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All the Ghanges Have Been Made to
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ANY LASTING
Gome Let Us Make Platlsmouth a Better Town
Still; We Can Do It.
On the third day of September, 1SST,
the writer of this article got olF a west
Ik und train, which circled around a
large two-story wooden building be
tween the track and the river, having
to go down two or three steps to get to
the platform this was Plattsmouth.
After the train had pulled out we were
enabled to look across the street, ami
our eyes were greeted with a row of old
delapidated buildings, extending on each
side of the street for a block, another
broken row ran south, where about two
blocks away was the freight house of
the Burlington. Standingdirectly across
the street from the deot was John
Leech with a tray of sandwiches for
sale, while on the north side of Main
street was a brick building, where the
ISurlington station now stands, which
bore the sign in front R. & M. House,
A. Kern, proprietor. As we went up
the street on the south side, we saw a
sign reading Buttery's drug store, and
three or four empty buildings, then a
larger brick building on which the name
of H. Boeck appeared. Then an alley,
a clothing store, a grocery, a saloon, we
think conducted by James Grace, about
where Jacob Heinrich has his restau
rant, with a grocery in the Mason's and
Odd Fellow's building and a saloon in
the corner of the Guthman portion of
the same block. Across the street,
where J. V. Egenberger now has his
scales, was a saloon kept by A. Rosen
Iiaum, while next to it was a similar
place, only it was kept in a good build
ing, the one which stands there today,
in which Mr. Egenberger has his feed
store and fuel office. The next was an
old ramshakle wooden building, which
the memory of the writer cannot now
recall the occupant. We next saw a
nice new brick structure and every ap
pearance was of a well kept meat mar
ket, with J. C. Peterson & Bro. on the
window, this is where M. L. Johnson
has his market at present. Then we
came to the drug store of J. C. Fisher
and the two next places were the store
of Ben Elson and J. V. Weckbach, and
a bakery, where the empty building
bearing the sign in front of Cory's res
taurant, while farther up were two
wooden buildings, in one was the Troy
Laundry and the other occupied by M.
O'Rourk, merchant tailor, and then to
the comer was John Sannon's livery
barn.
Then came the Waterman Opera
House, where we found J. N. Wise as
postmaster, and John Simpson, with the
express office in one corner and Wm.
Baker with a news lobby, in the front
portion of the corner room, Charlie Her
mann had a billard hall in the middle
room and S. & C. Meyer a clothing
store in the west part, then nothing un
til one got to Hatt's place, there we
found Hatt & Marthus, with Bennett &
Lewis in the next place. After that
what was called a barrel house and we
think John Blake had it, and probably
the next place was M. Bach grocery,
with a saloon on the corner and a tailor
shop up stairs. Running along the side
of the building was a creek some fifteen
or twenty feet deep with a large box
culvert running across Main street, with
a wagon scale over the culvert.
On the corner where Wescott's have
their clothing store, was Frank Corruth
with a jewelry store, and Ed. Morley
with a barbershop in the basement, the
next, where Kraft's are now, was Wes
cott's, and Bauer's stand was occupied
by Smith & Black Bros, as a drug store.
On the next place or two we lost out,
while at Pepperburg's the building was
under construction, and at Dovey's,
they occupied the position, but they
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IMPROVEMENTS
have rebuilt to -some extent since;
Whites were in the same position and a
grocery store was on the Boeck corner
in an old wooden building. Crossing
Sixth street we found the Citizen's bank
occupying the corner; with a drug store
where Fricke's are, then a meat mar
ket and on the south end of the block
was F. Mc Court, the Methodist church
and the Cottage House by James Wood
son, beyond that blue sky. On the
north side of Main street, leaving the
B. & M. House was a row of empty
buildiugs to the alley, then the White
Elephant saloon, kept by Nick Cunning
ham, then I. Pearlman with a second
hand store, in the shadow of the Per
kins House, with a bakery in the cor
ner kept by Oswald Guthman, and Fred
Goos keeping the City Hotel; then Fred
Gorder, a grocery and then Soloman &
Nathan, where the Journal now is, with
an empty room and a grocery, then the
court house, with scarce room Enough
to turn round, and a little brick room
next to it, where one could touch the
ceiling and Will Cook conducting a bar
ber shop in it. Then the Wheeler build
ing with a yard kept up by a stone wall
and bordered with a row of cottonwood
trees.
