lattemoutb
journal
VOL. XXXII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1913.
NO. 20.
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Large Audience Was Present to
Witness Action on Picture
Show Ordinance.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The fact that the picture show
ordinance was to Tic placed on its
llnal reading and passage last
night at the city council meeting
drew a crowd that filled all the
available chairs, and every mem
ber of the council was present
when Mayor Saltier called the
meeting to order.
The city clerk read a number
of communications and petitions
from various residents of the city,
among them one from Mrs. Har
riett Hunter, asking that the city
proceed and put down a perman
ent' sidewalk along her proporety
on Lincoln avenue, and the street
commissioner was instructed to
look after this matter a? soon as
the weather would permit. Coun
cilman Ilallslrom suggested thai
McMaken & Son be notified to put
the defective sidewalk south of
the Hunter place in proper con
dition, as I he job of pulling il
down was not satisfactory.
Another communication was
that of John Mauer and others re
questing that the water mains be
extended on Patterson avenue in
order to give the parlies who re
side in I hat vicinity fire protec
tion, and I he mailer was referred
lo the lire and waler commillee.
The Session of I he First Pres
byterian church presented a
resolution to the council stating
that it was the governing body of
the congregation, which number
ed over -0 persons, and request
ed that the city council adopt the
ordinance that had been drafted
lo close the picture show on Sun
day evening, and the resolution
was, by motion, placed on tile.
The report of City Clerk I). G.
Wurl showed I hat the following
amounts had been collected by.
him during I he month of Feb
ruary: Malt Goring, occupation
tax, Frank J. Konfrsl, pay
ment for hose house on Sixth
street, i?38; J. 1'. Falter, agent
Aetna Insurance company. "5.' ; J.
l Falter, agent German-American
Insurance company, J. 1.
Falter, agent Queen of North
America Insurance company, !jS2;
J. P. Falter, Firemen's Insurance
company, :?; J. P. Falter, occupa
tion tax as real estate agent, 5;
William Hassler, occupation tax,
$2; Nemetz & Co., occupation tax,
$5; Stroight X Streighl, occupa
tion tax, I0.
City Treasurer Fricke reported
the following sums had been taken
in and paid out during the mouth
of February, 1!13, and that the
city had a balance of $11,530.83
on hand, divided uniting the three
banks of the city:
lleceived Warrants
Fund February. Paid.
Duiiding 34.22
General 71.il $ 1 1 0.50
Road C3.()0 litf.35
Fire depl -S.37 i .75
Library .17.11 00.29
Park 17.11
Police 42.77 1 17.35
Fire hydt rental 81.25
Lighting 34.22 RMU0
Interest 342.20
Cemetery 18.05
Dog . . . 1.00 1.00
Business Tax 10.00
Sinking 7t..9'J
General School.. 14.31 499.21
Teachers' 500.00 2.06 i. 35
Paving District
No. 3 ' .81
Reg. warrants 1. 131.10
Paving District
No. i fifi.lK
Heg. warrants 3. 139.1 1
Denotes overdrawn.
The chief of police reported
lhal during the mouth of Febru
ary eight arrests had been made,
and the police judge reported that
four had paid tines and four were
suspended. This report was re
ferred lo the police committee for
examination.
The judiciary conunillee. of the
council, which has had the in
surance of the building and its
contents under consideration for
some time, reported that they had
secured a policy of 91,000 on the
said building and contents and
fire apparatus of the city.
After a careful examination of
the following hills against the cily
the finance committee recom
mended their payment and. war
rants were ordered drawn for the
same: Hen Rainoy, salary, Ur;
W. H. Rishal, hauling cinders, St;
It. A. Bates, printing. 10.25;
John Fit .pal rick, salary, $10;
Henry Troul, salary, 50; public
Library, expense February, i'3.05;
James Donnelly, salary, $4.50;
Olive Jones, salary , $35; A. li.
Smith, labor and material at the
library, $1.70; M. Archer, salary,
$30; It. G. Wurl, expense for
February, $2.15; Lincoln Tele
phone and Telegraph Co., tolls
and rent, $1.50; F. G. Fricke it
Co.. poison for gophers, 50e; Ne
braska Lighting Co., light at the
library, $2.50; Nebraska Lighting
Co., lighting streets. $128.30; M.
). Marispeaker, learn, $1.00; G. P.
Fast wood, hardware, 35 cents.
Chairman Kurt, of the streets,
alleys and bridges committee re
ported that he thought it would
he possible to begin work on the
manhole in the alley between
Fifth and Sixlh streets, this
week, and the matter would he
gotten after as soon as possible.
