Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-13

Is people busy. A branch OF TIL
M. E. Smith company of Omahi
maintains a payroll of 40 to 50 enk
ployes. L. L. Wiles has gained {
wide reputation as breeder of Red
Pole cattle, which have won mani
prizes at fairs.
Water and Gas Rates.
L. c. Minor is president of tho
Plattsmouth Commercial club and
head Of the water and light come
pany. He claims that the Plattx
mouth water rate of 80 cents pei
thousand gallons is cheaper than
the Omaha rate, considering oper.
ating and overhead expenses. The
water plant has a capacity OF l..
100000 gallons and an average daily
pumpage of $4,000 gallons. There
are nearly IS miles of water mains
and 8O0 patrons are served. The
city council recently granted the
gas company rate increase of 20
per cent, from $l.75 to $40 per
thousand feet.
-Four banks in Piattsmouth reflect
the financial strength of the county.
7. I. Parmele, H. N. Dovey, Tom
Patterson and ]. M. Roberts are the
presidents of these monetary insti-
buttons. Realtors of the town re.
port that there is not vacant de-
slrable house at this time. There
are 100 substantial hom& and more
than 100 brick business structures.
Important improvements during the
last II months include: Garages,
$4,000 and $4,000; high school,
$o5,OOO; paving, $4,000.
Nebraska Masonic Home.
Another important institution is
the Nebraska Masonic home, which
is supervised by William A. Asquith,
former Omahan. This home has IS
residents and an adjoining building
accommodates II orphan Children.
One of the interesting persons at
the Masonic home is J. V. D. Patch,
pioneer of Nebraska City and for
mer resident of St. Joseph, Mo, at
which latter place he gained prom
lnence as an artist and art instructor.
In his room at the home is a prize
painting by himself, of Joseph
Robideaux, founder of St. Joseph.
The famous racer, Dan Patch"
was owned by a relative of this
venerable artist.
Michael Archer, police Judge. has
broken all Nebraska records for
continuous service of more than 80
years in the elective position which
he now holds. The favorite pastime
of Sheriff Carl Quinton is impeding
the progress of bootleggers as they
bllthely motor along, Omaha-bound.
with cargoes of contraband elixers.
The sheriff is collecting a string of
conhscated Booze cars" Another
ottlceholder in whom the public
seem to have considerable con-
fldence is James Robertson, who has
been clerk OF the district court for
a score of years. Fred Patterson
has been county surveyor lever
since Heck was pup" as one OF
the old settlers expressed it.
Doctor With Two Night Call Iobs
DR.. A. Sandin has the honor of
being the captain of the volunteer
fire department and it is said of him
that he responds to an alarm of fire
as quickly as he does to the bed
side OF patient. George R. Sayles
is city clerk and the councilmen
are: Ray Patterson, Michael
Mauzy, Frank F. Buttery, William
Weber, L. G. Larson, John Von-
dron, George Leuschnisky. c. A.
Johnson, Robert Harris and John
Beeson.
Among other features of PIatts-
mouth to which the Commercial
club points with pride are: Ten
church edihces. Catholic academy,
three hotels, -four mills, broom fac.
tory, so fraternal societies, two loan
and building associations, local in
surance company, daily newspaper.
brass band. real estate exchange.
two concrete and cement plants
machine and foundry plant, auto
bridge across the Platte river, 800
acre rifle range, steam laundry, base
ball park, new county jail, Elks'
home, Carnegie library, artificial ice
piart Sewer Sustar, cd0 00n ?.