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Supervising Architect Decides That No Work Will Be Done On
New Government Buildiug Until Paving is Done.
Will Plattsmouth have a public
tmlldlng or will it not?
That is the question which is now
agitating the minds of the officials of
the commercial club. The prize for
which the city struggled so lang and
which has Beemed within ( reach
threatens to take wings and fly away.
The building on which so much has
been banked seema to be hung up for
an indefinite time pending the settle
ment of certain questions which will
be submitted to the people.
It had been generally supposed that
the passage of a bill authorizing the
purchase of a site and the erection of
a public building meant that It would
be done. This is generally the case
when congress appropriates the
money to build with.
In the case of plattsmouth the bill
for the purchase' of a site and the
erection of a building and approprlat
ing $50,000 for that purpose passed
congress and was signed by the pres
ident. It was supposed that that end
ed the matter but it seems not.
It would appear that the super
vising architect is a larger and more
powerful force than congress or the
president. What the supervising arch
Hecht says goes according to Informa
, tion which has percoalted out from
Washington. And the supervising
architecht through his inspector men
tion of whose visit to this city was
made several days since, has decided
that no work on the building will
commence until the city paves Fifth
and Vine street in the vicinity of the
site of the proposed building. This,
at least, lathe recommendation of the
inspector who examined the premises
and looked over the streets which
bound the site.
The commercial club received this
information yesterday directly from
sources, the genuineness of which
cannot be doubted. The report which
went forward includes a statement
of the conditions surrounding the
premises and the character , of the
land on which the building is to be
built. According to the report it Is
necessary that the streets be paved
for the protection of the building and
the recommendation Is that no work
be started upon the structure of its
foundation until the paving is done
As soon as this information was
received the commercial club direc
tors had a special' session at which
the facts were laid .before the board
The members were stirred at once
into speedy action by the report and
determined to get busy at once and
secure the paving of the street if it
were possible. With this end la view
a committee was appointed who are
to interview a committer the several
property owners who will be affected
by the paving and secure their con
sent to the creation of a new paving
district and call an election to raitfy
the same. This committee will consist
of Messrs. Charles C. Parmele, Wil
liam Schmidtmann and D. 0. Dwyer
It will visit each property owner who
will be affected by the erection of the
proposed paving district and endeavor
to show them wherein it is necessary
to lay this pavement. Immediate ac
tion Is necessary and the committee
wil Iproceed to Its wor without de
lay.
From what can be gleaned this
morning, the inspector Btated that the
work on the building should be start
ed by April and If that is the case
the delay cannot be long If . the
property owners want to secure the
building. It is to be hoped that no
opposition to the paving develops and
that the work can be started at once.
It seems passing strange that this
startling discovery of the supervising
archltecht's office should be mad
here practically at the time when con
structlon is to start. Why this mat
ter was not called to the attention of
the people of the city in time to pre
vent any delay to the building Is
curious and indicates that the su
pervisng architecht's office at Wash
ington is like many other departments
of the government sadly in need of
overhauling. There are those who
are inclined to think that this dis
covery at this late hour is something
of a subterfuge on the part of that
worthy official's office to cover up tht
delay in preparing the plans for th
building which they have steadily
claimed would be available by the 1st
of February. Anyway, the case Is
curious one and one calculated to pro
voke considerable criticism of the
Washington authorities.
No matter who is to blame for the
mess, it exists and the people of the
vicinity of the proposed building must
get busy and indicate whether they
want it builded or not. The commit
tee deserves every possible encourage
ment and it is to be hoped they suc
ceed in getting the required consent
without any trouble.
well
At moderate prices these farms will
sell.
No places are better, they cannot be
beat.
Soil to raise corn, alfalfa or w heat.
fit here we are sellimr city property
too.
Splendid investments, sure to please
you,
Our inducements are many, our prices
are fair,
Now give us a oall-we deal on the
square.
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IISSQUR
PACIFIC
Square Deals.
R )scncran'8 handle good real estate,
Our list hits investments, strictly first
i rate,
- Snaps thrtt are snaps in Nebraska land
Excellent chances at your command.
