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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1915.
NO. 12.
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CITY COUNCIL IN
LIVELY SESSION
LAST EVENING
The Library Location Virtually Set'
tied, but Not by the Unanimous
Consent of the Count iL
From Tuesdays Dally.
The city council at their meeting
last evening took up several matters
of very much interest, including the
settlement of the library site question
and the erection of a new city hall,
both of which are probably the most
important action in the eyes of the
taxpayers, as it involves a consider
able improvement to the city. All of
the councilmen were present with the
exception of Councilman Patterson,
who was out of the city, arid on the
fall of the gavel of the mayor the
members at once got busy in con
sidering the matters of importance
that might come up.
There were several petitions for
sidewalk work and grading for per
manent walks read, including one
from John Ruehland, A. L. Tidd and
C. C. Farmele for grading for a walk
on the north side of their property
on Oak street from Seventh to
Eighth, as well as one from Mrs. Car
rie Cloidt in regard to a grade for
walk on the south and east of her
residence property on Main and
Twelfth streets.
The owners of lots 1 to G, in block
2S, Duke's addition, Frank Kalasek
and Ignac Straka, asked that grading
and a fill be made near their premises
in order that a permanet walk might
le laid, as their property was the
only break in a long stretch of per
manent walk.
City Attorney Tidd presented a
communication to the council report
ing that the sum of $130.90 had been
collected on occupation tax arid turned
over to the city clerk.
President Tidd of the library board
presented an offer from the library
board in which that body agreed to
purchase from the City of Platts
mouth the present city hall and lots
and in return would convey to the
city the present library building and
the proposed fund of $3,000 which will
be raised this year by a 4 mill levy.
On motion the communication was re
ceived and placed on file.
The council then read a communica
tion from C. C. Parmele, in which he
agree to convey to the city for $2,500
a half interest in lots 1, 2 and 3, block
43, and to advance to the city one
half of the money needed for the
erection of a city hall, to cost not to
exceed $10,000. and the city to have
an option on the remaining one-half
of the above described propt rty. The
rate of interest on the money ad
vanced to the city should 1-e 7 per
cent, payable per annum as rent, until
the amount was cleared up. This is
the property on the corner of Sixth
r.nd Pearl streets, where it wi.s at one
time proposed to put up th; library
building. A motion was offered by
Bestor that the offer be accepted,
which was seconded by Harris.
In speaking of the acceptance
Councilman Buttery stated that while
the offer was a very fair one and all
right, still he thought that it should
be given greater publicity and the
people of the city allowed to under
stand what was going to be carried
out by the city.
Councilman Johnson thought that
as the rate of interest would amount
to somewhere in the neighborhood of
$400 per year, and that at the pres
ent rate the building fund levy would
amount to $5,000 in a few years, he
was in favor of waiting until later
before making plans for building a
city hall.
Councilman Bestor inquired of.
President Tidd of the library board
as to whether or not there was a time
limit set for the acceptance of the
Carnegie donation of $12,00), and in
reply Mr. Tidd stated that the first
notice had been received on June 1st,
and was liable to be withdrawn any
time if they felt so inclined. .
Councilman Bestor stated that the
acceptance of the proposition would
give the city a new city hall several
years before they would be able to
secure it otherwise tnd each year the
amount of interest would be decreased
and in the building fund would be ac
cumulated sufficiert funds to pay off
the indebtedness.
The motion of Be.;tor to xiccept the
proposition was amended by Bajeck
to lay over until next meeting, but
the amendment was lost by a vote of
3 to G, Buttery, Bajeck and Johnson
voting for the amendment.
On the original motion of Bestor it
was carired by a C to 3 vote, Messrs.
Buttery, Bajeck and Johnson again
voting in the negative.
On motion of Bestor the offer of
the library board to purchase the
city hall property was accepted by
the same vote of C to 3.
The ordinance authorizing the sale
of the city hall property from the
city to the library board was then
read and a motion made to place it
on the second and third readings by
title, but this was lost, as a two-thirds
vote was required and the three
negative votes laid it over until the
next meeting.
The ordinance to vacate certain
streets and alleys in West Oak Hill
cemetery was then placed on its first
reading and laid over until a later
meeting.
Chief of Police Barclay reported
that he had secured the names of the
delinquent automobile owners in the
city and some seventy-five names
were secured. The list was turned
over to the police committee of the
council to be taken up later by them
and a decision made as to what will
be done in the matter.
The finance committee reported
that they had examined the books of
the city clerk for the last six months
and that they were found to be cor
rect in all reports.
The report of the fire chief was re
ferred to the fire and water com
mittee for action.
