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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTIL NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1913.
NO. 4.1.
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A VERY BRIEF
SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Nothing of Any Great Importance
fame Before This August Italy,
and No Display of Oratory.
From Tuesday's Daily.
I-ast evening the city courcil as-st-ml
i led at the council chamber at the
hour of 7 o'clock in order to Jispo-e
of the buiness of the city and at the
same time- afford the members an op
portunity of witnessing the perform
ance at tiie theater, and it was one of
the smoothest-going meetings so far
this year, with not a ripple to mar the
clock-work-like manner in which the
counci'men went after the city work.
Councilman Lushinsky was the only
absentee when the meeting was called
to order by Mayor Richey.
A communication was received from
Guy H. Reese in regard to the taxes
on lots 11 and 12, block 98. city, on
which the city had paid the taxes for
the year 174. and which lots have
since been purchased by the petitioner,
and he enclosed to the clerk a check
for ?is.:-:, the amount of the taxes,
and this was accepted by the council
and Mr. Reese will be given a release
for the tax--.
The c;a::ns committee, to which ha 1
I een uferrcd the matter of the claim
of the Plattsmouth Water company
for one-half of the cost of making th-i
survey for the location of the ne'v
hydrants on the extension made in tho
Fifth ward, reported that in their
opinion the city should pay a part of
this work and recommended that th?
claim for 51.35 from the water com
pany be allowed, and this was accept
ed by the cojr.cil.
Petitions for grade for permanent
sidewalks were received from F. G.
Fikhe anil Mrs. A. M. Livingston, wh.
airreed to put down permanent side
walks adjoining their properties with
in thirty days of the time of making
the grade.
The engineer's final estimate o" the
paving on the alley north of Main
stieet was read and showed that the
contractors, Messrs. Peters & Rich
ards, were entitled to ?187.o0 as pay
ment for the work and the city to re
tain per cent as a guarantee of tho
work being first-class, which would
amount to $7!.i0. This report va;
accepted and the amount allowed ac
l ecommended.
The finance committee of the council
l ecommended the following claim?,
and "on motion they were ordered paid:
J. V. Ege'iberger estate, coal to jr.il,
!jj.7": Lincoln Telephone and Tele
" graph Co., rents. S"; M. Archer, sal
j.ry, $30; Lambert Lister, street work.
t'27; Warga Schuldice, labor at
drinking fountains, 50 cents; Earl lie--,
street work, M. E. Manspeaker,
street wo;k, S-lS; Ed Snodgrass, street
work. S47.-10; Q. K. Parmele, stree
work, ."2; Mike Lutz. street commis
sioner, S3': Firnk Kalasek, street
work, 21. "0; William Hiner, street
work. .S25.87; G. P. Eastwood, ma
terial street commissioner, S4.SO;
Alvin Jones, salary. .$i'r; William Wil
son, salary. ?20; William Barclay, sal
siry, S7.; Charles Green, boarding city
prisoners, ?7.40; Peters & Richards.
:ixty feet of sand, 2.Zo: Nebraska
Lighting Co., light city hall, A. F.
I-taun, inspecting chimneys, $3.1"; Ne
braska Lighting Co., street lighting,
137.21; Bruce & Standeven, survey
ing, '3.70.
On motion of Harris the fire and
water committee was authorized t')
look up the matter of equipping tho
hose house which i to be provided in
the south part of the ciy.
Councilman Hanis also called the
attention of the council to the fact
that the street near the Columbian
school was in bad shape and reeded
several loads of dirt to fix it up. and
he thought as the streets, alleys and
bridges committee was very busy with
other work that the mayor should ap
point a special committee to interview
the property owners with a view of se
curing their permission to widen the
street. This was put in the form of a
motion and seconded by Councilman
Shea, was passed. Mayor Richey
named as such committee Messrs.
Harris, Shea and Mauzy.
