CD i
During the .
and buying for ouk
have the precedence o
On Bed-RocRasri
Our goods were shipped on cut rates, one fourth the usual cost
all this we will cvg you the benefit of. If you want a first class tail
or-made suit for youraelt or children, nobby hats, neckwear, furnishing
goods, shoes or anything appertaining to mens' or boys' wear, call on
us, wo will refund the money if goods are not as represented.
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TWO DOORS WEST OF J?m O,
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KNOTTS BKOS-,
Publishors & Proprietors.
CITY BRIEFS.
From Friday's Dally.
The latest dodgo is reported from
Tucson, Arizona where Americanized
Turks are going round selling American
manufactured trinkets from the Holy
Land.
Ilobt. Livingston and Frank Burgess
are receiving the congratulations of all
their friends and acquaintances in the
city today on account of their successful
medical examinations in Omaha last
night. "We trust the boys will meet with
the same success in every enterprise they
undertake through life.
"I should like to have a coin that
bears the date of my birth," said a maiden
lady of uncertain age to a male ac
quaintance; "do you think you can get
one?" "I'm afraid not," he replied,
doubtfully. "These old coins are rare,
and only to be found in valuable collec
tions." Fred Patterson, postmaster ot Bock
Bluffs, is preparing a petition to be for
warded to the postmaster general at
Washington, with the object of making
ro u te 3 4, 1 1 0 ( w h i ch i n cl u d es B oc k Bl u ffs,
Murray and Eight Mile,) a daily route.
Hitherto the mail has been delivered in
these places tri-wcckly.
Judge Sullivan says it is useless to
talk about prohibition being a failure in
Kansas, for he was there two wet-ks and
resorted to every device his imaginations
would invent to get a drink (just to test
the law yyu know,) and he could not
procure a drop. He is thoroughly con
vinced that prohibition does prohibit in
Kansas.
I aint able to get a job to do of any
kind," said an individual yesterday, ad
dressing Fred Lockwood. 'Til give you
a dollar if you'll go and put a pig in
nit pen," said Fred. "All right, where's
the pig ? " "Oh, I'll find the pen and
you find the pig" saluted the ears of the
. disgusted listener as he turned on his
heel in search of something more profit
able. W. B. Putnam, who resided in this
city about three years ago, and was As
sistant Chief Engineer of the B. & M.,
has been in the city for the past few
days renewing old acquaintanceship. lit
is at present employed on the Santa Fe
railroad and has charjre of the rijjht-of- i
way and bridges on that road. "Put,"
as he is familiarly called, was the
gentleman who superintended the build
ing of the shops in the yards.
Cora M. Eikenbary, niece of Sheriff
Eikenbary, was married last Wednesday
to Thos. "W. Swan, both of Liberty pre
cinct, near Murray. Rev. J. Ii. Murray
performed the ceremony. The happy
couple gave a reception to about sixty of
their friends at the home of the groom' e
parents last night. Thos. Swan has lived
in the present locality, where he was
born, for the past twenty-five years. May
the Siean shield his fair Corinue with
the wing of devotion, as he crrries her
safely over the river of life. May no
ripple or boisterous wave of adversity
impede their voyage of contentment, and
may the toying embrace still continue
till one or the other reaches that
"bourne from which no traveler returns."
From Saturday' Daily.
IL Morris and wife, who have been in
the city for Ihc pas month on a visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Elson, return to their
home in San Antonia, Texas, tonight.
Jlrs. Morris is Mrs. Elson's sister.
Mr. Xachbauer, from Ohio, a gentle
man who has had considerable experience
in canning fruit and vegetables, has tak
en up his residence in this city, having
been appointed superintendent of the
Plattsniouth Canning Works.
Sheriff Eikenbary made a rale at the
court house this afternoon to satTsfy a
judgment of a tax lien in favor of A. E.
Alexander, in the case of Alexander vs.-i
Lambson. The lots sold were 4, 7, 8 in I
block 76, ia the city of Plattsniouth. J
A piece of black crape and the no
tice, "Will not be in today on account of
sickness," m placed on Dr. Marshall's of
fice door this morning. The reason is
the loss of his darling child "Puss," aged
two years and eleven months, who died
yesterday afternoon.
