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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY !, 1908
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Greatest Flood in History
ing Life and Property,
Destruction in
Summary of Disaster.
Number of people drowned vari
ously estimated at from nineteen
to twenty-five; nineteen at least
known dead.
Property loss estimated at not
less than $1,000,000.
Whole blocks collapse and fall
into the muddy waters.
One tower of the Nebraska state
penitentiary is undermined by the
waters and collapses. Water six
inche j deep invades one of the cell
houses.
Street car traffic practically
suspended in portions of the city
suburbs. Fairview, Mr. Bryan's
home, cut off, but break later re
paired. Gas mains cut off and city is in
partial darkness and without fuel
for cooking purposes.
Railroad lines washed out and
traffic paralyzed.
Six inches of water fell in three
hours Saturday night.
The rains of Sunday evening caused,
great loss of life, in the city of Lincoln
and vicinity, with an unprecident loss
of property. The city is truly unfort
unate, and almost a calamity to the
staSk whose fair capitol is thus de
vastated by the ravages of the angry
her distress the city and
her people have the sympathy of all.
Th World Herald tell of the floods in
the following way.
600 Russians Rescued
Six hundred Russians were rescued
from the Salt creek bottoms during the
morning. Deeds of daring were per
formed by unknown heroes. Officer
Haynie rsscued sixty people. Carl Ed
gar assisted in savine a dozen. Private
ritizens assisted in brineine: in women
and children. Boats from Capitol beach
were brought and rafts were made
from the wreckage from the lumber
j-ards.
Four lives were lost at Fifth and F
streets this afternoon. A boat capsiz
ed and four children, two boys and two
girls, "disappeared from view.
Miss Stafford, a school teacher, re
ported that three persons were drown
ed on North Twenty-seventh street.
She could not supply names.
John Nelson, a milk man, was drown
ed early this morning. He attempted
to rescue some stock near Trimble and
West A streets.
Gil Nicholas, laborer, was drowned
about noon in the West Lincoln yards.
The police received a report that a
Russian woman and her five children
were drowned at Second and B streets.
Four children of Henry Am en were
Hmwned. An effort was made to res-
Lose a Bridge Sunday Night.
The board of county commissioners,
were notified that a new pridge was out
at Mt, Pleasant precinct today, where
they had had a bridge built but a short
time since, and for which there is a bill
with them for payment at the present
time. The bridge had just been com
pleted, and a bill rendered for the ser
vices, when the flood of Sunday even
ing carried it away. The matter of .a
r.ew bridge 3 now up with the commis
sioners again.
Government Crop Report.
The condition of the growing crops,
as furnished by the numerous farmers
over the country, and compiled by the
bureau at Washington, showing the
condition on June 1st, gives the follow
ing figures, as the proportion of a full
or perfect crop coniimn: Winter
wheat, S3. 4; spring wheat, S0.C; corn,
cats, S3. 7.
. Edward Treitsch and wife were pas
seneers to Omaha this morning where
they will visit with Miss Lena Meisinger, j
who has been operated upon for throat j
trouble recently at the hospital tnere,
and is still receiving treatment. Mr.
Treitsch will also look after some busi
ness matters in the metropolis as well.
Visits Lincoln, Claim
Leaving Death and
Its Wake.
cue them this morning.- A cripple child
was saved. The other four sank into
the water before a boat could reach
them. Amen was a Burlington car re
pairer. Otis Field had a narrow escape. His
team was drowned. He climbed a
small tree and the water almost drown
ed him before a boat came to., his res
cue. The waters of the Antelope re
ceded slightly tonight. Salt creek also
showed signs of falling. Water was
three feet deep on the floor of the Bur
lington depot.
The Brvan Travelinir Men's club
manaeed to fret to Twenty-seventh and
Y streets by means of boats and raits.
A Missouri Pacific special was wait
ing to take them to Omaha, where a
Union Pacific train will make a fast
run to Denver.
Asks Funds for Sufferers.
Mayor Brown left for Denver last
night and Acting Mayor Marshall to
nicht asked for funds to take care of
the flood sufferers. No trains came in
or left the city today. It is believed
that the railroads will be paralyzed for
several davs. The post office warned
patrons not to inunadate the office with
mail matter.
Prison Tower Falls.