In speaking of the work on High
School Hill Councilman Bestor stated
that the work had been checked some
what by the wet weather, but that
the first four blocks had been finish
ed up and was in good shape and
proved very satisfactory and that the
dirt from the top of the hill would
be used to fill at Twelfth and Main
streets.
On the petion of J. W. Peters and
James Jelik, the streets, alleys and
bridges committee recommended that
the work of grading for a walk be
carried out.
Mr. Buttery asked that the streets,
alleys and bridges committee take
some action in regard to the work on
the cemetery road, as well as the
crossings near the K. S. hall.
The fire and water committee re
ported that they had examined the
hydrant installed at Seventeenth and
Oak street and recommended that it
be accepted, as it showed fifty-eight
pounds pressure and was in good
shape. This report was accepted and
placed on file.
Councilman Harris called the atten
tion of the council to the cemetery
and had the sexton cut the grass and
was also impressed with the need of
suitable buildings there, and on
motion of Buttery the cemetery com
mittee was asked to get in touch with
the authorities in charge of the
Catholic cemetery to see what they
could do in regard to the fixing up of
the building, as well as in having the
old tree stumps and zrush which di
vided the Catholic and Oak Hill
cemeteries removed and cleaned up.
Chairman Lushinsky of the light
committee presented a brief report
of the engineers who had looked after
the interests of the city in making
the estimate of the value of the light
plant in this city, and this was
placed on file. Mr. Lushinsky, in giv
ing a brief verbal report of the com
mittee, stated that the members of
the committee had spent four months
in attempting to get a report on the
lighting situation that would offer a
solution and which included the light
ing of the city by electroliers, but
this had been knocked out by the ef
forts of outsiders, who professed to
be interests as taxpayers. The presi
dent of the Commercial club and
members of that organization had
visited the different business men of
the city, but could not secure enough
signers to warrant the statement that
the business men would install the
lamp posts if the city would furnish
the current. Mr. Lushinsky stated
that there was no question but what
more and better light was needed in
the city, both on Main street and the
avenues and that in his interviews
with all the councilmen, as well as
the taxpayers the sentiment for more
lights was expressed and would be
brought up later by the committee.
No one should put anything in the
way of the light committee in their
attempts to aid the city in advancing,
and the progress of the city should
continue onward. The city had voted
a levy to raise $3,000 for a public li
brary site, and while he was glad to
see this step in the way of progress,
he also thought that a step should be
taken to advance the city in the way
of better lights, which were so im
portant to the appearance and ad
vancement of the city.
In the matter of the putting in of
the sidewalk east of the William Hoi
ly building on Fourth street, it was
finally agreed by the council that as
the owner of the building desired to
fill in the areaway under the walk
that a smaller walk would be allowed
on the east side of the building, as
there is not a great deal of travel
there.
Councilman Lushinsky stated that
the park commissioners had agreed
to fill in the lot at the foot of Win
tersteen Hill and this would be made
into a parking that would add very
much to the appearance of that sec
tion of the city, and the clerk was
requested to notify the park com
missioners to go ahead with their pro
posed work.
The telephone poles in the south
part of the city, which have in time
past been the subject of much com
ment in the council, was again
brought to the fore by Councilman
Shea of the Fifth ward, who asked
that the clerk notify the telephone
company that there was a number of
poles in the south part of the city in
very dangerous condition, due to hav
ing been dug around and the holes
allowed to remain as a menace to the
passers-by and the residents in that
part of the city.
On motion of Lushinsky the city
clerk was authorized to certify to the
county clerk the special improve
ments in curb and gutter districts
No. 4, 5, 6 and 7, to be placed on the
tax list. The city clerk will endeavor
to collect a part of this before turn
ing it over.
Councilman Harris thought that the
city was not getting the proper work
on the sidewalks and crossings put in,
as there were a great many cracked
and broken and he was desirious of
having an inspector secured to look
after the work. Councilman Bestor
thought the work was satisfactory,
but that the heavy tractors and en
gines passing over the crossing
caused a great deal of the damage.
The motion to have an inspector ap
pointed to supervise the construction
of walks and crossings was lost, and
this will be looked after by the street
commissioner in the future.
The finance committee of the city
council reported the following claims j
as correct and recommended that they
be allowed: Nebraska Lighting Co.,
street lighting to July 15th, $76.02;
William Grebe, special police, $10; M.
E. Manspeaker, street sprinkling.
$38; Loran McCrary, burying one dog.
