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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, Ml 7.
No. 18G.
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PLATTSMOUTH
LOAN & BUELOSMO
ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting, and a Larj,c Number
of Stockholders Present Elect
New Directors.
Fr-.ni Tuesdfiy's Pnilv.
Th" yearly meeting of the Platts
mouth Loan & Pwildine- Association
was held la-t evening and a Iar:-;
anil to participate in the flection of the
A.-ociatii:i weie in attendance to
hear the report of the years business
and to participate in the lection of the
directors for the ensuing Year. The
retiring directors. Dr. E. V. Can,
E. P. Lutz and P.. A. Pates, were all
re-elected for another term. The
other oibcers of the association will
'be cho--n later by the board of di-
1 ectors.
The ."-bowing made ir the past year
.ns been one that is n .-1 flattering
led indicates a .-troii., and vigorous
V''.vth of this stromr and financial
V-titution and to t'ne clear judgment
i the o:!icer and the energetic work
Y ihe secretary, 'i'. M. Patterson, a
real deal of the siue-ess of the Years
dness is due. The total capital
ck of the Plattsmouth Loan
Siding Association for the year is
U;i4. a train over the previou
T and the re is at the present time
'0 shares of monthly payment stock
among the h.omemakers of
tsniouth. that through the build
Vr.d loan are finding their way to
je!!.ience by the opportunity for
11 g that is olfered by this asso
iji. The loans for th.e year just
1. shows a net gain of $.":!.'!.,
: Uie monthly payment shares of
increased S.."lt'. during the
S Period of time. The dividends'
Jt l by the association sire S.'5').7Tl.
.' jhich has taken the stock holders
a neat sum on their pavings.
The Platsmouth Loan v Building as
sociation have appointed a committee
to look up some means of reducin.tr the
cost of securing; loans to the borrow
er and make it easier on the person
desiring to secure a loan for a home.
This will be a great advantage to
the borrowers who have to stand the
cot of the examination of abstracts
and the titles to property upon which
loans are made.
The local building and loan asso-.-i-:.
lions h ive been one of the most po
tent facers in the steady .growth of
the city and tile so'-f-es.-- of an insti
tution of this kind is something; in
which j.vry citizen .-hoiild be inter
ested as it means the continued ad
vancement of the citv.
FORMER LADY OF
PLATTSMOUTH DIES
IN DENVER
From Tnf-'ln y's Paily.
Tile death of a well known resi
dent of this locality in early days is
reported from Denver where Mrs.
Oscar Martin Carter died a few days
ayo. Mrs. Cartel- was a daughter of
Thomas Thomas, who was one of the
pioneers of this locality, and spent
her girlhood in this cur.tv where her
family was numbered anvmg the lead
ing; factors in the development. She
was a sister of the late J. W. Thomas
of this city, Senator S. L. Thomas,
of Long IJeach California, ar.d Thom
as J. Thomas, of Omaha, and an aunt
of George W. Thomas of this city.
The Carter family alter their mar
riage resided at Ashland ami also at
Omaha, where Mr. Carter was en
gaged in the banking business and
twenty years ago removed from Oma
ha to Denver where they have been
very highlv pratsd by critics and was :
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also the author of a number of re-
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lio-inns works. She was stxtv eieiit
years of ag;e at the time of her death j
and is survived by the husband and
four children. The old friends of the
family will regret very much to learn
of the passing; of this splendid lady
who had made a great many friends
while a resident of this locality.
j ccunty commissioners to urge the new
F. M. Welshimer and son were county road. Among those attending
among those going to Omaha this were: William Puis, A. J. Engelke
morning, where they expect to spend meier, Dr. G. H. Gilmore, Ted Bar
the day in that city attending the ce- rows, J. W. Edmunds, Henry Long, E.
ment show that is being held in that S. Tutt, C. H. Boedeker, W. G. Boe
city this week. ; deker, L. II. Puis and P. A. Hild. ,
Guy Morgan Goes to San Diego, Cal
I'rum Tnf?'!.iy's P:tily.
