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V I 4 ? ft f omn J TT Journal will r-r li found f of I'UU- ' Kviry iN-iiiiM-hil In fn . 1 I.I ...... .i At .. . . . 1 Tt 1 J tuoulii Mini t.'aa county In Kt-iirra J VlH'llt tof lCIIHXTA''y 111 OlU (OU IL A. ani T. II. MATHS, Ii itMsiiKHH. 'DKMOCHATIC AT ALL TIMES AND UNDEK ALL CI UCUMSTANCES. OFFICK-No. 112, South Sixth Ktkkkt Volume XXIII PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1903 Number. 39 She plattamoiuit a riiuniir ( my. I t HO, TO THE MOUNTAINS. Mr. Schlater Gives an Account of His Trip to Silver Plume. IlKAK Joi'KNAI.: I Living b-arl and n .nl a irreat clca of th urmul sights to l's-n uoinir t Silvi'r riuiiH K-iicrallyc-allt (l the Iou in Hit: moiiut ams, forty miles iruu Denver, we ihU udvantairt; of a Nun lay (Septenilier i, ) excursion at the cost of two dollars the round trip. Thrw; trains wt-re advertised toyo Hgbt, nine and eleven a. in. The first .train we took, am! it had fourteei tourist citaclie tilled witli excursion ists. The land from Ih-nvcr to the foot-hills, alioiit ten miles distant from Denver, is under the very Ije.st of cul tivatiou, inale so hy irrigation from the water of Clear Creek, which comes out or trie mountains and it is a very rapid and clear stream. From the cars w viewed tields alter lields of wheat ainl oats in shock and stack, which compares favoraoly with our tfrain Melds in Nehraska; also a ureal many IK-Idsof alfalfa already cut and put up In shocks ready for stacking. We also saw a ureal many lields of vegetables ami small fruit intended for the lcn- vermarket; also, very comfortahle farm houses, with trees planted in every di rect loo. I am tttld land sells hlKh. A man who owns ten acres of this land was ottered four thousand dollars for live acres without any improvements on t he same. The foot-hills are ten miles out from Iteiiver, and 1 think all this land in lio was a waste wilderness when 1 first traveled through w ith an ox team for the mountains. i ur first stop on entering the iiioun tains was the little town of Golden City, a small hut very handsome little hamlet, lyinir in the valley surroundci hy hiis'h mountains, with Clear Creek running through on the north. Here is located the School of MiiiuiLT, a larue hrick building, and also the Koor's Krewery, which supplies lenver with the pure and line heer we drink every day. At this place our t rain of fourteen cars was cut down to four cars to each train and away we went into the hearth of the mountains. 1 must confess my pen is inadequate to describe the tfrand sitfht before ine. One has to see with his own eyes to appreciate the scenes. It almost seems impossible to build a railroad in thesi narrow windings through the moun tains and over-haiiKrin rocks close by the track. At several places it seemed to ine we would le dashed to pieces, as the rock came within six inches of the cars. No wonder the railroad coin pany has posted in each car notices warning passengers not to look out of the windows or stick their elbows too far on the outside. At times wecir cled around in a half moon, so that the hind car would be nearly even w tli the engine. A pleasing sitfht to me was the beau tiful evergreen trees of all sixes, and scattered all over the mountains from top to ttottom. Clear Creek runs lie- Mde the railroad, and is idled with large and small rocks, over which the water flows rapidly with a deafening sound The water from Georgetown is of a yellowish tint. This is on account of the washing of a great deal of dirt from the mines. We could see mines in ev ery direction. Some of the holes were on the topof the mountains, some mid way, but most of them at the foot of the mountains. In the vicinity of George wn I was pleased to come in sight of ,r old wag ui road and trail we followed in the mountains to liregory, Russell and other gulches with ox teams loaded with provisions for the miners in 1jio. e reached Georgetown about elev en o'clock. This is a good sized min ing town and built in a valley, but a great deal of mining is carried on in the mountains surrounding the town The building of this railroad is a grand piece of engineering, and is per haps the greatest undertaking of the . kind in the west, with the exception of the building of the railroad to the top or I'ike's Peak. We had left (ieorgetown for Silver Plume, for a while winding our way up the moun tain and had to cross a large bridge, when the second section of our train came along under us some forty feet, and