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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1 i T.
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CITY COUNCIL
HAS A VERY
BUSY SESSION
Quiff a Hit of Business Transa fed.
Anions Which Was an Agreement
ti Bu i'ark on Washing
ton A Miiue.
r-.-'i Ti.-..lr y' Kiiily.
The session of the city dads la.-t t ve
1:1:.;.', while not a lengthy one, was
fihed with much interest, and consi !-
i abl- -p.i it was shown by the mem
bers at times over the discussion '
the bu-iness of the city.
A communication was received
from the Platt-mouth volunteer lire
department giving the list of otlice. s '
recently elec ted and which were si h-
mitted to the council for confirmation.
This communication occasioned consid
t . a!b!e discussion as to the condition
of affairs at the shops relative to ti e
protests thai had been made on cer
tain of the railroad employes holding:
office in the department. Councilman
.bhn.-on stated that he hud talked the
7. utter over wi:h Mr. Baku, the sup-i
ti intendent at the -hops, and he had
stated that owing to the jobs held hy j
tile men, vhocn required tneir con
stant attention, it would not be prac
tical tu allow them to hold the oiHces.
in the lire department, as if they did,
it would be necessary to give them
ether lines of wotk. Mr. Johnson stat
ed that the superintendent was very
desirous that the city council turn the
office? down at the meeting-. Mao-
Hattler in a few remarks stated that i
the election of the officers to the fire j
department was a matter that lv,T,..i !
.Mln-k- in ,W Vi..r..ls il-.o i
of the department, and he thought
that the differences between the offi
cers elected and the management cf
the shops was of a nature that the city
council had no business to dip into.!
but that the men. reaLzin? the condi
tion of affairs, were in a position to
govern thtmsehes accordingly. The
r.rr-!f- i.f the Tipmh.-rs of the denn-i-
I ;
mert had been furnished Mr. Baird on j 1'' 5'ctric h-ht under thei
his re.ruest I v the secretary. At the Wt Locu?t etreet and
close of ti e discussion the names of i was desirous of having- the
the o&r, ucrt ccnflrnsed t.v;Mctelito authorised to go ahead
of the council i ;'n J insta11 the ancl thar?e the
The iu':.: c-rs of the park board of ! to the ilroad company. Coun
t! e citv r H.,entel to the conned tH,. oilman Johnson deirea to refer the
r-cemmendat;.,;; . f pus chasing the! !,k l" 1!-ht committee to
lut- on Wa.-hini.ton avenue, whert
foimer brick and teira cotta works
w as located, and which could be se
cured for si. lb i. from Chris Mocken
haupt. the ptesr.at ccne-. In the opin
i .i of the member.- of th- board this
was a .-plendid orj-ortunity to secure
a good sized park for the city at a
r-i"St reasonable figure.
,l c..,.. i i
Councilman be'eck of
ward, in nn.virc the board of 'park ! thcr act5on
, - Mavor S;
mrr.isjor.e
be given authority to go
tea.l and purchase the proper v for aU-mivn to con.iuerao.e uouu.e u.ac
s.te, snor;e r,i tne
the central location of
the proTio-ed pari:
art!
its a.lvr. ntr. z
tu the appearance of the fine driveway 'naT Ci-Ua" Ui "lt u"'ltU!.l-v
v.hen it i fitted up as a park, and J in the oxn PrIvate seWt'rs m
al-o .f the reasonable price at which Reality, where rags and other articles
i' i- ( ffe d to the city lla''1 1,'-ckotl UP the sewer- ,e oesired
' Councilman Juhnson' was not in fa- havti ordinance prepared requir
vor of purchasim: the site for a park ! ners of sewers to have gratings
; n ! did not think it advisable to ptir- Pd ovtr lhcm to Prevent them be'
( hase the same until at least the park i --topped up. On motion of Council
fund was ample able to afford it, and I man Bestor the city attorney was au
aiso questioned the right of the park thorized to draw up an ordinance cov-
1 oard to expend the funds for the'enn thls matter-
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purchase of new parks, holding that it '
metely foi
the maintainence of
th" parks already cv-ned. 1 was tne property oi wss coumj,
Mayor Sattler pointed cut the ad-! had been leased to the city for ninety
vantages to the city in general in pro- 1 rine 5'r? for the use of the city to
Tiding a pleasure snct in that portion ! erect a detention hospital, and that the
of the city, which "would remove an
unsichtlv snot and allow cf a ttlav- i
ground for the children, and stated
that the lots would become more val-
liable each year and that if th- park!