If there 13 anything more embarras
ing to a reporter than sitting between
misery and grief in a poorhouse hearse
going to an inquest, it is to have mud on
the right of him, mud on the left of him,
and five pretty, laughing school gir'a
linked arm in arm blocking up the side
walk. "Yes." said Mr. Tawmos, who is a
very swell young man, "that rude song
song of Roland Reed's is a nuisance.
The pesky thing gcs to rnnning in your
head and the firsL thing you know you're
walking along the street singing, Tm a
dude, ha, ha,' and folks are laughing at
you." Jioston Post.
J. W. Hatt & Co. suffered the loss of
a portion of a pig about three weeks ago,
from their slaughter house at the end of
Chicago ayenue. Tho same parties re
turned last Thursday night, killed anoth
er pig, strung him up, and cut off the
hind quarters and greater part of the
body. The next time they visit they arc
"going the whole hog or none."
A gentleman of this city hns a novel
and cheap way of feeding his dog. All
it exists on is wattr. He makes a quart
of mush in a vessel, pours it out, then
(ills the vessel with water. A small quan
tity of mush is in the bottom of the can.
and in the dogs eagerness to reach that
he diinks the water, then his stomach is
too full to eat the mush. The perfor
mance is repeated at certain intervals
through tho day.
The street commissioners have been
b lsy for the past week in removing large
quantities of earth from the north side of
Main street above Seventh. We would
suggest that the same operation be per
formed on the opposite side. If that
was done there weuld be an uninterrupt
ed view from the depot to the top of the
hill. As it is at present the sidewalk
from the coiner of Seventh makes a
curve around to Eighth street, and is so
near the bank that the late rains haye
washed the clay down, forming a disa
grecable, sticky substance difficult to
wade through.
From Monday's Daily.
Dr. Marshall's child wa3 buried
yes
terday afternoon.
J. 3L Robin, of Weeping "Water, is
in the city today.
On account of the storm the telegraph
wires have broke down in all directions.
"We are happy to hear that McElwain
and Dr. Jno. Black are slightly improv
ing. Four new signal flags have been re
ceived by the signal department of this
city from "Washington.
L. M. Kerney, of Carson. Iowa, arrived
in this city Saturday evening on a visit
to his sisters, Misses Gerty and Bernie
Kerney.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Marshall wish to
return their thanks to their kind friends
during the illness and death of their lit
tle daughter "Pussy"
k i 11 - , ' 1 ,
1 a teiepnoue wire, wmcu uung sus
pended across Eighth street about two
feet from the ground, was the cause of
two or three serious falls last night.
Steve Buzzel is deserving of credit for
the speedy manner in which he is perform
ing the dangerous task of again putting
the telephone wire in working order.
"We arc pleased to say that Robt. R.
Livingston has been taken in as a partner
with his father and - brother, and will
practice his profession in this city. The
same of the new firm is Dr. R. R. Liv
ingston fc Sons.
A messenger on horseback came in
town yesterday for Dr. Hall to proceed
to the home of John Baker, a farmer liv
ing about six miles west of town. The
messenger said ttiat John Baker s son,
aged 21, was not expected to live. ,
ii0nt the only place 1
telegraph to was Pacific Ju..
that was uncertain. Traffic was
a great deal as train dispatchers would
not forward trains until they heard from
intermediate poiuts.
It was delightful walking around
the city last Saturday night. The side
walks were so slippery that it gave a
person the constant pleasure of goinj
through the steps of a quadrille to the
music of the driniiii2 rain, which froze
as it fell on the numerous extended um
berallas, giving them the white frosted
appearance of the top of a wedding cake.
Occasionally a person would twist their
spinal column into tho shape of a figure
8 as they tried to recover from a sudden
fall. A erasi) at a fence would not aid
o a
the reovery to an erect position, for they
were also thickly coated with ice, cau.se-
ing a humorous illustration of the futili
ty of the reliance on earthly expectations.
From Tuesday's Daily.
They had a span of horses for switch
ing in the yards this afternoon.
The A. O. U. "W. sociable is postpon
ed until Thursday. April 5th, by order
of committee.
Mr. Mathews father of Judge
Mathews fell yesterday and hurt his head
quite severly.
The State Teachers' Association
meets at Fremont this evening and con
tinues two days.
