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Historical fe"c platte tb :$:. Slate 1H0U omn VOL. XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THL'KSDAY, JAM UY t. 1916. no. THE CITY COUN CIL HELD VERY BRIEF SESSION W hile the Session Was Comparatively Brief There Was Considerable Business Transacted. From Tuesday'! Dally. The mcrcir.fr of the city council last evening: was one that was quite inter- e sting and a number cf matters pei taining to the welfare of the city were taken up and di.icus.-ed by the city dads. Thomas Wiles presented a com munication to the council in which he Mated that he had wired his resi dence for electric lights and the light companv had a: k?d the sum of $20 to nut the service into !h? residence and 1 lie sought U have the city secure some relief for him. Councilman Bestor moved that the communication be re ferred to ihe light committee to see if they could not secuio relief for Mr. Wiles in some way. Councilman But tery stated that the distance to run tne nne xo me tne. piope: " i block end a half and that a similar ... condition existed at i.h" home of C. W. Hula and he thought where the peo ple had pone to the trouble of wirinp their homes they should have service. This was finally referred to the light committee for action and they will take it up with the light company. A number of resident; on West Oak street presented a petition to the council asking that the water mains be extended on that street for a few blocks. On motion of Bajeck, second ed by Buttery, this was referred to the fire and water committee. The names of the new officers of the fire department were then read, end on motion wor? confirmed as the official appointees of the city to the various positions. The city clerk reported that twenty-three of the merchants of the city l ad failed to comply with the occupa tion tax ordinance and he desired to have the matter taken up with the city attorney for some action. Councilman Eajeck amended the motion that the city attorney take ruch legal steps that would be neces rary to collect the occupation tax due, rs well as the occupation tax due for the holding of the auction sale in this C'ty the past two wceki, as he did not think it riht to allow them to pet r.way with the money when the other merchant- were prying their taxes to be protected in this matter. Council man Johnson was cf tb"? opinion that the city attorney should proceed to take such rteps ar were necessary to collect the money for the city. The judiciary committee, through Chairman Mauzy, reported that they h.ad investigated th- protest of Mrs. Laura G. Marshall pgainst the pro posed change in the grade on North Seventh street, and they reported that the proposed change in the grade should not be made v.: it would do a preat deal of damrge io the property. The judiciary committee of the council also reported that during the year 1915 there had 1 eon paid out by the city something over $7,000 in salaries in all the departments of the city government and these figures had been prepared for the use of the city in case it was desired to take up the liability assurance plan as outlined at the last meeting of the council. Councilman Beetor of the streets, rlleys and bridges committee reported that the blue prints cf the avenues, with their width and the curb lines, had been received by him and on motion the city attorney was in structed to look the matter up and re port as to how the paving tax could be levied on the different properties ad joining Washington avenue and whether or not the city could'be com pelled to merely tax the property along the avenue itself or the adjoin inp lots to the avenue. Chairman Johnson of the fire and water committee reported that they l.ad investigated th matter of the equipping of the hose house which is to be erected in the south part of the city and found that the output for the hose cart would be in the neighbor hood of from $65 to $70 and the hose . could be procured at $1 per foot for , the game kind that was in use at the present time by the city. It was final- ly agreed that the city po ahead and f erect the hope house and fit it up with a cart and 500 feet of hose. Mr. Johnson also reported that the pas and .smoke helmet which the city had ordered was hers and could be se cured by the fire department from the city clerk, and that the was $2 with the privilege of a thirty days test. On motion of Lushinsky the committee and fire chief were instructed to test cut the helmet. On motion of Councilman Harris the committee was instructed to go ahead nd build the fire house, u.c inp concrete blocks for the foundation and filling the floor with cinders. The matter of insuring the city em ployes un'ler the employers' liability act was then brought up and after hearing the statements of Mr. Dag nell, the representative of the company proposing to take up the matter, it was finally agreed to accept the proposition of the compr.ny to assume the liability of the city in case of ac cident cr injury to any of the city em ployes. The insurance for all depart ments of the city will total the sum cf ?1."3.41 per year, which is very cheap and relieves the city of a great deal of