The lire and waler commillee
reported on the recommendation
of the lire department that the
salaries of officers be increased,
and they recommended that I he
chief be given $50 instead of $25,
as at present, but could not see
any reason for placing the presi
dent and assistant chief on the
salary list, and the report of the
committee, with ils recommenda
tions was accepted by the council.
The special commillee which
had I he proposition of the cily
jail in charge, reported, after in
vestigating the matter, that I ho
building would require a door to
be built in the Fifth street side
of I he building and two windows
cut," in addition to the small ones
lo furnish ventilation. II will also
lie necessary to construct a brick
chimney from I lie ground up in
order that the jail can be heated,
and a strong sleel ceiling put in,
as well as a concrete lloor and
bunks for Ihe occupants, and
when completed the structure will
make a line place for the oily
prison and be perfectly sanitary.
As Ihe cojmnittee had not had
lime lo get figures on the cost of
the changes, I hoy were granted
further time to pass on Ihe matter
and gel estimates of just what the
cost would be.
The councilmen had a number
of small mailers of street work,
which was necessary to be car
ried out at once, including a bad
piece of tiling near the green
house, which allowed the water to
flood the adjoining properly, and
Ihe street commissioner was in
structed to look after the matter,
as well as on Locust street, be
tween I'.levenlh and Twelfth
si reels, where the dirt had washed
down on the sidewalk, making it
almost impossible lo gel through
I here.
Councilman Patterson reported
lhal he had heard considerable
complaint about people leaving
their learns and wagons standing
on Main street at all hours of the
day and nighl. The chief of police
was instructed lo look afler the
matter.
Councilman Lushinsky wanted
some grading done near Ihe laun
dry, in order lhal Ihe present con
dition of having Ihe waler stand
on the streets whenever it rained
could be overcome, and as it was,
the street became almost impas
sable in wet weather, when by
grading up the center of the street
the waler would follow the gut
tering on either side.
Councilman Dovey wanted the
waler company notified lo dig out
I heir hydrant at Ihe corner of
Third and Oak street, as in cold
weather il was impossible lo make
connect ions in case of lire, lie
also requested the cily lo order a
new crossing pul in at these
si reels, as the present one was in
almost, impassable shape.
Councilman Ilallslrom request
ed lhal Ihe cily have a new block
crossing put in at the intersection
of Rock and Seventh streets as
soon as possible.
The chief feature of the even-
HIS HOUSE
111 'tewpf
iug was then brought up, that of
Ihe ordinance to regulate and the
closing of the moving picture
shows and theaters on Sunday,
which was up for consideration
for Ihe last lime, and for a few
minutes Ihe measure trembled in
I lie balance, until Councilman
Ridley came to Ihe rescue of il
with a motion to refer it. to the
cily attorney to draw an amend
ment designating Ihe hours on
Sunday when il could be lawful
for shows to operate, and not eon.
II id with the hours of church
services, and as that would have
to be in Ihe afternoon when there
is no electric current, it seems
lhal, the passage of Ihe original
ordinance would have been belter.
Th! amendment of Mr. Kir hoy's
was carried by a vole of 0 lo 4.
Those voting for the amendment
were: Ilichey, Dovey, Shea, John
son, Kurtz, Lushinsky; against it,
Patterson, Duttery, Ilallslrom and
Vondran. The mailer will come
up for consideration at the next
meeting of the city council.
The council look a short recess
while the members picked out the
judges and clerks of election for
Ihe election on April 1. The fol
lowing list was selected:
First Ward Judges, W. D.
Messcrsmith, J. II. Thrasher, W
J. Hartwick; clerks, Fred Mack
and J. H. Donnelly.
Second Ward Judges, Claus
Poetel, W. R Ilishel, John Kopia;
clerks, W. A. Howard and Henry
Gooh.
Third Ward Judges, Frank
Libershall, George Oldham, C. C.
Despain; clerks, Henry Jess and
George Sayles.
Fourth Ward Judges, John
Weyrich, John Kirkham, A. G.
Johnson; clerks, John Schulhof
and Irvie Fill.
Fifth Ward Judges, Joe Lib
ershall, George Schantz, A. G.
Hach; clerks, Hay Sawyer and
Sam Gouehenour.
Has Thumb Mashed.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Anton Hula, who is employed in
the Hurlington blacksmith shop
as an apprentice,, had Ihe mis
fortune yesterday lo get. his
thumb tangled up with some of
Ihe machinery (here and had that
member mashed in such a man
ner that he will be forced to lay
off for several days.
