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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916.
No. 91
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THE CITY COUN
CIL TRANSACTS
MUCH BUSINESS
New Mayor Is Installed and All the
New Appointees Confirmed Except
I). O. Dwjtr for City-Attorney.
Frofn Tuesday's Dally.
The city council last evening enjoy
ed a very lively session at their room
in the citv hall and the occasion mark
ed the passing: of the former city ad
ministration and the return of John
P. Sattler to the office he has filled for
o many years. The change was made
without display, and as far as the pol
icy of the city is concerned, will mean
no new departure as the present police
force were all retained as well as the
street commissioners' office, and the
city council seems to be set on contin
uing the policy that has been so sue
cessful in the last few years in the
management of the city, and that is a
non-partisan conduct of the city's bus
iness affairs.
A communication was received by
the council from Fire Chief Braun in
which he informed them that State
Fire Inspector Redfern had been in
the city and in connection with the
lire chief had inspected the different
sections of the city and found every
thing in good shape throughout the
municipality.
The Missouri Pacific railroad, in a
letter from J. F. Rush, took up the
matter of the work desired r.ear their
viaduct on Locust street and stated
that this work had been already car
ried out.
The firm of Peters & Richards, the
contractors, presented a claim for two
blocks of alley paviwg-and requested
that a partial payment of $1,000 be
made by the city for this work on the
south side alley. Councilman Harris
desired to know if the work had been
approved by the engineer and found
to be according: to plans and specifi
cations, and he thought that the claim
should be held up until the engineer
had made a report approving the work
as the city had several times been too
hasty in accepting work of this kind.
Councilman Johnson amended the
motion to table with one to allow the
contractors $500 on the work, and the
rest to be held until the engineer had
approved the work that had been com
pleted. This was accepted by Harris
and adopted without a dissenting vote.
A communication was also received
by the council from James Dvorak in
which he stated that he was and had
been for the past five years the owner
cf several acres of land situated in
O 'Neil's addition to the city, and the
"hief means of getting to his property
had been through Clara street, and the
city by vacating the street had done
him a great deal of damage, and he
asked that the sum of $1,000 be fixed
as the amount due him for the dam
age to his property. This matter was
referred to the judiciary committee
and the city attorney for action, to re
port at the next meeting of the coun
cil. A petition was presented from
Clyde H. Fuller asking permission to
place a private sewer from his resi
dence property on Chicago avenue to
the open ditch running along that
thoroughfare, but not to use it until
the sewer was extended up to the
point where the private sewer joined
it. On motion this was granted.
A petition was also presented from
M. Hild ?rd others asking permission
to extend a private sew or from their
residence property to connect with the
main sewer on Pearl street. This was
granted on the parties furnishing the
proper bond.
A number of the residents of West
Pearl street presented a petition ask
ing that the city see that a section of
permanent walk be laid there, which
was necessary to connect up the pres
cnt system to give a continuous
stretch of walk from the business sec
tion of the city to Twelfth street. The
prayer of the petitioners was granted
and the clerk requested to notify the
property owners who were without
walks to get busy on the proposition.
A petition for a saloon lices from M
A. Beyer was read and referred to the
license committee for action.
City Clerk Nemetz, who was retir
ing from office, announced that during
this month he had collected $66.40
BUSY TIME TAKING OUT
NATURALIZATION PAPERS
From Tuesday's TJatty.
Yesterday was a very busy day in
the office of Clerk of the District Court
James Robertson, as it was naturaliza
tion day, and J. M. Gurnett of St.
Louis, the federal examiner, was pres
ent to pass on the different applicants
for the citizenship papers. Only one
was rejected, while one application
was continued until later. Those who
were successful in securing their pa
pers were James Blaha and James
Kresak of this city; Henry Wessel of
Nehawka; O. L. Anderson, Jens Chris
tiansen. C. J. Elgaard, Chris Hansen,
Weeping Water, and Simon Rehmier,
Avoca. Applications for first papers
were received from Hans Anderson
rnd Harold S. Thomassen, Soren A.
