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b p; vi' rv Tfii(M'riit In Chui county c iml. Tim only i- , ( TttA f.tiir.i-.l wrltl fttrr Iim filllllfl ! : lHrlnif for lti Iwii liiirrin f I'littln- I 1 bioulti and Can rmint jr In wiii-ml. vwHtrof JK-iiKHTiM'jr In the county. ( OFFICE No. 112, South Sixth Stkekt "DEMOCRATIC AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIKCU3ISTANCE8. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1903 Number 31. Volume XXIII Ixbe ifMattewiOMit FUNERALOF MR. FRED. WEHRBEIN. A Very Large Funeral Many Platts- mouth Citliens Attend. The funeral of the late I'ricdrich Wehrheirt occurred from the home of the late deceased, seven miles west of l'lattsmouth, on Friday, July 17, I'.mk;, at :! o'clock p. m. The deceased was well known formany mileslnellherdi reetion of where he resided, and ks KvNsed a large circle of most intimate friends, many of whom were present to pay the last sad tribute to their de parted friend, and to also express their lM p sympathy to the lx?reaved family. Theservices were conducted Kev. 1. flrieder, of Omaha, assisted by Kev. A. F. I'loet., pastor of the (ierman Pres byterian church of this city, of which the deceased was a meinlxT. The ceremonies were very impressive, and the many excellent traits of character Mssessed by the deceased were portray ed in the most lieautiful language. A iiartet, comjosel of Misses Flor ence White, Lucile Mates and Messrs. ti. L Farley and II. A. McKlvvain, ac nccompanied hy MissOlgu IIaj-k, as or ganist, all of this city, were present and sani; several appropriate hymns and especial favorites of the deceased. At the conclusion of the services the remains were followed to their last resting place in Oak Hill cemetery, by a procession of sympathetic friends of nearly a mile in length. The pall-liearers were Messrs. John Bailor, Henry Ztickweiler, Leonard Bom, Fred Kehne, I'hilip Tritsch and Fred !reisen. Friedrich Wehrliein was lrn in Lipp? Iettmold, iermany, on the 1 1th day of June, anil came to Ameri ca hi 1V, settling in JrlTerson county, Wisconsin. In 170 he came to Ne braska, settling in the neighborhood of where he died, lie was united in mar riage with Miss Margaritha llagel in January, 1S7X Tothisunion were Imrn six children twosonsand threedaunh ters are living among whom is Mrs. August (lorder, of tliis city. Mr. Wehrliein was an honorable, up right christian gentleman, and his loss will Im mot keenly felt in the neigh borhood in which he so long dwelt. To the grief-stricken wife and chil- ilren the Journal extends sympathy in this, the hour or their deep aHliction. The Use of Telephones. There seems to le no limit to which the telephone can be put to. A friend of the Journal tells of an incident that happened in one of the towns in Cass ounty in which an exchange has re cently been put, which beats any tiling we have heard lately. It is said that a lady desiring to visit a neighbor the other day. pulled the baby's crib up in front of the phone, opened the receiver and calmly told "central" that she was going over to a certain neigh lior's anl if the la by waked up and le- nan to cry, to ring her up at this neigh lior'ti. She ought to a patent on that baby tender, sure. . The Omaha Commercial College. Our readers have heard of the Oma ha College, of which Rohrbough Bros. are proprietors. Many young people from our county have attended this follene, and others will do so this rear. It provides a most thorough course in all business branches: also, shorthand, typewriting, telegraphy, penmanship and pen-art. It Is conceded to lie the lest equipped commercial school in the middle west, and enrolls over one thousand students each year. It pro vides for its students a lecture course, a lioard of trade, a literary, society, a college orchestra, a gymnasium and a foot ball team. Its expenses are low. Students work for board. All grad uates are placed hi positions. If you want a business education, this paper would advise you tocommunicate w it I) Rohrljough IJros.. securing a catalogue and other advertising literature. The fall term opens September 1. It is time you were making your arrange ments to attend. KicKed by a Horse. Ed. Runimcl, a young farmer living near t hi city, was somewliat injured rroui the kick of ahorse Monday arter iioon. His team and wagon were standing in the street war F. M. Ridl ey's residence, w lien tlie hoiM liecame frighted from a stream of water ema nating from a hose nearby, and think ing that they were going to run away, Mr. Rummel attempted to reach the lines, when one of the horses kick