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PREPARING TO
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DENGES HERE
First Residence Built in PlattsmouthBeing Removed to Make Room
for Several New Cottages.
From Tuesday's Dailv.In the removal of the old residence
on the O'Neill property, south of therhops, to iriake way for a number ofmodern cottages, one of the old landmarks which has stood for over sixtyyears, will have vanished into thepast.
This building has stood as long asmemory of the oldest inhabitant canrecall and from the nature of its con-
struction would have bid fair to havewithstood the ravage of time for ahundred years. Black walnut and oakhave formed the timbers constructingthe house and all of these were se-
cured just across the river in Millscounty, Iowa, and these were sawed:nd hewed from the virgin foreststhat in the early fifties lined the bankof the Missouri river. Thi? house wasconstructed by James O'Neill, whohad come west in the rush of the California gold seekers and had establish-ed himself as the owner of a ferryoperating across the Missouri riverjust east of where this city nowstands, and the location received thetitle of Platteville, but has long sincepassed into the dim past.
The wife of this good man one daywhile watching the ferry boat plyingbetween Iowa and th? then unsettledterritory of Nebraska, was visited byan inspiration that in ''the hills andbluffs on the west side of the rivercould be founded a city that wouldpossess all the natuial beauty andfacilities that so appealed to the earlysettler. This desire to plant a newhome in the new territory west of theriver was communicated by Mrs.O'Neill to her husband, and in thespring of 1S55, in company with hispartner, Mr. Martin. Mr. O'Neill cameto what is now Plattsmouth anderected the first house that occupiedthe site of this city and proceeded toget busy and invite others to comehere to dwell. It is this house thatis now being torn down and whichmarked the first dwelling in the city,and the work commenced by Mr.O'Neill has been carried on since thattime most faithfully by the succeedingi ettlers until it is now a thriving city.Mrs. William Herold cf this city is adaughter of ;he founder of Platts-mouth and enioys very much the dis-
tinction and honor.
THE JOURNAL FAVOR-
ED WITH A LETTER
FROM H. A. SCHNEIDER
From Tuesday' Dally.The Journal has just received a let-
ter from our former f 3llow townsman,II. A. Schneider, who for a number ofyears was one of the boosters for thecity while he was a member of theCommercial club-her- e. Mr. Schneiderhas decided to locate in Los Angelesfor the winter at least before makinga dip back into the business world.He still retains a deep interest in thiscity and is well pleased to learnthrough the Journal of the progressthat is being made here in all lines.He is of the opinion that the Commer-cial club has did a great deal tewarddeveloping the spirit of confidence inthe future of the city, which was bad-ly needed for several years past.Henry is also an enthusiastic Pollardbooster and is strong for the Casscounty man as the occupant of theexecutive chair of the state.
Old-Fashion- ed Spelling School.
There will be an "Old-Fashion- ed
Spelling School" and Box Social heldat the Eight Mile Grove school, Distnct.'No. zd, on Saturday evening,February 12th. Everyone is cordiallyinvited. Spelling will begin-- at 8o'clock. The ladies are requested tobring boxes and the gentlemen thecoin. Mae Barker, Teacher.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION TODAY
From Thursday's Daily.The board of county commissioners
are engaged today in their regularsession at the court house to take up
" utinttuuiug menattention and to audit the claimsAgainst the city which were presentedU the board. The commissioners havebeen engaged in the work of checkingup the books of the different offiicalsduring the last week and seeing thatthey aer in proper shape.
FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH GIRL AND
HUSBAND HERE
From Monday's Daily.Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Becker of
Osmond, Neb., arrived here Saturdayevening to enjoy a short visit at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhodenof near Murray. These two youngpeople were united in marriage onlast Tuesday at Osmond at theCatholic church in that citv, whenMiss Maggie O'Brien was united inthe bonds of wedlock to BernardBecker. Following the wedding theyoung people were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. DaveO'Brien, parents of the bride, andspent a few days with their relativesin that locality before coming here toenjoy their honeymoon for a shorttime. Miss O'Brien will be well remembered in this city, where she wasborn and reared and where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave O'Brien werefor a number of years among theprominent residents, and her friendswill extend their best wishes for herfuture happiness. The young peoplewill make their future home atOsmond, where the groom is engagedin the mercantile business.
