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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1913.
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RESIDENCES
BADLY NEEDED IN
PLATTSMOUTH
Matter That Needs the Attention
of Those Having Interests of
the City at Heart.
From Saturdays Daily.
Several times in the past few
montns tne journal nas canet
attention to the fact t hat there
was a scarcity of dwelling house
in the city for rental purposes
aim every uay mis uexnami is
growing- more and more painful
ly apparent to those whose busi
ness bring- them in touch with
the public who ere searching- for
suitable residence properties.
In the last week two railroad
men running- on the Burlington
whose salaries run from $125 to
150 per month, have about given
up hopes of finding a suitable
place to move their families, and
while desiring- very much to live
in this city, will, in all proba
bility be compelled to remove to
Lincoln because of the lack of
residence property here that they
could rent. These gentlemen are
wiilinsr to pay from 25 to $30 a
month for a modernly equipped
house, but as it is impossible to
find any such place here will
probably have to move their
Inime to some other town, losin
us two very excellent citizens and
their families, who have every
desire to remain in our city.
Every day there are parlies
here seeking" places for home?
hut few are able to find kK:atkw-.
and several men employed at the
Burlington shops have left here
because of the scarcity of suita
Me homes for rental. This mat
ter is fast becoming a seriou
problem and if the city is to de
velop and expand as it should
there must be more modern resi
dences erected or placed in pro
per shape for rental, as no one
likes to come here to find that it
will be impossible to find a
home where his family can
live. In the past few days one of
our citizens went to one of the
land owners of the city, who be
sides his home and one lot owns
a bt adjoining and who paid
only ? 1,200 for the bruise and
two lots, and the man offered the
owner of the lot $1,000 for the
bare vacant lot, and was much
surprised when be was told it
would cost him 1,500 to secure
the lot, for which - 1,000 was a
big price. Such actions as these
retard the growth of the city, as
here was a man who stood up
and demanded 300 more for one
vacant lot than the two lots and
the house cost him in the first
place, and as a result of the out
rageous price asked the would
be purchaser will be compelled to
look elsewhere for a home.
There is another aspect of the
case that should be heeded, and
that is a number of men in
terested in the business life of
the city who have rented prop
erty instead of putting up suita
ble residences that could be
erected, and it would not cost
them any more or as much as the
rent does, as both of the local
building and loan associations
would advance the money if the
builder did not feel able to stand
the outlay of $1,800 or $2,000 for
a home, and in a short time it
would be the owner's without
any more expense than if he had
rented the place by the month.
This question is a vital one.
and if we are to grow as we
should in Plattsmouth there
must be places provided thai,
persons desiring- can rent for
homes, and the men interested in
real estate in the city should get
busy and see if several cottages
cannot be erected.
M. B. Allen returned to his
duties at Havelock this morning,
after an over Sundaj- visit here
with his family. Mr. Allen still
feels very stiff and sore from the
effects of the accident that be
fell him in Havelock a few weeks
ago. but is able to attend to his
work.
Mrs. Herman Bestor Better.
From Saturday's Dany.
The condition of Mrs. Herman
ltefor, who is at one of the
Omaha hospitals recovering
from the effects of an operation.
is reported as oemg much im
proved, and that this worthy lady
is getting- along- nicelv and far
better than was expected so soon
after the operation. This news
will be most gratifying to the
friends of Mrs. Bestor and her
family in this city, who have
been anxiously awaiting word
from her bedside.
DEATH OF OLD
LADY RESIDENT
Worthy Plattsmouth Lady Passes
Away At Her Home in South
Part of City.
This morning at an early hour
Mrs. Anna Riley, an aged resident
of the city passed away at
her
home in the south part of town, at
the advanced age of seventy-seven
years. Mrs. Riley has been sick
in bed only about a week, and her
breakdown was quite sudden to
ner family and menus. Put on
account of her advanced years it
was impossible for her to recover,
and she gradually grew worse un
til the end. This highly esteemed
lady was a native of County Cav
an, Ireland, .where she was born
some seventy-seven years ago and
she came to this country in later
years with her husband to make
their home in the land of promise
and hope in the new world. The
husband passed away a number of
years ago and since that time the
chiklreir-havn looked - after the!
mother. The following- children
are left to mourn the death of this
worthy lady: John Riley, Platts
mouth, Mrs. William Shea, Platts
mouth, Mrs. Susan Shields. Oma-
ha. Mrs. Margaret McCall, Omaha I
Hugh Riley, Plattsmouth, Ed. Ril-
ey, umana, Mrs. nay sawyer,
Plaltsmouth. In the death of the
beloved mother the children will
have the deepest sympathy of the
entire community as her death
will leave a place hard to fill in
the large circles of friends. The
funeral services will be held to.
morrow morning at 10:30 at St
John's Roman Catholic churci
and will be conducted by Rev,
Father M. A. Shine and the body
aid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.
