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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1914 PLATTCSOUTI! CEBI-WEEKLY JOUR.1AL. PACE 11. ARTICLES OK lNTonPOR.TIOX A1 Bl-UWS - ' - of Schlater A FItiKFrald' C in pa ay Known . All Men trv THese Present: That we, the undersigned incorporat ors, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Nebraska, in such cases made and provided, do hereby associate our pelves as a body-politic and incorpor ate, in the manner ajid for the pur poses hereinafter mentioned. ARTICLE I. The name of this corporation shall; be "Schlater & Fitzgerald Company." abbreviated title "S. & Stock Com pany." . . ARTICLE II. " Section 1. The authorized capital stock of this corporation shall le Vive Hundred Thousand ($500,000) lJollrs, divided Into. Kive - Thousand (5.001) shares of the par value of -One Hun dred ($100.00) Hollars, each of which Thirty-live Hundred (3500) shares shall be preferred stock and Fifteen Hundred (100) shares shall be com mon stock. ' ' Sec 2. Preferred stock shall from earnings be nnst paid dividends after tyu years from the date of Issue until retirement at a rate not exceeding S per cent per annum, payable annually, and shall after payments of dividends of per cent upon the common stock, participate eqii-illy in dividends with commoT stock. l'referred stock shall have priority in payment in dividends up to per cent per annum and also for the payment of the "principal thereof. Sec. 3. The Board of Directors, may at its option. redeem any and all shares of preferred stock at any time after five years from the date of issue, by the pavment in cash of One Hun rirf.l and" Ten ($1 10.00 Dollars per share, and the amount of any accrued dividends and undivided net profits then due and unpaid thereon, at the rat of redemption. Sec 4. The holders of preferred stock shall not be entitled to any vot insr power in the corporation. Sec. 5. When the stock is fully paid, it shall be non-assessable and the stockholders shall not be personally liable for the debts of the corporation. Sec. 6. The stock of this corjioration mav be paid for either in money, note, property, property riphts. live stock, machlnerv. tools, and irrigation rights, merchandise, fixtures, stocks or bonds of other corporations, or service at thfir fair market or reasonable value, proivded that such property, property rljrhts. live stock, machinery, tools, Irriimtion rlehts, merchand ise, fixtures, stocks or bonds, or services are useful to. necessary for,, or required by the corporation in its organization, or in the transaction of its business, and any ' stock so issued shall be non-assessable and fully, paid. ARTICLE Hf. The principal place of transacting the business of this corporation shall be in the Citv of Plattsmouth. Ne braska, but it may have such addi tional places, at which it may transact its business, as may be de determined by its Board of Directors, and it shall be empowered to transact its business at such subsidiary places of business whether within or without the State of Nebraska. ARTICLE IV. The general nature of the business of this corporation shall be breeding, raising, buying and selling of live ytotk of anv of the races; the main taining of ranches or farms or elevat ors or anything pertaining to farm or ranching; buying, selling and leasing of rights, privileges and franchises, real estate and other property to be used in conducting of a live stock business or in connection therewith; buving. selling, making and transfer ring notes, mortgages, or other evi dences of indebtedness: to purchase and sell shares of its own stock; to re iasue and re-sell shares of Its own stock: to contract and transact busi ness with its own stockholders, incor porators, c.flicers. or bond holders, the t-ame as with other parties and to- do anv and all other acts or tilings neces sary for the enjoyment and exercise or its corporate powers and existence, whether conferred upon this corpora- ly their xYtVicute v""1 - The highest amount of Indebtedness to which this corporation may at any time subject itself shall not exceed an amount final to one-third of its paid-up capital stock. ARTICLE VI. This corporation shall commence business oh the 1st day of January, liU-i. and shall terminate on the 31st dav of December. 1061. and it shall be authorized to transact its corporate affairs when these Article of In corporation shall have been fully filed as reiiuired bv law. ARTICLE VII. The affairs and business of this cor poration shall be conducted by a board of five Directors and by the officers hereinafter provided for. ARTICLE VIII. Section 1. The following named per sons, who shall hold office until their successors are elected, at the first reg ular annual meeting in January. 1915. shall constitute .the first Board of Directors of the corporation: Frank K Schlater, Edward Fitzgerald, James Fitzgerald. Henry R. Oering, and Samuel Orlofr. and from their number the following named persons, who shall hold office until their successors are elected as hereinafter provided, shall constitute the officers of the cor poration: I'resident. Edward Fitz gerald; Vice I'resident. Henry R. Oer Ing: Secretary and Treasurer, Frank E. Schlater. Sec. 2. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the second Tuesday of January of each vear at the principal place of business in the City of I'lattsmouth, Nebraska, at which meeting the Board of Directors shall be elected from their own number. The Board of lMrectors so elected shall hold office until their successors are elected at the next succeeding regular annual meet ing. -Vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors shall be filled as provided In the By-Laws. Sec. ::. Special meetings of the stockholders for the purpose of trans acting anv business. stated or em braced within the call, mav be held at tlm unon the call of the Presi dent. Secretary, Board of Directors, or the holders of two-lift ha (2-" ) of the c-ommon stocK, alter giving mieen j-f ,hivV written notice thereof, by mail. to each of the holders of common stock, at their addresses, as shown upon the w,..,,,, thp Cornoration. Special meetings may be held in the City of I'lattsmouth. senrosKa, or ai u-u oIIht places as may have been selected bv the Board of Directors for the pur pose of transacting business. ARTICLE IX. Ti, Tinanl of Directors shall, as soon as convenient. after their election. mt and elect. -from their own num ber as officers of the corporation, a President, a Vice President, a Sec retary, a Treasurer, wno snan iiutu rti-unttl their successors are elected. V.n-niicies occurring among the-officers shall be filled as provided in the By laws. The office of Secretary and Treasurer mav b hold by one person ARTICLE X. The shares of stock of said corpora tion shall be transferable on the books .-f tin, rnrnnrat ion. in accordance witli mkIi rules and regulations as may be adopted bv the Board of Directors, but smv stockholder who is about to sell, dispose of. or transfer bis share or shares ot stocK in saia corpornH ..in ..-i first offer the same to the Board of Directors, at the snme rate for which he is about to dispose of, or pell said share or shares ana saia Board of Directors may purchase such ..vmro or shares at such figure or price, said purchase to be for the Iwnefit of the remaining stockholders. Should any stockholder dispose of or transfer his share or shares of stock, without first offering; the same to the Board or Directors, or should anv stockholder dispose of or transfer his share or shares at a price or fip-ure than the price or figure at which lie offered to sell the same to the Board of Directors, men anil in sum event, the Board of Directors may re fuse to recognize such transfer or sale, mav cancel an annul said stock upon tendering to the holder thereof the price paia nv mm ir ut-n siikh. ARTICLL XI. The Board of Directors uliall have full power and authority to make any and all rules and By-Law for the proper government, management, and control of the business affairs of this corporation, -ajd they mav alter and am,nd the same, in accordance there with provided said amendments do not Cor. let with these Articles of In corporation. .. ARTICLE XII. - These Articles of Incorporation may be amended at any regular annual meeting of the stockholder?, called for that- purpose after due- notice, pn vidded that such proposed amendment be first approved by three-fifths- l5) vote of the entire Board of . Directors, and If so approved, be entered at large upon the records of said Board. A draft of any proposed amendment or amendments, as the case may be, may be presented by any stockholder, and if approved by the Board of Directors such amendment or amendments may be adopted and made a part of the Articles of Incorporation by a majority vote of the holders of the common stock'of the corporation issued, present and voting: . provided, however, that a majority of the common stock issued must be present either in person or by proxy. i'Any amendment or amend ments so adopted shall thereafter be subscribed and acknowledged by . the Board .of directors and shall then be recorded and published as provided by law. . la -testimony whereof, we have here unto set our hands this 20th day of December, 1913. . Executed in triplicate in the pres ence of EDWARD FITZGERALD, FRANK E. SCH LATER, JAMES A. FITZGERALD, HENRY K. GERING, SAMUEL ORLOFF. State of Nebraska. County of Douglas, ps: On this 20th day of December, H13, before me, Olive Weiner, a notary pub lic, duly commissioned for, qualified and residing in said county and state. personally came Henry n. tiering ana Samuel OrlofT, to me well known to be the identical persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and they severally ac knowledged the execution of the same to be their voluntary act and deed for the purpose expressed in said Article. In testimony whereof. I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my notarial seal the date last above written. - (Notarial Seal) OLIVE WEINER. Notary Public. My .commission expires August 23d, 1919. State of Nebraska, County of Cass, ss: On this 20th dav of December. 1913. before me. A. L. Tidd. a notary public. duly commissioned for. qualified and residing in said county ana state, prrsonally came Frank K. Schlater, Edward Fitzgerald and James Fitz gerald, to me well known to be the identical nersons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and they severally ac knowledged the execution of the same to be their voluntary act and deed for the purpose expressed in said Articles. Intestimony whereor. I nave here unto subscribed my name and affixed my notarial seal the Uate last above written. (Notarial Seal) A. L. TIDD. Notary Public My commission expires October 5, 1915. BY-LAWS of Schlater Jk. Fltstcerald Company. ARTICLE I. Merlins of the Stockholder. Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders of this corporation, both regular and special. Khali be held at the office of the company, in the City of Plattsmouth, State of Nebraska. Sec. 2. At the t.nnual meeting oi tne stockholders of this corporation, directors shall be elected as provided in Section 2 of Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation. and such other business as may properly come before the meeting may also te trans acted. See. 3. if for anv reason the annual meeting of the stockholders shall not lie held at the time provwea in oecnon 1. Article VIII. of the Articles of In corporation, or if the stockholders, at said annual meeting, shall fall to elect directors, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called for that mirnns In the manner provided in Section 3 f Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation. Sec. 4.