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Krtmto State Histori cal Society plaits omnul mou VOL. 170. XXXV11L PLATTS1I0UTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923. NO. 10G CITY COUNCIL LETS CONTRAT FOR NEW PAVING MODERN CONSTRUCTION CO. OF ' THIS CITY AWARDED NEW PAVING CONTRACT. PETITIONS PRESENTED COUNCIL 'Ourfln. Seem W,H Heased With Vibrolithic and Brick, But Yield to Citizens' Wishes. From Tuesday's Dally. The much discussed question of , the last few days, that of what ma- end muuiu W . .u .... Fa.- 27 and 2S, was settled at the special session of the city council last eve-1 ning when the council, yielding to , the wish expressed by a large part ; of the property owners, voted to use re-enforced concrete and to let the contract to the Modern Construction Co., of this city, the lowest bidders on this class of paving. The cost of the work will be $27,986.82, accord ing to the engineer's estimate. All of the council men were pres ent at the meeting and the first mat ter to come up was the reading of a netltion from the residents alone!flo heavy trafflc such as are to be in South Sixth street from Pearl to eluded In the new districts, he Marble, signed by E. J. Weyrich, thought that the concrete was all George K. Petring, A. Thacker, Joe:riSht and would serve the fullest use Powell, Mrs. Jennie Dodge, J. W. !of tne cIty- He thought that vibro Sage, Mrs. Mary Egenberger. John llthic Paving was rather an experi Lutz, David Sampson. J. E. Nemetz ! ment while brick and concrete had and the Church of Christ, Scientist, asking for the use of re-enforced concrete. Another petition presented was from the residents on North Sixth street signed by R. F. Patterson, Mrs. F. J. Morgan, G. E. Dovey, "Wm. Rice, II. V. Smith. Mrs!v Kate Mor gan,' Mrs. Alvira : Martin. R. C, Jahr rig, E. G. Shallenberger, Hermie Windham, John Bergman, Anna J. White, Mrs. C. Neff, Mike Kearns, Herman Hough, F. E. Dohner, Agnes Ptak, the Livingston Loan & Build ing association, Mrs. Helen Robert son, Mrs. Pearl Davis, F. G. Fricke, and O. C. Dovey, also asking that brick be not used and expressing a preference for the re-enforced con crete. . Councilman Sattler of the streets, alleys and bridges committee stated that a petition from the property owners of West Main street had been handed to him which was read by the clerk, asking that brick be not used and that re-enforced concrete be selected. The signers were H. E. Becker, Frank A. Cloidt, George R. Sayle3, John Bajeck, Joseph Warga, Mike Bajeck, Will Heinrich, J. F. Hadraba. Councilman McCarthy moved that the petitions be.received and placed on rile wnue councilman satner thought they should be referred to the streets, alleys and bridges com mittee, which was considering the paving bid3 in order to receive con sideration at once as the committee would report at this meeting. Councilman McCarty stated that he was in favor of giving the peti tions the fullest consideration and on the vote the proposal to place on file was defeated and the matter was turned over to the committee to report at the session. City Clerk A. H. Duxbury read an opinion .from Attorney John P. Breen of Omaha in regard to the pav ing matter in which Mr. Breen gave it as his opinion that the council had the right to select material a3 long as the district had not been created by a petition of the citizens specify ing a certain kind of material. On motion of Councilman Sattler this opinion was laid on the table. The streets, alleys and bridges committee then retired and returned in a few moments with a report in which they recommended the con tract be let to the Modern Construc tion Co. and the material be of re enforced concrete. Councilman Sat tler moved the adoption of the report which was seconded by Councilman Bestor and followed by an informal discussion of the matter by the vari ous councilmen. Councilman Sattler stated that while he was firmly of the belief that the best paving in the long run was brick and thot the city had a good price offered, he was glad to see the property owners take the interest that they did in the matter and was in favor of giving them what they requested as they must pay the bill and he "bowed to their wishes in' the matter and approved the recommen dation for concrete. Councilman McCarty stated -that there had been quite a fight to get the paving districts created and that he had been at Red Oak and was , very favorably impressed with the vibrolithic paving being put in there, as it looked good and thought was well worth the difference in price to the people in the service giv- en. The faults that