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Consider Many Things, Allow the Customary
Grist of Bills, Discuss the Water
Bills and Refuse Damages
Ashed For Grading.
All the city legislators were present
last evening and eager to serve the
city by their strict attention to the
business which came before that as
sembly. The reading of the minutes
resulted in the approval of the acts of
three weeks ago. There was no peti
tions from any sourse, and no report
from the chief of police. The report
of the street commissioner showed a
number of odd jobs done to keep the
city's streets in passable condition, and
among other things reported the work
ing out of nine poll taxes, this report
went to the chairman of the street,
allies and bridges committee, and was
later reported as being O. K. The re
port of the city clerk showed the collec
tion of the sum of $48.75, which had
been turned over to the city : treasurer.
The next order of business was one
of much interest as it dwelt with the
finances of the city, was the treasurer's
report, and showed balances in the
various funds as follows with also a
few of them over drawn:
Balances.
General fund $3365 81
Library 180 88
Fire department. 1 32
Park fund 124 02
Police fund 20 24
Hydrant rental 5229 11 !
Light 170 13
Interest 2422 02
Cemetery 17 35
Dog fund .... 78 11
Business tax 2 20
Total balance
$11616 36
Overdrafts.
Road fund $4451 52
General school 1544 52
Teachers 8 25
Total drafts
?6504 30
Net balance $5112 06
On the call of the board of health the
Mayor reported that there was one
case of smallpox in the city, being that
of W. T. Smith, and that Sanders,
having been released from quarantine
some time since, and leaving for his
home at Columbus. The case of Mr.
Smith was having the quarantine
strictly enforced. He also stated that
the state physician has telephoned Mr.
M. L. Fredrich to the effect that it
was the place of the county commis
sioners to see to the needs of the
patients, and to provide medical ser
vices, should it be required at the
hands of any one. Mr. Gering stated
that the matter of fumigation would
be attended to by the city at the time
of the raising of the quarantine. One
case, he said, was brought here from
Columbus and one from Omaha.
The board of public works had noth
ing to report, while the fire depart-:
ment reported the election of the offi
cers of the department as well as the 1
officers of the various teams composing !
them, and were as follows:
The White Hose Team
Peter Evers, foreman; Horace Dunn, j
assistant foreman; J. V. Hatt, cap
tain; Oliver Edmonds, M. Bajeck and J
August Swanson.
The Red Hose Team J
George McDaniels, foreman; A. I
Kanka, assistant foreman; Claude But-j
ler, captain; J. G. Claus, John Bajeck,
Emil Ptak, George Becker, A. Koback, j
Adolph Wesch, R. A. Macin, Ralph
Godwin, Ed. Weaver and J. H. Xeit
zel. The Wide-A-Wake Hose Team
John Macin, foreman; Wm. Menden
hall, assistant foreman; Robert Rich
ter, Victor Anderson, Lee Cotner, Carl
Hanecek, Carl Kapiska. Joseph Liber
shal, Frank Libershal and George
Gobleman. ;
The Hook and Ladder Team
Gust Pein. foreman; Mat Leuck, G.
B. Mann and G. F. Neitzel.
This portion of the report was ac- j
cepted and approved, while the asking ,
for two keys to the council chamber, j
and the request for the council placing !
the president of the department on the J
pay-roll, same as the secretary and j
foreman of teams, at a salary of $25.00 j
per year, was given to the considera-
JOB PRINTING
little cheaper than the other fellow. Wedding invitations, letter heads, bill heads,
sale bills, statements, dodgers, cards, etc., all receive the same careful treatment
just a little better than seems necessary. Prompt delivery always.
ITV DAED
tion of the fire and water committee.
The police judge reported twelve ar
rests, with the collection of $36.00
costs, which had been delivered into
the city treasury.
The judiciary committee recom
mended the making of deeds to some
lots asked for by the Masonic home,
which was adopted. They reported
adversely on the damage claim of M .
Whalen, which claim was filed, claim
ing damage resulting from the grading
in front of the residence of Mr.