Visiting With Home Folks.
C. A. Miller, boiler known lo
ins many menus hero as
"Whitio," arrived in the cily from
Creighlon, Neb., Saturday morn
ing for a few days' visit with
relatives and the many friends at
Ihe obi home. lie says ho is not
going lo Canada Ibis year, but
will move from Creighlon lo
ltrunwiek in the near fuluro.
IN (DIS)ORDER.
Kirby in New York Eveniny Sun
YOUNG MEN'S BIBLE
GLASS IS ENTERTAINED
AT E. H.WESCOTT HQrViE
From Monday's Dally.
Last evening, Ihe Young Men's
Bible class of I lie First Methodist
church was most, delightfully
entertained at Ihe home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. II. Wescolt, on high
School Hill. Mr. Wescott has
been the teacher of Ihe class since
ils organization, and his interest
in his boys is something that he
does not, allow business or any
thing else lo interfere with, and
they have always found him a
friend and counselor. Last even
ing he invited the members of the
class to gather at his home for a
social evening, and the occasion
was one of great delight to all at
tending, and it will be a red-letter
event in the history of the class.
The evening was one in which
music furnished the chief enjoy
ment, and rangvd from selections
on the graphone to vocal num
bers. Mrs. E. II. Wescolt favored
the gathering with one of her
beautiful solos, which proved a
most delightful treat to the
gathering, as did the duet by Mr
and Mrs. Wescott. Little Helen
Wescolt sang a very pleasing
solo in her childish voice that
made a big hit with the boys, who
applauded the Utile singer warm
ly. The host and hostess provid
ed a sumptuous luncheon for the
boys, which came as the crown
ing feature of the evening's enter
tainment, and the jolly crowd was
loud in their praise of the royal
manner in which they had been
entertained at (he Wescott home.
Mrs. Wescott was assisted in
serving by Mrs. R. Glen Ravvls,
and the boys feel deeply indebted
to them for the pleasant manner
in which they were treated.
Here From Avoca.
From Tuesday Dally.
Joe Ziminerer, cashier of the
Avoca bank, and Gus Mohr, one
of the leading business men of
th same place, were in the city
yesterday afternoon and .dropped
into the Journal editorial rooms
for a short social call. These
gentlemen are among the loading
democrats of Avoca precinct and
it is always a pleasure lo meel
them. They left on the midnight
train for Union, from where they
niolorod out, lo their home.
Attention, Farmers!
Clean up your yard now and see
O. P. Monroe about buying all old
scrap iron at (ho highest market
price. 2-27-tf-vvkly
Receives Bad Injury. !
From Tiiosdnv's Dully. !
Saturday evening while William I
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'I'HM inn aisnisiiiig ills miner
in Ihe construction of a hen
house at Ihcir home he met with
a severe accident that will put him
out of commission for some time.
He was sawing a timber thai was
being used in pulling up of the
building, and in some manner the
limber forced the saw down on
one of his thumbs, cutting it lo
the bone and making a wound that
made it necessary lo get the serv
ices of a physician. Will is hav
ing' more than bis share of ac
cidents, as Friday ho received a
badly bruised bead at bis work in
Ihe shops.
GIVES MYSTIFYING
EDITION AT THE
ELKS' CLUB ROOMS
flora Tuesday';! Dany.
The F.Iks' lodge of this city was
very highly entertained and
mystified last evening at Iheirclub
room by Prof. Kanouso of Denver,
who had been secured by Ilrtieo
Rosencrans to come down from
Omaha to give an exhibition of his
wonderful powers, and afler it
was all over I here was a large
number of the members who
went through the different slunfs
of the professor that are still in
doubt as to what really happened
lo them. The exhibition was one
that made a person very creepy
and sevral of Ihe bovs are ready
to jump whenever anyone touches
them. There was a largo number
present at Ihe rooms and the af
fair was very entertaining to all
attending, as well as very
mysterious, and the professor is
one of (he best entertainers of
his kind thai has ever I n in III is
cily.
ItU UN
RLE IS LOOKED fOR
From TuitKiluy'8 Dully.
The channel of the Platte river
from Schuyler to Platlsiuoulh was
open for practically the entire dis
tance yesterday and the moving
ice was causing but Utile (rouble
at railway bridges, savs the Lin
coln Journal. A sudden rise of
four feel was reported in the .Mis
souri river at Plaltsmoulh yes
terday morning, but as the Hood
began lo recede at 7 a. in. it was
believed that, a gorge had formed
somewhere and had broken, rais
ing and lowering the Hood level.
