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t mmoutb Semi - Weekly EIGHT PAGES EIGHT PAGES' S zk D VOLUME XXVIII PLATTSMOUTH, NEURASKA, THURSDAY, AIMULKJ, 1008. NUMBEIt IT Platte Journal ttcce mn? ran? Quite a Business Session The Returns of the Recent Election Canvassed, Reports of Committees and Treasurer and Claims Allowed To a fairsized audience, last evening, notwithstanding it being pay day, the city council played at the council cham ber. There was no vacant chair in the Mayor's family of legislators when the gavel rapped for order, that they might listen to the minutes and roll call, both of which met with the approbation of all present. Under the head of com munications, the First National Bank, through its cashier, offered to pay 2 per cent on deposits, should they be chosen as the cities depository, which communication found its way to the judiciary committee. The next to consider was a series of communication from W. L. Fickett, E. J. Richey, Dr. E. W. Cook and J. R. Denson, through their attorney, A. I.. Tidd, asking-that the votes cast for them at the recent election, be counted and that certificates of election be issued to them for the offices respec tively, for mayor, city clerk, treasurer, and police judge. Vondron moved, with Fookmeyer as a second, that the matter go to the hands of the judiciary committee, which was amended by Sattler and seconded by Dodge, that they be placet! on file. The first mo tion was then withdrawn; the second prevailing, disposed of the matters. Then came a lease from E. G. Dovey & Sons, signed by G. K. Dovey, leasing land for the opening of South Seventh, street, the lease extending for five years, which was accepted by the city and as it was made in duplicate was signed by mayor and clerk. The finance committee reported the usual batch of bills, one of which was referred to the judiciary committe, six to the claims committee, while the re mainded were ordered paid, a list of which follows this article. The chief of police reported nine ar rests, which went to the police com mittee, while the report of the police judge also showed nine arrests, one of which was acquitted, one paid fine of $1.50 and costs of $3,00, 3 sentences were suspended, while four were com mitted to jail. The street commissioner's report showed a multitude of little jobs done over the city and ten poll-taxes worked out. This went to the streets, allies bridges committee. The claims committee reccommended the payment of a batch of bills, one of which was for $100 for medical services by Dr. Hall, which went back to com mittee after some discussion Then followed the report of the clerk, which showed the collection of $5.64 on road and $10 for cemetery, with fifty cents off for commissions on cemetery lot and $15.14 delivered to the city treasurer. The treasurers report showed ballances in the various funds as follows: Ballances. Gen. Fund $3096 61 Fire Depart 226 45 Library , . 25 73 Park 10S 25 Police 224 36 Hydrant Rental 3843 43 Light 776 61 Interest 5043 84 Cemeterv S 35 Total Overdrafts. Road Fund. . Business Tax General School $13,435.71 .$3973 54 245 05 24 15 Teachers 1105 35 Total $5353 09 Net Ballar.ce $S0S2 61 Warrants paid daring month. .$'5,S11.S4 The streets committe reported the report of the street commissioner as all right, and same was placed on file. The fire and water committee re ported that the o:7ice of president of fire department was considered as an honorary office and it was reccom mended that no salary be allowed. The report was adopted and placed on file. Lightning Rods! Pure Copper Cable Lightning Rod, 15 cents per foot. Pitman & Davis. 1A1 The cemetery, gas and light and police committee slipped by without anything to report. Under call for special com mittee, Steimker, reported that the boiling alley was going to move, and that it would not be necessary for the council to move their quarters. The ordinance for the lowering of the streets within paving district num ber one and two, was read for the third time and on the reading again by title was put on its passage with all the councilmen voting for the same. The next to take up the attention of the council was the canvassing of the vote of the last election, which showed, the election of H. J. Schluntz, in the First ward over A. E. Gass by a vote 68 to 54, or a mojority of 14, Weber over Tippins by a vote of 100 to 94; a majorty of six in the second. While