BARGAIN
Wednesday
EDITION
BARGAIII
Wednesday
EDITION
VOL. no. xin
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1926.
NO. 2
Nebraska State Histori
cal Socferv
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'Daddy' Grace
Tells of Old
Times in West
One Time Chief of Police of This
City. Now in Omaha, Relates
Experiences in West.
rmm Monday's Daily
The Omaha Bee of this morning had
a very interesting interview with
James Grace, or "Daddy" as he is
better known in Omaha where lie has
resided for a long period of years. Mr.
Grace was at one time chief of police
of Plattsmouth and made a very
notable record of efficiency and after
leaving this city was a member of
the South Omaha police force. The
article from the Bee was as follows:
"Fifty-six years ago last Wednes
day James (Daddy) Grace. South
Omaha policeman, came to Nebras
ka from Iowa.
"He came without paving too.
One reason was that the toll bridge i
had not yet been built and the sec-;
ond was that he cross over the ice
at Plattsmouth. I
"'Daddy' lias been with the South!
Omaha police 17 years and is 77!
years old. I
"But 'Daddy can tell the story,
the story of early Nebraska railroad-j
ing and frontier life. J
" 'I started out from Montreal and
started work on a railroad which
ran between Plattsburg and White
hall in York state. I've forgotten
the name of it. Then I went with
the Rock Island when the jump
ing off place was Des Moines.
" 'The Burlington at that time was I
dickering for the Omaha and South- tickets and Mr. Hinrichsen proposes to
western road, because it was prom-j get in early and have a good op
ised a grant of land if it reached portunity of getting acquainted with
Beatrice within 30 days. The Oma- the voters by the time the privary
ha road was built tc Crete. 30 miles ;
from Beatrict. The deal went thru,
and the Burlington graded built
bridges and laid track so that an en
gine entered Beatrice right on the
appointed day.
" 'Plattsmouth at that time was
a real town. I got there in '73. The
men who had been buildine the
Union Pacific were coming back and
drifted into town. Saloons and
gambling joint? were strung all
along the blocks.
'Everybody carried a eix-eun. I
never saw a knife used in a fight
until I came to South Omaha.
" 'Three days after I got to Platts
mouth I voted. You could vote six
or seven times then. If you had
enough different kinds of hats and
caps. I don't remember if I voted six
or seven times that day.'
" 'Daddy declares the tales of
frontier towns with the numerous
killings and acts of violence, were
like the premature announcement of
Mark Twain's death, "greatly ex
aggerated." 'We Lad shootings, of course.'
he said, 'but they came out of card
games or some such affair. Usually,
though it was just a wound and a
trip to the doctor's saw everything
all risht.
" 'The only shooting with serious
effects I ever saw was in Kearney
Junction. I believe it happened at
the end of the last big drive from
the southwest. A storekeeper's lit
tle son was standing on the porch
of his father's store. Some cowboys
were riding through the town,
shooting it up. One of the crowd fir
ed six shots into the post at the boy's
side. The boy was frightened and
dropped to the ground.
" 'His father grabbed a rifle and
shot one of th riders, killing him.'
"Stealing was more severely pun
ished than participation in a shoot
ine affray.
" 'One fellow in our railroad outfit
?tole some clothes and ran out on
t!if open prairia. The boys chased
him and caught him. He denied
knowledge of the theft. One of the
trainman suggested hanging him. The
f'llow b-came frightened and told
where the clothes were. As a pun
ishment he was taken way out on the
prairie, his slus and socks taken
from him, and he was turned loose.
"'There were no locks on houses,
they weren't needed.
"Daddy" remembers many of the
leading figures in the Indian cam
paiens of 1876.
"He remembers some of the famed
outlaws and so-called 'bad-men' of
the time.
" 'The only one I remember real
well.' said 'Daddy, 'was Canada Bill,
the three-card Monte man. He op
erated on the Union Pacific for a long
time and made Kearney his head
quarters one winter. He had three
dupes working with him and they
used to go into Jim Kelley's saloon
and split their money.
" 'Some days he would dress as a
preacher, the next day as farmer. He
offered the U. P. $35,000 a year if
it would let him operate on the road
with the understanding that his prey
would consist of ministers only. Of
course, it was refused.
"About IS SO he server four years
as cniet or police in Plattsmouth,
but denies emphatically that he ever
captured any notorious criminals.
"When the Transmississippt expo
sition opened. 'Daddy was a guard
on the mid-way. Later he went with
Swift & Co., packing plant police
department.
