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T Mllll OF IHE HDB Birldiug is Being Allowed to Go to Repairs Would Make It as Is Cass county's fine $S0,000 court house to be allowed to go to wreck .and ruin and is it to be permitted to fall down? I This question seems to be one which the taxpayers of the county will be called upon to seriously con sider. Yesterday as the district court was in session a large block of con crete became unloosened and lell with a resouding crash upon fiie roof, re bounding and 'lighting in the back yard of the Gorder Implement house, ome distance away. This Is but one evidence of the crumbling which Is taking place in the structure and it reveals the fact that the building is in bad condition. At the time this block of concrete fell, court was in session and the noise which it made when it struck the roof startled the court, attendants and spectators. The block came off of the northeast corn er of the tower Just above the clock and weighed about twenty -five pounds. Fortunately it did not strike anyone in its flight and the damage is confined to possible leaks in the roof of the building as a direct result of the fall. But the condition of the tower lsJ not alone the thing to arouse anxiety over the building. Large cracks are in evidence running down all four of the outside walls of the structure and the ceiling of the rooms in the building are also badly cracked and sprung with threatened loss of the ' plastering and possibly more serious damage. Night before last County Surveyor Fred Patterson who has been sleeping in the private office of his suite in the basement of the building was aroused by the sound of what seemed to be rats working in the building. Listening to it for some time he concluded that he would investigating and rising, lighted the gas, finding that the noise was caus ed by a cracking of the pleastering on the ceiling. Mr. Patterson is of the opinion that the trouble comes from the settling of the building and that this is also the cause of the cracking of the out side walls. He believes that unless steps are taken shortly to protect the building more serious damage must result. One reason for the set tling he believes, is the fact that wa ter is permitted to stand in a large pool at the back of the building. This is entirely unnecessary as there is a atch basin leading to the sewer lo cated at the west end of the lot and all that is needed to drain the water off is to open up a ditch and let the water run into the sewer through this basin. He called the attention of the Journal reporter to the condition of affairs and also to the cracks which are rapidly opening in the ceiling. It would seem to be the part of economy for the commissioners to take some steps to discover the ex tent of the damage to the building which the cracking of the walls has already caused and to take steps to prevent any further damage In this respect. If the cracking of the building and the ceiling can be pre-1 GLOVEJAGTORY Opened Up and Engaged in Put ting out Product Right Now. The new cotton glove and mitten fa-ctory which had been projected for this city is now in full being and is going some. Messrs. Schultz Bros., have now opened up and are engaged in putting out the product right now. The plant la not yet In shape for any extensive output but ar rangements have been made and more machines are expected every day. Four machines are to be Installed at once and these will give an output which will be . ample for all local orders. The Messrs. Schultz came into the city quietly and unannounc ed and proceeded to get all ready for business before letting the local mer chants known of their presence. This morning one of the firm was down on Main street interviewing the local merchants and securing orders lor th product, meeting with good suc cess, it is said, despite the fact that rooet of those handling this line of goods have already placed large orders- In the east. This firm has ar ranged bo that orders can be sent them for stock either by mall ad dressing the letters to Schultz Bros., Plattsmouth, Neb., or they can be transmitted over the Plattsmouth Telephone company's lines, a iphone being Installed at their factory, with n HOUSE Ruin When a Few Necessary Good as When Built. vented now it probably means much saving in the near future. Many believe that the trouble with the building is caused by the effect of the lightning strokes which it has had in recent years. It will be remembered that the building has been struck by lightning several times during the past few years and it is the opinion of many who should know that this is the cause of the loosening of the cement and the cracking of the building. Another thing w hich indicates care lessness on the part of the commis sioners and a very poor sense of economy is the manner in which they are neglecting the care of the inter ior of the building. Tiling Is becom ing loose all over the floors and it is no unusual thing to walk over the floors and kick loose many pieces of tile. This state of affairs exists on every floor of the building and it is something which the commissioners should give their immediate atten tion to. The expenditure of. a few dollars now means a big saving in the future. Another thing which the commissioners could look after with profit to the voters of the county would be the walls of the building which are smoke-begrimed and which sadly need cleaning. This would not be a very expensive job