Whalen, on Wmterstein hill. The
co-nmittee reported no damage occur
ring, and reported that the bill be not
paid, which was adopted. The claims
committee reported adversly on the
claim of H. D. Barr, for the sum of
ten dollars,' - which ' report was also
adopted.
They reported favorable on the pay
ment of two fire claim bills, for noz
zlemen; one walk bill for W. J. White,
for $39.00, and one for Michaelson, of
Omaha, an expert on electric light,
which the city attorney and light and
gas committee had in consulation, and
which provoked a good deal of discus
sion, some thinking the bill high. The
adoption of the measure passed through
with six votes in its favor and four
against.
The fire and water committee re
ported the refusal or neglect of V. V.
Leonard and Gering & Co. to repair
chimneys, after they had been notified
to do so. This called for some discus
sion, and the Mayor claimed not to
have any chimneys xn his room, at the
store, saying he was using the flues of
the adjoining building. The report was
however, adopted. The cemetery, gas,
light, police and special committees
had nothing to report. The finance
committee recommended the payment
of the bills following this article and
ordered the drawing of warrants on
various funds for such payment. The
matter of interests on daily balances
was brought up considered, ordered
collected and applied on the general
school fund.
The city attorney reported the mat
ter of the communication with the
Missouri Pacific Railway, relative to
looking after a better drainage of a
portion of Duke's addition, west of the
railway tra;ks, and stating that the
Railway company would investigate in
the near future and attend to what
was needed, if from their fault it had
occurred.
Mr. Ramsey submitted an opinion on
the question of the water rental, say
ing from what authorities he had
searched relative to it, that the first
franchise expired on the 11th of March,
1906, and the six years additional
granted by ordinance, whould expire on
March 11, 1912. This provoked a good
deal of discussion, in which the matter
was aired more or less, and finally
gi Ten to the judiciary committee with
instruction to report at the next regu
lar meeting.
Under the head of special business
the bond of Earl C. Wescott, was read,
and approved for the sum of $3,500,
with C. C. and T. E. Parmele as suri
ties. The matter of the water bill for
the water company, up to and including
the 31st day of December, 1907, was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Claims Allowed.
W. Michalson, fees $51 26
W. C. Ramsey, express 1 61
C. B. & Q. R. R., repair work. . 2 91
Chas Wilkins, noz 1 50
John Wagner, work 1 75
Phil. Harrison, street work 4 38
L. Kuhney, same 6 00
John Janda, special police 10 00
Xeb. Lite Co., library 2 50
Olive Jones, salary 25 00
Pub. Library, exp 1 70
James Donnelly, salary 4 50
H. M. Soennichsen, coal 6 75
Platts. Tel, 'phone 1 50
M. Archer, salary 30 00
Joe Fitzgerald, same 50 00
Ben Rainey, same 50 00
Neb. Lite Co., Dec 1 00
W. J. White, brick 39 60
George H. Thummel costs in
water case 75 92
We can do the aest
class of printing, and we
can do that class just a
Anton Salsbury Much Better
Wednesday evening Rev. Salsbury
returned from Breckenridge, Missouri,
where he has been for the past week
attending his father, Anton Salsbury,
of that place, who has been very sick
from the effects of a congestive chill,
and threatened with an attack of pneu
monia, but who has been . improving
nicely during the past few days. As
early as last Saturday he began to im
prove, but is not yet able to leave the
house. His many friends here will be
glad to learn of his improved condition,
and hope for his rapid recovery.
Sidney Miner Improving
Sidney Miner, who has been in the
hospital at Omaha for several weeks, is
now doing nicely and the attending
physicians say that he will be able to
return home Friday or Saturday, which
is encouraging news for him and his
folks, who have undergone the suspense
of doubts and fears for many das as
to his condition. Sidney's many friends
will be pleased to know of his promised
early recovery.
Lincoln Overflowed With Enthusiastic Dcmo
ocrats From Every Hook and Corner
of Nebraska
The' special staff correspondent of the
Omaha World-Herald, in his report of
the gathering of enthusiastic democrats
in Lincoln Wednesday night, says:
"As a fitting climax to a great day
of organization, 1,500 democrats gath
ered at the Lincoln auditorium tonight
and listened to a wealth of matchless
oratory which had its inspiration in the
vital issues which confront the nation
today. The speaker of the evening
was he in whom the democracy of Ne
braska and the nation stands ready to
place its trust William Jennings
Bryan.