"When he joined the South Omaha
police department before annexation,
he was driver of a team of fiery little
broncos, hitched to the patrol wagon.
'Coppers' divided their attention be
tween their prisoners and retaining
their hold of the wagon when on a
"run."
"'Daddy lives at 427 North Twenty-eight
avenue and has four chil
dren; two sons. Frank and Edward;
two daughters, Mrs. T. J. O'Connor
and Josephine.
"At the present time 'Daddy is
jailer at the South Omaha station."
NEWS FROM CUBA
Mrs. C. E. "Wilcox and daughter,
Marilynn and Miss Roberta Propst,
of Lake Worth, Florida, formerly of
Plattsmouth, are visiting in Cuba.
Miss Mayola D. Propst is employed
in the National City Bank of New
York in Havana, and is expected to
return to Florida with her visitors.
Wm. Kinrichsen
Files for Sheriff
of Cass County
Former Chief of Police Will Seek Re
publican Nomination at the
Primaries.
From Monday's laily
This morning the county political
pot was further stirred when William
Hinrichsen. former chief of police of
Plattsmouth. entered the arena as a
candidate for the office of sheriff of
Cass county and will submit his name
to the voters at the republican pri
mary in August.
This is the first filing for the coun-
ty offices outside of the legislative
rolls around.
Mr. Hinrichsen has had several
years experience on the police force
of the city, being employed as night
police here during the terms of Mayor
C. A. Johnson and as chief of police
in the first year of the administration
of Mayor John Sattler.
Politically Mr. Hinrichsen has
affiliated with the republican party
and has been a worker for the var
ious party candidates in the past
years and now feels that he is en
titled to the rewards of office for his
services as a hewer of wood and a
drawer of water.
This is the first name to be sub
mitted for this office as Sheriff E. P.
Stewart has not as yet made his fil
ing altho it is expected that he will
be in the race for the office that he
has filled for the past two years.
WILL DO BELCO PAINTING
From Monday's Daily
August Knofiicek. the well known
automobile painter of this city re
turned home Saturday from Kansas
City where he spent some time in
special work and study of the ap
plication of the Delco painting sys
tem which is very popular with the
auto owners. Mrs. Knofiicek took
with him an old car that was re
painted there by him and presents
a very fine appearance and was
driven back to this city by Mr. Knofii- i
cek. In the next ten days Mr. Knofii-!
cek expects to have his machinery :
for the application of the paint here J
and will open up a plant where he
can handle the work in the most
workmanship like manner and giving
the very best results in the Delco
work. Mr. Knofiicek is an expert
painter and in his skillful hands the
auto owners can feel safe in placing
their cars.
CONTRIBUTES $25 TO FUND
From Monday's Daily 1
Chapter F, P. E. O. of this city, is
the latest contributor to the commun
ity building fund, having sent in its
check Saturday for $25. There are
a number of letters out to other or
ganizations which have not yet re-:
sponded to the plea for aid, but it is
expected they will do so in the near
future.
Success is just ahead. Only $2,000
more is needed to enable the Build-j
inK and Advisory committees to go,
ahead with the plans of actual con
struction. What will YOU give to
help put this over right away? Mail
Or lid II li )UUI iuutluuiiu
Niel, Treasurer of the Finance com
mittee at once.
In return for community contribu
tions totaling $10,000, the city will
gain a $25,000 building, erected on a
sightly location that was bought by
the Legion more than a year ago for
almost $3,000.
OLD FASHIONED CARNIVAL
From Monday's Dally j
The Modern Woodman hall was the.
scene of a great deal of gayety on j
Safurday evening, the occasion being (
the old fashioned carnival dance and
which furnished all of the trimmings
of the old time carnival, confetti.
paper hats and horns, all adding their
touch to the scene of pleasure and
frolic. The Gradoville Classique or
chestra gave the music for the round
dances and the Kohrell orchestra for.
the old fashioned dances and each
made a decided hit. On next Sat
urday there will be given the regu
lar old time dance, which will be
featured by special vocal soloists.
Cass County
Asks Purchase
of New Bridge
Resolution Passed Yesterday by Com
missioners, to State to Accept
the Bridge.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday at the court house to
delve into the proposition of the
Platte river bridge and decided at
the session to ask the state to supply
aid in the purchase of the new bridge
erected by the King of Trails bridge
company over the Platte river and
which has since its opening in No
vember been conducted as a toll
i bridge by the company that had the
bridge erected.
