A GLAD
REUNION
The Glenn Family Meet and
Havs a Joyous Time
All Together.
THERE WERE SEVEN
SONS. FOUR DAUGIITERT
An Ooaslon Not Likely to be For
gotten lor Many a long Day.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Thos. W. Glenn, of this city
on Jan. 1st whieli is notable on ac
count of the number of the persons
present. Eleven children, seven sons
and four daughters and their wives
and husbands surrounded the Glenn
table on this occasion. The children
present were as follows: Osear Glenn
of Orian, 111., who is married and has
three children. Annie Wcidline of
Des Moines, la., married and has four
children. Leon L. Glenn of Ham
burg, la., married and has one child,
the rest of the boys being single.
The single ones say that they were quite
favorably impressed with quite
a few PlattsmouUi young ladies whom
they met, and these look nice to them
ami there is no knowing what may
result from this chance meeting on
the occasion of the reunion. The
names of the single children are,
Louis It; Thomas V., jr; of Morrill,
Neb., where they are in the hardware
business (heavy hardware) and fur
niture; George W., of Cheyenne, Wyo;
Jacob and Ben L. of Gothenburg
Neb.
The names of the girls remaining
in the single list are: Lousia of Gothen
burg, Dora who has been making her
home here for the past few months and
May who is the baby.
The occasion was the celebration
of the birthday of two of the children
viz. Annie who was born on Jan. 1st
1S70 and Oscar who was born Jan.
1st 1S70. On accouut of the extreme
cold weather only three of the grand
children could be present.
George and Louis left on the M. P.
last night for their places of busi
ness and Oscar and Annie left this a. in.
for Des Moines and Jacob for Cothen
,berg and Loon for Hamburg, la., Tom
and Hen and Louisa nnd Maud, the
wifo of Leon will remain" for sev
. eral days.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn are to be con
gratulated ob having all of their chil
dren at home aga; i, ami the .News
wishes the Glenv- f- i'ly many, main
more such joyous or m ions.
Here's 7Z. re Wo Klclt.
The first time in over forty years
the county surveyors chair at the
court house is to be warmed by a
Democrat and we may as well kiss
the office good bye as we may never
live to see a Republican there again.
We have not tho slightest objection
to the gentleman who will occupy it
except his politics and this may not
interfere with the duties of the olliee
in the slightest. Mr. Fred Patterson
the newly elected and qualified Sur
veyor comes from a family of sur
veyors. His father Thomas Patterson
had a government contract and laid
out the sections in this strip of the
Gebraska territory where our city
now stands doing all the fractional
work along the river. Philander Pat
terson, brother of the present in
rumbant was county surveyor here
many years ago, and was afterward
surveyor of Butler county, Nebraska
for twenty years, when he died a
son of his was then elected surveyor
in his place.
Philander Patterson ami his brother
Lavanus sectionalized Butler county.
Horace Patterson, a cousin of our
surveyor is the present county sur
veyor and deputy state surveyor of
Saunders county. And he has kindly
agreed to aid our worthy friend In
any way he may ask. Mr. Patterson
has the instruments with which his
father laid out the sections in this end
of the county, and will procure others
when necessary.
Undergoes Third Operation.
Thomas Walling went to Omaha this
afternoon to see Mrs. Walling who
last 'Monday at the Emmanuel hos
pital underwent another operation.
This is, the third experience of this
kind Mrs. Walling lias (induced during
the past year. Mr. Walling had word
from her bedside last evening, which
indicated that his wife was doing nicely
and on the way to recovery. Mrs. Wal
ling has the sympathy of a host of
friends in the city who hope for her
speedy recovery.
Sprains Her Ankle.
Yesterday afternoon at close of
school Miss Anna llcisel, one of the
Central building teachers on entering
the postoflice slipped on the ice and
sprained her ankle very badly. She
will be kept indoors for several days.
A CITIZEN DISCUSSES
GOOD ROADS MATTER.
Believes It a Question Which
Should have Consideration.
Editor Evening News.
As much as has been said concern
ing the unsafe and unsanitary con
dition of the streets and alleys of
Plattsmouth and the lack of interest
manifested by the city council and the
county board of this city and Cass
county in the important and much
talked of subject of "Good Hoads"
I deem it needful therefore that their
minds bo stirred up by way of rc
membrabnee in relation to this sub
ject. President Roosevelt said: "The
faculty, the art, the habit, of road
building marks in a nation those solid
stable qualities which tell for perman
ent greatness." That being true
of nations, it is no less so when ap
plied to the city, county and state.