if taken In time and the work done without re gard to playing favorltles. Altogether the county building is being neglected in a shameful man ner. In addition to toe matter spok en of above, there are a number of rooms especially on -the third floor which need attention and in which the ceilings are in such a state that the plastering is liable to fall off any moment. This Is largely owing to the snow and ice of the past win ter being permitted to accumulate on the roof and to work through under the slate. When the warm days came and the snow and ice melted there was a leakage which resulted in loosening the plastering very badly In the court rooms, the office of Clerk Robertson, Sheriff Quinton's offices and the offices of Judge Travis. This repair work should be done now while It can be done at small cost rather than wait until the overhauling 'of the entire third floor will be neees sary at large expense. A wrong Idea of economy seems to prevail In the commissioners room and the opinion seems to exist that It Is better to let 'the court house reach a dilapidated state throughout before any steps are taken to stop the damage or repair that already made. One thing which should be be stopped if for no other reason than to preserve the outward appearance of the handsome building, is the practice of throwing water and slops out of the windows. This leaves an unsightly and dirty stain down the walls under the windows and It Is entirely unnecessary. There seems In fact, much room for reform in the care of the court house and now is the time for the commissioners to get busy in a very few days. This is an enterprise which cer tainly deserves well cf Plattsmouth and its vicinity. The manufacture of cotton gloves and mittens should be a success here and there Is a field which is large enough to result In big orders for the factory. Let the Plattsmouth merchants handle Platts mouth gloves and the result will be to build up a fine Industry In our midst. It Was a Hoy. The stork yesterday morning made a visit to the home of Mike Preis and left with them a fine, bounc Ing boy baby. Mike was much en thused over thip addition to his fam ily and had a smile which was all wool and a yard wide when he came down town after the guest had ar rived. He believes this young man to be a little the best of any of the recent arrlvals in the city and don't believe he can be beat. Both mother and child are doing well. Badly Disfigures Finder. James Bulin, the well known tin ner for Bauer's yesterday afternoon suffered a painful Injury to the Index finger of his left hand while at his work In the shop. He was engaged In cutting some sheet tin with the square shears when he accidentally caught his finger and cut a di agonal piece of the flesh and the nail away. The injury bled profusely and was very painful. While It Is not dangerous, It will leave him with a badly disfigured finger and will keep him doing his work in an awk ward manner. Married in Lincoln. County Judge Cosgrave of Lancas ter county, yesterday united in mar- . rtage In Lincoln Raymond J. West- lake, aged 20, and Miss Edna K. Rush, aged 18, both of Murdock, this county. The young folks are well and favorably known In their neighbor hood and have many friends there who wish them a happy voyage on the matrimonial sea. FREE DELIVERY II Postmaster H- A. Schneider is Pleased With Prospect for City Delivery as the Re ceipts Show Big Increase. Plattsmouth is now In a position to attain free delivery of mails. While the exact figures have not been com piled, It seems safe to say that the income of the office at this point is now over the limit set at which free delivery can be made and there is small reason to doubt but this will be put Into force at once if the city authorities and commercial club will take the matter up and push it. Postmaster Schneider this morning stated that the total income of the office for the year ending June 30, 1909, had not been carefully figured up yet owing to the mislaying of sev eral months books which would show the total income for those months but, the income for eight months which he has been able to arrive at showed a total income of the office from all sources which would run above $10,000. That the year ending June 30, 1910, will put the postal receipts well over the $10,000 mark seems certain as there has been a steady rise in receipts during the past year a certain indication of the growth of the city. The placing of these figures be fore the post office department by the proper authorities and the urging of the establishment of free delivery should be taken up now at once and hurried through. . It will not alone be a big convenience for the public but it means a distinct step in ad vance for the city. There would be afforded employment for several men by the establishment of free delivery and the expenditure of a neat little sum in the city each month by reason of this new service. Let the matter be urged to Immediate effective ness. , . Plattsmouth has lagged behind in the matter of urging its claims for postal advantages and there seems little room for doubt but that free delivery could have been had last year had the matter been taken up. Postmaster Schneider states that he believes the receipts for the year end ing June 30, 1909, were large enough to entitle the city to free delivery, although he was not Informed Just at present as to what items the post- office department considered in de ciding this claim, He is going