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Krt. ettt Historical moutb SKMI-WKKKLY KDITION KIGUT PAGES PLATTSMOUTIl, NEMIASKA. 1TIUKSDAY DKCtiMlltill 29, 11)10 VOLUBLE XXIX NO 1C2 mum joutna CITY GDUNGIL MEETS III RESPONSE 10 A GILL SHED HI HERS Monday Being a Holiday Makes This Action Necessary on the Part of the City Fathers Regular Business Transacted From WednemJay's Daily. All of the city fathers were present at the fall of Mayor Sattler's gavel last evening except Councilman Will of the Third ward, Mr. Dovey coming la after the roll call. When In response to a call signed by a majority of the council for the meeting the session convened. The regular meeting night was Monday, but the Christmas holiday falling on that date made It necessary the coun cil thought to have a call signed and filed. After the reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meet ing, a petition signed by some of the business men of the city asking the appointment of C. W. Hickson, as night police was read, and Council man Gravitt moved his appointment to such position. Councilman Dwyer moved an amendment to the effect that the acting night man should be discharged, which was seconded and carried. The motion wa3 then put before the council as amended and voted In the affirmative. The reports of the different com mittees were then called for and Mr. Dovey of the claims committee re ported favorably on the following bills which had been referred to the committee last meeting: William llassler, $5.85, Cass County for boarding city prisoners $15.50, B. S. Ramsey expense $4.30, Nebraska Light Company 75 cents. Mr. Dwyer protested on the allow ance of the $4.30 to Mr. Ramsey, ex rlaining that the city paid the city attorney a salary for the purpose of doing the city's legal work, an 1 there The finance committee reported the list cf claims, all of which were al lowed save four, which were referred to the claims committee for examina tion. A resolution was then adopted touching the special assessment of property In paving district No. 3, fix iug January 9th as the date on which the council would sit as a board of equalization, before whom property owners can appear on that date be tween the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 8 o'clock p. m. and make their complaints, If any. The resolution I rovlded for a ten days' notice of the date of sitting of the council as such board to be published In the Daily Journal. The resolution was adopted on a aye and nay vote, all couneil iiien voting in the affirmative. Councilman Dwyer presented a communication and an affidavit re ceived from the Consolidated Engl- Marrled at Mynard. Dr. William W. Davis, of Omaha, and Miss Lorene Emery, of Lincoln, were married at 12 o'clock (noon) Monday, at the residence of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Murray, at Mynard, nev. W. L. Austin, of this city, officiating. Owing to the death of the bride's mother a month ago, the wedding was a very quiet one, being attended only by the Immediate relatives of the contracting parties. Doctor and Mrs. Davis went Immediately to Omaha, where the doctor has an ex tensive practice. IN J The Distressing Accident Occur red Last Monday at Glenwood Iowa. m CHRIST Suggestions That Wonld Per haps Make Us Feel Happier if Adopted, A little girl said the other day that one of her pleasures was to write her note of thanks for gifts on Christmas afternoon. Most of us cannot do this, but we can at least find time within a week or ten days to so ml the little letters which convey our gratitude. This correspondence should never neering Company, of Omaha, relative ' be neglected. Friendships have been to the rattler test to which the pav- broken because the Christmas gift, ing blocks In district No. 3 had been subjected to. The affidavit of Henry M. Millburn, the Omaha city chemist, was appended to the communication, showing that he had received twelve blocks from Fifth street paving in the district above referred to, and that he had used nine of these in his test, the test showing 14.4 per cent loss in weight after being subjected to the test. The contract called for 18 per cent or better. The estimate of the engineering company of the amount due M. Ford and company wa3 then read, which showed a- slight error on the part of the engineer making the computation, ii on nn otrrnoniont ovnrncctcwl nr 1 111 - ,..v, ,. wiii-i inlhuto.n being assured by Mr. Ilarkness 1 I I r VI W 11 vl v- U .7 LUC vhj l o MV..VI i i pHcwing the city attorney clerk hire, and that members of