WHAT WILL THE HEW POST OFFICE
BE LI WHEN II IS COMPLETED?
When Uncle Sam Builds It Is With Eye to the Future, and He
Has Left Nothing Undone in Making the New Building a
Magnificent One -Description of Interior.
Plattsmoulh people will begin
getting mail at the new federal
building soon after November 1
of this year, for at that time or
sooner I he contractors must turn
the building over to the govern
ment complete in every detail.
What will the new postofTire be
like inside? As handsome as it
is on tin? outside, it will be equally
handsome on the inside. When
Uncle Sam builds, he makes a
good job of it. There is nothing
slipshop about any of his work.
Everything must be the best
obtainable, and materials that
often vary in quality must be
tested by Uncle Sam's agents be
fore they can bo used in the con
struction of the building.
The building, externally con
sidered, has the appearance of
Staleliness, substatialness and
costliness. Inside, with its beauti
ful floors and fine oak finishings,
it will be in every way in keeping
with the outside.
The building consists of a com
plete basement and the one story
above, which is itself high enough
for two stories of an ordinary
building. In the basement will
be a fuel room, a janitor's room,
a storage room, a boiler room, a
swing room, which means a rest
room, a placo where the postofflce
employes, when not on duty, may
go and read or play games with
other employes. There will be a
toilet room, with complete shower
baths.
One interesting feature of the
building, but one that is not new,
being a part of all government
.postofflce buildings built In the
tcnd9 from the basement to the
altic.
The main entrance to the build
ing will be from North Fifth
street, though there will be a
large and stately entrance from
Vine street also. Entering from
Fifth street the postollice patron
will pass through an oak-flnishT
ed entrance, which will have a
revolving door in cold weather
In warm weather the door will be
"folded up" against one side.
There will be a lobby for the
public, sixty-four feet long and
thirteen and a half feet wide,
with an L extension at the north
entrance. The floor of the lobby
will be of lerrazzo with colored
terrazzo borders. At the left of
the lobby will be the money order
and registered letter window. The
big general postollice work room
will be in the center of the build
ing and will occupy about half of
the floor space of the building
There will be a private office for
the postmaster, a mailing room
a mailing platform and two two
story concrete vaults.
On each side of the granite
steps on both the east and north
sides of the building will be light
standards with three lights each
Plnttsmoulh will have a right
to be proud of its new govern
ment building. The government
has done well by the town, when
it is taken into consideration the
buildings recently constructed in
many other towns of this size In
recent years. A total of $50,000
was appropriated for the build
ing, exclusive of the lot. The con
tract for the construction of the
ASSESSED VALUES
CASS COUNTY
last decade or two, will be the building was let to the General
Some Interesting Figures Taken
From the Books in the Office
of the County Clerk.
The figures for the assessed
values of real and personal prop
erty in Cass county, which have
been compiled and sent to the
state board of assessment by
County Clerk Morgan, are of con
siderable interest, and a few
items have been taken olT the
books in the county clerk's office-.
The books show (hat the assessed
value of the lands in Cass county
is .$l,9i,781.
Personal property, $1,336,920.
Railroads, $1,291,730.
Oar lines, $4,045.
Pullman Car company, $1,089.
Towns and villages, $012, 492.
This makes a total assessed
value of all real and personal
properly in the county of $7,977,
069. There are 3 42.93 i. 1(5 acres in
the county, with an assessed
valuation of $4,094,781.
The assessed value of the im
provements is listed at $373,527.
The books show that there were
155 automobiles listed by the as
sessor with an assessed value of
$20,507, or an average value of
$132.
Iogs are held cheap in this
county, though some people may
think that a dollar apiece is dear
for the 1,915 dogs of the county
There are 702 cream separat
ors, 2,179 sewing machines and
2,072 watches.
There are 4,023 vehicles valued
at $17,605.
There are 11,284 horses valued
at $203,108; 1,554 mules, jacks
and jennies, with an assessed
valuation of $32,033; 24,303 hogs
with an assessed value of $39,220
The report from the slate, board
of assessment shows that the
taxes charged to Cass county for
1911 amounted to $49,461.49,
against $40,353.64 in 1910.
S-TATKMENT OK TH.t QO.NDITION
or this
PLATTSUOUTH LOAN AND BUILDING
ASSOCIATION.
Of I'lattsmoutb, Nebraska, on the
30th day of June, 1911.