50 cents; I. N. Cummings, burying
two dogs, $1; Martz Engineering Co.,
preparing estimate of value of light
plant, $25; R. A. Bates, printing,
$51.67; Q. K. Parmele, street work,
$30; Ed Snodgrass, same, $26; Joe
Koubek, same, $40.80; Fred Clugy,
same $26; James Wynn, same, $2;
Harry Poisall, same, $22; I. Kennedy,
same, $16; John Bates, same, $6; C.
Hanson, same, $26; John Zitka, same,
$15.40; Mike Lutz, same, $35; William
Hiner, same. $22.50; Harrison, Shel
don, same, $24.75; Lambert Lister,
same, $27; Charles McBride, same,
$27.00.
After a number of street repairs
were ordered the council adjourned.
CHARLES HITT, JR., MEETS
WITH PAINFUL ACCIDENT
From Tuesday's Dally-
Yesterday Charles Hitt, jr., met
ith quite a painful accident while
engaged in playing at the Beverage
home in the south part of the city.
The lad was engaged in climbing on
post when his foot slipped and he
was thrown back into a barbwire
fence, lacerating one of his legs in
bad shape, which necessitated some
seven stitches. The boy was convey
ed to the office of Dr. Cook, where the
injury was dressed and the lad made
as comfortable as could be expected
under the circumetances.
Mrs. E. W. Cook returned this
morning from Detroit, Michigan,
where she has been for a week visit
ing with her brother, David Hawks
worth, who is ill in that city Buffering
from an attack of typhoid fever, and
is now somewhat improved.
CLOSE OF GREAT DIS
SOLUTION SALE OF
FALTER & THIEROLF
From Tuesdays Dairv.
The great dissolution sale that has
just closed at the store of Falter &
Thierolf has been one. of the most
satisfactory that has ever been held
in the city and the result has been
more than satisfactory to both Mr,
Falter and Mr. Philip Thierolf, who
will continue the business of the firm
in the future under his own manage
ment. D. D. Patton, representing the
T. K. Kelley Salesmanship system,
was in charge of the same and was
able to dispose of the stock of goods
in a manner that was very satis
factory to the owners of the store,
and at the close Saturday evening the
result was all that could be asked and
speaks well for the handling of the
sale by Mr. Patton. The store is
closed until Saturday during the in
ventory of the stock and to allow of
the making of final arrangements for
the formal opening of the store on
Monday next, when Mr. Thierolf as
sumes the reigns and will have full
and complete charge of the store and
stock of goods. It is expected as soon
as the inventory is completed that the
final plans for the opening will be
made. The same policies will be used
in the conduct of the store's business
as has been in the past and the same
large line of high-class goods carried
in stock.
JOHN RICHARDSON
GOES TO BELLEVUE
INSTALL CABLES
Frn Tuesdays Dally.
This morning John Richardson de
parted -for Bellevue, where he has
taken a contract for the installing of
the poles and cables for the. ferry
boat that is being placed over the
Missouri river at that place. This
ferry is just being constructed and
the promoters of the project, having
learned of the experience of Mr. Rich
ardson in this line, secured his serv
ices to assist them in the completing
of the ferry. The ferry boat is all
ready for service as soon as the poles
and cables are stretched. - Mr. Rich
ardson had charge of the placing of
the cables here for the ferry and also
with the electric light company in the
construction of their tower and the
stringing of the wires over the river,
and the success of this has dem
onstrated that he is right there on a
job of this kind.
GASS COUNTY SUED
FOR $4,465 FOR IN
JURIES ON HIGHWAY
From Tuesday's Dairy.
This morning there was filed in the
district court a suit entitled Myrtle
Stock vs. Cass County, in which the
plaintiff asks damages in the sum of
$2,300 for injuries received while the
plaintiff and husband were driving
along a public highway in Cass coun
ty. The road where the accident oc
curred is one-half mile northwest of
the town of Nehawka, and here a
wooden culvert has been maintained
for some years, the plaintiff alleges
in her petition, and that an embank
ment leading to the culvert which was
not in the proper shape, and as the
plaintiff and her husband were driv
ing along there on July 1st, their
horse shied to one side of the road,
and sinking in the soft dirt, was
thrown into a ditch by the roadside,
overturning the top buggy, breaking
it and also throwing out the plaintiff
and inflicting serious injuries on her,
as she was not able to be around for
some time, and in her condition done
great damage to her.
Albert Stock is also the plaintiff in
a suit against Cass County, as he
asks judgment in the sum of $2,165
for injuries sustained by himself, as
well as to his wife, in the overturning
of their buggy on July 1st. In both
of these' suits, in volving a claim of
$4,465, the firm of Livingston & Hen
kie of Nebraska City appear for the
plaintiff.
