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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1912)
H'ffili i ''HIS III ll IE f I 111 IFIE III til Outlook for a Great Revival of Building Operations It Very Bright and It Looks Like the Year 1912 Would Prove to Be Banner Year for Plattsmouth and Its Citizens. It is I In intent iin of Hit' Jour nal lo keep Irackof tin1 many im pnnrmcnts to be made in I'latts n)outh this season. Some im provements contemplated have not yet been started, hut in an interview with those interested in these improvements I hey lohJ us work will begin so as to complete the work before another winter approaches. IMaltsinoulh has evidently caught the improvement fever, and it is asserted by those who ought to know (bat more money will be expended in improving this year I ban there was last year, and if this be I tie case, it demon strates that capitalists have great faith in the old town. There is not a vacant store room in the city, of which many towns the size of l'laltsmouth cannot boast, and there is a probability that several old eye-sores on Main street will be removed and new brick structures take their places II. M. Soennichsen, who recently purchased the vacant lot adjoin ing I In' Journal building on the west, contemplates erecting a large store in the near future, and may do so this season. He pur chased the lot for this purpose in order to secure more room for his iriannnoth trade. Store rooms are being renovated and remodeled, and several thousand dollars will be. expended in remodeling he Welenkaiup block for the Y. M. C. A. Besides numerous resi E The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Makes Annual Report. A report of the management of the relief department, of the Chi cago, lturlinglon it Onincy road for the ear ending December 31, t'JH, discloses that fill',' 1 , J ('.5. It i was paid out during the twelve months in benefit orders to em ployes. During Hie ear the company advanced rt:iN,:i;-j.7( to assist in payinir ohliv.ilions. Since I he fund w as established in 1HM) there has I n paid in hone II I orders on account of sick. Dess and accidents to employes 8,2i0.tK i.(17. Pa incuts by the railroad company from its own funds in establishing, operating and maintaining t lie relief depart ment from IKS'.) to t) 1 inclusive Were I, .Mill,; 1 i.oT. The alue of o her services furnished b, Hie company, it is A FORTUN OUT IN BENEFITS HP HE men who demand the most, who investigate thoroughly, who satisfy themselves on every de CorrneHUU, Alfred Decker 4 Cola in better than ordinary $10 to $25. l CITY OF PLIinSMOUTH dences that hae not been oc cupied for years are being repair ed and occupied by new-comers. Stand on the high places in town and fine can view here and there new residences going up all over town, and improvements being made on old residences, and thus the good work goes on and our business men and citizens gen erally feel that l'laltsmouth has a bright future. There is not near as many knockers in l'lattsniouth as there was two years ago and maybe this has something to do with the prosperity of our city. Knockers can do a lot of injury to a town and not a particle, of good. The best way to treat those fellows is with silent contempt, and soon they will close up like a clam. They won't do any improving on their own properly and don't like to see other people do any im proving. . , The Journal is dellglited to see the spirit of enterprise again. in the ascendancy. this season anil much of this sentiment is duehi a well organized and harmonious Commercial club, which should const it ute every business man in town, no matter how large or how small his business. The club has done much for Hie prosperity of the city and with Ihe aid of every business man could do more. If you can't do anything else, beautify your own home and see that your premises are free from all trash. This will help some. declared, is far greater than the cash payments made by it for the support of the department. Throughout the twenty-three years which have elapsed since the department was founded there have been 170, 5 lit cases of sick ness and 'J!ir,70.r accident cases reported. Big Carnation Ball. The dance to be given Saturday evening, April 7, at Coates' hall by the. Cosmopolitan club will be in the nature of a carna tion ball and should prove a most pleasing diversion in the dancing line. The M. V. A. orchestra will furnish the music for the oc casion and Ihat is a guarantee of jt being good. Admission: (lents. 