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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, FEBRIARY 12. 117.
No. 179.
AN INSTITU
TION TO BE
PROUD Or
The Livingston Loan and Building
Association Make an Excellent
Showing and Art- in Fine
Shape.
T'r'i'n Prl'iny? Daily.
One of the Plattsmouth institutions
which makes an excellent showing for
the financial strength of the city is
that of the Livingston Loan and Build
h.g association, which has in year?
ra-t been a great factor in contribut
ing to this city a large number of
happy homes and well satisfied in
vestors, who have found through the
investment
o:
the building and loan
association a route to comparative in
dependence financially. The company
this week has just closed another year
of sin-cess and the showing made in
the report of Secretary C. G. Fricke
and the treasurer. Dr. C. A. Mai shall,
indicate that this institution has been
progressing' forward during the year
in a most pleasing manner. In the
year ll'lo this company on the show
ing made by the treasurer did S15G,
441. OH in business, which is a very
tu at sum to be handled by' a purely
luca! institution. The report of the
secretary Mr. Fricke, who has been
very active in looking after the inter
ests of the association, shows that at
the present time the company has
loan? amountir.tr to 2i2,u:;:.74, and
that tiie loans during the past year
vere larger than ever, increasing
4"i. The company has a capital stock
of $120."),.", and has maintained a re
serve fund of $10.fi94."4. This com
pany has had careful management
driving the yeas of it? existence ant!
the confidence of the stockholders in
the present official? was shown at the
meeting this week when they were re
elected, as follows: President, D. B.
Smith: vice president, F. G. Egen
bereer: treasurer, Dr. C. A. Marshall;
secretary. C. G. Fricke: solicitor. A.
L. Tidd. The stockholders, of this loan
and building association have received
handsome dividends on their invest
ments and this has earned for many
of them comfortable homes that only
and institution of this kind could make
possible. The result of the year's
work of this association should be
gratifying to the citizens as indicat
ing the excellent con lition of the city
in general, and Piatt. -mouth can well
feel proud of their building and loan
associations, and realize that they are
:oing a crreat part in helping the man
of small means: to attain success in
life.
RECEIVES AN
INHERITANCE AT
TIME OF NEED
Ftr.rr FrMnv's Pnlly.
Waldemar Beck, for a great many
years a resident of this city where he
has been well known as a musical
instructor and a talented violinist.
Vis in his old age received an inher
itance from relatives in Denmark
that should enable him to spend his
last few days in comfort and ease.
Mr. Beck has for the past ten years
been a resident at the countv farm
west of this city owing to his failing,'
health and the fact that his failing;
mentality made it necessary to have !
him taken there to be cared for in a
proper manner as he was no longer
able to care for and support himself.
A few days ago Mr. G. H. Tarns '
superintendent of the farm received
a letter for Mr. Beck announcing that
he was heir to SI, 297.75, and turn
ing this amount over to Mr. Tarns for
safe keeping. This sum is sufficient
to care for the aged man very nicely
during his remaining years on earth'
and Mr. Tarns is anxious that some
steps be taken by the court to see that
Mr. Beck is placed in some home
where he can be cared for with the
money left him by his relatives in the
old country. Mr. Beck was for years
one of the familiar figures in the city
and his work as a musician was of
an unusually high order and his ac
quaintances throughout the city will
be pleased to learn of the good for
tune that has befallen him.
JOHN H. PALACEK OF THE
FIFTH NEBRASKA AT HOME
From Friday's Pail v.
.John II. Palacek, of this citv an".
a member of Company E, Fifth Ne
bra ska fecvral militia, came down
last evening from Fort Crook to vis
it over night here with his father
sisters and brothers. John returned
vesterdav morning from the Mexi
can border with the regiment and
as sown as getting settled in the bar
racks at the fort secured permission
to visit the home folks and the meet
ing was a very happy one for every
member of the family. Mr. Palacek
is a corporal of Company E, of North
Platte, and has been a member of the
(company since the call of President
Wilson for the sending of the militia
to the Mexican border. He is look
ing line and his friends were well
pleased to see him return from the
front safe from the snipers bullets
and hale and hearty. Mr. Palacek
thinks the experience in the army a
valuable lesson to everyone and help
ful t" the boys who were sent to the
front as it gives them a taste of real
army life, but he is not very enthu
siastic over the portion of Texas in
which he was located for the past
eight months. He reports that Mike
Pries, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pries of
this city is also a member of the Fifth
is with the boys at the fort and in
the best of health. Mr. Palacek re
turned this morning to Fort Crook to
join his regiment.
