DEATU OF A LITTLE BOY Five-Year-Old Soo of Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook Dies flfter a Shjort Illness. Residence of Charles Cradoville Is Struck by a Bolt , of . Lightning- . From Monday's Daily. - William Percy, the five-year-old bod of Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook, died this morniog after a -week's illness with dysentery. ' The funeral will be hold at 2 o'cIock tomorrow afternoon, from the residence on north Ninth street, conducted by Elder Dungan of the Christian church, and interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sincere sympathy of the people of the city in their hour of trouble. Struck By Lightning. From Monday's Daily. Thft residence nf Charles Gradoville. on West Granite street, was struck by lightning about 7:30 this morning and damaged to the extent of about $30 or $40. Mrs. Gradoville and children were in the house at the time, but wore not injured. The lightning de molished one window and tore the Biding off for some distance,- but did not even crack the plastering. The membors of the family were badly frightened. SOME SWELLS FROM DARKTOWN. Plattsnioutli l'eople to He Treated to Hot Minstrel Show. The enthusiasts of minetrel shows in this city will soon be given an oppor entertainments in that line thiit was evengiven in the town, so say some of the promoters of the entertainment The company not only composes some of the best singers in the city, but manv who play various kinds of mus ical instruments in an entertaining manner. And then there will be specialty artists club and batton swinging', turning and in fact it will be interesting throughout. There will even be some new jokes sprung on the crowds. The members are all of the male persuasion and the show will bo for two nights-only, the pro ceeds of one night to be given to the library and the other to the band The dates have not yet been fixed, but the boys are rehearsing, and will soon be "fit" to appear before the public. The following are the members of the company: Ernest Wells, B. A McElwain, L. D. Hiatt, II. E. Weid mann, John RobbinSr Harvey Hollo way, W. White, Wallace Carter, Lee Atwood, Jake I'.eeson, Ed Rvan, J. Koch, Carl Tucker, G. L." Farley, n Zimmer. Pickett Bros., Fred Mc- Cauley, Frank McCarty, nonry Goos, James Fogerty, George Anderson, H R. Gering, E. A. Brodie, F. A. White, George Tartsch, John Coleman, Hilt Wescott, John Dutton. II. B. Groves, Otto Wurl, Frank Sherrann, J. K. Pollock and L. Steppens. RAILROAD OTES ANN PERSONALS Railroad men express the belief that before very long all of the promi nent roads of the land will have adopted the pension scheme re' cently taken up by the Pennsylvania 'system and now being now being worked out. Employes who bave at tained the age of seventy and all per sons on the payrolls for thirty years are benefitted. It will cost more than $300,000 annually. Three miles of the Burlington's track on the main line between St rat ton and Trenton, Neb., has been coated with oil, 2,000 gallons being used on that length of track,part of which was double oiled, says the State Journal The oil used is crude petroleum, and it is scattered over the top of the grade with a specially fitted oil car, Tho car carries two large tanks," and is arranged to spread the oil evenly, The piece of track oiled had been put in excellent condition before the ex periment was begun, and the results will be closely watched. Several stretches of track on differnt-arts of the Burlingtongtem in Nebraska Rebeen trted thi9 way, and the rand masters will reoort the results ob tained from time to time. Some of the advantages claimed for , this method of treating the tracks are that the oil lays the dust, preserves the surface of the grade and that part of the ties ex posed to tho weather, turns tho water from the top of the grade and prevents moisture from getting into the ground and rotting the ties, and prevents weeds from growing. During a dry season in Nebraska the railroads bave considerable trouble, ana the passen gers experience great inconvenience from dust. The oil process