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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1i)17.
N. !;;.
DON'T WANT-TO
PAY PAVING BILL
A Restraining Order Prevented the
Council From Meeting and Penal
izing tlu Assessments for
the Work.
rroni Tnosilay's l:iily.
The city council was to have held
a meeting last evening at the city
hall to sit as a board of equalization
for the purpose of assessing the cost
of the paving in District No. 12, or
the Washington avenue district, but
before the meeting was called to order
the members of the council were
served with a restraining order which
had been obtained by the property
owners residing along that thorough
fare where the work has just been
completed.
The rrder was obtained from the
court of Judge Begley and the hearing
upon the same will be held on Satur
day morning, January 2lth at 10
o'clock in the district court. The pe
titioners for the restraining order
against the city officials were Edward
Titzgerald, Andrew Kroehler, George
G. Meisinger. Adam KafTenberger, An
drew Dill. Alfred W. White, Katolicky
Sokol society, George Heisel, Chris
Mockenhaupt, Abraham L. Tidd, Carl
G. Fiicke, Frank N. Rauen, John Mc
Nurlin, Lavina McCool; E. M. Buttery,
Ida Kunsmann. Kate Sidenstriker, Ida
Campbell, II. M. Wilcox, Mae E. Good
man, Minnie L. Hiatt. Mary Ilenrich,
Elmer II. Meisinger. Nellie Archer
and Louis Kroehler. i
The restraining order provides that
the city council shall not take any
steps toward assessing the cost of the
paving of Washington avenue in Dis
trict No. 12 against the propel ty oi
the petitioners, or passing any ordi
nance, resolution or motion to levy
the assessment on the property of the
petitioners, until further orders of the
court.
This restraining order holds up the
settlement of the paving matter until
.Saturday at least, when the order
will either be made permanent or the
city allowed to go ahead and com
plete the work of settling up for the
paving by levying the assessment on
the property which adjoins the pav
ing. It has been expected that some
action of this kind would be forth
coming as a number of the property
holders were opposed to the paving
at the commencement, or rather de
sired that the whole of the property
in the city be taxed for this special
improvement. The members of the
council in view of the? great need of
the paving to make this important
.'treet passable at all times went
ahead and created the district by a
unanimous vote and made the way
clear for the work to be carried out
that has given the city the greatest
improvement in years. While the
cost of the paving will fall quite heav
ily on the property owners, the need
of the improvement was very evident
and the council took the steps neces
sary to make it a go, and the result
has been that the work has resulted
in a line street, which is a credit to
the citv.
IMPROVMEHTS MAGE AT THE
M. E. S'rflTH FACTORY HERE
From Wednesday's Daily.
The M. E. Smith shirt factory in
this city is having a number of im
provements made in their factory in
the way of machinery that will aid in
making the work at the plant more
convenient and increase the output of
the factory. Mrs. Lydia Houchin of
St. Joseph, Mo., has been placed in
charge oF the plant as forelady and
will look after the interests of the
company in the future in the handling
of business in this city. The plant
has been greatly in need of additional
help for some time and the new fore
lady will endeavor to secure the aid
necessary to turn out the work de
sired at the plant. Mrs. Houchin
comes to this city very highly recom
mended as a most efficient lady in
this line of work.
George Harshman, jr., trie road
overseer of Avoca precinct, was in
the city for a short time today at
tending to some matters at the court
house and visiting with his friends in
this city, who are legion.
WRESTLING MATCH
DRAWS BIG CROWD
From TupsiI.iv's Dally.
The wrestling match at Coate.s hall
last evening drew out a large crowd
of spectators but the occasion was
marred by a great deal of disputing
over the result of the mat battle and
resulted in a very disappointing man
ner to those who had come expecting
a match full of interest. The match
was opened with Dr. O. Sandin as
the referee and during the time that
he was serving in this capacity two
falls were awarded to Cal Woods, of
Stanton, who was the opponent of
Edwards of Falls City. This decision
of the referee met with marked dis
approval from a number, and a dis
pute took p'ace which resulted in Rudy
Warner, of Howells, being put in as
the referee and the first falls were
declared off, and the match resumed
after some argument. In the second
act of the match Edwards was given
the decision by the referee on the
falls and stands as the winner of the
match. Both Woods and Edwards are
clever wrestlers and possess great
skill and science in their work and it
is to he regretted that the outcome
of the match did not result in clean
cut falls without the disputes and
arguments which tend to hurt the
sport among those attending.
