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Eyery Department Has Been Overhauled, Much New Machinery
Ha Been Placed, and an Entire Different Aspect Pervades
the Entire Surroundings of the Shops.
A Journal reporter walked'
through the Durlinglon shop
yards a few days ago and observed
some of Ihe many valuable im
provements which have been made
very recently. The turn-table at
the coach shop has been enlarged
and rebuilt, and the back shop
turn-table is in process of re
building. At the boiler house Ihe
large brick smokestack has been
replaced by one of steel; the draft
of the new stack is augmented by
a fanning mill apparatus, the fan
being operated with a separate
engine.
Within the boiler room a great
change has been affected, the four
18-foot boilers having been taken
out and replaced with three huge
21-fool boilers, Ihe diameter of
which is nine and one-half feet.
Tho position of the boilers has
been changed from fronting south
to an east front, placing the fire
ing box of each in easy access to
Iho large new coal chute into
which coal is dumped from above
a carload at a lime. Each of the
great boilers have a double fire
pot, and two men are kept busy
shoveling coal into them, each
man having three (Ires. Al Rcn
ncr and II. T. Hallcu man the
.shovels for the day shift, while at
night one man is all that is re
quired to keep up the steam, John
Cotner being the man doing the
night job. One additional man is
required to wheel the cinders from
tbo room to a car on the track
outside.
In addition to furnishing power
for all the machinery of the shops,
tho entire system of buildings is
heated with steam from the great
boilers. The new arrangement
for supplying coal to Ihe boilers
is very convenient and involved a
groat expenditure- of money in
grading, (ieorge Poisall, with his
five teams, were three weeks doing
grading for the coal dump and
large new scrap dock. On the east
of the boiler room a coal bin with
a capacity of several cars of
steam coal, and so constructed as
fo run the coal toward Ihe boiler,
has been erected, over which a
track is constructed and the coal
cars, with apparatus for dumping
from the bottom, are easily un
loaded, thus saving a great deal
of bard nianuel labor.
The new scrap dock between the
boiler house and the otlice of the
lumber yard is a valuable and
convenient addition, the ground
having been covered with two or
three inches of crushed rock. In
the lumber yard Superintendent1
Ha i rd has recently caused thirteen
cars of crushed rock to be spread
upon the ground, covering the en
lire yard. This is not only a great
lire protection, but furnishes a
solid lloor for the men to walk
on and in rainy weal tier keeps the
men out of the mud, which I hey
very much appreciate.
In the kiln-diyed lumber shed
the reporter saw piles of ma
hogany lumber worth $208 per
1,(100 feet, cherry worth $90 and
poplar, fir, quarter-sawed woods
of various kinds used in coach
building.
There were various other Im
provements not mentioned above
which have been made since Mr.
Haird look charge of the shops a
few years ago. The storm water
sewers have been cleaned out,
greatly increasing (heir capacity,
and Ihe entire area of the interior
has greatly improved under his
management. The old board fence
from Ihe first gale northward has
been replaced with a neat woven
wire fence of sufficient height to
keep trespassers off the company's
property.
Annexed to Omaha.
Plat I -mouth has annexed Oma
ha without the knowledge or con
sent of our people. The Pollock-
hull' wagon bridge over the
Plalte river did it. It's a good
thing for both cities, and as it is
a loll bridge it will probably paj;
a handsome dividend to the own
ers, whose enterprise is to be
commended. The bridge gives" a
through t Kansas City on
the west side of the Missouri
river, and a good roads associa
tion has been organized to put it
in good condition and keep it so.
This road will be much traveled
by automobiles. Omaha Examiner.
UNION THMHNG MEET
ING AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
One
FLED WITH OVERCOAT BE
LONGING TO ANOTHER
Hearing Before Grand Jury.
From Friday' Dally.
W. J. Slreight and C. S. John
son went to Olenwood today to
testify before the grand jury in a
hearing in which Alex Hunter is
charged with Hie murder of John
Wagner. Wagner's dead body
was found on Ihe morning of
October l.r under a trestle a mile
or ho this side of Pacific Junc
tion. Mr. Johnson was among
the first to view the remains after
tho discovery by the crew of No.
