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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1909)
t mi TWICE A WEEK STWS. F.l..li!i.-.l fit Nov. !'.! , Consvliiiatril Jan. 1. l.v PLATTSMOUTH, NEHIIASKA, TJIUKsijAY, rKP.KUAIiY -r. p.K)! VOL. XLV X0.7S a WILL GAIN ONE YEAR; , , 1WS , morning from Cjuincy. Hanoi.', whore , he and his wife went last week in re Time Of Completion of Panama : "I'' to a telegram announcing the Canal Site for Jan uary 1, 1914. It is probable, barring accidents, dis-i :ise and possible troubles caused by elect Taft on his inspection tour. tin suva "n, Mot irrihl...maWr.ra for the' lock canal idea, who are recognized asj having information, are Lyndon V. j Bates, a disappointed contractor whose work on the Chicago drainage canal was not highly satisfactory, and P. Bunon-Varilla, the French engineer," j said Mr. Randolph. "This engineer in I London asserted that it would take ' seventeen years to do the excavating, ! and he added that only 3,000,000 yards j a year are being taken out The facts j are that in 1908 87,1315,000 tons were re-j moved, which is about 2o per cent of i the total excavation. That tthould dis pose of the French criticism, and the contractor need no reply. "Now for the criticism of the lock e:ise and possible trounies caused oy - Congress, that ships will be sailing from her trouble, when she contracted o.ean to ocean through the Panama pneumonia and survived but a few canal by Jan. 1, 1914-ffne year earlier hours. Funeral services were held Sun than the official estimate-according to Joy- Mrs. Hanks is spending the week Lham Randolph, one of the seven en- i with her daughter in Galesburg, and gineers who accompanied President-! wi rttu t0 thl3 citV the latter part canal, for while the arguments, in my ' The followin from the Council Bluifs opinion, arc all in its favor, there is Nor.pariol of thirty years azo would still some discussion of the subject seem to indicate that things were over the country. When President booming in this state of Nebraska Roosevelt called the thirteen engineers, ubout that time: eight Americans and five foreigners, to 'On the incoming Burlington parson Oyster Bay in 1905 he said this to us: gL.r train there were just 175 passen 'I want to see a sea level canal con- gers for the Burlington & Missouri structed, but I have selected you not to i'jver road in Nebraska. Of this num tell me what 1 want to know, but what ( ber there were but six who had land I ought to know.' Five Americans re- exploring tickets, the rest being actual ported in favor of a lock canal and three t settlers for Nebraska. There were llil Americans and the foreigners in favor pieces of baggage belonged to the of a sea level canal. The secretary of , outfit." War, the President and Congress adopt- ed the minority report, and this trip more firmlv convinced me that our i former recommendation was best. "It is argued that in time of war there is danger of blowing up the locks 1 maintain that they can be properly fortified and protected llmtwoukt be! tasierthan to keep torpedo boats out . of a sea level canal. It is argued that j a lock canal cannot handle the traffic. , wa3 he-(j The palj hearers were the The Suez is a sea level construction, j Messrs. James Ptacek, Anton II. Kou an,l in lMfi handled 11.000.000 tons of ! i-ni;.,m ITC1C.. F;l rw, V freightage in twelve months. The , Sault Ste. Marie, a lock canal, handled 37, KX,000 tons in eight months of the same year. In eight months of last year its freightage was 56,000,000 tons. In passing through the Suez Canal one ship must tie up. With the lake which will be part of the Panama Canal ships can go at sea speed for 90 per cent of the distance of the channel, while if it wvrc a sea level canal the rate of speed wouiu oe i.miieu io e.Km. nu.es a.. hour. Then it is argued that the rioods'of the Chagres River, when the water rises thirty feet in a few hours, wiil not aid the local style. The facts are it would be an eremy of the sea level and a benefit to the lock system. We now have Compound Fig Syrup at 25c a bottle. F. G. Frick & Co., i Druggists. 72-1. MOSTLY We've been selling pants, most ly pants since we began our annual pant sale. Just 4 prices: $1.50, $2.00, Best values we ever offered. All new goods. Mostly Dutchess. Wherever there were 1, 2 or 3 pairs left in a line we have put them in this sale, all sizes 29 waist to 56 waist. Come before they are gone. Bring the cash. t t C. E. Wescott's Sons Where Quality Counts. 