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vol. xxxvn.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1920.
NO. 6
A PLAGE OF
PEP, PUSH AND
PROGRESS
NEHAWKA FAST DEVELOPING
INTO PROGRESSIVE LITTLE
CITY
One of the towns of Cass county
in which the leaven of progress and
prosperity has worked well is that of
Nehawka, fast developing Into one
of the best industrial points in the
rounty. The town has only the
branch line of the Missouri Pacific
to hadnle its rail distribution of
the products of the town but it has
a population that for progressive
&cd wide awake ideas cannot be
equalled in the county. ,
The flouring mill of C. D. St. John,
one of the most up-to-date in the
ttate has jus tinstalled a fine mo
torized system that will hereafter
handle the machinery of the-.mil!
and does away with the old method
of operation by steam power. Mr.
St. John has just installed a large
elect ric" motor that operates all the
machinery and yesterday had it in
operation for the first time. It will
do away with the dust and dirt that
the steam plant has caused and les
sens the expense of operating the
mill.
The' elevators there for the stor
age of grain have also been made
more modern by the installation of
a fine air dump system which by
eimpff touching a button releases
the compressed air system that will
raise the wagons, unload them and
then restore the wagons to the orig
inal position, making, the system of
handling grain much quicker and
TDor economical both to tba own
ers of the elevator and the man de
livering the grain.
In the line of new homes and im
provements the town Is booming
fsat and the many changes are an
indication of its rapid growth. For
est Cunningham has purchased the
former wood shop of Tom Pulton and
will erect a fine new residence. Wil
liam Waldo has moved the old hotel
building to the east part of the
town and will have it remodeled.
Frank P. Sheldon, the leading mer
chant, is also to have two new hous
es erected, while J. S .Rough is re
ported to be planning a new home j
to add to the many handsome homes
of the town. Nicholas Opp has pur
chased two houses near the quarry
and had them moved into the town
and placed in good condition for
living purposes and has also moved
his barn from town out to his farm.
James Blake, who has bought out the
interest of H. C. Cooper in the res
taurant and hotel business is hav
Ing splendid success and in the fu
ture plans of the business men of
the city a new first class hotel fs
projected with Mr. Blake as the
proprietor.
Not a little Interest has been cre
ated in Nehawka by the fact that a
large number of oil leases have been
purchased in the past few weeks
and the parties purchasing them
have not made public their intention
but that there will be something do
ing in the way of searching for oil
can be forecast' by this moye.
PROMINENT SOUTH BEND
YOUNG MAN MARRIED
From Friday's Dally.
The following from the Spring
field Monitor will be of interest to
tne many Cass county friends of the
groom. A. J. Sturznegger, son of E
Sturznegger. the pioneer merchant of
South Bend. The Courier Joins with
the host of friends of the groom In
extending congratulations and bid
ding him welcome home- with his
fair bride.
The Monitor is in receipt of an
announcement from Mr. and Mrs. C.
F. Calhoun of Los Angeles. Calif.,
telling of the marriage In that city
on June 15 of their daughter. Alice
Eunice to Alfonzo John Sturzneg--ger,
says the Monitor. .This mar
riage Is of much interest to Spring
field people as the bride was born
and raised at this place where she
resided until her parents moved west
some nine years ago. The groom is
also well and favorably known here
as he has played baseball with the
local team for a number of years
and was a favorite with all who
I know him. The many friends of the
tend congratulations and best .wish-
es.
After August 1 they will be at
home in South Bend, Neb., where
"Sturtzy" wlll have charge of bis
father's mercantile business. Louis
ville Courier.
YOUNG PEOPLE AN
NOUNCE WEDDING
Miss Ella Newman and Charles M.
Stanton of This City Married
at Osceola on Monday.
Fiom Thursday's Daily. I
Announcement has been made by j
the family of the marriage of Miss
Ella Newman and Mr. Chafles M.
Stanton, both of this city, the cere
mony having occurred at Osceola, Ne
braska, on Monday, July 5th. The
contracting? parties decided to steal '
a march on. their friends and ac-l
cordingly quietly departed for Polk
county, where the family of the
groom reside, and were joined in the
bonds of wedlock at Osceola by Judge
F. H. Ball, the ceremony being wit
nessed by the members of the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton returned to.af the Root home in Omaha on Sat
Plattsmouth Tuesday and expect to'urday morning at 9 o'clock and the
make their home here in the future.
The bride is the oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.' Frank Newman and is
well known and highly esteemed by
a large circle of warm friends in
this city, where she has made her
home for her lifetime.