4, while Mr. Slreight prepared the
body for burial. The circum
stances surrounding Ihe death
seemed to point to murder, and
Hunter was the last person seen
in Wagner's company before his
dead body was discovered under
Iho trestle.
The grand jury of Mills county
has been in session for several
days and Mr. Slreight has re
ceived several 'phone messages
requesting his presence before
the jury, but. could not spare the
lime to go until (his morning
Hunter will be defended by a
strong firm of criminal lawyers,
Messrs. (Seining & (Senung having
taking his case. They will make
a strong light for their client, and
Ihe evidence being wholly eir
cumslantial, there is abundant
opportunity to create doubt in the
minds of the jury. The fact that
Hunter lied when .some of Ihe
Mills' county olllcers were look
iug for him may lie urged as Ihe
act of a guilty man and may be
against him in the eyes of (he
jury.
Undergoes Operation.
Mrs. John Albert and her
daughter, Emma, went to Omaha
yesterday, where Miss Albert
entered Inimanuel hospital, ex
peeling to undergo an operation
today for some lune trouble of
one of her legs. Mr. Albert, her
father, went to Omaha this morn
iug to be present when Ihe opera
tion was performed.
You've got
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a good thing,
Uncle Hold
on to it!
So have we some mighty good things for
Thanksgiving "dressing." Part of the pleasure of
the great National feast day is in feeling right, in
dressing your body to harmonize with the hale and
hearty atmosphere of the day. You'll look right
and you'll have real reason to be thankful if you
wear our "Quality Clothes" rightly priced from $20
to $10. Spruce up! Dress up!
We Close at Noon on Thanksgiving
C. E. Wescolf s Sons
Thief Captured at Pacific Junction
and Coat Recovered and He Is
Given a Swift Kick.
Saturday night David King, who
is been roustabout a I, Ihe Perkins
(del fur the past week, suddenly
isappcurrd, taking with him a
8 50 overcoat belonging to Orval
Kint, a boarder of (be house.
I'he thief took the coat from a
rack Hook in Hie ouice wiuie Mr.
Kinlz sal, reading a paper, not
wenly feet, away, and walked past
him and boarded No. 14 for I'a-
cilic Junction.
A few minutes afler be left the
office Mr. Kintz went to take his
coat to his room and discovered it
was missing. He, with I'd Drat-
ner, hastened to the Murlinglon
station ami 'phoned to Pacific
Tunc) ion, giving a description of
e man, as well as the coat, and
Mr. Ream, a Durlinglon detective,
began search for King at once and
soon found him strutting through
the wailing room of the station
with Ihe coat on his arm.
King was seized and the coat,
which he claimed he had purchas
ed in Omaha, was taken from him.
In order to make sure of the man
Ihe detective 'phoned for a de
scription of Ihe property in Ihe
pockets, which Mr. Kinlz furnish
ed and the property was found in
e pockets as described.
It has developed since (hat dur
ing the afternoon Saturday King
look a good pair of shoes worth
$:L50 from the hotel and sold
them to a second-hand dealer for
$1. King came to Platlsnioulh
about a week ago and never U.fld
where he was from, only saving
that his home was where he took
his hat off.
John Cory, proprietor of (he
'crkins, gave him a job and he
was an excellent worker and got
along line until Friday, when he
asked his employer for if I with
which to get a shave and some
things at the store, but he was
noticed to be drinking shortly nf-
er. A few minutes before he left
the office with the coat he sal In
a chair and appeared to be asleep,
but it seems he was only acting
the possum uulil the proper
moment o lake the overcoat.
In District Court.
Orders and decrees were enter
ed last week by Judge lravis in
important litigation pending in
the district court as follows:
In Hie case of Haskell vs. Davis,
a suit to timet title wherein Ihe
Wetencanip block was involved.
Decree was entered for plaintiff.
In the case of Parmcle vs
Itoedeker, to quiet title (o real
estate near Louisville, A. L. Tit
was appointed guardian adlitem
for the minor heirs and J. M
l.evtla was appointed referee to
file a report wit bin (en days.
In the case of Reynolds vs.
