PLATTSMOUTII WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1S87.
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WKKI'INO WATUR.
From tlio Jta publican.
Mr. T. M. Ilulburd, of Cincinnati, is
here cm his accuHtomud summer vacation.
Carpenters and atone masons are in
great demand in our turning city just
now.
A Mr. Harmon, of Iowa, a law student,
has rented the Lewi hou.so on the South
Bide and occupies the game with his fani
ilj. Mrs. Calvert and little child, of Lin
coln, after several days visit in Weeping
Water departed for home Monday after
noon. Mrs. Patterson, of Ilarrishurg, Pa., and
Mrs. Madmen, of Lincoln, are visiting
Mrs. Defibaujjli and family for a few
day 8.
The front in Webster's new brick will
h completed in a few days. Thompson
is putting it in and Ashley is doing the
painting.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Edward Magee and Miss
Mary Magee, of Mainland, spent Sunday
in Weeping Water, vinitiug S. W. Fisher's
and M. Spink's fumilies.
Bokn To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ketchunt,
on Saturday, May 21st. a 9J pound boy.
Ketch u in is happy. This is their firstborn.
Mr. K. is the blacksmith for the Lime
and Stone company.
From the Eagle.
C. lUlston will be a grass widower the
last of this week, while- his wife visits
friends at Wintersett, la.
The cadets captured the beating hearts
of several maidens fair, who followed
thera to the depot Monday.
Grandpa Bates celebrated his 75th birth
day Mondity, by spending most of his
time picking green peas and strawberries.
Mrs. Wheeler, of Connecticut, is here
visiting her sister Mrs. C. N. Shelton.
This is her first trip west, and she is go
ing to Btay long enough to enjoy it.
The general good behavior of the- Ca
dets, during their visit here, was a no
ticeable feature, usually young sprigs of
boys like them get wild and are hard to
control, Lieutenant Dudley was a boy
himself once, and knows how to treat
boys to get their good will and respect.
ELM WOOD.
From the Echo.
A. Dickson is plastering hi3 house in
town this week.
Mr. and Mis. Waters were over to
Olenwood spending Sunday.
Elder Alton is finishing his house off
on the inside, in fine style.
Rev. Madole has moved his family and
household effects to Plattsmouth.
John Baird's team got loose in town
last Friday while hitched to a buggy, and
made things buz for a while. They ran
against the walk in front of the old
butcRer shop and upset the buggy, which
was drug until the team ran on both sides
of a post, and then became detatched
without injuring the horses any and
damaging the buggy but little.
Will Current came near falling into
his future home last Monday afternoon.
He was on top of a well derrick, thirty
feet high, when it fell to the ground,
taking Will with it. He was fortunate
enough to light right end up, but did
not stay there very long, as he was going
with such force that he was hurled ti the
ground face downward, bruising his
forehead and left arm, but nothing
serious.
WABASH.
From the Item.
It is said that an abundant crop of
strawberries is assured by the late rains.
Mr. Hayes killed a large prairie rattle
snake just south of the depot, Tuesday.
Jacobs has his onion patch full of
children pulling weeds. They work well
and make good wages.
A good many people went to Weep
ing Water Sunday to see the University
Cadets which were encamped in the fair
grounds.
John Ilollenbeck had a good horse
killed by becoming entangled in a barb
wire fence Tuesday night. M. W.
Moore, near Mainland, also lost a fine
black mare a few days ago.
LOCISVIIXE.
From the Observer.
Grandma Todd, of Plattsmouth is vis
iting old friends and relatives in this
city, this week.
W. A. Cleghorn is acting as over-seer
of Gus. Nordvall's livery barn during
his stay at Chicago.
Fire was discovered in the roof over
kiln No. 2 Wednesday morning at the
Western Pottery yards. Owing to the
gcfd facilities for fighting fire it was
easily extinguished, but little, if any,
material damage being done.
alOCXT PLEA8ATRIE3.
Mother Loyd has also peen confined
to
her bed for some time.
Miss-Tillre Gapen is succeeding quite
well with our district school.
Tha first building in Nehawka is built
by Mr. Sheldon for Dr. Pollrd.
