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If ( Slat Himl 10 TOIL XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECemBeii n, 19ig. No. l."7. A BUSY SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL Reports of City Officials Received Claims Paid, and a Great Amount of Business Transacted. From Tncsd.iv's Daily. The city council enjoyed a very busy session last evening", at which time a number of matters of importance to the city were taken up and discussed by ths city dads, all of whom were present when the mayor summoned the meeting to order. In the communications and petitions, one was received from residents on South Fifth street asking: that an electric light be placed at the corner of Fifth and Pearl streets, where it is very badly needed owing to the steep hill at this point, and also to the fact that quite a number use this street for travel. The petition was signed by R. B. Hayes and fourteen others. Chief of Police Barclay reported that during; the month of November there had been thirteen arrests, eleven of whom had come across with fines; one still unpaid, and one ordered out of the city. This report was sent to the police committee for examination. City Clerk Jess Warga had enjoyed quite a successful month in collections during November as $1,575.90 had been gathered into the city treasury during this time. Police Judge Archer reported that there had been collected in fines and costs during the month the sum of $58.35, which had been deposited in the city strong box. Fire Chief A. F. Braun reported to the council that he thought the pur- chase of a small forty-gallo- n chemical engine would be a splendid addition to the equipment of the fire depart- ment and could be used to the greatest advantage in handling small fires and save a great deal of loss by water which frequently is accosioned in the smaller fires over the city. The judiciary committee of the council reported through Chairman Mauzy that they had gone over the matter of the commuacnition of Dr. O. Sandin in regard to the tubercular condition of the milk cows, and in the opinion of the committee the citizens here were entitled to the same protec- tion that was given by other cities, and they strongly recommended the passage of such an ordinance that would provide for the inspection of all milk cows and provide a penalty for the violation of the ordinance. On motion the city attorney was ordered to prepare such an ordinance at once. In regard to the litigation over the land on the bottoms east of the Bur- lington right-of-wa- y, that has been pending in the federal court at Lin- coln for some time, the judiciary committee, reported that the railroad company had agreed through its legal department to quit claim its rights to the city for the land east of a certain point in return for which the city was to give quit claim deed to its rights for the land from Rocky Point to the northwest corner of the land occupied by Thomas Stokes, and in agreement of this the railroad company would dismiss the suit in the federal court at their own cost. On motion the committee and the city attorney were authorized to sign the agreement and execute the deeds to the Burlington, who will join with the city in the suit for the possession of the land in dis- pute with the parties who are claim- ing title to it. The lighting committee ' through Chairman Luschinsky reported that the Missouri Pacific railroad company had written to find out the cost of in- stalling and maintaining a light at the Locust street viaduct and would have the same installed at once. The committee also reported that the new ornamental post for use on Washing- ton avenue had been selected and would soon be in position. The light will be a sixty-wa- tt lamp with all-nig- ht service. The police committee, to which had been referred the matter of placing William Wilson back on the police force, reported that at the time the settlement was made by the county Mr. Wilson with the Bashus boys and Will Owens, the interests of the city had not been safeguarded and the city would be out a part of their expense not covered by the liability insurance and the opinion of the committee it recommended that Mr. Wilson be not placed back in service. This report was adopted by a unanimous vote of the council. The streets, alleys and bridges com mittee reported that they had inspect ed the paving on Washington avenue and found it in excellent shape, with the work done in a satisfactory man ner, and recommended that the con tractors be given the balance due them on the work. The report of Inspector C. II. Fuller was also given and de tailed the various amounts of materia used, and spoke very highly of the work as a whole and the dispatch with which it had been handled. The final estimate of the Washing ton avenue paving was then read from the office of the engineers in Omaha giving the sum of $2,578.24 as the amount still due from the ctiy on the total work, that amounted to $27,229 79, and with the five per cent held by the city would leave $1,196.27 due the contractors, the Monarch Engineering company. On motion the city was or dered to pay over this sum to the con tractors, all voting in favor with the exception of Councilman Buttery, who voted "no." Councilman Buttery asked that the next meeting be set for Wednesday, December 27th, as the regular date falls on Christmas night, and this was agreed to, as well as the fact that the salaries be allowed for this time, and on motion of Johnson the officers of the fire department were included in the salaries. The council on the advice of City Attorney Douglas selected Monday evening, January 15th, as the date for sitting as a board of equalization to take up the matter of levying the taxes in paving district No. 12, and after allowing the large array of claims against the city adjourned to wend their way homeward. 'THE BOHEMIAN GIRL" HERE SATURDAY NIGHT The coming of the Aborn Opera company in their spectacular pro duction of "The Bohemian Girl" to the Parmele theatre Saturday night, December 16, is heralded as one of the important events, dramatically as well as musically of the season. Balfe's masterpiece will be presented in the avish stage environment given it for its New York revival by the Aborns, which was declared by the critics to be superior to any production ever made of this operatic classic in Amer ica. It is, indeed, a replica of the famous production made for this opera at the Paris Opera Comique. or that Parisian revival, revised and amplified libretto and score were made and the same were used for the' first time in this country in this Aborn presentation. Consequently hearing and seeing the Aborn "Bohemian Girl" is like attending a new opera even to those who have seen it be- fore in its primitive form. Among the features introduced in the Aborn production of "The Bohe- mian Girl" and formerly unknown to this opera are the "Ballet of the Hours," the fair scene in which are