Skamris, all of Weeping Water, which
will be taken up at a later date.
LITTLE ONES CELE
BRATE BIRTHDAY
OF PLAYMATE
From Tuesday s Lai:v.
Master Arthur Ofe, the little son of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ofe, was five years
old yesterday, and in honor of the
happy event a number of his little
playmates and friends had been in
vited to come to the Ofe home in the
afternoon after school, and assist him
n celebrating this occasion in a most
appropriate manner. An hour or so
was whiled away in various games
and amusements in which children
find so much delight and which afford
ed the merry company of little folks
much frolic and pleasure. At a suit
able time they were invited to partake
of a most tempting birthday luncheon
of ice cream, cake, fruit and candy,
which was likewise most thoroughly
enjoyed by the children. Master Ar
thur was made ths happy recipient of
many pretty birthday gifts which will
assist him in remembering this most
auspicious occasion.
Those who participated in this de
lightful birthday party were Minnie
Hrasky, Marie Stokes, Caroline and
Bertha Schulhof, Charlotte Fields,
Ruth Luschinsky, Mathilda and Clara
Olson, Ida Cording, Janette and El
eanor Brasky, Frieda Ruthman, Edith
Mullis, Theodosia and James Leroy
Bird, Roland and Peter Lancaster,
Charles and Lyle Hrasky, George Ol
son, Henry and Carl Ofe, Arthur and
Edna May Ofe, Mesdames Will Bu
dig, Henry Ofe, James Ault, A.
Stokes, Fred Haffke, L. E. Lancaster,
James Bird, Ralph Mullis, and Joe
Hraskv.
PRE-NUPTIAL SHOWER
IS GIVEN IN HONOR
OF MISS WINDHAM
From Tuesday's Dallv.
A very pleasant pre-nuptial shower
was enjoyed last evening at "Sunny-
ride" when Mrs. E. H. Wescott enter
tained the ladies of the Methodist
church choir and glee club in honor of
Miss Ellen Windham,' whose wedding
is soon to occur. The evening was
most delightfully informal and was
filled with the greatest of pleasure to
the ladies who had gathered to spend
a few hours with their friend, whom
they are soon to lose from their circle.
The evening was spent in games of all
sorts as well as the reading of proph
ecies, poems and the telling of stories
for the benefit of the bride-to-be, and
the guests enjoyed themselves very
much in these amusements. During
the evening dainty and delicious re
freshments were served by the hostess
assisted by Mesdames Frank Gob?l
:nan and Mae Morgan, which added
very much to the delights of the oc
casion and at a late hour the guests
departed homeward wishing the bride-to-be
many years of happiness and
joy in the future. Miss Windham has
been associated in the musical depart
ment of the Methodist church for a
number of years and has been one of
the leading members of the musical
organizations and her friends are
without number, among her associ
ates in the choir and glee club.
Sell your eggs to us. We will pay
this week 18c in trade. Hatt & Son.
4-27-lt wkly
THE PASSING
OF A MOST ESTI
MABLE LADY
Mrs. A Hie Kennedy, Long a Resident
of This City, Dies at the. Home
of Her Daughter in Omaha.
Last evening at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Northcutt, in
Omaha, Mrs. Allie Kennedy, one of
the most highly esteemed ladies of
this city, passed peacefully to her
last reward, after a life filled with
helpfulness and worth to the com
munity in which she has made her
home for so many years.
Mrs. Kennedy had not been in the
best of health for the past several
months, suffering from heart trouble,
and had gradually grown weaker un
til her death. She had been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Northcutt ' and
with her son, Dr. Charles R. Ken
nedy, in Omaha, for some time and
enjoying the time with them and
other relatives in that city and min
istered to by the loving hands of
those nearest and dearest to her.
