Louisville was us j blizzard I Mr. ami Mr. J. E. Banning enter- When he presorted his bill it i taineJ a few friends in honor of Mrs. that fainted ar.d a sixty mile yron ill Co. trior cueun miitiicu uu i huj hujuh au uou m v.iw. o. Miss Mildred Hringman arrived vd-' Vl'ry Heasant eveninK w3 '"I'0"1' with John B urke returned home from ncsday from Atchison to vicsit with her J ic a,,d soclul conversation. , Auburn last Saturday where he vi-ited aunt, Mrs. L. J. Mayflcld. ! Miss Lydia Taylor of Ulysses is here Tom Cusie and family. He said Tom Mrs. Kdlngrim and little son and ' vWtinff her friends, and renewing old had the best run now he ever had. on if iwi.i..- u,..r,. i,.,.4m.ri 1 acquaintances. She had been in Omaha the Crete branch, and his train is the to Plattsmouth Wednesday morning. Mrs. Henry Taylor went t Sprir-g CLEARANCE SALE V field Wednesday to the bedside of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. (War Taylor. Oscar Taylor and little daughter were here from Kearney Monday visit ing: with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor. Mrs. Howard F.vat s was down from Smith Bend forepart of the week visit ing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hums. M. I. Williams, J. W. Waldron. W. K. Diers, C. A. Ki hey and George Prater were Omaha passengers Wed nesday morning. Miss Louise Jung left Wednesday for North Platte to visit with her brother, CJeorge Jung. She was accompanied as far as Omaha by John Rohrdanz. Miss Mildred Valentine, who has been here from Norwalk, Ohio, visiting with relatives left Wednesday morning for Omaha to visit with her aunt, Mrs. F. A. Secord. Fred Twisa and daughter Bertha, are here from Illinois visiting with rela tives. Fred left Louisville 21 years ago and located in Wyoming, and this ii his first visit to his old home town in all these years. After a short visit here with brothers! am) other relatives they will continue op. to the west where they will locate. I for some time and could not return only one that runs over the road. A without making a visit here. combination passenger and freight, j Mr. and Mrs. Will Stoll aiethe happy ; It would please the Republican editor parents of u 10 pound girl who came to ' L all the editors of the papers through ! their home on Wcdncsay, Feb. 17. out the county would lend their sup- Mother and child are doing nicely and 5 ort to the election of a county corn Grandpa Hans istaking his honor grare-1 missioner who would agree to make fully. j some permanent roads in the county. Henry Ebernoltc left for bis home in N'r't for one locality only.but divide the Tamarack, Minn., on Monday after an ; work so as to eventually help all sec- i. tended visit with friends of his eariv : tJina- A north and south road across days. His visit very pleasantly of three weeks was spent renewing ac- juaintances with old friends. Henry Wessel went to Omaha to at- end a three days' session of the hard- are dealers of the state the first of the week. While he was away Henry ollard tried to sell hardware for him ith a reasonable degree of success. Charles and John McCarthy of Wyo ming were visiting m Nehawka for a ouple of days last week with their sis ter Mrs. Andrew Sturm. We under stand that they have purchased a part f her interest in the old estate near Wyoming. George Holmes and wife left for their home in Chariton, Iowa, on rriday evening attei visiting a ween wun home folks. George likes his work and the city where he lives, and is doing ell but he delights to return to the old ome town. Elmwood i'riwn the !.cadcr-Eclio. IJert Pollock was out from I'latts mouth Wednesday. Charlie Wilkins of Plattsmouth, was in town Tuesday evening. Koy Rhoden's oldest girl and E. E. Miner a youngest girl nave the pneu monia. Mrs. L. (1. Hailey and children were at Plattsmouth over Sunday visiting relatives. Mrs. Mich, who was operated on at the hospital a few weeks ago, will be able to return to her home ut Eagle this week. J. F. Hoover shipped a mixed car of stock to Omaha Wo ulay of last week and two cars of hogs to Nebraska City the Friday following. Dr. Munger is thinking of applying to President Roosevelt for a medal as he has acted in the capacity of stork at the arrival of eleven youngsters in twelve days. "The Devil" was presented at the opera house Wednesday evening, and it cost fifty cents. Now we have the genuine article at this oil ice and he can be seen any day except Sunday, with out cost, unless you wish to give him a cigar when you call. There is quite an eqidemic of influen za among the children of Elmwood and vicinity, no