to mane further inquiry into the mat ter and learn if possible the exact requirements of the service and if the city is within the free delivery class, he proposes to do all he can to secure the service. The new post- office building with free delivery will make this some city for 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thomas of Fort Crook are rejoicing over the arrival of a new baby boy which arrived at their home recently. Mrs. Thomas was formerly Miss Vesta Eaton and is a daughter of Mrs. J. W. Gamble of this city. The Building Season will soon be open. With a little more favorable weath;r, we will start the sound of hammers and trowels. I am, as usual 1 prepared and stand ready t xo contract ior an Kinds t of work.pcrtainingbuild- f mes ot all classes. Thanking the people ;; of this city and county ;; for past patronage, we t again ask at your hand t an opportunity for esti- f mating your work. Re- t liable and up-to-date es- t timate guaranteed at all ;; times backed by forty ;; years or experience in many states. Strict at- tention and prompt re ' sponceto all business in trusted to us. Very Respectfully. L. C. LARSON or punsnouTH .it, i . i . n TtTTtTTT and Of you can find your size BUY IT. You can save money by spend ing it for such splendid bargains. You'll need the coat yet this year, and it will look mighty good to you next Fall. PLATTSMOUTH III REAL ES1ME Recorder of Deeds, A. J. Snyder is Buried Beneath an Avalanche of Work. Register of Deeds Snyder found Tuesday to be one of the most Btren- uous days since his assumption of of fice. Deeds and mortgages galore piled in on him and he and his able assistants, Misses Weldman and Whlto uprn hurled beneath an aval- anche of work. Among the Jnstru-! nients filed were: A warranty deed from Louis H. and Mary Stander to Thos. L. Wiles eouveylng the north half of the north east quarter of section 27, town 11, rang 11, for tue sum of $9,434. A warranty deed from Milton W. and Mary E. Moore to Henry Relck man conveying the southeast quar ter and the south half of the north east 'quarter of section 30, town 11, range 10, for the sum of $26,268. A mortgage covering this land was ey ecuted back to Mr. Moore by Henry and Amalla Rieckman In the sum of $15,000. A warranty deed was filed from Charles V. and Margaret Stoehr to eGorge E. Buell, conveying the east half of the southwest quarter of sec tion 34, town 11, range 10, for the sum of $8,000 and also the assump tion of a mortgage for $1,000. The dnree of district court con firming the sale of the land of the Latta estate was also filed. A mortgage deed was filed from Mark E. and Lydla A. Wiles to the Aetna Life Insurance compau cov ering the west half of iSe southeast quarter of section 22, town 11, range 11, for the sum of $3,000. A mortgage deed whs also filed from Mark E. and Lydla A. Wiles to Lloyd P. Wolcott covering the west half of the southeast quarter of sec tion 22, town 11, range 11, for $3. 000, this being subject to a prior mortgage of $3,000 on same pre mises. A warranty deed was riled from J. A. and Prudie Talkington to Henry T. Pell conveying lot 5 in block 1, South Union for the sum of $300. A warranty deed was filed from Prudie Talkington to H. T. Pell con veying part of lot 12, block 4, village of Union for the sum of $650. A warranty deed was also filed from Jos. A. Talkington to Henry T. Pell conveying part or lot lz, block 4, village of Union for the sum of $1,250. A mortgage deed was filed from Jas .A. Talkington to Henry T. Pell covering the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter and part of the southeast quarter of the Bouth wes quarter of section 11, town 10, range 13, for the consideration of $5,000. A warranty deed was filed from Elizabeth F. Edmunds to Martin L. Frledrlch conveying the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and a part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 27, town 11, range 13, for the sum of $8,300. A warranty deed was filed from John W. Edmunds to M. L. Frled rlch conveying the north half of the northeast quarter of section 27, town 11, range 13, for the sum of $9, 700. A warranty deed was filed from John W. Edmunds to Elizabeth F. Edmunds conveying a part of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 26, town 11, range 13, for the sum of . H. CHANGES Just think of it! $5 for a man's overcoat not shoddy cheap coats that were made to sell for $5, but good honest well-made coats, rem nants from our Winter line. We have set out to make a clean sweep of every Winter overcoat in the house. Have put all ends of lines in 3 lots: $5, $8 and $10. These low prices are moving them out. Last week saw a good share of them go. There are still u very few left. If MADE TICK MITTENS The Home of Satisfaction. $8,000. A mortgage deed was filed from Jos. Kahoutek to Marie Yelinek cov ering lots 1 and 2. block 33, Young & Hays add., to Plattsmouth for the sum of $800. A warranty deed was filed from James Root to John W. Edmunds conveying a part of the west half of the northwest quarter and the east half of the northwest quarter of sec- ition 26, town 11, range 13, for the. sum of $15,500. A warranty deed was also filed from D. F. Riser to G. W. Rhoden conveying the north half of the north west quarter of Bection 8, town 11, range 13, for the sum of $9,200. A warranty deed was filed from Anton Javorsky to Tom Dowers con- veylng a part of the east half of the southwest quarter of section 12, town 12, range 