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J PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEK LT JOURNAE. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1916. T A f T t r Continued From First Page.) n unsiffhtlv aDDcarance: secondly, X I for allowin his barn to remain in a filthy and unsanitary condition and for allow-in" his stock to run at large, The prayer of the petitioners will be looked after by the chief of police, to whom it was referred by the coun- .. I C 1 1 . I T Mrs Keginia Timmis and Albert Timmis, oroperty owners in Wise's Outlots addition to the city, presented a petition requesting that Euclid ave- ' -- nn.mnnpntlv vacated bv the nue uv. j - It;1. Tir T,l,:v,el.,T citv as it had never been opened lor travel and separated the tract-f 1! bv the petitioners; .This fowl tr the iudiciarv'com- was carried Patterson, Mauzy, Ba- rl.ZZ.LA. Weaver. Bestor, Luschinsky, was re mitfnn onl tho ritv attornev instruct .i n,,- nn nd rpnort nn iiit rii v illui 1 it- v a wo l"U lit iwn nic T . ., : aVl:I r lll orted'fa- , It HI f nr T T Flvnn vorably on the bill of Dr. 1. J. riynni for services m disinfecting aur ng ... . i i i the scarlet fever epidemic, .and on tne claim of Dr. J. B. Martin lor im for sen-ices and disinfecting recom- mended payment with a . reduction of sr, for .lisinfectinc on the premises , 4. " v ,,nnii oi several pui nca v,... ai. ut. li i tri- oftor tVio cpttip- it thought should look after the settle ment themselves. ine reporu rdnnfwl nml the clerk authorized' to i;ue warrants for the amounts. rh.iirman Hams 01 tne cemetery . 1 A I committee reported that ne nad in- vcstigatea tne question oi .... a- -T I the employes at the cemetery and was in favor of raising them from J0 to 22U cents per hour, and on motion I this was screed to. Mr. Harris was also in favor of having the cemetery look better this year than last Deco- ration dav, when the condition of the grass had attracted unfavorable com- ment. and he was decidedly in favor of the sexton employing sufficient men to keep the cemetery in good I shape all the' year around. - - I Chairman Lushinsky ot tne ngnt- ing committee presented to the coun- cil the draft of a communication which his committee desired to have sent to the Nebraska Lighting com- pany and wanted the support of the council in the matter. The communi- cation was as follows: ..t i,o Monno-pmpnt of Nebraska A. -T "O " 1 Lighting Co. Gentlemen: At a meeting of the city council of Plattsmouth, Nebras ka, on May 8, "1916, the lighting com mittee received instructions to confer 1 1. 1 1 Liitr .cui ooiko lumjmu,. i and to demand from the Nebraska Lighting company that they give to tJiexj&zgns and .business men -a bet ter and more continuous service. As our lighting contract calls for a de livery of lights for certain hours, specified in contract, and such lights are not delivered at all times, wc, the undersigned lighting committee, therefore request and insist upon de livery of proper service, and upon failure of the Nebraska Lightin company to do so, we shall then ask for the surrender of said lighting contract. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE LUSCHINSKY, F. M. BESTOR, C. A. JOHNSON." On motion the light committee was authorized to go ahead and notify the light company that the service fur- niched must be better than it has in the last few months. I There was presented to the council a remonstrance Signed Dy Ueorge Keisel and twenty others against the paving of Washington avenue, repre- senting that the tax for the work was excessive to the property and would not be of benefit to them. The re- monstrance was read during the ab- sence ot the streets, alleys and bridges committee in checking up the bids for paving, and it was laid over to come up later tor discussion, a motion was onered oy i.uscninsKy to icceive the remonstrance and place it on file, which was amended by John- son to reier it to tne judiciary com- mittee and city attorney for investi- gation. The question was discussed at some length, Councilman Johnson urging a delay to give the petitioners a hearing as he. thought the tax was excessive in several cases. City At- tcrney Douglass gave as his opinion tnat tne time ior tne petitioners to get their hearing was at the session of the council as a board of equaliza- tion. Councilman Patterson was of the opinion that the council had. pro- ceeded in a legal way in the matter and was in favor of the filing . of . the remonstrance. Councilman tfajecK stated that the paving would be of immense value to the city and especially to the prop- erty situated along the avenue, and while he was not in favor of levying excessive taxes, yet he felt that the public improvement required the pav ing of the avenue, and that it, to- gether with the sewer extension, would make the lots along that thor- ;oughfare very valuable, and instead of being excessive taxation it would more than double the value of the lots. I Councilman Buttery was of the tion the-first of June.