x llattemoutb- Journal
Volume XXIV
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 19. 1904.
Number 21
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TART CURB-STONE JOSHINGS;
And Other Items of Interest Prepared Es
pecially tor the Journal Readers."
If May would weep less and smile
more, the farmers would be better sat
isfied. Blessed are the poor for they don't
have to bother with the servant girl
problem.
The per capita circulation now Is said
to be $31,02. We are positive there is
some mistake about this.
"What becomes of all the $20 gold
pieces that the mints turn out?" asks
an exchange. Search us.
The indications are that there will
be enough fruit as well as enough pol
itics to go round this year.
A general "cleaning-up" campaign
should be inaugurated In this town
right now not tomorrow right now
This is the season of the year when
the good house-wife takes down the
bed and pours turpentine In the cracks
to get the dust out.
A riattsmouth girl says that among
the young men who call on her, she
notices that the smaller her caller's
jo'), the longer he stayed.
During her courtship a girl wonders
what takes the place of marriage in
heaven, but after being married a year
she doesn't care much what it is.
The Union young man who attempt
ed to propose over the telephone the
other day received four acceptances in
le ;s than ten minutes. How's that for
business?
A Louisville woman lias found some
thing to worry about. Her husband,
who is dead, was stone deaf when alive,
and she Is worrying for fear he may not
hear Gabriel's horn.
It is claimed the state taxes in Ne
braska will be 60 per cent higher this
year than they were eight years ago.
Republican administrations come very
high, both in state and nation.
A poet once declared that "hell has
no fury like a woman scorned." But
that poet was perhaps ignorant on one
point, at least, and we'll wager that he
never stepped on his wife's train in
company.
Main street fully showed the effects
of last week's street fair, and "con-
fetti" could be scooped up by the wagon-load,
which fully demonstrated the
old saying that "the fool and his money
soon parted."
This is the season of the year when
it becomes painfully apparent to the
fellow with the tack-pullcr that the
man who put down the carpets last had
no consideration for the man who was
to take them up.
A worldly-minded Missouri editor
has won much applause from the gal
leries by declaring that it is no more
harm to catcli lish on Sunday than to
run down a chicken on that day for
the preacher's dinner.
A teacher in one of the departments
of our city schoolsput this question to
one of her boy pupils: "If your father
give your mother $7 today and $3 to
morrow what would she have?" To
which the youth promptly replied,
"A tit."
An Priit.nr defends the large hats
worn by women. He says that "they
have their faults, but to us they always
prove a blessing, for many Is the time
we have sat behind them In church and
slept undisturbed throughout a whole
sermon."
There seems to be a coolness between
one of riattsmouth 's fair young ladles
and her "steady." A very little thing
pstranued them. She said that she
had seen twenty summers, when he In
nocently asked her "bow many years
she had been blind?"
What do you think of a business man
that will contract to give Ave dollars
to the street falrcompany and then at
the last moment refuses to do so?-
clalminiras an excuse, that business
did not turn out as good as he expect
ed. Wasn't that a rather llmsy excuse?
Tfir. sntnrriiiv was a bit day for
riattsmouth. Some people estimate
the crowd at 10,000, while others say
it was one (f the largest ever seen in
the city. And It is remarkable what
good order was maintained through the
prHri wnif. The nolicc force was
equal to every emergency.
Every business man who subscrllcd
to the street fair company paid their
respcctlvo amounts, except two, one
of whom claims to be one of the leading
merchants of the city. The amount
was only five dollars each, and their
nrt in this matter shows just what
they will do when they have the ad
vantage, no matter how unprincipled
it may appear. They will make noth
Ingbv being so small, unless to ex
hlbit thcmselvesas the two "smallest"
beings In riattsmouth.
Murdoch Burglars Captured.
Sheriff McBrlde came in yesterday
afternoon from Missouri Valley, Iowa.
with the two parties who burglarized
the hardware store of A. J. Tool, at
Murdock, one week ago last Monday
night, a full account of which appear
ed In the Journal. They give their
names as Frank Laborl and Frank
Smith, the former being arrested at
Missouri Valley and the latter at
Sioux City. Laborl had some of the
stolen property In Ills possession at the
time of his arrest. They both plead
ed guilty to the charge and were
bound over to the district court. Both
are young meu and bear the appear
ance of being somewhere between 22
and 23 years of age. SherllT Mclirlde
uas oeen on ine irau 01 uie.so lenows
for several davs and it is due to his
diligent elTorts that they were cap
tured. FIREMAN KILLED IN A WRECK
Frank Allen, the Unfortunate Young Man,
Formerly Lived Here.