C. S. Twiss hns been quite busy the
past week taking the school censcus, he
expects to finish today.
Mrs. Balliuger left the city this
morning on a vLit to her husband at
Hot Springs, Ark. She will be absent
about one week.
D. E. Thompson, of Lincoln, Supt.
eastern division of the B. & M., is in the
city today attending to the dissatisfaction
among the switchmen.
The c.ise of Schnellbachcr vs. Jones,
in which Schnellbachcr claims a certain
amount for work done, was being argued
before Judge Russell this afternoon.
The ladies of the Catholic chf ich
have completed all arrangements for
their fair, and by request will serve din
ner between 12 and 2 o'clock next Tues
day, in Fitzgerald's hall.
A case was beiug tried yesterday
afternoon before Judgo Russell of Cut
right & Sherman vs. Commercial Bank
of Weeping Water, garnishees. The case
will be decided at 1 i m. tomorrow.
Col. Vanatta for plaintiff and Hartigan
for defendant.
Some of the amusing, although dis"
tressing incidents of the late slippery
weather, was the rapid transition some
persons made while passing from the ob
verse to the reverse in their eagerness to
blunt the edge of the point where the
Darwinian theory ceases to exist.
The following, which is called the
telegraph pole problem, may interest some
of our readers: How ni.iy feet board
measure is there in a piece of timber 8
inches square at the bottom, tapering true-
on all sides to 4 inches square nt tiie top.
at 24 feet length. Some think 72 feet,
and some think SO feet. Some think
neither is correct.
Billy Carr of Cedar Creek came in
today, recovered his team, and paid Mike
O'Rourke's fine. The other six Mecca
pilgrims who participated in last Sun
day's funeral procession preferred to re
main in jail and serve out their fine. If
the fine and costs against the men had
amounted to about five dollars they
would all have paid it, as it is the coun
ty will pay for their support for about
eleven days at the rate of $1.50 per day.
From Wednesday's Dai y.
Mr. McElwain is slowly improving
in hea'th.
Miss Evalyn Wise was a passenger to
Omaha this morning.
Mrs. J. D. Simpson went to Nebraska
City this morning to visit relatives.
John Becker, who h:is been sick fer
the past ten days is reported better today
Bert Wheeler, who has been visiting
Byron Drew left this morning for his
home in Omaha. -
There has not been much change in
the condition of health of Dr. John Black
for the past few days.
Dan O'Rourke, cams in from Mis
souri Valley, Iowa, last night. He will
remain here about a week.
Regular meeting of the W. C. T. U.
Thursday afiernotm at 3 o'clock, at the
residence of Mrs. S. A. Davis.
that p... . ..
The eugu.vAis are tick, , the firemen
are sick, the switchmen are sick and the
B. & M. is sick. They are all out except
tho B. & M. and they can't go out, al
though they are out lots of money.
The action f Sherman Sc Cutright
in tho county court against the Commer
cial bank of Weeping Water as garnishee
of James M. Cole, tried a few days ago,
resulted in a decision for judgment for
the defendant, costs taxed to plaintiff.
Postmaster C. W. Synder, of Cedar
Creek is a prisoner in Omaha charged
with embezzling and destroying a letter
containing ?". He plead not guilty,
and was bound over to the sum of $1,
000 to appear before the United States
district court.
April 3, being election day, the
ladies connected with the Catholic fair
have been requested to giye- a dinner in
Fitzgerald's hall, between 12 and 2 on
that day. The cost will be 25 cents. As
the proceeds arc to be devoted to a char
itable object the ladies efforts should be
appreciated.
Felix Kennedy, who has been employ
ed in the boiler shops of the B. fc M.,
leaves tonight to take up his permanent
rebidence at MeCook. Felix is one of
those popular young men we hate to lose,
lie has a great many warm friends in tiiis
city who will regret his departure. He
has always been respected for his hones
ty, industry and generosity. Good bye
Felix and may prosperity attend you.
It don't seem to make any difference
whether a lady is employed in a work
shop or an otlic?, a refining influence is
always evident among the employes or
the surroundings. This is especially no
ticeable in the transformation of what
was once a dirty, musty, official apart
ment of this city, that was stored full of
mouldy-looking ledgers, into a clean at
tractive place for transacting business.