responsibility in the future. On inquiry City Attorney Judge Doug lass stated that while the law was not compulsory, it was a measure of pro tection and saved the city from the possibility of defending a damage ruit. Councilman Patterson renuested 4. f ,.c x-v litUl LUC K" Vl'VI i. J 11V 1 Oil V 1 kil Sixth street b" requested to fix up their lawns and parking so that the mud and dirt would not wash down on the sidewalks and make travel very hard along this street. Councilman Bajeck, in addressing the council, stated that while the city was about to ctart m on tne spring work in the concrete line, he thought :t would be a mighty good idea for the city to prepare to do their own con crete work instead cf having it let by contract, and he thought that it would be money in the city treasury in the lenp run and better work could be se cured in the crossing, of which very few were really what they should be, rnd in addition to thin the curb and putter work could be carried out by the city much cheaper by doing the work themselves. In discussing the fact of the can vassers who had worked over the city in the last few weeks, Mr. Bestor call ed the attention of the council to the fact that 'they had claimed that owing to the interstate commerce act they could not be interf erred with, but this was not the opinion of City Attorney Douglass, who stated that there was nothing to stop them from being com pelled to pay an occupation tax. Chief desirous he would have the men down before the court at once to either dig The finance committee reported the , ,, . , - i , '-t .-." l 1 I. TJ.w,il I :.aim were uruvrtu puiu. v.. uwvci. burying one dog. L0 cents; C. E. Hart ford, coal to city jail, $2.70; Nelson , Jean, coal to city jail, $6.50; James! Robertson, fee bill Perry vs. City of j Plattsmouth, $63.80; George Carnes, street work, $4; Charles McBride, Ftrcet work, $14.40; Mike Carnes, rtreet work. $23.20; Mike Lutz, street work, $31.50. W. F. GILLESPIE FILES SUIT AGAINST MIS SOURI PACIFIC R. R. From Wednesday's Dally. William F. Gillespie, the Mynard grain dealer, has filed in Justice Archer's court r. suit apainst the Mis souri Pacific Railroad company in which he desires to recover damage for $51.30 and the costs in the case for a shortage in prain that was ship ped over the road of the defendant company. In the petition it is stated that during January, 1916, the plaintiff loaded in car No. 39043, belong to the defendant, 86,602 pounds of No. 4 hard wheat for shipment to Omaha, and that on the arrival of the car at Omaha it contained only 83,140 pounds of wheat, cr 2,880 pounds less than when loaded at Mynard. This is one of several suits filed by Mr. Gillespie apainst the Missouri Pacific for prain shortage, and there is one suit on the docket in the district court for $600, . - - , . , i and the several suits aggregate quite , a large sum of money Come to The Journal for fine sta- tionery. I WO THIEVES IN THE ARMS OF THE LAW Break Into a Hunk Car and Steal a Suit of Clothes. Shoes and Other A r teles. From Tneslav'c Ttallv. Last evening shortly after o o clock tne of the men who resides in the bunk tar near the Burlington depot returneJ to his aboJe and discovered that the lock on the door was broken, and a further investigation of the matter revealed the loss of a suit of ciothes. as well as a pair of new shoes and several shirts. He at once came up town and reported th? loss to Chief of Police Brclay. who, with Officer Wil son, hastened to the Burlington right-of-way and rounded up all the tramps and floaters that could be found there and brought them up to the city jail. where they were examined, but none of the misGing articles found, but one of the men reported that they had saw two men with heavily laden sacks bound toward the Burlington bridge, and here the officers hastened, and Of ficer Wilson continued up the cut to ward the birdge in pursuit of two negroes who were reported as being headed that way, and as he came through the cut was attracted by the light of a fire up on the bank and de cided to investigate, r.s the negroes were found to not be the robbers, and as Wilson came on the camping party he discovered that they answered the description of the men seen headed to ward the bridge with the sacks, and lie at once pot them under way down toward the track where Chief Barclay s.nd Officer Jones were waiting, as they reached the cut just as the two men were driven out by Officer Wil son, and the three officers proceeded to bring tiie men up town and lodge them in the city jail, where their sacks were searched and the missing articles found. The prompt manner in which the police pot action in the matter is most commendable, and every member of the force was right on the job in lo cating the thieves, and it was only a little over an hour and a half after the robbery was reported until the men were safe and ound in jail and the owner of the poods had them re stored to him. It" was necessary, owing to the absence of County Attorney Cole from " c "l l" T ' . ! of the men charged with the robbery. Both of the robbers are tramps and '" " ' The value ot tne goous tanen irom i . !,., or. , toil tne OUIlh. lUI ucmrai v - ' uim v'V' LARGE CROWD AT WAGNER'S LUNCH ROOM AT NOON SUNDAY From Tuesday's Dally. Sunday the restaurant and luncn room of Fred Wagner, on upper Main j street, was well filled at the noon hour, when he served his first Sunday special dinners, which were temptinp in every way and a preat number were present to enjoy the deliphtful menu which had been prepared for the occasion, :.nd with the special efforts made by Mr. Wagner for the occasion it s needless to say that the dinner was one of the rarest enjoyment to everyone and there was nothing lack ing to make it most deliphtful. These Sunday dinners are to be a feature of the new restaurant since its enlarge ment and the first dinner has proven a revelation to the public as to what t they can secure for a small sum at this modern and classy eating place. George M. Hild Quite Sick. From Wednesdays Daily. George M. Hild has been confined to his home for the past few days suf fering from an attack of erysipelas, and is reported as being1 about the tame, and while pettinp along very nicely will be confined to his home for some time from the malady. The friends of Mr. Hild will regret greatly . to learn of his illness, but hope that ; he may soon recover and be able to . ..... . j be with th usual state of health. FARM LOANS, at 5 per cent and 5'2 per cent. No delays. T. H. Pollock, j (MRS. BEESON WAS OPER ATED UPOn YESTERDAY From Tuesday's Dally. Yesterday Mrs. Allen J. Becson wa operated on at the Immanucl ho.-pita in Omaha and the operation is report ed as being a succjs; in '.very wav I'.nd the patient feeling as well as pos sible under' the conditions. This -w ill be very pleasing to the friends of the estimable lady and they trut that .she may continue to .-how improvement The operation wa: for the removal of an abce.s.s from the :iue and was very successful. The apparent success of the operation has given her family and friends a preat deal of encourage nent. FRANK H. STEPPAT AND WIFE MAKES AN EXPLANATION From Tuesday's Daily. To the Editor of the Plattsmouth Evening Journal: In the editorial column of your issue of last evening under the heading "Something Doing in Town Saturday Eve," your reporter gave an account of the attack made upon me by Mr. Fritz Hirz, and while o names were mentioned, yet I was piven as much blame as rr.y opponent for the fight. While as above stated r.o names were given in the article, yet every body knows who the parties were, the jame as if the names had been piven. The facts concerning the matter. which are not tiispute-J at all by Mr. Hirz. are. that while my wife and I were going peaceably and quietly south on Seventh street towards the lively barn to secue a team to po home, Mr. Hirz, whr had become r.npered at me, quckly came up to our : ide and -truck m? a severe blow which felled me to the ground. If he was injured by a knife. I knew nothing cf it, and he does not accuse me of committin g the injury. I have never sought enj trouble, al ways meaning to be law-abiding, and did not start this trouble, and was net responsible for it, excepting that I was the victim assaulted. I wish tr state that when Mr. Hirz was brought before ihe court and the prosecuting attorney he plead puilty to the assault and paid his fine and costs, and in a very manly way apologized to myself and wife and promised to treat us friendly, and we in turn have forgiven him for the wrong, and our desire is to be friendly and neighborly, but I do not wish to rest under the insinuation in your ar ticle that I had a part in bringing on this trouble. So far as I am concerned I expect to forget the trouble between myself and Mr. Hirz. and if he is willing to let the matter drop, as he states, I will certainly treat him as I have promised. Frank II. Steppat. Mrr. Frank Steppat. MR. AND MRS. MILLER OF ORD GUEST AT STEINHAUER HOME From Tuesdav'c Dailv. Theodore Miller and wife of Ord, Nebraska, are here enjoying a visit at the home cf: Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Steinhauer, as Mr. Steinhauer and Mrs. Miller are brother and sister, and also at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Tipton at the Platte river bridpe, Mrs. Tipton being a sister of Mr. Miller. The Miller family are among the most prominent in the vi cinity of Ord, where they are engaged in farming, and it has been some time .'.ince they have been able to visit the eld home in Plattsmouth. While in the city Mr. Miller called at the Jour nal office and renewed for the Old Re liable for another year. Dr. Frank D. Burgess Improving. From Tuesday's Daily Dr. Frank D. Burgess of Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, who was operated en at the St. Joseph's hospital in Oma- jja on Saturday last, is reported as pettinp along as well as could be ex- pecteci under the circumstances, and the short time followinp the operation. Dr. Burgess will be remembered here rs the son of the late Canon II. B. Burgess, and is well known to a great many of the older residents of the city, ANOTHER OLD RESIDENT OF CASS COUNTY DIES Benjamin Marler Died Yesterday Af ternoon of Penumonia, at the Advanced Age of 96 Years. From Wednesday's Daily. i estei tiay alternooii Uenjr.min