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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1915.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMLWEEXLY JOURNAL.
COUNCIL ENJOYS
LIVELY SESSION
LAST EVENING
The Light Question Settled for a Time
at Least, Much to the Relief
of the Council.
The city legislators last evening in
dulged in quite an interesting and
lengthy session, in which the light
proposition, which has been hanging
fire for the past few months, occupied
the center of the stage for a greater
part of the meeting and it now seems
to be nearer a solution than at any
time since the light committee of the
council started in to consider it, as
the council passed a resolution
authorizing the city attorney to go
ahead and draw up a contract with
The Nebraska Lighting company to
furnish 90 forty-candle power lights,
35 sixty-candle power lamps, and 9
450-candle power nitrogen lamps, and
at a total cost to the city of $2,625
per year, the service to be the same
as at present as to the length of time
lights are to be in use. This result
comes after months of work by the
light committee and is based on the
figures of the cost of maintenance of
the company as furnished by the en
gineer secured by the city, and is as
fair a proposition as the committee
was able to secure, although they have
figured for electroliers and every
other light that could be imagined.
All of the members of the council
were piesent with the exception of
Bestor 'of the Third ward, when the
mayor rapped for order, and several
minutes were taken up while Clerk
Nemetz, in his clear tenor voice read
the many and long minutes of the
previous session, and then the dads
launched into the considering of the
business demanding their attention.
A communication from G. W. Ho
rcan, C. L. Carlson and Dr. O. San
din was read, asking that grading for
p. permanent walk cn the north side
of Gold street, in front of block 154,
be looked after, and promising to put
in a walk- within sixty days, This
work was ordered done as soon as pos
sible. A communication from the Platts
mouth Loan & Building association',
asking Grfl'fP11 to place a private
sewer from the main city sewer on
Chicago avenue south on Seventh
street, to between Rock and Marble
streets, was read, and on motion the
association was granted their request
as prayed for.
City Clerk Nemetz reported that
during the month of July he had col
lected the sum of 929.22, which had
been turned over to the treasurer and
was safe in the city fund3.
City Treasurer Soennichsen,' in a
lengthy report, gave a detailed ac
count of the disposition of the various
funds, and a total balance of $17,
724.56 on hand.
The report of Judge M. Archer for
the month showed that nine arrests
had been made, of which seven had
paid ftne3 and two were committed to
jail, with a total amount of fines and
costs amounting to $45, which had
been turned over to the city treasurer,
The claims committee, through
Chairman Weaver, reported that they
had investigated the claim of , John
Kopp for the amount of taxes on his
property, which had been over-paid
and recommended that this sum be re
funded.
The committee also reported that
they had investigated the claim of
Fred Patterson for $7 for surveying
and recommended that it be not paid,
as the work was not satisfactory to
the city and they did not think it
should be paid for. This occasioned
some discussion among several of the
members and Councilman Harris
stated he thought that if the work had
been ordered done the city should set
tic for it and pay Mr. Patterson, and
he understood that it was the fault of
the grade established that the work
had not been satisfactory. He feared
a lawsuit, he stated further, if it was
not paid. -The Patterson claim was
put over for two weeks, finally, by the
council, but they adopted the report
of the committee, with the recom
mendation of not paying the Patter
son bill. ;
Councilman Buttery called the at
tention of the council to the fact that
there was some work on Locust street
near the K. S. hall badly needed, and
as they were to hold a tournament
there in September, he wanted the
work looked after at once.
The fire and water committee,
through its chairman, Mr. Johnson,
recommended that the petition of the
C, B. & Q. for a "fire hydrant on Gran
ite street, near the shops, be granted
and the extension of the mains there
be made at once, and on motion this
was adopted and -the work ordered
done. - - -
Councilman Harris of the cemetery
committee reported that he had inter
viewed Rev. Father Shine relative to
some improvements at the cemetery
and had agreed to have a building
placed on the Catholic cemetery
similar to tfcat which the city pro
posed to have placed in West Oak Hill
cemetery, and on motion $45 was ap
propriated to see that the work was
completed.