The county commissioners adopted
by a unanimous vote a resolution that
Cass county requested the state de
partment of public works to supply
state aid in the advancement of one-
half of the purchase price of the new
bridge and that Cass and Sarpy coun
ty supply the remaining half of the
price, the two counties to secure their
part of the price by the charging of
tolls undetf the provisions of the state
law.
The resolution asks for the pur
chase of the bridge and its approaches
at the price of $124,144.46. this be
ing the estimate of the cost and valu
ation made by the office of the state
engineer on the structure.
The resolution duly signed and
attested by the county clerk will at
once be submitted to the state de
partment cf public works for their
consideration and approval.
The final taking over of the bridge
may be held up by the hear
ing that is pending In the district
court of Lancaster county where it
is sought to have the state engineer
and the department of public works
restrained from making the purchase
of the bridge.
WRECKED CAR MAKES TROUBLE
Saturday evening a car was re
ported to be in the ditch along Lin
coln avenue near the Burlington
shops and also that two men were
on the scene and were apparently
suffering from an overdose of liquor.
Officers Joe Libershal and Clyde Jack
son, summoning the car of Constable
Tom Svoboda, repaired to the scene
of the wreck and found that the
parties were a man named Dailey,
and one who gave the name of Smith.
The two men were brought on into
the city and lodged in the city jail
until they could arrange bond for
their appearance this morning, being
released on a bond of $200.
The trial was held this morning at
the court of Judge William Weber,
and the complaints filed by City At
torney J. A. Capwell charged Dailey
with two counts, driving a car while
intoxicated and also for intoxication.
On the first count he received a fine
of $20 and on the second, $10, the
total being $34.50. Smith was charg
ed with possession of liquor, a small
amount having been found on his
person and he received a fine of $100
and costs, amounting to $104.
RETURNS FROM SAD MISSION
Mrs. Georgia Creamer, residing
south of this city, has just returned
home from a sad mission that called
her to Fremont at the death of the
little daughter of her neice. Mrs. B.
N. Gerlack, formerly Miss Isabel
Shrader of near Murray.
The death of the little one. Evon
Pearl, occurred just a short time
after the birth at the hospital in Fre
mont to which place Mrs. Gerlach had
gone from her home in North Bend.
The passing of the little one
brought a great grief to the parents.
Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Gerlach, as well
as the many relatives in this section
of the state, death coming just a few
moments after birth.
Mrs. Creamer was accompanied on
the sad mission to Fremont by her
nephew, Mont Shrader, of near Mur
ray and they remained there until the
funeral of the little one.
The friends of the family in this
community regret very much to learn
of the sad news and tender to the
bereaved family their deepest sym
pathy in their hour of separation.
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT
The death of Mrs. Johanna C.
Kettelhut. one of the oldest residents
of the vicinity of Eagle occured
Tuesday noon at the home in Eagle.
The aged lady has been failing since
the death of the husband and father
a few months ago and the end was
not unexpected. Mrs. Kettelhut was
at the time of her death eighty-two
years of age and has spent many
years in and near Eagle.
She leaves to mourn her death
three daughters: Mrs. Bertha Rock-
enbach of Eagle. Mrs. Eda Witt ofi
Syracuse, and Mrs. Amelia Witt ofj
Lincoln, and two sons, Christ of
Rennet and Robert of Deshler. Fun-
eral services will be held at the home
at 1:30 p. m. inursaay. Interment
will be in the Eagle cemetery.
Valentines at all prices at the
Bates Book & Gift Shop. Largest and '
best line in the city. Mail orders'
given prompt attention.
BOUND OVER TO DISTRICT COURT
From Monday's Dally
This morning before County Judge
A. H. Duxbury the hearing was had
on the complaint charging Frank
Boetel with disposing of mortgaged
property without the consent of the
holder of the mortgage.
Mr. Boetel was taken in custody
Saturday night by Sheriff E. P. Stew
art on a complaint that had been filed
by some of the parties holding mort
gages on the very much mortgaged
car, or small truck, that Mr. Boetel
had sold to Fred Edwards several
months ago.
At the hearing this morning and t
the introduction of the evidence in
the case the court bound Mr. Boetel doing its part with similar organizn
over to the district court to await J tions over the state in putting across
at the forthcoming March term as I the adequate free bridge program
the nffonrp rharwd is a fplonv am! -over the Missouri river which con-
cannot be passed upon in the lower
court.