were found with concrete were eliminated in the new class of paving. Councilman Bestor stated that he (had been favorably impressed with i the vibrolithic, paving at Red Oak . but that he respected the wishes of j'the petitioners who were to pay for, J the work and had recommended the! i concrete as they requested. I J Councilman Knorr stated that he i ' had looked over the vibrolithic pav- j he believed in giving the property owners what they wanted in the matter and which in this case was the re-eiiforced concrete. Councilman Woman was an ad mirer of the brick paving as the best that could be had and had also look ed over the paving at Missouri Val w YA " '.V , , TifrT v' ley and it seemed all right, but was ' h. ?Jf opposing tne wIshe3( which has been conducted here by T. 1 oJi aJers . ,'b. Peterson at the Sharp machine Councilman Peterson seemed of , , ' JtlZl l ? &t J116 ne PrCeSS f paving had advantages over the con- I r.-s.tn n ,1 VJ . I, ... JSE, aTuK. S ing they might have had other views but as regards the opinion expressed : in their petitions he thought they , should have what they wanted. Councilman McMaken stated that I brick was undoubtedly the best that I could be used for paving but that ad ed of ?n St." EVto. Tolrfo" good concrete paving would be ser-, SQth Bemlf Ind f Denver, Atlanta. ,,i,u.c u .remeu ue wu ui.me should be considered. Councilman Howe stated that he had not been on any of the inspec- t,ion trips of the council but was in favor of the vibrolithic paving In the city as the best as it had practically the same mixture as concrete with the added advantages of a harder paving. At the suggestion of Councilman Bestor the parties interested were invited to speak and Searl S. Davis responded for the petitioners by stat ing that on streets where there was been tried and found very satisfac tory. The speaker had interviewed the engineer of Omaha who had in formed him that they were not ask ing for bids on the new class of pav ing owing to the royalty that was necessary to be paid. It was the de sire of the property owners to have a good, tried paving-in the. new. dis tricts. - - - This same opinion was expressed by E. J. Weyrich with the addition that he stated the petitioners knew what they were signing and favored the same kind of paving now in use on high school hill. Councilman McCarty stated that he felt sure that if the paving was done with vibrolithic this year that in the future the taxpayers would want nothing else in the future and cited the fact that Iowa was putting in 600 miles of this paving in pref erence to 100 of other kinds. Councilman Sattler stated that when he looked over the Red Oak paving being put in he was very en thusiastic over vibrolithic but when he saw the paving at Missouri Valley which had been in nine months he was against it, as it did not in his opinion stand the wear. The debate and expressions being closed, Mayor Johnson ordered a roll call on the adoption of the commit tee report awarding the contract and specifying concrete as. the material, which was carried 6 to 4. In favor of the committee report were Bestor, Sattler, McMaken, Knorr, Peterson, Vroman.' Against, McCarty, Howe, Brittain, Henderson. TO START WORK ON OIL DRILLING SOON Machinery For New Oil Well Near Nehawka Beported on Way From the Southwest. From Tuesday's Datlr. ' From, the reports that emlnate from Nehawka that place is soon to be given a taste of the excitement over the oil fever that has In late years swept over the west and south west and it is hoped that from the work will be realized the discovery of oil in paying quantities that will bring a real return to the active and progressive residents of that com munity who have been instrumental in getting the oil prospects investi gated. Mr. O'Hara, who has been promot ing the work of leasing the land and the arrangements for the sinking of the test well, is now In the east and will return in a feW weeks to look after the work of the sinking of the well. ' The machinery for the new well iiuma i iicius aiiu mil i cavu c hawka in the next two or three weeks it is expected and the crew of drillers that is accompanying the machinery will at once start In on the drilling of the well. The residents of the entire coun ty will watebvwith interest the work of sinking the-well and are hopeful that the result will be a great suc cess and that the well will be found producing oil in paying quantities. Mrs. Jay Grow and daughter. Miss Susie, of Fort Worth, Texas, who have been here visiting at the home I of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Gobelman, departed this