cul Society
vol. xxxvn.
PLATTSMO JTH, NEBBASEA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920.
NO.
CHAUTAUQUA
COURSE COMES
TO AN END
INTERESTING PROGRAMS OF
LAST FIVE DAYS BROUGHT
TO A CLOSE
MUTUAL PROGRAM PLEASING
Attractions This Season Have Been
Excellent and Those Attending
Have Felt Well Repaid
From Wednesday's Dally.
The fourth annual ehautao.u.1
which has furnished some very fine
and interesting entertainments for
the citizens of I'lat tsmouth and th
surrounding community was brought
to a d ose last evening and like the
opening' day the finish was some
what marred ly the stormy condi
tion hut i lie last session was weM
attended despite the threatening
ciouds that later poured forth their
dampness.
The Sorority Sisters with their
liiiisical program delighted the audi
ence at both the afternoon and ev
ening performance and displayed
their cleverness and ability in their
oeal selections as well as in the
instrumental numbers. The quar
tet selections proved especially en
joyable and pave the ladies the ful
lest opportunity for harmony and
beauty of rendition. Major K. S.
I.ihhy was the lecturer of the after
noon and evening and his addresses
were without doubt the best heard
during the course of the chautauqua
and Major. LibUy gave, ft -treat from
his many years of travel, experi
ence and observation on the con
ditions over the world in which he
has been in close touch. In the af
tfrnoon he had as his subject. "The
Light of Other Days", covering a
discussion of the civilization of the
past in Kgypt and in Asia and in
which he brought forth the fact of
the many great movements that had
sprung from the far east and espe
cially China. While the western
world had developed and perfected
the ideas handed down from the
past the people of the East had been
the world's thinkers. In the even
ing Major Libby discussed present
day problems in the world and the
needs of the nations of the earth.
He made an earnest plea for a League
of Nations that would tend to pre
serve the world balance and while
it might not be as perfect as might
be desired would tend to do away
with many of the menaces to world
peace that today exist and add to
the advancement of civilezed na
itons. The address of Major Libby was
interfered with to a great extent by
the downpour that came shortly af
ter the opening of the program and
it was not until late when he was
able to complete the program.
The chautauqua this year has re
sulted more successfully than last
and the guarantors of the course
have been successful in realizing the
full expenses of the course whit4t
were considerably more than last
season although the admission pric
es were placed at a much lower fig
ure. Owing to the storm last night it
was impossible to take up an ex
pression of sentiment as to the hold
ing of another chautauqua next year
but thjl; matter will te placed be
fore the public later and it is hoped
to have a full expression from the
residents of the community. Cer
tainly those who have in the past
four years enjoyed the excellent en
tertainments furnished will be glad
to say "come again" to this form of
community entertainment.
The burden of arranging for and
carrying out these programs have
been considerable and have been
during the past, carried by a few of
our citizens and it is a matter that
should have the whole hearted in
terest of the public and a more thor
ough co-operation in the support of
the course. It has been a very close
matter in coming out even on the
course this year and while a little
over the expenses was realized, it
was only due to exceptional crowds
of Sunday and in this matter a
greater assistance should have been
given to the committee in the sale
of season tickets, which not only
make the attractions much cheaper
to the citizens but also assures the
course a success.
. The matter of the course next year
is still pending: as no contract? have
! been made and when the time comes
for an expression It will be up to the
residents of ;he community to say
whether or not this summer enter
tainment will be with us next vear.
COUNCIL BLUFFS TEAM COMING
From Wednesday's Dally.
Manager John F. Wolff of the
Red Sox has signed up the Schoen
ing Hardware Company team of
Council Bluffs. Iowa, for the game
here Sunday and this fast aggrega
tion .from the Iowa city will deliver
one of the best ball games seen on
the local lot. The excellent game
which the Sox played Sunday dem
onstrated they are now hitting their
right stride and with the fast Coun
cil Bluffs team as their opponents,
will be able to give a good fast ex
hibition for the fans.
HIGH SCHOOLS TO
RECEIVE FUNDS
One Hundred and Thirty-two in
State to Receive $500 Each for
Normal Training Work in Schools
From Wednesday's Patty.
