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VOLUME XXX
PLATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA. TllKSUDAY MAY 25,1911
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Quite an Interesting Session, and Much Business Transacted, and
at a Late Hour the Council Adjourned
in Peace and Harmony.
Prm Tuesday's Dally.
Hut two councilmen were
absent at the roll call on the as
sembling of the city's law-making
body. in regular session last even
ing, those being Messrs. Kurtz
and Neuman, but both gentlemen
came in during the reading of the
minutes and were counted as
present for the session.
After the approval of the min
utes without objection or correc
tion, communications and bills
were taken up in their regular
order, the first being a petition
and agreement to place perman
ent walks within six months on
the east side of lots i and 12, in
block 62, and lot 1, in block 1C9,
the petition being signed by
Charles Cline, S. L. Coiner and
George Dovey.
A communication from the city
Attorney was read reporting on
'Ue matter of the result of the
last census in changing the char
ter under which the city will work
in the future. The communica
tion was read, and on motion of
Councilman Dwycr, was placed on
Ale.
A communication from A. M.
Arris slated that he. had paid the
fee of $50 occupation tax, as re
quired by the ordinance, and ask
ing for a license to conduct a pool
hall on lot 1, in biock 35. The
petition was acted on by the coun
cil voting Mr. Arris the license
and instructing the clerk to issue
the same to him. A second com
munication from Mr. Arris re
vealed the fact that he had paid
an occupation tax to the city un
der the former ordinance in the
sum of $5 and had only had the
benefit of six months, and re
quested the council to reimburse
him. This matter was acted upon
favorably and the money ordered
refunded to the amount of $2.50.
Mr. Arris being the only oper
ator under the new ordinance, Mr.
Dwyer moved that the chief of
police be instructed to close all
places which had not complied
with the ordinance and obtained
a license. The motion carried.
The report of llio judiciary
committee was then called up by
the mayor, which reported the
salary ordinance. The chairman,
Mr. Dwyer, moved that it be
placed upon its first reading,
which was voted, and the ordin
ance read the first time by the
clerk, n. G. Wurl. The result of
' the reading disclosed that the
ordinance changed only the
salaries of the chief of police,
street commissioner and city at
torney. The ordinance fixed the
salary for surveyor at the former
amount of $3 per day, which
Councilman Weber thought too
low for the city to hope to obtain
the services of a competent sur
veyor. And he cited an instance
of a survey which was made here
less than forty years ago, in
which quite a fill was ordered on
top of the hill on Ninth street.
Mr. Dwyer argued for the $3 a day
salary, slating that none of the
city ofilcers expected to receive
full remuneration for the services
performed. In view of the dif
ference of opinion among the
members I lie ordinance was then
laid over until the next meeting.
A report of the special com
mittee appointed to look up a
place for the storing of city tools
was called fr, and Mr. Lusch
insky, as chairman, Messrs. Shea
and Will, as other members of
the committee, reported that they
had looked at different locations
and had decided to recommend to
the council the Patterson prop
erty at the corner of Pearl and
Sixth streets, the east half of
which could be bought for $ 1 ,750.
Considerable disrusinn was had
over the mailer, which brought
out the information that F.ngineer
Snow had estimated that the
building could be placed in first
class condition, with room fitted
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for the council chamber, and a
tool room below, for $1,000, thus
placing the city in possession of
its own building for the sum of
$2,750. On motion of Councilman
Dwyer the matter was referred to
City Attorney Tidd to ascertain
what the title and ascertain how
the city can acquire the property.
The wards were called and
Councilman Dwyer for the First
requested that Locust street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth, be level
ed up by hauling in some dirt, and
repaired so that teams could pass,
which was ordered done. Mr,
Dovey of the First called atten
tion to the wall abutting the
Guthmann properly, which had
caved oft" in part, Mr. Guthmann
contending that the city was at
fault for the cave-in of his wall,
as dirt which would have sup
ported the wall had been removed
from the alley abutting the wall.
On motion of Mr. Dovey the mat
ter of the city's liability was re
ferred to the city attorney.