Mrs. Schlichtemeir who has been ail
injr for some time is now confined to
her bed.
Some of our farmers who have large
cribs of corn think they wont have to
haul so far.
The 3L P. Branch R. R, to Nebraska
City has laid the track to Nehawka our
nearest point on said road.
We see by the papers that the churches
at the various places are having the usu
al strawberry festivals. Why not Mt.
riasant also? We young folka like to
have a good time a3 well as others.
The Jit. Pleasant M. E. Sunday school
will observe June the 12th as chrldrens
day. The services will begin at 10
o clock A. M. with an ad arcs by the pas
tor and at 11 A. M. the children services
will bein, which will consist of singing,
prayers, recitations, responses &c. This
is expected to be a gala day for the chil
dren as they expect to do their bebt to
interest the parents and everybody else
that come. The church will be deco
rated with flowers, birds &c. Everybody
is invited.
Rev. James Maily, a former pastor
here, will deliver a temperance lecture at
the Mt. Pleasant church on Saturday, the
5th inst at 8 o'clock P, 31. He will preach
at th game place on Sunday at 11 A. M.
He will also speak at Oterbein Chapel
Sunday at 8 P. M. This is a move in the
right direction. We say give us one
temperance lecture after another and let
them favor strongly of Prohibition for
that is the ultimatum to which we are all
looking and it in that which we munt
and will have sooner or later.
Yocr Ramblbu.
OREKNWOOI).
There were about four thousand people
here on decoration day.
Tom Kerrehart has been very sick with
the flux the past week, at this writing he
is reported some better.
Rev. Edwards, of Lincoln, preached in
the M. E. church last Sunday night, he
was a guest of C. A. Woosley while here.
Grandpa Cutler died last Saturday
morning and was buried Monday while
they were strewing his sons grave with
flowers, he was eighty-two years old.
W. A. Keithley the foreman of the Her
ald office at Plattsmouth was in the city
last Saturday looking at the prospect
here for starting a paper. I think the
town will support a good live man pro
vided the paper is not affected with the
"softening of the brain, spinal meninge
tis and inflammatory rheumatism."
Memorial services were held in the
Christian church last Sunday and Elder
Henry delivered the memorial sermon at
11 o'clock a. m., and on Monday memor
ial day Rev. Campbell delivered the
memorial address in the M. E. church,
after which th procession was formed
with the G. A. R. of Greenwood and the
K. of P. of Ashland, and citizens of the
surrounding country in carriages and
wagons. The Ashland cornet band led
the procession, for the grave yard, where
they decorated the graves of our fallen
heroes.
Fanxt.
rock bluff.
A Mr. Lewis from Missouri, is visiting
his son Jeff and other friends in this lo
cality. The cut worms have done so much
damage to corn, that some have had to
plant over.
The dry weather is injuring the grow
ing crops a good deal, and a good rain
would bo very acceptable.
The marriage of Ella Smith reminds
us ofwhat the wag said when he wrote:
"Another schoolmarm has gone: gone her
cares and troubles to enhance. " She took
the same route they alljdo, when the right
fellow comes along, and gives them ft
chance.
Our observationist has turned up again,
this time in Bize and shape of a cultivator
thief, for when Wyatt Hutchinson went
to the field last monday morning, he
found all the nhovels, both wheels, and
one spindle gone off of one of his culti
vators, and no trace could be found of
them.
We wrote you that Robert Frans of
Factoryville, went to Colorada on Mon
day the 16th. On Thursday night of the
same week, his youngest child a boy
about one year old wa3 taken sick with
the croup, and died Friday at five o clock.
It was buried on Saturday in the Young
burying ground at Rock Creek. Robert
returned on Sunday, he was gone seven
days, and came back to find one child
dead and buried, and the other sick
enough t have a doctor.
Tim Shaver.
Real Estate Transfers.
NorrisM. Cidmore to C. N.
Klepser, nwi of swi of 21 10
-11, w. d $
900
2 000
150
600
2 075
1 778
837
Sophia R. Rager to W. II. Ra-
ger, s of nei of 10-11-70,
w. d
J. G. Hayes to James Mitchell,
lot 3 in block 49, Y. & II.
ad., w. d
State of Nebraskia to Jos.
