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PLATTSMOUTH. NEB.
BRIEFLY TOLD.
C. A. Marshall, Dentist.
Farm loans T. II. Pollock.
Pure 8 weet cider at Bennett & Tutt's.
Slippers for presents at SherwoodV.
Farm loans and insurance T. II.
Pollock.
Miss Clara Street visited friends in
Omaha today.
Fresh Oysters in all styles at Jake
Heinrich's restaurant.
Dressmaking parlors over Ilerold's
store. Coiia Al. Alexasdeij.
For presents that are both useful
and ornamental g'oto Fricke & Co's.
Mrs. John Twiss of Louisville was in
the city today and made The News a
call.
Battenberg and Jewel stamping pat
terns in endless designs at Tucker Sis
ters'. Get your abstracts of title made by
Robert J. Vass. Office in Briggs build
ing. Pine apples, figs, dates, raisins,
oranges and lemons at Bennett &
Tutt's.
Mrs. Eads, Mrs. Atwood and Mit-s
Olive Jones wore Om iha visitors this
afternoon.
X-mas goods at auction Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon and night
at the Wonder.
Mrs. D. K. Barr and children will
spend the holidays with friends in
Cedar Rapids, la.
xira rucniieia 01 Limwooa was
shaking hands with old friends in the
county seat today.
vve win give you tue bargains on
X-mas goods on Wednesday and
Thursday at the Wonder.
As heretofore Bennett & Tutt will
have t complete line of choice candies
nuts and fruits for the holliday trade.
Oil painting, autrotppes, pastels at
auction on Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon and night. The Wonder.
Nothing inexpensive makes so nice
a present as a ffnebottieof perfumery,
You can get the best at F. G. Fricke
& Co's.
Miss Lou White returned this morn
ing from Evanston, III., where she is
attending college, and will visit her
parents during the holidajs.
George Guild, who is attending
Wentworth Military Academy at Lex
ington, Mo., is homo for a visit with
his parents during the holiday vaca
tion. You will need some Holly, Mistletoe
and other evergreens for decorating
purposes, and perhaps a Christmas
tree. If so Bennett & Tutt will have
them.
G. C. Hull and sister, Winona, of
Leigh, Neb., nephew and nieco of
Captain Hull, were in attendance at
the funeral of the late Mrs. Hull to
day.
Harry Kaufman of Now York is in
the city entertaining C. E. Wescott
& Son with a magnificent lino f
Naumburg, Kraus, Lauer & Co's cele
brated clothing.
Hon. D. II. Wheeler and wife of
Omaha were in the city today greet
ing many of their old-time friends
who are numerous here, and who are
always glad to see them.
Professor McIIugh will depart
Thursday afternoon for Minneapolif,
where he will visit relatives for a few
days, returning in time to attend the
state teachers' meeting. '
A sack of "Pillsbury's Best" flour
will make more bread than the same
quantity of any other brand. Why
not try a sack at a reasonable price.
Zuckweiler & Lutz, agents.
Superintendent Farley and quite a
number of teachers from here will
attend the state teachers' meeting
which will be in eession at Lincoln
next week, beginning Monday. -
Soothing, and not irritating,
stren gthing, and not weakening, small
but effective such are the qualities
of De Witt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills. F. G. Fricke & Co.
Choice candies, exqaisite perfumes,
fancy writing paper, and beautiful
pocket books at Frickes.from which
the most fastidious can select a suit
able present for wife sweetheart or
lover.
A. W. Daniel, traveling advertising
agent, is today presenting to each
home in Plattsmouth a little book
the latest publication of the Peruna
Drug Manufacturing company, Colum
bus, Ohio.
To cure all old sores, to heal an in
dolent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles,
you need simply apply De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve according to directions!
Its magic-like action will surprise you.
F. G Fricke & Co.
The following marriage licenses
were issued today: B. F. Wiles and
Ruth Churchill, daughter of Levi
Churchill; John Wesley Barr, jr., and
Effie Julia Hewitt; Noel F. McClain
and Emma T. narvey.
Janitor Barr of the high school
says that if the parties who broke into
the central building Saturday night
will call around and pay for the win
dow they broke they can have a pair
of gloves that were left.
The length of life may bo increased
by lessening its dangers. The ma
jority of people died from lung
troubles. These mav be averted by
promptly using One Minute Cough
Cure. F. G. Fricke & Co.
Otto Wurl is putting up boxes of
Christmas cigars containing twenty
five for the holiday trade which are
without an equal. A box of these
choice cigars make a nice present,
that the donee would enjoy.