introduced the Tzigani Troupe, said to be the most remarkable group of whirlwind acrobats ever brought to this country, an encampment of gen- uine Gypsies who are seen making and breaking camp with caravan, dogs, geese, pigs, chickens and other ani- mals exploited by these nomads and other novelties. These features are introduced in conformity ' with :' the story, fitting appropriately into the action of the opera. The cast, chorus, ballet and staff of the organization include members of the same careful selection as have dis- tinguished this company during its six successful seasons in "The Bo hemian Girl," most prominent of whom are Harold Blake, Jeanette Wells, Phillis Davies, Albert Waller stedt, Francis J. Tyler, Baby Phillips, Ralph Nicholls, Carl Burton and others. ASKS FOR SALE OF LAND. From Tuesday's Daily. A petition has been filed in the of fice of Clerk of the District Court Robertson by Frank E. Schlater, guar dian of William and Ina Stettler, mi nors, in which permission is asked to sell real estate in which said minor heirs are interested. FOR SALE Poland-Chin- a boar and one yearling Jersey heifer calf. C. E Babbitt, Plattsmouth, Neb. plate month omnia THE DEAD MAN COMES TO LIFE Much Excitement Prevailed in the City Yesterday Afternoon Over Report Dead Man Was Up the Railroad Track. From Tup.clay's Dailv Yesterday afternoon intense excite ment prevailed for several minutes around the court house when a tramp brought in by Chief of Police Bar clay related to the county attorney the details of the death of a comrade in the vicinity of Swallow Hill and stated that he had left the dead man there and come on into this city to secure help and meeting the chief o f police requested him to do something to aid in bringing in the dead man. The story of the man was that he and his companion were in Omaha for the past two weeks on a big spree and they had started out to walk to the south and on Sunday night had slept in a box car in the vicinity of La Platte, starting out yesterday on the resume of their journey, only to be overcome by the cold. The story sounded good and Coroner J. F. Bren-dl- e of Murray was summoned who arrived in haste to aid in getting the dead man to town while a jury com- posed of P. J. Vallery, Sam Shoe- maker, Clarence Beal, William Gil- - mour, William Barclay and Will Rothmann was hurriedly gotten to gether and with the sheriff prepared or the journey out to the scene of the death. In the meantime a second hoboe was picked upon the street by Chief Barclay and this man detailed a story that was similar to that given by the first tramp and he also spoke of a man in bad shape and inquired if he was dead. A few - minutes past 3:00 o'clock the party composed of the coroner, sheriff, county attorney, chief of police, the coroner's jury and the Journal reporter embarked in autos for the scene of the supposed ragedy. The trip against the cold biting wind was enlivened by the bumping and swaying of the auto that made it seem at times as though the coroner's jury would have to sit on themselves before reaching hte goal. On arriving at Swallow hill the party divided to search for the dead body, Beal, Rothmann and the chief of po- - ice speding on toward Oreapolis while the sheriff, county attorney and Mr. Vallery proceeded down the tracks to ward the pumping station and the rest remained to relay any signals and to enjoy the fresh river breeses that were blowing in a very pronounced manner. After walking some distance and finding no one, it was decided to move to town by traveling down the track and then it was discovered that the "corpse" had left some time be fore in the direction of Plattsmouth as the section gang of Con Gillespie had witnessed his sudden revival to ife. It then dawned on the members of the party that they had journeyed in vain and just about this time the undertaker's wagon with Mayor Sat-tl- er in command came into sight all ready to convey the unfortunate back to Plattsmouth, but the corpse was not forthcoming but it is safe to bet if the ounch had been able to lay hands on him at this time that the coroner's jury would have had a real job on their hands. It was then about forty below zero as Pete Vallery claimed so the cars were called up and the start back to the city commenced. The party stopped at the city jail where the "corpse" had revived from the combination of cold and drunken stupor and was able to explain that fie was- - the desired party. He stated that he had been overcome by the cold and fallen snseless by the side of their campfire and that when he re- vived his companion was gone. He gave his name as Tom Summers and his home in New York but had been working at Des Moines, la., for the past few months. The first man taken up who had started the whole wild goose chase gave the name of Melvin Walker. ' . The whole affair was a mighty good joke on the members of the party but one that was not thoroughly appre- ciated at first out in the cold and bit- ing wind, but the more it was thought over the boys decided that it was one on them. The jury viewed the "dead man" at the jail and decided that he was not legally dead and then pro- ceeded to seek a warmer and more comfortable spot. PLATTSMOUTH GIRLS TAKE A HIKE TO MAULEY SATURDAY Prnm Tiinedriv's lhiilv. Saturday the young ladies of the tuvning class cf the T. J.Sokol hall decided that they would enjoy a "hike" as has been their custom in the past, and according';, five of them set forth with the town of Manley as their goal and made a rcv ord-breaki- ng trip. The party left ho;e' at 9:30 a. m and reached Murray at noon, having fol lowed the Mi Pacific tracks to that point. From here they proceed- ed west by wagon road to the town of Manley, arriving there at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. They were royally treated by the good people of that city, and entertained at a number of the homes until Sunday, when they returned home to this city. Those who comprised the party were: Misses Marie Svoboda, Bessie, Alma and Elizabeth Holly and Anna Vejvoda. THE CHRISTMAS SHOP WAS A GREAT SUCCESS From Tuesday's Daily. The Christmas shop of the ladies of St. Mary's Guild, that was conducted on Friday and Saturday last, in the rooms in the Riley Hotel block, was one of the best, and most successful affairs of its kind held in the city, both in the excellence of the articles offered for sale and in the paticnage from the public. From the opc-nir.