afternoon for Sidney, I Iowa, to visit before returning to their home. READY MARKET FOR WASHING MACHINES BEING MADE HERE The "Oscillo," Manufactured Here by T. B. Peterson, Finds Market All Orer the Country. From Tuesday's Daily. The manufacturer of the patent washing machines placed on the JT ..ru far as the business at this time would OTW, M, Pot(l,. " "'"to " ,!SLKJh:S!,i,;,K (seven of the machines that range in price from $500 to $700 and which re beI ,aced ,Q gh to shi out tn ,1),. h. n w c,h ani1 walMn '11 m u. .u , , , . Wayne. Ind.. Detroit, Louis- ville, Ky., Chicago, Memphis, Nash ville, Beaumont, Texas, Spartens burg. S. C, Pittsburg and many oth er places in the east and south and which is an indication of the extent of the business if it was really de veloped. The machines are handled through C. W. Kratsher of Omaha, who has found a great demand for them and the work has been done here at the local machine shop and for several weeks there were ten men employed here in turning out the machines. Mr. Peterson states that if the conditions were the best and the plant in a settled shape that there could easily be ten turned out a week and from twenty to thirty men employed, but that he has had to conduct the business single handed and without the aid of the capital necessary in handling this kind of a business he has been - handicapped but is convinced that it could be a very paying business and one that would be able to afford employment to a great many men. OMAHA PARTIES -GET INTO HANDS OF THE LAW HERE Sheriff Quinton and William Grebe Nab Two Sets of Omaha Peo ple Having Liquor. Froaa Monday's Dally. Early Sunday morning was quite a busy time along the Platte bottom road when Sheriff C. D. Quinton and William Grebe rounded up two par ties of Omaha people and found one of the parties composed of two gentlemen decidedly under the in fluence of liquor and the second car load composed of two men and two women with a small quantity of booze with .which they had evidently; been planning to drive the dullness of the trip away while spinning over the hills of Cass and Sarpy counties. The two men arrested and charg ed with being drunk gave the names of C. Rupp and J. Dusterhouse. and their home at Omaha. The second car load, which was caught a few moments later, was composed of R. F. Henton and Louis Brown and the two ladies. All of the parties were brought in by the sheriff and Mr. Grebe and the men escorted to the precincts of the county bastile, while the ladies of the party were allowed to go to the ho tel to spend the remainder of the night. ' The parties were given an inning this morning before Justice Weber on the complaint of Acting County At torney C. A. Rawls. Louis Brown was fined $100. and costs for possession of liquor and the man Henton drew down a fine of $25 for being drunk, and pending the settlement of the fine and costs, remained with the sheriff. It seems that Brown had a close call from severe injury at the time of his ar rest. Officer Grebe states that as the car in which Mr. Grebe and the sheriff were riding . came onto the scene of action they Just happened to glimpse Brown lying in the road way where he had succumbed to the effects of the liquor and it was only by the quickest work that they avoid ed hitting him. The two men Rupp and Duster house with their, companions, C. M. Gates and Fred Olson, were released on putting up cash bonds for their i . . . , , . county will be richer by the amount of their bonds MOVE TO OMAHA This morning, bright and early, the McMaken Transfer Co. was busy in loading the household effects of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Graham on to their trucks for transportation to Omaha to which city the Graham family is removing for the present at least. Mr. Graham and family have made many friend3 here who are regret ting to see them depart from this city but which has been made nec essary by the transfer of their res taurant business. REPORT MAN KILLED From Tuesday's Daiy. Parties arriving Jin the city last night from the nortH reported a man lying on the tracks of the Missouri i Pacific between Fort Crook and La Platte, who had apparently been killed and run over fey a train and it was the supposition that the man might have fallen off of the south bound passenger due in this city at 12:13 a. m. i The crew of a freight going north was notified of the fact of the sup posed dead man and a search was made along the locality where the body was reported, but without find ing any sign of the unfortunate man and it was either a case of mistaken observation or someone else, had re