The finest imported wines in the
state, and the purest liquors, together
with the premium Anheuser-Busch
beer, are always obtainable at the
lCasino" Plattsmouth's leading
saloon, opposite the court house.
Remember the leading 5-cent cigars
in this market is "Wurl Bros." and
the "Cabinet." Otto Wrurl, the
manufacturer, is building up a great
reputation for these goods out in the
state as well as at home. Try them.
Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. It is at present
the article most used for piles, aud it
always cures them. F. G. Fricke & Co.
The old way of delivering messages
by post-boys compared with the mod
ern telephone, illustrates the old tedi
ous methods of "breaking" colds corn
pared with their almost instanteous
cure by One Minute Cough Cure. F.
G. Fricke & Co.
Absolutely pure, perfectly batm'.ess,
and iuvariaby reliable are the quali
ties of One Minute Cough Cue. It
never fa. Is in colds, croup and lung
troubles. Children like it because it
is p! easanl to take and it helps them
F. G. Fricke & Co.
The only place in the city where
you can get Fiomage de Brie and
Rocquefort cheese is at Weckbach's.
lie keeps all kinds of imported and
domestic cheese, nice and fresh. His
store is also headquarters for Christ
mas trees of all sizes.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will give a Christmas contata Thurs
day evening entitled, "Santa Claus
and Mother Goose." A very interest
ing program has been arranged and
the young people will undoubtedly
give an interesting entertainment.
The Household Economic depart
ment of the Woman's club will give a
reception for the children Saturdaj'
p. m., December 26, at Waterman's
hall. Each member has the privilege
of bringing her children or some of
her littlo friends. There will bo no
admission fee.
"Excuse me," observed the man in
spectae'es, "but I am a surgeon, and
that is not where his liver is." "Never
mind where his liver is," retorted the
other. "If it was in his big toe or his
left ear DeWitt's Littie Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him."
F. G. Fricke & Co.
I am now carrying policy No. 32,89S
in the U. S. Benevolent Society of
Michigan, and heartily recommend it
to anyone wishing an accident or sick
ness indemnity. The association is
represented in Cass county by II. D.
Barr, whom I can recommend for
honest dealing. II. D. Tkavis.
Miss Mary Kaufman, a graduate of
the Fremont Normal school, is quite
an artist with the pen, having exe
cuted several drawings of real merit.
Anyone desiring fancy pen work of
any kind would do well to call on her
at her home in this c ity, or write to
her what you want and 6he will call.
B. F. Wiles, one of Mrs. Steven
Wiles' well-known sons, is to wed Miss
Ruth Curchill, daughter of Levi
Churchill, a well-known farmer re
siding south of this city. Both fami
lies are prominent and well-to-do ana
Thk News takes pleasure in extend
ing congratulations in advance of the
happy event.
Miss Ella B. Clark, who taught
school in the East Fourth ward in this
city two years ago, was married to a
Presbyterian minister at Win field.
la,, last week and together with her
husband passed through the city this
morning. They were on their way
to Washington where they will reside
in the future.
W. A. Kitzberger, while loading a
16-foot log, two and one-half feet in
diameter, yesterday had a close call
for a serious accident. Just as he got
the log onto the edge of the wagon it
slipped and went bacn with terrific
force. He managed to get out of the
way, but a fraction of a second longer
and he would have been mashed as
flat as a pan-cake.
In the current number of Leslies'
magazine there is a biographical
sketch of Charles B. Rouss, the blind
millionaire philanthropist. Mr. Rouss
has several children, their liknesses
being reproduced in half-tone cuts in
tbis article. The peculiar feature of
this sketch is the fact that one of the
boys, Peter W. Rouss, resembles Hilt
Wescott of this city so much that
many of his friends were fooled upon
being shown the picture. Hilt might
do well to go to the philonthropist's
southern home and claim a portion of
his wealth.
X-raas slippers at Sherwood's.
NEBRASKA PEDAGOGUES.
Full Program Arranged for Their Bene
fit ext Week.
Local arrangements for the state
teachers' association to begin next
Monday at the state university are
complete. A thousand or more out
side teachers will bo here the first or
the week. A number of auxiliary
associations will hold nreetiugs at
the ' same time. The first will bo
Monday evening when the educa
tional council will meet in room 4,
library building. Its second session
be at 9 a. m. Tuesday. Tuesday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock the Nebraska
library association will meet in room
16, library building, the academy of
sciences will meet in room 15, Ne
braska hall, the association of Ne
braska teachers of history will meet
in Delian hall, main building, and
the Nebraska society for child study
in the chapel. At the same time the
county superintendents will hold
their round tables in room 23 of the
library building. Tuesday evening
a reception will be held at the state
capitol. Governor Holcomb and
State Superintendent Corbett will re
ceive the teachers on behalf of the
state and Chancellor MacLean on the
part of the university.
