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PLATTSIIOUTH SEin-WEEKLY JOXHINAL
MONDAY, OCT. 12. 1931.
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COLE-ANDERSON
Miss Pauline Cole, oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cole of Weep
ing Water, was united in marriage
to Mr. Edward Anderson of Louis
ville. Xebr.. Friday. October 1. 1931.
The ceremony, which was performed
by Rev. Robert D. Murphree, of the
First Methodist church or Louisville,
took place at 4 o'clock. Miss Thelma
Cole and Mr. Dale Philpot were the!
attendants.
Mr. Anderson formerly lived in
Kansas. He is a high school grad
uate and attended three years at the
University of Kansas at Lawrence.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alford
Anderson of Salina. Kaas.
A receDtion was iciven and a wed
ding dinner served at the home of
the bride's aunt. Mrs. Dan Sudduth
at 6 o'clock Thursday evening.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Cole. Mrs. Lawrence Colbert. Dale
Philpot. Mrs. Ernest Bates and little
sun. Eldon, Mrs. J. Embury and sops,
Roy and Paul. Miss Beulah Dean, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Cole and daughters.
Evelyn and Thelina. and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Anderson. Weeping
Water Republican.
ATTEND REUNION OF
OLD TIME FRIENDS
TfTT.TfflTm TTF.TT, UI HOSPITAL
Miss Mildred Hell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry E. Hell, of near
Cedar Creek, is in the Immanuel hos
pital in Omaha, where she underwent
an operation last Friday for appen
dicitis from 'which she had sunerea
most of last summer. She stood the
ordeal splendidly and is making fine
progress and will be able to return
home the latter part or tnis wee.
Her mother remained with her the
first few days until Tuesday.
Early History
of Platlcnioiith
is Recounted
By ROBERT FOSTER PATTERSON,
rrfarlpal Plttaaieak II. S.
But if the victory over Rock Bluff
f i. Hn a attending school here, seemed permanent to Plattsmouth.
this being her second year in high she recKonea witnout expecting ine
school. She Is loved by her teachers rise or weeping water as a iormia
.nd rnanf friends and she has the able challenger. Weeping Water re
heat wishes of the community for a i placed Rock Bluff in the contest and
speedy recovery. Louisville Courier, over a period of fifteen years carried
on a Oilier llglll iiu lauscu a oeuco
cf elections. Spurred on by its rapid
growth in population and fortified
with the argument that it was more
centrally located for the service of
the greatest number, W eeping Water
fought to the bitter end
By petition, an election was forced
on October 18. 1877 but this time.
a three-fifths majority was necessary
to determine the issue. The result
was as follows: Weeping Water, 1,-
034 Plnttsmnnth SSft- Tniliaville.
urge that work of naking tne JUver 147, and Rock Bluff, 93. This result
Work on Missouri
River is Urged at
Falls City Meet
Navigable Be Taken Up at
Once in Omaha Vicinity
was most encouraging to Weeping
Water though she had failed to mus
ter the required majority. Spurred
cn by this encouragement, petitions
were soon circulated calling for a
second election on May 14, 1878.
Mr and Mrs. C. G. Mayfieldr were
at Greenwood last Saturday, where
they went to attend a gathering of
old time friends at Schaefer's ceme
tery north 'of that towtt. Thfcf lsihi
the Loder school district. whete''M!
and Mrs. Mayfield attended school a
good many years ago. as they cele
brated their golden " wedding anni
versary about five years ago. -
A fine picnic dinner was one of the
features of the day and the time" pass
ed pleasantly in talking over old
times and in renewing acquaintances.
They met one lady, Mrs. Charles
Loughlin. now living on a farm at
Prairie Home, who was formerly Jen
nie King, of Louisville, where she
spent her childhood days close to 50
years ago. She spoke of her former
girl friends here and sent regards to
all who may remember her. Her fath
er was manager of Waterman's lum
ber yard on the Burlington and their
home is now the property of Mr. and
Mrs. La Rue Williams. Louisville
Courier.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS HURT IN
WASHING MACHINE WRINGERS
On Monday morning the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mc
Cartney of Alvo. was quite badly
hurt when her arm was caught In a
power driven washing machine wrin
ger and drawn into the rollers up to
the shoulder. Her mother was pres
ent at the time and threw the re
lease, but the flesh of the arm was
badly crushed and lacerated in places.
