IMPROVEMENT
ORGANIZATION
Leading Citizens Unite to
Beautify Their Home
Grounds.
TO BE CALLED "PLATTSMOUTH
LANSCAPE ASSOCIATION."
Instruction Books and Tlans Re
ceived and Membership Cards
Sent Out.
A new improvement club of the city
is now under process of organization
and the members of the association
consist of the leading citizens of Platts
inouth. It is know as "The Platts
mouth Landscape Association"andthc
plans of the members arc to be worked
out during the summer months to
ward the beautifying of the town and
making Plattsmouth succeed.
The membership cards of the asso
ciation have been printed and are
now being circulated among the prop
erty owners who are willing to enter
into the work of beautifying their
home premises and gardens. The
entire work of the association is to be
carried on by the individuals on their
own grounds and no fees or dues
are to be collected for carrying on pub
lie work in the city parks or streets.
It is the first attempt toward such
an organization in the city and as
far as can be ascertained, the first
club of its kind in the state.
The following paragraphs Jippear
at the head of the membership card
and in a few words they give the gen
eral idea of the plans of the club.
"We the citizens of Plattsmouth,
having an interest in the beautifying
jf the city and of our individual homes
do associate ourselves together as
the Plattsmouth Landscape Associa
tion and
"Realizing that order is the first
law of nature, we agree to make plans
for our own premises and to lend our
assistance and advice to the other
members of the association and en
courage all other persons we mayjbe
able to reach to join the Association
and engage in landscape gardening
on their own premises. Wcalso agree
to commence immediately."
As before stated, no public work of
the coity will be undertaken as all
the efforts will be carried out on the
V premises of the individual but the mem
Yers of the club will stand in willing
ness to encourage any improvement
that would tend toward the produc
tion of the city beautiful. The mem
bers are to meet once a month or oftcn
vt at some convenient place and con
templated improvements and the re
sults of each individual's work will be
discussed. Every member of the or
ganization is expected to hand in a
plan of his respective premises, show
ing the, grounds as they stand at pres
ent and the improvements that are
to be made on them. These plans arc
to be taken into the posession of the
secretary who will place them on file
for reference and the improvements
that are carried out will be noted on
them from time to time.
On account of no dues being required
and the principal work being that of
caring for the plana of the property
owners, the only oflicer of the club
will be the sccretay. This officer lias
not been elected yet, Mr. A. L. Tidd
rr.niK ui wit: uiuuu iur II1C liniC OClIlg.
i . f 1 1 . . . i i
viiu ui muui inu pryperiy pints nave
already been filled and considerable
interest is being aroused among the
up to date people of the town who arc
in favor of more beautiful resident
district of the city.
The land in the residence section
is of such a rolling and irregular
character there ia a great field for dif
ferent work on each home property.
There will probably develop some very
pretty examples of landscape garden
ing before summer is reached and after
the club has been under operation for
a season the terraces and lawns of
many residences will take on a decided
ly different appearance. With bo
many hills and steep banks, the proper
cionstructon and care of terraces is
quite a serious question which is hopsd
to be solved before the members of
the new association.
Two books for instruction in the
work have been received by the orig
inators of the scheme and other edi
tions will lie added fronm time to
time. The books are late productions
of an eastern firm and are entitled
"Landscape gardening for Amateurs."
and "Plans of Law ns and Gardens."
These books are to be kept in posses
Moufof t'ip secretary and will be loaned
tithe different members of theclub
tr cx.'iniinnlmn when ilcuiroil
' The new movement toward the
beautifying of the city will no doubt
be a prime factor in developing the
city along the lines of well groomed
lawns and flower gardens which will
help to make Plattsmouth the city of
success. The spirit of competition
will soon be felt by the members
and the citizens will vie with each
other in the development of the pret
tiest home surroundings of the neigh
borhood. It is hoped "The Platts
mouth Landscape Association' may
be a permanent organization of the
city.
