THE DAilA" HEKaLD : PIAlTSMOtTTil, NEXhtASkA, MONDAY, MAY 2?, 1839.
Tfeo Plattsniouth Daily Herald.
KNOTTS BEC S.,
Publishers & Proprietors.
THE PLATTSMOUTn HERALD
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Klftli streets. Telephone No. 3H.
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A FEW
THOU 0 UTS ON
THE
BOND ISSUE.
In the discussion of the court Louie
bond question Tiie Herald desires only
to address the intelligent voter on the
probable increase of taxation. It is not
an issue upon which to appeal to bias
and sectional prejudice, but one that ap
peals to every voter, every tax payer,
every land holder in the county, who has
the secure title to his home tu preserve
Unlike the donation of the bonds to the
li. & M. railroad, twenty years ago, the
proposed investment of $80,000 is bo
much sriven to build up our home. The
$100,000 of railroad bonds and the more
than $100,000 interest thereon paid Tith
in the last twenty years went from the
pockets of the tax payers into the coffers
of a corporation; notso with the proposed
court house bonds; every dollor of thesf
bond will be invested in Cass county;
every dollar will be invested in a public
building of which every tax payer is pait
owner.
ssovr, The Herald asks, what is the
m. m - l 1 . r a l l 1
present unanciai conuuioa ui luetuuuij;
It is claimed that we owe $100,000 of B.
&. M. bonds, and do one claims that
there is any indebtedness outside of this,
Lyery county warrant is cashed by tlie
treasurer on presentation. We pay no
interest on registered warrants. There is
therefore absolutely no indebtedness ex
cept the railroad bonds. But what is the
condition of these bonds at the present
a
time: Are we yet compelled to levy n
tax to pay all the principal? The Her
ald answers in the negative, and to sul
stantiate our position we refer to the last
statement made by D. A. Campbell Esq.
our very efficient county treasurer. By
reference to that statement, we find that
when it was made last January there was
in the treasury to the credit of the B. A
M. railroad Pond fund, S4o,0U0: since
then more than $S,000 more has been
added to this fund making at the present
time over $53,000 available for the re
demntion of these railroad bonds! Tfake
this So3,000 from the $100,000 and Cusb
county is actually only indebted in the
um of $47,000! These $100,000 of
bond are redeemable as follows: $20,-
000, June 7. 1890; $20,000 June 7, 1801;
$20,000 June 7, 1892; $20,000 June 7,
1893; $20,000 June 7,-1894. But as
shown, we have within $7,000 sufficient
cash on hand now, to pay the install
ments for three years to come! The
Herald challenges any county in the
state of even one-fourth the population
of Cass county to show so healthy a finnn
cial condition.
Uut as to tue question or luterest on
these proposed court house bonds and
in this connection l he herald calls at
tention to what few tax payers in the
county understand. As is known to
nearly everybody, the old court house
was abandoned for district court pur
poses several years ago, and for a number
of years Rock wood hall has been used
both for district court and for office of
clerk of district court, and - also for the
occasional use of jury rooms.
Today the county pays $400 a year
rent for this room for court including
office for clerk of district court, and for
the use of extra juries, the county pays
annually $20 more, m&kieg $120. An
other item in the way of rent is an office
for the county attorney, which costs the
county another $100. Still another no
inconsiderable item of expense to the tax
jpayers is the necessary improvement and
repairs uilde upon the old court house.
The records aUow that wi'hin the last
three years these repair bays cost the tax
(layers about $300 or u ayfcra&e of
about $167 per year. What then do we
liave in the way of expense to the tax
payer which could all be saved if we had
e suitable court hsuse.t
Annual rent for court room etc., . . . $420
Annual rent for county att'y 100
Average repairs old court house. ... 107
Total $687
Here we have between a fifth and a
sixth of the total interest on the proposed
court house bond, paid out annually,
simply because Cass county has no court
house. Take this from the four thousand
dollars annual ieterest and we have only
to raise an additional sum of $3,313 to
cover the annual interest! How much
of this sum would a taxpayer with $500
assessment have to pay, assuming the
basis to be $5,000 in 1889? Just a small
fraction over siztv- six hundredth ot a
mill or about 33 cts! But this money
consideration, although very important,
yet it is by no me&ns of grsater import
ance than a safe and euitabU place for
the preservation of ot our f ccovda and
especially thsaa of tUa district court.
Were u firs to brc:.': out in Tiycfcvcod
hill today il ..o-;ifi la Levi i ispoisible
to svo ths iccord; oi dutrlct couit.