such cheer from the passengers of !th trains you never heard It made the mountains ring. Pp, up ie went and tltought we hail nearly reached Silver Plume when we found ourselves lack to tJeogetow n. eighty feet above the town and four, thousand feet aliove Jenver. From here we went riving on the side of the mountains to Silver Plume, our destination, which we reached about dinner time. -All sec tions of our train stopped here until the hour of our return to Iienver. Here we- jaaet- a large gathering of people from !enver. all looking for a suitable place ti eat- lliclr lunches which they brought .with them. We and a great many ot hers took our lunch on the side of the . mountain and on a large slab of white rock. W eloucht coffee from a tent w here they also sold tea and vegetables. Silver Plume is a very small place, only intended for excursions. The water of Clear Creek here is very clear android as U'e, We had an opportun ity ofoing into the hearth of the mountain some eigjiU'Dn feet with a guide and lamp, but did not feel in clined to do so. The ladies enjoyed a ride on a bnrro. We arrived home at U o'clock, well pleased with our day's outing. The (iermans speak proudly of their river lihine, wjtji It beautiful land scapes and abandontvj ruins of castles and towers, vinyards and hjlfc. Tliey should see the teauties of the llovky Mountains. We have hundreds of towers and castles to the mile in the hatM of solid rocks, hundreds feet high, eovired with the finest ever Kiven tree and flowers. And think of Pike's Peak, fourteen thousand feet high, and a railroad al jibing up to the very top, where the grandest ight is toU seen of tlte surrounding plains avJ moun tains. Co.VKAD Si'IILATKK. fotht for Bid, The Hoard of Education will receive bids on Tuesday, September ZZiul, tor painting window frames, casings and cornice of the Columbian school build i nf. glass to be puttied where needed. Two coatl to be applied. The com mittee reserves the right to reject any aod all rds, . John Pkauce, Secretary. X s A r i WX 1 C UV1 Mekes the food more delicious and wholesome ovot mump rowon co,, wt yook. Social Events. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. (lass entertained fourteen guests Saturday evening at a Dutch lunch in honor of John F. Vallery. Mr. and Mrs School Lecture Course. Patrons of the city schools and the public spirited townsmen, listen! 44 We come to bury C:isar not to paise him." We want your help now, and your commendation. Von have read our list of attractions and heard the price Ifcilliver. Hopkins. I.iggs, Durno, Haw- I borne .Musical Club and the Mendels sohu (Quartette, all for two dollars. With the latter, Miss Marguerite Smith, probably America's .greatest child imersonator, and Loder, who ranks with Sherwood, will appear You who are interested in broader in tellectual life can alTord to miss not one of t lnse The lecture course is given partly for the purose or enlarging the refer ence noraries of the various depart ments of the school. Hut your child ren must know not only hooks, they must know itcople men the lest the world can give, and it is for this reason chielly that the course of lectures is iK'Ing otTered. 'through contact with some of those who are most genuine in thought, music, and art y.m can lead them to a higher appreciation of the good in life. 1 he entertainments ;n Plattmouth are limited and most of you feel your lives are Itecoming narrow and circum- scriU'd: get out of your rut this win ter, help the schools and feel a Itctter ment of soul because you have heard something that the rest of the world has heard. A Serious Collision. I n .1 eol I isirtn Vriil.iv pvpiiimr u liir-li occurred on Chicago avenue. County Clerk L. A. Tyson lost a colt and C Itengcn, a prominent farmer residing near Mynard, sustained a fall which mii'tit. Ii.-i v n nsod f:it:il result: Mr Tyson and three sons were returning irom ine country aner nark, aim as the ground was soft they were unable to hear the anoroat-h of Mr. Itcniren's horse and buggy from the opposite direction. Mr. 15engen was thrown from his buggy hy the force of the collision and was badly bruised and stunned. A few moments later one of tlif lioreftc nrtrw'lierl to tlie Tivmi riir suddenly fell to the ground, dying al most, inst nnt lir. I n vest ii':it inn showed a liole in its side where the point of a ouggy snail nan penetrated ine nesn. The occupants of the carriage were not injured, due to the fact that thev were driving slowly. When Mr. len gen was picked