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PLATTSMOUTIl. NEBRASKA. MO SI) A V OlTOHKlt !, 19 1 1
NO 83
VOLUME XXX
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THE PUnSMOUTH WATER PLftN
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NEW IHi MID WMTJffl
Already Many New Improvements Have Been Commenced Which
Means an Ourlay of Ten Thousand Dollars or More.
The extensive improvement s
contemplated
owner of tlif
company, an
struct ion.
by Mr. G. F. West,
Plattsmouth Water
in process of con-
and when completed
TELLS OF DELIVERING
NOTE TO MRS. REDMAN
Former Plattsmouth Policeman
Says In Deposition Gering
Sent Missive to Woman.
Will Be at Soennichsen's.
. Philip 11 ti in. the gonial grocery
alesinau. lias resigned his posi-
I (ion at K. G. Itovi'v Son's store
ami accepted a similar position at
II. M. Soonnichsen's store. "Phil"
is an aeeoiimioilat ing and jolly
good fellow and when ho says a
thing it is so it is a fact whether
it is so or not. Mr. Soenniehseii
this city will have one of the hest
water plants for a town of its
size in the state. It is very for
tunate for the patrons of the plant
that Mr. West pained control, for
his force and energy will work
wonders with the water plant in
a short lime.
A new addition to the pump
house, 18x30 feet, will be built, in
which will ho housed a new, high
duty, 1,000,000 gallon per 2 4-
hours pump, with all new modern
devices for pumping stations.
This powerful machine will be
used in conveying the water from
the basins to the stand pipe. A
second 1,200,000 gallon triplex
power pump will he installed,
which will take the water from
the wells to the new filter and
from the tiller to the basins.
To the 150 horse-power boiler
already installed will be added an
other of the same capacity, giv
ing the plant a 35(1 horse-power i
capacity. New condensers and
new air pumps will be added,
which will greatly increase the
efficiency of the plant.
The eight wells which furnish
the supply of water for the city
will be thoroughly cleaned out and
a concrete housing placed over
each well, protecting them from
surface water at times when I he
river is high, and rendering the
wells air light. The air lift will
he abandoned and each;wcll con
nected with the suction pipe of
the triplex power pump which de
livers tin' water to the (liters.
The foreiroing list of improve
ments will be appreciated by
the consumers. The water fur
nished by the plant is pure and
wholesome, coining from the
l'lalte river and filters through
the sand for a long distance be
fore reaching the wells, and is
again filtered before going into
the basins, then pumped to the
stand pipe.
ANOTHER OLD PLATTS
MOUTH BOY TO THE FRONT
A Night Visitor.
.1. M. Toegardeu, cashier of the
City National bank, had a caller
the night of September 27 at the
bank, and was sorry the hour
was so late that he could not have
been present to entertain his
visitor. Someone gained access
to Hie bank, and they don't know
how, but Thursday morning Mr
Teegarden found the little orna
mental knobs on the hinges of
the vault door unscrewed and lay
ing on thp floor. It is (bought
some amateur supposed that by
removing them he could gain ac
cess to the vault, but found out
his mistake. This was the night
an attempt was made to break in
to the Wabash safe. Weeping
Water Republican.
General John C. Hartigan, Former
Adjutant General Under
Governor Shallenberger.
General John C. Harligan of
Fairbury, who was recently re
tired from Ihi National (iuard
with the rank of brigadier general,
was a former IMaltsinouth young
man. and is now engaged in the
practice of law al Fairbury. His
father, M. A. Harligan, was a well
known Plattsmouth attorney
.some years ago. The State Jour
nal, in giving the military history
of Mr. Harligan, has the following
to say:
The order of rei!-emenl of
(leneral John 0. Harliga.i of Fair
bury with He rank of brigadier'
general in I he Nehru ska National
(iuard, issoi (I Adjutant Gen
eral Ernest II. Phelps, is as fol
lows: Under pn isioiis of the military
code, and upon his mvn request,
I;ripad:T (leneral John G. Harli
gain i placed on the retired list
villi rank of brigadier general
from September 23, 191 1.
A record of military service of
(leneral Hartigan is as follows:
Private Company I, Second in
fantry. Nebraska National (iuard,
November f, 1897. elected sec
ond lieutenant March I, 1892.