Nice farms we sell in location? O. K.,
Mr.. Mrrret Malonev then At-' cheaP 89 yu find on he narWet today,
o- b l J o . ..i
. . , nannies bnu i arms in iuum uaivoia as
tempts Duicide,
Her expressed determination to die
6ince learlng that an engagement
made before marriage ten years ago
had been broken by a lover of her
youth, has caused Mrs. Margaret Ma
loney, who attempted suicide last
Thursday night by poison, to become
a permanent charge of the Danver po
lice. She was returned to the county
hospital yesterday from the city jail
after she had refused food for two
days.
Although but a few days had pas
sed since she learned that the man
whom she came to Denver to marry
following the death of her husband In
Elmwood, Neb., was already married
and is the father of seven children.
Mrs. Maloney, who is 32 years old, is
a wreck of her former self. She has
taken little nourishment since last
Thursday, when she was told by her
former sweetheart that their agree
ment could never be fulfilled.
Since her attempt to end her life,
the woman has not been able to talk
coherently and It Is feared that she
has become mentally unbalanced
When found after she had swallowed
a quantity of laudanum she was his
terical, but was able to tell the rea
son for her attempt at self-destruc
tion.
More than two years ago when she
promised to marry Patrick Maloney
in Elmwood, Neb., she had difficulty
in choosing between two suitors. To
the rejected lover she promised that
In the event of her marriage to Mal
oney proving a failure, or the death
of the husband, she would then marry
the other, whose name she gave as
Samuel Freeman. Six months ago her
husband died. She came to Denver
two months ago to Join her old love
and last Thursday she learned from
him that he had broken his promise.
She was taken to the city Jail from
the county hospital after she had be
come unmanageable. Her weakened
condition necessitated her return to
the hospital yesterday. Denver
News.
lit TO
RURAL
ROUT
E
OS
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Gives Instructions.
Postmaster Henry A. Schneider has
received from the fourth assistant
postmaster general at Washington the
instructions covering the placing of
loose coins in mail boxes on the rural
delivery routes as spoken of in the
Journal several days ayo. The Instruc
tions are-printed below bo that all
may know what they are. It will be
observed that coins can be paced In
the boxes but they must be enclosed
in an envelope. This modifies the
general understanding of the mat
ter. The instruction are as follows:
Washington, Jan. p5, 191u.
To the Postmaster:
Sir: In view of the extent to
which the practice of placing loose
coins in boxes by rural patrons has
grown, and the delay In the delivery
and collection of malls and the hard
ship Imposed on rural carriers Inci
dent thereto, you are informed that
commencing February lo, proximo,
rural letter carriers will not be re
quired to collect loose coins from rur
al mail boxes.
Patrons should enclose coins in a
envelope, wrap them securely in a
piece of paper, or deposit them in a
coin holding reeepitacle so they can
be easily and quickly taken from box
es, and carriers will be required to
lift such coins, and where accompan
ied by mal for dispatch, attach the
required stamps.
This should be promptly announc
ed to the rural patrons through what
ever means you may employ, without
expense to the department, and you
are nt liberty to give the information
herein to your local paper for publi
cation, if they so desire.
Respectfully,
P. V. McC.raw,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen.
Another Nebraska City Boy.
This afternoon Attorney John C.
Watson received word from his nep
hew John Dixon, that he had been
promoted to the position of general
counsel for all of the Frisco lines,
which Includes the St. Louis and San
Francisco, Chicago, & Eastern, Evans-
vllle & Terre Haute lines. This is
indeed a big pormotion. He has been
with the Erie railroad for several
years and has gradually climbed up
until he Is nearlng the top of the
ladder. He has his headquarters at
No. 71 Broadway, New York City,
and is looked upon as one of the
brightest attorneys in the east and
has gradually been pushed forward
by the railway officials with whom he
has been associated. The News is
pleased to learn of his promotion and
Mrs. Watson Is to be congratulated
because John was schooled and grad
uated in law under the title age of
Mr. Watson, who Is acknowledged
by all of the brightest attorneys In
Nebraska. The News is always pleas
ed to learn of the success of any
Nebraska City boy, because they all
make good when they get out In the
world-and get a chance. Nebraska
City News.
-' Mr. Dixon is well known In this
city having been a frequent visitor
In times past when he was connected
with the law office of Mr. Watson.