AGITATING A COAST
ING CARNIVAL FOR
; PLATTSMOUTH
From Tuesday's Dally.A number of the' residents here in
Plattsmouth, with the memory of theyears gone by in their minds, havesuggested of holdinga coasting carnival some evening soon,es the conditions all seem favorablefor the success of such an entertain-ment and ihe pleasures of the sport ofcoasting would certainly be enjoyedLy the younger residents of the city,?.nd a large number of those who stillhave youthful outbreaks occasionally.The affairs of this kind held in thepast were all very successful and en-
joyable and on one occasion in par-ticular a arge number from Omahawere here to enjoy the sport and thethrilling rides down High School Hillon the old "bob" are fond recollec-tions of i great many of our nowsedate and middle-age- d men and wom-en. The young men of the city mighttake this matter of a coasting carnivalup and se-- if it could not be possibleto have the idea tried out for one eve-ning. Of course since the last verysuccessful sliding party the hill lead-ing up Main street has been cut downa great deal and the ride down therewill not be near a3 fast and thrilling,but there are a great many other lo-
cations where this might be held withequal sucess and quite as enjoyable ason High School Hill. Before at thetime these coasting carnivals havebeen held the track led over the Bur-lington tracks to the river bottom, butthis has been changed in the progressof time and if this track was used itwould be necessary to use the subway,which, however, would prove moresafe to the coasters.
FREE CATALOG.
It will pay you to drop us a cardfor our descriptive catalog of Gardenand Field Seeds, with special pricesarid free offers. Sent only on request.Johnson Bros. Seed Co., Nebr. City.
FARM LOANS, at 5 per cent and 5V2per cent. No delays. T. H. Pollock. I
CLARENCE MASON
AND FRIENDS CELE-
BRATE HIS BIRTHDAY
i From Tuesday Uany.Friday evening at the farm home
of Mr. and Mrs. demons Koke, sevenmiles from Plattsmouth, was celebrated the eighteenth birthday ofClarence Mason. The evening wasspent in games, music, both vocal andinstrumental, and dancing and atsuitable hour a three-cours- e luncheonwas served by Violet Koke and AliceLister. Clarence received many verybeautiful and useful presents to remind him of the happy and joyous occasion in ..he days to come. As theclock was striking the hour of 1 themerry crowd wended their way homeward in their bobsleds over the beauti-ful white snow, wishing Clarencemany more happv birthdays. Thosepresent at this joyous occasion wereLouise, Rose and Lily Schiessl, DoraNolting, Dora Meisinger, TillieHolmes, Violet Koke, Alice Lister,Henry Nolting, Fred Hanna, Georgeand Louis Schiessl. John Holmes.Louis Buechler, Frank Hilbert, Theooore .Lister and the &uest of honor.Clarence Mason.
ANOTHER OMAHA COUPLE
MADE VERY HAPPY TODAY
From Tuesday's Dally.Another Omaha couple have been
made happy in this thriving little city,as liarlan Lu Jones and Mrs. AddieM. Jones journeyed down from themetropolis and seeking the office ofthe county judge, wen united in thebonds of matrimony. This couplehave been married before, but laterreparated and now seek to again takeup their voyage on the matrimonialea under more favorable circum
stances. Following their wedding Mr.and Mrs. Jones returned to their homein Omaha.
CASS COUNTY HOS
PITAL PATIENTS ARE
DOING NICELY
From Tuesday's Dally.The Plattsmouth sick people in the
Omaha hospitals are all reported asdoing very nicely, which has provenmost pleasing to their friends andafmilies in this city.
Mrs. Allen J. Beeson, who has justundergone an operation at the Im-man- uel
hospital, is doing fine and hasbegun to show the first real gain sincebeing operated on and now seems onthe highway to recovery.
Miss Gladys Kaffenberger is alsoshowing signs of improvement anddespite her long and wearing sicknessit is now thought that she will be ableto recover if the present improvementcontinues as it has in the last fewdays.
Harry Horn of near Cedar Creek,who is at the hospital taking treat-ment, is still suffering from a severecold that will not permit of his beingoperated on, and as soon as the coldi?nd cough can be mastered it is ex-
pected to operate on his right leg.
New Manager at the Riley.