- E. H. Mc oninion that the whole city should Conoha has been filline his rosition he taxed for -the paving of Washing-J ton avenue. I aM . j , . , . . , , - Councilman Bajeck In His remarns pointed out mai me Hawungioii v . 1 t m 1 a it TIT nue sewer that ran through private property in several instances had been paid lor Dy tne taxpayers at large, and was only of direct benefit to the residents along Washington avenue On the vote on the amendment of , 1 i 11 A A Jonnson to reier tne rm M.a.,B w me judiciary committee it was iom, as only Johnson and Buttery voted in favor of the amendment, with Shea passing, while- Patterson, Mauzy, j, and rlarns voted no. un tne motion to place the remonstrance on file it Shea and Harris voting - i yes, and Johnson and Buttery no. Councilman Luschinsky called the attention of the council to the fact thor t noro wns nr Tiaw runt . tin liik thnnA woe urt no(T fir MP nn i r l " " . . - - vm. TTZZa - ..... 7" ,r ag poie was piacea on uie cuy a , as ei Se;nfbiate Vhome f Glory mignt noat aoove tne nome. oi the Plattsmouth city government as - - I snouiu in a iree American . . 4 . u hi xniTior i mil ii ri i ;i Mil n it T , . Tr , committee L-ounciimen juscninsKy, 1 Buttery and Johnson. ... I win M T IIPrtMlWCl.'W also re- v,uuiuamian .uavn.x.j queeu u.e city tu - - u Tn,.mnl oil tho nainter 4,-...-- desiring to bid on the work a, the I . , 1 tt 1 1 1 IT 1 1 city nan and city ounumgs couiu at the office of the city clerk and see the specilications to base tneir Did on Councilman Johnson desired to have the Artificial Ice company notified to replace the sidewalk on the south side of Granite street, where the company had placed tiling and al- lowed the sidewalk to sink, and this was so ordered. The finance committee of the city J l il.- t f council rreuiumenuw twe wui the following claims, and on motion warrants were oraereu uran their payment: E. J. Kicney, tiling lor city, u.uo; meters & nicnarus, material, $3.39; Bert Elledge, street woi k, fel.l 1 ; -Barclays restaurant, boarding prisoners, $11.50; W. R. Egenberger, coal to city, $3; Plafts Water Co., supplies city, $4.67; Frank Kalasek, street work, $16; Mike Lutz, street commissioner, $3C-; J. F. Clugy, itreet work, $6; T. , Fraser, same, f 23.85.; John; Felen, . same $18; Murle Parmexe, same $33.; Mike Karnes, .t- . i if.n.ir. i Vt"Zl -;'' "-" """r;;""'"' Snodgrass same $27; Nelson Renner, same"," $27; I;N:r Cumraings, burying one dog, 50 cents; -Claus Boetel, bury ing 011c dog,, 50 cents; Nebraska Lighting Co., street lighting, $214.35. After allowing a number of mat ters of street work and needed mat ters,, the dads adjourned , and wended their way homeward, feeling that they had put in a very active evening. COLLECTING DATA FOR THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL nriCnniT!flM l&l MCD ULLLDnKelUH 111 LDj From Tuesday's Daiiv. Frnnk A TTnrrison of Lincoln, who js interested in the collection of data fnr thp cpmi-cpntennial celebrations which will be held in this state next year and which marks the observance 0f the admission of Nebraska to statehood, was in the city today. Mr. llarricnn i5 vi5fino' tbt Vlrlfr conn- ties of the state, where the historical associations offer a great field for securing facts that will prove of vital interest in the years to come as a part of the history of the state. Mr narriSOn is now working in Sarpy county and has published a number Qf interesting articles on the state's eary settlement, and expects to be here about the first of June to begin the work of arranging the handling Gf the early history of this county and give to the coming generations some idea cf the hardships and trials v,.hich the brave men and women of the