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8 PLATTSMO rJTIl WEEKLY HERALD, Til Q USD AY, JUNE 16, 18S7 JAS. E. KNOTTS, Reporter. CITY BRIEFS. Subscribe for The IIekald. 'Work in all parts of the shops is abundant. Tlie addition to the Plaining mill hu a sheet-iron roof. Several new way cars vrere turned out of the shops lately. Miss licrtic Hyers, of Lincoln, is vis iting friends in this city. A new planer for iron work has been placed in the Machine bhop. Miss Alice Wilson is seriously ill at the home of L. I). Bennett. L. A. Dorrington resigned his posit ion in the supply department. II. Watteruiau's style of handwriting is highly original and captivating. Kcv. W. IJ. Alexander is attending commencement this week at York. Ask Ed. Ureusal about the difference between a dutchman and a gcrnian. Two new coaches have arrived here, they were built at the Aurora shops. J. Hitter has returned from his trip in the East, reporting a pleasant time. Miss Jessie LaForee of Floris, Iowa, is a guest at the home of W. II. Iiakcr. The pay-car has come and gone, and money's ebbing process has begun anew. II. Jackson declares himself for Blaine, of Maine, and Forter of Burling ton. We have it from O. U. Smith him self, that he is going to dig up his for tune. Mrs. W. II. Davis, of liichland, Iowa is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Turner. Fred Herrmann left Thursday even ing of last week for a visit in Germany, and other foreign countries. Miss Emma McCoy went last Monday to Kansas, to visit her mother, she will be gone about 'two months. Elder J. K. lieid, of Omaha will preach at the Christan church on next Lords day, both morning and eyening. Mr. Button received the congratula tions on behalf of the new title bestowed upon him by the Journal. Mrs. Niles was called suddenly to Sioux City last Tuesday evening by a telegram announcing the sickness of her mother. The Missouri river, after getting up to thirteen feet, commenced going down Tuesday, and last evening it marked only twelve feet. Judge C. ltussell returned from Weeping Water Monday, also his daugh ter. Annie, who has been visiting there the past two weeks. The Ladies of St. Luke's guild will give a sociable at the residence of Mrs. C. II. Cambell this evening to which all are cordially invited. Mr. L. A. Dorrington will leave the first of next week for Shadron Neb. where he will engage in the real estate bnsiness with his father. Patr. Egan's appearance and speech at the late Kepublican club banquet, has won a warm friend to the Irish cause in the person of R. A. Taite. J. E. Morris left for Indiana with a view to investigate the gas wells of that state. Mr. W. E. Shultz is tilling his chair during the absence. Mr. B. Spurlock is attending com mencement at the State University, at Lincoln this week, where his son has been attending the past winter. Geo. 11. Chatburn assistant principal in the Plattsmouth schools left Tuesday for his home at Harlan Iowa, where he in tends to spend his vacation. The new "straw" of store-keeper Young, aside from exciting a general ad miration, is taken by some as conclusive proff that the laiuy 6pell is over. The teacher's institute to be held in Plattsmouth, this summer will begin on the 5th of next month. It will be con ducted by Prof. Drummond of this city, and Prof. Bakestraw of Nebraska City. Mr. Geo. E. Finely and Mr. C. A. Woosley attended the Bandquet last Fri day night and called at this office Satur day morning and paid up their subscript tien, of which we are very thankful. Call again. C. E. Chassot, of the B. & M. cler ical force has an almost insatiable desire of becoming a newspaper correspondent. He has already created quite a consterna tion among the boys by unvailing before the public some of their common events and failings. There will be a grand home 4th of July celebration in the grove at E. K. Todd's, to which very body is invited. There will be good sperkcrs there to do justice to the occasion, and there will also be swings and games of different kinds to amuse the young, Bring your baskets well filled and have a good time, we arc also informed that there will be plenty to eat for those who can't come with well filled baskets, so let all come. L. A. Dorrington received a letter yesterday from Will A. Lee of Central City, Nek, asking for the by-laws of the Young Men's Kepublican Club, as they are going to organize a club at Central City. Children's Day. As is the custom to celebrate the sec ond Sunday in June, as children's day, in the M. E. church, last Sunday was devot ed to the children in the M. E. church of this city. The church was decorated with cut and living flowers, the cut flow ers being made into designs and boquets. Immediately over the alter was a bell of evergreen, decorated