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TOE. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1917.
No. 266.
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CITY COUNCIL HAS
A BUSY SESSION
Abolish Assistant Chief of Police and
Elect F. W. Elliott Merchants'
Night Police Reports of
City Officials.
From Tuesday's Dailv.
The regular session of the board of
aldermen of the city was the chief at
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j int? inetiinir was not nucu witn a
great deal of importance, save from
the shaking up of the police depart
ment, which resulted in abolishing the
office of assistant chief of police and
making the merchants' police the sole
guardian of the law at night over the
city, and the council selected F. W.
Elliott to fill that position to succeed
P. A. McCrary, who has been on the
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, jorce since last .-vusrusi.
A petition was received from Fred
Prohaska and a number of other resi
dents along west Oak street, in which
they asked that the water service be
extended out that thoroughfare to give
them fire protection in the future.
Councilman Weber, in whose ward the
petitioners reside, stated that while he
was not in a position to judge whether
the city could afford to extend the fire
hydrant service out as far as the peti-
of service as they resided on the way
to the cemetery, and in his opinion
city water in Oak Hill cemetery was
very badly needed, as the wells there
were not sufficient and a great many
who visited the cemetery, especially
children, were in the habit of drinking
the water, which was very unhealth-
ful. On motion the petition was turned
over to the fire and water committee,
in conjunction with the cemetery com
mittee, to investigate and report at
the next session of the council.
Chief of Police Barclay reported
that during April there had been fif
tppn m-rpsts twelve had nnid fmp? two
had been worked out, and one had left
to Councilman Buttery, who presides
over the police committee.
City Clerk Warga reported that
during the month past he had gathered
in the sum of $234.95, which had been
turned over to the city treasurer to
assist in the running of our govern
ment in the city.
The report of Chief Field of the
fire department included two recom-
mendations, one for the purchase of
new wheel straps for cart No. 2, and I
one that the city erect a suitable tow
er at the city hall grounds which
could be used for drying hose and
also, on which a fire bell might be
placed if needed. This report was
. Winded over to Councilman Johnson
'find the fire and water committee to
look over and report upon later.
From the report received from Po-1
lice Judge Archer, the month of April
had been a very successful one as the 1
sum of $71.50 had been collected and
turned over to the city. I
The judiciary committee through I
Councilman Mauzy, the chairman,
ported on the claim of Attorney C. A.
Rawls for $300 for services in the j
case of Edward Fitzgerald, et al. vs I
the city of Plattsmouth, and found I
L-1UI lilt? iiuiiu aa i tcir-ujiciuit? i j i i
TnTYioimf involved in the litigation and I
recommended that the city attorney I
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proceed to bring suit against the I
plaintiffs in the case to recover the I
cost of the fees. On motion of Coun-1
cilman Johnson the bill was allowed
and the city attorney instructed to
take steps to sue for the recovery of I
the feos from the parties who had!
brought the suit against the city. J
The streets, alleys and bridges com-1
mittee reported on the matter of the
petition of Eben Barker and others
asking for the widening of West Vine!
street and recommended that the
street be widened and grades in prop-1
er shape. This was later referred
back to the committee to investigate
the title of Frank Slavicek to a part
of the land that would be included in
the i.irt-ai.
In the matter of the petition of
Charles Hula for a crossing for his
vse across Oak street, the committee
reported that the city could not con-
struct a crossing at the place desired,
but that the city would allow Mr. Hula
to go ahead and put in a crossing.
The estimate and plans for the sew-
er on Chicago 'avenue was then read
and the cost estimated at $2,650 to
complete the extension from Granite
street to Rock street, including the fil
for the ditch. This amount will be
forthcoming from the sewer levy as
well as the amount received from the
county for the replacing of the bridge
on Rock street, and will cover the cost
of the same. On motion the plans
and specifications and estimates were
adopted with Councilman Buttery vot
ing no.
Councilman Bestor called the atten
tion of the council to the fact that in
a number of places in the paving in
District No. 11 there were low places,
where water stood after a rain, and
he desired to have the contractor noti
fied to have the pavement laid so as
to allow a drain in proper shape, and
that action be taken at once, before
the bond of the contractor expired".