On the west side of Fourth street II.
V. Mathews had a hardware, in an old
delapidated wooden building which one
would think would fall down, then
Joseph Schlater with a jewelry store; a
harness shop came next kept by 0. M.
Streight, with three or four vacent lots
and a little wooden building, containing
another harness shop by a man named
Chambers; James Antill with an ice
cream parlor, and empty room and
Julius Pepperburg with a cigar factory
and Will J. Warrick, then John R. Cox
with a hardware store then the Cass
County Bank, and across the street
Sherwood's shoe store; J. J. McVey, a
saloon; Wm. Herold two rooms, while
we drop out on the next place, but Peter
Merges was in where J. Schiappacasse
now is, and a vacant space for two lots,
then the Fitzgerald block, with a gro
cery in the east room; the Elkhonv sa
loon kept by Wm. Webber; Fred Her
mann's dry goods store and the First
National Bank in the corner. With the
Stadlemann House where the Riley
now stands. There is your old town of
towns twenty-two years ago. We have
heard many times lately that Platts
mouth was not as good a town as it was
years ago, but it looks different to us.
There was not a block in length of
permanent walks in the town then no
paving;1 a creek ran through the lots,
and . was covered on. Main and Sixth
streets, and we remember soon after we
came a cow wondered up the creek and
got into the culvert crossing Main
street, and when she got in where it
was dark and the vehicles passed over
head she bellowed like a sea lion. With
no decent walks, and when it was mud
dy one could not get across the streets,
no lights, a dense forest a block south
of Main street. In the twenty-two years
we have been here a wonderful change
in the appearance of things have been
made, which if the change had been made
in a night, there would not have been
one man in Plattsmouth that would have
known where he was. We have every
thing better now than then, and we are
in a way to have a much better town,
for our experience has shown us that
the better a town we have the better
we may expt. Let us all get at it and
transform the city into one of twice or
thrice the population, and ten fold the
amount of business, we can do it if we
will. Take a hold boys and let us shove
her along.
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Block Signal System
The Burlington road in an endeavor
to prevent wrecks and protect the lives
of the traveling public and their em
ployes, and as a matter of saving the
property loss in wrecks, will install a
block system; beginning at Lincoln it
will extend both ways and will when
completed, form an entire lock block
system which will keep trains one sta
tion apart, and will require the service
of an operator at loth ends of a block
to operate it. When the system is in
augurated it will require on the line
from Omaha to Denver, about fifty new
operators to work the blocks, and will
cost the company to install the devices
about $150,000, and will increase the
pay roll of the operating department,
but the saving will come in the protec
tion to the lives of travelers and em
ployes as well as the property which
would otherwise be destroyed. The
company's move in this respect is one
that is to be commended and is a wise
one, not alone from the humantarian
idea, but a good business proposition as
well. .
Will Visit in Weeping Water
Misses Vesta and Marie Douglass de
parted for Weeping Water last evening
via the Missouri Pacific, where they will
visit with friends and relatives for a
week or so. While there they will be
the guests of Miss Mary Hungate and
Miss Grace Teegarden. Weeping Water
is their old home and they are acquaint
ed with many of the young people of
that city and a visit there is always an
enjoyable one.
Down With Rheumatism.
Mrs. Henry Walker, wife of the bridge
carpenter of the Burlington, is in a very
serious condition with inflamatory rheu
matism, having been confined to her
bed for a week and is in such a condi
tion that it is with the greatest difficulty
that she can be even turned in her bed.
At this time she shows but the faintest
improvement. Her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Hammers, of Pacific Junction, came
over on the fast mail to assist in taking
care of her.
Returns Home Today
Fremont Wheeler, who has been vis
iting with his brother, Frank, of this
place since he was dismissed from the
hospital at Omaha last Wednesday, de
parted for his home at Norfolk this
morning. Mr. Wheeler is pretty well
pleased that he has gotten cured from
the disease, appendicitis, which has been
giving him more or less trouble for a
long time.
Will Visit at Scribner.
Miss Christina Soennichsen and her
brother, Master Henry, departed for
Scribner this afternoon, where they will
visit for some weeks, the guest of their
uncle, Claus Ploehn, who used to live
here. Miss Matilda and Master Wald
mar Soennichsen accompanied them as
far as Omaha, and they will all see the
sights of the metropolis this afternoon.