UurAC.Act ddc z. r;?tli)-rr tHlss to
laud in iLc cc-ust, v.uid Lliucbs drstroy
cd c id ievl c tO;r.l expanse
thic'Jpa ti c -crt-;: t-? to thcci.-.elve?
and iheL cUdrvi tilu tc iUsir homes.
SUXZZsili? Oi' COuTZZfTS.
Raimrs 'ir'.i?TT. ii ::j June num
ber. c."7a ?. r'7t"H.i carcr'Iracnt to the
acA -.eh, i". r?cff-;4 ea. hava boms t
largo ssr.re r-nUi.irf? lbs reputation
if it orc-i rrr F-itutic ercdlence. It
n s
iuLl"cbe -n eter.v by Henry James rc
i . -
yeiTrinrr the vroik la black aid white of
P n Itillst. Sdwin A. Abby. Alfred
Parson, George II. Boughton, George du
Maurier, and C. S. Reinhart. Accom
panying the article are portraits of these
artists, and several veiws of Broadway
the old English village "in a hollow of
the green hills in Worcestershire," where
Mr. Abbey and Mr. Parson have made
their home. As if to confirm Mr. James's
appreciative criticism, this number con
tains a full page drawing by Mr. Du
Maurier. one of Wordsworth's sonnets
illustrated by Mr, Parsons, and drawings
by Mr. Abbey." This nuber of Hat-pet's
is aiso iiuiauie xur iwu h"k
1 ill- -T i. ltf:.- .ftnrnr,
Miss Nannie 11 ayo Fitzhugh, of Kentuc
kv. contributes a short story, "T'other
Miss Mandy," and the English psycho
logist, James Sully, his inital effort in
fiction. "Freindlv Rivalry: A story of
the Twentieth Century." Professor Geo.
Howard Darwin, son of the late Charles
Darwin, explains "The mvsterv and the
j I - w
charm" of "Saturn's Rings. Jeseph Ja
stn.w. Ph. D., gives a clear, scientific
estimate rof the "The Problems of
Psychic Research ' " In a compact article
entitled "The Negro on the Stage"
Laurancc nutton makes abegining in
what has hitherto been lackinff a his
tory of negro ministrelsy in Americajnhis
second paper upoa " Sociel Life in Rus
sia" the Vicomte Eugene Melchior de
Vogue follows the summer- flight of the
Russian seigneurs from St. Peteiburg to
their great estates in the interior. C. H.
Farnham is the author of a richly illus-
strated paper upon "Monireal," and the
famous was corespondents, Dr. William
Howard Russell, of aa account of "An
Incident in the Irish Rebellion." Instal
ments of "Jupiter Lights," by Constance
Fenimore Woolson, and "A little journey
in the world." oy cuanes .uudeiy ear
ner, together with poems by A. B. Ward,
Harriet Prescott Spofford, aud an anony
mous author complete the list of contri
butions. In the Departments of the
Magazine, George William Curtis quotes
a iiitnerto unpuonsn letter or jjtotiey to
a young literary aspirant; William Dean
Howels treats of a much disputed point
in the theory practice of fiction: and
Charles Dudly Warner touches upon the
fashion and the art of "social scream
ing.
Iiie Australian balot law will m-
creace the Republican and decrease the
Democratic vote in Missouri. The Dem
ocratic party managers, in outlining the
probabilities for 1892. will put Missouri
in the list of doubtful states.
'Man wants but little here below."
This is particulaaly true of medicue,
and really needs a very small amount,
provided it be of the right kind. Dr.
Pierce's Pellets fill the bill in respect of
size, and are stupendous in point of ef
fectiveness. If you desire immediate
relief from headache, "liver complaint,'
indigestion, and constipation, they will
not fail you.
Notice to Contractor.
Sealed bids will bo received by the
chairman of the board of Public works
until noon on the 3rd day of June 1S89
for filling 6th street to graie from Main
to Granit, and also for filling Pearl street
to grade from' east side of Cth street to
west side of Chicago avenue. The esti-
niHted amount of earth to ue moved is
four thousand yards, more or less. The
earth for said filling is to be taken from
Cth stree between Granit, and the alley
between.. Marble and Rock streets.
Contract to be let to the lowest bidder
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. For further particulars in
quire of the Cum. Board of public works.
May 14 1880 J. W. iouvpOfl.
tf Chin. Board Public Works.
SOME SOLID FVCTS. -
COLLECTED ON THE COUNTY CO CRT HOUSE
BOND QUESTION IIT THE HOARD OF TRADE
ASD ADDDEFSED TO TIIE VOTERS
PLATTSMOTTH, Neb., May 15,1889.