of coating the top of tbegrade.it is believed, will largely diminish this trouble, and it is also believed that it will prove an eco nomical measure. Woman'! Clnb. A meeting of the Woman's club will beheld on Thursday evening, August 10. at 8 o'clock, at the residence of "Mrs. James Herola; on Pearl street. Members are urgently requested to attend and to bring or send their mem bership fees and receive their cardsj triat their names may be placed in the year books. Any new names for mem bership should be given to Mrs. Wm. Cole or Miss Myrtle Levings, member ship committee, to be acted upon by the club. No program, but important business. 'By order of the president. Mus. Thos. Kempstkr, Corresponding Secretary. ' The Ebinger Hardware company is getting ready for the nimrods by get ting in a shipment of 18,000 loaded shells. BRfEFLY told. C. A. Marshall, Dentist. Cigar clippings, 30 cents per pound at 11. Spies. SLhinn's cafe and fruit stand, Perkins house block. Ice cream packed for picnic parties at llolloway's. Much interest is excited at the com ing carnival of minstrelsy. For Rent Furnished rooms. In quire at Eighth and Elm streets. See the elegant piano on display at Sherwood's. J. O. Weborg, agent. The county commissioners were still checking np the treasurer's books to day. - A new thing an extension step- ladder at Ebinger Hardware Com pany. Mound City paint. All colors. Best . . . .1 .1 on earth. A. vv. Aiwooa, tne urR- gist sells it. The Ebinger Hardware Company carry a lull line 01 ibb uoicuiniou Lauden hay tools. Attend the revival meetings at the Methodist church. Interesting speak ing and good music. The News office is the best equipped job office in .Cass county. First class work done on short notice. A. W Atwood, tho druggist, has just what you - want in wall paper. Plattsmoutb Telephone 27. Register of Deeds Hay and District Clerk Houseworth were in Omaha to day on a book-binding errand. Order vour broad, cake und ice cream of Holloway. Telephones, Ne braska80; Plattsmouth, i!70. Full lino of Quick Moa! gasoline and Blue Flame oil stoves i.t Ebinger Hardware Co., at reason n'-le prices. Dr W. C Dean, dentist, 4(H). 410, McCiicrue buildinir. riorthw-t corner of Fifteenth and Dodge tre l.Oov.ha. The Ebinger Hardware cimuany u h.Erent for the Monmouth titter and water cooler. I ho finest thing oet, See them. N For S ile A Remington typewriter, No. 2. Is in good repair and has been used but little. Inouire at the olee Of C. S. Polk. Tel for & Stfeooird will mow your lawn better Chan you can do it you self. : Won't cost much. Nebraska telephone No. 79. James L. Walker, a conservatory graduate, instructor on piano ami or gan, also in voice. culture, ltooms in the RocKwood hi ova. Ballard's Snow 1 iniiu nt gives instant-relief in Crtes of hi- ding, burns, bruiser,scalds,rut.-,et". Price 'S and 50c. F. G. Frk ke & Co John r. Kuhrtpy, the larb.r, h:is been quite ill for tho p-ist three day?, but is improving a little toddy His youngest ton is ais-o ck. Tho "Gut ll. mF" 5-c. nt i-igar has an enviable reputation iiinon smoker Union made. For sa.e by all dealers. Otto Wurl, Manufacturer. Try the Stag brand working pants Better wear, better fit, more mfort, more value; cost no more thnn inferior goods 85 cents. F. T. D ivis Co. Harry Green's little daughter is dangerously sick from an attack of cholera infantum. His wife is also suf fering severely from nervous prostra tion. R. W. Swearingen, G. H. Manners and George Steel of Murry were in the city todav, and called on The News. They were closing eut a real estate deal. . F. J. Catteyson, the new shoemaker on South Fourth street, is giving good satisfaction with his werk. If you want" good work promptly done call on him. . The funeral of Will Cook's little boy oceurred this afternoon the ia terment taking place in Oak Hill cemetery. Elder Dungan officiated in the ceremony, which was wall at tended. Ed. Fitzgerald, the Sixth street liveryman, has evidently been pros pering since his election to the city council, and is enlarging and improv ing his barn raising the grade an 3 re fl