Kolircll, a suit for rent, the de
fault of defendant was entered
and decree as prayed.
Forbes vs. Williams, a suit lo
iiuiel title, default of defendants
were entered ami decree for
plaintiff.
A
53 Sundays This Year.
man in this town who is up
'ALWAYS, THE KOKE OF SATISFACTION"
in mat Denial ics, ami wtio has a
nose for Ihe unusual, calls atten
tion lo the fact (hat (here will be
an extra Sunday, (his year, mak
ing 53 in ttll for Ihe first day in
Ihe year was on a Sunday and the
last day of Ihe year will he on a
Sunday. This is Ihe only year in
which (he people now living on
earth will be able to go to church
511 Sundays 111 a year, for this
freak of (he calendar will not oc
cur again short of I Oil years.
of the Most Interesting
Meetings Ever eHId in
the City.
Last evening at Ihe Christian
church the union meeting of the
Christian Endeavor of the Chris
tian church ami the Endeavor of
the Presbyterian church was a de
cided success, both in attendance
ami the interest manifested at the
meeting. This beiu ga Thanks
giving service, there was much in
terest on that account. The sub
ject was, "Echo of Peace and
Mlcssings." The addresses were
in line of that theme. The meet
ing was opened by the singing of
"Let the Lower Lights He Burn
ing," by the society; afler which
Ihe invocation was pronounced by
Thomas Wiles of Ihe Christian
church, followed by a duel by Mr.
ami Mrs. (1. V. Livingston. The
lirsl speaker was Thomas Wiles,
who spoke on the subject of the
"Church Militant." In handling
his subject Mr. Wiles took ui) the
history of the church, beginning
at the first of (Senesis, and fol
lowing the mosti mporlant events
down to the present, lime, showing
the trials which the early church
had lo pass through and the
strength which hail been gathered
by Ihe opposition which had been
encountered in the ages. He also
showed Hit; condition of the
church in general for the con
tinued lighting for the principal
for which it stands.
C. A. llawls followed Willi the
subject, "Today's Optoinisni," and
in the course of his lalk said that
it bad always been his nature to
look on the bright sjde of every
sunjcei; even vvlien reverses
came he had not spent his time
grieving over spilled milk, but had
gone on trying lo make the best
out, of the opportunities as they
were presented lo him. He cited
history to prove that the world
was growing belter and the con
ditions that existed during the
limes past, both as Ihe history of
Ihe people and as compared with
the conditions which obtain now,
all conclusive that we live in a
more enlightened age than at any
lime in t he past.
County Attorney C. H. Taylor
followed with the subject of "A
Heller Age," and said, as the
speaker preceding him had pretty
well proven the assertion of his
proposition. that lie would take up
Ihe matter in the light of church
history. He began at the time of
Nero and, following Ihe history of
the church, showed its advance
ment and the power which it was
vvejlding for good and its effect on
the betterment of society and its
iniluence upon the making of bet
ter laws.
Miss Mathilda Vallery then
favored the meeting with one of
ner cnarming solos, vvincn was a
very pleasing feature of the even
ing's entertainment and was en
joyed by all present.
C. C. Hudson followed on the
subject, "Fullness "of Harvest,"
showing Ihe results of Ihep hint
ing of the seeds of civilization in
past ages lo reap Ihe present
times; also Ihe planting of the
seeds of Christianity by Ihe
Master some nineteen hundred
years ago, ami (lie Christian
church starting with but a hand
ful of members and little in
iluence at the end of the first
century, resulting in the condi
tions of Ihe church and its world
wide iniluence at this day, and Ihe
age in winch we live, the harvest
results of Ihe seeds sown in (he
days when Ihe Savior was on
earth.
Tlie last speaker was Phil Rhil,
who talked lo the subject of
"Peace on Faith," and showed
Ihal while wars prevail that a bet
ter condition was obtaining as the
years went by. He cited Ihe inler
v'ention of the United Stales in Ihe
person of ex-President Roosevelt,
when he offered Ihe good services
of this country lo settle the dif
ficulties at the lime of Ihe Russian-Japanese
war, and the re
sult of thai offer as consumated
in the treaty of peace which ef
fected al Portsmouth, N. II., and
(he elTorls of (his country (0 keep
on friendly terms with all nations.