up his injuries ap peared to be serious, but he was taken to his home, and the Journal is pleased to learn that he is almost his former self again. A Railroad Wreck. Karly Saturday morning a U. & M. westbound freight train stuck on the grade near the water works pumping station. As usual in such cases a help er was called into requisition and the train was backed drnvii the grade for a fresh start, and in doing so a coupling was pulled out and part of the train detached. The engineer of the lirst engine not knowing this signaled to start, and as the switch engine did not have nearly so many cars to push as the one in front had to pull, they soon came together with a crash. A car loaded w ith merchandise of various de scriptions w as telescoped: one car load ed with oats, one with shelled corn, two others with merchandise and one box car were almost completely wreck ed. K. Uignell, division superintend ent, came down from Lincoln with a wrecking crew, and had one track cleared by 8:30, so that the Denver fly er, due here at5:."0, was able to get out from here westward. Fortunately no was injured. Busby Bros. Circus. liusby Brothers' advertising car was iere Monday, and their force of men billed the town and surroundingcoun try for their appearance her3 Monday. September 21. The show comes recom mended as being one tnat isconaucteu on clean -and modern linos, with acts and features selected from the leading circus organizations of the country, in cluding the wonderful Irwin and Ash- ton Families, Julian Children, Fror Ming's trained animals, the sensational "Cycle Whirl," and a score of high grade circus acts, go to make up a pro gram of real worth. The tents will be pitched on theliall grounds, where two performances will be given on Monday, September:;! afternoon and evening. Gets q Good Price for His Farm Wm. Hagel.of Mt. Pleasant precinct, iving eight miles southwest of My nard, gave the Journal a call Tuesday. lie informed us that he had sold his farm of HW to Mr. Adam Hild for the magnificent sum of $14,000, or fcST.k) per acre. ,M his. we understand.' In creasesvir. iinus tanned possessions to 100 acres. Mr. iiagel will remain on the farm until the first of March next, when he win remove to Madison county, near Norfolk, Neh., where he owns three farms. ADVISES WITH TEACHERS. Sent ta the Asylum. The loard of insanity, composed of Dr. J. II. Hall, C. A. 1 la wis and (I. F. IouW(rth, proceeded to South Bend last Thursday and examined Mrs. E. Sturenegger and Mrs Lena Weaver, and decided that each was a lit subject for the asylum for the insane at Lin coln, to which point they were convey ed by Mieritl Mclsnde. Mrs. Sturzen egger is the wife of a prominent mer chant of South Iiend, and her husband las spent quite a fortune in an effort o restore her health. For three vears slie was treated at Pejfast, Ireland, at one of the best hospitals in the world. BacR to the Old Home. On September 1, 8th and 15th, and Oc tolier, Oth (1)0 JJurlington offers round trip tickets, good for thirty days, to many points in Indiana and Ohio at fare and one-third rate. An excellent opportunity to visit old friends in the east. Ask the ticket agent for further particulars. Superintendent Yfortman's Letter Re- garding School Affairs. Superintendent Wortman has re centlv issued to the teachers of Cass county a circular letter in which he elaborates somewhat on the duties common to all in that work. The let ter is one calculated to remind the teacher of the weight of responsibility resting upon her. - They are told that recommendat ions and certificate have aided them alioujt, as much as is possible when mey secure ine position anu "now everything devolves upon you and you will lie weighed in the bal ance." The superintendent also tells them that the best way to insure sue cess is tirst to deserve success, and :n- timatesthat teachers should assume that they are lieing supported and not opposed by all who are interested in the cause of education. He admonish es them to work to win as it will not come to them by accident, but by de sign. 44 Work with the inspiration that be hind you are the hearts and hopes of the best citizenship everywhere and that parental prayers go up for your success when you give the proper de votion to your work.' Teachers are asked not to be stingy with their time or talents outside the school room but to give aid and encoouragement to ev erything that tends to the betterment and enjoyment of the community. Do not lie satisfied to merely till