Mustered into the 1 nited States
volunteer army with his company,
Nay Kt, 1898, as second lieuten
ant: was on detached service as
recruiting officer in Nebraska June
14 to July IT), and on special duty
as regimental quartermaster I
August 3 to 13; mustered out with
the regiment October 24, 1898.
On Ihe reorganization of the
National (Irard after Ihe war with
Spain, he j im d Company O, Sec
ond infantry, and was a once
elected captain of Hint company,
June 2 4, 1899; was re-elected,
serving as such to February 13,
1903, when he was elected major;
elected colonel, January 21, 1906;
appointed brigadier general and
adjutant general by Governor
Ashton C. Shallenberger January
7, 190t), and was discharged by
reason of expiration of rommis
Kion, January B, 1911, and on the
same day appointed captain and
quartermaster of the Second in
fantry, which commission he re
signed for business reasons.
General Haartigan served in all
capacities with the extreme of
energy and executive ability, he
brought with him to all organiza
tions connected with, and esprit
de crops, and terminated all of
his commissions "honornblv."
Ff is promotion from the lowest
to the highest grade In the ..(ate August Steppat and wife and
troops was on merit alone, and is two children visited the me
an example worthy of emulation tropoli last evening and viewed
by all National Guardsmen. Ihe military parade.
From Tlunxiltty's Dally
The following from Ihe Omaha
World-Herald of this .Thursday
morning, is the latest in refer
ence to the Gering-Redman
matter:
In an allidav it tiled Wednesday
aftern 1 in the ease of Menjamin
A. Redman against Henry Genng.
Joseph Fil.gerabl of Plat t smoulh
tells of alleged familiarities be
tween Gering and Mrs. Redman.
Fitzgerald was a policeman at
Platlsmoulh when Mr. Gering
was mayor al that place.
"Some time in Ihe fore part of
July, 19(18, Mr. Gering called me
into his drug store at Plaltsuiouth
and asked me to deliver a note to
Mrs. Redman at the Missouri Pa
cific depot," reads Fitzgerald's
lalement. "He said that she
would tie expecting me at tne
lepot with this note, so I would
know her. 1 went to the depot.
She was standing then al Ihe
ticket window. She turned around
and came toward me and asked,
Have you a note for me?' I said,
is this Mrs. Redman?' She said
'Yes.' I handed her Ihe note. II
was in a sealed envelope."
Fitzgerald asserts in Hie n 111
davit that Mr. Gering cautioned
him about letting anybody see him
hand the note to Mrs. Redman.
Later be says that Gering told
him he had sent a note to Mrs.
Redman in Ohaha ami that it had
been delivered to the wrong parly.
He says that he afterwards ac
companied Matthew Gering to
Omaha in connection with Ihe
mat ter.
Some time ago Attorney Mat
thew Gering was in Omaha and
attempted to have the case tiled
by Redman against Henry Gering
for $2.r,iiiio I'lanui'-'es for alleged
alienal ion of the all'ect ions of Mrs.
Redman advanced to the tirst day
of the October term of district
court for trial.
is fortunate in sccurint; bis sei
ices, ami bis patrons will
treated right who deal with I
new clerk.
MISS SUSAN HGLDREGE
MARRIED LAST EVENING
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
MAN DIES IN WASHINGTON
FUNERAL OF THE
LATE PETER PERRY
Sad Rites Over Remains of Good
Man, Splendid Citizen, Affec
tionate Husband and Father.
From Friday's Dully.
The funeral of Peter Perry oc
curred today al Ihe Fight Mile
Grove church at 2 o'clock. The
procession left the residence at
1:30 and was one of the longest
seen in that vicinity for many
vears. and not for many years has
anyone died in this county who
was so uniformly highly spoken
of as was the deceased.
The procession slowly wended
its way to Ihe church, half a mile
south of the old homestead, where
Rev. Wachlel of the Methodist
church conducted a simple but
impressive service over Ihe casket
which contained all lhat was
mortal of a valued friend and
worthy citizen.
The music consisted of some of
the favorite songs of the deceased
and was in charge of G. W. Mulz,
who led the etioir of singers.
The .pall-bearers were: Albert
Welencamp, George W. Snyder,
W. T. Richardson, J. A. Kiser. S.
O. Cole and I). J. Pitman. Inter
ment was made at Fight Mile
Grove cenielerv.