The high schools of the state of
Nebraska are to share in the fund
of $154,000. which the state has set
apart for the support of normal
training in the high schools of the
state and among the successful
schools is listed the Plattsmouth
high school, which has qualified and
will be given $500 to apply on this
important part of the high school
course.
Eighty-five of the high schools of
the state failed to come up to the
requirements of the state in regard
to their school work and will not be
share in the distribution of the
funds.
The normal training department
of the high schools has become one
of the utmost importance as it is in
this that young people are brought
into touch with the teaching work
and through the efficiency of the nor
mal training department the teach
ing force of the state is improved.
GIVES BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
From Wednesday's Dally.
A very pleasant birthday party
was given on Saturday evening by
Miss Jessie Gouchenour in honor of
the anniversary of her sister. Miss
Violet, the event being held at the
home of their grandmother. Mrs.
Sarah Gouchenour. When the guest
of honor returned from the city she
found the home filled with a large
number of friends and who proceed
ed to help her celebrate in a fitting
manner the passing of her eighteenth
milestone. The evening was passed
in dancing and games and also row
ing out on the moonlit river which
proved a most delightful amusement.
At a late hour the members of the
party were entertained at a very
delightful dinner which was much
enjoyed by everyone of the young
people. On the arrival of the
home coming hour the members of
the party wished Miss Violet many
more such happy occasions. Those
in attendance were: Misses Anna
belle and Ronie Stones, Edna Rain
ey, Erma, Lois and Eloris Smith,
Olive Fulton, Rose Baker, Mary Wil
son, Hazel Irwin, Bertha Sheldon,
Ora Majors, Frances and Rose Lei
pert, Jessie and Agnes Gouchenour,
and the guest of honor. Miss Violet.
Messrs. Mike Hula, Floyd, Bert and
Charles Fulton, Harry Rainey, Earl
lies, Clea and Leo Stones, Wayne
and Ike Gouchenour, Sam Fitchorn,
Levi 'Wflsbn. James Leipert, Fritz
Manners, Tom Stava, Cleo and Fred
Baker. Gil Hull. Walter Burke, Hir
am and Charles Sheldon, Emmett
Rice. George Mumm, Obie Bomsted,
James and Claude Gouchenour, Wal
ter Furlong, William John and El
mer Gouchenour, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Rice, Mrs. Sarah Gouchenour,
Walter Gouchenour, Mr. and Mrs.
John Gouchenour.
HOG REGULATOR
I have a quantity of standard hog
regulator that I am closing out at
$10.00 per cwt. This is $4.00 under
present market.
W. T. RICHARDSON,
tf-sw -Mynard, Nebr.
FUNERAL OF
PIONEER CITI
ZEN SATURDAY
BODY OF JONATHAN NEWTON
WISE BROUGHT TO OLD HOME
FOR FINAL SERVICES
MASON CONDUCT THE SERVICE
At the First Presbyterian Church
and at the Oak Hill Cemetery
Many Gather to Pay Tribute
The body of the late Jonathan
Newton Wise was brought to this
city on Saturday morning from Oma
ha, where he had passed away Thurs
day morning, and the body was tak
en direct to the First Presbyterian
church of which the deceased had
been a member for many years and
lay in state there from 12::0 until
the funeral services at 2 o'clock.
The services were in charge of the
Masonic fraternity. Capital lodge No.
C of Omaha, of which Mr. Wise was
a member conducting the services
both at the church and at the grave
JONATHAN NEWTON WISE
in Oak Hill cemetery. Dr. Laird, D. !
D., of Omaha, chaplain of Capital
lodge officiating.
The church was filled with a large
number of the old friends and neigh
bors together with a large delega
tion of the Masons of Omaha, who
gathered to pay their last tributes of
love and respect to the memory of
the good man who had just complet
ed life's Journey at a ripe old age.
The services were of the Masonic
ritual and during the service a
quartet composed of Mesdames Edna
Marshall Eaton and E. H. Wescott
and Messrs. George L. Farley and
B. A. McElwain, sang "Asleep in
Jesus", and "Rock of Ages."
At the conclusion of the service
the body was borne to Oak Hill cem
etery where It was laid to the final
rest with the impressive Masonic ser
vice. The pall bearers were select
ed from among the members of Mt.
Zion Commandery. No. 5. Knights
Templar of this city of which Mr.