less than a dozen of the little folks having had the disease in a severe form the past ten days, several of the cases developing into pneumonia Both of Dr. Neely'a children and two of Dr. Munger's are sick. Dr. Mun Iter's three months-old babe is lying at the point of death, having develope rptoai meningitis, me doctors are worn out caring for their own families and have had to call on neighboring doctors to attend to a portion of the calls. Wm. Mueller had his left hand severe ly humed Saturday night. He carried a gasoline torch home from the shop to put in his cellar to keep the fruit and potatoes from freezing during the night and i 1 sonic manner a quantity of gas oline was spilled on the mitten covering his left hand, and when he lit the torch hia mitten and coat caught tire also. By prompt action Mr. Mueller extingu ished the blaze, although one of the curtains in the room had ignited, but in doing so the entire bark of bis left a 1. ii. rami was nurned 10 a ouster, lie is under the doctor's care and laid olT f 1x1m work for a few days, but is very thankful there were no worse results. the country, and an east and west road, followed by others connecting therewith. Union From Iho Lediier Ed E. McCle?.ve of Nebraska City the re s' v f Y ? V y y y y Weeping Water Mil ford Nehawka Ytn ilm KeglMer. Mrs. P. E. Ruffner of Plattsmouth was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Kirk patrick last week. Bennett Chrisswisser and wife from Flattumouth were guests of their son, A. P. Chrisswisser last week. Robert Lyle went to Weeping Water tne latter part of last week and pur chased a Tine Jersey cow, a thorough bred animal. Sirs. John Sharp of Nebraska City was here last week visiting her parents, 3fr. and Mrs. Gruber and other relatives in this vicinity. F. August Hansen and wife are re joicing over the arrival of a new girl at tkir home, on the 13th instant. Moth er and child are doing nicely. Tommy Fulton went to Nebraska City on Thursday morning to get some polleys for his new trip hammer which he is installing and which in about ready for operation. ri'm the Kcimhlican. Mrs. John Badgley was a passenger Monday morning. L. P. Wolcott has sod his auto to Warren Richards of Wabash. W. H. Lyman is having his residence much improved with a nice front porch Howard Kennedy of Lincoln, and iobert of Crete were visitors home this week. Mrs. Elmer Wortman went to Elm wood Tuesday to see her brother Ellis Miller's little daughter who is quite ill with pneumonia. After having had his hand lanced for the seventeenth time, John Harrison has hopes that it will eventually heal and cause less pain. Chauncey Orton sends a card home stating that they arrivrd in Rock Hill, C, just in time to make garden and the flowers are in bloom. R. G. Clizbe departed last week for Wagoner, Okla., to sec if a change of climate would be beneficial. If not he expects to go further south. J. W. Philpot is sick with scarletina. It is somewhat of a mystery how such cases occur as we have heard of no other patients in that vicinity that have had scarlet fever. Mrs. Emma Davis thinks she might join her husband this summer on a western ranch. Her daughter Anna talks of taking a Kinkaid homestead and be with her father. Mrs. Wm. Sperry was in attendance last Wednesday at tne marriage in Auburn, of Mrs. Lulu Reimer to Chas B. Ash. There were many guests from home and out of town. Victor Sturm who has been attend ing the Academy, is taking a vacation, accompanying his parents to Florida and then to Cuba, where they will so journ for three or four weeks. turns Askew has resigned his posi tion at Auburn and has been visiting here a few days, leaving Wednesday for Cody, Wyo., to work for the Bur lington as operator. He secures much better salary. ir. and Airs, win Moncr and son R ilert, were guests over Sunday with relatives here. Sunday was Will's 2th birthday and they celebrated with a big dinner at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stoner. Jim Slander returned home last week from Texas, where he made a purchase of land recently, and wanted to get a renter. While there he was offered an increase of $.1 per acre on the section. He didn't sell. Miss Helen Kennedy, a sister of J. L. Kennedy, is here from St. Paul, Minn., alsc James T. Iugersoll and wife of the same place. They visit un til Thursday and then go to California to spend the balance of the winter. We are pleased to announce that Mrs. P. A. Wade, who has been very ill with diptheria, is rapidly recovering and the quarantine will be declared off in a few days. She is at the