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TART CURB-STONE JOSHINGS
Culled, Clipped, Penciled and Prepared for
the Readers of the Journal.
Hey. illcMIcill.MU'. tlii'Tru-t and tin- Kiddie:
Tin- ci'W hunH il ovi r the ims'ii.
The Kli'pliunt Uuglird to ve si:rh dp;ift
And ilic di-di run Huy with the -n k .n.
Here's where the ice cream butts in
good and strong.
The steady advance in coal pi ices
constitutes a burning shame.
There are no frame laws to handicap
the man who hunts trouble.
Cobwebs are useful in advertising a
store that does not advertise.
The only law recognized by absolute
necessity is dear old mothc-in-law.
The season has been discouraging to
the promoters of church festivals.
Women have good luck at driving a
bargain, but a nail well, that'sdlffer
ent. Possibly the good die young, but you
can't get the oldest inhabitant to ad
mit it.
The farmers are so busy with their
work that the clerks are enjoying a
holiday.
Some people, as well as those who
are compelled to listen, are saddest
when they sing.
Before a man is married he may have
been a dude, but after he is married
he is a subdude.
This is the season when a woman
never goes to the front door without
chasing out a fly.
It seems to be doubtful which holds
first place in Nebraska these days
corn or candidates.
If you haven't joined the Rosebud
rainbow chasers yet you won't "be in
it" after tomorrow.
There is nothing that worries some
people more than the discovery that
they are getting fat.
Klsinit Is the price of outlets. .
tiuliik' up the cost of steaks:
Hut we need not fer starvation
Wltli near foods of many makes.
As long as they don't raise nicklesto
dimes we are in no imminent danger
from counterfeiters.
The champion hailstorm story of
the season comes from Kansas. It is
asserted that hailstones weighing one
pound fell there.
One half of the world is trying to
get something for nothing and the
other half is trying to give away noth
ing for something.
Nebraska City is always introducing
innovations. The announcement is
made that a public bathhouse for wo
men lias been opened there.
The fellows who continually stand on
the street and staring at passing la
dies out 6f countenance, show their
raising, if they ever had any.
A St Louis man named Salary has
taken unto himself a wire. Itappears
doubtful whether the money question
can be left out of their platform.
Slighting remarks about ladies as
they pass along the streets are of com
mon occurrence In this town They
will be made to the wrong party one
of these days.
What Is cod-fish aristocracy? Why,
my son, it is trying to put on airs with
anly .10 cents and no brains to doit on.
You can see such people on the streets
every evening.
Now, never no, never-eat meat!
Try health foods iicain and repeat :
Km carrots and beans.
Ami. If In your means.
Don't forget the delectalile beet!
It Is said that a large number of
college men from the east are working
in the harvest fields of Nebraska.
They could not have selected a more
profitable post-graduate course.
A lady remarked in our hearing the
other day that there was not a young
man in I'lattsmouth good enough for
her. We presume not. But as old as
we are we'd hate to propose to her
and be accepted.
The work of renovating and remod
eling the High school building goes
bravely on, and at the pace the work
Is being accomplished, Mr. Larson
will be the time allotted to do the
work by several days.
Considering that there has been
over three hundred shop employes
turned loose in the past three months,
riatUsmouth is not pestered so much
with loafers. There are a few, of
course, who wouldn't work if they had
an opportunity. There should be a
vagrant ordinance to deal with such
good-for-nothing whelps.
We don't mind seeing a man go t
church and pray, If he feels like it,
but the hypocrite who goes there and
prays simply to be popular and gain
the good will of church people Is n
scoundrel of the deepest dye. His
sneaking countenance Invtrays him
next day worse than that of a dog
that tins been killing sheep.
Getting Along Nicely.
Frank J. Morgan, former mayor of
Plattsinouth, now a leading merchant
of that city, a prominent democrat
and treasurer of the grand lodge A.O.
I. W.. is in the Wise Memorial hospi
tal, this city, where, on Saturday, he
was operated on for appendicitis by
lr. I!. IS. Iavis. This morning he
was reported well and getting along
as nicely as possible. Omaha World
Herald. STORES ROBBED AT UNION
Tramps Blamed With the Burglaries, but
the Work of Experts is Apparent.
On Friday night last burglars enter
ed the general merchandise store of
R. II. Kuans & Co.. and also I lean's
Hardware store, both at Union. At
the former establishment they
stole nearly all the jewelry in stock, a
lot of furnishing goods and the con
tents of the money drawer, amounting
to about $7") in silver.
At Dean's hardware store they suc
ceeded in getting away with all the
revolvers on hand, a lot of silverware
and a quantity of jewelry. The money
drawer, which contained quite a sum
of silver, was also emptied.
