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doc moutb oucn VOL. XXXII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEERASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1913. NO. 13. 3 i 5 1 LATE i Hon. Edwin Jeary Presents Reso lutions af Respect in House of Representatives. The liigli esteem ami respect in which the lute James Crawford Kikenbary was held was demon strated in the hall of the stale house of reprcsntatives when, on Use day following' his death, Hon. Edwin Jeary, a representative from Lancaster county, but for merly of this county, arose in his place and asked recognition of the chair. II is remarks were as follows: . Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House: I desire to introduce a resolutinn Ibis morning, but before doing so I wish to make a few brier remarks. 1 was pro foundly shocked I his morning by reading in the daily Slate Journal of the sad accident that bffell Mr. J. C Kikenbary yesterday. I met him on the streets of Lincoln yesterday morning in the best of health. He greeted me cheerily in his old-lime lnannrr and in troduced me to his grandson, a vdiil.h from Memphis, M'b. lie seemed pleased and proud of the fact that the boy was visiting mm. lie said he was going to show the lad over the city and ;u tin aft ernoon he expected to go with his grandson and visit the legislature, but. before be reached this hall death balled his footsteps and he met bis death by falling iuto a pit at the traction company's power house, as be was showing bis grandson the ponderous en tines of the idanl. Mr. Speakei .mmI Gentlemen. Mr. Kikenbary and lHvself have "drank from I lie sanu eaiileeu" of friendship for more than forty vears. and in all my acquaintance with him 1 never knew him to do an unmanly act. We have been in political gather ings towel her limes often, and he always was the gentleman, hon orable during all of those gather ings. For some live ierms he was the cllicienl and fait li t ul sheriff of Cass county. At I he time of bis death he was one of the deputy abend's oT Lancaster county and the keeper of the Lancaster coun ty jail. Abhorrent as it was to Mr. Kikenbary to take the life of a fellow man, he did not shirk from that duly when he threw the level that throttled to his death Harry Hill for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Akeson near Louisville some vears ago. He was as brave as a lion when duly called and demanded, but he was as tender as a child when in his normal condition. Mr. Speaker, it is the custom of Ibis house for its members to answer I he roll call every day and responses to the roll call are made cheerfully eMerda J. G. Kikenbary answered the roll call "up yonder" and from what I know of his life I am sure be answered with a glad voice, "Here!". Croft1 Kiken bary, as I understand it, was not a rich man. he has left no great wealth, but lie has left his family something that money cannot buy he has left, them the priceless legacy of an unsullied nume. This morning as Mr. Kikenbary lies on the marble slab of I lie under iaker, a bushel of golden nuggets are of no greater value to him than a bushel of sand or gravel, but that he has been a manly man among men is all in all to him at this hour. Mr. Speaker, I do not look upon Croft Kikenbary as dead, for I believe there is no death in such a lifea s he lived, but rather I believe with the poet who said: "There is no death: the slars go down To shine upon some lairei shore. And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown They shine forever more." Mr. Sneaker. 1 desire to in troduce this resolution and move its adoption: "Whereas, J. Crawford Kiken bury, for several years the very MIES Grail Fill efficient, courageous and faithful sheriff of ('.ass county, Nebraska, and at the time of his taking olT one of the deputy sheriffs of Lan caster county and the keeper of the Lancaster county jail, came to his death yesterday by a most deplorable accident ; and, "Whereas, This body, desiring to recognize the sterling worth and manly characler of the de parted ollicer and to express its profound sympathy with the friends and the family of the de- ceaser; there Tore be it "Resolved by the house of rep resentatives oT the state of Ne braska, recognize the splendid character and manly worth of the deceased, hereby expresses its sincere sorrow at his untimely taking off, and hereby tender to the family of the