Mr. W. L, Tucker eall-d in ourofilce
today and showed us his book in which
Ii .-3 iias kept til-; condition of tin; weather
for a number of year back, and on the
28th of March for the past four years it
has not varied more than three dcure.-s.
and one year ago, yesterday, there fell
four inches of snow, and the next day
live-eighths of an inch of snow fell. The
thermometer registers just thesame today
as it did on the same date last year.
The case of J. M. Schnellbachcr vs.
Jones & Fitzgerald, tried in county court
before a jury yesterday, rcFultcd in a
verdict of $40 for the plaintiff. The
amount sued for was $175. The rase
was contested with earnestness and skill
and especially inasmuch as the defend
ants were compelled to nnke their de
fense from the plaintiff's books ia other
words go into the enemy's camp for am
munition to fight lii in with.
"Mr. Voss the architect 13 in the rity
with in-tructions from Mr. Fitzgerald to
meet him here and give him figures on a
structure adjoining the opera house."
Journal. Mr. Voss may have said so,
but it's cot so. Mr. Fitzgerald telegraph
ed from Lincoln for M. Voss to meet him
at Plattsniouth and as Mr. Fitzgerald did
not get any reply to his telegram he did
not come. Mr. Voss did, but it was not
in connection with any "structure adjoin
ing the opera house." We will inform
our readers concerning Mr. Voss's mys
terious visits in due time.
Last Sunday will be long remember
ed by two young ladies of this eitjr. One
of them is a school teacher and was guid
ing the gentle footsteps of the other
maiden across the velvety lawn, (it was
plush last Sunday) in the direction of the
Stull schoolhouae about three miles north
of town.. After they had transacted tlifeir
business and counted the surrounding ob
jects, they undertook to survey the coun
try in the direction of Oreapolis. They
arrived at that classic region safely by
four o'clock, waited till seven for the
train, aud then returned to Plattsniouth.
Stanley's trials and tribulations in ford
ing streams on tho "Dark Continent" was j
nothing in comparison to what lhcse
ladies had to undergo. The water was
icy cold, and in some places very deep,
but there was no lie 1 j for it, "wc must
get home before tl-irk." "Are there any
men around I'" "Xo!" "Well, Jump."
Oh! immortal shades of Mary Walker
with bloomer costume, why were you not
around to assist those ladies in their distress.
' i;i f ... f il
a meeting held Wed
"d trening, March 21,
H ukin block, which
of the jrgsociation,
-id room for their
.vorthy paper. The
i to you M as caused
Aljcre illness of the
ir P. Switch, Sec.
, fclUNOOJJ SESSION.
t 1;'- ;t ivauce committees of the var
iola lodgsb.B. of S. T. & li. L. R. R.
the "Q." system met at their head quar
ters Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, March
21, for tho purpose of considering and
taking steps in regard to the partialities
now in existence on that road, ! tiveeii
the main line and branch and side-tracks;
the meeting being in response to a call
from Pres. Kustyraii There were lCof
the members of the association present.
The afternoon, until 5:o(), was taken up
in speeches, laying cut tho complaints
and questions to be acted upon; speeches
were made by Messrs. Frog, Crcston;
Stoueballast, Plattsniouth; Spike, Bur
lington, and F. P. Tie, of Minneapolis.
At 5.:J0 the meeting adjourned to meet
at 7 o'clock.
KVKNINO SESSION'.
"Promptly at 7 o'clock p. m., Pres.
Rustyrail called the convention t order,
and a committee of eight tfaa appointed
to draw up resolutions. The committee
consisted of Mct-srs. J. T. Roadbed, Hsst
tings; F. It. Steelrail, Quincy; M. P.
Smokestack, Kansas City; F. S Coupliug
pin, Chari on: A. B. Frog, Creston; J. 1).
