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-4 Journal. 10111011 SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXX PLATTSMOUTI1, NEBRASKA, TliUHSDAV NO V EMU E 15 15,1911 NO 94 IB si f tb i cm council ras - 1BI 10 WEI! COM Petition From Ninety-six Citizens Twenty Year Water Franchise With City Clerk Ask Time From Tuesday's Dally. Two members of the council were absent when the gavel of Mayor Saltier fell last evening, namely, Mr. Dovey of the First ward, who is in New York, and Mr. Will of the Third ward, who is out of the city. After roll-call and the reading and approval of the minutes of the previous session, a petition from Lena and John Reulin, ask ing the city to construct a per manent walk on the east line of their property, lot 1, in block 21, and charge the same to their property, one-tenth to be paid each year. It appearing to the council that permanent walks had been constructed for several Mocks north of this place and that by building this walk the residents for a long distance would have concrete walks to the poslolllce, the petition was grant ed on a roll-call, all councilmen present being favorable to the proposit ion. Under the head of communica tions, the petition of James Rob ertson and ninety-five others, asking the council to grant a twenty-year franchise to the Plattsmouth Water company, on the basis proposed by Mr. West, was read, and on motion of Mr. Dwyer, was placed on file for the convenience of the council. The mayor suggested that any mem ber who desired to see who had signed the petition could do so by calling on the clerk. Following' this action a communication from Mr. West of Portland, Maine, was read. The letter reviewed the history of the management of the company and slated that on ac count of bad management the company had been forced into the hands of a receiver several years ago, and that the present owner expected to put it on its feet, but to do so the rates for users .could not be changed materially from his proposition, viz.: $40 per year for hydrants instead of $45, as now, and had been the rate, and for family use for a six room house a flat rate of $6 per yetr, with no charge for additional faucets. On motion of Mr. Dwyer that Mr. West's communication be referred to a special com mittee, it was referred to the fire and water committee composed of Councilmen Neuman, Dovey and Shea. . The finance committee then re ported for allowance forty-three bills, with two bills, one for $3.20 and one for $97.3(5, referred to the claims committee. The bills given below were allowed. City Clerk B. G. Wurl report ed occupation tax collected and other sources of income, less a $1 com mission for sale of cemetery lot, to be $58.50. The treasurer's report was then called for and showed amounts paid out during the month of October and balances on hand as follows: Fund Paid Out Balance Building $ 79.84 General $ 359.85 255.03 Road 855.81 1,116.91 Fire Dept. ... 1.50 133.02 Library 31.60 173.38 Park 10.00 7.26 Police 19.03 4.14 Fire Hydrant Rental 900.00 568.99 Lighting .... 126.75 297.68 Interest 2,229.09 Cemetery . ... 22.40 . 38.10 Dog 110.86 Business Tax 63.85 361.63 Sinking 2,928.79 Gen. School.. 353.24 127.53 Teachers' School'.... 2,355.00 1,009.22 Paving Dist. No. 3 475.55 Balance in treasury. .$7,702.38 Indicates fund is overdrawn. The police judge reported a total of $54.55 collected in fines and costs. The claims committee reported favorably on the claim of. Fred Patterson for $26 and of D. B. Asking for the Granting of a to Geo. F. West Placed on File on Picture Show Ordinance Ebersol for $7. 40. The opinion of the city attorney on the claim of H. M. Soennichsen for $44.40 was read, and in subslance advised that the claim, with the possible exception of strawberries and chop feed fir the cow, was a valid claim and the same was allowed by a vote of the council. The police committee asked for further time on a report concern ing an ordinance for the prohibi tion of moving picture shows on Sunday. The special committee on let ting the contract for erecting a retaining wall at. the public library reported that the committee bad looked over the ground and had decided that a wall costing less than the specifications called for could be built and would be more feasible