Guy W. Morgan was called to Cali
foiuia on Saturday last by the an
nouncement of the serious illness of
his mother, Mrs. William Morgan, at
h( r home in San Diego. Mrs. Morgan
was not thought to he m rr serious
condition until the last few days.
when trie message was sent for the
son in this city. Mrs Morgan is well
known throughout this locality, having
for m number of years resided at
Glrmvood. la., where her husband was
for years sheriff of Mills county, and
the old friends of the family will re
grot grently to learn of her illness
and tru,t tr.at she mav recover. Of
late years Mrs. Morgan has made her
home on the Pacific coast.
WORK OF HENOVAT-
HOUSE
OFFICES GOES ON
Frntn Tuesday's Daily.
The desks and counters in the of
fices of the county clerk, treasurer,
judgre and register of deeds are being
scraped preparatory to revarnishing.
and this is a part of the cleaning; pro
gram that has been inaugurated on
the second floor of the court house
by the board of commissioners. The
ceilings and walls of these offices have
been repainted and decorated and the
woodwork treated to a coating1 of var
nish that has added immensely to the
appearance of the ofiices and makes
them very bright ar.d attractive in
appearance. The office of County At
torney A. C. Cole in the basement of
the court houe, also is being; touched
up by the painters and is assuming; a
very different aspect. A number of
the offices have also had electric lights
installed for use at night when the
rush work is on in the offices of the
clerk and treasurer, as well as in the
office of the county attorney. The
work at the court house has been well
placed and certainly has added to the
appearance of the building" in every
way even if it is not yet complete.
The woodwork on the exterior of the
building- will also be given a touching
up by the painters.
CHICKEN THIEVES
ROUNDED UP IN
. COURT AND FINED
From Tue.S't ay's Paily-
The time of the county court was
taken up this morning; in threshing
out a chicken stealing- case in which
a number of the young; lads residing
on Wintevsteen Hill were made the
defendants and charged with puii-loining-
a number of chickens from
the hen house of C. A. Johnson, and
disposing; -f them. The boys were
rounded up by the Chief of Police
Earcla- and at first denied the taking;
of the fowls but later when brought
int co ore acknowledged their guilt.
A number of the parents of the young
sters were in court to assist in keep
ing; the boys from securing; a sen
tence to the reform chool to which
they had laid themselves liable by
their action. The chickens were
taken Saturday night from the John
son premises and disposed of and the
money secured for the fowls spent.
The court after hearing; the evidence
in the case found the boys guilty of
the o -Tense and they were taxed $1
and costs amounting- to 3.50 each
for their violation of the law, which
is rather costly chickens for the par
ents of the boys, who are all hard
working- people and were not aware
of the fact that their children had
been g-uilty of such actions until they
were placed under arrest by Chief
Part-lay. There has been a great deal
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chickens and the authorities have
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been working- to secure the ollenders.
MURRAY WELL REPRESENTED.
From T'losday's Pally.
The Murray Commercial club and
the residents of that locality were
greatly in evidence at the court house
j today, appearing before the board of
GOOD ROADS
BOOSTERS IN
CITY TODAY
An Enthusiastic Hunch of Farmers
From Over County Appear He-fore-
the Commissioners
From Tiiesda v's Pail v.
The most enthusiastic gathering; of
good roads boosters that has assem
bled in this citv came in this morning
from the central and western portions
of the county to appear before the
board of commissioners to agitate the
construction of something that has
long been badly needed a cross coun
ty load running east and west and
furnishing connections into the dif
ferent towns of the county. There
were some seventy-five in the party
and they all were brim full of the real
boosting spirit for the east to west
road. Dr. G. II. Gilmore and Glen
Boedeker headed the large delegation
from the vicinity of Murray, that is
figured will be the eastern terminus
of the proposed road, while the resi
dents of Center precinct were on hand
with a delegation, that from the point
of enthusiasm, had them all backed
off the boards.