Stoueballast. Plattsniouth; G. II. Cow
catcher, Denver, and L. Sidetrack, Chi
cago. t 9 o'clock the committee pre
sented the following resolution, which
were adopted without all elation :
Wiieukas, It is a gicivous fact that
there is a wide discrimination on the
great "12" system between tin: side trucks
and branch roads and the main lines, and
we, tho factors of tuch side-tracks aud
branch loads, failing to sea a just ciii:s
of such discrimination, do hereby
Jlesolce, That we shall endeavor to in
duce an abandonment of tins discrimin
ation and have one road brought in the
same appreciation as another; and
Wukkkas, The discrimination consists
largely in the abandonment of theaidr', ,1 i 1 ii -n 1 1
f,- .Tn.,., 1 1 .i 1 4i 'he hook and ladder company will hand
of a better rail on t lie main road, and tlie
permitting of empty and freighted cars
to remain upon us.so that our bright f.:evs
which arc tho rails arc obliterated
by rust for want of use, and the heavy
ears upon us shade us from a view oJ
tho sunlit skies by day, and the Mar
spangled firmament by night, and which
vision -upplksa joy unspeakable, be it
llf-s ileal, That we demand that tho
volume of traffic on side tracks and
branch road hi increased until U l.i
- - - - - - - , . . . 1 1 7 1 1 1 1
equal to that of the main line in all res
pects, and
Wnni:i:AS, The company cannot trans-
.iei uuft.nos wiinoui our aui, we, tiie
sid ' tracks and branch roads do
liesolre. That if a change is not
brought s:bnut by April lit, 1883, which
shall coincide with onr wishes, that xt
noon of the aforesaid day we shall l.c!t
our switches and refuse to further trans
act co.npany !.ui:iess, at least till our de
nuinds are satisfied.
Wiu;i:::as. Being in sympathy with
our brethren, the factors if the mainline,
who are compelled under the present
plan to do much more than by right be
falls them in the transportation of freight,
and
WHiiitKAs, Much of the freight is un
limited as to time, be it
Jieaolce'I, That we invite the factors
of the main line to cooperate with 11s in
oureffoit to obtain our just portion of
traffic; and that in place of standing un
limited freight upon side tracks, it shall
be run out over hranch lines and returned
for the purpose of keeping things in mo
tion and niiunug the lightness of branch
railroads.
On motion of Mr. Stoueballast, Presi
dent Rustyrail and Mr. Frog were auth
orized to confer with the "Q" authorities
nnd attempt to biing about a changs
with the proposed force. The meeting
then adjourn- d.
S. T. Catti.eguakd, Stenographer.
"Ho is not Dead, but Sleepeth "
The following has reference to the dis
trict court now in session at Council
Bluffs:
"During the afternoon session the case
of Carruth vs. the Chicago, Burlington
fc Quincy railroad was on trial. This is
a damage case in which the plaintiff asks
20,000 from the road on account of the
death of Frank Carruth. Mr. Carruth
was a conductor on the road in !Ss4, e.nd
was running a passenger train into Pa
cific Junction. Ills train was backing
and a collision was about to take place.
He rushed to the rear platform nn l pull
ed the bell rone to siml the engineer to
stop the train. The rope broke and he
feU fr;;m the pi if fo, m .n 1 was i un over
and killed." Omaha Herald.
Poor Frank! Our belief in f-pirituiiFm
becomes more cenfirnacd. Instead of
Frank Carruth it should have read
"George Foti r," Frnnk's brother-in-law,
who was killed Lile n conductor some
years ago on a passenger train running
between Omaha aud Pacific Junction.
Mrs. Foster, the plaintiff, is now in
Council Bluffs attending the trial.
ea h lither the Oh t ui t
enco without being jr.Mir.. t ,.
together, blended nnd bcauti.;. .
asiiuilatin nhmbic of eternal i
"The concatenation of c ireuinrt.
said Kvarts, "lies not cnvelved 1.
my pre-( li.iuent position in the dn;i
(ration any elements except tuch im
dissentaneous to a mccrt-sful Bfpin.
after a more c levated tituution; all n
strivings for a boom havo resulted in u
booUUTUIlg. " it
"Most beautiful, Accomplished, and
charming uiadame, would your ladyship,
by an tin merited condescension, transmit
your most obsequious, devoted, and very
humble, servant that pair of Pyrcpenten
tigit5, that he may exupernto the exu
cences of this nocturnal rylindric lumi
nary, so that its refulgent brightness and
resplendent brilliancy mny duzzle the
yision of our occulsr optics more potent
ly." lie simply wanted the lady to hand
him a pair of snuffers across the table.