ed hlui on the left leg. While of a pain fulnaturo, his injuries were not at all serious. flight Was Her Terror. "I would cough m arly all nteht long," writes Mrs. (lias. Applegate, of Alexandria, Ind., and could hardly net any sleep. I had consumption so lad that if I walked a block I would cough frightfully and spit blood, but when all other medicines failed, three $1.00 bottles of Dr. Kind's New Dis covery wholly cured me and I giifird 58 pounds." It's absolutely guaran teed U) cum Coughs. Colds, LaGrippe, JJroru'hitiiftnd alj Throat and Lung Troubles. Prfce 583. and i 1.00. Trial bottles free at I G, Pricks Si Co., Druggists. Dr. Elster, Dentist, Waterman Block, stakes the food more delicious end wholesoaa It's a Good Old Comet. Father Charropin's assurance that the. coming of Ilorelli'scomet, now vis ible in the northeast section of "the trailing garments of the night," con tains no menace to the earth will en able timid souls to contemplate the two-tailed stranger with a tranquility of spirit otherwise impossible. Somehow, the inherited superstition planted so deep in humanity's psychol ogical make-up has always "shied oil" from comets as being of a peculiarly sinister significance. War and pesti lence alike a re supposed to come in the comet's wake. Many worthy folk be lieve that the linal destruction of this planet by lire will arise through the use of a comet as the torch. At the least, it has long lieen feared that a stray comet would smash against us some idy and, though not causing id ter demolition, wreck a good ly section or old Mother Earth and scare the rest of her into conniption tits. I Jut it w on't le Borelli's comet, says the worthy and reliable Father Char ropin. Indeed, the comforting divine tells us that we could collide with this visitant and not suiTer any material damage. Wouldn't that be fun? The relief coming with assurance of safety is so great that one almost regrets the re remoteness of the likelihood of a col lission. In the meantime, however, get on your housetops of nights and enjoy a quiet contemplation of Borel li's comet. It's a good old comet and won't hurt us a little bit. The Coal Question. At the present time there is consid erable talk of discovering coal and oil at different points In Cass county. For my part I have not the slightest doubt that coal will be discovered in suffi cient quantities to pay for going after it. About thirty-live years ago, when hauling wood from my brother's tim ber, and south of lMattsmouth, I dis covered good signsof coal in the bluffs, especially at one of the ravines, near where the distillery stood, five miles south of town. In spcakingof adistilley, it will, per haps, be news to a great many of our citizens, especially those dry fellows, to have me say we had a distillery near l'lattsmouth. Hut such is the fact; and thousands of gallons of high wines extracted from corn and other grain. This Jist illery was located six miles south from town, near the island bluff, and was a two-story structure, con taining tanks and all necessary ma chinery for extracting the juice from the corn and other small grain. The high wine was shipped east to the rec tifying establishments. The farmers woulld haul their corn and rye to the distillery instead of hauling it to town. gentleman from the east a practi cal distiller, was engaged as superin tendent, and the property was owned and controlled by two or more promi nent and well-to-do farmers, whose names have slipped my memory. Con had Sciilatek. Brutally Tortured. A case came to light that for persis tent and unmerciful torture has per haps never lecn equaled. Joe Golo bick of Colusa, Calif., writes, "For 15 years, I endured insufferable pain from Rheumatism and nothing relieved me though I tried everything known I came across Electric Hitters and it's the greatest medicine on earth for that trouble. A few bottles of it re lieved and cured me." Just as good for Liver and Kidney troubles and general debility. Only 50c. Satisfac tion guaranteed by F. G. Fricke & Co., Druggists. We Told You So! There is considerable comment on the amount of booze shipped into Lou isville since the close of the saloons. It is asserted that there is more liquor drank here this year than when the town was receiving a revenue from its sale. The IJ. & M. is 5aid to be doing a very good business in the express line and that "original packages" arrive on almost every train and that John Doe and Richard Roearemuch inevidence. Louisville Courier. Chctnberloin's Colic, Cholera end Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy is certain