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VOLUME XXVIII
PLATTSMOUTH, NEURASKA, THURSDAY, AIMULKJ, 1008.
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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tion was then withdrawn; the second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.
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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.
