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Were Badly Burned. tllil L HI Besides Being a Fire Trap, and Liable to Be Burned Down Most Any Time and Burn Several Prisoners, the Taxpayers Will Be Held Responsible for the Loss of Life. From Sittunluy's Dally. Among other buildings con demns by Assistant, Fire Warden John C. Trout en yesterday was Hie Cass county jail. Mr. Trout en spoke in no uncertain terms re garding the condition of the di lapidated olil structure in which the county houses its criminal tlass. If a tire should break out in the, jail there is no doubt but loss of human life would result. There lias been times within the last month when from eight, to ten people have been confined within its walls, in addition to the, keeper of the jail and his family. Should khcre. be a lire, and with demented persons and the hard class of I ing a nuisance denizens lately incarcerated this 1 shall be abated combustible or explosive material, or intlamable conditions, placed, kepi, or existing in or upon any building or premises which is dangerous to the safety of said buildings or properly, is hereby deemed and declared to be a nuisance; and any occupant or owner of such building who shall cause, continue or maintain such nuisance shall be guilty of a mis demeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be lined in any sum not exceeding Hie sum of $500.00, and I he court shall order said nuisance In be abated. If any such owner, or occupant, shall fail lo complay wilh said order, he shall be prosecuted for niainlain- and said nuisance may occur at any time, and loss of life result, be county would like ly be subjected to large damage units. The section of the statute on .hirh T'ire Warden TroulCh relies for aulhnrily for condemning the jail and oilier properties is as fol lows: 50oT0, Sec. 5 (Dangerous Buildintrs Nuisances'1 Anv The taxpayers of I In count y are taking a great risk in allowing the old shell lo be used for tile pur pose of a jail, as the price of the new structure would be very small compared' v illi I ho damage thai might occur, ami for which the county would undoubtedly have to an-wrr should loss of life occur. Ami now I lial the old buililiiiu has exp oil can. The explosion occurred while Mrs. Melvin was lighting a fire by pouring oil out of the can. Her husband and daughter heard the noise of the explosion and Mrs. Melvin's screams and hur ried lo her assistance. They found her enveloped in flames and both the husband and daughter had their hands badly burned in trying In extinguish the blaze. Mrs. Melvin was in a critical condition for several days anil her sister, Mrs. Uenrirhsen, went lo her bed side at once. ENGINEER MAKER RECEIVES PROMOTION Named to Succeed J. E. Johnson on Burlington's Omaha Division. building or oilier structure, which been condemned by the slate auth for waul of proper repair, or byjoiulies il would seem that ; move reason ,,f iie or dilapidate)! con-! should be made In build a slrur dilion, or for- any cause, isjlinv in keeping wilh lb'' needs of pspoc iall v liable lo I' re, and wh ich j a county lia in ' Ihe population is so situated a to endanger oilier ; and vealih llial Cass counly pos buiblinps or properly: and any sesses. INVADED THEIR ! PASTOR'S HOI; Give l!im a Great Surprise, While ; He in Turn Gives Them a Cordial Groeting. ! Kugineer I'. It. Whillaker, who has been in tin' Burlington freight service for xears. has been named In sue) il .1. 1'.. Johnson as road foreman of cuuipmcnl on Ihej Omaha di i-i"ii. The a pop in I men I , It YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY t$ ft YY YY ft YY YY YY Thaek You! I For your patronage the past year, and hoping you will favor us with the same this coming year. We wish A Happy and Pros perous RJew Year. t A. I Si i pci inh ntli.Mit ufiV-f We close at 1 2:00 o'clock Koon, Monday. v. a s a n in iiinc- ell'ecl ive Janua I v )'d e crdav Motive Tower T. Roope. Mr. Whillaker has recently been etn-pbi-d in I lie local freight service on trains No. -j) and ;si. runninu In I'lallsmoulh. recently made li McCook di isiuii o:H. J. '.. Jidoison was ainmaler