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Vol, Slate Ui-rioal Pnc TTTTCV If A A A IT oucnal. VOL. XXXII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1913. NO. 8 I- l!J6 OF THE CITY DADS Brief Session, and for First Time in Many Months No New Claims Presented. Frm Tuesday' DaHv. The Plattsinouth city council made a record-breaker last even ing, both in the length of time they were in session and the num ber of claims allowed, and for the first time in many months the finance committee had not a single bill to report against the city. The claims committee re ported favorably upon the bills of Fred Patterson for surveying for the city and recommended their payment, and on motion warrants were ordered drawn for the amounts. One of the bills was for $27.50 and the other 28:50. The chief of the lire department transmitted the following list of officers for the confirmation of the council: President, J. G. Brit tain; vice president, C. W. Hula; sec retary, It. L. Sawyer; treasurer, H. L. Kruger, chief, (. M. Manners; assistant, F. W. Toogood. White Cart W. H. Mason, foreman; G. M. Forbes, assistant; J. C. Brit lain, captain. Hed Carl. Henry Lahoda, foreman; (Jus Carlson, assistant; W. M. (irebe, captain. Wideawake Cart S. W. (loncli enour, foreman; James Kreseck, assistant; Henry Kothman, cap lain. West Main Street Carl H. D. Stanley, foreman; Frank Boetel, assistant; C. W. Hula, captain. Hook and Ladder A. F. Brown, foreman; Frank Schuldice, assistant; Albert J. Schuldice, captain. The chief of the lire depart ment also reported that a hydrant tn the corner of Fight h and Hock streets was in a leaking condition and the council ordered I lu clerk to notify the waler company fo fix same. In regard lo I he underground crossing for Ihe Missouri Pacific railway at Maiden I.ane and aiso the electric gong In arn persons ef Ihe approach of trains the clerk received a commimical ion from J. F. Hush, superintendent tf the Falls City division, in w hich he slated that Hie company will give Hie matter their attention and ,soe what can be done in regard lo the matter. Councilman Kichey inquired whether or not (lie engineer, Mr Standeven of Omaha, who survey, fd the land east of the Burlington 6epot for the oily, had made any further report on the mailer, and liiat he would like to have Ihe latter pollen in shape, as the parties living on the land would noon want to to-t I heir crops in, and if Ihe city took action in the matter it should be before spring arrived. City Attorney Tidd dated that he would get in communica tion with Mr. Standeven and se cure his opinion on the matter. Mr. Kichey staled lhat L. (1 Larson had complained that the street light at the corner of Twelfth and Marble streets was placed in such a position that it " ivould not light the way up the hill from Chicago avenue, and if the bracket was placed higher on the post the light would be much bet ter in furnishing a means for pedestrians to find their way along that thoroughfare. The light company was ordered lo fix the lamp up in some satisfactory manner. Councilman Lushinsky of Ihe Fourth ward called the attention of the council lo Ihe condition of the sidewalk over the bridge at Hie foot of Winlersleen Hill, and the matter was ordered looked after. Councilman llnllstroin spoke briefly from painful experience of a bad place in the sidewalk near the home of Sheriff Quinlon, as Ihe walk here is a little higher than Ihe adjoining one, and the councilman recently experienced a very painful fall, and afler hear ing the matter Ihe council ordered the walk to be placed on a level with its neighbors. Councilman Dovey slated lhat the walk on North Fourth street was in bad condition and that the crossings were nol in proper shape for travel cn foot in muddy weather, and a? soon 89 the weather would permit he would like lo have the matter looked af ter, and the same was ordered done. The city also received a com mimical ion from a gentleman in (ilenwoou, Iowa, asking the terms on which Ihe city would allow him to bring his popcorn and peanut machine to this city to operate on the streets, and he slated if the outlook was good he would remove here to make his home. This mat ter was laid over until the next meeting of the council, and the city dads, with a loud voice, voted to adjourn. PRESIDENT SCHNEIDER SELECTS C01ITTEES A Move That Should Be Instru mental in Working Up a Big Interest in Our City. In line with Ihe plan of Presi dent Schneider of J he Commercial club to divide Hie work of the year among different committees in order that all might lake pari in ,the upbuilding of the city, w to day announced ihe names of a few of Hie members of committees as follows: Permanent Public Improve ments K. A. Bates, II. M. Soea nichsen, F. L. Schlaler, J. P. Falter, W. II. Newell. North Sixth Street Curbing Philip Thierolf, A. L. Tidd, H. F. Patterson. West Main Street Curbing J. M. Koberls, J. K. Douglass, J. P. Saltier. Commit lee on Membership H. F. (inns, F. J. Wcyrieh, J. V. Haft, Fritz Kricke, William Barclay, ilcorge Lushinsky, A. J. Trilely, Charles Parker, J. C. Mauzcy, K. i. Kawls. With this excellent bunch of boosters to start out the different projects if ought not lo be very dillicull to secure a