The groom is a very popular young
man and the son of one of the lead
ing attorneys of Stromsburg. Nebr.,
and has been in 'the employ of the
Burlington in this city since his resi
dence here.
The friends will join in wishing
Mr. nd Mrs. Stanton many years of
happiness and success In their Jour
ney down the stream of life and all
of the pleasures and happiness that
they so well deserve.
HERE FROM TEXAS
From Friday's Dally.
C. H. Fuller, a former resident of
Plattsmouth and who is now living
at San Juan, Texas, arrived in the
city yesterday to look after some
business affairs and also visit for a
short time with old friends. Mr.
Fuller is' well pleased with his new
home and states that it- is not near
aa bot there as farther north, al-1
though they are located in the most ,
southern portion of Texas, a short j
distance west of Brownville on the
Rio Grande river. Mr. Fuller re
ports his family as doing nicely and
enjoying the best of health.
MEET IN CHURCH PARLORS
From Thursday Dally. 1 A ' . .1.111
One of the pleasant social-events was the second man to hold that po
of the-summer season, was the reg- .sition. He served two years in that
ular meeting 01 the Loyal worKers
of the Christian church yesterday
afternoon. This meeting was held
in the new room of the church j
which has been especially arranged
for occasions of this nature. This
room has been made very attractive entered the store of Tootle & Hanna
and cozy with the use of rugs, cur- j as' bookkeeper. In 1871 he was en
tains, rockers and other furnishings J gaged by the firm of Vallery & Ruff
which gives it a very home-like ap- ner as bookkeeper and continued
pearance. A large number of the with them for a number of years or
ladies and friends took advantage of until 1874,. when he was appointed
the ideal summer day and were In ! assistant county treasurer and held
attendance. The hostesses were
Mesdames O. C. Hudson and L. F.
Pickett and the ladies had come
prepared to enjoy a delightful after-
noon and their anticipations were, this party came into power in the
fully realized as the hostesses are . nation Mr. Wise was appointed post
excellent entertainers. ' J master by President Cleveland and
During their business session the held that position until 1889. In
ladies decided to hold a bazaar dur-
ing the fall season, the date of which
will be made known later. Social
conversation. Interspersed with oth-
er amusements were then indulged
I in uy me laui tr wuku auurucu lucrm
much pleasure. At an appropriate
time the hostesses served dainty re -
freshments. consisting of ice cream
I
and cake.
I have a quantity of standard hog
regulator that I am closing out at
xiu.OU per cwi. mis is .uv unaer
present market.
W. T. RICHARDSON,
tf-sw
Mynard, Nebr.
County Commissioners C. F. Har-
ris and William Atchison, departed
this morning' for Louisville, where!
they-will look over some work feeing
done there on the highways.
DEATH QF
JONATHAN N.
WISE TODAY
PIONEER OF NEBRASKA AND
PLATTSMOUTH, DIED THIS
MORNING IN OMAHA
Prom Thv.-sday Dally
This morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Jesse L. Root, 1307
South 34th street, Omaha, Jonathan
Newton Wise, one of the pioneer res-
idents of Cass county, passed away
following an illness of several weeks
ana during which his recovery was
given up by the members of the
family and attending physicians.
Mr. Wise several weeks ago was vis
ited with an affection that settled in
his lower limbs and rendered him
helpless and since that time has been
gradually growing weaker until
death came to his relief. He was
well advanced in years lacking but
a few months of completing his
eighty-eighth year.
The funeral services will be held
body brought to this city where fun
eral services will be held at 2 o'clock
at the First Presbyterian church of
which Mr. Wise was a member for
a great many years. The body will
lay in state at the church from 12:30
to 2 for the friends to take thvr
last farewell.
Jonathan Newton Wise was born
in Washington county, Pennsylvan
ia, November 27. 1832, and when sis
tears of age was taken by his par
ents to Indiana and there received
early education in the primative
schools of the frontier and after the
removal of the family to Fort Wayne,
Le completed his schooling in that
city. On reaching his youth, Mr.
.Vie was taken with the thirst r.r
adventure and in October 1855 start
ed for the northwest, going to White
."'geon," Michlgr.n- thence by rail to
Galena, anc trcm there to St. Put!.
Minnesota, by steamer. In 1856 he
again set out on his travels and
went to Princeton, III., where he
stayed until May 1856, and then
continued his westward journey by
rail to Iowa City, Iowa, then the
terminus of the western railroad.
From there he proceeded by stage
to Plattsmouth and crossed the Mis-
sourl rlver on a Aatboat. landing in
Nebraska on May 21. 1856. in the
then frontier settlement of Platts
mouth, which at that time had fifty
inhabitants and one store conducted
by Slaughter & Vallery.
