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THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1910. PARE 2. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ADDRESS TO JHE VOTER SOF PLATTSMOUTH The Board of ' Education Needs More Money to Build School House According to Plans. From Wednesday's Dally. At the general flection -held last April a bend issue of $50,000 was oted for the erection of a new High School and tirade Building. The Board of Education immediately thereafter set themselves to the task of securing an architect, deciding upon plans, disposing of the bonds and se curing a contractor to build the build ing. After going carefully over the plans submitted by ten leading archi tects of Nebraska and Iowa, the tirm chosen was that of Berlinghotf and avis of Lincoln, distinguished as school architects throughout this sec tion. Various plans were submitted to them and finally one agreed upon, which Superintendent Brooks and the L.arel of Education considered ade quate to present needs and probable future requirements. Bi.is were called for covering the -us-iron, heating, plumbing, and light ing of this building. Meanwhile the bonds were sold to Mr. C. C. Parmele of Flattsmouth who oifered the largest premium for the same. The bTds from contractors were ipened by the Board on Thursday i.flernoon, August old. They were carefully tabulated and considered by the entire Beard in session during ti c afternoon r.nd evening. The Board v.as cisappointed to lind that the bid ders were all far in excess of the amount available. -", 0, and while the lowest bidder on the general con tract was the lojai tirm of Peters and Richards, the bid was too high to permit of letting the contract. The ... 11 i 1 1 A. ' 1 1 . jci-.vcsl um c-:i me eiectncai v.oik. v.;is le-cal firm Warga and Schul- tie. 'J he unforseen and unprecedented rise in the pii.'e of all building mater- -aij .-.ince last winter when the Board icit'-.d upon the amount to be asked for at April election accounts for the bids submitted being so far in excess of the mark set. The Board feels that the public fchouid be informed of the e::act facts in the case and herewith presents them ' for your consideration, as the matter of a school building is not a school board concern, but one which involves every tax-payer and child in the city There are three courses of action which might be pursued at this time and the Board submits them to the choice of the people: First: To so decrease the size of the building as to come within the 50,000 in hand. This would mean to eliminate the seventh and eighth grades from the building and abandon the proposed plan, which, according to the best judgment of the board, the .wisdom of Superintendent Brooks and the council of the architect are only suriicient to cover the present require ments and a normal inrease for the next generation. Second: To erect the proposed building and leave a large portion en tirely unfinished. Third: To call upon the voters for an additional bond issue of S15.000 at a special election to be called, anc thus be enabled to erect and complete the proposed building. ihe board feels that this is a busi r.ess proposition covering one of the it.osl vital issues of our community life. We have given hours and day dining the last six months to .the picblc-m of securing a plant of which the city might be proud, and which would stand for many years to come as a home for our school system. We have endeavored to look upon the problem, not as one of today br to morrow, but for the future years. After months of investigation and in spection" we are satisfied that a plant suitable to the needs of Plattsmouth cannot be" built at the present prices of material and labor, for 50,000, and for this reason are unanimous in our opinion that the third alternative men tioned above is the only proper solu tion of the matter. We therefore submit it' with this brief statement to the judgment and wishes of our citizerts, whom we feel are one with us in desiring that the wise course may bev pursued at this time. The official set of plans for the proposed new high school and grade building is in the hands of the secre tary of the board, "and may be seen and examined by any person suffi cient! v interested to call at his office. A picture of this building, together with data concerning: its capacity and facilities will be on display in a public place as soon as same can be prepared by the architect. Respectfully submitted. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. BASE BALL DURING HOME COMING WEEK During the Home Coming days sev eral red hot base ball games will be staged at the Bed Sox park between the local team :.nd several of the best in tli is part of the state. On the opening day, August 31st, the team from Greenwood will be on deck to entertain the lovers of good base ball while on Friday, September 1st, the organization representing Avoca will cone up to try and trim up the Sox. he Avoca team will be piloted by Will Fahenstock and he has promised to bring a real fast aggregation up to iive an exhibition of the national pas- ime. For the game on Saturday, September 12nd, the Omaha Gas Co. team, with Cleve Hull in charge will come down from the big city to en- ertain the fans again with one of iheir usual pleasing exhibitions and his will in y'l probabilities be one of he best games of the series. For Sunday and Monday, September ord and -Jin, the Armours, the hardest litting aggregation in the Greater Omaha League will have the honor of ontending with the Bed Sox. All hese games will be of the very high est standard and will afford much pleasure 'to the real thoroughbred fans and will give everyone an oppor tunity of witnessing them. A B!8 DOOM FOR THE CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH From V.'ednesdav's Daily. The August edition of the Lincoln Telephone News, the monthly publica tion issued by the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company, is largely in the nature of a Plattsmouth edition and has a splendid writeup of a few of the recent improvements and de velopments in the city, which certainly will be appreciated as a worthy recog nition by the telephone company of this city. The cover of the News has several views of the great Burlington shops which are located here, in the original home of the Burlington rail- read, and also a view of the bridge over the Missouri river, erected at a cc.-:t of over Sl,000,0o0. The book has a very interesting sto-v of the devel opment of the city, which has been il lustrated with iews of the court house, Elks' club, Main street, U. S. government building, the Nebraska Masonic Home and a view of the Platte river auto and wagon bridge. The Lincoln Telephone company that serves our people has certainly shown the true spirit of recognition of what Plattsmouth justly commands among the live cities of the state. Mr. J., K. Pollock, the local manager, has built up a splendid exchange in this city, with subscribers running well into the hundreds, and has had an important part in securing the interesting ex position of the city of Plattsmouth and its numerous industries and re sources. The magazine also has a large number of articles of interest to the employes of the company. EiGHT PLATTSMOUTH PEO PLE IN IMMAIIUEL HOSPITAL From "Wednesday's Pally. The sick people from this city who are at the Immanuel hospital number eight, ami all are getting along nicely and seem on the highway to complete recovery. Mrs. Frank E. Schlater and Dr. J. B. Martin are both in such condition that it is thought that they can return home the last of the week. John B. Kaffenberger, Miss Clara- Hunter, Ed Stava and Miss Minnie Otterstine are all geting along fine, and Henry C. Miller is showing signs of improvement, although he has only been there a short time. Will Owens who was shot here in a fight is get- tingalong in fine shape. This number of patients in one hos pital, as well as several others from this locality, certainly seems to indi cate that we should have a hospital here to "care for the sick. DEPARTS FOR WYOMING. On last Sunday E. J. Mougey drove from his home near Union, to Omaha, with his son, Louis, who was en route to Port Washaga, Wyo., where he will make a few weeks' visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. Carl Cross. For several summers Louis has been trou bled with hay fever a little later in the reason, and in making this trip west he e:-:pects' to escape the siege this 3rear. He will remain with his sister until after the fever season passes over this country. CELEBRATION OF HALF-CENTURY OF WEDDED LIFE Mr. and Mrs. 3Iorgan Weybright Cele brate Their Golden Wedding, and Hundreds of Friends Call , to Pay Respects. Yesterday afternoon and last eve ning "Clover Lodge" the charming home of Judge and Mrs. A. J. Beeson, west of the city, was the scene of much pleasure and enjoyment when the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Wuyti ight gathered with them to assist in the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. To thTs happy event the friends came from far and near and joined in the obesrvance of the culmination of the half century of wedded life that this estimable lady and gentleman have just completed and for the old friends to have them back in okl Ne braska for the observance of the an niversary that meant so much to them. The Beeson home hael been deco rated in a most charming manner for the anniversary and throughout the home ihe note of the color sememe was made in gold in keeping with the spirit of the occasion, and in both the stately colden rod and deep golden hearted roses used profusely through out the rooms the sentiment of the hour was borne out. The scene was one charming to the eye as the many old friends came and went showering on the happy bride and groom of ''(' their heartiest congratulations ar.el to them it was a day of pleasure and memory as they looked back over the vears gone by, now ha-lcwcd by the p.isr and dreamed of the future years of future joy as they continued life's journey eogct The bride caving part; har.i'-omeiy : r. id groom and the re were stated in the r.tnged puilor of the addition to the bride and ard v.erc r-Ir.i. Bever- a.'e. Mi T. B. Brown, of A ngeles ; 0!vni:-', Mr-;. Jo "-e;'h Je.'i'erie Wa.