THE PLATTSMOUTH J OURNAL THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
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anteed. Being a young man of ex
cellent character, and applying him-
self to the direct practice of den
tistry, he is equal, and in many in
stances, superior to many who have
practiced dentistry almost as many
ears as this young man is in age.
Dr. Kaar visits the towns of Union,
Manley and Nehawka, one day out
of each week, and it is an easy mat
ter to learn from those for whom he
has done work, that he is up-to-date
in his profession, and always gives
satisfaction. His headquarters are
established in Weeping Water, where
he has fine dental parlors and is
building up a practice of which he
should fetl proud. He is a fine young
man. and with his knowledge of
dentistry should gain for him a rep
utation second to no dentist In tha
state. In our rounds over the sec
tion in which he practices, we hear
the greatest of praise for Dr. Kaar.
A mmY LITTLE 1TY
Louisville, the Residence of Some of the most Enterprising
Business Men in Cass County
Mr. Rlchey ous and occupies ft
fine home, one of the best In thU
part of the state.
The gentleman Is well thought of
in his community by all classes ot
citizens.
Sarpy county were acting In the i Well situated on one of the best
LOUISVILLE
The writer does not prevericate
in the least when he says that
Louisville is one of the best towns in
Eastern Nebraska. Notwithstanding
tha went calamity which befell the
lnot ..no, oil tn11naHnna nf
the destructive cyclone have passed
away, and many new homes and bus'
lness houses adorn the sites of
those that were destroyed by Its
there at all hazards, knowing full
well that such a structure would
cause an outlay of thousands of dol
lars. Consequently a company was
organized for its construction, and
it was but a short time until
enough money was subscribed to
construct the same. The structure
cost $20,000 and was made a toll
bridge. The shortest route between
Lincoln and Omaha is via Louisville
and as high as twenty autos in a
day have traversed across this bridge
going to and from either Lincoln or
Omaha. The gentlemen who insti
gated the enterprise deserve not
only the praise of the people of
Louisville, but the traveling public
without doubt are greatly benefitted.
Near Louisville are located the
finest and most extensively worked
stone quarries in the west. This
industry dates back many years, but
at periods, like all other public
works, have at times shut down
ravages. Only the destruction of
trees bear evidences that Louisville Today however, the material taken
was ever visited by the destroying from these quarrle8 flnd rea(jy sale
elements. She has been biessea
by location, which, like a great mag
net, draws trade from a large area
of the finest country that the Cre
ator ever produced. The everlast
ing energy of man, who settled on
the broad acres, of which Louisville
Is surrounded, has produced hun
dreds of beautiful homes and mil
lions of wealth. Nature may offer
all, but unaided by man, remains
only a beautiful waste. Nature has
done much for the country that sur
rounds Louisville and man has done
more. It is true that there are
drones here and there as In every
community, who live upon the drip
pings of prosperity that the neigh
bors permit to drop from their ta
bles; and without individuality they
exist to show a contrast to their
business rivals that generally proves
beneficial to the latter. But let it
be said, and truthfully so, to the
credit of Louisville, fortunately
there are few of this class fewer,
probably, than there can be found in
most any other town.
. Louisville is situated on the
Platte river, eighteen miles north
weBi oi riausuiuutu, mo mumj
seat. It was incorporated by a
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BDeciai act oi tne territorial legisiu
iir in Pohninrif l x h 7 . havincr
been laid out during the preceding
month, and one log cabin built by
Gardner Powers. Under this act,
however, the town was In reality
nothing but a paper city, no further
buildings being erected until the
construction of the Burlington &
Missouri. River Railroad in isiu
At this time J. T. A. Hoover (now
deceased) put up a store building
and received a commission as post
master, being succeeded In the mer
cantile business in 1871 by B. 0
Hoover. ' In 1872 a second stock of
general merchandise was opened
by A. B.'Fox, the firm shortly re-
solving itself Jnto the firm of Fox
& Glover, and finally to J. V
Glover. In May of 1873, Dr. J. M.
