Th9 purchasing power of a half dollar is greater at
our store just now than ever.
Some Things it Buys:
An Oxford Muffler A Sweater Muffler
A Silk Necktie A Handkerchief Muffler
Pair of Suspenders 4 Initial Handkerchiefs
Pair Kuit Scotch Gloves 4 All-Linen Collars
Pair Leather Gloves or Mittens Winter Cap
Pair Fancy Hose A Sweater and then som
Wescott & Sons
Sanders Plead Guilty.
John I. Sanders, the y unir riatt;-
moutli man who was arrested on tl:i
charge of using the mails toderraud.
appeared before Jude Muner lat
Fiiday afternoon and entered a plea ol
guilty. He was fined $10 and cts.
Sanders sent out letters and ciiculars.
representinir that he was the author
ized arent for some fraternal s.iety
to raffle off a baritone saxa phone to
raise money to assist Fred Garth, who
was said to have suffered a stroke ot
apoplexy, and whose family was In a
destitutecondition. An investigation
by a special a;ent of the postotiice de
partment devoloped the fact that all
the statements made by Sanders in hi
letters and circulars were false.
Vorld-Ilerald.
Horses for Sale.
A S. 'Will lias a numler of horses
for sale at reasonable pi ices nialcLid
teams or single driving horses.
If it is not an Eastman it is r.ot a
''Kodak." Getinp& Co. special agents.
For th.e Holiday Trade
L. B. EGENBERGER
Has a complete line of good things for your Christmas Dinner
Candies Nuts, Raisins, Mince Meat.
Pickles, Celery, Fruits
Christmas Candies from 5c per pound and up.
An Elegant Line of Fancy Chinaware
Very Suitable for Christmas Gifts.
Fall Results in Death.
Death came to the relief of Hrake
man Charles A. Mosher of the Bur
lington, who was dreadrully injuied at
Greenwood, and his body shipped to
Wilber for burial Sunday. Hisi'athei
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Mosher of Kearnry, his former home,
were at his bedside in the sanitariun
when the end came. The young mat
Lad been with the BurliiiKton but n
few months, having secured emp'ov
ment last September. He cave his at:
as twenty-one. According to the stor
or those who saw the accident a
Greenwood, he was standing on top
a car near one end, watching anoti r
brakenan make a coupling. Eitl. r
the impact of the connection or t e
jerk or the engine in taking iipsl;cl
served to disturb his balance and h
fell to the k round. His left thit-l
bone was broken, his right leir lelt v
the knee was broken, he suffered paii -fui
bruises all over his body and fou
scalp wounds. He was in e y I at
shape when brought to Lincoln ai r
little hope of his recovery was he.d
out. Lincoln News.
Take advantaze of Teariman's dis
count sale on furniture and buj an
elegant rocker for a Christmas p esent
for your wife. Thirty per t ent on on
ifl fumitureduring the holiday season -
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
Tonspect the Largest
Dolls, T6yand Gaines
That has ever beenj suown jn town.
Largest Variety of Every Description
From Foreign and Domestic Inufacturers. r
Tsrrlt.ies 3 Art nods
-l. APn
fri,o have never -
M.
AU the Latest Books
, fnr Children from lc
- I vorpll xJJi.a
.ARTIE:
418 Main Street, Plattsmouth
:
and have them put away before they are all gon
Come
Lots of Land Litigation.
Last Monday was the time set by tin
ovornmeiit as the lime for the res
tuialion to the public domain oi
S:vt'ial thousand acres of laud onc
regarded as part of the Burlington SL
Missouri liiver railroad grant, whict
ly recent adjustment has been detei
mined goveiumt'iil land aain. Thest
tracts are in Saline. Greeley, Otoe.