"The alluring toast list was further
made up of Governors Haskell of Okla
homa and Broward of Florida; former
United States Senator Thomas M. Fat
terson of Colorado; Jerry B. Sullivan of
Iowa; Henry Warrum of Indiana, and
M. F. Herrington of Nebraska. Beside
these, brief remarks were made by
George W. Berge, Mayor James C.
Dahlman and Thomas H. Tibbies. ' True
not every man who raised his voice and
brought his palms together involuntary
applause was a democrat, by party al
liance, but it is doubtful if there was
other than a democrat at heart in the
hall. Such was the enthusiasm, the
Bryan enthusiasm, which dominated the
great assembly, that hundreds stood at
the doors of the auditorium in a pierc
ingly cold gale nearly an hour before
the doors were opened. The banquet
was only a repititiort of the spirit of
enthusiasm which has pervaded the
hotel corriders all day and expres
sions of the existence of that indomita
ble, unconquerable faith which "moves
mountains." In the words of the speak
ers and the response of appreciation
from their fellow diners, the great
JOSEPH WORREL
. DIES AT LINCOLN.
The Funeral Will Occur at This Place
and Burial Will Be Tomorrow
Word was received here this morning
of the passing away of Joseph Worrel
at the hospital for the insane at Lincoln,
where he was taken about a month
since, from the Masonic Home. Mr.
Worrel was an old resident of this
place, having worked in this city for
many years as a machinest in the Bur
lington shops. During the past eight
or ten years, he has been in feeble
health, and was troubled with asthma,
and later rheumatism, and finally with
a complication of paralysis, which made
his condition very bad, and the lot of
those who had the caring for him an
unenviable one. Mr. Worrel, was a
Mason, and was taken to the home here
but as his case was one of such serious
ness the facilities at the home were in
adequate to grapple with the matter.
He was taken to the hospital at Lincoln
where he was a state charge, and there
he was given the attention that could
not be furnished at this place.
A. F. Finkle, of Union, was in the
city Monday and paid this office a very
pseasant call.
J. G. Lohnes, Geo. Miller, Chas. Ahl
and John Kelly, from near Cedar Creek,
delivered poultry in Plattsmouth Mon
day. : :
OFFICIAL MARKET REPORTS
Prepared Especially for ihe
Readers of the Journal.
The following is today's markets furn
ished by the Cass County Commission
company, A. H. Smith, Coates block:
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May n:t io:p i&is m
July ts4 v V"
Sept 4i Vo HiS
Corn
May isi rs ""
July ;! MS 5S .V.'
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Oats
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Joseph Shaw Very Sick
Yesterday Mrs. William Morrow re
ceived a message from Glenwood calling
her to the bedside of her father,' Joseph
Shaw, who is well advanced in years
and very sick. She immediately de
parted for the bedside of her father,
and will minister unto him, what is
possible.
assembly throbbed and pulsated with
the democratic principles of Jefferson
ian, Jacksonian and last but not least,
Bryanism.
"In the addresses delivered were cov
ered the whole realm of the vital issues
which are before the people. Tariff re
form was demanded; regulation of
trusts and transportation monopolies
declared for; the curbing of the ad
vance of predatory wealth pronounced
necessary; government by injunction
denounced: stock gambling pronounced
against; the election of United States
senator by direct vote of the people
advocated; the guaranty of bank de
posits approved; in short, the whole
category of democratic principles as
advocated by Mr. Bryan was indorsed.
"As during the day, the keynote and
spirit of the banquet was summed up in
in the word "organization."
"This word epitomises the spirit of
the whole day and the purpose which
called together from east, west, north
and south, the advocates of Bryan and
Bryanism. Strictly, it was the opening
of the state's active campaign for Mr.
Bryan, and in a broader sense that of
the entire country. It was a meeting
whose influence will not end with the
borders of Nebraska, but will spread
and spread as the ripples radiate from
the disturbance of a stone in a mill pond
until it reaches wherever votes are to
be cast next fall.
