Plat tsmouth Will Celebrate Every Saturday Afternoon During the Summer Months
Neb 8talo Historical Soc
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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913.
NO. 17.
PETERS & RICH
ARDS STILL ON IM
PROVEMENT LINE
Putting Up Three New Substantial
Residences on Pearl Street Be.
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth.
From Friday's Dally.
One of the improvements in the
building line that will add greatly to
the appearance of the west section of
the city is the three new houses to be
erected by the enterprising contract
ing firm of Peters & Richards on the
lots on Pearl street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth. These gentlemen
have long reoc geiznethd c?gaw'-ors,
have long recognized the need of the
city for more residences, and accord
ingly their new houses will be made
with a view of giving those desiring
homes, residences in which they can
live most comfortably.
The houses will be built on full
sixty-tnree-toot lots, whicn gives a
nice yard for each one. They will be
made in the bungalow style and will
consist of five good-sized rooms and
will be modern in all respects, save
that of heat, and it is needless to say
will be put up in first-class shape and
expert workmen employed on them.
The foundations of the houses, one of
which has already been placed, will be
constructed of first-class concrete
block and each house will have a fine
cement cellar under it, which will be
a feature of considerable value to the
places.
Mr. Peters has made a personal in
vestigation of the houses recently
erected in Omaha at the cost of $1,
000, but finds that the workmanship
and finishing of these houses was in
sufficient -and that the houses simply
would not do, so accordingly he has
gone ahead and prepared the plans
for his houses here, in which only the
best of material and workmanship will
enter, making them far better than
any house of similar value in the me
tropolis. The Omaha houses are made
as cheaply as possibly and clearly
show this in the rough and incomplete
manner in which they have been put
up, but such will not be the case with
the three new house of Messrs.
Peters & Richards when they are com
pleted. These houses will be built
with a view of selling them or renting
as may be desired.
APPROCHES TO BRIDGE
OVER WEEPING WATER
AT UNION COMPLETED
From Friday's Daily.
The new bridge over the Weeping
Water at Union has been put in serv
ice for the Old Settlers' reunion, as
the grading for the approaches has
been completed by the county and this
will be found a much more convenient
and easier method of getting to and
from the picnic grounds and also
much safer for the public, as the old
bridge was in poor shape and situated
in a bad place, especially for the auto
mobiles going to ani from the
grounds. This bridge has been one
of the largest constructed in the coun
ty in the past year and will be a per
manent structure that will last for
years, as it is constructed of steel and
concrete and finished in a way that
will defy the ravages of time to de
stroy. This bridge allows the stright
ening of the "O street" road from the
Missouri river to Lincoln, and makes
a great driveway which is quite
heavily traveled during the summer
months by automobile tourists to and
from the state capital. The work of
making the fill for the driveway was
delayed for several months, but the
county commissioners pushed the
work so as to have it ready for the
Old Settlers' reunion, ard their efforts
will be appreciated by the good people
of Union and vicinity.
Piano at a Bargain.
Customer near Plattsmouth is un
able to finish payments on piano con
tract. We will turn piano over to
first satisfactory party who will pay
balance, either cash or five dollars
per month. Write Schrnoller & Muel
ler Piano Co Omaha, Neb.
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MR. AND MRS. WAYNE DICK
SON ARE MADE HAPPY
From .Friday's Dally.
This morning a message was re
ceived from Omaha announcing the
arrival last evening of a charming
little daughter at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Dickson in that city. The
advent of the little one has brought
untold joy to the parents, and in their
new happiness they will receive the
best wishes of their many friends in
this city, where they resided up to the
time of theirremoval to Omaha. The
mother and little daughter are doing
nicely and the smile on the counten
ance of the proud father is broad and
happy, as it well may be over the ad
dition to his family. The friends here
will join in wishing Miss Dickson a
long and happy life.
AUTOMOBILE AC
CIDENTS QUITE
NUMEROUS HERE
Two Accidents Happen Near Union
and Two Happen in Passing One
Another Near Mynard.
The past few days have been
prolific of a number of automobile ac
cidents in this section that while
serious enough were fortunate in that
there was no one dangerously hurt, al
though there was ample opportunity
for a most serious or fatal accident
to the members of the automobile
parties.