Chairman Lushinsky of the light
committee presented a report from
that committee as follows: '
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
lighting committee, recommend to
your honorably body the adoption of
the following: rates, for a period of
five (5) years with the Nebraska
Lighting company:
Ninety (99) 40 C. P. lamps to burn
on each and every night from dusk
until midnigr-t. Estimated 2,000 hours
burning per year.
Thirty-five (35) 60 C. P. lamps to
burn on each and every night from
dusk until dsylight. Estimated 4,000
hours per year.
Ninety-four hundred and fifty watt
nitrogen lamps (450 watt) to burn on
each and every night from dusk until
daylight. Estimated 4,000 hours
burning per year.
The above mentioned lights to be
lighted and maintained by said Ne
braska Lighting company for the sum
of two thousand, six hundred and
twenty-five dollars ($2,625.00) per
year.
Additional 40 C. P. lamps, $14.00
per year.
Addition 60 C. P. lamps, $21.00
per year.
Addition 450 watt nitrogen lamps,
$70.00 per year.
As your committee has very care
fully figured and based their figures
on the Nebraska Lighting company,
valuation of their street lighting
equipment and also figuring on all ex
penses ' connoted with the maintain
ing and operating of same, do find
that the above rates are very reason
able and just; to the city and the tax
payers.
We would also recommend to your
hcnorable body that in letting of this
contract, provisions be made to pro
vide ways and means for the installa
tion of "an electrolier system, to be in
stalled by the city whenever such sys
tem can be provided for by having a
levy made to take care of the expense
of installation of electroliers
Respectful ly submitted,
GEO. LUSHINSKY,
F. M. BESTOR,
Lighting Committee.
C. A. Johnson, of the committee,
stated his reason for not signing the
report was that several months ago
the light committee ; had secured a
promise on rates from the light com
pany which was not carried out, and
the report turned down, and for this
reason he did not sign the present re
port. Councilmj.n Bestor stated that he
had signed the previous report, but
that it had not been definite in that
the rates proposed had not been
authorized by the- officers of the iight
company, but merely the statement oC
the manager of the company here, and
that the present rate had been based
on the authority of the main officers
of the light company.
Councilman Lushinsky stated that
the light committee had put in months
trying to reach an agreement satis
factory to all and had figured on an
electrolier proposition, which had
been turned down by the Commercial
club and tfce business men. and also
on one for the light company to sup
ply the electroliers, which the city
attorney had decided was not legal,
and now they had reached the only
satisfactory conclusion and he thought
it a fair one, both from the view
point of the city and the light com
pany, and he was satisfied it was the
best conclusion that could be reached.
The old tates, which were proposed
last winter by the light company, were
then read at a lequest of Councilman
Johnson, who stated that he had heard
Mr. Abbott state that what Mr. Woods
agreed to he would stand with them,
and if these rates could be offered
then he did not see why they could
not be offered now.
Councilman Buttery was of the
opinion that the resolution of the
council passed in March, together
with the recommendation of Mayor
Sattler, would prevent the present
council from entering into a contract
with the Nebraska Lighting company.
- Councilman Harris thought that the
resolution provided that it be in force
until after the light company should
agree to surrender its present fran
chise, and he did not see how the coun
cil could take any action.
To satisfy the councilmen the city
clerk read the old resolution of the
council, together" -with the recom
mendation of Mayor Sattler, which
favored the creation of a sinking fund
to build a light plant for the city, and
the resolution provided that not more
than $100 per month be paid for the
street lighting service in operation at
that time. . .
..A motion was brought up by Bestor
that the old resolution and recom
mendation he recinded.
Councilman Buttery - amended the
motion that the matter be laid over
until the next meeting of the council.
The amendment of Buttery was lost
by a vote of 5 to 4, Buttery, Bajeck,
Johnson and Harris voting "yes," and
Patterson, Bestor, Weaver, Lushinsky
and Shea voting "no." .
Mr. W.H.. Abbott of the light com
pany, who was present, stated that the
light company would not seek to col
lect more than the sum offered by the
council during the. past few months
for the street lights.