funds were not sufficient to care for
the purchase at once, that the differ-,
,dd snnnHed fpnrrt the hi;. 1 1
res - t-" fund.
or, tho votP to rxuthorize the nark'
board to purchase the lots it was car -
t ied, with Patterson, Bajeck, Buttery, j of the council took up the matter of
Bestor, Luschinsky and Harris voting ! the session of the board of equaliza
for the proposition, and Mauzy, Weav- j tion cn th Washington avenue sewer,
rr. Johnson and Shea voting: atrainst. i arA ?? 'lt was necessary to await the
The claim of the Plattsmouth Water
company for water for the drinkin -
fountains from October to November
was referred to the claims committee
for action and to report at the next
meeting- of the council.
Chief of Police William Barclay re-
ported that dunng the month of Jan
uury there had heen eight arrests, six
of whom had paid fines and two who
had nol et paid up.
City Clerk Warga reported that he
had collected ?1;0.ol) during the month
of Januaiy, which had been turned
ov ; to the city treasurer.
The iinunce committee of the city
ce.ineil then presented a resolution
asking that the i-mn of sr.oO be trans
ferred f-'.m the business tax fund to
the park fund v.r. there had been no
ievy made the past year for park pur--.
This was adopted, with. Weav
i , .I:.!in.-or. and, Shea voting: no.
Puree Judge M. A'-cIier "reported
that" during- the month of January
-'4 had beer, colhvted in his office and
tutted over to the city treasurer.
The judiciary oorr.rnjttee reported
that they had evamined the matter of
the rco.ie.-t of J. II. McMaken for the
release of the " per cent held for work
in paving district No. 11, and that the
committee fount1, that the bond of Mr.
-McMaken was sufficient to protect the
clt' for f,Vt" 'l'ni:; and that in vieW of
this they lecommended that the 5 per
cent of the cost of the work be re
leased f Mr. McMaken.
Councilman Bestor of the streets, al
leys and bridges committee called the
attention of the council to the condi
tion of the bridge on Maiden Lane,
which is badiy in need cf repairs, and
asked that this be brought to the
attention of the beard of county eom-
j missioneis. as well as the fill on the
! road leading from Oak Hill cemetery
I v. hich is also in bad shape. The
I streets committee was authorized to
j ;;o ahead and take up the matter with
the- commissioners.
Councilman Buttery of the Second
ward brought to the attention of the
c ."ttir.es! the house that has heen moved
on the lot west of the German Home
i"111- Ui "JU rtU"
the nJrrqving of the alleyway at that
1" -hit. and he desired the streets, alleys
I'ries committee to look up and
! r'.ad rut if Mr. Clans, the owner of the
I buildint-, was placing: the structure on
; the alievwav. It was decided to have
i
j City Attorney Douglas notify Mr.
CTaus net to trespass on the alleyway
or street with the building-.
Councilman Luschinsky reported
that the Missouri Pacific Railway
mpar.y had refused to pay for the
matter and report later.
City Attorney Doug-lass stated to
the council that he had looked up the
'.aw and ordinance both in this matter
and found that the city had the right
to order the light installed and the
co:t taxed to the railroad company.