deceased its most profound regret and sym pathy; and be it further "Resolved. That the clerk of the house be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased, and to the press of the cities of Piatt sniouth and Lincoln, Neb." The resolutions were adopted by the bouse of representatives without a dissenting voice. GEORGE REYNOLDS WILL RE- E The many friends of George Reynolds throughout the county will be lpeased to learn that ho will again lake up farming in this county, having purchased the Ted Harrows farm, which adjoins the farm of W. I). Wheeler, south of this city. The farm is just east of Mr. Wheelr's farm and con sists of 102 acres and is a very desirable piece of land and will make Mr. Reynolds a most tie siralno home. I he deal was handled through the medium of A. J. Trilefy, the real estate man, and he .feels that he has secured his patron a very tine farm. Mr. Reynolds was engaged for several years in farming near Nebawka, where he was quile successful. DISTRICT COURT IN 5ES- From Thursday's Dally District Judge II. I). Travis last evening nehi a snort session or district court to pass on several cases on the equity docket, and in the case of Louise Ray, et al., vs. Nancy J. Dysart, et al., an order for publication and default of all defendants was entered and de cree, in partition granted. At torney A. L. Tidd was appointed referee to report at a reasonable length of time. In the case of David .1. Mom inert vs. Mary 15. Gibson, et al., a suit in partition, the decree wi'.s granted as prayed for and I he de- endants, Nettie H. Reed and Harry D. Reed, entered. This case is from Weeping Water, while the first named case is from the vicin ity of Union. ADMISTRATDRS HP- POINTED IN ESTATES From Thursday's Dully The county judge's oiKee was quite busy yesterday and today in the hearing of various estates which came up for hearing. In the John R. Haird estate, from Klmwood, John Weichel was ap pointed administrator by the court, and in the eslale of the late Marcus M. Shipman, from Weep ing Water, Mrs. Mary K. Shipman, the widow, was named as the executrix of the will and the estate. This morning a petition was tiled in the IMrirli Inbelder estate, from near Cedar Creek, asking that John P. Sal Her be ap pointed as the administrator of said estate, which was !oue by the judge. Fop Salo. Kxcelsior Motorcycle, 7 II 1 double cylinder, magneto, with free engine. For further par ticulars write or call. Kdgar Steinhauer. DISPOSSESS NOTICE IS Turkey: " wonder where Most Pleasant Caller. From Wednesday's Dally. George Wallinger of South Hend was here today and found time to drop into I lie Journal ollico and renew bis suljsrrip! iop to the Semi-Weekly. We were delighted to meet Mr. Wallinger, as be is a most pleasant gentle man, lie was accompanied by Fred Gunlher of Ibis city. BIS SI RSI ii mi VI in nf "The question of good roads is one of paramount importance to the people of this county and I he counties in I he eastern part of the slate adjoining the Missouri river on the west. Mr. Wester gard, the official Irailmaker, has made a thorough investigation as to the most feasible route be tween New York City and the Pa cific coast, and he recommends that tourists in automobile go from the Atlantic to Chicago, then to Omaha, and from there to Kansas City, taking what is known as the Sunset route. If this route is adopted it will mean that all autoists making the I rip will pass through this city, pro vided the roads am put. in good shape and the road properly marked." The above is taken from the Nebraska City News, and we re print if to warn our people who are interested in Hie Omaha. Plattsniouth-Nebraska City-Kansas City river route that the must, get busy on the good roads ques tion and see that they are placed in tine shape. The route from Omaha to Kansas City is the shortest by many miles, and in we must convince the tourists from the east that the route through Platlsmouth is in the best condition. Going any other roule would be considerably out of the way. Oct busy, gentlemen. Married In Lincoln. From Friday' Daily. In (he Slate Journal of today we note that two of Cass county's worthy people were granted a license lo wed in Lincoln yester day. The parties are Mr. John 11. Filzpalrick, aged C'., and Marl ha J. Drum, aged .V.), bolh of Weeping Water. The contracting parlies are well known throughout Ihe western and central part of the counly, where