to be needed in almost every home before the sum mer is over. It can always be depend ed upon even in the most severe and dangerous cases. It is especially Valuable for summer disorders in chil dren. It U pleasant to take and never fails to give prompt rpllpf, Why not buy it now? If may save ife. For sale by all druggists, Democrat!! Be sure and attend the prieinari9 Saturday, August 15th, at 8 o'clock In In thefevening. For Doing His Duty. Politics is indeed a queer critter. Men who are scrupulous enough to do their duty are often the more severely criticised. Just now the county treas urer Is up to his eyes in the work of issuing distress warrants for back taxes amounting to the neat sum of $100,000. It is noticable also that $75,000 of this amount is due from the people of l'lattsmouth. Under the law the county treasurer is held liable to the county for all such taxes and he must annually show the color of the money or produce the warrant properly returned showing that there is no property on which to levy. Up to date 1,770 such warrants have been issued. The county treasurer does not alone come in for kicks by these tax shirkers but Sheriff McUride's life is being made miserable by narrow minded people who do not hesitate to condemn him for doing the work that should have been done by his predecessors for the past fifteen years. The Courier trusts that no republican will condemn him for doing his duty in this respect. Let us defeat him as a democrat and not for doing his duty. We believe in giving the devil his dues, and Sheriff McBride should be commended instead of censured for doing what he is duty bound to do in this respect. Louisville Courier. Wheat Yield Light. The past week has been cool, with numerons heavy rain, wind, or hail storms, injuring crops considerably in small areas. The main daily temper ture has averaged 2 degrees below normal in eastern counties and 4 de grees below in western. Thunderstorms occurred in practic ally all parts of the state during the past week; in the extreme southeastern counties the rainfall was less than half an inch; elsewhere it quite gener ally exceeded 1 inch and in some cases exceeded 5 inches. High winds, and in some instances hail, accompanied these storms. The winter wheat harvest has progressed rapidly and is about com pleted in southeastern countiet, where a little thrashing has been done; the yields are light and less than was expected. The oat harvest has progressed well in southern counties and is now about half done. Haying has begun in nearly all sections of the state and the crop is excellent. Corn has grown rapidly and is now nearly all laid by, although much of it is small and weedy; the early planted is begin ning to show tassels. A Grand Event. riattsmouth Aerie, No. 365, are making arrangements for one of the grandest events of the season, to be held at the T. J. Sokol hall and grounds on Sunday August 16, 1903. Hates for one and one-third fare from Omaha, the train leaving that city at 0:18 a. m. and returning will leave Plattsmouth at 10:28 p. m. There will be a large number of Eagles from Omaha, Council Bluffs and other points in attendance. The committee on arrangements will leave nothing undone that will add to the pleasure of the occasion. Alvo People Arrested. Last Thursday Sheriff McBride went out to Alvo and arrested W. C. Lane and Bert Austin on the charge of sell ing liquor without license, the com plaint being sworn out by Rev. W. II. Shoaf. Both gentlemen, accompanied by their attorney, appeared before Judge Douglass Friday morning, and their request that the preliminary hearing be postponed to August 19th, w;is granted. Austin's bond was fixed at $400 and Lane's at $300. Child Injured. Catharine, the nineyear-old daugh ter of Mr. William Foster, living three miles south of Plattsmouth, while out riding Saturday evening last, fell from her pony, striking the ground with such force as to fracture the bone of the. left arm just below the elbow. The injury was a very painful one, as the ends of the broken bone protruded through the flesh. At last accounts the little girl was doing as well as could possibly be expected under the circumstances, No Pity Shown. "For years fate was after me con tiguously," writes F. A. Gulledge, Ver bena, Ala. "I had a terrible case of Piles causing 24 tumors. When all failed Bucklen's Arnica. Salve cured me. Equally good for Burns and all aches aud pains. Only 25c, at F. G. f rickg & Co., Drugget. Hone for talt. A good three-year-old colt, well broke to ride, for sale. Will be sold at a reasonable price if taken soon. Call