch movement, who spoke in the interests of the stew- ardship campaign which is being conducted by the churches cf the nation and state during the present month The speaker pointed out the im portance of this movement which is to place the church in a position where its material affairs can be properly" conducted on a, business like basis and do away with the careless and doubtful methods of fi nancing the church as has been the practice in the years gone by. The responsibility of the individual of the church was outlined by the speaker and the hearty co-operation in all lines of the deligious work urged by Rev. Powell during the time he occupied. This meeting is in line with the great program of stewardship that has been launched vcr the nation to strengthen the hands of the church in their work in the spread of the Christian teaching and the able manner in -which it was pre sented by Rev. Powell made a deep impression upon his hearers. VISITING RELATIVES HERE from Fri"y' Dally Jchn F. Cook and wife of near Reaver City. Neb., are enjoying a visit in this county with the rela tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have just returned from a vis it to Oklahoma and Texas and spent some time at Big Cabin. Okla.. with W. L. Hull and family and other relatives and friends. Mr. Cook was looking over the land in the south but returns home convinced that old Nebraska has it on any other state as a farming country and looks mighty good to him after looking over other land. RECEIVES ANNOUNCE MENT OF MARRIAGE Friends of H. J. Helps in This City Receive Word of Forthcoming Marriage of Son. From Friday's Dally. Friend3 in thi scity of the H. J. Helps family have recived announce mcnt of the marriage of Mi. Flor . .. f . ence. daughter of Mr. and Mra. Er- nest A. Woodward to Mr. Daniel P Helps, which is to take place at the St. Luke's church. Long Beach. Calif., on- Tuesday, February 24. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Helps and will be remembered by the young people of the city with whom he was associated during his resIdence here during the time that bi!? father- H- J- HelPs- was the sup- erfntendent of the Burlington shops . in this city. The young people will reside at Long Beach. - William Holly was among those going to Omaha this morning to spend a few hours attending to some ' matters of business. TO PRESENT MEMENTOS TO TUC n?"l II P 1 f I Hi K'J II MW'T'iS I BIB. BlL.i.la u J - -V CERTIFICATES SENT BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT IN RECOG NITION OF BRAVERY. SERVICES TO BE HELD SUNDAY At High School Auditorium Under Auspices of Local Post of the American Legion. From Friday's Dally. - In grateful remembrance of the services of the American boys, who on land and sea aided in successful ly repelling the forces of the cen tral empires during the world wr, the Republic of France has caused to !e prepared and sent to the Unite! States certificates expressing to the -elatives of those who have fallen in jattle or died during their term of ervice. the deep honor and respect that the sister republic feels for the' brave sons of the United States who have made the supreme sacrifice for liberty and humanity.. These certificates were sent to the .var and navy departments of the United States by the French govern- ,-uent and in turn the American gcv - ?rnment has turned over to the American Legtion the task of dhKc t3 inclusive, .for the first semes tri'outing the certificates to those J tPr was yn 4 aml f.)r the n5t;h KCUOO:, who are entitled to receive them a-, s ' ' from the lists in the ottice of the ad- jut ant general and secretary of tiiepiipjls Who bavei'ieen neither tardy iavy. ...... . , . ...... . i The work of mailing out the cer tificates has been somewhat delayed and the war department has been inable to deliver the certificates for those who have died in service in the United States, but which will ,e sent la.ter to the post for distribu tion and those now on hand are for the members of the American Expe ditionary Forces who have made the upreme sacrifice. The locai post of the American Legion in connection with the posts over the United States, will make the presentation of these certificate on Sunday, February 22nd, an occa- Edward Schlieske, George Schmidt sion worthy of the memory of their mann. Edward Waintroub and liar- comrades