Mr. Wise assisted In the upbuild
ing of the little settlement and was
later drawn into public life, being
eleeteri as onnntv clerk in 1857 and
capacity auu iucu iuiucu i Hi""1
business interests in real estate and
loan business until 18 63, Nvhen he
spent a year in St. Joseph, Mo., as
clerk in a commission house. He
returned to Plattsmouth in 1864 and
that position for a number of years.
Mr. Wise was a strong and stead
fast democrat' in the dark days of
that party and when In March 1885,
late years prior to his removal to
Omaha. Mr. Wise served as an ex
pert accountant and was one of the
j best In the state.
. few years he has felt the burden of
11 niui ,inru wuc uaic
made their home in Omaha. Mr.
. ise was married in this city to
Miss Frances, daughter of Chaplain
.
jam! Mrs. Alpha Wright and who
I with four grown children, mourn
the passing this good . man. The
wife is now' at this time In very
poor health and the death of the
. husband comes as a sever htnw tn
L T.h. .(.m,!..,. 1..
L. Root of Omaha, Mrs. Bertha Jack
son of Chicago, Willard B. Wis of
Jutah, and King Wise, .residing in
the west.
Mr. Wise was prominently identi
, fled with the Masonic work and was
a member ot Capital lodge No. 3, A.
j r. & A. M., Nebraska Chapter No. 3.
II. A. M., Mt. Zion Commandery No.
5, K. T He was grand secretary of
the grand lodge of Nebraska trom
165 to IS 68 and was also rran3
recretary of the grand chapter ot
Nebraska.
OUR NEWEST
INDUSTRY GETS
UNDER WAY
ALFA MAIZE MILL. IN THIS CITY
OPENED FOR OPERATION
YESTERDAY
SHOWS WHAT m BE DONE
While Only One Line cf Machinery is
Operated Remainder Will Be In
stalled Later to Carry on Work
From Frldny'B Dally, i
The Alfa-Maize mill was open for
demonstration of the machinerv and
milling process yesterday ' and
the business men by the scure visit
ed the mill and were all wonderfully
pleased with the demonstration. On
Saturday afternoon, July 10, between
the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock a dem
onstration of the operation of the
mill will be given for the benefit of
the farmers, shopmen and the gen
eral public Every farmer and al
falfa raiser in this vicinity should
visit this mill on Saturday.
This mill will make a market fur
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of alfalfa hay annually. The
mill will be run at a capacity of SO
tons per day with a. maximum ca
pacity of 40 tons perdayv when It is
fully equipped. This will mean a
market for 6,000 tons or more annu
ally. If the market should average
$25 per ton for the raw hay the far
mers of this community would re
ceive $150,000 cash for their alfalfa
hay annually. The present market
price of the milled product is from
$40 to $45 per ton. If the output
of the mill averaged $:" per' ton the
gross sales would amount to about
$210,000 annually. The company
estimates that $33,000 will cover all
expenses cf milling and celling the
milled product annuallv. This
would leave a neat profit of about
$27,000 annually. That would mean
a profit of about 3t per cent on a
capital of $75,000. Those who are
familiar with the industry predict
even better results than above stated.
Every business man who visited
the mill on Thursday is well pleased
and can see a great future for this
industry in this city. Every busi
ness man in this city should get be
hind this industry and give it a re.il
boost- The men who have t pnt
their time and money in establishing
this industry are entitled to the
praise commendation of every busi
ness man and citizen in tlrs com
munity. x
The Alfa-Maize Manufacturing
company have not made .a lot ci
i:oioe, but they have gone right ahead
developing and manufacturing their
machinery right here in this city.
Tbt have purch?sed all tl. basi?
patents that have thus far been is
sued from the patent office, and have
developed many new patents which
are now pending" in the patent of
fice. This company will soon be in
position to control this entire in-
dust ry.
The Journal wants to express its
interest in the highest conimenda-
Hion of the Alfa-Maize Manufactur
ing company for the splendid ach
ievement thus far accomplished. We
want to congratulate the men of this
company for the good work so well
done. The entire city should feel
proud that such men live among us
We wish this company every success
and predict still better things for
our city through the efforts of the
Alfa-Maize Manufacturing company.
NOTICE EASTERN STAR
There will be a regular business
meeting of the Eastern Star held on
Tuesday evening at S o'clock. All
members of the Kensington club are
requested to meet at 7:30 p. m.
3bjd; lt-w,
W. T. Richardson, of Mynard
writes insurance for the Farmers
Mutual of Lincoln. Phone 2411.