with different colored roses, with a clapper of red roses back of the altar on the wall was "Love one Another," made of evergreens, under this was a crown, composed of evergreen and roses; below the crown, was "1887" of tho same flowers, on one side of the crown was a combination an chor and cross and on the other side a cross, both were made of roses and ever green. Immediately under these designs built up from the lloor for seycral feet were terraces of living flowers ami ever green. A vine of Virginia creeper was hung over the clock, and the windows were decorated with boquets. Several canary birds in cages were hung about the room. Kev. W. B. Alexander preached a very appropriate sermon in the morning, tak ing for his text "Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth." The services in the evening consisted of songs, responsive readings and th recitation of pieces by the children. In spite of the mud and rain a very fair at tendence was had both morning and evening. Flower Mission Day. The custom of observing June 9th as tiower Mission day, prevails throghout the country. The mission is a very pleasant one. Boquets of flowers, with scriptural texts attached by white ribbon, are carried to the inmates of the County House and Jail and also to the sick. Last Thursday afternoon about 2 o,clock a Heuald re porter droped around at Rockwood Hall and found the Y. W. C. T. U. all gathered their and in a few minutes it was announc ed that the carriages and band wagon were waiting at the door, the reporter got into one of the carriages with some of the "Y's" that went forth on this mission. They went first to tho county poor house, and when about half way out it commenc ed raining and although it rained most all the afteuoon it did not seem to damp en the spirits of the young ladies in the least. After arriving at the poor farm, they all gathered in tho hall and sang a few choice selections and then were led in pray err by W. B. Alexander of the M. E. church. Then Mrs. S. A. Davis the Pres. of the W. C. T. U. addressed the inmates by giving them an interesting narrative of the origin of the custom, she said: "Miss Jennie Casseday of Louisvill, Ky., has been a helpless invalid for twenty years, and for eight years she has never been lifted from her couch. She felt that her life was useless and she prayed that there might be unfolded to her some plan by which she might accomplish something in the Lord's service. The answer came in the suggestion that a basket of flowers which had cheered her might comfort some other stricken one. So she invited ladies'to her room and organized the work." And thu3 the good work has spread all over the United States, and the 9th day of June has been selected as the day to visit the poor and afflicted, it be ing Miss Casseday 's birthday. They then had responsive reading and then sang another.peice while the flowers were being distributed. After which they proceed ed to the jail in the rain and there they repeated the same programme. Obituary. Hallie K., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Parmele, died in Plattsmouth on Thurs day June 9th. She was only seventeen years of age. She is deeply mourned by a large circle of strongly attached rela tives and friends. Her death was sud den and unexpected to all and even to herself. She guessed not of the darkness 'till she saw the breaking day. She caught no glimpse of death's dark shadows 'till they changed and fled away. Her friends often remarked that she seemed shortly before her death to be looking unusually well. No one ever dreamed that there were not in store for her many happy years. Life opened out before her full of promise. No cloud seemed to hang over her future. She was cheerful, contented and calmly joy ful, gentle, quiet and reserved; her feel ings were deep and tender. No disap pointments ruffled her spirits unduly. She was deeply attached to her parents and aunt, always dutiful and loving. She was devotedly fond of her brothers and sisters and nephews and neices. She spoke no cross words and was never unkind. Her greatest delights and sweetest enjoy1 ments were found in the innermost circle of home. There her- virtues shown brightest and purest. Yet she enjoyed greatly the companionship of her young associates and entered wh keen zest into their social pleasurts. She delighted in her stud;3, in her music, painting and rieedlew ork. She greatly enjoyed her op portunities for travel. She found a pleas ure in teaching in the Sablith school and when at home and health permitted was usually found in. her place. In the freshness and vigor of life's young morning she has passed away. Al ways in our memories she will remain a vision of serene brightness. e mourn her loss, but it is God's will, and he knows best. After all, grief is only joy misunderstood. 