BUILDING SITE IS ACCEPTED
Postoffice for Plattsmouth to be Erected on
Corner of Fifth and Yine Streets.
PURCHASED FOR THE SUM OF $2,600
Location Very Good and Meets with Appro
bation of Many Citizens, Although
Some Are Dissatisfied
An;iiNh' the matters disposed of at the
national capitol yesterday, wasthat of
accepting a site for the public building
for Plattsmouth, which has been anx
iously awaited for by our cit izens, and
especially by those who ottered proper
ty on which to erect this much talked
of edifice.
The site, situated on the corner of
Fifth and Vine streets, offered by Pet-
tibone & Nixon, proved to be inostae
teptable to the architectural depart
mcnt at Washington, the considera
tion being 2,.0O.
Of the several locations from which
the selection was made, the favored
site was one of the best that could be
secured at a nominal figure. The lO'
cation meets with the approbation of
a large number of our citizens and sev
eral of those who offered sites, have
expressed their satisfaction, although
there are some who are dipleased.
The differences should be put aside
in a time like this, as an attempt to
change the site would doubtless delay
the erection of a postoffice building
that l'lattsmouth should be proud of,
no matter where situated. The ap
propriation for the-building was for
4.,000, while that for the site was
$T,5H). The residence structures which
now occupy the site, will have to be
removed, and the property filled in
several feet in order to raise it to a
level with the streets, which with a
block of paving laid on each side of the
location, will make an excellent ap
pearing block, out or what has been a
a dilapidated portion of our city.
District Court Notes.
The case of the state vs August
Scblieske, came up in district court
yesterday afternoon, and upon appli
cation A. L. Tidd was appointed at
torney for the defendant, who, when
arraigned in opencourtand after hear
ing the information read, entered a
plea of "not guilty" to the charge of
assault to committ great bodily harm
upon Wm. Grebe. Bond for Schlieske
appearance for trial was filed at 8500
and in default of which, he was re
manded to the county jail to await
trial.
Cochran vs Green etal; hearing had,
evidence offered and cause continued
for arrangement.
Feters vs Feters: settled and dis
missed. Fiemming vs Flemming; cause called
for trial, bearing had and issues found
in favor of defendant and decree of
divorce refused.
Wettenkamp vs. Wettenkamp: hear
ing on final report of referee, Byron
Clark appointed guardian ad litem, of
Wm. S. Wettenkamp, a minor, in
place of Jesse L. Boot, resigned.
Delles Dernier vs Carrol; pending on
motion to retax costs.
Fope vs Oberle: leave given plaintiff
to take deposition of John T Evans on
Thursday of this week.
Westinghouse Co. vs Nelson etal;
dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
Heideman vs Noxen: motion to ap
point D. O. Dwyer guardian ad litem
sustained.
Fleming vs Fleming; decree of di
vorce entered.
Becker vs Becker; decree of divorce
entered.
Lau vs Lau decree of divorce enter
ed. A suit to quiet title entitled Mary
A. and Edgar B. Wentworth vs Ma
tilda P. Gould etal was filed with the
district clerk this afternoon .
The case of Jas. C. Cochran vs Isa
belle A. Green etal is being tried to
the court this afternoon, a jury being
waived by both parties.
No. I to Carry Fast Mail.
A special from Chicago, under date
oi Febuary has the following in
reference to the fast mail. "It is un
derstood that one of the results of the
Burlington's retention of the trans
continental mails will be faciliated
service west cf Omaha. The Burling
ton's fast mail arrives at the Union
Pacific transfer at T:ll a. m. and the
company has a fast mail train which
leaves there at o:X a. m. for riatts
mouth, connecting there with No. 1
for Ienver."
It's a good old world after all:
If you have no friends or money.
In the river you can fall;
Mariiages are quite common and,
More people there would be,
Provided you take Rocky Mountain
Tea. Gering !& Co.