An exquisite once drove up to the
door of a c ountry tavern, and nddress
cd a small boy who came to the door, ns
follows: "Adolescence, extricate my
weary quadruped from the vehicle, stab
ulate him, tender him a sufficient que.nti
ty of nutritious ailment, and after aress
onable length of time lias elapsed, and he
has ceased transpiring, manipulating his
coat memwhile with u whisp of hay, al
low him to quench his thirst with a mod
icum of aqua ura. When the aurora
of morn sliall have illumed the Eastern
horizan, and I am about to resume my
percginations, I will amply recompenpo
thee for thy hospitality." The boy ran
to the door, and brawled out, "Dnd, dad,
come out here; there's a Dutchman wnnts
to see you."
Treat All Alike.
From Wednesday's Daily.
At the last meeting of the city council
an ordinance was passed in regard to tho
volunteer fire department of this city.
It was ordered that the chief be paid
$100 per annum, t we assistant chief $25
per annum and the secretary $50 per
annum. This is causing a great deal of
dissatisfaction among the rank nnd file
of the department, and they say kt
the department be a paid department or
a volunteer department. They don't
want any distinctions to be made only ia
the case of the secretary, who they say
should get paid. A petition to that ef
fect wiil be handed to the city council
next week, and if they don't approve of
it thp vl (! of flu' linsi rniiiii.inii-H nrwl
in their resignations.
Louisville.
We expect a lively election next week.
Prof, and Mr. Sutton were at Oakland
Tuesday night.
The proceeds of the ladies' fair wan
about $70, which goes to repairing the
church.
Geo. Hayes shot a bird Saturday which
measured 7 feet 0 inches from tip to tip,
and was 0 feet high.
The M. E. c hurch is to undergo some
grand changes and improvement, the
wrk to begin Monday, April 2
Tiie Methodist qua! terly meeting was
held nt this jdnce last Saturday and Sun
day. Owing to the inclemency of the
weather and the condition of the walks
not ninny were able to attend. Yet , not
withstanding all that, it was a good
meet in''.
Daby's Prattling Replications-.
"This is the house that Jack built!"
"The house-Jack built!"
"This is the corn that lay in the house
that Jack built!"
"This is the cow that Jack built!"
"This is the rat that c-kt the corn that
lay in the house that Jack built!"
"This is the crumpled v horn that tossed
the corn that Jack built!"
"This is the cat that
"Papa! Mrs. Jones' cat's got kittena,
I seed um."
Take Notice.
Members of Plattsniouth Encampment,
No. 3, I. O. O. F.: You ure herewith
requested to meet at our hall Friday
evening, March GO, for special work; also
Saturday evening, March 31, for work in
degrees, conducted by the Omaha Degree
Staff. By cider of
II. C. Smith, C. P.
L. G. Larson, Sec. tf
All parties who grow corn, tomator 8
peas and beans, in this vicinity and Cass
couuty, who arc desirous of selling the
same must notify, at onc, Fred Gorder,
secretary of the Piutttmcuth Canning Co.
in this city, wit
To Wham !t May Concrn.
NoJicr- ts rr;y tlvcii 1 1 .-1 the undernffrot d
v ill mvsXh i-.:.U-.i'.irv. t lie city ciiiucil c.f
I'lattMiiou h ;it it- 1 r t it Hilar uicei;ii in
-Mm i! lx. t: wit: ( 11 tin- Ki h ily ,f ynd
m.i.tli for a license r permit fell mat. rvir
iton and v ri.us !i')!Hi's f.r the ji ar t Inline;
May 1st Jailor i:n-l:e:i:I. n-e'-hanioal. cliein
i";il ;uid saeiawii'iil :-in e sc s mi it y pl.cp of
busings i.n e:-st.it i t it link Jfccily
lattsaiO' iii, Ca'.s t'uiiMV. sti.te Nebraska.
2:-3 Wit. I. J. WAltKlCK.
Hay for Sale
T'tiree Ir.inbe.! ti-:.s of hay for si?li forcah,
t-!ti:f r delivered vr i-n the crt'uud. Iave or
ders r.t Henry e ecL buck's fctcre. I Ktcxl.
. a.i. 3 iu3d&nv
Lot in South Park until the first of
April at $150.00 a piece. Payments to
suit purchaser. WismnASt & Davies.