THE NEHAWKA MILL
CHANGES MANAGEMENT
From Saturday's Daily.
The mill has been leased to
Orothe brothers of Ashland, who
will take possession about the
lirst of October. They are fine-
appoaring young' fellows, both
practical millers, and have prom-
sed to give the people of Ne-
lawka an up-to-date concern
that will be a boost for the town.
The mill company will install a
new 00 horse power oil engine
that will enable them to handle
the work economically. The News
welcomes them to the town and
pledges them the cordial support
of the business interests of the
town. Nehawka News.
JUDGE DOUGLAS' RES
IDENCE IS RAPIDLY
NEARING COMPLETION
The residence property of J. E.
Douglass on High School Hill is
rapidly nearing completion, and
inside of a week or two the fam-
ly will be able to move into the
structure. It is a very large and
commodious building of nine
rooms and is equipped with the
latest features in bath rooms,
sinks and all the things that go to Chicago from the coast by the constantly for places where fam
lo make a modern, up-to-date Southern Pacific route, traveling ilies can reside, and at least ten
house. When the building- is into Kansas City, and the north- or twelve cottages could be rent-
finally turned over to the owner
it will be one of the most com-
fortable, as well as handsomest,
in the city and will be a great im-
provement to the locality in which
it is situated.
TAXES FOR THE
BUILDING OF THE
NEW COUNTY JAIL
What It Will Cost Each Precinct
and the Villages and Towns
in the County.
In the past few months, or
since the election last spring.
there has been much talk of how
the cost of the new jail would be
apportioned among the different
precincts of the county and just
what sum the precincts would
contribute when it was decided
to put up the structure, and
through the Journal can be
found the amounts on the taxa
ble property of the county that
will be used for this purpose as
follows:
Tipton Precinct Land,
s i3.52: personal. 85.73:
vil-
lage real
estate, S33.G9; total,
013.04.
Greenwood precinct Land,
-r41.12; personal, 93.32; village
real estate, 23.71; total, $058.15.
Salt Creek Land. 331.85;
personal. S08.80: village real
estate, 47.78; tidal, 458.18-
Stove Creek Land, 521.97;
personal. 193.08; village real
estate, 89.01; total, $807.09.
tlmwood Land, 591. 8; per
sonal. 133.57; village real estate,
28.83; total, 759.27.
South' Bend Land, 301.97
personal, 70.80; village real
estate, 0.80; total, 138 93.
Weeping Water Land.
52.97; pej-unal,.. 90.42 :, lolnl.l
?olo.Jl'.
Center Land, 519.32; per-
sonal, 100.75; village real
estate. 9.43; total. oo.i.50.
Louisville Land, 201.2 4;
personal, 81.89; village real
estate, 03.01; total, 409.74.
.-woca Lana, ."Mo .; person-
al, 13810; village real estate,
34.77; total, 530.81
Mt. Pleasant Land. 511.05;
personal, 103.81; total. 017.80
Eight Mile drove Land,
525.30; personal, 71.03; vil
lage real estate, 7.07; total,
003. 1G.
Nehawka Land, 312.81; per
sonal, 137.27; village real estate,
20.7 4; total, 470.85.
Liberty Land, S433; personal,
131.98; village tax, 38.19;
total, 003.17.
Rock UlufTs Land, 058.47
personal, 121.97: village real
estate, 21.82; total, 802.20.
Plattsmouth Precinct Land,
557.93; personal, 108.07; vil
lage real estate, 2.7 1; total,
009.31.
Weeping Water City Real
estate, 130.57; personal,
109.20; total, 239.85.
Plattsmouth City Real estate,
404.40; personal, 204.33;
total, 728.43.
I he total or these ligures on
the real and personal property of
the county make a total of 10,-
093.22, and the balance of same
1,400 will be made up by the
railroads and other corporations
in the county.