The most seriuus accident occurred
near Union when a car in which Miss
Mary Becker, daughter of A, L. Beck
er, the auto dealer of Union, and her
cousin, Miss Grace Becker, were rid
ing, skidded from the roadway about
a half mile west of the Becker home,
northeast of Union and injured the
young ladies considerably. Miss Mary
Becker sustained a dislocation of her
left wrist, while Miss Grace Becker
was bruised up in bad shape, but the
ladies were able to extricate them
selves from the machine, which had
turned over at the side of the road
way. The injuries were at once look
ed after and the ladies are around.
although still bearing marks of the
accident.
Cameron Cathey was another of the
unfortunate automobile owners, as his
car turned over near the Gruber farm
on the way to the picnic grounds at
Union Saturday evening. He had
turned the car out of the roadway to
allow another car to pass, and as it
is a very bad place in the road the
car skidded and turned turtle, with the
result that the car was, damaged
some and Cameron bruised up a lit
tle, but nothing serious.
Quite a mix-up occurred west of the
city yesterday afternoon, near the
farm of C. H. Vallery, which result
ed in the new automobile of John
Hirz going into a deep ditch at the
roadside, as well as a car from Iowa,
which was passing at the same time.
Both cars had turned out for each
other, and as the road is narrow at
this point before they were aware of
it both autos were off the road. The
car of Mr. Hirz turned turtle and it is
a miracle that both Mr. Hirz and wife
were not seriously injured, but they
extricated themselves from the over
turned car without being injured. The
top of the car was injured somewhat,
as well as a front fender broken off,
and the front axle bent, but aside
from this the car was not damaged
The machine from Iowa was not over
turned and soon pulled out for home,
while Walter Tower went out and
brought in the Hirz car.
Tennis Sharks Return.
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday Rev. H. G. McClusky,
Raymond Larson and Juno Marshall
were at Springfield, Neb., playing
several sets of tennis in which these
gentlemen are very proficient. They
returned home last evening well
satisfied with the workout they had
with the "sharks" of the Sarpy coun
ty city. Springfield has a number of
good fast players who have in the
past visited here several times and
engaged the local players.
INTERESTING
TO PARTIES WHO
DEAL IN FISH
There Seems to Be Some Doubt as to
the Legality of the Buying and
Selling of Cat Fish.
From Friday' raily.
In speaking of one of the delicate
questions arising under the statute
covering the fish and game law of this
state the State Journal has the fol
lowing interesting article:
"One of the big questions that has
arisen at the state house is whether
or not a naturalized citizen of Ne
braska can buy a cat fish as it comes
dripping fresh from its home waters,
or must the citizen go to a restaurant
or hotel and buy one of stale and un
determined age, one whose death
notice was never published in the
home papers, but 'whose home might
be in Manhattan, Kas., Iowa, Missouri
or any one of the mobilization point3
of the Booth fish and oyster company,
in fact a fish caught in some other
state which has been embalmed and
sent to Nebraska to be sold, served,
eaten and paid for.
"For many years it has been under
stood that no fish or game birds
could be sold in Nebraska. That wa3
the state law at one time. If a man
wanted a game bird or a fish he had
to go out and shoot or catch one or
have some good friend give him one.
If he cared to slip the friend a dol
lar or two, probably no one would
notice it.
"During all this time of supposed
prohibition of the sale of game and
fish some game and all kinds of fish
have been sold. At any restaurant or
hotel in the state, cat fish are served
once or twice a week and no arrests
ave followed. If a citizen desired to
buy a fresh cat fish he had to go be
hind a bush and talk in general terms
to a fisherman who had fish and give
the fisherman two or three prices and
then steal the fish and sneak home
and tell his friends that he had caught
it single-handed and alone, and also
talk a good deal about what kind of
bait is best to use.
"Now Chief Game Warden Gust
Rutenbeck has discovered a clause in
a section of the statute which appears
to plainly except cat fish and a few
other kinds of fish from the list
whose sale or having in possession
outside of the closed season is unlaw
ful. This all-important clause ' was
not incorporated in printed copies of
the game laws of 1913 circulated by
Mr. Rutenbeck."
MR. AND MRS. G. R.