--h.. sisters of Mr-. Mrs. Alh-n ilu-snn j-.n.! Wa bright; .Mrs. J. W. one tf the eivers, wl.o r.--l Lren urrle.;mai.l.s ot tr-j original weu:ng ;':ft ears before in Virginia, in the receiving Irie. The parlor was very prettily arran.J-ctl with clusters of t?oIde-n Bod while on the pian-. a huge bo-.v.ei of rose.-; ;;ent by Waoe iamp un Chapter, of Ihe DaughU-rs of the Confederacy occupied ihe pice of i.on-ii-. "'.!'.;. Waybright' i.-; a mcmbr-r nf this ch.-'ptt-r at Los Angeles, ar.el ihev had sent this remembrance half way acros occasion. handsome - the e minent to gra.ee the Mrs. V boquet ivbrtzhl carried of the eleep golden hued roses while a spray of orange blooms sent by friends from the Pa cific coast was worn by the charming bride of a half century. The gift ro-rm where the wealth of beautiful and costly gifts were placcil was in' charge of Mrs. Allen J. Bee son anel Miss Gertrude Beeson and the remembrances received by Mr. and Mrs. Waybright were numerous and very beautiful and expressed the deep feeling of friendship in .which they were helel by the friends in this state where they have .'-pent almost a half century. Here the guest book was placed where "the friends could leave iheir best wishes for the guests of honor of the occasion. During the afternoon and evening the dining room was in charge of a bevy of charming young ladies assist ing Mrs. Beeson in the serving of the dainty and delicious refreshments anel which served to add very much to the delights of the occasion. Those as sisting in the serving were Misses Elizabeth. Grace and Virginia Bee son, Virginia Hanson, Edison, Neb.; Dora Wills, Lillian Dwyer, Marion Mauzey, Eleanor Burnie, during the afternoon and in the evening Mrs. J. E. Wiles, Mrs.' Luke L. "Wiles, Mrs. Ii. B. Hayes and Mrs. Annie Britt as sisted in the serving. The serving table was decorated in the golden color scheme. At the evening hours of the recep tion a very delightful program was given consisting of a reading by Mrs. I William Baird and vocal numbers by -Mrs. Jj. it. Wcscott, 3Iiss Eda Mar quardt and Miss Hazel Tuey while Mr. E. II. Wescott gave a pleasing in strumental number on the piano. The program was one that was most en joyable to the large number present and eah of the talented members of the party present were heard at their best. . The golden wedding of this esti mable couple will long be pleasantly remembered by everyone present and the bride and groom were showered with the heartiest best wishes of the host of friends with the wish that they may celebrate many more such happy anniversaries in the future. Morgarf Waybright and Miss Eliz abeth Brantner were united in mar riage in Highland county, Virginia, August 16. 1866, just at the close of jthe long war in which the groom had seryed so valiantly with the army of his native state in behalf of the de fense of the Old Dominion, and at the close returned to find his sweetheart waiting for his coming ar.d there in the heart of the great southland they were joined for life. The wedding ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. Waybright was performetl by Rev. Robert Butt, a minister of the Methodist church, long since calleel away. One of the pleas ant features of the golden wedding was that Mrs. J. W. Seivers, who had been one of the attendants at the weelding in old Virginia, was present to take part in the pleasant occasion. Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Waybright came west to Platts mouth and located in this city which remained their home until 1903 when they removed to Los Angeles, Calif., where they have since resided and in the future will enjoy their declining years in the enjoyment of their well earned rest in the delights of the coast country, but still to them the old home for forty years, has a strong claim upon their affections as well as the many old friends who have had such an important part in their life. ' To Mr. and Mrs. Waybright will bft extended the best wishes of their host of friends and with these the Journal desires to be remembered in wishing them many more years of happiness and that the future may be filled with only good fortune and the store of gox! luck they so well deserve. Tiic out of town guests present were Albert Wa bright ar.d wife cf Ash land, brother of Mr. Waybright; Mrs. Joseph Jeffers. Olympia, Wash.; Mrs. T. B. Brown. Los Amreles. sisters of Mrs. Waybright; Mrs. Ben Bison, Los Amreles: Miss Virginia Hanson. of Kdi.-on. Neb., a neiee of the guests of honor. AGED m PASSES AWAY AT THE CGUH IY FARM TODAY from WelrisiSays railv This morning Isaac Gates, an aged res i J en tii city, passed away quite snddonh : r his derail was not eliscoverci 1 iint'l Au. 1 11 ,v.s des ted te awai.cn thj n :e was lourw reti: in the p that knows r.o awakening. Mr. es has been at the farm onlv three "y 1J; - - .toner ilenr Henrv Sr.oke and was turned over to the care of Mr. Tarns as he was in quite feeble health. The de- 'e:'sed leaves number of relatives i. r.coln. AN OLD RESIDENT. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ost of Spring field and Mr. Fred Ost, father cf Henry, were in Platt.