Will Open Irrigated Lands
Eight townships in Nebraska and two
in Wyoming will be placed under gov
ernment irrigation under the North
Platte project at the opening of the ir
rigation season next year. The size of
farms vary, and are from forty acres
the smallest to one hundred and sixty
acres the largest that any private own
er can have under the system. The
charges for land under the project per
acre is for building the system $35 pay
able in not less than five or more than
ten yearly payments, and no payment
less than $3.50 per acre. The first pay
ment of the charges are due on Decem
ber 1, 1908 and other yearly charges
fall on the same date each year. The
total-to pay each year is $3.50.
In the District Court
There was filed in the office of the dis
trict court Friday, a case coming from
Greenwood, wherein the State of Ne
braska, had Orlando L. Wilson arrested
for selling intoxicating liquors, while
running a supposed temperance billiard
hall in that place. He was fined $25
and costs and appeals to the district
court, the transcript from the lower
court being filed.
Improves Building
W. W. Coates has began the repair
ing and putting in of a new front in the
Meyers building on the south side of
Main street. The repairs contemplate
a new extended front and a steel ceil
ing for which thematerial is now here.
A. L. Asemissen & Sons are doing the
work on the ceiling while J. C. Coleman
is looking after the front.
At Home Once More
James J. Nawacek and wife returned
this morning from the west where they
went some time since on their wedding
trip. They were at Denver where they
visited with the family of Thomas Jan-
da, and John Ulick, also with Frank
Chaloupka. They were visitors at the
relatives of Mrs. Nawacek for a few
days at Morrow.
Returned from the West
Uncle Andy Taylor returned from
Beaver City in the western part of the
state this morning where he has lands,
after a week's stay. He says the crops
are looking much better there than what
they do in this portion of the state, but
the ground is very dry out there and
they must have rain or they will suffer
materially.
MARQUETTE IS GONE
Kansas Town Reported Entire
ly Destroyed by Tornado
All efforts to reach Marquette, Kan.,
reported to have been destroyed by a
tornado tonight, by telegraph or tele
phone failed. The Missouri Pacific rail
way telegraph operator at Marquette
was notifying the agent at Genesco.
west of there, that the station was al
most destroyed by wind and that three
inches of water stoxl in the station
when the wire failed.
McPherson, southeast of Marquette,
was reached by telephone. That place
had heard the report, but could not
communicate with Marquette. All
other wires are down. Marquette was
destroyed by a tornado in 1905, twenty
seven persons being kiiled and fifteen
injured.
Will Visit at Old Home
Morgan Waybright and wife will de
part this evening for the east where
they will visit for about a month. Dur
ing their stay they will visit the James
town exposition where their tickets
read. From Richmond to Jamestown
they expect to travel by boat as they
also do from Albany to New York City.
The principal place they expect to see
is the old home where they lived years
ago and .vhich Mr. Waybright has not
seen for twenty-two years. The way
they go, it will be necessary to make the
last fifty miles of the trip by stage
The place where he left over forty-one
years ago to come to Plattsmouth is
Monterey, Highland county, Virginia
A railroad runs a little nearer hut it is
only used for logging purposes. This
place is up in the mountains and will no
doubt be a great outing besides the fact
of seeing the old home and the friends
of long ago.
From Sunny Kansas.
John W. Ferris, wife and daughter,
accompanied by Mr. Ferris' mother,
came in last evening from Ashland and
visited with Morgan Waybright and
wife, who intended to go away last
evening, and will visit with the family
of Mike Mauzy today and tomorrow,
when they will return to Ashland, where
they have been visiting friends. Mr.
Ferris was originally from Virginia, liv
ing in the same neighborhood as Mr,
Waybright. He now resides in Wau
keeney, Kansas, and has just made the
trip in an automobile from there to Ash
land then coming down here for a visit
with his bid friends before returning to
their old home. While in conversation
with Mr. Ferris, who is a real estate
dealer in Waukeeney, he said that he
was well acquainted with Mr. E. W
Crabill and wife, Mr. Crabill having his
store next that of Mr. Ferris. He says
that Ezra is doing well and is well pleas
ed with the town and country. Many
of Plattsmouth's people have invested
in land in that neighborhood and seem
well pleased with the investment and
reports from every source seems to
iustifv their business ventures in ac
quiring land in that place.