On motion the matter was handed
back to the light committee for fur-
-iaux .-,-,-.-.. i..-v ..
nau tJt'1-" eAi,",l"lu' ",L"
cn lower Mam street, and thougrht
City Attorney Douelass reported on
tne Pest nou?e iana D siaung wi it-
.i a f r i... A
lease had been running- since 19S2
Councilman Buttery desired to have
;?orne action takcn to tr' and secure
I more Prompt work from the water
company in fixing broken pipes as the
streets had been filled with water and
ice as the result of the breaking- of
these pipes, and that this condition
' 'at prevailed for several days.
After the allowance of a number of
! clirn3 against the city the members
twenty days allowed the protestors
. Rfranv-t the taxes to appeal to the su-
, F'.e court, ine council anjournea.
;
For Sale My home place on Gran
ite St. Telephone S91-W. Mrs. H.
Bestor.
IN HONOR
OF FIFTIETH
NNIVERSARY
Mrs. W. S. Leete Entertains St. Luke's
Parish in Honor of Father W. S.
I.eete, Rector of Episcopal
Church.
Coates' hall has often been the
.scene of many very delightful social
g-atheiings, tut none more pleasing
than that held there last evening",
when Mrs. W. S. I.eete entertained
the members of St. Luke's parish in
honor of the fiftieth anniversary of
Father W. S. Leete, rector of St.
Luke's Episcopal church. It was an
occasion in which the spirit of enjoy
ment and sociability found its most
pleasing- expression and the large
number of guests present were de
lighted with the charming- manner in
which thev were entertained. The hall
proper, where the dancing was en
joyed for several hours, was arranged
with the bright and attractive Japa
nese lanterns and made a pleasing ap
peal ance. The ante-room where the
refreshments were served was deco
rated in the color scheme of red
throughout, red hearts and cupids in
honor of St. Valentine's day, predom
inating in the decorations and trans
forming the room into a veritable bow
er of beauty. Here the small tables
were prettily decorated with the red
hearts anel cupids, while red candles
and bouquets of red carnations added
their touch to the scene. From the
serving- room a cozy corner had been
prepared in which those who desired,
might spend a few moments in rest.
and rugs and easy chairs made the
appearance of this nook very homelike
indeed. In the ladies' cloak room ev
ery arrangement for the comfort of
the guests had been looked after hy
the hostess, which was appreciated to
the fullest extent by the jruests.
In the receiving line were the Rt.
Eev. Arthur Williams, bishop of Ne
braska, and Mrs. Williams, Father and
Mrs. W. S. Leete and Madame Leete,
and the seats of the receiving party
were very prettily decorated in the
color scheme of red.
Promptly at 8:30 the grand march
was sounded by the Holly orchestra.
and led by Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Falter, th guests moved through the
hull to the catchv strains of the march.
The occasion being the birthday an
niversary of Mrs. Falter as well as
Father Leete, she was selected to lead
the march in honor of the event. Fol
lowing" the march the company pro
ceeded to enjoy the evening in dancing
and the occasion was one which will
be long: remembered, bv those in at
tendance as being most pleasant in
every wav. ror tne older members ot
the party a Virginia reel as well as a
puadrill provided a great deal of mer
riment and brought back other days
when the members of the party had
enjoyed similar events, while for the
younger folks the catchy one-step and
waltzes proved most entertaining. The
costumes of the ladies in attendance
were very beautiful and made a most
striking: picture of attractiveness.
During- the evening- a number of the
old-time songs, "Annie Laurie," "Way
Down Upon the Swanee River" and
"America" were sung by the members
of the party, which added much to the
enjoyment of the occasion and proved
a delightful feature of the evening;.
The refreshments were in keeping
with the St. Valentine season and the
dainty mariscino cherry hearts on the
ice cream served to carry out the
spirit of the occasion, while tiny motto
hearts of candy were served as favors
The occasion throughout was one
that was most enjoyable to everyone
present to join Father Leete in the
observance of his anniversary, and it
was the universal expression that they
might enjoy many more such happy
events with the genial rector and his
family in the future and trusting that
the future years might deal gently
with them. In remembrance of the
happy event Father Leete was pre
sented with a purse containing $50 in
gold from the members of the parish
as a token of their esteem and respect
for his services for them in the church.