moved the body as nothing was found or any indication of an accident hav ing occurred there. CASS GO. YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED VI OKLAHOMA Weeping Water Young Ladies Visit ing There, are Joined by the Grooms Last Week. On Sunday at Weleetka, Oklahoma, occurred the marriage of two of the popular young ladies- of Weeping Water and two of the prominent young men of Cass county, the brides in the two cases being in the south visiting and were joined there by the young men and their happiness se cured by the ceremony at the home of the relatives of the. brides elect. The brides were Mise3 Bonie and Opal Ellis of WeepingjNVater and the fortunate young menwere Ellis La Rue of Plattsmouth and Victor Wal lick of Weeping Water. Mr. La Rue and Miss Bonnie Ellis formed the first bridal couple and' Miss Opal and Mr. Wallick the secoiyl. The young ladies arb daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ellis, prominent residents of Weeping Water and have been engaged in teaching for several years in the fcublic schools. Mr. La Rue has been employed by the Burlington in ,, Pittsmouth for the past few months-ettJ Mr. Wallick, who is a son of Mrs. Thelma Wallick, formerly of thi3 city, is now connect ed with the First National Bank of Weeping Water and is a young man standing high in the community in which he makes his home. HERE FROM YORK FOR VERY ENJOYABLE VISIT From Tuesday's Dally. This morning Mrs.' May Lee and two little daughters, Rosina and' Adelia, came in from York to enjoy , a visit at the home of the parents of1 Mrs. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ripple, for a two weeks' vacation and rest. Mrs. Lee and two daughters are now located at the--Mothers' Jewels Home at York and like the surround ings there very much. T hey state that Rev. and Mrs. John Calvert, who are in charge of the home are doing nicely and enjoying their, work with the 100 children that comprise the home family and are very successful in their work with the youngsters and are securing- some fine results. Mr. and Mrs. Ripple have also re ceived word from their grandson, Webster Lee, in which the youfrs man states that he and his friends changed their minds about going to Chicago to seek work and are now in Wyoming where they are following the harvests. NEW JOHNSON PICTURE REPLETE WITH THRILLS The thrilling spectacle of a forest fire sweeping forward at lightning like speed while two express trains are rapidly tearing toward each oth er, with a. youth pinioned under a fallen horse is only one of the many thrills to be seen in Emory Johnson's terrific railroad drama, "Westbound Limited," coming to the Movie Gar den starting Sunday. Ralph Lewis, the famous actor, star of "In the Name of Law" and "The Third Alarm," plays the star ring role. The railroad drama en ables Ralph Lewis to enact the role of a railroad engineer. It is an F. B. O. attraction and Is replete with thrills, love, laughter, romance and suspense. Ella Hall plays the leading feminine role. LOOKING AFTER HEALTH WORK. from Tuesday's Dally. A representative of the state de partment of health arrived in the city last evening to look over "the city and several places that had been reported as needing inspection, 'and while here he will give the city the once over and see what there is that needs correcting and cleaning up. This city Is fortunate In keeping the conditions in good shope here and should see that it is continued. Mrs. H. H. Tartsch, who has been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ballance since the death of "her brother, departed today for her home in Sioux City, and was accompanied by Miss Adelie Tartsch. ENJOY VISIT TO I THE AK-SAR-BEN i DEN LAST NIGHT Plattsmouth and Cass County Night is Gala Occasion at Omaha Fun Center; Largely Attended Last evening was Cass county as well as Plattsmouth nicht at the Ak- ' Sar-Ben den in Omaha and from all sections of this county as well as from our neighboring county, Otoe, came several hundred to frisk and ; enjoy themselves as the guests of 1 Samson, presiding genius of the Omaha knights. Those going from this city num-? bered in the neighborhood of one hundred and the trip was made largely by autos to the big town and those who journeyed there felt that they had one of the times of their young lives as the show this year is filled with snap and pep and up to the usual high standard. The Plattsmouth delegation was fortunate in that none of their num ber were selected for the stunts that each year make the initiation a real treat to the visitors and the bunch was able to sit back and enjoy the fun