ASSETSt
First mortcaire loans fc,22 43
Stm-k I. .mi.-, 3. It 70
lU'al estate Mi 17
( ah V W
iH-litMiiieiit Interna, premium, tines
and dues 493 W
Other assets 113 9K
Total t3.4W 16
LIABILITIES:
Capital stork paid up H,K4 00
Keserve fund 1.4O0 00
I'ndlvided profits 12.373
Matured stork I.301 DO
Total ti3.4W 10
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
for the year ending June 30, 1011
RECEIPTS
Italanceon hand July 1. 1010 1 1.757 4
lines.
Interest, premiums and tines.,
loans repaid
Hents
Taxes and Insurance repaid. .
Tola! I6,0&5 97
EXPENDITURES
Loans $10.3ti0 00
x Denses b.w hO
Stork redeemed 23.140
Cash on hand 6jH 00
Ileal estate 110 tiO
axes and insurance advanced 1 la ou
Total Kti.055 97
State of Nkiiiiaska, I
cash County. I.T. M. ratterson.
Secretary of the alove named Association, do
solemnly swear that the roretrolnif t atement
of the condit ion of said association. Is true and
correct to the tiext of my knowledge and Ixdief
T. M. I'attkkson, Secretary.
Approved:
John M. I.kyda I
K. H. Windham Directors
K. J. Ia t.
Hubscrllied and sworn to before me. this 17th
day of July, 1HI0. Zktta Hkown-1 kimpb.
(formerly Zetla Hmwn)
ISEAL1 Notary I'ubllc.
lookouts. These are placcB where
the government inspectors may
enter secretly and climb to a
place where they can view the
entire work room of the post
office. A postofllco clerk cannot
lell at any lime when he Is or Is
not being watched. The secret
agents may go in at any time,
even unknown to the postmaster,
Climb up one of the three look
outs and see if any employe Is
not doing his duly or violating
Ihe government postal laws in
ftny way. There are also two
lookouts in the attic. These
places of observation are reach
ed by a circular staircase that ex-
Construction company of Mil
waukee for approximately $35,
000. The rest of the appropria
tion is for wiring, plumbing and
the approaches, the cost of the
latter alone being in the neigh
borhood of $5,000. .
Plattsmouth ought to have
some kind ofcelcbration when
Ihe building is finally opened. The
building was started with hardly
anyone giving Ihe matter a pass
ing thought. The city should not
be so thoughtless when it is
finally completed.
The building is being put up
under the direction of 1). E. Hall
of the construction company.
Cut the Weeds.
The law says that all property
owners must mow the weeds along
their premises; so notice is here
by given I hat if the weeds along
the public highways of Road Dis
trict No. 10 are not cut they will
be cut by the overseer and charg
ed up to the property. This notice
Those Hitch Racks.
The removal of those hitch
racks about town has caused great
complaint lrom farmers who do
their trading in IMattsmouth. The
complaint last Saturday couk
have been heard on all sides, and
the uriiversial sentiment seemed
to be among these people that un
less some place was furnished
where they could hitch their
teams they would go elsewhere to
buy their goods. At the next meet
ing of the council something
should be done in this direction
There never was enough hitch
racks in town in the first place
ami then to take down those that
must be complied with by the 15lhjwere already up is enough to stir
up to ire of the farmers of ttiis
of August.
lien Beckman, Overseer.
Malt Mrfjuinn ami II. A. Flan
nagan of Union spent a few hours
in the city last night, coming up
on the evening train and return
ing on I he midnight train.
This Week Only
WE WILL SELL
GVSainihattan
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Is
AT
deduced Prices:
$1.50 and $1.75 grade at $1.15
2.00 and 2.25 " " 1.38
2.50 and 3.00 " " 1.88
STRICTLY CASH!
This includes our entire stock of fancy Man
hattans and is done to make room for the new Fall
line soon to be here. Better take advantage of this
opportunity.
C. E.
VVESCOTT'S SONS -
THE HOME OF SATISFACTION
community. Many asked Die
Journal who complained and who
were the cause of llieir removal
as lliev had learned that it was
some of Ihe business men. Any
way, there should he some place
provided for hitching teams, am
the council should take this mat
ter up at their next meeting.
1H.547 00
4.9T6 40
9.435 00
100 tit)
19 Ml
FOR BUYING
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Oh, secret place of Spirt's Sanctuary!