EGENBERGER BUILDING
GREATLY IMPROVED
G. W. Thomas Passes Away Quite
Suddenly at His Home in
McMillan, Wash.
From Tliuisiluy's Dully.
John S. Hall, secretary of Ihe
Royal Achates insurance order,
received a message yesterday
from McMillan, Wash., informing
him lhat George W, Thomas, a
former citizen of Plattsmouth,
died there on September 28. Mr.
Hall received a letter from Mr.
Thomas bearing date of Septem
ber 23, sending his October as
sessment, in which he stated that
his rheumatism was staying with
him, hut lately he had been using
boiled celery and that he was tak
ing the liquid as often as he could
and that it was slopping Hie pain
almost entirely. The disease
probably went to his heart, for
live days later Mr. Thomas passed
away.
lie leaves surviving him his
wife ami two sons, l,eo J. and
John, also three brothers and two
sisters, his bent hers being James
W., of this city; Senator Sam
Thomas, of Long Meach, Cab, and
Thomas, of South Dakota. His
sisters are,-Mrs. Fd Todd of near
Plattsmouth, and Mrs. O. M. Car
ter, of Denver.
Mrs. Thomas, his widow, was
formerly Miss Sallie Wright of
this city. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
left Plattsmouth about fourteen
years ago, and have resided in
Washington since that time. The
deceased came to Cass county
when a boy, coming here with his
father in 1850, and was a car
penter by trade. Re was one of
Ihe charier members of Ihe Royal
Achates in this city ami carried a
policy of $2,000 in the order.
A Big Improvement to the Appear
ance of the City and One
Worthy of Much Note.
The egenberger saloon at the
corner of Main and Fifth streets
is rapidly nearing completion,
and when llnished will be one of
the nealesl bars in the state. A
new mahogany top bar thirty-six
feet long, with oak panels ami
marble abse, has just been placed
in Ihe saloon. .New bar fixtures,
including a llve-faucel coil box,
a large refrigerator and two large
liquor cupboards, have also been
added, adding much to the con
venience of the bar and comfort
and pleasure of Ihe customers of
the saloon.
A new furnace is being install
ed, Ihe pipes already having been
placed, and Ihe radiators will soon
be in place and iiie building will
he steam healed throughout. The
outside stairway has been done
away with and an inside one, near
Ihe center of the building, lakes
its place, which adds to the ap
pearance of Ihe building, as well
Fire Narrowly Averted.
From Frl.loy'H Dally.
A fire was narrow ly. averted at
Ihe I.orenz Urol hers' store this
morning when a member of the
firm was candelmg egirs with an
electric device of his own inven
tion. A piece of paper had been
left in the box and became ignited
from Ihe electric current and was
blazing dangerously high when
discovered in time to extinguish
before the blaze cauirht nearby in
tlamable slock.
In Honor of Sixth Birthday.
From Thursday' Dnlly
Yesterday was Hie sixth birth
day anniversary of little Miss
Fdilh May Murdick, and, in re
sponse to the pretty invitations
which hail been issued by the
mother of the little hostess a few
days previous, twelve little friends
ami playmates gathered at Ihe
Rurdick home in the afternoon
for the purpose of assisting Fdilh
in celebrating the event in the
proper manner. They played all
kinds of games and indulged in
all the puns and pranks they
could think of which children de
light in, and which were entered
into with considerable interest
and enthusiasm. Peanuts had
been hidden about the lawn and
the children devoted several happy
moments in searching for lliein.
Pretty little prizes were avvurded
those who found the most and the
least. At an appropriate hour
Ihe little folks were invited to the
dining room, where a most excel
lent birthday luncheon was
served, not the least of the many
Is the Daughter of General Man
ager George W. Holdrege
of the Burlington.
From Thur.xiltiy' Dully.
The following particulars of
the marriage of Miss Susan Hold
rege to Dr. Robert II. Hollisler,
which occurred lat evening, are
taken from the Omaha Dec of this
morning. The bride is well
Known in Platlsmoulh and a num
ber of vears ago her parents re
sided in this city and are well
known to many uf the older resi
dents. There was a large number
of out-of-town guests present,
and among the number were Mr.
and Mrs. George F. Dovey of Ibis
city:
The wedding of Miss Susan
Holdrege. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Holdrege, to Dr.