PLATTSMOUTH FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY
IN ANNUAL MEETING
From Tuesday's Daily.
The Platte Mutual Insurance com
pany of this city, which has been in
operation since April 4, 1898, is one
of the most successful business en-;
terprises in the city and one in which
the public should feel well proud as
this home company carries as large
a number of policies as any of the ;
smaller companies in the United
States, having in force at the present
time $500,000 worth of insurance.
While the greater part of the insur
ance in force is held in this city and
immediate vicinity there is also quit
a number of policyholders at Louis
ville, Union, Weeping Water and other
of the towns of the county. The
Platte Mutual has established a very
favorable record in the way of set
tlement of their fire losses as they
have been adjusted and settled satis
factorily within twenty-four hours
after the fires have occurred, and had
it been possible to get the attention
of the policyholders the settlement
would have been even quicker. The
secretary of the insurance company,
Mr. J. C. Peterson, is always ready
to do all possible in getting the losses
settled to the" satisfaction of the pol
icyholder and thus far there has been
only the greatest of satisfaction in
the settlement of the fire losses of this
company.
The Platte Mutual has been respon
sible to a great extent for the lower
ing of insurance rates in this city by
their policy of mutual insurance, as
at the time they were organized the
rates on fire insurance in this com
munity was quite extensive, but it was
only a short time afterwards that the
rates were lowered by other com
panies to keep pace with the rates put
into effect by the Platte Mutual, and
as a result the citizens of Plattsmouth
have been receiving insurance at a
fair and reasonable rate in the last
few years.
The company at its last meeting
selected its officers for the coming
year and the same policy of careful
business methods will be followed in
the future as in the past. The officers
of the company are: President, H. M.
Soennichsen; ' vice president, D. O.
Dwyer; treasurer, C. A. Marshall; sec
retary, J. C. Peterson; directors, J. M.
Vondran, II. M. Soennichsen, D. O.
Dwyer, C. A. Marshall, John Kopia,
J. II. McMaken. These home insti
tutions that have aided in the prog
ress of the city should be a pride to
everyone and receive the hearty sup
port of the public, not alone in this
particular case, but in all others.
J. D. Shrader came down this aft
ernoon from Omaha to spend a few
hours visiting with friends and look
ing after business matters. '
CREAM, 37c,
Plattsmouth.
at Dawson's store,
. 9-19-d&wtf
ARE WEDDED IN OMAHA.
Yesterday in Omaha the marriage
of Nick Panagopoulos and Miss Alice
Barr, both of this) city, who gave their
friends a' surprise by journeying to
the metropolis and there being joined
in the silken bonds of matrimony. The
young people returned to this city on
No. 2 last evening and will make their
home here in the future. The groom
is one of the owners of the Barclay
restaurant and has made his home
here for the past year. The bride has
been reared in this city and has a
large circle of friends who will learn
of her new happiness with much
pleasure.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE FUNERAL OF
ADMIRAL DEWEY
Washington, D. C, Jan. 17. Funer
al arrangements for Admiral Dewey
were partially completed today.
Orders were issued by the navy de
partment to bring all the cadets at
Annapolis and all available bluejack
ets from the Norfolk and Washington
navy yards to attend the funeral here
Saturday. Secretary Baker will order
all available army units to participate
in the ceremonies.
Secretary Daniels and ranking of
ficers were engaged today arranging
the details. These include appro
priate exercises on every American
naval vessel and at all American
naval stations throughout the world
and the firing of an admiral's salute
of seventeen guns.
