The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, June 20, 1910, Image 3
THE llffl ROAD TOTHE FERRY The Journal Reporter Takes Trip Over New Roadway John Hatt, Jr., last evening fav ored the Journal man with a trip In his auto wagon, over the new ferry road and it was a very pleasant one, indeed. The new road Is In fine shape right now and with a little more work at the approach under the viaduct at the foot of Main street it can be considered one of the best roads in this section. It has been veil made and is packing down and settling into shape nicely. The road stands much higher above the level of the bar over which It runs than appears from the Burlington tracks above it. The distance above the bar ranges from at least four feet to probably two or two and a half feet. This is considered an ample height to avert danger of washing out In flood times and promises to af ford a good, substantial roadway for vehicles. The lowest spot on the road barring the bridge over the sewer outlet is on the east just south of where the road turns. This part is only a few feet above the level of the sandbar and should be raised at least a foot higher. Farther down the old bridge over the sewer is several feet below the level of the road and it is hoped that this can be replaced shortly with a new one which will be stronger and of the proper height. It is the In tention to have this bridge In before July 4th, so that those who patronize the big show will find a fine road into the city from the free ferry which will run all that day. The committee having the bridge matter in charge is confident that visitors will not be disappointed and that they can bring their autos, their wagons, their carriages and any othef old kind of vehicle over the road and bridge into the city. Below the bridge considerable work is still to be done on the road which is very narrow at points around Rocky Point and this should receive prompt attention as there is every prospect of big travel over the road from now on and certainly on the fourth. It will not take a great deal of work to move the rock and earth which has caved down from the bank, and throw it over into the bottom, . widening out the roadway for two teams and smoothing and leveling it down. Just below the point there is a rail of the old Burlington track sticking out of the road which is very dangerous and which should be re moved at once. This obstacle is es pecially bad for auto tires and prompt action should be taken to get rid of it. Below this one little spot needs widening and the rest of" the road is all right. At present there is no good landing on the Iowa side for the ferry and considerable trouble Is ex perienced In getting the boat up to the shore. This will be done away with in a very few days though and the ferry will be up to the shore and prepared for handling all travel very easily. The main part of the new road is broad and smooth, there being plenty of room for two teams to pass at the narrowest part and at other , places there is ample room for three and four teams abreast on it. Altogether the road Is a fine im provement and reflects great credit upon the gentlemen who have had It in charge. They secured a great deal of work for the money expended and have given Plattsmouth a fine start toward a system of excellent roads In to the city. The same policy should be kept up and every possible facility should be afforded the public to get here and do Its trading. The com mercial, club has done well In this caRe and deserves the greatest com mendation. They have taken a Ions: step toward capturing a good part of the western Iowa trade and if the merchants will now boost and reach out for It, it will come. The ferry is capably managed and the men in charge are making every effort to handle travellers with speed and com fort, so that the outlook is very good, indeed, for big business from that country. FOR SALE Several good youn? horses. Inquire of II. G. Todd, Mur ray, Neb. 3tw Herman Grssdsr, Graduate Veterinary Surgeon (Formerly with U. S. Department Agriculture) Licensed by HeLraskaStale Board Calls Arswcred Promptly Telephone 373 White, Tlattsmouth. I ti. Concessions. Those desiring concessions for July Fourth are requested to forward to J. E. McDaniel, P'.attsmovth, Neb., requests tose.her with bills for con cession. Preference Is to be given In awarding these to local bidders in exclusion of outsiders brt all bids will recelvo consideration. No conces sions will be granted for any gam bling devire or fraudulent game of any sort or kind and straight, legiti mate attractions alone are wanted. Clean, moral and pleasant entertain ments can serd in their propositions now and they will receive first and speedy consideration and locations awarded. STRIKERS GET Judge T. C. M linger Cites Them For Contempt of Court From Saturday's Dally. Havelock is having more grief with the boilermakers strike and, like Banquo's ghost, it will not down. Trouble of all kinds seems to hover over that unfortunate city while down here in Plattsmouth things are peace ful and the full dinner bucket is seen on every hand. The State Journal this morning says: J. W. Jonas, president of the boil ermakers union at Havelock, together with five other members, James Macho, J. F. Martin, -C. W. Jonas, Charles Peterson and Walter Hart shorn, were cited yesterday by Judge T. C. Munger in federal court