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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1912.
NO. 62.
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THE CITY DADS ENJOY A LIVELY SES-
Arrangements Perfected for the Purchase of Egetiberger Building
for a Council Chamber Claims Allowed and Other Business
of Importance Transacted at Meeting.
From Tuesday's Dally.
There was no absentees at the
roll call of the council by Clerk
Wurl at the regular meeting of
the city fathers last night. The
minutes of the previous session
were read and approved without
alteration.
Among the -communications
and petitions was one signed by
numerous citizens of South Park,
asking for an extension of the
water mains by the water com
pany for a distance of 2,500 feet,
with hydrants for fire protection
of the residents at intervals of
500 feet. Ouncilamn Shea
moved that the request be grant
ed. He fore a vote was taken on
the motion, which received a sec
ond, it was suggested by the
mayor that before granting the
petition it might 'be well to refer
the matter to the lire and water
committee for investigation. Mr.
Shea defended his motion in a
neat speech, saying, among other
things, that this portion of the
city had been without fire protec
tion for twenty-stuen years, while
the citizens had contributed their
share to the tax'levy each year for
the payment oT the water bonds,
and he did not ej any use in delaying-the
malUr by referring it
to a committee.
The roll wa-s called on the
motion. CounciJf.ien Kurtz and
"Vondran passed, Hollstrom,
Richey- .and JoLitson explained
their votes in the negative, that
they .did not like to vote yes on
the expenditure of public money
without an investigation of the
probable cost and all of the con
ditions surrounding the outlay.
As 'there were but live yeas, the
, mayor declared the motion lost.
Councilman Lushinsky then
moved, and the motion received a
second, that the matter of the ex
tension of the water mains be re
ferred to the fire and water com
mittee to investigate fend locate
the hydrants, and report at the
next meeting of the council. The
motion was carried.
The finance committee .then re
ported the following bills Jor al
lowance by the council: I. N.
Cummins, cartage, $1.50:; H. G.
McMaken & Son, general ,fund,
$2.50; W. JLt. drcbe and A. Han-
;scn, special police, e.vh, $2 ; Claus
Hoetel, disposing of dog, 25 cents;
JI. Newton, sjvcial police, $14.40;
G. Rrandt, cutting weeds on Main
.street, 40 cents; 11. C. MeMakeu &
Son, road fund, wossiiuja, $27.24);
'Thomas Walling; abstract on Ike
Egenberger property purchased by
city, $12; A. White, work at
library, $2.20; Cass county,
boarding city ward-', $2.85; G. J.
Baker, road work, ?i; James Re
bal, salary, street commissioner,
30; M. MK'omI, road work,
22.20; A. L. Jones, road work,
$21.20; miscellaneous, 50 cents.
Reported from the claims com
mittee: II. G. McMaken & Son.,
$t?3.8; Plattsmoulh Wafer Co.,
hydrant rental, $8(i0.0(i; Warga &
Cecil, labor and material, $3.00.
Fnder the head of unfinished
buiin'ss an ordinance authoriz
ing the mayor and council to pur
chase the undivided one-half of
the north !) feel of lots 5 and (',
in block 2'., for the sum of $1,750,
and take a warranty deed for
same and pay Mr. Kgenberger $10
for an option for twenty-four
months on 1 h south half of the
same property at the same price,
the city to nay quarterly a rental
of $8.75 per month for the same
and take a Ieae on this portion
until the appropriation is avail
able for the purchase of the other
half. On a motion of Lushinsky,
the ordinance was placed on its
(Irs! reading, after which Mr.
Tushinsky moved a suspension of
the rules and the ordinance be
placed on its second and third
readings by its title for final pas
sage. On a roll call all council-
men voted aye except IJuttery of
the Second ward, who voted nay.
On the roll call for the passage of
the ordinance the Vote was the
I
same as on the suspension of Lfee
rules.