A general session will be held
Wednesday morning at the Lansing.
That afternoon the various sections of
the state association will meet as fol
lows: Coliega section, room 4, library
building; county superintendents,
room 23, library building; high school
section, law room, main building;
grammar school section. Deiian hall,
main building; primary section,
chapel, main building.
Wednesday evening at the Lansing
Dr. W. O. Krohn of tho university of
Illinois, one of the editors of the
Child Study Monthly, will lecture on
"Child Study in Its Relation to Llonie
and the School."
Thursday forenoon will again be de
voted to a general session at the
Lansing theatre. In tho afternoon
the sections will meet as on Wednes
day. Thursday night a lecture will be
given at the Lansing. State Journal.
ME HK ASK A MOTES.
The North Platte school house prob
lem remains unsolved.
The Salvation army at Nebraska
City will give a Christmas dinner to
the poor.
The Fullerton Tost will issue a
special edition containing a write-up
of the town and county.
An Otoe county patriarch of sixty
four was recently married to a blush
ing widow of sixty.
An Indian on the reservation hear
Rushville killed himself to escape ar
rest for horse stealing.
The Gandy Pioneer wants a law
passed prohibiting the tso of a shot
gun in the st ite for a period of five
years.
Tho Nebraska City Press says with
Governor Furnas in the cabinet Ne
braska would never have a drouth.
A four-year-old son of J. II. Moody
of Mason City was lun over by a
heavily loaded wagon and fatally in
jured. Mrs. Henry Norton, the wife of a
Custer county farmer, died suddenly
of heart failure. She leaves a husband
and four children.
The people of Milford have decided
to hold an election, and the candidate
receiving the highest vote will be the
next postmaster.
The Wayne Democrat has enlarged
to twelve pages since the election of
McKinley, which shows that prosper
ity has returned there.
A hedge fence deal was worked at
Wayne and the Republican says it
was a clear case of "a smooth confi
dence man taking in suckers."
The people of Cozad propose to have
the local prohibitory law re-pected.
No guilty boot-leggar stands a ghost
of a show in that town.
Sportsmen in Lincoln county are
killing quail in great numbers aud the
North Platte papers have been run
ning serial quail stories for Several
weeks.
Ihe town of Genoa aspires to the
dignity of electric lights, which are
offered to the citizens at the rate of 50
cents per month per incandescent
light.
J. II. Inman, a newspaper man for
merly of Broken Bow and Nebrtska-at-large,
is now in Denver publishing'
Arid America, a very creditable ir
.igation journal.
At a town wast of North Platte
about twenty-five coal hustlers waited
the coming of a train loaded with tho
bitumious luxury, but it went through
without stopping.
English Spavin Liniment remoyesal
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and
Blemishes from horses. Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring-Bone,
Stifles, Sprains, all Swoolen Throats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
ful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by
F. G. Fricke & Co., druggists, Platts
mouth. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles, Scalds. Burns.
IS A FINE DISPLAY.
Ed Oliver's Meat Market a Itcauty to
Gaze I'pon.
To take a stroll through Ed Oliver's
neatly kept meat market one would
diaw the conclusion that the period
of financial depression had sure
enough passed aid it has so far as
ho is concerned for he is enjoying
a fine trade. Mr. Oliver has spent
the most of his life in the butcher
business and is probably the best
judge of what will make good meat
of any man in the business in thi;
city. And his judgment does not
stop there. He knows just how to
dress tho meat and prepare it Tor use.
For the holidays Mr. Oliver has
taken great care to select notiiing
but the best for his patrons, and
how well he succeeded ono has only
to visit his place to bo convinced. On
tho hooks in his 6hop are every ki;.d
of meat one could desire to make a
bounteous Christmas dinner. He has
paid the top price for everything
and a as result has only the choicest.
The turkey the truly American
bird is the leader in this shop, Mr.
Oliver having bought 166 for the
Christmas trade and they are the
finest ever brought to this city. In
the fowl line he also has chickens,
geese and ducks.
The finest cuts from beef, veal,
mutton, lamb and pork may be sec ured
at his shop.
The choicest brands of oysters, all
kinds of pickles sweet and sour
sausage, bologna, fresh country butter,
etc. in fact there is such a profusion
of good things for Christmas dii nei-
that THK News would not attempt to
enumerate them all, but is sure if you exceptionally am'able disposition,
call you will find what you want. i,nd a!l who 11101 licr bjC ller
i friend. Her conversation always gave
How's This. I hei. iislorjeiS .t j,j.rhc-r and better eori-
We offer Ohe Hundred Dollars lie ward for ! . ....
anv case of Cittarrli that caimot lie ciuvd l;y ji'eplior. Of life.