west were compelled to undergo in pioneer days. He will also arrar.ee to reproduce in moving pictures the most vital and romantic incidents in the history of the different counties wherever possible, the persons taking part in the original event or their descendants will be given an oppor 1 tunity of enacting the scenes over again that will be handed down as a part of early Nebraska history. Mr, Harrison while here will also assist in the plans for the "Home Coming" week, to be held.here the last week j m August. RETURNS FROM ARKANSAS. w. II. McDaniels. who has been at Hot Springs, Ark., for some time past, returned yesterday, and will . resume his old duties as second-trick operator at the Missouri Pacific sta during his absence, Nebraska City News. IRS. ELVIRA TEWKSBURY'S 86TH BIRTHDAY It Is Quite a Distinction When a Citizen Can Show Such a Record A Real Daughter of the American Revolution. From Wednesdays Daily. The distinction of being a descend- ent of the American families wnose . ... i i founders served in the early struggle for the independent of the country 's highly prized oy a great many out . h f be;nGr a reai daughter of the American revolution is held by - i pioneer Cass county lady, Mrs. fiu - ;. C. Tpwkshurv. who will cele- birthdav tomorrow, and in the pleasant event will be snowereu wuii gouu wlca uy many friends, both m this city and j ,nv fHnds. both in this c tv and j - in Omaha, where she is at present fonWJno. n v-;it .with her P-reat neicc. r " - ' Mrs. Grace M. Iloopes. Auntie" Tewksbury, as fhe is ! , vm fv5o,l w'""v " V - 'I MmMnv with b husband. John S. Tewksburv, from the state of New Hampshire, where they had spent j their happy younger days, and they settled at Weeping Water, and then at . Plattsmouth, making their home I here for a period of time. While a j resident of this city the husband was J engaged in the grain business and j was one of the most highly esteemed residents. Later Mr. Tewksbury en- gaged in railroad construction work and assisted in the building of the "U ..-.o..v. .. ig & Iron Mountain railroad, ith of gt The family moved Omaha in the nineties, and has since made their home for the greater , f. th t it Mr. T k b y passed away some fifteen years ago, and since then the widow I has made her heme with her neice, Mrs. Anna Maxwell Wooley, and her j great neice, Mrs. dracc .Maxwell Hoopes. with frequent visits back to the old home in Plattsmouth, and the nocf wiVf nr wnf snpnt". horp bv Mrs. I Tewk.b" recofIection of iIrs Tcwksbury - .--. . of her father, James Walker, is rather distant, as she was but 6 yearns of age in 1837 when he parsed away after a long and eventful life, leaving the little girl, the subject of our sketch) and a son, Isaac F. Walker, of the age of 9 years, and who, like Mrs. Tewksbury, is still living, back in the old New Hampshire home, where the I were read and assigned to the differ father had first heard the call to crit committees, to be brought up arms to free his country from the oppressors wrong, the exact age 01 the father at the time of his death is not known, but it was fifty-nine years after the close of the war before he was called home. He is mentioned in the revolutionary records at the office of the adjutant general in Concord. a payroll of Colonel Jonathan Chase s regiment of New Hampshire militia, which was commanded by Major Francis Smith and marched from Cornish, N. II., and adjacent towns In rn.pnfnivp tho r-firtion at Fort Ticondergo, shojtvs James Walker as n nrivafn. rnlistpd .Tuns 27. 1777. and discharged July 30 of the same year, A navroll of CaDtain Samuel Mc- Connell's company, General Stark's brigade, which marched in July, 1777, I nnrl ir.inod iht rnrtVipm rnr.tinpnfnl army at Bennington and Stillwater, shows James Walker as a private who was discharged September 18, 1777. A muster and roll call of a detachment of men under Lieutenant Gerould,which marched to Saratoga in September, 1777, shows that James Walker was a private, engaged Sep- tember 22 and discharged October 22 of the same year. . Another payroll for Captain James Aiken's company, in Colonel Moses Kelly's regiment of volunteers, which marched from New Hampshire and joined the Continental army in Rhode Island in 1778, shows that James Rev. O. Schultz and H. Dolling, dele Walker was a private engaged Au- gate; Maple Grove, Rev. F. Luedecke