Schlater, w of swi of SC-12-11,
w. d
Oreapolis Town Co. to Jonath
an Gibson, e of nej of 1-12-13
and east 6 rods off swi
of nei of 1-12-13, w. d
C, B. & Q. R. R. Co. to Wm.
R. and A. E. Lewis, nwi ot
13 11-10, w. d
Wm. R. Lewis to A. E. Lewis,
si of nwi of 13-11-10, w. d. .
John Hart to Wm. Williams,
lots 13 and 14 in block 30 in
Elmwood, w. d
Patrick Duggan to Mary Dug-
gan, lot 35 in sec, 20 and lot
40 in sec. 29, all in 12-14 w.
d ..
500
C, B. & Q. R. R. Co. to Thos.
T. Craig, wi of nei of 5-11-11,
w. d
Abraham Smith, trustee, to R.
B. Windham, trustee, part of
sei of nei of 24-12-13 and
part of swi nwi of 19-12-13,
w. d
Anselmo B. Smith to R. B.
Windham, trustee, part of
nei of nei of 24-12-13 and
838
S 125
part of nwi of nwi of 19-12-
13, w. d....,
14 000
The Star of Bethlehem
From the rhllatlelphia Tress.
This year, it is predicted, we are to
witness an extraordinary piece of celes
tial lire-works, viz., the reappearance of
the "Star of Bethlehem," and since it is
not impossible that the prediction, al
though founded upon rather meager da
ta, will be fulfilled, it may not be unwise
to prepare ourselves for the star's advent
by inquiring where it will appear and
what it may be like. The history of this
star is this: On the evening of the elev
enth of November, 1572, the celebrated
Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, return
ing home from his labratory, chanced to
cast his eyes heavenward to the stary
vault and was astonished to observe a
star near the zenith in Cassiopeia, of a
magnitude never before seen. This new
star was without a tail, was not surround
ed by nebulous light and was perfectly
like all other fixed stars, with the excep
tion that it scintillated more strongly
than stars of the first magnitude. When
first discovered its brightness was greater
than that of Vega, Sirius or Jupiter, and
was comparable only to that of Venus
when she shines with her greatest pplen
dos. Its briliancy was, in fact, 6o great
that those gifted with keen eyesight could
perceive it in the daytime and even at
noon. In the following December it had
diminished so much in luster that it re
sembled Jupiter. By February, 1573, it
had become reduced in briliancy to an
ordinary star of the first magnitude. By
the following November, one year after
it3 first appearance, it was only of the
fourth magnitude, and its light continued
to fade, until March, 1574, after having
been visible for seventeen months, it was
no longer discernible to the naked eye.
(This was thirty-seven years before the
invention of the telescope). In the year
915 and again in 1261 a brilliant star is
recorded to have made its appearance
suddenly between the constellation of
Cepheus and Cassiopeia, near the place
where the new star appeared in 1572.
These phenomena were not unnaturally
connected together even by Tycho Brahe
and his contemporaries, and were regard
ed as reappearances of the same star. It
was, furthermore, surmised that this star
was no other than the star of Magi, and
this question was warmly discussed while
the star was still shining. It is, possibly,
a signment to the star of a period of 315
years. The actual intervals are 319 and
303 years, which gives a mean perion of
81 3i years. But if we reckon back from
1572 by periods of 315 years we are
brought, to the year 3 B. C, which is
nearly identical, according to revised
chronology, with the year of the birth of
Christ. Let us wait for this star with be
coming patience and sec what we shall
see.
Venus and Jupiter are still rivals for
admiration as evening stars, although the
former sets before the latter has reached
his most commanding position in the
heavens. Jupiter is now rapidly retro
grading, as may be observed by noting
from night to night his position with re
lation to the star Spica. Saturn also is
an.even'ng Btar but he sets at an early
hour. Uranus, invisible to the naked eye,
is at about the same distance from Spica,
toward the west, as Jupiter is toward the
east; Neptune, Mars and Mercury are now
too near the sun to be visible.