the council were liable to have to replace the money thus allowed. On an aye and ncy vote i nil councilmen voted to accept the report except Mr. Dwyer and Mr. Neuman. Mr. Neuman for the fire and water committee reported that the city needed one thousand feet of new rose. A motion was then made and seconded that the committee be in B'.ructed to purchase 1,000 feet of hose. There was some discussion of the unusual demand for the purchaso of ao much hose at this time when about one hundred and fifty feet was the amount of former purchases at one time. Mr. 11. C. Noaek, of Chi cago, representing the New York Belting & Tacking Company, was present and explained the cost of the different kinds, exhibiting samples to tee committee. Mr. Dwyer moved an amendment to the motion 10 the effect that the committee purchase 700 feet of hose of the quality of 85 cents per foot, which was agreed to. A request of the fire department for some supplies, such as wrenches and for the Ford company that the er.or should bo corrected and the city held only for the correct amount, warrants were ordered drawn for the balance of $10,370.37 In denominations of $500 each. After allowing the following bills the council adjourned: Fire department fund: Ceorge Goblem'an $ Raymond Henry Frank Libershall Anton II. Kouhek (!. N. Couchenour C. M. Manners Road department fund: rhll Harrison F. J. Sammons P. A. McCrary R. J. South W. D. Rishel Business tax fund: C. B. & S. R. R. Co. freight. . 4 James Rebal 12 Peter Clau3 2 W. F. Brissey 9 Police fund: Ben Rainey 28.00 The following claims were referred to the claims committee: 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 4.60 6.30 1.80 .80 .90 4.80 .20 .10 .60 a rov.le which could be used without Consol'd Eng. Co $ 25.00 wetting the fire boys who hold it, was j F. M. Rlchey 101.37 uraiued and the committee instructed Consol'd Eng. Co 89.97 to purchase the supplies. M. Ford & Co., extras 37.25 THE CAPITOL REMOVAL IS The removal of the capital from Lincoln Is becoming a much dis cussed question and before the legis lature adjourns this winter some thing may be done toward making a change or compelling Lincoln to do some good lobbying. The News Is not one of the loud shouting "capitol re movers," but wc are willing to admit that there are several towns In the state that are more centrally located and would bo more accessible to a majority of the people. The last cen sus shows that the middle and west ern portion of the stale have the ma jority of the pcop'e, and their In terests must bo considered. And there is another fact. All the state buildings in Lincoln have been con structed on a flimsy plan. When the university was first built It wns bo badly constructed that a new founda tion was necessary; when the in sane asylum was built some one set fire to It; the penitentiary was no better and was reconstructed. The capitol Is today In such a condition that It otight to be condemned, and at the coming session of the legisla ture an appropriation will be asked so that It can be placed In a safe and suitable condition for those who are compelled to office there. For the de plorable condition of these buildings the people of Lincoln are responsible, because they did not look after their construction as they should and were willing to wink at all short comings. Still, would we fare better by going father west? Nebraska City News. Distributes School Money, County Superintendent, Miss Mary Fo.ter, is engaged this week making a distribution of the stato apportion ment of school funds for Cass county. The amount of money to bo distrib uted, including fines, Is $4,524.80. ,The number of school children shar ing this apportionment Is 6,366. Miss Foster returned from Union Monday, where she spent the Christmas holi day with her parents. which it had been such a delight to sond, was received with seeming cold ness. One woman tells of her way of making easy this obligation. She buys a box of correspondence cards in pale green and has her address on them in darker green or red. She composes a few well worded sentences of thanks and adapts them to each person to whom she writes. She claims that it does not seem stilted and that it saves time. In many instances, however, a longer letter should bo written, for surely where time and thought has been spent upon a gift we should re spond graciously. ' Besides the letter writing there are those on whom we should call during the holiday week. The old lady who has sent you a handkerchief embroid ered by painstaking fingers will be amply repaid