Alar kr, one of the oldest residents of Cass county, pa.;sea away at his home at -Mynard at the ripe old ape of i6 years, months and 1 day. Mr. Marler, who was quite active and vigorous for his pe, had been ill only a short time suffering from pneumonia, but at his preat age was unable to withstand the attack of the malady and passed peacefully away yesterday- afternoon Mr. Marler was a native of Ten nessee, wiiere lie spent nis younper days, later moving to the state of Ken tucky, and in 1856 came to Nebraska nd settled in Cass county. Here he has made his home and reared his family and won a preat many warm friends by his many pood qualities and turdv manhood. Engaping in farm- np the preater part of the time up until his are made it necessarv for him to retire from active work of this kind, he has since been engaged in the care of his home at Mynard and doing such labor as was possible for him. Of a pleasing and pentle disposition, Mr. Mailer made manv friends and his eath will be deeply regretted in the (immunity where he has so long re sided. He leaves besides his widow, five children, two sons and three daughters Frank Marler of near Ne- hawka, Eli Marler of Beaver City, Ne braska; Mrs. Jake Sampson of Jack son, Nebraska; Mrs. Mapgie Mason of Plattsmouth, and a daughter residing at Beaver City. The funeral of this pood man will ! e held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church at Mynard. FRED WARREN AT DEATH'S DOOR IN nnilinn nfll flninfllmtnro nf "ii irmiries and thev are UlII YLfll UULUnAUUI ' I From Wednesday's Pally. A message was received last even ing by Frank Warren from Denver announcing that his brother Fred Warren was sinking rapidly and his death was expected at any time as the culmination of his hard fipht for life apainst me uicau uie.u.-.e tuuu.p.. It is with regret that the friends herej of Mr. Warren learn of his srious con- of Security held a very pleasant meet dition and to the grief stricken fam- ing at their hall in the Modern Wood- ily the deepest sympathy of the old friends will be extended in the sad ending of the bright career of this voung man. Fred was reared to man- h.nrl in this ritv and was for a num-1 ber of years engaged in railroad work and later removed to Omaha and hence to North Platte where he was making his home in 1914 when he received the socialist nomination for congress in the Sixth district and the campaign which he made over the district was too great a tax on his constitution and at the close of the campaign he de veloped the first symptoms of his madly which has claimed his life. He later removed to Denver on the advice of his physicians and since made his home there in the hopes that the cli mate might benefit his health but has gradually grown weaker as the months sped on until now the end seems but a few hours away. Frank Warren will depart this afternoon for Denver, hoping to reach his brother's bedside in time to bid him a last long fare well. Resigns His Position. From Tuesday"? Daily. W'illiam R. Egenberger, who for the past few years has been in charge of the coal and feed business of the firm of J. V. Egenberger, and who has of late been assisting C. E. Hartford in the business, has resigned and will , engage in other lines, but has not ful ly decided what he will take up. County Superintendent Miss Eda ' Marquardt, is in Lincoln enjoying a j visit at the meeting of the county sup- .erintendents of the state that is being jheld in the capital city this week, M. FANGER IS SUED FOR S200 OCCUPATION TAX From 'Wednesday's Pally The city of Plattsmouth yesterday commenced an action in Justice Arch er's court apainst M. Tanper to collect the sum of 200 which the plaintiff city claims was due for occupation tax for conducting an auction sale. The action is brought under the provisions of ordinance No. 108, which requires the payment of the sum of $25 per day for each day that the auction is in nrnfrp?5, I hp auction salt? conQLCteu Lv Mi. Fanper was in operation from January 13 to 22. Just what the out- come of the case will be is not known, as there is a dispute as to what the tax for auction sales should be and the matter will be thoroughly thresh ed out if a compromise is not reached between the city and Mr. Fanper be fore the case is tried. GUSBUDIG, BROTHER OF WM, BUDIG, INJURED IN WRECK AT ATLANTA From Wednesday's Dally. Among those who were injured near Atlanta, Nebraska, where the wreck on the Burlington occurred Monday, was Gus Budig of McCook, an employe of the Burlington in that city, and a brother of William Budig and father of Mrs. E. M. Geis of this city. Mr. Budig, who has charge of the ir.e- mechanical and electrical repair work for the railroad at McCook, was called cut with the wrecker shortly after the wreck near Atlanta on Monday of No. 7 and a local passenger train on that line, and as the wrecker, which is one of the largest in use on the Burling ton lines in the weTt. was working away removinp the debris and wreck- rge it tipped over and caught Mr. Budig beneath the machinery and in- inrpd him rmitp severely, as well as j - - -i . injuring several other members of the . t i I frpu- i hA inmrpn man was nurnea in the hnsnit! t McCook for treat- ment. A message received from there Inst evenincr announced that his in- mriM n-ere verv Kerions. riut ciul not I convey to his relatives the exact nvi , lv -waiting word as to his con- I SESSION OF THE KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY Wednesday's Tlally. Last evening the Knights and Ladies man building and a most enjoyable time was had in listening to short talks by Mrs. Gertrude Clark and O. D. Patton, representating the supreme organization of the Knights and Ladies. The program had been arrang ed for the evening and was most de liphtf ul in every way and added very much in making the evening one of tKo ,QteCt f eniovment. Readings .. fo' -"j-.