7-H-H"M I I I I Mil I "' I i"H--H-H-H ileum 01 nis sister, imss i,iz;-.ie nauKs. : Miss Hanks had been a sufferer for some time of cancer, anil was just ready to leave the hospital in Spring field after a most successful treatment of the week. Pretty Fat Time. Under the head of "Thirty Years Ago Today" the Lincoln News of the 22nd gives the following: The quickest time made over any railroad track in this state, was a few days before when Judge Mason and Captain Logan Enyart, on a special engine of the B. & M.'in charge of Ll. Bigncll, made the run to Nebraska City in just one hour and thirty-live minutes, and the return trip in one hour and thirty minutes. Their mission was to get signers to a petition requesting me Otoe senators to support the amended capitol appropriation bill. Thirty Year Ago. j Funeral of Adam Schanz The funeral of Adam Schanz, an ac count of whose death was announced in these colums last week, was held Mon day afternoon from St. Paul's Evangel church. the sermon beinir preached by Rev. F. J. Langhorst. the pastor, Many beautiful floral offerings attested i,ifrh ut,(,m in which the deceased Henry HlM,e and Charle3 Wilkins. Back From Mexcio. Charles C. Parmele and son Pollock F. G. Egenberger, A. S. Will and Frank Schlater have returned from their trip to old Mexico. The party reports many interesting reminiscense of their trip though all were tired and triad to fret hack. Thp K'KU's-Ht'.RAi.n : dj(1 t , h th t f h pentcmen contemplate making any in vestments in that section of the country Twenty-lour Dollar Pension j Mr. Samuel Parker is in receipt of I a notice from Congressman Pollard notifying him that his pension bill j allowing him 521 per month was signed by the President on February lsth. j Mr. Parker feels very grateful. PANTS $2.50, $3.00 "M-i-H ""H"t"M"M-I I I HtH & LOUISVILLE A rambling freight from the south one cold day recently landed a repre sentative of the Nk.ws-Hckai.I) in the thriving little city of Louisville, just as the shades of evening were falling We noticed a considerable bustle and stir, as though we were entering a busy mart of trade, which was indeed the case. Crossing the railroad and wend ing our way into the city proper, our first call was upon the maker of one of the best newspapers in the county -L. J. Maj field, of the Courier. He was just in the act of banking his fires, preparatory to closing up for the night, but upon his hearty invitation we stopped and "swapped" a few experi ences. Mr. Mayticld is very much in terested i.i getting a bill passed by the present legislature offering a bounty on gophers and ground hogs, but is be- ! ginning to feel that perhaps too much j should not be expected owing to the fact that other measures of much more relative importance are demanding at tention. While the ground hogs are raising particular jinks with the weather department and the gophers are conducting several gigantic tunnel ing enterprises on his lawn, he feels that perhaps we can worry along with the weather and if the worst comes to the worst he can have his lawn paved. Bidding him goodby, we passed on up the street and stepned into the well appointed tonsorial parlors of John W. Waldron, where we found "Jack," as the boys call him, and his assistant, Bert Clifford, busily engaged in caring for the excellent trade which patron izes his place. The next place visited was the ttore of P. C. Peterson. This gentleman had just finished his day's work and was answering a call for supper which was just to be served. He expressed himself as being well satisfied with the business which was his portion. At the mercantile estab lishment of the Dier Bros., which we visited next, we found those gentleman enjoying a brief breathing spell after a strenuous day's business. They carry an immense s tock in a store room as large as three ordinary store rooms. We also found a large crowd at the store of George Frater, looking over and com menting on his tastily arranged stock. Our next stop was at the business place of Miles Drake, who with the assistance of two helpers was looking after the wants of a large crowd of hungry people, while a young man of tender years was presiding at the valentine counter and making many purchasers happy. W:e can testify that a portion of the popularity of this place is due to the kindly treatment given and the excellent eatables served. Having satisfied our hunger and made arrangements for spending the night at this hospitable place, we crossed the street to the postoffice, where we found Mr. Dorsey, the postmaster, busily engaged with the business of your Uncle Samuel. At the hardware store of the Stander Bros, we found Arthur Stander busy with a number of custom er?. While waiting till he was at leisure, James Stander the senior mem ber of the firm came in and grasping us by the hand expressed himself as being very glad to see us, and kindly