He is a young man of exceptional abil
ity and during the time he lived in
Nebraska he gave frequent evidences
of this ability which Is now receiving
the recognition it deserves. His many
friends 4iere are pleased with his de
served promotion and trust he is not
yet through climbing.
Kicked by Mile.
John A. Whiteman, one of the
best citizens of the vicinity of Ne
hawka, and a man with a large num
ber of friends in this city, came in
last evening from Omaha where he
had been with his son Johnnie who
was severely Injured Inst Thursday
by being kicked by a mule. The young
man who is seventeen years of age
was w: t king for his father on his
farm near Nehawka and had enter
ed the barn to harness a team of
mules. He had no sooner gotten with
in reach of one of the animals when
It suddenly kicked him, striking him
on the left Jaw and shattering it. The
animal also kicked the young man a
second time before assistance reached
him, striking him this time on the
left shoulder. The force of .the kicks
felled him to the floor where he was
lying when assistance came. Dr.
Walker was immediately summoned
and an examination disclosed that the
blow on the Jaw had borken that
member very badly but the shoulder
was not Injured aside front, being very
badly bruised. The condition of the
young man was so bad that Dr. Walk
er and Mr. Whiteman concluded to
take him to Immanuel hospital for
treatment which was done Thursday
night. Mr. Whiteman had been with
him ever since and when he left him
last evening he was resting quite
well. Mr. Whlteman's many friends
as well as the friends of the young
man trust that he will speedily re
cover from his Injuries and Boon
be able to be at home. Mr. Whiteman
left for his home in Nehawka this
morning.
FILES MORTGAGE
Document Which Is for $175-
000,000 Filed With County
Register of Deeds.
Register of Deeds Snyder today
commenced the task of recording the
largest mortgage ever filed in the
county. It Is the blanket mortgage of
the Missouri Pacific railroad company
for J175.O00.O0O and covers all the
property of that corporation wher
ever situated. It provides for the Is
suance of new bonds to take up the
outstanding Indebtedness of the Mis
souri Pacific and its subsidiary cor
porations Including the Omaha &
Southern which is the line through
this city. The plan provides for the
complete reorganization of the finan
ces of the road and the abosrptlon of
all the scperate and independent com"
panies operated by the Missouri Paci
fic into one vast corporation. The
money which the mortgage is given
to secure Is to be used in discharging
all the obligations of the minor com
panies and renewing the bonded In
debtedness of the parent corporation
and also provide a surplus which can
be used to get the road into some kind
cf shape for travel. The mortgage
has already been recorded in Doug
lass and Sarpy counties in this state
and will pass on down the line from
this county. The document is a very
voluminous one comprising 175
closely typewritten pages. The Is
suance of the bonds and the making
of the mortgage was authorized at a
meeting cf the Missouri Pacific stock
holders held about one month ago.
Guess or Count the Num
ber of Overalls in Our
Corner Window
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To the man who first hands in the correct or
nearest to the correct number, we will give free one
pair of our best dollar overalls. To the boy who
first hands in the correct or neaiest to the correct
number we will give free one pair of our best boy's
overalls. Only one chance to each person. Con
test closes Saturday night.
C. E.
WESCOTT'S
SONS
The Largest Stocfcjof Overalls in Cass County.
It ,1s, reported today thai Mrs. Fred
Corder Is very seriously ill at her
home in this city. Her. many friends
will regret very much to hear this
Intelligence and trust that she may
experience a change and soon recover.
Fred Hill, one of the good
farmers from the neighborhood of
Mynard, is In the city today looking
after business matters. While here
Mr.. Hlld called at the Journal office
and renewed his subscription to the
Kirs. E. J. Coleman.
Glenwood Tribune: Mrs. Eugene
J. Coleman died rather unexpectedly
on Sunday, morning at 2 o'clock at
her home four miles north of Glen
wood. Death resulted from a stroke
of appoplexy which she. had sustained
12 hours before. She had been rather
poorly lor. a week previous, but her
condition had not been regarded as
serious.
The funeral was held Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the West Oak
Friend church.
Mrs. Coleman's maiden name was
Indiana Hardy, and she was born
January 20, 1857, in Monroe county,
Iowa
A "TliaiiRy" Job.