The matter of paving Tine
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets was taken up, and a rep
resentative of the engineers of
Omaha who prepared the estimate
for bids, was present and present
ed a copy of the estimate to the
council and explained it at some
length. The advertisement for
bids will have to run three weeks,
said the engineer, and as the
specifications were very lengthy,
he suggested that the city attor
ney mid the streets, aHeys and
bridges committee take them up
together and should the icily at
torney find anything of a legal
nature which needed changing it
could be done so thai lt offer
for 'bills on the estimate could be
ordered at the next meeting of tbe,
council.
On motion of Councilman SUi
it was voted to have a surveyor
from Omaha survey ami estab
Jish curb lines on Chicago avenue.
The miscellaneous matttir-.s
from the different wands we.ne
then gone over in detail. .Council
man Patterson suggested that the
crossings on North Sixth street
were at such an altitude that
motorists found it disagreeable
riding on that popular residence
thoroughfare, and either the
crossings should be lowered or
lhettdreet graded up U ,Uie .cross
ings. Councilman Ridley Mig-
gesled that it would be .a good
plan for the citizens aluug Sixth
si. rent to get fogclher .ami .place
the curbs at the proper line and
narrow the street to the paving
widJb. when it would be .an easy
matter for the street commission
er L .keep the street in diupe, and
it was suggested thai the park
committee look into J he matter
and sec what could be d-iUie toward
put liiiir in the curbs and beautify
ing tb parkway on each side of
lhe slrut.
In the Second ward Councilman
Rutlcry reported that Kd Fitz
gerald was ready to put in u -concrete
wt!k whenever llie .city
would grade for the saw. P-r-missioii
was granted Andy Ki-oeJi-ler
to place 300 feet of (sewer -Mi
Klin street connecting wjfh ii.be
outlet.
The Third ward council new
asked crosMngs on Ninth street
and at the alley. Also a rejuet
from Mrs. Kerr for a removal oJ
the dirt adjacent to her premises
on West Pearl street, which was
refenvd to the streets, alleys and
bridge committee to be reported
on at lhe next meeting. The
grading down tb-e alley adjacent
to G. G. Wescotf's and Angus!
Gloidl's resilience .properties wai
referred to the streets, alleys and
bridges rminniitlee.v Other minor
repairs were ordored in the
Fourth and Fifth wamls.
Councilman Patterson slated
that he would like to take up the
matter of the street carnival, and
inquired by what authority the
carnival was let in, whether it was
by the fled Men, or who? The
mayor staled I h.a I the carnival
had paid the city a license and
about $130 had been received on
that score. Mr. Patterson llien
wanted to know whether there is
any personal liability on the part
of the members of the council
should any citizen be damaged by
reason of the carnival being in
the street. The city attorney was
called on for his opinion, and
cited a few authorities to the ef
fect that where rouneilmen ex
ceeded I lieir authority in perform
ing their ollk'ial duties the in
dividual members of the council
I could be held personally liable for
any damage which might, arise;
and where the streets of the city
were obstructed by permission of
the city and any citizen should In?
damaged thereby, the city would
be liable to have to respond in
whatever sum of damage was
proven.
Councilman Vondran moved the
adoption of a resolution that
HEA
would forever shut out the
obstruction of the streets of the
city by carnivals or anything else.
The matter was threshed over to
some extent and it was decided to
have the city attorney draw up the
proper resolution to br presented
to the next meeting of the council.
In Honor of Guest.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Misses Vcrna and Lillian Cole
delighfully entertained about 35
lady friends at a 9 o'clock break
fast this in-orriing in honor of
their guest, Miss Helen Dales, of
Chadron, Neb., who is visiting at
the Cole home. The principal
amusement, was derived from
several games of bridge, which
made this social event a most en
joyable one. At the appointed
hour an elaborate three-course
luncheon was served.
WEATHER REPORTS WILL
I LUTED FROM NOW ON
Thousands of Nebraskans will
be deprived of weather reports
because of the failure of congress
lit pass the weather bureau ap
propriation and which has neces
sitated the cutting off of one
third of the towns served by the
bureau in Nebraska, says tin; Lin
coin Star.