The county commissioners of Cass county
having called an election to vote for or
against issuing $S0,000 twenty-year court
house bonds, we desire to lay the actual
facts before every property owner and
voter in the county, relying upon their
intelligent consideration of the same in
casting their vote at the coming election,
June 8th, 18S9.
The total bonded indebtedness of the
county is $100,000, These are the rail
road bonds, and the interest has been paid
as it accrued. The principal is due $20,
000 in June of each of the years of 1890-91-92-03-94.
Cash in the sinking fund
to pay these bonds is now $50,000, and
sufficient cash in the other funds to pay
all current expenses. So the real indebt
edness of the county is only $50,000 at
the present time
Total valuation county, 1888, $4,743,779,
Valcstioa of Plattsmouth
City aud Precinct $1,287,191.
Eighty thousand dollars at 5
per cent will cost annually, .... $4,000.
Nine-tenths of one mill on the
total valnation will raise $4,267,
More than sufficient to pay the interest
on the bonds.
The average valuation on eighty acres j
of lasd in the county as shown by the
records is about $450. so that the owner
of eighty acres would have to pay a
court house tax of about 40 cents, or less,
each year. These figures are based on
the 1889 assessment.' The valuation will
be greater in 1889, by possibly $300,000,
and will increase largely each succeeding
year.
We believe that a new court house
should be built, not only for the sake of
building the same in our city but for the
protection of the records of the county
clerk, county treasurer, county register,
county judge and the clerk of the dis
trict court, in all of which records almost
every farmer and land owner in the
county is vitally interested.
PLATTSMOUTH BOARD OF TRADE.
R. B. Windham, President. Wm.
Neville, Vice President. A. B. Todd
Vice President. Fred Herrmanx, Sec- I
retary. F, Guthmann, Treasurer. J.
Pepperbcro, F. Carruth, W. S. Wise,
J. V. WECKBACH, J. G, RlCHET, B. EL80N,
S. Waugh, F. D. Lehnhoff, F. Gorder.
The effect of using Hibbard's Rheuma
tic Syrup is unlike all medicines contain
ing opiates or poisens, it being entirely
free from them. It cures rheumatism by
purifying the blood, Sold by F. G.
Fricke A Co.
"Profitable Employment" Fraud.
There is an increasingly large class of oper
ators who live aad wax fat on money ob
tained by holding ous fraudulent prosper
of permanent and profitable employment..
It is a heartless swindle, its victims being
mostly honest, well meaning persons who cm
ill spare the sums thus wheedled from them.
The circulars and advertisements of soma of
these sharks are got up In a style to deceive
the very elect. A party in the province of
Quebec forwards one which he received.
It is in the form of a carefully drawn docu
ment, with broad seals appended. The party
of the first part (the sender) purports to con
tract for three years' services of the person
to whom it is sent, the rate pf compensation
being liberal at first, and increasing yearly.
The traveling expenses, to the extent of $4 a
day, are also to be provided for. The service
to be rendered is to sell books and ink.
At Grst glance this looks like an offer of
honorable and profitable employment. But
it is specially stipulated that the party of the
second part (the agent) shall within a speci
fied time after the receipt of the circulars
send $5 "as payment for the samples." There
are many other schemes of similar character,
some of them even more enticing. One of
them offers large pay for merely tacking up
carols and posters in one's own vicinity, and
going over the ground with a horse and
buggy often enough to replace damaged
cards. But the prerequisite is that the person
to be so employed shall send four dollars, and
afterward testimonials from two residents of
his own county in favor of the articles adver
tise.! ' The country is flooded with the circu
lars and advertisements of these schemes.
If one person in fifty who receive them were
given employment at the salaries named, it
would require a surplus larger than that in
the United States treasury to pay them. It
is easy to compute the chances each one has
of finding the promised employment. --Amer
ican Agriculturist.
Home and Mother. .
A young French soldier lay as if dying in a
hospital at Geneva. Far away in his native
village in Brittany was an old father over 70,
a mother and a sister. As he lay there one
day, he told a comrade that he would dearly
like to see his old father once more. A letter
was written to the family, and his father
started at once. Arrived at Geneva after
many difficulties, be hastened to his son, who
expressed the satisfaction he felt in seeing
him bef oi-e be died. "Ah, no f said the old
man, "you must not dia Courage, ladl 1
have brought money, and will buy everything
you need." But the youth protested that he
had everything he reeded ' now, and that all
sorts of things were brought to tempt bis ap
petite, but he could not touch them.