Cas and Lancaster counties and i.o
body 's land, secured of the Burlington
is atlected except such as lies in the?
tracts. Local contents may be iuau
or few, but one of interest is prettv
cei tain of trial. This is a case it
which Cl.arks li. Melteer anticipate:
a struggle with his nephew, Hubert
Vial, over an eighty- acre farm in Cas.
couiity. Mr. Meiteer is a man o.
many years, a veteran of the civil war.
tall and blessed witn giay of age, but
enfeebled fiom hard seivice iu tin
days oi the great conflict, lie say ii
his artidavii that he tented his farm U
Lis nephew Ixcause he himself was tot
vuak to till the soil longer. Now th
nephew desires to claim the place be-
cause of his residence thereon foi
several ears. He says he was not a
tenant, but claims as a squatter.
Mr. Melteer as tl.at when lit
emerged from the civil Mar he wa
afflicted with i l.eu.uatisni and b
chronic disease, but eventually In
selected the farm in question am
.eared his family H ere. This was it
tfcSt). When he look the land he trie
(o perhct his patent tnrougn Hie lam
tlice at Lincoln, but his applicaliot
as irjicltd l ei a use as he was toid
ne laid wjisa parlor the Lur.ingt i.
ant. Then i.e sent Lis papeis t.
'asiiinglon and never heard of tneii.
main. Hi and I y hischildreu inai r.ed,
eit him, and meanwhile he had I e
;me so tnliebled that tie could not
0 the work mces aiy to keep II
jt.ice. o in 1894 he tented it to his
ephew, Mr. Vial. Neither man has
1 record iu the land oflice here, show
ng which is the possessor, and the
luestion to be determined ir Mr Vial
nakes the fight expected by the
incle, is whether Mr. Metteer, as a
qtialt-r. did or did not vitiate his
,-iaim to the estate when he rented it
oMr. Vial, 'i he land is valuable and
Ir. Metteer is heartily opposed ti
et ting it go. so long as he Las a thread
of a claim.
Fancy clocks at Ct -bill's.
and Finest stock of
shown in PlattsY
imoutn.
tin
rtErL-
Fp3
Crushed Between the Cars.
Frank Rentier, an employe or the I .
& M in the hammer shop, was caught
between two Treijrht cars in the shM
yards on Tuesday arternoon and in
stantly killed. The unfortunate ma
was working with the night shift a'
the hammer shop and was on his wa
to work when he met his death. Th
tragedy occurred between the maculn
shop and hammer shop buildings,
w ile a switch engine was at work oi
the track between the two building
shirting cars on and off the scales
The string or cars had just come out
of the repair shop, and were beiiu
weighed preparatory to being seni
out. Rentier had occasion to cross tin
track on which the cars were belli
moved, and started toclimb betweei
.wo of the cars over the draw bars
A lien he was told by a swiichmau t
wait a minute and the train would l
jut in two near the crossing. Th
jars were uncoupled and pulled apart
a short distance, when Rentier rushec
between them to cross over, but th
v-ars rebounded and came to.ethet
igain catching his body between tlx
Irawhars and crushing the life out ot
him instantly.
The lody was taken out from be
tween the ears and placed on a stretch
er and brought up town to Streight's
tndertaking room, where an inquest
was held by Coroner Gass. The
;oroner's jury listened to the details
r how the accident occurred and re
turned a verdict to the effect that
leath was caused by accident, and
eld the railroad - company and
employes blameless.
The unrortunate young man was
about twenty-live years of age, and
lived here with his parents He was
a member- of the First Nebraska
regiment, and went through the
tii!ippine campaign with that regi
ment. He was also a member of the
HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING IN o
Useful 2i Ornamental Christmas Gifts
A FEW SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS
A Pocket Book or Chateline Bag.
A Fur Collarette or Muff. A Silver Mounted Umbrella.
An Elegant Moquette Rug.
Gold Medal Carpet Sweeper. Pair of Queen Quality Shoes
A Pair of Ladies' or Men's Slippers.
An Elegant Assortment of Ebony and Sterling Silver Novelties
from ten cants up.
IN OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
We have a Beautiful Assortment of
China Cups and Saucers. Berry Sets. Chocolate Jugs. Etc.
riie Best Assortment of Jardiniers in the City. Elegint Lamps from 2"ic to $10.00
E. G. DOVEY & SQN-k
local base ball club, and played with
them during the last summer.
Union
From the Ledger.