country home of J. A. Schwab. D. E. Jones came up from Oklahoma Saturday night. He is looking fine and don't have anything very hard to say against the country. It has been about four years since he left here. Mrs. Jones will come later. Mr. Jones went to Omaha Monday to visit his son John. It was not so many months ago the gas plant man figured up our bill, no ticed the exceeding size of the same and was taken ill and fainted. He was faned, and cooled with water until he was able to be taken home in a car riage. But last month how different. was here Wednesday to view mains of his burned hotel. R. W. Hye:s of Lincoln was in town last Saturday, ar.d made us a social cull. N George Baker made a business trip to I,incoln last Friday morning. George Leach of near Elmwood was here last Friday to visit his son Ed, and all his old time friends were pleased to meet him. Mrs. Chas. Mclntyrc came last week from Sargeant, Neb., to visit her par ents and other relatives and friends in this village. Mrs. Laura Whitting of Litchfield neicc of A. H. Chidester and wife, came last week for a visit with her Union relatives. Senator Banning came in from Lin coln on Wednesday to attend the lun- eral of Thomas G. Barnum. G. W. Garrison and wife arrived home Monday fm:n Seymour, la , where they were visiting relative?. Syl Ilathway returned last Saturday from Iowa, having visited a week at Sidney and Tabor. Miss Mary Foster came in from Plattsmouth on Monday for a tf days visit with her parents. Dr. Geo. II. Gilmore of Murray was here Sunday to lend assistance to the wreck sufferers. Earl Upton went up to Wee ing Water on the Wednesday evening train. Creed Harris and Herman Rieke were transacting business in Nehawka Tuesday. I .on Clarence of ranama, Neb., ar rived last Friday morning for a visit with his parents and other relatives and friends. County Attorney Ramsey and Sheriff Quinton were down from Plattsmouth last Friday, attending to some official business. G. Walcy Mills came down from Walthill last Friday and made his Union friends a visit. His conduct here was all right, and we'll be glad to have him come again. Elza -Wilson and family arrived Sun day evening from Sidney, la., to make a visit with John McCarroll and family southeast of town. Prof. G. W. Chc.iey and wife arrived Monday from Edison, Neb., having been notified by telephone of the death of Mrs. Cheney's father, the late Thomas Barnum. Simon Gruber and his son Peter de parted Monday evening for St. Cloud, Minn., to investigate a land proposition and may conclude to make an invest ment there. Clint Harris departed Monday for Creston, Wash., and expects to devote his time to improving a tine tract of land in which he owns an interest. uarenco r.iimisten, who made a vis it with his Union relatives and friends, departed last Saturday for his home in Thurston county. Earl Clark of Plattsmouth was in town Tuesday and was one of our wel come callers. He is writing an excllent line of accident insurance, and it is a "cinch" that he has a fine territory to work, following the Mo. Pacific's mcanderings. John P. Todd and wife of Lincoln, Mrs. J. W. Gamble of Plattsmouth, Dr. R. L. Newell and wife of Omaha, and D. C. Morgan of Plattsmouth, were among the intimate friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral of the late Thomas G. Barnum. 1 y y y y y y We wish to turn our remaining stock of winter goods into money. Also wish to make room for new spring goods that are arriving daily, and offer you first-class goods at great money saving prices. At the prices quoted below it will pay you to buy heavy: Underwear 20 per cent discount. Sweater coats at greatly reduced prices. Some excep tional bargains in shoes. Our entire line of gloves and mittens at 20 percent orf. A few two piece suits at 2." per cent off. A few odd pants at 25 per cent off. All Flannels and Outing flannels at 15 per cent off. All wool dress goods on sale at 15 per cent off. Our entire line of 12 and 15c ginghams, will go at 10c per yard. Work baskets.all kinds, 25c. Our grocery line is always replete with the best goods at the lowest possible price. Childrens bear skin coats at almost half price. The highest possible price will be paid for all kinds of poultry and farm produce. Please do not ask for credit at these cut prices. Sale commences February 18,and closes Saturday, February 27. A. Kaufman and Daughter CEDAR CREEK, NEB. v y y V f y V t has been visiting at home the past week. The Telephone company started their new building Tuesday morning and intend to rush it right through. When completed