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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
5
A Louisville Courier article denounces Cass County jail as filthy and unsafe. It argues the county can fund a new jail on the courthouse site without harming taxpayers and urges local press to push for immediate construction. The corridor, stench, and overcrowding are cited as reasons to act.
State Auditor Searle's semi annual report shows December 1 warrants totaling 42 455 188.44, up 112 208.05 from last year. General fund warrants reach 2 575 308.45, up 121 680.45, with 2 138 457 held as part of the debt. Sheldon bill requires a one mill levy to pay the debt, yielding about 500 annually starting this year. Miss Gladys Cole of Louisville is very ill after appendectomy at Omaha's Presbyterian hospital and a dangerous abdominal infection. Mrs Prisbin of Muratay travels to Omaha to visit.
Fast Mail No 71 on Thanks giving day reportedly broke from Creston to Coun cil Bluffs in 118 minutes, recovering 49 minutes and beating the No 8 fastest train by minutes between Creston and Pacific Junction. Alonzo Quinby piloted the run with stops at Villisea and Red Oak and a slowdown at Emerson for a work gang, ending at the U P transfer with 13 extra minutes gained.
The Burlington Northern division prepares a 60 foot private car number 77 for Superintendent J R Phelan. It features mahogany and cherry observation rooms, folding beds, kitchen, modern Baker heating, gas plant and electric bells. Two other special cars are nearing completion for other Burlington superintendents as repair work continues.
The Platte issue: Pollard seeks 79000 for a government post office in Plattsmouth while Hinashew proposes 125000 for York. The Cass County towns of similar size face unequal treatment, with lingering politics and local objections. A Nebraska City paper protests calling Plattsmouth a village amid regional pride.
The Omaha Bee reports Prof. T L Lyons leads the Burlington Seed Corn special from December 15 across Nebraska stations. Lecturers from Cornell and U S Department of Agriculture join Nebraska experts to show seed corn selection and ground preparation. Arrival at this place is Saturday December 10, and all farmers are urged to attend.
Lincoln Journal reports that the attorney general ordered Nebraska to keep all federal prisoners sentenced in the district court at the state penitentiary. The move, championed by Senator Burkett, could increase state income as the government pays 55 cents daily per prisoner. The plan uses warden Beemer’s labor system and expands capacity with 310 existing convicts and new cells.
A Masonville Indiana resident Harry Colson endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. The salve is also praised for cuts burns and injuries and priced at 25 cents at F G Fricke Co druggist.
The notice cites a capital stock of $50,000 and surplus of $15,000 for OFFICite with officers Chas C Parmelo President and T M Patterson Cash. It invites inquiry about bank accounts and receipts for partial payments and stresses adding to a bank balance rather than spending.
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