Waterman began the practice of his
profession and opened a drug store
The next year S. F. Rockwell open
ed the third general store, and from
that date to the present the material
progress of Louisville has been rap-
Id, until today, with Us magnificent
brick store rooms, church edifices
and fine school building, beautiful
location, generous, progressive and
energetic citizens, all combined
.make It one of the best business
points and most desirable little cities
In Nebraska In which to permanent
ly locate and establish a home. Her
business men are all of that friendly
nature that one admires and loves
to mingle with. Today the town is
more prosperous than ever, simply
because her destiny is guided by a
class of men who do not wait for
one dollar to bring In two, but put
their shoulders to the wheel and
push the great progressive wagon
Miwnrd to its proper stopping place
amid the live towns of tills great
and glorious stato of Nebraska, the
vrltablo garden spot of the world
To give the outside world an Idea
of what kind of people the leading
men of Louisville are composed of,
we desire to mention one particular
Incident to Illustrate. Several
yars since the wagon bridge across
the Platte river at this point went
out with the breaking of the Ice and
spring floods. An appeal was made
to the authorities of Sarpy and
Cass counties to rebuild the struc
ture in Justice to the town
which Its going out Injured, and the
traveling public in general. The
appeal was bitterly repulsed by the
commissioners of these counties, un
til the leading business men of the
town became disgusted with the
manner In which th officials of
In all western cities. The quarry
business was started years ago by
a well known character In those
days, whose cognomen was "Boss
Stout," who erected a large building
fitted up for a penitentiary, with
the expectation of working the In
mates In these quarries. At this
time the boss had such a grip upon
the .politicians of Nebraska, that he
thought he could do most anything.
But his plans did not work out to his
notion and all that remains in mem
ory of the boss is this structure a pic
ture of which appears elsewhere In
this issue.
Louisville can boast of excellent
shipping facilities, with the great
Burlington and Missouri Pacific
railroads passing directly through
the town and the Rock Island on the
opposite side of the Platte river.
There are two large elevators, a
solid banking institution owned by
T. E. Parmele; a large department
store owned by DIers Bros.; two
ot.lwr general merchandise stores,.
two Implement houses, two hard
ware and furniture stores, two mil
linery establishments, two Jewelers,
two restaurants and confectioners,
one bakery, two barber shops, one
dentist, two doctors, one lumber
yard, two meat markets, one hotel,
two saloons, one livery barn, three
blacksmith shops. Also, five
churches, a good working commer
cial club, and the following secret
and fraternal societies: Knights Of
Pythias, Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica, Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, and one of the best news
papers In the land. The Courier is
under the management of of G. A.
Mayfield and Its Influence Is ex
tensively felt In Louisville and sur
rounding .country. The' office Is
well equipped for doing all manner
of work In the printing line, as the
material and machinery Is all right
up-to-date. Below will be found
mention of those enterprising busi
ness me.n who beneve In keeping
In line for the best Interests . of
Louisville. They are "of that class
who believe that there Is nothing
too good for their city, and this Is
why Louisville is forging to the
front as one of the best towns In
Nebraska.
corners in the town, the bank has a
first-class brick building with every
modern adjunct for the rapid hand
ling of business. Mr. Thomas E.
Parmele, the president and principal
stockholder Is a man of large means
and he takes an especial Interest In
the Louisville bank, and spends a
considerable part of his time In
Louisville, overlooking the banks af
fairs. The last statement of the bank in
dicates a very prosperous condition
of its affairs.
The loans and discounts aggregat
ed $103,856.16. items due from other
banks $33,349.94.
The entire resources of the bank
are $146,585.19.
The total deposits of the bank
average $132,574.63, a very flatter
ing exhibit for a town the size of
Louisville.
The Bank of Commerce is one of
the best of the private banks in the
state, and this fact Is due largely to
the supervision given it by Mr. Par
mele himself, who has in past years
been through every phase of the bust
ness, and is well posted In every
detail regarding the same.
Mr. Parmele owns the bank at
Manley and is also largely Interested
In the Bank of Cass County at Platts-mouth.
They also, handle the Moline, Weber
and Newtou make of wagons and
there are none better on the market.
The Gorders are steady business men
and at all times may be depended
upon as keeping fully abreast of
business conditions in their lines.
smployed in the Burlington shops
as a machinist and also in the train
ervice department for several years.
Mr. Burns came to Louisville In the
'all t)f 1889, and tended bar for a
few months and In the following
oring opened a saloon of his own.
Platte Itivor Bridge Company,
After waiting fof several years for
the county commissioners of Cass
and Sarpy counties to do their duty
in the matter of re-constructing the
bridge across the Platte river at
IxniisvUle, which had been destroyed
by floating Ice, one of the promoters
of the enterprise suggested that they
could wait no longer, and without
further waiting make a move in that
direction that meant success. After
liters Brothers.