In Honor of Her Friend
A number of ladies were very pleas
antly entertained yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. w. j. iiookmeyer
in uonor 01 airs. ni lorai, who ex
pects to remove to maha soon, and
Mrs. Geo. Koehnke, who will leave in
a few days for her home in IMainview
Neb. The afternoon was delightfully
spent at sewing, and social conversa
tion, which was followed by a nice
luncheon, served by the hostess assist
ed by Mrs. Grant (J wens.
At a later hour than usual the ladies
took leave of their hostess and guests.
Those present were Mesdames J. J.
Svoboda, Bernard Wurl, Grant Owens,
Frances Iladraba, Emma Jiran, Henry
Donat, F. A. Murphy, Joseph Hiber,
Mike Bajeck, Anton Bookmeyer, Geo.
Koehnke, Will Foral and Mrs. W. J.
iiookmeyer.
B & M TRAFFIC RESUMED
Missouri Pacific Line to Omaha Still j
Out of Service on Account of Wash
outs Near LaPlatte.
Although the roadbed is still some
what soft on account of the Hooded
coudition of the land in the vicinity
of LaPlatte, the trallic on the Bur
lington was resumed yesterday morn
ingthe first train through being the
Schuyler, due here at !.49 a. m. Other
regular trains on the Burlington have
been replaced today, and the greatest
danger from the icy waters is thought
to be over.
The Missouri Pacific line to Omaha
is still out of service, and will likely
remain so for several days, as many
feet of the roadbed will have to be
replaced, and one bent in the north
end of the bridge over the Platte
will have to be repairdd.
The water has subsided a great deal
but continues to carry large blocks of
ice down stream, and ' the Missouri
river at this point is filled with mov
ing ice. The ferry below the Missouri
river bridge has been hauled out up
on the bank, as further navigation is
prevented by the ice laden current
which would soon batter the boat to
pieces. Many of our citizens took ad
vantage of the beautiful Sunday after
noon, to visit the scene or the washouts
near LaPlatte, where the water is
still rather high.
May Change Line.
A special from Ashland says: Since
the high water in the Platte last week
the Rock Island railroad has rushed
a party of surveyors to South Bend,
who are now running several lines for
the purpose of relocation of the Rock
Island road through the bills of Cass
county and across the Platte. The
Rock Island comes out of the hills
through the abrupt ravine, and after
crossing the river on a diagonal line
follows the north bank of the stream
for several miles in such a way as to
offer every opportunity for damage by
high water. It is ascertainsd that
the Rock Island proposes to change
its line in such a way as to carry it
higher up on the hills on the north
side of the river and also that the road
will build a new steel bridge across
the stream, the old bridge having
been pounded and damaged by the ice
the last few winters to such an extent
as to necessitate the new one.
Got His Wires Crossed.
The Saturday issue of the Nebras
ka City News contained the following
"There was a lively right at a dance in
Union last night, in which two parties
attempted to use knives, but were
prevented. Warrents were issued for
the young men, but they left town be
fore they could be arrested." The
Journal has made every effort to learn
something regarding the foregoing,
and we have come to the conclusion
that the News has evidently got its
wires crossed, as we can find no one
down that way that has heard of any
such occurence. Plattsmouth Jour
nal. Our informant got his informa
tion from a gentleman who attended
the dance. He also gave us the names
of the two young men who are "want
ed." Nebraska City News. The
Journal will stand corrected, when it
can get more definitely the particu
lars and the names of the young men
"wanted." Out with the names.
A Just Law.
The committee of the whole has
ordered S. F. 214, introduced by Sen
ator Root to be engrossed for the third
reading. It provides that anyone
who shall sell intoxicating liquors to
anyone who has been committed under
the dipsomaniac law or to a minor
shall be fined or imprisoned. Now if
the "procuring and giving" was in
cluded in this law, it would be that
much better.
Resolution of County Board
At the meeting of the county com
missioners this week the following
resolution was adopted (unanimously:
"Resolved, that it be the sense of the
Board of County Commissioners, that
that in future no books, blanks, sup
pulies or stationery of any description
be purchaced, in any manner, other
than through the office of the County
Clerk.