of I be Lincoln .I i hi i'- Hev. W. A. Taj lor and wile were enjoying Ihe uietude of Hieir own home Tuesdaj evening, but i'J 7 :'!0 a noise at Ihe door all reeled their attention, and be bl'ore I hey realized what was hap pening about fifty of I heir cn woi kei s and friends trooped in lu'lhotil ev n waiting for an in vitation, well knowing llial Ihej were welcome. The "invaders" name armed wilh a large supply of in ov i s ion s of all kinds. which! week they gave a a testimonial ol" per- r'" calmy sonal freindshin and apprecial ion ! I aken, as In f Ihe pastor's service to the Mall MeOuiii. It. II. l-'raus, Iteese Drlancy, W. II. Cross. John I ' ! t. I ( , Mesdames Barbara A. Taj lor, Vest I 'lark, James Taj lor, Itachcl .fell, Allierl Johnson of) Weping Waler, Mary A. Young, fda Applegnle. Sieve Taylor, C.has. Woodard, Misses C.lee Applegale, llatlie 'J'ajlor, (irace Tax lor, Lclia llobach, Lois Johnson. Bailie llo haeh, Lenna Taylor, Loll ie Jh back and Dorothy Delaney: Mes srs. J. II. Lbl'-elt, Joe l.i.lgelt. .jr., Palmer Appb'-ale, Chns. Mobark, .John. Ifoback, Ha ' I'raus, lien I'rans, and Maiiin, Abla and Lla Taj lor, I'nion Ledger. Mr. W luHakei been re idepl s o snme lime and warm personal ie-rel il if lieees-ilale I Celelnt at Hie late Mi worl liv and lamilv haxe Clnllsmonlh fur iaxe made manx riends, who will Ihis promotion will ie removal of this e- amily from our eily. And ame I ime I hey conral u Whil laker upon Ihis mosl ulx ancement. t t x r u L ;v pi .: Lrjn VV 1 .(. r i litis n li Ei t i YY H H YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY YY f YY YY YY YY vv h V , i 4- A A A A 4 fV-M V BURLINGTON GASUUJ1T f.ir. VVilmct Released. r'rem Siit tird;iy'n D:i!ly. Mr. Wilmid. Ihe auvd black smith, who v a- placed in jail I wo ro for acl im; ipieerly, af- vpson weed seed, said, for a cold, was ased from jail xcslenlay and liun h. few hours were spent very pleasantly ami a nice lunch ton was an enjoxable fealure. Rev. Tax lor requests the Ledger to onvey lo Ihe doimrs sincere thanks for the honor of the visit, as well as for Ihe valuable gifts, remarking thai we couldn't ex press it loo forcibly. The visitors were: Messrs. and ! "f lll( counly jail. Hesdames William llobaek, James J Niday, W. B. Banning, William I The Journal ofiico carries Wolfe, Ban Lynn, James Wilson,) kinds of typewriter supplies. lefl for the home of bis dam'hlrr at Omaha. Mr. Wilmol was of Ihe opinion that there was no necessity for placing him in Ihe jail, as he would have been all right in a few hours. II is uu for tunate thai I'lallsmoulh has no place to semi anyone temporarily who is sick except lo the corridor Binders cs Fire Wardens. Slale J'ire Warden Randall has! wrilleu a eer to bankers askbm lliem Jo ro-nnera'e wilh hini in prevent iug loss of properly bv ire. Tim ! ( tor says ; "If one of jour eiisloniers has an old. dilapidated liuildinir. if il is xvorlh repairing, advise him lo repair it and put il in a -ate condil in : if il is not v o 1 1 1 1 repairing advise him to I ear if down so thai il will not jeonnrdi i, is o all Kovj r buildinus and the buililints of bis m i::hbors. If be is permillintr rubbish and paper and olhei' inflammable ma terial to accumulale in and around uis nuimnuis, iniorm mm oi ine dangers thai lurk in the rubbish Pi and advise him not to permit it to accumulale. If he is emplv-iir-r his ashes on Hie streets and allevs or piling them up against lmiblintrs or storing (hem in a dangerous manner, advise him lo get a lieht metal can lo put them in. If he is selling or using gaso line, caution him againsf the care less storing and handling of it.'' M Here -1 Wool ' Ficre j Flore IrcvM 1 ' Vear if K L I flK m a ih nn n lt " MOO Thirty-nino ' Persons Killed on Lines in Nebraska During 1311, a3 flrjalnst 57 in 1910. A u amended report lo I he 1 1 1 1 annual report nf the Burlington railroad lias been filed wilh the slale railway commission, Ihe ad ded li'iiiri s fixing I he number of d iilbs which occurred on ils lines in this slale for the year ending June III), till 1. When Hie annual report lir.