they possess many friends. Everythlnp Journal office. In paper at the r n ITTnMn 1TI IMAC riH uTi UUin BIGGER 0 P SERVED ON TURKEY. ' an borrow tome money?" - ".eeare in New York Sun. FUNERAL OF JOHN OWNER OF KANSAS CITY. HELD TODAY 1'iom TiiiU'kii.i ' Dully The funeral of the late John O'Connor of Kansas City was held this morning from SI. John's Catholic church, mass being said by Rev. Father M. A. Shine of this city, and Hie interment was made in Holy Sepulcher cemetery lie I side I lie fa t her and mot her of he j deceased. Ouile a number of the former friends of the family were present at the church to pay their last tribute to .Mr. O'Connor, who was highly esteemed by all who knew him, and who was a resident of this city for many vears. Con and Tom (VCnnnor of Lincoln and Mike O'Connor of Missouri Valley, Iowa, brothers of Ihe deceased, and James Hunt ot Lincoln were here to lake charge of Hie funeral. Father Shine also conducted Ihe services a I. the grave. Card of Thanks. We desire lo lake this method of returning our heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends who as sisted us so kindly during Ihe ill ness, death and burial of our brother, John O'Connor, and we hope they may receive Ihe same kindly treatment in their hour of grief. Con O'Connor. M. O'Connor. Tom O'Connor. DEATH OF AN AGED CASS COUNTY PIONEER The following account of the death of Ihe late Josiah Cline, a prominent citizen of Greenwood, is taken from Ihe Ashland Gazette : Died At his home in Green wood, Neb., at 5:2(1 p. in., Josiah Cline, age 71 years. Mr. Cline had suffered for years with chronic pancreatitis, also arterial serosis, the former being the immediate cause of his ileal h. as instead of aiding, it retarded the action of the stomach so as to cause starvation, and nothing could be done in the way of operations to relieve him. Mr. and Mrs. Cline were among the early settlers of the county and Mr. Cline was a hardworking, industrious man all bis life. The funeral serices were conducted by Rev. Light from the Christian church on Monday and the remains laid in the cemetery here. The aged widow has the sympathy of all in her bereavement. Broke First Ground Here. Tom O'Connor, who was in the city this morning attending the funeral of his brother, John, en joys the distinction of having, broken the ilrst sod for the con lrucl ion of the Hurlinglon ..v. Mis souri Hiver railroad at, this place on July :. im). The site of the breaking of the ground was just north of the Hurlinglon station, and following this a public cere mony was held, at which promin ent persons of the state were present. Mr. O'Connor was al this lime in the employ of John Fitz gerald, the contractor, who had charge of I he work of breaking the ground for the trackage. Painting Soennichsen Roof. James Hadraba, the veteran painter, is engaged today in painting the roof of the new Soennichsen building. The work on the building is being pushed along in line shape, and if the weather continues good it will be ready for occupancy in a few weeks. COMEIFRDM NEHMA TO GET MARRIED From Wednesday's Dally. Miilc a large wedding party motored up from Nebawka this morning lo witness Ihe wedding of Mr. Ralph Vaill and Miss Nellie Hales, which was performed by Counly Judge A. J. Heeson at the court house. The rest of the parly, consisting nT Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vaill, George Hates, Miss Lucy Kiverl, F.dwin Hadley, George Sheldon and Karl Vaill, re turned to Nebawka, while Ihe. newly wedded couple proceeded Jo Omaha and Hlair for a short wed. ding trip. These young people are bolh very highly esteemed in their home and their friends will wish lliein all the happiness in Ihe world and trust that their wedded life may be as bright as a summer's dav. OF MR. AND MRS. TRITSCH From Wednesday's Dally. A very pleasant dinner party occurred Sunday at the home (if Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Tritsch and family, west of this city, when they entertained as their guests August Keil and famliy, William Tritsch and family, O. P. Monroe and wife. The afternoon was most, pleasantly spent in games and some most delightful musical numbers by Miss Maude Triisch and a most pleasing vocal number rendered by August Keil, which greatly pleased the .jolly crowd. Mr. and Mrs. Triisch are royal entertainers and their guests felt that I hey had one of the times of their lives