.The northwest tower of the state
penitentiary, undermined by the waters
went down into a heap of water-soaked
masonry this afternoon. Water poured
into the buildings of the prison and the
dining rooms and kitchen were for a
time completely flooded. Most of this
water had receded by 11 o'clock tonight.
In the west cell house the water was
six inches deep. The huge warehouse
of Clinton R. Lee, just outside the pri
son walls, was floated off and lodged
dozens of feet awav from the main
buildings of the penitentiary.
The entire city is in partial darkness
tonight the gas mains having been shut
off, and there is no fuel for cooking.
Street car traffic was practically sus
pended in many parts of the city. The
line to Fairview was washed completely
out, but the company bad the break re
paired by this evening. Havelock, Uni
versitv Place and the state farm were
completely isolated.
Tram service has been cut off com
pletely, and passengers in and out of
the city have been transferred by boats
and handcars from the city to the
trains. It was in the manner that
Theodore Bell, selected as temporary
chairman for the Denver convention, let
the city tonight. It is expected that it
will be several days before service is
resumed under normal conditions
The delgue last night was unpreced
ented. About six inches of water fell
in three hours. The rain storm swept
over the entire county. The torrent in
vaded the Russian settlement before
the inhabitants realized their danger,
Orea polis inundated
The water from the recent rains are
now showing up at Oreapolis, and at
Fapio, just beyond La Platte in im
mense volumes, both the Papio creek
and Platte river being out of their banks.
The water was running over the Mis
souri Pacific tracks at Oreapolis, last
eveninsr to the depth of about two in
ches. The company had a force of men
at work with sand bags to keep the
water from washing: over the tracks
and injuring the embankments, in which
their tracks rests.
Odd-Fellows Install Officers
Tuesday at the regular meeting
of Platte Lodge- No. 7 of the Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows, district de
puty, F. II. Steimker installed the fol
lowincr officers for the cominjr term
j Jacob E. Jones,N.G.;Wm.Holley,V.G.;
il. L. Johnson, Trustee; V. O. Mulhs,
R.S.N. G., and Chas. Crabill, L.S.N.G.
For Sale!
I George Bancraft," 14771; weight 12C0
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Address
Soeme Dustin,
Auburn, Neb.
Shorthorn Bnii for Safe.
One good yearling shorthorn registered
bull for sale. Mark White, Rock Bluffs.
ALL EXPENSES
SETTLED IN FULL
And Tho Fourth of July Com-
mitfees Leave $56.00
in The Treasury
The final meeting of the committees
of the celebration were held last night
at the council chamber. The meeting
was enthusastic and transacted a large
amount of business. In anothercolumn
appears the treasurer's statement show-
ing a handsome ballanceon hand,
The meeting tendered a vote of thanks
I to President Wescott for his active
work; also voted thanks to Gov. Shel
don and Hon. W. D. Oldham for their
kind servicees, and to the ladies having
charge of the rest rooms. It is pro
posed to hold a band concert in the city
withthe ballanec of the funds in the
near future. The baseball team was
also voted one dollar apiece for their
services, those calling for it to be paid
by the treasurer. The celebration was
voted a great success
Nemetz & Co. were awarded the prize
for the best decorated window in town.
This award was not made until last
night, as the committee was badly di-
vided on the question. Among the win
dows which were more than favorably
considered were JohnW. Crabill 's Zuck-
weiler & Lutz, E. A. Wurl, M. Fanger
R. Sherwood & Son, Jos. Fetzer, and a
host of others, all of which were very
fine.
In the report of the floats in the par
ade in last night's Journal, an error in
reporting float No. 1, which was cred
ited to Ptak & Bajeck, when it should
have been the Gear-makers Interna
tional Union. All factories were repre
sented on the float and the injustice
done those not mentioned was uninten
tional
In the mention of the fire at Weid-
man s aturuay aicernoon, ums uijuijr
to Miss Jennie Johnson was inadvert
ently overlooked. The young lady suf
fered painful bruises by flying missiles,
but very fortunately escaped serious in
juries and she is able to be about again.
It is seldom Fourth of July com-
o ,la oftor th
b is are paid, but this city was fortun-
ate in having the right kind of men at
the head of the bier show, and the bal-
lance is on the right side. Economy in
this instance did not mean stinginess,
for the outlay was ample, it was pure
business.
4th of July Statement.
