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'Ilattemoutb - SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXIX PLATTSMOUT11, NEIJKASKA. TUUHSDAY DUCUMIIKH I, l!MO KO 90 m s Muih Business in Regard to Street Work is Disposed of bv the Council Will Hear Remonstrance Against Druggist's Permit on December 12th. From Tuesday's Daily The city council met In regular session last evening and all council men were in their places at the fall of Mayor Sattler's gavel, except Mr. Gravitt, who came in before his name was reached on the roll call. A quorum was announced by the mayor and the minutes of the previous meet ing were called for and disposed of without amendment or change. Petitions were then called for and one read from a long list of interest ed citizens, complaining of the block ing of Pearl street at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Pearl streets with unsightly road machinery and ptreet tools, and the council was re quested to cause the same to be re moved. On motion of Mr. Book meyer, the communication was re ferred to the committee on streets, alleys and bridges. A petition was then read from a citizen of High School Hill calling the council's at tention to a telephone pole lately set at the corner of Main and Tenth streets, and so placed as to obscure the light from the street lamp so that the walk between Tenth and Eleventh streets was so shadowed as to make It Tery dark. The council ordered the telephone pole removed by a unanimous vote. A communication from the city at torney was read in which he reporteu on the matter of remonstrance made to the issuance of license to Edward 8. Rynott and company, in which the attorney advised the council that in his opinion the license had been granted on an insufficient notice, and advised the council to give further notice and have another hearing and give the remonstrators" notice," as the law provides. On motion of Council man Dwyer, the hearing on the appli cation for license to sell as druggist and the remonstrance against the same was set for hearing at 8:30 o'clock p. m., December 12th, this be ing the next regular meeting of the council, and that the license already Issued should remain in force during his time. A communication from the Consol idated Engineering company of Omaha, proposing to do the engineer ing work for the city in the future and make preliminary estimates and tests of material without charge, and on all contracts amounting to more than $3,000 . 00 to make a charge for . the different kinds of work so that the aggregate would not exceed 5 per cent of the contract price of the improvement, and on Improvements costing less than $3,000.00 a reason able charge per day for Its services. On motion of Mr. Dwyer, the commu nication was placed on file for future reference should the service of an engineer be needed. An estimate of the work already done on the M. Ford contract was then furnished and read to the coun cil, the total amount of which was $4,312.26, which was due a this time after the ten per cent which was te be reserved until the work is . com pleted and accepted had been deduct ed. On motion of CouncilmarDwyer, OF si. mirs sun The ladles of. St. Mary's Guild of St. Luke's Episcopal church have de cided to conduct a market Saturday, December 3rd, In the building for merly occupied by J. E. Mason. It is unnecessary to say that anything the Guild undertakes will be strictly up-to-the-minute and they Intend this market will be no exception. The finest line of embroidered linens will be for sale, as well as other delicate and artistic articles, suitable for gifts or the adornment of your own home. There will be a booth devoted to the sale of good things for that Sunday dinner, cakes, pies, cookleB, potato chips and other delicacies. Coffee and cake will bo served dur ing the- afternoon and Mr. Farmer, while you aro In town, your wife can rest and enjoy a social time at the home of sociability, the St. Mary s SESSII LAST EVEIIIIIG the amount was approved and a war rant ordered drawn for the amount. On a yea and nay vote all council men voted favorably to the Issuance of the warrant. The claims committee then report ed favorable on the following claims referred to the committee at the last meeting: Consolidated Engineering Company, $200.00; Doc Young, sal ary, $3.33; R. A. Bates, printing, $34.80; Cass County, boarding pris oners, $10.10; Mr. Iverson, sharpen ing grader, $3.35; H. M. Soenlschen, Co cents, merchandise, and $1.00 on water fund. The finance committee reported the usual grist of bills, which. wero