A guard-of-honor, composed of blue
jackets from the gunboat Dolphin and
the presidential vacht Mayflower, was
stationed at the Dewey home.
It has practically been decided to
hold funeral services for the admiral
in the capitol, under the dome, Satur
day morning at 11 o'clock. The
body, however, will not be viewed by
the public. In the event that the plan
is perfected congress would adjourn
on that day.
President Wilson will issue an ex
ecutive order closing all government
departments on Saturday.
American naval vessels and stations
throughout the world received word
by wireless of the admiral's death,
with orders to display flags at half
mast. MRS. TRAVIS ENTER
TAINS JUNIOR GUILD
The Junior Guild of St. Luke's par
ish held its regular meeting Tuesday
afternoon and was delightfully enter
tained at the cozy home of Mrs. Earl
Travis on South Fifth street. There
was a large number of the members
in attendance and the occasion was in
the nature of an afternoon social af
fair, as the memberb of the guild have
been putting in some very strenuous
moments for their Christmas sale and
they concluded they would not work
at all at this meeting. During their
business session it was decided, to hold
afternoon meetings during the com
ing months, instead of in the even
ings as has been the custom. At a
suitable hour Mrs. Travis invited her
guests to the dining room, where she
served an elegant luncheon, which was
very much appreciated by the mem
bers of the guold. The members of
the Junior Guild are taking subscrip
tions for "Today's Magazine" and
each lady of the city will be asked to
subscribe. It was a late hour when
the members dispersed, very much in
debted to the hostess for the delight
ful afternoon afforded them. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Henry McMaken.
STILL AT THE HOSPITAL.
Louis Leiner returned home last
evening from Lincoln where he was
visiting his daughter, Miss Caroline,
at the hospital in that cty where she
has been since December 23rd, when
she was injured in the Burlington
wreck at Gibson. The young lady
was enroute for Lincoln at the time
of the accident and continued on to
her destination but was taken very ill
at that place and an operation was
necessary. She has shown some im
provement but it will be several weeks
, before she. can leave th hospital.
JUDGE ALDEN GAVE
A SPLENDID LECTURE
From Tuesday's Dflly.
The lecture of Judge Alden at the
Parmele theatre last evening was at
tended by a much larger number ihp.v
were present at the last number of
the lecture course and those who at
tended were amply repaid in the
scholarly address that the speaker
gave to them. The title of the lecture
was "The Needs of the Hour" and
covered the discussion of a number
of the vital problems of the day and
which were of prime importance to
every man and woman in the audience.
Purity in politics and in the com
mercial life of the nation was urged
by the speaker as one of the needs of
ths day and age as was the proper
adjustn.ent of the marriage reh't'ons,
in which the divorce problem was
taken up and discussed. Another of
the points which Judge Alden laid
particular stress upon was that of a
necessity of the American people turn
ing again to the ideals of the founders
of the republic, a realization of the
spirit of the American home and its
part in the making of better citizen
ship and the need of a realization of
the fact that the present pursuit of
needless pleasures are undermining
the ideals that have made our country
and citizenship what it is to the world.
The next number of the lecture course
will be the Appoll Conceit company
that will be in this city eary in Feb
ruary. STATE PRESIDENT OF
THE SONS OF HERMAN
VISITS. LODGE HERE
From Tuesday's Daily.
The local lodge of the bens of Her
man last evening enjoyed a, visit from
the state president of the order, Wil
liam Pepenstock of Wayne, Nebraska,
who is visiting a number of the lodges
in this section of the state and the oc
casion was enjoyed by quite a large
number of the membership. Mr. Pep
enstock was met at the depot by Pres
ident William Starkjohn of the local
lodge and Frank Nuemam, grant1 outer
guard of the order in the state and es
corted to the lodge rooms. The pres
ident of the order at the meeting last
evening gave a very interesting fid
dress on the growth of the Sons of
Herman in the state and explained the
rate question that had been decided
on and which will bring a slight in
crease to the assessments of the mem
bership throughout the state. The
Sons of Herman have a membership
of between :,r00 and 4,000 in the
state and have a surplus of over
$100,000 in their treasury which is a
splendid showing as the value of each
policy in the order is only $."00 and
the surplus is sufficient to carry on the
payment of all lisses but the desire
is ti establish the order on bedrock by
making the finances of the order ab
solutely sure for all time. Mr. Pepen
stock also touched on other phases of
the order and his address throughout
was greatly enjoyed. He departed
this morning for Omaha enroute to
his home.