"The menu cards bore a clever
photographic design showing Mr. Bryan
and a great cluster of corn from his
farm at Fairview. With this emblem
was printed the caption, "Two of Am
erica's Greatest Essentials to Peace
and Prosperity, Known the World
Over."
Insure Your Stomache.
It was some time ago that we brought
the news that Kubelik, the celebrated
violinist, insured his fingers for quite a
sum of money, knowing that the loss of
them means the loss of all his income.
To him the fingers are the most valu
able part of the body, to us it is the
stomach. Can we have it injured? Cer
tainly. The only thing to do is, to pay
full attention to it and to use, as soon
as the first signs of any indisposition
arise, Triner's American Elixir of Bit
ter Wine. This is the best insurance
against many diseases, because this
emedy will in every case put the
stomach and the whole digestive system
in working order, will make the secre
tion of the gastric juice more copious
and will strengthen the muscles of the
stomach. The stomach will then be
able to accept food and to do its share
in the digestion. We all know that
complete digestion means complete
health and full strength, that it means
full working power. Purity guaranteed
by U. S. Ser. No. 346. At drug stsres.
Jos. Triner, 616-622 So. Ashland Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
Highest cash paid for poultry, deliver
ed at Mynard any day in the week.
Tel. 3 O. W. F. Richardson.
Fred Pflaum, of Falls City, who has
been here for the past few days visit
ing his sister, Miss Silas Breckenridge,
has returned home.
John Kinzer went to Union this
week, where he is employed at the
home of D. W. Foster, putting the
finishing touches on his house, com
pleted some time ago.
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To Hake Estimate of County Expenses, Ap
prove Bonds and Transact Other Business
Needing Their Attention.
, Plattsmouth, Neb., Jan. 14, 1908.
Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session provided by law.
Present: L. D. Switzer, M. L. Fried -rich,
C. R. Jordan, commissioners and
W. E. Rosencrans, clerk. Minutes of
the previous meeting read and approv
ed, when the following business was
transacted in regular form :
Bonds of the following banks for
county money was approved: First Na
tional Bank, of Weeping Water; Far
mers' State Bank, of Wabash; Bank of
Commerce, Louisville; Manley State
Bank, Manley; City National Bank,
Weeping Water; American Exchange
Bank, Elmwood.
The following named bonds were also
approved: C. A. Ralston, constable
for Weeping Water City; Dr. M. M.
Butler, county physician; J. H. Tarns,
county superintendent of poor farm.
Estimate of Expenses for 1908.
Court House expenses $5000 00
Commissioners' salary 3000 00
County Superintendent of Pub
lic Schools 1500 00
Assessing county 3500 00
Making tax list 700 00
Books, blanks and supplies 2000 00
Election expenses 2300 00
Fuel 1500 00
Jail and jailers fees 1800 00
Pauper expense and poor farm. 4000 00
County Attorney's salary. . . . 1000 00
Bridges 3000 00
Roads 2500 00
Incidentals 7500 00
Soldiers' relief 1000 00
Court expenses 1700 00
Sheriff's salary 1750 00
Report of H. A. Schneider, register
of deeds, showing amount of fees col
lected 4th quarter, 1908.
Clerk was ordered to call for bids for
burial of paupers, county printing and
district county physicians.
Road petition of P. A. Hild and oth
ers, praying for road commencing at
southwest corner of southeast quarter
of section 1, township 11, range 12,
running thence north one mile, to be 40
feet wide, received.
The salary to be paid for road work
shall be as follows: Team and man
shall receive $3.00 per day for 8 hours;
single man shall receive $1.50 per day
of eight hours; when overseer uses his
own team, he shall receive for their
labor the sum of $1.50 per day of eight
hours.