Councilman Lushinsky, for the
benefit of the council, stated that the
lights were at present on a meter and
would continue so until the contract
was entered into, and that they did
not exceed the $100 proposed by the
council. '
The motion of Bestor to recall the
former resolution of the council was
then put to a vote and carried, Pat
terson, Bajeck, Bestor, Weaver, Lush
insky. Shea and Harris voting "yes,'
and Johnson and Buttery voting "no.'
Councilman Lushinsky then moved
that the city attorney prepare a con
tract to be entered into between the
city and the light company to present
at he next meeting, which carried
unanimously.
Council Buttery stated that the
chief of police had purchased a mat
tress for the city jail without consult
ing the members of the police com
mittee in the matter, and inquired if
the mayor had been consulted in the
matter.
Mayor Richey, in reply to Mr. But
tcry, stated that he had known noth
ing of the mattress until he saw the
bill, and would see that in the future
the committee was consulted before
purchases were made.
The finance committee of the coun
cil reported the following claims, and
they were ordered paid: C. Boetel,
burying one cat, 50c; I. N. Cummins,
burying one dog. 50c; William Wilson,
salary, $20; M. E. Manspeaker, street
sprinkling, $30.40; Alvin Jones,
salary, $65; W. M. Barclay, salary,
$75; Matthew Staska, labor at ceme
tery, $19.10; Ed Svoboda, same,
$20.10; F. R. Gobelman, dump sign at
cemetery, $1; Lincoln Telephone and
Telegraph Co., rent and tolls, $3.32;
Smith & Sons Manufacturing Co., two
drag scrapers, $18; Mike Lutz, freight
on scrapers, 77c; Weyrich & Hadraba,
supplies to police, $2.48; J. H. Mc
Maken, freight and cartege on safe,
$16.03; M. Archer, salary, $30; Cary
Safe Co., safe to city clerk, $114.47;
State Journal Co., twelve warrant
books, $40; Mrs. O. P. Monroe, mat
tress to jail, $2.50; Wm. Heines, street
work, $21.15; Charles McBride, same,
$22.05; R. E. Kennedy, same, $21.60;
Ed Snodgrass, same, $21.60; John
Bates, same, $25.20; Q. K. Parmele,
Fame, $23.60; Fred Clugy, same,
819.61; Joe Koubek, same, $35.60; A
W. Royer, same, $7.20; Frank Kal-
asek, same, $4; Harry Poisall, same,
$23.60; Mike Lutz, street commission
cr, $36.60; John Zitka, street work,
80c; Lambert Lister, same, $22.05;
Harrison Sheldon, same, $13.05; Wa
terman Lumber Co., supplies to street
commissioner $14.40.
After granting a number of mat
ters of street work the council ad
journed.
MONARCH ENGINEER
ING GO. GETS BRIDGE
CONTRACTS AGAIN
Fmm Wednpsaavi DalU.
Tho bids on the county bridge work
were opened yesterday by the board
of county commissioners at their ses
sion, and after the inspection of the
different bids the contract was let to
the Monarch Engineer Co. of Falls
City, who have looked after this work
for the past year. This company was
also given the contract for the con
struction of the concrete retaining
wall which will be placed on the Rock
Bluffs road near the Hoening farm,
south of this city. This will be quite
an extensive piece of work and State
Engineer G. E. Johnson of Lincoln
will look over the situation and esti
mate the amount of work necessary,
Here the road has gradually been de
stroyed by the caving off of the dirt,
and each rain has caused more and
more to enlarge the deep gully, which
in places is thirty feet wide, and it
is to prevent further washing and
avoid having to ppt in a bridge there
at a cost of a considerable amount
that the engineer decided that a re
taining wall would solve the problem.
Issues Marriage License.
From Wednesday's Dally.
' Yesterday afternoon a license was
issued by County Judge Beeson to
Fred W. Christianer of Seward and
Miss Adele Stohlman of Louisville.
They will be married tomorrow at
Louisville at the George Stohlman
home. '
FOR SALE Mule, 3 months old. In
quire at V. Balohlavy, on Maiden
Lane. .. . 6-9-2hwkly
MYSTERIOUS DIS
APPEARANCE OF
PIONEER FARMER
Charles S. Wortman,' Sr., 83 Years of
Age, Disappears, and Friends
Fear Foul Play. .