gust 7, and discharged August 27. and W. Brockmeier, delegate; Mc The Walkers referred to in these en- Williams, C. Eller and Mr. F. Ruen listments is without doubt one and holl, delegate; Nebraska City, Rev. the same man, and the father of Mrs. W. Schulz (no delegate); Omaha, Tewksbury and Isaac F. Walker, as Rev. W. Schaefer (no delegate); the records show him to have enlisted each time at New Boston, N. H., where the records show that the par ents of these worthy people resided. Mrs. Wooley is at present making her home in this city and will be able to join in the celebration of the birth day anniversary of her aunt, with whom she has made her home since childhood, as vher father, Isaac F. Walker, brother of Mrs. Tewksbury, sent her west while a little child to make her home with the childless aunt, and here she has spent the greater part of the time since. The distinction that is possessed by Mrs. Tewksbury has frequently been mentioned in the leading papers of this part of the west, and throughout the state she is well known as Ne- braska's only real daughter of the revolution. It is to be hoped that this grand old lady will live many years to enjoy her honors and to be with her friends on many more birth days. STATE CONFERENCE OF THE GERMAN LUTH ERAN CHURCH HERE The state conference of the German Evangelical church was opened this morning at 10 -o'clock at St.' Paul's church in this city, with a large num- . . ... ber of the clergy of the state as well as lay delegates in attendance The members ot the conference numoer m th neighborhood of 100 and repre- sent the church of this faith from all ----- sections of the state. This is a verv imnortant meeting and this citv feels the honor that has been paid it in its selection this year u..u anu cxit-nus. to u.e u.u.u.- men a cordial welcome in their good mn n - work. The conference will occupy tlio r:t of th.o wppI- nnd the different - matters of church welfare will be taken up as well as the review of the v, t.-,.,i;i Anrmtr the nast vear - " Up viifin- TniitPrs nnd'dple- pates are guests of the members of St. Paul's congregation and will be entertained at the different homes during their stay in the city. Last evening at St. Paul's church the opening service waslield that launched the conference into action nd the church was well filled with the visitors as well as a number of the members of St. Paul's church, The vice president of the syrod, Rev. J. Abel, cf Cook, Neb., delivered the Lsvnodlcal sermon, taking as his text Matthew 28-20, and Rev. 11. Schiv nocker of Harvard served at the altar. Rev. J. II. Steger, pastor cf St. Paul's rhn:-ph. mvp a -short address cf wel Lome, in which he expressed the feel- ;ng of pleasure at having the gath- eiing meet at his church. Rev. H. Krueger responded to the address in behalf of. the members of the synod with a few well chosen remarks, Twentv-three pastors and twenty- rsnc Aorrr to rrrrTirlf.'l to tbt roll tah After the appointment of the committee on credentials 'to -pass on the members present at the meeting of the synod, an adjournment was taken until this morning, w-hen the first business session was to be opened. At the session this mornirlg a brief devotional service was held at the opening hour, after which thrj committees reported and their reports later before the conference for dis Ml . . cussion. It was reported among other matters that Professor Brendli, formerly a member of the confertnce but of late years professor at the Eden seminary "in St. Louis, had I passed to his heavenly reward. Thereafter it war, moved and unani mously carried that the chair be m- Uttucted to send Mrs Braendli and children a telegram of sympathy in behalf of the district. Two guests were present ami wel cAmf.fl Ppv X Gr.ibpr of Council Bluffs, la., and F,2v. J. T. Seybold of TTsTvihiirfT Ta .. and tbv wrro invited to enter into ths discussion. During ihe conference ths district cxnects to have in its midst Rev. J. Baltzer of St. Louis, general president of the I florman TTvano-olijil cKiireli of North America, which represents a member- ship of 1.030 castors. 