the posi tion but more than till it regardless of whether the compensation is in pro portion to the required amount of the times. Some of the paragraphs are headed: "The l ear liefore ou, "Dictionary and (I lobe" and "School Library." These common things are treated in a proper common-sense wav that appeals to all, and will be appreciated by teachers and patrons. The Journal will add that if the pat rons and mcmiicrs of the school boards do their part and to-operate with the teacher in all that Superintendent Wortman has mentioned, the Cass county schools will rank the highest in t he state. It should be kept prominently before the people that our county superin tendent is a tireless worker, that he has been and will continue, if elected, looking well after ourschool interests. He is entitled to a re-election, usually given to a faithful, hard-working offi cial. Urge everyone to vote on his candidacy, not according to political atliliation, but with an eye to the best school interests and his majority should be a big one. A Bridge That Needs "Fixing." The Journal hears considerable complaint among the farmers living east of Cedar Creek, on account of the dilapidated condition of the bridge one mile east of the town. Some of them say it has been in this condition some time, and necessitates the haul ing of their corn several miles out of the way to get it to the railroad. It should receive attention from the commissioners as soon as possible. Miss Mia (lering entert ained a num ber of friends at W .clock supper Fri day night last in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Vallery. Sixteen invited guests were present, and it is needless to say that a most delightful time was en joyed by all present. Misses Josephine and Mae Murphy gave a most enjoyable select dancing party at Coates hall Monday night in honor of their guests, the Misses El more, of Omaha. The hall was beau tifully decorated for the occasion, and all join in but one expression that it was one of the grandest events of the season. Al'TIIOK PAKTY. Miss May Larson entertained about thirty of her young friends at an auth or's party at her home .Saturday even ing. Kach one present represented some favorite author, which the com pany was requested to guess. Miss Ilazel Dovey guessed the most, and consequently captured the prize. Miss liernice Newell and Will Iloliertson won prizes in other contests. Elegant refreshments were served: and all in all, the evening was most delightfully spent, as all present can fully testify. SVKPIUSK FOIt THE MISSES PKOPST. Misses Maude and Edna Propstwere most agreeably surprised last Friday evening by a number or their friends dropping in tospend the evening. The party was gotten up as a farewell to the Misses Propst on the eve of their departure for York, Neb., to attend school. The evening was most pleas antly enjoyed in social games. Re freshments were served, and at a late hour the merry company adjourned, not, however, until after they. had bid the young ladies farewell, with the best wishes for success in their college work. . KAItBWKLL TO MISS IIKltTllA WHITE. Saturday afternoon alxut twenty- four of Miss liertha White's friends responded tiMiss Vallery's invitation to a good-bye party in honor of that popular young lady, w hose future home will be in Omaha. Aftera progressive game cards, in which Miss Frickecame, out victor, an elegant and sumptuous three-course luncheon was served by Mesdames Livingston, (Jass and Streight. The guests were favored with several vocal selections from Miss Vallery and Miss Street, after which all spoke the word good-bye with con siderable feeling of regret at the de parture of their dear young friend. IN IIOXOK OF MU. AND MHS VALLEKY. The "Wood-IIe-CJoods" gave a beef steak roast at the Parmele "Forty" on Thursday last in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Vallery, of Cincinnati. Ohio. Theweather was propitious for such an event. When lunch hour arrived. the company gathered around the camptire to roast their steak, and list en to tne oovnooa reminiscences re:a ted by Mr. Vallery, in a most clever manner. Just before leaving the scene of much pleasure and merriment, Mr. Parmele extended, and all accepted an invitation to attend tne "village Par son" at the theatre In the evening. it 5 ! 