The boosters visited the court house
shortly before noon and were granted
an audience by the board. The chief
speaker of the party was C. M. An-
drus of Manley, who gave an outline
of the desires of the members of the
party for a road from Murray west
to the Lancaster county line and the
town of Waverley. Mr. Andrus stated
that the road as proposed was as near
the exact center of the countv as was
possible to secure, and would have
less bridges than any road that might
be selected; it lay along the divide
that provided good drainage' both on
the south and the north, and would be
easier to care for than any others. It
would furnish a good road to anyone
desiring to travel either to Lincoln or
to Omaha, connecting with the Omaha-
Lincoln road, as well as the Omaha-
Kansas City road at Murray. The
statement of Mr. Andrus was clear
and to the point and made the matter
plain as to the real necessity of a
road of this nature. W. G. Boedeker
also pointed out that this road bene
fited a larger number of the taxpayers
than anv other one could and that the
farmers residing along the highway
would take part in seeing that it was
maintained in the proper shape and
do all in their power to aid the work.
To make the road it would be neces
sary to grade down a number of the
hills in order to insure the uniformity
of the road and to make it in good
shape for travel. Mr. Boedeker stated
that the road was needed and the
county is in a position where it could
afford to take up the creation of the
highway.
County Commissioner Ileebner was
in favor of the road through the cen
ter of the county and thought that
the route as outlined was the ideal one
for a real good road.
County Commissioner Pitz pointed
out that the legislation pending at
Lincoln regarding the acceptance of
the government good roads donation
would have an effect on the movement
and that in his opinion it should be
accepted, but regardless of action by
the state the county would be able to
carry on the work in the county for
the new road.
Dr. G. H. Gilmore also made a short !
statement in support of the proposed
road and urged co-operation in keep
ing up the road among the farmers
residing along the highway and was
enthusiastically for the proposed road.
The boosters took advantage of the
occasion to perfect their organization
by electing C. M. Andrus of Manley
as president and W. G. Boedeker of
Murray as secretary. It was decided
to have members from each precinct
on a committee to push the securing
of the road and the following were
chosen: First Rock Bluffs, W. G. Boe -
deker; Elmwood, John Creamer; Mt.
Pleasant, William Philpot; Center,
John Opp. The other precincts will
be supplied with committeemen later,
who will take up the work of boosting
the construction of the road. The
members of the boosters adjourned for
dinner and at 1:15 reassembled to dis-
cuss further the plans of securing the
aid of the commissioners in the con-
j struction of the cross-county road.
SENT TO STATE HOSPITAL.
From Tues.lny's Puily.
The board of insanity last, evening
was called to pass upon the case of
Mrs. Bertha Shafer of Eagle, who
was brought in to be examined as to
her mental condition. It was decide i
by the board that it would be best for
her welfare that she be taken to the
state hospital in Lincoln. .Mrs. Shafer
was injured in the fall of 1 H 1 0, and
since that time has not been in her
usual health.
ODD FELLOWS 00
TO LOUISVILLE TO
ASSIST IN WORK
From Tuesday's Pnily.
Last evening a party of the local
members of the I. O. O. F. composed
of John McNurlin, John Cory, Mike
Hild, Mike Tritsch and Hairy Kruger
motored out to Louisville, where they
assisted the brothers of the lodge in
that city in administering the work
of the order on a number of candi
dates for admission into the fraternitv.
The Louisville lodge was host for a
large number of visitors from the
neighboring lodges to enjoy the im-
pressive worn and o participate in
the banquet that was given at the
close in honor of the new members
and visitors. This evening a degree
staff from Omaha will be present at
the lodge rooms of the Odd Fellows
mi this city to administer' the first
degree upon a number of candidates
and the occasion will be one of the
most notable in the history of the or
der in this city. The members of the
Louisville lodge will be prevent with a
number of candidates, who will be let
through the ceremonies that mark the
adoption of a member into the mys
teries of the order. The members of
the local lodge are anticipating one of
the largest gatherings of the year and
one that will be tilled with much in
terest to every member. The visitors
at Louisville last evening were loin
in their praise of the hospiU'bi.. man
ner in which they were entertained.