in the Third, F. H. Steimker was elected by a vote 104 votes. In the Fourth ward Frank Neuman won over Geo. Dodge by a vote 76 to 47; and in the Fifth W. A. Mendenhall won by a vote of 62 as against I. B. Green, 24. For the board of education, D. C. Morgan received 444, E. D. Cummins, 393, and J. F. Robinson 254, electing the first two by good plurities. The report of the committee consist ing of J. P. Sattler, John Schuloff and W. A. White, was adopted and placed on file, and the city clerk ordered to draw certificates of election accord- : ingly. The vote on police judge showed, ( incidentally, which was not counted, ! Weber 7, Archer 5, York 4, Denson 3. A motion prevailed that when the council should adjourn it was to meet j this evening at eight o'clock to or ganize the new council and perform : such other work as should come before ' them. The Major instructed the clerk to send notices to those who have hot paid ! the occupation tax, and to place the i matter in the hands of the city attor 1 ney of those who did net pay and have same sued upon. The city attorney was instructed by motion, to require the Burlington to rebuild their sewer j under the railway tracks and make it one sewer instead of two; also, to re build and make larger the sewer just south of the big one, and to have same done at once. The old well in the old Crabill place was ordered filled up or covered up to prevent someone from falling into same. A number of places were requested graded for new per- I manent walks, which was ordered done, ! and a gist of side walk resolutions passed. After which the council ad journed. Claims Allowed. J. H. Merriam, engineering $92 90 Aug. Bach, election room 6 00 James M. Robertson, fees 12 70 Gas Co., bdg. prisoners 27 80 R. A. Bates, printing 41 10 H. M. Soennichsen, mdse 24 10 M. Bajeck, nozzleman 1 50 J. Waterman, coal library 13 60 J. H. Donnelly janitor 2 25 Pub. Library, expense 2 40 Neb. Light Co., light .. 2 50 Platts. Tele. Co., April 1 50 State Journal, mdse 6 25 Louis Dose, work 6 00 W. B. Elster, expense 1 75 Neb. Light Co., light 1 35 i W. C. Ramsey, expense 1 50 H. Schneider, poll tax 3 00 Carl Fricke, ,, 3 0) Olive Jones, salary 25 00 Joe Fitzgerald, , 50 00 Ben Rainev ,, 50 00 M. Archer ,, 30 00 John Janda ,, 40 00 Claude Smith, street work 15 40 Al. Janda ,, 32 90 Al. Funk , 43 05 Chas. Mason , 20 12 Thil. Harrisin ,, , 26 69 : Wm. Gingery ,, , 22 23 j Clyde Funk , 24 50 Chas. Bates ,, ,, 3S 85 ; W. R. Gardner ,, 7 00 i J. L. Burrows ,, , 70 Seed Oats For Sale Good variety of seed oatf for sale. S. O. Cole, Mynard. IS ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEriENT Henry Herold, a Former Plattsmouth Merchant, Is Under Arrest at Jerseyvilie, Illinois, Under Said Charge For several weeks there has been ru mors afloat regarding this serious charge, but we could find out nothing definite regarding the matter. And all the particulars we are able to obtain now is the following, dated St. Louis, Mo., April 13: "Henry Herold, employed in the department store of J. H. Smith at Jerseyvilie, 111., for the last two months is held there on a charge of embezzling $17,000 from William Coates of Platts mouth, Neb. Coates runs department stores at Plattsmouth, Omaha, Toulon, Wyo., and Kewanee, 111., and Herold was the superintendent of the stores for eleven months. He is charged with the embezzlement of $6,000 from the store at Wyoming and $11,000 from the other establishments. When arrested by Sheriff Williamson of Toulon, and Deputy United States Marshall Tripp of Peoria, Herold said he would prove his innocence. "Herold is about forty-five years old. speaks English, German and French fluently and is an accomplished musician. He was formerly in business at Platts mouth, Neb., where it is alleged, he failed, taking the benefit of the bank ruptcy law. He recently, it is claimed paid $600 on his home at Plattsmouth, and when questioned by the officers as to the source from which the money came, said had been given him by a rich aunt who lives in Italy. "Herold states he has a brother-in- law in Plattsmouth who is a prominent attorney and who will defend him. He also has wealthy relatives in East St. Louis." The Herold family is one of the oldest in this city, the father of the unfortu nate man being one of the pioneer mer chants of Plattsmouth. After the death of the father, which occurred several years ago, the son carried on the busi