Councilman Buttery desired to know along nicely and August is just about
what the telephone company was go- the proudest man in these parts today
ing to do in regard to moving thVir and is kept busy receiving the con
pedes on Washington avenue and de- ( gratulations of his many friends.
sired to have the matter referred to
the city attorney for action as soon as
possible, as the position of the poles
was dangerous to travelers, in the
opinion of Mr. Buttery. On motion of
the Second ward councilman the mat
ter was referred to City Attorney Tid 1
for action.
On motion of Councilman Buttery
the light committee was authorized to
have the street lights turned on at 3
p. m. and to re-main on until C a. m.
during the winter months.
Councilman Harris of the Fift.i
somewhat startled his associates wher.
he began to read his work orders, as
there was enough to keep every man
in the street department busy in the
Fifth ward for the next month trying
to fiil the work desired bv the council
man.
There being nothing further of in
terest the city dads adjourned an J
wended their way from the city hall,
well satisfied with their evening's la
bors.
BARCLAY RESTAUR
ANT TO OPEN AT
mi
Henry A. Biser.z. who has secured
control of the restaurant formerly un
der the management of Drum &
Palmer, has just completed the ar
rangements for the re-opening of the
establishment, and tomorrow at noon
the restaurant will be ready for busi
ness, with the new owner in charge
and an entire new force of assistants
to look after the business and the
needs of the patrons of the restaurant.
Mr. Eisenz proposes to see that his
customers are given the very best that
can possibly be secured for them and
the restaurant will be found to be one
of the best places of its kind that has
been operated in this city for years.
That this, the principal place of its
kind in the city, is to be reopened for
buisness will be the source of much
pleasure to the public in general and
everyone will find Mr. Bisenz a most
pleasant gentleman to look after their
needs.
WATCH BURIED FOR
SIX MONTHS RUNS
AS GOOD AS EVER
From Wednesday's rtatlv.
One year ago last June whiie J. C.
Petersen was engaged in work on his
farm in the southwest part of the city
he had the misfortune to lose his
watch and was at a loss to fully un
derstand whether it had been stolen
or he had dropped it somewhere and
lost it, and as time went on and the
timepiece failed to show up. he con
cluded that it was lost for all time,
as far as he was concerned and ha'cl
given up all hope of recovering it. A
few days aso he received the watch
back in a very remarkable manner.
His brother, L. H. Petersen, was en
gaged in plowing on the land of Mr.
Peterson, and as he stepped over the
newly turned-up soil his foot struck
on some object, and looking down he
was surprised to find the long-missing
watch of his brother, and at once re
stored it to the owner, who winding it
up was surprised to find that it ran as
well as before it had been lost. This
is sure a good watch, as.it has been
plowed and cultivated and lying buried
beneath the dirt all this time is as
good as ever.
FINE BABY GIRL ARRIVES AT
THE AUGUST CLOIDT HOME
From Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening the home of Mr. and
Mrs. August Cloidt, on High School
Hill, was made happy by the arrival
there of a fine, bouncing nine-pound
daughter, who made her appearance
shortly before the midnight hour, and
the occasion was one of the rarest
pleasure to the delighted parents. The
little lady is the first child in the fam
ily and there is nothing that is too
good for her at the Cloidt home. Both
the mother and little one are getting
BOY RETURNS AF
TER TWO YEARS
OF ABSENCE
The Lad Here Two Years Ago and
Home Found for Him. From
Which He Skipped.
From TuesdaVs uatly-
Last evening while Chief of Police
Barclay was on the street he ran
across a young lad who was apparent
ly up against it in regard to a place
to tay and something to eat and the
chief kindly took him in tow and put
him in the city jail for the night,
where he might keep warm and be
safe from the evils of the night
time.