We, the Board of County Commis
sioners of Cass county, Nebraska, do
find that Harvey D. Travis, county
judge of Cass county, Nebraska, during
the years 1904. 1905, 1906 and 1907, has
paid over to the the treasurer of Cass
county, Nebraska, Frank E. Schlater,
all monies found by us to be due from
him to the county, except the marriage
ceremony fees for 1901 and 1905, which
are to be held by him until the decision
of the supreme court of the case of
Douglas county vs Vinsonhaler, ex
county judge of Douglas county, in
which case it is to be determined
whether the marriage ceremony fees
belong to the county judge, the county,
or to the parties who paid the same to
the county judge:
Eexess fees during terms $426 S3
Old costs collected, and turned
over 785 74
Total $1212 57
Among Good Things
the choicest kinds
Make
or mail it to us and we'll
Just received a fine lot of Japaneseand Fancy
Ch na. It will pay you to look at our stock before
buying. We have flower pots in all sizes.
H. M. SOENNICHSEN
Claims Allowed.
F. E. Schlater, bailiff certifi
cates $ 42 00
Nebraska Lighting Co., gas to
jail and court house 21 64
James Robertson, salary and
fees 4th quarter, 1807 238 22
Frank J. Koufrst, labor and
material 4 65
F. E. Schlater, P. O. box rent
for treasurer's office 75
Leonard Muir, report of births
and deaths 50
D. Steffins, " " 4 20
Geo. Reitter, jr. ' 5
B. I. Clements, 5 OO
D. K. Barr, 4 50
Mike Tritsch, " " " 5 0
H. M. Soennichsen, ' " 11 00
H. R. Neitzel, 2r,
E. Sturzenegger, " " 1 75
W. H. Lyman, " " 8 80
Chas. E. Graves 80
A. Kurtz, 1 00
H. F. Kropp, " " " 1 20
M. L. Friedrich, salary and ex
pense 12 75
.C. II. Jordan, salary and ex
pense 11 00
L. D. Switzer, salary and ex
pense . , 16 25
John Bauer, paint to jail 9 50
The following deputy assessors were
this day appointed by II. M. Soennich
sen: Henry Snoke, Tipton precinct; L.
B. Appleman, Greenwood; Walter E.
Failing, Salt Creek; W. O. Schewe,
Elmwood; C. F. Richards, South Bend;
Dietrich Koester, Weeping Water; Jas.
M. Carper, Center; John Group, Louis
ville; Joseph Zimmerer, Avoca; Wm. H.
Puis, Mount Pleasant; G. P. Meisinger,
Eight Mile Grove; John Wunderlich,
Nehawka; James T. Reynolds, Liberty;
James Chalfant, Rock Bluff; W. C.
Bartlett, Stove Creek; Henry Hirz,
Plattsmouth: Joseph I. Corley, Weep
ing Water; James Rebal, plattsmouth
City, 1st and 4th wards; P. E. Ruffner,
Plattsmouth City, 2nd ward; A. D.
Despain, Plattsmouth City, 3rd and 5th
wards.
Bonds Filed.
The following named banks have filed
bonds for the care of county money, in
the amounts set opposite each bank :
Rank of Eagle, Eeagle $10, (XX) 00
Bank of Murdock, Murdock.. 10,000 00
First National Bank, Platts
mouth 10,000 00
First National Bank, Elm
wood 8,0(K) 00
Union State Bank, Murdock, 5,000,00
First National Bank, Green
wood 5, (XX) 00
Plattsmouth State Bank,
Plattsmouth 10,000 00
The Hank of Avoca, Avoca.. 5,000 On.
City National Bank, Weep
ing Water 10,000 W
Manley State Bank, Manley. 2,500 (X)
The Bank of Commerce,
Louisville 10,000 00-
First National Bank, Weep
ing Water 15,000 00
The Bank of Cass County,
Plattsmouth 25,000 00
The Farmers' State Bank,
Wabash 2,500 00
American Exchange Bank,
Elmwood 5, 000 00
The foregoing list of banks have this"
day been declared county depositories
by the County Commissioners in regu
lar session, and have also authorized the
county treasurer to recognize them as
such.
Board adjourned to meet February
4th. 1998. W. E. Rosencrans,
County Clerk.
TO EAT
that should find a
place in your picnic
hamper are sardines,
prepared ham and oth
er meats, cheese of
your favorite variety,
condiments pickles,
etc., etc. Of course
we have them all of
out your list, bring1, send
do the rest.
PLATTSMOUTH,
NEBRASKA.
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