10 WILLI U1LL PAY Story of the Vim, Grit and Energy of a Town to Maintain a Passage Way Over Nebraska's Greatest River The Platte. The following story of the Louis ville bridge will no doubt be read with considerable Interest' by every patron of the Journal, who has kept tab on the ups and downs of the bus iness men of Louisville, who have used their utmost endeavors to main tain a passage way over the Platte river at that place. After repeated t-fforts to convince the commissioners of both Sarpy and Cass counties that It was their duty to erect the struc ture, they have at last given up In disgust and will build it themselves. The following history of the bridge la told in the Lincoln State Journal of of last Sunday, which fully demon strates the vim, grit and energy of which the business men of Louisville are possessed: The Bridge s Planned. The bridge as planned is to bo lo cated just north of. Louisville and a few rods east of the Missouri Pacific railroad bridge at that place. It Is to be a four pillar affair, built almost entirely of oak and will stand between eight and ten feet above the water line. It Is to be provided with spans every thirty feet, and three turn outs will be put In for the passing of vehicles. The new bridge, which Is to have thirty-foot spans will have the advantage over the former bridges built across the Platte, In that the passage of the Ice will be made possible without serious gorg ing, a thing hardly possible with the twenty foot spans used In the earlier bridges. The bridge which Is to be put In at this time Is a much more expensive structure than the one erected in 1890, for that bridge cost the builders only approximately $9,000 while the bridge to be built by the present company will cost not less than $15,000 when completed. Te work on the structure Is to begin at once, the machinery Is on the scene of building, and It is thought by Jas. Stander, secretary of the or ganization, that travel across the bridge will be possible as early as April 1, and earlier if the weather permits the workmen to continue their work steadily. Before the Bridge Whs Built. Prior to the year 1890, although there was no bridge across the great Nebraska stream at Louisville, tin-re was at times in the year great traf fic across the stream, especially when the waters were low and ford ing was possible, and In the winter when the Ice was thick enough to bear up the weight of heavy freight wagons. It was eighteen years ago that the first bridge was built but for many years previous to this time the early pioneers who lived across the river from Louisville, which was then a flourishing little quarry town, tame across the river to do their trading in skiffs and flat boats, which were built for the purpose. As the town grew in slz and population and the traffic from Omaha and west ward Increased the need of a bridge was relt and many times was me bridge proposed, before it finally be came a reality. The simple need of a bridge to accommodate the traffic would have perhaps never urged the early busi ness men of Louisville to the build ing of. a bridge, but when the Mis souri Pacific railroad was built through from Omaha in 1881 and little towns began to spring up along the line and business competition was felt through the building up of For Lung Troubles Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cer tainly cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, consumption. And it certainly strengthens weak throats and weak lungs. There can be no mistake about this. You know it is true. And your own doctor will say so. Tha beit kind of a testimonial -"Bold lor OTr ilaty yw." A Mad b t. O. Att Co.. lmll. Mm. ah to BaQufkaturtr t f SARSAPARILLA. yers PILLS. AIR VIOOR. Wi no Montil W pabltih th tamtilu of ill on dlelDM. Keep the bowel regular with Ayer Pills and thus haeten rectvery. GITIZ ESS. COST TO such places as Springllcld and other nearby towns the business men, wishing to facilitate the manner of reaching Louisville, began the agita tion for a bridge and gradually their agitating for voting bonds was brought Into favor by the citizens and the matter of a bridge across the river at the place where It was later built was finally taken up with serious Intentions. The First Bridge is Built. When the agitation was taken up with tile view of building, and the people found to favor such a course, a petition was circulated among the citizens of Louisville and vicinity which asked that the commissioners of Cass county hold a special bond election at which $10,000 bonds might bo voted to secure money for building a wagon bridge across the river at Louisville. The petition was granted and the election held; the bond proposition carried by a major ity which showed the Louisville peo ple wanted a bridge. The commission ers issued the bonds, selling them for $9,666. Bids were received on the building of the bridge and the contract was finally let to v.. 1). Dun das & Son, bridge contractors