Under the doctors care she is doing
very nicely.
On Tuesday morning the little four
year old daughter Dcloris, of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Lau, who live on the
Lake farm west of town where the
Dick Elliott family formerly lived
happened with an accident when the
ringer to the washing machine was
in operation. She caught several
ringers in the cogs of the wringer
and they were severely crushed and
lacerated so that she had to have the
attention of a physician. Elmwood
Leader-Echo.
Die! you ever try
to drive a cor on
three whceld ?
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Djpendatls Insurance
The officers and directors of the
Missouri River Navigation associa
I a Valla fit IT and
in a resolution urged that the war Tis time Weep ng Water polled
department and the government 'iW:
start work at once on the river pro
gram on the Missouri river in this
vicinity and advance the navigation
program as well as furnishing em
ployment to a large number of the
jobless.
The meeting adopted a resolution
that will be sent to Washington at
once to urge the starting of the work
as a benefit to the people of the west
who may be without employment
"It is the purpose of the war de
partment, as expressed, to push this
viile, 64, and 81 others scattered
among the remaining towns and vil
lages
Again, Weeping Water had polled
the most votes but could not attain
the - required three-fifths majority.
The increased vote for Plattsmouth
was made possible by the growth of
population due to the stimulation
brought by the Burlington railroad
which was developing its shops at
Plattsmouth. After the election of
1878. there followed a lull in the
work on the upper river as rapidly as Strugs for six years while Weeping
possible." said Secretary George Mil- .
"rnntinnin mntrarti. now In assault on Plattsmouth s possession
f-. ,nH tnnHa -nr. trusts 99 fimrta 1 of the COUnty Seat
become available, will make possible The third election on January 8.
mnor. f the wr.rk this fall anil win- 1884, showed clearly that Weeping
Water could not count on the unquali
fied support of the other towns of
the central and western part of the
county. . While Louisville. Manley,
Union and Nehawka all gave lip-service
to Weeping Water's campaign,
each was secretly hoping that the
ter" .
Where work will be done first is
a matter for the engineers, it was
pointed out, but directors believe it
possible that practical work employ
ing a good deal of labor will be
nil shod
In the resolution it was urged that I PJZ would fn to them if neither
tfia vnrk hHn oa 'cnnn as rmssitile 1 01 " WO cniei contenders couia
at and near Omaha, where nothine Thls tlme Weeping Water
ha en far been done exrpntinsr in again led the field with 1.623 votes.
.nrv.n . ivrt of th effort tr. mm. Plattsmouth followed With 1,594
J I iL m 1 111 Mnst a w
plete the project as rapidly as funds 1 w,in niey poinas ana l.quis-
are available I iu. , 11 war cuargtu iuhl ims
T.nr vear IK million dollar were election was agitated oy a disappoint
spent on the Missouri river, and it ed Plattsmouth politician who had
l asKnmed from what has been said I moved to Weeping Water and who
. whinrtnn that thh amount will took this means of retaliation. But
be spent by the end of the fiscal year. the. result again quieted the remov
ending next June 30. according to for 'ou1r..yea 88 Weeping
J. A. Sunderland. Most of the monev ,iller "au puuea me mosi votes
this year, he presumes, will be spent
above Kansas City, s the project
there Is nearing completion: ' "
It will fit in with plans of the
eadh time, the belief that she could
eventually win the prise still per
sisted.
( T. V m IOOO IA
luc iaii vl xooo. rciiiiuuB wens
rovernment. I am sure." said Rufuslasain presented, calling for an elec
Lee. "to make a good beginning of ucn to De neia on iMovemoer 8. isss,
the work at Omaha right away. We and for the first time in the long
want to see this done as a matter of series of contests. Weeping Water
speeding up the river project and at fell behind In the votes. Platts-
the same time give employment to as 1 mourn new led the neid with 3,asz
many as possible in this section." with Weeping Water second with
Former Governor Arthur Weaver I J.7B. Maniey got iss; wabasn. 49,
presided at the meeting held at Weav-I and 22 others were scattered. Now
er hotel. He also presented the visi- that the vote showed that Weeping
tors at a luncheon given by the Ro- Water was losing its power to poll
tary club. I the most votes, citizens of Platts-
Plans for the river were discussed, mouth were prompted to press their
Including the half billion bond pro- claim for the erection of the new
position, to complete the waterway court house. If the new buildings
system, as advocated by Burton Peak could be built, the vexatious county
of Moline. 111., and C. C. Webber of seat question would be settled for
Minneapolis. The proposed bond is-I years to come.