'Shut In a close ami dreary sleep, Lonely and frightened and opprcsed, I felt a dreadful erpent creep. Writhing aud crueihinc o'er my breast. 'I woke, and knew my child's sweet arm, As sol e and Dure a tlakes of snow, JSenenlli liiy dream's dark, hateful cnarin, Had been the thing that tortured so. "And In the morning's dew and light I fcemed to hear an angel say, 'The pain that flings in lime's low night May prove God's love in higher day.' " COUNTY LOCALS. WKETJXO WATHR. From the Kepublican. The ghost social in D. C. Fleming's lawn last Wednesday evening was a very enjoyable affair. Arthur Woodford, we understand, has accepted a position as operator of a type writer in Lincoln. A walk has been laid out through the park. It is to be paved with stone dust. Miss Credit Wolcott and Charley Keed are suffering severely from ivy poison. Guy Ripley who has been in Cheyenne county for several weeks, returned home Tuesday. He bays work is scarce out there and provisions high. WABASH. From thu Itoui. 1J. J. Streight will remove to Platts mouth about August 1st. The crop prospects are good. The rains are bringing them out in fine shape. Geo. Hay's little girl fell down stairs Friday, injuring herself quite severely. Jacob's two s.ory building is being painted. Charley Van Every is the ar tist. Miss Sadie Stucker of Weeping Water spent Saturday with Mrs. J. M. Beckley.fl Mrs. S. W. Foster, of Plattsmouth has been visiting the family of II. J. Streight the past week. Mrs. Phoebe Minton, of Red Oak la., is visiting her daughter Mrs. W. A. Gar rett. She reports the crops in the vicinity of that place in a much better condition than those here. News is scarce lu re, no more building in our town yet, people are waiting for the cars to get down here, they have the track laid to Isaac Pollards. The track layers have gone to Auburn to work on that end of the line and give the bridge builders time to get out of their way, and will be back here the 1st of next week. Corn is looking very well yet, but small yrain is suffering for rain. Rain would hardly save barley now; some of the farmers are talking about planting wheat and bailey ground to corn. This part of the country is will blessed with Sunday-schools, one at Siota school hwuse; one at Taylors school house, another at the Swan school house, and one at the M. E. church, all arc doing well. Our Siota base ball players have a commercial business play every Saturday afternoon. Jake. union. In hurrying through each day's work, Mr. Editor, please do not forget to men tion the good time we had at what you would call a country festival, last Fri day night in the Union school house, by our Sunday school. At an early hour we gathered from far and near, in buggies, wagons, horseback and on foot, until school house and yard were full of guests. The evening's en tertainment opened with prayer by W. B. Davis, which lead us to fully expect the delicacies of berries, cream, cake and cof fee, which were served immediately after by the ladies of tho school. Wc were fully reminded of other days, when the Sunday school sang the songs which ever cling to the memory of youth, accompanied by our own string band, which bears excellent testimony of the talent and industry of the boys. The Murray brass band came with mu sic and in martial array that awed the children and delited the adults and of which the old master would have been proud. In the open air they entertained the waiting guests with a concert that was grand. A peanut faker in one entry with an innocent countenance was forced to pull down his sign for want of stock long before Wm. Eikcnbary in the other re fused all orders for Jersy cream and the boys looked happy thereat and the girls disappointed. Results were beyond expectation. Amount rerzed, $33.20 in treasury and organ paid for. Who would not attend a festival for a Sunday school with Dr. C. F. Davis for Supt ? Where is the next ? ONB WHO WAS THERE. GREENWOOD. Mrs. John Green ia very sick, Dr. Meri deth of Ashland is attending her. Chalk and Luke Coleman have return ed from Colorado where they went to take land. They report very favorably of the soil clerance and crop prospect. Elder John T. Smith, of Nebraska City state evanglist, preached at the Cbiistan church Sunday morning and evening and will continue his meetings during the present week. It was children's day at the Metho dist church the performance was both in structive and entertaining. All present enjoyed themselves splendidly. We have had some splendid rains the past week. It makes the farmers look happy. Dr. Rhoden returned from a trip west last Saturday, he looks happy since his return. Greenwood will celebrate ' the 4th .of July. A meeting was called Tuesday night, and