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DADS ACCEPT
THE OFFER
Formally Take Up A.
Will's Proposition of
Paving Avenue.
S.
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
BONDS TO BE HELD SOON
To Get Alter Dangerous Gasoline
Tanks ol Grocery men and
Auto Dealers.
Tltt fiie 4rn'!ii rrl lmcinna ni
ing ot tiie city council was held at the
council chamber last evening ami one
or two matters of vital importance
were brought up. Following the call
ing to order of the meeting, the minutes
for the last and special meetings were
read and adopted. A petition was
read from certain citizens asking that
the council condemn the old mill on
Chicago avenue supposed to be owned
by Allen Edgerton.
It was moved that the proper stops
be taken to hold a hearing in the case
at next regular session of the council.
The resignation of F. M. Rezner,
councilman of the Fifth ward caused
by his removal from the city, was heard
and accepted. A communication was
read from the officials, to whom
the matter had been referred, stating
the city had the power to collect a
poll tax from the citizens of Platts
mouth amounting to S3. 00 a year,
with the exception of those who had
served on the fire department for five
years; these are exempt Irom such
taxes, and a list of such persons was
tyjiered from the chief.
r A ramtmmici timi from fr rioiivl
of the Burlington was read wherein it
'was stated that the plans had been
laid for the new open ditch to be con
structed for the proper draining of
the yards in time of flood and that it
necessitated a few changes in Lincoln
avenue. For the purpose of looking
over the ground with the Burlington
men, a committee was asked for by
Mr. Baird and the following men were
appointed to do the work: Weber, Will,
SehulhoiT, Dovey and Dwyer.
The broken tiling on the city streets
was ordered repaired at once and a
plow, two wheel scrapers and a num
ber of tools for the city work are to be
purchased.
As soon as weather permits it was
-derod that Lincolnd and Washing
ton avenues be repaired to a slight ex
tent with the heavy scraper, and for
the team work, it was decided the pay
be increased to $4.00 a day for a good
team and driver.
Petitions and bonds for saloon li
censes were adopted for the following
saloon men:
Ed Egenbergcr Ed Donat
J. E.McIJanicl Peter Cloos
Adolph Girse James Russell
Applications for druggists permits
were granted F. G. Fricke & Company
and Weyrich & Hadraba, and here
one of the surprises of the evening
turned up in form of a remonstrance
against the issuing of a permit for Gor
ing & Company on the grounds that
they had failed to comply with a law
of legislature requiring a report on
the spirituous ' and malt liquor sold
from their establishment, and that
in failing to comply with said law,
they were not entitled to a permit
in Ki'll or even mve nwnv the wetirnntls
3 matt('r was ')Ut ln tne hands '
tnc cuy uiiorney aim uie mayor nn
powered to cull a special meeting for
the hearing of the case if necessary.
It was recommended by the chair
man of the Fire and Water committee
that the chief of police notify property
owners to get busy and clean up their
alleys and back yards many of which
arc in a dangerous condition should
there ever be a fire in their neighbor
hood. On the complaint of property
owners, the small frame building
that has been constructed in the rear
of the Main street cleaning works for
the storing of gasoline was ordered
to be examined and if necessary, re
moved and the dangerous fluid stored
in a safer place. It is said, the buih
ing was constructed withoxt a build
ing permit, and being within the fire
limits it stands as an unlawful build
ing. Following on the heels of this
case, was brought up the dangerous
manner in which the city grocers and
automobile men arc now storing large
quantities of gasoline in small tanks
at the rear of their places of business
or in barrels and it is very probable
that the city dads will see that Under
ground tanks are installed for the stor
ing of the oil. An additional water
collection and crane for the city water
prinklcr was ordered constructed on
Fifth street so the wagon will not be
forced to make such a long trip in or
der to "tank up."
On the movement of Mr. Kurtz, a
were ordered and the rotten posts of
the fence are to be replaced with new
oiks. A vote of thanks for their
faithful work was extended the out
going members of the council, Mr.
few minor repairs for the cemetery
Mendenhall and Mr. Steimker, the lat
er who has held his position for twelve
years.
