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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 13, 1917
No.
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MON
DAY EVENING
AH Members Present and Consider
able Business Including the
Regular Grist of Claims
Allowed.
"When the Mayor rapped his gavel,
the clerk found every legislator in
his seat, and with no objections to
the record of the former meeting, the
business proceeded, but the reading
of a request from G. V. Homan, ask
ing that in view of the fact that the
city had raised the avenue in front
of his home, that it was impossible
to drain the water off, he requested
that they place a lateral sewer to
his lot line, that he might have
r.ome way of getting rid of the
water which accumulated on his lot.
This was given to the fire and water
committee to thresh out. Then
came a communication from the
Plattsmouth Water Company, asking
that they be allowed to charge 15
per cent more than they had for cer
tain services, which was signed by
their manager, I,. O. Miner, this fol
lowed Mr. lloman's request to the
fire and water committee.
Then came a petition from 11. M.
Soennischsen, and P. F. Rhin, ask
ing for a walk on Walnut street,
which, with the petition of Mrs.
Weidman and C. A. Marshall for the
previous meeting, were incorporated
in the same motion by Destor, and
favored by Luschinsky, which pro
vided for the construction of the
walk, and which was carried.
Here the Mayor called attention
to the fact that no way vas provid
ed for the keeping of the accounts i
like the foregoing, where walks,
were constructed and certified up
each year. He suggested that a
book be procured for such accounts,
and that they be kept, indication
that perhaps the city was losing
some taxes, by reason of not having
a good system of keeping the ac
counts, and perhaps some people had
to pay more on same account. On
motion of Patterson, a book was
ordered. .
The report of the finance commit
tee showed the following:
Bills Allowed.
Drue.- &. Standevan. streets$92.n0
John Geiser. streets 14.75
John Jessup, streets 27.25
Harey Shipley, streets 20.40
Sandy Andrews, streets 65.40
Alike Lutz. Salary 40.50
Wm. Ilassler, streets
8.50
James Winn, streets 22.25
Mike Kearnes, streets 20.00
Q. K. Parmele, streets 59.40
John Zitka. cemetery 27.50
Joe Prince, cemetery 12.00
Edward Svoboda, cemetery 27.00
Anton Svobda. cemetery 27.00
Geo. Decker, cemetery 15.00
Jess Warga. Police 1.88
F. It. Cobleman, streets 1.00
Telephone Co.. General 3.20
Kroehler Eros., street 1.55
M. Archer. Sal. Police 30.00
Sam Smith, Police 1.50
Alvin Jones. Police , 4.70
Wm. Barclay, Police 75.00
Gus Kopp. Fire 1.50
Frank Sitzman, Fire 1.50
Report of the chief of police show
ed six arrests during the month, one
cash fine paid, and one committed
to the city jail.
Report of the clerk showed col
lections during the intervening time
since last meeting or $303.44 with
a commission of fifty cents, leaving
$302.94. which was turned over to
the city treasurer. Treasurer's re
port showed a cash balance in his
hands of $11,117.94.
Chief of the fire department show
ed at Fricke fire, property value
$15,000; Insurance $7,500; and loss
$25. with no deaths and no one in
jured. At the Bach fire, property
value $1,500; Insurance, $1,000 and
loss $S3. No one injured. This was
ordered filed.
Committee having in hand the
matter of the petition of Geo-.
Brinklow and others, asking for the
setting out of the city of certain
lands, in the south portion of the
city, was denied in the report, and
report ratified by vote of council,
The claims committee "refused a
claim made, by Max Pfitmeyer, ask -
ing ifor $20:00 for injury to horse
and rig by reason of had condition
of streets, was refused. On report of
the streets, alleys and bridges com
mittee, the tax assessed against the
property of the late Mrs. Dora Moore
and J. w: Johnson, for $3.?.0 each,
which was reported on June 22
1914. was ordered cancelled. The
matter of the water running from
the roof of the warehouse of A. G
Uach onto the property on Mrs. Jac
on neinrick was declared wrong
and against law, and the police were
instructed to have the water divert
ed in another direction.
Iiuttery called attention to the
matter of the electric light on the
head of Washington avenue, and
asked that a different globe be in
stalled, as the one did not furnish
light sufffcient.
The matter of auto lights, and
regulation was up again, and on
this. Mayor Sattler, called attention
to the fact of many cars scoot in' past
school houses at the rate of fifty
miles per hour, and after much dis
cussion signs were ordered to be
placed on both sides of the central
building, and the Catholic school.
reading "Go Slow School."
Under the head of new business.