F.J. Dean was the owner of a ffne
lot or Belgian l ares, eighteen in num
ber, hut he lias concluded that thete
is neither pleasure nor profit in raising
them tor the amusement of the fctray
canines. Last Friday a dog got Into
his pen and for awhile there was some
thing doing, and when the fur cleared
away his live haies numbered two,
while t he other sixteen were a mixture
of ears, flesh and fur. Mr. Dean was
in no trood humor when lie counted his
two live ones, and with the aid of a
shot gun he anchored the canine's
hark in the harbor of eternal silence.
R. E. Jones has arrived home from
his trip to Cedar cou"ty, and this
time he succeeded in finding just tie
rami he wanted. IIe has purchased a
quarter section near Magnet, in Cedar
county.
Last week Mrs. Charles Wolfe was
taken to Lincoln for the purpose of
having a surgical operation performed
in one of the hospitals, but the
physicians deemed it advisable to de
fer the operation a few days On
Wednesday evening the operation was
performed, and we received a message
stating that it was successfully done
and that Mrs Wolf is getting along as
nicely as could be expected. This
will be welcome news to her many
friends, who hope her health may be
completely restored in a short time.
The t ew.4 has reached here t hat
An iy Klaurens died recently at Bick
leton. Wash., but we have been unable
to learn further particulars lie was
a brother of John and Nicholas
Klaurens of Murray, and was well
known here, having lived in this
vicinity until be went west, about
four ytars ago
K. Goodman, residing near Mynard,
was a caller at this offli e last Monday.
M . Goodman has spent some time in
GarlieJd county, where he owi s some
good land, and is now engaged in deal'
lug la land in that county. '
Shoes and Weather
Yon want good shoes for baf!
jreather. We have the shoes, am.
the weather is due and coming
Jastomers put oh baying until iu
irgent need of footwear, and then
rush off and make foolish pur
;hnses. Come at your leisure, nnd
buy good, long-time-wearing, fine
appearing, splendid fitting shoes.
Don't wait until you are on yout
uppers, but come today.
Jos. Fetzer
No. 411, North Side Main Street
Valuable Trading Stamps Free.
We give one stamp with each 10 cent
purchase. These stamps are valuable
and can be had at mary of the leading
stores in Plattsmouth. Our's is the
only book store where you get stamps.
Don't forget the stamps when you
want dolls, books, cut glass, china,
sterling silver and eliony gotds. The
extent of our line will please you.
Lehnhoff's book store.
Otto Wurl's Christmas cigars.
CALL- AT
ttABPY'6
JAG HOUSE
And Get a Good One
NO HEADACHES
In bis Elegant Booze.
The Red Front
515 Main Street
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
REMOVAL
HUDECEK & AlcELROY
Have removed to rooms
Over Sherwood's Store
Call and see us in our new quar
ters, where we are better prepared
than ever to serve yon. Come in
and see our large line of sam
ples, and leave youi order for a
new unit or overcoat.
Culled From the Courts.
The Ebiturer Ilasdware company
was given a judgment ty corifessi n
azainst William Albln on Tuesday in
Justice Archer's coii:t The a-wmt i
o. the judgment was Sl't, which fum
the defendant owed plaintiff for f ooJs j
sold and delivered. (X'tistable Deuson
l;vitd upon seventeen patent chums,
i he property of defendant, and the
churns will le sold and the proceeds
ipplied on payment or the judgment.
James Tooley, who lives out on
Chicago avenue, was arrested lat
Friday by Deputy Sheriff McHride on
i charge or larceny Too'ey went out
tear Eight Mile Grove some time ago
md secured a load or straw Trom
.Villiam Hamilton by representing
that t e straw was for M E. Man
jpeaker. the liveryman, who had sent
urn out to get it. Later on it a
Jiscovered that Manspeaker had not
ent him for the straw, and that he
nad never received it, Tooley havinw
disposed of it else where. He was given
a hearing before Justice Archer ot.
Saturday morning and round guilty.
He was fined $- and costs, to whijl
was added $3, the value or the straw,
making a total peualty or $15. It.
default of payment he was committer;
to the county jail, where he waj con
fined for five days.