From Wednnsdav Dally.
At at early hour Monday morning
Charles S. Worthman, one of the
wealthiest retired farmers in the west
ern part of Cass county, mysteriously
disappeared from the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Earl W. Richards, in
Ashland, where he has been for the
past few months in very delicate
health,' and at a late hour last night
all efforts to find a trace of the aged
man had proven fruitless. The mem
bers of the family have spared no ef
forts to locate their father, and grave
concern is felt as to his fate.
Harboring the hallucination that
someone was trying to induce him to
sign away his property, consisting of
more than a section of fine Cass coun
ty farm land lying along the Platte
valley between Ashland and South
Bend, Wortman had resisted all efforts
of his relatives to take him to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Barnes,
where it was hoped a change of sur-
loundings would prove beneficial.
In some manner Wortman, who is
about 85 years old, nearly blind, lame
and scarcely able to walk, escaped
from the second story of the Richards
home through a window, a distance of
ten feet, in the early morning, and al
though searching parties have hunted
the country adjacent to Ashland no
clue has yet been obtained.
Bloodhounds from Beatrice were
put on the trail Monday afternoon,
but after holding the trail for severa
hours leading up to the vicinity of
Salt'creek, all trace was lost and the
hounds were sent back. It is sup
posed that Wortman endeavored to go
back to his farm, five miles southeast
cf town, and became lost or fell into
Salt creek and was drowned, but so
far no tangible clew has been unravel
ed. Wortman has resided nearly sixty
years in Cass county near Ashland,
coming here at a time when there was
no habitation between the present site
of Ashland and Plattsmouth. He has
resided here since. ' 1 .
Efforts to find his body in or near
Salt creek are being made. A reward
of $100 for the finder of Mr. Wort
man's body was offered by relatives
From difficulty in placing the dogs on
the trail it is believed the aged, man
had outside assistance in getting out
of the Richards home.
WORK PROGRESSING NICELY
ON L. W. LORENZ HOME
Prom Wednesday Dttlr.
The foundation for the new resi
dence of L. W. Lorenz, on Elm street,
is finished and all is in readiness for
the starting of the frame work of th
structure, and next week Herman
Tiekotter and ' his force of workmen
will start in to complete the work on
this .fine new modern residence that
will be a most pleasing addition to the
list of the beautiful homes of the city
The new home of Mr. Lorenz will be
complete in every detail and no ex
pense spared in making it one of the
most cozy residences in Plattsmouth
Father and Son in Town,
Wm. Jameson and son Bert, were
in Plattsmouth on Monday of this
week, making a few hours visit and
business transacting in our city, en-
route to the home of the junior Mr.
ameson, near Weeping Water, from
Omaha. Wm. Jameson, who for the
few years has been looking after nis
ranch interests in Loup County, was
in South Omaha with five car loads
cattle, that were on the market that
morning, and he was taking advan
tage of the opportunity to make a
visit with old Cass County friends.
We were pleased to meet both gentle
man. ALFALFA SEED.
We nave home grown, recleaned
Alfalfa Seed, testing 99.98 per cent
pure, 98 per cent growth, free from
weeds, $9.00 o $10.00 per bushel.
Alfalfa seed is scare and will be much
higher.. Samples mailed on request.
Seed shipped your inspection. 7 Tim
othy, $3.50 bu.; rye, $1.10. Johnson
Bros. Seed Co., Nebraska City.
8-12-ltwkly
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
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OMAHA COUPLE MARRIED AT
THE COURT HOUSE HERE
Last evening about 5 o'clock County
Judge Allen J. Beeson was called up
on to unite in the bonds of holy wed
lock Allen A. Blanchard and Miss
Lena Koehler, both of Omaha. The
parties arrived here in an automobile,
accompanied by Mrs. Adrain Blan
chard, mother of the groom, and
hastened to the court house, where the
necessary permit was secured and the
ceremony performed by the judge in
the presence of the mother of the
groom and George O. Dovey, who of
ficiated as witnesses. Following the
ceremony the young people departed
for Omaha, where they expected to
surprise their friends with the an
nouncement of the nuptials.