PEOPLE SEEM IN FAVOR
OF CELEBRATING TOURTII
Would Draw Bli Crouds and Mean
Good Business Proposi
1 tlon lor Merchants
How about it? Is PlaitMiiouih
g'iing to have a Fourth of July trie;
brat ion in the city this year'.' These
are the questions that are beignning
to circulate on the M reels with the
first real summer weather. All the
answers seem to be along the affirma
tive, line but who is to start the move
ment is the next question. Many of
thii prominent men of ihe city when
interviewed expressed themselves
strongly in favor of some big doings
on the nations birthday and the man
has yet to be found that has anything
to say against it.
The last celebration in the city was
held in 1907, following on the heels
of the big flood of that year and even
in the pitiful condition of the city,
the affair was a howling success.
The main streets of the city were
hardly passable after the ugly rav
ages of the waters and a number of
the buildings stood in ruins. The
store of Wescott's sons was left in a
frail condition by the flood and had
to be carefully guarded for fear the
concussion of a heavy explosion would
crumble the walls. And still the
celebration on that day was a hummer
and if such results were obtainen
when the city was just recovering
from one of her worst calamities, it
seems positive that a celebration of
a lifetime could be held in the city
this year.
On acccount of Independence day
falling on Sunday last year, it was
rather bad for the celebrators, some
of the towns had their excitement
on Saturday and others substituted
Monday for the day of noise, but
this time the red letter day of the year
comes on Monday and there is but
two" months intervening before the
big event. It's time to think about
it. Last year the local celebration
which had been partly arranged was
called off on account of the plans pre
viously made at Louisbville, Murray
and other of the neighboring towns.
If Plattsmouth is going to get into the
game this year she's got to get busy
before the little towns get it into their
heads to hold forth.
The mayor of the city is strongly
in favor of the day being celebrated
in the good old noisy way, with races
and perhaps a balloon ascension.
He seems willing to turn his hand to
ward making the day one long to be
remembered and would be glad to
seec the people get interested in the
proposition. The treasurer of the
commercial Club, who was one of the
most prominent promoters of the for
mer celebration, has thought of the
matter more than once and it is liable
to come before the commercial club
at one of it's next month's meetings.
Although he has not the time to put
in on the 'work this year, he is ready
to give it a boost when he lias a chance.
The celebration in many of the towns
of the state is carried out by the fire
departments and it often nets them a
neat little sum but most of the mem
bers of the Plattsmouth company
are employed at work where it is
impossible for them to get off long
enough to carry out the necessary
preparations. The chief of the de
partment is willing to help out the big
noise and will get his shoulfder against
the wheel when the matter is started
and it hardly seems possible for the
organization to go into the proposi
tion as a body.
Neddless to say, the young men of
the city are all in for the good
time and the little school boys will
begin saving up their pennies from
now on if there is any possibility of
them pulling off the big commotion.
From the business standpoint the day
will be a good one, in fact you could
hardly find an equal to it, for if there
is any day in the entire year that a
man is willing to spend his money,
it is on the Fourth of July. Somebody
is going to get that money and also
the advertising and good time. The
crowds are going where the biggest
celebration is and why not make it
Plattsmouth? Why not make it a
gala day that will remind the older
citizens of the time when I hey were
boys? Make the day a continual
round of events, foot races, hoss races,
ball games, parades, balloon ascen
sions, fire works and all the red lemon
ade, fire-crackers and other usual
trimmings. All that's needod is some
one to start it, for Plattsmouth won't
start anything she can't finish. Who's
going to start the ball rolling?
THOMAS TAGGERT
GETS A BUMP
Machine Built Up
King Meets With Big Defeat.
GOVERNOR MARSHALL'S PLAN
ENDORSED BY CONVENTION
John W. Kern Late Vice
dorsed For
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 2S-r-
Opening in riotous discord and clos
ing in ethusiastic harmony, the In
diana democratic convention today
adopted Governor Marshall's propo
sition that it should endorse to next
year's legislature a candidate for
United States senate ami named
John W. Kern, who was the party's
candidate for vice president in 190S.
The opposition made a grim fight
under the leadership of Thomas Tag-
gart, former chairman of the demo
cratic national committee and himself
a candidate for the nomination for
senator, but in defeat joined heartily
with the element headed by Governor
Marshall and John K. Lamb, another
aspirant for the senatorship, in a
shouted acclamation of Kern as the
party's candidate.