- No business other than that stated in or embraced within the call for any special meeting of the stocK holders shall be transacted or con sidered at such meetings, except by the unanimous consent of all .holders Tf common stock present thereat, either in person or by proxy. Sec. 5. It shall be tne amy oi mr Preslilpnt to call a sneclal meeting of the stockholders whenever requested in writinc- so to do bv the holders or two-fifths (2-5) of the common stock Issued. If the I'resident neglects for fortv-elght hours after such request is made to call such sDecial meeting of the stockholders, then the stockholders making such 'request may tnemseives call such special meeting; in the man ner provided In Section 3 of Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation. Sec. 6. No special meeting of the stockholders shall be called or held except as authorized by the laws of the State of Nebraska, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws. Sec. i. J I tne entire rsoarn hi iiri-ci-ors shall have died or resigned, any stockholder may tall a special meeting of the stockholders, in the same man ner that the President of the corpora tion may call such meetings, and directors for the unexpired term may be elected at such special meetings, in th manner nrovided for their election at annual meetings of the stockholders. See. 8. At all meetings or tne siock- holders the President of the corpora tion shall preside, and in the event of his absence the Vice I'resident of the corporation shall preside, and If both be absent tne stocanoiaers snan eieci a president pro tempore, who shall preside over such meeting, shall attest the minutes of the meeting, and who shall have the same powers as the President in presiding at the meeting. Sec. 9. At all meetings of the stockholders the owners of a majority of the common stock of the corpora tion issued, present either in person or proxy, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the purpose of transact ing any business. Sec. 10. At all annual meetings of the stockholders the following order of business shall be followed so far as consistent with the purpose of the meeting, unless such order of business is waived by majority vote, via: 1. Reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting and action thereon. 2. Report of the President. 3. Report of the Treasurer. 4. Report of the Secretary, fl. Report of the committees. . Election of directors. 7. .Fnflnlshed business. 8. New business. ARTICLE IT. Meet intra of the ftanrd of Direct m. Section 1. All meetings of the Board of Directors, both regular and special, shall be held at the office of the com pany. In the City of Plattsniouth, Ne braska. Sec. 2. The Board of Directors shall meet regularly upon the first Tuesday of each month, at ten-thiry (10:30) o'clock a., m.. provided that such regular monthly meetings may be postponed to such future date as may be considered advisable by the chair man and three other members of the Board, who. together, shall at least three days before the time of the hold ing such regular monhtly meeting, notify the other members, by mall, postage prepaid, addressed to their residence as shown upon the records of the corporation, of tucli postponement, stating in the notice . the date and hour to which such meeting is post poned. Sec. 3. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time, upon the call of the chajrman of the Board, or upon the call of any three (3) directors, provide that writ ten notice of such meeting shall be given by mailing, postage prepaid, at least three days liefore such meeting, to each memler of the Board, except ing to him or her calling such meet ing, at their postofhee addresses, shown upon the records of the cor poration: provided, further that su-h special meeting: of the Board mav b held, without notice, when a written waiver of notice thereof shall have been previously subscribed by each nember of the Board, such waiver to le snrcad at large upon the records of the Board at the meeting for which it was executed. Sec. 4. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the tooard shall preside, and in the event of his absence the members thereof present shall elect, from their own number, a chairman pro tempore, who shall preside at that meeting, attest the rnfnijtea ef the meeting, and who shall have the same powers as the chairman in presiding; at tiw meeting,. Sec &. The Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings, and may adopt such rules and regulations, may enter into or' authorize the execution of such contracts or agreements, for the proper management and conduct of the affairs of the corporation as they may consider proper, ' beneficial or necessary, provided they are not In consistent or in conflict' . with the Articles of Incorporation, these By Laws or the Laws of the State of Ne braska. , - - Sec. . At all meetings of the Board of Directors, three members thereof present shai. be necessary to con stitute a quorum, for the transaction of any business, unless two or more members of the Board shall have died or resigned, in which event the remain ing members . thereof shall constitute a quorum. Sec. 7. The Board of Directors shall, at their first meeting following- their election by the stockholders, elect one of their own number as Chairman of the Board, and he shall hold office until the next succeeding regular an nual meeting of the stockholders. -ARTICLE III. Section 1. The ITesldent of the corporation shall preside at and call to order all meetings of the stockhold ers of the corporation and shall be ex officio a member of all committees. He shall sign all certificates of stocks, deeds, mortgages and contracts and shall countersign all checks, bills and submit a complete report of the cor poration and condition of the corpora tion for the year, to the stockholders at their regular annual meeting of each year, and also to the Board of Directors, at such time as he may lie called upon so to do, and shall from time to time report to the Directors any and all matters within his know ledge which the interests of the cor poration mav require to be presented to their notice. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed, or such as he may be directed to perform by the Board of Directors, and shall have general power and duties of supervision and management of the business ef the corporation usually vested in his office. He shall have power to employ and discharge clerks, emplovees and agents, provided, how ever, that the Board of Directors shall have power to direct, by a majority vote, the employment or dismissal of any clerk, agent or employee. Sec. 2. The Vice President shall. In the absence or incapacity of the I'resi dent, perform the duties of its Presi dent. Sec. S. The Secretary shall record and sign the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders, and of the Board of Directors and shall also keep the books, papers and records of all busi ness of the corporation; shall record all votes of the stockholders and Di rectors in a book to be kept for that purpose. He shall record all issues, transfers and cancellations of stock of the corporation: shall cancel all shares of stock presented to him for that purpose, and shall preserve all certi ficates of stock transferred or can celled. He shall keep a record, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are stockholders of the corpora tion, showing their respective places of residence, the number and kind of shares held by them respectively, and the date when they became the owners respectively of each and such shares, the amount or amounts paid thereon, which book shall be open for inspec tion of stockholders, during the usual business hours at the office of the company. He shall also be the trans fer agent of the corporation for the transfer of all certificates of stock. He shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the corporation: he shall attend to such correspondence as mav be assigned to him; he shall keep the peal of the corporation, and shall affix the same to all certificates of stock and to such other instruments as he may lie directed so to do, by the Board of " Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be incidental to his office. or such as may be delegated or assigned to him either bv the Board of Directors or by action of the stockholders. Sec. 4. The Treasuerr shall have the general custody of. and shall de posit in the name of the corporation. all money and securities belonging to the corporation, in such MnK or tianKs, trust companies, and safe deposit vaults as mav be selected by the Board of Directors; he shall sign all checks, drafts. notes or other in struments for the payment of money. or the delivery of securities of the corporation. which shall also be countersigned by the President, or bv such other officer as the Board of Directors may designate: provided, however, that no payment of money of the corporation shall be made except by check as hereinbefore provided, and provided further, that no check shall be drawn, signed and countersigned for the pavment of any sums of money of the corporation whatsoever, except upon the written order of the Sec retary, countersigned by the President, or upon the direction of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall keep such books of account, which may at all reasonable business hours be ex amined by any director or stockholder of the company, ns the Board of Directors may direct, and shall make a report of the financial condition of the corporation to the stockholders at each regular annual meeting, and to the President, or to the Board of Di rectors, whenever requested by the President to do so: he shall. If re quired by the Board of Directors at anv time, give such bond to the cor poration as the Board of Directors may require, and upon failure to do so within ten days thereafter. shall forfeit his right to the office of Treas urer, whleh shall thereupon become vacant and shall le filled as provided in Article V of the By-Laws. He shall perform such o,ther duties as may be delegated to or required of him by the Board of Directors, and shall perform all other duties incident to or usually devolving upon his office. ARTICLE IV. Voting nud Klectlon. Section 1. At all meetings of the stockholders, the right of voting shall depend and be governed by the trans fer records of the corporation, and only such persons shall be entitled to vote who appear upon such transfer records as owners of the common stock of the corporation; provided, however, that the owner of common stock may give proxies to vote to any such meeting, and provided, further, that no holder or owner of a share or. shares of common stock in the cor poration shall be entitled to vote at any election of directors, whose share of stock has been transferred on the records of the company within ten (10 days next preceding the date of such election. Sec. 2. At the meeting of the stock holders, the election of directors shall lie by ballot. and a majority of all votes cast shall be necessary for an election of a director. Sec. 3. The election of officers by the Board