This morning the young lad. who
stated his name was Willie Mitchell,
was brought before County Attorney
Cole to determine just what should be
the proper s'eps to take to provide for
him until he could be located. Th
boy told a story of many varied ex
periences since he had been knocking
around in this part of the world, and
it would seem that he has been staying
at the State Industrial school at Kear
ney for the ast year, but at the time
of the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities he was
brought to Omaha, and whiie there
was paroleel from the industrial school
in the care cf the probation officer r 1
Omaha, who found the boy a home
there with a family, but the wander
lut. and as the lad stated, a desire to
see his mother at Miltonvale, Kansas,
led him to skip out from Omaha and
start south, reaching here last night.
The lad is being kept here under the
care of Sher:!T Quinlon until it shall
be determined just 'what should be
lore with him.
From all reports this is not the boy's
first visit to Plattsmouth, as those ac
quainted with the facts in the cas"
state that two years ago he came here
and was taken in bv Mont Robb, the
kind-hearted manager of the Hotel
Riley at that time, who fed the boy
jird allowed him to remain there over
night and the next day he was taken
home by Claus Speck, who offered him
a good home with his mother, Mr.
Claus Speck, sr., but the lad evidently
did not care for the restraints that he
found in a Christian home, but after
securing some new clothes and an en
tire new outfit he remained for a few
'ays and then hit the high places for
parts unknown and was not seen here
until last night, but he evidently ran
into something that landed him in the
industrial school.
Just what to do with the boy seems
to be a problem and it is likely that
the Omaha probation officer who is re
sponsible to the state for the young
man will be called into the matters and
notified of the fact of the boy being
in this city.
FOOTBALL GAME SUN
DAY AFTERNOON AT
THE BASE BALL PARK
From Wednesdays Dally.
The glad cry of the gridiron war
rior is soon to be heard in the land as
the local football team has secured a
game with the Brown Park Merchants
of Omaha to be staged at the base
ball park here on next Sunday after
noon, and from the reputation of the
visitors it should be a battle royal
with the huskies of the local tribe.
The team nere has been laboring under
considerable difficulty in getting start
ed, but are now in the best of form and
ready to take on the teams in this vi
cinity. The team includes this year
a greater part of the veterans of the
last two seasons including Jirousek,
Streight, Sattler. Noble, Warstat,
Dawson, Eeal and Arries, and should
make a winning combination, as the
boys in the last two years have shown
splendid form and suffered but few
setbacks in their season's work. The
game will afford a treat to the lovers
of this sport, as they had concluded
that the season was to pass without
exhibitions of the knights of the pig
skin. A good crowd should ufirn out
to witness this contest, as it will be a
good one.
Read the want ads in the Journal.
F. J. HEMKUI6S AND WIFE
RETURN FROM PLEASANT TRIP
From Tuesday s iiaiiv.
This morning F. J. Hennings and
wife returned home from their two
weeks' visit in the east and report a
most delightful time in the different
points of interest in that section
While at Beloit, Wisconsin, they visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Hennings' sis
ter and later enjoyed a short stay at
Auroia and Elgin, Ilinois, with their
relatives and taking in the sights of
these two live cities. They feel that
the trip throughout has been one of
much pleasure, but are glad to get
back home to Nebraska, and after a
few hours' visit in this city continued
iyt out to their farm home near Cedar
Creek.
THE EGENBERGER
COAL AND FEED STORE
CHANGES HANDS
From Wednesday's Bally.
Another change was made in the
business interests of this city today
when Mr. Charles Hartford became
the owner of the interests of the J. V.
Egenberger estate in the business that
they have conducted in this city for the
past few years. The new owner will
continue to serve the public with the
best lines of coal and feed, as has been
the continued policy of the Egenbeig-
er firm, and will see that everyone re
ceives the most courteous treatment
in their dealings with him. This is
one of the oldest established business
houses in the city, having for years
operated under the firm of Egenberger
& Troop and later by Mr. J. V. Egen
berger, and since his death the estate
has conducted the affairs of the firm
under the management of Wr. R. Egen
berger, and has always proven to be
one of the most accommodating busi
ness firms in the city in dealing with
their customers.