The important proceeding of the
evening was the unanimous acceptance
of A. S. Will's proposition of macada
mizing Chicago Avenue, the city to
stand the cost of labor in laying the
stone, etc., and Mr. Will to furnish
the teams for hauling the rock and
having the road graded preparatory
for the stone. It is now absolutely
assured that the work will be carried
out and a special election is to be held
May 3 for the voting of $35,000 worth
of paving bonds. It was with consid
erable opposition on the part of Mr.
Dwyer that a special election was
called, he being strongly in favor of
using what money the city had and
borrowing the remainder in order
to save the expense of the election,
and to avert the possibility of the
bonds not being ordered, or perhaps
when ordered, never sold, but his
move to abolish the election was lost.
The election will be held on Tuesday,
May 3, the same judges and clerks
that served at the last election to hold
office in the coining.
Crossings at Third and Vine streets
at the Library corner and at a place
near the Dawson property were or
dereed repaired. A number of other
small repairs arc to be made about
the city. A ditch on the Silence prop
erty and some grading on the street
at Second and Granite were ordered
and following a few minor motions
the meeting was adjourned.
COLOSSAL SALE
OF FINE MILLINERY
At Fanner's Department Store
Without Exception the Great
est Bargain Sale Ever Pul
led off Here.
We want to dose but out entire
line of Fine Sjning Millinery and are
willing to make a great cut price in
order to do so. We have on hand over
'J00 Swell Trimmed Hats, all brand
new, bought for the spring trade.
We also alive a large line of Flowers,
I-ancy Feathers, Ostrich Plumes, and
Wings, Ornaments, Vilvcts, Chiffons,
MuIIins and everything pertaining
to the Millinery department, all of
which will now be sold at greatly
reduced price. Also bear in mind
that we trim your hat free of charge.
Look out lor old Goods.
When you purchase your hat at
some other store you are in dancer
of getting old goods and styles, which
is not the case at our store, for all
our hats are new and will bear the
closest inspection, for, as well as every
lady in the city and community well
know that last summer we closed out
our entire line of summer hats at as
low as 5c each, and in order to clean
up the old line entirely, the winter
hats were burned in front of our
store this spring. Other places you
might find an out-of-season hat, but
here you cannot Ipossibly get anything
but new goods, bought for and made
up for this spring's trade.
Now, the spring season is drawing
to a close, and our trimmers may not
be with us many weeks .longer, so we
impress upon your mind that if you
want your hat trimmed free of charge
our expert trimmers are now at your
service, but we ask you to come in
soon as they will not remain long.
Pear in mind that we afe offering every
thing at a great reduction and will
prove this to be true if you will call in
and see.
tf M. FANGER.
Mrs. Glllls Explains.
Mrs. Delia Gillis, laundress at the
Riley hotel has returned to resume he
work in this city after spending a few
days with relatives in Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs. To sim
ply put the matter right, she wishes
to correct the decidedly romantic but
false rumor concocted by a man that
a certain afternoon sheet had the mis
fortune to have on its force for a short
time. The lady says there is absolutely
nothing to the story of her getting into
a southern man's canoe to set out into
the matrimonial sea and the many
rumors that were set afloat concerning
her short pleasure trip to Omaha, ar
roused much indignation on the part
of Mrs. Gillis.
Rev. Campbell, the evangelist,
preached a very strong sermon last
evening on "The three links of Odd
fellowship." The congregation con
tained an unusually heavy sprinkling
of men, members of the famous lodge,
and every one present seemed deeply
impressed with the splendid talk on
the subject. The meetings arc to be
held every night this week and the
best results of the services arc being
looked for in the coming meetings.
SUPREME COURT
FOR GOV. HUGHES
He Succeeds the Late Justice Brewer
to the High and
TAFT MADE OFFER
FRIDAY
Other Justices and Prominent
Expressed Great Delight
WASHINGTON, April 25-Prcsi-dent
Taft late today received from
Governor Charles E. Hughes of New
York a letter accepting a tendered
appointment as an associate justice
of the supreme court of the United
States.