of Directors shall be by ballot, and a majority of the Board of I i rectors shall be necessary for un election. Sec. 4. At all meetings of the stockholders all questions except the amendment of the Articles of Incor poration, the election of officers, and other . questions, the decision of which Is or may be regulated by statute, shall le determined by a majority vote of tho owners of the common stock issued, present either in person or by proxy, and voting and in the event -of a tie vote, the presiding officer of the meeting shall cast the deciding vote, provided, that any stockholder pres ent may demand a stock vote. When a stock vote is demanded it shall be taken immediately. and each stock holder present shall be entitled to one rote for each share of common stock owned by him. as appears from the transfer records of the corporation, as hereinafter provided, and also one vote for each share of common stock owned by any stockholder, as appears from the transfer records of the corpora tion. s hereinbefore provldedi for whom" he may hold a proxv, and the question shall then be decided affirm atively, by a majority vote of all shares of common stock of said cor poration Issued, present either in per son or by proxy, and voting. All vot ing at meetings of the stockholders shall be viva voce, except a vote for the election of directors, a vote upon an amendment to the Articles of In corporation, or when a stock vote Is demanded, each of which shall be by ballot, and each ballot shall atat th name of the person voting, both per sonally and proxy the number of shares owned and voted for himself, heraelf. or as proxy for another, with the word "yes"' If the vote be in the affirmative, and with the word "no" if the vote be in the negative, or shall state the name of the person voted for, if it be for the election of directors. Sec, 6. The President or other pre siding officer at meetings of the stock holders may vote at such meetings in the manner provided by Section 4 of Article IV of these By-Laws, excepting when a viva voce vote is taken. Sec. fi. At all meetings of the stock holders for the election of directors, the President of the corporation shall appoint two inspectors of election, -ARTICLE V. Vacancies. Vacancies occurring during the year among the officers or in the Board of Directors, caused by death, resignation, refusal or neglect to qualify, or others wise, shall be -filled for the - unexpired term only by the Board of Directors, at its regular or special meting, by a majority vote of the remaining mem bers thereof, provided, that the per son or persons so elected shall be holders of the common stock of the corporation. ARTICLE VI. Corporate Seal. The seal of the corporation shall be circular in form with the words. "Schlater-Fitzgerald Company, of Plattsmouth. Nebr.," or. the circumfer ence, and the words "Corporate Seal" in the center. ARTICLE VII. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of Jan uary and end on the thirty-first day of December following. ARTICLE VIII. Section 1. All certificates of stock shall be signed by the President or Vice I'resident, and also by the Sec retary. nd shall be transferable on the books of the company in accord ance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. Sec. 2. Any stockholder who is about to sell or dispose of any share or shares of stock must first notify the President in writing, of the price at which he intends to dispose of said share or shares, and offer to sell such share or shares to the Board of Direct ors at the same price. 1'pon receipt of such notification, it shall be the duty of the President to call a meeting of the Board of Directors and decide whether or not they will purchase said stock at such price. Sec. 3. All certificates of stock of the corporation shall be attested by its corporate seal. Sec. 4. Certificates of stock shall be numbered and registered in the book kept for that purpose in the order in which they are issued, and shall be Issued consecutively according to number. Sec. 5. Subscriptions to the capital stock must be fully paid to the Treasurer when the stock is Issued, provided. however, that when prop erty rights, live stock, 'machinery, tools. and irrigation rights, mer chandise, fixtures, stocks or bonds of other corporations, or services are sold, assigned, transferred or conveyed to or rendered the corporation, as pro vided in Section S of Article II of the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may ascertain tiie fair mar ket or reasonable value of such prop erty rights, live stock, machinery, tools, and irrigation rights, mer chandise, fixtures, stocks or bonds of other corporations, or services, as the case may be. and after so finding, if it finds that the same are useful to, for or required by the corporation in its organization, or in the transaction of its business, it shall have power to direct the issuance of certificates of stock in payment thereof, and any stock so Issued shall be non-assessable and fully paid. Sec. fi. Certificates of stock may be transferred -oId. assigned or pledged by and endorsement to the proper effect in writii.g on the back of the certificates, and the delivery of such certificates: provided that until notice of such transfer is s'ven to the Sec retary of the corporation. by sur rendering the certificate of stock for cancellation, when a new certificate of stock in lieu thereof shall be issued, the corporation may regard and treat the transferer as the owner thereof. Sec. 7. All surrendered certificates of stock shall be endorsed with the word 'cancelled" and with the date of can cellation, by the Secretary, and shall be immediately pasted in the stock book, opposite the memorandum of their Issue. Sec. 