Mayor Sattler, asked C. A. Rawls,
who was present, what he had to
offer, when an ordinance was offered
and read by the clerk, which was
to the effect that a Public Welfare
Hoard be authorized by the ordi
nance, which were to be elected by
the council, consisting of two women
and three men. which should have
police powers, and were to look after
the public welfare in conjunction
with the police, in the regulation of
many things, among which are pub
lic amusements, both free and paid.
or what is known as commercial, and
would include all shows, carnivals.
dances, and all kinds of amusement,
nd would be entrusted with a
censorship over them.
After the reading Mr. Rawls was
asked to explain the workings, in
which he told of the institution' of
this manner of working in four
states which are Kans., Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Maryland. This is the
first City in Nebraska to take up
the proposition but it will be pre
sented to other cities of the state as
rapidly as can be. There was to be
no salary attached. On suggestion
of Weber a copy of the proposed
ordinance will be furnished each
councilman, that he may discuss it
before the time for voting thereon
shall come. The bonds of the Wes
tern Construction company signed by
the Massachusetts Bonding Company
was offered and accepted. The
amount of the bond being $1332
signed August 31st, and on motion
of Lichinsky, wa3 approved.
RETURNS FROM COLORADO.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Last evening C. B. Troop returned
from Alraon, Colorado, where he has
been for the past week, buying cattle
with the intention of shipping them
to the South Omaha market, but
owing to the strike, thought it well
not to ship them, and so has arrang
ed to keep the cattle he purchased
in the west for the present. While
there he heard some big talks on
growth of potatos and beans. Many
people out there have fields of beans
in which there is thirty- forty- sixty
and some even one hundred acres in
the field. One man was telling of
a row of potatoes which he dug,
which turned out so well, that if he
had an acre, and they had gone as
heavy on the average, and he could
have sold them at two dollars per
bushel hat they would have paid
$350.00 per acre.
IN COUNTY COURT.
The matter of the hearing of the
estate of Mrs. Agatha Stull, came up
for hearing in claims, and was con
tinued until October 1.
The matter of the estate of the
late Mrs. Isabel Curyea, was up and
Geo. W. Curyea, a brother appoint
ed as administrator.
MRS. WILES LITTLE BETTER.
- Mrs. Isaac Wiles who has been
feeling very 'poorly for some weeks
past, and who has not been show
ing any Improvement for some time,
Is just now gaining a little and
shows some signs of again hoping for
j improvement in her condition. The
J many friends of this good lady would
, be pleased to hear of her return of
j health, and hope that it may be so
IN HONOR OF
MISS CLAIRE DOVEY
From Tuesday's Datlv.
Miss Claire and Hazel Dovey de
lightfully entertained twenty-four
of their friends at auction yesterdav
afternoon. Decorations throughout
the rooms were in red and white, the
color scheme being carried out, also
in the three course luncheon, which
was servd at 5 o'clock.
The first prize, a handsome bon
bon dish, was won by Mrs. Casper
Thygeson of Nebraska City. The
Consolation prize, a pair of knitting
needles, went to Mrs. Henry Her
old. Miss Claire, who will return soon
to Cleveland, has been the honor
guest at a number of happy occa
sions during her visit home the past
tew weeks ana many more are
planned for the remainder of her
stay in Plattsmouth.
The guests were Misses Mathilde
Vallery, Marjorie Agnew, Minnie
Guthman, Margaret Donelan. May
Murphy, Amelia Martens. Barbara
Gering. Dora Fricke. L,eetha Adams
of Lincoln; Mesdames W. A. Robert
son. W. J. Streight. H. A. Schneid
er, F. L. Cummins. P. C. Minor, C.
F. Baylor. H. E. Goos. R. F. Patter
son. J. A. Donelan, Wayne Dickson
of Omaha. Alpheus Adams of Lin
coln. CATCH CAR THIEVES.
Frm Tuesday's Daily.
Sheriff C. D. Quinton made a clev
er capture last evening of a car
bearing number L 710. and driven
by Frank Long, of Omaha, and in
which were Henry Lamar, dressed
n soldiers clothes, and giving his
home as Sioux City, and two girls.
giving their names as O'Brien both
of Omaha. The officers from Omaha
had telephoned Mr. Quinton and he
had hurried to the garage of W. E.
Propst, when they came scooting
down the ave. SherifT Quinton hail
ed them and told them to drive into
the garage, which they did. He
telephoned to Omaha, getting a good
description of the car which in every
particular tallied with the one which
he had apprehended.
The party was placed in jail.
and the owner of the car. Attorney
Rappe, with the sheriff, came down
this morning taking the car and the
prisoners to Omaha. The car was
stolen Sunday, and the parties claim
ed to be going to Kansas City.