William Albin has commenced an
action in replevin in Justice Archer"!
court aaitint Henry Sitzman et ah. ii.
which he seeks to receiver tossessiou o:
some household goods and fourteen
hundred Teet or lumber.
Ward Barr, Ernest Metteer and
Oscar El ejje were arretted by Marsl a
S'ater on Fiiday on complaint o.
Benjamin l'eiol, who charged the tii
with being the cause or the disappear
auce of some clothing and olnei
property from hi.s room on lower Main
street. The offense was not fixed on
any of the suspects, but they wen
given until hat urdiiy morning to leave
town or ir they remained arter thai
time they would have to answer to a
charge of vagrancy.
Joe. Brodback, of Cedar CreeV,
Rh- wed up in Justice Archer's couit
on Saturday morning to answer tl e
peace warraut sworn out for him bj
Max Pries. lie was given a hearing,
at the conclusion of which he was
bound over for trial at the next term
of district court and his bond fixed at
4100.
Jack Frost Freezes Flowers.
L. A. Moore, the florist, was quite a
heavy loser during the recent spell ot
cold weather, having lost his entiie
stock of plants and flowers by freezing.
His large green house was con
siderably damaged by hail during tl e
lastsummer, much of the glass having
been btoken, which rendered it im
possible to htat the enclosure
sufficiently during the extremely cold
weather on last Saturday and Sunday,
and the entire large stock or plants
were frozen. The loss is quite larce
and is a severe blow to Mr. Moore, who
thus loses the work or many years.
Not Guilty ol Contempt.
The officers of the Plattsmouth
Telephone company and C. O. Ful.er
of the Postal Telegraph company
were found not guilty of con tern nt hv
Judge Esteile alter a iuaring last
Saturday arternoon in Omaha. They
were cited to show cause why they
should not be punished for erect inw
poles and stringing wires in South
Omaha In violation of the court's
order, but there was no evidence 10
show that they were responsible for
what w as done.
To Whom It May Concern.
The year 1901 is fast drawing to a
close and in order to begin the new
year aright it is desired that all ac
counts should Lalance, hence all parties
knowing themselves to be indebted to
me win confer a great favor by callit g
at their earliest convenience and set
tling. Respectfully, J no. II. COX.
It might be to your interest to satisfy yourself as to his juJgment
We are having a great run on our
flDeis Golf Gloves anb JSovis' flliufHcrs
FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
MORGAN
The Leading Clothier
Passed Two Forged Checks.
Two of Plattsmouth's business men
were the victims of forte J checks last
week, when a smooth strati er induced
them to cash checks for $10 which were
supposed to have been signed by A.
S. Will, the veil known lie stock
man. At C. E. "Wescott & Sons' the
.tranger made a purchase amounting
to bOc and tendered a check lor ?10 iu
payment, which w;is accepted and
f'J'tO in change given him. and the
same scheme was success: ully worked
on C L. Lo;ig. lie at tempted to pass
the same .ind of a check at the drug
store or A. W. Atwood and at the hard
ware store of John II Cox and seveial
or the other merchants but tl.ey re
fused to take them. The checks were
signed "A. W. ihis." and the stran
ge endorsed them with the name of
jo:hi Itayinond. lepjty S.ienll Ij
ih ide is endeavoring to locate the man
who negotiated the forced pa;e.
Cjme to Wurl & CjUey Tor your
u iderwear, hosiery and I lankets.
Inpited and Dom;st!c Soar aid Sweet Wiaes
Q IMPORTED SOUR
Dllll O berin-rell)cimer (red) per quatt bottle 81.50
n Niersteiner (white) per quart bottle 1.00
8 St. Juiien Frencli C.aret, p:r quart bjttle... ."i
Thierolf s B IMPORTED SWEET
g Spanish Pott, per quart bottle tl.00
-gjj-Q W French Sherry, per quart bottle 1.00
O DOMESTIC SCUR
California ( white) per quart bottle I .15
Stouehill, My., per quart bottle 50
LOCAL AGEXT U
8 DOMESTIC SWEET
Anh-USer-Busch g California Port, per quirt bottle $ .6.