8. Duplicate certificates of stock may be issued when the origin als have been lost or destroyed, pro vided the applicant furnish an affidavit of ownership of the loss or destruc tion and also a bond of indemnity, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, conditioned to protect the company against all loss or damage which may occur by reason of the issuance of the duplicate certificate of stock. Sec, 9. The holders of the preferred stock shall not be entitled to voting powers in the meetings of the stock holders of the corporation. Sec. 10. Redemption of any or all shares of preferred stock of the cor poration may be made by the Board of Directors, in the manner and at the time provided in Section 3 of Article II of the Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE IX. The officers, directors, agents, clerks and employees of the corporation shall receive such salary or wages as com pensation for their services as may from time to time be determined and fixed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE X. Dividends shall be declared from the surplus or net profits of the busi ness of the corporation, upon the directions of. and declaration of the same, by the Board of Directors, pro vided, such dividends are declared in conformitv with Section 2 of Article II of the Articles of Incorporation, and provided further, that no dividend shall be declared or paid, which cur tails or tends to curtail the effective operation of the busines of the cor poration. ARTICLI7 XI. AmcDdnentn. These Bv-Laws may be amended at anv Directors meeting by the affirm ative vote of three directors, provided, that a draft of the proposed amend ment shall have been submitted and spread upon the records of the Board at the next preceding Directors' meet ing, or thev may be amended at any meeting of the Directors, without notice, provided that three Directors shall affirmatively vote for such pro posed amendment, or they may be. amended or repealed by the stockhold ers at their annual meeting or at any special meeting colled for that pur pose by the affirmative vote of a ma jority of the stock. Approved: EDWARD FITZ'lERALD, FRANK E. SCHLATER. JAMES A. FITZGERALD. SAM PEL ORLOFF. HENRY K. GERING. Directors. XOTICK TO ( lTR(TIIIS. County Clerk instructed to call for bids for wood and steel bridges and concrete work, such as arches, wings and abutments, for the year 1914. in t'ass County. Nebraska. Plans and specifications now on file Plans and specifications now on file in the office of the County Clerk at PlattsmoHtb. Nebraska. All bids to be filed up to 15 o'clock noon on Saturday. February Sth, lH. and bids to be opened on Tuesday, March 3d. 1914. Board of County Commissioners re serve the right to reject any and all bids, end in letting contract reserve the right to let same in whole or in part. A certified check for $500.00 must ac company each bid. D. C. MORGAN, County Clerk. l-26-wks LEGAL SOTICK. Robert R. Latta, the unknown heirs, legatees and devisees of Robert R. Iatta, deceased, Nathaniel II. Barnes, who appealH of record as K. H. Barnes, and the unknown heirs, legatees and devisees of N. H. Barnes, deceased. You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 22nd day of January. 1914. William E. Straub filed Ms petition in the District Court of Cass County. Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to quiet title In himself against you to the following described premises, to-wit: The south east quarter of Section twenty-nine (29). Township eleven (11. north of Range thirteen (13), east of the Sixth Principal Merldan in Cass County. Kebraaka, and to exclude you and each of you from said land and every part thereof, and from any Interest therein or'lien thereon and to satisfy and cancel the following described mort gage appearing of record against said land; One mortgage for l.ft0.ft0 given by G. E. Fleming and wife to Robert H. Latta. dated October 8. 16. and recorded in book "C" of mortgages at page 66. of the records of Cass County, Nebraska, and one mortgage for the sum of aOO.OO given by Robert R. Latta and wife to N. 11. Barnes, whole real name is Nathaniel H. Barnes, dated August 6, lkfis. and re corded in book "B" of mortgages at page 316, of the records of Cass Coun ty." Nebraska, You aro required to answer said petition on or before the 9th dar of March, 1914, or said petition will be taken as true and a decree rendered accordingly. WILLIAM E. STRAUB. W. F. MORAN. Attorney. l-C6-4wks SOTICE TO CHKniTOIlS. I (Voalr (ran, STATE OF NEBRASKA, Cass County, ss. In the Matter of the Estate of Jacob W. Vallery, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to the credit ors of said deceased that hearings will be had upon claims filed against said estate, before me. County Juige of Cass County, Nebraska. at the County Court room in I'lattsmouth, in said Countv, on the I'bth dav of March. 1914. and on the 2th day of August, 1114. at 10 o'clock a, m., each dav for examination, adjustment and allowance. All claims must be filed in raid court on or before said last hour tt hearing. Witness my hand and seal of said County Court, at I'lattsmouth. Ne braska, this -8th dav of January. 1S14. (Seal) ALLEN J. BEESON. County Judge. l-29-4wks NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Scaled bids will e received at the office of the County Clerk, in his oflice at I'lattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, up to o'clock p. in. on Monday, February iG, 1914, for the erection and com pletion of a two-story brick jail and sheriff's residence, to be located on the court house grounds in PlaUsmoulli, Neb. Plans and specifications can be seen at the ollice of the County Clerk, I'lattsmouth, Neb., or in the oflice of J. I. Guth, Architect, Omaha, Neb. A certified check of f500.00 must accompany each bid. County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. D. C. MOIUJAN, County Clerk. Dated, Plattsmouth, Neb., January 13, 11)14. 