Mrs. Kennedy at the time of her
death was sixty-four years of age
nd had spent almost her entire life
time in this county, coming here as a
jirl, and was married in this city to
Mr. E. W. Kennedy, who preceded
her in death some eight years ago.
During all these years Mrs. Kennedy
has won for herself a large circle of
warm friends, who will learn with
the greatest regret of her death and
r.harc with the sorrowing children
and sisters the grief of the separa
tion from the loving mother, sister
and friend. To mourn her death
there are three children, Mrs. H. H.
Jorthcutt, Omaha; JMrs. 'J. W. Cra-
bill, Plattsmouth, and Dr. Charles R.
Kennedy of Omaha, as well as two
sisters, Mrs. J. C. Cummins of this
city, and Mrs. Emma Drew of Omaha.
Two brothers reside in California.
The absence of this kind and loving
friend and neighbor will be sadly
missed in the community where for
o many years she has made her
home and her death will leave a
place hard to fill in the hearts of
those who knew her best, and those
who have known her gentle sympathy
and assistance will feel indeed the se
vere blow that has befallen them.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the First Methodist church and
will be conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. F. M. Druliner. The interment
will be had in Oak Hill cemetery,
where the husband is resting in his
last long sleep.
The body of the late Mrs. Allie W.
Kennedy will lie in state at the M. E.
church tomorrow, Friday afternoon,
from 12:30 to 2 o'clock.
DEATH OF A. A. RICH,
SON-IN-LAW OF
FRANK RAUEN
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning Frank Rauen received
a message from Omaha announcing
the death of his son-in-law, A. A.
Rich, which occurred at 3 o'clock this
morning at "the Wise Memorial hos
pital, following an operation which
was performed Sunday morning in th.2
hope of raving the life of the younsj
man. He has not been wrtl for th-3
past two weeks and was taking trerJ-
ment for stomach trouble whi. it was
discovered Saturday that he was sui
fering from what seemed to be appen
dicitis and he was hurried to the hos
pital, but the case was too far gone
and peritonitis set in when the opera
tion was performed and it was recog
nized that his chances of recoveiy
were very slight. Mrs. Rich was very
merly Miss Rosa Rauen of this city
and with several children is left ic
mourn the death of the husband and
father.
Card of Thanks.
To my friends and supporters in
Cass county I desire to return my
thanks for the splendid support they
gave me at the primary election, and
assure ' them that their services will
long be pleasantly remembered.
A. L. Baker.
COUNTY CLERK LIBERSHAL
AND MISS MARQUAROT BACK
Prim Wdmsday' Dallv.
Last evening County Superinten
dent Miss Eva Marquardt, County
Clerk Frank Libershal and the board
of county commisr;i6nors were at
Alvo where a school meeting was
held in district No. 100 for the pur
pose of reaching some agreement as
to the enlarging of the district so as
to allow them to hive six sections of
land as provided for under the school
laws. The meeting was not largely
attended but an expression was se
cured from those present as to what
Ihey thought wr.s Tor the best inter
ests of the district. The matter will
be taken up by the superintendent
r.nd recommendations made to the
board of commissioners for some ae
tion in the matter.
DAMAGE SUIT OF
ROBERT D. O'BRIEN
VS. OMAR A. COON
From Wednesday Dafiv.
The case of Robert D. O'Brien vs.
Omar A. Coon, which has been oc
cupying the time of the district court
rince Monday afternoon was given to
the jury last evening and the jurors,
consisting of Martin Nelson, J. M.
Barkhurst, James Griffin, Ed Gustin,
John N. Fowler, Ernest Pautsch, Ed
Mason, George C. Sheldon, Lloyd
Gapen, John Svoboda, . Henry Jess
and Carl Kunsmann retired to medi
tate on the merits of the case.