than as advertised. Mr. Tushinsky advised the council that the committee had been in formed that a concrete block wall placed on a brick foundation would be the best and cheapest wall that could be creeled. Mr. Dwyer nnd Mr. Weber advocated a concrete foundation. A motion was made that the work be done under the super vision of the library committee, the committee to use its judg ment as to the best kind of wall to build. Mr. Dwyer offered an amendment that the wall be placed on a concrete foundation. The roll was called, and those favoring the amendment were Dwyer and Weber; those opposed were Kurtz, Ilallstrom, Neuman, Tushinsky, Gravott and Shea. The motion was then voted upon to allow the library committee to superintend the work, which car ried, Messrs. Dwyer and Weber voting in the negative. Under the head of new business Mr. Kurtz of the Second ward asked that some work be done on South Maiden Lane, which was ordered. Mr. Ilallstrom of the Third ward asked that sidewalks on South Sixth street be ordered fixed be fore cold weather, and that some repairs be done in the street at the west end of Main street, op posite the Kanka property. Mr. Neuman of the Fourth ward spoke of the defective places in the pavement which should be looked after before the guaranty expired, which the councilman thought was soon. This matter was referred to the chairman of the streets, alleys and bridges committee to bring about. Mr. Shea of the Fifth ward asked for a crossing at Cutoff street and the avenue and a crossing on Gold and Eighth streets should be placed in posi tion. The mayor then called the council's altention to the meeting in Omaha of the Municipal League association, which occurs on No- vember 15, 16 and 17, and to which the city is invited to send three delegates. On a motion three delegates were appointed, being Dwyer, Neuman and Gravelt. The council then adjourned, after allowance of the bills fol lowing, to meet at once in a special session as a board of equalization for the purpose of adjusting assessments of prop erty for permanent sidewalks, the same having been advertised as required by ordinance and statute. Some little discusisnn arose as to getting the proper valuations against the different parcels of real estate without the assistance of a surveyor, and the committee was not ready to mako the assess ment on the information at hand. On motion of Mr. Dwyer the board of equalization adjourned to meet November 27 at 9 o'clock p. m. Claims Allowed. Frank Kaiible for burying dog, 25 cents; Bert Thomas, special police, $2; II. C. McMaken & Son, crossing $24; R. A. Bates, print ing, $59.20; II. C. McMaken A Son, crossings, $93.66; William Mendenhall, special police, $2; John Fitzpatriek, salary, $10; Ben Raney, salary, $65; H. C. McMaken & Son, road work, $6; II. C. Mc Maken & Son, crossings, $100.80; A. L. Jones, road work, $18.40; M. McCool, road work, $31.80; Ed Snodgrass, road work, $62; J. Re bal, salary, $5i; P. Harrison, road work, $34.80; William Menden hall, road work, $33.80; Karl Goolsby, road work, $26; James Wynn, road work, $62; Nebraska Lighting company, $125; Ne braska Lighting company, 35 cents; Cass county, boarding prisoners, $17.40; C. W. Baylor & Co., coal, $8.35; Albert Schat- tler, special police, $2; Claus ! Speck, special police, $2; Phil Kinneman, fire department, $1.50; Plattsmouth Telephone company, $1.50; Nebraska Lighting com pany, $2.50; Wilson Reinforced Concrete company, $104; R. W. Clement, freight, $9.10; D. B. Ebersole, repairs on machinery, $11; H. M. Soennichsen, sundries, 45 cents; Henry Trout, salary, T0; M. Archer, salary, $30; R. W. Toogood, tire department, $1.50; James Donnelly, library, $2.25; library expense, $2.95; O. Jones, salary .25; B. J. Wurl, expense for stamps, etc., $2; James Don nelly, library, $1.50; W. B. Rishel, street work, r)8.8n; Nebraska Lighting company, $1.50. FIRST OVER IHE E it Omaha Men First to Cross New Bridge Over the Platte River. The Omaha Bee, in its Sunday edition, says: "The new Duff Pollock wagon and motor bridge near Plattsmouth was crossed for the first time at 11 :10 o'clock yes terday morning by Richard! Stewart and F. B. Jacquith of Omaha, riding in a new six-cylinder automobile. The aulo mobilisls then drove into Platts