necessary committees appoint ed to make arrangements. We have a splendid grove, and there ia nothing to hinder having a spendid time. Geo. Finly and C. A. Woosly attended the annual banquet of the Young Men's Republican club of Plattsmouth, last week, and say that tho feast was elegant, and the responses to tho toasts were tlo quent and instructive. The occasion was hugely enjoyed by all prevent. Fanny. TO THE W. C. T. U. Please read this in your next meet ing. Dear Sister: I take great pleasure in announcing that to the W. C. T. U. has been given two hours each day dur ing the Crete Assembly, 11, a, m., for a temperance training class for children and young people, under Mrs. Ellen A. Blair, National W, C. T. U. Juvenile or ganizer, 5 p. m. for temperanee training class for adults, to be conducted by Mrs. Anna M. Palmer, National Supt. of evan galist work, and Mrs. Clara Hoffman, pres. Mo. W. C. T. U, Surely with such leaders all can have a feast. I believe there will be a larger number of W. C. T. U. women at Crete than have ever assembled together before in Nebras ka. Come sisters and if you have chil dren bring them along, that they may en joy the advantages provided for them. You will see by the program of assembly that the attractions are many both for children i.iul adults. The following is a list of the subjects to be considered at the 5:00 o'clock p. m. meetings: June 30th, Temperance Literature. July 1st, Gospel Temperance. July 2nd, Normal clas3 in Parlimentary usages. July 4th, Franchise and Home protec tion. July 5th, Finance. July Cth, White Cross and social purity. July 7th, Y. AV. C. T. U. July 8th, Mothers Meetings. The above list may be changed some but will remain the same substatially. Yours for God and Home and Native Land. Jennie F. Holmes. Last Sunday afternoon the south part of town was thrown into excitement by the report that a man named Grant Lu per had stolen his wife's child, and our reporter started to investigate it. He found that the child, a girl about 10 months old, had been spirited away by its father. Mr. Luper refused to divulge the whereabouts of the child and was ar rested and charged with murder. Mon day he succumbed to moral persuasion and told the facts. He said the child was at Caldwell, Idaho, with his mother. It seems that last week he had his wife deed to him all her property, about $10,000 worth, and then stole the child and sent it to his mother. It is hard to tell what his object was as he has since deeded the property back to his wife and they are living together as happly as ever, and Allen Spencer, a brother of Mrs. Luper, has gone after the child, and happines reigns supreme once more. Biliousness. We have tested its virtues, personally, and know that for Dyspepsia, Bilious ness and Throbbing Headache, it is the best medicine the world ever saw. We tried forty other remedies bofore Sim mons Liver Regulator, but none of them gave us more than temporary relief; the Regulator not only relieved but cured us. II. II. Jones, Ed. Telegraph and Mes senger, Macon, Ga. Clark & Howard, of Weeping Water, will trade western laud lor live stock, cattle or horses. 13-4 Button and Newport ties 2octs. a pair at Merges. 12tf Every person is interested in their own affairs and if this meets the eye of any one who is suffering from the effects of a torpid liver, we will admit that he is interested in getting well. Get a bot tle of Prickly Ash Bitters, use it as di rected, and you will always be glad you read this item. 11-ml Western lands to trade for desirable lMattsmoutli proper ty. CL4HK&IIOWARU, 13-4 Weeplngr Water. Ladies' hats in white, black and all col ors; patern bonnets, hats and togas a specialty at Weckbach's 11-4 Weckbach has a complete line of midsumer millinery. 11-4 Western land to trade Tor Cass Co. farms. HOWARD, 13-4 Weeping Water. Six 5 acre tracts of land for sale on Lincoln avenue. One third down bal amce in one and two years. Apply to 4t. R. B. Windham. Children's sandal shoes 40cts. a pair at Merges. 12tf Probate Notice In the matter o the estate of j Deceased. In the County Court of Cass Co. Nebraska. Netice is Hereby given that G. II. Cutler and Gertrude Cutler, administrators of the estate of said M. B. Cutler, deceased, bare made ap plication for final settlement, and that said cause Is set for hearing at my office at Platts mouth, on the 27th day of June A. I)., 18S7, at 10 o'clock a. m.. on said day , at which time and place, all persons interested may be pres ent and examine said accounts. C. Kussklx, County Judge, Plattsmouth. June 7th 1S87- Vi -3 Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an order of sale isaued by W. C. Shawalter, Clerk of the District Court within and forCass county. Nebraska, and to me di rected. I will on the 27 ill