511c; Ladies, free. White Plymouth Rock Eggs. White Plymouth Rock eggs for sale at S3. (Ml per hundred. Mrs. (ieo. A. KalYonlierger, H. F. D. No. L Plattsmouth. Father Higgins of Manley was an over night guest of Father Shine of this city, departing for his home this morning. tail, are the men we . like to deal with. We don't expect you to buy clothes on - our "say-so." Only perfect clothes can withstand the tests we're invit ing you to make that's the only kind we have ever sold. Just now we are showing good styles plenty. Values RE CITAL AB1B SUCCESS Large Number Attend the Piano Recital Given Saturday Aft ernoon and Evening. The piano recital given by the pupils of the l'laltsmouth Studio of Music Saturday afternoon and evening at the home of Miss Kittie Cummins was attended by a large number of their parents and friends, in spite of the inclemency of the weather, the recital given during the afternoon hours hav ing the largest number present, there being about 5 present in the evening. Many were anxious to attend these recitals, but were detained at their homes on ac count of the threatening elements. The program for the afternoon hours was furnished by the younger students and the evening program by the older and more advanced students. Kach number of the afternoon and evening pro gram was rendered in a very nice manner and most thoroughly en joyed by those in attendance. The pupils contributing numbers to Ihe afternoon program were: Virginia Yv'augh, Alice Pollock, Marie Nemelz, Tommy DeLong, Clara Mae Morgan. Iloscoe Hill, lU-len Egenberger, Carl Schneider, Martha (iapen, Mildred and Mar garet Schlater, flenevieve, Whe lan, Newell Huberts, Mary llosen crans, Mariel Streight, Thelma Denson, Mason Wescolt, Helen, Schneider, Janet Brant ner, Ellen Hell McDaniel, Joseph McMaken, Kalherine Whiltaker, Elizabeth Heeson, Helen Itobcrls, Lydia Todd, Kdilh Hamge, Hurdette Hriggs. One of thi' pleasing features of Hie -evening program was the violin selection by Charles Zaruha. a pupil of Frank J. Kolbaba, iolin virtuoso. The se lections rendered by him were "Madriijalc," by Simonelli, and "Lullaby," by Frinl, each number being given in a very finished style and denoting much careful practice and training on the part of both pupil ami instructor. The students taking part in the evening program were: Hoy Den son. Misses Fdilh Dovey, I'heino .Richardson, Jennedc Patterson, Janet and Harriett Clement, Zoia Smith. F.ltia Crahill, Jennie I.K ington, Crete Itrjggs, Ola Kafl'en berger, F.lsie Oapen, Myra Sten- ner, Mae Marker, Kinina Cummpis, Dorlhy Drill, and Messrs. Dean Cummins and Clarence Slaals. Arbor Day. This is the anniversary of the birth of J. Sterling Morton, for many years one of the prominent citizens of Ihe state, a lover' of trees and an advocate of tree planting. The legislature of 1885 before Mr. Morton's death, madi April ii a legal holiday . and designated it Arbor day. Of Mr .Morton Ihe histroy of Nebraska says: "Nothing escaped him in giving encouragement lo Ihe ma terial development of the .state and agriculture, horticulture and arrboricullure were his constant themes." Mr. Morion introduced a resolution at a meeting of the state board of agriculture on Jan uary i, 1872, held in Lincoln, set ling apart April 10 as a day foi tree planting in the state, naming the day Arbor day.' This rcso u lion provided a farm library of 25 worth of books for the per son properly planting the larces number of trees on that day of Ihat year. On that day it was estimated that 1,000,000 tree: were planted in Nebraska, urn perhaps an equal number on tin day in Ihe year following. The llrst proclamation calling for tin observance of Arbor day was is iied by Coventor Furnas in 1871 Shooting Firearms in City. The careless use of firearms within the city limits by minors is becoming all too frequent. citizen of the Second ward had in bis possession Saturday a bulb from a 22-caliber rille which had been llatlened by coining in con tact with some hard substance the bullet having come through a window glass at the man's homt lone day last week, making n large I hole in the glass and falling on i the library table on the opposit i side of the room. The gentleman I knows the boy who II red the shot I but does not care to make him or Ibis parents