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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
7
The article warns of hazardous road conditions from broken bottles glass and crockery left on streets. It cites sections prohibiting throwing or leaving dangerous debris on public roads with penalties from five to one hundred dollars and notes Hon W H Puls introduced the measure.
Sheriff responded to a rural disturbance where a man calling himself John Walker flourished a gun and threatened to shoot anyone who interfered. Walker, described as a large unbalanced man, was arrested near the Irish plane, taken to town and jailed awaiting possible insanity commission review.
Lincoln lodge No 80 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held a service honoring deceased members at 8 p m in the Elks auditorium. Brother Matthew Gering delivered the address. George Rice, recently back from Tarigda near Calgary, visited Omaha and Portsmouth on the fast mail.
Bishop Arthur L. Williams of Omaha spoke at St Luke's Church yesterday morning to a large attentive audience. He preached on the scripture Let all the earth keep silent before him and outlined three points: silence aids receptive attention, accompanies wisdom, and is necessary for worship. The sermon impressed listeners and is expected to benefit the local church.
Mrs Verde Thorp and Mrs Pro Thorp of Murdock visited the Masonic Home with Mrs Grace Stearns of Council Bluffs also Mrs W J Smith and son Victor of Omaha called for a few hours Sunday. Rev Gade of the Presbyterian church gave a talk in the parlor during Sunday services. A number from outside attended as Mr and Mrs Haller Mrs G W Lininger and others came from Omaha for a pleasant call.
Mrs. Geo Parks returns to Plattsmouth last Saturday to occupy the old home after living in Murray for months with her husband and children near Chas Reed. George Parks will continue carpentry work with W W Hamilton while aiding on the Platt River Bridge Co. project.
Local notes list Mrs W B Porter of Mynard visiting her mother Mrs J E Leesley. Union residents Mr and Mrs A E Foster and child spent Thanksgiving in Plattsmouth at the Larson home. Mrs Mary McDonald of Murray leaves for Murdock. Several others from Murray Wayne Omaha and Lincln are in the city on business or visiting relatives during the holiday period.
Saturday and Monday notes list William Seybelt visiting Omaha via Faust Mail and Mrs Georgia Greamer visiting Plattsmouth. Entries mention J J Kirk of Murray at Perkins, Jefferson Cross and son at the courthouse, and J A Walker from Murray with James Nelson. Also noted are L B Brown of Kenosha with relatives, John Albert visiting Emma at a hospital, and Sheriff Quinton traveling to Omaha for business. Additional items cover G W Livingston to South Omaha stock market, A H Tams returning to Burlington duty, Hilda Brinkham's Thanksgiving break, J C Yost visiting Omaha, and Frank Huston leading a Tekamah party to Plattsmouth via Pollock Bridge with Vesta Douglass. John Urwin of Louisville appeals a Cedar Creek judgment in district court.
The Todds and children returned from Iowa this afternoon. A man husked 229 bushels and 6 pounds, while the champion husker gathered 230 bushels and 11 pounds. Crowds flocked to see the display of corn.
Mrs. Dave Lloyd leaves St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha and returns to Murray this afternoon. Her son Bert Lloyd meets her at the Burlington station with a buggy to convey her home.
Lincoln reports outline a State Bar committee proposal revising criminal procedure including a district attorney office revival and limited peremptory challenges. Judge Kennedy questions a partial verdict change while Burlington lines discuss road extensions with no public details. Pappas sues Union Pacific for 16000 damages after a construction site injury near North Platte.
A freight train in Hartington Nebraska struck and wrecked an automobile driven by BE B Shaffner. J B Rhodeenbrugh was badly hurt and unconscious. Shaffner escaped with only minor injuries.
Police report a night of widespread crime in Chicago with incidents including Chicano and Dee burglaries 2 Forties highway robberies and numerous pickpocket thefts. Few arrests have been made as the toll rises.
Roosevelt dismisses Wharton Barker's assertion that he accepted support from Harriman and New York financiers in 1904 in exchange for a railroad policy bargain. The New York report records his sharp reply denouncing the charges as nonsense.
A rapid fire in Decatur, beginning near O K Beltibridge’s drug store around 3 am, destroyed multiple buildings including the Byrum general store Calman Eagleton Donahue and Allen properties. Losses total about 75 000 with partial insurance coverage and decatur's waterworks project halted further damage.
Charley S and Pranela die. Troy Times proprietor and ambassador to Austela Woncory pass away in Troy. Lanorte society figure Reinbo jailed for one to eight years for chicken theft. Missouri Pacific wreck near Joplin injures six as three coaches overturn on defective rail. Rudolph Morster named White House executive clerk at $140 yearly. Sherman P. Allen sworn in as chief clerk. Taft orders four infantry companies to Fort Meade for permanent garrison. Frank W McMahon convicted of manslaughter in Philadelphia, sentenced to five to ten years. Unwritten law cited amid the case.
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