It seems the burglars effected an en
trance through the back part of the
hardware store, and at about the hour
of 10 o'clock, as while doing so they
were seen by a couple of little boys.
Not realizing what was being done, of
course they said nothing until Satur
day morning when the robbery was
first discovered on opening the stores.
As usual these burglaries are laid to
tramps, and it is thought they made
their escape on the early morning
train. Krom all accounts, however, it
seems to be the work of experts In
that sort of business.
Sheriff McBride was notified early
Saturday morning and went down as
soon as possible, but as yet there seems
to be no clue to the thieves. There
will be no stone left unturned in
his effort to bring the guilty parties
to justice. Mr. I lean and Messrs.
Krans &, Co. feel assured of this.
Died in South Dakota.
C. Trudo, a former resident of Avo-
co, died at his home near Fairfax,
South Dakota, on Saturday, July 9, of
heart failure. Mr. Trudo went into
his pasture at eleven o'clock in the
forenoon to catch a horse and ten
minutes later he was found dead with
the bridle hanging over hisarm. The
body passed through here on the Oma
ha train Monday evening and was ac
companied by the young widow and
deceased's brother-in-law, K. O. Phil
lips, and wife, his mother, Mrs. N.
Trudo, a brother, John, and sister,
Miss Annie Trudo.
The funeral was held at Avoca at
eleven o'clock Tuesday morning and
interment was had at the Catholic
cemetery near that place.
Mr. Trudo was a young man and had
only been married six weeks at the
time of his death. The Trudo family
formerly lived near Avoca hut a few
years since removed to Fairfax, S. I).
Mr. Phillips, mentioned in the above,
Is a son of our townsman, II. J. Phil
lips and wife. Weeping Water Re
publican. You Hear of Them Everywhere. '
Cass county people get to the front
wherever they may go. Following Is
an item taken from the Osborne
County ( Kansas) Journal which will
no doubt be read with interest by the
readers of the Journal, especially
those in the neighborhood of Green
wood: "William Long of Lincoln township,
Smith county, was in Downs last Sat
urday doing some trading. Mr. Long
was nominated at the populist con
vention for sheriff of Smith county,
and as we understand It, stands a
mighty god chance of election.
While we are not 'legging' for Mr.
Long, we believe if he is elected he
w ill make a model officer."
The candidate above mentioned is a
brother or Care Long and Miss Lizzie
Long of near Greenwood.
Another Pioneer Dead.
George Leaver died at his home In
Greenwood, on Friday last, at the ad
vanced aire of 71 years, after a linger
ing Illness of several months. The de
ceased was one of the pioneer citizens
of Cass county, and resided on the
farm he homsteaded in the early no's,
live miles east of Greenwood, until he
removed to that village about four
years ago.
M. P. Excursion Rates.
on July Is and i' the M. P. railroad
w ill sell coach excursion tickets to
Kansas City at iK.lo for the round trip
limited to seven daw
ASCENDS RAILROAD LADDER
George W. Vallery Accepts the Position
of General Manager of the
Colorado Midland.
George W. Vallery, for several years
general agent for the Burlington at
Denver, has resigned that position to
accept another of greater important
as weil as inert lucrative that of gen
eral manager of the Colorado Midland
railroad. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs
Jacob Vallery, Jr., of this city, and is
an old I'lattsmouth Ikiv in whom his
old neighbors and friends feel a deep
Interest. In speakingof this big jump
from agent to general manager, the
Lincoln Evening Newssavs:
"In Burlington circles it Is a matter
of speculation as to who will succeed
Mr. Vallery. The position is regarded
as one of the good places in the ser
vice under the traffic departments.
"The friends of Mr. Vallery in Lin
coin were rejoicing at his good for
tune. George W. Vallery Is well
known in Nebraska. He 1ms been
with the Burlington for half a life
time. Originally he was a I'latts
mouth man. His relatives live there.
He was employed in the freight office
at Lincoln twenty years ago and is
well known here. He is a Nebraska
man, having grown up in this state.
"A position at Denver Is regarded
by Nebraska KMlroad men as particu
larly desirable. The mountain roads
have taken theia pick from Burling
ton and Rock Island men during the
past few years for good operating posi
tions, and operating officials are usu
ally in great demand on the mountain
roads.
"The jump from a posit on as gener
al agent to that of general manager of
an important road like the Colorado
Midland is unusual and because of this
the friends of Mr. Vallery are elated
at his success. None doubt the abil
ity of Mr. Vallery to take care of any
position to w hich he may succeed in
the railroad world.