The jury was out until 11 o'clock
last evening when th members were
allowed to go to their homes, report
ing this morning at 8 o'clock to con
tinue their deliberations. T his cae
is one brought by Mr.' O'Brien, who
is a farmer residing near Manley, to
recover $5,000 in damages alleged to
be due through the failure of the de
fendant to deliver certain tracts of
and purchased under contract by the
plaintiff and which were located in
Polk county, Minnesota. The plain
tiff alleges that on July 5, 1911, he
entered into a contract with the Tri
State Investment company of Minne
apolis to pay them $32,055 for section
16, township 149, range 47, consisting
of 622 acres, all situated in Polk
county, Minnesota. At the time of
signing agreement plaintiff alleges
that $2,000 was paid. It is further
alleged that ths defendant represent
ed himself as agent of the Tri-State
Investment company and that it own
ed in its own right the land pur
chased. In December, 1911, plaintiff
paid over $1,000 more on the land and
learned, in the middle of February,
1912, that the title to the land was
held by other parties than the in
vestment company and that he had
had made preparations to move to
Minnesota and take possession of the
land before learning that he could not
secure the land. Therefore the plain
tiff asks damages in the sum of
$5,000.
The jury returned a verdict in the
case shortly after 11 o'clock this
morning finding for the plaintiff in
the sum of $3,000 with seven per cent
interest from the time of the pay
ment of the money by the plaintiff.
HEAVY FREIGHT TRAIN MADE
UP HERE THIS MORNING
From "Wed nes day's Dally.
This morning one of the largest and
heaviest freight trains sent over the
Omaha division of the Burlington was
made up in this city and sent out un
der the charge of Conductor Harry
Fry. The train consisted of eighty-
one cars and carried 4,950 tons and
the train was pulled by engine 5235
under the supervision of Engineer
Pearson. The old railroad men here
state that this is a record breaker in
amount of tonnage that has been sent
over the Omaha division and made up
in this city. The freight business of
the Burlington is greater than that
of any railroad in the state and its
handling of traffic has grown to enor
mous proportions.
For the Simon Pure Benjamin
Franklin Lightning Rod, call on C W.
Vallery, or write him at Murray, Neb.
4-24-lmowkly
A VERY QUIET
H0I1E WEDDING
IN PLATTSMOUTH
The Uniting in Wedlock of Mr. Mike
Kaffffonberger and Miss Anna
Henrich.
From Wednesdays Dally.
A very pretty Ijome wedding oc
curred this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Mary Henrich when
her daughter, Miss Anna, was united
in marriage to Mr. Mike Kaffenber
ger. The marriage was performed in
the parlors of the home which was
decorated in a very pretty manner
with roses and ferns, making a very
charming setting for the happy
event. P'receding the ceremony the
wedding march was played by Mrs.
Karl Zavgren, sister of the bride, as
the young people took their place be
fore Rev. J. H. Steger, pastor of St.
Paul's Evangelical church, and the
beautiful marriage service of the
church uniting the lives and hearts of
these two estimable young people was
given by the pastor in a most impres
sive manner. Following the wedding
the young people were showered with
congratulations and best wishes from
their relatives and friends for their
future happiness and success. At 4
o'clock a most delicious and dainty
three course luncheon was served by
Mrs. Henrich, mother of the bride,
assisted bv Mrs. Tillie Partsch of
Omaha. The bride was gowned in a
very handsome costume of white
vcile while the groom was attired in
the customary dark suit. The young
people were unattended.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaffenberger will
make their future home on the farm
of Mrs. Henrich, four miles south of
this city,-and,-will, at once start life
together here where they will be at
home to their friends.
The bride is one of the popular
young ladies of this city and has for
the past four years been numbered
among the most efficient teachers in
the county, and it is with the greatest
of regret that her friends and pupils
part with her services in the school
work, but all join in wishing this
charming lady many years of the
happiness that she so well deserves.
The groom is a son of Adam Kaf
fenberger of this city and is one of
the industrious young farmers of the
county, who possesses a host of
friends which his splendid character
has won for him and will receive the
heartiest congratulations of his
friends on having secured such a
charming helpmate to share his lot
in life.