Where 1 may dwell, in silence to commune,
Beyond the discord of the Adversary,
With harmony sublime my thoughts attume.
Under th' Almighty shadow to abide,
There hid with Christ, my longings satisfied.
Of Hi in I'll say, He only is my refuge;
To Him in time of danger will I fly,
Safe in the knowledge that no storm nor deluge
Nor mortal thing can harm nor terrify.
My fortress strong, lie is my staid defender;
'Gainst all the foes of earthly imagry,
He shelters me, omnipotent and tender,
With love divine, He doth encompass me.
He is my God I To Him in adoration
And gratitude I lift my consciousness,
Fur. far above all earthly adulation.
$ Unto His presence, there His name to bless.
tin Him will I forever trust, well knowing 4.
Omniscient, on all. His love bestowing, 4
j omnipresent une. ine only Mind.
b Letitia E. Burton.
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LETTER FROM OUR
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FRIEND
. iscon
City Council, at Special Meeting
Passes Measure Important
To Plattsmouth.
The city council met Saturday
evening and passed an ordinance
of much importance the crea
lion of a special fund for a city
building and also passed the
ordinances providing for the levy
of city taxes for the fiscal year of
1911-12, and fixing the annual ap
propriation bill.
The first ordinance provides
that there shall be a fund created
to be known as the city building
fund, for the purpose of purchas
ing property to be used as a city
building, or for the purpose of
purchasing a site and erecting
thereon a building to be used for
a city building.
Section 2 of Ihe ordinance pro
vides that the mayor and council
shall at the time of making the
annual appropriation, levy certain
sums for the city building fund
not to exceed 2 mills.
Section 3 provides I hat. the
mayor and council may, by a two
thirds vote, transfer sums from
other funds to the building fund.
For Ihe fiscal year of 1911-12
the sum of $1,0110 was approp
riated for the building fund.
The levy for the coming year
will reduce oily taxes 5 mills.
Home From the Lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dodge and
daughter, Miss Violet, returned
home from the lakes in Minnesota
last alurday evening. They have
been spending their summer
vacation at Ihe famous lakes near
I.orella, where they have been
visiting a few weeks each sum
mer. They report a very pleasant
trip this season. While the lull
ing was not so good as usual, they
enjoyed all they wanted to eat
from each day's catch. There were
finite a number of Havelock
friends at the lake, some eight or
ten in number, including Wall
Holmes and his wife, which made
their visit all the more pleasant.
OMAHA MUSICIANS ARE
ENTERTAINED AT TODD'S
A jolly party of musicians from
Omaha young men and young
women, with Mr. and Mrs. E. N.
Clark as chaperons were enter
tained at the country home of A.
L. Todd over Sunday. The party
returned to Omaha this morning,
reporting a delightful time and
giving much praise to the Todd
hospitality. Those in the party
were: Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, Hazel
Wilcox, Theodore Stevens, Minnie
Richards. Mrs. Minerva Jackson,
(Edwin Clark. Richard Clark,
(.Maries orllnngton, Ernest
Schoedsaek, Will Helherington
and Robert Clark.
Hilt Is Enjoying Himself and Let
ting People Know He Is From
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Detroit, July 28, 1911.
To the Editor of the Journal:
Perhaps the Journal readers
would be interested to know some
thing of the "Nebraska Booster
Hunch." We occupy three Pull
man cars, which left Omaha on
the regular Burlington No. 12
Thursday evening. Arriving in
Chicago at 9 o'clock this morning
we were supplied by the com
mittee in charge with white felt
hats, banded with the Ak-Sar-Ben
colors and bearing the same title
in black letters. Also, each gentle
man carried an umbrella trimmed
in orange, green and red. All the
gentlemen and a few of the ladies
formed in parade and marched
across the city to the Illinois
Central depot on the lake shore.
The crowd certainly altracud
attention all along the way, and
booster literature, including
Plattsmouth folders, marked our
line of march through the busy,
bustling streets, where traffic was
delayed several times to allow us
to pass. Seventy-five Nebraska
boosters make some few when
they try.
Our train out of Chicago was a
five-car special, carrying large
delegations from Omaha, Lincoln
and various points throughout
the state. Buttons, ribbons and
banners designate the several
clubs. Your delegate wears our
Plattsmouth booster button and
the handsome ribbon badge of red
and white, also bearing the words,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
People are finding out that Ne
braska is in Ihe Union, and that
it's not all buffalo and sage brush.