YOUNG MEN EN ROUTE
FOR THE PACIFIC COAST
Charles Peterson, jr., of Chi-
cago, accompanied by his inena,
Fred Wallace, also of Chicago,
stopped off here yesterday to
make a short visit with the par-
ents of Mr. Peterson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Peterson, and the aunt
of Mr. Wallace, Mrs. J. C. Linder-
man. The young men are en
route to the Pacific coast, and de-
cided to take advantage of the
nearness of their route to visit
their relatives. They will return
ern route west afforded them the
only chance to visit the old home.
Mr. Peterson is now running two
automobile parages in the Windy
City and is quite successful in his
Ibusiness venture. I
Lost Will Is Probated.
From Saturday's Dally.
This morning; in tho county
court a hearing was had on the
petition for the probate of the
last will and testament of Wil
liam Ost, deceased, of Liberty
precinct, and the document a
milted to probate, and Mrs. Al-
bertina Ost, the widow appoint
ed as executrix. The hearing was
attended by Mrs. Ost and son,
William, and two daughters. Mi
ses Edith and Alma ost, of
Union.
THE COAL SUPPLY
SEEMS PLENTIFUL
The Price Is About the Same as
Last Year, With Plenty
in Sight.
Present indications are that
there will be no shortage in the
coal supply this winter, according
to local dealers. At present the
dealers are well stocked for the
fall and early winter. Miners
have been working pretty steadily
during the summer and the stored
up supply is reported to be large. j
Just at uresnt there are some
indications of a strike in western
fields, and should this strike
spread and continue, coal might
he short ueiore tne close oi
i . m a
snort, ueiore me ciose oi u
hard winter. But present in
dieations are not for any wide
spread strike-
There is no shortage in hard
coal this year. Unlike last year
there has been no strike. Last
year there was a shortage at the
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There js.-n hvlage this year.
I no I fhe nrie Ihis vcar mav riot
be materially under that of last.
Xhe present price is between 11
oni sjo n nn t aaf vnr. vno
Ketween 13 and Stfi a ton Hut
before the winter was over the
people had quit using it largely.
Pennsylvania has levied a tax
of a certain per cent on each ton
at the mines, and this tax has aid
ed in raising the price. Better
wages are paid the miners today
than ever before and this, too, has
aided in raising- the price per ton
to the consumer.
Soft coal will not be much
higher than formerly, although
the price tends upward, along
with the prices of all other
things. Soft coals at present are
quoted at from 5.00 to 9.00,
with the exception of some of the
Arkansas coal, which sells at
8.00 to 10.00 a ton.
But all in all the indications
are that nothing but a long andhaC.h vi.1,a' th cit-v council of
cold winter can bring about a
scarcity of coal or a much in
creased price. There is now an
ample store, together with what
will be mined to provide for an
ordinary winter- Some persons
are expecting a cold winter to fol
low a hot summer. If such be
the case, then there is a pos
sibility, but not a probability, of
a shortage in the coal supply be
fore the opening of spring;.
OMAHA FAMILY TO MAKE
THIS PLACE THEIR HOME
From "Wednesday's Dally.
This city has received an ad
dition lo its population in the
past few days, when E. A. Blue
and family or Omaha arrived in
this city ' and will make their
future home here, as Mr. Blue
has purchased the F- E. Phebus
property in the south part of the
city and will locate here per-
manently. This summer has
seen many strangers come to this
city to make their homes, and if
it were possible to secure desira-
ble properties for rental here the
list of new-comers would be much
larger, as the demand is growing
ed tomorrow if they were avail-
able.
Drake's German Croup Remedy,
35o sixe, 19c. Qering & Co.
'Phone 36.
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MOREHEAD
NAMES THE GOOD
ROADS DAYS
Urges People to Turn Out Octo
ber 9 and 10 and Aid in
the Good Work.