to the limit. STILL AT HOSPITAL From Tuesdays Daliy. Horatio N. Dovey, president of the First National Bank, who is now at the Imraanuel hospital in Omaha, recovering- from the effects of a frac tured leg sustained here in an auto accident about the first of June, is doing nicely, although the process of recovery 13 necessarily long and tire some. Mr. Dovey has been expecting to return home to this city, but it was the decision of the attending physicians that as he was doing so nicely he had best remain at the hospital and thereby escape the ne cessity of spending several weeks in a cast, which would have been neces sary if the injured gentleman had returned home. CELEBRATE THE: : n PASSING OF VYED DING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dodge Enjoy Anniversary Yesterday at the Home in This City. From Monday's Dally Yesterday was the firty-seventh wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dodge and in honor of this pleasant and happy event the bride and groom of long ago celebrated the day very pleasantly at their home in this city, surrounded by their two children and a few friends from Omaha The main feature of the day was the fine dinner prepared by Mrs. Dodge with her usual skill and care and which offered all'of the dainties cf the season, including spring chick on and all of the trimmings and it is needless to sa that the members of the party including Mr. and Mrs. Dodge, Dr. Roy Dodge and Miss Vio let of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Hart of that city did ample justice to the fine repast afforded. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were united in marriage at Harrisburg, Pennsyl vania, on July 15, 1876, and have for the past forty years been residents of Plattsmouth where they have been among the highly esteemed residents of the community and enjoy a large acquaintance among the residents of the community where they have made their home for so many years. In honor of the anniversary, Dr. Dodge and Miss yiolet presented the parents with a very handsome bas ket of flowers and fruit which was given the place of honor on the din ing table at the anniversary dinner. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dodge will join in wishing them the fullness of many years more of hap piness and life and the realization of the golden wedding day of their life time. BOOZE BRINGS TROUBLE From Monday's Dally. 'Saturday afternoon Vernon Stuart was brought before Judge William Weber to answer to the charge of possession and transportation of booze, preferred by C. A. Rawls, act ing county attorney and as the result of the offense he received a. fine of $100 and costs on two counts, the total runing well over $200. The gentleman was captured by the sheriff while on the highway with the liquor and the experience proved very costly to the young man. BURGLARS SCARED AWAY From Monday's Dally. When Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wills returned to their home north of the city Saturday evening at 10 o'clock, fro ma shopping tour down in the business section they found a screen on one of the windows broken and both doors unfastened and from the indications some one with burglar like intentions had been around dur- ing their absence but had evidently been frightened away before doing any particular damage. The visitor had dropped a lead pencil near the window where he had evidently en tered and from the fact that a num ber of valuables were undisturbed led to the supposition that the caller had evidently been frightened by the sudden return of the family and made a hurried get away. The Will home is situated not a great way from the Burlington tracks and it is thought that some one who had been bumming along the tracks decided to try and make a stake by raiding the home. FINE SACRED MUSICAL PROGRAM From Tuesdays Da 11 v. Weeping Water's Sunday night radio program July 22nd, will be a good one if we don't miss our guess. Made up wholly of appropriate mu sical numbers, it includes vocal, in strumental, trio and orchestra selec tions and judging from the advance program published In the WOAW Radio Bulletin, we are certain the reputation of Cass county, heretofore so ably set by Plattsmouth, will be ably upheld via the Weeping Water delegation in their first radio appear ance next Sunday night. ENJOY DELIGHTFUL TIME From Tuesday's Dally. On Monday afternoon the W. C. T. U. met at the home of Miss Olive Gass. The hostesses were Miss Gass, Miss Arnold and Mrs. Will Troop. In spite of the heat, there was a good attendance. After the routine business, short articles were read