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VOL. XXXII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1913.
NO. 11.
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Cass County Taxpayers Will be
Given an Opportuitv to Vote
for Taxation Outright
From Saturday's Daily.
The county commissioners have
taken recognition of the great
need of the county for a more
suitable place to confine the coun
ty prisoners, and at the session of
the county board Tuesday a
resolution was passed to submit
the proposition of voting $12,000
to build a new county jail, as the
present structure has been con
demned by the state lire warden
and the use of it is dangerous,
and that it will lake a great deal
of money to repair it; in fact, the
county has paid out almost
enough in repairs in the last few
years to add materially to (he
cost of a new one, and each year
the expense becomes greater and
the taxpayers of the county are
compelled to dig up each year in
order to keep the old rattle-trap
in shape, when by voting bonds
for the new jail the endless pour
ing of county funds into I lie old
rat-hole could be stopped and the
county would save a great deal in
the long run, and the voter who
believes that the old jail will be a
saving to the county is doing him
self and his neighbor an injustice
because they have to foot the
bills each year to repair the
building, and the proceeding ha
to be repeated again in a few
months. Is this true economy?
We think nut. The resolution
passed by the buard was a fol
lows:
Whereas, the building now used
fur the county jail and situated in !
the cily uf IMall smoulh. in the
county nf (.lass, and slate of Ne
braska, has been condemned by
t.be stale lire warden of I he sial.e
of Nebraska, and that it v.i!! re
quire a large expenditure of
money to put. said building in a
suitable and safe condition 1'ruiu
damage by lire; and.
Whereas, the said building now
so used for the county jail is
situated in an unsanitary, place
and dangerous to the health of
persons confined therein; and,
Whereas, the board of county
commissioners of Cass county,
Nebraska, find that an emergency
exists in relation to the County
jail; therefore, be it
Ilesolved, by the board of coun
ty commissioners of the county
of (lass and stale of Nebraska, in
regular session assembled this
,4th day of February, A. I). 1913,
'that for the purpose of obtaining
authority by a vote of the electors
of Cass county, Nebraska, to ap
propriate the sum of $12,000 for
the purpose of building a county
jail at the city of IMattsmoulh. in
the said county and state, nnd for
the purpose of obtaining authority
by a vote of the electors of Cass
county, Nebraska, to levy and col
lect a special, lax of all taxable
properly in said county for the
purpose of building said county
jail at the city of Plattsrnouth, in
said county and stale. The ques
tion and proposit ion of appropria
tion and the levying and collecting
h special tax for taid purpose be
tfubmitleJ to the legal voters of
Cass county, in the slate of Ne
braska, at a special election to be
held on the St li day of April, A. I).
1913; thai said question and
proposition to be submitted is in
words and figures following:
Shall the board of county com
missioners of Cass county, Ne
braska, or other person or per
sons charged by law with the ap
propriation and levying of taxes
for said county for the time be
ing, appropriating the sum of
$12,0(11) and caused to lie levied a
special tax sullieicnt to raise said
amount be levied on all taxable
property of said county for the
purpose of building' a county jail
at. the cily of Plat I smooth, Cass
county, Nebraska, taking such ac
tion as the requirements of the
law and the provisions of tho
statutes in such cases made and
pro icled. and the interests of said
county and public may demand;
and said special tax to be levied
and collected one year and one
year only.- Provided, that said
special tax be levied at the time
of making the. regular levy of the
general taxes in tho year 1913,
and to be entered upon the tax
list for' that year and collected in
the same manner as other taxes,
and that proceedings shall be
commenced for the erection of
said jail as soon after the author
ity is obtained from the said
electors as is possible, under the
law and provisions of the
statutes in such cases made and
provided and to be continued
without unnecessary delay until
the same shall he completed.
That, said question and proposi
tion above set forth shall lie sub
mitted to the vote of the legal
voters of said county in the fol
lowing form and manner, that is
to say the form of ballot to be
used at said election in favor of
said question and proposition
shall be as follows:
"I vole for the appropriation of
1 2,000 and for I he levying and
collection of a special tax suf
ficient to rai.se said amount for
Hie purpose of building' a county
jail." .