Miss Gertrude Beeson, marriage li
cense clerk In the county Judge's of
fice, Is today engaged In compiling
reports of the marriages performed In
the covnty drrlng the past year.
There Is an Immense number of ques
tions to bo answered in each case
anA It mnkpn A fnrmlftbln lob. There !
were some two hundred ceremonies
performed in the county during the
past year! Owing to an oversight, the
law providing for compiling this In
formation did not make any provision
for paying for same consequently the
work Is done free gratis. It must be
done because the law provides a pen
alty (or failure to dolt.
040 Acres.
If you are a renter, stop and read
this. 640 acres for sale. If sold in
30 days, I will take $10.00 per acre.
Plenty of good grass in the summer
I Just sold $550, worth of hay out
of part of it. All fenced and crossed
fanced. Fine well, plenty of water,
one wind mill, 15 feet cement 'ank.
Four miles from IT. P. main line
4 miles to good town. Near two
churches and fine school. School has
twelve grades and six teachers. Do
not miss this. Will give time on part
of It. ' Write at once or come and
see. CD. Schleicher, ,
1-2 4-2 w, d- w. Brady, Neb. -
Public Auction.
I, the undersigned, have disposed
of my real estate and expect to leave
Nebraska In the near future, I will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder at my residence one mile west
and five miles south of Plattsmouth,
and one mile east and one and one-
half miles north of Murray, on
. FEB. 17. 1810.
the following described property;
LIVK STOCK
One span of geldings, weight 2500,
age twelve years, one span of bay
mares, weight 2000, age eight years,
one span of brown mares, weight
2500, age fourteen years, one bay
mare with foal, ono ' gray mare,
weight 1100, eleven years old, one
gray horse, weight 1100, five years
old, one span bay mules, weight
2000 coming 2-years old, one span
dark mules, weight 1800, five years
old, one mare mule, two milk cows,
live brood sows.
I M I I K I K NTS.
Four farm wagonR, one hay rake,
one riding cultivator, one set farm
harness, one Smith stump puller,
new; 25 rods woven wire, five feet
high, one movable chicken coop,
shingle roof; two hundred fence
posts, six cords of dry woods, one top
buggy, one 1-horse wheat drill, one
hay rack, one saddle, one mowing
machine, two riding llstcrB, one disc,
one single buggy harness, four dozen
white Plymouth Rock hens, one dozen
white Plymouth Rock roosters, twen
ty bushelB good variety potatoes,
some household goods and numerous
other articles.
The Iridic Aid Society of Murray
Will Serve Lunch at Noon.
TKRMS OF SALK.
All sums of $10 and under, cash
In hand; all sums of $10 and more
six to twelve months time will be
given on bankable notes bearing 8
per cent interest. No property to
leave premises until settled for. Sale
begins at 10 o'clock a. m., sharp.
F. M. YOUXG, JR., Owner.
Robert' Wilkinson, Auctioneer,
VV. G. Boedeker, Clerk.
Public Sale.
The undersigned will sell at pub
lic auction, at his home two miles
east and one mile Bouth of Cedar
Creek, and nine miles west of Platts
mouth, on
Friday, Feb, II, 1910
the following property, towit:
IIORSKS and MILKS
One black mare, ten years old,
weight 1300, one gray mare, eleven
years old, weight 1350, one black
horse, nine years old, weight 1400,
one bay horse, thirtcei years old.
weight 1300, ono bay mule, four
years old, one black mule, three years
old, one bay mare, one yea rold, six
head of nhoats, 10 cows, one heifer.
farm impli:mi:xts .
One 12-inch brush plow, one 14
inch stirring plow, one Solid Com
fort riding plow, one Hummer rid
ing plow, two Ave-y cultivators, one
John Deere two-row machine, ono .
McCormlck binder, one Deerlng
mower, one McCormlck mower, one
Sterling hay rake, one Farmer
Friend torn planter, one Western
Belle lister, one Sattley lister,
one Sterling force feed seeder,
three good farm wagons, one
wagon and hay rake, two spring wa
gons, 28 foot corn elevator, one top
buggy, one carriage, nearly new, one
bob sled, one 3-sectlon harrow, one
2-row Pekln curler, one Center Belle
disc, one Superior Press drill, one
roller, one Daln feed grinder, one Ad
vance fanning mill, one lard press,
one meat grinder, three sets 1
Inch work harness, one Bet 1 M inch,
work harness, one set 1 Vi inch har
ness, one Bet buggy harness, and
many other articles too numerous to
mention. Sale to commence at 11
o'clock a. m., sharp.