Mr. Weber, for the Second
ward, requested that the gutters
be opened so that water from
North Eighth street could cross
over the avenue and fall into the
open sewer, instead of coming
down the avenue onto the paved
porliou of .Vine, which was r rder
ed ns suggested. .
Councilman Holstrom asked for
some slight, repairs. in the Third
ward. " -" '
In the Fourth ward Councilman
Luschinsky asked that railing be
placed on the Winterstein Hill
foot bride. Mr. Neuman suggest
ed that the county commissioners
Should be notified to place the
railing on the, bridge, as it was
county property, and the matter
was so referred.
Fifth Ward Councilmen Shea
and Graved asked for some slight
repairs in I heir ward, w hich was
ordered done.
Under the head of new business
Mayor Sat t ier appointed Hen
Hainey as chief of police, the ap
pointment being confirmed by a
full vote of the council. James
Robal was then appointed street
commissioner. Mr. Dwyer ex
plained his negative vote on con
firmation by saying that he was
of the opinion that the person
occupying the important place
should be a man with experience
in moving dirt, and a man who
would be exact in keeping the
time of the city employees on go
ing to work and when work
ceased. The vote on confirmation
stood: Ayes, Dovey, Weber, Hall
stroin, Kurtz, Will and Shea;
nays, Dwyer, Neuman, Tushinsky
anil Graveli.
After allowing the following
bills the council adjourned:
A. C. Tulene, cemetery fund,
$5; W. A. Tulene, cemetery fund,
$2.50; Hans llathmen, cemetery
fund, $10; J. K. Kepiske, road
work, $1.60; M. McCool, road
work, $22; J. Mrasek, road work,
$6; E. Snodgrass, road work, $12;
C. Price, road work, $6; II. Roth-
man, cemetery fund, $5; W. U.
Rishel, general fund, $38.50; W.
II. Scott, road work, $24; F. M.
Richey, business tax fund, $176;
W. R. Gardner, road work, $1.60;
C. W. Baylor, road work, $1; O.
F. Scott, road work, $42.40; F.
Kushinsky, road work, $5; J.
Wynn, road work, $30; n. G.
Wurl, cemetery fund, $4.15;
Frank Kauhel, dog fund, 50 cents;
I. N. Cummins, dog fund, 75
cents; A. O. Manufacturing Co.,
road drag. $32.35; II. Norton,
freight, $1.15; 11. Thomas, road
work, $6; It. Rainey, salary, $28;
J. Waterman, fire department,
$12.60; II. M. Soennichsen, fire
department, 3; Frank Kushinsky,
cemetery fund, $8.
Claims were allowed from the
claim's committee n follows:
Weyrich & Hadrnba, $3; Richey
Lumber Co., $77.60; John Iverson,
$8.25; Cass county, $0.00.
Claims amounting to $4.80
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mittee, for the reason that .they
were not sworn to before ttie
clerk.
DEATH OF A FORMER
PiraOOTH LADY
From Tuecday's Dally.
Mrs. Sophia Gyger, Aged 80 Years,
Passed Away at Her Home in
Omaha Last Night.
Mrs. Sonhia Gyger. aged 80
years, who came to Nebraska w ith
her husband, Fred Geyger, and
settled in Plait smouth in I860,
died at y. o'clock last evening at
her home, 1722 South Twenty
eighth street, Omaha.
Shti leaves three sons, and four
daughters to mourn ner death.
They are: William Geyger,
Philadelphia; Edgar Gyger, New
York; Charles Gyger of the Unit
ed States quarleianaster's depart
ment, now at San Antonia, Texas;
Miss Sophia Gyger, Mrs. Francis
Bittonger, Omaha; Mrs. Henry Do
Garmo, Los Angeles; Mrs. George
Pierce, San Bernardino, Cali
fornia. The funeral wil loecur In
this city Thursday next.
Mrs. Gyger resided in this city
with her husband for many years,
removing to Omaha about twenty
two years ago. She has a large
circle of friends in this city who
will deeply deplore her demise..
Not long ago Mrs. Gyger cele
brated her 80th birthday, when
the children were all at home.
"Tin" Years Wedded Bliss
From Tuesday's Pally.