Five minutes after the letter was
handed to the President the nomina
tion of Governor Hughes was on its
way to the senate. That body had
adjourned for the day, however, when
the papers reached the capitol,and so
the Senate will not hear officially of
the designation of Governor Hughes
to succeed the late Justice Brewer'
until tomorrow.
Although it is expected that Gover
nor Hughes will be confirmed with
little orfno delay, it is understood that
he will remain chief executive of the
state of New York until next October
and will not take the oath of his new
office until the fall term of the supreme
court opens, the second Monday in
that month.
There has been much speculation
ever since it was first intimated that
Governor Hughes would be tendered
a place on the supreme court bench
as to whether or not his appointment
would take him out of the fall cam
paim of New York, where republican
leaders say he is sorely needed.
President Taft will not discuss this
phase of the case in any way today.
He has been anxious to secure the best
man he could for the supreme court va
cancy and he feels that he has done
so. He was much elated over the
success of his tencder to Governor
Hughes and tonight said:
"I am very delighted to secure Gov
ernor Hughes for the bench. He is
a man of wide experience and marked
ability and it is a mighty valuable
thing to have on the great bench of
the supreme court a man of affairs.
Governor Hughes is 48 years of age
I think, and, even if he should retire
at 70, he will have had twenty-two
years of solid usefulness on the bench."
The appointment of Governor Hugh
es was received throughout Washing
ton with the greatest satisfaction.
The announcement, however, came
somewhat as a surprise, despite the
fact that it had been generally under
stood for days that the position
was to be tendered him.
President Taft had been warned in
advance that Governor Hughes might
not accept, because his service as
governor of the state of New York had
practically depleted his small private
fortune and he felt the necessity of
again entering the practice of law
in order to earn a competence for
himseldf and family. This did not deter
Presbyterian Minister Comes.
Rev. L. W. Gadc and wife arrived
in the city this morning from Cincin
natti,Ohio,Mr. Gade having accepted
the call at the Presbyterian church
at Plattsinouth. Mr. Gade has boon
in charge of a church at Cincinnatti
for several years and comes highly
recommended as a very capable man
in the pulpit. The couple were met
at the depot by some of the church
members who extended the glad hand
to the strangers who arc coining into
their midst. The local church has
been for about a year without a regu
lar pastor, and it is with great rejoic
ing that the new minister is welcomed
in the city by the loyal members of
the church.
Anthony Xcslndcrk is in Louisville
today tending to some work on the
lines of the Independent Phone Co
mpany of that place.
Dignified Office.
OF LAST WEEK
Men of the Country Have
at the Appointment.
the president, however, and he had
optimistically awaited a reply.
The first overtures regarding the
appointment are said to have been
conducted through Senator Root of
New York. It was not until Friday
last that the president wrote a formal
letter offering the place to the gover
nor. The fact was carefully guarded.
Governor Hughes deliberated over
the matter for a final day and yester
day wrote lus acceptance. I he letter
reached the White House this after
noon as the president was preparing
to leave. He delayed his departure
long enough to sec that the nomination
was sent to the senate and directed
that an official statement be prepared.
The general opinion is that the ap
pointment of Governor Hughes will
i' i l.:... t .i .
eliminate nun irom inc state cam
paign this fall. The campaign will be
only fairly under way at the time the
governor vill be called on to take the
oath of office and enter upon his
judicial duties.
The news of the appointment and
acceptance of Governor Hughes reach
ed the justices of the court just ns they
were adjourning for the day. They were
all surprised and pleased.
"I am delighted" said Chief Justice
Fuller.
"A fine appointment," said Justice
Harlan.
"I am delighted to hear it," declared
Justice White.
Governor Hughes is a man of high
character and ability" was Justice
McKenna's comment.
Justice Lurton smiled, for no longer
would he be the newest member of
the court.
'"About the first question heard
after the announcement of the selec
tion was concerning the attitude of the
new member of the court as to the trust
problems as involved in the dissolution
suits against the Standard Oil and the
tobacco corporations. The general
conclusions were that Mr. Hughes
record showed he came to the court
without prejudices, having fought
corporations where he thought them
guilty of wrongdoing and protected
their rights where he considered them
persecuted.
Attorney General Wickersham ex
pressed himself as delighted over what
occurred and as confident that the
governor will make an excellent judge.