RE-APPOINTMENT
OF THE PRESENT
POLICE FORGE
From Wertnesdav's Dally.
The action of Mayor Sattler in re
appointing Chief of Police Barclay as
ell as the other members of the
force, Alvin Jones and William Wil
son, is a well deserved recognition of
he excellent services that these gen
;lemen have performed in the past
t-ear in the conduct of this depart
ment of the city government, and a
step that has met with the approval
of a large majority of the people in
the community. These officers of the
aw have conducted affairs with such
abilitv thnt there has been little or no
trouble during their incumbency f
office and when any outbreaks have
occurred they have been promptly at
tended to and a respect for the law
nstilled into the minds of the resi
dents of the city. Chief Barclay has
al
so taken great pride and interest in
he office and in assisting the regula
tion of traffic on the streets us well
s keeping the business section clean,
nd his work has bore fruit in an
awakened spirit of pride ;n the ap
pearance of the business ration.
Fresh Eggs and Hens
We will pay this week the follow
ing prices for eggs: 18c in trade;.
hens, 13c. Hatt & Son.
For Sale.
My carriage and furniture wagon for
sale. Can be seen at the Parmele liv
AH EFFICIENT HOG RAISER
AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER
From Wednesdays Dally.
County Commissioner Julius A.
Pitz demonstrated yesterday that in
addition to being a most efficient
county official he is also one of the
most successful hog raisers in this
r.eetion of the county. Julius deliver
ed two hogs to the market at Mynard
that make a record for weight as well
r.s price and are mighty fine animals
The two hogs tipped the scales at
1,310 pounds and brought in the sum
of $117.90, which is a pretty neat
amount to secure from two Nebraska
porkers. The animals were sold to
W. F. Gillispie. There is no doubt
but that Nebraska hogs and cattle are
as fine as any in the whole west.
THIEVES MAKE RAID
ON GEORGE BARR'S
FISHING TACKLE
From Wednesday's Dally.
Some light-fingered person Monday
made a raid on the fishing equipment
of George Barr down near the ferry
landing and successfully got away
with the greater part of it. They
proceeded to get away with 210 feet
of seine, 150 feet of tramble net,
three hoop nets as well as 150 feet of
rope and a pair of rubber boots and
about 150 pounds of fish. There has
been no sign found of the parties
taking all of this equipment, but it
seems strange that they could get
away with such an assortment with
out attracting attention and if the
party or parties are found they
should be made to suffer the full
penalty of the law for their work.
The nets and seines were placed on
the drying rack near the ferry land
ing by Mr. Barr and when he visited
the river the next day they were
missing. There was nothing seen of
anyone around the river who might
have taken the fishing tackle. Every
effort will be made to locate them.
The value of the stuff taken is in the
neighborhood of $80.
SCHOOL TERM IS
RAPIDLY DRAWING
TO A CLOSE
From Wednesday's Dally.
The time is fr.st drawing near when
the city schools will close for the
summer vacation and the class of
191G will step forth from the school
to take up their work in the world,
and they will probably be the last
class to graduate from .the present
high school building as an effort will
be made to have the new building
ready when the class of 1917 are
ready to leave school for the last
The class of 1916 and the board of
education have secured Rev. A. A.
Brooks of the First Methodist church
of Hastings, as the class orator, and
he will deliver the address at the
commencement exercises on Wednes
day, May 31, at the Parmele theater,
which will be the final of the gradua
tion exercises. The baccalaureate ser
mon will be given by Rev. H. G. Mc
Clusky on Sunday, May 28th, while
the class play will be presented by
the seniors at the Parmele theater on
Monday evening, May 29. These days
filled with stir and stress for the
members of the senior class, are the
closing ones of four years of hard
work in the high Bchool, and mean
the attainment at last of the coveted
diploma, and in the light of other
days may be looked back upon and
called the brightest of the youthful
years and in the future will bring
many a happy recollection to the
boys and girls of the class.