Report of treasurer Fourth of July
committee:
collections:
Collected by Ed Donat $ 38 50
" M. Fanger izo uu
" " J. E. McDaniels 51 50
" Henry R. Gering... 181 77
" Jno. Crabill 90 50
" " Henry Goos 4 25
" Ed Donat. 25 00
" J. P. Falter 45 55
" Jno. Hatt. jr 5 70
" Ed Tutt 23 51
Total
.$591 28
disbursements:
Pair! T,. J. Mavfield $ 5 00
" C L. Graves o uu
" R. A. Bates .5 00
" Geo. L. Farley 5 00
" Jno. Martin 2 00
" Kirk Bates 15 00
" F. E. Gens Co 18 62
" Plattsmouth Journal 28 00
" W. L. Pickett 50 00
" Sports and Amusement Com. 51 50
Kirk Bates 4 02
" Geo. L. Farley 2 75
" Henry Herold 6 80
" C H. Martin 5 00
" Nemetz & Co 77 68
" W. D. Oldham 15 00
" H. G. Wellensick 5 00
" A. Loeb 115 80
" Ed Donat 60 00
" Dr. A. P. Barnes 6 67
" Wm. Wherbein 1 00
" C. L. Martin 5 00
" L. G. Larson 9 60
" H. C. McMaken 11 00
"Jno. Bauer 1 20
" John Waterman 7 25
" L. B. Egenberger 5 35
'" W. C. Ramsey 1 50
" H. S. Austin 5 83
" B. A. McElwain 15 00
" Wm. Slater 2 00
44 Wm. Kinnemon 2 00
" Phil. Kinnemon
" Jno. Libershall
" Tom Sherwood
"J. Burris
" J. Hatt. jr
" Henry R. Gering ..
" Light Co
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4
2
4
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" Stor rooms
" Window display 5
" Ticket seller 1
Total disbursements ;...$334 97
Balance on hand 6 31
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Will Loan S10.C00.
I have $10,000 which I wisli to loan on
good farm security. Write or phona
Claude F. Anderson,
Pacific Junction, Iowa.
Looses Watch and Money
A man hailing from Falls City, this
state, by the name of Peter Louison,
formerly from the Scandinavian penin
sula, in the old country, but for a num
ber of years making her home at Falls
City, where he has purchased 18 acres
of land, for gardening purposes paying
one hundred dollars per acre for the
same, and having it all paid for with
the exception of the last $75.00. The
recent high waters covered his land dis-
troying his crops, running two feet
deep over his gardens, he concluded to
come to mis town w iook ior wur umi,
he might make a living and pay the re-
mainder of the amount against the
place. Arriving here the other night
he Entered one of the saloons, and get
ting to much tangle foot board, strolled
out to take a rest and wondered down
to the Duff Grain Co. elevator, where
he at down to meditate, Here he fell
asleep and awoke Friday evening at
ten o'clock to find that he was minus a
$45.00 watch and some $56.40 in money
all the possessions which he had with
him. He secured enough to write his
wife for the number of his watch that
he might try and find it. Not securing
employment here he departed today for
Pacific Junction where he will endeavor
to get employment or get to someplace
where he can. He left his wife and
four children at home and from the fact
that a man has to go and load up on
beer and boose in order to look for work
it would seem he had beter stayed at
home as well.
Eearnest Wells
We have received a marked copy of
Red Oak (Iowa) Expresscontaining the
fnllowinc: 4 'We are verv elad to in
form our readers and the Red Oak
public in general that we have succeed
.ed in securing the service of W. E.
Wells, late of the Emerson Chronicle,
who will lend general assistance in all
of the departments of the Express
'Mr. Wells has been running the
Chronicle at Emerson for the past two
years and has made splendid newspaper
out of that sheet. The paper was re
cently sold and as we saw opportunity
tr, tret a trood man we made Mr. Wells
an offer which he accepted.
'He has proven himself a good news
paper man uiere uu wc """""
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that he will keep up his record while
working on the Express. While his
work will be in all departments, which
is always the case with the country
newspaper man, he willl make a spec
ialty of the local field, and any favors
that can be shown him while in his duty
of gathering and preparing the news
will he erreatlv appreciated by this
- o f a.
paper.
"Mr. Wells is a married man and
will move his family here in the very
near future.