sue is championed by the representa- The proposal to vote bonds for a
tives of the upper Mississippi region, court house, brings the county seat
The meeting took no action upon it. controversy to its second phase with
Weeping Water in frenzied opposition
because with ' the expenditure of
funds for county buildings, the pos
sibilities of removal of the seat of
government would be very remote if
not impossible. But Plattsmouth
pushed the question to a bond elec
tion June 8, 1889 but here again
the real question was still the matter
of location. If the bonds could be de
feated. Plattsmcuth's hold on the
county seat would still be insecure
and re'moval nossible. It was a stroke
Oweont Camp Fire held a business of strateev on the nart . of the
meeting Wednesday, September 30 Plattsmouth leaders that a bond Is-
& A
and elected officers:
President Racheal Robertson.
Vice President Janey Rebal.
Secretary Edna Mae Petersen.
Treasurer Mary Jane Mark.
Scribe Joan Moore.
sue was not attempted until after a
satisfactory vote had been polled on
the question of re-location, 3,078
votes were polled for the bonds
against 2,875 disapproving ballots,
giving the bonds a majority of 203
i oe Big nop national memDersnip rotes. Blocked nmln at the nnlla
society campaign was discussed. Weenlne Water still hart recourse to
iriaiis were maae ior ;nrisimas ac- the courts and the validtly of the
r wunsinc on me sec- bonria were contented In the courts
uua ran, rire iwaser. for a Prl0d of two veara hut were
nr.a a -v l r
neuuesuaj, uciuoer i, me group Ifinallv tWlareri valid hv th ototo oti
" 1U uirmaay ceremonial at me preme court in December 1891
;T ;VZ : :." .;: I The election of 1888 and the bond
ThVounVlIfiw "Si9"' "1 S M
Nrnrnrlpr RettV Mr-Car, and Ttnon I " '--'
Rhai Mar vfo,-.. .-.I ing Water
Rebal.
initiated. Some new motion songs
were learned and honors were award
ed. Annual honors . were given to
the girls who had best lived tip to
tne seven laws of Camp Fire,
as highly exciting affairs.
Many can be found yet who will ad
mit that they voted in every ward
in town and sometimes twice In each
ward. Transient labor was voted Ir
respective of residence or citizenship
and known aliens were hurried to
ty was held at the heme of Edna Mae .""Tn-t cMnnr Z t Z IZl'
poI.. pk 4. . tous Instructions as to how to vote.
In the handl of thT ct Jid Indee. it does not seem impossible
in tne hands of the committee, Edna ,,,', ll . K
Ma and iMnain. to believe the story of the man who
Mae, and Jacqueline Grassman. En
tertainment consisted of a program,
contests and games, and then the
twelve members and their guardian
voted his pet dog for Plattsmouth.
It was a case of "fighting fire with
fire" and no Impartial observer can
lt m. l. . i. i .i
vr OAWJWI Au.f.m . . I 1WV WKa, U1WU CtCVllUUI HOW
pink .birthday
cake with one candle. The successful
party ended with the sineinic of
Camp Fire songs.
JOAN MOORE.
Scribe.
ly regular, irregular voting was
Just as bad In Plattsmouth as it was
in Weeping Water and it was not so
much of a difference as to degree but
PLEASANT CLU3
The meeting of the Pleasant Ridge
Community dab which was to have
been held on Friday night of this
week, has -rtponed until Fri
"I I'M11!1 1 ! II U I H-H"
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Phone 3S4
Plattsmouth
quantity which counted most. But
regularity was not a question, the
main point was to get out the biggest
vote possible with no questions ask
ed as to their legality. County seat
fights are of the type of neighborhood
quarrel in which the issues are so
beclouded by personal desire and
community animosity that a solemn
referendum is out of the question.
Still In the fact of an adverse de
cision of the Supreme Court, citizens
of Weeping Water began the circul
ation of another petition, but due to
irregularities in the signatures ob
tained, the County Commissioners re
jected the petition. In the meantime,
Plattsmouth gained another point
when the bonds were sold.