by a sight of your radi ant faco and a little chat about things In your world from which her shut-in existence bars her. The invalid whose Christmas merry-making must be merely an echo should have an hour or two of your time and a whole budget of news which shall keep her thoughts busy after you leave. It Is often because we are thought less that we fall. We forget In the mad rush of good times that there are those who do not share them, but we have no right to forget. "Duty" is a word not much used In these days, but the man or woman who neglects the duty of good friend ship is as culpable as the one who falls In more spectacular ways. One of the most beautiful examples of a duty which became almost an act of devotion was given In the case of a certain woman's father. Every New Year's Day he made a formal call on a very old lady, a shuHn, whom he had known since boyhood. In her younger days, wealthy, surrounded by friends, her receptions on New Year's Day had been social events of Import ance. As life went on, however, pov erty came to her, and she lost many of her friends. The yearly call of this one remnant of her former social cir cle gave her great satisfaction. There was pathos In the last call he made. Broken In health himself, he was driven in a closed carriage, and was carried up the steps to her room, but once on the threshold he straightened up and greeted her with his old time formality and grace, it was a beautiful ceremonial of friend ship. Would there were more like It when reckoning up In our after Christmas obligations, let us remcm ber the old, the poor and the weak, but let us remember also the friends to whom a graceful letter or an op portune call may add the finishing touch of happiness. A very distressing accident took place Monday noon at Glenwood, when Mrs. Burson, wife of Aaron Burson, postmaster and manager of the company store at Balfour, was almost Instantly killed In Jumping from a buggy to which a runaway horse was attached. One of tho sad features of the case Is that five children are left mother less, and their ages range from an Infant 12 months old, up to a child of 12 years. Mrs. Emma Surber, mother of Mrs. Burson, was also thrown from the buggy. She sustained an ugly bruise on the side of the face, and suffers from a nervous shock. She Is pros trated by the tragic death of her daughter. Thomas Evans, aged 19, a brother of Mrs. Burson, was also thrown from the buggy, but was not hurt. Mrs. Surber, who lives In the west part of Glenwood had, In company with her son, spent Christmas with her daughter. Mrs. Burson was bring ing them home from Balfour In a singe rig when the animal took fright and ran away. They had Just emerged from the subway that leads under tho railroad tracks at the east edgo of town when tho horse shied at a loaded wagon that stood by the side of the road. About this time., too, a bolt fell out that held one side of the shaft to the buggy. Ulio dropping of the shaft added to the' fright of tho animal, and It daBhed down tho road dragging the buggy In a zigzag fashion. Young Evans, who was driving, was thrown from the buggy at the start. Mrs. Srber was hurled from tho buggy about In front of tho Peter Fell home. Mrs. Burson remained In the buggy till it had almost reached the bridge over keg creek, when she was seen to jump. It Is thought that her foot was caught In the buggy some way, as she was hurled with great force on her head on the frozen ground W. M. Thornton and Arthur Finch, who live on either side of tho Btreet at this point, carried the prostrate form of the woman to the Finch home. Drs. Agan and Plimpton were hurriedly summoned, but Mrs. Burson died before their arrival. The accident took place at 1 2 : 1 5, and the physician arrived about 15 min utes later. An examination Bhowed that the neck had been broken and that there was a bad fracture at the base of the skull. One ankle was also broken The body was later removed to the Myers undertaking rooms to bo pre pared for burial. Mrs. Surber, mother of the unfor tunate woman, was cared for at the D. C. Standlford home, and later taken to her own home. The affair Is Indeed a very sad one and the stricken family have the deep sympathy of the entire comma nlty. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 1 o'clock from the homo In Balfour, and burial will bo made In the Glenwood cemetery Glenwood Tribune. Married at Hockport, Missouii. Fred McKInney and Mrs. Walter Brlttaln went to Uockport, Missouri, last Saturday and were quietly mar ried, returning to this city Monday afternoon. Fred Is an employee of the Egenberger Coal company, and got a few days off last week and Im proved tho opportunity by getting married. Mrs. Brlttaln was divorced from her husband, Walter Brlttaln, about a month ago, Mr. Brlttan get ting the divorce on a cross-bill, and the custody of the children. IN JUDGE ARCHER S COURT TODAY From Wednesday's Ially. Two attachment cases were com menced In Judge Archer's court last night entitled Tom Rokle. against Mike llowlck, and the same plaintiff against M. Boiuh. The former caso being for $13.80 and tho latter for $15.70, In both cases the affidavit recites that defendant is Indebted to plaintiff on account of board. The parties are of Greek nationality and have been In the employ of the Mis souri Pacific Railway company, and living in the bunk car near tho scene of operations north of this city. Roklc has been proprietor of the boarding stabllsluiH nt and as tho defendants quit the service of the company yes terday, Rokic was due to lose what the men owed him unless .he could get notice served on the company be fore the men drew their pay. Con stable J. R. Denson received tho gar nishment notices this morning and at once notified tho company, which will have three days In which to answer the court as to tho amount tho com pany owes the njen, if anything. Mr. W. M. Stewart, of Wymore, who, with his wife, has been spend ing the Christmas holiday with Mrs. Stewart's parents, Judge and Mrs. W. H. Newell, returned to his home this morning, Mrs. Stewart remaining for a day or xo longer. Operated on Today. from Wednesday's Unlly. Mrs. W. T. Melburn went to tho Methodist hospital at Omaha on tho morning train today, where her son will be operated on for apendlcltls. The lad Is about ten years of ago and has been 111 for several days, but It was thought that an operation might be avoided, but recently his symp tomes have been bad and an opera tion derided upon. THE CHRISTMAS TREE f THEJUSONIG HOME The word "dinner" would not do at all, 'banquet" would better express It; for wo had everything belonging to that function. Our menu consisted of turkey, with oysters, cranberry sauce, potatoes, tomatoes, sweet pota toes, galad, pickles, chow chow, celery, coffee, cherry pie, fruit cake, raisins, candy, nuts, apples, bananas, pine apple, and a lot more. The tur key and vegetables were perfectly cooked and seasoned to taste by our Mary, the chef, assisted In serving by Katie, Magglo and Henna. After dinner we listened to a very pleasing and appropriate sermon by Canon Burgess. Then we sang Christ mas hymns until supper tlmo. Wo thought we did not want any, but when we saw It was oyster soup and a table full of sweet things wo con cluded wo did. Then we adjourned to tho parlor and sung until we were hoarse, and then brought out tho pho nograph to play dance tunes; (but wo did not dance) though wo were so very happy that wo forgot until too late to return thanks to our many good friends who so generously con tributed to a very delightful day. We wish to do bo through your paper, and also to our superintendent and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Askwlth, who wero untiring In their effort to make the Christmas day at the Home a decided success. In the name of everyone cf us, Many Thanks. J. E. V. KEZ RASCG TO RE TRIED NEKT MONTH Neighbors Surprise Charles Khopp. rom Wednesday's Dully. Charles Shopp, residing on his farm near this city, was most agree ably surprised yesterday. While some ten miles away from home run ning his corn shelter, twenty-ono of his neighbors, using seventeen wagons and teams, Invaded his corn field and husl'ed and cribbed forty acres or corn for mm. .Mr. Miopp had RoUen a little behind with his with tho shellcr, and his neighbors planned and executed C.ie biggest sur prise for him that he ever "experi enced. The wives of the neighbors came over alno, and assisted Mrs. Shopp In preparing dinner and supper for the hunkers. Mr. Shopp first learned of the kindness of his neigh bors when he tcached Mynard on his way home in the evening. The men and teams cribbed about 1,000 bushels of corn for Mr. Shopp, for which he feels very grateful. Joseph Montgomery and Joseph Carden, of near Maryvllle, Missouri, arrived In the city this morning for a short visit with friends. Mr. Garden attended tho prelimi nary trial of Hez Rasco, tho man charged with the murder of an entire family near Barnard, In Nodaway county recently, and heard the date of the dial fixed for January 30th. Judge Ellison, of Maryvllle, presiding In tho