TnE National Republican, like Silas
Wegg, "rising to the importance of the
occasion, dropped into poetry," with
which to welcome the militia to the Na
tional Encampment. The poetry is very
good, and its sentiment is all right. One
verse reads:
Though in war's sublime array.
Yet to-day
Miall ye hear no dread alarms.
Do no crimaon deed of arm.
Brother love in ricul xhill ;
'Teacc! Good u ill!"
These invite, innpire, and please ;
Still your strife be only these !
Hither, from the East to the Wtst,
North and South, come, soldiers, come !
Bear the banner, star-Imprest.
Peal the trumpet, strike the drum !
Very pretty, indeed, but "brother loxe"
appears to have struck a snag on the col
or line, the Southern contingent having
declined to "Bear the banner, star-im
prest," with the "nigger" in line. Some
how it doesn't take much to induce the
Southerner to desert the flag. Omaha
Rep.
The wooden headedness of Bayard is
bearing the usual fruit of that kind of a
cranium. Mexico, instead of sidling up
to Uncle Sam as her nearest neighbor and
best iriend, is flirting with Johnny Bull
and letting the English run the country.
If we could have an administration with
some of Grant's hard sense in it, we should
have a vast field for Yankee entesprise
in Mexico. But Bayard has simply bull
ied our nearest southern neighbor to com
pensate him for the humiliation that he
may haye felt because of his lack of
courage to speak up to Canada because
she was under the wing of England. A
fraud is a costly thing to have in the for
eign office of any country. Lincoln
Journal.
Strayed From Plattsmouth, Neb.,
about three weeks ago, one cow 4 years
old, dark brown, both horns turn down
and the end of the left one is broken off.
Liberal reward paid if returned.
Joseph V. Wf.ckbach.
Wk clip the following from The Chi
cigt (roftr. It is mistaken in tome par
ticulars, but shows what others think of
our fair city and its citizens:
I'L AITS MOUTH.
With a population of some 7,000 is most
pleasantly situated on and among the
bluffs of the "Big Mnddy." Cass county,
of which this city is the county seat, is
one of the most favored counties in the
state. This town, like most of the towns
in the west, is receiving it3 due propor
tion of advancement and progress. Platts
moath business men arc, generally speak
ing, men of enterprise mid excellent qual
ifications and stand ready to extend the
hand of welcome and hard cash if neces
sary towards every enterprise calculated
to advance the interests of the city. The
B. fc M. runs west and north from here
and the C. B. fc Q. crosses the river over
its superb steel bridge at this point.
Manufactures here are as yet in their in
fancy, but those established are prosper
ous. The Omaha & Southwestern have
purchased a large tract of land just ad
joining the city and are now surveying
the new road. In addition to this the
new motor road running from Omahr. to
South Omaha is almost certain to make
this city. It possesses gas works, well
paved streets and a good sewerage sys
tem. Your subscribers are J. J. Baumeis
ter, Bennett fc Lewis, M. B. Murphy &
Co., J. V. Weckbach, Scottcn & Zinn,
A. Bach and John Bauer. From here I
go to Kansas. C. II. M.
Cood Results In Every Case.
1). A. Bradford, wholesale paper deal
er, of Chrttanooga, Tenn., writes that
he was seriously afilieted with a severe
cold that settled on his lungs: had tried
many remedies with benefit. Being in
duced to try Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, did so and was entirely
cured by use of a few bottles. Since
which time he has used it tn his family
for all Coughs and Colds with best re
sults. This is the experience of thous
ands whose lives have been saved by this
Wonderful Discovery.
Trial bottles free at F. G. Fricke& Co.'s
drug store. (5)
TnE BeLring sea question may become
of even more importance than the Cana
dian question, unless Englang abandons
its present claims, which appear to have
no foundation in fact. Mr. Henry W.
Elliott, who recently published an im
portant volume on Alaska, and is thor
oughly informed on questions relating to
that territory, says the authority of Rus
ria over those waters was neyer question
ed from 1745 to 18G7, the date of our
purchase of Alaska from Russia. By
that purchase the United States, of course,
acquired all the rights in the Behring sea
which were formerely poscssed by Russia,
and if Great Britain had no rights there
then it has none now. Hastings Gazett
Journal.
Lessons in Cerman.