good year's work lo show for Hie club, and the membership of Ihe club ought to be increased In at least LT)0 and not half Iry. The other commit tees will look after matters that affect Ihe beautifying ami per manent upbuilding of the city. As the club increases in membership it will be necessary prnbalily lo add to the membership ef Ihe committees. The club will have a big lime at their banquet on February-G, at Coales' hall, and it is desired lo have as many residents of this city who are not members of the club attend in order to get tin in sight into the working of the plans that have been made for the year. THE FUNERAL OF THE From Tuesday's Daily. The funeral of the late William O'Brien was held this morning from St. John's Catholic church, and was attended by a largo num ber of the friends of the deceased gentleman, who took this oppor tunity of taking a last farewell of their departed friend. The- beauti ful and solemn mass of the church was performed by Kev. Father M. A. Shine. The floral tributes were very beautiful and silently attest ed Ihe high esteem in which he was held by everyone. The inter ment was made in Lewislon ceme tery, near Murray, besido the daughter, who preceded Mr. O'Brien lo the Belter Lnnd some thirty years ago. The pall-bearers were old friends of the de ceased and were composed of the following gentlemen: Con Gil lespie, C. E. McKnl.ee, Bailie Dani her, Charles MeCuire and William Gilmore. Moving to California. I. J. Decker of this city is en gaged today in loading bis house hold goods preparatory lo remov ing to California, where (hey will make their future home. Wo re gret greatly to loso this estimable family from our midst, but trust lhat they will enjoy much happi ness in their new home. LATE 1 01 I WAY 10 PA C. B. Schleicher and Wife Visit Friends En Route and What They See on the Trip. From Tuesdav'8 Dailv. Our old friend, Charles Miller, who resides south of this city, hands us a communication from his son-in-law, G. B. Schleicher, who, with his wife, is enjoying a trip to Panama, and cn route there they stopped at Jacksonville, Fla., and among the other points of in terest visited was a large ostrich and allagalor farm near that city, and he gives a most interesting description of the place, which will prove of much interest to the readers of this paper who are ac quainted with .Mr. and Mrs. Schleicher: Jacksonville is somo city and we spent some time sight-seeing this morning. It is located on the St. John river and has (50,000 population, and it shows very plain that a good pari, of this wonderful city, with its fine palm tree lined streets was built to ac commodate Hie great number of tourists that seek Ihe sunny south in winter lime. We look in the wharf, fish markets and landings of the big ships that ply between New York, Boston, Tampa, Jack soiiville and other seaports of the southern coast, of which I have taken pictures. New Year's afternoon we spent on the ostrich and alligator farm near here. This is a great place for a man to spend a few hours. II being a holiday, they had a Hying machine and id her attractions worth while seeing, and I was a very busy man while there. I will dwell a few minutes on what was of the most importance and may be of some interest to "your read ers. There was about 12T young and old oslrichs (here,, some weighin up to 100 pounds and stand from 8 lo 10 feet high. One was driven to a cart and il v.ould lake a good horse to keep up with him. An other was ridden by a man, they are hard to handle until the keep er has blindfolded Ibeni, afler which a child can handle them. An ostrich thinks when he has his head covered he is safe. These birds live to be 00 to 80 years old and after laying from 15 to 18 eggs each season will go lo set ting. The female will set daytime and the male at night. In the winter they use the incubator as they havo some cool vealher, and will hatch in 45 to GO days, each egg weighing from 3 Mi lo 1 pounds. Will send you a picture I look of some young ones from 5 lo 7 months old, also of some old ones. There were about 000 alligators on the farm, from 8 inches to 12 feet in length, and from 1 lo 1,100 pounds. Their average age is iOO to 000 years, and nny over 9 feet long is not worth kililng; $1.00 is the vrice paid for his hide. When they gel old the hide is too hard and cannot be tanned. The most desirable ones for kill ing purposes is ' from 3 to 5 feet in length, or from 10 to 15 years old, when the hide will sell for from $10 to $15. There is lots of babies on the farm, 10 days and up, and sell alive for M to $2X0 for 2 and 3 year olds. The female will lay from GO lo 80 eggs each season, according to age. Four days previously they will commence lo form a hill of sand about 10 inches in height and 4 feet in diameter, in which she will deposit her eggs, 25 to 30 each night, until all are layed. The egg is about as big as a duck egg and it takes GO days to hatch in an incubator and G5 days in Ihe sand. They are fed in the summer season only and then once or twice a week. The old ones will consume from 80 to 100 pounds of fish at one meal fed once a week. Thero are bis of alligators in Florida and the man agement of the farm has caught over 150 young ones this year