- g hour until the close there was a con stant stream of shoppers present at the shop and the many different arti cles of needlework were rapidly pur- chased by the seekers after son:? ap- - priate gift for Christmas. The two handkerchiefs which were sent to ;hc shop by Mrs. Wtodrow Wilson were the objects of much admiration, and each brought a neat sum to be applied to the church work in which the ladies are interested. The portrait and auto- graph of former President W. H. Taft also brought a good price, and the adies feel very grateful to "the first ady in the land" as well as the ex- - president for their generosity in do- - noting these articles for the shop. There was very few articles left after the market closed on Saturday even ing and these were disposed of yester day afternoon, and leaves the ladies with a very pleasing amount to their credit as a result of the Christmas shop. M. W. A. ELECT OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR The Modern Woodmen of America ast evening held a very interesting meeting at their lodge rooms and quite a large number of the members were present to take part in the pro- ceedings, the chief feature of which was the selection of the officers for the ensuing year. The M. W. A. has en- joyed a very successful year, with a good increase in the membership of the local camp, due to the persistent and efficient work of the officers of the order, and the showing has been one that is very pleasing to all of the membership of the lodge. The officers elected for the year are: Venerable Consul A. F. Braun. Advisor J. E. Ledgway. Banker William Hassler. Clerk H. F. Goos. Escort J. G. Skoda. Watchman Sophus Christianson. Sentry J. W. Fahlson. Physician Dr. P. J. Flynn. Manager for three years A. J. Beeson. After the regular business session had been disposed of, the members proceeded to enjoy a short timerso-siall- y in a smoker and a general get-togeth- er meeting that was very pleas- ant to everyone, and the retiring off- icers were congratulated on the splen- did work that they had accomplished, and the new officers were extended the best wishes for future success. TONS OF CANDY. Several tons of Xmas candies and nuts will be placed on sale Friday and Saturday. Special prices to churches and schools. Make your selection early. Johnson Bros.' Greater Gro cery, Nebraska City. LANGHORST DID NOT UND PLUM Governor-Elec- t Said to nave ia(je Statement That He Notn. ing to Democratic State Central Committee. Chairman Louis F. Langhorst of Elmwood, Cass county, after having been drafted to lead the democratic forces in a fight for democratic prin ciples and offices, and after having won the fight so far as the offices is concerned, is to be deprived of the spoils. He is denied the privilege of holding the appointive position of dep uty state food commissioner, a place now occupied by Clarence E. Harman Governor-elec- t Keith Neville broke the news to Mr. Langhorst Tuesday at Omaha. "He told me he had appointed the other fellow," said Mr. Langhorst when he called at the office of Gov ernor Morehead Wednesday forenoon to tell his troubles. "Who is the other fellow?" was asked. "Muschel, I suppose," he replied. "What have you to say about it?" "Hell, Neville is governor. He makes his own appointments, don't he?" said Mr. Langhorst as he darted into Governor Morehead's private of- fice for a conference. No one in the governor's reception room dared deny the statement of the democratic state chairman that Ne- ville is governor and that he appoints his own. Langhorst Turned Down. It is said Mr. Langhorst is not an- gry because he did not get the ap- pointment or because it went to Otto Muschel of Ord, at present one of the inspectors under State Fire Commis- sioner W. S. Ridgell. But it is under- stood he is mad because of the man- ner in which Neville broke the news to him. He is quoted as having said the governor-elec- t in denying him the appointment said he did not owe any- thing to the democratic state commit- tee. As Neville practically conducted his own campaign from North Platte and as some connected with the state committee said too much attention was being paid to the head of the ticket, the impression gained ground that while no one at the committee headquarters were disloyal to Neville, the committee proposed to pay less attention to the head of the ticket and more attention to other candidates on the democratic ticket. It is also understood that Mr. Lang- horst believes he was sidetracked be- cause he is a Bryan democrat and did not have the backing of Arthur Mul- len and Senator Hitchcock. Langhorst Drafted. Mr. Langhorst was drafted into service as chairman of the state com- mittee because the candidates and who do things in the party desired a Bryan man, and because it was be- lieved Langhorst was a good campaign manager. Neville had as much to do as any one in selecting Langhorst. The work of the campaign pro- ceeded and the leaders are said to have made up their minds that Lang- horst was unable to deliver the Bryan wing to the entire ticket, and then came grumbling about his ability to manage a campaign. He had said it was easy to get money. He failed to produce campaign funds and the na- tional committee had to put money into the pot. Langhorst and Secretary Sprague did not always work in har- mony. The democratic candidate be- gan to get scared over the manner in which things were drifting. The can- didates already in office commenced to draft their employes to work in the state headquarters. Arthur Mullen occasionally came down from Omaha and made things hum for a time. Needed No Endorsement. When the election was over the democrats found they had won by un- expected majorities, Langhorst applied for the job of food commissioner. He told Neville if endorsements were needed he would get them. It is said he was told none were needed. Mr. Langhorst had the "nominal credit of winning a hard political fight, and rested easy on his oars. He had no promise of the office, but expected to get it. v A group of democrats opposed to Harman's reappointment boosted Langhorst until it became apparent that Harman was out of the race, then they suddenly lost interest, and the appointment slipped away. Democrats familiar with the situa tion believe Neville merely passed up Langhorst because he did not believe Langhorst would do him much good in the food commissioner's office. This department employs many inspectors who travel over the state and who deal with the public. It is about the only department under control of the governor that is able to do the gov ernor much political good, and the in- coming governor naturally desires some one at the head who will be a Political asset to him. Whether he has such a man in Muschel is ques- tioned by many, but at any rate the governor does not want Langhorst. He has said so, and that is what ai,s Langhorst. Still for Amendment. After Mr. Langhorst came out of Governor Morehead's office he was asked how it happened that he lost out on the appointment for food com- missioner. "I have nothing to say just now," he said. "I may have later. I don't know how I lost out, but I am still going to be for the prohibitory amendment." Lincoln News. LADIES' AUXILIARY IS NICELY ENTERTAINED From Wednesday's Daily. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Pres byterian church were entertained in a very charming manner yesterday aft- ernoon by Mesdames Fannie Dickson, Wm. Mann and Fred Morgan at the pretty home of Mrs. Dickson on Chi-gag- o avenue. In spite of the severe cold weather there was a large num ber of the members of this organiza tion and their friends present, who delightfully whiled away the after- noon .in various amusements, inter spersed with social conversation, which made the occasion very pleasant to all. In deference to the coming Christmas season, the pretty rooms of the Dick- son home had been made very attrac tive with decorations of the Christmas bells and holly, very artistically ar- ranged. The ladies held their regular business session, at which time many plans and arrangements were made for the future work of this splendid society. The hostesses served a most delectable and dainty luncheon at a convenient time, which was likewise most thoroughly appreciated by the large number in attendance. At can- dlelight, the members of the Ladies Auxiliary and their friends sauntered to their homes, declaring Mesdames Dickson, Mann and Morgan most ex cellent entertainers. MERCHANTS DECORATING FOR COMING HOLIDAYS Several of the stores of the city have' decorated their show windows and the interior of their stores in a very handsome manner for the holi- day season and two of the most at- tractive are the drug stores of Wey- - rich & Hadraba and E. G. Fricke & Co., both of which show the work and skill that has been brought to play in the arrangement of the decorations and they certainly add a very bright and pleasing touch to the interior of the stores with the bright colored red paper streamers and the pleasing combinations of colors. In the store of Weyrich & Hadraba, a large bell occupies the center of the store that is composed of narrow streamers of paper of red, white and green while on both sides of the store room arti ficial flowers have been placed that add much to the effectiveness of the decorations. Both stores are certain- ly to be commended for their work in the decorative line. ARRIVAL OF FINE GIRL. From Tuesday's Dally. Last night the stork paid a tiymg visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ar mour Gamblin in the south part of the city, and left in their care a fine little daughter, who will make her home with them hereafter. The mother and little one are doing: nicely and the ad vent of the fine little daughter has been the source of a great deal of happiness to the parents as well as the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hiatt, who are greatly pleased over the addition to their family. SCHMARDER PUTS PAPPAS ON MAT IN TWO STRAIGHT FALLS The wrestling match at the Grand theater last evening drew out a very good sized crowd of the lovers of the athletic sport to witness Frank Schmarder put Gus Pappas, known as the demon, down to the mat in two straight falls, the first fall coming in twenty-tw- o minutes and the second fall requiring eleven minutes before a fall was secured by the powerful and skillful Louisville lad. There was not much doubt about the outcome of the match from the stort as Schmar- der displayed a great deal more skill and strength than his opponent and easily broke all attempts of his op- - panent to secure a fall, and when hi. powerful holds were secured on the Greek from Kansas he soon had him down for the count. This is the first event in the wrestling line that has been held in the city and those who were in attendance were very well pleased with the showing made by both of the boys. There is little doubt that Schmarder is one of the fastest boys in the wrestling game today in this section of the state and is a wor- thy opponent for anyone. Pappas is a mighty Willful and sci-enc- ed wrestler, and was also laboring under the handicap of an injured arm. the result of a a match some tv. weeks ago, and this interfered to some extent with his work last night and kept him largely on the defensive. A!', those who saw the match are mere than pleased and both of the wrestlers gave a fine exhibition of the sport. Mr. Pappas has authorized the Jour nal to state that he desires to chal lenge Mr. Schmarder to another match within the next three or four weeks, it any place and under any terms he may desire, as he desires a try at the Louisville boy under more favorable circumstances, when he feels he will be able to bring home the honors of the match. If the match is arranged it should be staged here and would draw a large crowd as the match last night was so pleasing. LANGHORST A CANDIDATE FOR FOOD COMMISSIONER Chairman L. F. Langhorst of the democratic state committee, says that he is a candidate for food commission er, and that any report indicating the contrary is in error. He declares him self to be aggressively after the posi- tion. Mr. Langhorst has not been ns active as some others in securing en- dorsements, but says that he was led to believe they would not be necessary in his case. He called the Star up by long dis- tance telephone from Elmwood to con- vey this information. He wants it un- derstood that he is a candidate in ear- nest and desires the appointment as food commissioner. Lincoln Star. E. B. SPERRY VERRY ILL. The condition of E. B. Sperry, the cashier at the Burlington station, has become much more serious in the last few days as the result of an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Sperry has been off duty for the past few weeks suffering from grippe, and this has been fol- lowed by the attack of pneumonia and has made his condition very serious. Simon Gruber, one of the best known and most prominent residents of Liberty precinct, was in the city yesterday visiting with his many friends and looking after some mat- ters of business in the county seat. This is the first visit of Mr. Gruber in Plattsmouth for some time and his friends were very much pleased to meet him. Ed Tritsch and Carl Meisinger mo- tored in this morning from their farm home and departed on the early Bur- lington train for Omaha, where they will spend a few hours looking after some business matters. CREAM, 37c, at Dawson's store, Plattsmouth. Hampshire boars for sale. Inquire of C. R. Todd, Plattsmouth, Neb.
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TOIL XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECemBeii n, 19ig. No. l."7.
A BUSY SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL
Reports of City Officials ReceivedClaims Paid, and a Great Amount
of Business Transacted.
From Tncsd.iv's Daily.The city council enjoyed a very busy
session last evening", at which timea number of matters of importance tothe city were taken up and discussedby ths city dads, all of whom werepresent when the mayor summoned themeeting to order.
In the communications and petitions,one was received from residents onSouth Fifth street asking: that anelectric light be placed at the cornerof Fifth and Pearl streets, where it isvery badly needed owing to the steephill at this point, and also to the factthat quite a number use this streetfor travel. The petition was signedby R. B. Hayes and fourteen others.