All persons desiring to take German
Lessons, will be enabled to do so, as I
expect to have a class in the German
Methodist Church on South 6th street,
during the summer months. Hours from
9 a. m. to 12 o'clock. Private lessons
given in Greek and Latin also.
For information concerning tuition,
apply at the office of Mr. R. B. Wind
ham or G. G. Grasmceck,
8-4 Teacher.
TnE Iowa Stale Register puts a whole
volume in the following fewr lines in
which truth is well seasoned:
The New Orleans Statts says; "When
that grand old man, Jefferson Davis, de
parts this life, what in this world will the
Northern editors have to write about?"
They will have a chance to write the
obituary of the greatest traitor in Ameri
can history, the greatest coward in mili
taty annals, the meanest ingrate among
the lower animals, and the chief Demo
crat of the century.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price, 25 cents
per box. For sale by
301y F. G. Fricke & Co.
TnE Democrats pretend to be very
much opposed to the internal revenue sys
tem; but we notice that they are protest
ing very vigorously against the recent
order abolishing a certain number of col
lection districts, It seems that Mr. Cleve
land always makes a mistake when he
takes his party at its word. Globe Dem.
Sheriffs Sale.
By virtue of an execution Issued by W. C.
Shawalter, Clerk of the litrict Court within
and for Cass county, Nebraska, aud to me di
re ted, I will on the 27th day of June. A i.
1887. at 10 o'clock a. m , of said day at the south
door of the Court House in said comity, eell at
public auction, ttie following real estate to-wit :
The east half (H) of the northeast quarter f
section eleven (11) in towuship ten (10) range
eleven (11) east of the 6th P. M. in Cass county,
Nebraska, with ;the privileges and apperteu
ances thereunto belonging.
The same being levied upon and taken as the
property of John M. Carter, defendant ;to sat
isfy a judgement of paid Courc recovered by
Charles Heuuiugs administrator of the estate of
Mary Sphoers, deceased plaintul, against said
defendant.
Plattsmouth, Neb., this May 19th A. D..1S87.
J. C. ElR ElfKBAUY,
10-5 Sheriff Cass County, Neb.
E. G. DO VEY & SON.
AVc want to call your attention to the fact that wo can
bIiow you in our new stock for
A superb line of everything carried in a first
class line of
Notions, Boois, Shoes,
Queensware and
AVe have the handsomest Line of lunbroidcrios, b.)th
in Harrow and wide, ever brought to the City.
Our Stock of Dress Goods, both in
Wool and Wash Goods; also
in White Goods is
UNSURPASSED BY ANY OTHER LINE fi THE CO.
Our line of Tiil.lo Linens, Napkins, Crashes, Towels, flints,
(iinglianis and Muslin is well worth looking over.
Especial attention is called to our
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Which is fuller and more compete than usual, at prices that will
satisfv y.iw. Jn our
Beet I S
Yc have Good A'alnesto .':br and want to keep up our rep
utation by selling none but iood Goods. We take consider
able pride in our
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And can show the finest line of this Class of Goods handled by
any firm in the city. : invite inspection of our differ
ent Departments, assuring all that we offer our Goods
AT LOWEST TlilCES.
E.G.DOVEY&SON.
'FMSS SMEW BOGE STOliES
TJjST SHEBWOOD BLOCK
Just opened with a complete line of
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Books, Fancy Goods, Ladies' Stationery,
PERIODICALS, &C.
FIFTH STREET, ONE DOOR FROM MAIN.
MIXKf) - PAINTS !
--y'E GUARANTEE our Mixed Paints to do better work
and give better satisfaction, than the bet Lead and
Oil, and will forfeit the value of the paint and cost of applying
if not found as represented. Can you ask any better Guar
antee? "We have sold these paints for two years, and every
one v.-ho has used them pronounce them
TO -:- 13E -:- T1TK -:- BEST.
They will cover one-third more surface than Lead and
Oil and will wear longer and look better. Don't buy paintd
until you see our samples.
Will J. Vcvmcll.
N. 13.: We make bottom prices on Lead, Oil, Wall Paper,
Varnish, Kalsoinine, Brushes, Szc.
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