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VOL. XXXII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, ? DECEMBER 8, 1913.
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HOW TO MAKE
PLAnSMDUTH
BEAUTIFUL
Nebraska Park Tree and Floral
Company Desire to Establish
a Branch Office Here.
Tho-o vli ijf.-irf to tnhe
steps in the direct inn of b.-autifv-ing-
Hi lawn of their homes
an. I III. parks and vacant Kds of
city will b- givm an oppor
Innity in the near fuiure To hav
ihe assistance of x i r'l advice
on this subject. lr. A. Waif
Sl.'inl.', I i-.m surgeon, an. i lawn
expert of Omaha, was here ' yes.
terday looking over lh pnnnul
with a view of establishing- a
branch lure of 1 1 1 institutions
In has s. successfully placed at
other points throughout the west
which have added greatly in th'
improv ing and beaut i fy ing of lh
different j'tihlic park anl
private lawn in the towns where
lliey !iae operated.
1 ;-. Stt-inle has ina.ie a
scientific tuly .,f the making" of
place of beauty out of the va
cant lots an.l park which exist
in all towns an.l he will also as
sit the owners of lowns in the
successful rare of them an.l in
the general movement that ten.ls
1o make a town a place of beauty
nn! utilizing all the spaces that
are allowe.i to go to wate. There
i nothinir that add to Hie ap
pearance of a town as much as
beautiful lawns and ones where
skill and training have been ap
plied fo develop l ho natural
beauty of lhec p!av. . Tbe
doctor will be glad to appeai
here and give a tree lecture be
fore any and all societies whose
aim and effort are to further
civic beauty, or enhancing the
beauty of the home.
At present he j engaged in re
claiminp the littered and im
ii:htly lot of Omaha, which
hae been an eyeore. and mak
ing temporary minalure parks.
The lots at Twentieth and J"ar
pam and Sixteenth and Jackson
streets, in Omaha, are samples
of lr. Steinle's work, and the im
provement wrought there i an
indication of the possibilities,
that are in store for this ci'y if
ilie matter is taken up with the
representatives of the Nebraska
Park Tree .y. Floral , company.
The efforts of the company in
beautifying will relate to the in
dividual home, public prounds
and vacant bd. The plans out
lined will include the beautifyinp
of outdoor si noun.i mps, such
a proper landscapinp. estab
lishing and maintaining- beauti
ful lawn, scientific pruninp.
training" and shaping of private
and public trees and shrubs and
other mean f addinp beauty to
nature. Thi matter of "a city
beautiful ha often b-en ncilaled
and now there i a line chance to
secure the serv ices, of an expert
along thi line j,, assist the
residents here in developing: the
natural beauty .f ttie rily. and
eery efiort houb be made to
have 1 !'. Sleinb meet -with the
'.oiiuneicial club to outline plans
for the work of beautifyinp the
town.
DR. ALBERT FRIGKE RE
TURNS FROM GERMANY
l-'mm Saturdays ia:iy.
Ir. Albert A. i'ricke of South
Omaha, who last sprinp accom
panied hi parents. Mr. and Mrs.
1'. l. Fricke of this rity on a
trip to Oermnny, returned home
yesterday niorninp. The doctor
remained in Oermany after the
return ,,f his parents to their
home hep... ;n oid.T to fdudy for
a short lime at the different
medical school there in takinp
up some of the latest theories
advanced bv the leaders of the
medical profession in I hat coun
try. He preatly enjoyed the visit
to the old world and returned
Sioatly refreshed and ready to
apain jump into the harness of
ins work.
Stop Viewing the Remains.
From Friday's Daily.
A Malt sniouf h minister ha
bepun a campaign against the
so called "viewinp the remains"
detail of funerals. This minister
believes it is n.w time to call a
half on this old-fashioned prac
tice. Jle thinks relatives have
eiiouph grief without addinp to
il by letting the morbidly curious
walk down the aisle of a church
and stare at the dead face of
somebody they never knew. And
I here is a great deal of common
sens,., in the l'lnt t smoulh min
ister". ideals. .ebraka "itv
Press.