Brewina Assn I California S terry, per quart bottle C5
viewing nbsn. g Caljfuniia ,M,tfCiica, per quart bottle to
Charged With Statutory Rape.
Mrs. Mary Crissman tiled a com
plaint ai'aiust William Bateson Tues
day afternoon charging the latter w ith
the crime of statuto y rape upon her
fourteen-yeai old daughter. Grace M.
Crissman. Rates was arrested at once
and taken before J usticc Archer and
arraigned on the charge, his heaihig
b-ing set for t-miorrow afternoon at
t vo o'clock. He was released up m
furnishing a bond for S33J for his
a ipearance. Ile is a well known young
min who lives with his parents in
this city, and is emp'oyed as deliveiy
bjy at the grocery store of A. G. Rach
Co.
After the proceedings in court on
Tuesday th armies interested in this
case evidently concluded that a set
tlement of the case l y the marriage or
the young man and the girl would .lie
preferable to a criminal prosecution,
xccordingly Mrs Crissman trave her
w ritten consent to the marriage of her
laughter, a license was procured, and
01 Wednesday night Judge Archer
performed tne ceremony w hich made
t'tem man and wife, which disposes or
t le criminal action noted above.
Ask your friends why the Sattlcr
Fu.-niture company does t he business?
Another Big Cloak Sale
Of interest to thoso who have yet to buy
their winter garment.
Wc boujhl 150 Stylish and Extra Fine Quality
Ladies' I Misses' Cloaks
Which we bought at GCb on the dollar. Wo liaro received
them and they are now on Special Sale.
25 Collarettes and Boas go with Special Lot
Drop in and soo how cheap we sell them to you.
MIL-L-IME-RY
Price3 arc touching the bottom this weok -a big saving to you.
SOLOMON & NATHAN
PLtRTTSMQUTM, N&ERASrW
After a Careful Inspection of our
House Jackets
CGGCOOOCOCCCSCXDCOOOCCXDCr.CXDGG
SANTA GLAUS
Pronounces them
The Best in the Market
502 Main Street
Charged With Larceny.
A telephone message was received
from Constable Quinton at Avoca
asking Count.v Attorney Root to tile a
' complaint against John Moran charg
' ing him with larceny and to send war
rant for Moran's arrest to Nebraska
C.'iiy, where he was lieing held. From
the Weeping Water Republican we
I harn the following particulars of the
ailuir:
1
I yick Cox. of this p'ace has been
j digging a well for Mr. Ilarshman east
01 Avoca, asM.ted by a man by the
name of John Moran. Tuesday fore
noon, while at work. Mot an said he
had an acheing tooth and was going to
Avoca to have it drawn. Cox and
Ilarshman went to Avoca during the
afternoon and while there Cox bought
s me tobacco a:id missed f 1 10 when he
wasgoimi to pay for it. Suspicion at
once rested upon Moran. and the men
started out to find him. At Avoca
they learned that he had purchased a
ticket from Dunbar to ebraka City.
Other men in Avoca were prevailed
up'j:i to assi.t in the search. Some
went to Dunbar, while the Wollen
boys came here and took the night
train for 'eb.aska City. They ap
! prehended the thief and had Lim
' arrested and lodged In jail.
Moran was brought to Plattsmouth
on Wednesday and lodged in Jail. lie
j was arraigned before Justice Archer
yesterday, and his preliminary hearing
set for next Monday.
IVity Don't Vou Marry the Girl.
You have burning the old governor's
fi. e and wearing out his lumiture and
carpets long enough. Will fix you out.
S AT I LEU FVKSITI'UE Co.
Also toys and holiday goods.
Castoria at Gcring & Co's.
The cnunty author! ties have q uaraD
tined the home of P. S. Hall near
R jk Riutls, on account of a case of
smallpox t iere, a young man named
George Rates being the party afflicted
with the disease. Several parties were
exposed to infection beiore the case
was reported and tl e quarantine
establisned. Mr. Hall was away rrom
home when hishoue wasquarantined,
and has not been at home since. He
is considerably worried over the
situation ot affairs.