oorin gj t- ' - " Plattsmouth is knows as the best cigar town in the slate of Nebraska. There are a number of brands made in the town, one of the best of which is the Exquisito, manufactured by H. Spies, 304 Main stieet. Oswald Guthmann, the assesaer for the First ward, has been lying very seriously III at his home on Locust street, and is not expected to survive many days. Tie is suffering with acute rheumatism of the spine, coupled with lung trouble The rains of the past week have in terfered with and put a stop tm the threshing of wheat and oats in Cas county. Many farmers expected to thresh their erain out of theechock at once, but cannot do so for somo time, now that it has been so thoroughly soaked. . C.tss county corn raisers are evi dently preparing to feed cattle quite extensivoly the coming winter. Lee Oldham of Murray is now buying stockers at the'Soutb Oranha market to supply this demand. Ho shipped two carloads to Murray on Monday, which were sold out at once, and ho is buying more. A card was recoivod by the sheriff today from Sheriff Ren of Butler county for the apprehension and con viction of the thief who stole a brown horse of stocky build, weight, 1,208 pounds, that was stolen frem the farm of Joseph Kuchra en the night of August 4. A suitable reward will alse be paid for the recovery of the horse. Sheriff Wheeler, accompanied by Conrad Yallery, jr., aa assistant, de parted for Lincoln this afternoon,bav- ing Harry Thomas, the colored man who was sentenced to the penitentiary for one year for robbing a freight car at South Bend, nnd Conrad Worth, the painter of Murdock, who was re cently ndjudged insane, and was to ba taken to tho insane hospital at Lin coln. Henry R Gerine, who is a member of the slate board of pharmacy, at tended a meeting ef the board at Omaha today, and assisted in the ex- an nation of sixteen applicants for certificates as pharmacists. It is a matter of common report that those examinations are of the most thorough and searching . character, and that no novice in the business can ever pass. Tom Wiles, who lives a mile west of town, is having great trouble in getting a well on his premises that will furnish an adequate supply of water for stock sad house use. He has had several wells sunk and has gone down 118 feet, without success, and thinks now of trying the virtues of a witch hazel. By the way, Tom has recently shaved off his whiskers And so disguised himself that some of his nearest relatives don't" recognize him when they meet him. Mr. Richard Clougla, a traveling man irom umano, aged thirty-two, and Mies Nettie McJunkin, aged twenty-four, who gave ber residence as Browhville, were married by Police Judge Archer at the city hall at 11:30 o'clock thi9 morning, with City Mar shal Slater and C. S. Polk, as wit nesaP9. The couple arrived in town on the 5:27 train last evening and went direct to the county judge's office, ex pecting to procure the licence and be m"rried at once, but found the office closed, so they wore obliged to possess their sou's in patience till thi-i morn ing. i hey were nco!y drowsed and a fine appearing couple. l'KKSONll, MKNTION. Joel Riwls was an Omaha visitor tod 11 J'. Attorney II. D. Travis went to Union to lay on legal bu-iinens. W. IJ. Ifeil, of red polled catHe f lino, was a Plattsmouth viMtoi- today Justuj Lillip and wife cf Murray vicinity wore county te;it visitors to day. W J. I;m.m nnd A. J. Walker, the Murray trstin dealers, were in town todny. S:m Wuujh, tho First National b'ink ca&hior, departed for Denver this afternoon. Gonrpe P. Meisitisro'- of Cedar Croek vicinity whs at the court house on bu-mittss uday. Mrs. Jane Ki kham and Mrs. Jacob Kepplo wnt to Groenwood this morn ing for it visit with friend. Frank J. Morgan and some friends were at Li Piatte today trying to catch ihe mate to th it six-pound bass. W. S. Swan atid W. J. Crusser, from the south j-art of Rock Bluffs precinct, were doing business tt the court house todny. Andy Iledlund and his little daugh ter, Olc, returned last evening from a visit to York county, where Mr. H. has a farm. Ex-Judge