A heavily loaded extra freight train
passed through this city going west
about two o'clock Sunday morning.
It seems that when it reached Oreo po
lls the engine in some manner Jumped
the track and rolled over in the ditch,
and in the crash four cars loaded with
coal were smashed into kindling wood.
Engineer II ungate had his back badly
wrenched and was otherwise injured.
Frank Allen, the fireman, was caught
in the wreck and it was sometime ere
he could be released. When taken
from the wreck It was soon found that
he was crushed so badly as to be beyond
all medical aid, and died at 8 o'clock
the same morning. About one year
ago he was employed in the local yards
here, and was married only about four
months ago. The entire train crew
reside in Lincoln, where the wife of
the deceased lives. The head brake
man also had one of his knees badly
bruised.
Coroner Beck held an Inquest to en
quire into the cause of the death of de
ceased Monday, and the first witness
examined was .George E. Hungate, the
engineer, who testified that thesignals
displayed Indicated a clear track that
the engine jumped the track at the de
rail switch, but that lie did not know
the cause for the engine doing so. The
evidence showed that Allen was caught
by the right leg in the cab and held
there for nearly two hours, and that
his death was really caused by inhaling
t ie steam. The testimony of the train
crew corroborates that of the engineer
but neither of the witnesses were will
.Ing to testify as to the direct cause of
the accident. Several other witnesses
were examined, all of which evidence
tended to exonerate the railroad com
pany from all blame or liability, and
the jury rendered a verdict accord
ingly.
The inquest was held In the office of
County Attorney Boot, and the Jury
was composed of J. W. Johnson, 1'. 1
Gass, A. B. Todd, W. I). Jones, R. W
Hyers and J.S. Hall.
A Surprise.
Last Sunday John McNurlin's many
neighbors and friends gathered at his
home in Mt. Pleasant precinct and
while neither John nor Mrs. McNur
lin were apprised of their coming.
they were cordially welcomed. The
gathering consisted of about fifty men
women and children, and when they
told John that they had dropped In to
help him celebrate his birthday, and
demanded his age, he refused to tell
But that did not Interfere with the
enjoyment of the occasion. Every
thing passed off pleasantly, and the
ladles, who seemed to be more Inter
csted in Mr. McNurlin's age than the
men folks, enjoyed a guessing contest
the contestants guessing his age all
the way from 2" to 00 years, and when
they departed for their homes all the
satisfaction they could get out of John
was that they had several more guesses
coming. Let his age be what It may,
all enjoyed the event, and when the
dinner hour arrived Mrs. McNurlln
had prepared a dinner fitted , to
queen's taste, the table fairly groan
Ing under Its weight of good things.
Mrs. J. Benson, 210 S. 16, Omaha, Neb
Shirt Waists. Good quality linen
handsomely tucked, 11.87. Extra line
quality, handsomely tucked, tl.",:
Extra tine quality, with elaborate
drawn work front ami tucked back
r.f)0. Cashlnes, white or champagne
12.87 to $."). China silks from 2.87 up
Girdle or belt foundations, different
lengths and widths.
St. Louts Millinery Company
Are showing a new line of hats for
misses and children, In white chain
uairnc and browns. Blue In the lead
Ing shade, at popular prices.
THE DEATH MESSENGER
Summonses Numerous Citizens to Cross Over
to .the Great Beyond. .
i
Funeral of Otto BooKmeyer.
Tho funeral of Otto Bookmeycr oc
curred Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
from tho family residence, and was
largely attended by members of the
Elks, Fairies, Knights of l'ythlas,
Modern Woodmen, Turners, lire com
pany and many other friends. The
services were conducted under the
auspices of the three llrst named or
ders, with Rev. Dr, Baird as the otll-
elating clergyman. The pall bearers
were selected one from each order of
which deceased was a member, and
composed of the following gentlemen:
Joseph Iladraba, A. J. Trility, Thom
as Muruhv, Antone Konka, Albert
Scutlcr and Antone l'eterson. The
floral tributes were numerous and
beautiful expressive of the love and
esteem In which the deceased was
held and the sorrow felt over the de
parture of an excellent young man
and good citizen. Interment was
made in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Krocrjler.
Mrs. Anna Kroehler died at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Fred
Ohm, in this city on Saturday after
noon, May 14, 1H04, of lung trouble.
The deceased was the wife of Mr.
Fred Kroehler. and they had been
making their home in Oklahama, but
owing to Mrs. Kroehler's falling
health were compelled to return, ar
riving here on Wednesday of last w eek.