ness at the old stand until a year and a half ago, when he sold the stock to W. W. Coates, who employed him as gen eral manager of his several stores here and over in Illinois. The trouble into which Mr. Herold has been piaced, is to be regretted, as he has always been looked upon as strictly honest, and his family connec tions are among our very best people The Journal hopes that the matter is not as bad as represented, and that for the sake of his good wife and interest ing little boys, nothing of a serious nature will result. This morning we were shown a letter from Mr. Herold, setting forth the fact that he had been arrested, and seemed greatly surprised at the action of Mr. Coates. He protests his innocence, and of course the general public will be will ing to give one who was reared among them the benefit of believing that he is innocent until he is proved otherwise. Attorney Matthew Gering, brother-in-law of Mr. Herald, departed last ev ening for Toulon, Illinois, to defend the accused. SURPRISED BY HER FRIENDS The Members of the Degree of Honor and Other Friends Surprise Mrs. McKay Last Friday being the sixtieth anni versary of the birth of Mrs. Homer McKay, her friends in great numbers gathered and swooped down upon her with many presents, baskets loaded with good things to eat and, with what was best, good wishes for their friends, a determination to have a good time and to make her happy. In all they succeeded admirably, making the welkin ring, and had a most enjoyable time, and made an occasion long to be remembered. The presents which they left, as remembrances of the occasion and as tokens of the friendship enter tained, and these, while beautiful, use ful and highly appreciated were not more highly cherished than the friendly spirit which prompted their presenta tion. SPECIAL EXCURSION SPECIAL RATES to the famous Panhandle country in Texas, on next Tuesday, April 21. Now is the time to buy land while you can get it right. For particulars, see or write, Frank Stanley, Plattsmouth. Granted Leave of Absence The postmaster general has sent Ne braska postmasters a notice that they may have a leave of absence to attend the state postmasters' association. The notice reads as follows: "Postmasters in the state of Nebraska are hereby granted leave of absence for as many days, not exceeding five, as may be necessary to enable them to attend the convention of the Nebraska association of postmasters, to be held at Lincoln, Neb., May 12, 13 and 14, 1908. L1AUDA CLUB VISITS OtlAIIA They Take a Holiday and Out ing Sunday, and Are the Guests of Miss Katie Shields Arising with the lark Sunday morn ing, the members of the Manda club of this city, took the early Missouri Pa cific train for South Omaha, where they were the guests of their member, Miss Katie Shields, during the day. They viewed the packingtown of Ne braska in the balmy sun of the fair spring morning, enjoyed the balmy southern breezes as they came in large chuncks over the hills, laden with the aroma from the packing houses. Dur ing the morning they attended church, and were guests of Miss Kattie at din ner. During the afternoon the boarded the street car and saw Omaha, and during the evening were shown the Omaha Medical College, by Dr. Ken nedy, and other places of interest. They returned home on the late Missouri Pa cific train, very tired, but having hav ing had a delightful time. Visit Boyhood Scenes. With "The Lunatic," a company playing here Monday evening, was Oliver M. Campbell, one of the actors, who was born in this city something over a quarter of a century ago. Mr. Campbell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Campbell, the former who was for a number of years conductor on the Burlington, running out of this place. Mr. Campbell, the actor, was born in one of the Wintersteen houses on Winter steen hill, but left Plattsmouth when only five years old, and has not been back until last evening when he came here to play. His mother, Mrs. Chas R. Campbell, who lives in Omaha was down to visit her son and to see the show, and was accompanied by her little daughter, Gertrude. Mrs. Campbell and daughter returned home this morn ing, whiie Oliver with the show depart ed for Auburn, where they play tonight. Peaches and Cream a Plenty Talking about the peach crop, you can bet your bottom dollar that with the proper weather we will have one of the largest crops this season in the his tory