OLSON CELEBRATE
THEIR ANNIVERSARY
Saturday evening the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Olson, on Vine street,
was the scene of much pleasure when
a number of their f riends gathered at
their home to assist them in celebrat
ing in a fitting manner their fifteenth
wedding anniversary, and for several
hours the Olson home was the scene
of much pleasure in the congenial
gathering. Games were played that
were the source of a great deal of
merriment, as well as a number of
most charming instrumental numbers
by Misses Helen Hadraba, Beatrice
Jirousek and Frances Morley, which
served to pass the time most delight
fully. At a suitable hour the party
were invited to partake of the dainty
and tempting refreshments which
were served to all, very much to the
pleasure of the occasion and were
thoroughly enjoyed. In honor of the
occasion Mr. and Mrs. Olson received
a number of very handsome gifts,
which will be treasured by them in
the years to come as the offerings of
their warm personal friends. At a
late hour the jolly party wended their
way homeward, wishing their friends
many. 'more happy . wedding anniver
saries which they might celebrate
with them.
Philip Hirz and father, Henry Hirz,
sr., came in from the farm Saturday
and spent the day visiting relatives
and friends and attending to business
matters. Mr. Philip Hirz was a pleas
ant caller at this office.
MRS. T. J. RHODEH AND
DAUGHTER HERE FOR VISIT
From Friday's Dallv.
Mrs. T. J. Rhoden and daughter,
Miss Eulah, of Waukeeney, Kansas,
who have been at Greenwood for a
few days visiting at the home of Mrs
Rhoden's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Laughlin, came down yesterday for
a few days' visit with the families of
G. W. Rhoden, southwest of this city,
and D. C. Rhoden at Murray. Mrs
Rhoden and daughter have not been
in this county, their old home, for
some time, and the visit with the old
friends is one they have much en
joyed.
SMALLPOX REPORTED
AT NEHAWKA; ONE
CASE IS POSTMASTER
From Friday's Dally. ;
Smallpox seems to have struck our
neighboring town of Nehawka, ac
cording to a message received from
County Physician B. F. Brendel yes
terday afternoon. The victims of the
malady are Postmaster Hoback and
a Miss Reynolds of thuu place, who
have both developed cases of small
pox, according to the physician. Iho
fact of the postmaster having the dis
ease brought up a question as to how
the matter was tc be handed and
whether it would be necessary to cloe
and quarantine the "fTce o the pay
master. The county attorney was rot
in the city and it was impossible to
get his opinion on the matter, and
accordingly the physician oecid-od to
go ahead and disinfect the building
thoroughly, which it was thought
would rid all chance of, the smallpox
preading in the community. The
young woman has been placed under
quarantine at her home, and as the
postmaster will be compelled to re
main at home until released by the
county physician. Nehawka has been
very fortunate in the fact of not hav
ing had the smallpox in their midst.
as it has been raging in that vicinity
for the past two months, and other lo
calities in that section have had sev
eral cases and it is to be hoped that
the malady will- be checked before it
can spread in that community, and
the residents there will exercise the
utmost care in seeing that it is pre
vented from spreading.
FRED CLARK, ROAD
OVERSEER LIBERTY
PRECINCT IN CITY
Fred Clark, the road supervisor of
Liberty precinct, was in the city yes
terday for a few hours en route to
Omaha, where he was called on some
usiness matters. Mr. Clark has had
great deal of trouble this season
with the roads in his precinct, as the
leavy rains and almost continuous i
wet weather has kept his hands full
with trying to keep the roads in
shape. The precinct is one that is
hard to look after, as the Weeping
Water creek, with its overflow on the
bottoms makes these roads hard to
attend to at all and the hilly part in
the east part of the precinct has been
washed a great deal by the rains,
which makes it difficult to get any
very satisfactory work done in the
way of road improvement. Recently
one of the bridges over the Weeping
Water not far from the Mc Carroll
farm, was put out of commission as a
esult of the heavy rain undermining
the approaches to the bridge, and this
will occasion quite a good deal of
work. The road running east fromj
the Kendall farm to the Missouri
river is also in bad shape as a result
of the rain, Mr. Clark states, and will
require considerable work before it is
placed in proper shape, as the steep
hill roads have been washed and gut
tered by the rains and will take days
of labor to fix up.
H. C. Long, from Murray, was in
the county seat for a few hours today,
driving up from his home for a brief
visit with old Plattsmouth friends.
This is Henry's first visit to this city
for several months. He was a pleas
ant caller at the Journal office.
SOME AUTOMO"
BILE OWNERS ARE
VERY CARELESS
Automobile Drivers Must Be More
Particular About Their Lights
After Dark.
From Saturday's Dally.
It has been very noticeable of late
that a number of automobile owners
have become very careless in the mat
ter of keeping lights on their ma
chines in good working order and
lighted when the cars are running,
This is particularly true of the rear
lights of the automobiles,' which in a
great many cases that have come to
the attention of the police, and the
owners of the cars warned of the fact
that they were violating the law and
making themselves liable to a fine
therefore.