to ap pear next Tuesday at 9:30 a. m., and answer an Information for contempt filed by the Burlington railroad Thomas O'Donnell, who runs a pool room at Havelock, was ordered to ap-1 pear at the same time. The charge is that the seven men have violated the terms of the restraining order is sued from federal court o'n May 11, commanding the strikers from inter fering with non-union employes in the railroad shops. While O'Donnell has never been formerly enjoined, it is alleged that he had knowledge of the writ and is liable for contempt anyway, tl Is asserted that two shop workmen were assaulted last Tuesday night and beaten up by a crowd of union men and sympathizers, and that other acts of a threatening nature, have been committed by the latter. President Jonas of the Havelock boilermakers' union yesterday morn ing called upon Sheriff Hoagland and asked to be appointed a deputy sher iff. He stated ,'the seven deputy sheriffs who had been appointed at Havelock were all company men and that they Insisted upon following the strikers, insulting them and seeking to work up disturbances. He wanted to be appointed a deputy so that he could protect himself. The sheriff de clined to make the appointment, but stated that he would visit Havelock during the day and investigate condi tions. During the afternoon Sheriff Hoag land and Deputy County Attorney Strode went out to the seat of the reported disturbance and interviewed a number of people. Sheriff Hoag land stated that he did not get to talk with any of the strikers, but that he had met a number of business men and workmen In the shops and the general opinion seemed to be that Jonas himself was the author of most of the trouble which had been raised. The Bherlff stated that he learned that there were but three deputies on duty and these were not looking for trouble. They guarded the men who were working in the boiler shops when the latter went up town and from what the sheriff heard, Jonas was in the habit of standing on the street and making remarks to them. "Many of the people with whom I talked stated that there would bo no trouble if Jonas was not there," said the sheriff. Judge Strode stated that he had merely gone with the sheriff at the request of the latter and did not be lieve that Hoagland had found any reason for removing any ot the depu ties. For Sale. My Model 10, 20 horse power Buick runabout with rumble seat, fully equipped with top, windshield, Bpeedmeter, Atwater-Kent Ignition, all in fine condition and practically as good as new. Car has been used less than one year. Illjr bargain at G50. x T. II. Pollock, 2td-2tw Plattsmouth, Neb. Chicken I'le and Ice Oram Social. A chicken pie and ice cream social will be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Riser's by the Ladles Aid society of the Eight Mile Grove church on Saturday evening, June 25th- 18-ltd-2w Henry Horn Is among the excel lent people from the Louisville neigh borhood spending today in the city, driving In this morning from his home. I THE FOURTH Red Men Have Committee Out to Secure Entries. The committee on the Redmen par- ade for the next Fourth of July turn ed out this, morning on an earnest canvass of the mercharts of the city, to try and ascertain just what was in store for the order in the shape of a parade, representing the Industrial and business life of the city. The committee consisted of Messrs. Frank E. Schlater and Thomas Walling and they certainly met with excellent suc cess. Their canvass resulted in showing them that the live wires are all work ing, and there will be a parade as good or better than that of the Fourth of two years ago. They met with an enthusiastic welcome every where, and there is no doubt that there will be at least 90 per cent of the merchants and business men lin ed up with a display. The committee was most agreeably surprised at the small number who did not feel as if they could afford to join in the big parade. The circumstances of those who did not Join convinced the com mittee In a major part of the cases that their declination was well found ed, although In several cases the mat ter was objected to from principle, and because the parties never did parade. This insures Plattsmouth the best, biggest and grandest parade in the hlstor of the city. The fact that three prizes are to be hung up,' consisting of $25, $15 and $5, forms quite an inducement for the display. The I rules governing the parade and the character of the floats will be made public within a few days, and in ample time for all to form their floats along the lines Indicated in the rules. It Is realized that two years ago a serious mistake was made in not specifying the points which would be considered, and It Is hoped this will be avoided this year. It can be stated the rules will be to allow so many points for originality of design, effectiveness of display of the goods or Industry represented, general ap pearance of the float, expensiveness of the float and particularly attrac tive reatures tnereor. 