BRUCE A. ROSENCRANS AC
CEPTS POSITION IN STORE
From Wednesday's Daily.
Bruce A. Rosencrans, who recently
resigned the position of deputy county
clerk, has accepted a position in the
clothing store of Philip Thierolf and
is now busily engaged in the demon
stration of the splendid line of cloth
ing handled in this modern outfitting
establishment for men. Mr. Rosen
crans is a clever and genial gentle
man and in his new position should
make a valuable addition to the store,
and his many friends will be greatly
pleased to learn that he is to remain
in the city. With Phil and Rosy in
charge of the store they will have a
combination hard to beat in the way
of genial and accommodating safes-
men.
Mrs. Waldo Davis and Mrs. Jesse
Dever of Ceresco, Neb., who have
been here for a short time visiting at
the Stryker home departed this morn
ing on the early 'Burlington train for
their home.
TH REMOVES
A iOST ESTI
MABLE LADY
Mrs. Alfred W. White Passed Away
at an Karly Hour This Morning
After a Continued Illness
cf Many Months.
From Wed iicsilav's Dallv.
Death visited the community at an
early hour this morning and removed
from the family circle Mrs. Alfred W.
White, one of the oldest residents of
this cny, where she had made here
home for the past fifty years. Mrs.
White had been in very poor health
for the last three years and for the
past several months had been an in
valid. During these long months she
bore with patience the burdens of the
sickness, and uncomplainingly awaited
ihe t:mo when the voice of the Master
might bid her enter into the beloved
sleep of the just and righteous. Al
though it was known that the end was
near, the news of the passing of this
kindly lady cane as a profound shock
to the man'' friends whr.m she had
known and lvd i'ii;ng her lifetime
in this community.
Emma Eikcnbary war, born October
25, 1S-10, near Burlington, la., where
her mier.ts, Samuo! Eikenbary and
Martin Crawford, had settled in 1837
on a faim eleven miles west of Bur-
ngton. In the fall of ISiiG Mr Eik-!
eubary with his famV decided to lo
cate in the new territory of Nebraska.
r.c i : riving at Plattsmout i located
f 1 l 1
on a :arm two mnes c.oun ti tnis
dry, where they resid.vl until their
death. Mr. Eikenbary hiving passed
awav in 1S), and the wife -n 1371.
!t was hero : at the homos-iead that
the subject of cur sk.H'h nassed her
cm y girlhood nn 1 young womanhood.
On December '24, IXC,,?. Miss Eikeh-
..- v as united r i i.t--r.ge to Alfred
W. Whit.', a mcn:b?r of one of the ;
pioneer families of the city and since
that time the family have resided in
this citv. To bless the union of Mr.
and Mrs. White five children were
born, one of whom, Frank A. White,
preceded the mother in' death in 1902.
Surviving her there remain the hus
band and the four children, Mrs.
Frank D. Burgess of Cedar Rapids,
Xeb.; Mrs. J. A. Donelan of this city,
Mrs. Casper Thygeson of Nebraska
City and Ralph W. White pf Victoria,
Tex., as well ' as three, sisters, and one
brother, Mrs. Marie Gapcn of Platts
mouth, Mrs. S. A. Latta, Lincoln;
Mrs. George Hinton'of York, and
Henry Eikenbary of Plattsmouth.
The funeral services will be held on
Friday afternoon from the home and
will be private. The family request
that no flowers be sent by friends.
Thus another of the old residents
of the community is called away from
the scenes of life to the final reward
that a good and faithful Christian
life deserves and to leave behind to
the sorrowing ones the memory "of a
loving wife, mother and friend who
will be greatly missed in the time to
come by those who have held her dear.