al lowed as given below. Councilman Weber, for the streets, alleys and bridges committee, report ed that the work on the streets was In shape for the winter and that prob ably the services of the commissioner could be dispensed with. Councilman Gravitt, of the police committee, brought up the subject of "bum shanty" and stated that some thing should be done to furnish shel ter fof this grade of travellers. The mater was voted that a shanty should be constructed. The judiciary committee, to which had been referred the claim of I. N Cummings of $90.00 for injury, sus tained by him September 4th from falling into a washout on Patterson street, a reduction of the bill to $50 on the theory that the M. W. A. had already paid $40 of the claim, was voted, and the bill allowed for $50 every councilman voting In the affir mative. - Councilman Dovey suggested that a banister be erected at the steps j placed at the corner of Vine and Fourth streets, the matter was order ed attended to. A motion was then made by Mr. Dwyer to discontinue the services of the street commissioner, except when work was absolutely necessary, which was voted for in the affirmative. Councilman Bookmeyer asked to have a crossing put in at Sixth and Gold streets, after some discussion, the crossing was ordered put in, Curtz and Neunian voting In the neg ative, Dwyer not voting. Council man Gravitt asked to have a crossing put In at Cutoff street and Chicago avenue and work done on Patterson street and South Seventh. Council man Neuman asked to have a cross ing placed at Fourth and GranlU. wlii eh was ordered done. The council adjourned arter allow ing the following bills: E. Manspeaker, livery $ 2.00 H. C. McMaken & Son, busi ness tax fund 252. 79 II. C. McMaken & Son, busi ness tax fund 2.10 Anton Svoboda, labor 1.40 Frank Kuclnsky, labor 14.00 James Rebal, labor 22.00 W. n. Rishel, labor 38.50 John Hartman, labor 5.50 P. Hansen, labor 22.00 I. N. Cummings, dog fund . .' .25 Ben Ralney, salary 28.20 Guild Market. A Familiar Character. Those who are familiar with this tax-title shark will read this from Lincoln, under date of November 28, with considerable amusement. Es pecially those who Inhabit the county offices: "Andrew Jackson Seaman, the rich Omaha man, who has attract ed considerable attention by his fru gal habits and the economical way In which he lives, has again broken Into the limelight. After the recent clean up of real estate sold for taxes, when Seaman bought tax titles to the amount of about $5,000, the county treasurer wrote him, asking him If he should send the titles to his ad dress in Omaha. Seaman replied yes terday that Inasmuch as he had to come to Lincoln within a month, to hold the titles here and thus save him the amount of the postage." E. RIchter, of near Murray, was In the city today transacting business with Plattsmouth merchants. In From Kenosha. From Monday' Daily. Our excellent friend, L. B. Brown, mayor of Kenosha, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Gustina Nix, drove up from their home this morning to do a little trading and spend a few hours with their many friends at the county seat. While here Mr. Brown paid the Journal office a brief call, renew ing for his copy of the dally. This is Mrs. Nix's first visit to Plattsmouth since last spring, her health not being very good for the past year. We are pleased to note that she is Improving at this time. BE HUKUU MrnniMfi at hi Mr. Bruce Rosencrans, who acted as best man at the marriage of his friend, Edwin O. Miller, to Miss Mar- jorie Stark, of Elmwood, at that place Thanksgiving day, returned to Platts mouth Sunday. The wedding was a very swell function. The bride wore an embroidered gown of silk poplin and was attended by Miss Bertha Grimes, of Sterling, gowned In white net over pink. The groom wore the conventional black and was attended by Mr. Bruce Rosencrans, of this city. The wedding party was pre ceded to the drawing room by little Virginia Harris, niece of the groom. The bride was given away by her father, John Geary Stark. The cere mony was performed by Rev. W. Har ris, uncle of the groom. The house was beautifully decor ated in autumn leaves. Elegant re freshments were served and the hap py couple were recipients of many beautiful and costly presents. When the time came to take the train for Lincoln, to thwart the de signs of rlco throwers and old shoe artists, the wedding party were driv en to Wabash, where the train was boarded. And to more completely throw their pursuers off the scent, the conductor was prevailed on to let the party