The presentation was made by Bishop
Williams, who spoke of the splendid
work of Father Leete in St. Luke's
parish and the pleasure that the oc
casion gave to him to be present with
the members of the church and Father
Leete in the celeb'-ation of the event.
Those in attendance from out of the
city were: Rt. Rev. Arthur L. Will
iams and Mrs. Williams, .Miss Ltnore
Williams, Dr. Roy Dodge arid Mi.-s
Violet Dodge, all of Omaha, and Mi--Adams
of Lincoln.
LECTURES ON HOME
ECONOMICS AND
SCIENCE IH HEALTH
From Ttiffilnj-s (:';.-.
Mrs. Harriett S. MaeMurphy o;"
Omaha, widely known th.rojL:r.o.,t the
state as one of the abU-t
ithoriti.
on home economic.-, is in the city to
day arranging to give a series of lec
tures along the lines of home eco tunics
as well as the science of health in
which Mrs. MacMurphy has devot
ed much thought. In the series of
iecures given there ai; five on "Fat
ing to Live, with Cookery Demon
strations which will Oe given unuer
the auspices of a number id" the
business men of the city, while five
other lectures will be given on the
Science of Health.." keeping yuiir.g.
growing young, with physical exer
cises. 1 ne last series oi lectures v.i;;
be given under the auspices of the
ladies of St. Mary's Cuild. It is
expected fiom the present plans that
the lectures will be given at t lie-
Grand theatre and those v. ho are
familiar with the work of Mrs. Mac-
Murphy along these lines are antici
pating a treat in i.he series that will
be both interesting and beneficial.
More interest than usual is attached
to the visit of Mrs. MacMurnhy to
this city in that she was for a num
ber of years a resident of I'latts-
motith where her husband publisind
the Nebraska Herald and during the
vears since her residence in Omaha
V
she has been verv active loih with
he pen and in personal work along
the lines of home economics. Mrs.
MacMurphy has in her possession
probably the oldest American flag in
the state, it being the standard pre
sented by President Franklin Pierce
in 1S54 to Logan Fontenelle, chief of
the Omaha tribe at the time of the
signing of the treaty between the
Indians and the United States govern
ment. Mrs. MacMurphy expects to
bring this flag with her to Platts
mouth and it will be displayed for in
spection of the public by the local
chapter of the Daughter of the
American Revolution.
NARROW ESGAFE GF DE
STRUCTION GF RESIDENCE
From Tuesday's Daily.
Fire originating from a defective
flue, did considerable damage to ihe
residence property of Peter il.noie,
on Granite street, this afternoon, and
but for the timely arrival of the fire
department would have caused a "o
tal loss of the building. The fire was
discovered a few minutes before !
o'clock when a passerby noticed the
smoke issuing- from the roof :ird
alarmed the members of the family
who were unaware of the fact that
the home was in flames. The alarm
was at once turned in and in a few
minutes the hose cart was on the
scene and the task of putting out the
f.re undertaken. The blaze was be
tween the roof and the ceii ;ng of the
room below and mad? necessary the
cutting of considerable of the rro"
to reach the seat of the fire. The
damage will be in the neighborhood cf
$i?f0 it is thought ine'iiiu'nr the df m
age to the interior of the house from
the water.
NOW IS HOTEL MANAGER.
The many friends in this city of Ed
Brantner will be pleased to learn that
he has oecome manager of the Palace
hotel at Pender, Neb., and is now in
charge of that hostelry. Mr. Brant
ner is a genial and accommodating
gentleman and one who will make
great success in this line of work, .nd
those who visit Pender and stop at
the Palace can be assured of the best
of treatment. Mr. Bratnner will make
the hotel first class in every way and
with the latest accommodations.
C. II. Cobb of near Central City.
who has been visiting in this city Murdock, was in the city yesterday
with his daughter, Mrs. E. P. Stewart afternoon, motoring in to look after
and family for a few days, departed some business affairs as well as to en
this norning for his home. j joy a short visit with his relatives.