in arms' who so vely ( and fearlessly gave their lives in the battle field and camp that the cause for which they served might Miss" Sehulhot s Room t.iara ui triumph and that the government .to son. RoomLaura Ska. which they had sworn their alleel- laU Margie Braun, Charles Lara- ance and loved even unto death ohere. Esther Cowles, Kenneth Trive might not perish from the earth. ly. Clarence Xielsou and Leonard The services in this city will be held at the auditorium of the his:h school on Sunday afternoon at o'clock, and to which the relatives of ,.,.. bo a, well h. P,JSS,'SiS?, VTiaord II. lie is cordially Invited to be pres- j.jrasky ent. This is the lirst public service in honor of the nation's dead and the program will be devoted to the , anny l GnheTt honor of the fallen and to the par- clark Merritt Pat ton. Alice Peter ents and relatives who -have lost sen. Howard Wittstruck and James their loved ones. The program i3 I i PROGRAM as follows: Overture Orchestra Remarks Aubrey Duxbury lost c m man dor Scripture Reading Rev. Hunter, 'rayer Rev. H. G. McClusKey. The Flag Without a Stain"' ( Male Quartette! A. V. itiint.-r l. ('. York I II. i. McCluskev F. A. Cloidt Reading, "France in Battle Flame" i Mrs. William Baird Address Rev. M. A. Shine "The Vacant Chair". .Male Quartet The Honor Roll Ben W indham "The Star Spangled Banner" i Benediction Rev. W. S. Leete FUNERAL OF YOUNG MAN WELL ATTENDED Friends Gather to Pay Their Last Tribute of Respect to the Mem "ory of Philip Meisinger, Jr. From Frlaay.8 Daily. The friends and ass associates of the late Philip II. Meisinger, Jr., ga.th- ered yesterday afternoon at the St. Paul's Evangelical church to pay their last tribute of love and esteem to the memory of this splendid young man who had been called away so suddenly. The wife and children as well as the aged father and mother and two brothers wore unable to at tend the services o'.vir.g to serious illness. J The services were in charge of Rev. Robert Kuns:ndorf of the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church, who spoke briefly in English and German tr the forrowitl- relatives ancl friends cf tlje worthy life of the de- ceased and held. out the vision to ' theni'of the tirr.e w in :i the loved one misIU gather on' the shores of the better land in ve-uni'.-jj love and peace. During the Mr vices the choir of the church gave :i number of the old familiar hymns which the de ceased had loved ; :. v.eli in his life time. Alter ine Fervios tlie nodv wsg ..... . . . . I hoyie to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to re?t in the family lot. the pall bearers being selected from among the formtr friends of the young man being I'rank M. Restor, Louis Kroehler, Henry G. Soennich sen, C. G. Frieke, E. J. Weyrich and F. A. Cloidt. " GOOD ATTENDANCE The A vera;;; fcr.Uie First Semester i Makes Good Serving 93.4 in Grades; 95.3 in K. S. In determining the success and ef- j fieiency of a scho.d. attendance is an important factor. . At the beginnin of tIie present : school year plans were j adopted whereby good attendance wrs encouraged, with the result that Hip nverncro attpnhnrn for trades. F.-:l!owl is th- list of names rf or absent duriatfjpMio- Crt: .eiftlitcea, weeks of school: HIGH SCHOOL Virla Archer, Raymond Bookmey er. Leonard Born, Herbert Campbell. Frank Gradoville, Minnie Hild. Cle one Me"isinger, Harold Mullis, Esther Olson, Harriet 'Peacock. John Svo boda, Fred Tritsch. Theresa Weber. Merna Wolff. Karl Wurl. GRADES Miss Rys' Room Connie Allen, Joseph Buttery. Harlin Gorder, Ru dolph Ivcrson, Helen Braun. Edna Klinger. Marie Petersen, Edith Quin ton, Catherine Schneider and Helen Wurl. Airs Tnr frill's Tinnm (Innrep Ell- ersoie' Frank Koubek. Albert Pendl. tempers Room-Theodore AIPMakrri. v ionise Kalasek. Marian Tritsch. Ka,K"T , . omlm denhall TotT,my Mendenhall, George Olson and Norman Warthen. Miss Prohaska s Room Josephine Miss Hawksworth's Room Wayne Jacks, Harley Meisinger, Catherine York. Miss Swoboda s itoom I heouosia Ptacek, Herbert Patterson, Rozina ee Mrs. Carlson's Room Chris Bu- iin. Richard Herold. J:thel Quinton and Donald Warner. P APT) OF TTTATITT CARJJ U 11IAHK& We desire to express to th many . i K,na irienus i.:U neign.,.,rS ..r neartteit appreciation oi tneir ter- der sympathy and assistance in the h of orr0w. at the death of our , , beloved husband, father, sen and brother and we desire also to thank the many friends and Cass camp No. 332 of M. W. A. for the beautiful floral remembrances Mrs. Philip Meisinger, Jr., and familv. George A. Meisinger and family, Mr. aud Mrs. L. G. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Emil J. Meisinger. TO ACT. AS GRAIN BUYER From Friday's Dally. George A. Kaffenberger, of Lin- , coin, has been secured by the Cullom Elevator company to act as grain buyer for the company and to have charge of the interests of the eleva- tor at that place. Mr. Kaffenberger is one of the successful farmers of the county and will make a valuable man for the elevator company in handling this line of the business. SIMM THE. FILED ANTI - PROHIBITION GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY FAVOR ITE OF GREAT MANY FETITiONS BEIHS CIRCULATED As Direct Challenge to W. J: Bryan in His ITatilve State Being Freely Signed. The name of Edward I. Edward?, the s.mi-prnhibition governcr cf the state of Ne.v Jersey, is to be filed with the tecretary cf state within the next few days as a candidate for president, and a strong effort is to he made to secure an instruction for him at the hands of the democratic voters of Nebraska in the oncoming spring primaries. This, at least, is- the statement made in Lir.cc in yesterday by a democrat who belongs to the irre concilable wets. He said that peti tions are in circulation in various parts of the state, and that one now in circulation in Douglas county is btii'.g signed by the hundreds. So. even though Bryan has un dertaken to read Edwards out of the list of democratic possibilities, it looks s.oniewhat like Bryan's home tate may get a chance to express itself. On every test in the last sif'ht or ten years the democratic party of Nebraska has shown the r'eis..tobe. the.uu,merical ..majority. It was because of this fact that 'Mr. Cryan was unhorsed as the stat leader. The women of Nebraska, however, will vote for The first time this year in a presidential primary, and it is by i".o means certain that the demo cratic women generally will follow their wet husbands in voting for president. SOCIAL EVENING A GREAT SUCCESS Eagles and the Members of Their Families are Entertained in Most Delightful Manner The social gatherings of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles have long been noted for their delightful fea tures and the spirit of sociability and enjoyment prevailing and the gathering on Wednesday evening at the club rooms in the Coates block va.5 in keeping with this same spirit of r:ire pleasure. The ladies and gentlemen who did not care for the fascinations of the dance were entertained in the club rooms at cards and much enjoyment was derived in the playing of the various games while in the dance hall the pleasant music furnished by the Eagle orchestra gave several hours of delight to young and old. At an appropriate hour a luncheon was served that added to the enjoy ment of the evening and reflected great credit upon the members of the committee who had the enter tainment In charge. The attendance was the largest that has been pres ent at 'any of the social events and the members of the party were de lighted with the excellent time af forded them. ASSIST IN OBSERV ANCE OF BIRTHDAY Khezekone Campfire Girls Gathered at Propst Home in Honor of 14th Birthday There. Last evening the girls of the Khezekone campfire very pleasantly assisted Miss Roberta Propst in the observance of her . fourteenth birth day anniversary and the occasion was one that will long be pleasant ly remembered by all those taking part. The evening was spent in the playing of games at which the young people found very pleasant diversion for several hours and in henoi' of the occasion. Miss Roberta received a large nunVber of hand some and attractive gifts which tslve will treasure as keep sakes from the good friends with whom she has been associated. At a suitable hour verv daintv re lreshments were served by Mrs. R. L. Propst assisted by her daughter, Loretta, and this portion of the ev ening certainly had ample justice ac corded it by the merry young peo ple. At a late hour the members of the party wended their way home ward, wishing Miss Roberta many happy returns of the day. Those of the members in atten dance were Misses Blanche Braun. Florence