Mr. Wickersham sent the following
telegram to him at Albany: "I want
to express my great personal gratifi
cation that you have determined
to join the supreme justiceship."
New York congressional delegation
received with surprise the news of
the appointment. Speaker Cannon
declined to comment, but Represen
tative Champ Clark said: "It was a
good appointment. Governor Hughes
is a strong man."
Court House News.
The will of the late Mrs. Rebecca
Cogswell was probated today at the
county court house, Z. A. Coatsman,
being appointed as executor. C. E.
Tcfft a resident of Weeping Water was
attorney for the state and Floyd
Wolcnolt was in the city as one of the
witnesses of the will.
A final settlement was made in the
estate of Addison H. Jaekinan and the
administrator was discharged this
morning.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday afternoon for Fred P. Egonhor
ger age -7 and Miss Eva Rotter,
age 10, both residents of this city.
K. W. Zavgren took a force of
eight bridge men to llavolock early
this morning to do some repair work
on a damaged bridge at that place.
JUNIOR CLASS M ILL
ENTERTAIN SENIORS
Annual Reception ol High School
Class Will be Held Friday Night
The Juniors and Seniors of the High
school arc planning one of the big
times of their lives which will occur
Friday night of this week in the form
of the annual Junior-Senior reception.
Thia is the strong event on the social
calender of the upper classman and
it is one of the times that the little
Frcshies and Sophs wish they had a
few more points added to their credit
cards so they would bo allowed to
mingle with their. dignified elders on
the one evening.
The reception this year is to be held
at the residence of Henry Herold on
north Fifth street and elaborate prcp
arationsare being made by the Juniors
to make this year's party surpass that
of any previous year. It is a function
that is given by the Junior class every
springa few months before graduating
time for the class who are finishing
the High school work and it is some
what the case here as in most schools
throughout the country, each Junior
class tries, if possible, to outdo it's
proceeding class in the preparation
of the enjoyable party.
The committees on the various
parts of the work have been appointed
and the plans are being rapidly for
mulated. If the weather permits,
the large porch and perhaps the lawn
will be used and gayly decorated with
lanterns and the class colors of the
two classes. The time has come when
the Seniors can placidly fold their
hands and watch the work of prepara
tion proceed while they remember the
many hours of hard labor they spent
in showing last years graduating class,
a royal evening's entertainment.
The colors of the Juniors are Black
and Gold, of the Seniors, Drown and
Gold, and the class color schemes will
be followed out both in the decorations
and In the refreshments. An inter
esting musical programme is being pre
pared by the committee in charge and
a pretty decorating scheme Is in the
hands of the committee for that pur
pose, while the two boys on the "eats"
coinmitteoe" are promising to be strong
on the grub." Besides the members
of the two classes, the high school
faculty and a few of the school board
members will be present Friday even
ing. 1 lie committees for the reception
are:
Head Committee:
Madeline Minor.
Fern Long.
Fannie Will.
Marie Donnelly.
Refreshment committee:
John Falter.
Hen Windham.
Decoration committee
Anna Warga.
Durwood Lyndc.
Entertainment committee:
Hilda Brinkmnn.
Minnie Jess.
Returned From Cedar Creek.
On account of the absence from the
city of Coroner Clements of Elmwood
Sheriff Quinton was called to Cedar
Creek yesterday afternoon to take
charge of the body of little David
Shuinan, the ten year old boy that was
killed by a Burlington freight train
The facts of the affair were practically
the same as given in last night's News.
A string of gravel cars were being haul
od from the quarry track when the
blood stains on the rolling stock were
noticed by the crew, who on investi
gating found the body lying lifeless
between the rails under one of the rear
cars of the train. The little fellow was
seen shortly before the accident, play
ing near a car on the quarry side track,
and it is supposed that he treid to
"hook a ride" on the slowly moving
train and fell between the cars. At
the inquest, no one was found respon
sible for the death and the train crew
was allowed to proceed.