From Wednesday's Dally.The Hotel Riley in this city has a
new manager, Mr. Joseph Grippen,who has taken up hi? duties and isnow in charge of the active manage-ment of the hotel for Mr. W. F. Kin-slo- w,
the owner. Mr. Grippen comesto this city very highly recommend-ed from the Millard hotel in Omahaand has had experience in several ofthe leading western cities in this lineof work and should prove a real live,wide-awak- e man for Mr. Kinslow inthe conduct of the affairs of the hotel.
For Rent.
The Cobb place, 56 acres, north andeast of the M. P. station: 25 acres inalfalfa, 20 acres farm land and bal-ance pasture. Inquire of Payne Invest-ment Co., 17th and Farnam Sts.,Omaha, Neb.
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LADIES AUXILIARY, PRESBY-
TERIAN CHURCH ENTER
TAINED AT STREIBHT HOME
From Wednesdav Dally.The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presby--
terian church held their regular meeting yesterday afternoon and were verypleasantly entertained by Mesdame;W. J. Straight and Kate Minor, atthe beautiful new home of Mrs.Streight. In spite of the very cold
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weather, tne aiienuance was verygood. A portion of the afternoon wasdevoted to the usual business session,at which time various plans weremade for the future, and it was arranged to hold another all-da- y sessionon February 23, with Mesdames Elizabeth Travis and A. G. Cole as hostes-ses. After the business session theladies indulged in social conversation,plying the busy needle and variousother amusements, which made the afternoon's entertainment a most delightful one. Delicious refreshmentswere served by the hostesses, whichwas most thoroughly appreciated bythe guest3. A little further socialtime and then the ladies dispersed,very much indebted to the hostessesfor their kind hospitality.
HENRY KAUFMAN,
MARKET GARDENER
WILL GO TO MONTANA
From Wednesday's Dally. I
Henry Kaufman, who resides southof this city a few miles, and who hasbeen quite successful as a marketgardener, has decided that he will inthe spring remove to Montana, wherele thinks, and he will locate in the
Lewistown, Montana. Mr. Kaufmnanwas out in Montana this fall and thegeneral appearance of the country wassuch as to be most attractive and theresult of the crops has encouragedhim in locating there in the futureand making his home there. This is anew country . and the opportunitiesthere are such as cannot be passed up,he thinks, and he will ocate in the
udith basin, a distance of several miles from the town, and in oneof the fertile valleys thata re numer-ous' in that state. Eddie Vallery, ason-in-la- w of Mr. Kaufmann, residesin that locality.
Taken to Omaha Hospital.
from Tuesaay's Dally.Mrs. Mary Parsons was taken to
Omaha Sunday afternoon, where shewill be placed in a hospital there fortreatment and possibly an operation,Mrs Parsons has been in poor healthfor some time and Sunday morningher condition became such as to demand medical aid.
'RISONERS TAKEN
TO THE PENITENTI
ARY THIS MORNING
from Wednesday's Dally.This morning Steve Hazeska and
ames Burns, the two young men whoplead guilty in district court lastThursday to the charge, of burglaryin breaking into a bunk car in theBurlington yards, were started to Liin- -coln, where they will commence serv-ing an indeterminate sentence of fromone to ten years in thes tate peniten-tiary. The two men vere escorted bySheriff Quinton and Chief of PoliceBarclay, and will be turned over tothe custody of Warden Fenton to startserving their sentences.
Card of Thanks.
To our kind friend3 and neighborswho by their sympathy and comfortaided us in our hour of grief at thedeath of our little babe, we desire toexpress our deepest appreciation oftheir many kind deeds and words. Wealso desire to thank the WoodmanCircle for the beautiful flowers at theuneral.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Timmis.
A. S. WILL RETURNS
FROM A BUSINESS
TRIP TO MEXICO
He Says the Money of That Country
Is Hardly Worth the Paper ItIs Printed On.
From Wednesday's Dally.A. S. Will, who has just returned
from Mexico City, where he was called to look after his business interestsin that trouble-ridde- n republic, givesa number ot very interesting tactsconcerning conditions prevailing fromthe border to the capital city, andstates that to really appreciate them
person should be three and actuallysee for themselves wnat condition ofwant and misery prevails.