To the family the sympathy of the
entire community will be extended in
their hour of sorrow.
JOHN H. BECKER ILL.
From Wertnesrtav's Daily.
John II. Becker was taken sick
yesterday at his home in this city and
seems to be suffering from a nervous
breakdown, and while his condition is
not considered serious at this time, it
is thought best to have him remain
confined to the house until his con
dition becomes better. Mr. Becker
and son, George, had expected to leave
Thursday j for Los Angeles, Cal., to
remain for the rest of the winter, but
his illness has caused a postponement
of the trip.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION;
The civil service commission is' pre
paring to holdran examination at Om
aha for the position of railway mail
clerks, Which examination will be open
to the public. The commission has pre
pared blanks for the examination that
will give the applicants full informa
tion as to the position. These blanks
maV be secured at the ' postbffice in
this city from the" local secretary of
the civil' service commission', " "Frank
Cl&idt," "if there '"is - anyone1 wh'ode-f
sires to enter the examination.
DEA
SHORTAGE OF CARS
VERY KEENLY FELT
From Wednesday's Daily.
The shortage of cars for grain
shipment is now being felt very
keenly by the elevators and shippers
throughout the west as it keeps the
grain tied up in the elevators and
does not allow the movement of the
grain that is necessary to business.
At the elevator at Cedar Creek there
is a great deal of grain, estimated at
$10,000, stored, and it is impossible to
receive other grain owing to the fact
that there has not been a car received
there in a week, which has greatly
interfered with the handling of the
business of the company operating
the elevator. This condition is the
same in all parts of the state and
has become so acute as to cause the
legislature to prepare to take steps
to give relief to the shippers and ele
vator companies. The tie-up of the
grain has a tendency to check busi
ness to some extent in all lines in the
agricultural communities, where the
handling of the grain crop brings a
great deal of money into circulation.
This is one of the propositions that
Hon. John Murtey, representative
from Cass county, is pushing in the
legislature and trying to secure bet
ter treatment for the farmers in the
matter of grain shipments.
THE FUNERAL OF
MRS. MIKE WARGA
LARGELY ATTENDED
The funeral of Mrs. Mike Warga
was held this morning at 10:30 from
the Holy Rosary Catholic church on
West Pearl street, and the services
were attended by a large number of
the old friends and neighbors who
gathered to pay their last tributes of
love and esteem to this worthy lady,
from whom they have been compelled
to -part. The impressive mass of the
church was celebrated by Rev. Father
John Vlcek, who gave a short sermon
on the life of the departed lady, who
had been a devoted member of the
faith' up to the time of her death.
The body of Mrs. Warga arrived yes
terday afternoon at 1.12 from the late
home at Havelock, and was taken to
the home of the son, Mike Warga, jr.,
where it lay in state until the hour
for the services at the church. At
Havelock high mass was celebrated
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the
St. Patrick's church, before the body
was started on its journey to the old
home at Plattsmouth. The beautiful
floral remembrances that were laid
on the bier spoke more eloquently
than words the feeling of respect and
esteem in which Mrs. Warga was held
by those who had known her during
her lifetime. At the close of the serv
ices at the church the body was borne
to the Catholic cemetery and laid to
rest in the family lot. - The pall
bearers were six of the nephews of the
departed lady, Jesse F. Warga, W. R
Holly, Charles, Albert and Will War
ga of this city, and Harley Buttery of
Lincoln.
' Mrs. Warga at the time of her
death was 57 years of age, and for
the past two years had been in very
poor health, gradually failing until
death came to her relief on Sunday
morning at 9:40. To Mr. and Mrs.
Warga eleven children were born, four
of whom preceded the mother in death,
and to mourn her death there remain
the husband and seven children, Mike
Warga, jr., Plattsmouth; Joseph War
ga, Mrs. Josie Vallery, Havelock;
Mrs. Julia Kaufmann, Louisville; Mrs.