AUTOMOBILE OVER-TURNS.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Yesterday while going home in
the north portion of the city, Harvey
Shipley, had his car turn turtle.
pinning him under the upturned car,
in such a way that he could not get
out. The accident happened near
the home of Homer McKay, who
witnessed the accident, and ran to
his assistance, and suceeded in
getting him out from under the car,
to find that one of his hands was
badly mashed, and lacerated, some
of the bones being broken. The
wrounds were dressed but are giving
much trouble still, from the pain,
which the wounds cause.
RED CROSS YARN FUND MARKET
From Tuesday's Dallv.
In order to help raise the neces
sary funds for yarn for the "Sold
iers Comforts," the Red Cross will
hold a cooked food sale on Saturday
at the public rest room. These
markets will be held regularly every
two weeks for a short while and it
is hoped that every woman, man and
child will do their bit in donations
and assistance. The committee in
charge will be a different one each
time and if these ladies fail to ask
you for donations, plase help them
by calling them up and offering, or
better still, send some things on
Saturday to help swell the funds.
The following ladies will be at the
Rest Room in charge on Saturday.
Mrs. W. E. Rosencrans chairman.
Mrs. E. J. Richey, Mrs: F. G. Egen
berger, Mrs. Nellie Agnew, Mrs. F.
L. Cummins. Mrs. Ed. Egenberger,
Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans, assistants.
Mrs. W. A. Denton, of San An
tonio, Texas, who has been visiting
in the city for the past few days.
the gue6t of Mr. and Mrs. T. J
Foster, departed this morning via
Omaha for Macedonia, Iowa, where
she will visit for about a week be
fore departing for her home in the
south. .
GREAT BOMBING RAIDS
BY BRITISH IN BELGIUM
Seven Enemy Machines Brought
Down in These and by
Flight Patrols.
Apparently Hr .ivy Damage Done
Hangar;, Docks, Railw?F,
Ammunition Dump.
London, Sept. 12. Further ex-ii-sive
bombing raids have been ca:ricd
out by the British naval air service,
chiefly in Belgium, according to the
official announcements which read.-:
"In the last twenty-four hours
many flight patrols were carried
out by the naval air service. One
of these patrols engaged two enemy
spotting machines, one being shot
down and the machine crashing into
the sea and the other landing al
most intact in our lines. Two other
enemy machines were driven down
during the sweep by our machines.
"In conjunction with a bombing
raid, nine enemy machines were en
countered, five of wltfeh are believed
to have been driven down out of
control. .
"Bombing raids were made last
night on two airdomes, the Bruges
docks the Thourout railway junc
tion and on railway objectives near
Ghent. Several tons of explosives
were dropped.
During yesterday forenoon a
bombing raid was made on Spara-
phelhoek. the Thourout airdome and ?
the Engel ammunition dump. At
Sparaphelhoek bombs were observed
to explode among the hangers, caus
ing much smoke, and at Thourout
a direct hit was observed on a
hangar. At the Engel ammunition
dump a large fire was caused. The
bombing formation was attacked by
enemy machines and one of the lat
ter was shot down smoking and out
of control. Many tons of explosives
were dropped.
"From all these operations all the
machines and pilots returned safe
ly".
British Repulse Germans.
London. Sept. 12. German troops
this morning attacked the British
trenches east of Hargicourt. Field
Marshal Haig reported today from
the British headquarters in France.
The assault was launched under
cover of a heavy barrage, but the
advancing waves were met by rifle
and machine gun fire and the Ger
mans were repulsed.
French Take German Trenches.
Paris Sept. 12 French troops last
night attacked the German trench
es in the region of St. Souplet in the
Champagne and succeeded in smash
ing the first two German lines and
entering the third positions. All
the German troops garrisoning these
trenches, the French war office an
nounced this afternoon, were either
killed or taken prisoner.
Bread and Flour Cards, taly.
Rome, Sept. 12. Giesuppe Can-
epa, the Italian food controller, to
day ordered the introduction df
bread and flour cards throughout
Italy after October 11.
BUYS ANOTHER FORD CAR.
Judge A. J. Beeson has pnrchased
another Ford car, being so well
pleased with the one which he has
now. he has purchased another, but
will have to await his turn, and his
order is about the fourteenth down
the list of the waiting. He thinks
the Ford the best and most econom
ical car extant, and therefore makes
it his choice when getting a new
one.
VISITED IN PLATTSMOUTH.