When the count of the ballot, show
ing SS8 1-2 for, and 858 1-2 against
the plan was announced, it was re
ceived with a mighty cheer, which was
redoubled when Governor Marshall
reappeared upon the stand to present
the permanent chairman, United States
Senator Shively. Only the Indian
apolis delegation remained seated.
Kern made his way to the platform
in an effort to withdraw his name. Hi
said he had been charged with vacil
lating with the hope of capturing the
nomination. IIis protest was in vain.
Taggart shouted that die Indiana dem
ocracy "wanted Kern in the senate,"
ami Kern retired before the cheers.
Then the landslide for him started and
he was quickly nominated.
The convention did not adjourn
until 10:30 o'clock and had been in
session for more than twelve consecu
tive hours.
The names of ten candidates were
presented to the convention, when
nominations for United States senator
were asked for.
When the result of the first ballot
was announced, Kern led, with 303
votes, Taggart was second.with 228
Made Business Trip by Aut,o.
Mr. T. II. Pollock, general manager
of the Plattsmouth Phone company
and Charles C. Deering, general man
ager of the Omaha long distance
Independent phone company have
just completed a two davs insncetirm
trip of. the company's lines between
Umalia and I- alls City. It is necessary
that such tour be made every few
months in order to look up the neces
sary changes, repairs and improve
ments that are needed for the better
ment of the company's service. The
trip was very pleasantly made this
week in Mr. Pollock's Buick run
about and the entire run was made
without any serious mishap.
The manager says the service with
South Omaha will soon bo in perfect
condition for record-breaking tinfe is
being made in construction of the In
dependent telephone building in that
city. Brick, concrete and steel are
used in it and it is to bo done by
May 10. It stands at Twenty-fifth
and M streets, a block north and
diagonally from the postoffice.
Seven cars of material for lines,
conduits anil poles have arrived and
an army of men will be put at work
today or tomorrow laying and setting
them.
Jujdge Munger Tuesday afternoon
approved the acts of Receiver Lysle
L. Abbott in buying .? 100,000 worth of
material and authorized issuance of
enough additional certificates to com
plete the exchange m South Omaha
with a capacity of 5-000 subscribers.
At the Methodist Church.
Another fine revival meeting was
held at the Mcthlodist church last
by the Gambling
Presidential Candidate En-
U. S. Senator.
There are 1,747 in the 'convention
874 necessary to a choice.
Within 127 votes of the nomination
J. V. Kern after the second ballot
had been announced, said he would de
cline the nomination. There were
shouts of "No" from all parts of
the hall. Thomas Taggart declared
that it was the wish of the democrats
of Indiana that Kern accept nomina
tion. .
A third ballot was ordered.
When Marion county was reached
on the third ballot, Tom Taggart
arose and said:
"As ihe Taggart machine is now in
the scrap pile, Marion county casts
183 votes for Kern."
To decide whether or riot it should
endorse a candidate for the United
States senate was the first business
of the Indiana democratic convention
when it assembled today. Action on
the question had been postponed at
last night's session, and a hot contest
on the adoption or rejection of the plan
seemed certain today.
Governor Marshall, who originally
presented the proposition, and had de
fended it. in his speech as temporary
chairman of the convention, and
John E. Lamb of Terrc Haute, vice
chairman of the democratic national
cammijtec, and their supporters, form
ed the party in favor of the plan.
Lamb was a candidate for the nomina
tion. The opposition was led by Thomas
Taggart, former chairman of the demo
cratic national committee, and also
a candidate for the senate. Taggart
was in favor of the state wide primary
to be held after the state election
in November.
The names of a large number of
other candidates for the niomination
were to be presented if the convention
should determine to endorse a candid
date. ,
After having disposed of this ques
tion the convention heard the speech
of its permanent chairman, United
States Senator B. F. Shively and
adopted a platform and nominated a
state ticket. State Journal.
evening and a very enthusiastic con
gregation was in attendance. The
text was taken from the book of John
reading "And whatsoever ye shall
ask in my name, that will I do that
the father may be glorified in the son.
If ye shall ask anything in my name,
I will do it." The sermon was well
in keeping with the many strong
ones that have been delivered by Rev.