circuit court, was attorney for Rasco and defended hi m for tho mur- der of a neighbor woman about four teen years ngo, and requested the at torneys on both Bides of the present caso to tclcet another Judge to try the case. This the lawyers refused to- do, stating that they were satisfied that tho Judgo could glvo the defend ant a fair trial. Card of Thanks. The undersigned expresses, public ly, his Binccrest gratitude and appre elation to tho kind neighbors who so generously appeared In his field yes terday and cribbed a thousand or more bushels of corn. The kindness and the neighborly spirit in which the generous work was done will ever be a pleasant memory. Charles Shopp. Observed Phenomenon. Quite a strange phenomenon was observed by some of Plattsmouth's citizens yesterday, between 11 and 12 o'clock. What some called a rain bow appeared In the sky directly overhead, although tho bow was not the usual length, yet all of the colors were visible. Mr. Herman Bestor, who Is an expert on rainbows and fog bows, was Interviewed relative to tho matter, and his Idea a3 to the cause Is very plausable, and Is to tho effect that tho rays of tho sun shining through frozen mist or fine iceslckles are refracted, giving out Ihe colors of tho rainbow, and are called halos, or fog-bows, as tho caso may be. Some times the phenomena Is observed shortly beforo a very cold wave and sometimes Just beforo war breaks out In Europe. Depart for tho Penitentiary. Sheriff Qulnton went to Lincoln this morning, going as an escort with Convicts Davis and Peabody, who were given five years In the peniten tiary for forgery. Sentence was pro nounced by Judge Travis last week. The crime to which a plea of guilty was entered by the young men was that of forging checks of the amount of $5.00 and some centB. The young men were not bad looking fellows, and tho lesson although Bevere may be the means of reforming them. R. Nielsen and G. Penson, wlio re side Bouth of this city, wero attend ing to business matters In this city today. While here they called at this office and Mr. Nielsen ordered tho Old Rellabel sent to hi sad drees for a year. We are much pleased to add Mr. Nielsen's name to our large list. Farmers' Mutual Ins. Co. Meeting The annual meeting of the Farm ers' Mutual Flro and Live Stock In surance Company of Cass County, Ne braska, Is called to meet at the Hell school house In district number 88, on Saturday, January 7th, 1911, at 1:30 p. m., for tho purpose of elect ing officers for tho coming year, and transacting such other business that may come beforo the meeting. Jacob Tritsch, President. J. P. Falter, Secretary. Aged Lady Diem In Wyoming. Mrs. Ware and Miss Nelllo Ware, of Nebraska City, wero In tho city for a short time yesterday en route to LaPlatto to attend the funeral of Mrs. Kimball, who died In Wyoming a few days ago, where she had gone Thanksgiving to visit her daughter. The deceased leaves seven children, fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. NKII.HYKA VICINITY. Willie and Edward Wulf, of Avoca, motored out to eat Christmas dinner, with their best friends. Messrs. and Mesdames Wundeiilch and Schomaker drove to Berlin Mon day to attend the funeral of H. O. Davis. F. C. Schomaker and II. J. Thlele drove to Syracuse Monday for a few days' visit with relatives. Miss Lottie Wunderllch Is enjoying a two weeks' vacation. She will re sumo her school duties again next Monday. Park Chrlswlfcr and family will move to their new home Wednesday and bo ready to take possession the first of the year, Leo Switzer and Mrs. Edythe Thlele were Nebraska City business visitors Saturday. Miss Fern Schrader was a passen ger to Omaha Monday evening. Mrs. Charles Hansen departed Sat urday for a week's visit with home folks near Hartington, Nebraska. Miss Isadore Sheldon did her Christmas shopping In Nebraska City Saturday. Mrs. John Knabo was reported quite sick last week. Dr. Jordan was called Friday for medical aid. Gcorgo Marks shelled and deliv ered three thousand bushel of corn to Joo Shrader, Monday and Tuesday. Fred Hlld and wlfo spent Sunday at Gust Hansen's. John Murdock and family ato Christmas dinner with Johnny Baelr, near Avoca. Edwin Schomaker went to Nebras ka City Saturday for a few days' visit. Mlsa Goldle Messcrsmlth returned to her home at Lincoln this morning, having spent the Christmas holiday In this city with relatives, and also attended the marriage of Miss Minnie McKay, Monday. Her father, Mr. Joseph Messersmlth, returned to his home last evening, departing on the Schuyler train.