Governor Morehead has desig
nated October 9 and 10 as davs
upon winen every person in tne
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state who is interested in good
roads shall personally take part
in making them good. He calls
upon county and village board:
city councils and Commercial
clubs to lake such steps as will
be necessary to give effectiveness
to the idea advanced and the sup
port sought. The proclamation
is as follows:-
"History shows us that ad-
vance in civilization, wealth and
culture has kept pace with the
means of travel and.no country
can continue to advance without
taking heed of the means of com
munication and providing for the
transportation of the public and
OI ine P"c necessities
"There
is no more important
factor in the upbuilding of a
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state than the development and
maintenance of a suitable sys
tem of highways. Nebraska has
done much during her short his
tory, but there is much yet to be
done. Congress verv wisely pro
vided that each section line may
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i our legislature, lruni nine 10
tim has made provision for the
open in a: of other roads where
neeessarj-. Much money has been
expended and much work done in
making these thoroughfares
suitable for travel; but in the
rush incident to the opening and
development of a new state, there
has not been as much money ex
pended and work done upon these
hishwavs as the welfare of the
public demands. I am glad, how
ever, to see an awakening of
public interest in the betterment
of our highways, and in this re
spect Nebraska ought not to be
behind her sister states.
"Now, therefore, in order to
further stimulate the interest in
road building and to show by our
acts that we are in earnest in our
advocacy of improved highway?
I recommend that October 9 and
October 10, 1913, be set aside
and dedicated to the work of road
building, and I earnestly ask that
the board of village trustees of
each city, the Commercial club
of each municipality, and the
board of county commissioners
of each county in the state, take
such steps as to them seem best
filled for their immediate loca
lity, lo promote the, improve
ment and upbuilding of their
roads and highways within their
respective jurisdicl ions. And I
earnestly urge that the business
men, farmers, the automobile as
sociations, and the people gen
erally take an active interest in
this good work, turn out upon
the days mentioned and work the
roads and streets, and let each
community strive to show sub
stantial improvement in this re
:ard."
MR. AND MRS. F. G. FRICKE
RETURN FROM GERMANY
Yesterday F. G. Fricke and wife
returned from an extended visit of
several months in Europe where
they were visiting with relatives
in the different parts of the Ger-
man empire and the visit back to
the Fatherland was much enjoyed
bv both Mr. and Mrs. Fricke.
Their son, Dr. Albert Fricke of
South Omaha, who accompanied
them decided to remain for a
longer time to study at some of
the leading German medical col-
leges before returning- home to little babe were over Sunday visit
resume his practice, ors in this city, at the home of
Window Glass. Gering & Co. I
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Buys Adamson Residence.
N. K. Peoples recently bought
(he Sol Adamson residence prop
erty on the corner of Seventh and
Washington avenue, where he
will move his family in I he near
future. Mr. Peoples will lirst
make a great many changes in th
place, such as remodeling, paint
ing and papering. Since resilience
properties have become so scarce
in this city it almost compels peo
ple to buy property in order to
secure just what they want in the
way of a place to live. When tho
contemplated changes are madt
Mr. People and family will have a
very desirable home.
DEATH OF STEPHEN
CECIL AN OLD RES
IDENT OF THIS CITY
A Good Citizen, Whose Friends
Were Very Numerous and Who
Bore the Respect of All.
Yesterday aflernoon at 1:20
the spirit of Stephen Cecil, an
old resident of this city, took its
am, nftpr. a 1fin cnrmr
of eighteen months from spinal
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hieve)1 hx death from the Pain
anxj
anguish he has been com
pelled to undergo. Mr. Cecil was
59 years of age and had resided
in this city for the past thirty
live years, and during that lime
he made a host of friends by his
sterling, upright character and
his pleasant manner of dealing
with his fellowmen. He was
taken siek abou
a year and a
half ago, and the disease . from
which he was a sufferer gradual
ly grew worse until he was final-
lv fomnplIefi In t:ikf fr his heii
, cinPP fha. lima ha, hppn hprt.
fa,t njost of he Um and the ap
proaches of the disease made
it
apparent that his recovery was
impossible, and he patiently
awaited the release from his suf
fering. He leaves to mourn his
loss bis sorrowing wife and one
son, Hugh Cecil, and a daughter,
Miss Estelle, all of this city, and
two brothers and one sister, Isaac
Cecil of this city, Jaspar Cecil of
Ilennipin, Illinois, and Mrs. V. M.
Mullis of this city. Mr. Cecil was
a member or the A. O. L. .
lodge No. 8 of this city, and dur
ing his lifetime was a most faith
ful member, and his death will be
a great shock to his ieiiow mem
bers. The funeral will be held to
morrow afternoon from the late
home at 2 o'clock and will be con
ducted by Rev. W. L. Austin, a
warm friend of the family, and
interment will be made in Oak
Hill cemetery.