"H";VcuENtYr&CO.. Props., Toledo.,..! While her husband and friends
We the undersigned, have known I'. .1.
li i in perfectly honorable in all businc-.-
transactions and financially abio to carrv
out any olllz:itions made ty their trni.
Wkst & iKl'AX, Wholesale l.ruisis, To
ledo. O.
Walking. Kin nan & Maknin, Wholesale
I )ru exists. Toiedo. O.
Hall's Catarrh (.'ure is taken inlernali
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of tho svsteui. Price 7."c. ner Itoi-
tie. So;d by all Druirists. Testimonials
free,
Hoiuese fkcrH Kxcnrsion.
For the above occasion the 1. & M.
will sell tickets on Nov. 3 and 17, Dec.
1 and 15 for one fare for the round trio
plus $2 to points in the following tori i-
torjr: Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
South Dakota, Wyoming, Arizona,
Arkansas, Indian territory, i-iouisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
The minnimum charge will not be
less than $7.
Wanted
As many persons as contemplate
purchasing Christmas presents, to call
at our store and examine our line of
beautiful China and fancy ware.
We know we can suit you both in
quality and price. Bennett & Tutt.
Wholesale and Ketail Commission House.
Wiley Black, in the Union bioek
on Sixth street, is headquarters all
the time for fresh eggs, choice butter,
turkeys, geese, ducks, chickens, ilour,
buckwheat flour, sweet cider, Jersey
sweet potatoes, choice New York and
Nebraska apples.
Trade is going to be good in
Plattsmouth this fall and winter atrd
the merchant who expects to get his
full share of it must make a bid for
it. Thk News is road by more peo
ple than any other publication in tho
city and the merchant who uses its
columns as a trade-getter will iisc
srood judgment.
See slipper display at Sherwood's
FOR
Fancy v Confectionery
ALL VAR1T1EG OF
Nuts an
GO
John Schiappacasse,
The Only Exclusive Dealer in the City.
Candy
and Rioe Fruit by the
low orices. Call in before making your holi
day purchases. Store
Saw a I'lnaler.
Saturday Wm. Shinn, who had been
hunting south'of this city, was on his
home, walking along the river bank,
when he saw what hj wa confident
was tlie body of a woman. The body
was naked, the head resting on a cake
of ice, the face slightly turned and the
hair was frozen in the face. After a
search of half an hour or tuo:-e ho
could find no skiff, consequently was
unable to capture the 1 ly. Nebraska
City News.
Hit Skull I -itrttir-i
Frank Fidaln.a nine-year-old student
at the institute for trie blind, fell
from a second story window this af
ternoon, alighting on his head. Ills
scalp was badly cut and skull fract
ured. Tho doctors art; at work on
him as we ffo to press and tho ex
tent of the injuries are rxt known
The little fellow has been blind f;om
biith and his home is at L'ncoln
Nebraska Citv News.
PASSED TO l!ER FINAL REWARD.
After Mmiy .Mont lis of SulTi-riii; Mrs. W.
W. Hull Passes Away.
Mrs. Mary A. Hull, wife of W. V.
Hull, died at their home on Wintei
steen hill on Sunday, December 20,
IS'.KJ, at U:::o a. m. She came to
Plattsmouth with her husband in
lfS2. She was born in England, .Jan
uary ."1, 183:). About thirty years
since, while in California, she hud an
! attack of inflammatory rheumatism
froin which she never fuliy recovered,
and for the past fourteen years has
b't-n compelled to use crutches for
the last four- years has been helpless.
! s'" w a woman of strong character
; r.-ali that she has been released
reaii
from a life of terrible suffering, they
alro mourn the loss of a loving wife
and fr iend, whose eve. y word and act
was in accord with the teachings of
Christ, of whem she was a mos! devout
i follower,
!
She wrs married to W. V. Hull at
St. Mark's church, Urooklyn, Septem
ber 15, 1S j7, and spent the greater
portion of her life from tho time of
her marriage until she came to l'latts
ir.outh in California and Colorado, her
husband being engaged in mining en-
terprisxs. She was a sirter of Mis.
Dawson and Mrs. Shepherd and aunt
of Mi-Sj (Jcoi'ge H Dovey.
Funeral services were held at 10
o'clock this morning, conduced by
j Itev. Burcess and interment was
made in Oak Bill cemetery.
Holiday Kates.