Rev. L. W. Gade and wife and
Mr. G. L. Farley and wife and
Mrs. W. F. Warga and a young
man whose name we agreed not to
print were Omaha travelers this
afternoon, having received invila
lions from Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
(Jamblc to be present at their
home at 6 o'clock, to aid them In
celebrating their "linth" wedding
anniversary. It happens that the
date corresponds with that of the
marriage of Rev. and Mrs. Gade,
who have also seen "tin" happy
years of wedded bliss. In order
that the event might be duly im
pressed on the memory of the
participants, Mr. Farley discretely
had the certificates printed on
large cardboard and enclosed in a
tin frame to be presented to the
celebrants when the auspicious
moment arrives. The certificate
reads as follows: "Tinlh Wed
ding Anniversary This Certifies
that and
were united in the holy bonds ot
matrimony on May 23, 1901, and
have therefore dwelt together for
the term of tin years and are en
tilled to, etc."
Killed by an Auto.
Mrs. W. H. Burres of Glenwood
received the sad news Saturday
that her little niece, Alia Sherfey,
nged 10 years, had been killed by
an automobile at Avoca, Nebraska.
The little one was struck by the
machine and run over about 5
o'clock Friday evening, and died
the following morning. She was
the daughter of Thomas Sherfey,
a former resident of Glenwood.
Mrs. Burros left Saturday for
Avoca, and will remain till afler
the funeral on Tuesday. Glen
wood (Iowa) Tribune.
Mayor Brown in Town.
From TueHdny'i Pally.
L. It. It row n, mayor, and A. J.
McNull, marshal, of Kenosha,
road their biplane to Plalls
moulh, where they transacted
some business today. Mayor
Drown said that the rain had fixed
the road so that his auto could not
make it over the hills between the
county seat and his village, so
that he was forced to come on an
airship.
School in Good Hands.
The school board is evidently
convinced that the school has
been iii good hands the past year,
as contracts have been signed for
the next year by which Mrs. Glas
gow will be principal, Miss Wun
derlich in the intermediate de
partment and Miss O'Donnell In
the primary department.. The
school has been making a splen
did showing the past year, and
I ii o fact that tho same teachers
have been retnined for another
year speaks well for them, as well
as meeting the approval of I lie
patrons, Union Ledger.
BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS IN NEBRASKA
Some Facts in Relation Thereto
That Way Prove of Benefit to
Some Journal Readers.
The following in reference to
Ituilding and Loan associations in
Nebraska are fads which may
prove of conisderable benefit to
the! readers of tho Journal, anil
were taken from the Falls City
News :
Ituilding and Loan assoications
are, proving to be a means by
which small monthly savings be
come the basis of fortunes or take
the place of endowment or paid-
up insurance policies, and a little
investigation will suffice to prove
these statements. The Ituilding
and Loan associations in Omaha
are paying 6 per cent interest,
compounded, semi-annually, on
monthly Installment payment on
stork; in Lincoln one pays 7 per
cent , and one pays 8 per cent.
While here in Falls City last year
the Home Building and Loan paid
better than 9 per cent interest
compounded semi-annually, and
as it only takes about $26 per year
for 20 consecutive years, the
money bringing 5 per cent com
pounded semi-annually to amount
to $1,000 in cash at the end of the
20th year, some astonishing facts
in the way of fortune building and
city building may be figured out
and all within the reach of any
man or woman or even boy or
girl. Regarding tho Insurance
end of this saving proposition we
will compare the results between
an old lino 20-year endowment
policy non-participating at ago of
30 years on $3,000 policy, cost
per year - $130.08. In twenty
years the total payments are
$2,601.60, and the Royal Arcan
um.j a fraternal (we use the
Royal Arcanum rate sheet because
it has an adequate reserve and its
rales are high enough to be safe),
the-total cost of a $3,000 policy,
age ,w, opiion A, is m.oo per
year.