L. II . Beadley, an attor ney of Omaha, wa3 in town today at tending to some legal business for J. H. Thrasher. W. II. L Gow, the miller for the A-go Starch works at Nejraska City, was in town todav and called on his old friend, D. M. Johnson. Mrs. J. V. Weckbach of Lincoln hss been in the city since Sunday called hither by the serious illness of her brother, Oswald Guthman. John Marshall, the local editor of The News, was an Omaha visitor to day, whither he went to consult wi0u aa oeuli-ii because of an a Miction to one ef his orgsns of vision. William L. Baker of Council Bluffs and bU litt'e son, Holland, were visit ing today with the family of John R uox, ivir. oaicer nas ior twelve years been in the United States mail service. Commissioner Kink was at his home in western Cass last night, returning this morning. He reports recent heavy rains in that part of the county, and that the corn and weeds are both growing luxuriantly. Mr. tiyue betzer 01 Omaha re turned home this afternoon, after a week's visit in this county, accom panied by Mrs. T. D. Buck of the vi cinity of Uaion and Miss Frances Gates, who are relatives of his. W. H. Newell and S. H. Atwood re turned this morning Tom a trio to Woodruff, Kansas, where they are in terested In a stone quarry. The latter reports that southwest Nebraska has had no rain lately and is needing it badly. Tnkff Notice. W. D. Jones has sold a half interest in his livery b rn to A. Magown and wints nil of his o'd accounts Fettled at once. The new firm in well fixed to do a g nernl livery business. Thoy will pay fKpecial Mtentien to picnic par ties, weddings, funeialo, etc., as they have the finest turnouti in the city. Hack ordo-a promptly Attended, day or n'ght. Special care taken of board ing horse. Platt-mouth letcphone 76. Toledo f i uit cans, guaranteed not to leak, at the Ebinger Hardware Com pany. Tho Southern Industrial LeSgUp was organized at Atlanta, Ga., with J. K. Orr, of AtlinU.aa president. The ob ject of the league will be to encourage payment and eolleotion of ail debts, wipe frem the statute books laws in tended to hinder the collection of debts; protection of all forms of in vested capital; to prevent the discount ing of debts, and to further the com pletion of the Nicaraguan canal. REPORT OF CHICAGO MARKETS Following is the range of prices on the Chicago board of trade today, as furnishod by M. S. Briggs, commis sion merchant: o T3 r c n OPTIONS D a Wheat I ept 68K 68K 68H Dec nKt3HrH 70i 74 V 7 90KB n I,- Mav. 7 Corn Sept.. Dec, Mav Oats bept. Dec. Mav.. 1914 19H lij 18Ji 21J4 8.37 8.45 19H -'1 8.27 8 35 19? H 8.35 8.4" Pork- Sept.. Dec. H 37 8.42 INFORMATION AND OPINION. The katydids were said to be sing- in? in this city last night. As this is supposed to mean a frost in six weeks, the fact is of consideraqle importance. ' A San Francisco millionaire has the credit of paying the largest surgeon's fee cc record. Thirty thousand dol lers was the tidy sum, representing this man gratitude to his physician for a successful operation for appendi citis. . Edward Marshall, the war corre spondent who was wounded at Las Gnaslmas, Cuba, has undergone ampu tation of a leg at New York. The operation was made necessary because of paralysis and in order to retard its progress Tho matron of the Children's Home in Wiehita Kan , has received a letter fro n a man who wants to adopt a child. "Send one,"he says,"thatis lively.and will IhujiIi and cry and got into mis chief. I nm 58 years old, and I would give the world for a child that will laugh and get in my way and bother me. W'll pive It a crood homo. 1 have raised five children, but they are all gone now, and I can tell you there is no' hing so tweet as the bother of children. A Maine farmer who raises fine s r wbi't rii's, c inio to Wells village wi h ' tino of recently and commenced peddling them at 15 cents a box. He e d qtiit'i i portion of his load at that p ii;. htm ho found th:it he must sell a two boxes fo- a qu-iter. Then he io"-.