during I hi afternoon. WALTER BRITTAIN WILL CLEAN COURT HOUSE WALLS The county commissioners have employed Waller Hritlain to clean the walls of the commissioners' room in the court house, in order to see how badly the walls are in need of repainting, and from the work of cleaning done so far the needs of Ihe walls and ceiling for repainting are very evident. The commissioners expect to take up the painting question at their next session (next Tuesday) and will then decide whether lo let the call for bids for painting or not. Sad News for Mrs. Hawksworth. From Filduy'H Dully. Yesterday Mrs. David Hawks. worth received the sad news of the death of her sisler-in-law, Mrs. A. F.' Hrown, at Templelon, Cali fornia, of pneumonia. The de ceased lady was a sister of Mr. Hawksworth and had resided in California for a number of years and the many friends of the Hawksworth family will regret greatly to learn of the death of this worthy lady. Sell your property through a little ad In the Journal. RE-DECORATING INTERIOR OF M. E. CHURCH COMPLETED The work of re-decorating the interior of the Melhodisl. church has been completed and Frank Gobelmati, the artist in charge of Ihe work, certainly has cause to feel proud of the beautiful appear ance that the interior of the church presents, as if is hard to describe in words the beauty of the decorations. The walls of the main auditorium, as well as the smaller room on the west which can be shut olT from the main auditorium, are, done in a light shade of gray that blends most, tastefully. The decorations on Ihe ceiling are very arlislic and speaks well for the artist, who has used such discriminating tasto in the use of the decorations, as they certainly make the interior of this church one of the most handsome in the city. The church is being cleaned thoroughout ami the woodwork will all be re-varnished in lirsl-class condition. Hold Delightful Meeting. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. K. church held a most delight ful meeting yesterday afternoon. This meeting was held in the church parlors and I here were about fifty ladies in attendance. The hostesses on this occasion were Mesdanies George Kaffen berger, Allie Kennedy and I. M. Cununings, and the large number in attendance pronounced them as being royal entertainers. The usual business session was held, nfler which the ladies participat ed in a very pleasant social time. Klegant refreshments were served. "PLTINC BEE" AT THE HOME OF IS. TUBS. WILES The Helpers of the Christian church, lo the number of about fifteen, gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wiles Wed. nesday and proceeded lo spend Ihe day i! it "quilh'n"; bee" and Ihe ladies enjoyed themselves to the utmost at. Ibis useful occupa tion ami in social conversation until the noon hour, when the hostess invited them into Ihe din ing room, where a feast III. for a king had been prepared, and lo say that hey enjoyed the delicious re past is putting it mildly, as t bey declared that never had such a delicious meal been parluken of before by I hem. The chief feature nf Ihe decorations was a large bouquet of carnations, which ex ciled many of ht guests by their beauty. The guests reluctantly departed from the hospitable Wiles home, feeling that the oc casion had been one filled with much profit and pleasure lo them. EPWORTH LEAGUE ENJOYS 1ST INTERESTING TIME Last evening the Kpworth League society enjoyed one of the most enjoyable social meetings in the history of the society at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. If. Cobb, in the west part of the city, and Ihe occasion will long be remem bered by those fortunate enough lo attend. The chief amusement of the evening was a guessing contest, questions being placed around the walls of the room, Ihe answers being given by some old song, ami in this contest Miss Ferris York and James Rishel' carried oil' first prize, while the booby prize was secured by Mrs. K. C. Hill and Miss Grace York for gelling (he least correct answers. The evening was enlivened by music, and other games, such as the young people deliuhl in, until the serving of a most dehVi uis three-course luncheon by Ihe hos tess, which came as the crowning feature of the evening of delmht. The meeting was attended by about fifty members and all fell that as entertainers Mr. and Mrs. Cobb were certainly "on Ihe job" and that to be their guesls was a rare treat.