Chief of Police Barclay reportedthat during; the month of Novemberthere had been thirteen arrests, elevenof whom had come across with fines;one still unpaid, and one ordered outof the city. This report was sent tothe police committee for examination.
City Clerk Jess Warga had enjoyedquite a successful month in collectionsduring November as $1,575.90 hadbeen gathered into the city treasuryduring this time.
Police Judge Archer reported thatthere had been collected in fines andcosts during the month the sum of$58.35, which had been deposited inthe city strong box.
Fire Chief A. F. Braun reported tothe council that he thought the pur-
chase of a small forty-gallo- n chemicalengine would be a splendid additionto the equipment of the fire depart-ment and could be used to the greatestadvantage in handling small fires andsave a great deal of loss by waterwhich frequently is accosioned in thesmaller fires over the city.
The judiciary committee of thecouncil reported through ChairmanMauzy that they had gone over thematter of the commuacnition of Dr.O. Sandin in regard to the tubercularcondition of the milk cows, and in theopinion of the committee the citizenshere were entitled to the same protec-tion that was given by other cities,and they strongly recommended thepassage of such an ordinance thatwould provide for the inspection of allmilk cows and provide a penalty forthe violation of the ordinance. Onmotion the city attorney was orderedto prepare such an ordinance at once.
In regard to the litigation over theland on the bottoms east of the Bur-lington right-of-wa- y, that has beenpending in the federal court at Lin-
coln for some time, the judiciarycommittee, reported that the railroadcompany had agreed through its legaldepartment to quit claim its rights tothe city for the land east of a certainpoint in return for which the city wasto give quit claim deed to its rightsfor the land from Rocky Point to thenorthwest corner of the land occupiedby Thomas Stokes, and in agreementof this the railroad company woulddismiss the suit in the federal courtat their own cost. On motion thecommittee and the city attorney wereauthorized to sign the agreement andexecute the deeds to the Burlington,who will join with the city in the suitfor the possession of the land in dis-
pute with the parties who are claim-ing title to it.
The lighting committee ' throughChairman Luschinsky reported thatthe Missouri Pacific railroad companyhad written to find out the cost of in-
stalling and maintaining a light atthe Locust street viaduct and wouldhave the same installed at once. Thecommittee also reported that the newornamental post for use on Washing-ton avenue had been selected andwould soon be in position. The lightwill be a sixty-wa- tt lamp with all-nig- ht
service.The police committee, to which had
been referred the matter of placingWilliam Wilson back on the policeforce, reported that at the time thesettlement was made by the countyMr. Wilson with the Bashus boys andWill Owens, the interests of the cityhad not been safeguarded and the citywould be out a part of their expensenot covered by the liability insuranceand the opinion of the committee itrecommended that Mr. Wilson be not
placed back in service. This reportwas adopted by a unanimous vote ofthe council.
The streets, alleys and bridges committee reported that they had inspected the paving on Washington avenueand found it in excellent shape, withthe work done in a satisfactory manner, and recommended that the contractors be given the balance due themon the work. The report of InspectorC. II. Fuller was also given and detailed the various amounts of materiaused, and spoke very highly of thework as a whole and the dispatch withwhich it had been handled.
The final estimate of the Washington avenue paving was then read fromthe office of the engineers in Omahagiving the sum of $2,578.24 as theamount still due from the ctiy on thetotal work, that amounted to $27,22979, and with the five per cent held bythe city would leave $1,196.27 due thecontractors, the Monarch Engineeringcompany. On motion the city was ordered to pay over this sum to the contractors, all voting in favor with theexception of Councilman Buttery, whovoted "no."
Councilman Buttery asked that thenext meeting be set for Wednesday,December 27th, as the regular datefalls on Christmas night, and this wasagreed to, as well as the fact that thesalaries be allowed for this time, andon motion of Johnson the officers ofthe fire department were included inthe salaries.
The council on the advice of CityAttorney Douglas selected Mondayevening, January 15th, as the date forsitting as a board of equalization totake up the matter of levying thetaxes in paving district No. 12, andafter allowing the large array ofclaims against the city adjourned towend their way homeward.
'THE BOHEMIAN GIRL"
HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
The coming of the Aborn Operacompany in their spectacular production of "The Bohemian Girl" tothe Parmele theatre Saturday night,December 16, is heralded as one of theimportant events, dramatically as wellas musically of the season. Balfe'smasterpiece will be presented in theavish stage environment given it forits New York revival by the Aborns,which was declared by the critics tobe superior to any production evermade of this operatic classic in America. It is, indeed, a replica of thefamous production made for thisopera at the Paris Opera Comique.
or that Parisian revival, revised andamplified libretto and score were madeand the same were used for the' firsttime in this country in this Abornpresentation. Consequently hearingand seeing the Aborn "BohemianGirl" is like attending a new operaeven to those who have seen it be-
fore in its primitive form.Among the features introduced in
the Aborn production of "The Bohe-
mian Girl" and formerly unknown tothis opera are the "Ballet of theHours," the fair scene in which areintroduced the Tzigani Troupe, saidto be the most remarkable group ofwhirlwind acrobats ever brought tothis country, an encampment of gen-
uine Gypsies who are seen makingand breaking camp with caravan, dogs,geese, pigs, chickens and other ani-mals exploited by these nomads andother novelties. These features areintroduced in conformity ' with :' thestory, fitting appropriately into theaction of the opera.
The cast, chorus, ballet and staff ofthe organization include members ofthe same careful selection as have dis-
tinguished this company during itssix successful seasons in "The Bohemian Girl," most prominent ofwhom are Harold Blake, JeanetteWells, Phillis Davies, Albert Wallerstedt, Francis J. Tyler, Baby Phillips,Ralph Nicholls, Carl Burton andothers.