AT T. J. SOKOL
HALL YESTERDAY
Yesterday afternoon the Bachelors'
club of Omaha, accompanied by a
large number of friends, arrived in the
city on their special train over the
Burlington to enjoy the day with the
T. J. Sokol society of this city and
to participate in the tug-of-war which
was staged between the members of
the two organizations. The visitors
numbered in the neighborhood of 100
and added to the large crowd of
Plattsmouth residents present at the
hall, made a very imposing appear
ance in numbers, and for several hours
in the afternoon it was with difficulty
that anyone could gain entrance into
the hall, so densely was the crowd
packed into the main hall.
In the tug-of-war the result was
awarded to Omaha on the ten minutes'
pull, but the margin by which they
won, a fraction over an inch, was so
small as to make the event practically
even, but the skillful Omaha team
was able to bring clown the S100 side
bet that had been arranged by the
members of the Bachelor's club. The
Plattsmouth team was considerable
heavier than the Omaha team, but
lacked the practice of their opponents
and lost. Both during the afternoon
and evening dancing was enjoyed by
the large crowd and the music was
furnished bv the Holly orchestra.
BIG WRESTLING MATCH.
Another interesting wrestling match
is scheduled for this city on Thursday,
February 15th, when Barney Burnham,
champion of Iowa, will engage in a
match with P.udy Warner of Howells,
Neb. The match will take place at
Coates' hall and will be one of the
best that has been staged in this city.
Warner is well known in this city,
where he has been engaged in several
matches, and is a very clever wrestler,
and Burnham has a reputation of be
ing one of the comers in the game in
his locality. M. L. Williams of this
citv will act as referee of the match.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WEDDED.
Saturday afternoon a marriage li
cense was issued by Judge Beeson to
Mr. David W. Dennis of Falls City and
Miss Alma Barton of Union, who were
united in wedlock yesterday at the
home of the bride's parents in Union.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George P. Barton, and is one
of the popular young ladies of the
southern Cass county town, where she
has been reared to womanhood and
where she possesses a host of warm
friends.
A want ad in the Journal will bring:
esults.
DEATH OF
A PIONEER
CITIZEN
Silas E. Greenslate, a Resident of Cass
County for Many Years,' Died at
His Home in Omaha Wednes
day Night, Feb 7.
From Friday's Paily.
At his home in Omaha Wednesday
night, Silas E. Greenslate, a pioneer
of Nebraska and a resident of Cass
county for more than thirty-five years,
passed away at the ripe old age of SI
years. Mr. Greenslate sustained a
fracture of the hip in an accident in
November 1915, and had never fully
reeo-ered from the effects of this, mis
fortune, continuing to gradually grow
worse until death came to his relief.
Mr. Greenslate during the years of
his residence in Cass county, made his
home near Elmwood, where he located
on first coming to this locality, later
leaving the farm to engage in the mer
cantile business in the town of Elm
wood, and for twenty-five years was a
prominent figure in the life of that
community, until his health and ap
proaching age made it necessary foi
him to retire from active pursuits of
life. During his residence in Elmwood
Mr. Greenslate was for eleven years
postmaster, and there was no person
in that community better known or
more highly esteemed than this splen
did old gentleman. To the old friends
the message of the death of Silas
Greenslate brought a keen sense of re
gret as he had during his life time
made many warm friends, and the
memorv of his kindly deeds and friend
ship will long be held dear by those
with whom he was associated during
his residence in this county.
He is survived by the aged widow,
two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Sweariri
gen and Miss Fern Greenslate, two
sons, Ellis and Dean Greenslate. The
funeral services were held this after
noon at 2 o'clock from the late home,
522 South Forty-first street, Omaha,
conducted by Rev. Charles E. Cobbey,
pastor of the First Christian church.
Interment was in West Lawn ceme
tery. DR. 6. H. GILMORE,
OF MURRAY, AP
POINTED PHYSICIAN
From Friday's Daily.
The board of county commissioners
closed their regular monthly session
yesterday afternoon at the court
house, taking up a number of mat
ters of importance and after the
adjournment the memlers departed
for their homes. The board selected
as the official county physician for
the year, Dr. G. II. Gilmore, of Mur
ray, and in awarding the contract for
physicians in the different districts
who had placed their bids Dr. J. B.
Martin was selected in the first dis
trict, Dr. J. F. Brendel, of Murray,
in the second. Dr. J. W. Brandel, of
Avoca, in the third, Dr. Morrow, of
Louisville in the fourth and Dr. O.
E. Liston, of Elmwood, in the sixth
district. The fifth physician having
no bids contract was not awarded.