In this community it is a matter of
humiliation that there should be so
little attention paid to our public
roads. That there should be a will
ingness not merely to refrain from
making "good roads" but to let the
rods that arc in existence become
worse. The lack of system in road
building in this community has
been a source of useless expend
iture of the peoples money. We
have a right to demand an honest
administration of the affairs of his
office and efficient service of every
public officer. Good roads is the great
desideratum of this section of Ne
braska. Since they faciliatc trans
portation, stimulate traffic and in
creased trade, every enterprising busi
ness man demands "good roads" and
every public spirited man bent on
pleasure will endorse them. Sixty tix
feet is more than is needed for pub
lic roads.
Right of way forty feet gives ample
room including side ditches if kept in
good repair. The reprehensible prac
tice of plowing up the road by far
mers or others scouring plows
or for any other purpose has been
often referred to and appropriately
condemned.
It is not more roads that we want
but better roads..
The Commercial club has made a
fine start and may it never be said that
it went up like a rocket and came down
like a stick. I believe with the ef
forts of a few live wire men in that or
ginization the city council may be
induced to join hands with the county
board in a united effort to improve
the roads we have and lay out ami
construct such others any may be
needed. The road to the ferry wil
require a special effort and demands
the early attention of the three of
ficial bodies above referred to.
Cass county is among the richest,
yet it has the poorest wagon roads
of any county in the state. There
is no good reason why this state of
affairs should be prolonged from year
to year. Let our people get busy
inaugurate a system of state aid and
begin at once the improveiinient and
construction of better public roads.
New Jersey appropriates annually
as state aid S2."0,000 and New York
appropriates annually .$1100,000 as
state aid for road improvement.
Now if Nebraska will appropriate
$100,000 annually for five years in
the construction of good roads built
upon scientific principles. It would
gieve us such a system of highways
that wc would all be proud of.
A Tax Payer
i
Watched the Old Year Go.
The Episcopal ladies gave one of the
most enjoyable parties of the season
last Friday evening at the Coates hall.'
There were numerous young people
gathered on this suspicious occasion
and joined in the merry whirl of the
waltz.
Delicious ices were served during
the evening and the old year was
watched making his departure.
Some thirty-five or forty dollars
were netted from the evenings enter
tainment, and the meeting was pro
nounced a success in every way, so
cially and as well as financially.
Ed Tutt Married.
Ed Tutt the prominent Plattsmouth
young man who ran for sheriff last
fall on the Democratic ticket
yesterday stole a march on his
many friends and hied himself to Ne
braska city, where he had a license is
sued to him, and he and Miss Edith
Pitts were joined in the holy bonds
of wedlock. The News joins their
erous friends in congratulations ten
dered to the happy couple.
Court Again In Session.
Court again resumed business this
morning with Judge Travis presiding.
Judge Travis made an order that
Feb. 11 and Oct. 3 should be the ;,i:y
term and that the equity term .-uhl i
be for May H.
Attends Wedding.
J. W. Rodefer left for Omaha on
the morning train where he will attend
the Wedding of his neiee, Miss Ward,
who is to be married to a prominent
young business man of Denver.
INSURGENTS UP AGAINST
THE REAL PROPOSITION
Republicans in Congress Must Line Up Either For or
Against the Administration. -
MUST BE NO HALF WAY
PROPOSITION IN LEGISLATION
President Taft Proposes to
and to Whom He
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-War with
out quarter will be waged between
the Taft administration and such re
publican "insurgents" in congress
as are now opposing, and who oppose
in the future, the Taft legislative
program. The battle is not with
those tariff insurgents who quietly
sheathed their blades after defeat,
but with those who have nursed dis
appointment and are whetting their
knives publicly in anticipation of
continued conflict.
The battle broke suddenly today
unfortunate"
accident
Miss Edith Dovey Falls Down
Stairs at High School
Building.
HAS MISFORTUNE TO
BREAK HER ANKLE
Will be Confined to her Home lor
Some Time.
While descending thj si.drs in the
Central building after school yester
day Miss Edith Dovey had the mis
fortune to fall and break her ankle.
It is not known just how it happened
but it is supposed that she stepped on
the edge of the step and in this way
received the fall which resulted so
seriously.
She was assisted by Prof. Gamble
and was carried into I is olliee when
a cab was called which took her to a
doctor's office where the ankle was
set and put in a plaster paris cast.