ASKS FOR SALE OF LAND.
From Tuesday's Daily.A petition has been filed in the of
fice of Clerk of the District CourtRobertson by Frank E. Schlater, guardian of William and Ina Stettler, minors, in which permission is askedto sell real estate in which said minorheirs are interested.
FOR SALE Poland-Chin- a boar andone yearling Jersey heifer calf. C. EBabbitt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
platemonth omniaTHE DEAD MAN
COMES TO LIFE
Much Excitement Prevailed in theCity Yesterday Afternoon Over
Report Dead Man Was Upthe Railroad Track.
From Tup.clay's DailvYesterday afternoon intense excite
ment prevailed for several minutesaround the court house when a trampbrought in by Chief of Police Barclay related to the county attorney thedetails of the death of a comrade inthe vicinity of Swallow Hill and statedthat he had left the dead man thereand come on into this city to securehelp and meeting the chief o fpolicerequested him to do something to aidin bringing in the dead man. Thestory of the man was that he and hiscompanion were in Omaha for thepast two weeks on a big spree andthey had started out to walk to thesouth and on Sunday night had sleptin a box car in the vicinity of LaPlatte, starting out yesterday on theresume of their journey, only to beovercome by the cold. The storysounded good and Coroner J. F. Bren-dl- e
of Murray was summoned whoarrived in haste to aid in getting thedead man to town while a jury com-posed of P. J. Vallery, Sam Shoe-maker, Clarence Beal, William Gil- -mour, William Barclay and WillRothmann was hurriedly gotten together and with the sheriff preparedor the journey out to the scene of the
death. In the meantime a secondhoboe was picked upon the street byChief Barclay and this man detaileda story that was similar to that givenby the first tramp and he also spokeof a man in bad shape and inquired ifhe was dead. A few - minutes past3:00 o'clock the party composed ofthe coroner, sheriff, county attorney,chief of police, the coroner's jury andthe Journal reporter embarked inautos for the scene of the supposedragedy. The trip against the cold
biting wind was enlivened by thebumping and swaying of the auto thatmade it seem at times as though thecoroner's jury would have to sit onthemselves before reaching hte goal.On arriving at Swallow hill the partydivided to search for the dead body,Beal, Rothmann and the chief of po--
ice speding on toward Oreapolis whilethe sheriff, county attorney and Mr.Vallery proceeded down the tracks toward the pumping station and therest remained to relay any signals andto enjoy the fresh river breeses thatwere blowing in a very pronouncedmanner. After walking some distanceand finding no one, it was decided tomove to town by traveling down thetrack and then it was discovered thatthe "corpse" had left some time before in the direction of Plattsmouthas the section gang of Con Gillespiehad witnessed his sudden revival toife. It then dawned on the members
of the party that they had journeyedin vain and just about this time theundertaker's wagon with Mayor Sat-tl- er
in command came into sight allready to convey the unfortunate backto Plattsmouth, but the corpse wasnot forthcoming but it is safe to betif the ounch had been able to layhands on him at this time that thecoroner's jury would have had a realjob on their hands. It was then aboutforty below zero as Pete Valleryclaimed so the cars were called up andthe start back to the city commenced.The party stopped at the city jailwhere the "corpse" had revived fromthe combination of cold and drunkenstupor and was able to explain thatfie was- - the desired party. He statedthat he had been overcome by thecold and fallen snseless by the side oftheir campfire and that when he re-vived his companion was gone. Hegave his name as Tom Summers andhis home in New York but had beenworking at Des Moines, la., for thepast few months. The first man takenup who had started the whole wildgoose chase gave the name of MelvinWalker. '
.
The whole affair was a mighty goodjoke on the members of the party butone that was not thoroughly appre-ciated at first out in the cold and bit-ing wind, but the more it was thoughtover the boys decided that it was oneon them. The jury viewed the "deadman" at the jail and decided that hewas not legally dead and then pro-ceeded to seek a warmer and morecomfortable spot.
PLATTSMOUTH GIRLS TAKE
A HIKE TO MAULEY SATURDAY
Prnm Tiinedriv's lhiilv.Saturday the young ladies of the
tuvning class cf the T. J.Sokol halldecided that they would enjoy a "hike"as has been their custom in the past,and according';, five of them set forthwith the town of Manley as their goaland made a rcv ord-breaki- ng trip. Theparty left ho;e' at 9:30 a. m andreached Murray at noon, having followed the Mi Pacific tracks tothat point. From here they proceed-ed west by wagon road to the town ofManley, arriving there at 4 o'clock inthe afternoon. They were royallytreated by the good people of thatcity, and entertained at a number ofthe homes until Sunday, when theyreturned home to this city. Those whocomprised the party were: MissesMarie Svoboda, Bessie, Alma andElizabeth Holly and Anna Vejvoda.
THE CHRISTMAS SHOP
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
From Tuesday's Daily.The Christmas shop of the ladies of
St. Mary's Guild, that was conductedon Friday and Saturday last, in therooms in the Riley Hotel block, wasone of the best, and most successfulaffairs of its kind held in the city,both in the excellence of the articlesoffered for sale and in the paticnagefrom the public. From the opc-nir.- g
hour until the close there was a constant stream of shoppers present atthe shop and the many different articles of needlework were rapidly pur-chased by the seekers after son:? ap- -
priate gift for Christmas. The twohandkerchiefs which were sent to ;hcshop by Mrs. Wtodrow Wilson werethe objects of much admiration, andeach brought a neat sum to be appliedto the church work in which the ladiesare interested. The portrait and auto-graph of former President W. H. Taftalso brought a good price, and theadies feel very grateful to "the firstady in the land" as well as the ex- -
president for their generosity in do- -
noting these articles for the shop.There was very few articles left afterthe market closed on Saturday evening and these were disposed of yesterday afternoon, and leaves the ladieswith a very pleasing amount to theircredit as a result of the Christmasshop.
