MONDAY. HBCimBEPw 22. 1024. PAGE THREE 1924 1924 Many Happy Associations of Christmas bring you closer together in the ties of friendship and love with those about you and make you so happy that you will go smilin' thru 1925. Accept our hearty thanks for your generous patronage of the past. S. S. Chase Meat Market CROSSINGS LEGIS LATION A BURNING QUESTON IN STATE SECURE MARRIAGE LICENSES From Thursday's Daily The Council Bluffs, Iowa, ma riage license records disclose the ! fact that two Cass county couples were granted the permits to wed in that city on Tuesday and to avoid li i ilolntr that tha VohrQalrn lur provides between the time of the ap- 3 Making Crossings Safe. Difficulty of Enforcing Present Law Plication and the issuance of the tt T . a ? . - I marriasre license. Harrv Bicket and nas Lain mApprouonment 01 ftoap Rover f p,attsmouth were one of the couples made happy and the second to secure the desired permit was Fred Fornoff of Cedar Creek and Miss Mable Hcnnings of Weeping Water. PROMISE TO KEEP POULTRY GARS IN SANITARY SHAPE Admitted That Some Tlncleansed Ones Have Come Into Nebraska The force of no writer's pen has ever scrolled anything more appropriate than A MERRY CHRISTMAS A HAPPY NEW YEAR And we send you that old time greet ing with new and stronger emphasis than ever before. E. A. Wurl 1925 We Thank You At the threshold of the new year, we stand with our faces toward the new dawn with a resolution in our heart to prove our apprecia tion of our patrons by a better ser vice and greater values. May the horn of plenty pour out rich pro visions for you. F. R. Gobelman 1925 Legislation of some sort or an other is expected at the coming ses sion with respect to grade crossings over railroad tracks. In a large num ber of cases these crossings, located and built when horse-drawn traffic was the rule, prove dangerous when automobiles use them. The legisla tures of the past have sought to give the state railway commission author ity over these, but it has not proved to be effective. The commission has struck a num- j her of snags in this work. It has found a curious state of public opin ion in most cases where the expense j of removing dangerous conditions ; was considerable. Farmers and bui-j ness men have taken the ground that all of thp expense of making them safe should be borne by the railroad company, in spite of the fact that the county originally located the highway and that the railroads havo in the past built the crossings as ordered by local boards. The commission has. in such cases, refused to order the railroad to stand all of the expense to make the roa-i safe for fast auto traffic. It did this because the courts were certain to overturn them, and they have sought by pacific means to get a safe road. They have been successful in some cases, but not all. Other states have laws which empower the state com mission to order a highway crossing made safe, and which distribute the share of the cost between the rail-, road, the state and the county. In one case where investigation I disclosed that rounding off the sides' of the banks that made the crossing dangerous the city officials refused to incur the expense of about $50 that would have cleaned up the whole situation. The railroad spent several hundred dollars to make it possible to see about 2u0 feet of the track when if the city had cut off some more the view would have been of about 400 feet of track. In another case the adjoining landholder sought i to impose ridiculous conditions be fore he would allow the shoulder of his hills to "tie cut away so as to get rid of a deathtrap. j i In another case the commission issued an order apportioning the cost j ;of making a dangerous crossing safe, i ;the railroad paying about two-thirds. and the county paying the remainder. I linorrl rpflispd to make -- . , ,. s x... !the appropriation, and the adjoining , or.,, ""uukius uy i farmers who had made the complaint ' wire with local shippers in your i.r0a ,-t a mpnaco to nubiif ! state to clean and disinfect cars safety declined to contribute enough j now there, and with poultry receiv- dav' work to do what board refused to do. the county Excellent Base Burner. I have a base burner almost ne-.v nrired to sell. Call Daniel J. Panska. 26K, Murdock. tfw 1 mi, .1. - ii .11 ii. -u r- i As the Curtain is drawn back and we welcome 1925, we are hoping today that it will be a good year for you and if, by any act of ours we can make it a better year for you, we shall be glad of the opportunity. The old year was good to us in many ways and as we recount tho33 experi ences of 1924 we find much for which to f el thankful. To all our patrons, wherever you may be, we extend our thanks and express the hope that 1925 will be ona of great happiness, health and prosperity. ers to clean and disinfect promptly when unloading them. "We have today aided the Chicago poultry board in securing an agree ment with the city health authorities to place no embargo on live poultry shipments from Nebraska." Governor Bryan said he was grat ified to note the steps being taken to remove the conditions which have caused healthy poultry to become diseased during shipment. He again urged that shippers in Nebraska take every precaution for the protection of their fowls. C. W. James of Falls City thinks the New York authorities are. dis criminating against live poultry shipper by allowing cargoes of dressed poultry to enter that mar ket, while keeping out the live. He suggests that a sick live bird could easily be detected, but this would be difficult if it were killed and dressed. Setting out loaded poultry cars en route to market and letting them stand on track during such weather as this is sure to cause a large mor tality among the fowls, the Falls City can declares. The cars are open and the birds, which were taken out of warm buildings to be shipped have virtually no shelter from the frigid blasts of winter. Many of them will freeze to death, though per fectly healthy, he asserted. No con sideration appears to have been given the question of humane treatment and handling of the birds. 