In a great many cases there is al
ways a complaint against the police
for taking this up with the automobile
owners, but they have this in the
sphere of their duty and expect to see
that this section of the automobile
regulation law is looked after without
fear or favor. Each person who is
noticed without his lights lit after
it has become dark will be notified of
that fact and if he refuses'to light
them will be given a more forcible re
minder of the oversight. It is a
dangerous practice for not only the
general public who may have occasion
to use the public highway, but the
auto owners themselves, and last sea
son there were several narrow escapes
reported from collisions on the high
ways between machines caused by the
fact that cars were running without
their rear lights lit, and with a dusty
road one" machine was right on the
other before the driver could see the
car in advance of him, and the fact
that his automobile was in perfect
control was all that prevented a gen
eral mixup that would probably have
resulted seriously to all parties.
The automobile owners generally
are very careful in seeing that the
part of the law -covering the lights on
their machines is lived up to as far
as it lies in their power, but occaon
ally there is one or-. two who evidently
desiring to show their disregard of
the safety of their fellow man drive
along without the lights on the rear of
their machines lit up as a warning to
the automobiles or teams that may be
following behind them, and sooner or
later this will result in an accident in
which it is very likely that some in
nocent person may be injured. In the
city the police keep a good watch on
this practice, but out on the country
highways it is not possible to exercise
the same care.
THE SEWER WORK ON
WASHINGTON AVENOE
PROGRESSING NICELY
From Saturdays Dany.
The new sewer on Washington ave
nue, which is under construction by
the Concrete Construction company, is
progressing nicely and the work has
carried the sewer to the intersection
of Eighth street, leaving only a short
distance farther to carry the sewer
before it is completed. This is prov
ing to be one of the best, improve
ments in. the north side of the city
and in a few weeks it will be possible
to begin the work of making the fill
for the sewer, and then the avenue
will present a new appearance with
the old creek bed filled in, and it will
make most desirable lots out of those
that have heretofore been practically
valueless owing to their having been
cut up by the creek.
Ben Horning and sister, Miss
Blanche Horning, were passengers
this morning for Omaha, -where 'they
will sepnd a few hours' 'hJ.6kingstftet-
some matters of business, 'iriw
Harry Hinton of near Missouri Val
ley, Iowa, who was here for a short
visit with his wife at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver, in
this city, departed yesterday morning
for his home.
LOME RHFINARKIF BRINGS
JOURNAL SOME FINE APPLES
From Saturday's Dall.
Our friend, Louie Rheinackle, came
in this afternoon from his farm home
in the vicinity of Murray and called
at the Journal office with a sack of
the finest kind of cooking apples that
will furnish a very toothsome array
of good things in the future, and for
which we feel greatly indebted to Mr.
Rheinackle. Louie expects to bring
in some of these apples soon and give
the residents a chance to secure them
at a low price, and will visit at the
different homes with them in order
that the housewives may see how fine
they really are.
CHARLES DASHER SUF
FERING FROM INJURIES
AT THE GRAVEL PIT
From Saturdays Dally.
Charles Dasher of near Cedar Creek
was here today consulting a physician
in regard to several injurier he sus
tained a few day Ego while at wmU
near the gravel pit. Mr. Dasher waj
so unfortunate as to trip and fail
over a scraper which was lying on
the ground, and in failing his lefc side
struck the scraper and it is thoujrht
that possibly a rij was fractured as
well as a severe bruise inflicted on his
chest from the fall. He has been
thinking that it was only a bruise that
would soon be cured, but it has given
him so much pain that it was neces-
ary to seek medical assistance, and
to this end he came to this city and
had his injuries looked after. It is
thought he will be as well as ever in
a short time, as his injuries were not
dangerous..
UNCLE SAM AT WORK
AT THE AIR DOME
THIS EVENING
That the picture, "Uncle Sam at
Work," is all that has been claimed
for it is shown conclusively by the fol
lowing endorsement of the pictures
from E. H. Wescott of this city, who
witnessed them at the Orpheum last
spring. This picture will be shown at
the Air Dome this evening at 5 and
10 cents:
'Having seen the motion pictures
entitled "Uncle Sam at Work," I can
unhesitatingly say that it is well
worth the attention of every adult and
young person who take any interest
whatever in the workings of our gov
ernment in the various phases of its
activities. The pictures show actual
scenes taken in the offices, workshops,
mints, army and navy, forestry de
partment, canal and irrigation dis
tricts, the White house and the halls
of congress. The picture is of educa
tional value to school children, especi-
lly those from the sixth grade up
ward. "E. II. Wescott."