-mouth for a few hours today, en route to their old home near Xehawka. The senior Mr. Ost is now a. iesident of Stockton, Cal., where he moved about ten years ago. Thirty years ago Mr. Ost was a resident of thi - city. lie has been at ti e home of his son, near Spring field, for the pat four weeks. While in the city Mrs. Ot called at this of fice and had the paper sent to the father's address in California. A N X OUNCEM E N T. I have taken over the Ford agency ;nd have placed orders for several car loads of Ford automobiles, and will keep on hand a. full stock ,pf Ford repairs. For the present rr.y office will re main in the Riley Hotel block, where I shall be glad to meet Ford owners, and would suggest tha those wanting cars, should place their orders with me at once as, on account of the re cent cut in Ford prices the demand is going to exceed tne supply. T. II. rOLLOCIC, Buick ar.d Ford Dealer. Riley Hotel Block, Plattsmouth. 2td 2tvvk 800 ACRES LAND FOR SALE $20 per acre if taken at once. Write Bert Ostrbm, Max, Neb. Mrs. Ella Bissett and little daugh ter of York, Neb., accompanied by Mr and Mrs. Linermnn of Cleveland, rO., arrived in the city last evening and will visit here for some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiles, and with Mrs. Henry Spangler and family State .of Ohio. City or Toledo, Lucas. County, as. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State 1 aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEV. Sworn to before me end subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON. (Seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Medicino is taken In ternally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of tne System. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by all drugrpEts, 755. Hall's Family Fills for constipation. SON OF A FORMER CITIZEN KILLED BY AN AUTO IN OMAHA Last night in Omaha occurred the tragic death of William Gorham, a son of Ira O. Gorham, and for many years a resident of this city, and who will be remembered by many of our citizens. The little lad is a nephew of Mrs. John Boetel and Albert Funk of this city and for many years the Gorham family resided north of this place near the standpipe. In speaking of the accident the Omaha Bee has the following acount: Four men walked into the police station soon after 9 o'clock last eve ning, two of them were dazed and half crying and the others had bloody shirt fronts. One of the men was I. O. Gorham, whose 9-year-old son, William, had been killeel by an automobile at Twenty-fifth avenue and Farnam street less than an hour before. Another member of this strange group was C. T. Lambert, 1813 Capi tol avenue, who drove the car that killed the boy.. The third was II. M. Binder, 2501 Farnam street who saw the boy crushed, nicked him un and. in Lam- belt's car rushed him to the Wise'liar which win rermit thc f:;ns to ct l i l . : a . r j : . f L. Memorial hospital. The fourth was a - - 1 brother of Binder. The four men stood in the station until someone asked them what they . wanted, and then told their story Thp bov had been struck, taken to the hospital, had died, and the coroner had been notified. Yet the first newsier l'1- I the police had was when the prin-oodruff shortstop in tho tr:u-pdv told their storv Roben left field to Captain Heitfeldt. The Gorham boy was going on an, erra ton, nd with 14-year-old Lenora Bur - tv nvhTc At Twenty-fifth avenue nd Farnam The two children started to cross the ine visitors win ta ive oow n oy amo .... i. . r i, , mobile at 1 o'clock Sunday if the i Half wav out thev saw a street car coming cast. They started back. 'imlidrf writ: I'fimini' fnf jilsfi. nparlv I - . " ... i abreast of the street car and at about ! fifteen miles an hour, he said. The . A , , ... , . uoy '.vas shuck aiiei one vvne-e-i wl-iii. over his shoulder. Mr HinHrr rind his hrnthr nicked (up the little victim, and Lambert, who had stopped, carried them to Wise Memorial hospital, only two blocks away. The doctors there said the boy had t received a iracturc at tne oase oi rue brain and other injuries, which rcn- dered death almost instantaneous. j Lambert was held in jail without Lond to await the verdict of the cor oner. PRELIMINARY HEARING CON TINUED TO AUGUST 22 This morning in the county court a continuance was taken in the prelimin ary hearing of William, Edward and Jesse Beshus, or Marshal, as they are known, who were chargeel with having assaulted Officer William Wrilson with intent to do great bodily injury. The attorney for the defendants, R. W. Patrick of South Omaha, has secured a writ of habeas corpus from the dis trict court, which will be heard before Judge Begley tomorrow. The purpose of the writ is to secure a bom! for the three defendants, which was fixed at $2,500 each by Judge Beeson, and on presentation of Frank Bashus, the father, as security for the amount for the security of the three men bond was refused by the county court, and it will now be left to Judge Begley to determine whether or not the fath er's property is sufficient guarantee of the amount of the