'this means that the field is open to all and that the prizes will be awarded unon the points so that just one particular Idea will not in itself, carry off the vic tory. The general indications now are that the lodges of the city will be nearly all represented by handsome floats which will be a great credit to them. The Red Men are barred from all competition for prizes and they will merely appear as represen tatives of that great fraternity. It is expected the Elks, the Eagles, the Woodmen, the Royal Neighbors, the A. O. U. W., the Degree of Honor, the Royal Arcanum, the Woodmen of the World, the Knights and aLdies of Security, and the many other socie ties of the city can find time and room to enter something in the way of a float which will preach the grand doctrine of fraternity and assist In building themselves and their broth er organizatons. It s proposed to have a float repre sentlng the Grand Army, the great defenders of the flag, and one for the Woman's Relief Corps, the noble mothers, wives and sisters of the re hellion in line as peculiarly appro priate to the memory of the great day and the great country which they did so much to preserve. With all these, Plattsmouth's par ade of July 4, 1910 ought to be a record breaker and ought to prove a grand drawing card in itself. The thing to do now is to call ev eryone's attention to the fact that on July Fourth all roads lead to Platts mouth and that the grandest celebra tlon ever held In the city will take place here on that date. The Red Men are back of It and they are the orl glnal Americans and want to prop erly observe the natal day of the na tlon. The committee on the parade fin Ished their work this afternoon when the last of the merchants was seen and the result is more than they had expectd during the morn.-:;?, riem wll be a representation In the par ade from practically every business house in the city. This is an assured feet. There may be one or two Strang glers but the vast mass business men were outspoken In their desire to encourage the celebration and make it a success. Some of those who had first refused from principle to enter the parade have Blnce reconsidered their refusal and notified the com mittee they would be on hand and put their shoulder to the wheel and help Plattsmouth Bucceed. This is the right spirit and the Indication are for the largest, longest and most striking parade ever put on in this city. Those from out of town can now plan to come to Plattsmouth for that day for there will be enough to have created quite a stir among clothing buyers. We are nearly sold out oo the blue serges, but have added a Dumber of other suits to the line for this week, which makes the picking good. These are unusual suit bargains and you cannot affoid to overlook them. Ask for the advertised suits. Look in our windows lor the biggest sock bar gain of the season 4c a foot or 8c a pair black or tan. At the present price of cotton they are worth 15c. C. E- Weocott's Sons THE HOME OF entertain them and then some. The various other features of the day are in capable hands and by the middle of next week it can be stated de finitely what can be done in the en tertainment line and what the people can count on for the big day. Burlington to Lay No More Track on Wyoming Extension According to George W. Holdrege, general manager of the lines west of the Missouri river for the Burlington road, there has been a hold-up in the plans for improvements and exten sions, which will agregate over $1,- 000,000 in the Big Horn basin alone. The contracts for the grading of about 100 miles of track In Wyom ing have been let and the work w ill be completed, but the tracks will not be laid until a future date. Mr. Holdrege said that the change in the original plans is due to the money market and the treatment In general which the railroads have been receiving. The Burlington's budget provided for the expenditure of about $30,000,000 on Its entire system this year. Contracts have already been let for about $10,000,000 worth of new rolling stock, and the grading contracts were signed before the pres ent feeling of dissatisfaction on the part of he railroads with the way decisions are coming down from the supreme court. The policy of the Burlington se'ems to be similar to that of the other western roads who were planning to expend large amounts of capital. The plan is to hold up ail unnecessary work and to finish only those ex tensions which were contracted for before the present situation. The Burlington has completed already the most difficult part of the grading for the south extension from Thermop- olls, as the road for the tracks Is nearly completed through the Big Horn canyon, where a pathway had to be cut through solid rock Mr. Holdrege said that he didn't know the exact amount of work that will W held up on account of the general order to retrench, but he said that 100 miles of rails will not be laid until some later date, which will depend upon future conditions. Om aha Bee. Yen, It Is. This is going to bo no winter with out a summer after all. The Lino type operator of the Journal together with the proprietor and the sweet faced youth who garners the news is now ready and willing to make af fidavit that you can take 'em off for summer has came. It has came all In a chunk also and Is making no bones about having people know It. The thermometer this p. m., Is well up toward the top of the tube and the thirst emporiums are doing some bus lness In wet goods which makes the proprietors wear a regular Sunny Jim smile. The ice man is In his ele ment and today has be'en able to re move fifty per cent more or less of the regular Blzed chunk and charge It to the weather for the first time this year. Yea, verily, it is some summer and we are all glad