THANKSGIVING DAY
Thursday, November 30th
MENU
. Fish
Potatoes Celery
Siveet Potatoes
Salad Olives
. Pickles Cranberry Sauce
Oranges Grapes
Nuts
Everything but the Turkey at this store
Corner. Sixth and Main St. Jio,
ones - BtLLtj-'
SURPRISED ON HER
Wm BIRTHDAY
Miss Ola Kaffenberger Meets Many
Frlend3 on Her Return From
School at Plattsmouth.
Last evening a very large crowd
gathered at the Kaffenberger home
lo a surprise party for Miss Ola.
it being her sixteenLi birthday.
Miss Ola, who attends the Platls
nioulh High school, was not
brought home until after the
merry crowd had gathered; but
you never can tell who might be
on Ihe line, for Miss Ola had
heard what her inolher said when
talking to a neighbor over the
telephone in regard to the com
ing social event, although she was
al Platlsnioulh and the parly her
mother was talking to was four
miles west of there.
However, this did not dampen
the evening's pleasure, for all was
merry until a very late hour. Many
enjoyable games were played and
some splendid music furnished by
Miss Mayme Heil. Miss Ola re
ceived many beautiful presents.
Al niidnight a two-course lunch
con was served by Mr. and Mrs.
Wehrbein, Mr. and Mrs. KafTen
berger and daughters, Foldye and
("JImIvs. .
Those who participated in this
enjoyable occasion were: Misses
Mayme and Adelaide. Heil, Helen
and Emma Ducchler, Vera Propsl,
Pheme Richardson, Viola Decker,
Mattie Larson, Lornie Meisinger,
Luealla and Mabel Kaffenberger,
Mildred Snyder, Clara Parkening,
Edith Haumgart, Mina and Ola
Kaffenberger; Messrs. Wayne and
Dwight Propst, Louie Haumgart,
Mike and August Ka(Tenbenrcr.
j Rudolph Heil, Hugo Meisinger,
I Earl Heeker, Emil and John Park
ening, Fred ami John Duechler,
I'.ryan Snvder, Sam Rhoden and
i John Kaffenberger. All departed
at a late hour, declaring they had
had a very nice time and wishing
Miss Ola many more such happy
birthdays.
Has His Eye on Office.
II. 0. Wellenseik of Syracuse
has given up the banking business
and gone on the farm, whero he
can recoup his health and have
plenty of time, between crops, to
look after bis law practice and
groom himself for county at
torney next year. Mr. Wellenseik
says that as long as the other
Syracuse statesmen get into the
political game he sees no reason
why he should not shove his
caster into the arena and get his
feet damp with I eh political dew.
He has no desire to go to the
legislature, but simply lo put his
feet damp with the political dew"
I rid court room anil prosecute
the criminal and law digressors.
Nebraska City News. "
John Hennings of near Louis
ville visited his Plattsmouth
friends for Ihe day, having come
down on No. 4 Hi is morning.
Box Social and Program.
Reserve Saturday evening, De
cember '. for the box social ami
program at the Pleasant Ridge
school, better known as the Deck
er sell-it.!, District II, eight miles
west of Plattsmouth. Mallie Lar
son, Teacher. 2lvv-3td.
Rosenorans A Sons Remove.
Rosencrans & Sons have re
moved their real estate otlice to
the room the first door south of
the new postofllce building in the
Krug building. They will have line
ouarlers when I hey get matters
thoroughly arranged, and invite
their friends lo drop in ami see
I hem. Their new offices are much
more centrally located and con
venier.l for Iheir business.
"P. &. D." tho new oo cigar,
made in Platlsnioulh. Try one.
Our aim is to please and satisfy our cus
tomers, by giving them value for money received.
Our unlimited variety of patterns and styles of cloth
ing will enable you to choose something along conserva
tive lines, or if you are a fancier of freakish ideas we are
here to obey your commands.
Take a half hour off and drop around to look over our
line of Men's Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
"Let us Overcoat you for Winter and save you money."
WM. HOLLY
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Plattsmouth, Neb.
MEN'S OUTFITTER
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