For the burial of the pauper dead,
the contract was awarded to John
P. Sattler as the lowest bidder. The
board also opened the bids for the
county printing and the contract was
awarded the Plattsmouth Journal for
the ensuing year and include the bar
docket, legal notices and commission
er proceedings. For the positions on
the soldier's relief commission Thomas
Wiles was appointed for the first
district for a term of three years and
E. A. Kirkpatrick was appointed for
the second district to fill the vacancy.
A number of bills were also allowed
by the board before their adjourn
ment. FILES CITIZENSHIP PETITION.
From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday Franz Joseph Knescht of
South Bend made application in the
office of the Clerk of the District
Court Robinson for citizenship papers
and renouncing all allegiance to Wil-
iam II, emperor of Germany. Mr.
Knescht was born in the province of
Alsace at Strasburg.
PASSES 81ST MILESTONE.
From Satrrday's P:iily.
Yesterday wa sthe eighty-first anni
versary of Mrs. Paul Gering of this
city, and in honor of the occasion a
very pleasant dinner party was en
joyed last evening at the home on
North Sixth street by members of the
family who gathered with the mother
to assist her in the observance of the
passing of another milestone on life's
highway. Mrs. Gering received a large
number of letters and telegrams from
relatives and friend -; residing at a dis
tance on the happy event, and the
many friends of this most estimable
lady in the city join in wishing her
many more equally pleasant events in
the future.
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETING AT TRITSGH
SCHOOL HOUSE
Last evening the community cen
ter club of the Fairview school dis
trict held a most interesting meet
ing at the Tritsch school house at
which they were given the privilege
of hearing an address from I). R. Ei
Iis, state secretary of the Farmer's
Union of Nebraska, who in hi.- re
marks urged a closer unity of the
residents of the country districts and
told of a number of sections in the
state where the community center
plan had been helpful in promoting
cordial understanding among the resi
dents and had aided in the develop
ing of each section where it had been
tried. Mr. Ellis is a pleasing speekei
and his experience in this line of
work certainlv enable him to aid the
Fairview community club in getting
a clearer understanding of the ad
vantage of an organization of this
kind. In addition to the address ;'
Mr. Ellis the members of the clu'
had prepared a very interesting pro
gram which was enjoyed by every
one present. Mrs. J. W. Tritsch
gave a very pleasing musical num
ber while the school children of the
district rendered a pleasing dialogue
on the vouth of Abraham Lincoln and
in this the scholars displayed much
ability. A number of songs were
also given by the pupils of the school
that added interest to the gathering
and which were much appreciated.
A VERY VALUABLE
FAMILY I
mm?
ING FROM SOUTH
From Saturday's Paily.
This morning F. M. Walshimer, wife
and son, arrived from their former
home at Stratford, Texas, and come to
this citv to make their home in the
future. Mr. Welshimer is known to a
large number of our people, who had
the pleasure of meeting him and his
son during their visit to this city in
1915, when they spent some time here
arranging their property interests. Mr.
Welshimer is the owner of considera
ble real estate in this city and will
prove a very valuable addition to the
ife of the community, as he is a man
of energy and a keen business man,
who will assist greatly in the upbuild
ing of the city. He has been engaged
in the carpenter and concrete contract
ing business in the south, and has
spent the time since he and his son
eft this city in closing up different
contracts to clear the way for his re
moval to this city. Mr. Welshimer is
the owner of several lots near the high
school and on west Main street, as
well as a number in South Park, and
these property interests he proposes
to improve and make valuable for
home sites. Another of the plans of
Mr. Welshimer is the erection of a
thoroughly modern home in this city
in the spring as soon as the location,
is fully determined upon. Mr. Wel
shimer and family will receive a
hearty welcome from the citizens of
Plattsmouth and the assurance that
they have made no mistake in locating
in this city for their future home as
it is an ideal place for homes and
home-loving people.
EGGS FOR HATCHING.
From S. C. Rhode Island Reds and
S. C. White Orpingtons, $1.00 per 15;
$5.00 per 100. Local delivery. A. O.
Ramge, Plattsmouth. Phone 3513.
2-12-tfwklv
PROSPECTS F8R
SECURING GROUND
FOR A PARK
Thrt prospect for securing the I-.ts
fl-.ihiel-Jy or;
terra cotta
ile(i
tt'.e brick and
works on Washington
avenue ;
an addition to the park
pui puses, of the city, seem to be very
bright and should be the source of
grat ihvation to the residents of the
city in general at it will form the
basis of a delightful park and play
ground. The situation of the tract
of land along the newly paved avenue
makes it of easy access fr-m the dif
fer' nt parts ;f the city and it is ol
sut'k'ient size t- allow of making it ;
pot of beauty.