at the Journal office for particulars. A DESPERATE DEED. Hiss Gertrude Kunsmann Attempts Suicide by Shooting Herself. Considerable excitement was created in this city on Monday evening last when the report had gained circulation that Gertrude, the thirteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kunz mann, had shot herself, which occurred about 7 o'clock. There are many conflicting reports as retards the cause of the rash act, and the Journal has made a special ef fort to get at the bottom of the whole matter, and we may not have it cor rectly. Mr. and Mrs. Kunmann, like all parents w ho bear the proper love for their daughters, and who feel a deep interest in placing them on the proper pathway they should pursue through life. In nine cases out of ten, where the daughter listens to and takes the directions as marked out by the moth er, she turns out a good and useful wo man a joy to her parents and an hon or to the community In which she makes her home. Just previous to the shooting Gertureand her mother were alone, and her mother was talking to her about going to Lake Manawa in the morning, without the knowledge of either parent, and how wrong it was to do so. After the mother had gone into another part of the house, it is said that Gertrude deliberately pickei up a revolver nearby, loaded it, and fired the shot, laid the revolver on the dress er and then fell across the bed. It is also said that fear of being punished for leaving home without per mission, prompted her to do the rash act with the sole Intent of killing her self. The ball entered the left breast and took a downward course, coming out on the left side and lodged in the wall. Dr. Livingston wassummoned imme diately, and atfirst it was thought there was no possible hopes for her recovery, but the young lady at the present wri ting has continued to improve, and jt is hoped that she may fully recover in as brief space of time as proper treat ment and good care will permit. The parents were almost prostrated with grief, and to say the least, it is a most deplorable occurrence, and should serve as a lesson to both mothers and daughters. Daughters should be obe dient, and mothers should pursue such a course with them from their infancy as to make both home comfortable and obedience a pleasure to them. Editorial Call. C. E. Nevin and wife, of Laurel, Ne braska, came in Saturday evening and remained over until Sunday evening, as the guests of County Superinten dent C. S. Wortman and wife.- Mr. Nevin's sister, Mrs. Frank North, of Shellsburg, Iowa, accompanied them. Prof. Wortman taught several terms of school in Laurel, and he and Mr. Nevin became very intimate friends. Mr. Nevin is editor of the Laurel Advocate, and attended the National Editortlal Association at Omaha last week, of which he is a member of the executive committee. While here he gave the Journal a call and we were pleased to meet him. A Rich Beggar. In Bucharest, Roumania, F. Schiller, an old beggar died. In whose possession over $200,000 were found. lie" died so to say of hunger. What does such a man deserve? Pity or contempt? The same as all those around us, sick, suffering and starving although help is in their reach, although they can have all the comfort possible. An in expensive, butabsolute help isTriner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine, a palatable preparation which will restore the activity of the stomach and of the intestines and give them the power to accept and prepare the food for a thorough digestion and absorp tion. On this process our life, our health and our happiness depends. What then deserves a man who suffers from indigestion, constipation, week nessand sleeplessness, although having the means to buy a remedy which will and must cure him? Triner's Ameri can Elixir of Bitter Wine makes men fit to eat and to work; makes new blood and new muscles, makes a clear complrxion. At druggists and the manufacturers, Jos. I nner, iHS) south Ashland avenue, Chicago, Illinois, Pilsen station, To Cure A Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature on each box. 25c A Hurt Never Hurts. After Porter's antiseptic healing oil is applied. Relieves pain ipstantly aqd heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 25 cents. Dizzy? Then your liver isn't acting well. You suffer from bilious ness, constipation. Ayer's Pills act directly on the liver. For 6Q years they have been the Standard Family Pill. Small doses cure. Ani.u. M an) your woiutacbW ar WanTabeauUful brows or rich black T Then nam o er. w Hwimut,, om m. 9 mh a Co. , iuwm, w.M. "wi 1 (iff1 8 S a. a iusch3um a ofa t ii Leading: 3 k a mm m "" I 9 -I uiothier.... :; ' &S883SSSS& Laxative Seven MZSoa boxes soli in Bast 13 Select the Best.' As will be seen by call elsewhere In this issue the democratic county con vention will be held in this city on Saturday, August 22, for the puposeof nominating a county ticket, and also to select delegates to the state conven tion at Columbus. This convention is held much earlier than that of last year, and very properly so, too. Every democrat in Cass county has a duty to perforin in the way of select ing candidates. Consult with youi neighbor democrat as to who are tht the best men for the various positions to be filled this fall. Consult as to their qualications, honesty and integ rity men who are known to possess the confidence and respect of their neighbors. It will not be hard work to select such candidates from the ranks of the democratic party. You have plenty of time to canvass your en tire neighborhocd and get an express ion from all who are interested in the matter of electing good men to otllce, and men who have the welfare of the entire county at heart. The taxpayersof Cass county are dis posed to cut loose from politics when it comes to the election of county offi cials, and it behooves the democrats to come to Plattsmouth on Saturday, August 22, prepared to select a ticket that can be commended to the voters of the county for their excellent qual ities and past records for good citizen ship. Such men the people will sup port, let them be republicans or dem ocrats. ' Morris Brady Dies. The section hand who was stricken down while at work on the opposite side of the bridge, about five weeks ago, died on Sunday night last at the poor house. The body was brought to the undertaking establishment of Streight & Streight, where an autopsy was held Monday morning by Drs. Livingston and Cook, which revealed the fact that Brady's death was undoubtedly due to an abscess that had formed on the brain. It will be remembered that Brady was in the act of carrying a keg water when he fell and rolled down the high embankment near the bridge. He was unconscious when picked up, and remained so to the end. Strange to sa3', but nevertheless true, he had not partafeen of anything in the way of food sinee he was stricken,' and his body had wasted away to a mere shad ow. All efforts to locate any of his relatives have proved fruitless. The remains wero burled Tuesday. Safeguard the Children. Notwithstanding all that is done by boards of health and charitably inclined persons, the death rate among small children is very high during the hot weather of the summer months in the large cities. There is not probably ona ease of bowel complaint in a hundred, however, that could not be cured by the timely use of Chamber Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all druggists. - A Burn Never Burns. After rorter's antiseptic healing oi is applied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. 25 cents. AH Marking time witn push, progress and popularity, endeavoring to invade every house in Cass county with the best line of clothing ever offered the people. We have an all-wool Black Cheviot Suit in all sizes from 34 to 42, for $5.00. Better at 8.00. We are making a leader of these two lines, andean assure you your money's worth in either of the suits. On top of these we have five or six lines at $10 that can't he beat by anybody handling clothing. They come in fancy colors. Call in and look at them before, the sizes are broken. They are new arrivals, just came in yesterday. MORGAN- To Core a Cold in Gna.lDtoy kfa Two Dayc. ivo Drcmo Quinine Tablets. (VlJZ ' p months. Thb denature. "In Rome, Do as Romans Do." We have not much patience with the old farmer who, moving to town to spend his declining years, makes a specialty of growling at the taxes im posed upon him. Municipal govern ment is of very necessity more costly than that of the township. If the town schools are better than those of the country, they cost more money to maintain. If the town has lighted streets and fire protection, they cannot be had for nothing. In a town there are two demands upon a man's time and pockethook on public account where there is one in the country. So our friends from the country who move into towns and cities will best enjoy life themselves and they in the greatest degree will be valued and appreciated by town people if they will avoid fault finding at the neces sary money cost of the privileges and attractions which draw them there, and instead lend a responsive and liberal aid to all legitimate