Kfliciency of the service in Ne
braska, Illinois, the Dakofas, Kan
sas and Colorado has been
seriously afYerlcd by the lack of
money with which to carry on the
work.
Until a few days ago the Lin
coln office of the department
wired every morning to several
hundred towns, telephone com
panies and postmasters the
weather predictions for that day.
This meant that each telephone
company would inform hundreds
of county subscribers over the
'phone as to what to exprt from
the weather. The postofllce bul
letin served the same purpose to
the residents of small towns.
The grain business, which re
quires a close watch on weather
observations, shared in the bene
111. s of a wide weather bureau
service.
Director ft. A. Loveland of Ne
braska said Saturday night that
ne had been compelled to cut off
one-third of the towns andin
s'titutions which his office served.
The service is further crippled
because it has been necessary to
cut off about one-eighth of the
stations which early every day
send 'to 'the Lincoln bureau their
local observations. This means
that 'predictions must be made on
less comprehensive information.
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH ROY
SETS RIGHTJ THE SWIM
Reports have reached this city
of a sporting event on the Pacific
cus!, in which a former Platts
nunith young man was one of the
chief participants. It seems that
the automobile drivers of Long
iiearb., California, (decided to give
a race among themselves on the
Fourth of July, lh route to be
along the beach, the to run a mile,
turn around and repeat this until
twelve miels had been registered.
Finest, Wurl arid (Men Thomas
worked all night m their car gel
ling it in shape for the race. On
the great day all Hie cars were on
hand arid a red-hot contest was
looked for, but it seems that, they
overlooked something the lido
for when they got ready to start
the water began coming over the
beach and most, of the ears were
up to the axels in salt water.
Wurl and Thomas looked like sure
winners, leading the whole bunch,
when, on the last, lap, a great
breaker came rolling in, breaking
over the car, "killing" their en
gine and losing the acre. The
boys are now seeking a car that,
will run on either land or water
and hope to be able to deliver the
goods ere long.
A. A. Dotson will occupy the
residence properly belonging to
Judge Travis, recently vacated bv
J. A. Wangh. J. H. McMaken anil
his dray line moved Mr. Dolson in
today.
The Journal office carrres all
kinds of typewriter supplies.
Harvesting Wheat.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Jacob Meisinger returned from
the farm near Cedar Creek on the
morning train today, where he has
been looking after the wheat har
vest. The wheat sown in the open
with pressed drill yielded about
l'J bushels per acre, while that
sowed in the corn brought about
12 bushels per acre. Mr. Meising
er and sons are very well satisfied
with the yield, as it exceeded their
expectations. The corn is doing
line, a good ram last week and
showers since having put it in ex
cellent condition; it is lasseling
and shooting and rlooks flue.
There was a heavy rain yesterday
afternoon at Louisville, but at Mr.
Meisinger' s place, nine miles east
and north of Louisville it rained
very little.
PROSTRATED WITH HEAT
tESTERDAT afternoon
From Tuesday' Dally.
James McKinny, who drives a
coal wagon for the J. V. Kgen
berger Coal company, was pros
trated with heat yesterday after
noon while delivering a load of
coal to the south part of the city.
About 12:55 he took 1,200 brick,
Inuling them with both the two-
horse and one-horse delivery
wagon, up High School Hill and
delivered them for a building in
that, part of the city; then return
d to the yard, threw on a ton of
coal and was driving south on
Washington avenue, when Carl
Kgenberger, who was on the seat
of the wagon beside James,
noticed that he was going to lose
oonsciousTvess if his temperature
was not reduced very soon. Carl
flopped the team, went to tie? first
house and "phoned to the olllce,
when Will 'Kgenberger went out
with the horse and buggy and took
Mr. McX.riney lo his home, where
ice was applied to his head until
be felt much better. He is not
able to be out of bed today, but
with good nursing and staying in
lhe shade he hopes to lie all right
in a few days.