JIBES HltlEI. CLAIM-
HOME IN TROUBLE AGAIN
The following: taken from the
State -Journal of this niorninp
will be of interest to the I'latts
mouth citiens, as one of the
men mentioned in the mailers
claims, this city as his home. It
i thought by manv here that the
man named llighley is I lie younp
man who on several 'occasion
became involved in trouble here
and was broupht up on different
harpe :
James lligtey and Hill Wil
liams, inmates of (lie Lancaster
county jail. hae developed cases
of smallpox and have been re
moved to (he pes house. After
they bad been taken from the
jail yesterday morninc all parts
of the building: were fumipate.l
and it is hoped that no further
cases Will develop.
County Physician Olson said
last night that both men are suf
fering from lipht caes and thai
evervthinp possible had been
done t prevent the spread of the
disease. - lnvft";rat irm failed lo
disclose the oripin of the diease.
llipley has been held at the
jail since pleadinp puilty to a
forgery charpe on December ,'j.
At that lime, because of his ill
health, sentence was suspended
while his past record was being
investigated. At one lime he had
several rib crushed and the in
jury never healed properly. His
right arm is deformed and he
claimed that, although not able
to do heavy work, he was willinp
to io whatever he could. He said
that his home was at I'latts
mouth. THE W. 0. W. PROMPT
IN SETTLING THEIR
INSURANCE POLICIES
This niorninp V. B. Rishel
drove out to the home of John
Mei inger, near Odar Creek, to
look after the matter of having
the inurance carried by their
son, Krnil (I. Meisinger, in the
Woodmen of the World, signed
up. This is gelling the matter
wound up in good shape and is
in keeping with I he usual policy
of this order to make prompt
settlement with the benellciaries
of policies carried in thisor1er.
There has been quite a number
of claims paid by the Woodmen
of the World in this rity and all
of I hem hav e been very prompt
and without the necessity of long
delays such as frequently oc
cur. in .me societies, and this
fact has greatly aided the W 1-
men of the World in securing
new member..
For Sale.
l2-acre farm, one-quarter
mile from city limits of a town
of :t.OOO; large orchard; 20 acres
in fall wheat; no waste land; all
the very best; 3 wells; C-room
house in good condition; electric
liahl; good water system. Di
vision point of Wabash railroad
employing 200 men. Price, $8,
000.00; part down and ret in
good security, or 7,500.00 cash.
For particulars see
M. Pusbury,
322 Cor. 4lh aud Clranite Sts.
1 2-2-2 wks-dw
T. E. Parniele of Louisville
came down thi. morning on the
Schuyler to visit for the day wilh
his family here. -
OFFICIALS
TO BE ELECTED
NEXT YEAR
Nearly Two Hundred State, Con
gressional and County Offices
to Be Filled.
One hundred and seventy
seven slate, congressional and
legislative offices are to be tilled
at the li election, according to
an announcement ment by Sec
retary of State Wait.
In addition county officers are
also to e elected, so that more
names will appear on Ihe It'll
ballot than ever before. The ex
tended list is due to the biennial
election law. which extended Ihe
term of all officers who would
otherwise terminated their serv
ice this year. According to Sec
retary Wait, the primary elec
tion is to be held Tuesday. Aup
ust lt. the last date fr- candiu
ates' lilinp being July 20 Where
the district is composed of more
than one county the fiiinp must
b made with the secretary of
slate; otherwise with the county
clerk in the county where the
candidate resides, and in the
case of city ollices. with Ihe ciiy
clerk.
Filing fees are ."( for United
Slates .senators. 10 for slate
officers, representatives in con
gress, supreme and district
judges, and 7t for county and
city officers. No fee are re
quired for university regents or
presidential electors.