Dance at Murray. '
There Is another good time in store
for those who love dancing. The
Murray dancing club will give an
other dance at Jenkins hall on Thurs
day evening, February 3rd. As usual
the music will be furnished by a first
class orchestra and you know this
means a fine time. These dances have
become very popular and are very
larirelv attended. , Don't fall to at
tend.
Leo Flckler, Henry Kemp ana Louis
She camo with her parents to streltwelser came up yesterday af
ntmnnl fnl1 thn Anmlnir .nn. Kin till,! .. . . . I ... , . .
. ....... .o. in v . "mi. i Ji m. mi. Htm H muuier, inrco orouiers ana one bid
is one or tne young ana progressive ter,
farmers of his neighborhood and ono
of the kind of men whom the Journal
Is nlways pleased to have on Its list.
Ills visits aro always appreciated.
Mills county In 1869, and lived for ternoon from their homes south of
many years near Hillsdale. She was the slty and were passengers for
married February 20, 187 C. Omaha, where they attended the
She Is survived by threo sons, C. j wrestling match last evening. The
A., of Henderson, Rollie E., of Platts- boys report it a rattling good 'match
mouth, and Sherman C, at home, also and that they enjoyed the trip huge
ly. They returned this morning.
Ccorgo Teters, dno of the good
citizens of Avoca, camo In last even-
Mont Robb of Mynard was a vlsl- Ihr to attend io business matters, re
tor in the city Snurday nlxht, slop- turning to his homo by way of Om
I'lng at the Riley. 'aha.
A Snappy Game.
The girls basket ball team of the
high school covered itself with glory
last Friday night when it went 'to
Elmwood and downed the Elmwood
girls by a score of 30 to 23. The re
sult was somewhat of a surprise to
the Plattsmouth girls who expected
to win by a wider margin than they
did. The Elmwood girls put np a
real snappy game and held the visi
tors in good shape but the generally
superior team work ot the Platts
mouth girls was too much for them.
The entire Plattsmouth team played
fast ball and won on their merits,
The work of Leota Barton at center
and Rachel Livingston as forward
were deemed especially worthy of
mention by those who witnessed the
game. The lineup of tne local team
was as follows:
Leota Barton, c; Mottle Larson
g; Fern Long, g; Helen Trlllety, f;
Rachel Livingston, f; Bess Edwards
b. c; Ina Hatt, sub.
Those accompanying the team in
eluded Miss Johnston, Wayno Dick
son, Robt. Newell, Leland Brlggs and
Matthew lferold. .
Free Lunch at1. Noon.
TKRMS OF BALK
All sums of $10 and under, cash.
n hand, and all over $10, a credit ot
welve months will be given, pur
chaser giving good bankable paper.
bearing eight per cent from date.
All property must be settled tor t
fore being removed.' -,
G. I MKISINGKK.
William Dunn, Auctioneer.
. Wreck at La Tlatte.
A freight derailment about eight
o'clock Saturday night on the Mis
souri Pacific at La Platte played
havoc with the train schedules on
that road and, Incidentally, resulted
In making a number of Plattsmouth
people spend the night In Omaha.
The south bound fast freight due
here about eight o'clock In the erea
Ing was derailed Just above the
switches at La Platte and several cars
were scattered over the adjacent land
scape. The wreck was of such a dis
astrous nature that the track could
not be cleared in time to let The
Bouth bound midnight train through
and this was dctoured via Louisville
and Weeping Water. Several cara ot
grain were piled up on the right of
way and an extra gang of Greeks
worked yesterday Backing the grain
and loading it in empty cars. Platts
mouth people w ho went to Omaha to
8co the show were forced to remain
In the city all night. The track was
not cleared In time for tho morning
north bound train to go up and it,
too, was dctoured via Weeping Wa-
Julius Nellson was a visitor at
Havelock last Saturday, returning to ter and Louisville. Spreading rails is
the city that evening. j supposed to have caused the wreck.
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