Ten and fifteen cent Torschon Lace
at five cents per yard at Dovey's.
NOOSE HAS ENCIRCLED MANY
John F yehrbein and Clara Batten United
in Wedlock at 7:00 O'clock
Last Evening
A PRETTY WEDDING AT POISALL HOME
The nuptials of a very quiet, but at
the same time, a pretty home wed
ding was solemnized last evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Bat
ten on Winterstein Ulll. when their
daughter Miss Clara, was joined in
marriage with John F. Wehrbein, at
7 o'clock by Bev. J. E. Iloulgate, pastor
of the Methodist church.
The home was very cozy appearing
with lloral decorations and streamers
amid which the contracting parties,
to the wedding march played by Miss
Nora Batten, a sister of the bride's,
advanced to take the vows that united
their lives and fortunes. The happy
affair was witnessed by only the im
mediate friends and relatives of the
young couple, who after receiving con
gratulations lead the way to the din
ing room where an elaborate wedding
repast was partaken of amid much
socialbility.
At the conclusion of the supper the
newly married couple drove to the
home, four and one half miles west of
this city, prepared by the groom for
his bride. The out of town guests
were Chas. Grassman and family of
Alliance, and Mrs. Jensen of Neu
man's Grove, Neb.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. II. T. Batten, and is one of
Plattsmouth's most popular young la
dies, who has many friends through
out the county, who will be pleased to
learn of the happy event. For some
time she has been employed in Fanger's
department store, where she has al
ways been very efficient and attentive
to duties.
The groom is a bustlingyoung farm
er who has been reared in this vicinity
and is a son of Mrs. Fred Wehrbein
He has many friends who hasten to
congratulate him in securing such an
accomplished young lady for his life
companion.
Among the many wishing Mr. and
Mrs. Wehrbein a wedded life of pros
perity and happiness, the Journal de
sires to be numbered.
Marriage Bells at Poisall's
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
II. Poisal, the wedding bells chimed
merrily last evening, for the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Blanche Cath
ryne, to Albert II. Damron of Lincoln,
at 8.30 o'clock, Rev. J. E. Iloulgate of
ficiating. The ceremony was performed among
many beautiful Moral decorations and
was witnessed by a large circle of rela
tives and friends. At the appointed
hour the contracting parties, with the
little flower frirls Misses Opal Chan
dler and JEssie Buttery preceding
them, advanced to the altar, accom
panied by two pages, Richard and
Charles Poisall, brothers of the bride,
after the impressive ceremony, con
gratulations were made, and the as
sembly was invited to partake of some
very delicious refreshments.
The evening was spent in a social
way until train time drawing near
Mr. and Mrs. Damron repaired to the
Burlington depot to take the 10:13
train to Lincoln, where the groom has
a home prepared at 530 North Twelfth
street. The friends who had accom
panied them to the station assisted
them aboard the train, and they start
ed for their destination in a worthy
manner.
The bride, who has grown to woman
hood in our city, has many friends who
are pleased to hearof the happy event,
and join with the Journal in wishing
them a life filled with happiness and
and success.
The out of town guests present were
Fred Coleman, E. S. Cband'er and
daughter Opal of Havelock; Walter
Damron, Miss Edna nare, Albert
Stone, Hugh McLain, Miss Irene Be
late, Mr. and Mrs. Rolsmeyer, and
Walter Speck, Lincoln; Mrs. S. N.
Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jeary, Se
ward; Mrs. E. Knight, Gretna; Mrs.
G. J. Hickey, Elkhorn.
Wany beautiful and appropriate
wedding gifts were presented to the
newly married couple.
Wanted Horse Thief $SO Reward.
Farmers look out for him he may
be working for you or your neighbor.