This was adopted. Councilman Bestor
also stated that the cobblestones that
joined with the brick paving in Dis
trict 11 were in need of being relaid
and that the city should have this
looked after. On motion it was agreed
to have a bricklayer employed to re
place the cobbles in proper shape.
The fire and water committee re
ported on the request of F. R. Gobel-
man for permission to paint the street
sprinkler and keep it in proper shape
if he was allowed to place his ad upon
it, and the committee repoiled that
they were not in favor1 of allowing
any private individual to advertise
their business through the city. On
motion of Councilman Luschinsky the
report was adopted and the committee
auhorized to go ahead and secure bids
on having the street sprinkler painted
as soon as possible.
Councilman Luschinsky reported
that he had interviewed the manage-
ment of the light company in regard
to a petition of the residents of South
Park for the extension of light service
to their locality, and that, the com-
Pany had agreed to extend the service
as soon as possible
Mayor Sattler in discussing the
light question stated that on two Sat-
unday evenings the lights all over the
city had been out of service and great
ly to the annoyance of the business
men and the citizens in general, and
that the company should be made to
sumers, who paid a high rate for elec
tricity, were entitled to a dependable
service, and that the light company
should be prepared to cover such an
occasion as tne burning out oi tne
transformer, and that one good trans
former should be maintained all the
time for use in case of emergency,
and that if the proper service was not
forthcoming the company should be
given to understand that the city
would seCure other means of getting
l.vht
On motion the lighting committee
was authorized to take steps to see
that the electric service was main
tained and to notify the company that
there would be no further delay or
- nor sprvivP niWpd hv the citv.
Councilman Buttery stirred up the
seeders on the avenues, who. he stat-
e(j were jn the habit of driving up
Washington avenue at a high rate of
speed, and as only two were arrested
n the past month, he thought that the
police should be getting active on this
proposition and, if necessary, addi-
re-jtional men should be added to nab
I the joy riders.
Councilman Buttery moved that the
city see that a permanent sidewalk
was put in in front of the property of
iui a. mnivaiu aim a. -l . 11 iiaiiioiu vii
North Ninth street, which were the
only pieces of property that were not
fixed out with permanent walk, and
the clerk was authorized to notify the
property owners that if the walk was
not put down the city would go ahead
and have the same placed and the
cost charged to the property.
Councilman Luschinsky stated that
the city had given two grades for side-
walks adjoining the Bach property on
I Lincoln avenue and Clara street, and
I that Mr. Bach, as well as other prop
erty owners along Clara street, be
I notified to put in the walks within
thirty days or the city would do it
I for them and tax the cost to the
property. This was seconded by Coun-
cilman Harris and carried
Councilman Luschinsky called the
attention of the council to the fact
that the American flag in Garfield
j park was in bad shape and the park
I commissioners should replace it with
j a new emblem. The board of com
J missioners were requested to purchase
a new flag. ,
On motion of Councilman Buttery
J the chief of police was authorized to
employ an additional man to look
after the speeders on the avenues if
it became necessary.
Councilman Bestor stated that the
ladies of the W. C. T. U. had request
ed permission to replace the barrels
at present used for the street inter
section markers with tiling, in which
they expected to plant a few flowers
and which would aid in beautifying
the city. On motion this permission
was granted.
Applications for pool hall licenses
were received from A. M. Arries and
F. H. Dunbar, with their checks for
$175 each, as well as one from J. E,
McDaniel for $100 for permission to
operate a bowling alley. These ap
plications were all granted.
Mayor Sattler then presented the
name of Dr. P. J. Flynn as city phy
sician for the ensuing year, and this
was confirmed by the unanimous vote
of the council.
Mayor Sattler in taking up the po
lice question stated that as the city
would be short several thouand dol-.-
lars on account of the loss of the
saloon license funds and the necessity
of maintaining two men on the police
force at night was not very great at
present, he favored cutting out the
office of assistant chief of police and
maintaining only the merchants' po
ke, giving him $30 or $35 a month
in addition to what he collected from
the business men.