DANIEL A. WEBSTER,
OF GRAND ISLAND,
DIES AT THE HOME
Yesterady afternoon Daniel A.
Webster, one of the aged residents at
the Masonic Home passed away rath
er suddenly after an illness of some
duration from dropsy. Mr. Webster
had remarked after dinner yesterday
that he had not felt so well for months
and for some time was up anil around
feeling very much improved and
about 2 o'clock laid down for a little
nap and passed peacefully away,
dying shortly after 2:30. The body
was shipped this afternoon to Grand
Island the late home of the deceased
where it will be laid to rest in the cem
etery in that city. Mr. Webster was
eight-one years of age and has re
sided at the home since last Novem
ber and was one of the most pleasant
and genial of the residents there and
his death brought a keen regret to
the other members of the houshold at
the Home. He was a member of Ma
sonic lodge No. 33 of Grand Island.
Superintendent W. S. Askwith of the
Masonic Home accompanied the body
on the last journey back to the old
home.
ENTERTAINS IN CALIFORNIA.
From Los Angeles, California,
comes the report of a very pleasant
gathering held there by a number of
former Plattsmouth people at the
Morgan Waybright home in that city
and at which time Mrs. Wavbright
and Mrs. B. Elson. entertained at a
j five-course dinner of Thursday. March
lst in honor of Ir. and Mrs. Thomas
Tyan and Miss Fanny McDougal of
Nebraska City. The following guests
, were present: Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
! Wescott, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan,
Miss McDougal, Mrs. Benton Brown,
Mrs. Thomas Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Elson, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
j Waybright. The occasion was a
very pleasant one for the gathering
of old friends.
Miss Eda Marquardt departed this
afternoon for a trip out in the country
to look after some school matters for
' a short time.
TO TRY AND SE
CURE LOCATION
OF MMl
Local Council of the Knights and
Ladies of Security to Start .Move
ment for the Location of
Home.
. La-t evening- at the meeting of the
Knights and Ladies of Security it was
definitely decided upon by the mem
bers that Platte council would at once
take up with the National council of
the order, the location of their new-
national home for the aged, orprons
and invalids, which the National coun
cil has planned for the coming year.
This home will cost from $250,000 to
$n0O.0uO, and will in all probability be
located in the west, where the greater
pait of the membership reside, and in
view of the fact that Nebraska is one
of the strongest states in point of
membership and the Platte council the
most active in the state in the exten
sion of the membership, the local
members feel that they have an even
break with other localities that mav
make efforts to secure the location of
the home. This city being of easy
access by rail from any direction and
being located in the heart of the terri
tory which the Knights and Ladies of
Security are the strongest, should of
fer a great advantage to having the
homo located at this point. The Na
tional council will require a tract of
'and coveiing thirty or forty acres for
th 1 building of the home that will
house the hospital, dormitories and the
orphanage for the care of the children
of the order. There are a number of
very choice sites near the city that
might be acceptable to the National
council, and certainly a more health
ful locality could not be found any
where than that of this section of Ne
braska. The Commercial club of this city
will act in conjunction with the mem
bers of the lodge in bringing the ad
vantages of this city to the attention
of the National officials who will have
the selection of the site at their dis
posal, and in the good work the mem
bers of the lodge in this city should
have the hearty co-operation of the
citizens in general.
The lodge at their meeting last eve
ning adopted the following resolution
as their position in the matter:
Whereas, It is planned by the Na
tional council of the Knights and
Ladies of Security to establish ''The
Old Folks, Invalids and Orphans
Home," and a "home commission" ap
pointed to further the object, therefore
be it
Resolved, Tbat Platte council No.
372 ta immediate steps to secure? the
location of the home at Plattsmouth.
rnd that a committee of three be ap
pointed to represent Platte council in
negotiating for the location, anel that
they be authorized to confer with the
Commercial club to secure its support
of the project.