of Cass county. Our fellow cit izen August Tartsch, brought to this office Tuesday morning a branch from one his three trees, fairly loaded down in bloom, and many buds that had not yet bursted. All his trees are so full of buds and blooms that they will be crowded for comfort. Let us offer up prayer to the Ruler of the Universe that he hold all killing frosts until the peach crop is safely landed, and then we will be able to yeil, "Peaches and cream a plenty!" and for all mankind Fell Down the Elevator The elevator at this place, owned by the Duff Grain company, is receiving an overhauling and cleaning up pre paratory to receiving some grain, which has been purchased for receiving here. Lester Burrows is doing the work Saturday while at work, by a slip of his foot, he received a fall, of about fourteen feet, which shook him up con siderably, and tore one of his hands on some nails which projected from the side of the passage way which he fell down. Will Enter the Lecture Field Prof. Currie W. Watson, of Waco, was Thursday night elected to the prin cipalship of our schools for the ensuing year at a salary of $85 per month. All the other of the present teachers were re-elected. Ed. MacMullen was elect ed janitor. N. W. Gaines leaves school work for the lecture platform. Louis ville Courier. Pretty Tough. For accuracy in reporting county news the Plattsmouth News should be given a chromo. In reality, if you read it in the News you must make allow ances for the editor's bump of imagina tion is extremely well developed. Louisville Courier. A K TIGER Fll Delegates to Donver Will Not See the Old-Time Donkey, But Will Be Greeted By a Papier f.lache Jungle Beast. A friend of the Journal writing from Denver has the following to say in re ference to the arrangments for the big democratic convention to be held in that city: "A big tiger, constructed of pa pier mache at the principal four corners of the city, will welcome the delegates to Denver when they come to the Dem ocratic national convention July 7. This emblem has been selected instead of the prosaic donkey because it is bet ter for purposes of ornamentation. A special committee is at work devising plans for the suitable decoration of the city. The tiger is to be placed at the junction of Sixteen street and Broad way. This central piece of decoration is the first step in the work of the com mittee. Thousands of electric lights will be strung on wires across the street and flags and bunting will be used. Committees Already Named "At a meeting of the Convention lea gue yesterday committees were appoint ed to welcome the delegates from each of the states. Residents from every state are members of these committees. Many of them will be welcoming old friends among the state delegations from their former places of residence. There will be 2,016 delegates and alt ernates in the convention, 1,008 votes being cast when the full strength of the convention is polled. "The auditorum is to be finished June 17. The officials of the national Demo cratic committee who have the prepara tions for the convention in charge pay hat preparations for the entertainment Central Building for Havelock The Havelock correspondent of the Lincoln News says: "T. H. Pollock, manager of the Plattsmouth Telephone company, purchased lot sixteen, block thirty-two from A. A. Hyers yesterday. The company will commence at once the erection of a stone or brick building for the accommodation of its central office. All the present lines will be rese and most of them made underground. The exchange, when completed, accord ing to Manager Pollock's statement yesterday will be one of the most im proved in the state. The company, in all probability will make connections with the Automatic company of Lincoln. The consideration for the lot was $500. " Died of Hearted Failure Word was recieved Monday night tell ing of the death of Mrs. Chas. Mitchell of Douglas, this state, at the age of 54 of heart failure. Mrs. Mitchell is a cousin of Mrs. Phillip Harrison, and with her husband visited in the city a little over a month since, at the time the republican state convention conven ed at Omaha. The deceased leaves be sides her husband, two children now nearly grown. The funeral occurs to morrow. Mrs. P. Harrison departed for Douglas this morning. Will Deliver Installation Sermon Rev. J. W. Salsbury departed this afternoon for Lincoln, where he goes to deliver the