I will give -350 reward in cash for him J
in any jail or anywhere if delivered to
me, so direct all communications to
John M. Willman, Nebraska City,
Nebraska, F. O. Box 46t. Bell phone
137.
Description: Ileighth 5 feet 11 in
ches, face poor and bony, prominent
cheek bones has a blemish or scar in
front of right ear, has big prominent
mouth with broad even teeth, dark
hair and, I think has dark eyes, his
actions are quick and nervous, likes
whiskey, when drunk he wants to put
his hands on you, good corn husker
and all round worker, always works
for farmers, can handle any kind of a
horse, good horse back rider, in talk
ing says yessir, yessir, goes by name
of John Jones or any other kind of a
name. Likely to be working In Otoe,
Cass, Nemaha, Johnson or Richardson
counties.
PIONEER DOCTOR DEAD
Dr. W. H. Schildknecht Passes away
at 2:30 this Afternoon after
Long Illness.
The summons to the home above,
from earthly ties and possessions came
to Dr. W. II. Schildknecht one of the
earliest pioneer physicians rf this
county and state at aUjut o'clock
this afternoon, after an illness of
several months duration.
The deceased was sixty eight years
of age, being born in Montgomery
county Ohio, and studying medicine
at Eclectic Medical college, in Cincin
nati Ohio. lie located in Plattsmouth
in VS77, and has been engaged in the
practice of medicine for fifty years.
The last sad tributes to this highly
esteemed citizen will be held at the
Methodist church at J o'clock Satur
day afternoon, under the auspices of
the Masons, of which order the deceas
ed has long been a member.
A more extended obituary and
sketch of this. worthy pioneer w'll ap
pear later in this paper.
Wedding Near Union.
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of L. G. Todd in Union was sol emnized
the marriage of Mrs. Nettie Turner of
Union to Mr. Ed Stanton, of Pueblo
Colorado. Precisely at two o'clock, to
the strains of a beautiful wedding
march played by Mrs. Burres, the hap
py couple took their places before the
Hymen's altar and the Rev. Mr. Bur
res, pastor of the Methodist church
said the words that made them man
and wife. Only the immediate rela
tives and closest friends were present
The bride was dressed in a beauti
ful dark blue traveling chiffon panama
suit, with hat and gloves to match
The groom wore the conventional
black. The house was most tastefully
decorated with white hyacinth's, pale
pink carnations and potted plants
After the congratulations, the wed
ding party repaired to the dining room
where a dainty two course luncheon
was served, The bride is the eldest
daughter of Hon. D. W. Foster, one
of Cass county's most prosperous far
mers, and has until recently been em
ployed in the teaching profession, in
wnicn work she has been very success
ful. The groom resided here for sev
eral years at one time, and now holds
a lucrative position as engineer for
the Pittsburg Steel and Iron Works at
Pueblo, Colorado. Both parties have
a large host of friends in the county
who join in wishing them a happy and
prosperous married life. Mr. and Mrs
Stanton left on the evening train for
Pueblo, where they will be at home
to their friends after March 22.
Girls' Don't Do It.
Carrie Nation says that she has dis
covered the cause of the immorality
n Washington Uity. Sue says it is
due to hugging. Some people call it
waltzing, but she says it is nothiDg
but plain, every day promiscuous hug
ging. bhe was in that wicked city
New i ear's day and dropped into a
ball given by a temperance society
Alter watcning the dancers for a
while she mounted a chair and told
them: "You young girls and you old
women have no more right to hug,
squeeze and roll around this public
hall with a man than you have to go
out on the streets, grab a man by his
coat collar, take him into your home
and hug him in the parlor." The
dancers all applauded her speech but,
alas they continued to hug each other,
ana so uarne s admonition had no
effect.
Cheapest accident insurance Dr.
Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Stops the
pain and heals the wound. All drug
gists sell it.