Candidates by -petition nnrsf
file an acceptance within five
days after the filing of petitions;
otherwise Ihe petitions will be
void. The followiriP are the
offices to be tilled at the 191 i
election: Oovernor. lieutenant
governor. secretary of state,
auditor of public account, treas
urer, superintendent of public
instruction, attorney general,
commissioner of public land
an.l buildings, six congressmen,
chief justice of the supreme
court. twenty-six judges for
eighteen judicial dislricls. ion
Vepr sentatives and I hiri j -t h ree
senators for the legislature. In
addition an lection will be held
to select all county, precinct and
township officer.
THE M'KINLEY COMPANY
SECURES LIGHT CON
TRACT AT LOUISVILLE
There was the usual amount of
interest manifested in Ihe meet
ing f.f the village council Tues
day evening-. A goodly amount
of claims were allowed against
the general fund.
Mr. Hasham and Mr. Hunting
Ion of the Omaha and Lincoln
Hailway ami l.ighf company were
present and submitted a proposi
tion to the council for lighting
(he streets. Ttie city entered into
a contract with them for a period
of ten years at a cost of S2 per
light of (' candle power per
month. Fight lights were ordered
put in on side streets, while the
lighting on Main street is to be
laken up by the Commercial club
with an object of installing Ihe
park system of lighting". II is
probable that a special ordinance
will be passed assessing Main
street property for the installa
tion of appropriate pole. The
eight lights ordered installed on
the side t reels will probably be
increased soon after the "juice"
is turned on, for they will not
cover Ihe town as thoroughly as
the property owners may deire.
The light people promise to have
Iheir plant in operation by
Christmas. Louisville Courier.
John Krager of the vicinity of
Mynard was in the city today for
a few hours looking after some
trading with the merchants, tak
ing advantage of the line weather
to drive in. -
Widow Buys Stock of Goods.
From Friday's Dally.
The siock of goods which was
owned by the iale ( . P. Monroe,
has been sold by Ihe administrat
or, X. K. Peoples, to the widow of
Mr. Monroe, who will continue to
run the store on lower Main
street. The stock includes fur
niture, stoves and articles of
different kinds, and Mis. Monroe
expects to continue' the buiness
established by her husband here
a few years ago, and 'she w ill re
ceive the continued patronage of
those who in the past have
bought their poods from this
firm.
MRS. FINCH
LOSES TWO
The Rings Stolen and Traced to
Omaha, Where Thief Tried
to Dispose of Them.
From Friday's Dally.
A few days ago Mrs. V.. F.
Finch was engaged in doing some
baking and removed lv. diamond
rings which she was wearing and
placed them in a drawer of the
bullet until she was through with
Ihe work. A short time afterwards
he went to Ihe buffet to secure
the lings and diro-ere. that
Ihev were misinp. A thorough
search was made for the rings.
but without avail, and the la.lv
came to the conclusion that
someone had entered the house
while she was busy in the kitchen
and had made away with the
rings. Mr. Finch sent a descrip
tion of the rings,-. which are
valued at -SIT.").- to Omaha, and
lat evening he received a mes-
.age from a jeweler there that a
man had attempted to pawn a
ring answering the description of
one of those missing an.l inai ne
had advised the man to return
there today and the ring would
be purchased, and this morning
Mr. Finch departed for the me
tropolis and will endeavor to se
cure the missing" jewels if Hie
man shows up again. A peculiar
phase of Ihe case i that in the
drawer where Ihe rings were
stolen from was a purse contain
ing' some . in money, which was
evidently overlooked by whoever
look the rings.
THE WEATHER INTER
FERES WITH ELECTRIC
LIGHT EXTENSION
From Saturday tr Daliv.
The bad weather of the past
few days has greatly interferred
with the work of Ihe extension of
the lines of the electric light
company into this city from
Louisville and also from Ite.l Oak.
The line from the west j prac
tically all completed to wilhiu a
few mib's of the city,, while the
placing of the poles on the east
side of the river has leached in
the neighborhood of Pacific
Junction. The material for Ihe
two steel lowers to carry the cur
rent wires over the Missouri river
just below the Hurlington bridge,
is all here, and had the rain not.
interferred if would have been
possible to have gotten a greater
part of the work of erecting them
under way. The lipht company
has done a very accommodating
thing for their patron by decid
ing to continue the all-day Sun
day service, such as was put on
last week, and which was found
to please all who have electricity
in their homes and proved a
great convenience to all, and for
this service they are deserving of
praise.