And the form of the ballot to
be used at said election against
said question and proposition
shall be as follows:
"f vole against the appropria
tion of the sum of $12,000 and
against the levying ami collection
of a special tax for the purpose
of budding a county jail."
PETITION IN THE DISTRICT
COURT TO SELL REAL ESTATE
From Saturday's Dally.
In tin' ollice of tin; district clerk
was tiled today a petition to sell
the real estate belonging to the
estate of the late John W. Barr of
Ciivcnwood and divide the amount
among (he different heirs of the
deceased. The title of the case is
John W. ltarr. Hoy A. P.arr, Wal
ter E. liarr. Cora A. Schuelke,
Edna (I. Cunningham and Ina.ella
Matthews vs. l'liie .1. liarr, Fred L.
rr:, Rinehold F. Schuelke, Chas.
E. Cunningham, Charles W. Mat
thews and Josie liarr. The peti
tion recites that Mrs. F.lizabelh
I'.arr died January 5, INKS, and
that, her husband continued in
possession of their properly until
May IS, 1912. when he died, leav
ing the plaint ill's and the defend
ant, Mrs. Josie liarr, his second
wife, as heirs, and that the widow
has elected to take the share al
lowed jier by law, and they ask
that the remainder of the estate
bo sold nnd divided among the
heirs.
REV D. L. DUNKLEBERGER TO
LECTURE TO BIBLE GLASS
from Saturday's Dally.
llev. L). L. Dunklebcrgor of the
Christian church has been se
cured by the Young Men's Bible
class of Ifhe Methodist church
for a lecture al their rooms next
Monday evening al 8 o'clock, and
a cordial invitation is extended to
all young men of the city to at
tend and hear this interesting
lecture, which will be one of the
best in the winter's series of lec
tures, llev. Dunklebcrger will
speak on the subject off "A Dead
Hoy Drought to Life," and as he is
a most interesting speaker the
lecture will be worth attending.
Files Suit to Quiet Title. '
A suit, to quiet title was filed
in t he dist rict court yesterday, en
tilled Simon timber vs. Baltic
Barnum Wills. 'el al. The land in
question is owned by I he plaintiff,
who has had possession for the
past ten years, ami he asks lo
have certain transfers relating lo
the property, made years ago, be
straightened out and thai he be
given clear title to the land. The
proper! v in quest inn located
near the village of Fnion.
For Sale.
My residence properly in South
Park; 3 acres of land, nine-room
house. Modern except, heal and
light. Plenty of fruit. Robert II.
I'atton. 2-H-lwk-d
DEATH OF 11 WELL
v i 1
J. C. Eikenbary Falls Into Pit
While Showing Grandson Trac
tion Company Power House.
from Saturday's Doll v.
.The friends of ex-Sherilf J. C.
Eikenbary in this city, were great
ly shucked last evening when the
news of his death at Lincoln yes
terday afternoon was conveyed to
this city. The death was the re
sult of a fall he sustained while
showing his grandson through
the plant of the Lincoln Traction
company, and his death occurred
shortly after ho was conveyed to
hospital by Sheriff Oils' Hyers,
under whom he was serving as
deputy. Mr. Eikenbary was for
merly a prominent "resident of
this county and his friends here
are without number, and their re
gret over the death will be most
profound. The following account
from the Slate Journal gives a
complete slory of the accident
and the services of the deceased
as an, officer of the law in this
state:
Deputy Sheriff .1. Crawford Kik
eubary, who was injured by a fall
a I, the traction company power
plant yesterday afternoon, died al
r:;0 p. m. yesterday, Mr. Eiken
bary was showing his 17-year-old
grandson, Elmer, through the
plant. The door to the boiler
room into which Mr. Eikenbary
fell is ajarge one opening inward.