Death of Ed
Stoner Occurs
in the South
rormer Well Known Resident
This City and Vicinity Dies
at a Southern Town.
of
From Tuday" liaJty
Yesterday afternoon a message was
received here by the relatives an
nouncing the death of Edward Stoner.
formerly a resident of this city, the
death cccuring at the Orlando, Flor
ida. General hospital' ot 3 o'cloc k.
The message did not give the cause
of the death and it is not known
whether the death came as the re
sult of sickness or accidental injury
that caused death. Mr. Stoner has
been engaged in working in Florida
for the past several months at his
trade as brick mason Bnd concrete
finisher.
Mr. Stoner was a resident of this
city in his boyhood, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Stoner. having
made their home here for a number
of years and here he grew to man
hood. After leaving this city Mr.
Stoner returned to Plattsmouth in
1918 and was married here to Mrs.
Belle Grassman. the family later
removing to Oklahoma and after
wards locating in Omaha, They re
sided in Omaha np until last fall
when they moveil to Florida and
have been living at Coco, Florida,
since that time.
Mr. Stoner is survived by the
widow and five step children. Mrs.
Thomas Short and Mrs. Joe Mrasek
of Omaha, Hillard Grassman and
Miss Laura Grassman of this city
and Paul Grassman of Coco, Florida.
The deceased was also a brother-in-law
of Mrs. R. A. Bates of this city.
There remains of his family, the
aged parents, two brothers and two
sisters, one sister and brother living
in Lincoln and one brother in New
York while the other sister is a resi
dent of Texas.
Funeral of Mrs.
Lucinda Brittain
Held Yesterday
Large Number of Old Friends Gather
to Pay Their Last Tribute of
Love and Respect.
From Tuesday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon at the First,
Methodist church was held on last
rites for Mrs. Lucinda" Brittain, old
time resident of Plattsmouth and
one of the best known and loved of
the residents of this community,
possessing an unusually large circle
of friends.
There were present ?t the church
the old time neighbors as" well as a
delegation of the Woman's Relief
Corps of which the deceased had long
been a member, being a widow of
one of the veterans of the great civil
war.
The sermon was short and Rev.
Frank Emory Pfoutz brought words
of comfort to the bereaved family
in his text, "I Have Fought the Good
Fight, I Have Kept the Faith."
tnnphinp' nn tho Inn? traa rc n f Hfo
rf nfc vtfWtoir. oh K,,' I
I'ft. AA 1 9 f 4llU.4UCa.A-iU I. A-H Willi 1DU
tion that she has made to the com-
munity in which she had lived and
the services to the family that she
has reared'
During the services Mrs. Ed Roman
gave two numbers. "The Rock That '
Is Higher Than I" and Rock of Ages."
The Woman's Relief Corps also
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the church, this being: a most im-
j . . v. . ., . ..
and associate as she was laid to the
last long rest.
The pall bearers were selected
from among the old friends being
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Goldin
James McKinney, Val Bur-
kle
Valentines for all of the family,
the sweetheart or friend can be found
at the Bates Book and Gift shop. Se-
T -V ZC
cure your assortment now While the
lines are still fresh and unbroken.
Bridge and
Highway Ass'n
is Launched
After Effort Organization Is Secured
and Work Started in Construc
tive Manner for Success.
From Wednesday's Daily
The Cass County Bridge and High
way association is now .safely launch
ed in the affairs of the slate and in
templates bridge at Plattsmouth,
Rulo. Blair, Omaha, Nebraska City
and Sioux City.
The meeting held last evening in
the auditorium of the First Presby
terian church was the culmination ot
the organization and the new organ
ization can progress forward creat
ing sentiment for the free bridge at
this and other points.
There were many vi'rhors present
at the meeting from other points and
those from Lincoln and Falls City
especially carried the large audience
away with their enthusiastic support
of the bridge and good roads move
ment. Among the visitors irorn Lincoln
were B. A. George, chairman of the
legislative committee of the Nebras
ka Good Roads association, Edgar E.
Duncan, city commissioner of Lin
coln, Harvey C. Kendall, general
manager of the Western Good Roads
Service Co.. and Fred Fawcett of the
Lincoln Daily Star.
From Glenwood there were pres
ent Roy Haney, state representative
of Milis county, B. A. Matthews,
prominent merchant. W. C. Ratke of
the Miils County National bank, and
Frank Choate of the Glenwood
Opinion.
The city of Elmwood sent as their
representatives E. T. Comer. George
W. Blessing of the Leader-Echo. L.
F. Langhorst and B. I. Clements.
For the first time at any of the
bridge and road meetings there were
in attendance, a number from Weep
ing Water to add their part to the
general .boosting spirit and among
these were Mayor Tuck, J. J. Meier,
well known druggist and general
booster as well as Charles V.-See ley
of the Republican of that city.