The money of the republic is hardlyworth the paper it is printed on andfor an American dollar one can se- -
cure twenty pesos in the new con- -stitiutionaMst coin. The prices ofeverything in that country are verycheap and this is especially so in theway of railroad fare. A traveler canride five miles or eight kilometers for6 cents in constitutional money, whichis about one and one-ha- lf cents inAmerican money. To travel 100 milesfirst-clas- s costs $9.P0 in Mexicanmoney, which is less than an Ameri- -can halt dollar. ine railroads inMexico are operated by the govern-ment and at present are in very poorhape, owing to the continued war,
hut the new adiminsLration is trvinerto put them in better shape as thecountry quiets down. The passengertrains during the daytime in makingtheir trips run at a good rate of speedand at times get to fifty and sixtymiles an hour, but at night the trainsstop and do not attempt to travel, I
owing to the dangers of robbers andbandits, which have been in the habitof making the passenger trains anobject of prey. It is quite difficult tosecure a berth on the train, and oftenafter purchasing one it is found thatsomeone else has appropriated theberth of the purchaser and he is compelled to get' along r.s best he can.WTiile at Monterey on the trip backto the states, Mr.' Will was on thetrain that had the honor of having oneof the officials of the railroad with hismilitaryescbrt as passengers in theirprivate car, and the party were ac-
companied by quite a number of thebarefooted soldiers, who stood thetrip riding . on the platform of thetrain, although the weather was extremely cold.
In speaking of the people of Mexico,Mr. Will states that they are certainly the victims of misfortune from theday of their birth, and the result ofyears gone by of the fugatives fromall other countries on the globe com-
ing to Mexico bred under these conditions and a very low standard of in-
telligence and morality prevails, butif one treats the people right they willgenerally try and act with the same I
spirit, but that years of oppressionand abuse from the ruling class, aswell as Americans coming there,makes the work of getting their confidence very difficult.
The greater part of the populationa. rm tne country is on ui veigc uistarvation and this has caused a greatdeal more deaths than the war, Mr.Will states, and especially in MexicoCity is this condition noticeable. Tothose that can afford it the price offood in the restauranst and hotelsseems very reasonable, as a few pricesas given will show. These prices arein Mexican money and one peso isworth only 5 cents in Americanmoney: Bread and butter, 40; tender-loin steak, 2.50-- ; bacon and eggs, 3.00;one-ha- lf spring chicken, 3.00; porkausage, 2.50; steamed potatoes, 50;
. x 1 1green peas, l.uu; conee, tea, mutt,60 These prices are taken from themenu card of the American club inMexico City.
In Tampico, one of the ports ofentry of the country, the prices arenot quite .is high as in the capital, asthe following will show: 2.00, or 10c;red snapper, whole fish, 1.50, 7c;cold roast beef, 1.00 or 5c. For a fewcents in American money it can beseen that one can procure a good meal,but the natives of the country are notable to secure the wherewithal to enjoy a feed, and consequetnly are suf-
fering greatly.
ENTITLED NOW TO ENJOY
LfSERTY AND PEACE IN U. S.i
From Wednesday's Pally.This morning Caspar Rapavey, an
employe of the stone quarry at Louisville, was a visitor at the court houseseeking to make his declaration of intention of becoming a citizen of theUnited States of America and renouncing all allegiance to the emperor of Austria and king of Hungary.He was bron in Hungary July 7, 1881,and came 4.o America in 1912, embarking from the port of Havre, France,and arriving in New York in September, 1912. He has been employed atthe quarries for the past few yearsand feels that he is now entitled tobecome a full-fledg- ed citizen of thiscountry.
ABSENT IfJDEDNESS
LOSES A GENTLEMAN
A PAID OF OVERSHOES
From Wednesday's Dally.A very amusing story is related on
one of our fellow citizens a few daysago which shows what absent-mindedne- ss
will do for a person, and as alesult of the experience of the gentleman he is .shy a pair of perfectly goodovershoes for which he had only theday before squandered two hard-earne- d
dollars. It seems that he arose alittle later than usual and consequently was hurried in his dressing andgrabbing up his overshoes in one handand a bunch of waste paper in theother he proceeded to rush out on hisway to the dining room, stopping onlylong enough to drop the papers andrubbers on the floor near the stove,and just before eating he thrust thepapers and rubbers together into thestove and did not realize even thenthat he was a child of misfortune untilon returning from the dining roomhe glanced around and hurriedly pull-ed open the stove door and gazedwithin, where the gleaming ashes ofthe overshoes ' stared at him. Here J.after he will not remove the rubbersfrom his. feet until ho retires for. thenight.