Robert II. Hollisler was cele
brated Wednesday evening at 8:30
o clock at All saiiii s ciiurcn, iiev.
Thomas J. Mackay officiating.
The bride was becomingly
gowned in while satin charincus
se made round length, with bodice
elaborately trimmed with duchess
lace. The long white satin court
train was held in place with pearl
ornaments at the shoulders. The
veil was of duchess point and a
family heirloom, having been
worn b the bride's grandmother.
The bride carried a shower of
lilies of the valley ami orange
blossoms held the veil in place.
Miss I, cola Holdrege was maid
of honor and the bridesmaids
were: Miss Frances Rogers of SI,
Paul. Miss Helen Monlcmu of
Kansas City, Miss Fleanor Morse
of Kansas Cilv and Miss Ruth
W'iggelsworlh of Moslon. All of
Ihe bride's attendants were gown
ed alike, in pale green inessaline
leaped on one side with white
chiffon. Ihe opposite side being
trimmed with pink chilTon rose
buds. They all carried arm
botupiels of pink roses.
Mr. Hernard W. Capon was best
man and the ushers were: Mes
srs Hal W. Yales. William H.
Hughes, Ralph R. Rainey, Fdward
A. Holyoke, jr., George II. Watson
of Moslon ami Henry T. Holdrege.
Following the ceremony a small
reception was held al the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Holdrege for the
relatives and a few intimate
friends.
W. Holdrege, mother of
was handsomely al-
Operated on Today.
From Tlmrsluy'n Dully.
S. S. Gooding went to Om.iha
this morning to be present, at fm
nianuel hospital, where Mrs.
Gooding will be operated on by
Dr. Davis today. Mrs. Gooding
has been in bad health for some
months and yesterday entered the
hospital, expecting ti undergo an
operation soon, and the physi
cians ad ised I hal it be done at
once. Mr. and Mrs. Gooding have
the sympathy of their many
friends here in the ordeal. Mrs.
Gooding's brother, Fred Richard
son, came down from bis home at
Rosalie yesterday and met her and
Mr. Gooding al the hospital andt
will remain for a few days until
the danger is past. Mr. Richard
son spent the nighl in the city,
the guest of his brother-in-law,
ami accompanied him to the hos
pital litis morning.
HELD AT ST. LOUIS
Mrs. (
the brid
tired.
Mrs. T. I.. Kimball, grand
mother of the bride, wore mauve
tissue, on which was a design of
velvet flowers of Ihe same shade.
This was made over soft pink
satin and trimmed with duchess
point.
Miss Arabella Kimball wore
while satin with iunic of while
gauze elaborately beaded.
ns to Ihe entire street running lemplmg daint ies he mg I lie mn n
norlh lo Ihe. new postofllce build-1 tliy cake, which stood in the
jntr I center of Ihe table, lighted with
The owner of Ihe building has
expended something near $8,000
on Ihe remodeling and" repairs,
placing (be structure in as good
condition n when new, and far
more convenient for those who
occupy Ihe rooms both above and
be'ow. Such improvements count
much for thea ppearance of Ihe
city.
Missed a Good Investment.
Mr. G. H. Pears of York was in
Ihe city between trains today and
visited friends. In speaking about
some lime allowing a good invest
ment to go by. Mr. Pears said thai
he had offered ! him this sum
mer, in York county, an 80-acre
field of wheat for 8n, and after
reflecting over the proposition un
til the next day, he turned the
offer down. When Ihe threshing
lime came the owner got. twenty
two bushels per acre from the
Held.
six caudles, marking the number
of years Ihe little hostess had
passed. As mementos of Ihe oc
casion many pretty gifts were left
with little Miss Fdilh, which will
he constant reminders of Ihe
huppy event.
. The children who enjoyed this
happy birthday parly were: Mary
Catherine Purmele, Mary Mar
garet Walling, Flizabeth and
Catherine Waddirk, Theodosia
Kroehler, I'rsula Herold, Helen
Clemen). F.mnia Wolfarth, Norris
Arthur Smith. Georgie Schmidt
inann, Harold Croskary and Ches
ter Maylor.
County Surveyor Fred Patter
son went to Papillion yesterday
afternoon to get a few pointers
from his cousin on a job of sur
veying which he expects to do
soon. His cousin has been stir-
Married by Canon Burgess.