Murray was represented by County
Commissioner C. D. Spangler and
Everett Spangler of the community
club.
From Falls City there were in at
tendance Hon. A. J. Weaver, leader
in the affairs of the southeastern
portion of the state, E. E. James,
prominent good roads and bridge
booster and Harry T. Schepman. sec
retary of the chamber of commerce.
Nebraska City was represented by
Atorney W. H. I'itzer and Mr. Fallen
of the good roads committee.
The Omaha delegation was com
posed of W. A. Ellis, deputy commis
sioner of the chamber of commerce
and Attoney J. C. Rahel.
The Eagle delegation was composed
of J. A. Gardner of the Beacon and
the present president of the associa
tion and Ed. Peterson, one of the
leading citizens there. j
The mass meeting was presided over
by Judge James T. Begley, presi
dent of the local chamber of com
merce, who introduced the various
speakers before the meeting.
The first speaker was B. A. George,
who is perhaps the real father of
the proposed bridge program and who
was warmly greeted by the audience
as he launched into an explanation of
the bridge program that is now being
fostered and which contemplates a
large and friendly co-operation in
the various points along the Missouri
riveil to secure much needed means of
travel to and from the states of Iowa
and Nebraska. The matter of the
bridge program was first suggested at
a meeting of the Harding highway
association when it was found that
the highway ended in Iowa where it
was forced on long detours to cross
over the Missouri river, making a
great inconvenience to the traveling
public and depriving the residents of
the central portion of the state of
the proper crossing. The speaker
urged that the state commission, that
had been appointed, would take into
consideration all of the bridges that
have been proposed and see that they
were properly pushed. Mr. George
related the work in the bridge 1 ine in
South Dakota where a small levy was
building five bridges over the Mis-
souri river- The ?aws Ioa ud
Nebraska governing the bridges
co"ld eaSlly b? amende in .onlrf
' h a adequate s urn s m i g ht
be raised to support the bridge pro-
Sram: ?b?Jev ?f 3'10tlJ f a ml"
would in this state raise the sum of
$1,000,000 for bridge purposes and
this scattered over a few years would
easily raise the amount of money
f . ,
needed. The proposition was not sel
fish and all sections would be favor
ed alike in the matter. Mr. George,
- "
stated that the elimination of the
present bridge of the Burlington for
railroad service would make it possi
ble to secure it and that this was very
easily possible as the railroad at the
Present time was paying a great deal
I? have pushers on their trains over
tne grade that could be eliminated by
lowering a new bridge some twelve
feet.
Hon Roy Haney of Glenwood tookpost-d bridge program and pointed
some little time in explaining the lout the fact that Plattsmouth, Rulo.
road work and taxation methods of
the state of Iowa and the verv close
manncr in which the appropriations
were-shaved in that last session of the
state legislature. One of the great
obstacles in the way of Iowa co
operation in the Missouri river
Lridges was the fact that the towns
on the Mississippi were also demand
ing bridges. He thought that time
would give these bridges across both!
of the rivers and that the Harding
highway by detour of 40 to 50 miles spiring address to the large audit nee
was. a detriment to the traveling pub-' !n which he urged the progress of
lie. He was in r'pvor of the bridge the state and the erection of the
program if it could be put over. bridges and better roads as they were
W. A. Ellis, of Omaha, speaking as of service to the people of the state
a eitiz-n of Omaha and not as an 'and whic h was the real value of the
official voice of the chamber of com- ; -mr o ements in the service that they
n."-rce of that city, related a little could give in making the conditions
of the difficulties that bt ing me 1 1 bene- r. Mr. Weaver paid a phasing
there in the campaign for a free; tribute to Bert George of Lincoln. as
bridge and stated that he did not 'one of the pioneers in the good road
think it possible to put over one ; moveme nt in Nebraska that had ad
bridge, but that a state program ' vanced the state very much in the
would support the program of the'la-t few years. The speaker uTm-l
free bridges. the -formation of sentiment for th'
One of the snappiest and most en- bridge movement and that everyone
thusiastic addresses of the evening set back of it and se-e that it was put
was that of E. E. James of Falls
City, who has been a deep student of
the problems of the middle west in
th'"r traveling facilities and who is
a ".re bridge booster from the word
go. primarily interested in the Rulo
bridge but supporting e very move for
a program that would give all of the
adequate crossings over the Missouri
river. Mr. James urged the stirring
of sentiment in at least two coun
ties deep along the Missouri valley in
getting over the big program of the
year. Those who favored the bridges
Mr. James stated should not allow
any small obstacle to stand in their
way but shoulel press on, to a success
ful finish. The state was trn years
behind in its good roads program and
there was no need why it should be
twenty years behind the times in the
matter of bridges. With t lie vast in
crease in traffic that was going thru
Iowa and Nebraska, it was unthink
able that there should be crossings
on the river at least a hundred miles
apart in many instances.