-l came in Ihe ligurrs in this table were lacking, Ihe resull of the Indianola wreck, which oc curred ,lav mil heing listed. jury or death, of all other per sons, there was a loss of $-'(',-517 paid to the victims or their I m 1 1 1 ! i ( i a i i i . A LAND! LAND! LAND I Take Your Time and Ra.vJ Thl3 Do You Want to Buy? Da You Still Want to Pay Hent? )o you want lo box a farm, or' do on si ill wan! lo pa rent for a la rrn and gi c e vcrj i b in '. j on raise o the. nUmr fello... ? If .n ! w anl lo bux call on me. and it ; there is aiixthiim llial. can In- done i for jou il shall come on way. Land Ihis side of North I'fille at i S." nil her acre m li ' H :iei ,. I, ,1 conducted by him in Ihe I'ul ore. j i , , .... .. ' in r ' ' o i en ; 1 1 u o o -iii i j ' r ; 1 1 - hi".- and keep all the chickens ou Louis Otlnat an Editor. i special from Nebraska Hilx I i under date of liecember 'JO, sajs:i i "The Slaals-Zeilung, (iermanl I ' , it- - - i I iii" ii . 1 1 ii- 1 cejil y sidd al public am'l ion. a f ter a precarious existence, has 'ii hi bought b (ieorge Maurcr, a , tailor of this eily. and will he . i.ouis i n i nai, a iiecoraior, tin is one of the prime movers in t be ' (ierman-Alliaiice m ganialioit, is ! announced a the new editor of I Ihe paper." i Louis Ollual resided in I'lalls- wanl. Wake up! eo ; i ; i I liud mil bow mne wort li I o vim rs auo. aiv lo li;;: raderwearE The best wool underwear you can buy any where. Cut extra lare and full; made from fine combed wool yarns as soft as silk and as warm as fur. If you are troubled with rheumatism or colds buy this hygienic underwear and be free. Price $1.25 up. All sizes to 52. 0 1. Uescott's Sons Always Ihe Hone of Satisfaction yj'Jtn i jig...m in- restate W Wish You Happy and Prosptrous New Year , Held Without Ball. From P.'it nnln v's Inlly. The preliminary hearing of the, complaint aaainsl Henry Burroxvs or the wilful and premeditated murder of William A. Rayles, in this counly on last Sundav after noon, was nan in .indue i.eeson si court Ihis mornim;. Tin accused man imd W. . Robertson in the county court room and arrange ments were made for bis defense. Burrows waived his preliminary bearing and there was nothing lo do but remand him In the custodv of the sheriff until Ihe court meets January J'J, when Burroxvs will have a trial, unless he changes his plea of not guilly lo gin'lly. He has confessed liis guilt lo the sheriff and lo'olhcrs, and just what has induced him to plead as he did is not apparent. The commission in was forced to call upon Hi eials for corrected figures in this table before Ihe report could be tiled as complete for I be year. The report shows thai during the year there were eight train men killed and 3 LI injured on Ihe Burlinnlon lines in Ihis slale. This was out of an average of! 1.70J men xxliich were employed daily on Ihe various lines. There were no shopmen killed, but I wo were injured during Hie year, out fif an average of 2,0 il men cm ployed daily in thai line of work. There were Ihree trackmen killed and thirteen injured during the jeaf out. of an average of .'1,321 men employed on the Burlington (racks everv dav of Ihe year. Of oilier employes there were Ixvo killed and nineteen injured during the year out of an average daily employed list numbering '2,'U'u men. Of the Inlal number of 10, H(iO men employed on Ihe road for each working day of the year, I here were fniirleen men killed and ill'.) injured. In 1010 in the same classes the annual report of Ihe road shows (hat there were twenty-four employes killed in Ihe same period of lime and 17H injured. The 1011 report also shows I hat during the year I here were six passengers killed ami seventy five injured, two postal clerks killed and nino injured, ami six teen oilier persons killed and llfly seven injured, a total of twenty four killed and Hi persons in jured other than the employes. brought on by a slight scralcli on I The grand lotal for I lie year his arm from a rusty angle iron.!s"vs Ihat there were Ihirly-nino employes, passengers and cither persons killed during Hie year and 1.JL1 persons injured on Ihe various Burlington lines of the stale. In 1910 the grand lotal