In 20 years you pay in $892, the
difference is $85.48 yearly. This
difference put monthly into our
own Building and Loan associa
tion, among our own people, at
home, will produce, some aston
ishing results. You may have In
seven years paid up insurance,
for the interest on your savings
in that time w
pay your Royal
Arcanum insurance for the bal
nnce of your life, and as it
amounts to more than $750 your
beneficiaries really would have
$3,750 in place of only $3,000 in
case of death. Save this differ
ence for the full 20 years and your
total saving is $3,319.27, and your
Arcanum insurance in force all
the time. If at the end of 20
years you leave $743.06 in the
Building and Loan association,
the interest will pay all the cost
of your Royal Arcanum for the
balance of your life, making a
paid-up life policy of $3,000 and
over $2,500 in cash for your own
use. Or, in case of death, your
heirs would receive the $3,000
Royal Arcanum and the $3,319.27
savings, or $6,319.27, at the same
cost of the 20-year old-line in
surance policy, when they would
only pay the $3,000 either at. death
or by surrendering your insur
ance nnd taking the cash nl the
end of the 20 years.
In building up our town mnny
renters can easily have homes of
their own by starting now in the
Building and Loan. We certain
ly need more homes and suggest
to our thinking citizens this easy
solution to the homeless prob
lem. In Cass Fifty-four Years.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Fifty-four years ago today
Colonel II. C. McMaken crossed
the Missouri river and settled In
this county. The greater portion
of the time since he lias resided In
Plallsmoulh, where he has been
one of the enterprising business
men of the city. lie is the senior
member of Ihe firm of McMaken
A Son, and Is engaged in extensive
concrete work 'and dray line.
While the colonel is not quite as
spry ns he was fifly-fonr years
ago, yet Is full of tho energy and
enterprise which has been char
acteristic of his business career
in the city. We hope ho may live
to see many more anniversaries
of Ihe day he crossed tho Big
Muddy.
Methodists Beat This Time.
From Tuesday's Dully,
The ball game that was played
Saturday afternoon out on the
ball grounds by the boys of the
Methodist and Presbyterian Sun
day schools, resulted in favor of
the Methodists this time. The
Methodist boys knocked three
pitchers out of the box nnd cross
ed the plate 24 times, while the
boys of the Presbyterian church
made but 9 scores. This makes
the boys of the two Sunday
schools even and they will play
the tie off later. The Methodist
boys want a game with any team
in which the boys are from 12 to
15 years of age.
NOW IS THE TIE TO
MAKE IRON THE FLIES
Right Now Is a Good Time
Begin Exterminating
the Files.
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As soon as one makes its ap
pearance, swat him.
Right now is a god time to be
gin war on the disease-breeding
flies.
Keep the Hies away from the
sick, especially those ill with con
tagious diseases. Kill every fly
that strays into the sick room.
. Do not allow decaying material
of any sort to accumulate on or
near your premises. . ,
All refuso 'which tends in any
way to fermentation, such as bed
ding, straw, paper, waste . and
vegetable matter, should be dis
posed of or covered with lime or
kerosene oil.
Screen all food, whether in the
house or exposed for sale. ,
Keep all receptacles, for garb
age carefully covered, ,and. the
cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil
or lime. ..
Keep all si able manure in vault
or pit, screened or sprinkled with
lime, oil or other cheap prepara
lions, such as are sold by a num
her of reliable manufacturers.
See that your sewerage system
is in good order; that it does not
leak, is up-to-date nnd not ex
posed to flies.
Pour kerosene into tho drains.
Burn or bury all table refuse.
Screen all windows nnd doors,
especially in the kitchen and din
ing room.
If you see (lies, you may be
sure that their breeding place is
nearby llllh. II may be behind Ihe
door, under Ihe table or in Ihe
cuspidor.
If there is no dirt and filth
there will lie no flies.
LITTLE CHILD STRAYS AWAY
FROM HOMEAND GETS LOST
Causing Uneasiness on the Part of
the Parents and Excitement
In the Neighborhood.
From Wc(lniH(liiy' Dully.
The little 3-ycar-old child of
Mr. Stevens, residing in South
Park, was lost for some time yes
terday afternoon and caused his
parents and the neighbors no lit
tle anxiety. Search was made in
every conceivable place about the
premises and in the neighbor
hood, but Die little tot could not
be located. After some time had
elapsed and tho neighbor women
had assembled in the Stevens
home, to plan a more minute
search, and two or three of them
had stepped into a bedroom, the
bed of which was equipped with
large feather pillows, one of the
women happened to remove one
ol the pillows and was startled at
finding I ho lost child peacefully
asleep beneath tho huge pillow.