- - I were given by Mrs. William Baird and t;.. ttii winriv, ixhrh nroved AXaOO lillVII 4iiuiii . . ...... j . ,uiirbtfnl and the Plattsmouth """v " . I Male quartet. nistincr of W. G. e Brooks, F. A. Cloidt, Jennings Seivers and D. C. York, gave a number of most pleasing selections which were heard with much gratification by the members of the order present. Re freshments were served during the evening, adding very much to the gen eral pleasure of those present. Young People to Wed. From "Wednesday's Dally. This morning County Judge Beeson was called upon to issue a marriage license to J. Martin Johnson and Miss Jennie M. Hitchman, both of Weeping Water. The young people will be mar ried in that city this evening, where they are both well known and very popular among a large circle of friends. Joe Beil drove in from his farm home, south of this city, Monday to attend to some business matters and visit county seat friends. While here Mr. Beil called at this office and order ed the Semi-Weekly Journal sent to his address in order that he might be kept posted on happepnings through out this vicinity and th? county. FORMER PLATTS MOUTH LADY IS HIGHLY PRAISED Conference of the Mate and I.H-al i Board of Health at the Kom Hotel in Omaha. Dr. J. H. Hall ret-irm-d this morn ing from Omaha, wrtre he ha. l-et-n . ... .. .... local boards of health which fur tht- past week has been .n session at the Hotel Rome in that city, where th visitinp physicians wre r-hown eery courtesy Liy the Omaha lommeroal club and the club invited the members to remain for a banq'iet at the hotel. but this was impossible for the visitors to accept. A large number of the mo:-t distinguished health authorities in the United States, and particularly of the west, were present to take part in the meetings and add their part to the proptam. Ihe meetings were to uis- cuss the general sanitary conditions of the cities, as well as the rural condi tions. Dr. Parquin, health commissioner of Kansas City, was one cf the principal speakers of the meeting and urptl that all cities have better sanitary conditions in their schools and facili ties for handling the needs of the growing generations in the public schools. Out of 800 pupils examined in Kansas City only seventy had the required qualification for proper teeth. and all of the rest of the children were defective in some way in their teeth, and this had been remedied at once by the health authorities. Dr. Par. quin also urged the devlopmer.t of the moral side of the child that it might dominate and control the animal spirit that prevails in everyone. Dr. Freeman of Circir.nati Fpoke of the needs of extending the work of the health board into the rural dis tricts, which had a very pronounced cnece upon me u.,.; u. , nc n whnlp " lownsend ot Omaha told ot a '- - Indianapolis, Harriett " Fulmer, a former Plattsmouth lady. Und hygienic work in the city of Chi- i cago anu paiu ner a kiuvwhk i - 1 i i : . -: i . . . for her personal work n tne nomes i those whose cases came to her attei, tion, and stated that there was no or e who could command a preater respect than this ladv in the medical and so cial lines. W. R. EGENBERGER STARTS NEW COAL AND FEED STORE A new business enterprise is, in a few davs. to be launched in this city and this will be the new coal and feed estaoiisnmen oi ... berper, that is to occupy tne ooiuvj . bmiciinp on me norm .uc t ..., street, ine new o.ace o- uuimp ... probably be ready tor operation bv next week ana Depm to serve me pu.. . , . ... . .1. u lie with anything ciesired in this line. Mr. Egenberger has had a preat deal of experience in this line as the man ager of the Egenberger coal and feed store and for the past nine years has had control of that institution until it was sold to the present owner. Will is a very penial and obliging young man, and with a large acquaintance. which will allow him to keep in touch with a greater part cf the people, and he will see that the wants of all are looked after in his new place of busi ness. Stork Tays s Visit. From Wedneftday Dally. This morning at an early hour the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kuhns was gladdened by the arrival there of a bright little daughter, who came to make her home with the delighted parents and to be a playmate of the little sistar. The mother and little one are both doing nicely and the father is feeling very happy over the addition that has been made to his family. Letter files at the J cranial office.