installation sermon for the installation of the new pastor in the First Presbyterian church at that place. The new pastor, W. W. Law rence is just taking hold of the work at Lincoln, and Rev. Salsbury delivers the sermon in this instance in the place where he had lived before, and as all well know here is abundantly able to give in the most approved manner. G. J. Jones Very Sick Mr. G. J. Jones, an old soldier living in South Park, is very sick at his home, and has been for a few days. He is well advanced in years, and his condi tion is very feeble. His daughter, Mrs. E. T. Younker, of Glenwood, came over this afternoon to see her father and assist in caring for him. It is hoped that he may soon be better and able again to get out. Nebraska Seeds are the Best Kroheler Brother are handling a good fresh line of garden and field seeds, which have no superior. These seeds are furnished by the Nebraska Seed company, of Omaha and strictly first class. IE MAT: of visitors are further advanced at this time than at a similar period prior to previous conventions in any other city. The $100,000 pledged by Denver to help pay the expenses of the convention was paid in four equal installments. The last one was sent to Chairman Taggart of the Democratic national committee, March 21. A Contest for Chairman "From present indicatious it appears there will be an exciting contest in the convention for the temporary chairman ship which controls the selection of im portant committees. The 3-cornered contest between William J. Bryan of Nebraska, John A. Johnson of Minn esota and George Gray of Delaware for the Presidential nomination is said to be without precedent in the history of the party for persistent activity. None of these men will appear at the con vention, but headquarters have been opened here by their supporters and active work in behalf of each of them is bein.x done." Expecting Immense Crowd Our friend adds: "Denver is spread ing herself to do honor to the event, and it is the determination of our peo ple to see that all visitors are well tak en care of, and that no one goes away Dissatisfied with their visit. We con sider that we have one of the greatest and most hospitable cities in the world, and a special effort will be put forth to retain that record during the event which will bring thousand of f-trangern to our fair city. ORQP OUTLOOK VERY PROMISING The Prospect is Entirely One of Good Cheer and Optim istic Hopefulness. In speaking of the crop outlook in Nebraska this season, the Lincoln Re view says: "Each week since the first of March has been all that could be de sired in making for a great crop year in Nebraska. The winter wheat is the most promising in five-sixths of the state that it has been in years, and the acreage is above that of a year ago. It scarcely seems possible that anything can interfere now with Nebraska har vesting one of the greatest wheat crops of its history in this Eeason of 1908. The fact that this is not an early spring is assuring a fruit crop for thi3 state for the year, and this crop is in no way an insignificant one. The value of a good peach and apple crop from the orchards of this state will run into the millions of dollars, and a general crop of small fruits is an item worth taking into account. The splendid weather that we have had for five or six con tinuous weeks, with scarcely a day when farmers could not work on the land, means that the ground has already been unusually well prepared for spring planting and that the great corn crop of the state will go into the ground un der unusually favorable conditions. In the meantime there has been a surpris ing advance in the prices paid for cattle and hog3 ready for market eo that farmers will be greatly encouraged to take advantage of the breeding season to really multiply and increase their live stock. This state has an vnparal leled record of uribroken profperourj years behind it. Its ten years' record of production and wealth challenges comparison with any state in the union. When, therefore, we enter upon a new year of crop production, with conditions even better than usual, the prospect i.i entirely one of good cheer and optimis tic hopefulness." Painting and Paper Hanging. Painting, paper hanging, calciming, graining and staining. A full line of domestic and imported wall paper samples, room mouldings of all kinds. Work done promptly. Ind. 'phone 340. I. C box 421. John M. Vondran.