MR. FRANK GOBLEMAN
SECURES CONTRACT FOR
REOECORATING POST OFFICE
The contract for the redecor
ating of the government building
in this city has been let to Frank
R. Gobelman, the artist and decor
ator in this city. The whole in
terior of the building will be re
decorated as well as the roof of
the building and the fact that Mr.
Gobelman has received the con
tract is a guarantee that the work
on the building will be strictly all
right and the government will re
ceive an artistic as well as a ser
viceable job of work from start lo
finish. The contract is for sev-
eral hundred dollars and will take
some time to complete. It will
give the citizens here general sat
isfaction to know that the work
will be done by a home man and
the postoffice building authorities
will find Mr. Gobelman, the right
man for the job of decorating the
building. The work will be start-
ed shortly
James Hunter, jr., and wife and
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter. They
came down from their home at
fiihenn S!a)npHav ovpninir 1n T!n f
CELEBRATES
5IJTH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Former Cass County Couple Cele
brate Their Golden Wedding
In Lincoln, Saturday,
September 27.
The following account of I he
golden wedding anniversary of a
former Cass county couple ap
peared yesterday in the Slate
Journal and it will be verv inter
esting to the many friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Root in this county
where they resided near Murray
from 1809 to 1907 when they re
moved to Lincoln to live: '"Mr. and
Mrs. James Root of 2910 Vine
street, celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary with a recep
tion held at Iheir home Saturday
evening. An orchestra played
during the evening and Mrs. J. W.
Pugsley sang "The Rosary." The
wedding march was played by the
orchestra and Ihe bride and
groom of fifty years came down
the stairs preceded by Utile Anhm
Faught, a great-grandson, Thel-
ma and Archey Fausht, great-
granddaughters, as flower girl,
lead them to one corner of the
parlor decorated with golden rod
and green foliage, where they
stood under a high white wedding
bell. Dr. J. W. Hilton spoke the
words which reunited them for
life, and an interpreter interpret
ed in the mute language. Afler
the rongralulations the guests
were led to the dining room, which
was decorated in poid and white.
The wedding cake was cut by the
bride and served with brick ic
cream. Those assisting in the
dining room were Mrs. B. A. Root,
of York; Mrs. E. E. Busby. Mrs.
Frank Herold, Miss Ruth Faught,
of Lincoln; and Mrs. R. E. Mur
phy of Seward.
"During the evening- some old
songs were sung. G. H. Wallers
sang, "When You and I were
Young Maggie," Carl Root and Ice
land .Wood sang "Silver Threads
Among the Gold." Mrs. Belden
Tinley sang "I Have Grown So
Used to You." G. II. Walters and
Mrs. J. W. Pugsley sang a duet,
"Matrimonial Sweets."
"James Root was born in Kins
man, O., February 24, 1844. He
was married to Harriet Anne Dick
inson in Newaygo, Michigan, on
September 27, 18G3. Mrs. Root
was born in St. Joe, Intl., October
13, 1840. The couple lived in
Michigan till the year 1809 when
they moved to Cass county, Ne
braska, where they lived till they
moved to Lincoln in March of
1907. Four children were born to
them, all of whom are living ex
cept one daughter, Mrs. J. C.
Faught. The others are Frank
Root of Beaver City, Neb.; Mrs. W.
H. McDaniel of Nebraska City, ami
Mrs. Minnie Wood of Lincoln, and
were all present at Ihe reception.
There were sixteen grand-children,
ten of whom were present,
and five great grand-children, all
present at the reception, besides a
large number of relatives and
friends. Mr. anil Mrs. Root re
ceived some beautiful gifts and a
number of gold coins.
The out-of-town guest were
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Faught and
daughter, Angnes of Cozad. Neb.;
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Murphy, of
Seward; Dr. and Mrs. B. A. Root
and son, Carl, of York; Dr. and
Mrs. A. M. Faught and children
of ScottsblufT; Claude Fausht of
Alliance, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Thomason, B. A. Root and Mrs. A.
L. Baker, of Murray, Neb.; Mrs.
F. W. Gillett, Frank Moggie,
Wright Gillett, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Peck, Mrs. George Leach, and Mrs.
Alton, of Elmwood; Frank Root, of
Beaver City; Mr. and Mrs. McDan
iel and children of Nebraska City."
Adolph Schilling and wife of
Norfolk, Neb., who have been
visiting at the home of C. W.
Haffke and family for a few days.
returned homo this morning on
the early Burlington, train.
Spot cash special for this week