FUNERAL OF C. E.
MATHEWS HELD SUN
DAY AFTERNOON
From Tuesday's Paily.
Funeral services for the late Charles
E. Mathews, who died , at Salida,
Colo., following an operation, were
held at the chapel at Forest Lawn
cemetery Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock. T. W. McCullough of Omaha
Typographical union, conducted the
funeral services, making the address,
with solos by Miss Julia Baker. The
widow and daughter arrived in
Omaha in the afternoon, accompany
ing the body, and will remain in
Omaha several days. World-Herald.
The deceased is a brother of W. G.
Mathews, for several years linotype
operator at the Journal, and had vis
ited -here several times in the past few
' years. The Mathews family were
' residents of Plattsmouth in the early
days.
Mrs. Charles Wolf and Mrs. Jennie
Rhoden of near Murray were among
those going to Omaha on the 'early
Burlington train, where they will
spend the day with Mr. Wolf at the
hospital in that city, where he is tak
i ing treatment.
UNDERGOES OPERATION.
From Wednesday's Pnily.
(J. H. Moisinger of near Mynard re
turned home this afternoon from Oma
ha, where he had been visiting with
his wife at the hospital, where she has
been for the past few week. Mrs.
Meisir.ger was operated on Monday
for the .-econd time and the operation
seems to have been very successful as
far as can be determined at this time.
Mr. Meisinger will return to Omaha
tomorrow to visit the wife.
FILES CLAIM FOR
DAMAGES WITH THE
COMMISSIONERS
A claim aggregating $900 has been
filed with the board of county commis
sioners by C. L. Norman and Romaine
Meier of Louisville, which claim is the
outgrowth of the auto accident on the
Louisville road near the Charles War
ner farm, on the night of February
1G. Mr. Meier, who sustained a brok
en collar bone in the accident, asks
500 as the amount of his damage,
while Mr. Norman, the owner of the
automobile that was damaged, is de
sirous of recovering $400. It will be"
-emembeied that this accident occur
red on the hill just east of the War
ner farm while Mr. Meier was driving
from this city to Louisville, and in
Toing down the hillside the car ran
into a ditch, injuring the driver and
smashing up the car to considerable
extent. The county commissioners
have not as yet taken any action in
the matter or passed on the claim. At
torney Matthew Gering is looking
after the interests of the two Louis
ville gentlemen in the matter. Mr.
Norman is the owner of a garage at
Louisville and Mr. Meier is employed
by him, and on the evening of the ac
cident had brought over several par
ties to this city, and on the return
trip met with their misfortune.
PREPARING PLANS FOR
REMODELING HOME
F. M. Welshimer, who is the owner
of the Black property on North Fifth
street, is preparing the plans for re
modeling his house to make it a mod
ern apartment house and capable of
housing four or five families with
ease, i ins notise is one ot tne larg
est in the city and has some sixteen
rooms init, some ef which are quie
arge more so than is really ne-
cessarv. 31 r. weisniumer proposes to
change the plan of the interior of the
house so as to conform to his desire
to make it a first class building in
every respect. The house will be
equipped with gas and electricity and
baths constructed in each of the
apartments for the benfit of the oc
cupants of the building. The owner
ofthe building also expects to hace the
exterior of the house touched up and
made uniform in appearance by using
stucco and when completed the prop
erty will be one of the neatest ap
pearing in that section of the city
where so many beautiful homes are
located. Mr. Welshimer will also
look after his other property in
terest in the city during the coming
months and add to the summer pro
gram of improvement. The Welshi
mer family have just located in this
city for their permanent home and
expect to do a great deal of work
during the coming season in the build
ing line.
AN OCCASION OF JOY.
Without a doubt, the happiest man
in Plattsmouth today is Bruce Rosen
crans, although Philip Thierolf is run
ning him a close second in the joyius
feeling, and it is all occasioned by the '
fact that last evening a charming lit- j
tie daughter made her appearance at
the Rosencrans home to take up her
residence with the happy parents. The
mother and little one are doing nicely '
arA Prii(o to cimnlv trpndinc on air. as
i only a proud and happy father can.