then operating in Nebraska, for a con sideration of about $9,000. This left a slight fund to be spent on extras and for paying an Inspector. Early In May the work on the bridge was begun. The bridge was to be a four pans and covered with a floor of oak plank. The work of the bridge progressed without Interruption and on the 24th day of September, 1890, when the last nail was driven and the bridge was ready for crossing, according to extensive advertising done through Cass county and the counties adjoining, a grand barbacue was held in honor of the opening of the bridge. The Bai-lM-cue u (irent Kvcnt. As the Louisville bridge was one of the first bridges built in that part of the country Its completion was considered no small event, and as a consequence many well known men were secured to address the great crowds which gathered to eat roast ox sandwitches and stroll through the pretty grove which line the banks of the liver on the south side. Tin sandwiches were free ami were ever forthcoming, many oxen having been killed for the occasion. Among the speakers who addressed the ussem bled people din ing the day were Wil liam Jennings Bryan, then well liked but not famous; L. I). Richards, of Fremont, at the time a candidate for governor on the republican ticket and James IS. Boyd, democratic can didate for the same office, who was elected in the fall. Tom Majors then a candidate for lieutenant governor on the republican ticket was also a speaker as were several others who were tliaii or have since been prom incut in Nebraska and national poli tics. The business men of the city organized a procession of floats rep seating their wares and paraded the streets of the little river city finally stopping at the park by the river side where the speaking was to be held people gathered from all the adjoin ing country and as a result a cele bration was held on this occasion the like of which jas not been seen in Louisville since, for this was more than a local affair, the building of a bridge In those days being con sldered an event of state wide I m poriance, as migni ue juugcu inyi the fact that all the candidates for the Important state offices were tak ing advantage of the opportunity af forded for pushing their political af fairs. The great celebration had wonderful effect for In the months Immediately following a tremendous traffic began moving over the new bridge. Effects of the Barbecue. The news of the opening of tin1 highway across the river at Units- ville spread rapidly and in a short time the main line of travel from tin north to the south from Omaha to Lincoln was by the way of the Louisville bridge. The residents In Sarpy county who had in I he earll days crossed the river in skirrs or had waited for the low water or the ico to meet a crossing, now came in wagons and brought considerable produce and live stock to the Louis ville market. The skiffs and nt tempts at ferry boats were ahan doned and the bridge put Into use until many other bridges which had been erected along the Platte the Louisville bridge was open t o traffic and no charge was made for crossing while for many cf the other strue lures sui h as the one at South Mend the owners were charging toll. Louisville bi-came the slopping place of the emmigrant and the bight of scores e( the then called "prairie1 seller" on the outskirts of the cltv wis not n uncommon 'i-. The l-idi.'.tis trav-l'-u back and forth from the Omaha reservation to lie i'. sen nt Ions In K n hn s an.l Ok- laho- -i lu.ii r throiiv.lt l.nul.-v 111-' in the spring a"d in the fall and al these limes 'i - bridge vj. 1 1 al most i oa i.int!v. The oin hiii!; ot the tiite llsli hatcheries across the liver a few miles west of Louisville tlnallv suit of tlie making of a beauti ful park which was visited a great deal by the people living all about Cass county and the bridge was mnde use of a great deal by those persons going to the "fisheries" for picnics. Thirteen Ycnrs' Service. Tin' bridge was beneficial to (' sldeiiis of Sar'iv as well as Cass ounty for the fanners on the north side of the liver were enabled to bring their stock and farm produce to a near market and the business of the Louisville merchants was greatly increased through the fact till. v which Sarpy county farmers could reach the Ity. The bridge was nppr m In tod wid the free use of the tnn ttir was taken advantage of by all of I hose living near It. But the first h idge erected across the liver it this point was not to stand forever Thegolng out of the ice in the Halle in spring time is a matter of no small linport- ince to those living along the si ream. for often I lie Ice gorged before tiie filial flow conies and when, 'tJiVA,W"' are large and far reaching in width, the waters often overflow their hanks' and cover the country for miles along its course. For thirteen successive years the Ice In the Platte went oiit and by the free use of dynamite, the gorges were kept down sufficiently to prevent great