It Is hear. Sound the tocsin and shout the glad tidings Roosevelt has landed and summer Is with him. D. W. Foster, the well known Un ion citizen, Is spending the day In the city with his daughter. He came up last evening from( his home on the M. P. train. Mr. Foster paid the Journal a very pleasant call this morning and he was given the usual hearty greeting which Is always his at this sanctum. He expects to re turn home tonight. STOPS WORK SATISFACTION Kennedy-Monroe. Robert Kennedy and Miss Nannie Monroe were married Wednesday af ternoon at 4 o'clock at Pacific Junc tion, the ceremony taking place in the presence of a few relatives and friends at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Monroe. Rev, J. C. Harris of the Glenwood Christian church officiating. The couple were attended by Fred H. Croak as best man and Miss Ge neva Regester as bridesmaid. A fine supepr followed the ceremony. A feature of the occasion was the pres ence of the four grandparents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart, all of Plattsmouth. The groom's home is In Kansas, and he has been in this vicinity for several years. He Is an energetic young man and is now In the employ of W. M. Eates near the Junction. The bride Is a worthy young woman. kKhe taught school the past year, pre vious, to which she was employed at the Glenwood Institution. Mills County Tribune. Satunluy Half Holiday. The new storekeeper at the Bur lington shops surprised and delight ed his office force this afternoon by proclaiming a half holiday for them. This rule will probably continue on throughout the Burner, the office closing down at noon instead of put ting In the full day. The action great ly pleased the boys and young ladles alike and Is certainly apreclated. Most of the male portion of the of fice tore themselves off to Omaha to see a base ball game while what be came of the young ladles Is some mystery but the Impression prevails that they tried their best to keep cool. The remainder of the offices and the shops all worked the usual time, although there is a rumor to the effect that the Saturday half holi day Is to continue Indefinitely and be applied to all the shops and offices until the heated term Is past. The Jude Forgot It. Judge Beeson this afternoon united In marriage Mr. A. L. Hart of Wter- loo, la., aged 38 and Miss Blanche Morgan of Sioux City, la., aged 21. The couple came down from Omaha on train No. 92 and returned to that city on train No. 23, making a re markably fast Jump into matrimonial bliss. ' The Judge was some worked up over having to tie the knot with neatness and dispatch so to speak and came near overlooking one of the Important functions of the affair He forgot to get the official name of the witnesses to the event and had to give an exhibition of sprinting to the train to head off the. parties be fore they could get beyond his Juris diction. It is claimed that the ner vous energy of the groom perturbed the usual serently of his judicial high ncss and caused this contretemps. However, he landed the missing wit nesses after a swift chase and ob tained their official signatures to be used In validating the cerflcate. I House Furniture 1 lb m Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Etc., Etc. I South Sixth Street r- u. ,F II It Is Receiving Treatment at Hos pital at Hot Springs. The many friends of Mrs. Rush O. Fellows, formerly of this city but now of Belle Fourche, S. D., will be glad to note that she is now on her way toward recovery from a very severe attack of Inflammatory rheumatism Mrs. Fellows has been at Hot Springs. S. D., for some time under treatment for this complaint and her friends have great hopes that her Improve ment will continue and that she will soon be entirely well. The Northwest Post has the following to say regard ing the matter: At 8:23 Tuesday morning, when the writer left the Sister of Lourdes hospital at Hot Springs, Mrs. Fel lows was almost free of pain from her attack of inflammatory rheumat ism and feeling better generally than at any other time since her attack on May 31. The dally hot baths, the rubbing and the hot packB given by the train nurses, and the medical at tention by Dr. Walker, noted as the very best physician In the western part of the state, seems to be hav ing the desired effect, and it is be lieved that she wil be convalescent within the next ten days. Sister Martina, who we have known for many years, has general charge over all the patients at the institution, and too much cannot be said to her credit for the manner in which she gives each and all of them a dally visit. while the nurses are very competent and faithful. Those who desire to send a postal to Mrs. Fellows may have the same delivered by address ing in care of the Sisters' Hospital. Hot Springs. ' i. Miss Verna Cole who has been vis iting her sister at Chadron, Neb., for the past two or three weeks, returned home last eevnlng. She was accom panied by her Bister, Miss Lillian, who will spend the summer with home folks in this city. Miss Lillian Is one of the efficient Instructors in the high school at that place. Do you want an AUCTIONEER? If you do, (ret one who has Experience, Ability, Judgement. Telegraph or write ROBERT VIKIMSOII, Dunbar, Neb. Dates made at this office or the Murray State Bank. .Good Service Reasonable Rate nnn U A SlC and Undertaking Plattsmouth, Kcb. LOWS BUN uu