1.348 congre gations, 95,122 individual members, 84,563 families and 373,602 souls Those in attendance at the confer 1 1 nee are the following: Beaver j Creek, Rev. O. Zwilling and A. Wuergler, delegate; Gladstone, Rev. E. Holder and M. A. Dux, delegate; Goehner, Rev. A. Woth and Mr. A. I Geseking, delegate; Harvard, Rev. H. Schirnecker and J. Bieck, delegate; Jansen, Rev. A. Rahn and J. Elsasser, I delegate; Lincoln, Rev. A. Matzner and Mr. J. Mohr, delegate; Loup City, Osage, Rev. J. Abele and Mr. H. L. Hoelscher, delegate; Plattsmouth, Rev. J. Steger and Mr. Theo. Stark johann, delegate; Plymouth, Rev. F. Abele and Mr. J. Fatum, delegate; Rulo, Rev. W. Kottich and Mr. H. Zimmermann, delegate; Seward, Rev. A. Woth and Mr, F. Gehlbach, dele gate; Talmage, Rev. G, Deckinger and Mr. M. Brorken, delegate; Tilden, Rev. F. Klinshewski and Mr. H. Kaehler, delegate; .Wayne, Rev. W. Fischer and Mr. D. Meyer, delegate; West Blue, Rev. G. Duensing and Mr. W. Schlichtemeier, delegate; West Point, Rev. W. Mangelsdorf and Mr. W. Hensel, delegate; Western, Rev. E. Aleck and Mr. H. Matzke, dele gate; -Lincoln, Rev. J. D. Maul and Mr. J. Hergenreder, delegate, " i Hf4 ri 0 ED SHEARD OF WEEP ING WATER FINED HEAVY IN COURT This morning Ed Sheard of Weep ing Water was on the carpet in Judge Beeson's court to answer to the charge of being drunk and resist ing an officer of the law, preferred against him by County Attorney Cole. Tuesday afternoon Ed became well lit up with several assorted varieties of liquor, which, in the dry atmos phere of that locality, soon trans formed him into a raging lion, and for several hours he made things in our sister city hum. He journeyed into the bowling alley in that city and soon got into an altercation with one of the men in the place, and this soon attracted the attention of Mar shall. Noel, who attempted to arrest Sheard, and was received with threats and curses of what the man proposed to do with the marshal, and, suiting action to his words, grabbed a bowl ing ball and threatened" to make the marshal resemble a ten strike if he did not disappear. Sheard finally agreed to let someone else arrest him, and going to the office of I. W. Tee garden, he allowed that gentleman to place him under arrest and convey him to' the building where Weeping Water houses its wrongdoers. All seemed lovely until the man with true Americn spirit desired his lib erty, and he thereupon broke the bars on the door and made his escape to the open. Sheriff Quinton was then notified of the outbreak and, in com pany with the county attorney, he started for the scene of action, arriv ing there just after Sheard had been recaptured and placed in jail, and this time a guard was kept around Khe building until he could be brought to the county seat. Judge Beeson decided that it would cost Sheard $100 and costs, amount ing to $111.40, which the man se cured and was. released. He runs a boarding house at the Weeping Water quarries. THE SNAG BOAT JAMES B. M'PHERSOli TIES UP HERE . The James B. McPherson, the gov ernment snag boat, under the com mand of Captain Ferris, arrived here late yesterday afternoon and tied up for the night at Rocky point, near the Burlington bridge, leaving this morning on its trip up the river. The McPherson is doing a great deal of work from Kansas City to points north of Omaha, clearing the stream of all obstructions and snags and making it possible for the river to be navigated. The boat made pretty sight from the Burlington depot as it swept up stream with the American flag floating from the flag staff and bound on its mission of making river navigation possible. Just received, a new assortment of ladies' and children's hats, at a very reasonable price. H. Waintraub. 3-24-tfd&w Sales bills aone quickly at the Journal. J CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Uso For Over 30 Years Always beam the Signature of O Our Dmples Mirror Tells the Story Of satisfaction covering every detail. So get your new straw hat now while our stock embraces the smartest styles of the season. Sennets, Braids, Split Straws, Banjos and Pan amas with plain and fancy band si i Our salesmen know the art of fitting hats which adds to the pleasure of choosing here. Straw hats for work Sc to SOc Straw hats for dress $1.00 to $8.00 NEW TIES EVERY WEEK "EVERYBODY'S STORE. THOUSANDS DIE IN THE VER DUN SLAUGHTER Line of Men Swept Away By Hurri cane Curtains of Machine Gun Fire. Paris, May 24. A powerful offen sive was undertaken by the Germans last night to the east of,Deadman's Hill on the Verdun front. The at tempt in general was unsuccessful, the war office report