Since her arrival the deceased grad
ually grew worse until death relieved
her. A husband and little daughter
are left to mourn the death of a loving
wife and mother. She was aged 31
years. 1 he funeral occurred iMonday
day afternoon at 3:30 from the Ger
man Lutheran church, conducted un-
ducted under the auspices of the local
lodge of the Degree of Honor, Rev.
A. L. I'loetz being the officiating
clergyman. The deceased was a mem
ber of Degree of Honor lodge of Have-
lock. The following ladies, members
of that lodge, attended the funeral:
Mrs. D. O. Hawett, Mrs. Henry Hem
pel, Mrs. O. C. 'Smith. Mrs, C. I.
Eickhoif, Mrs. George Hawkins, Mrs.
J. C. Kline, Mrs. Messersmith and
Mrs. Hoffman.
Death of Williarn Claus.
William Clans, one of the pioneer
citizens of riattsmouth, died In this
city on Monday, May 10, r.ioi, of pneu
monia. The deceased seemed in his
usual health up to lust Thursday. He
was born in Colon, Germany, and was
seventy-live years of age. Mr. Claus
had been a resident of riattsmouth
since 1809, and he leaves a wife and
five grown children four sons and one
daughter to mourn his sudden demise.
The fuaeral occurred from St. John's
Catholic church yesterday, the ser
vices being conducted by Rev. Father
Bradley, after which Interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery. A
large number of sympathetic friends
attended the last sad rites of an old
citizen.
Mrs. Monti Stt eight.
Mrs. Monte Strelght died at her
home two miles north-west of riatts
mouth on Sunday night, May 15, T.I04,
after a brief Illness of Inflammatory
rheumatism, at the age of twenty-five
years. The sudden death of Mrs.
Strelght was a sad shock to her
friends, as her condition was not
considered serious up to a few hours
before her death. Tho deceased Is
survived by a husband and infant
boy less than one month old. The fu
neral services occurred from her late
home early Tuesday morning after
which the remains were taken to Wil
bur, Neb., for Interment. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Baird,
after which the remains were conveyed
to the B. & M. depot followed , by a
large number of sympathetic friends.
The Journal deeply sympathizes with
the young husband In this, the hour
of his deep affliction. The pall hear
ers were Messrs. Harry Likewise, Er
nest Wells, Chas. Kerr and Albert
Frlcke.
Death of Mrs. Swearlngen.
Again the Journal Is called upon to
chronicle another" death. Tho mes
senger of death visited the home of
Mrs. L. K. Ilassc In this city Wednes
day, May l. and called fhercfrom
Mrs. Mary M. Swearlngen, the dear
mother of the first named lady. The
deceased was sixty-nine years of age,
and leaves five children to mourn her
demise three daughters and two sons.
The funeral occurred at 10 o'clock
this (Thursday) morning from the
family residence on west Main street,
after which the remains were con
veyed to the Missouri l'acltio depot
and taken to SaU'tha, Kansas, for bu-
lal lieslde those of her husband. M rs.
Hasse's many friends deeply sympa
thize with her In this, the hour of her
great bereavement.
Death at the Masonic Home.
Ephralm Cook, an Inmate of the
Masonic Home, died on Friday, May
13, l!H4, his demise being due to soft
ening of the brain. The deceased had
been an Inmate of the home for sever
al months, and was aged about Mi
years. The remains were shipped to
York, Neb., Sunday, for interment,
the services here being conducted by
the local masons.
THE STREET FAIR COMPANY
Many Fine Attractions, an Excellent Com
pany and the People Well Entertained.
The Cosmopolitan Carnival company
has come and gone, having spent tin1
entire week here to amuse old and
young alike, and those who witnessed
the free attractions were more than
pleased, and the many side-shows were
far above the average of their charae
actor. In fact all of them were clean,
moral, anil most of them highly enter
taining. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
t he weather was all that could he de
sired, being so favorable for plant ing
but few farmers came to town during
tla day. Thursday and Friday were
T 1. unfavorable, the rain coming down
Inch a manner as to keen t he fami
ly j' r
i h out of the fields or prevent them
rVrom coining to town, either. Saturday
Old Sol came up smiling, and continued
to shed hlsriiagnilicent rays from early
morn till dewy eve, and from noon till
midnight Main street from Third
to Sixth, was one moving mass of poo
pie, and strange as It may seem, noth
Ing of an unruly nature occurred to mar
tli pleasure of those who wereenjoying
themselves. Evidently the police force
possessed the faculty of quieting any
apparent disturbances before reaching
any magnitude, or else those in attend
ance were more peaceably disposed
than on many similar occasions in
riattsmouth.