I ere with
a
littb
time a beautiful pleasure grounds
can be arranged that will be the
source of much pleasure to the resi
dents of that section of the city, that
has had nothing of this kind in their
locality. The location is on the level
of the street and will require but lit
tle work to prepare it to be sown with
gra-s- and trees planted over the por
tion that has need of them and in a
very short time will make a hand
some appearance and remove a spot
that has long ix-c n an eyesore to that
section of the city. Here playgrounds
can he prepared for the children,
sonic thing that is badly needed, and
with Garfield park should care nice
ly for the needs of the citizens in re
gard to the recreation spots and
would give both the north and south
portion of the citv a nark.
PAST CHIEFS MEET
AT HOME OF MRS.
WILLIAM HASSLER
Fro'n S;itvrcays Pui'y.
The Past Chiefs met last evening at
the pleasant home of Mrs. William
Hassler cn North Fifth street in one
of the most pleasant meetings of the
present season. There were fourteen
members of the organization present
to enjoy the occasion. After the regu
lar business session of the society the
ladies spent some time in playing
"Michigan," at which considerable
pleasure was derived by the members
of the party. At a suitable hour the
hostess, who was assisted by Miss
Anna Hassler and Mrs. Ruth Grybsky.
ser.ed a very tempting two-course
luncheon that was thoroughly enjoyed
by the members of the party, and the
home-going came all too soon for the
indies, who departed for their homes
vowing that Mrs. Hassler was a royal
cnte' tainer and that the evening was
one long to be pleasantly remembered.
Mrs. Anna Svoboda and Mrs. Louis
Egenberger were guests at the de
lightful event.
OPERATED UPON FOR
INJURY RECEIVED
A YEAR AGO
Fr"m Fridav's Paily.
Barney Smith, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Smith of near Murray, was
operated on yesterday morning at the
St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha for an
injury hu received to his arm a year
ago. The operation was performed at
11 o'clock in the morning, and a mes
sage received in the city late last
evening stated that the patient was
resting easy and it was thought the
operation would be successful in every
way. Barney has been without the
full use of his left arm for a year or
more as the result of a very peculiar
accident that befell him at his home
near Murray. He was standing near a
tree that was being chopped down, and
as it fell he was knocked down by the
fall of the tree, which however was
only a small one, but his arm was
pinned to the ground, and here he re
mained until help could reach him.
The arm was seemingly paralyzed
and for several months was absolutely
useless, and it was feared might pos
sibly have to be amputated, but treat
ment with a specialist was able to
give him slight use of the member
during the last few months, but it
was far frcm being in proper shape,
and it was decided to have the opera
tion performed in hopes of giving: him
relief.
RETURNS FROM GRAND ISLAND.
From Saturday's Paily.
Mrs. J. A. Murray has just returned
from a visit with her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Karnes,
who are spending1 the winter at the
Soldiers' Home at Grand Island, and
reports that both are enjoying life
there very much although Mr. Karnes
health i.- verv feeble and he lias r.ot
been feeling the best of late weeks
Mrs. Karnes is enjoying comparatively
good health and is able to devote hei
self to the care of the aged husband.
RESIDENTS ON RIVER
DREAD SEASON FOR
ICE GOING OUT
From sat nrday's Paily.
The resident along the Platte
river from Tiemont east have, in the
past few weeks been agitated over
'.he result of tiie breaking un cf the
ice in that usually placid stream in
the spring. The ice in the river is
more th; n a "cct thick and ju.-'t what
this will develope when the river
commences to break up is hard to
surm'5-e. The ice in the Pintle net';
of this city is in places two feet
thick and is the heaviest for a num
ber of years, but those familiar with
the situation do not fear that the
bridges over the river will suffer
greatly from the ice going out as
they have in past. Both the Burling
ton and Missouri Pacific railway
companies have adopted measuies to
see that all possible care is taken in
breaking up the ice gorges and the
heavy steel bridges are amply able
to withstand an;, ordinary Tow of
ice. The auto and wagon bridge
situated east of the two railroad
structures has been protected by two
large heavy ice breaks consisting of
eight forty-eight foot heavy oak pil
ing and each of these have been solid
ly fastened by oak timbers riveted
together and enclosed with oak plank
ing and to assit in the solidness of
the breaks ten tons of rock have been
placed in the breaks making a struc
ture that it would require an im
mense force to affect.
These bridges being located near
the mouth of the river are always in
more or less- danger from the gorges.
but with these precautions and watch
fulness it is hoped to avoid the trou
ble that was experienced in the spring
of li12 when the traffic oon the rail
roads over the Platte was paralyzed
by the ice carrying out bridges and
Hooding the lands on either side of
the bridges to such an extent that
the tracks were washed out. With
a gradual breaking up of thte ice
there is very little danger, but a sud
den movement might cause the over
flow of water on the lowlands from
the ice gorges, but every step possi
ble to prevent this will be taken.