Wise was a member and were James
M. Robertson, Mike Mauzy, William
A. Robertson. Dr. R. P. Westover,
Earl A. Stanfield and John McLean.
Jonathan Newton Wise, pioneer
sattler of Plattsmouth. Neb., and
prominent In the early affairs of Cass
county, was born in Canonsburg,
Washington county. Pennsylvania,
November 27. 1832. He was the
eighth of ten children born to An
drew and Hannah (Leathennan)
Wise. At the age of three years
his mother died and three years, later
the father with his family removed
to northern Indiana, where the fam
ily lived until the death of the fath
er. During the earlier part of his
life Andrew Wise was engaged in the
mercantile business, but in later
years was an operator of boats on
the Toledo and Wabash canal. The
Wise family of which Jonathan N.
Wise was a descendant, was estab
lished in Washington county. Penn
sylvania about 1770. when the west
ern part of the Keystone state was
sparsely settled and roving bands of
savages made each and every settler
a soldier. During the war of 1S12
one of the Wise family. Adam, was a
captain of a company. He i? The
only one. of which there is any au
thentic record available to show mil
itary service, as during the revolu
tion the settlers in the western part
of Pennsylvania found it very neces
sary to band togeth-r at their own
homes for the protection of their
families from the savages. Jona
than N. Wise received his early edu
cation in the common schools, and
by perseverence he acquired an ex
cellent foundation i" r a good busi
ness training which he later ac
quired by experience. When he was
nineteen years old he entered a gen
eral store at Decatur, in his heme
state, and there he earned his first
dollar as a clerk. In IS". 6 he left
Indiana and oh the 2vth of May of
that year landed in the territory of
Nebraska at Omaha, but recrossed
the Missouri and went to Glenwood.
Iowa, and from there he again cross
ed the Missouri and landed at the
site of the present town of Platts
mouth. There were few inhabi
tants there and with them he worked
at cutting away the brush and clear
ing what was to he the site of the fu
ture seat of justice oc Cass county.
In IS". 7 Mr. Wise was elected to
the office of County Clerk of Cass
county and served for two years. In
1SH2 he was elected to represent the
people of his county in the Territor
ial Legislature, which by mutual
agreement of its members did not
meet, and returned to the General
Government the $4.000 appropriat
ed for the expense of the meeting,
this amount going toward a partial
settlement of Nebraska's liability on
account of the Civil War. In July,
IS 61. Mr. Wise was commissioned by
acting Governor A. S. Paddock, a
capfain of the "Plattsmouth Guards",
Second Brigade. Nebraska Militia,
under General Isaac Coe. In lSt5,
Mr. Wise engaged in the mercantile
business at Plattsmouth, which he
soon gave up for the profession of
acconutant and bookkeeper, which
he successfully followed. He was at
various times been called upon to
serve the state in this capacity, and
was one of the experts in the inves
tigation of State Institutions in
1S97; also one of the examiners of
the accounts of one of the defaulting
city treasurers of Omaha. He was
the author of the "Tax Commission
er" section of the Omaha City Char
ter and labored to have that section
adopted by the legislature for four
years before the adoption of the sec
tion. For six years, from 1890 to
1896, Mr. Wise had charge of th
compiling department of the city
taxes of Omaha. He has always been
a democrat. He filled numerous of
fices of trust in Plattsmouth served
as mayor, councilman, member of the
board of education, and during the
first term of Grover Cleveland as
president, he was postmaster at
Plattsmouth. He -was an active
worker in his party's ranks in his
county and in the state. For many
years he was prominent In Masonic
circles. He served as the Grand
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Secretary of the Graid I-odge of An
cient Free and Accepted Masons, and
also secretary of the Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons, and held
numerous official positions in Mount
Zion Commandery No. 5, of Knights
Templar of Plattsmouth.' He was a
charter member and was one of the
organizers of Macoy Lodge No. 22,
A. F. & A. M.. in which he held the
office of Master, and for eome years
served in ihe same official position
in Capitol Lodge No. .'!. of Omaha.
He assisted in organizing and was
first grand patron of the Order
of the Eastern Star in Nebraska.