The poor father was quite discouraged at
the weary and wasted boy, and feared he had
only coico to take his dead one borne. Then,
all at once, it occurred to him to draw from
bis knapsack one of the common loaves of rye
bread, such as are eaten by the peasants of
Brittany. "Here, my son, take this; it was
made by your mother!" The sick lad turned
bis heavy eyes, and stretched out his hand
greedily, crying, "Give it to me, father; I am
hungry V As he ate his eyes lighted up, the
blood came back to bis face, and larga tors
rolled down bis cheeks, as be said, "I's &o
good! so good I the bread from my homel"
From that time be began to recover, and fif
teen days later was able to start on the bome
vard journey. All the way be repeated,
"When shall I get there, where I may always
eat from oiir good black bread, made by my
rnotherP Swiss Almanac : .
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
84. BiuhiJos.
85. Bank of Cass county.
65. Bccson, A. res.
20. " " office.
2. Bennett, L. D. store.
45. " " res.
4. Bonner stables.
71. Brown, W. L. office.
88. " " res.
87. Ballou, O. II. res.
71. " " office.
8. B. & M. tel. office.
30. B. & 31. round house.
18. Blake, John saloon.
69. Bach, A. grocery.
51. Campbell, D. A. res.
61. Chapman, S. M. res.
22. City hotel.
13. Clark, T. coal office,
25. Clerk district court.
68. Connor, J. A. res.
5. County Clerks office.
20. Covell, Polk & Beeson, office.
74. Cox, J. R, res.
82. Craig, J. M. res.
70. Critchfield, Bird res.
31. Cummins & Son, lumberyard.
19. " J. C. farm.
57 Cook, Dr. office.
1 7. Clark, A. grocery store.
55. Clark, Byron office.
101. Cummins, Dr. Ed., office.
25. District court office.
66. Dovey & Son, store.
73. Dovey, Mrs. George res.
102. Dr. Marshall, res.
104. Dr. Cook, room.
SO. Emmons, J. H. Dr. office and res.
24. First National bank.
91. Fricke, F. G. & Co., drug store.
78. Gleason, John res.
22. Goos hotel
28. Gering, II. drug store.
81. " res.
35. Hadley, dray and express.
88. Herald office,
44. Holmes, C. M., res.
99. Hatt & Co., meat market
64. Ilemple & Troop, store.
96. Hall, Dr. J. H., office.
97. " " res.
44. Holmes, C. M., livery stable.
90. nail & Craig, agricultural imp.
108. H. C. Schmidt, Surveyor. .
105. H. A. Waterman fc Son, lumher.
4. Jones, W. D., stable.
40. Journal office.
89. Johnson Bros., hardware store.
67. Johnson, Mrs, J. F.f millinery.
67. Johnson, J. F., res.
69. Klein, Joseph, res.
14. Kraus, P., fruit and confectionery
50. Livingstop, Dr. T, P., office,
49. Livingston, res.
50. Livingston, Dr. R. R., office.
83. Manager Waterman Opera House.
53. McCourt, F.," store.
72. McMaken, H. C, res.
3, Murphy, M. B., store.
26. Murphy, M. B., res.
72. McMaken, ice office.
00. .Minor, j. jl., res.
52, McVey, saloon.
15. Moore.L.A., res. and floral garden
77. Neville, Wm., res.
54. OHiver.& Ramgcs. meat market
100. Olliver & Ramge slaughterhouse.
Pub. Tel. Station.
39, Palmer , H. E, res
21. Petersen Bros., raeatmarket.
56. Petersen, R., res.
27. Polk, M. D., res.
110. Poor Farm.
93. Patterson, J. M. , res.
75. .Riddle house.
107. Richey Bros., lumber.
16. Ritchie, Harry,
64. Schildknecht, Dr. office.
11. Shipman, Dr. A. office.
12. " " res.
25. Showalter, W, C. office.
42. Siggins, Dr. E. L. re.
28. office.
103. Soannichsen & Schlrk, grocery.
106. Sel Kinkade papering and p'ting.
76. Streight, O. M. stable,
57; Smith, O. P. drug store.
16. Skinner & Ritchie, abstract and
loan office.
40. Sherman, C. W. office.
10. Todd, Ammi res.
64. Troop & Hemple, store.
90. Thomas, J. W. Summit Garden.
32. Waterworks, office.
37. Water works, pump house.
29- Waugh, S. res.
23. Weber, Wm. saloon.
. 36. Weckbach & Co., store.
33. Weckbach, J. V., res.
8. Western Union Telegraph office.
47. White. F. E., res.
6. Windham, R.B., res.
7. Windham & Davies, law office!
' 43. Wise, Will, res.