Visits Friends in this City
John Shaeffer, who moved to Daven
port. Neb., during the last spring, came
in last night and will visit with " friends
and relatives in the city and country for
about a week. While in conversation
with Mr. Shaeffer he said that they had
a very good prospect for a crop of all
kinds of grain. He has a two hundred
and forty acre farm and is well pleased
with the country where he lives. He is
a near neighbor to Henry Jasper, a
former resident of this place, Mrs. J as
per being a Nolting before marrying.
They are doing nicely and their many
friends here will be pleased to hear of
their success and prosperity.
Tennessee for Bryan
United States Senator Robert L.
Taylor, of Tennessee, who spoke at the
Epworth assembly in Lincoln, said that
W. J. Bryan was the only man discus
sed seriously for the democratic presi
dential nomination, and that his state
would undoubtedly send a delegation
instructed for Mr. Bryan. Senator
Taylor added that prohibition eclipsed
all other public topics in his section at
present, and that the whole south was
in the grip of a powerful revolution
against the liquor traffic with North
Carolina and Tennessee leading for
actual prohibition.
Many File Friday
There seemed to be a plethora of
candidates filing today. They come
from all parts of the county. H. E.
Coleman files as a republican for con
stable from Greenwood. J. C. Smith
for road overseer for east division of
Rock Bluffs. D. A. Eaton for road
overseer at Union for Liberty precinct.
H. E. Newhart of Sonth Bend for con
stable. John R. Denson filed last even
ing for constable for the city of Platts
mouth on the republican ticket.
Wanted Educated young men from
21 to 30 years of age, at Hospital for
Insane, Norfolk, Nebraska. Salary $25
to $30 per month with board, lodging
and laundry furnished. Light work.
Mont Robb, Steward.
Never c,an tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer a cut, hruise, burn or
scald. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas'
Eclectric Oil instantly relieves the pain
quickly cures the wound.
OVER THE STATE
Still af Work.
Walt Mason, well known in Nebraska
newspaper cir?les has entered upon a
new venture in Atchison, Kan., publish
ing the Atchison Sunday Star. The
paper is neat and well written. Mason
always did write readable copy along
his chosen lines. Lincoln Star.
Would Be Judge.
Henry E. Maxwell, residing at 1(HW
South Twenty-ninth street, Omaha, son
of former Chief Justice Samuel Max
well, has filed his application with the '
secretary of state as a candidate for
judge of the fourth judicial district.
Crops Were Not Greatly Damaged
Reports at the Nye-Schneider-Fowler
office yesterday wire the effect that the
corn and wheat had been but very little
damaged by the wind and rain of Tues
day night. The farmers do not seem
to fear any serious results to the corn,
but on the other handjsay it has surviv
ed remarkably well and is flourishing.
Wlil They Grant It
The James Fleming-Dunbar saloon
case comes up for hearing today before
the town board of Dunbar. Remonstra
tors of Dunbar are opposing the issuing
of a saloon license to Fleming. The fol
lowing people interested in the hearing
went to Syracuse this morning: Attor
ney D. W. Livingston, legal advisor of
the board. Attorneys W. . W. Wilson
and Williams of Lincoln, attorneys for
the remonstrators, Misses Atwell and
Baker, stenographers, and James Fleming.-
Nebraska City Tribune.
Has Nine Lives.
That a man was lying in a box car on
the railroad transfer near Fourth Corso
seriously if not fatally injured was re
ported up town Wednesday. The police
instituted an investigation and on reach
ing the car found it empty. It is said
the "wounded" man went to the neigh
boring house of a citizen washed con
siderable blood from his face and was
seen later coming up town not "fatally
injured." Nebraska City Press.
Send in Your Order By Mail.
The Epworth assembly management
does not sell tickets on Sunday. Those
not holding season tickets and desiring
to attend on that day should order
tickets in advance. Send order with
twenty-five cents per ticket to C. E.
Sanderson, treasurer, 1229 O st., Lin
coln, and tickets will be promptly mail
ed your address. Not to exceed six
tickets will be sold to one person either
at the office or by mail, this precaution
being taken to prevent scalpers from
buying a quantity. State Journal.
Antelope in Sidney.
A specimen of frontier life was af
forded the citizens of Sidney the other
day, when a drove of antelope dashed
through the town, making the entire
length of one of the Main streets, evi
dently having been pursued by wolves.