by Mrs. Joe Wiles and Miss Gass. A very entertaining feature of the afternoon was the mock trial of "King Alcohol," given by Mrs. Chas. Troop and Mrs. Will Troop, in which the prisoner was found guilty. At the close of the business meet ing some of the piano pupils of Miss Gass gave a short program which was much enjoyed by all. Those taking part in this program were Dorothy, Eunice and Margaret Burbridge, May Belle Troop, Helen Warner, Edna Klinger and Gretchen Warner. The hostesses then served ice cream and cake and a social time was enjoyed by the ladies before de parting for their homes. PETITIONERS ARE BUSY From Monday's Daily.' The circulators of the petitions in the new paving districts have been busy the past few day3 and have their petitions ready to present to the city council this evening relative to the kind of material to be used in the paving of the streets. The circu lators state that on the North 6th and West Main street districts nine ty per cent of the signers were for the re-enforced concrete paving. The matter will be up to the council, however, as they are at liberty to fix on whatever kind of paving they may deem best according to several legal opinions given on the matter. The session of the council will prob ably be quite largely attended by those who are interested in the mat ter and the residents of the district. STILL QUITE POORLY Mrs. Maude Babbitt, who has been confined to her home west of this city for the past few weeks, is still in a very serious condition and unable to leave her bed, but as a whole her condition is thought to be improving and she is showing more strength. Tho Pcrfoct ffo COE2P I AL. j jANKINC j j SER VIC E When traveling, you don't want to find yourself stranded without money and you don't want the anxiety of carrying a large amount of cash.' The solution is Travelers Checks. They furnish their own means of identification, and can be cashed anywhere in the world; if lost or stolen, you're not out a cent. Let the First National Bank supply you with this perfect travel money. Hi The First Wional Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU PEEL AT HOME PLATTSMOUTH CO. TREASURER HANDLES LARGE SUMS OF CASH 1 TREASURER'S OFFICE HAS C0L- LI0N SINCE JAN. 1. EXCESS FEES TURNED OVER While Fees Amount to $11,000 the Expenses of the Office Amount to But $4,500. From Monday's Dally. The average person in their daily walk of life little appreciates the large volume of business handled in the office of the county treasurer of Cass county or the splendid and ef ficient manner in which this office is conducted and which has led the state examiners and those who have been familiar with the book3 to pro nounce the office the best conducted in the state from the point of elfi ciency and correctness in every de tail of its affairs. The semi-annual statement of the treasurer, Miss Mia U. Gering, is be ing prepared for publication and dis closes some very interesting facts which will be important for the tax payers of the county to learn and which shows the efficient means that aer used in the conduct of the coun ty finances by the force that the county has in charge of this line of work. , Since the 1st of January the of fice of the treasurer has collected the sum of $527,388.22 from the taxes over the county and this will be a realization to the taxpayers of the greatness of the volume of. busi ness handled in the office which re ceiving this money must see that it Is distributed to the various funds to the. exactness of a penny. This It should be remembered, is only the first halt of the year's business. To jie state general, fund the county has contributed $119,018.44 and to the state capital fund $16, 782.05, and when it Is realized that there are ninety-three counties in the state a idea may be received of the sum that goes to the state funds each year. For school purposes the county treasurer's office has set aside the sum of $312,000 which is applied to all sections of the county in payment of the obligations and costs of the conduct of the schools. Not one of the least important facts is that this highly efficient of fice has collected in fees $11,855.46 and from these the expenses of the office, $4,500 is taken and which leaves over $7,000 to be turned to the county general fund to assist in the conduct of the county business. PARKER'S WONDERFUL . DISCOVERY GIVEN IN DRINKING WATER Rids poultry of mites and lice like magic. A real tonic. If you want win ter layers, now is the time to clean up your flocks. Sold and guaranteed by Weyrich & Hadraba, Plattsmouth, Nebr. J12-4T Travol Honoy! i m NEBRASKA. a r