Ihe disastrous Hoods of last year
were causing the grealosl trouble
about March -'.
Large Estate Settled.
In the county court Saturday
llnal setllemenl was had in the
estate of Mrs. F.li.a Keckler of
near Mauley, and Ihe administrat
or, Charles Gorlach. discharged
from his duties. The estate was
valued at some :,., hOl) and was
one of the best pieces of farming
land in that part of the county.
The estate paid over in.? 1 lo
the comity inheritance lax.
Gets $5 and Costs.
J. X. Flliott. who was charged
with lighting with C. Lawrence
Stull, was in Judge Archer's
court yestordaj afternoon, and
plead guilty lo Ihe charge and
the judge assessed a tine of $5 on
him, which he paid, and Flliolt
then swore out a complaint
against Stull, but Ihe evidence
showed that he had not started
the fight and the judge discharged
him.
Not Quite So Well.
This morning Mrs. John A.
Murray departed for Omaha,
where she will remain with her
daughter, Miss IManehe, who is
jusl recovering from an opera,
lion that, was performed upon her
last Thursday. The condition of
Miss Murray was not as well Ibis
morning as it had been, and her
mother, who came down Friday
evening, was called back lo look
after the carelaking of Ihe
patient.
The Journal for typewriter
supplies.
NO GREAT RIVER TRQU
11 1ST KILE ID
S S
Showing to What Extent a Man's
Lust and Passions Will
Lead Kim.
From Tm'iUay'8 Dally.
A story has just been brought
lo light, which if true, Is one of
the most vile ami lolhsome
crimes that has occurred in Cass
county for many vears, and is one
(hat makes a person wonder to
what lengths the passions and
lust of a person will lead them.
A farmer residing north of this
cily is reported as being the
father of the child of his own
niece, a girl just entering into
womanhood, and with her life be
fore her must carry to the end
Ihe bane of shame as the victim
of the vile and unholy passions of
one who should have been her
protector, as death had taken
away from her the guidance hand
of her father and left, her living
in a locality where she fell easy
victim lo the attentions of her
uncle, and as Ihe result of these
relations she became the mother
of a child born about two weeks
ago. The uncle has been mixed
up in several cases of a similar
nature in Ihe past and has a large
number of children who are forced
to carry through I heir lives the
burden that the sins of the father
has laid upon them, and the
author of these misfortunes goes
free to prey like some vulture on
other innocent and unsuspecting
women. That such a condition is
allowed lo exist is a shame to the
community.
The county attorney this morn
ing tiled a complaint to take Ihe
children away from the women ami
proposes lo put a slop In the in
discriminate breeding that has
nourished in Dial loealilv for sev
eral years, and bo w ill use his best
endeavors lo see lhal Ihe full pen
ally of Ihe law is meted out to the
wrongdoer. II is shocking lo flunk
lhal. in a civilized eommnnily,
whore law and order are supposed
to hold sway, that such deeds are
perpetrated ami that examples of
this kind are to confront the
grow in g general ion.
JUDGE TRAVIS IS
GREATLY IMPROVED SINGE
LANDING IN FLORIDA
From Tuesday' Daily.
Court Reporter Fail R. Travis
is in receipt of a card from his
brother, Ray, from King's Ferry,
Florida, in which ho slates that
his father. Judge II. D. Travis, is
folding much improved since
reaching Ihe Florida coast and
that the climate is benefiting
him very much. The improve
ment in the health of the judge
will be a source of much gratilica
(ion lo bis many friends through
mil (he county, who have boon
considerably worried over his poor
health of Ihe past year.
From Old Kenosha.
From TuenJuy'8 Daily.
L. It. Drown and A. J. McNalt,
from near Old Kenosha, were
visiting with county seat friends
a few hours today. This is Mr.
Ilrovvn's llrst visit to Ihe county
seal for the past month, being
kept at home owing lo Ihe sick
ness of his sisler. Lig says ho
has not boon feeling well himself.
Arraigned for Adultery.
From Tuesday' Daily
This morning in Justice Arch
er's court Waller Hriltain and
I tort ha Slrieklin wore arraigned,
on complaint of the county at
torney, charging them with living
together in a manner contrary lo
law. The case was set for hear
ing next Monday morning in the
same court, as the defense wanted
to produce witnesses and tin1 case
may be settled out of court by Ihe
parlies becoming man and wife.
Spring Opening, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, March 12,
13, 14. Miss Myers.
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