DOINGS IN JUDGE
ARCHER'S COURT
this imm
Tom Tne-.-.l.iv-o t;,;:v.
Tins mominc (reorge O' on was
ii:eu into i;--?ody by 0"!"er Alvir.
on a -ha:-t!
f "ii
I. In
g the
eac-e or, the stte t. I- -c m- that
('!- i": v.1-- driving umv. n Main .t'c.l
;t!'d was o'i the k ft-h.i.-d .): cf the
stri ct as Bi uce Iiose.-ic a r.s -. v.:
i'i an auto (,T) the :-.::.'- side of th.
? -t and ati mr.-ted t nr.s .- :.cu-t::
Ol.-on and the curb hut v.-s unable t-
. t S t.
r.d coti.
, o
."e uiee; was
ird.dged in. w! -c h r-achc ; th. hearing
of ;;ict r Jove who ':. - i 0 un
der arre-t. He was brought before
Judge Archer and gi en a fine of ,l
and costs, amounting to s-4. which was
arranged fo- payment and he was al
lowed to go on his way. C.org? Staffs,
the dispatching clerk at the post office,
was the chief sufferer in the affair, as
lie made a mad race for the Burling
ton station with the mail for No. 4
acid succeeded in palling down the
record for foot racing e en if loaded
down with sacks of mail.
Oscar Corbet t was aNo a caller at
the court of .Tu dg Archer to answi r
to the charge of being in a .tate of
intoxi.-atien iast evening, when h" was
placed under arrest bv Officer Alvin
Joties. lie was given a fine of SJ and
costs, which was settled and ho was
lolwvd his liberty.
ARNEST ROESNEH
DIED AT H!S HOE
N LINCOLN TUESDAY
! ".Ill Wefin.-c.l.i y"s- Iai". v.
Ve.-.tei-day afternoon at o'cJixk
at l is home in Lincoln occurred the
leatii of Erne-t Roe.-ner, well known
in this citv where he formally made
s home. Mr. Iloe.-ner had betm sick
st two weeks yesterday with ty
phoid fever and ' gradually grew
ruse until death came to his relief.
Mr. P.oesr.er was born June 0. 1STS,
n Saxony, Germany, but spent almost
ni; eiitire lne-t"ine m tne I nited
-ta'.es, coming here when but a child
f tender years. He was married in
Plattsmouth on August 17, lh'O."). to
diss Martha Luschinsky, and since
hair marriage Mr. and Mrs. Eoesner
.ae made their home in Lincoln,
Mr. Hoesner being employed as an
ei.eineer on the Burlington out of
t.iat city. lie leaves to mourn h?s
death the wife, the father residing
in Omaha; and two brothers, Paul
lioesne-r eif Lincoln and A.ugust Roes
ner residing in South Dakota. The
! ews of the death of tins splendid
'oung man will come as a shock to
ihe friends in this city where passed
so many happy years and they will
join in the grief of the heartbroken
wife who is prostrated over the mis-
foitune that has befallen her. There
has been no definite arrangements
for the funeral as yet until the broth
er in Pakota has been heard from.
Mrs. Rosener is a si-ter of George
Luschinsky and a cousin of Mrs. John
Sehulhof of this citv.
PLATTSMOUTH DEFEATS
HAHSGOM PARK, OMAHA
From Taenia y's I;ii!y.
The basket ball game last evening
at the roller skating ring proved to
be '"fruit" for the members of the
Presbyterian aggregation of this city
who rati away with the far famed
Hanscem Park Methodist team of
Oniiiha by the score of Y2 to 12. The
visitors had the reputation of being
one of the real fast aggregations in
the big city but their reputation was
badiv shattered with the result of
the game last night and they retired
homeward dragging their colors in
the dust of defeat. The Presbyter
ians are scheduled to play the Town
send team of Omaha tomorrow night
and a real struggle for supremacy is
looked for. As a preliminary last
evening the team of the eight grade
of the Central building defeated the
So homore tear: of the high school.