It will be some three or four weeks
before Miss Edith can be about. The
call for the hack was misunderstood
and the vehicle was driven to the Do
vey residence, Mrs. Dovey had not
been informed of the accident and in
formed the driver that there was no
hone there wanting to go to the doc
tor's office. Mrs. Dovey then accom
panied her daughter Miss Catherine
to a train and did not learn of the ac
cident for some time after her little
daughter had been taken home.
Advertised Ltetcr list.
Remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Plattsmouth, Xeb., Nov. 3,
1910.
Miss Mellie May, Miss Ada Munsel,
Miss Florence Thomas, Miss Mary
Vadard, Nioma Wright, Alice Wright;
Giambattista Abruzzcse, (3), L. K.
Bye, L. Bishop, E. Hronek, J. Heigle,
Jake Lautenschlager, Michelec Matteo
Papognis, Matteo Papagno.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter oflice.Ianuary 17 1910 if
not delivered before. In calling for
the above please say "advertised"
giving date of list.
II. A. Schneider, P. M.
Notlcee to Fay Up.
In the most friendly manner pos
sible I desire to notify all who are in
debted to me in any amount that I will
expect a settlement of their account
at the time of the coming pay day.. It
is absolutely imperative that all bills
be paid and no further notice will
be given. If you owe me in any
sum, you will avoid additional ex
pense and legal difficulties by calling
upon me at the time specified. If I
owe you, present your bill and you
will get your money. Again I say
that this is positively the lnt notice.
707") t-f M. Fanger.
Two Rlhs Broken.
This morning as II. S. ATsliu was
i Making his way to the Burlington
shop,, through the blinding snow
st rni, he had the misfortune to slip
and f ill mi the ice fracturing two of his
ribs.
A c:b was ordered and the injured
man was taken to his home where he
was given medical attention. His in
juries are serious and it is hoped that
lie will speedily recover.
Find Out Who are His Friends
Can Look For Help.
At first it was a single shot; then a scat
tered firing: swiftly the thing spread
until tonight it has taken on the as
pect of a general engagement, the con
sequences of which cannot be fore
told. The substances of it is that
the senators and congressman who
have taken a stand against the present
administration and who continue to
align themselves with the opposition
to the president's policies are to re
ceive no consideration in matters of
patirnage.
WILL HAVE
NEW HALL
Election at Louisville for
Bonds to Build New
Building.
CITY HALL IS NOW
AN ASSURED THING
BuHdlnj lor Futile Gatherings
Long Needed.
The election held at Louisville
Tuesday for the purpose 0f voting
bonds in the sum of 5,000 carried
and the town will now have an up-to-date
building in which to have their
public gatherings.
There has been considerable con
tnc e:sy ovir the matter and the town
is to be congratulated upon this for
ward move which means so much
toward its future welfare.
IVi'l Enjoy Banquet.
PlattMr.outh Lodge No. 7 of the I.
O. (. F. will install officers tonight.
After the cerer ionics ere over a nice
banquet will l.esenred to the officers
and other tneinlx rs.
Those to be in.stalicd are: William
Holly, P. G. Fmil Ptak, N. G. Virgil
Mullis, Secretary and J. p. Sattler,
Treasurer, the other officers of Guard
and Sentinel are to be appointed.
This branch its a prosperous one
there being over one hundred mem
bers. Visit Relatives Here.
Hoy Mayfiel 1 and wife came down
from Memphis last evening and were
over nk'l.t visUms with Mrs. May
fields parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Keuhney. Boy left this morning for
Blair, where ho will open a shop. Mrs.
Mayfield will visit her parents for a
few days longer.
Has Strong Nerve.
II. S. Austin, who slipped on the
ice and fell fracturing two of his ribs
bandaged himself up instead of calling
a doctor as reported to the News yes
terday.. This morning he called a cab
and went back to work at the store
house. Mr. Austin is of the opinion
that by using some care.thc fractured
ribs can repair themselves while he
works.
Levi Benedict Here.
Levi Benedict and wife returned
to their home at Afton., Ia., this morn
ing nfter visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Miles Allen of this city for a
week This was Mr. Benedict's first
visit to Nebraska, he wants to return
at a time when he can look the country
over, he has an idea that he would like
it here.
Go to Ashland
The B. A; M. pile driver in charge
of Foreman Cook finished its work at
this point today and departed for
Ashland. The piles forjthc false work
for the sewer have all been put in
place, and the concrete work will now
he put in as fast as the excavation
is completed.
Finishes This Year.
Miss Delia Tartsch, who has been
visiting her parents, George Tactseh
and wife dining the holiday vacation
will return to Peru Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Tartsch will complete her course
this year, which will entitle her to a
Life Certificate, with a degree at
tached to her name.