On motion of Councilman Johnson
the office of assistant chief of police
was abolished and the salary of the
merchants' police raised to $35 a
month.
Mayor Sattler stated that he would
present three names to the members
of the council and that they could
elect whom they saw fit for the va
cancy in the force.
The first name presented was that
of P. A. McCreary. the present mer
chants' police, and was defeated by
the unanimous vote of the council.
The mayor then presented the name
of Alvin Jones for the position and
Mr. Jones received the votes of Weber,
Buttery, Luschinsky, Harris and Bee-
son, with Patterson, Mauzy, Bestor,
Vordran and Johnson voting no. It
being a tie vote and the mayor not
being allowed to vote on his own nom
inations, the nomination was lost.
The name of F. W. Elliott was then
presented for the position and was
confirmed, Patterson, Mauzy, Bestor,
Vordran, Johnson, Luschinsky and
eeson voting for, and Weber, Buttery
and Harris voting against.
The "bone dry" city ordinance to
conform with the new state law was
then read and on motion of the sus
pension of the rules was passed, after
which the members adjourned home
ward.
DEATH GALLS MISS
HENRIETTA HANSEN
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning shortly after 7 o clock
the spirit of Miss Henrietta Hansen
took its flight into the arms of the
Maker, and the sufferings of the un
fortunate lady was brought to a close.
Miss Hansen had been suffering for
some time from a very severe case of
inflammatory rheumatism, and for the
ast few days her condition had been
very grave, as the complications fol-
owing the attack made her recovery
doubtful, and the sorrowing mother
and brother and sister could only min
ister with tender hands until the sands
in the hourglass of their loved one
ran their course and the tender mercy
of the Father called her home to rest
and peace.
Henrietta Hansen was born March
17, 1868, in Schleswig-Holstein, Ger
many, and there spent a partion of
her childhood days, coming to America
With her parents forty years ago when
the family came to Nebraska and set
tled in Plattsmouth, where they have
since made their home. During the
long years of her residence in this
community this estimable lady had
been devoted to the home and the care
of those she held the nearest and
dearest, the parents and the brother
and sisters, and in this found a great
happiness in. serving. A devout
Christian, Miss Hansen was a mem
ber of the Lutheran church and stead
fast in this faith until the hour of
her death. To mourn the death of this
estimable lady there remains the aged
mother, Mrs. P. C. Hansen, one broth
er, P. C. Hansen, jr., of Omaha; Mrs.
C. E. Chassott, Wayne, Okla., and Miss
Christine. Hansen of this city.
Dawson Will Fix It.
JAMES B. TIPTON
PASSES AWAY
After Illness of Several Weeks James
B. Tipton Passed Away . Last
Night at Immanuel Hos
pital in Omaha.
Last night at the Immanuel hospital
in Omaha James B. Tipton passed
away after an illness of several weeks
following a paralytic stroke which he
was unable to withstand, and gradual
ly grew weaker until death brought to
him relief from his suffering. Mr.
Tipton had been a resident of Cass
county for the past thirty-five years,
the greater part of which tim he
made his home at Cedar Creek, where
he was held in the highest esteem
by a large circle of friends.
James B. Tipton was born seventy
years ago in Howard county, Missouri,
and there spent a portion of his boy
hood days, later removing with his
parents to Lancaster, Schuyler county,
Missouri, where the family resided un
til the close of the civil war. Later
when grown to manhood Mr. Tipton
resided for a number of years at
points in Iowa, and a short time in
Arkansas, coming to Nebraska in the
early eighties, and had since made his
home in Cass county. He was married
in Plattsmouth in 1888 to Miss Minnie
Miller, who is left to mourn his death.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Tipton resided at Cedar Creek for a
number of years, later coming to
Plattsmouth, where Mr. Tipton was
employed at the Heisel mill as engi
neer for several years. Since the op
ening of the Platte river auto and
wagon bridge Mr. Tipton has been in
charge of the conduct of affairs at
the bridge, and was so engaged up to
the time of his last illness.