day of June, A. I. 1S37, at 11 o'clock a. m- of said day at the south door of the Court House in said county, sell at public auction, the following real estate to-wit : All f the north half of the southeast quarter (nViof se?) and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter Ow1 of se?) and the south east quarter of the southwest quarter (se?4 of sw H) of section number two (2) in township number tea (10) north of range number eleven (11) east of the 6th P. M. in Cass county. Ne braska, with the privileges and apperteuances thereunto belonging. The same being levied upon and taken ae the property of John M. Carter and Eliza Carter, defendants ; to satisfy a judgement of said Court recovered by Beardsly, Clark & Company plaintiff's, a(iaiut said defendants. Piattsmaulu, Neb., this May 19th A. D. 1887. J. C. ElKEXBABY, 10-6 bherlft Cass Csuuty, Neb. Mr. ringree's Speculation. An Augusta lumlienuan tells tho following story of Kain Smith, ono of tho best known lumbermen ia tho Penobscot region forty years ago, nnil who know about all there was to Ikj known of tho Maino forest. Smith failed nml was left without a cent He dis appeared soon utter anl for eight months was not hoard from. Ono day ho nptienml in Bangor in a threadbare and ragged suit of clothe, with an old white hat on his head and a general air of depression. There was a big land sale that day in which cloven townships, allJieavily wooded, were sold by tho state. A pool had ieen formed by a party of long headed lumbermen to buy the laud for u sony. Ono of them suggested that Sam Smith bo invited to join tho number, but tho rest laughed at tho idea of taking a street loafer what would bo called a tramp nowaduys into their counsels. Tho bidding began, all of tho offers leing ridiculously low. A smilo went round tho company as Smith lounged up and bid slightly above tho others. "Let it go," said tho pool men ; "he can't iay a dollar." Tho eleven townships wero accordingly knocked down to him. But Sam very soon showed them that ho had tho best of tho joke. From an inside pocket of his old coat ho pulled out tho $5,000 required to bo paid down, and offered to pay more. This placed him on his feet again. It afterward transpired that Dave l'ingreo, of Salem, was backing him, and they realized over $ 1,000,000 on tho lum ber taken oil tho 250,000 acres in those eleven townships. Lewigton (ilo.) Journal. An I'ceentrlc AVI 11. Probably tho most remarkable will over mode was drawn up by Alderman Ilartman, of Pittsburg, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 1S.S7. The testator, Ambrose Itetharge, who is 52 years of ago, after disposing of $10,000 in real estate, directs as follows : "I direct that my body bo taken to St. Michael's church, and, after tho proper re ligious services aro ierformed, that it bo given in charge of my family, who will con vey it to Samson's crematory and thero have it burned to ashes, tho ashes to bo put in a small bottle and given in charge of the German consul at Pittsburg. This gentleman will then forward my ashes to the consul at New York, who will give them in charge of tho captain of the German steamer Elbe, who will place them securely in his ship for tho ocean voyage. When at mid ocean I direct tho captain to request ono of tho passengers to dress in a seafaring suit and ascend with my ashes in his hand to tho top of tho top most must, and, after pronouncing a last benediction, to extract the cork from tho bot tle und east its contents to the four winds of heaven. I direct, also, whilo this ceremony is being performed, that it bo witnessed by all passengers on board. After the Elbe has completed her trip and returned again to New York, I want a full statement of my death and the scatters ig of my ashes in mid ocean published in tho Pittsburg papers, so that my friends in this city shall know my burial place." Historical Journal. A Surprisiujj Improvement. We are in a position to stato that the county of Durham will shortly produce a startling economic improvement in tho mat ter of fuel combustion and tho heating of steam boilers. Protection has been obtained for the invention, and in the course of a short time we shall be in a iositio)i to lay before our readers tho practical details. In th meantime we can only in tbo most general terms foreshadow tho nature of tho results at tainable. Tho cubic bulk of fuel that will henceforth bo required for marine steam en gines will bo reduced by 70 ier cent., giving a gain to the extent indicated by that propor tion to the stowage space for cargo in ocean going steamships. The timo for raising steam will be diminished in all steam boilers, station ary or marine, by at least two-thirds. Tho cost of fuel consumption will be reduced by more than one-half, and the production