inquired as to the success of our mis sion in the city, that of better acquaint ing the citizens with the Nkws-IIeie-au. At the business place of F. H. Nichols we found that gentleman busy. While the jeweler, Mr. Treitsch, was out to supper, we noted that his stock was very complete and his watch rack in dicated that he was getting his share of the work in that line. At the mar ket of Ed Twiss we found a very well Married In California. The many friends in this city of Leon Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. S. Burton, will be pleased to learn of his marriage on the 16th inst. to Miss Edna Elliott, a most estimable young lady of Los Angeles, Calif. It is an nounced that the young couple will ar rive in this city shortly for a honey moon visit. Package Sale. I w ill have a packago sale Friday and Saturday of this week. Packages will be sold at ten cents each. Every pack age contains value to the extent of the price while maiy are worth double. Mis Mary Troop, Sixth St., near post-office. supplied stock of the best and freshest meats, as wes also the case at the market of Lute Boedeker. These two establishments speak well for the town. We found Mr. Amick, 'the shoe maker, at his place and well satisfied with the world and with the business which was his portion. He was enjoy ing a visit with "Uncle John Schlater;" brother of our townsman, Conrad Schlater, and we passed a few foments very pleasantly listening to the tales of long ago as they fell from the lips of Uncle John in relating his experiences of the west. From here he passed on to the Speaker House, where we found the jolly landlord with a large number of people who were stopping at that hostelry, all seemingly well contented with their lot. Leaving this place we wended our way eastward and finally found ourselves at the large and well stocked general store of P. A. Jacob son. Although the hour was getting late, we found here a large number of clerks and a larger number of custom ers. Next door we found Oscar John son busy with a number of customers whom he was feeding, his place being a restaurant. The next stop war at the place of J. L. Burns, where we found a crowd quietly passing the evening, some reading and others engaged in social conversation. While the genial pro prietor was perusing the daily paper, we supplied the crowd with the best of reading matter -samples of the NliWS IIerai.d. Just across the Btreet was found II. fi. Pankonin who does a fine business in harness and implements, while his brother, John, conducts a good business in pumps and pump sup plies. At the business place of Fred Gorder & Sons we found a large room replete with the latest cieations in horse mil linery and mule jewelry, the handi work of Charlie Bestor, while in an ad joining room was an enormous Block of buggies. In fact, vehicles of all kinds and farm machinery, this business being in charge of Mr. Beaver. In the next door we found our old friend, S. VV. Ball, who serves the people of Louis ville and vicinity very satisfactorily as a barber, of which profession he is a master. He is ably assisted by Mr. Charles Ingrim. The following morning we called t the bank to see our old friend, T. E. Parmele, but as he had made a visit to Plattsmouth the evening before and had not yet returned, we found Mr. Woods, his bookkeeper, who is a very clever and agreeable young man. We found the two blacksmith shops of the city operated respectively by Fred Brandt and W. F. Krecklow, both former residents of Plattsmouth. They were both happy and apparently doing well. The livery business of the city is ably taken care of by Mr. Farrcll, of the City Livery, and Walter Blake and Mai tin Ossenkop, who have a barn further up the street. Drs. Worthman and Lewis are look ing after the portions of the community needing medical assistance, while Dr. Daily attends t'.i the dental work. Miss Daisy Twiss is the competent and clever operator of the Plattsmouth Telephone company at this place. We were very favorably impressed with this city as one having an abund ance of life and virility, emerging from the cyclone of last summer when it suffered almost total destruction, to a position of proud eminence among the thriving towns of the state, and are proud of the people who did not sit down and bemoan their loss but made the best of it, and that beBt is a city prosperous in every respect, and one truly American. A New Correspondent. The News-Hkrai.d desires to call the attention of its readers this week to the Louisville letter. We have been fortunate in securiug a correspondent in that hustling little city and from the newsy nature of the first letter we feel like congratulating our readers up on