Mr. Tipton was during his lifetime
a steadfast member of the democratic
party and several times was a candi
date for office in the county, carrying
the banner of his party during the
years when it was a sacrifice on the
altar of duty. Of a quiet and retiring
nature , the departed was devoted to
the duties entrusted to him, and to
those who were fortunate enough to
know him best, he was a strong and
steadfast friend, and to the old friends
the death comes as a deep loss that
only time will heal. To the bereaved
wife the deepest sympathy of the en
tire community will be extended in the
loss of a devoted husband and com
panion. GREAT BOHEMIAN
PLAY AT T. J. SOKOL
HALL LAST NIGHT
The Chicago Dramatic Company,
one of the leading Bohemian dra
matic organizations in the United
States, appeared last evening at .the
T. J. Sokol hall on West Pearl street,
presenting the drama, "The Golden
Wedding at the Parsonage." This
play was one giving the members of
the company ample opportunity to
display their talents and was enjoyed
to the utmost by the audience. This
company is composed of finished act
ors and actresses and their perform
ance was delightful throughout. The
play was given in Bohemian. The
Chicago company is en tour through
the state of Nebraska and is showing
in the diffrent towns where there is
a large Bohemian population and have
already presented two of their at
tractions in Omaha and expect to
play a return engagement in that
city, when en route home to the
windy city.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL.
From Tuesday's Dailv.
This afternoon Norris Cummins,
who has been at the Methodist hos
pital in Omaha for the past few weeks
recovering from an operation for ap
pendicitis, was able to return home to
this city feeling much improved. It
had been expected to have Norris re
turn Sunday, but a slight attack of
tonsilitis compelled him to remain at
the hospital a few days longer.
L. B. Egenberger was among those
going to Omaha this morning to spend
a few hours at the wholesale houses
in that city.
FAMILY IS AROUSED.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Last night about the midnight hour
the members of the household of J. R
Lee were aroused by a visit of what
is supposed to be burglars. The sound
of footsteps in the hallway of the
house was first heard by the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee, and at first little
attention was paid to the matter until
the boys heard someone prowling
around the barn and the sound of
voices, which aroused them, and they
at once started to investigate the
cause of the disturbance. The boys
hurriedly dressed and hastened to the
barn, but on their arival there failed
to find any sign of disturbance. The
rest of the family assisted in the
search, but the disturbers were :?one
before any trace of them could be
found.
JOSEPH BECKER IS
FATALLY SHOT AT
WICHITA, KANSAS
From Tuesday's Daily.
This morning Mrs. Mary B. Alli
son received a message from Wiich
ita, Kan., announcing that her
brother, Joseph T. Becker, had been
the victim of a murderous assault in
that city last night between 10 and
11 o'clock and that his death was ex
pected as the result of the bullet
wounds received at the hands of the
unknown assailant. Mr. Becker, it
seems, had left his place of business
shortly after 10 o'clock and was en
route home when he was held up by
some unknown party and it seems as
though he must have resisted the
highwayman, with the result that he
was fatally shot. When found after
the shooting, Mr. Becker was found
to be suffering from a bullet wound
in the right temple, and the bullet
had buried itslf in the brain and at
the time of the- sending of the mes
sage the death of the unfortunate
man was thought to be a question of
only a few minutes. The highway
man after the shooting had proceed
ed to take all of the valuables of Mr.
Becker, as his pocketbook, diamond
stick pin, cuff buttons and a number
of valuable papers were removed
from his person. The unfortunate
man is a brother of Abe Becker, of
Union, as well as Mrs. Allison, and
was for a number of years a resi
dent of near Union during his boy
hood days, and the many friends of
the family will regret very much to
learn of the tragic event that has
caused the fatal injuries to their old
friend.
FINED FOR NOT SEND
ING HIS CHILDREN TO
SCHOOL REGULARLY
From Tuesday's Daily.
The state law in regard to tne at
tendance of children at school is very
strict and provides penalties for the
violation of this section of the stat
utes that makes it a fineable offence.