"W. II. Curdy, traveling freight
agent of the Rio Grande railroad, who
was in Lincoln yesterday, said he had
heard the rumor before leaving Den
ver. "The Colorado Midland is one of
the most important roads in Colorado,
running over its own tracks from Col
orado Springs to Grand Junction, with
numerous mining branches, and oper
ating train service out of Denver over
the Colorado & Southern, connecting
with its own line at Colorado Springs.
It taps some of the most productive
mining and fruit regions of the state."
Since the above was placed in type
J. K. Vallery has Uen appointed to
fill the position of general agent of the
Burlington at Denver, and in speaking
of the promotion the Omaha Bee says:
"J. K. Vallery, who has just receiv
ed the appointment of general agent
of the B. & M. at Denver, was former
ly located at South Omaha, where he
was connected with a live stock com
mission firm. After leaving South
Omaha Mr. Vallery went to Cheyenne
where he acted as traveling freight
agent of the Burlington forsometlme,
from that point going to Denver in
the same capacity. During the last
eight years he lias been in Wisconsin
and Ohio, most of the time acting as
traveling freight agent. At present
he is holding the position of general
agent of the freight department for
the Burlington inCincinnatl. He will
leave there within a few days to come
west and take his new position In Den
ver. "During his long residence in Colo
rado Mr. Vallery made many friends
and acquaintances and he is considered
one of the best men In the freight
business who ever held a position in
the west.
"Mr. Vallery was born and raised in
I'lattsmouth, but was not connected
with railroad work while living in
that city. His extensive acquaintance,
it is pointed out, in the west undoubt
edly will give him a great deal of in
fluence in the railroad world In his
new position."
Night Was Her Terror.
"I WOUld COUgh noni-lv nil nl.rlit
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of
Alexandria, Ind., "and could hardly
get any sleep. I had consumption so
bad that if I walked a block I would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
M.OObottlesof Dr. King's New Discov
ery wholly cured me and 1 gained
pounds." It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure Coughs, Colds, LaGrlppe, Bron
chitis and all Throatand Luug Trou
bles. Price ic and l.oo. Trial bot
tles free at F. G. FrlcUe & Co.'s drug
store.
It costs a little more but Is by far
the best. Patton's Sun Proof Paint.
Gerlng & Co., sole agents.
The Farmers, to "Pay the Freight."
Evidently Assessor Teegarden lias
made his word good when he said the
farmers of Cass count y were not pay
ing their portion of the taxes, and
that their assessments should be
raised. He ha.s accomplished his ob
ject good and plenty. Cass county
farim-iN ar assessed higher than anv
other county in I lie state. It was the
original intention ot the republicans
when they passed the present law, to
raise i he assessment on farm lands
and lower the same on the railroad
property. Assessor Teegarden, we
presume, has been t rue to the original
Idea, and consequently the fanners
have "got it in the neck" good and
plenty this time.
NEBRASKA MOP BULLETIN
Weather Favorable to Harvesting and to
the Growth of Corn.
I'nivcrsity of Nebraska, Lincoln,
July l!i.-The past week has been dry
with an excess of sunshine and the
highest temperature of the season.
The daily mean temperature has aver
aged about 1 degree above normal.
The rainfall was generally below
normal, and In many places less than
half an Inch, but In some central
counties It ranged from one to two
Inches.
The dry, warm weather has been ex
ceedingly favorable for harvest ingand
the growtli of corn. The winter wheat
harvest Is nearly completed. The crop
is rather lighter than expected. A
little threshing lias been done and in
southeastern counties the berry is
shrunken and the quality poor. The
oat harvest Is in progress in south
ern and central counties with a fair to
good crop generally, but In some places
rust has done considerable damage,
Spring wheat has been damaged some
by rust in northern counties and lack
of rain In western. Most of the corn Is
laid by largely with less cultivation
and more weeds than usual, but the
crop Is In good, healthy, growing con
dition, although a week or ten days
behind normal development at this
time. Tame grass is being cut for hay
with large yield, while wild grass
promises an abundant hav cron. The
second crop of alfalfa promises an ex
cellent crop and Is about ready to cut.
Potatoes continue to promise well.
Can't Claim Eight Hours.
Eight hours of toil does not end the
day for the deputy assessors. Nebras
ka lias no effective law regulating
the hours In a laboring day. So de
clares Attorney G eueral Prout in an
opinion formulated at the request of
the county clerk of Gage county.
In filling their claims the deputy as
sessors assumed that they were work
ing the eight-hour law. They kept
track of the number of hours, divided
the total by eight and multiplied the
result by tJ. This involved a bill
that alarmed the county clerk. He
appealed to the county attorney and
that official asked aid of the attorney
general.