amounted to II fly-seven killed and 1,251 injured. During the year Ihe Burlington Herman Klielch, Ihe Weeping paid out onnccnunt of die injuries eonseipience ! In""l 'nl' ;i number of years, ami Hi-I uis nunierniis mends here loin the Journal in extending con gratulations Upon his elevation lo the edilorial chair and wish him all kinds of prosperity. Joseph Sinnott Improving. Joseph Sinnoll, an employe of I lie Burlington in the steel car shop, who has been laying ofT for almost a month wilh blood poison, is improving. The trouble was At tlrst the scratch was given lit tle allenliou and infection set in, which has knocked Joseph out of work ever since. He and his wife xxere passenircrs lo Omaha on Ihe morning train today lo spend Ihe day xx ith friends. Water flour manufacturer, was in the city Thursday and Friday, de parting for his home via Louis villi Friday afternoon. or death of employes the sum of t?98,r.fi7, while for the death or in juries of passengers the total amount was 29,851. For Ihe in- Spends Day In Plattsmouth. From Sut iimny'd I wily. A. L. Klheridgr of I'leasaulx ill.. Iowa, for eleven years a resident of I'lallsmoulh, alighted from No. 15 this morning and spent Hie day wilh his sisler, Mrs. S. K. Mc I'.lxxain ami sou. Mr. Klheridge lefl on the Schuyler for (Ireen wood. where he xxill spend Ihe exv Year holiday xvilli relatives. Mr. Klheridge came to I'lallsmoulh xxilh his parenls when he xxas i years old, and after living here for eleven years Ihry removed lo (ii'eenwood. Later he went to loxxa. wlu-re he has lived since. Fair Warnlnal In company wilh Houncilmaii ( 1 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 ami Fire Hhief Manners, Deputy Slale Fire Commissioner John C. Troulen visiled a number of places while in the cilx that proved lo be the worst kind of lire traits. Xnlirc xvill be sent to these properly owners of (he danger and asking them to tear down ami creel more lire-proof buildings, and it is expected that Ihesc peo ple will ('(duply xvilli the state law in reference lo such mailers. The deputy fire commissioner desires Ihe Journal lo give all parlies fair warning. uu, j.e i was I 'I' ll look ei:l, lime. lelll.e lie- beller- Miss Florence McFlroy, vxlm has been spending the Christmas sea son with her father and sister, re lumed lo Lincoln yesterday after noon. She xxas accompanied by her sister, Miss Oenevive. at joursrlf al Ihe pp Yon will liml ili-ii -i . l Collies llCCCssary for Mi itii'n I . I have land from Ihe p raz ing land lo the best alffalfa land in the slate. I will In: in I'lalls moulh for a week, and if jou are interested 'phone ;i -; write lo C. B. SCIILFICIIFH. Bradj. Neb. J. S. Howard Hert. J. S, Howard of Benedict, Neb , a prominent farmer of York comi ly, has been a guest of his nephew, lloj Howard, for a couple of days, departing for his home Ihis morning. Mr. Howard hail never paid Hoy a isit before, and look Ihis opportunity lo do .so. lie reports Ihe crop in York counly las season as very good and spoke highly of that comity as an agricultural couiitj. Mr. Howard I was also pleased to find hi. nephew very prosperous, he hav ing raised a line corn crop in a dry season. Dr. Walker Visitls tho City. From Sntiml:y's linlly. Dr. W. C. Walker and wife of Chicago, who have been guests of Mrs. It. II. Cation and family, Mrs. Walker's sisler, will depart for (heir home tomorrow. Dr. Walker and Mr. Caltou went lo Lincoln lodux on business, and returning Mrs. Walker xvill meet I hem in Omaha, to return lo Chicago, where Mr. Caltou will lake his son, Hoy, for Ircalmeiil at a Chi cago hospital. It is thought he will receive much heller care lhan al present. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bo'il Bears the Roy McKlnney In Town. From Snturdny'i Dally. Hoy McKinney, formerly chirk at the Uiley hotel of this eily, came in from his home at Lincoln this morning and spent Ihe day in shaking hands wilh his friends. Hoy is on Ihe road for the Ai -buckle euu'ce people, ; vith Ihe west half of the slale as his ter ritory. D. B. Smith transacted business in the metropolis this morning, going on Ihe early I rain.