Under the provision of the law, the
county or city superintendent is re
quired to file complaints with the
county attorney covering the matter
Yesterday Miss Marquardt filed a
complanit against one of the resi
dents of the Cedar Creek neighbor
hood who have failed to have their
children in school two-thirds of the
time of the school term as required.
The father of the children was
brought before Judge Allen J. Bee
son in the county court, and, after
hearine the facts in the case, the
court proceeded to levy a fine of $5
and costs against the man, whicn
was paid and he was allowed to re
turn home.
The stiffness of the law in regard
to school attendance makes it a seri
ous matter to keep the young people
out of school or to allow them to stay
out of their own desire, and it would
be well for the parents all over the
county to recognize this fact to save
trouble, as it is the duty of the au
thorities to see that the children are
in school.
Hon. R. B. Windham departed this
morning for Omaha, where he wil
spend a few hours, and expects to
meet his daughter, Mrs. Kenyon Kid
die, who is coming from Harrington,
Kan., for a visit in the old home.
CLASS PLAY, 'A
TRIAL OF HEARTS'
Will Be Rendered at .the .Parmele
Theater on Monday Evening, May
21, By Members of the
Class of 1917.
The class of 1917 of the Platts
mouth High school will present on the
evening of Monday, May 21st, their
class play, "A Trial of Hearts," a col
lege comedy in four acts by Lindsey
Barbee. The young people are now
busy preparing for the event, that will
be one of the most pleasing presented
by the school in the past few years.
The story of the play is one that
will keep the keenest interest of the
lovers of high class drama closely
held from the commencement to the
close of the dramatic offering. The
story is that of a wealthy student in
college, who, without the knowledge of
his aristocratic mother, contracts a
marriage that is not satisfactory to
her, and although received in the hne
the young wife is treated coldly and
becomes unhappy in her home and
leaves for the west, but later the hus
band finds her, and a happy ending is
found in the play. Through the play
the spirit of college fraternity and
sorority life is shown, as the scene is
laid in a college town.
The cast of characters is from the
membership of the class and the lead
ing roles taken by Glenn Elliott as
"Dudley VanAnwerp," and Miss Helen
Livingston as "Honor VanAnwerp,"
the wife, and "Will Nolting as "Philip
Vivian," the tried and true friend. The
remainder of the cast consists of the
following:
Roger Fairfax, flirtatiously in
clined Frank Palacek
Teddy VanAnwerp, adherent of
Kapp Psi Albert Janda
Jack Harding, adherent of Delta
Chi .Burdette Briggs
Jerry Jones, Gretchen's Pal
Everett Spangler
Mrs. VanAnwerp, of great import
ance Jessie Todd
Gretchen VanAnwerp, with "frat"
knowledge '. . . . .Abbie Brown
Virginia Randolph, the old sweet
heart Grace Nolting
Elinore Dean, a Kappa Psi senior..
Delia Frans
Dorothy Dillon, a Delta Chi
Ida Tschirren
Patrica Patterson, a Kappa Psi sen
ior Beatrice Seybert
Priscilla Prescott, leader of Delta
Chi Lenora Snyder
Bess and Betty,' Kappa Psi
Adelia Sayles, Agnes Bajeck
Barbara Lynn, popular freshman..
- Catherine Schrack
Josephine Joyce, member Kappa Psi
Anna Hiber
Louise Safford, member Kappa Psi
Joephine Weber
Jean Heal, member Delta Chi
Ruby Winscott
Irene Merrill, member Delta Chi...
Irene Truscott
Lucille Seymore, member Delta Chi
Delia Duff
Mrs. Putnam, chaperone
... Catherine Gorder
Marie, a maid Ethel Tritsch
Just Girls Flo Persinger, Ruth Mann,
Edna Tulene, Alpha Hallstrom.
OLD TIMER HERE.
Ftnm Tuesday's Dally.
This morning Milton W. Moore, one
of -the former residents of near Mur
dock, and who was known during his
residence here as one of the best fel
lows in the whole state, came in from
his home near Primrose, Boone county.