Mayor Gering gave orders to have
everything removed after the perform
ances were concluded, and Sunday
morning, except for Lhe great amount
of "confetti" scattered here and there
like drifted snow, Main street pn
suited its usual appearance.
The Cosmopolitan Carnival company
is composed of excellent people, much
more so than similar companies. The
company came here recommended
such, and they departed with the we
wishes of all who had any business
transactions with any of the members.
Mr. II. Snyder, the manager, Is
a gentleman in every sense of the term
a (iiare man in all his dealings, and the
Journal feels no hesitancy in recoin
mending him to the press and public
generally.
The company left Sunday morning
over the Missouri I'acitic for Missouri
Valley, Jowa, where It Is holding fort h
this week.
Again Burglarized.
Sheriff McBrlde was notified today
that the store of A. J. Tool, at Mur
dock, was again broken into, the safe
blown open, on the night of the lsth
and robbed of about .KX) worth of
watches and Jewelry. This Is twice
this establishment has been burglar
l.ed In two weeks. SheiilT McBrlde
has sent out printed notices offering a
reward of iSi for the recovery of the
property. As yet the burglars have
made good their escape, notwithstand
Ing reports to the contrary.
Decoration Day.
Decoration day will Inappropriately
observed by the G. A. R. I'ost of this
city. The old veterans will attend
services on Sunday, previous, In the
morning at the Methodist church, and
and In the evening at the Christian
church. A. W. JclTerls, of Omaha,
w ill deliver an address appropriate to
occasion on Monday. Mr. JclTerls Is
an attorney and Is a fine orator.
Joins Her Husband.
Tho Lincoln News says: "Mrs. Lafe
O'Xell left today for her new home In
the wilds of western Dakota on the
upper waters of the great Missouri
Lafe went out some time ago to get
things fixed up a bit previous to the
arrival of his spouse. Ranch life will
probably be considerable change from
that of the little shop town on Salt
Creek.''
$2,000 to Loan
on real estate security, first or second
mortgage, at reasonable Interest.
M. Leyda, riattsmouth, Neb.
Read llayden Bro'sad In this paper
.Our New Press.
The above Is a picture of the Jour
nal's now Bahcock-Koli.nice l'ross
upon which the paper w ill In the future
lie printed, having discarded the old
Country Campbell w hich has done scr
service so long. A brief account of
lournal s career will not hero appear
ut of please.
It Is now nearly twenty-four years
since the riattsmouth Join-pal llrst
made its appearance under the man-
igement of Chas. W. Sherman, who
uitiniiod as its manager up to H'.7.
With the exception of one year of this
time Mr. Sherman also conducted a
laily, printing the sameona Washing
ton hand press, until when the
'mint ry Campbell look the place of the
old Washington. and which hasloon ro-
nlaeed wlththcalKivenress. From the
date that the Journal passed out of the
handsof Mr. Sherman, It pursuediiiite
a checkered career until It passed Into
the hands of Fox & Mann, and from
those irent lemon Into the handsof the
present management.
Inning the past few years the paper
has passed through the handsof numer
ous parties, ami has experienced many
ups and downs, many times furnishing
their readers with a half sheet, and
once In a while none at all, and It is no
wonder that the former friends of the
paper had lost confidence, In Its man
agement. Confidence once lost Is hard
to restore; and from the very moment
wc assumed cont rol of the paper our
every effort, has not only U'en put forth
to restore the lost collldenee In the
Journal, hiit'our ambit Ion has been in
the (Iirecion of making It. one the
best county papers In Nebraska. How
well our efforts thus far have been
appreciated our twelve hundred sub
scribers can speak f"r themselves.
in; Journal has been democratic
frmn its incipioncy, and as long as it
continues under I be present manage
ment it will remain democratic to the
very core.
Goods Stolen from Tailor Shop.
The tailor shop of G. l-'raii.eii, situ
ated in the Coates block, was""entored
sometime Saturday night or Sunday
morning and four suit patterns, two
pants patterns and a suit of clothes
taken therefrom. It Is thought the
thief or thieves entered the establish
ment by means of a skeleton key. The
proprietor did not discover the theft
until he visited the shop Sunday
morning and when he did so he went
to his home to report the facts and
while gone the shop was entered
again and another suit pattern taken.
As yet no clue has been obtained that
will lead to the capture of the thief or
the recovery of the stolen property.
1. S. Since the above was put In
type, Mr. Franzen went to Missouri
Valley where he Identified his stolen
goods In the possession of a fellow who
gives his name as Kd ward Sphades and
two others, all claiming that they had
liought the goods of other parties.