"With this addition to our force we
ovnppt to nnsh the rixpress naraer
than ever and put it far in the lead ol
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other country weeklies, where it already
occupies a prominent position
Married on the Fourth
Frank Mullica and Miss Goldie G
Scott, of Glenwood, Iowa, came over
to the city last Saturday and celebrated
the Glorious Fourth, and while here
secured a marriage license of the county
iudee and were by him united in mar
riage at the home of the uncle of the
bride, Joseph Parker and wife. The
young couple are both from a few miles
across the river, having been born and
living there all their lives, being we
and favorably known by many of our
people. The Journal joins their many
friends here and at their home in wisn
ine them a pleasant journey tnrougn
life and that their pathway may
be
strewn with flowers. Tbey will mal
their home south of Pacific Junction,
where Mr. Mullica is farming this sum-
mer.
Miss Lena Meisinger Improving.
Phillip Meisinger was a visitor in the
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city Tuesday and reports mat nis
wife returned from Omaha Monday
where she was a visitor with their
daughter, Miss Lena, at the hospital
where she, a week or ten days ago,
underwent an operation for an affec
tion of the throat, and that she was
improving under the treatment, her
progress being quite satisfactory. Her
many friends will be pleased at her
rapid recovery, and hope she may soon
be well again.
Letter Lis!
The following letters were remaining
in the postolTiee at Plattsmouth up to
July 5, 100S, uncalled for. Persons call
ing for same will please say "advertis
ed:" Mrs. Delina Harner, Mrs. C.
Medinnes, Miss Doris Mason, Miss
Clara Weldi, Miss Eva Walker, C. O.
Bellow, BIrt Eledge, Noah Murdock (2) ,
Charles Perkins, H. W. Smith, John
Sallivan, and II. S. Thunher.
BREATH KJ
Ten Persons Reported
Salt Creek a Wild
A special to the Lincoln Evening News
from Ashland, under date of yesterday,
says:
Ten persons are believed to have been
drowned in the flood on Salt Creek,
which struck Ashland between 2 and 3
o'clock, on its way from Lincoln to con
junction with the Platte a mile below
this city. They are:
W. T. Snell.
George Huffman, wife and two
children.
William Miller, wife and one child.
Charles Swertfegger.
William Hackney.
Of these only one, Mr. Snell, is posi
tively known to have been drowned,
but the circumstances surrounding the
cases of the others leads to no other
conclusion than that they have met
death in the angry waters.
Mr. Snell lost his life while trying to
get from his house to his barn to rescue
his live stock. The Huffman family
were in the path of the torrent and
have not since been seen. Miller had
his wife and child in a boat and was en
deavoring to conduct them to a place of
safety, when the current caught the
frail bark and overturned them.
Swertfegger and Hackney were en
gaged in rescue work, when their boat
was overturned. They climbed up on
an outbuilding that was close at hand,
but a little later this was yanked from
Death of Mrs. Jennie Shrader
Mrs. Jennie Shrader, wife of Robert
Shrader, died af 1 o'clock Tuesday
mnrninir. June 30. at their home five
miles southwest of this village, her age
being 38 years and 7 months. She had
been in poor health for several years,
and the past six weeks she had failed
quite rapidly. The funeral services
were held at their home at 10 o clock
Wednesday forenoon, after which the
remains were taken to the Lewiston
cemetery north of here for interment.
She was a daughter of the late Henry
Wolfe Sr., and was born on the farm
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a snort distance norm oi uwe.
leaves a husband and three sons to
mourn the loss of a faithful wife and a
kind mother, and community feels the
woman. We have not
the data for a more extended sketch of
her life. Union Ledger.
Wants Possession of Children
Mrs. Mary Roberts who figured in the
county court on Monday in no enviable
position, has now brought mandamus
proceedings against her husband Frank
Robersts, in the same court for posses
sion of five of her children which is with
the husband. Three of the children are
by a former husband and are named
Harlan Nelson, aged 15, Earl Nelson 14,
Hazel Nelson 11, and Edith Roberts 6,
and Orval Roberts only 2 years of age.
This grew out of the case at bar on
Monday when the plaintiff in this case
and Will Alban were arranged charged
with a statuatory offense, and held by
the judge to the district court.
Is Robbed of Sixteen Dollars.
Andrew Robinson, of Central City,
departed for his home this morning,
after having visited in the city for some
days past, a guest at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ed Mason and husband.