Mr. Thierolf is a very proud grand
father, and the happiness over the
event is also felt in the W. E. Rosen
crans home over the first grandchild
in their family, as well as that of Mr.
and Mrs. Thierolf. The friends of Mr.
nd Mrs. Rosencrans will join in wish
ing the little daughter a long and
happy life in the years to come, and
that she may prove a joy and comfort
I to her parents.
REV. T. A. TRUSCOTT
SUFFERS A VERY
SEVERE ACCIDENT
This morning shortly after 11
o'clock Rev. T. A. Truseott, of th
Methodist church, met with quite a
serious accident while out making a
number of pastorial calls. He had
ridden out to the farm of C. E. Bab
bitt, northwest of the city on his
bicycle anel it was on the return trip
back to this city that he fell or was
knocked from the wheel and hurled
to the roadway knocking him uncon
scious and badly cutting and injur
ing his face. Both of the eyes of the
pastor were badly cut and swollen
and his face severely gashed by the
contact with the hard groun, as well
as the broken particles of his eye
glasses. The fall also lacerated his
lips quite badly and the shaking up
proved rather serious. How the ac
cident occurred no one seems to know
as the injured man is still in a dazed
condition and does not remember the
events leading up to the time of the
accident. It would seem that his
bicycle must have struck some object
in the road causing it to overturn and
throw him with quite a force to the
ground. The injured man was found
lying in the road by Miles Allen, the
mail carrier, who was returning from
his trip over his route west of the city
and Mr. Allen brought the injured
man on in to his home where his in
juries were dressed.
Mr. Allen states that Rev. Trus
eott passed him near the Matt Sulser
residence where Mr. Allen stopped to
chat with Mr. Sulser and shortly after
that had started on into to-vn and
found the form of the minister lying
bruised and injured in the road a
short distance west of the Oak Hill
cemetery. Mr. Allen saw no auto
mobiles coming along at the time and
this looks as though the minister
must have fell from the bicycle in
stead of being struck by an auto-
mrbile as was first thought.
GRAVES OF SOLDIER
DEAD TO HAVE MARKERS
The graves of the old soldier's
throughout Cass county that have no
markers to show the last resting place
of the brave ones who fought for their
country, will be no longer allowed to
go neglected. T. W. Glenn, of the
local post of the Grand Army of the
Republic, yesterday took up with the
county commissoners the proposition
that has been made to the post for
supplying the markers for the graves
of the old soldiers from the United
States government. Mr. Glenn desired
the aid of the commissioners in having
the stones erected as well as in secur
ing the names of all old soldiers who
might be buried in this county, and
the commissioners very heartily
agreed to take what action would be
necessary and see that the markers
were placed when they arrived. This
is a very laudable movement and one
that shows a proper regard for the
services of the old soldiers of the re
public by seeing that their last resting
place is not allowed to go neglected
and without a suitable marker. The
local Grand Army post through Mr.
Glenn will at once send in the orders
for the markers and have them here
so that they can be placed in position
before Decoration day rolls around.
SUPT. BROOKS RE-ELECTED.
From Wednesday's Pally.
The board of education met last eve
ning to transact the rofttinc business
of the conduct of the schools of the
city. The board at this time also took
up the election of the? superintendent
for the ensuing year and selected
Superintendent W. G. Brooks for the
year 1917-1918 by a unanimous vote.
Mr. BBrooks has filled the position for
the past few years and his conduct of
the schools of the city has given the
greatest satisfaction to the members
of the board of education as well as
to the pr.trons of the schools, and in
recoenition of his work he was given a
re-election by the board. The selec
tion of h" fnchers for the tern next
fall will be taken up later by the
board and the superintei. lent. The
board did not touch on anything of
importance aside from the allowance
of the ustnl grist of bills that wefe
made necessary in the operation of the
schools of the city.