damage to the bridges along the river. But the piling of the Ice against the pll'ng and the ice breakers was not without serious effect to the structure and those who had cared for the bridge during the dangerous seasons of the year noticed that the piling were loosening and that each year mnde its stability more and more uncer tain. The Bridge (Jocn Down. Serving the traveling public for twelve years without much repair and never being out of commission In all this time, the bridge was still In use In the spring of 1903. This winter the Ice was heavy, freezing several thicknesses. The warm weather of the spring opened early and by the first of February the ice In the river west of Loufsvxillo lull begun to break up. (iorges began to form which chetked the free flow of Ice. Late in the month the warm weather opened for fair and the rapid rising of the water due to the melting of the snow in the mountains soon be gan to menace the bridges along the river's course. The high water aused the lower strata of the ice in I lie river to raise and from high points along the stream gorges ninny aires In breadth could lie seen to move and days before the final rush ame old settlers who had seen such conditions before begun to predict that the brl ige must go. At last the rash came. One night late in Feb ruary after the water had been rising rapidly all day the Ice went out tak ing the bridges with It for many miles west of Louisville and nil along the river's mouth. The morning af terward the blldge watchmen found that the entire north end of the bridge had been swept away. Much of tlie Missouri Pacific railroad which was situated Just west of the wagon bridge was also taken out oy the Ice and flood. The land on the north side of the liver's normal boundary was submerged and for a time the river ran In a new course on tlie north side about six hundred feet of the bridge had been washed away, and much of the bridge which had remained had been seriously damaged HAD QUIT WORK READY TO 6IYE UP IN DESPAIR Restored to Health By Vlnol I was sick, run-down and finally had to give up work. After trying a number of remedies and several phy sicians, I was just about ready to give up In despair. I saw Vinol ad vertised and decided to try It, and it has done more good for me than all other means combined. It has built me up and restored my strength until I now feel twenty years younger, and am able to attend to my work again as usual." Job Jeavons, 1036 Llnd street, Wheeling. V. Va, The reason Vlnol is so successful in such cases 1b because it contains tonle Iron and all of the strengthening blood-making and body-bulldlng ele merits of cod liver oil, but no oil. Vlnol Is unexcelled as a strength creator for old people, delicate children, weak, run-down persons, and after sickness and Is the best known rem edy for coughs, colds and bronchitis, Wa return your money If Vlnol tails to glvs satisfaction. GERING & CO., Druggists, Plimisoatk. Mibritka. by the less cf numerous pllitiv an I ice breakers. The damage U Itcpaiivd. The cltl.ens of Louisv llle aft, r hav -lug the conveniences of a bridge :u ross (he river at this point for thirteen years could not be content to return to the old custom of i ross- ing the stream In skin's and they at once raised a fend hp subscription amounting to i2.0ii which sum was to be used in aiding In tlie repairs of the damaged sect ions. The Cass county commissioners at once set to work repairing the bridge and after it had been replaced with a new floor, tlie cost was fou mi to have reached 000. This was paid. fL'.aOil being paid by the cili.ens of Louisville and tlie remainder by tlie county through its commissioners. Cass county then sued Sarpy for half the amount ex pended In repairing tlie bridge and the suit, yet unsettled, Is In the courts today. As tlie bridge had made traffic possible between Louis ville and the Sarpy county farmers, the small villages In Sarpy county preferred seeing the bridge left un repaired as It ' then gave them an increased trade. Afltr the bridge had been repaired it was constantly in use until February, HIOTi, when an other period of high water and Ice gorging terminated in washing out much of the new section and a great deal of the old portion which had stood the wear and tear of time and flood for sixteen years. A second time the people of Louisville were willing to, assist In replacing the bridge fipt the commissioners were not in favor of such an action and would at first, not consider the mat ter of building. Finally tin1 call for bids was made and the contractors who replied made their bids so high that no contract was let. The prices asked by most of them were suffi cient to build two bridges such as Louisville desired. Dining tlie month of May, this year, while the Cass county commissioners and the Louis ville business men were sparring over what should be done with tlie bridge question a cyclone which tore up most of tlie property of tlie place passed