The B. & M. will sell tickets be
tween points in Missouri, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas and South Dakota for
one fare and a third for the round
trip. Sale of tickets to be 'onlineel
to points within l! 0 miles with mini
mum soiling rate of oil cents. Tickets
on sale December lM, and 31, 1S;'G,
and January 1, l.V7, with linal return
limit to Janu-irj- 4.
W. i. Pickett, Agent.
The News anl State Journal 15
cents a week.
MAX ADLER,
Attorney at Law, Notary Public
Frenzer Block, Omaha, Neb.
("oniinei cial I.;iv mivl Collection-:. Sjn-i irilty:
'I lie transaction ot law business and collection of
claims and inheritances in (ierniany. Austria
llimfrary and rsw it.rei iand. Write lor further
intuniiatiiin.
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car load at unheard
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next door to Gering's.
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f-S j anil twocoupons Inside eacl
fklrtTLl I Mil ir$$ YvVV four ounce bagofBlackwell's
Ulfl''iM Vy-rjj Iurlim. Buy a bag of this
nilTTUr L, &rr elebrated tobacco and read
bUT THE. ffiLr : the coupon which gives a
:': list of valuable presents and
GENUINE TyJl 10 et them.
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WHTERMHN CORNER.
..A GIFT LIST..
worth running your eyes over, not alone as a
reminder or suggestion Qf what to buy, but
an exposition of price littleness that emphat
ically shows Joe & Frank's the where to buy.
Night Shirts Fine muslin, emb.
fronts, sleeves and collar, prettiest J
and best sold for 81.25, $1 and . . . .yjc '
Flannelette ai d till wool Night Hobos
the latest arid most popular warm
and durable, i '.O, $1 2") 1 .OO
Neckwear A sale that has had
parallels many times in our Neckwer.r
dept. (and not elsewhere) a sale of
new b'right, high grade, .Va- and Too ,
Tee'ks, Fou ia-llands, Bows and Ties
with silks in newest color combina-!
tions 23c i
50c, 75c, $i and $1.25 are prices '
representing such grades in Neckwear
as give us the complacent satisfaction
of knowing others must fall below tl o
standard we set and maintain.
Umbrellas Men's liS-inch black
silk Umbrelirs, imported natural w od
handles, with steel rods, name or
monogram engraved free ?o va!u
for .3.00
Shirts The renowned Wilson whites
shirt al! neck sizes and different
sleeve lengths either plain or fancy
nosoins a shirt that is a comfoit be
cause it fit- LOO
Holiday Gifts
For Men
Of All
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WATERMAN CORNER.
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Box, Puritan and
Button or ifice. Just the
At $2.50, S3.00
Special Holiday
Inducement
plated WATCH, with a guarantee on sinm to keep good time
for Gvo years. Grasp this opportunity. Call at tho store and
see the watch and get further particular?.
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Handkerchiefs Fine, real linen
hemstitched Handkei chiefs correct
size--wide and narrow hem, quality
the ve ry best 25c
High-class, real Irish and French lin
en hemstitched initial handkerchiefs
- haiid-oinn gift 35c
Japanese silk and Japonettn handker
chiefs - -with fancy borders--ju-t about
one-h ilf value when selling at.... 50c
Kid Gloves -Liiird and onlined at
half price just bought si maker's sam
ple; lino at much loss than wo paid for
them bofore over SOO pairs in brown,
tan, red and blacks all sios. . . . 1 .OO
lleindeer gloves The genuine, well
known, reliablo Ueindecr, in every
si.o and good colors '2oc pair cheaper
than in other stores 1.50
Walking Sticks a very ncccpt-
ablo gift to a dressy man who ha
some style about him heavy Kngli h
Conp,o wood, strong feritile and steel
end, silver plate on crook handle for
fl', il.oO and 1.50
Wool Gloves .Serviceable, warm
dark colors strong yarns", well knit
and shaped oOe and 75c
and Boys
Sizes and Ages
FRANK,
PLATTSMOUTH
as shovv.a by s',a l i.-ties revoils the
fact that WOMFX'o FF.FI' are get
ting hAUCii:!!. caused by standing up
for WO M UN'S UIC1ITS. Horrible,
isn't it. Be careful, girls, don't do it,
and stop running around so much wbon
you arc after a pair of
Walking j
Skating LI
THKM IN
Kangaroo Calf
thing fo wint-r wear.
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Our BOFLKVABD Bool is
the finest in the city.
Kvery purchaser of go. ds to tho. amount of
$5 will receive a ticket which entitles them
to a chanco on either :i lady' or gent'H gold
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BOBT. SHERWOOD
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