mouth, where, with President Pol lock of the Plattsmouth Com mercial club, they made arrange ments for a celebration of the opening of the new bridge. This celebration will be held in Platts mouth Wednesday and attended' by delegates from every city along the new Omaha-Plattsmouth-Kansas City automobile route. D. E. Walkins will be the principal speaker at the meeting, at which an association will be formed whose purpose will bo to improve the roads in "Cass county and the Omaha-Kansas City road." William Albee Improves. William P. Alhee , a former Plattsmouth citizen, who had the misfortune some time ago, while switching at Alliance, to have both hands taken off under the car wheels, is still at the hos pital, but slowly improving. No details of the dreadful accident were obtainable at the time, ex cept that he was bumped off of the car and fell beneath the wheels. He has a wife and two small children; his father and mother reside at Glenwood, Iowa. About three years ago Mr. Albee was married to Miss Barwick of this city, at which lime he was a brakeman on a Burlington freight, but was afterward transferred to Alliance, where he has resided since. He is a fine young man and has a large circle of friends here and at Glenwood, who learn ed with sorrow the misfortune which has befallen Mr. Albee. Frank Maxwell Returns. Prom Monday' Dally. Frank Maxwell, the Burlington fireman who was knocked sense less in his cab a few weeks ago and since has been confined in a hospital at Fremont, returned to Plattsmouth yesterday. He does not expect to be able to resume his duties as fireman on the Sioux City run before the first of De cember. He does not yet know how the accident happened which came nearly ending his life, but remembers that he was shoveling coal and climbed up to his place In the cab and looked out when he received the blow, rendering him unconscious. Mrs. William Weber left for Omaha this afternoon, where she will visit her daughters, Mrs. StefTen and Mrs. F. A. Schiele, for a few days. r. ft m RDinn. in nu u u uu FAULHABER VVIl II I At a Result of the Election of Gus Hyers as Sheriff of Lan caster County. Anyone wanting a cord of wood sawed free of cost will confer a great favor upon calling Gus Hyers. This is no josh, its the real dope and is the aftermath of a foolish election bet made under the most disheartening influenco of political enthusiasm. The parties interested in the case are: Gus j Hyers, sheriff-elect of Lan caster county; L. A. Simmons, de feated candidate for sheriff; Louis Faulhaber, the newspapers and the curious commonwealth. The day before election Hyers and Faulhaber entered into a dis cussion as to the results of the following day. Hyers predicted' his election by a big majority. Faulhaber asserted that Hyers would be low man on the ticket, and for a while it looked as though there micrht be something more interesting than a lively dis cussion or even a bet. Friends, however interposed and Faulhaber made a proposition to the repub lican candidate. He said if you are jelected I will saw a cord of wood on the poslotl'ce square, and if Simmons is elected you are to saw the wood, livers agreed and each man placed $'0 in the hands of one of the reporters as a for feiture should eillier fail to carry out his end of the contract. The ncrreement cnlled for the work to be dune bv December 1. Faulhaber said Thursday that he wnslrcadv and willing to per form his task, and it is now up to the newspaper men to secure the wood nnd to set the date. As the bet, attracted some attention nround the nolil ienl headquarters, it is verv likelv that a large rep rejJ1tjon of those interested will appear on the scene when Fanlhaher betrins his work.' The date will prohaMv be. named this week. Lincoln Star. SENATOR THOMAS SELLS CALIFORNIA RANCH FOB $34,500 Purchases a Residence Property In Long Beach, Where He Will Reside. The following is taken from the Long Beach (Cal.) Daily Tele gram of November 8: Former Senator Thomas of Ne braska, who has been a resident of Long Beach, has disposed of his property in Tulare county to O. W. Weidlcr of Los Angeles and O. J. Reese and Emery Albert son of Whittier. The property consists of 548 Vj acres of im proved ranch land. Included in the sale was Senator Thomas' fine