COW A! CALF ARE
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
deorge Meisinger, who resides
a few miles southwest of this
city, had the misfortune during
the electrical -storm of Saturday
afternoon 1o lose by lightning two
head of rattle, one cow and a calf.
The calfe were standing under
the shelter of a tall tree in the
paslure when a bolt of lightning
struck near the lop of the tree,
ran down the trunk and appeared
to have struck Hie cow's horns,
knocking her some eight feet
from the tree. The other animal
was lying within a few feet of the
cow. The loss of the caltle brings
Mr. Meisinger's loss by accident
to his stock nince the first of the
year to about sf ioo. lie also hav
ing lost some of his horses this
spring.
Take Off Cast.
From Tuenday'ii Dally.
Fred Majors and wife and chil
dren, accompanied by Mrs. Ma
jors' sister. Miss Vera Mcdrcgor,
went to Omaha on the morning
train today to take the little son
of Mr. ami Mrs. Majors lo have
the plaster pan's cast on his legs
removed and another put on. The
little fellow has had a tough seige,
going through the painful ordeal
of having his legs straightened,
and has endured the discomfort
line, apparently, and has not lost
any in weight.
Traded Off a Throsher.
Frank Vallery of (Igallala, Neb.,
has ben visiting Caso county rela
tives since last week, coming down
to South Omaha with a bunch of
cattle and then came on o Plalls-
moulh to look after some properly
interests near Union. frank
leaded his threshing machine out
Ill, lo Wes Clark and his partner
for a Mriish runabout and .200
in cash, and he now has an auto
mobile to sell. Frank says he has
owned a good many engines al
one time and another, but that he
is forever through with them. He
has had t ho fad and been entirely
cured.
A large lino of invitation sta
tionery is always carried at the
Journal office.
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The County Institute to Be Made
PLATTSMOUTH CITIZENS PREPIIIG
TO ENTERTAIN Bi TEACHERS
Events Including Reception and Band Concert and Automobile
Trip to Fort Crook and Return.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The committee on arrange
ments for the Cass County Teach
ers' institute, composed of A. L.
iidd, K. II. Wescott, J. P. Falter,
William Haird, D. C. Morgan and
X. C. Abbott, met at the county
superintendent's olllce this morn
ing and conferred with her rela
tive to (hi entertainment of the
teachers at the coming session of
the Cass County Teachers' in
stitute, which will convene in the
assembly room of the High school
building August 5 to 9 inclusive.
The plan decided upon by the
Coimnerical club commit lee and
Miss Foster contemplates a re
ception for the teachers on Mon
day evening on the spacious lawns
of N. C. Abbott and K. II. Wescott,
from 8 lo 10 o'clock. The Tur
lington Iloute band has been en
gaged for the occasion and will
delight the teachers with one of
their fine programs. Refresh
ments will lie served by the Com
mercial club. Messrs. Abbott and
Wescott and Miss Foster have
been appointed as a special sub
committee too versee the recep
tion. On Tuesday evening, from 7 to
MR. AND MRS. HELPS
DEPARTfORLONG BEACH
From WondHy'a Dally.
Arthur Helps and wife, who
have been guests of friends in this
city for a few days, departed for
their home at Long Reach, Cali
fornia, this morning. Mr. and
Mrs. Helps have been in Kngland
for three months and are anxious
to gel back lo their home. Art in
is in the real estate business at
Long Reach and is very anxious to
get home to look after business
and make up for the fun and en
joyment he has been having.
Attend Golden Wedding.
From WednoHday's Dally.
Joshua Andrews and wife, ac
companied by Olen Jones, return
ed from Hamburg, Iowa, on the
morning train today, where they
attended the golden wedding of
Mrs. Andrews' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. South, which was cele
brated last, Monday. Mrs. An
drews met, two of her uncles from
South Dakota, whom she had not
seen for seevral years. Thomas
South and wife of this city were
also present.
Overcome by Heat.