Mr. Moore is a whole-souled gentle
man all the . time and it was a rare
pleasure for the Journal force once
more to meet our friend and to learn
that he is getting along nicely in his
new home. Mr. Moore greatly en
joys the visit back to the bid home
and the green fields of Cass county.
Mr. Moore returned to Omaha this
afternoon and from there goes on to
his home.
SUGAR AT $9.50.
We got in a carload of sugar and
are selling it at $9.50. The sugar is
nice and fresh. No fire in this sugar,
Don't forget we brought sugar down
$1.25 per sack. We are trying to treat
the people to reduced prices on every
thing. A.-Palmar, the Fire King.
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LOOKING FOR FIRST BASEMAN.
The members of the Red Sox base
ball team are anxiously on the lookout
for someone to play the initial sack
on their organization, that has been
made vacant by the removal of Walter
Connors from this city. The boys have
so far unearthed no one, and if there
is any first-sackers lurking around the
city they will be received with open
arms by the members of the Sox crew.
So far the team has been recruited
from the home guard and it is hoped
that it will be possible to secure a
first-sacker that can do the job right
here in Plattsmouth. With a good
stiff game in prospect for Sunday the
vacancy has made it decidedly embar
rassing for the boys.
OLD VETERANS OF
NEBRASKA AND THE
VICKSBURG REUNION
From Tuesday's Daily.
Hon. R. B. Windham of this city has
received the following letter from the
state department on the subject of the
trip of the old soldiers to the southern
battlefields:
Lincoln, Neb., May 7. Comrades:
Your attention is hereby called to the
national memorial reunion and peace
jubilee of the Union and Confederate
survivors of the civil war, to be held
in the Vicksburg National Military
park at Vicksburg, Miss., October 1C,
17, 18 and 19, 1917.
The 1917 Nebraska legislature
passed an act authorizing an appro
priation of $20,000 to be used under
the direction of a commission to be
appointed by the governor, Hon. Keith
Neville, to provide transportation to
and from Vicksburgh for all veterans,
both Union and Confederate, who con-
template attending that reunion, who
served in the civil war of 1861 to 1805,
who now reside in, or who have con
tinuously resided in the state of Ne
braska for a period of at least one
year prior to the passage of the act.
Said commission having been ap
pointed and organized, all such veter
ans will indicate their desires by
sending in their names, company, and
regiment, in which they served to the
Secretary, State House, Lincoln, Neb.,
at their earliest convenience, so as to
enable an approximate estimate of the
number to be provided for.
This trip being one of over 2,000
miles and one of more or less hard
ship and inconvenience, each com
rade should very seriously consider the
matter as to whether he will really
ba physically able to make the trip or
not before making his application.
Officers of the war department, rep
resenting the U. S. government as
host to the veterans, will have charge
of this reunion, and the veterans will
be its guests while in Vicksburg.
The Nebraska commission will have
charge of the Nebraska division while
en route and see that all comrades
are properly cared for during the
journey as well as in camp.
The order of exercises and enter
tainments during the reunion will be
in charge of the National Association
of Vicksburg Veterans, and all civil
war veterans, whether they partici
pated in the "campaign and siege of
Vicksburg" or not, will have equal
measure of privileges.
Each comrade who plans to under
take this trip should study this letter
carefully, then make up his record as
above directed and give his postoffice
address, box or rural route over which
he receives his mail, in order that he
may be properly listed by the secre
tary. AH further information will be
cheerfully furnished by the secretary.
W. H. STEWART,
J. S. HOAGLAND,
WILL M. GIFFORD,
Commission.
J. H. PRESSON, Secretary.
GOES TO SANITARIUM.
This morning George Schantz de
parted for Lincoln, where he will enter
the sonitarium in that city to take
treatment for rheumatism, from which
he has been a great sufferer for the
past seceral months. Mr. Schantz is
in very poor health and it is hoped
that in the treatment at the sani
tarium he may find relief and be re
stored to his former' good health. He
was accompanied to the capital city
by John Albert and Michael Hild, who
will assist him on his journey.