M. W. A. ELECT OFFICERS
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
The Modern Woodmen of Americaast evening held a very interesting
meeting at their lodge rooms andquite a large number of the memberswere present to take part in the pro-
ceedings, the chief feature of whichwas the selection of the officers for theensuing year. The M. W. A. has en-
joyed a very successful year, with agood increase in the membership ofthe local camp, due to the persistentand efficient work of the officers ofthe order, and the showing has beenone that is very pleasing to all of themembership of the lodge. The officerselected for the year are:
Venerable Consul A. F. Braun.Advisor J. E. Ledgway.Banker William Hassler.Clerk H. F. Goos.Escort J. G. Skoda.Watchman Sophus Christianson.Sentry J. W. Fahlson.Physician Dr. P. J. Flynn.Manager for three years A. J.
Beeson.After the regular business session
had been disposed of, the membersproceeded to enjoy a short timerso-siall- y
in a smoker and a general get-togeth- er
meeting that was very pleas-ant to everyone, and the retiring off-
icers were congratulated on the splen-
did work that they had accomplished,and the new officers were extended thebest wishes for future success.
TONS OF CANDY.
Several tons of Xmas candies andnuts will be placed on sale Friday andSaturday. Special prices to churchesand schools. Make your selectionearly. Johnson Bros.' Greater Grocery, Nebraska City.
LANGHORST DID
NOT UND PLUM
Governor-Elec- t Said to nave ia(jeStatement That He Notn.
ing to Democratic StateCentral Committee.
Chairman Louis F. Langhorst ofElmwood, Cass county, after havingbeen drafted to lead the democraticforces in a fight for democratic principles and offices, and after havingwon the fight so far as the offices isconcerned, is to be deprived of thespoils. He is denied the privilege ofholding the appointive position of deputy state food commissioner, a placenow occupied by Clarence E. Harman
Governor-elec-t Keith Neville brokethe news to Mr. Langhorst Tuesday atOmaha.
"He told me he had appointed theother fellow," said Mr. Langhorstwhen he called at the office of Governor Morehead Wednesday forenoonto tell his troubles.
"Who is the other fellow?" wasasked.
"Muschel, I suppose," he replied."What have you to say about it?""Hell, Neville is governor. He
makes his own appointments, don'the?" said Mr. Langhorst as he dartedinto Governor Morehead's private of-
fice for a conference.No one in the governor's reception
room dared deny the statement of thedemocratic state chairman that Ne-
ville is governor and that he appointshis own.
Langhorst Turned Down.It is said Mr. Langhorst is not an-
gry because he did not get the ap-
pointment or because it went to OttoMuschel of Ord, at present one of theinspectors under State Fire Commis-sioner W. S. Ridgell. But it is under-stood he is mad because of the man-
ner in which Neville broke the newsto him. He is quoted as having saidthe governor-elec- t in denying him theappointment said he did not owe any-
thing to the democratic state commit-tee.
As Neville practically conducted hisown campaign from North Platte andas some connected with the statecommittee said too much attentionwas being paid to the head of theticket, the impression gained groundthat while no one at the committeeheadquarters were disloyal to Neville,the committee proposed to pay lessattention to the head of the ticket andmore attention to other candidates onthe democratic ticket.
It is also understood that Mr. Lang-horst believes he was sidetracked be-
cause he is a Bryan democrat and didnot have the backing of Arthur Mul-
len and Senator Hitchcock.Langhorst Drafted.
Mr. Langhorst was drafted intoservice as chairman of the state com-
mittee because the candidates andwho do things in the party desired aBryan man, and because it was be-
lieved Langhorst was a good campaignmanager. Neville had as much to doas any one in selecting Langhorst.
The work of the campaign pro-
ceeded and the leaders are said tohave made up their minds that Lang-horst was unable to deliver the Bryanwing to the entire ticket, and thencame grumbling about his ability tomanage a campaign. He had said itwas easy to get money. He failed toproduce campaign funds and the na-
tional committee had to put moneyinto the pot. Langhorst and SecretarySprague did not always work in har-mony. The democratic candidate be-
gan to get scared over the manner inwhich things were drifting. The can-
didates already in office commencedto draft their employes to work in thestate headquarters. Arthur Mullenoccasionally came down from Omahaand made things hum for a time.
Needed No Endorsement.When the election was over the
democrats found they had won by un-
expected majorities, Langhorst appliedfor the job of food commissioner. Hetold Neville if endorsements wereneeded he would get them. It is saidhe was told none were needed. Mr.Langhorst had the "nominal credit ofwinning a hard political fight, andrested easy on his oars. He had nopromise of the office, but expectedto get it. v
A group of democrats opposed toHarman's reappointment boostedLanghorst until it became apparent
that Harman was out of the race, thenthey suddenly lost interest, and theappointment slipped away.
Democrats familiar with the situation believe Neville merely passed upLanghorst because he did not believeLanghorst would do him much goodin the food commissioner's office. Thisdepartment employs many inspectorswho travel over the state and whodeal with the public. It is about theonly department under control of thegovernor that is able to do the governor much political good, and the in-coming governor naturally desiressome one at the head who will be aPolitical asset to him. Whether hehas such a man in Muschel is ques-tioned by many, but at any rate thegovernor does not want Langhorst.He has said so, and that is what ai,sLanghorst.
Still for Amendment.After Mr. Langhorst came out of
Governor Morehead's office he wasasked how it happened that he lostout on the appointment for food com-missioner.