H. M. SOEIINIGHSEII TAKING
III THE WINDY CITY SIGHTS
From Tuesday's Dany
H. M. Soennichsen, who is spending
a few days in Chicago taking in the
sights of the Windy City, writes his
family that he expects to visit the
scene of the awful tragedy of last
Saturday afternoon, and which has
drawn the eyes of the entire country
to the lake city. He is having a fine
time and enjoying to the utmost the
few days' vacation from his duties in
the Daylight Store.
BIG RAINS YESTERDAY
AND LAST NIGHT IN
CITY AND VICINITY
From Wednesday's 'Dally.
Yesterday afternoon and last night
there was an almost continuous down
pour of rain throughout this locality,
and at the Burlington station the gov
ernment gauge indicated that 2 and
9-100 of an inch of dampness had fell
during the twenty-four hours. Last
night there was a heavy rain between
8:30 and 10 o'clock which made it
very difficult for those who were down
town to reach their homes. The street
was well filled with the flood water
from the hills and for some time it
was quite a task to get across with
out a thorough wetting, but there is
ittle or no damage reported from the
storm in this city. With the large
amount of rain we have had the
ground does not absorb the water
very easily and it soon washes down
to the creeks and sewers in the low
lands, making quite a volume of wa
ter, but .has been handled with ease
so far and without the damage that
has been caused in a mimber of the
towns of the state.
LOUISVILLE TO TACKLE
THE RED SOX NEXT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
From "Wednesday's "Dally.
If the weather will permit on next
Sunday the Louisville base ball team
will be with us to give an exhibition
of the great national sport, and if
the "dope" on the visitors is right
there will be a fine little struggle
staged on the local lot. Last Sunday
Louisville was defeated by the Browning-King
team of Omaha in a close
game by a score of 1 to 0, and only
an error allowed the Omaha boys to
score, while the Sox have -been able to
get away with the last twelve games
played with some good teams and
should be in form to do business with
the visitors from our neighboring
city. Huff of Springfield and Con
nors have been doing the tossing for
the Louisville aggregation and they
are supported by a good fielding team.
The members of the Hose are all to
the good now and in their present
form are a match for any amateur
team in this part of the state and will
be cheered on to victory by the fans
in this city, who are very proud of
their ball team.
HARRY HORN RECOVERING
NICELY FROM BROKEN LEG
From "Wednesday's Dally.
The iriends oi iiarry worn, me
young man who was injured several
days ago by having one of his lower
limbs broken, will be pleased to know
that he is reported as doing nicely
and the injured member knitting
rapidly, although it will be some time
before the young man will be able to
do any active work on the farm. He
compelled to abstain from using the
lee until it is healed sufficiently to al
low him to get around with a crutch.
Taken to Iowa.
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning bampson Kusseii, wno
was complained of as being a subject
for the asylum, was taken over to
Mills county, Iowa, where he has been
making his home and will be turned
over to the authorities there as a fit
subject for being cared for in one of
the Iowa institutions.
NEW LIBRARY
AND CITY HALL
NEXT IN LINE
Estimate as to the Cost of the City
Hall and the Manner in Which It
Is to Be Paid For.
From Wednesday Pally.
The prospects for securing a new
city hall here, together with the clear
ing up of the library situation should
be a matter to please every citizen of
Plattsmouth, and it is safe to say that
they as a whole will approve of the
action of the mayor and council in
making the changes that has made it
possible for the city to secure the
new Carnegie library, as well as a
new city hall at really a cost of some
$G,300.
The city officials have been very
careful in their estimates of the ex
penditures in the matter of the city
hall, as well as the library, and have
arrived at a solution that has met the
approval of almost everyone. In mak
ing the change from the present city
hall the library board gives the city
$3,000, to be raised on the special
levy for the library site, as well as
a clear deed to the property on which
the present library building now
stands. This building, which has
been used in the past few years as
the home for the public library, has
already had a cash offer of $1,500
made on it, and this sum can be ap
propriated by the city toward the new
city hall.
The levy for each year calls for
$1,200 in the building fund, and at
present there is $500 on hand in that
fund, with the $1,200 raised by the
present levy, which will give the city
$6,200 to start on, and only make it
necessary to borrow $6,300 to com
plete the purchase of the three lots
at Sixth and Pearl streets and erect
thereon the $10,000 city hall, as has
been projected.
With the building fund maintained
at its present rate, in five years the
sum of $12,200, which the site and
lot will have cost, will have been
cleaned up, an unsightly weed patch
converted into the home of the city
government and the old city hall
building will be replaced by a classic
and ornamental building which will be
a fitting home of the city library, and
in all several parts of the city will be
benefited by the changes, as a new
residence will mark the site of the
present library and the cost will be
something that will not embarrass the
taxpayers in the least and give there
turns that will be appreciated by
everyone.