bond. County Attorney Cole stated to the court that ( it was possible that the present charge against the men might be dismissed and a more serious offense charged as the condition of Mr. Wilson was very critical at this time. The pre liminary hearing, by consent of both the state and the attorney for the de fense, was continued until Tuesday, August 22. EAGLES TO PICNIC SUNDAY. The members of the Eagles' lodge! and families will hold a picnic on nextj Sunday, August 20, at the fecmater & Fitzgerald grove north of the city. All members of the order and their famines are mvitert to be present as this will be strictly for the members of the order and no one that is not a( member of the Eagles or of the family , of the members will be permitted toj attend. Cars can be found at tne, Eagle club rooms all day to convey picnickers out to the grounds. George M. Hild and wife and chil dren were among the passengers thi3 morning for Omaha, where they will scend a short time in that city looking after a few matters of business. Letter files at the Journal office. W. W. WASLEY STILL IN THE W. W. Wasley, who for so long was in charge of the Ford interests here, has again engaged in the automobile business and is the Plattsmouth rep resentative of the famous "Four Ninety" Chevrolet automobile, factured by the Chevrolet Motor com pany of Flint, Mich. This car is a beauty in every way, and Mr. Wasley, in the few days that he has Had his first car here, has interested a great many of the "auto owners in the pos sibilities of the new machine. Thi:-, car is sold for $490, f. o. b. Flint. He will have his headquarters at the Hitchmann & Fitt garage, on lower Main street. LINEUP OF BRANOEiS BALL TEAIV1 WHICH PLAYS HERE SUNDAY Manager C. F. Bradford of the Brandeis baseball club of Omaha has sent to Manager Schneider of the Bed; Sox his line up for the game here Sun- ini morP P,om"ie,il Ui semi-professional players. The lineup as submitted by Mr. Bradford for the game is as follows: Vanous first base Novitsky first base j Graham second base Sute' left fie!d center field 1 1-awier "K"- iLyck catcher iIihode pitcher pitcher m - '11 T i 1 i. i I ...... - ...,,; .,,! 1.,. .,11 ,.,..! IY,.- the game. Connors will elo the pitch ing for the Bed Sox team. PLATTSMOUTH !S TO BE ON GREAT NATIONAL HIGHWAY Plattsmouth is to be placed cn the fourth national highway that is being platted and logged through the west, as today, Messrs. W. W. Brown, M. J. Knight and Dr. J. C. Cornell of Parsons, Kan, were in the city, on their way from Galveston, Tex., to Winnipeg, Canada, logging the King trail that has been projected between these two points. These gentlemen will be followed in a short time by a trail marking car that will ma;k out the route that will stretch from the Gulf of Mexico to the Manitoba cap ital. With the George Washington highway, the Sunset trail from New York to San Francisco, the Omaha Kansas City Scenic Route and the King trail passing through this city, Plattsmouth and Cass county will be right in the front of the national good roads movement. These highways will bring tourists from all sections 'of the United States through this city anel be a splendid advertisement to the resources of this section of the state. The gentlemen from Kansas are of the opinion that the ideal route lies through this city and were well pleased with the condition of the roads through this locality, which, "The kind your mother used to make." - We are speaking of night robes. The loose-fitting, cool, comfortable kind of sheer, light weight materials, nicely trimmed and cut to fit. We make a specialty of hand ing the famous SEXTON si NIGHT WEAR UNDERWEAR Perhaps you will be interested in knowing why we boost Sexton in preference to all other lines. We can answer in two words QUALITY PRICE! For $1, we can give you a Sexton night robe made with pains taking care from a very high grade material. You couldn't come in a better lime than right now. Philip rThicicfj Stetson Hats M anhatta ti Sh ir ts everyday suSts for the every day boy '- r We know boys vc like them we want them to have every bit of fun pos sible but we want them to look good. thats the reason we searched the market until we found boys' all wool, sturdy tailored suits at $5 Suits that will stand up under the hardest knocks. Come in, boys, and get acquainted. Ask about the American Boy - Free! C. E. Wescott's Sons Everybody's Store with a little work can be made (lie bcrt in the country. There is nothing that develops a country 'faster than good roads ami Cas-3 county should see that they are made as good as j ssi ble, and when the state and govern ment comes for this state, this locality with its network of highways, should be the first to receive recognition. Mrs. M. II. Gray of BanTon!, Cab, is in the city for a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Robert son and family. Hans Sievers was among those go ing to Omaha this morning, where he will spend a few hours in that city with Barney Miller at the Immanuel hospital. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bcaru the Signature oC - Hansen Gloves Car hart Overalls