Mary Jones Lincoln; Mrs. Clara
Smith and ' Henry Warga, Havelock
One brother and two sisters, Joseph
Nejedley of Creighton,. Mrs. John But
tery, Lincoln, and Mrs. William Holly,
Plattsmouth. To the bereaved family
the sympathy of the old friends in
this city goes out in the hour of bit
terest grief in the loss of the loving
wife, mother and sister.
BIG MASK BALL.
The K. S. society will hold their
annual mask ball on Saturday evening,
January 20th, at their hall on West
Locust street. The very best of music
will be furnished and prizes will be
offered for the different class of cos
tumes." Remember the date and pre
pare to be present.
RECEIVES PROMOTION.
From Tuesday's r:ii!y.
Miss Rose Mae Creamer, who is
employed in th Burlington offices as
a stenographer, has received a well
deserved promotion in the oilice of
Superintendent William Raird at the
shops, taking the position made va
cant by the resignation of Mrs. Mav
vin Alh-n. Miss Creamer is a lady
well qualified ill ecry way for this
line of work.
FUNERAL OF MRS,
Z, T. BROWN YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON
The funeral of Mrs. Z. T. Brown
was held from the late home yester
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the
home was thronged with the friends
who came to pay their last respects
to the memory of the one they had
lost from their circle of friendship.
The services were conducted by Rev.
H. G. McClusky of the First Presby
terian church, who in his remarks
brought comfort to the hearts of the
members of the family who mourned
the loss of a kind and loving mother,
and held to their grief the hope of
the time when they might be per
mitted to meet their loved one face
to face in the great beyond, where
the parting and grief of this life
would be forgotten in the joy of the
love of the Master. During the serv
ices a quartet composed of Mis Ma
thilde Vallery L. G. Farley. Rev. and
Mrs. II. G. McClusky gave a number
of well loved hymns of Christian faith
which brought a thought of comfort
to the friends and the family. The
members of the Woodmen Circle lodge
of which the departed had b-en -i
member, were present in a body and
conducted their ritualistic services,
which were very beautiful and im
pressive, and expressed their grief in
having their sister taken from their
midst so suddenly. The members of
the lodge joined in the singing of
"God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" as they bid farewell to all
that was mortal of one whom they
had been closely associated with and
who had been so near, and dear to
them during the years she hnd made
her home in this city.
The death of Mrs. Brown coming as
it did after only a few days' illness,
has been a great shock to the entire
community and the heartfelt sympa
thy goes out to the children who hae
been bereft of the love and tender
ministrations of the mother whose de
votion to her family has been mo-t
intense.
The pallbearers selected Were from
the friends of the family, consisting
of Edwin Fricke, Marion Dickson,
Glen Edwards, Charles McCauley.
Glen Rawls and Clarence Deal. Those
from out of the city to attend the
funeral were: Mrs. L. M. Peter-on
and Mrs. W. L. Peterson, Topeka.
Kan.; Mrs. Emma Collins. Omaha;
Mrs. Charles Scoville, Dunbar; Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Trimpe of Omaha; one
daughter, Mrs. Vera Burkett of Bel
ride, 111., and one son, Clarence
Brown, were unable to be present at
the funeral services.
COLD WEATHER DOWN IN
THE STATE OF MAINE
WT. H. Miller cf this city has just
received a letter from his brother,
Noah Miller, who resides at Portland.
Me.; in which he describes some of
the cold weather that has visiter that
section of New England this winter.
The early part of the season brought
on intense cold weather and lots of
snow and at the time the letter was
written to Dr. Miller Portland was be
ing visited by quite a heavy rain. Tho
news was also conveyed in the letter
that a nephew of W. II. Miller, Ralph
Miller was the head of the police de
partment of Portland and was making
good on the job and also the fact that
Portland came into the democratic
ranks at its city election which was
pleasing news to W. H. who is a dem
ocrat from the ground up.
J. E. Meisinger came in from hia
farm home this morning to spend a
few hours with hi3 parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Conrad Meisinger, a3 well aa to
look after snme matter of hncinesa
I with tb aarchaats.