In some instances it is claimed that
the assessors worked sixteen hours a
day and claimed two days pay for a
single day.
"The assessors have no right to tte
flne the length or a working dav,"
said Attorney General Prout, "and
it would be just as legal for them to
say that three hours or one hour is a
working day as to specify eight hours.
I he Journal would like to nsk how
many deputy assessors there arc In
Cass county who put in even eight hours
a dy, and drew $100 for same? Now
don tall speak at once, because the
people "who pay the freight" may not
believe you.
Bond Fixed at $2,000.
Dan Kohn, who Is charged with
stealing a team of mules from Al Ilea-
cook, near Springfield, a short time
ago, was given a hearing before Judge
Wilson last .Saturday. Several wit
nesses were examined and sufficient
evidence was introduced to warrant
holding Kohn to the district court
and Ids bond was fixed at 2,oun, in de
fault of which lie was taken to the
Douglas county jail to await trial.
Pa pi lion Times.
This is the same man who stands
accused of stealing Sturm's and Ing
wersen's teams in this county. As
soon as Sarpy county gets through
with him Cass county will be entitled
to her turn. It would seem, however,
from the above, that Kohn Is liable to
serve a term In the pen before Cass
county can get her clutches upon him.
Working 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, llstlessncss
Into energy, brain-fag into mental pow
er. They're wonderful In building up
the health. Only per box. Sold bv
K. G. Krlckc & Co.
ANOTHER WILL CASE IS ON
Mrs. Mathilda Peterson Demands $3,120
For Services Rendered.
One year ago ;ist January John II.
Bauer died at his home in ('enter pre
cinct, leaving real t state and personal
properly to the value of . I.Y1I1M, Tin
will, imw pending in the prohatecoiirt,
bequeathed to the son, John . Bauer,
a lite Interest in the property of tin
deceased M is. Peterson claims that
she worked for the deceased lor twen
ty years, during which time she re
ceived comparatively nothing for her
labor, and figures that her work was
reasonably worth three dollars per
week.t l.'iii per year I which she claims
the deceased Bauer stated on several
different occasions luring the last lew
years of his life that payment should
be made by U-qiiest in Ids will or other
wise. Mrs. Peterson alleges that the
deceased evidently forgot to do as he
said he would in drawing up his last
will and testament, and she claims
that by reason of this oversight she
should he allowed the full amount
1-0), from said estate now in the
care of the deceased's son, John A.
Bauer.
Mrs. Peterson was a former resident
of this city but now resides In Omaha.
A hearing r,n this matter was com
menced last Friday hut the case was
continued to Monday, August I. The
final result of this case will lie awaited
with Interest, especially by those who
live In the vicinity of where the de
ceased resided.
Well Deserved Compliment.
Here is another evidence that for
mer Cass county people are not slow
in getting to the front at their present
homes. We clip the following from
the report of the Butte county (S. D. )
democratic convention, held at Belle
Fourcbe last week:
"Mrs. liusho. Fellows was placed
in nomination for the position of
county superintendent, of schools by
Wilbur F. Newland. who referred to
her as a graduate of one of the best
educational Institutions of the state
of Illinois, and as the wife of one of
the editors of The Northwest Post,
the only democratic paper In the Black
Hills, and upon his own motion Mrs.
Fellows' nomination was made by ac
clamation." Mr:. Fellows is well known in I'latts
mouth, where she has hosts of friends
who extend congratulations. She is a
most polished lady In every respect,
and her qualifications for the position
for which she is nominated are the
very best, as all who know her can
testify. She is not only a graduate of
one of the leading educational institu
tions of Illinois, but she spent several
years in teaching in the public schools
of Pekin, Illinois. If the people of
Butte county want a lady who is in
every way eminently well fitted for
their county superintendent of schools
they will most surely elect Mrs. Fel
lows. The Journal sincerely hopes
she will be successful.
Will Go to Omaha.
Friday afternoon last MesdamesH.
J. Streight and A. J. Jackson enter
tained a number of their most inti
mate lady friends at the home of the
latter. It was a very pleasant gath
ering and was given In honor of Mrs.
Jackson, who, with her husband ex
pects to remove soon toOinaba, where
Mr. Jackson Intends to engage In the
undertaking business.
Charrjberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.
Tills remedy is certain to be needed
In every home before the summer is
over. It can always be depended upon
even In the most severe and dangerous
cases It Is especially valuable for
summer disorders In children. It Is
pleasant to take and never fails to give
prompt relief. Why not buy it now?
It may save life. For sale by all drug
gists. Safeguard the Children.