THE FIRE LADDIES
ELECT TiiEIR OFFICERS
List of Those who will Lead our
Fire FlgMers.
The fire boys held their annu; '
election of officers at the count.,
chamber last evcnin. The following
were chosen: Emil Ptak, President;
Paul Wolfarth, Vice President; Frank
Libershall, Secretary; Mike Bajeck,
Treasurer; Anton II. Koubck, chief;
and M. McCreary, assistant chief.
At the first regular meeting captains
of the hose carts will be selected.
William Haberman Goes South.
William Haberman who has been
janitor of the Coates block for several
years departed with W . W. Coates
for Enid, Okla., a day or two ago.
Since the death of his sister Mrs.
Streitweiscr William has been feeling
badly. He is an ex-soldier of the Prus
sian army, and a few weeks ago read
in his paper that the Prussian govern
ment was now paying a large bounty
to the old soldiers of the war in which
he fought. Mr. Haberman was quite
elated at the news and wrote the Ger
man consul at Chicago inquiring for
further p-rticulars. The consul in
formed William that the bounty would
be paid only to those who had not
forsworn allegiance to the Prussian
government. William having become
a citizen of the United State s immedid
iately wrote the consul that he was not
elligible to (haw the bounty. William
is a fine German scholar and will no
doubt make good in his new sur
roundings. Started Factory at Brady.
Ben Siickcr vl.o::c name was -..:n-tioncd
in the columns of the News
some time ago and who formerly re
sided at Plattsmouth has an invention
which he patented that muy make him
a wealthy citizen.
Mr. Slicker's patent was and is on
a neck yoke, something which every
one use's who operates a two horse
vehicle. A factory has been started
at Brady which employs eight men,
and is kept busy all of the time. Mr.
Slicker was in conversation with
Ed Schulhoff a short time ago, and is
thinking of locating another factory, or
getting a new location for the Brady
factory. Having been a resident of
Plattsmouth for so long Mr. Schulhoff
has an idea that Mr. Slicker could
be induced to put his factory in here,
should the proper encouragement he
given him.
Both Grand Island and Fremont arc
after the concern, and if Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth get iu on t'.e deal, the
matter will have to be done : oon. Mr.
Schiulhoff suggested that the Com
mercial club could do some good work
by seeing Mr. Slicker early
BuUdlus Factory.
Lee Sharp of this city who is build
ing a large factory in Omaha at the
corner of Fourteenth and Jackson
streets was interviewsd by a News
reporter this morning before he took
the train for Omaha. Mr. Sharp
would have built his factory in Platts
mouth, but the arrangements did not
suit all concerned and this oppor
tunity to get a good thing was let slip.
Mr. Sharp is of the opinion that the
most important thing for this city
pending at the present time is the
wagon bridge across the Platte north
of here. The matter should not he
allowed to drag but pushed right'
along as soon as the weather will per
mit. The traffic Plattsmouth will
get from the bridge will mAc the
concern a paying investment for t':c
parties interested in the enterprise.
George Peyne Injured.
Friday afternoon about four o'clock
as No. 23 was returning from Ore
apolis after coming into the yards the
engine struck George Peyne who ut
cleaning snow from the enrs i,n ihi
siding. The force of the blew ki'oel-.n'
the unfortunate man about .",) fjii
where he fell on his side and ..' ". u.dcr.
Mr. Peyne got up without instance
but was so badly bruised that he was
brought to the station on a hand car.
The company's physician was called
and rendered assistance. No bones
were broken, but it was an exceeding
ly close call for Mr. Peyne. The in
jured man is a married man having
come to Plattsmouth about a week
ago from Omaha.
Makes Real Estate Deal.
Yesterday, J. P. Falter, one of our
proggressive real estate dealers closed
a deal with George Khoden whereby
Mr. Bhoden becomes the owner of
the Tan Kiser farm, which lies some
four miles north east of Murray. The
consideration was Silo. (10 per acre.
This would not indicate that Cass
county real estate is on the decline.
Visits Ills Mother.
Walter Herger who has been visit
ing his father, Charles Herger, in this
city for some months, departed for Mil
waukee this morning having been
called to the bedside of his mother
w ho is dangerously sick.
A PIONEER.
HAS GONE
jamuel Louis Barker a Pro
minent Plattsmouth
Citizen Passed
Away.
WAS INFLUENTIAL CITIZEN
AND PROMINENT IN BUSINESS
Was One of the Men Most Active
Active In Lue Upbuilding of
the City Yeajs Ago.