things conducive to the best interests of the town. If they must grumble, a forty acre tract in the country is the place on which to do it. Farm Hints in Modern Farmer. Have Accepted. It is now a foregone conclusion that the Otoe and Cass county officials will contest as to which set are the best base ball players. Recorder Schneider has been informed that his challenge is accepted, but the date has has not yet been fixed on account of the fact that Judge Hay ward, the champion of the Otoe gang is away from home. It is not known postively- that the first game will be played in this city, but it is presumed so. One game of course will be played in Nebraska City. These games will call out large crowds. It is said that Sheriff McBride is get ting himself in good shape for the contest reducing himself down to a "home run" shape. Do More of It. The old board walk In front ot the building occupied by Schmitman's harness shop has been taken up and replaced with brick. It would be a good thing if there was a way in which the city authorties could and would compel property owners to take up every board sidewalk on Main street and replace them with brick or concrete. Some of them are getting in a most dangerous condition for pedestrians. The Law Violated. We don't know why it is that all mu nicipal laws aro so flagrantly violated and no effort made to enforce them. In nearly all small towns dilapitated sidewalks exist and seem to Invite damage suits. It seems that if the authorities have no power to compel property owners to rebuild their walks they should, uRet busy" by framing a law that will stand the test. A Good Time at Mynard. The M. W. A. will give an ice cream social at their hall in Mynard, on Saturday evening, August 31. Every body is invited and a good time guaran teed. Ice cream and cake will' be served n 4 J 99 every A New Paper at Greenwood. Another venture in the newspaper line is to be made at CJ-reon wood. (Jco. Mayfield, Jr., of Louisville, Is to try his hand at making a paper go there. The great trouble now in tbe efforts to make a paper stick at Greenwood Is that so many failures have been made in thisdircction heretofore, that it will be an extremely hard proposition to regain the confidence of the business men to the extent of patronage a paper should have to make it an assurrcd success. If the citizens of fJrcenwood want a paper, and want it bad, they should jump right in and give it an en couragement from the start that such a venture deserves, and keep it up. I f other towns in Cass county, much smaller than (i reenwood, can support local papers, that town should certain ly be able to do the same. Much, also, depends upon the character and quali ties of the party at the head of the en terprise. It is extremely doubtful if there is a town in Nebraska that lias experienced more ups and downs in tho newspaper line than Greenwood, and perhaps Bro. Mayfield is just the man to make a success of it. We hope so, at least. Missed His Calling. The man in business who does not know that advertising pays, hasmissed his calling. He ought to secure a po sition as chambermaid in a livery sta ble, or a herder on a sheep ranch. He has never tried advertising of the right kind. He has probably been held up by some special edition, hotel register or other fake, or he may have blown his money into circulars and posters. This is not advertising, and the one that brings the best returns upon the investment, isa well written, frequent ly changed advertisement which ap pears every week of the in the column of the local paper. Beatrice Sun. The Pontoons to be Returned. A contract has been made with the pontoon bridge managers and a gentle man by the name of Wood, by which that gentleman is to return the 1G or 18 pontoons now lying at Uuion for the sum of 1150. He expects to float them up the river, which will be a hard job to do. Attend the Primaries! Democrats, don't fail to attend the primaries Saturday, August 15, at $ o'clock p. m. It is very necessary that these meetings be well attended. Low Rates West. The Burlington offers round trip takets as follows: Denver, Colo., and lvturn, $15.00; July 1 to 10. OWryio Springs and return, $15.00; July 1 to 10. l'ueblo and return, $15.00; July 1 to 10. Ask the ticket agent for par ticulars. Hording Night And Day, The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, listleness In to energy, brain-fag into mental pow er. They're wonderful in building up the health. Only 25c. per box. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co. i ! L i! :1 i' : t . ', . i , n I ..U'i...