close by. No eggs can be expected from an alligator under 25 years of age. Tho egg is soft-shelled when laid, but will harden in 12 hours as hard as a goose egg. G. B, Schleicher. Some Early Chickens. From Tuiisituy's ))ully. The record for early chickens has been broken in this cit, Joe Sabalka, residing in the south part, of the city, having hatched out a line bunch of chickens from his incubator last Friday, and they are some chickens, loo, be ing very lively and healthy, and Mr. Sabalka will be enjoying the delights of fri'd chicken this pring when most people arc- be ginning to put their hens to set ting. ' 'This is certainly the earliest hatch we have heard of so far this season. LECTURE BEFOHE THE WOlIt MS MS From.Tucsday's Dally. The lecture last evening at the club rooms' of the Young Men's Bible class, delivered by Mr. W. T. Graham of Omaha, proved to be one of Ihe best that it has been the pleasure of the class and their friends to listen to for some time. The talk was along the lines of the lelalions of the young man lo Ihe problems of life and how he can best meet and do battle with the different temptations and pit. fallsithat abound so freely in the everyday life. The speaker gave some very interesting stories to illuslrate the different points of his lecture, and the audience was loalh to have him finish, as they were deeply interested in what the gentleman had to say. At the close of Ihe lecture Superintend ent W. G. Brooks favored the gathering wilh a very pleasing vocal number that finished out the evening of enjoyment and profit lo all attending. The rooms v?rc crowded wilh young men of Ihe city and had there been any more in rllendanee it would have been neicssary to have used the par lors of Ihe church for Ihe enter tainment. STORK VISITS HOI OF MR. AND MRS. ROBERT WOHLFARTK From Tui'sday'B Dally. This morning the stork paid a visit lo the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wohlfarth, south of this c'ly and left with them a line new son and heir. The young man is of regulation weight and both ho and Ihe mother are doing nicely, while Robert will be able to bo around in a few days, when ho can settle down to the common, place tilings of life. Mr. and Mrs. Wohlfarth reside on a farm south of this city, where they have lived for some months. The friends of the parents in this city will rejoice wilh them in Iheir happiness and trust that the young man may live to bo a joy and comfort lo I hem in their old age. HORSE BREAKS THROUGH ICE INTO SIXTEEN FOOT OF WATER Yesterday afternoon McMaken & Son came near losing one of their valuable horses, which was being used in the cutting of ice on the river east of the depot. The horse broke through the ice, which had been greatly softened by Hie warm weather of the last few days, and went down in six teen feet of water, but the head of the animal was kept out of the water until ropes could be placed around it and the horso hauled out. The horso was a very fine one and the firm may consider themselves very lucky that il was rescued, as the loss would have been quite heavy, tho animal be ing one of loeir highest-priced horses. Motorcycle Bargain. Double cylinder 5 II.-P. Injlian motorcycle, recently overhauled and in good running order. Price, 8r 00 ensh. Kdgnr Stcinhauer, When ordering flour ask your grocer to send you a sack of Forest Rose Flour Ihe best flour No One Who Never Visited the Shops Has an Idea of Amount of Work Turned Out. From Wednesday' Dally. One of the most interesting portions of Ihe shops is the up holstery department of tho coach shop, and lo one unacquainted with the workings of a place of this kind the amount of work and the high grade of it is truly sur prising, as most of Ihe work on the lines west of the Missouri river is handled at this place, especially in tho lines of engine seats, curtains for engines and cars, way-car cushions and other articles of this kind are turned out here by Foreman Budig and his force of clever workmen. In this department they take tho cushions lhat are sent in from the road or coaches that are sent here for repairs and they are first cleaned by air, after which they are thoroughly scrubbed and then placed in a steam drying room, where I hey are dried out and made ready for use in the coaches again. When Ihe seals need re-covering, the hair is taken out, and run through a machine thai cleans and removes every bit of dust from both Ihe moss thai is used very extensively in this work, as well as the hair. The upholstery department has new quarters, which were pre pared for them during the past summer, and Ihe simp is a model of neatness and cleanness and il is also one of the lightest and best ventilated of Ihe local shops, ami Mr. Baird has certainly given Ihe boys in Ibis department an ideal place o do their work. The shop is crowded wilh work al the 'present lime ami everybody is rushed In turn out n many of Ihe different articles as possible dur ing Ihe day, and every article lhat passes out of the shop of Mr. Budig can be set down as first- class in every respect. Tho methods employed in this shop are Ihe mos modern, and the superiiileiidenl. Mr. Baird, has reason lo feel proud over Hie up- holslery depart incut of Ihe Plalls