Notwithstanding all that Is done by
boards of health and charitably inclin
ed persons, the death rate among
small children Is very high during the
summer months in the large cities.
There Is not probably one case of bow
el complaint In a hundred, however,
that could not be cured by the timely
use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Bemedy. For sale by
all druggists.
No Pity Shown.
"For years fate was after me contin
uously" writes F. A. Gulledge, Ver
bena, Ala. "I Bad a terrible case of
Piles causing LM tumors. When all
failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me. Equally good for burns and all
aches and pains. Only 2;o at F. G.
Frlcke & Co. 's Drug Store. .. .
Those Matrimonially Inclined.
In the past tew weeks there has
I u quite i. Ihdiiii in Hie mat rlionn-
lal market, and tlicic piomlses to be a
st ill greater one ere snow Hies. This
being the case, the Journal does not,
think It out of place to ghe the young
man, who has come to the insane no
tiou that he can't get along without, a
wife, a few pointers ere lie makes the
fatal leap limn single-blessedness to
doulile ciissedni ss and inure, too.
We know bow t his tnal riinonial biis
ness gin's. We gut marr ed once our
sell. Il works all rigid after a fellow
coines to. He sua is a while on wings
of heavenly bliss, and thinks the
world was created just fur him and
her, but, if I he dreamy ninaine is not,
puiiet ured earlier by millinery hills,
gul la percba pancakes, falsi' hair and
ol lier coot rapt imis ol mnilcm art, a
few nights spent in I he inaisc of the
Infant lie wait ., amid the perfume of
poultices and paregoric, with mid
night concerts of count lessen! s wafted
Into his ears by the gentle breeze,
tripping up ami down the bridal
chamber with nothing on hut, a short
shirt and a long scowl, with a squal
ling specimen of young America floun
dering upon one's manly bosom with
howling success, while the proud
mother snores the hours away - not so
much like the rippling of the peace
ful sea as the roaring of Hell's Half
Acre at Yellowstone Park - well, such
Incidents bring tin1 young married man
hack to earth and be begins to realize
that married life is a condition and
not a theory. But then, It's all right
to get married. What would become
of the women If we did not marry
them? Lots of lliem are not sat lslleil
then. Half of the men live on half
sense till they get wives. If a fellow
gets out of the harness by t lie hand of
deal h or divorce be wants to get, hi
again worse than ever, ami no girl we
ever saw was satisfied until she bad a
beau.
Nation a Free Man.
A Lincoln special to I he Omaha
World-Herald says: "After a series
of wild adventures William Nation,
alias Bitchey, Is a free man. He left
the prison this morning and at once
set out for his home in Grand Island.
"Nation created a sensation several
mouths ago by violating Ids parole,
becoming a member of a Hastings
church alter he eluded the vigilance
of the warden, confessed bis sins in a
drama! Ic manner to I he pastory and
finally married a Grand Island woman
in defiance lo the rules and regulations
of t lie prison.
"After his wedding he was recap
tured. His bride pleaded for his re
lease, but in vain. Finally be was set
at liberty by the allowance of 'half
good time'."
Nation was sent up from thlscounty
for burglarizing a store at I'nioti.
Goes to the District Court.
The controversy over the estate of
John King, about which much has
been said, has finally reached the dls
tict court upon a petit ion in equity by
Lucinda Jane I'rwin against Thomas
Akeson, administrator of the estate.
King died one year ago last April,
leaving a line farm near Louisville in
thlscounty. At the time of his death
it was supposed that he had left a w ill,
but when wanted such a document
could not be found. Mrs. I'rwin tells
the court that when she was only 5
years of age her mother married King,
and the petition also alleges that
while her mother lived King agreed
that when he died all of his property
should go to his w ife and had often
made that statement to the neighbors.
The pet itioner asks to lie named as
the legal heir of the deceased.
Good In Eastern Otoe.
Beports from Nebraska City are to
the effect that the wheat harvest In
the eastern part of Otoe county Is
nearly completed and with two days
more of dry weather all the wheat will
be cut and in the stack. The crop Is
heavy and will grade well on the mar
ket. A few farmers say that rust will
spoil their crop of wheat but a major
ity say the crop will be the best, in
years. Corn is doing well and indica
tions point to a big yield this fall. The
crop in this ( Cass) county will perhaps
yield half what it was List year, and a
big percent or the crop Is badly dam
aged by ru .
To Insure Progression.
If you don't like a town and are sure
that It is going to retrograde, the
proper tiling to do K to leave; hut If
you intend to live In the town, tin till
you can to boom it, to build It up and
to make It a desirable place to live;
this Is the way to insure progression,
and to Increase the value of the prop
city. , ...
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