stock of blooded cattle and horses which he brought with him when he camo lo California. The pur chase price is said to be $.14,500. Senator and Mrs. Thomas have purchased a line home at 835 Elm avenue, paying $7,000 for the dwelling. They will make their permanent home here, having been attracted by the prospects of future growth of the city and be lieving that (he opening of the Panama canal will mark an epoch in the history of the city. Senator Thomas is gradually disposing of his Colorado and Nebraska hold ings and is placing the money in Long Beach investments, so con vinced is he of the future of this city. Mrs. H. T. Batton 8lok. Mrs. II. T. Batton, who has been suffering from an attack of malaria, for some lime, does not improve as her friends hoped thut she would. Mrs. Batton accom panied her husband on his vaca tion trip to West Virginia soma three weeks ago, but took sick be fore they arrived at Iheir destina tion and spent the time with two of her' sisters at Walker station, while Mr. Batton vfsited his father and stepmother at West Union. Mr. Batton ' came home sooner than' he had intended on account of Mrs. Batton's health. Saw IHE WOOD Mortality Among the Mallards. Streight & Barker, the strong est (Inn of Cass county hunters known to exist during the present century, were on the river again yesterday with their artillery, and to hear the story related by the senior member of the firm there was a high rate of mortality among the water fowl for a brief period. Twenty-three Mallards and one goose bit the icy water of the Old Muddy, the goose lodging in the mush ice and the dog re fusing lo bring it in. During the short time the hunters were on the river not a fish could be seen in ihe air, and the parties to whom they had promised catfish for supper were disappointed. This will probably wind up the hunting season for this firm. BIG SALE OF FULL Store of M. Fanger Filled With Many Bargains for the Shrewd and Careful Buyers. Elsewhere in this issue of the Journal will be found another large advertisement for the Big Challenge Sale of Fall and Win ter Goods now going on at the M. Fanger Department Store. Mr. V. Zueker, as manager of this pop ular Cass county trailing center, is sure exerting every effort to supply the people of this county with the best goods in his varied line at the most moderate prices. The goods and prices speak for themselves, and no slock ever curried in Cass county displayed greater buying ability than the one that will be found in this store. Every article is new and seasonable, bought from the large trading centers on the lowest pos sible margins and are being sold accordingly. Mr. Zueker is de serving of success in this big sale, as he challenges the si longest competition to produce the same duality goods at a lower vprice. The sale opened last Friday and the goods are moving very rapid lv, and even though Ihe weather last Saturday was very unfavor able, he was favored with a large business, and the present week slarls out in a like manner. All Mr. Zucker asks is a comparison of the goods with those sold in other places, and he guarantees to duplicate and go all competit ors one better on the price. Funeral of Joseph Sans. From Monday's Dally. Notwithstanding the stormy weather of the past forty-eight hours, the funeral of Joseph Sans, the Cass county pioneer, who died at his homo near Murray Thursday, was quite largely at tended yesterday. The services occurred at 11 o'clock frorn his late residence and were conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union. The music consisted of hymns rendered by a choir of Murray singers and were songs familiar to the deceased and favorites of his while in life. The pall-bearers were the four sons of Ihe de ceased and his two sons-in-law, namelv, Joseph V Charles, John and Waller Sans and Ted Bar rows and Charles Garrison. In terment was made in Ihe Horning cemetery. 