LARGEST CONGREGAA
TION YET ATTEND SER
VICES AT ST. LUKE'S
The largest congregation of theMission week was present last eveningat St. Luke s Episcopal church, andone of the most interesting sermonsand instrutcions of the week was delivered by Father W. S. Leete, whotook as the subject of his sermon "TheProdigal Son," and spoke of the de- -
cision of the prodigal to turn from hisways of error and return to the homeof the father, and of the father's re-
ception of the young man, who shornof his wealth and youth by the world,was ready to heed the voice of thefather in guidance cf his footsteps.This sermon carried its lesson, hometo the hearers and the thought of thesermon was further carried out in theinstruction : on "Repentence," whichmoves the soul to seek its Maker andto accept the aid and guidance of theFather in its life. The clearness oithe sermon and the instruction givenby Father Leete added to the interestmanifested by the members of theparish who are realizing one of thegreatest awakenings in recent yearsin the thoughts of what the churchmeans to them and their relation tothe church. The services were somewhat handicapped by the fact that thelights used in the church were out ofcommission and the church, was llluminated by candles in the windowsand upon the altar, but the spirit ofthe Mission inspired the congregationin their work for the cause. The oldfamiliar hymns sang by the congregation aided very much in themeauty of the services. This eveningthe missoiner will give instruction on"Sacrimental Absolution" at the services at 7:45, and another of the seriesof strong seromns will be given, whichwill be helpful to the church membersin their Mission.
IVH A T THE COM
MISSIONERS RAVE
BEEN DOING
.A " j r t ?nupuinimfni ui i nysicians. (JenrReOlive, Assessor of City
Weeping Water.
The county commissioner at theirmeeting this week have taken jjquite a number of matters on the let-
ting of the contracts for supplies andthe county physicians for the ensuingyear.
In the naming of county physiciansin the different commissioner districtsDr. J. H. Hall was selected in theFirst district, Dr. D. F. Brendel in theSecond, and Dr. J. W. Brendel in theThird district.
These contracts were let by bids andawarded to the lowest bidders in eachinstance:
In the contract for the burial of thepauper dead the contract was let tM. Hild, as his bid was the lowest.
For the work of printing the commissioners proceedings, tne oar doc-
ket, road notices, contracts and callsfor bids, the Plattsmouth Journal wasgiven the contract as the lowest bidder.
The resident of Weeping Water citypresented a petition to the board ask-ing that George H. Olive be appointedcity assessor to take the place of T.B. Taylor, resigned, ami on motionthe petition was granted unanimouslyand Mr. Olive appointed.
A large number of the residents ofLiberty precinct petitioned the com
missioners lor the appointment o
James Wilson as constable in thatprecinct, and he was aappointed with-
out a dissenting vote to th offite.The board then proceeded to elect a
county physician for the ensuing yearand Dr. B. F. Brendel of Murray wasselected as the county physician, andthe county board of health organizedby the selection of Charles E. Heebreras chairman; Henry Snoke, vice char-ma- n;
Dr. B. F. Brendel, physician; F.Libershal, secretary.County Judge A. J. Beeson filed his
report for the fourth quarter of 1915of fee scollected, showing that $1,- -098.70 had been collected in his office.
SHACK ON THE POLLOCK
LAND CAUGHT FIRE YES-
TERDAY, SOON IN ASHES
Yesterday afternoon a small shackon the Pollock land east of the Platts-mouth Water company's pumping sta-
tion caught fire from some unknowncause and for a few minutes made avery lively conflagration which couldbe clearly seen from the Burlingtonstation. The shack had been occupiedup to the last few months by abachelor who was engaged in workingaround on the river bottom, but is sup-
posed to be unoccupied save by occasional drifters who stoppwd thereto rest from the cold, and it is likelythat some of these caused the fire thatdestroyed the building.
THE YOONG FOLKS ENJOY
THE FIRST COASTING PARTY
Last evening a large number of theyoung folks attending the High schooldecided to avail themselves of the opportunity of enjoying a coastingparty, and accordingly, with severalbobsleds coasted down High SchoolHill for several hours and a great dealof merriment was derived from thissport by both the boys and girls.WThile the hill was not in the best ofshape, one of the sleds was able toreach the subway coming down thehill and set the pace for the othersleds.
L. H. Puis and wife came up thismorning from their home at Murrayand attended the funeral services ofthe late Fred Engelkemeier, an uncleof Mr. Puis.
The "Eagle' cigar, a good 5c smoke.Try one.