rf smoke will bo absolutely annihilated. The process has been made the subject of actual experimental demonstration. Every test has been, applied. Tho results we have given above are tho understated consequences of experiments made under circumstances the reverse of favorablo to the invention. Eng lish Paper. Discoveries at Ancient Sidon. Only .a few weeks have elapsed since the world of archaeology was highly interested by the news of a most important arcbaxlogical "find" in the neighborhood of the ancient Sidon. The discovery was made by Dr. Eddy, an American missionary, who resides at Saida. In a garden adjacent to tho town he discovered a shaft, which on being explored was found to communicate with a rock cut temple or tomb, containing several sarcophagi of Graeco-Phcenician work. One of these with friezes representing warlike combats and hunting scenes was said by an archaeologist who examined it to be one of the most mag nificent specimens of art ever discovered. The Turks refused to allow photographs to bo taken or to admit any Franks to the tomb, and, to the regret of science, news has just reached this country that this priceless work of art, together with several statues, have been broken to pieces, and that heads, arms, and other fragments are Loing offered for sale in the bazars. Cor. Manchester Guardian. Civilizing by General Orders. The people of Iturbide, Mexico, have been officially notified that on and after June 5 "all male residents are required to wear pan taloons." Those gentlemen who neglect to comply with the order will be fined. Thi3 is an instance of civilizing by general orders and is not merely the first move of a "com bine" between the government and the tailors. Years ago the Brazilian government issued an order that no person not wearing a collar should bo admitted to the horse cars of Rio Janeiro. The effect was not only to promote the sale of collars, but to keep a very disa greeable class out of the care. Boston Tran script. Not Very Pretty, but Good. He Your friend seems to be a very pleasant young lady, Miss Breezy. I quite admire her. Miss Breezy (of Chicago) Ye-es, Clara can be pleasant and agreeable if she wants to, but she lacks that indefinable air of culture and refinement without which young ladies in society labor under such disadvantages. I have always admired Clara's qualities of heart, but I have never been what you might call stuck on ber style. New York Sun. A Skillful Workman. Ed Peck, of Woodstock, Ga., is noted in those parts for his skill in doing jobs that re quire delicacy and accuracy. Recently he mended the winding chain of a watch by drilling a hole so small that the point of a needle served as a rivet. So small was the amount of point used that its absence could not be detected by one sewing with the needle afterward. New York Sun. For 100-Year-Old Ladies. A Philadelphia firm makes a practice of giving an excellent lace cap, trimmed with lavender ribbons, on which are embroidered the words, "One Hundred Years," to each woman in the state who lives to celebrate her 100th birthday. The latest recipient of the cap was Mrs. Mary Brunner, of Derry, who was born May 17, 1TS7. II I if r it TP eLJs r m D SOUTH PARK is situ ated immediately ad joining the city of Plattsmouth on the south between the two main thoroughfares into the city, Lincoln and Chicago Avenues, and on tho line of the J. tfc AL railroad extending south from the company's machine shops. The proprietors of this val uable addition propose to. spare neither pains nor reas onable expense to make it not only pleasant but profitable to all persons purchasing lots. In the center ot this hand some addition a of magnificent forest trees has been reserved for tho use and pleasure of the city. Chicago and Lincoln avenues furnish the only circuitous drive out and into the city which avoids hills, and the level grade sug gests the early construction of our street railway to this locality, and to this end lib eral inducements will be offer ed. South Park is less than nine blocks from the business center of the city, and but a few rods from the great man ufacturing interests of the li. & M. railroad, thus making it a desirable residence locality. The proprietors of this. ad dition propose to re-invest the proceeds of the sale of the first 100 lots, in choice residences, which will be offered for sale on monthly payments. This will enhance the value of the lots purchased. Now is the time to invest, for permanent use or specula tion. Without exno-rreration or fictitious booming, Platts mouth realty is growing more firm in value each dav, advanc ing on the basis ot a perma nent business foundation. For particulars as to property in South Park Apply to KB, WINDHAM Or, Jolm &. Defies, Ovei J3qnl-t of Gqss Go.