Samuel Louis BnrL-nr fcr
..v . . v,. j v ui 0 U
familiar figure in Plattsmouth fi
nancial circles passed away yesterday
afternoon at the rine old Afro gf fttrrMi'
years. iur. uarxcr Had been ailinc
ior some wccks nut not until the last
twfj weeks did hn Khnw nnv cvm..i.
-I I A . ... . - '
0j ll-LUlllft
to alarm his family. He has made his
nome witn ins daughter, Mrs. William
Wctencamp for the past twelve years
and.it was at her residence that he
died.
The deceased was bom in t;
-'" A Jill
eolnshire, England. Febrnnrv 99 ism
- ' J "I 'UWI
and had he lived untilthe 22nd of
next month would have rounderl m.t
his eightieth year.
Mr. Barker came to Amori t,m,t
t - ovm
fifty eight years aco and fir EnHi,i
in New York, residing there about
mrcc years. While living in that
..i'. his first wife whom he had mar
a in England died leavinor Mr
ker quite alone.
He came to Cass county about fifty
five years ago and was soon after
married to Miss Lydia Jane Wood.
To this union seventeen children were
born, thirteen of whom survived.
The surviving children arc Samuel
Louis of Idaho, James Bos well of
Havenna, William Henry of Mynard,
Marthe Matilda of Mynard, Laurena
Ann of Kansas, Stephen A. of Mynard
Harvey M. of Mascott, Sarah Kosc of
Havenna, Horatio Of Mascott, Thco
dore of Mascott, Annua of Mynard,
Netta and Edgar of Mynard.
Mr. Barker at one time resided in
Plattsmouth end was cmr.irv.,1 ;,,
---r"nVT tin;
meat business, afterward lie removed
to the farm and for many years lie was
in the cattle shipping business. He
hau ior partners at one time and an
other, Marsha'! "-.rtc'r of Weeping
Water, Harvey M. Carper, Mike
Williams a-.d .Mm Holmes all well
known C. ss county men. At one
time Mr. Darker shipped thirteen
train loads of cattle from Wyoming
to Chicago, on the deal in .shrinkage
and slump in the market 1.- lost
N).:,lHHl. 1 Ins loss crippled ': Ba
kers credit for a time and l'.r'son
tune l.e did not deal quite so active
in stock as before.
tie was a nromiiirnf rr.t.:,t.i;
and in 1.S77 was elected as Float repre-
m iiiumc ior maunder and Cass coun
ties and was a live member of the house
Mr. Barker's wife preceded him
to the great beyond several years ago.
the funeral will occur tram,,.. r
icrnoon and will ,L. conducte
. .... Ul
ed by
liev. Ileroltl of Mynard.
Turner Society Active.
The Knights and Ladies of Security
a fraternal nnh.r ,.c
. . -- euiisiuerauie
strength M planning to have the an-
mini . i : k.i
""m oi tno orginization
oUnc lodiro in this fitv c
. J1 Ullllllll LI T3
have been appointed and within the
next week a complete program will be
Rotten up. This is the fourteenth
anniversary and will be held some time
in March. Last year ono r.f fi. .....
tuior.al officers, Dr. Pettitml.n ,.f t..
rirtLrn ivno . i
, ';:', aiiu made a good
talk. 1 here ivns n n.n. i .i .
time winch was highly spoken of
.. uiu iouge paper. The order
ejects to have as equally ns good
; pr gram this time M .forei jn U(j.
entton to havintr ft.n i
. . - iiuiiuuui ceil-
bration, the lodge in8 (akcn sU,ps
'", ,mvu. le district convention at
this point, nrovideil i. v..(;.....,i
officers will grant the dispensation.
' u "" 11 na" ns t"cri is in
tkn ,l,niM!.l I
i.i ...sulci, nnu a convention of this
sort w;.ahl be well taken care of in
Plattsniouth.. . .
The convention will be composed of
some forty i ambers, delegates from
all the coumib in this Congressional
district.
The officers and members are en
thusiastic for the convention to be
here, and it may be landed if proper
steps are taken to have the National
officers know that it would be ap
preciated here.
Mystic Encampment to Meet.
District Deputy William Ib.lly has
just received a letter from J. p. Car
son of Lincoln, Crand Pntriim.l. i.
forming him that on Jan. 7th the
Kiniiii i ainarcn will ,c in the city
to install officers of Mystic Encamp
ment No. 31 I. (). (). F.
A grand time is anticipated and t here
will be a spread after the installa
tion ceremony is over. There are f9
lodges of the encampment in the state.