The speaker stated that the ques
tion was "Do We Need the Bridges?"
which no one denied and the only
answer was that of getting busy and
securing them. Create sentiment that
would sweep away all opposition. Mr.
James related the efforts of the peo
ple of Rulo to secure a free bridge
and their determination to keep on
until victory was assurred and urged
all sections of the state to get into
the fight now and help put over the
adequate bridge problem. If federal
aid was secured the cost would be
lessened by half and if Iowa would
co-operate with Nebraska each state
would have to pay only one ejuarter
of the cost.
L. F. Langhorst of Elmwood gave
a few words in support of the Mis
souri river bridge and its purposes
in making travel possible without
long and unpleasant detours to cross
the stream, he supported the five
bridge program in its entirety.
Attorney W. H. Pitzer of Nebraska
City was called upon and stated that
Nebraska City was wholeheartedly
willing to co-operate with Platts
mouth and other places. The speak
er pointed out a number of facts as
to the taxes and means that must be
used in securing the funds.
Mr. Fallen of Nebraska City also
endorsed the plan for the construc
tion of the bridges along the Missouri
river.
E. E. Duncan, city commissioner
of Lincoln endorsed strongly the pro-
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Talk It Over
First mortgage loans on productive
well-managed farms, operated by indus
trious farmers, are a class of loans which
measure up to the standards set by The
First National Bank.
We can arrange loans of this nature
without delay and at reasonable rates.
Come in and talk it over with us!
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'and Blair had no bridges at ait ior
i crossings that we re in this day and
ago a necessity and that in Omaha
and Nebraska City the structures were
toll bridges. Lincoln was strong for
the proposed bridges and particularly
that at Plattsmouth.
If. ('. Kendall of Lincoln also stat
ed that Lincoln was 100 per cent for
the bridge program in a state wide
movement.
Hon. A. J. Werver gave a very in-
over as sentiment could secure this
measure if it were strong enough.
Mayor Tuck of Weeping Water
also ndorce-d tl' bride- program and
stated 1 1 i s community was strung for
it.
The resolutions committee consist
ing of E. H. We-scott, S. S. Davis and
1). ('. Morgan, reported a con-titu-tion
and by-laws of the- ('as.- County
Bridge and Highway asociatinn that
w re- adopted after some running fire
of suggestions as to changes and al
terations, the committee having
hard a time to bring forth a satisfac
tory document as the framers of the
I. S. constitution, but it was finally
adopted providing for a number of
otiie-e i an', fixing the miii rship ff
it $1 per your.
President Gardner announced tli
appointment of an executive commit
tee to act as ttie legislative and ad
visory committee in conjunction with
the other ofiicers of the association,
the members being. Judge James T.
Begley. Piat tsmout h : E. M. Pollard.
N'cliawka; L. F. Langhorst. Elmwood;
Col. P. L. Hall. Greenwood and W. F.
Die-is, Louisville.
A motion was introduced by H. A.
Schneider that the county clerk and
county commissioners be instructed to
get busy and have the Plattsmouth
bridge included in the list that had
been prepared by the commissioners
and clerks organization at their-recent
Omaha meeting.
J. A. Capwell also introduced a
motion that the program of the Ne
braska Good Roads association for a
secondary road system be endorse!,
including the local gas tax provision
that would be applied on the road.-
of the various counties.
It was then decided to name tem
porary officers so that the association
could function until the n-xt regular
meeting which will b- held at Weep
ing Water in March. The following
w-r' named:
President J. A. Gardner. Eagle.
Vice-President L. F. Langhorst.
EI in wood.
Secretary H. K. Frantz. Eagie.
Treasurer W. 15. Banning. Union.
Trustees S. C. Boyles. AIvo. H. A.
Schneider, Plattsmouth. Lloyd Word
cot t. Weeping Water.
On motion of D. C. Morgan the
meeting was adjourned to gather at
Weeping Water in March for the f,m
yearly meeting.
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