Campbell and the musical service was
more than pleasine. One of the best
solos of the scries was rendered by
Don York and his fine voice always
takes Well the intnrnntnrl liutminrd
The mEs'ical selections arc continuing
to be one of the njoyablo features of
the service. The evaneelistic meet intra
will continue through the remainder
of the week and will probably continue
into the next.
Greeks Good Friday.
Today is one of the big days on the
czalcndar of the greeks and there is
hardly a Grecian at work today for
the Railroad. It is their Good Fridav
or "Big Friday" as they call it and the
coming Sunday is their Luster. The
laborers on die sec ion gangs were
in the ci y this morning dressed in
their best clothes and having big
time. They are members of the Greek
Orthadox church and it is a difficult
thing to get any work out of them on
any of their religious holidays. They
have no church in this city and to
morrow they will all leave for Omaha
to celebrate Faster. They told in
broken language that their dholiay
began toainorrow at twelve and lasts
until twelve Sunday during which
time services arc held at their church
at nearly every hour of the day.
DROUGHT HAS NOT
KILLED THE GRAIN
Piospects Look Good for Rain and
Fields Will Quickly Revive
with Moisture
The opinion of the farmers con
cerning the condition of this year's
crops seems to vary widely though
several farm owners who were in town
yesterday and today were., confident
(hat the outlook was not as dismal
as is supposed by many in town.
One farmer from south of town was at
the depot yesterday morning with
a long drawn face, claiming the out
look for the small garains was the
worst it had been for thirty years.
In a number of interviews with big
land owners as Luke Wilvs, Martin
Friedrich and others, the general im
pression was found to be that there
is plenty of time for rain before the
Props need to be considered doomed.
The wheat fields seem to be the
most badly affected and although
they are beginning to turn yellow in
places, they will revive quietly with
a good shower. The heavy snows of
winter while melting, thoroughly sat
urated the hard pan of the soil and the
ground has not, but in few places,
become badly baked under the many
days of hot sunshine. The warm
winds of the last few days however
is greatly withering the tender shoots
of grain and if it continues the ser
iousness of the drought will be felt
much fiquicker.
As far as the grains are concerned,
the light snow of a few weeks ago did
more good than harm, giving them a
few days of moisture and slightly
retarding their growth, which at that
time was somewhat ahead of the sea
son. Wheat is said to be set back
in the neighborhood of a month but
this delay of growth is not considered
to be simous by the grain men. It is
thought oy a number of well posted
men the stand will be one-half and two-
thirds but this does not necessarily
mean that will be only half value in
the crops for the quality and size of
the grain itself may be ideal. Oats
do not seem to be badly harmed,
many of the fields appeared to be very
discouraging a few days after the freeze
but the sun has brought them out
in a promising condition. There has
not been much corn placed in the
ground, but that which was planted
five or six days ago and the ground
over it packed is now showing well
above the ground. That which did
not have the ground packed well,
being planted by a riding planter and
not a hand machine docs not seem to
be doing as well, for the moisture in
the ground was not conserved to as
great an extent. There are not many
farmers planting corn now and there
will probably be but little more put
in until a good rain is obtained.
The freezing temperature of a few
weeks ago came just in the middle of
the fruit blossoming season and there
were a few early trees that were far
enough advanced to escape and the
later ones had not begun to break
forth. The fruit crop nevertheless
has the worst appearance of any and
it is doubtful whether the harvest will
be worth gathering. However the
fruit orchards in this section are not
of enough importance to greatly effect
the wealth of the county if they arc
a great loss this year.
The forecast for rain is now very
encouraging and many days of rain
arc reported from Indiana, Michigan
Missouri and Kansas. The district
in the cast central part of the state
is suffering worst from the lack of
rain fall. In the southern part of
the state the conditions arc not bad
and through the western counties,
heavy rains fell a few weeks ago
Attention Voters.
Plattsmouth, Neb., April 29, 1910,
At a meeting of the Board of Direc
tors of the Commercial club held this
afternoon the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved That it is the ur.ani
mocsly expressed sentiment of the
full board of Directors that the pro
posed plan to vote $3,500 bonds for
the necessary intersections for paving
District No. 3, is desirable and im
perative at this time;and we urge all
citizens to give attention to the
special election called for that pur
pose next Tuesday, May 3rd.