occupy the mail coach on pass ing Elmwood, completely eluding the rice shower arranged for them. On reaching Lincoln the party went to the home of the groom, and on going to the parlor they found about twenty-five of the groom's friends in waiting to give them a re ception. It was a late hour when the fun and frolic ceased, and the story of outwitting the rice party was told for the last time. Ililck Have Arrived. Engineer Chris Bayser was engaged in leveling up today, preparatory to beginning laying paving brick next week. Two carloads of blocks ar rived at the Missouri Pacific station last evening, and it is thought that there will be sufficient on hand by the end of the week, if the motive power on the M. P. holds out, so that the laying of the brick can be com menced next Monday. The completion of this part of the work will be much appreciated by the hackmen and draymen, who are cut out of the use of Vine street, be tween Sixth and Eighth streets, which Is quite an inconvenience to the pub lic in general. The brick will be unloaded as fast as they arrive by Walter Scott, who has the contract for this part of the work. More brick have arrived for the post off Ice building and are being un loaded by McMaken & Son. Two masons were set to work on this job and the side walls of the foundation are going up. Moves Family to PlaUsinoutli. Mr. O. E. Cagle, who is moving to this city from Pierce, Nebraska, went to Omaha this morning to meet his wife. It is Mr. Cagle's intention to buy property in this city, If after re siding here for a time, the environ ment suits his wife. Mr. Cagle had leased the Janda farm, but the same has Just changed hands and he will not farm it as he had expected to do next season. Return to BiihIiicks College. Fred Hlrz, the cnterprlzlng young farmer of Plattsmouth precinct, de parted for York this afternoon, where lie goes to finish his course. Mr. Hlrz Is an energetic young busi ness man and the Journal predicts for him a fine business career. . Mr. Peter Slander, of Louisville, transacted business in Plattsmouth today, having come down on tho Schuyler train this morning. WOULD THE FARMERS Drainage Man Says Organization of Greenwood District Would Injure the Farmers Living Further Down Stream. The following from the Lincoln Journal will probably prove of con siderable Interest to many of our readers In western Cass county: "Property owners interested In the Ashland drainage district do not look with favor upon the project to or ganize the Greenwood district and yesterday Nelsoa Shaffer, persident, and A. B. Fuller, secretary, of the first mentioned organization, wero at the court house looking over the peti tion and plat filed by the representa tives of the Greenwood enterprise The latter project takes In territory In the western part of Cass county and the eastern part of Lancaster and Joins the Ashland district on the west. "Mr. Shaffer and Mr. Fuller ex pressed the opinion that to allow the organization of the Greenwood dis trict and to permit It to carry out the plans outlined by Its projectors would be to do a great injustice to land owners further down the Btream. This Is for the reason, as they state, that It would allow the unloading upon their lands of all the water from up the creek. There being no sufficient outlets for this their prop erty would be badly Inundated, the damage being tremendous. This they believe would render the Greenwood district liable for heavy damages. "The Ashland people believe that the entire Salt Creek basin should be embraced In one drainage district for the reason that the benefits to accrue to the landowners are by no means dependent upon the work to be done In their Immediate neighborhood. It Is claimed that much heavy work roust be done near the mouth of the stream, but that the principal bene fits will be conferred upon those own ing land much further up. Tho Ash land district has Just contracted to remove the dam from the creek at Ashland at a cost of $14,000. This they say will benefit every land owner along' the stream, and they believe that all should share In the expense. "Both of the Ashland men who were here yesterday have lived In the Salt Creek valley for more than fifty years and they state that there never was a time when the waterway would not accommodate all of the precipita tion within the drainage shed up to the mouth of Stevens creek. All of the trouble comes from water falling above that point. There was no dif ficulty on the lower stream during the enundatlon of 1908 until the big bank of water from the upper shed came rolling