1-15-91 LEGAL TICE, In the County t'mmr ml i mmn t'ouaty, notice ok iii:hi; o iktitio Knit AIIIMTHTIII. In the Matter of the Estate of Cor nelius l-i nil. Deceased. To .All Persons Interested in Said Estate: You will take notice that on Jan uary 27th. 1911. Willie A. l-tnd. widow, riled her petition in this Court alleging that Cornelius 1-and. late of said County, departed this life, intestate, in said County on the 18th day of Jan uary. 1914. leaving an estate to be ad ministered, and praying that Letters of Administration on said estate 1 is sued to petitioner. Willie A. Land, the widow of said deceased. A hearing will le had noon said -etition on the 24th day of February. 1911. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, at the County Court Room, in the Court House, in I'lattsmouth. Cass County. Nebraska, and unless cause be shown on or before said time of hearing, the prayer of said petition may be granted, und such other orders, and proceedings in the premises as a just and lawful administration of said estate may re quire. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, at Plattsmouth. this 27th dav of January, 1M14. (Seal.) ALLEN J. BEESoN. County Judge. JOHN M. LEYDA. Attorney for I'etitioner. I-2-Swks in coisTV rot'RT. STATE OF NEBRASKA. Countv of Cass, ss. In the Matter of the Estate of Rachel Adams. Deceased. To All Persons Interested: You are hereby notified that there has been filed in this court report of Will T. Adams. executor of said estate, together with his petition for final settlement and distribution of said estate. That a hearing will te had upon said report and petition before this court in the Court House at Platts mouih. in said county, on the 21st day of February, 1914. at 10 o'rlo-k a. m. That all objections therrto. if any. must be filed on or before said day and hour of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court of said County this 7th dav of February. 1f14. (Seal) ALLEN .?. BEESON. County Judge. 2-9-2wks Of Interest to Plattsmouth Readers. For months lMaltsmouth citi zens have seen in the-.e column enthusiastic praise of I)ans Kidney Pills by Plattsmouth resi dents. Would these prominent people recommend a remedy that had not proven reliable Would they confirm their statements af ter years had elapsed if personal experience had not shown the remedy to be worthy of endorse ment? The. following statement should carry conviction to the mind of every I'lattsmouth reader. J. L. McKinney, Lincoln Ave., Plattsmouth, Neb., says: "Irian's Kidney Pills are the best remedy I ever used for disordered kid neys. Whenever I hae had oc casion to take them I hey have given the In-st results. Some years a:o 1 publicly endorsed Doan's Kidney. Pills am) I now gladly coniirm what I said then." For sale by all dealer. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Huffaol, New York, side agents for the United Slates. Remember the name toan's and take no other. The Want Ads get results. CO 101 DOINGS OF THE PLiinSHOOTH CITY COUNCIL (Continued From Pa?e 7.; also in favor of bavin? the liht company having' new pole put in that would throw the liht for a greater distance. Councilman Johnson of the Fourth ward said while he wa not in favor of the pa- Ji-'ht. but feared the lull for all-uitht electric service would amount to several hundred dollar. Coun cilman Kichey said he wa not m favor of having arc lii:ht at th" approach to the avenues f the city, as they would onl blind the person traveling alo;i- i5in-- thoroughfare and do im - I and he wa in favor of trinir to tret in touch with the Commercial club to ep about the proposition of pettinc the electrolier in-tailed alons the main street, a llo-) were far better appearing than the are liirhls. He wa in favor of electric lights in tho ul!in districts and the u-e of m.-ter-and thought thi wa. tto- time t.i take tip the matter. Councilman Vroman wa another of the rnun. cilmen in favor of the u- of th- eM'tric liuhl to illuminate ti:' streets of the city and thought that the ue of meter. vul. probably save the city money. Councilman Hall-trom -aid he had received figure on the of the electroliers from th- l;-f:i company and they had estimated the cost of tli lamp at "l.-T per month per lamp, and there were live lamp to a stand and three stands to a block and that the total cost f.f thf liaht von!. ,, in the ncihltorhoo.; of .J.l.",o a year. Thi amount. Councilman flichey thought, wa out of a!! reaon and wa not certainly a careful ticurinir of the ro-t of l lamp. a after 10 oYIoek at niht only one of the lamp i'i each stand would be kept Jiurn intr. The mayor thou-hl the question should be referred to the lishf committee for further investigation and that the rom pany would be willinsr to install one arc liplit a an cvpe-jment to tell how the lipids would work. The chairman of the li--!it committee. Mr. Hall-liom. want ed the company to furni-h one of the fifty candle power Iizht a an experiment, in addition to the arc lishts, and deired to hear from the manager of the liirht plan! a to hi view on the mat ter of furriihintr the lilit. Manager Sweey of the lmht conmanv. hi reply to the reitue-t of the council, stated that he had heard a preat deal of rriticim of the pas lipids ued to illuminate the street of the ri'y and he thought that the ue of the elec tric current would furni-h relief in thi matter and they could in stall one lamp, but a their con tract espired in October it would take alnio-t until that time to -ret the new -ervice