it will bs a v ery nice ! building and quite an improvement to i the toA-n. Jacob Hursh is doirg the j work. Mr. and Mrs. Walch and son Wesley, went to Berlin Tuesday to attend the funeral of Rudolph Schrader. Mr. Shrader is a nephew of Mr. Walch and his funeral occurred Tuesday. Tuesday night Ed. Peterson gave his first mask ball, which was well at tended and the costumes great.some comic, others of a more sedate nature. The music was a treat, being furnished by the Bruce or chestra of Lincoln. her home. A trained nurse was called Saturday and rer.cwed h'u permit to from Lincoln Monday, and under her j h'JI't du-ks a"d other wild game, careful nursing Mr3. Williams is im-; ; proving nicely. Her many friends j ot'ce' hrino i;hr uillhi. -ililo tn Iip oiif umnncl To Un.y Mhj-1m defendant, lake notiro tliat nope bne w ill ue anit to oe out among on lh(, y,lh day of jHnuary vm MHrthn Mayb,.e. them soon. j plaintiff herein, tiled her petition in the iintriet PERSONAL. j Court of Cass rounty. Nebraska, r.cninst said de fendant, the ubicct and prayer of which ma divorce from the liondHof matrimony, for the rea I son that the defendant has deserted the plaintilf 1 for inoio than two years Inst pant, and fails and ! refused to support plaint ilf, and in an habitual j drunkard, and has treated pluinlill' with extreme ! cruelty. You are therefore renuired to answer said petl- D. L. Amick has moved his family from Murray to this city. Mrs. Joe Uiherisvisiting with friends tion on or before Marrh -i. moy, .... tt 1 1 1 Ualed January -6. 11W9. ami relatives in naveiocK. W. Caygill of Wabash wa3 visiting in the city the latter part of the week. Frank Duxbury has gene to Hot I'.y M. Aiu 111:11. pel attorney. Martha Mayrer. plaintitT. Legal Notice. State of Nebraska. ' l f- -- r 1 I 11 . , iL ; .e I'iKlvnflW I"' 111 .uunijf vouru worn were , pnnKs, uream, in tne mteieui ; the, natier of the esute of Eliza S. Shepherd. his health. deceased. To all persons interested: CUude Butler and family left Thurs- I You are hereby notified that there has been filed ,,,. '.. , 1 in this court a petition, alleuiwr ainon other day for Alliance for a Visit Of several , things, that said ElizaS. Shepherd, departed this lite, intestate, in the City of Denver, and State of Colorado. luavinK real estate situat - in Cass f.mntv NZnhriwLn Thn rraunr f uui.l r.tiS.in ia Fred KOSal Of D0Ugla3, IS sawing llO """" -."' ; that sa d estate be administered and that Ja.v days with relatives. John Uarkins has returned from Oni- 11. Shepherd be appointed administrator of aal cs' ate. You are further notified that n hearing will be had upon said petition before this court at the some cf the large cottonwood trees for : ana anu uin umana nclc nu sI)ent Wm. Lee. Mr. Lee espects to get j sevcral d;iJ'3 visiting. some 10,000 feet of lumber from his Senator W. B. Banning of Union, got i county court room at riattsmouth, in said county , . ... i i ..:!! 1 .. 1 ; . ...... . ; on the Uth day of March ltfi'D. at ' o clock a. m. loresi Wlin wnicn ne win uuiei a laige excused irom the legislature lorg I and that all objections, if any. must be tiled on or i nnniiirh tn rnme to PlntNmnuth to re- b'fore taid day and hour of hearing. I CllOUgn 10 come to I Idiumoum IO rt. witness my hand and the seal of the County ia immvm!llCW his hunting license. Court of Cass County, Nebraska, this ltith day of 13 iui-nii iiiu 1 friends will he John R. Pierson who has lately barn in the near future. M.s. Ed. Williams nicely and her many glad to hear such good February. li09. Kamst.y & Hamsey, reports from . bought the Union bnnk was in the city j skai.J Au.cn J- ItKKSON, County Judge. 7-G t A Eagle Ktoro th Beacoo, The many friends of Ed. Betts will be pleased to learn that he is slowly improving. The Creamciy company expect to have their new building completed by the first of the week and will move into name immediately. W. O. Wall who formerly lived here has rented the T. R. Adams residence and expects to move over from near Bennett in the near future. Saturday evening Alma Trimble entertained a few friends at forty-two, in honor of her brother George, who 1 1 t y y y y y t y y y y y y y V f y y y f y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y lb ft 3 The new 1909 Majestic Ranga is a beauty. It is made better and smoother than ever. Over 300 satisfied users in this im mediate vicinity can testify to its merits. If you need a range let us show it to you. PLATTSMOUTH. NEB. V y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y t y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y