34. Withers, Dr. A. T., res.
102. Wm. Turner, res.
83. Young, J. P., store.
S. Bczzell, .Manager.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TTORNEY.
S. F. THOMAS. -
Attorney -at-Law and Notary Public
Fitzgerald Block. Plattsmoutb. Neb.
Office 1b
TTORNKY,
A. N. SULLIVAN.
AttorneT-at-Law. Will giv prompt attention
to all business tut rusted to - him. Offleo la
Union Block, East side. Plattsmoutb. Nob.
GROCERIES.
CHRIS. WOHLFARTH,
Staplo and Fancy Groceries, Glassware aac
Crockery, Floor and Feed.
Liberal -Housje
Furniture, Carpets,
Gold Coin Stoves
The Dest In Use. Also Gasoline Stoves.
The Most Complete House Furnisher to be found in the county.
I have everything you need to furnish your house A
from top to bottom. .
I SELL FOB CASH ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN
AND DELIVER GOODS FREE. .
AUKNT FOR TIIK WIIITK HKWIBCU MACHISfK.
Please call and examine my stock for yourself before buying.
I. PEARLMAN, - Plattsmouth, Neb.
SIXTH STKEKT, BET. MAIN AND VI NK.
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THE CITIZENS
PL.A.TT8 MOUTH,
NEBRASKA.
CAPITAL ST00K PAID IS, - $50,000
Authorized Capital, $100,000.
orricKBS
.'RANK CAR BOTH. JOS. A. CONNOR,
President.- . YUe-Presidcat
W. H. GUSHING. Caaniar.
DIBBCTOBS
Frank Carrutb J. A. ConBor, K. R. Gutbuaon
- J. W. Johnson. Henry Boeek, John O'Keefe,
VT. D. Msrriam, Wot. Weteneamp, W.
H. Cusblng.
Transacts a General Banking Business. aI
who have any Rank lot business to transact
ar tnrUed to call. No matter
large or smaU tbo transaction. It
will rocsire our careful attention,
aad we promise. way cour
teous treatnent.
Issues CortlAcates of Deposits bsarint intoresi
Bays and sell Foroign Exchange, Couaty
and Cltv seeorttioa.
FIRST NATIONAL
PLATTSMOUTH. NKBRA8KA,
Offers tbo vory boat faelUtlM for tbo prompt
traasaetloB of loxttlasato
BANKING BUSINESS.
Blocks, Bonds'. Gold, Oovornnaont and Loci 1
oeurities Bought and Sold, Deposits roceiy
od aad interest allowed on time Csrtia
atos, Draft draws. arailablo lu aay
part of the Uaitod States aad all
' tbo prinelpal town of
. Karoo.
Collections mad prorAptly rtn.itu.ii
Olcbost market prleos paid for County War
Btato aad Couaty Bonds.
DIRECTORS i
Jobs Fltzfaranl
jobs R. Clark,
D. Ifaksworth
. V. White.
tf. VTAOOU
Caaau t.
1 J KITMSKALD,
.. rrsotdaat.
Furnisher.
Bedding,
and Ranges,
NEWS
PER WEEK.
BY CARRIERS
OF THE CITY
BIT MAIL
o
be Goninced
Bank of Cass County
Cor. Main and Fifth Sts., PlatUmeutb.
PA in UP CAPITAL S5e00
S UKPJLU3 . ......... . SitiS
C. II.
Parmrlk
President
....Vice President
Cassler
Ass't Cashier
Kkki Uokdkk
J. M. PATTKKrtOW...
JAS. rATTKKSeV, JR
DIRECTORS :
Parmele. .1. M. Patterson. Fred flnt.r
O.
Hniith. R. B. Wlndhatn. B. 8. kimw
Ja. Patterson jr.
A General Mln Business Transacted
tfr-.Vts SoI,cIt. Interest allowed on timo
deposits, and prompt attention (iron to all
business entrusted to its care.
I DRESSLER,
The 5th St. Merchant Tailor
Keeps a Full Lino of
Foreign 4 Domestic Goods.
Consult Your Interest by Olvin nira a Cal'
SHERWOOD BLOCK
Ij-A."W office.
Personal attention
to my care.
to all Busineas Katrust
KOTAHY IX orrit'B.
Titles Examined. Abstarcts Comnllad I a.
suranco Wrltteu. Real Etaf Sold.
Better Facilities for makln Farm Loans U
Ar OtHer Accocy.
Pl. mouth, - Sra.ka
$75 tO $250 MONTH can be mad.
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two. A few
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