This firni operates nine stcres in
Nebraska and they are all either in
charge of one of the six brothers or
some iutermediate relative.
W. F. Diers, one of the brothers,
makes his home In Louisville, and
has charge of the general merchan
dise store under the name of Diers
Brothers.
The store is the largest and best
in Louisville and this will hold good
In all the towns where the Diers
brothers have stores.
Mr. W. F. Diers was born in Clay
ton County, Iowa, and has been In
Nebraska since October, 1888. The
brothers started their first store In
Seward in 1868. Herman, the old
est and a cousin of the piers Bros.,
being the one to make that venture.
The next Btore was put in at Ulys
ses, then at Gresham, then at Fuller
ton, then at Wolbach, then at Madi
son, next at Louisville, then at
Scotts Bluffs and finally at Humph
ery. Six of the stores are conduct
ed by six brothers and the other
Mr. Burns IsTioted tor his gentleman-1 a cuusulUliun with the leading uuI
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ly proclivities, and the manner In
w hich he carries on the saloon trade.
"The Elkhorn," under which name
Mr. Burns rung his saloon, Is pop
ular with the people who indulge
"t a good drink of the best liquors
or beer, which he always keeps, in
nnoctlon with the finest brands of
nlgars on the market. . Mr. Burns Is
an excellent citizen, and keeps an
orderly place, and the people of
Louisville are fortunate In possessing
such a gentleman as proprietor of
one of their two saloons. "The Elk
horn" will occupy elegant quarters
on East Main street as soon as the
new building can be erected.
BANK OF COMMERCE BUILDING
Bunk of Commerce.
This Institution does the banking
business of Louisville, and amply
Fred fiorder & Son.
This firm not only has a large
business in Louisville, but also one
In Weeping Water.
While the style of the firm Is the
same in both places, the ownership is
somewhat different. In Weeping
Water, Mrs. Charlotte Gorder, widow
of F. Gorder sr. and F. H. Gorder Jr.,
are owners, while In the Louisville
business Mr. August Gorder of Platts
mouth also has an interest.
Mr. Fred II. Gorder of Weeping
Water has direct control of the busi
ness at that point, while the Louis
ville business is actively controlled
by C. R. Beaver and Harry Mlnert,
while it has the supervision of Fred
H. Gorder and August Gorder, who
frequently visit Louisville. The bust-
ness was established first in Weep
ing Water in 1884, by Fred Gorder,
deceased, and has always been owned
and controlled by the Gorder family.
The Louisville business was establish-'
ed In 1901, handles a full line of
harness and agricultural implements
of the best kind.
The place at Weeping Water does
not carry harness, but has a com
plete stock of farm Implements,
buggies, WRgoiis, etc.
Both houses make a specialty of
cream separators. The Gorders are
three by brothers-in-law and cousins.
The business has been finely sys-
temetized and has resulted in great
savings, both to the Diers Brothers.
and more especially to customers.
The stocks all cover the best In
general merchandise and there is no
store in the state which can or
does give as good values right
straight through as Diers Brotners.
W. F. Diers Is highly respected in
Louisville, where he Is known by all
classes as a progressive and wide
awake man, foremost in every en
terprise undertaken in the Interest of
Loulsvlle.
Georgo Frater.
.. This gentleman was born in Ohio
and came to Nebraska in January
1894.
After spending sometime In various
parts of the state he came to Louis
ville in April, 1899, and bought of
Dr. Hasemler the drug store which he
now owns. Mr. Frater has pursued
the even tenor of his way making
friends and yearly adding to the vol
ume of his trade. He carries a full
line ot the best drugs and compounds
prescriptions with the greatest care.
Besides drugs, he handles the best
grades of wall papers, oils, paints,
holiday goods, all kinds of lumps,
etc.
In every branch of his business, Mr.
Frater makes It a point to have noth
ing but the best in his stock and
this fact has gradually been Impres-
ness men ot the enterprising llttla
city, composed of T. E. Parmele, W.
F. Diers, C. A. Richey, James
Stander, II. E. Pankonlir and others
It was deemed advisable 'to call a
meeting ot the business men and
citizens generally and start the ball
to rolling so swift that no mos
would be able to grow thereon. The
meeting was most harmonious, and
It was not many days ere the entjra
capital ot $20,000 was subscribed.