FUNERAL SER
VICES OF LOUISA
HOLLENBECK
AGED RESIDENT OF ELMW00D
LAID TO REST AT OLD HOME
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
From Friday's Dailv
The Elmwood Leader-Echo has the
following interesting account of the
funeral services and life of Mrs.
Louisa Tyson Hollenbeck. who died
at her home in that place last Fri
day. The deceased lady was an
aunt of Mx. O K. Parmele of this
city and als rf L. A. Tyson, former
county clerl-:
On Sunday afternoon occurred
funeral service, of Louisi Holleti -btck.
who at the time of her deaili
was nearlv St; yars of age and was
at the time of her death the oldest
person living in town. She was
known to all as Grandma Hollen
beck. The circumstances which led
to her death were indeed unfortun
ate.. She wits feeling in especial
good health for one of her age. when
she was so unfortunate to fall break
ing her hip which, due to her ad
vanced age, caused her death. She
only lived a few days after the acci
dent. A few days before the acci
dent she attended a gathering of old
ladies at Wabash at which there
were a number present and a picture
was taken of them. She is seen smil
ing and in a cheerful mood and hav
ing a fine good time. t
The following is a sketch as writ
ten by Grandma Hollenbeck:"
Louisa Florilla Tyson was born at
Lisbon, New York, in 1831. She,
was the (daughter of Johu David and
Melinda ' Tysan. - My father -wan a
German, born in Denmark. My
mother was, born in Canada, near
Montreal. She was of French des
cent. Her maiden name was Me
linda Waldron. My father and
mother were married in Canada. To
them were born six children: Henry,
Abiather. Sarah. Harriet. Silas and
Louisa Florilla. My father was a
Methodist minister for 30 years. In
his travels he came across the Book
f Mormon and by request of my
mother he brought the book home
and mother read it and got inter-
esetd in it and told father the book
was true. He laughed at her and
told her it was no good aiid not to
be so foolish. Soon after there came
two Mormon Elders and held sever
al meetings near them. Mother
went to hear them preach and was
so taken up by their coctrlne she
told father they preached so plain
she knew it was true and wanted
him to po and hear them. He found
no fault with them but could not
give up his Methodist faith, but
eventually he did and joined the
Mormons for that is what they call
ed them. In 1844 they left York
state and moved to Nauvoo. Hancock
county. Illinois. We stayed there
a year after Jowpli Smith was mur
dered then we moved to D' Kalh
county, Illinois. The church was
well broken up. Some went one
way and some another. When BriK
liam Young took charge and pol4
ganiy broke out. the majority of
them went to Salt Lake. Those who
didn't believe that way scattered
around different places for it wasn't
safe to stay there. Those were peri
lous times. I went to stay with a
neighbor all -night. Her husband
had gone to be away all night. When
he came home in the morning he
brought a chip and laid it on the
table and said there was some of oil
Joe Smith's blood. -He had been out
all night with the mob. Carthage,
where th Smiths were killed was
twenty miles from Nauyoo. We stay
ed there until 1846, -when we moved
to De Kalb county, Illinois, where
we lived until my father died, then
my mother came to Nebraska to live
with her children. They both died
in full belief of the Morman doctrine
as they called it then. It was sev
eral years before the church was
organized again, then it was called
the "Reorganized church of Latter
Day Saints."
Henry Hollenbeck and Louisa Flor
illa Tyson were married at Spring
town, Oct. 12. 1853. We lived in
Illinois until 1859. We have lived
here nearly all the time since. I
have seen Nebraska in its infancy
when It was a territory. In No
vember 1859, we crossed the river
at Nebraska City. We came seven
miles and stayed there through a
snow storm, then we drove through
to what is called Stevens Creek, sev
en miles this side of Lincoln. There
wasn't a sign of a house after we
left the ranch where we stayed
through the snow storm until we got
to Stevens Creek, nothing but a dim
road and a big world of prairie and
only one guide board. We reached
that before dark. It was only a
blind track. He had to get out and
see if we were in the right track for
the prairie had been burned off by
the Indians, so made it hard to
keep in what little road there was.
When we were about a mile from
the place we were going to stop at,
it was on the divide in the direction
of the creek, the horses whinnied
and we knew we were close to our
stopping place and there was only
one lone house after we got there.
Relatives from a distance attend
ing the funeral were H. O. Maddox
and wife of Kansas City. Mo., Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Hollenbeck of Omaha.
Neb.. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Kilmer of
Beatrice. Neb.. E. O. Hollenbeck cT
t
Hanhatten. Kas.. Isaac Hollenbeck
and wife of Nehawka. Neb.. Mrs. A.