Signed: J. P. Falter, Pres.
R. B. Windham, V. P.
F. II. Wescott, Secy.
R. F. Patterson, Trean.
George F. Dovey.
F. K. Schlater
II. A. Schneider.
L. W. Lorenz
C. C. Parmele,
A. L. Tidd
Philip Thierolf.
V. P. Sheldon and J. M. Parmer
and wife drove up from Nehawka
this morning in Mr. Sheldon's auto
mobile. The Partners while in the
city were guests of Sheriff Quinton,
Mr. Partner's brother iu fuw.
ELECTION
ON TUESDAY
To Vote on Issuance of
Paving Intersection
Bonds.
MUST PUT IN PAVING
TO SECURE POST OFFICE
$3500 Needed to Pay lor Intersec
tions ol Five Clocks In
New District.
Die coming election for the voting
of paving bonds which will be held
next Tuesday seems to be the prin
cipal topic of conversation in the city
at present and it is well worth a few
minutesconsideration on the part of
the voter. There seems to be no
doubt that the issuance of the bonds
ids the proper step for the welfare of
the city, the beatuifying of it's appear
ance, the improvement of it's streets
and the assurance of. the new federal
building. The tax payers who are op
posed to the voting of the bonds
seem to be those who are not well
informed on the subject.
In the first place, the bonds to be
issued are not for the paving of the
entire street as is supposed by some of
the opposing party, the SUTiflft i,
raised by the bonds is for the paving
of the s reet intersections nml
street adjoining the government site
only. Uncle Sam requires that per
manent paving be laid around his
property before he will condescend
to give ihe citizens the buildi ng and
in order to secure thn mimli im,wi,i
federal headquarters which have been
proposetl, the paving must be laid and
in other words, the 83.500 wnHl, nf
bonds must be issued, The bonds
are to bcuscd for the paving of the
street crossings or intersect ions uii
the remainder of the cost of the pave
ment, with the eseeption of that
surrounding the government property
is to inn entirely on the shoulders of
the adjacent property owners. The
residents of the street arc wilJing to
stand the cost which they will have to
shareorthepavingdistrict would never
have been created.
It is true that there will 1
siderablc sum in the road fund from
the levy of last fall, but other improve
ments on the different avenues, which
arc absolutely necessary have got to
dc maue and the annual levy is not
heavy enough to hold out for both
purposes. The work on the streets,
avenues and bridges hns boon lnHlv
neglected in the effort to decrease the
debt which now stands over the city,
but the time has now come when the
roads must be put in better condition
if the trade of the surrounding farmers
is to be desired.
From an economical slnndnnmt
the issuance of the bonds is the cheap
est way to raise the necessary sum.
The bonds will read at five per cent
and it is doubtful if the money coulfd
be obtained for less than seven from
any bank. The bonds, may be taken
in and retired at any time after the
elapse of one year and a two mill
levy will be established wghich will
clean up the total debt in three years.
Mayor Sattlcr is anxious to let the vo
ters know that he is strongly in favor
of tho bonds ami he has remarked:
"I hope the voters will look into the
matter and if the facts are carefully
investigated, I feel confident they will
endorse the recent action of the counsel
toward the great improvement of
the town. Tliey will see that it is
is the best thing that they can do for
the city and I have confidence they
will vote the interdesction bonds."
Lets work toward the issuance of
these bonds and here's hoping the elec
tion will go through strongly favoring
tho movement, that the bonds may be
ordered and sold without a hitch and
the improvements started at once.
Glen Smith of Lincoln represent
ing the Nebraska Construction Com
pany is in the city today after making
an inspection trip through the county
looking up the bridges which need the
tention of repair men. A number
of bridges in the vicinity were found
which needed a small amount of
work on them and there are severa
that have not been inspected yet.
In the county court this morning
Mrs. Hanna Hansen was appointed
guardian over her four minor children
Mr. Hansen having died a few months
ago at his home in Nehawka.
The Nebraska City aggregation of
base ball players arrived iu the city
this afternoon on different install
ments coining over in four automo
biles for the game this afternoon.