Julius PPitz, county commission
er, while out through the county
stopped at the home of Charles
Fetzer, and when coming into town
invited Mr. and Mrs. Fetzer to ac
company him, which they did, visit
ing at the Pitz home, and then com
ing to town yesterday, and visiting
with Mr. Fetzer's brother, Joseph
Fetzer of this place, during the day
and returning home on the after
noon train.
The T. J. Sokol Turner girls will
give a social dance at the T. J. Sokol
hall. Sunday evening, Sept. 16th.
(Joocl music ana a good time is as
sured. Everybody Invited.
TOURING THE GREAT WEST.
This morning J. C. Peterson and
wife returned from a trip over the
west, which consumed three full
weeks. They stopped at Sterling,
Colorado, on their way out and visit
ed for some four days at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Ed Spies,
and then went to Denver, where
they spent some two days, and then
made a trip over the Mofiit road, go
ing to Corona, the highest point that
a railroad reaches in America, the
altitude of which is 11,660 feet
Here they found it very cold, so
much so that they had to go to the
fire for warmth. With flowers
blooming on one side, and perpetual
snow on the other side of a ridge.
From there they went to Cripple
Creek, going through Colorado
Springs, Colorado, finding Cripple
Creek the deadest town in America,
with thirty eight empty business
houses.
At Cripple Creek they met Ed.
Vannatta, formerly of this city,
whose wife, formerly Miss Cooper, a
daughter of Mr. Henry Cooper, and
wife, who were glad to see someone
from old Plattsmouth. The sur
rounding towns have, in a measure.
robbed Cripple Creek of much of its
former life and activity, by the open
ing of new" mines which are paying
better than the old ones at Cripple
Creek. On the Moffit Road, they
passed through 2S tunnels in 12
miles, which they thought was
pretty good. They visited at Buena
Vista with their neice and nephew,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weller, who
conduct the Princeton Hotel, and
where they made a long stop. This
is near Leadville. Returning they
stopped again at Sterling, Colorado,
where they visited the county fair.
Ed. Spies, who lives near there, will
have 2.000 bushels of wheat, and
1.000 bushels of corn.
MOTOR TO THIS CITY.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ragoss and
children, residing near Garber, Okla.,
are making an extended visit at the
home of Mrs. Fred Engelkemier and
other relatives and friends in this
city and vicinity. Mr. Ragoss and
family made the trip in their Over
land car, leaving their home last
Wednesday at noon and arriving in
this city Friday evening, making the
trip in two and a half days. Mr.
Ragoss and family have been
making their home in Oklahoma for
the past fifteen years. This is their
first visit to this vicinity in four
years. Mr. Ragoss and the boys
called at this office and had his sub
scription extended for another year.
He said he could not keep house
without the Journal as7 it was as
good as a letter.
MRS. ERIGG'S SISTER DIES TODAY
Mrs. M. S. Briggs, as we go to
press received a telephone message
telling of the death of her sister,
Mrs. A. G. Barton at. St:. Charles.
Iowa, of heart failure. Mrs. Barton
has visited here a number of times.
and is known by a number of the
Plattsmouth people. Mrs. Briggs
will depart for St. Charles on the
Burlington at midnight, to attend
the funeral and to assist the family
in their distress.
VISITS BROTHER HERE.
.John Sherwood, formerly of
Plattsmouth, but now living in Ne
braska City, where he is engaged in
the shoe business, came in last eve
ning and visited over night with his
brother, H. C. Sherwood, and wife,
departing this morning for Omaha,
where be is looking after some busi
ness connected with his store in Ne
braska City.
A GOOD FELLOW.
W. A. Cline, one of the best fel
lows on the whole earth, who for
many years has made this city, rep
resenting the Carpenter Paper Co.,
was a caller at this office last even
ing. We are always pleased to see
Brother Cline, as he carries a lot
of joy and congniality with him. and
has a "bit" for everybody.
ATTENTION, FARMERS.
I will sell at public auction a
good 1,66V) pound horse, on Fifth
street near Wescott store, at four
o'clock Saturday afternoon, Septem
ber 15th. O. A. Newton. 2t
U. S. TO REGULATE
MEAT INDUSTRIES
WITH LICENSES
Packers Meet With Hoover and Offer
to Submit to New System as
Patriotic Measure.
Washington, Sept. 12. Govern
ment regulation of the meat pack
ing industry will be the next move
of the food administration. A vol
untary offer of representatives of
the packers to put their plants
under a licensing system made to
Herbert Hoover, the food adminis
trator, at a conference here today
was accepted and a plan of control
will be drawn up shortly.