"I have nothing to say just now,"he said. "I may have later. I don'tknow how I lost out, but I am stillgoing to be for the prohibitoryamendment." Lincoln News.
LADIES' AUXILIARY IS
NICELY ENTERTAINED
From Wednesday's Daily.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church were entertained in avery charming manner yesterday aft-ernoon by Mesdames Fannie Dickson,Wm. Mann and Fred Morgan at thepretty home of Mrs. Dickson on Chi-gag- o
avenue. In spite of the severecold weather there was a large number of the members of this organization and their friends present, whodelightfully whiled away the after-noon .in various amusements, interspersed with social conversation, whichmade the occasion very pleasant to all.In deference to the coming Christmasseason, the pretty rooms of the Dick-son home had been made very attractive with decorations of the Christmasbells and holly, very artistically ar-ranged. The ladies held their regularbusiness session, at which time manyplans and arrangements were madefor the future work of this splendidsociety. The hostesses served a mostdelectable and dainty luncheon at aconvenient time, which was likewisemost thoroughly appreciated by thelarge number in attendance. At can-dlelight, the members of the LadiesAuxiliary and their friends saunteredto their homes, declaring MesdamesDickson, Mann and Morgan most excellent entertainers.
MERCHANTS DECORATING
FOR COMING HOLIDAYS
Several of the stores of the cityhave' decorated their show windowsand the interior of their stores in avery handsome manner for the holi-
day season and two of the most at-
tractive are the drug stores of Wey- -
rich & Hadraba and E. G. Fricke &
Co., both of which show the work andskill that has been brought to play inthe arrangement of the decorations andthey certainly add a very bright andpleasing touch to the interior of thestores with the bright colored redpaper streamers and the pleasingcombinations of colors. In the storeof Weyrich & Hadraba, a large belloccupies the center of the store thatis composed of narrow streamers ofpaper of red, white and green whileon both sides of the store room artificial flowers have been placed thatadd much to the effectiveness of thedecorations. Both stores are certain-ly to be commended for their work inthe decorative line.
ARRIVAL OF FINE GIRL.
From Tuesday's Dally.Last night the stork paid a tiymg
visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Armour Gamblin in the south part of thecity, and left in their care a fine littledaughter, who will make her homewith them hereafter. The mother andlittle one are doing: nicely and the advent of the fine little daughter hasbeen the source of a great deal ofhappiness to the parents as well asthe grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Hiatt, who are greatly pleasedover the addition to their family.
SCHMARDER PUTS
PAPPAS ON MAT IN
TWO STRAIGHT FALLS
The wrestling match at the Grandtheater last evening drew out a verygood sized crowd of the lovers of theathletic sport to witness FrankSchmarder put Gus Pappas, known asthe demon, down to the mat in twostraight falls, the first fall coming intwenty-tw- o minutes and the secondfall requiring eleven minutes beforea fall was secured by the powerfuland skillful Louisville lad. There wasnot much doubt about the outcome ofthe match from the stort as Schmar-der displayed a great deal more skilland strength than his opponent andeasily broke all attempts of his op- -
panent to secure a fall, and when hi.powerful holds were secured on theGreek from Kansas he soon had himdown for the count. This is the firstevent in the wrestling line that hasbeen held in the city and those whowere in attendance were very wellpleased with the showing made byboth of the boys. There is little doubtthat Schmarder is one of the fastestboys in the wrestling game today inthis section of the state and is a wor-thy opponent for anyone.
Pappas is a mighty Willful and sci-enc- ed
wrestler, and was also laboringunder the handicap of an injured arm.the result of a a match some tv.weeks ago, and this interfered to someextent with his work last night andkept him largely on the defensive. A!',
those who saw the match are merethan pleased and both of the wrestlersgave a fine exhibition of the sport.
Mr. Pappas has authorized the Journal to state that he desires to challenge Mr. Schmarder to another matchwithin the next three or four weeks,it any place and under any terms hemay desire, as he desires a try at theLouisville boy under more favorablecircumstances, when he feels he willbe able to bring home the honors ofthe match. If the match is arrangedit should be staged here and woulddraw a large crowd as the match lastnight was so pleasing.
LANGHORST A CANDIDATE
FOR FOOD COMMISSIONER
Chairman L. F. Langhorst of thedemocratic state committee, says thathe is a candidate for food commissioner, and that any report indicating thecontrary is in error. He declares himself to be aggressively after the posi-
tion. Mr. Langhorst has not been nsactive as some others in securing en-
dorsements, but says that he was ledto believe they would not be necessaryin his case.
He called the Star up by long dis-
tance telephone from Elmwood to con-
vey this information. He wants it un-
derstood that he is a candidate in ear-
nest and desires the appointment asfood commissioner. Lincoln Star.
E. B. SPERRY VERRY ILL.
The condition of E. B. Sperry, thecashier at the Burlington station, hasbecome much more serious in the lastfew days as the result of an attack ofpneumonia. Mr. Sperry has been offduty for the past few weeks sufferingfrom grippe, and this has been fol-
lowed by the attack of pneumonia andhas made his condition very serious.
Simon Gruber, one of the bestknown and most prominent residentsof Liberty precinct, was in the cityyesterday visiting with his manyfriends and looking after some mat-
ters of business in the county seat.This is the first visit of Mr. Gruberin Plattsmouth for some time and hisfriends were very much pleased tomeet him.
Ed Tritsch and Carl Meisinger mo-
tored in this morning from their farmhome and departed on the early Bur-lington train for Omaha, where theywill spend a few hours looking aftersome business matters.
CREAM, 37c, at Dawson's store,Plattsmouth.
Hampshire boars for sale. Inquireof C. R. Todd, Plattsmouth, Neb.