The discovery quite unnerved the
neighbor, as she was quilc un
prepared to behold the form of
the sleeping child lying so still.
There was much rejoicing in Ihe
Stevens home at finding their lit
tle, one safe.
Operated on at Hospital.
From Wpilnmrtny's Dally.
Mr. J. V. Sands of llerthoud,
Colorado, arrived tin's morning to
be with his falher, Mr. Henry
Sands, w ho will undergo a serious
operation at, the hospital today.
Mr. Sands, sr., is well along in
years, and an operation at his
ago is a great ordeal to undergo.
His many friends hope that ho
may rerover rapidly and regain
permanent health.
ONE MOST SEE WHAT
THEY BUY FOR SATISFACTION
Impossible to Get a Bargain by
Looking at a Picture In a Mall
Order Catalogue.
One of the causes of high cost
of living today is the easy-going
custom of ordering by mail, and it
is Ihe testimony of experts that
even the butcher never gives the
same value to the telephone order
that is given the customer who
visits the store and sees tho
goods.
It is not possible to get a good.
bargain., by looking . at a mail
order catalogue cut. The. photo
graph conceals more than it Re
veals. One glance at the goods
would show Ihe tawdry and flimsy
character that the picture never
suggests.
Every personal visit to some
metropolitan store, in the midst
of a hurried shopping or sight
seeing trip, does not give tho
chance for the close inspection of
the goods you can make in your
home store.
Judicious nnd profitable shop
ping takes time. You can do it to
advantage only. when you feel free
to talk and look as long as you
want to. . The purchase in tho
homo store is apt to be carefully
planned ami adequately discus
sed. Tho purchase froni a mail
order house is made bindfoldcd.
Tho purchase made personally at
the distant metropolitan store is
made in haste and repented at
leisure.
CRUSADE ON THE TIN
CANS NEXT IN ORDER
Many Cities Have Adopted What
Is Called "Tin Can Day," and
Has Proved a Good Mova.
"Tin Can Day" is the latest in
novation in the city beautiful
crusade being waged in some of
our neighboring cities. The idea
is said to-have originated with the
club women ot Maryille, Mis
souri, who ottered 1 cent a dozen
Lfor tin cans gathered in streets
and alleys and back yards and
brought to the square to be olll
cially counted, and then disposed
of, on a certain staled morning.
Lo, when the hour arrived, Ihe tin
cans began to arrive in baskets
and boxes and carls ami even In
aulos 31,46 4 tin cans. The two
prize winning lads brought in 22 4
dozen tin cans in their auto
mobile. Down at Seneca, Kansas, last
year all kinds of stunts were pull
ed off. For instance, Ihey had
two barrels of candy on a plat
form In the main street and each
boy or girl that brought in a few
cans could reach in and take all
the candy Ihey could at one grab.
If they had more cans Ihey got
two grabs. Those who had an
extra large number fro) lo eat, ice
cream at Ihe mayor's expense, and
there were vnrious kinds of amus
ing prizes offered and most, every
body joined in Ihe contest, men.
women and children. The cam
were piled up in Ihe si reel, a reg
ular mountain of them, and farm
ers hauled them off and dumped
Ihein in places to keep the soil
from washing.
Why not have a "Tin Can Day"
in Plallsmoulh?
Ed Selver Here.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Mr. D. K. Seiver, a former resi
dent of Plallsmoulh, was an over
night guest of the Newell home.
Mr, Seiver resides near Mar
quette, Nebraska, and Is interest
ed in a ranch with Judge Newell
of this city. Mr. Seiver was in
South Omaha with stock from the
ranch and took advantage of tho
opportunity to visit his brother,
James, of this city, and Judgo
Newell, who has been kept close
at home on account of his injured
fod. Mr. Seiver reports crop
prospects about Marquette very
good now, although before tin
rain Saturday ami Sunday tin
ground was quilc dry. Mr. Seiver
left for his home this mornimr.
lie was glad to see his numerous
friends, wlmni he has not seen
much of during the past twenty
years.
Mr. II. S. Pelton departed for
Council Bluffs on tho morning
train today.