Henrv A Guthman of the Bank of
SUFFERS A VERY
PAINFUL INJURY
frtiTi Tie V . y's I in i 1 y.
Albor Egei-berger is badiy crio
pled up as the result of an accident
ti.at lie -i turn vestemav afternoon
v.hiie he was engaged in souie wos-K
on the ;ari!i oi K. J. Lutz near this
city. Albert v as riding on a -hay !,,M Tuesday, February ' ih. aod ti e
ri'ck and in driving along slipped and rvpoi t of the ibrTVrent - v.a-
;'!! front the rack to the frozen ery p'ea-ing to the m.-n ! id'
gioui.d below and injured him -elf 5, .j.lt Th: - e.n.p-i iv v. a .j -veiy
painfully. A small gah was gar.ized - vea ago with i'or,v-two
c t over the right e-ye but the chief
injury -".a- to his hip which wa.- Lad
le Ora.-iod and he finds much difficulty
etting around and is compelled
t. t'.-e a cane to assist in propelling
him about. The accident will lay Mr
Kgcnbe-ger up f com active war!: fo!
ome time.
IEAUTIFUL WEDDING
AT THE HOME OF
THOMAS L. WILES
At the beautiful home of Mr. and
Mis. Thomas L. Wiles rn Sunday
evening, February -1th, at seven
thirty occurred the marriage of their
daughter Nannie E. to Rudolph W.
Hart. Miss Grace Jameson presid
ed at the piano placing the wedding'
march and very sweetly singing, '()
piond-e Me." The nephews and
nieces rd' the bride and groom held;
blue and white streamers thus form-I
mg an ais.e ior tne uncial pany.
Eider Wilkinson of Bethany led the
procession downstairs and was follow
ed by the little flover girl, Majorie
e.'iie-. litt'e niece of the bride, seut
teiirg red and white roses. Next
came the biide and groom attended
hy Mis Ruth. Hart, twin sister of the
groom as brides maid and Mr. Al
bert Anderson as best man. They
tool: their places under wedding bells
in the large doorway of the living
room which was beautifully decorat
ed in blue and white, and in the pres
ence of a large number of relatives
and a few intimate friends were
joined in holy wedlock.
The bride was becomingly dressed)
in blue chiffon taffeta silk with a
white georgette crepe waist trimmed
in bead trimming and shadow lace.
She carried a boquet of white brides'
roses and ferns. The groom was
dressed in blue serge. The brides
maid was attired in a pink silk gown
trimmed in rose buds and lace.
After congratulations a delicious
three course luncheon was served. A
large bride's cake beautifully decor
ated and bearing lighted candles
graced the dining table. A unicue
feature of the. evening was an e-xer-ci-e
given by the two older brothers
and sisters of the contracting parties.
Music and singing occupied the lest
of the evening the guests departing
when tie? happy couple were accom
panied to the depot, where they to k
the 11:4S train for Kansas City and
other southern points for a short
wedding trip.
The bride and groom have grown
up in tli is community and are so well
known they need no introduction.
Thev will go to house-keeping on their
farm four and one-half miles north
east of town in the spring Weep
ing Water Republican.
7LT !!
IVlL tm
S
COMING BACK
Manager Charles Peterson of the
Parmele theatre has closed arrange
ments for a week's stand of the
Mack-May stock company in this city
on the week of March 12th, at the
Parmele theatre. This company it
be remember ed was at the Air
Dome last summer for a week and
delighted the amusement loving pub
lic of the city with their excellent
performances and the news of their
return will be good news to the many
friends they made during their pre
Parmele theatre. This company is
to be remembered was at the Air
high standard plays that they will
offer for the benefit of the patrons
and there is no reason to doubt but
that they will be as successful as on
their previous visit.
Dawson Will Fix It.