Suspicion resting heavily upon Sphades
as the thief, he will be brought back
here for trial. The others will possibly
lie brought back as witnesses. Sphades
was not directly connected with the
carnival company any more so than
the pickpocket who follows the big
circuses.
Resolutions of Condolence.
We, the members of riattsmouth
Aerie, No. M, Fraternal Order of
Kagles, In session assembled, on the oc
casion of the funeral of our beloved
brother, Otto Bookmeyer,
lit eral, That In his death his fam-
11 v, the communltyand thlsorderhave
sullered an Irreparable loss. His was a
life of uprightness and probity of char
acter, which was worthy of imitation
by all.
lii.Kolral, That while we sincerely
mourn his death and deplore his loss
yet we point with Justifiable pride to
his life of Industry, labor, honesty and
succcssim endeavor.
llistilral, That a copy of these reso.
lutlonsbe sent to his family and be
published In the newspapersof the city
and spread upon the records of this
order. II. M. Sokn.vk iiskn, )
J. J. Swononv, jit., -Com.
H. If. Tuavis )
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION
Saloon License 'Granted, Claims Allowed
and Oilier Important Matters.
ri.vTTsMorni, May 17, l'.inl.
Hoard met pursuant loadjourtiment.
'resent" Tuiner.lnli, W.I!. Canning
iind I. Ilawkswnitli, couiitv commis
sioners, and I.. A. Tvson. clerk.
Minulosof previoiistneet ing read and
ipproved, Alien the following business
us I ransacted;
T. F. Carnes was appointed consta
do for Salt Creel; precinct, and lleiny
helming was appointed road overseer
of district 21.
I'd it ion of James Cook, jr., fur II
enselosellspiriluousand malt liquors
in the village of Mnrdiick. was uresent-
d.and upon ballot,, resulted as follows:
W. B. Canning and l. Ilawkswoith
for, ami Turner Ink against the Issu
ance of said license. The. clerk was
ordered to Issue James Cook, jr., said
license upon the payment, of six hun
dred dollars. ,
Olllcial bond of Roy Klser wuyap-
proved. Strelght , Strelght, weTw
awarded the contract for the burial of
the county pauper dead for one year,
commencing May is, pioj, at the fol
lowing prices:
Varnished cutllns ii r fnni .n;
l Mil still' I it es 31
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Trip tu l-llneleiy .)
The following claims weie allowed
oil fhi! general fund:
J. V. I-. lt--i 1 1 -rt-'t r. eual in inly ?
lien. II Olive. lil'lllMnu i-'ilill (Iih'Ki I . . . .
lee Hill. Iii.u. si of l iunli Mlll.-r
Cnst lllll. soil,. i M:iri. I!r.ml,i r
W. II. I la ii ii I salary mid i- iensesj . .
Turner .Inl.. -.itnr
Dr. ,1. S. .Miller. M .i sal Cm. Thy, Irian.
lr. Mel l. s.ltne
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K. II. MeN'iirlln. fees 2.;)
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Board adjourned to the Mh. Board
met as per adjournment, all present.
Olllcial bond r.f J. W. l'eterson was
approved. A hearing was had on a
certain tax of the First National bank
of Greenwood, that was paid under
protest for the year Co;i, and tho
board ordered the county treasurer to
refund said tax.
The following claims were allowed
on the general fund:
I- V. I,uiik'linrst, milse l ixx.r 2 5.00
M. Kiiimer. same 5,00
M. M. Ileiil. work lit the jiill 12.110
W. II. II111111I11K. cash palil nl illsl No. 31.. 7.00
Board adjourned to June 7, l'.HM.
L. A. Tyson,
County Clerk.
Fine Cattle.
W. II. Hell, the line stock breederof
Klght Mile Grove precinct, was In the
city tcday and made the Journal a
business call. Mr. Hell has Just added
to his already fine herd, an Imported
bull calf from Hayton, Ohio. This
calf Is out of an Imported sire and
dam. The sire is one of the finest
that has been Imported for years and
the dam has a record of being one of
the best milkers In England. Mr.
Hell proposes to keep up bis reputa
tion for breeding tho best cattle In
Nebraska.
Seed Corn.
Silver Mine seed corn for sale. This
com matures early. Made near sixty
bushels per acre last year of good sound
corn. F. M. Yoi Nn, j it.,
U. Ii. D. No. 1, riattsmouth, Neb.
Ladles, Attention!
We are showing a niagnltlccnt line of
pattern hats, and excluslvo ktylcs, at
prices always the lowest.
ST. Lol ls MlLMNEUY Co.