The Whiting line of paper is
certainly hard to beat, and this
is the line that can be found at
the Journal office. Have you seen
the new initial paper and cor
respondence cards? This line
will make a very handsome and
most - appreciative " Christmas
present for all. They are the
very latest.
01 0 0 RINGS
BIBLE GLASS
BANQUET A
GREAT SUCCESS
Some Fine Talks Delivered, Large
Number Present and Excellent
ly Provided Banquet Table.
From Fri'lay's I'aily.
There was cerlainlv a tine
turnout of the young men and
also a number of I lie men i.t
quite so younp at ttie Methodist
church last evening to attend Ihe
third annual banquet given by
the Young Men s Uible da "f
that church, and it wa an oc
casion that will long le most
pleasantly remembered by every
one who gathered around the
board t partake of the e,j
thing which the ladies of the
church had placed n the menu
and it is sufficient to say that Ihe
banquet proper was served in the
usual splendid manner that ba
in the past characterized the
feeds" given by the bible class.
The parlors of the church had
been decorated With ttie cla
colors, that of red and white, and
this had I n inlerpered with
autumn leaves, which lent a very
pretty touch to the scene, with
the Ion- tables vvjlli white glit
tering cloths an.l dainty silver
ware an.l candles throwing a -oft
glow over the in and the 1 1 r
banquet eis thai gathered around
the fesje board. A the ban
queters filed down from the main
auditorium of Ihe church shortly
before s o'clock, the llo!l or
chestra, which had generously
donated their services for the
occasion, struck up a march, to
which the company proceeded to
(heir seal, and during the erv
inp of the banquet the orchestra
furnished a number of selections
I hat wer e much en.i e. and
heartily applauded by those
gathered around the board.
The married ladies of the
church had the serving of the
banquet in charge, and they cer
lainlv as-quit led theniselve in a
splendid manner and should feel
well pleased over the unanimous
sentiment with which the ban
queters expressed their satis
faction over the deliciou menu,
which consisted f the following:
Fruit Frappe.
Mashed potatoes.
Fried Chicken.
H.dls and Jelly.
Salad. Peas.
Coffee. lie. .llts.
The banquet wa presided over
by Oeorge H. Falter, a joal
inasfer. and his handling of the
difficult roe wa very clever and
hi introduction of the different
speakers most p!eaing. Mr.
Falter stated that when the com
mittee viite. him to secure hi
consent to lake the position he
had at first declined. but they
were insistent and he7 had final
ly allowed them to put him on the
program. but would willing
ly have changed pla'e with any
of (be banqueters. He commend
ed Ihe bible cla for Ihe splen
did showing I hey had made and
also the la. lie who prepared and
served the deliciou repast, and
he slated that there were three
things, to a banquet to eat. to
bear, to think and Ihe gather
ing had already satisfied them
selves with the lir-sf two. that f
enjovinp the deliciou banquet
and the splendid muie furnish
ed, and they were about to lake
up the third, that f thinking and
inhearing Ihe able speaker who
were on the program. He then
introduced the lirt speaker on
the I oast list. Jesse I. ferry.
uing a an introduction a
humeroii story of the Ford
automobile, of which Mr. Perry i
Ihe proud possessor.
Mr. Perry had a hi ubjed.
"This Year. Also." and slated he
deemed it an honor and pleasure
to be able to represent the Young
Men's Tu'ble class, and he invited
any one of the young men who
wa not aflilialed with any church
to come in and assist in the work
of the class in this city. In fol
lowing out his subject the speak
er aid that as Hi year was
drawing to a i'l an.l ; :Iit
wa about to be s;,rted. i! va
tilling lo review over l!i" thing
done in ttie Inn.- jis j . - - -. J at,
to see if it Were I I . - T po-,,';e.
profiting h the nn!ake ..f th.-
at. to give iilol e sec. M e !,. tie-
Lord and for I tie b.-iu-r n-eM . f
one's self and Ihe coin m m i! .
pleaded fof the lliaklM of ..!t.-t
things, and as the pe:-,,;i j i.
ent had been spared foj- a:iolh-r
ear it was fo- a purpose, n:-l
they should make that the best
and prepare liciilr;' ;i Ill
iiigly.