Mrs. Tom Sedlock Operated On.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. Tom Sedlock of this city was
operated on yesterday at Immanuel
hospital in Omaha and at last reports
was getting along nicely. Mrs. Sed
lock has not been in the best of health
for some time and it was thought best
to afford her relief by performing the
operation. Her friends will be pleased
to learn she is progressing so nicely.
Moore's Non-Leikable Fountain
DEATH OF MRS.
SAM G. SMITH IN
OMAHA HOSPITAL1
This Well Known and Most Estimable
Lady Passed Away at St. Joseph
Hospital This Morning.
The community was profoundly
shocked this morning to learn that
Mrs. Sam G. Smith had passed away
at the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha
where she had been operated on Tues
day morning. While it was realized
that the operation had been a very
serious one it was thought that the
patient was doing nicely, and the son.
S. Ray Smith, and wife had returned
from the hospital yesterday after
noon feeling that the mother was do
ing nicely only to receive a message
at midnight that she had been taken
with a sinking spell and that it was
feared that death was only a matter
of few hours. They hurried to
Omaha in an automobile, arriving at
the hospital just before the end came
shortly after 3 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Smith, the husband, has been at
the hospital since the operation, and
with his son and wife were at Mrs.
Smith's bedside as she passed away.
Mrs. Smith has made her home in
Cass county the greater part of her
lifetime and for a number of years
before moving to this city the family
resided on a farm near Rock Bluffs
where the mother of the deceased
lady, Mrs. Mary Smith, and two
brothers, John and Will Smith, also
reside. One oth3r brother, Tom
Smith, resides at Lincoln, Illinois, a
sister, Mrs. Alice Marquett, resides
in western Nebraska, and Mrs. Will
Shera, another sister, resides near the
rid home in Rock Bluffs.
In their hour of grief the stricken
family will receive the deepest sym
pathy of the entire community, as
there was no lady more universally
esteemed and loved among those who
knew her best than Mrs. Smith, and
her loss will be keenly felt by the
friends as well as the members of the
family.
The body of Mrs. Smith will be
brought to this city tomorrow morn
ing at 8:45 over the Missouri Pacific
and be taken to th2 late home where
it will lay in state until the funeral
services which will be held Saturday
afternoon at 1 :30 from the St. Luke's
Episcopal church and the body "will
then be conveyed to Rock Bluffs for
interment, in the cemetery there. At
the grave there will be a short servi-
ice held. The brother. Tom Smith, of
Illinois, as well as an uncle, John
Lambert of Kearney, will be present
at the funeral services.
J. M. PALMER OF IIEHAWKA
; IS OPERATED Oil TODAY
From Wednesday's Dally.
This morning J. M. Falmer, one
of the prominent residents of Ne
hawka, was operated on at his home
in that city for acute appendicitis
with which he was taken Monday eve
ning. The operation was performed
by Dr. Wilcox of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
who, with a trained nurse, arrived in
this city on the early Burlington
train and in company with Sheriff
C. D. Quinton, brother-in-law of they
sick man, was hurried to Nehawka,
where the operation was performed
at once. At last reports the condi
tion of Mr. Palmer seemed very fa
vorable although he had not fully re
covered from the effects of the an
aesthetic. It is to be hoped that the
patient will continue to show im
provement. Dr. Wilcox, who per
formed the operation, formerly re
sided at Nehawka and has been the
physician of the Palmer family for
several years.
Undergoes a Serious Operation.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Mrs. Sam G. Smith of this city was
operated on yesterday at the St. Jo-
r.eph hospital in Omaha and at last
reports was progressing as well as
possible under the circumstances as
her case has been a very severe one.
due to tumor. The friends of this
most estimable lady will join in wish
ing her a speedy recovery from her
affliction and for the time when she
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ery barn. M. Hild.
Pens for sale at the Journal office.
will be able to return to her home.