Cecil, Marie Hunter, Ethel Warren, M?rna Wolff, Ethel Stone. Edith and Helen Farley, Ruth Shan non, while Mioses Dorothy Cowles and Sylvia Klossner were guests of the camplire on this pleasant occa sion. SGHMADER GETS DUMPED IN MATCH Billy Edwards, of Nebraska City, Tosses Frank Schmader of Louis ville in Hour and a Half. Billy Edwards, of Nebraska City, wno claims the state wrestling cham pionship, ednesday evening was the victor over Frank Schmader, the Louisville wrestler, in a contest cov ering one hour and thirty-two min utes and which was forfeited by Schmader, who suffered a severe in jury to his leg. The contest was a one fall affair which required one hour and thirty- two minutes for Edwards to pin the Louisville man to the mat and after a ten minute rest Schmader forfeit ed the contest on account of the sprained leg which prevented his go ing on with the match. The match was held at the Eagle hall in Nebraska City and was at tended by some 500 of the wrestling fans of this portion of the state. This is the second defeat for Schmader at 'the hands of Edwards, who is claiming the state champion ship at 170 pounds. Tom Ray, of Omaha, was present at the match and challenged the winner and the offer was accepted by Edwards for a match in the near future. GRADER MEN WANTED Four grader men for work in Cass county are desired at one. Resi- I dents of county preferred: Head grader man acting us fore man, 80c an hour, with a minimum of $100 a month to protect against bad weather. Rear grader man. 7Cr per hour, with same minimum. Sleeping accommodations and' a cook furnished by state but men must board themselves. Apply to C. F. Vallery, county Mehway commissioner, Plattsmouth. Neb. tf-d&w M'.es Vera, Marguet and Fran- cv' Moore and .".lar.'orie Brinklow were i. ong those going to Om il' t this ?norning to visit for the day vith triends and looking after 3omc business matters. Wiik Perfect Safety! UfK 'Sis , Time There are few surer or more dependable tests of a bank's soundness and stability than the test of time. With 1920 this bank enters on its 49th year of seivice to the. people of Plattsmeut and surrounding territory. First National Bank "The Bank Where You Feel at Home. V CARL PRATT IS RE-ELECTED SUPERINTEND'! OF PLATTSMOUTH SCHOOLS AT A RECENT MEETING OF THE BOARD. THIS YEAR HIS FIRST IN CITY Eut He Has Made Good and Put Life Into the School Work Very Good Selection. From Friday's Pally. The Plattsmoiith Board of Educa tion at a recent meeting re-elected to the office of city superintendent , Mr. Carl E. Pratt. who has had charge of the work of the school during the present term. Mr. Pratt came to this city list fall from but ton, Nebraska, where he had charge of the schools and since his coming to this city has made the city schools here a very effective unit in promoting the advance of the educa tion of the young people of the city. The friends of the school will be pleased to learn that Mr. Pratt will remain at the head of the educa tional system and ho will have the hearty co-operation of the public in promoting the advancement and wel fare of the schools. Mr. Pratt has brought to th Plattsmoiith schools a new vigor and energy that will tend to place the school system of this city on the plane with the other progressive cities, of the state and increase the standing of "the""school among I fi other systems of the state. SCHOOL FOR DEAF PROVES A WINNER Plattsmouth High School Encounters a Snag: in Game at Omaha Last Evening Defeated. Prom Saturday's Daily The basket ball team representing the school for the deaf at Omaha who were defeated in this city sev eral weeks ago by our snappy basket ball team staked a come back last ?vening at the game held in Omaha with the result that the local high school team was defeated by the score of 39 to 27. The school for the deaf possessed some very husky players who were able to break up the plays of their locals while their own offensive was of such high type f.hat it was impossible to check their onslaught and they easily got away with the contest. The result of the game was somewhat a disappoint ment to the followers of the high school team but they are consoled by the thought that it is 50-30 with the two teams. FOR SALE Cottonwood and maple block wood $4 and $5 per load delivered. Elbert Wiles, Telephone 3521. tf-dw Tested!