13, for the sum of $2,600. A quit claim deed was filed from E. C. Rummel to Win. Rummel con veying the north half of the north east quarter of section 29 and a part of the south half of the south east quarter of section 20, all in town 12, range 13, for the sum of $7,000. A mortgage deed was filed from O. L. Kraeger to J. A. Kiser covering iu DUUlu ua.i u. iuc .uum.di ter and the south half of the north nan or me souineast quarter oi Bec tlon 32, town 12, range 13, for the aum of $3,000. A mortgage deed was also filed from E. C. Rummel to J. A .Klser covering the south half of the south east quarter and the southeast quar ter of the southwest quarter ,f see-. tion 27, town 12, ranb5 13', tor the sum of $6,000. Kale Next Saturday, Murch 5. Will Vallery of the precinct, Is In the city today looging after busi ness matters. Mr. Vallery will hold a sale on March 5th, of some fine farm horscB which he had carried over from his sale several weeks ago at his farm. Owing to the Inclement weather this sale had to be practical ly postponed, and Mr. Vallery Is now clearing up the horses which he had on hand. There are many very ex cellent animals among them and he will find a ready sale for each of them. The animals will be sold at the livery barn of Parmelo & Wehr beln on next Saturday. Helping New Itesldcnt Move. Henry Born, the Journal's good friend from west of the city, came In this morning to assist Arch Smith move from the Burlington freight station here to his recently acquired farm weBt of the city known as the Hunter place. Mr. Born paid the Journal office a very pleasant call while waiting for the arrival of the train with Mr. Smith's goods and had quite a chat with the publisher and editor. He Is one of Cass county's best citizens and the Journal is pleas ed to have him visit with It. The Mr. Smith who Is moving here comes form western Iowa and Is a fine acquisition to the large number of good Iowa farmers who have recent ly been moving Into this state. He Is a brother of Harry Smith, the land man. For Hale. A driving horse, weight about 1000 or 1100 pounds, 8 or 9 years old. Will trade for anything you have or will sell on 6 months time if a good bnnkable note Is given. J. M. Young, Mynard, N'eb. Mules for Sale. The undersigned has a few good mules and several horses for sale. Come and see them at my farm. Z. W. SHRADKR. 15c. TRY 'EM! IT OFF. Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Bur dens. A Plattsmouth Gtizea Shows You How. Don't bear unnecessary burdens. Burdens of a bad back are unaec essary. f Get rid of them. Doan'B Kidney Pills cure bad backs; Cure lame, weak and aching backs; Cure every form of kidney ills. Lots of local endorsement to prove this. P. M. Lindsay, Marble St., Platts mouth, Neb., says: "Off and on for about two years I suffered from pains in my back and while at work, a dull, steady ache through my loins greatly disturbed me. I had reason to be lieve that my trouble was caused by disordered kidneys, but I wait unable to find relief from the reme dies I tried. Finally Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my attention, and I procured a box at Gertng ft Co.'s drug store. The result that fol-, lowed their use showed that I had at last found the right remedy for my trouble, I highly recommend them." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 ,centg Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, ;New york B0,e agj)nU for 1 gtate8 Remember the name Doan's and tak o other. To Be Married. Dan Cupid got busy today at the office of County Judge Beeson, two licenses to wed being Issued out ot that court during the day. One of the licenses if to Ralph Monroe Wiles, aged 22, and Miss Lucille Ethel Martin, aged 19, both of this city. These popular young people will be married tonight at 8 o'clock, the ceremony taking place at the home of the bride's parents on west Pearl street. The other license was Issued to Edward Murray, aged 23, of Weep ing Water and Miss Adah Mast, aged 20, of Nehawka. These young peo ple are both well and favorably known in their respective localities, the bride being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Mast and a young wo man with many friends. The .groom Is a son of L. C. W. Murray and wife who are old residents of Cass county, and he Ib a most worthy young man. The young folks applied In person at the office of Judge Bee son for the license. Departs for II Ih Home. Adam Saal of Pekin, 111., who hat been spending several days in this vicinity visiting with his sister, Mrs. II. J. Melslnger and with old friends, departed this evening for his home. He came' in this morning from Cedar Creek with Mr. and Mrs. Melslnrer and spent the day with John Bauer and other old friends in the cltr. Mr. Saal Is one of the leading busi ness men of Pekin, being engaged in the sand, stone and cement, business and is quite well-to-do. He is a fine gentleman and has many good old friends living In this vicinity who were glad to see him once more. He arrived at Cedar Creek last Satur day and paid Mr. and Mrs. Melslnger a pleasant visit for the two days which passed away very quickly. Ow ing to the pressure of business mat ters he could not stay here longer although he had a number of good friends whom he wanted to Btop with longer and muke a more extended visit with. W. K. Shepher8on of Murray, was among thoBe spending yesterday in the city attending to business nat ters, coming up from his home in the morning. a mig SHAKE