Thirty years ago. Fremont Herald.
Tecumseh, Neb., Aug. 2. Simeon
Hudson, alleged forger, was taken into
the district court this afternoon and
contrary to expectations pleaded not
guilty to the two counts of forgery,
Judge J. P. Kaper continued the case
until the regular October term of court.
Bail was fixed at $3,000 which was not
furnished. County Attorney J. C.
Moore made a showing that the John
son county jail was not sufficiently se
cure to hold Hudson and the court gave
an order for the man to be taken to
Lincoln and confined in the penitentiary
to await trial. Sheriff H. U.Miner will
take him up tomorrow afternoon. State
Journal.
Body of Drowned Man Found.
The body of the young man Phelps,
who was drowned in the Elkhorn last
Sunday was recovered today about three
miles from Neligh having floated down
the river a distance of at least five miles
as the river runs. The remains will be
buried in Laurel Hill cemetery tomorrow,
Blaze Near Weston.
Joseph Helcher, a farmer, three miles
south of Weston, lost his house by fire
yesterday. The cause of the blaze is
unknown. His loss is about $1,500
partly covered by insurance.
Resigns as Superintendent.
Prof. H. F. Hooper who was elected
as superintendent of the city schools at
Oakdale for the coming year has ten
dered his resignation, having been elect
ed to the superintendency of the schools
at Blue Hill, at an increase of salary of
$200 per year. The question of securing
and retaining competant instrnctors in
our schools is one that is attracting con
sinerable attention and one of vital im
portance. Every year some place is
compelled to go without sufficient
teachers or get along with some that
are not entirely up to grade. With the
increase in the salaries paid it would
seem as though plenty of capable
instructors could be secured.
Real Estate Transfers
John Klaurens to Chas. Dysart, lot 9,
block 3, Union. Consideration $650.00.
A. H. Ganetson, et al., to W. W.
Coates, lots 9, 10; block 41 and lot 12,
block 22, city. Consideration $500.00.
A GIRL'S LETTER.
Hiss Rose Hurst, ?jj Ilirris Street,
AtP'?toi. '., ' h'tet :,wif thing
of Interest to All Women.
Read What She Says:
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for systemic catarrh and truat
Others wlio read this may try it and re
c'iv th'1 amo k"1 irom it that I did.
"I Ji.mI t-''n ailing for a long time
and nothing necmed to do me any
although I tri-d many doi-tor and
many medicines. I had ti'i-om no bad,
that there was no pleasure in living.
'I was finally asli.d hy a friend to
try Peru na, which I did, with many
misgivings. What was my delight,
after taking the lirst bottle, to see &
great change for t he hotter and I kept
on improving until completely re
covered. now feel like a new woman.
It lias done wonders for me ami 1 gladly
recommend it to others." Koso Hurst.
No ailing woman can fail to bo inter
ested in the above testimonial. Miss
Hurst was persuaded by a friend to try
Peruna, and she is now perfectly well
and feels like another woman. Such la
Lor story in LiitI.
Will Remove School House
In difference to many protests as to
the location of the west second ward
school house, which is at the crossing
of the street and the Missouri Pacific
railway, as to the safety of the loca
tion, it is claimed that the present loca
tion is dangerous; and it stands to rea
son that such is the case, for when the
scholars go outside the lot, they are on
the railway track. The board of educa
tion at their meeting last evening in
structed the secretary of the board to
ask for bids for the removing and
placing the building on the -opposite
corner of the lot. It now occupies the
northwest corner and it is desired that
it be moved to the southeast corner,
which would put it as far away as in
possible, and keep it on the same lot.
It is expected that the removal will be
made before the opening of the coming
term of school.
Cass County
COMMISSION
Company.
: USING THE
Mooretiead Service
Fastest Market Wire in the West.
Coetes Block,
Plattsmouth, - - Nebraska
'Phone Independent 412.
Bell 'Phone 41.
WHEN THE KETLTE SINGS
It's a sien of coal satisfaction. Want
to hear the music In your kitchen?
Easy order coal from this ortice aDd
yard. The output of the Trenton
nine the fuel we handle has no su
perior anywnere, its equal in lew
places
J. V. EGENBERGFR,
'PMflMP Plattsmouth No. 2S.
rnunr. Beiiso.3i.
LATTSMOUTH, - - - NEBRASKA'