the acquisition. We hope to receive these letters regularly, and feel Rure that they will be appreciated by our readers. Weeping Water Man Weds. Harry Massie.of Weeping Water and Miss Alma Wort man were married at Ashland Monday at the llabtist En manual church in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Gamble In Chicago. Prof. J. W. Gamble left the first of the week for Chicago where ho will at ; tend the national meeting of Buperin- , tendents and principals of public schools. After the meeting he will re main in Chicago several days investi gating the methods in vogue in the school rooms of that city and gathering such information as may he of use to him in his work here. Prof. Gamble is recognized as one of the foremost educators in this section of the coun try. Card ol Thanks. We wibh to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation toour relatives and friends for the fhlral offerings, at tendance and kind expressions of sym pathy in our sad bereavement in the death of our beloved son and brother, Adam Schanz, and wish to thank the cigar makers' union and the employes of the coach shops for the kindness shown during the death of our son and brother. Mu. and Mrs. Gkouck Schanz. .GKoitcr: Schanz, Jk. A Handsome Display. Johnnie Bauer is making a handsome lisplay Majestic stoves and ranges this week, including all the necessary ac coutrements consisting of skillets, pofs, pans, etc. This most excellent range has been on the market a long time and has invariably given the best of satisfaction. In fact the name Majes tic has come to be a standard of excel lence, and anyone contemplating the purchase of a range will do well to call and see Mr. Bauer. Beautiful Home Wedding. Monday evening at the home of Emil Ptak in this city occurred the marriage of Andrew J. Snyder and Miss Barbara Ptak, Canon Burgess of the Kpiscopal church performing the ceremony. Both of these young people are well and favorably know in this community and they have the best wishes of a host of friends on this gladsome occa sion. It is understood that they will continue to reside in this vicinity. A Deserved Promotion. Word has reached this city of the promotion of Dean Burton to the posi tion of chief draughtsman for the Mc Keen Motor Car Company of Omaha. Dean is an old Plattsmouth boy and his many friends will rejoice to hear of his prosperity. The motor car people are building a handsome new factory in Omaha to accommodate their rapidly increasing business. Hurrah for the THAT'S THE DAY FOR THE BIG UNCOVERING AT PLATTSMOUTH Somebody there wants to get acquainted with you. You're coming? All right we'll expect you. Watch the newspapers, they'll tell it all. LIGHT PROPOSITION Only One Bid Submitted and Council Decides to Reject and Re-Advertise. At the meeting of the city council Tuesday night Mr. D. O. Dwyer was initiated as one of the "city dads." Now it is Alderman Dwyer. The Finance committee reported the following bills, which were ordered paid: A. P. Frederickson, rent $;M 00 Phil. Harrison, work 1 75 John Waterman, coal 6 25 Neb. Lighting Co., light 2 50 The judiciary committee reMrted that the city attorney had been re quested a number of times to proceed to collect on the Earl C. Wescott bond which was given for the faithful per formance of a city lighting contract. No excuse was given as to why suit h.is not been commenced on this bond, except the gross lack of initiation on the part of City Attorney B. S. Ram sey. The bids for city lighting were opened, but through the negligence of some one the published notice was not exactly in conformity with the wishes of Acting Mayor Sattler, so the notice must be re-published, and the dear tax payers must foot the bill. The "hot air" expended on the light question if properly applied would doubtless have saveil vast sums spent for heating pur poses. If some scientist would come forth with some method of converting "hot air" into light, we are convinced there would be no difficulty in lighting the entire city. It is up to the scien tist. A Ripe Old Age. A. Mast of Nehawka was in the city the first of the week to pay his taxes, and incidently called at theNKWS-HER-ai.I) office to get acquainted with the new management. Mr. Mast is now past seventy-nine years of age, older, as he expressed it, than any other man of his family, but he is still hale and hearty and will probably ' live yet for many years. Marriage License Issued. A marriage license was issued yes terday to Mr. Philip A. Meisinger, a son of Conrad Meisinger, and Miss Martha Steppat, a daughter of Martin Steppat. These young people are well known and have a host of friends who extend their best wishes. 6th day of March!