He was a member of the Presbyter
ian church and was one of the organ
izers of the Plattsmouth church of
that denomination in 185S. and of
the Sunday school connected with
the church. He was elder in the
church for many years. In connec
tion with Thomas K. Hajina, he
raised the funds for and superintend
ed the erect wff""c f the first church
edifice built in Plattsmouth and
which for some years occupied the
site where now stands the Hotel
Riley. Mr. Wise was married Octo
ber 31. 1S63. to Frances Evelyn
Wright, youngest daughter of the
late Chaplain Alpha Wright, and was
the father of four children. Evelyn
Wright. Willard Buell. Bertha Clark,
and J. King Wise, all of whom, with
his wife survive him.
Seven years ago he retired from
public life and with his wife, came
to Omaha, where they have since
lived with their daughter, Mrs. J. L.
Hoot. Mr. Root was formerly a
member of the Nebraska supreme
court, and is now an attorney for
the Burlington railroad.
MORE ROBBERIES
OCCUR IN CITY
Ilight Time Visitors . Fail to Secure
Any Sum of Value in Visits
to Two Business Houses
from Monday's Dally.
Once more the city has been visit
ed bv a bunch of burglars and as a
esult the billiard hall of Frank
Dunbar and the Journal office were
visited and broken into on Saturday
night. In neither place did the
raiders secure any large amount of
money.
The entrance to both places was
made through the rear. At the Jour
nal office the robbers found that the
inly thing they found around
the office was a large amount of hard
work and their efforts proved fruit
less. The burglar or burglars
certainly showed poor judgment in
picking on a printing establishment
for the object of their raid and it
is thought that perhaps the inten
tion of the robbers had been to
break into the store of H. M. Soen-
nichsen which is next door to the
Journal, but in the dark they be
came confused and broke into the
wrong place.
The Dunbar billiard parlor sei'ms
to be a favorite spot for the opera
tions of the burglars as two weeks
ago Mr. Dunbar suffered a visitation
from the night raiders and at which
time they secured several cartons of
cigarettes as well as $8 in small
change. Their visit last night was
not so fortunate however as the
money taken was only some pennies
and odd change. They however took
a number of packages of cigarettes
from the show case and made off.
At the billiard parlor they secured
entrance by breaking out a portion
of the glass in one of the back win
dows sufficient to allow them to
reacli in and unfasten the window
lock and the bar that had been used
to brace the window.
From tne indications it points
strongly to the work of someone who
was familiar with the place and the
similarity of the work looks as
though the same parties who pulled
the first job repeated on their per
formance.
In this connection it might be well
to remark that the pitcher which
goes often to the well becomes final
ly broken.
fTheaDest accident Insurance Dr
Thomas' Eclectric Oil. For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell tt. 30c and 6uc.
Silas A. Jacks of Cologne, South
Dakota, who has been at Omaha with
a car of cattle, came down yesterday
afternoon and spent a few hours here
with his father, Asbury Jacks.
PLAYED BEST
GAME OF YEAR
HERE SUNDAY
RED SOX AND THURMAN. IA.,
TEAM PLAY SEVENTEEN IN
NING GAME
THURMAN WINS BY 2 TO 1
Conners for Red Sox and Wilcox of
Council Bluffs, for the Thunnan
Team Hurl a Magnificent Game
from Monday's Daily.
The base ball fans of the city
were given a real treat yesterday
afternoon when the local team and
the Thurman. Iowa, team engaged
in a seventeen inning battle at the
Red Sox park and which resulted
in a win for the Iowa team by the
score of 2 to 1.
Throughout the long battle the
two teams played fast ball and the
struggle for the supremacy contin
ued the last of the Red Sox batters
had been retired in the seventeenth
inning and the fine exhibition of
base ball was at an end and the fans
hurried homeward for a belated sup
per, but feeling that they had surely
witnessed one of the best games seen
on the local lot.
Conners, who did the mound work
for the Sox, was in the best of form
and with all his old time vigor
kept the Iowa aggregation guessing
and aside from a few bobbles that
allowed the visitors to score the
game was one well worth Feeing.
Wilcox, one of the fast pitching ar
tists 1 of Council Bluffs waa on -"the
mound for the Thurman team and
while hit more freely than Connors,
was able by his excellent support to
avoid being scored although his hit
ting of one of the Sox batters with
the bases full gave them their lone
ly tally of the game.