down. Then the dam age done was tremendous. "Messrs. Shaffer and Fuller Btate that the people In the Ashland dis trict are willing to do their share and stand their just proportion of the cost of providing a suitable way for getting rid of the flood waters, but they believe that to allow the Green wood district people to carry out the project which they have outlined would be doing them a great injus tice. In tho absence of he water from above no work would be neces sary In the Ashland district. The water Is thrown upon them, however, and they are willing to help take care of It; but they want those who are to be relieved to bear their share of the expense. "Over a year ago a petition was filed for the formation of the Salt River drainage district, extending from the mouth of the stream to Cushman park. Landowners In the vicinity of Havelock and Waverly protested, however, as did others at the mouth of the Btream below Ash land. The matter has been tied up since then, suits having been started In the courts of Saunders county. The Ashland people will attempt to arrange a conference with the pro jectors of the Greenwood enterprise and It Is hoped an agreement can be reached for tho formation of a dis trict which will embrace tho entire valley from Ashland to Lincoln." Harry Hatcher and hla sister, Miss Gertie, wero passengers to Tabor, Iowa, this morning, where they re side, having visited Plattsmouth friends for a short time. Harry has Just returned from Denver, where he has been during the summer. (Jets m Now Wagon. Ed. Donat, the genial proprietor of the Peerless saloon, gets a brand new delivery wagon today. Now the Peer less Ed., proprietor of the Peerless saloon, can ride in the Peerless wag on and deliver his Peerless Beer. Watch for the new wagon, its a daisy with yellow wheels, and you will most always find Ed on the front seat. IIL 10 LITTLE LDIG 1 James J. Hill Sees Slow Time Ahead for Business Men. In an Interview given out at St. Taul, Minn., J. J. Hill, moving spirit1 In Burlington affairs and controller of the destinies of the Great North ern and the Northern Pacific, sees dull business ahead. He Bays none of the big systems have made exten sive plans for improvements or exten sions. Tho big systems will pull in Its tentacles for a year or bo and times will grow slack. One reason, he finds, Is that the country has been managed by politicians and not by business men. Continuing, he said: "Do you hear of any generally systematic plans for Improvements during tho next year? There are none. Factories and such other enterprises, which are produc tive In their nature and which con tribute to wealth, are not contem plated by those who have tho money to Invest. This means that those who have nothing to sell but their time will be without employment. There will have to be a shutting down of the mines because Iron and coal and other minerals that go In the produc tion of commercial articles will not be In demand. The same might be Bald of lumber and other forms of activity. As a result of all this there will be many thousands of people without employment. "In preparing our Great Northern orders for next your we find that we are going to need very few supplies. This Is because we are making no ex tensions. Last year we ordered 245, 000 tons of rails, and had no surplus For the next year we will need only about 70,000 tons. "I might repeat such illustrations In our business. Last year we had to have 11,000 new freight cars; this year we shall need but 3,000. Last year wo were compelled to equip large number of passenger coaches; this year we shall need none. We ordered over 300 engines last year Twenty new ones will be an abund ance for next season." BURGLAR ENTERS THE RESIDENCE OF GEO. FALTER From Tuesday's Daily Mr. George Falter, of the firm of Falter & Thlerolf, had his residence burglarized last night, or rather In the early hours of this morning, and Hands to lose $6.00 In ensh and the half of a roaKt chicken and two loaves of bread. Mr. Falter was first apprised or ills loss this morning about 0:30, when ho arose to go about his daily duties, and reached "or his clothing, which he had hung on Hie foot of the bed, when to his surprlie no clothing was in sight, lie at once spoke to Mrs. Falter and told her of his belief there had been some one in the room during the night, as his clothing was missing. His wife thought he might be mistaken about where he had left his wardrobe, but with the conviction that he was right Mr. Falter started In quest of his clothing, went down stairs, where h found his