S. Singer of Nebraska City. Neb.,
Miss Alice Briggs of Nebraska City,
Neb., Mrs. S. A. Reaser of Lincoln.
Neb., JUrs. Q. K. Parmele of Platts
mouth, M. R. Tyson and wife of Dov
id City. Cyrus Tyson and wife of
Omaha. D. T. Tyson and family of
Lincoln.
CIRCUS BOOSTERS
MAKE A BIG TRIP
Territory for a Radius of Forty Miles
is Touched by Advertising:
Cars and Boy Scouts
: t
Frm Friday's Dally
The big sensational feature of the
summer, the Bargains Circus is being
extensively advertised today by a
tour of automobiles, filled with Boy
Scouts, who are putting out the
advertising matter announcing to
the world the advent of the big en
tertainment and economy making
festival of fun and profit. One of
the cars covered the territory as far
west as Lincoln and Havelock and
one touching as far south as Nema
ha county, inviting the residents of
that community to come to Platts
mouth during the big two weeks of
festivity. A party also' invaded Iowa
and covered in a thorough manner
the western portion of the state.
The Boy Scouts of this city ac
companied the cars and looked after
the work of distributing the adver
tising. .
ASKS FOR MINISTER'S RETURN
From Friday' Pallv.
The fourth -quarterly conference
of the Methodist church was held
last evening at the church presided
over by E. T. George, district super
intendent. The congregation voted
unanimously to request the state
conference of the church to return
Rev. A. V. Hunter to the charge here
at the coming conference as Rev.
Hunter has proved one of the most
popular ministers that the church
has had for a number of years.
If it's in the stationery line, call
at the Journal office. -
THE FIRST NATIONALBANK
THE BANK WHERE 'XPU FeEL- AT -OAAE
PLATTSMOUTH IK NEBRASKA.
FLYER COMES
AS FORERUNNER
OF BIG CIRCUS
LIEUT. A. J. NEILS0N. R. 0. S. C,
BRINGS PLANE TO THIS
CITY LAST NIGHT.
With the noise of the purring of
the motors of his air craft, Lieut.
A. J..Neilson, of the reserve of the
signal corps, drew the attention of
the residents of the city last evening
as his air craft hovered over the main
portion of the town and the intrepid
air navigator performed a few of
the difficult tUunts that are a part
of his exhibition program and which
thrilled and delighted the residents
of the city who witnessed them.
Lieut. Neilson made his landing
in the field at the Wiles farm just
south of the city and was met there
by the committee consisting of H.
H. Harding, general manager and
director of the Bargains Circus. t
C. Wescott, F. P. Busch. Frank R.
Gobelman and Mrs. Harding. The
aviator made the landing in fine
shape and his plane was the object
of much interest to the large num
ber who motored out to see it.
The manager and committee i.ave
becured the services of Lieut. Neil
con for the big event from the 15th
to the 31st of July and at a l;irg''
financial figure that gives the assur
ance of some exceptional stunts in
the flying line. The merchants of
the city will give special tickets dur
ing the circus that will entitle the
holders to rides iii the plane and
which will make a thrilling experi
ence for the residents of this and
surrounding counties who will be
here for the big -event.
The committee was at Fort (rook
yesterday interviewing Col. Beau
mont B. Buck, the commanding of
ficer of tiie 20th infantry and ha
r-e,cured the permission of the genial
and popular veteran of the world
war for the appearance here of the
concert band of the 20th regiment.
This band will be here on the even
ing of the'lCth of July and will
play at the platform dance to be
given tinder tiie ausjdees of the local
American Legion post. Col. Buck
stated that the regular hop at the
fort would have been held on that
date but as a recognition of the
friendly feeling of this city to the
soldier boys and the fact that the
Legion was assisting in the dance,
the bop would be called off and the
staff and officers of Fort Crook Join
in the festivities and if possible Col.
Buck will be here to enjoy the oc
casion. v
Col. Buck is one of the veterans
of the army and was in command of
the 4th and 34th divisions In France
during the war and his visit here
will be much appreciated by the
citizens of Plattsmouth.
It is expected to arrange a special
soldiers' night during the circus,
when the soldiers from Fort Crook,
and those who are practicing at the
range will be guests of the city and
every effort to give them a cordial
welcome will be madtf.
For Cautious Investors!
There is not a single el-rment of spec
ulation in our Certificates of Deposit.
Their value never varies always one
hundred cents on the dollar. Issued for
six or twelve months at a liberal rate of
interest.
They are ideal investments for those
who do not care to undergo the attendant
worries of risk and fluctuating values.
You can procure them for any amount,
at any time.