At the south side of the door
way is a narrow stairway leading
into the boiler room. J. II. ller
mance, the fireman on duty next
to the door, had just left Un
building by way of Ibis stairway,
lie saitl that lie had closed the
door when he went out. lie saw
Mr. Eikenbary ami his grandson
walking toward the building. The
door is large and opens with dif
ficulty and it seems that Mr. Eik
enbary must have pul his. weight
against il in trying to open the
door and that when il opened sud
denly he was precipitated head
first inlo t he boiler room. The
concrete floor of this room is
about eight feet from the street,
level. A mortar box built of heavy
planks was on the floor directly
below the doorway and Mr. Eiken.
bary's body struck. Ibis, his head
striking on the concrete lloor. His
grandson at once ran down the
steps and lifted Mr. Kikenbary's
head and Mr. llermance, who had
re-entered the building, ran to his
assistance, finding him uncon
scious. The other firemen knew
nothing of the accident for a few
moments because a car of cinders
which was placed between the
boilers and the doorway had cut
off the view. The sheriff's ollice
was at once notified and Mr. Eik
enbary was rushed to .a hospital,
where he died without regaining
consciousness.
Sheriff flus Hyers said that Mr.
Eikenbary had asked for an hour
off so he could showihis grand
son, who is from Memphis, Neb.,
I he traction company plant and
other points of interest.. Sheriff
Hyers phoned his permission at
2:30 and Mr. Kikeubary a.t once
went over lo the plant. The door
way from which Mr. Kikeubary
fell was boarded up after the ac
cident so that it will only open
wide enough to allow admittance
to the slairway and will preclude
a similar accident.
Long Resident of Nebraska.
Mr. Eikenbary was born in Bur.
lington, Iowa, in 1848, and lived
there until his early manhood, lie
then moved to Cass county, Ne
braska, where he engaged in busi
ness. Mr. Eikenbary sent for his
home town sweetheart, Dora Rob
erts, who was married to him at
l'lallsinoulh. Four daughters and
one son were born of this union:
Ella and Anna of Lincoln, Mrs. (I.
S. Anderson and Mrs. C. S. Polk
of IJoise, Idaho, and Elmer .of
Memphis, Neb. Mis son, Klmer.
arrived thirty minutes after his
father's death.
Mr. Eikenbary served as deputy
sheriff of Cass county from 1878
to 188 S under R. V. Hyers, the
father of the present sheriff of
Lancaster, with whom Mr. Eiken
bary spent tho last year of his
life. He served as sheriff of Cass
HOI FORMER
county from 188 to 1890. He
then left I lie public service for a
lime, but from 1892 to 1894
again served as sheriff. He was
at one times uperintendent of the
county farm in Cass county.
At the expiration of his term
Mr. Eikenbary went to the Black
Hills, where he owned a hotel and
was a guard in the llomestake
mines. After a few years at the
mines Mr. Eikenbary returned to
Nebraska and entered the employ
of a medicine company at Blair.
In 1901 he went to the peniten
tiary as a guard and served in
this capacity during the warden
ships of Smith, Beemer and Dela
hunty. Mr. Eikenbary was prom
inent in the convict chase which
terminated in Sarpy county and
participated in tho pitched battle
which marked its close, and in
which Cray and Dowd gave up
their lives.
Sheriff Flyers pays the highest
tribute to Mr. Eikenbary, both as
a man and as an officer. Ho says
that Mr. Kikenbary's wise and
kind counsel had made many
prisoners lead belter lives and
that all of hi acts were marked
by a devofuju to duty and a high
sense of honor.
' Service in Cass County.
While Eikenbary was sheriff of
Cass county he had the unpleasant
duty of hanging Harry Hill, one
of the 'murderers of Matt Akeson
and wife. Akeson was a farmer
residing near Weeping Water and
Hill and a companion went to the
house for the purpose of robbery.
The family resisted and the two
old people were so badly beaten
that I hey died. Hill was sen
tenced to be hung, while his com
panion was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for life, but was later
pardoned by (iovernor Poynter.