1 Mr. James estimated a carload of chickens to be worth about $4,000 1. : i 1, e it .1 r. 1 .1 r . j nunc iue tuai ut iccuiug ouu uuiuiug them is about $200 a day, without ! taking account of the heavy losses from undue exposure. GOES TO ATTEND FUNERAL 5 SPEAKING ABOUT USEFUL tma Firese rats An admission from the Live Poul try Transit Co. that some of its cars recently furnished to shippers in Nebraska for sending live birds to market were not properly cleaned and fumigated after previous ship ments is contained in a telegram forwarded from its Chicago head quarters, to Governor Bryan, in re ply to his message of two days ago. The company denies, however, that dead fowls were left in the cars until they were placed on track at Ne braska points to be reloaded. It as sures Governor Bryan that all cars are now being cleaned and subjected to sanitary processes before they come to Nebraska, and that instruc tions have been given to have those already here put into good sanitary condition. Information which the governor has received from several poultry dealers in this state is that cars supplied as empties for loading and shipping came with considerable dirt and filth in them and in some chickens in the cages, which em ployes of the company had not taken the trouble to remove. "Upon further investigation we find that a few of our cars are now in Nebraska without having been cleaned." says the wire from Chi cago. "But our records show the dead fowls were removed thereform. These cars got away from us in December before the disease de veloped, but none have since. "Kindly give us the facts brought to your attention in order that we may locate the guilty party. "All cars are now being cleaned and disinfected before entering Ne- VI w T4 Have you given a thought to a set of dishes or glasses some thing useful that will be appreciated a daily reminder of the giver. You will find lots of welcome suggestions here. Beechnut Gift Box A beautiful box filled with good things to eat. Price is only, $4.00. i Bi tarsal W A . . do Give Her a Tricolator Now that coffee is high, she will appreciate it more than ever. The price of one can be saved on coffee in a year's time. $4 and $5, complete. Marcella Pattern 50-pc. Set, $20.25 A Meakin pattern one that will give you most satisfactory service. Pattern No. 813 42-pc. Set, $11.25 A dainty blue design that is guaranteed against checking. Also carried in open stock. :. ii- . Oven Ware in Frye and Glassbake Pie plates 75c up Casseroles $1.75 and $2 Tea Pots We are proud of our Tea Pot stock. Japanese, English Rockingham and Hall's China. 65c and up. Star Cut Stem Ware In good quality glass i Sherbets, set of six $2.25 I Champagne, set six $2.50 ' Goblets, set of six $3 Water set, 7 pieces$1.60 Crystal Glass Berry Set six dishes and large bowl $1 Large colored saled plates per set QA of six pi.nu Colored Fruit Bowl Regular 75c value. Each . 69c See our wonderful line of pure sugar Xmas candies. . 174 to 35c Mixed Nuts, per lb 25c Almonds, per lb 40c No. 1 Soft Shell Eng. Walnuts, lb..40c Oranges, doz 40, 50 and 60c Delicious Apples, Head Lettuce and a Full Line of Vegetables! Ha Phone No. 53 Plattsmouth, Neb. r r." li liMtijMiMKri " 4ll m nmm John A. Libershal was among those going to Omaha this morning to spend theday there looking after some matters of business. Howard Dwyer and Otto Trilety came in last evening from Lincoln to spend the holiday season with relatives and friends. Miss Marie Sperry was a passen ger this morning for Omaha, where she :oes to enjoy a few hours look ing after some matters of business. From Friday's Daiiy This morning Mrs. A. H. Bushnell departed for Omaha where she was called to attend the funeral services of her brother-in-law, C. E. McLain, who will be remembered here by the older residents as he made his home here a few years ago. Mr. McLain has been residing at I'enver, and six weeks ago came to Omaha to receive medical treatment and has since been steadily growning worse until death came to his relief. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and one daughter, aged twelve years. J CARD OF THANKS I ' -'-:-Xkl I' 1- ' 1 -I.,., -V r, , ., ..- 1 We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during our recent bereavement. William Gilmour and Children. Mrs. Robert Hayes and children, Jean and Bobbie, were among those going to Omaha this morning to spend the day there visiting with relatives and friends. Main Street Store, 236 South Park Store, 118 Miss Alice Waters departed this morning for Lincoln to enjoy the holidays there with relatives and friends, going on the early Burling ton train this morning. l3 May the Christmas of 1924 be the merriest of Christ mas days you have ever known before and the happiest holiday season and as you turn your face toward the New Year may you vision a year brimming over with a new prosperity, peace, joy and contentment. During the past year we made some progress toward our goal of ideal service and we would have you know that our 1925 program gives even a broader policy of courtesy and service to all who enter our doors. We want to serve you as well as you would wish to be served. With your co-operation we will con tinue to progress to our mutual benefit. Plattsmouth Implement Company Irving Wiltse, one of the instruc tors in the High school, departed this morning for Harvard. Nebraska, where he will enjoy bis Christinas t vatlatlon viiitiajf -witlx wlatives and " . friends.