BASKET BALL GAME
AT THE ROLLER
RINK TONIGHT
The Hanscom Park Methodist basket
ball team of Omaha play the Presby
terian team tonight at the roller rink.
This team is from fne same league as
the M. E. Wops, who played a most
interesting game here two weeks ago.
Their latest victory was over the
Creighton High school, whom they de
feated bv a score of 34 to 24. There
fore a fast game is looked for tonight.
The local team has acquired a surplus
of fast players, the latest acquisition
being Bechtold, former center of the
Townsends of Omaha. When the
Townsends defeated the Presbyterians
about a month ago, it was Bechtold
who led the attack for the opposing
forces, consequently some speedy work
is in store for the fans. Kronstedt has
een unfortunate enough to acquire a
small Dimple on his good arm, and the
chances are that he will be unable to
plav. Otherwise the lineup will no
doubt play regularly with the Presby
terians. The sophomores of the high
school and the Eighth grade team of
the central building will stage a pre
liminary scramble.
A complete line of Valentine Nov
elties at the Journal office. We have
the Den ni son line, also others. Call
and see them.
Dawson Will Fix It.
THE PAVING IN
INJUNCTiON SUIT
DECISION TODAY
Judge Begley, After Having the Ca
Under Advisement for Several
Days, Decides in Fat or of
the Citv.
The injuction suit of the prop
erty owners in paving district No.
12 against the city of Plattsmouth
was terminated this afternoon when
District Judge Begley dissolved the
temporary restraining order againt
the city to prevent the city council
from sitting as a board of equaliza
tion to levy the assessment for the
paving of Washington Avenue. In
the decision of the court it was held
that in the matter of the question of
jurisdiction that the laws of the
state allowed two means of procedure
in creating the paving districts, either
by a petition of the property owners
or by three-fourth vote of the coun
cil and in this case the Plattsmouth
council had been unanimous in cre
ating the ordinance for the paving
district. The court reviewed the rec
ord of the steps taken by the council
establishing the district. The court
also held that in the matter of wheth
er the paving was general or spec
ial improvement the evidence offered
was to the effect that the paving had
been of special benefit to the property
in question, although the court did
not consider the question of the cost
of the improvement which was a
matter for the city council to pass
upon. The court also held that in
the case of the three lots of A. W.
White on Locust street, the city had
not included these lots in the district
as created by ordinance and as pub
lished and for this reason made the
injunction against the district per
manent against the levyiner of the
taxes on the property of Mr. White.
On the question raised as to whether
or not lots in the district must be
abuting on the paving the court held
that the statute held that these lots
in the district receiving direct bene
fit from the paving could be included
as the alleyway separated them from
the street abuted on the paving and
through which they might reach the
paved street.
This places the matter of the pav
ing up to the council who will now
take up the matter of levying the
assessment on the property.
This morning the jury term was
opened with the case of Emma Kauf
mann vs. T. E. Parmele as the first
one on the docket. This is where the
plaintiff is suing for the recoveiy of
some telephone stock alleged to have
been given the plaintiff by the late
William Yilk. The jury selected to
try the case is composed of Clark
Gonzales, F. A. Pinkle, Ie Cole. J.
G. Meisinger, J. C. Lomeyer. W. L.
Kelley, S. R. James, Frank Shopp,
Theodore Davis, J. W. BateyR. O.
Hutchins, August Krecklow. The
jury' was sworn in at 1 :"() this af
ternoon and the taking of testimony
commenced which will probably re
quire a part of tomorrow to com
plete. BIG WRESTLING MATCH
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
The interest in the wrestling match
which will be held at Coates hall on
Thursday evening, February l.'th,
between Rudy Warner, of Howells,
Nebraska, and Barney Burnham, of
Iowa, is growing. Burnham has the
reputation of being a fast man and
has not been thrown in the past five
j-ears and claims the title of champion
of that state. The wrestling fans of
the city are well acquainted with the
work of Warner and it is safe to say
that they will be given a good clean
match. Mart Williams will be on the
job as referee and will see that the
wrestle is pulled off in proper shape.
This will be one of the best matches
that will be given in this city and one
that should have the patronage of
the lovers of this goodf clean sport.
Wanted Information as to the ad
dress of heirs of John C. Marvin. Ad
dress was Cass county about 1874.
Small recovery can probably be made.
Address Edwin W. Spalding, Washing
ton, D. C. 2-12-tfwkly