Cut the Weeds.
The time for which the' laws of
Nebraska provide for the cutting of
weeds along the public highways is
from July 15 to August 15, and the
time is drawing to a close very
apidly; all persons in Eight Mile
Grove precinct are urged to cut the
weeds along their property at once in
compliance with the law. In case of
failure of the property owner to per
form this work it becomes the duty of
the . supervisor to cut them and the
costs charged up to the property. Let
all get after them and cut them at
once. John H. Busche,
Road Supervisor Eight Mile Grove
Precinct.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Schleifert and
sons, Aaron and Freddie, and Mrs. E.
G. Steele and daughter, Miss Mabel,
of the vicinity of Louisville, motored
to this city Saturday and spent the
4ay visiting county seat friends and
attending to some important business
matters. Mr. Schleifert was a pleas
ant caller at this office.
, Father William Higgins of Manley.
who was an . over night visitor here
with his friend, Father M. A. Shinej
departed this morning for his home.
IE
iiATTncDiiin nun
IflHI I UCMHU HI1U
PARTY VISIT AT
GETTYSBURG
Writes an Account of Tht-ir Visit to
the Famous Battlefield to the
Local G. A. R. Post.
Hon. Matthew Gerinfr of this city,
who is in the east enjoying an auto
mobile tour, a few days ago visited
the historic battlefield of Gettysburg,
and the patriotic feeling that tame to
him on gazing over the scene where
fifty-three years ago hundreds of
thousands of Americans, both north
and south, battled, moved him with a
feeling of the great results of that
battle, and he penned the following
letter to the local G. A. R. post:
"W. II. Freese, Dear Commander:
In the evening of a splendid, aye verd
ant August day, upon my return from
the battlefield of Gettysburg, where
I saw in fancy that singular and
fascinating anthitises of life, the de
struction, or rather burial and mar
riage of a nation, I could not resist
the temptation of extending my con
gratulations to those survivors of the
great civil conflict with whom I have
a personal acquaintance, upon the im
pression which the most historic en
gagement of the late conflict mad-j
upon me. While I do not know how
many members of your post partici
pated in this decisive battle of the
civil war, it was through your patriot
ism and that of others which made
possible the splendid achievements of
the northern men here. Out of the
bloody and most snginary conflict, as
here exemplified, we afterward heird
the chime3 of marriage which made
the north and south as one, aye such
an alliance! The people of the coun
try cannot do enough for you, and my
pprecitation of your sacrifice is pro
found in the hallowed presence of the
indefinable past. With sentiments of
respect, I am, sincerely yours,
"Matthew Gerin?.'
"McConahie Post, Plattsmouth, Ne
braska."
SON OF FORMER PRIN
CIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL
IN TROUBLE AT OMAHA
From an article appearing in the
Omaha papers of this morning it
would seem that G. Clinton Halsey, a
son of Rev. Walter N. Halsey, dean of
the University of Omaha, and for
merly principal of the Plattsmouth
High schools, has gotten in bad in the
metropolis by taking from the mails
a check for $281.90, which did not be
long to him, and changing the face of
it so as to obtain money for a round
trip ticket to the San Francisco ex
position. The young man was mar
ried but a few weeks ago and the
young couple had been making their
home with the parents of the groom
at 2203 Locust street. In speaking of
the matter the World-Herald has the
following to say:
At the police station Thursday
the young man said that he had been
employed in a clerical capacity by the
Credit Clearing House of Omaha in
the Merchants' National bank build
ing. He said the check, which was
made payable to the Omaha Clearing
House, came by mistake through the
mails to the Credit Clearing house.
"He said he observed the mistake in
mailing, and that an irresistible im
pulse seized him to change th? check
and appropriate the proceeds to his
own use. Accordingly, he stated, he
changed the name of the payee for a
fictitious one.
"On account of the fact that the
check was taken from United States
mail in transit, police officials are of
the opinion that the matters is one for
action by federal authorities. In the
meantime the young man is held at
police headquarters. The officials of
the Credit Clearing House refused to
comment on tha matter, but says that
the young man always has had an un
impeachable reputation for honesty."
John Beck, one of the farmers from
northwest of this city, was here Satur
day afternoon for a short time look
ing after the week-end shopping.