Old citizens of Cass county re
siding in Lincoln say that Eiken
bary was one of the best sheriffs
that county ever had; that he was
a man of excellent judgment,
fearless and determined, and
served during a time when bad
men were quite common along the
Misouri river and especially at
points where the railroad crossed
the stream, and it required a man
of nerve to fill that ollice. lie was,
they say, alvvass where most
needed.
The funeral of Mr. Eikenbary
will be held al the Methodist
church in Ibis city Sunday after
noon al 2 o'clock, I lie body arriv
ing on the 1:15 Iturlington train
and the casket taken to t lie church
at once, where the services will be
conducted by llev. W. L. Austin.
Interment will be made a I, the
Horning cemetery, south of this
cily.
DAN CUPID CAPTURES
10 MORE CASS
COUNTY LADIES
From Saturday's Dally.
The county judge was busy this
morning' sending out marriage
licenses to the different applicants
throughout the county, and the
record for the month of February
took a leap by the addition of two
more couples to the list of the
newly weds. John Van Kiver, aged
25, of Davenport, Neb., and Miss
Lucy M. Sack, aged 21, of Eagle,
were given the permit to wed by
the judge, as was Louis Frank
SteinhofV, aged 25, of Syracuse,
Neb., and Miss Sophia Maria
Fillers, aged 18, of near Avoca,
this county. The young men make
no mistake in coming lo Cass
county to seek their brides, for
the young women of this county
are without doubt the most
charming and handsome in the
state.
Notice to Stockholders.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of The l'lallsinoulh
Loan it Building Association will
be held al. Coates' hall on Monday,
March 3d, 1913, al H o'clock p. m.
All stockholders are requested
to be present.
E. P. Lutz, President.
T. M. Patterson, Secretary.
Motorcycle Bargain.
Double cylinder 5 1I.-I'. Indian
motorcycle, recently overhauled
and in good running order. Price,
$85.00 ensh.
Edgar Steinhauer,
WHY BUY AT HOME INSTEAD
OF MAIL ORDER HOUSES?
From Saturday s Dall.
I buy at home because my in
terests are here.
Because I want to see my goods.
tteeause I sell what I produce
hero at home.
Because I want to get what I
pay for.
Because the man I purchase
from pays his part of tho city and
county taxes.
Because the community that is
good enough for me to live in is
good enough to buy in.
Because I believe in transact
ing business with friends.
Because the man I buy from
stands back of his goods.
Because every dollar spent at
home stays at home and works for
the development of the city.
Because the man I buy from
helps support my school, my
church, my lodge and my home.
Here is where I live and here
is where I buy.
Adopt these reasons and there
by help to make your own com
munity a belter and more desira
ble one in every respect.
PROMPT PAYMENT OF IN
SURANCE ON HOUSE BURNED
From .Saturday s Dally.
Clyde II. Fuller of this city is
feeling very much pleased at the
treatment ho received at the
hands of tho St. Paul Fire and
Marine, Insurance company. His
home was destroyed by fire at
2:30 p. in., January 2 5, and at
11 o'clock the following day the
adjuster made a visit there and
adjusted I he loss, and on Feb
ruary 3 he received the full face
value of the policy, 2,0IO, in set
tlement, of the loss, and con
sequently feels I hat this company
is one of the best, in I he business,
and it undoubtedly is. The local
agent of the company, A. J.
Trilety, was very active in looking
al'ler his patron's interest and
was enabled to secure for Mr.
Fuller the full vajue of the pnlicv.
ARRESTED IN ELMOD
ON A BIGAMY CHARGG
Yesterday Sheriff Ojiinl.on de
parted for Hlniwood, where he
placed W. II. McDonald under
arrest on advices from (Jreat
Falls, Montana, where he is want
ed on the charge of bigamy, hav
ing a wife there, as well as one
in this county. Tho sheriff
brought the prisoner in this
morning and he will await the
coining of the sheriff of Cascade
county, Montana, who will lake
(lie man back to that slate to
stand trial on the charge. Sheriff
Ouinton has received word from
the Montana olllcial that he was
on his way here and he will prob
ably arrive tomorrow. McDonald
recently purchased a garage at
Elniwood and was just getting
started in business nicely.