of this afternoon says, but after a fierce hand-to-hand struggle the attacking forces made their way into a portion of the vil lage of Cumieres. At this point the French are faced by more than three divisions. German attacks on Fort Douau mont, the cornerstone of the Verdun defenses, are said virtually to have failed. Notwithstanding the determination ... .. , , , . . t of their attacks and what is char acterized as a most reckless expendi ture of life, the Germans succeeded only in taking a small portion of the trench west of the fort. The battle around Verdun continues to rage with violence unexampled in this region. The Germans are striv ing with every source in their power to capture Hill No. 304 and Dead man's Hill on the left , bank of the Meusc and to win back' the famous Fort Douaumont on the right bank which, was wrested from them -by General Neville's brilliantly planned and executed offensive. Without full possession of the line from Pepper hill to Vaux fort the Germans cannot hope to get any nearer to the capture of Verdun. Even if they succeed in taking this line they could not hold it unless they were also in possession of Hill No. 304 and Deadman's Hill which out flank the line Driven to desperation by seeing so much of its work undone, the Ger man command has hurled attack after attack against Fort Douaumont At the same time it has kept up its onslaught on the left bank of the river to prevent the French trans ferring any forces to the main scene of attack. Inches at Appalling Cost. All day yesterday the tide of war ebbed and flowed, inches of ground being won and lost at an appalling cost in men. Again and again after reducing trenches to a crumbling heap of ruins by a deluge of shells the German infantry dashed forward, only to be caught and swept away by a hurricane of curtain fire from the French batteries and machine guns. The conditions of the present war nave transformed the traditional furious courage of the French sol diers into an immovable stoicism. The French have stood their ground in a situation which it seemed beyond human nature to ' support. When night fell last night the positions on both sides were unchanged. ine French held firmly all their gains, while the Germans incurred fearful losses without getting near to any ... . ii rWieions. Describing the - battle around Fort Douaumont one combat ant said:' "For four miles behind us there was not a trench or a communication, nothing but shell holes one -within another. Every inch of the ground was plowed up by an expenditure i ammunition which is inconceivable. n holes made bv nfteen-incn snens 1 . ..... . . .,11 vou could stable fifteen horses easily. 1 J The few trees still standing have been stripped of their branches and look like telegraph poles. It .is the abomination of desolation. Not for a second do the guns cease roaring or men cease falling. As soon as a trench is filled with men bombard ment begins and the survivors have to start over again. Attacks have become almost impossible because in , the terrific tornado of artillery fire the infantry on either side are unable akile to advance or retreat. Verdun will certainly not be taken from this point. "I cannot understand how our men are able to keep it up. You are 'ex terminated in your boots without see ing the enemy. The terrific noise leaves us half stunned. Men look at each other with bewildered eyes. , It requires a strong effort of the will to speak to a" comrade." HAS A GOOD REPUTATION , The original and genuine Honey and Tar cough syrup is, Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and because, this has given universal satisfaction and has cured so many cases of coughs. . .. ,. T 1 i A 7 1 there are imitations and substitutes offered to the public. Insist upon Foley's. Sold everywhere. A want ad will bring what you want. "Sport" Shirts Just received a dandy big lot of these popular warm weather shirts in per cales, madras and mercer ized cloth, in a wide range of patterns and colorings 75c and Up WeVe also got as complete an assortment as you could possibly wish for in Dress Shirts plain and pleated models, soft and starched ,,cuffs a big variety of pat l terns and colorings in every t good shirt cloth. Prices $1.25 and Up See Oar' Line of Straw Hats SUtson Hats Car hart Overalls fan kaftan Shirts Hanson Gloves iWmiwiwmiwiiHiiiiw'im'iBi!m LlUU