along and crossed the bridge and carried away a great deal of the portion still standing. Mandamus Proceedings Arise. For some time Louisville cltl.ens have been provoked by tlie attitude of the Cass county commissioners on the bridge question ami as a last re sort, mandamus proceedings wore in stituted by James P. Kills, w ho repre sented the business Interests of Ixiu lsvllle against tin county commis sioners, especially Leonard D. Swit.er of Weeping Water who was elected from thx?" commissioner district In which Louisville Is located. All sorts of dilatory measures were re sorted to and the case was brought to tlie supreme court where It yet remains undecided. Tlie bridge matter has played if important part in tlie politics oi ii,,- J county and more than once the re publican candidate for commissioner j in the district which is normally re publican has been badly slighted bo- ause It was thought that he would not take a stand on the bridge ques tion, favorable to tlie Louisville peo ple. In the last election Mr. Swit.er was badly scratched on lint rcpuhll- nn ballots, those scratching voting for Cam Seybert, the democratic andldatc, because it was believed he would favor the perpetuation of the wagon bridge at Louisville. But Louisville Is to have n bridge, the dilatory practices of tlie commis sioners of both Sarpy iuiiI Cass county to the contrary not withstanding. . The company Is formed which will build it. the board of directors of which con sists of W. F. Di.-rs. C. A. Ulchcy, F. II. Nichols, II. K. Pankonln, .1. W. Waldron, T. K. Parmele and James Stander. The members of the com pany are Louisville's leading business men who have entered into the pro ject for the purpose of protecting the interests or me city. Lincoln aiw tomohlle owners have expressed themselves as being delighted to see the bridge rebuilt as the route of travel to Omaha has been materially lessened. Lust week the workmen came to Louisville and began making preparations for beginning the work and the arrival of the pile driver with the building material Indicates that the work will be well under way In another week. (ooil Cough Medicine for Children. The season for rougha and colds Is now nt hand and ton i-iuch care cannot be used to protect the child ren. A child Is more likely to con tract dlptherla or scarlet fever when he has n cold. The quicker you cure his cold the less risk. Chamber Iain's Cough Itemed)' is the sole re llance of many mothers, and few of them who have tried It are willing to use any other. Mrs. F. F. Sturdier, of Klpley, V. Vn., says: "I have never used anything other than v hnmberlaln s Cough Remedy for my children and It has always given good satisfaction." This remedy con tains no opium or other narcotic and may be given confidently to a child as to an adult. For sale by F. 0. Frlcke 6 Co. GOMES TO GRIEF AT KANSAS CITY Man and Woman Who Were Here a' Few Cays Last Fall. j M.u.y of our citizens will no iti.uht ' remember a woman and four liitlej girls lilld Olie little lm. the . blest I of whom was piohahlv iihont I t years of age. who anueareil mum the streets for several days this fall, the woman preaching and I In little children singing. Thev had a house boat tied lip near the Itinilugtoii bridge, where they made their home. There was with thein a man with long, gray whiskers who st.vled him self "Adam (!od." Also another man, tlie father of the children, who was scarcely seen upon the slreet. prefeiing for some reason to remain at the boat. From here the party drifted south and now turn up in Kansas City, where they have met with great trouble. From reports In tlie morning papers they were fol lowing their vocation, attended by "Adam Cod," upon the streets, when they were approached (y (Jeorge Holt, a probation officer, whose principal duty was that of saving hoys from the streets in Kan sas. Clty.v The officer was uiint'.med and after asking "Adam Cod," whose proper names John Sharp, a few questions, tlie latter opened fire on the pffjeer. ... Tno'p rohntloo officer lunili'diiiLylry fled to police headquarters, where he was reinforced by several police men. Tlie religionists were within fifty yards of the police station when the officers stepped Into Hid street and were met by a volley of bullets the moment (hey apparcd upon the scene. Oilier officers rushed to the scene when a regular battle ensued, the officers being unable to shoot without endangering the lives of Innocent people. A regular riot fol lowed. Officers crowded in upon Sharp and his followers, firing as they went, but taking great care not to Injure the children, and when the filing ceased "Adam Cod" lay mor tally wounded. Louis Pratt, who is the husband of the woman and Hie father of tlie children, was taken In charge, while tlie mother and child ren fh'd to tlie house boat. Here we will give what the special says: "Hastily calling all the reserves into action, the police, fifty In num ber, followed. When the police ar rived