The packers, numbering about a
score, came to Washington to take
up with Mr. Hoover the threatened
meat shortage and the subject of
rising prices. They are of one opin
ion that prices can be brought down
little unless a determined effort is
made to increase the production of
live stock. The great export de
mand, they believe, will maintain
prices at high level until long after
the war has ended.
A licensing system for packing
houses was provided in the food
control bill. Putting it into opera
tion, food administration officials be
lieve, will go far towards eliminat
ing hoarding and speculation and
stabilizing prices. The packers will
confer soon with cattle growers to
discuss the food administration's
plan for removing herds from the
west to better feeding districts' in
the east and south.
More Live Stock Highly Essential.
Increasing production of live
stock is a military necessity, Carl
Vrooman. assistant secretary of ag
riculture, declared in a statement to
night after the packers meeting
ended.
"The keeping of more live stock
was highly desirable before the
war. said Mr. rooman. Now it is
a national necessity first because of
the terrible dearth of meat animals.
not only in this country, but through
out the world; second, because no
further waste of fee!s rnust be per
mitted and the only thing that can
prevent waste on the farm is the
production of more live stock.
"The fact that keeping of more
live stock is a military necessity
does not mean that it is any less a
good business. The farmer should
not lose this golden opportunity to
cash in his waste forage at war
prices.
DEPART FOR HOME.
J. C. Laughlin, and wife, who for
merly lived in Plattsmouth. but now
making their home near Max, Ne
braska, and who for the past week
have been visiting at the home of
a brother. Ed. Laughlin and wife of
near Malvern, Iowa, and who with
his brother's family, came to this
city for a short visit yesterday, de
parted last evening over the" Bur
lington for their home, in the west.
They took the last train for Pacific
Junction, Iowa, and there caught a
through train going via Council
Bluffs, and Omaha, for their home.
Through Our Membership
in the Federal Reserve Banking System, we are
placed in a stronger position than ever before to
take care of the requirements of all our deposi
tors, whether large or small, whether they keep
checking or saving accounts; and at the same
time to give them the most modern banking
service.
Why not open an account with us and begin
at once to participate in these benefits and the
S additional protection which
9 MEMBE1 . .
ktVeocvlkl. besekvb this system gives to your
S,' money deposited with us.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Under the Supination of UNCLE SAM
VISITS A WEEK IN IOWA.
Fred G. Egenberger and family,
who have been touring Iowa, -visiting
at a number of different places,
returned last evening and are en
thusiastic regarding the great crops
which are growing in our sister
state. They visited with friends at
Cedar Rapids and think that a fine
town with a world of business. While
there, they ran out to a little place,
Springville, wher they attended a
country fair. And such products as
were exhibited there, they declare
would be hard lo find elsewhere. On
the road they saw corn being taken
to market ripe enough to shell. And
the sweet corn which they were giv
en the pleasure of eating Fred said
was a wonder. They visited at Des
Moines as well as other places, and
tiiiiik that a great city, with its
liLMiy and varied industries. They
v. tii well pleased with their trip.
and think it was as great a treat as
a trip to the mountains would have
been.
JUDGE DISMISSES CASE.
In the case of T. L. Amick. vs
Thomas Courtney, of Auburn, which
was in the nature of a damage suit,
wherein Mr. Amick had brought suit
against Thomas Courtney, for in
juries received to a car of his. when
Mr. Courtney ran into it, on July
23, 1916. near C. E. Cook's, south
of the city. A large number of wit
nesses were examined, which show
ed that the Courtney car was mov
ing rapidly, and came from the
west around, a corner striking the
car of Mr. Amick. and breaking the
rear portion. After the witnesses
were all examined and the cases
summed up. Judge Beeson immed
iately rendered his decision that as
the evidence showed that both par
ties were traveling at a rate exceed
ing 'the legal limit, that neither
could rrover, and . therefore dismiss-
ed the case.
MAKING A GOOD OFFICER.
In the apprehending of Will Dris
coli, a few evenings since Officer
Alvin Jones, is showing that he is
keeping a good lookout for those
who are breaking the peace and
dignity of the law. During the
time which has elapsed since he
went to work again as the night po
lice, he has found numerous busi
ness houses unlocked through the
carelessness of the proprietors, and
only night before last did he find
the garage of one of the business
men open with an opportunity for
some one to appropriate the car
therein.
PREPARING FOR BIG
CORN HARVEST
While the supply of corn buskers,
machines, we mean, as well as men.
are limited, John Gorder has dispos
ed of six of the Deering corn husk
ing machines, and has calls for many
more. He is not able to get the
number which he desires. With the
shortage of the supply of hands to
"pick corn" as they will be this sea-
son. the using of machinery for the
purpose will be an item of consider
able moment.
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