Continued on Page Fight.
E-
MEIITS AT BUR
LIHGTOHSTATI0ll A Light Tower That Will Greatly
Aid Passengers in Getting on
and Off Trains at Night.
The I'.nrlinglou i- - i' a-ldn g
to the improvement around II.
passenger station m tin. cii and
placing it in a inosf i ; .-!,.-, .-
hap-. A nevv lighting ii-v i--e Iki-
I ii install-.! at the u.-rrh - id -f
Ihe platform, which will gr-a:
aid in making it possible for p.i--'iig-T"s
aiisnfiiig from th- liain
at night to see their w,i ar-i'in.!
Th- nevv buhl will ccsi-t ,,f iwo
lalge electric lights Iii'i'il on
a tall iron post, a id th- wiil !
of large candle power, making
objects on the platform a hi.ht
a day. and will ! in ke-piii-
Wttlt ttie Mew ssem of Ituhltll-'
Up Ihe depot. which i ail ihaf
could posjbly be aske, fo'-. and
in great contra-! to the old li-!i"-ing
arrangement-, wbe-h v-r-
I r thai it wa- nn il'!'1 !
hardly -ee. but the new liMn--and
light- ha- overcome thi- and
MoW tile depot pre-. -!s ; t i i I ap-
pearam-e when lit up.
Mio great drawback Mia! ba
con f routed th- railroad c.r' p.i' v
ha 1 n the fa.-t that the cur
rent here i cut o!T at melaigh'.
which makes it da'k a:'.umi the
talt.n when th- fa-t Chicago.
Ienver train No. o arrives ti--at
1 : lo a. m.. but it t- Imp.-.! t tin!
when the new current i- brought
here from ,-, nak that a Iwu
l -four-hour s.-rv will ! in
stalled, that will give ihe station
lights all night.
This feature will b- much ap
preciated I'V ttie I r. Jill-- p-ib'i.'.
as w.-l! a th.- empi..e aioiivil
lb- dep..!. and wd! add g-.-a! v I"
tile Usefulness of the line ltl!-
ing s(em install-.! lii-r-. M"i.
seating capacity h.i I n a-nb-d
to tlleepo u the pa-l Week, a-
th.-re a re several iimr- row- oT
-eats placid in the waiting" ro..m
Ihat makes th- apa'-itv of th
depot ample for tf e traveling
public.
MAN FOUND DEAD ON
BURLINGTON RIGHT OF
WAY NEAR LOUISVILLE
From Sn t is t 'l.o ' I ;. i!v.
Ye-ferdaj fofei oot! lb- I'M, n-
iin-n on Imr liugtou tram V.
found Ihe lifeless b-'dv of a man
lying n th.- I'.urlingt-.'i nght-of-way.
ju-t .-a-! of the Natmnai
-tone quarrv. m-ar I.ui-v ;!!.
The body wa- identified a- I fi.it
of Fdwar.l Marker-, and there
were apparently no mark of
violence on th lo.v and !
thought thai tie !-.! from v
postire Jo the denier, t Ih
coroner of the -..u n t y w a ! t n-d
of t he tin. ling of 1 1 bo.lv and
notified Stand"" V tander. Hi"
undertaker, to take charge ..f
file h..1v. An inqt --r l r 1 1
held at I.oui-vili- over tti- h
today.
Mrs. Paul C. Morgan or H.n
princ-. Neb., arrived l!ii- after
noon on No. ? i and will v i-tt
here f.-r a lime with her parent-.
William Hallance and wif.
MORE MPRDV
THE DEATH .OF
IIS. FLORENCE
WHET-WEST
This Most Estimable Lady Pass
ed Aay This Morn.ng After
Weeks of Great Suffering.
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