While here he made his stopping place
with his son-in-law, and Monday night
while asleep some One entered the
Mason home and relieved Mr. Robinson
of some sixteen dollars. Mr. Robinson
heard the party and took it to be Mr.
Mason, likewise Mr. Mason ana wue
heard him and thought it was Mr. Rob
inson and neither paid any attention to
the intruder.
Will Survey Pest Cities Site
Citx engineer J. II. Merriam has been
given the contract of furnishing a com
plete map of the Post Office Mte,
with the building adjoining the elev
ation of ' the surrounding grounds,
the sewer connections, the estaplished
grade, and all other things which will
bear on the new building in any re
spect. This is to be used by the super
intending architect in the drawing of
the plans for the postoffice building for
thi3 place.
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Drowned Near Ashland-
and Raging River
its moorings by the flood, and when last
seen bobbing and tossing on the waters,
the two men were clinging for dear life,
but without more than the merest
chance of escape.
Two of the wagon bridges over the
creek here were destroyed, and all of
the bridges between here and Green
wood over the wagon roads are gone.
Forty feet of the Burlington bridge, on
the Schuyler line is gone, and the bridge
on the main line is also wrecked.
Where Salt creek passes Ashland the
channel is narrow, and the waters flow
down through a gorge, which gives
them, in flood time, terrific force. Salt
creek is half a mile wide here, and the
water is three feet higher than ever
before. The waters have backed up to
Silver street, close to the business sec
tion of the place.
Many thrilling incidents of the flood
are related. Jesse Hooker swam half
a mile with bis little daughter on his
back. When he once got her on dry
land, he turned back, got a boat and
with the aid of his son rescued the re
mainder of the family. Then he turned
to and brought six other families out
of danger. In all, some fifty families
have been driven from their homes.
Several of these were completely or al
most completely submerged, and were
afterwards swept away.
In the Toils Again.
Chas. I. Webb, who has had thesecend
degree in the Hotel Manspeaker, and
who completed his sentence this morn-
ing being released, is to have the third
degree begin with Tuesday. He made
almost a line for the clothing store of
the Kraft company, and getting a few
pairs of pants under his coat and was
soon making his off way with the booty,
when Deputy Sheriff Manspeaker, gave
him an invitation to come along with
him. This he did and now reposes in
the county bastile again. It seems as
if this man has a determination to mako
the Cass county jail his abiding place
for some time to come. He carefully
keeps within the law to the extent that
his depredations are only misdemeanors,
and ones which will not make him take
a trip to the states prison
Honor Friend With Picnic.
Tuesday afternoon a party of young
girls picnicked at the big Burlington
bridge and eating their supper near
the ferry. The occasion was the honor
ing of Miss Clara Huberle, of Nebraska
City, who is the guest of Miss Mathilda
Soennichsen. The evening was very
pleasently spent in enjoyable pastime,
and a time long to be remembered was
had by the merry party, which consisted
of the guest of honor, Miss Clara Hu
berle, of Nebraska City, and the Misses
Esther Larson, Mathilde and Christine
Soennichsen, Lulu Weber, Helen Spies
and Ethel Leyda.
Will Marry Wednesday.
. Judge Woods, of Louisville, was a
visitor in the city last Saturday, attend
ing the celebration of the Glorious
Fourth, and while here secured a license
for the marriage of his daughter. Miss
Nevada Woods, and Mr. Louis E. Eddy,
both of Louisville. The ceremony will
occur on next Wednesday.
Engages in Business in the West.
Ed Spies departed Sunday for Sterl
ing, Colo., where he will embark in the
cigar business, having made arrange
ments to that effect. Mrs. H. SpeiF,
his mother, and sister, Miss Helen, ac
companied hirn as far as Omaha.
' At The Rainbow's End
They say there is a pot of gold,
not follow after it but come to me
I will sell vou a crood farm in
Do
and
Old
Cas3 County" the best county in the
be3t state in the union, within six miles
of Plattsmouth, 171 acres, 00 acrc-3 in
corn,- with a fine prospect, 10 acres in
millet, 20 acres in .first class meadow,
clover, timothy and red top, good im
provements. Price $75.00 per acre,
worth many times more than land else
where. Remember a Cass county farm
13 as good as a bank.
M. S. Brigg?.
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