5S
r t i
MilRDOCK HOLD FIRST
ANNUAL MEETING
I Ti r . I,,;.... .w...-..i ;..r, .."
.Murdoch he'.d their fn.-t a-ioaa.l o:ei-
ri,s :i,eetine at the M. V.. A. .:
mi in';. -i and ha .e ) ad ne'-' pro--;eto-,'t
year in every iv-pecf . '1 h . -b
ing its f'.r-t vea r of b i-in's thev
i -a t- i.e., I ;rany difficult problems t
dead with, but by succe--ful efforts of
ti - ir f-resident , F. Sfo.-k and Mana
ger. S. P. Lei.-, t 'getl " " with the
board of directors have made a grate!
ucces.-" of their grain bu- u-s. Th-y
have handled in the la-t year m-''e
than IVii'iH hu.d;el- of grain which
ha- returned them a wry handsn e
prolit. After paying the stockhold
ers ten per cent on their investment
and besides putting a nice sum in tl .
reserve fund there is .-till an undi
vided profit of Sl.'Jo.i in the tia--ury.
They also handled e ight ca i -loads
ef coal on which ti eV hae sa
ed the farmers consid.-r.J.h- mef-v
whieh i appreciated and rdmw-s on
wei: for giving their .-hate of tie
business to the elevator. As this i
the first co-operative eh-vater in Mut
dock everybody is enthusiastic u-i
the affairs of the organization and the
loyalty of its members. The follow
ing olheers were re-elected for the
ensuing year: President, Fi-.-d
Stock; Vice President. Frank dea-u-er;
Secretary, Aagu-i Rube; To
urer, 11. C. Backniever.
THE PRESBYTERIANS
DEFEAT TOWNSEND
GUN COMPANY TEAM
One of the host basket ball games
of the season was witnessed last e ven
ing at the roller skating rink when
the Presbyterian team of this ci4y P'o-cee-led
to carry off th victor-, from
the crack Town send Gun c- rr.pany
team of Omaha, by a score of" " to .".."
in a hard fought battle. Both teams
were well balanced and a fast corte-t
was had from start to fini-h. with the
odds even until tli? lo-t , wh-n th '
locals to.-sed the winning bai et a i i
copped the honors of the game. The
Townsends are one of the fa-te-t
teams in the metropolis, and on their
pievious i.-it to this c:ty they de
feated the Presbyterians by a margin
of ten points, and had great epe--tc-tiens
of winning iast evening, but then
rosy hopes were iha-hed to ea. th. The
locals feel very well piea-ed o.t r the
outcome of the game as they have a
i ight to be. as they defeated ?: of the
best teams in this part of the state.
The '"Mutt" and "Jeffs" of the high
school held a very interesting game
as a preliminary to the main ew nt. in
which the 'Mutts" proved the winner,
by the score cf 1.1 to 10. The Jeff.-"
weie in bad shaje at the opening of
the second half, but ran up a good
score in that half, but not .-Jkcier.t to
overcome the lead of the '.Mutts." The
game produced much interc.-t f. r th.
crowd present.
CHARLES E. WATERS & CO.
VS. G. E. COVEY CASE UP
This morning the time of the dis
trict court was taken up with hear
ing the case of the Otarles E. Waters
Co. vs. George E. Dovey, in which the
plaintiff is seeking to recover $20o
as a commission of the sale of the
stock held by Mr. Dovey in the First
National bank, and for the sale of
which the plaintiff claims to have a
contract. The stock was sold by Mr.
I Dovey outside of the agency of the
j Waters company, and they now desire
j to have the commission paid to them.
The jury selected to try the ca.-e is
j composed of G. E. Young, E. II. Pen
i tcrman, R. O. Hutchins, Theo Davis,
Clark Gonzales, F. A. Finkle, Fred
Spangler, J. W. Baty, James Niday,
August Krecklow, William L. Kelley
and E. F. Ilurllrjrt. The case will re
quire the greater part of the day for
completion and to be submitted to the
jury.