PARTY MOTORED TO LINCOLN
TUESDAY VIA GREENWOOD
A very pleasant automobile party,
consisting of J. II. McMaken. wife and
daughter, Miss Gladys, and Messrs.
T. H. and J. K. Pollock, motored out
to Lincoln Tuesday in the fine new
Buick automobile of Mr. McMaken,
the machine being driven by Guy Mc
Maken. The trip was most enjoyable
to all the party, and Mrs. McMaken
and daughter stopped at Greenwood
on the way out for a visit at the home
of Mrs. McMaken's sister, Mrs. Jar
dine, while., the genetlemen continued
on to he state capital, where they
spent several hours. Everything went
nicely and the party reports that the
crops along the road looked good, with
the exception of a small tract near
Waverly, where the hail had done a
great deal of damage a few days ago.
CHAS. HIATT ACCEPTS POSI
TION WITH 6. P. EASTWOOD
From Wednesday's Dally.
Charles Iliatt, who has been en-
irae-ed for the past several years in
clerking in several of the business
houses of the city, has accepted a
Dosition with the firm of G. P. East
wood, and will in the future be en
gaged in the handling of the large
line of goods carried by this enter
prising firm. Mr. Iliatt, with his long
experience, should prove a valuable
man for Mr. Eastwood in handing the
extensive trade of his store.
Dance at K. S. Hall Saturday Night.
There will be a dance at the Kac.
Sokol hall Saturday evening, August
nth. o-iven bv the Kat. Sokols, for the
benefit of the Bohemian brass band.
Gents, 50c; ladies, free. Everybody
invited. 8-11-2M
Special Notice.
Those wishing to entertain teachers
curing Institute week,; August 30 to
September 3, please telephone 49 this
week, stating rates and number of
teachers desired. .
- ' Eda Marquardt,
County Superintendent.
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THE PROFIT IS ALL PUNCHED OUT!
Thursday and Friday
wc offer the following close outs
Men's Straw Hats $1.50, $2 aiid $3 grades. . : . . , $1.00 Cash
Men's Panama and Palm Beach Suits, $f, $7 and $S grades, 4.75 Cash
Men's Wool Trousers, 2, $2.50 and $3 grades , .. 1.65 Cash
Boys' Knickers, including blue serges, $1, $1.25 and $1.50 nn .
grades 90 Cash
Boys' Knicker Suits, $2.50, $3 and $3.50 grades. 1.95 Cash
A few Men's Shirts, sizes 15 and 1(3 on iy .. .29 cash
New Silk Auto Hats just received also
New Sport Shirts
E. WescottYSons
Everybody's Store
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Good Husic, a Good Time and Good h
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Order Assured!
Gents 50c ADMISSION Ladies Free
rviiicio hu Pint t
Mark Whke and wife motored up
last evening from their home near
Rock Bluffs and visited here with
friends for a short time.
Mrs. Maria Gapen and little grand
daughter, who were visiting at Long
Pine, Neb., for a short time, returned
home this morning on No. 6.
George Ossenkop motored over
from Louisville last evening to spend
a few hours looking after some busi
ness matters and calling on friends.
Hansen
Glcn'es
Carhatt
Overalls
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Jesse Lowther, a prominent stock
man of near Coleridge, Neb., came
down last evening to visit for a few
hours with his father, J. W. Lowther,
south of this city, and departed this
morning for Omaha, where he has a
lot of fine cattle on the market. While
here Mr. Lowther called at the Jour
nal office and renewed for the Semi
Weekly edition.
Wall Taper, Taints, Glas3, Ticluxe
Framing. Frank Gobelman.
Pay Day
Special!
Tweuty-five men's suits
left from dissolution sale
will be sold Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday at
to clean up. These suits
are real bargains and can
not last long at the price.
Sizes 35 to 40 in a nieo as
sortment of patterns.
Scscn
Ja!s
Manhattan
SAirts
b2
$7.50