trouble. The penalt I for tiring a gun within Ihe city .limits is a line or imprisonment and in addition Ihe party is liabl civilly for any damage Ihat is done when in violation of the , city ordinance and the laws of Ihe j state a gun is thus tired. Mrs. A. L. ltakcr of Murray was a Platlsnioulh visitor todav. hav From Weeping Water. Nick Halmes, Oeorge Stoner, Walter Cole, V. (1. (Hover and esse Davis, from Weeping Wa- er were in trie city last Saturday, bringing in the primary election eturns. They came up in Mr. Halmes' auto and were caught in Ihe rain, and all but Mr. Halmes eturned home by rail. Nick re mained over Sunday, spending the time visiting with bis patents, Mr. and Mrs. .Nicholas Halmes. He returned Monday with the auto. BIG BALLOT IKES MIT SLOW Unofficial Returns From Seven teen Precincts Is Given Below In Cass County. The canvassing board, com posed of W. E. Rosencrans and Perry Thackston, began this morning an ollicial count of the ballots cast at Friday's primary. The unusual length of the bal- ots, there being 50 democratic and 78 republican names to can vass by the boards of the county, besides 5 constitutional amend ments, with two votes each, ren dered Ihe labor of canvassing the vote so great that hardly any of the boards took the precaution to take the voles of the different precincts, unolticially, as usually is done, so that election news lias jeen exceedingly unsatisfactory and no definite statement can be made until the count of Ihe ollicial board is ready for publica tion, which will be tomorrow. The unolllcial count Saturday veiling Ironi seventeen out of Ihe twenty-five precincts resulted ibout as follows: The democratic preferential vole for president gives Clark a safe lead over Wil- on and Harmon. For United States- senator Sliallenberger leads both competitors, having a majority over both. The four legales-al-large elected will pronanly lie Uitclieock, l.oonus, llryaii and Dunn, and their vole lands in Ihe order above men ioned, Hitchcock loading the list. District delegates to national con dition, as shown from the seven ecu precincts, will be W. IV Wheeler and Tibhells. For gov- rnor, Morebead was the inure popular candidate, receiving al most double the Vide of his com petitor, Mr. . Metcalfe. For rep- 'esenlalive in the .Seventh district' (lust in will no doubt be Hie nom inee by a good majority. For county commissioner Julius Pilz las a safe majority over Mr. Noli- mg. On the republican ticket Roose velt, in (lie seventeen precincts heard from, has almost double Ihe vole of his I wo. compel itors, La Folletle and Taft. Norris for Fniled Slates senator will lead Senator ltrown by a safe majority. For the office of governor there is some surprise expressed on all sides at the vote Newton received; While Covernor Aldrich is no doubt nominated, the vote is much closer than expected. In Ihe pre cincts heard from Paul Clark has a majority of 75 and no doubt will carry Ihe county. The vote on representative- for Ihe Seventh district will bo very close, bill an unolllical count of all of Ihe pre cincts gives the nomination to ('diaries Hichey of Louisville as against his competitor, 0. W. Cheney of Union, by l i voles. The Journal hones to have Ihe full vote for tomorrow's issue. With Davis Milling Co. Mr. Jay Joiinson of St. Joseph, Missouri, is in the city on a com bined pleasure and business trip, isiting at Ihe home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph John son. Mr. Johnson represents tlx big Dais Milling company of St Joseph, and w hile visit ing w ith his parents, he is representing this company and interviewing our merchants on the pancake Hour proposition. The Davis company are manufacturers of the famous "Aunt Jemima" pancake Hour, which is a great favorite with Ihe early breakfast housewife. Mi Johnson spent the early part of his life in Plattsmouth, and of course has a host of friends who are always pleased lo see him. Placing New Boiler. At Ihe pumping station of Hi Plaltsinouth Water company Superintendent James Hurney has installed, today, a large new boiler which will be n great im nroveniont lo Ihe plant. The old boiler was removed Friday am Hie foundation for Hie new one placed in Saturday. J. H. McMaken had the contract for unloading and placing Ihe new boiler. L. D. lliatt. the merchant of 'Wl?J? Li f if i SIZZ is a powdered beverage, and comes in tne following flavors: Orange, Lemon, Celery, and Root beer. Have your own Soda Fountain in your Homo. . The making of a glass of SIZZ needs only the addition of clear, cold water. It's alive, it's sparkling, cooling and delicious. YOU'LL LIKE THIS DRINK SIZZ is put up in three size bottles 25c, 50c and $1.00, and costs but about one cent per drink. SIZZ may be bought in Plattsmouth at the followiug places: Smith &. Mauzy, Weyrich & Hadroba, H. M. Soennichsen, E. G. Dovey and Son, Hatt & Son Adolph Giese, Ed Donat. Leo. Grotte IVJfg. Co. OMAHA, NEB. I-H-H'H-H-I'fHi'WH LOUISVILLE. Courier. Mrs. Fred Wegner and daugh ter went to Omaha Monday to see her husband, who is in an Oma ha hospital. Mrs. August Ossenkop relumed Monday morning from Lincoln, where she had been visiting her sisler. Mrs. Fred Ohm moved her household goods here from Platlsnioulh Tuesday and now oc cupies the Charles Carter house in the east part of town. She is a daughter of Frank Wheeler. Mrs. A. L. Masters left Wed nesday evening for Lincoln, where she will take treatment for nerv ous trouble at a sanitarium. Slit was accompanied by Or. L. F. Polk and by Mrs. Fred Ifoiz of Springfield. Last Sunday Lute Hoedeker bad prepared a "Dutch" lunch and stepped out for a little fresh air when a couple of "weary Willies" entered Ihe bouse from an op posite door and made snort work of il. When Lute returned a few craps of limbui'ger was all that emained of the "feed" for which he bad planned so carefully. Thirteen years ago last Tues lay (ieorge Frater look posses sion of the Dr. Ilasenieier drug store, lie later purchased the lock of his competitor, II. K. Drown, "who moved to Scolls Muff and re-entered I no drug mismess. (Seorge Frater keeps his slock up in good shape and by giving his patrons a square deal has made, successful competition impractic able. Sarpy county commissioners the ollleials of Platte River in grading the have joined with the Louisville Bridge company road at tin north end of the Ihe time the bridge bridge ad by is completed the road will be in good shape. The high water did a great deal of damage to Ihe roadway along Ihe bottom and much work was necessary to placp il in passable condition. A large force of men are working on Ihe rebuilding and repairing of the wagon bridge over the Platte river and it is expected the bridge w ill be open to I ravel by about April 25. FOR SALE AT A HARHAIN An 8-room modern residence on Main street. Can loan you money on it. I wo collages go ai nan their cost. Vindham Investment & Loan Co. ANOTHER 20TH GENTURY WONDER Guaranteed Hose FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN! 10c, 10c, 10c Six Pair Guaranteed for Four Months! H, WAINTROU Sole Agents for Plattsmouth The Ono Best Drink THE RED MEN'S L FEAST Preparing for the Big Family Event at Their Hall on Friday Evening, April 26. For several weeks past the Mis souri Tribe of Red Men have been preparing for a banquet to bo given the members of the order and their families, and the big social time will be given at their hall on Friday evening, April 20. Many of Ihe members have been looking forward lo this event and anxiously waiting for the brothers on the various commit lees to set the date. The members, and especially those on the numerous commit tees, have made an extra effort to make (bis occasion a grand suc cess, as il is the first one of the. kind ever given by the order, and it is expected to make the event an annual affair in the future. The program lias been well planned and the members of the order well know jut what is needed lo make the evening a grand success. There w ill be music, games, plenty lo eat and a genuine good time for all. All the brothers and their families are earnestly requested lo be present and enjoy this, the first grand social time of the order. II depends upon Ihe at tendance whether it will be made? an annual affair or liol. L. I!. Hrown and William Oilinour, from south of Platts mouth, were here for a few hours visit and business trip last Satur day, llolh gentlemen paid the Journal office a brief call. we buy r-r REALM. Poultry and Eggs! Pay the Highest Market Price taTDelivtr us your produce and get fair test and honest count. PAUL IIANDLY, Corner Sixth and Pearl Streets, Plattsmouth, : : : Nebraska BIG 11 HIT-LEATHER stockings.7 I Manhattan Shirts Stetson Hats ing come up on the early morning Murray, was in the cily Saturday train. evening and Sunday.