Mr. Hartford has been for the past
few years a clerk in the Burlington
tore department in this city and is
at present chief clerk in the office of
Storekeeper E. C. Hill, and is a most
efficient gentleman in every way and
well qualified to handle the new line
of business in which he has embarked.
Will Egenberger, who has been con
nected with the firm since his father
founded the business, will continue
with Mr. Hartford and assist in look
ing after the interests of the custom
ers of the establishment. The new
owner of the establishment will be
found on the job all the time and ready
to se-e that his patrons are treated in
the best possible manner and at all
times.
A SEVERE STORM
ACCOMPANIED BY
HAIL AND RAIN
The elements were active in our lit
tle city last evening and one of the
hardest rainstorms of the season made
itself felt in no uncertain way by
those who were unfortunate enough
to be away from home. The storm
seems to have been at its height about
9 o'clock, and the streets were very
wet and muddy when the audience at
the Parmele theater were compelled
to plow their way homeward in the
downpour, and a greater part of them
were well soaked before reaching their
destinations. Considerable hail ac
companied the storm and this seems
to have been especially servere in the
radius of a few miles south of this
city, but at that Plattsmouth was very
lucky, as from the dispatches from
out in the state the storm seems to
have been much more severe in other
localities. At Great Bend, Kansas, a
tornado claimed the lives of twelve
persons while over 100 were injured,
and the property loss will run into
the hundreds of thousands, as the
town was swept in a very severe man
ner by the storm and in the adjoining
territory the loss to stock is most
.severe and an estimate places the loss
in sheep alone at over 2,000. The
storm seems to have been general
through Kansas and Nebraska, al
thought a great deal worse in our
neighboring state.
LEO KLEIN MAY
NEVER PLAY BASE
BALL AGAIN
Fears Entertained That His Late In
juries .May Result in Keeping
Him Out of the Game.
The following taken from the Oma
ha News of last evening tells of the
mishap that has been visited upon Leo
Klein, one of the athletics of the Uni
versity of Illinois, and an Omaha boy,
who on several occasions was a potent
factor in winning base ball games ioc
the Red Sox of this city. That he has
been injured so severely is to be re
gretted, and if the injuries are such
as to not permit of his taking part in
further sports it is doubly regrettable,
as he was one of the cleanest voun
men in the field of sport and had a
bright future before him as a base ball
player:
The fears of George Huff, base ball
coach of the University of Illinois,
that Leo Klein would receive an in
jury in foot ball that might end his
base ball career have been realized.
In a letter from Klein, received to
day by the sporting editur of th
Daily News, Klein says:
"I guess I'm out of foot ball for
the rest of the season with a bad
shoulder. I tore the tendons and shat
tered the nerves of my right shoulder
in the Minnesota game.
"Doctors don't know whether or
not I can ever play base ball again."
He's a Crack Pitcher.
Klein, 19, is the son of Mrs. M. E.
Klein, 2573 Harney street. He is well
known in Omaha, being a crack ama
teur pitcher and a former base ball
and foot ball star of Central High
school.
At the start of the foot ball season,
Klein was not allowed to come out for
the eleven because George Huff. ba?f
ball coach, needed him for the Illinois
base ball team.
When injuries to Pogue Clark an 1
other Illinois stars crippled the team.
Bob Zuppke persuaded Huff to allow
Klein to play foot ball. He took
Pogue's place at halfback, playing
against Ohio, Northwestern and Min
nesota. Great Base Ball Career Predicted.
Huff had predicted a great base ball
career for Klein. Besides being a star
pitcher, he could play any other posi
tion on the diamond except catch,
and could bat or throw either right
or left-handed.
"Ve should have beaten Minnesota
by two touchdowns," writes Klein.
'Our line played miserably, but when
Minnesota 'got close they couldn't
gain an inch. Watson's passing was
the worst he ever pulled off and al
most cost us a touchdown once."