A very pretty wedding occurred
at SI. Luke's rectory last evening
al 7 o'clock, when Mr. Jesse C.
Mrady and Miss Muriel Mollis
were joined in the holy bonds of
wedlock. Canon Murgess per
formed Ihe ceremony in the pres
ence of Mr. Robert Newell and
Miss Mamy M ul lis, sister of the
bride. The gi m and bride are
well known and popular Plalts
uiouth young people and enjoy the
acquaintance of a large circle of
friends in this city. Mr. Mrady
is the sou of Mr. and Mrs. John
Mrady of this city and holds a
good clerical position at the Mur-
linglon storehouse, and is a young
man of sterling character and
highlv rcspeeli'd. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Mollis and was reared in Ihis
city, having graduated from the
High school, and later graduated
in short-hand and has held a
position in the oflice of A. I Tidd
for some time and is a highly ac
complished young lady, possess
ing a large circle of friends, both
young and old. Mr. and Mrs. Mrady
will reside in Ibis city and will
begin housekeeping .shortly. The
I Journal joins their numerous
friends in wishing them much
happiness and prosperity in life's
journey.
Plattsmouth Delegates Return
Convention Presided Over by
Former Plattsmouth Lady.
Mrs. M. Rowland and Mrs. C. C.
Parinele returned from St. Louis
this week, where lliev attended the
supreme P. F. O. convention,
which assembles every two years.
(In Ihis occasion Ihe conven
tion met in I lie ball room of the
Miickingbain hotel, al which the
I, old delegates were entertained.
Nebraska had seventeen repre
sentatives in the conv ent ion, Mrs.
powlainl being dclcgnlc-at -large
from this stale. Mrs. Parinele
was a member of the convention
by virtue of her ollice as past su
preme president .
The convention was presided
over by a former Platlsmoutli
teacher, in the person of Mrs.
Reaves, nee Miss I'.vans, of
Keokuk lowu, who retired from
the ollice of supreme president,
being sueeeilod by Mrs, Parks of
Chicago.
Mrs. llowland speaks highly of
(he reception uml entertainment
accorded the visiting delegates by
the Misouri sisters and her visit
to SI. I.ouis will be a pleasant
memory for a long lime, especial
ly did she enjoy her visit with
Mrs. Reaves.
Ihe convention was m session
during four diis, from Tuesday
of last week until Friday, in which
liuie much business of importance
to the order was transacted. Af
ter the regular business was dis
posed of ollicers for Ihe next two
vears were chosen.
Inspects Government Building.
From Tli u mil ii y'n Dully.
Major F. I,. Sterner, from the
ollice of Colonel C. F. Cramer,
government building inspector of
Council MlulTs, was in the city to
day looking after Ihe new post
ofllee building. Mr. Slenner hopes
that the building will be ready
for occupancy by November t, and
at least before the holiday rush of
mail begins. The PlalismouHi
oflice will be equipped with the
lalesl improved devices for handl
ing the mail, Ihe fixtures being
Ihe same placed in Ihe postofllces
in all Ihe large cities, but on a
scale coiumensurale with lb
business of the ollice. The build
ing, when completed, vyill havo
cost the government about (),
OUO, ami the inspector thinks we
have a building lhat will handle
Ihe business here and will not
have a large amount of space
which will mil be used, as in sonn
instances.
Mr. Coffman. traveling pas
senger agent for the Murlington,
residing in Omaha, was a Platls
moutli visitor this morning, look-
veyor of Sarpy county for a num- , ing after business for the com
ber of years. pany.
Stallions Examined Today.
The last, legislature enacted a
law requiring the owner of each
public service animal to present
liis horse or other "enter" at Ihe
county seal and have the animal
Inspected by a stale eternary.
and this olllcial will furnish a
cerlitlcale of health upon the pay
ment of a $5 fee therefor. This
was Ihe day for the stallions to be
brought in, and in consequence
Ihe street today looked like a
county fair was in full progress
and horses from every part of Ihe
county were in Ihe parade. A
man from Lincoln was here and
inspected Ihe horses.
James McGinnis of South Mend
and Mrs. Lola McGinnis of Ihe
same place came down on No. 1
this morning and Iransucted busj-
' ness mailers in Ihe county seal.