arranged, and If would like pet at it at once if it was desired t make the chanpe. hut he would not ur-e this point, but wa perfectly wil ling to continue the ue of the pa lizhts if it a -0 desired. The matter lon under di-cu-sion wa brourht to a rl'e j.y Councilman Haject in a motion to have the lizht company jnta!l the arc lipid on Main street and the liflv candle power lamp in the residence section of the city. Councilman Hallstrom pleaded for more time to try out the one arc lipht before the change wa made on all the pa liuht. but it wa in vain. as the council, prown tire. J of the n'.' argument and in the un-at i-factory lipht which had been handed the cily. parsed the je-oluti 'ii of Mr. Pajeck by a vote ,,f 7 u, 3. Tlo e voting for the motion were Pat terson. Tlajerk. Buttery. I.u-h-insky. Shea. Vroman. Flih-y. Nay. .Tohn-on. Ilall-trom. pa---cd, Sfreipht. The matter of the iuolal 111--of the wires of the I m lit rompaov wa brought .p 1 (!ily AII'Tik) Tidd and the council wa a t diesseil by Mr. Abbott, one of the owner of the liht plant lo re, who al-o pointed out the fact that the current u-ed h-re wa not from Kcd Oak in particular, but that all the plant in the -- I fin from Malvern, ;b";w I. Criswold. Ited Oak and IMatt--nioulh, and they all were liaise to be called on to supply the cur rent, lie cave a short ta!kon the pie-tion of the wire- and -bowed the Uele-lle-s of fryiilS- to pro tect the wire in thi- shaie. a- ... f the current wa o stronp lh;it it j wa iisele to try arid c ve h- wire in thi way. j The finance committee of the j council, after car'f ,; c. -v tion of the f.il!.,i::.- !a; :4s r- -ornmendeij tbir p.t .r.-T. ? : . I.. Tidd, advance t'i'.:r.z ! iu 1 f Perry . Citv. -1: A. I.. I . : f. advance films f -i v . Wesrott. 3lO; T ! ; ! Teiesrraph Co., r''.' f- r J.f- . ary. ?."; lien Ilain-v. -i!.r. -7"; John Fitpalrick. .i:.:v. -'"; M. Archer, .-alary. .i:. !i llalraba. rmi-e.. ;.?:; M. K. Man-peakcr. livery. M.7."; Irt Neumann. jaJjry. II. . S. ten n l" h etl. Tlld-e. Janie H'd-rt on. fe- i, :! p. . v. Cii. ::-: M I.i. -r. fr-el com m i - lorj . t".i ; John Frank. r.-j ,;r : !...- "trap. ro cent; I. N. i'i: - w --. hurvMitr lie dop. ro r-!ii; .. -Clirie. street work. t: I: M -Bride. ame. xo ce i h, ;.. MeBride, -ati:e, "7 ', Jones, -ariie. .'0; :,f... pro, in--, s I ;..... The .,, ,.f Neb-a-k:i Ij-Mit;- ij.jo for -tret z ,!- .,: 1 cent for N-M at ' h : va referred ! i!-h! ci Illittee. PROGRESSIVES TO GO IT ALONE WiD Pol Separate Ticfcls la FtelJ Down lo Presets. Unrola. V:lt. 12. Ax.i'; .-n .l..,a with tl.e It";'ii!Ii-an parif 1 - r.. '. t.j L (on. ipl ly N Pr x ..-.. i o ne t Lire. f u j I J jf ct tnt i tilks Ly M-J.r. M t" ,..W. r. i t; nal pn'-Tti-sive romri; ;( ni. n rr Plino;: firner r..ir r A.: rt J - rid-- ar.cl W. H. t'u-l:., . of I ';.r.o . national crcar.icr luT X e iir'.r. l;on wci' ce.t :netl hj I. 1'. (" -rr: rha!rra.rj t-e N:-r-.-ki :..! r. n trI ronr-.it'ft'. who -ier 4re! t:..il ;.:r ty lea.; r in every .,nry jr.-l iir.ct wi.iiil be arpo;r.t !. Resolution. a.Iopt ! .t tir io;.! r ODfr wcr" a follows: We rl-utce ai'ecur.'e to t - rr::. i pl anrrun'-e In thm i. ra tional pl.tTorra ant or t:- ;,:.: .Vr.a of K'l-. The procres-:-. e larty a mission ;a3fe ar.J d.-tin t f-'t-:i x other p t.tiral r.arti atet wo a- -therefore orT0 ' aT..i:.i-.. j" i with "anv othr poi;;r'- omriM1 oa acit favor Iroe"re:e parT . c-r rreslon it, ro-:ntr and jr-t ,i,- t t: '' Vhi'' we thin t!f'ir.c to ana ! .1 n : ' with art- other party, w- r-"-ic", that many af;i:at-, other r1" .icrre wt'h cur r r:n ant to '. iirti. t;h rr.en aa i wnr-n. we -r a rorfl-il imitation to -vtn w : u 13 pittrt; 5r.!r ff-rt 'ir f-iof'trrrs r. f fundamental fUHwrary.' Rev. Joeph Beck Cea-l-Wet Pturf. N. l. FV!.. -V r J.w .-pt: rVcW. a i irw-arn ;.it.-l pn - nT the C:ithoI (h-irch. c ..d at St. J p. rhS lo ie frf the ! Po.r.t from a!!rret i-i!rt to r. I are. The f!" i,'I i !-.;-n tn w . v native of Oertr.ar.r r.-1 w a f T rharse of pari, he 1-. Ka-.-- V r the lnt onr nf h; I T - rV.!.r V-1 . was To'.aKr Miv. Jiin3 Lits ta Cut Ice. On.-''3. F.-.. 1-. At .:" -"-i h!jri t. wh. re .he Ar'v.nur a". I S '1 PuiUin ri 'Titpa" 'es are h.irv ir j f'eotri'- lirht rhif ;av .-! :r ta!!eI ?nd th- r-itt and r-" ' 1; -ie on f'.i-t.TV'T. Tv r" t r ' ; i- and the men a rr orV-d in that tl.- hit-vest ronf. !; '.oh ' - T P it of every twrr.'T frer. Lincoln's B rthdty Nrt Lejjl Hji.dJ Omiha. F. K 12 Or - bur..'." d j" t ffve years nzn f-lay A'r.ih.1-1 t-e r'n wa r-"tn. The day is a I- c.i! I'-' t 1 in tr.nt tite, !! ..irk d 1 r T tn Omi'ii. a Ir.-o n -::! y i. not a h z.il hil:-'.ii ! N- u irxrrH.- wrre hM in the uhoo' of the city. Co"d jets- Ward cf VcCocW K 1. Mr..k. NVi. F'V 1: - Cm d llaude YVird of th r'.tT. w'.o r':n owr la th-' f !'.!.!? te j j r ! : !r S 5Tifra t r ne. i( in 4 hr.,:it " within a fw n. in ae if! r :! . -! tif the p. w h ; h rw ! ! -.1 f- thi ri'y. p.oth rz ar I or- arm w .- mil over. Suocrior After Nr Ref jritjrr. P;:rT'or. N' fv. F ' 1- Tv - r--- mcrr ta! c'.'-.S derided ira a f the new lifVe r'-forr.i ; -r. r.;.- iv . r.?'ri I a v- G ufh-.e rr I K -f Myrr a dee-gate w. rt to In.-.i : '. appear t- -rd of ront.-'il. Suit Filed ta B'ak Pacific M-r-e. Salt T-V-e. FV. i;. A'-orr. y : - e-i! I'i' Tl-:- n'd f! .1 Si -. o- V. iit here to hr-V the So-i- iem Vi rifli f control orr th" C ntrvl pa.-re railway and i'a iry PioVroad tat- !!re-. Can-'.:' n of rk. ;r em T'arife nin-y r.:r." yar !:. ar.d oernetuaj I&J-iacUos were aaWew- Don't You CeHevs It. S,,T ie s.iy Mi.it .':r.-'. ..- r--n--ti;.a!en cannot 1.. rur-d. ! i t v oj J,. . !, . . : .. i , . , Tal.'-l- liav rt;-. d otfj.-- vt not om? iiv- tfi-t 1 4 Iri !. T'.-v "-t on! a qr.art-for - j . l,v dar. The Journal does joi