V. SIMACEK HERE FROM MON
TANA TO VISIT OLD FRIENDS
From "Wednesday's Dally.
V. Simacek of Pauline, Montana, ar
rived in this city yesterday morning
from his western home for a visit here
with his lifetime friend and former
schoolmate, Joe Tucek, of this city.
Both of these gentlemen were school
mates in Bohemia, where they were
born, and later coming to this coun
try were separated, although they
kept in touch with each other by let
ters, and yesterday was the first time
in thirty-four years that they have
been able to meet and take each other
by the hand, and it is needless to say
the occasion was a very pleasant one
for both gentlemen and they availed
themselves of the occasion to the ut
most. Mr. Simacek is the owner of
several hundreds acres of land in Mon
tana. To Erect New Residence.
From Tuesday' Dally.
R. L. Propst has just purchased the
lots on Elm street west of the property
of Mrs. W. T. Cole, and here he pro
poses to erect a new residence in the
spring if his present plans are carried
out. These lots are in one of the nicest
residence sections of the city and can
be made most attractive by the erec
tion of a home on them. With this
improvement made there will be an
other addition to the large number of
fine homes that have been erected in
that section of the city.
DR. JOHN BRENDEL
HAS PASSED AWAY
From Tuesdav'c Daflv.
Dr. B. F. Brendel of Murray re
turned home this morning from Zion
ville, Indiana, where he was called a
week ago by a message announcing
the serious illness of his brother, I)
J. T. Brendel, and it was the misfor
tune of Dr. Brendel to reach the old
home too late to see his brother alive
as he passed away shortly before the
doctor reached there, and he remained
to attend the funeral of the beloved
brother. Dr. J. T. Brendel was strick
en with paralysis and never recovered
from the stroke, hut gradually grew
wortie until death came to his relief.
Dr. Brendel was accompanied home by
Will Barker, a nephew of Mrs. Bren
del, who will reman here for a short
visit with relatives in this countv.
PETITION FOR AD
MINISTRATOR IN THE
SCHNEIDER ESTATE
From Wednesday's T)a!ly.
A petition was filed in county court
today asking for the appointment of
an administrator of the estate of
Jacob Schneider, deceased, who died
at his home in Cedar Creek a few
weeks ago. The; petition was offered
by the widow, Mrs. Sarah J. Schneider,
and requested the appointment of Wil-
iam Schneider as the administrator.
The estate is estimated as consisting
of SIC.OOO in real estate and KS00 in
personal property. The deceased was
one of the prominent residents of
Cedar Creek and a member of one of
the leading families of the county.
DESPITE THE RAIN A
GOOD AUDIENCE AT
TENDED VAUDEVILLE
Despite the rainy and threatening
weather last night a goodly number
were present at the Parmele theater
to witness the appearance of the Em
press vaudeville company, and in re
turn for their venturing out into the
elements they were rewarded with an
other of the pleasing programs which
lad been provided for the occasion
and which included one- of the most
interesting and sensational acts yet
hown here, which was the Alexander
Brothers in a juggling act that was
alone worth the price of admission to
the show and which was one of the
best of its kind that can be seen on
the stage of any theater in the coun
try. These gentlemen claim Platts
mouth a their birthplace and certain
ly are right there with their pleasing
act, which is one that could be on the
program of the leading theaters of the
countrv. Storm & Maurston, in a very-
clever sketch, "His Alibi," were very
clever and won much approval in their
offering of this interesting little story
of domestic life. Becker & Adams,
in their few minutes of comedy songs
and sayings, as well as Clark & Chap
pell, a live comedy team, were most
entertaining.
