Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

trict court was held in the first school
house In Plattsmouth erected early In 1855.
In September, 1869. the Burlington g. Mis-
souri, railroad. having been voted S200.O00
in bonds by the county. and $50 900 in bonds
by the city OF Plattsmouth, entered upon
Nebraska soil. The general headquarters
OF the Burlington was placed at Platts-
mouth In accordance with a stipulation Of
the contract and the shops Of the road
erected here.
The Plattsmouth Town company was
organized October g, 1854. The first post
office established was in 1856 with Wheat
ley Michelwait as postmaster. He was also
the first mayo Of the city.
Cass county is one Of the richest counties
in Nebraska, taking the frat rank in
many respects. 1t has a population Of
10000 and a valuation Of $40, 10000 1t has
1913 miles OF railroad and eighteen railroad
stations. The county has twenty-three
rural routes with coo miles covered daily.
The county is entirely out of debt and 80
per cent of the farmers own their farms
free Of mortgage. 1t has four grist mills
that manufacture and ship out annually
$4,000 900 pounds of flour and 226,OOO pounds
of mill feed. The court house is one Of the
btSl " lHS SldlNt COblllB S5JtOVJ
The Burlington shops located here,
with GOO men on the pay roll,
has done and is doing much for the city.
The Masonic State hospital was established
here at a cost Of $4,000. A government
building to cost $4,000 will socn be in the
course of construction. But Plattsmouth
has an organization that promises much for
the city. 1t is the newly organized Com
mercial club Of 100 members, composed Of
the representative business men of the city.
1t is doing much along the lines Of city i'm
provement and is reaching out after the
manufacturing plants. This club together
with the daily and semi-weekly newspaper
working in entire harmony will accomplish
much for the city.
Cass county is by no means one Of the
small counties Of the state, as 1t has 9os, 900
acres in farms, with 215, 900 acres under Gull
tivation. From these farms were sold and
shipped out last year 1900 beef cattle, 49,
900 fat hogs and 400 sheep. Besides this
they sold and shipped out 4S7S,OOO bushels
OF corn. go, 1000 bushels OF wheat and 22s, 900
bushels Of oats. If there is any one thing
that the farmers Of Cass county need more
than another. 1t is a closer relationship 10
the dairy industry and to the growing Of
NehNN 6A0ooNoT CaPNNialg alAulld- hunl
year they sold and shipped GU,
191, 900 pounds OF butter and l91, 900 gal
Ions of cream. In 1908 the county had but
100 acres OF alfalfa. yet they had 5000
acres Of clover, which is next to the larg-
est amount Of any county Of the state. Dur
ing the last year the farmers used 55 hand
~separators and kept about 5000 cows on
their farms. The farmers wives marketed
last year $4,000 Dozen OF eggs and $50, 00d
pounds OF dressed poultry.
Cass county. as a whole, is one which
the state OF Nebraska can well afford TO
be proud OF. Its citizenship is OF the best
and its location and soil are second TO
none. In the fruit industry It IL one OF
the best counties in the state. 1t has 1856,
900 apple trees in full bearing. 1000 pear,
1000 peach, 5000 plum and 1000 cherry
trees. But the great wealth OF this county
and it's unusual prosperity Is accounted FOR
very largely In It's many thriving villages.
Weeping Water is a pleasantly situated
town. nestled In among the hills, which
nearly surround #, and laid out on both
sides Of the Weeping Water creek. II has
q population OF 1900. and was a point well
advertised In the early days, a. It was