63 Years Old Today. From Tuesday's Dally. James Seivers, the jolly night watch of the Burlington shops, was more than usually hilarious Ibis morning and had time to stop on his way home and give venl to his joyous mood by singing one of those elegant songs of which Uncle Jim has a great number. He is no slouch when it comes to singing and can do any sort of a stunt of this kind to perfection. The occasion of his mirthfulness this morning, ho staled, was the anniversary of his birth, this be ing the sixty-third recurrence of the Important event. About thirty of these years Uncle Jim has spent in Plattsmouth. He is a good story-teller, and If you think you can boat him telling a yarn just try it some day. Mrs. John Fassbender, who has been in a hospital at Kansas City for several weeks, was able to come homo yesterday, and (he In dications are that she will soon be restored to health. Nebraska m WINTER GOODS City News. WILL BE MEN 10 THE INEBRIATE ftSYLUM Joe Davis, an Old Man, Asks to Be. Sent Where He Cannot Get Liquor. From Tuesday's Daily. One of the unique incidents liv Cass county's inebriate circles occurred yesterday when Joo Davis of Louisville dropped in on Judge Beeson and requested his honor to find a man who would? tile a complaint against Joe Davis, before the insanity board, charg ing him with being an inebriate, a fit persons to be restrained at the inebriate asylum at Lincoln. The judge ascertained something? of Ihe old man's history from him, and then acocmpanied the can didate for the asylum to the coun ty attorney's office. A proper com plaint was drawn and lodged with the insanity board, and a warrant placed in the hands of J. R. Den son, constable, who had no dif ficulty in making the arrest. A hearing was granted th prisoner and Dr. Brendel was notified and came to Plattsmouth at. once. On the hearing it de veloped that, the inebriate was born at Antipeton, Maryland, something over sixty-four years ago. Tlmt at the age of 31 he had developed an appetite for "booze" shocking lo behold, and had taken treatment for the habit thirty years am at Dwighl, III., and had Hie habit broken up at that, time, but it had gotten hold of hint again and that it, was on the in crease. , He informed the board that he wanted to go to n place where he could not get liquor. An order was made restraining him at Ihe Lincoln asylum ami he is now resting in the Hotel do Manspeaker until such date as the sheriff shall find time, to transport him to his permanent quarters at Lincoln. Settled In New Location. John Sehiappacasse, the popular fruit and confectionary merchant, has gotten nicely located in his new quarters in Ihe Dwyer build ing on the north side of Main, bo Iween Fourth and Fifth streets. The room is large and airy, neatly carpeted with linoleoum, and presents an inviting appearanco. Mr. Sehiappacasse will havo plenty of room in his new quar ters to handle his large and grow ing business. The prisem glass above the doors and windows throws a fine light to the rear of the room, nnd his new apartments are modern in every way and con venient for his customers. Drop in and see the new arrangements. Heating Plants In Iowa. John Hall returned from Silver City, Iowa, Saturday evening, at which point ho has been putting a new heating plant in tho flno farm home of W. L. Wilkins, one of the prosperous farmers resid ing north of Silver City. Mr. Hall could not be working in a belter community or among belter peo ple than he found at Silver City. The Journal mnn knows where of he speaks, for ten years of hi life was spent among them. Mr. Hall tells us that he has con siderable more of the same line of work to do in that locality. Joe Wiles Injured. From Tuenday'a Dally. Joe Wiles, residing in the pro rind, had a close call for his lifui last Sunday while (it his barn. Ond of Ihe men was operating the lit ter carrier when one of the wire broke, allowing the heavy iron carrier to rebound, striking Mr. Wiles between the eyes, knocking him down and bruising his nose badly. Had the carrier been far ther away and had it had a longe sweep befores triking him there is little doubt but the blow would hnvep roven fatal. Narrow Escape From Fire. Union came very near bnving another fire last Saturday. Alonjr in tho afternoon while the windl was blowing a galo from the northwest, an alarin of fire wa given from the dwelling of ncego Delaney. Tho citizens responded, promptly and1 the ''fire was soon under control. There was small damago to the dwelling. Had tho fire gained headway It would swept about one-fourth of tfie business portion of" (he town, as J well as several dwellings. j