Krom TueHdav'a Dally
Carl Droege, who is employed
in lhe Rurlington shops, was
overcome by heat while operating
a steam hammer yesterday aft
ernoon. JR. was taken to his
home, where he was revived with
cold water, and after he had rest
ed for a time felt better. The
prostration came about, i o'clock
in the afternoon. Carl fell well
enough this morning to go back
to work.
BOOSTER FOR HIS HOI
TOWN AND ITS INTERESTS
John lliber, a prominent jewel
er of O'.Neil, Neb., -was an over
night guest, of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John lliber of this city.
John i an enthusiastic booster
for his town, where he says pros
perity of a substantial kind has
come to slay, lie estimates there
are no less than fifteen new dwel
lings in the course of construc
tion in O'Neil at this lime, with
prospects g for others. He is
doing a good business and is well
pleased with his location.
Foil SAI.K The Walker farm,
south of Plallsinouth. Price,
$200.00 per acre. Time given at
7 per cent. Possession March 1,
1013. For particularly address
Windham Investment & Loan Co.
Occasion of a Number of Social
l o'clock all of the teachers who
have registered in the institute
will be invited to take an auto
mobile ride about the city and to
Fort Crook and return. President
Pollock of the Commercial club,
and one of the proprietors of the
automobile bridge at Oreapolis,
has generously tendered the use
of the bride, toll free, to the
vehicles occupied by the teachers
on this occasion. Superintendent
Haird will have charge of the ex
cursion, and all persons who will
take their automobiles for the ac
commodation of the teachers will
confer with Mr. Haird al once, In
dependent 'phones Nos. ;170 or
310 and Hell No. 30. The auto
mobile excursion will start front
the court house corner promptly
at. 7 o'clock.
On Thursday evening, August
8, there will be a grand musical at
the High school assembly room,
lo which the teachers and their
friends are invited.
Those who can accommodate
teachers with room and board
would confer a favor by telephon
ing the county superintendent,
Miss Mary Foster, at, No. 157 on
the Independent 'phone.
REPUBLICANS DIVIDED ON
PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION
From Wednonduy'a Dally.
F. P. Sheldon and K. M. Pollard,
republican medicine mixers from
Nehawka, were in the city hist
evening, having motored up from
their homes to look after business
matters ami incidentally taking
the political pulse of the repub
lican delegates whom' they
chanced to meet. Roth gentlemen
are for the Tafl administration,
and Nehawka sent to (he Weeping
Water convention, which met to
day, ti solid Tafl delegation.
Weeping Water city ami precinct
and (ireenwood did the same..
Platlsniouth precinct, and Kight
Mile drove and other precincts
sent solid delegations of Roose
velt supporters, who will oppose
any resolution endorsing the Taft
administration. In Hock RIulTs'
two Taft supporters in the pre
cinct are on Hie delegation.
Plallsinouth city sent, delegates of
both kinds. Messrs. Sheldon and
Pollard anticipated a close vote
in the county convention today its
between the two factions, and
from appearances the "bull
moosers" would have the best of
lhe scrap.
DEATH OF FORMER
PLATTSlUTHUOr
James Andrews ami wife de
parted for Ilavelock yesterday aft
ernoon to attend the funeral or
Mrs. Andrews grandmother, .Mrs.
Thomas Slaneiforlh, who died at,
her home in Lincoln Monday,
dramlma Slaneiforlh was over 70
years of age at the time oT her
death, and with her husband for
merly lived in this city, but, the
family removed lo Ilavelock about
lirteen years ago, where they have
resided since. Mrs. Slaneiforlh
leaves surviving her husband, one
son by a former marriage, Wil
liam Stenzer, ami one daughter
and two sons, children of Mr.
Slaneiforlh. The daughter is Mrs.
J. Jones of this city and the sons
Robert and F.ldo Slaneiforlh of
Ilavelock. The funeral occurred
Ibis morning at Ilavelock.
H M- HIM H
Summer Wash Clouds are
all in our Summer Clearance
Sale. 18c Klaxons al, 12 '-,.
Tissues worth 25c at inc.
12',ac and 15c. Lawns al Sc.
K. d. DOVKY & SON'.
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