0 i it Si 3 "Trvith is fjfr (v Id 3 m a.nd will Prevail." Mighty ft Anepidemkof sales lias the Clothing business. The grown with years until the blazes itself on every side. corrupted sham has elTrontery Coats, Suits and Trousers are mark ed to double their worth and then reduced half! If some advertisers were com pelled to establish the truth of their statements it would ruin many of them since it would force them to be honest. It is easy to distinguish between our values and false values. That's what has made our great business how else could we sell more Clothing than other store in Cass county? any The success of a store depends up on what it does, not what it promises to do. We are offering on all wool black cheviot for $5.00, another for SS.00, an other for $10.00, anda beauty for $12.50. CALL AND SEE THEM! 8 8 Leading Clothier.... -MORGAN- Leading Clothier.... To Cure a Gold in One Boy tcso iaxauve uromo quinine Tablets. j& (VLJb Seven MHSon boxes sold in past 12 months. ThSs SlfmtCTO- SjyT Cutm Grip in Two Days. on every box. 25c. A Boy's Wild Ride for Life. Mr ith family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, 18 miles, to get Dr. King's New Discovery tor Consumption, coughs and Colds, W. U- lirown, of Jeesvule, Indiana, endured death's agonies from asthma; but this wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. lie writes: "I now sleep soundly every night." L.ike marvelous of cures Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its matchless merit for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles ;"i0 and $1.00. Trial bottles free at F. G. Fricke & Co.'s drug store. Splendid Showing. A glance at the statement of the Murray State Bank, elsewhere in this issue, will show that the increase in the business of this institution is mast llattering indeed. It is one of the solid banking houses in Cass county, and the excel lent showing reflects great credit not only upon the directory but also upon the emcient and genial cashier, Chas. is. .Stone. Peaches! Peaches!! Peaches at Dan Riser's from 75 cents to $l..1u per bushel --extra irood at fci.oo. 1 will be in i'lattsmouth. at or near the corner of Fifth and Main streets, while they last if they sell fastenough. Dan Riser. Ho, for Omaha AK Sar-Bcn! October 1st to 10th. Ten days and nights of Fall Festivites. Magnitlcent Electrical Parade. Twenty glittering floats; :!0 bands of music. Grand day- ngnt parade and the biggest, grandest. and best carnival ever held in the west. Terrific trip down spiral tower, high bicycle dive, high wire walker. bicyclist rides wire. Magnificent fire works effect, and a clean, decent mid way with 20 shows. Animals, freaks. and curiosities, lieduced rates on all railroads. BlackHair '! have used vour Hair Vieor for five years and am greatly pleased with it. It certainly re stores the original color to erar hair. It keeps my hair soft." Mrs. Helen Kilkenny, New Portland, Me, Ayer's Hair Vteor has been restoring color to gray hair for fifty years, and it never fails to do this work, either. You can rely upon it for stopping your hair irem railing, ror Death of George Black. une or 1'iattsmoutn s model young men, Mr. George lilack, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs C. E. Black in this city on Friday morning, heptember 11, 10J, aged years. The deceased had been em pioyea in tne a. & m. snops nere ior a number of years and was most highly esteemed by all who knew him. Young mack nad been ailing for several months, mast of which time he had been confined to his room. In the past three weeks a change for the worse, set in and he gradually declined until death relieved him. The funeral oc curred from the Presbyterian church on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, the services being conducted by Ilevs. Baird and Burgess, and were attended by a large concourse of sympathizing friends. The pall-bearers were Earl Wescott, Earl Clark, Leon Penperberg. Ralph White,Edward Spies and Fritz Fricke. The deceased was born Janua ry IHH. llesides mother and father, two sisters are left to mourn the de mise of a loving son and brother. The . o. or c. v. society, of which the deceased was a member, attended the services in a body, and with the large concourse, followed the re mains to their last resting place in Oak Hill cemetery. keeping your scalp clean, and for asking your hair grow. fl.M a UttU. All 4ranlste. It your drnMiit msdoi supply ena w on au iir nd we win hp yu. yon a bottl. Be aura and a-lva tbe of your neareat express office. Addi J. C A VI Lowell, Corn Maturing Slowly. The past week has been cold, wet. and generally unfavorable for agri cultural interests. The mean daily temperature has averaged 4 