the woman had barictided her self In the house boat, when; she de fied the officers. Standing on Hie porch of Hie bout with a shot gun, which she had procured from inside, she shouted to the officers: "Come on, you fiends." "The boat was but a few feet from the hank of Hie river and several of Hie more corageoiis officers, taking up the woman's challenge, dashed toward it. Taken aback. Hie woman dropped her weapon, ami seizing I wo of the children, she ran back to Hie boat, cut loose a row boat and be gan to row Into the middle of the Missouri liver. Tl (fleers called upon her to stop, Imt. she only plied Hie oars more vigorously. Without another warning the police liroil a volley into Hie boat. One of t In shots struck Li da Pratt, aged I It years, tearing away the greater purl of the child's face. She died a few hours afterward. Tlie woman then Hi( police station surrendered. At WINTER JOURNEYS WINTER TOURIST RITES Daily low excursion rates after November 20th to Southern and Cuban resorts. Daily now in cf feet to Southern California lxiwer yet, homcseekcrs excur sion rates, ttrst and third 1 ues days, to the South and Southwest, corn show, mm December 9 to l'.l. 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I'lillersoii, i-Rslilernf Hie iiIkivh nnmeil lunik, ilu hervliy tw en l1 1 hid llienlKivt'Klitlf nii'iii h ii niiTivt mid 1 1'"' I'V of the ivihiiI iiiiiiIi-IiiIIiiSIiiIi Hunk- 1 1 iK llomd. T. M. Pvi-uiison. Alli-Hl: K'HAM ('. I' A IIMKI.lt, IHllvlllI', II'. 1 1 KlIKNIIKIIllKII. Illl,..l. SiiIiktIIksi niiilNwi.ru in M,m mi- t KIn Milt 'lay of Iiici miImt. limn. I'i.aiia IIiuiwn. ,. ., Nonuy I'ulillc. Jel My coiiiiiiIsnIiiii cihv .1 mi. mil, 11)12. later she said her name was Mrs. Pratt and that she was the wife of the companion of "Adam Cod" and the iirnrrtr-r of th ilud enrid.-" "Mn the windiip of the whole affair It was found that Albert Dalbor, a policeman, Lola Pratt, Hie daughter or Louis Pratt, a companion of "Adam Hod," were killed, and "Adam Hod" and four policemen were seriously wounded, two of whom will probably die. While In this city they experi enced no I roil hie whatever and seem ed very quiet and Inoffensive people. There were two men here with the party, "Adam Hod" and Louis Pratt. Here the woman with Hie children claimed she was Hie mot her of the children, and Hint Pratt wuh her husband. To say I lie least, such af fairs are regretted, especially the of ficers shooting down an Innocent hilil. DO YOU ENGAGE IN BRIDGE WHIST? t is Illegal to Send Your Invitations Through the Mails if You Do. The following is taken from the Chicago Kxiimiiicr and if Hie rule e enforced what a difference In I' III 1 1 Htnoil t ll society. Anyone who sends an Invitation through the malls lo a party at w hit ii bridge whist or other names ot Inline are to he played for prizes is violating the federal law riatiiiK to lotteries. The rulliiK lias lust ii-eii sent out from Washington by K. P. (ioodwiu, assistant post master gen- ral mid it will affect that select ind sacred ' Inie know n as "society" in every city, town mid village in the union. "The ruling is specifically directed igaiust bridge whist parties, In us much as ll was a bridge netlnisiast In Hartford, Conn., who called It forth. She wrote to Washington asking whether or mil Hie postal department regarded bridge wbbd prizes as a lottery. The answer was: 'Yes, and all other prl.es given at card games, or a prize given at any game of chance. Invitations to such parties, If sent through Hie malls, are violations of Hie lottery laws.' " The following opinion Is given by a Chicago society woman: "In all things there is a happy me dium, and there is a happy medium between the Louisiana lottery ami a progressive eii'lire party. There may have been a time when a great gov ernment would bother itself about a eiicher party or a bridge parly, but Hint line Is past. To enforce such a rule as this would he to slip back Into the dark ages, and I for one, will not believe that the postal ail thorites have any Intention of en forcing It." At least one-half of the parties, given in Plattsmoiith are card parties, and those who enjoy this kind of amusement will watch with Interest the enforcement or cancellation of. this order. Marked For Death. "Three years ago I was marked for death. A grave yard cough was tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to hidp me, and hope had fled, w hen my husband got Dr. King's New Discovery," says Mrs. A. C. Williams, of P.ac, Ky. The first dose helped me and Improvement kept on until I bad gained &8 pounds In weight and my health was fully restored." This medic Ino holds the world's heal ing record for colds and lung and throat diseases. It prevents pneu monia. Sold under gunrnntee at F. (5. Frlck ad Co.'s drug store. 50c and 11.00. Trial bottles free. Will Oliver, Jr., come In this morning from the farm and was a pnssenger on the early train for Oma ha where he will take In the corn, show. KM OKI" ok