moulli shops, ltolh in the amount of work turned out and I lie splen did condition of the place, every thing being arranged wilh a view of convenience and perfect san itary conditions. The person visiling Ihe local shops who fails to see Ihe upholstery department has missed one of Ihe most in foresting portions of the shops. The freight car repair depart ment is one of the most import- ailt in Ihe shops from Ihe stand point of the amount of work turned nut, and the men employed there are on Ihe go all day long, pulling the freight and steel cars in condition for the road. The shop here does almost all Ihe heavy repairs on the lines west of the river, and I hey I urn out about 300 cars a month, which is cer lainly a splendid showing, as Ihe cars are subjected lo a thorough overhauling before I hey are al lowed to leave the shops. This department has been busy pulling new steel under frames in Ihe freight cars, as well' as pulling in the latest safely appliances lhat have been ordered put nn Ihe cars for Ihe safely of those working in the train service, and all of these changes require a great deal of labor, ami Foreman Parker's force are certainly I here on Ihe job when il comes lo pulling Ihe cars out in record-breaking lime. In Hie sleel car shop a great, many cars are being rebuilt and placed in condition for use again, and the work on I his class of cars is very heavy, as Ihe different parts of Ihe cars have to be taken down, and if they are not in perfect con dition, straightened out by heat ing and then worked over into shape for service. Mr. Parker has charge of I his department as well as the freight repair tracks. The steel car shop has a large hammer for use in straightening out Ihe different pieces of steel used in tho construction of the cars lhat brings a pressure of from twelve lo flfleen tons on them, and it certainly lakes the kinks out of anything that is placed under it. Secures Ault Building. Attorney Matthew Coring of this city has just completed tho purchase vf the building occupied by the F.dvvard Kynolt Drug com pany. This building has been owned by W. T. Ault, of Omaha, for some lime, and we are pleased to see it pass into tho hands of local men, who have the interests of lht cily at heart. It is expect ed that Mr. Gering will mako a number of improvements in the building. COUNTY TREASURERS f! TERMS County Treasurers, in Session at Lincoln, Favor Some Changos in Laws. From W't'diit'Hilav's Dully. Legislation wlucii will expidito the work of their offices by cut ting out time-worn and an tiquated methods, prov ide for tho examinations of county treasur ers' offices once a year instead of once every two jears ami remove the time limit so lhat they may serve the dear people for an in definite period instead of only for four years, are ardently desired by he county treasurers of Nebraska. The third annual session of tho slate association opened at tho Liudell hotel, in Lincoln, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A bill has already been In- troduced lo allow Hie county custodians of public money lo re move (he lime limit they may serve in office and permit them to hold as long as they get votes enough. Likewise there is a measure to amend Ihe constitu tion to allow an examination of their books every twelve mouths by a stale accountant and a bill giving authority to llmni to con solidate delinquent taxes that special receipts may be issued for their payment and that extra help may be hired lo consolidate and I ranscribe I he same. An addi tional slate accountant is asked for, making I hrce on I lie job. The bill provides Dial all delin quent taxes which appear on tho book of county treasurers prior lo IDOO shall be consul idaled and one receipt cover Hie entire obligations. Thi-; consolidation shall continue each .successive leu years. Provision is made for giv ing Ihe county treasurers addi tional help lo handle Hie increased work. TIE ON THE BURLINGTON Tlu changes thai have been made in the running time of tho Burlington trains has been re ceived by Agent 11. W. ('lenient, and the only change that affects Plallsmoiith is the running lime of No. which will leave this cily for Omaha at 1 :TjM. No. 1 will leave Pacific Junction at r:10 a. in., arrive Omaha at 0:30 a. in. via west side line, leave Omaha 0:10 a. in., arrive Lincoln 8:l.r a. ni. The oilier changes outlined by Ihe schedule are mostly on the lines west of Lincoln. It is lo bo hoped that the Burlington can see their way clear lo give us heller service over No. 1 1, as it would do very nearly all Ihe business of passengers returning from Oma ha in (lie evening if Ihe freight pari of the train was cut out and the running lime made a 1ft 1 1 o belter. Kill Ten Wolves. A special from Llmwood, under dale of January 27, says: Today occurred one of the biggest and most exciting wolf hunts that has ever been held in this communily. Fourteen wolves were rounded up and ten of tho fourteen were kill ed. The hunt covered an area of thirty-six square miles and thero vvero about 450 men in the round, up. Men camo from all the sur rounding towns lo take part, three of them were injured by stray shots, but none were seriously wounded. A Want Ad In the Journal will bring what you want. J