DISPOSES OF RESIDENCE AND
WILL REMOVE TD FARM
From Saturday's Dally.
This morning S. Ray Smith dis
posed of his residence property
on Rock street to (leorge W'.
Rhoden and will move to a farm
of his father-in-law's near Weep
ing Water, where he will engage
iu farming in the future. Mr.
Smith has been employed as a
clerk in Ihe Hnrliuglon shops, but,
believes he would rather be out
in Ihe open, ami accordingly dis
posed of his properly. Mr.
Rhoden will remove from his
present residence in the Richey
property, al the corner of Ninlii
and Marble streets, to his new
home as soon as possible.
Sell your property through a
little ad in the Journal.
Fined for Shooting.
This morning Wayne Allen, a
young boy residing in the south
part of town, was brought into
Judge Archer's court, charged
with discharging firearms inside
the city limits, and the judge
placed a fine of !?5 and costs on
the young man, which was sus
pended during good behavior, and
he was sent i his way with a lec
ture to avoid doing this again iu
the future.
OLD FASHIONED RAG SEW
ING PARTY AT CLUGY HOME
Yesterday the home of J. F.
Clugy was the, scene of a most
jolly gathering, when about a
dozen ladies gathered there to
enjoy an old-fashioned rag sew
ing party, and as the result of
their industry they have a large
assortment of carpel, rags to bo
used in the future. The hours
were most pleasantly spout in
plying the needles and social con
versation until the noon hour,
when tin; hostess served a most'
bounteous dinner, to which the
ladies and several others did
most ample justice, and they were
loud in their praise of the delight
ful manner in which they were
entertained. Mr. Clugy is some
what mystified, however, over
what become of the back-bone,
which was the chief feature of
the dinner. The gue.vls present,
at the sumptuous dinner were:
Mesdames E. M. tlodwin, B. F.
Crook. Ora Smith, Salem, Neb.;
John Haynie, C. M. Manners,
Jennie Schihlknechl, M. S. liriigs,
D. L. Dunklcberger, L. L. Wiles,
Ccorge Winsrntl, Mrs. Parker and
Mrs. Ihirbie; Messrs. E. M. Cod
win and Rev. J). L. Duukdbcrgor
and the host and hostess, Mr. and
Mrs. .1. F. Clugy.
MATTHEW BERING RE
WORK FR0I1 GEfliY
Yeslerdav afternoon Matthew
tiering, Ihe eminent attorney of
this cily, received from Cermany
a large portrait of himself, done
in beaten brass. The port rail, is
a magnificent piece of art work
and was 'made by llerr Carl Aht,
of Munich, Bavaria, who exhibit
ed thi! portrait at several art ex
hibitions in the cities of Merlin
and Munich and received several
prizes on his artistic handiwork.
The portrait was ordered by Mr.
tiering while on a lour of Europe
about three years ago, and il cost,
in the neighborhood of .S'.'IOO and
is a most valuable specinian of
this kind of art ami will add
greatly to the artistic collection of
Mr. Cering.
SELLS RESIDENCE.
AND WILL REMOVE
TO SOUTH DAKOTA
Louis Jiran, who has been a
resident, of this city for tin; past
fifteen years, has just sold his
residence properly on West Vine
street, to Carl Crist, of this city,
and expects to leave about March
1 for Manfred, N. D., when; he
has a farm and will engage in
farming there! for the coming sea
son. The departure of Mr. Jiran
and his estimable family from this
cily will be the source of much
regret lo their many friends, as
they have been very popular
among a large circle of friends,
and it is with regret that (hey
leave, but hope to again become
residents of our cily in the future.
To Be Operated Upon.
From Saturday's Dally.
R. E. Andrews and wife were
passengers this morning for
Omaha, taking their little daugh
ter I here for an operation al the
Clarkson hospital. The little one
has been ailing for some time and
the doctors believed that it was
best to operate to relieve the lit
t le one.