Tbe Thurman team scored in the
eighth inning when Mason in left
field dropped a fly hit to that garden
and with the score standing a tie
the two teams battled through until
6:15, when the last winning tally
was checked up for the visitors.
The fielding of the Sox was excel
lent and the work of Herold and Mc
Carthy In cleaning up the Infield hits
and Christie at second was as good
as has been seen on the local lot. In
the batting department Grassman
and Gradoville wer the chief fac
tors for the locals.
CHARLES ANTON RETURNS
From Monday's Daily.
Saturday afternoon Charles An
ton, for many years a resident of
this city, but who of late years has
bee nresiding In Omaha, returned
to Plattsmouth in a very pitable con
dition as he has become almost to
tally blind and with other infirma-
tories makes his condition very ser
ious. He had hoped to find some
manner of. work that be could do
here as he has grown tired of the
Douglas county home In which he
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has been kpt, but hl3 condition
does not give him much hope of be
iug able to work and what to do
with him is a problem. Saturday
evening he was taken with a sudden
fit or sinking spell in the Russell
restaurant that gTeatly alarmed tbe
persons in the restaurant and Mr.
Anton was removed to tbe county
Jail to receive treatment as no other
place could be located where he
could be cared for. He is now able
to be up and around.
OBITUARY OF B. S. BAIN
From Monday's Dally.
On Sunday morning. Juno 6th,
Benjamin Selman Bain passed away
at hi shome northwest of this city.
Deceased was born March 19. 184;".
at Drakesville Davis county, Iowa.
When 22 years of age he left DavN
county and located near Hamburg.
Fremont county, Iowa. It was here
he met Miss Mary Louisa Pauly, io
whom he was married on July 4,
1869. To this union fourteen child
ren were born, nine of whom ar
living, five, three daughters and two
sons preceded him in death. The
living ones are as follows: Jacob
D. Bain of Tonkawa. Okla.; Charle
E. Bain of Worland, Wyo. ; Mr. Eva
J. Rommel of Quintan. Okla.; Mrs.
Lottie C. Cowels of Oakley. Idaho;
John F. Bain of Tonkawa. Okla.. Mrs.
Amanda E. Young of Union. Neb.;
O. B. Bain of Howe. Idaho. Mr.. Lucy
Schafer of Nehawka Neb.; Mrs. Clara
Pearl DeBock of FallK Canada.
All were present at the funeral
except two. Mrs. Lucy Schafer and
Mrs. Clara Pearl DeBock. He also
leaves twenty-two grand children to
mourn him.
In 1883 Mr. and Mr. Bain moved
to Topeka. Kansas, where they resid
ed for a short time. Later they
moved to near Rome. Kansas, and
lived there a number of years. In
1900 they moved to Oklahoma, where
the deceased spent most of his re
maining years of hi life. . "
Mr. Bain became a member of the
Masonic order in September. ISM.
at Hamburg. Iowa. In 1902 he wa
taken in as a member of the I. O. O.
F. lodge at Hunter, Okla.
He was an industrious man, an
upright citizen, a kind father ami a
loving husband and will be sadly
missed by his family and a host of
friends.
The funeral services were held
at the Christian church Saturday
morning, conducted by Rev. W. A. R.
Lovell. assisted by Rev. Proffit and
Rev. Simon. Burial was at the old
family burying ground near Rome.
Kas., where the services at the grave
were conducted by Tonkawa Lodge
No. 157. A. F. & A. M. The Ton
kawa. (Okla,) News.
Mr. Bain was well known in Ne
hawka and Union, where he fre
quently attended the lodges while
visiting relatives at these place..
GIVES ACCEPTABLE PRESENT.
From Monday's Daily.
Thayer Propst, of Ralston, was In
the city Saturday visiting- at the
home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Propst. and on his return
took back with him a fine little Shet
land pony that Mr. R. L, Propst baa
presented to his little grandson, R.
Taylor Propst, and which will prove
a most delightful present to tbe lit
tle man. -lr t
Essential io Young Hon!
The importance of a good banking con
nection for young men cannot be over
estimated. Systematizing finances by
using a checking account is a valuable
training to young men. Quite often, the
advice and council of our officers are
very helpful.
Besides, a young man who carries an
account at this bank and shows proper
interests in his financial affairs is not ne
cessarily limited to his own resources in
meeting business opportunities.