Next Wednesday there will be pre
sented the greatest laughing bill of
the season and there will not be a dull
moment in it, and among the attrac
tions will be a number of feature acts
that have been used on big time
audeville and which for the first time
will be shown in cities the size of
Flattsmouth. The Empress vaudeville
is certainly fulfilling its mission of
giving good entertainment at a very-
low price to the people of Plattsmouth
nd are deserving of receiving the
most generous patronage, as they
have the best brand of good, clean
amusement that has been shown here
in years and it really is surprising
hat they can be shown at the low
price they are offered to the Platts
mouth people.
FOR SALE One of the finest mod
ern, conveniently situated cottage
homes in Plattsmouth. Easy terms
given. For particulars address
Windham Investment & Loan Co.
11-10-tf
A want ad in the Journal will bring
results.
A FORGER
LANGUISHES IN
COUNTY JAIL
Passes a Forged ( heck on Bimiih ille,
Iowa Bank at the Farmers' State
Bank at Greenwood.
From Wednesdays patly.
This morning in the county cou't
John Fowler, who was arrested yester
day at Greenwood by Sheriff Quinto.n,
charged with forgery, was arraigned
on his preliminary hearing and enter
ed a plea of guilty to the charge. He
was bound over to the district court to
leceive his sentence.
The man came to Greenwood a few
days agei, antl Monday afternoon came
to the Farmers' State bank there and
presented a cheek on a bank at Bone
ville. Iowa, for $30, which was signed
by the name of William Baker and
endorsed on the back by this name,
as well as that of Fowler. The check
was later found to be a forgery and
Sheriff Quintan notified of the facts
and he at once hastened to Greenwood
to look into the matter. The sheriff,
getting trace of the man, proceeded
on his track and a few miles from
Waverlv overhauled the man, who was
walking in the direction of Lincoln,
and place 1 him under arrest and
brought him on back to Plattsmouth,
where he was placed in jail until the
hearing could be had of his case.
The man when arraigned in court
made no defense of his act and had
spent a number of years in peni
tentiaries in different states, as he had
been in the state prison of Wisconsin
and also in Iowa, where he was re
leased from the penitentiary at Fort
Madison on October 29th. after serving
a sentence of four years and five
months on a forgery charge, and the
man seemed lost outside of the prison,
having grown used to the routine and"
work of the prisons in which he had
been confined, and not being in the
best of health and with his age against
him he had found difficulty in securing
work since his release until he decided
to again use the pen as a means of se
curing funds.
The man Fowler is a native of Eng
land and states his age at 50 years.
He is of small statue, with gray hair
nd not a verv robust build, and these
facts have tended to make his way
hard in securing employment. He
came direct from Iowa to this state,
and making his way on foot has en
deavored to secure employment, but
without avail. He will be kept in the
county jail here until Judge Begley
holds court, when he will receive his
sentence and will be sent to the state
penitentiary at Lincoln to take up his
term there. The man seemed glad of
the prospects of being placed back in
the custody of a state prison, where
he had put in so many yars of his
life.
ST. MARY'S GUILD
IN ALL-DAY SESSION
AT THE RECTORY
From Wednesday's DaPy.
The St. Mary's Uuilu yesierjay nem
an all-day session at the rectory,
here thev were entertained by Father
Iete and wife and Madame Ieete,
and the occasion was one of the most
pleasant, as well as profitable that the
rp-anization has held lor some time.
and a great deal of progress made in
the work of the organization. 1 ne
day had been planned to aid in getting
ready the different articles for the
Kavanr which the ladies are expecting
to hold in this city on the 10th and
nth of December, and yesterday the
plying of the busy needle occupied the
greater part of the day. At the noon
v.iir a daintv and thoroughly enjoy
able luncheon was served, which the
ladies enjoyed to the utmost. It was
late in the afternoon when the mem-
. .lnarted homeward, feeling that
the occasion had been one of unusual
leasure to them and of lasting benefit
a the work of the church in which
lie ladies have taken such a deep
interest.
See the kinds of fancy stationery,
the latest up-to-date, and sure to
please, at the Journal office.
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