On his return from Cedar Creek last
night, the sheriff carried a little sliver,
part of an automobile spoke, which
he found to be the largest part left of
the automobile which crashed into
a team at that city Saturday night.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Utter-
stein was held this afternoon from the
German Lutheran church in the city,
being conducted by Rev. Steiger,
interment being made at Oak Hill
cemetery. The services were attended
very largely by the many friends of
the deceased, whom she had made
in her nineteen years of life in Platts
month. Mrs. M. R. Buckingham of Omaha
returned to her home this morning
after stopping for several days in the
city at the residence of her mother,
Mrs. F. Burr.
W. P. BAILEY
DIED AT NOON
Nearly Reached the Ninety
Fifth Mile Stone When
Death Came.
LIVED IN PRECINCT
OVER THIRTY YEARS
Marked Vitality Prolonged Ills Life
For Weeks After Hope
Was Gone.
William P. Bailey passed away at his
home on Eighth street this afternoon
at 12.15 o'clock after being confined
to his bed for some time with compli
cations of grippe and old age. He had
spent most of his life in Cass county
and had reached the ago of 94 years, 10
months and 1 day. He was well known
and loved by nearly every old resident
of the city and was one of the jolliest
and brightest characters imaginable,
always enjoying the best of good health
until a short time ago when ho con
tracted a severe cold which ulti
mately caused his death.
His three sons and three daughters
were at the death bed this noon when
he responded to the call of the Al
mighty after being in a semi-conscious
condition for the past day.
The funeral arrangements have
not been completed, but they will
be held at the house and will be in
charge of Rev. Burgess who was one
of the fast friends of the deceased.
The body with that of his wife will be
taken to Schenectady, their old home,
for burial.
The late V. P. Bailey was born in
Yorkshire, England on June 25, 1815,
coming to this country when but three
years of age. His parents were Abra
ham and Sarah Bailey, of excellent
English stock, the father being a cab
inet-maker by occupation. , Shortly
after the birth of the sin the father be
came dissatisfied with the conditions
in England and the family imigratcd
to the United States in 1818.
Mr, Bailey was reared in Schenecta
dy, N. Y., receiving his education in
it's common schools, and upon ap
proaching manhood learned the car
penters trade, at which he was engaged
until 1879. There also he married
Miss Angelica Van Slyck, Sept.
25, 1S3!) and was the father of eleven
children, six of whom are still living.
In September 189 he came to Ne
braska and purchased 280 acres of lan J
in Plattsinouth preicnet, west of town
Upon it was a small house and an em
bryo orchard planted by Borne dis
couraged settler, who had abandoned
his enterprise and moved to another
locality. Mr. Bailey thus from this
small beginning commenced to build
up a homestead from which he removed
to take up a home in town but nine
years ago.
Mr. Bailey was always a rather
quiet and very agreeable man never
being actively engaged in politics,
but enjoying more the peace and com
fort of a quiet home life.
He was an interesting person to
converse with; his many stories of his
long career made many fond friends
for the old gentleman. He distinctly
remembered events of history that had
happened in his time and since the
approach of Hallcy's comet, delighted
to tell of his vision of it seventy-five
years ago. The memories of the good
old resident will leave many a warm
spot in the hearts of a large number of
Cass county friends and his neighbors
will greatly miss the white haired iold
gentleman from his daily walk in that
part of the city.
His wife died on Jan, 11, 1S92 and
he is now survived by six children:
Mrs. A. Howland, Lebanon, Conn.
Mrs. D. Halse, Milwaukee, Wis.
William P. Bailey, Greenwood.
Nicholas Morrow, Neb.
Charles H. Bailey, Plattsmouth.
Mrs. II. G. Garrisnon.
Mrs. Garrison has lived with and
taken care of the deceased for twenty
one years. The whereabouts of one
of the sons, John D. Bailey, are not
known, and it is expected he is dead
for he has not been heard of for thirty
years.
The new play house of the city is
to be opened tonight. It is the mov
ing picture theater which will be
known as "The Majestic." The
building has bo en refitted and the in
terior has been put into very fine con
dition. It is the plan of the proprietor
to put on "Amateur night" once a
week which will undoubtedly be a
big drawing card.
Mrs. Katherine Seidenstricker was
a passenger on one of the early Bur
lingtons for Omaha, expecting to spend
the day with friends.