-co'l his routs and refunded the 1': tie once to all thoso who had. paid ttie 15 cents a box. Women students at the University 01 J .Gin n aro not allowed to wear tlielr liair in braids down their backs Two girl students who persisted in do- io' this were expelled. The C. ir of Russia's suite consists of 173 pereons, of whom 73 aro general and 70 extra aids-de-carop. To the suite lelong 15 members of tho imper ial famt'y, 17 princes of not imperial birth, 17 counts, 9 barons, and 111 other noblemen. Their nationalities are: Ojc hundred and twenty-eight Russians, SO Germans, 6 Finns, 1 Pole, 4 Circissians, 2 Greeks and 2 Rouman ians. - There are- 1,500 persons upon the German Emperor's list of employes,in cluding 350 women servants, who are engaged in looking after tho 22 royal palaces and castles that belong to the crown. Th steamship Cevic brought to Now York 9,909 bags, or 250 tons, of copper coios from India, consigned to the Oxford Copper company. The coins will be melted over for refining purposes, as they are imported as copper scrap. It is explained that the coins are worth more as copper than as c ins, with the price of copper standing at or about the present value of $18.50 for lake. It is said that the copper coios of China can be imported and mlted into copper at a profit. Card of Than :s. I desire through the columns of The News to thank my friends and neigh bors for the many acts of kindness dur ing the illness snd at the funeral of my beloved wife. John Geiser. For Sale. A good 160-acre farm two miles east of Murray. Hous3 and barn; about 100 acres under cultivation. For particu lars inquire of J. H. Thrasher. - Nice Clean Ice. F, S. White is now ready to deliver ice to his customers in any quanti ties desired. The ice is the finest ever harvested. Telephones Plattsmouth 206, Nebraska 71. oap. s pan oxi wisisic WECKBACH & CO. ...WiX, SELL... Fifteen Bars Good Soap and . ' One Package Gold Dust a 25 FOR iiiiliilliililliiiiwtUUiultlAliA1Amilli,lllllt To Economize First Keep in repair the Watch or Jewelry you have. Second Buy where, you can get the best for the money. We are offering more induce ments in prices and goods than anybody. Call and see. John T. Coleman, ..JEWELER.. Second door South of Poatoffioe E TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! TTTTTTTT1TTTTTTTTTTT THE FORCE OF WATER. Soma Blf BmsIU In Xta Ua for Hy draulic Wining. A little group of solid citizens were standing on Baronne street watching a cleaning gang at work with the hose. "That reminds me of old days In Cal ifornia," said one of the party, as the stream veered slightly and peeled off the corner of a pile of dirt. "I never realized how much force could be de veloped by a Jet of water," he contin ued, ."until I tried hydraulic mining. It was in 1870. up on the Sacramento river. They had brought a stream down the Sierra Nevada Mountains in a big "flume" that ended In a length of wire-wrapped hose and a six-foot nox zle with arms on the sides for a couple of men to take hold oft They played the stream against a big bluff directly opposite, and it bored out the solid, packed foundation like living fire eat ing into tinder. For a dozen feet from the nozzle the water seemed like a hard blue bar. and there was some thing so strange and murderous-looking in the way It drove straight out that It made my flesh creep to watch It. Several laborers had been accident ally struck by the stream and in each case the man was killed as suddenly as If hit by a cannon ball. I remember on one occasion some rival claimants came down from Shasta and took pos session of a cabin not far from the end of the flume-line. Our boss, who was a big Irishman named Murphy,' told us to turn the stream on the place, and as we were all spoiling for a row, we lost no time in obeying. I never saw suoh demolition in my life. The shanty flew seven ways, and one of the fellows Inside was pitched bodily through the air and landed into the river. The dis tance was so great that nobody was killed, but all were badly hurt, and after that our gang was known aa Mur phy's Lights Artillery. Mark Twain drew a very vivid picture of hydraulic mining In 'Roughing It,' and from per sonal experience I can assure you he hasn't embroidered the facts In the least." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Seven Times a Widow. Senora Rev Castillo, a Mexican lady. surely holds the world's record for mul tiple widowhood, as she has worn the weeds seven times between the years 1880 and 1895. A curious feature of the case is that each of her consorts found a violent but different exit from life. The first fell out of a carriage; the second took poison by accident; the third perished by a mining accident; the fourth shot himself; the fifth was killed while hunting; the sixth met his death by dropping from a scaffolding, and the last was drowned. Tiik News prirs the news. Th Tag-rln Fog;-DUpelIer. This Invention for Increasing the Bafety of nav'gation Is described in the Monthly Weather Review. It consists of a pipe eight feet long and three Inches in interior diameter, having a wide flange at the mouth. It is con nected by a tube with a blower capable of sending through it a powerful stream of warm air, which opens a hole In the mist, thus enabling the navi gator to obtain a view through the densest fog for several hundred feet. There will be a lawn social at the home of Thomas Wiles on Tuesday evening, August 15, for the benefit of the Mission band. Ice cream will be served from 4 to 10 orclock. Every body invited. I Great, Reduction j In price of Hammocks. We have too many hammocks on hand, owing to unseasonable weather, so here they go: $5 00 HAMMOCKS. 3 50 4 00 " 3 00 3 50 " " 2 25 3 00 " 1 95 2 50 44 " 1 50 2 00 " " 1 25 And soon down the list. LEHNHOFFS. iDiiilOirilllilMl 1 ' !I2i! The Big Store Will soon be in order and ready for business. We have taken a great deal of time and pains in the improvement of our new room, but are well satisfied with results. When the workmen are done, we will have the largest, best lighted and most complete Clothing Store in southern Nebraska. If you think this an idle boast, come in and see for yourself. THIS FALL we will show you the Biggest, Best and most Up-to-date line of Clothing in the city. You owe it to yourself to test this statement. 6. 1. W6S60tt & Son REMEMBER... We Are on the Corner. WMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. ED A Few More of Those Iron Beds Left.. Beautiful Line of Bookcases.. Just received Corao in d3 pricn 'em.... An elegant An tique Oak Sideboard poos for $15 for tho next thirty day. This is a rare burgain and cannot he duplicated anywhoie. Those Oak Rockers at $1.75... Are BARGAINS which ovryom? takes hold of who them.... J. I. UNRUH. The Furniture Man and Undertaker The Platte Mutual Insurance GL, $150,000 Insurance in Force. HOME OFFICE AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEB WHY will you pay your money to foreign Insurance companies, who take it out of the state, when you can get Insurance for less cost from a Nebraska Company. Only the Best Class of Business and Dwelling House Property Accepted. Officers and Directors Tom. E. Parmele, President; Geo. E. Dovey, Vice president; T. Frank Wiles, Secretary; Frank J. Morgan, Treasurer; C. E. Wescott, W. J. White, Henry Boeck, D. O. Dwyer, Geo. A. nay, H. Ii. Gering MOTT r PENNYROYAL PILLS: of menstruation." They are "LIFE SAVI2I6S" to girls at womanhood, aiding development of organs and body. No known remedy for women equals them. Cannot do harm life becomes a pleasure. $1.M VVAl 1SOX II Y MAIL. Sold by druffgists. DR. MOTT'S CHEMICAL CO.. Cleveland. Ohio. Gering & Co., Druggists. 4? New Hardware Store l Having returned to Plattsmouth, I will be glad to welcome all my old customers, as well as new ones, J and show them a select line of Stoves, Hardware, Tinware and a'thing- usually carried in a first-clas hardware store. J Be sure and call, as I have some prices that will interest you. J JOHN R. COX. Rockwood Block, PLATTSMOli Tit s . VV OR-IVES! VERMIFUGE!: FoT20Y!nir Remedies. ,i scXZ AIiZi X X. XT Gr G-1 S T S . F. G..FRICKE & CO. With Mattress and Springs Complete for $5.00. .'hey overcome Weak ness, irregularity and omissions, increase vic- or and banish "nalna