The stockholders follow: W. F.
Diers, T. E. Parmele, C. A. Rlchey,
H. E. Pankonln, F. H. Nichols, J.
II. Waldron and James Stander. The.
officers: W. F. Diers, president;
E. II. Worthman, vice president;
James Stander, secretary, and F. II .
Nichols, treasurer.
Herman F. I'unkonlii.
One of the most popular and ener
getlc business men in Louisville Is
Herman E Pankonln. He Is In the
true seime of the term "a self-madtj
man." The subject, of this sketch
was born in Germany on the 26th
day ot August, 1857, and emigrat
ed to America with his parents when
only 12 years of age. His parents
settled in Michigan, where he re
mained until ho reached ttio age
of twenty years, when he cama
to Nebraska, first stopping at Lin
coln. Here ho was in the employ ot
A. G. Barnes, a leading pump deal
er of that city, and here he fitted
himself for starting Into business for
himself at Louisville. After engag-
John W, Burns, Flkliorn Saloon.
The subject of this sketch was
born In Germany In 1854, and de
parted from his native country, to
the United States when only 14
years of age. His father was of
Scotch descent and his mother Ger
man. He landed in New York City about
the first of June, 1870, where ho re
mained until the following March.
Then he came westward, stopping
at Falrbury. Illinois, where he made
his home until the fall of 1878. From
there he crime to Sherman county.
Neb., and with others secured a
homestead, which was the result of
forming quite a colony In that
fills all
pect
requirements In this res-
acents for the John Deere and Peru
factories for farm Implements and I sparsely F' ttled country. H Uum
ttv rp wpM known the world overcame to Pliittsmoiith, where he was
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sed upon the minds of his custom
ers. He has an exceptional good stock
of toilet goods, soaps, brushes
etc., covering the widest rango In
this department. Mr. Frater enjoys
the friendship of a large circle of
acquaintances and they all regard
themselves ns favored by this fact.
The store of Mr. Frater adds largely
to the deslrublo character of Louis
ville's business center.
THE HISTORICAL STOUT HOUSE
C. A. Kl. hey.
This gentleman Is the lumber
dealer at Louisville, and he Is a wide
awake go ahead business man.
He moved to Loulsvlllo 15 years
ago from Plattsmouth and went into
the lumber business in which he has
ever slnco been engaged.
Ho hnndles the best In lumber nud
building mnteriuls and as everything
Is kept under cover, customers are
served always the best of dry and
well seasoned lumber.
Mr. Rlchey Is one of Louisville's
leading men and foremost In any en
terprise which may prove to the ad
vantage of the place.
Mr. Rlchey Is associated with Mr.
Tom Parmelo In the ownership of the
loulsvlllo Stone Company, a con
cern which adds largely to the solid
character of tho town, giving employ
ment to a largo number of men. Tho
Mono Includes tho celebrated brown
sand Btnne, which Is rapidly coming
to tho front as a building material.
It la being used In Omaha In the
last few years and gives in every
case, great satisfaction to the users.
Ing In this particular business for a
few years, he branched out into th
hardware and Implement business,
and finally added tho harness busi
ness. His business Increased to
such an extent that he was compel
led to Increase his room also, and
he erected a two-story stone build
ing. Soon after another was erect-
ed, giving him a 50-foot front on
Main street. Herman Pankonln has
by his gentlemanly qualities and
courteous treatment of everybody
built up a trade of which no man
should lie nslwtmcd.
He always handles the best ma
chinery and also the best lines of
harness, saddlery, whips, blankets,
etc. lie is also prepared to manu
facture harness to order and do all
kinds of repairing of harness.
Mr. Pankonln takes a great In
terest In the city affairs and Is re
cognized as one of tho leading dem
ocrats of his community. He has
served severnl years on the town and
school board and has always filled
these positions with credit to him
self and honor to the city, Mr. Pan
konln Is now serving as a member ot
the city board. He Is always In fa
vor of any and everything for the
betterment of Louisville.
. Mr. Pankonln was married in 1884
to Miss May Gaebel, a prominent
lady of Cass county. They have two
sons, w ho In a business way, are ot
the same energetic nature as their
father. They have beautiful homes
In Louisville, and seem throughly
contented and happy with their lot
on this mundano sphere.