underclothing on th'e dlnln room floor. Ho went on into the kitchen and found the outside door wide open and YM pants, coat and vcRt and his wife's shopping bag 1 the doorway. Mr. Falter made fur ther Investigation nd found evidence of the burglar having removed h shoes In the dining room, as small scraps of paper vcie scattered about, and ono larger piece, the shape of a man's foot, wero found on the floor. Outside the house ho found whero the thief had again put on his shoes ur.d re-entered the kitchen, and going to the cupboard had taken two loaves of bread and pari of a roast fowl. Outside the hovso at the place the thief had replaced bis shoes, Mr. Fal ter found his knife, which the thief had tnken and evidently lot fall from his pocket when putting on his shoes. Six dollars In cash was taken from the purse In tho trousers pocket. Mr. Falter cannot accotnt for the manner In which the man made the entry to the house, as the key was In the kitchen door and tVc door was locked from tho Inside. The paper in the hoe was cut from a Chicago newspaper, but that may be no flew as o where the burglar was from. I 10 BULL'S EIE Why Nebraska Like Iowa, is Declining in Population. The following editorial paragraph, from the Kearney Hub, goes straight to the mark: "William Colfax, of Bassett, Ne braska, declares that 'Nebraska needs settlers more than It needs money,' and the basis for this conclusion is that he has more than 4,000 acres of hay land under his control that was ot cut this year because he could not hire the labor to do it. Some body, somewhere needed that hay, and Nebraska needed tho-return from the waste production. The case of Mr. Colfax Is one among many. He s right In declaring that Nebraska needs settlers more than money, for the latter there Is plenty to handle all the crops and promote ordinary development." Ami the answer Is, "Advertise Ne braska." We don't mean to advertise Ne braska, particularly, os a fertile field for Investment, though It Is all of that, says the Omaha World-Herald. But we do mean, particularly and es pecially, advertise Nebraska as a fer tile field for the building of homes and the raising ot families. It is men that Nebraska hchmIb; men and women and children, more than It needs money. It needs men who are industrious and ambitious, who are willing to work with their hands, and who are willing to accept in re turn the assurance of a competence and a secure foothold In the healthi est and most intelligent state In the union. Nebraska is fairly yearning: for that kind of men. There are un told millions of dollars lying neglect ed In Nebraska soil that are clamor ing for just such men to come anil dig them out and put them to work. The lamentable truth Is that rural Nebraska, like rural Iowa and Mis souri and Indiana- and other mid western states, Is declining In popu lation. The movement from the farms to the cities continues, and with It the Increasing difficulty of those who live In tho cities to earn enough to support and educate their families property. It is a movement that must be checked. And the very best way to check it Is to get the word to the struggles In the cities that freedom and health and a com petence await them on the farms. New liUiindry Ounces Here. Mr. Raymond i'lerson, or the tiriu of I'lerson Brothers, of Omaha, was In the city today and closed up the deal whereby the I'lerson Brothers become owners and proprietors of the Plattsmouth steam laundry. There are two of the new owners, who are married men with families. Each of them will want a house. All three of them are Interested In the laundry and will at once add $1,200 worth of new machlnerey which will place the establishment on an equal footing to compete with any like institution in the country. Theso parties are all experienced laundrymen and know the business from A to Z. The new owners take possession next Monday. The two older mem bers of the firm will take chargo of the Inside work, while the younger brother will have the wagon. fins IfcyerM 1'or KlierllT. Friends of A. A. Hyers are urging hi in for sheriff. Mr. Hyers' father served three terms as sheriff of Cass county and was regarded the best sheriff the county ever had. lie was also warden of tho penitentiary. Thero Is no question but what Gus would mako a competent official and hope every friend in Havelock will get behind him and boost him Into the position. Havelock Times. Mrs. Louis Ranard, who had the misfortune to fracturo one of her limbs, went to Omaha to consult Dr. Allison, who pronounces her limb in a very serious condition.