They regard us cursiously, some
of them, and almost expect to see
Indians following in our train.
Had Ihe representative from
Matt smooth borrowed the. Col
onel's silk hat and gold-headed
cane, they perhaps would not be
so frequent in their salutation of
Hurrah for Bryan," whenever
they see a Nebrasknn.
and Detroit. Hundreds of these
rolls, of which you will receive
one by same mail, are doing mis
sionary work for the Golden Rod
state.
. Upon arrival at Detroit we were
received by the Add Craft club,
who, with aulos, took us over the
city. We visited Belle Isle park,
which is in the Detroit river. Th
most beautiful island park in th
world. Detroit is verily the home
of the automobile and we are told
furnishes 60 per cent of the coun
try's supply.
Was surprised to meet Bruce
Miles, who used to report in
Plattsmouth. He is now on the
Detroit Free Press. We leave here
tonight at 10:45 for Niagara
Falls.
Forgot to mention that we were
furnished here with minature-cow-bells
with the inscription.
"Ring for Nebraska," and they
sure have been ringing.
"See Plattsmouth Succeed."
The Secretary.
EMtti
Dr. Ransom Removes.
Dr. Ransom, dentist, who came
here from Brock, Neb., several
months ago and bought out Dr.
Klsler, departed Sunday night for
Boelus, Neb., where he will locate
and practice his profession. Dr.
Ransom removed all his effects
and we hope he w ill prosper in his
new home, lie is a good dentist,
and while we believe he could have
eventually done well here, we
trust his efforts will prove suc
cessful iu his new location, lie
is a young man who deserves a
good patronage.
Kills Wolf With Neckyoke.
Tuesday morning as Al Wal-
linger and Henry Weidnian were
driving to town they had quite an
experience in Ihe capture of a
wolf. The animal run across tin1
road in front of them anil into a
lot on Ihe William James farm
which is surrounded by a high
woven wire fence. Having the
wolf safely trapped, Mr. Wallinger
went to the James residence for a
shotgun, which was procured for
him, but they could And no shells
While this was going on Mr
Weidnian killed the animal with
a neckyoke while it was making
w ild dashes in an effort to escape
F.lmwood I.eader-Echo.
Overland to Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Sheldon and
Mr. and Mrs. Ravnioud Pollard of
Neluwka made a short stop in the
city yesterday en route to various
Colorado points by automobile.
On the way to the mountains Ihe
parly will make several slops for
short visils with friends.--1, in
eoln Journal.
FORMER RESIDENT
TAKES HER LIFE
Mrs. C. M. Supernaut Became Dis
couraged Over Family Trouble
and Ends All.
Mrs. C. M. Supernaut, a former
resident of this city, took her life
by hanging at Culliston, Kansas,
some time last week, according to
meager information that has
reached here by letter. She and
her husband came here six or
seven years ago. He worked on the
section for both the Missouri Pa
cific and Burlington roads. Abour
a year ago he was killed by a Bur
lington train.
Mrs. Supernaut became worried
over family troubles, and leaving"
a child about a year old with a
sister, took her life.
Hon. E. M. Pollard Here.
Hon. E. M. Pollard, ex-congressman
from the First district,,
autoed up from his home in Ne
hawka this morning to look after
some business matters in th
county seat. Mr. Pollard has
been in Hayli for about, six or
eight months, where he is engaged
The day has not been without as manager of a bik lumbering
ils labors, however, and the writer' company. Mr. Pollard is looking
was put upon the traveling pub- hale and hearty and he and his
licility committee, to organize family have been in enjoyment of
and wrap all Nebraska literature, fairly good health. He is simply
which has been tossed out at. home to remain a short time ami
every cross-road between Chicago expects to retinue to Hayli soon.
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Farmer's Protection.
First. The cost but one-naif
Second. Saves you one-half
the gasoline.
Third. Factory at your door.
Fourth. Five years' guarantee.
l ifth. You are the sole judge.
I take your word, and not what I
say.
Chopie Gasoline Engine Factory,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
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21 kinds 10c a can
TTVERYBODYsaysthat Campbell's
inmi' Tomato Soup is "just right",
'(.vi" Wt say so too. Of course wc carry a
complete stock of the 21 kinds .
And every other kind of groceries.
12. V. WURL,
Phones y,1iis3'nd '
Corner Sixth and Main St.
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