degrees below normal in eastern counties and from 6 degrees to tt degrees below in western, The rainfall has hoeo heavy In the eastern P3Jt of the state, generally exceeding an Inch and in some Dlaces exceeding two inches; in tbe western counties it was much lighter, ranging from nothing to half an inch. Threshing and haying have been retarded by the rains and some grain and hay have been damaged. The wet weather this fall makes this work now much behind the normal state of advancement at tins, season, of the eaT. corn nas matured ratner slowly in southeastern counties, but has made more satisfactory progress in northern and; western counties. Kome early f ianted corn is now beyond injury by rost, but much of the crop needs two tp three weeks of good weather. The late planted corn is just in the roast ing ear stage. towing and seeding have progressed I nicely, with the ground in excellent condition in most parts of tbe state. Another Insane Case. Mrs. AlmiraChamliors. aired (10 vears has been adjudged insane bv the in sanity board. She is the lady who was robbed last spring by John Gree son, and who is now in jail awaiting trial. Mrs. Chambers recently return ed from Oklahoma, where she had been making her home with her hus band and daughter, and when she returned to this city she was penneless, and was cared for by friends until two weeks ago when she was sent to the poor farm. Since which time she has shown strong symtoms of insanity, and will be sent to the asylum at Lin coln in due time. This makes four such cases in the past ten days. Richards on Trial. We learn from a special to the Omaha World-Herald, from les Moines, Iowa, that ex-deputy United States Marshal W. E. llichards is to have his trial at Indianola, Iowa, this week on the charge of complicity in the robbery of Peter Sullivan at Hamil ton last winter. Frank Baird, one of the men convicted of the robbery, got eighteen 'ears in the penitentiary. He was wounded by Sullivan while trying to escape. In sentencing Baird, J udge Gamble took occasion to sav that Richards was the instigator of the plans and more guilty than Baird. Richards it is said, has just returned from Mexico where he went after the robbery. Paint pointers Pat ton's Sun Proof Paint is better than white lead and oil. We guarantee it for 5 years. Gekino & Co. No Saloon at Union. A special to the Omaha World Herald, under date of September II, says: 4,The village hoard todav acted on petition of Jacob Dye, jr., for a license to operate a saloon in the village of union for the corning year. Consider able interest was manifest and a large crowd was in attendance, as there has been a light over saloons for several years. Last year a license was granted over the remonstrance of several citizens, and when the case came up in the district court the license was revoked. This year a remonstrance was Hied by Rev. A. L. Folden. Rev. G. W. Aycrs and Lewis Bird. Profit ing by last year's experience, the iKiard refused to grant a license. The saloon men had on hand Charles L. Fritscher, attorney of Omaha. As the matter now stands there will be no saloon, and a rushing express oflice business is be ing done. There is considerable feel ing exhibited between the two factions." Fearful Odds Against Him. Bed-ridden, alone and destitute. Such, in brief was the condition of an old soldier by the namcofJ.J. Havens, Versailles, Ohio. For years he was troubled with Kidney disease and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief. At length he tried Electric Bitters. It put him on his feet in short order and now he testifies "I'm on the road to complete re covery." Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of Stom ach and Bowel complaints. Only 0 cents. Guaranteed by F. G. Fricke & Co. PXSGXDGXSGXDO BY KEEPING IM LIME:! And marching Btraitfht to UeekJiaekJ ?o, whore you will bo re paid for your trouble by getting tho best ou the markets. Groceries, Canned Goods, Fruits, frosli daily from the innrkctd. VEGETABLES, gathered fresh every morning. 'Phone 54. W ii ter man HUx-k. ..ri.ittstnotitli. PLATTSMOUTH, ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 0000 6 Busby Brothers High-Class Railroad Shows Museum 3nd Elevated Stae! Double Circus and Royal Roman Hippodrome. The World's Best Circus Acts includ ing the ...SIX MARVELOUS ASHTONS... Europes 5,000 Challenge Acrobats. SO Other High-Clsss Features SO Finest Horses ever seen with a traveli EXHIBITION. Tyo Complete Performances Daily. prjCes Reduced to 25 and 35cts. tt