MR. AND MRS. HARRY
KRUGER MOURN DEATH
OF THEIR LITTLE SON
From Wednesday's Dally.
A great sorrow has befallen Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Kruger in the death
of their little 23-months-old son,
Harry, who passed away Tuesday
morning at 1:45 at St. Joseph's hos
pital in Omaha. The little one was
taken sick on Sunday morning with a
very severe attack of what seemed
bowel trouble or appendicitis, and on
the advice of the attending physician
he was at once taken to Omaha by
auto, where an operation was per
formed in the hopes of saving his life,
but it was useless and the little one
gradually grew worse until death end
ed his sufferings a few hours later.
The body was brought back home yes
terday afternoon by the broken-hearted
parents, and the funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the late home, and will be con
dusted by Rev. F. M. Druliner of the
Methodist church. In the loss of the
little one, who has been so dear to
them, the grief-stricken parents will
receive the deepest sympathy of their
many friends in this, their hour of
deepest grief and sorrow. The attack
of sickness of little Harry was very
sudden and the blow fell on the fam
ily almost without warning and before
they were aware of the seriousness of
the illness the little one so dear to
them had been called home.
Office supplies at the Journal office.
YANKEE ROBINSON'S AD
' CERTISING CAR ARRIVES
From "Wednesday a Dally.
The advertising car of the Yankee
Robinson show while here distributed
a great deal of the advertising mat
ter for the company, as well as billed
the city and vicinity with the an
nouncements of the big bhow that is
to be here on Monday, August tth.
and the further advertising of the
circus on the bill boards and in cir
culars will be looked atfer in order
that all may learn of the great treat
afforded by this high-class company.
STRANGE "MASHER
GETS HIMSELF INTO
TROUBLE IN A JIFFY
From "Wednesday's Dallv.
Last evening while two ladies or
this citv were homeward bound they
had a very unpleasant exjKrienee
with a strange "masher, who in
truded himself on them in a mot
objectionable manner, and a? a result
of which he was placed in jail. The
ladies had come up Main street and
turned the corner at Sixth street.
starting north, when the young man
started after them and shortly after
they passed the corner caught up with
them and made several advances,
which were rejected, and he then in
sisted on accompanying them home.
but was again turned down by the
ladies, who by this time were quite
alarmed, and as C. II. Fuller came
along Sixth street bound for his home.
the ladies secured his aid and he soon
caused a great light to filter in on the
'masher." when he gathered him by
the arm and brought him back to
Main street, where he was turned
over to the custody of Officer Alvin
Jones and lodged in the city bastile
over night. The young man was very
sorry of the mistake he had made, but
it was decided that a little meditation
and punishment for the offense would
make him more careful in the future
as to whom he stopped to lavish his
fascinations and offer his company.
The ladies were quite badly frighten
ed by the experience and lost little
time in getting home after the man
was taken away.
The young man, who gave his name
as Albert Downs of Glenwood, was
et out cf jail early this morning, but
remaining here, was later taken into
custody again by Officer Jones and
taken back to the city jail to await
trial on the offense charged against
im. as Chief of Police Barclay is de
termined that such actions as this will
have to be stopped, and the case is
especially one that should be dealt
ith in the proper manner.
From the statement of those who
ere near when Mr. Fuller took the
man in charge, his remark?, as well
as his actions, were something that
should not be tolerated, and the young
man will be given a lesson that will
show others the necessity of keeping
out of this kind of business.
The chief of police was unable to
nd out the names of the ladies stop
ed by Downs, and is very desirous
of having them give in their informa
tion to aid in seeing that the man is
given his just dues. A great deal of
credit in the matter is due Mr. Fuller,
as he did not hesitate in carrying out
is full duty as a law-abiding citizen
in
taking the man into custody and
seeing that he was given over to the
officers of the law.
A. C. REED INJURES FOOT
BY STEPPING ON A NAIL
From Wednesdays Daily.
A. C. Reed, one of the employes oi
the Burlington freight car repair de
partment, yesterday afternoon suffer
ed an injury that required the atten
tion of a physician as a result of his
stepping on a nail. He was engaged
in carrying a jack to the box car
where he was working, when he step
ped on a board which contained a
nail with the business end protruding,
and it entered his foot, making a
rather painful wound, but which is
not thought to be serious. The man
had the injury dressed, but will be
compelled to take a few days off as a
result of the mishap.
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