Commenting on the impending
close of the county seat quarrel, The
Plattsmouth Saturday Mirror on Feb
ruary 14, 1891 said, "Now that
Plattsmouth is about to erect a
building commensurate to her need,
it is hoped that the bitter feeling
toward Plattsmouth that has existed
for many years will pass away and
that every true citizen of the county
will extend to the Board of Com
misai oners their' good will and next
fall, when the corner stone is laid,
with attendant ceremonies, let every
body gather at Plattsmouth and bar
becue the fatted calf and tap a bar
rell of new cider and let every one
eat drink and be merry."
But it is amusing to note that aft
er presenting a united front against
Weeping Water over,, a period of
years to protect the claim to the
county seat, considerable friction
arose in Plattsmouth as to the lo
cation of the court house. After hav
ing fcught with the other towns of
the county to keep the court house,
the fighting now was upon what
block it would be situated. Three or
four locations were proposed and the
present site on the corner of 4th and
Main Streets was selected but not
without considerable opposition. A
public square on south 5th street
hill was proposed but objected to on
the ground that it would demand ex
pensive grading. Another site on the
north side of Main street and west, of
7th street was objectionable for the
same reason.
The latter part of February, 1891,
the County Commissioners advertised
fcr sealed bias for the purchase of
the old county buildings which had
stood since 18S3. In a tone of mild
sarcasm, the Saturday Mirror sug
gested that "this will be a rare op
portunity for either Weeping Water
or Louisville to secure a court house
at . a very modest cost. The buildings
are slightly frayed around the edges
but with careful usage could be made
to do service for several years."
The contract, for the construction
of the present court house was award
ed to O. J. King & Co. of Omaha who
were low bidders with a bid of $67.
910. The contract was signed on be
half of the city by C. H. Parmele and
F. M. Rltchey. ..
Despite the validity of the bond
election and the awarding of the
contract, the .flie-hards began cir
culating petitions , for still another
removal electioij, and this In the face
of the fact that, me: County Commis
sioners bad announced that they
would not grant the petition. The
removalists claimed they could get
4000 signatures. The Saturday Mir
ror defended the action of the Com
missioners and branded the abuse of
the Board as unfair. "The Board act
ed as the law directs and as they were
compelled byrJaw, to do." But ha
rassed by the Weeping water and
Louisville papers, the Commissioners
issued an open letter to the voters of
Cass county In which they stated
their reasons for refusing petitions
for another election. They argued
that they were compelled by law to
act in a judicial manner. It was
cited that forty days were spent in
making a thorough and impartial in
vestigation and "that as the inquiry
proceeded, we ascertained by the
clearest proof that names appearing
on the petition had been duplicated,
that minors and non-residents in
large numbers had signed the peti
tion, that others had been induced to
sign It under the representation that
they were signing a petition against
prohibition and as we examined each
name appearing on said petition, the
fact was disclosed that 369 names
did net comply with the law govern
ing county elections." In concluding
its statement, the Board called upon
the disgruntled petitioners to take
their case to the cours. The report
was signed by the three commission
ers: A. B. Tcdd, A. C. Loder and Ja
cob Tritsch.
(To Be Continued)
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The country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Howard, near Murray, was the
scene of a very pleasant dinner party
and shower cn Sunday in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blunt, whose
marriage occurred the last of Sep
tember. ,
The event was arranged by Mrs.
Howard, a sister, of Mrs. Blunt, and
was enjoyed to the utmost by the
members of the family circle. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Warner, grand
parents of Mrs. Blunt, with all of
their children were in attendance,
as well as the grandchildren, mak
ing a fine family group.
In honor of the occasion the mem
bers of the family joined in present
ing to the bride a large number of
very handsome gifts.
At the dinner party a large wed
ding cake featured the table, being
the handiwork of Mrs. Howard and
daughter, Mrs. Herman Meisinger.
xiushrooii banned
FOLLOWING A DEATH
Milwaukee Health Commissioner
Koehler banned sales of wild mush
rooms in city markets a few hours
after the death of George Briglee
vtch from eating poison mushrooms.
His wife is critically III. Health of
ficers checked markets and seized
mushrooms of varieties likely to
cause Illness. .
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