See Yourself as Others Hear You
This is the idea: Get a small look
ing glass and hang it where you will
nave to look in it every time you go
to the telephone. See yourself as
others hear you. Behold just what
you look like when you have to wait a
half hour. See your face flushed with
vulgar anger when you called six-one,
and were given sixty-one when you in
tended to call sixteen. See the kind
look on your face when you declare it
is a dampity you can't give me the
number I called for. Look at the pic
ture "so true to life." Think how
ashamed you would feel if that tired
nttie operator at central were your
daughter listening to your words spo
ken in anger while the picture on
which your look resembles a feline of
the Thomas gender; and think how
you would want to spoil the features
of the fellow who would speak as harsh
and uncivil to your daughter as you
spoke to the young lady at central. j
Auborn Granger.
Don't think that piles can't be cured
Thousands of obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment. 50c
at any drugstore.
A tissue builder, reconstructor,
builds up waste force, makes strong
nerves and muscle. You will realize
after taking Iloliister's Rocky Moun
tain Tea what a wonderful benfit it
will be to you. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
lets. Gering & Co.
The Difference.
In Belle Fourche, not long back in
the dim past, when the population
wouldn't nearly reach 1,000, a young
man a comparative stranger suffer
ed the loss of two or three lingers. A
subscription paper was circulated for
one hour, when $12(,oO in gold was
placed in the young man's hands.
Back in the seventies an exodus of
colored people took place from "wav
down south In Dixie," a number of
which were unloaded from the boat at
Plattsmouth, Neb. Among them was
one Ned Baker, who was so badly crip
pled that he was almost compelled to
lift one leg with his hands in order to
navigate. For thirty years "I'ncle
Ned" sold fruit and peanuts and work
ed at any old job to support himself.
For years he drove an old horse hitch
ed to a ramchackle vehicle and hauled
packages at 10c per. For yeajs he
preached the gospel in a little church
among the hills to his colored breth
ren in his unique way, and lived the
best life in his power.
Butafew weeks ago "Uncle Ned"
was called to "colored" Heaven, and
left nothing with which to defray
burial expenses. Two enterprising
citizens started out with a subscrip
tion paper in the city of 0,000 or 7,000
population, and after strenuous efforts
succeeded in raising the munificent
sum or tfis.uu, and "uncle Ned" was
laid to rest.
Feace to your ashes, old man; but
could you have lived long enough to
have realized that you had a few
friends left, with how much more con
tentment would you have accepted
the call from the All Wise!-Bel
Fourche (S. D.) Northwest Post.
The author of the above, presumab
ly one of the editors of the Post, or
some one very closely identified with
that paper, evidently intended the
above as a "slur" upon the good people
of Plattsmouth. The editors of the
Post and their families were former
residents of this city, and to cast such
a slur upon a community who has
contributed so incesantly and liberaly
to aid the old darkey during his res
idence here, is enough to make the
old fellaw arise from the grave to de
clare it "outrageous." A sufficient
amount was donated to give the de
ceased a decent burial and several
dollars more, which was given to his
surviving sister. The editors of the
Post are well known in this city, and
our people are content to consider the
source and entitle the malady as a
case of "sour grapes"
Root Gets Busy.
Senator Root gets busy again and
has introduced the following bills:
Relating to the location, construc
tion, repair and location of bridges
1,000 feet or more in length forming
or to form a part of the highways of
the state of Nebraska.
Requiring counties to maintain
bridges over 1,000 feet long.
Placing bridges over 1,000 feet long
under control of board of public lands
and buildings.
To provide for a tution fee of $10 a
year to be paid by students attending
the state university.
To require the state to maintain
bridges over 1,000 feet long.
To legalize acknowledgments to
instruments affecting or relating to
real estate in Nebraska, heretofore
taken before notaries public in states
other than the state of Nebraska in
the United States and recorded or
filed for record in the proper county in
the state of Nebraska.
Relating to letting of contracts for
bridges less- than 1,000 feet long by
county board.
Relating to contracts for county
bridges less than 1,000 feet long.
Meeting of Episcopal Women.
The Womens Auxiliary to the Board
of the Episcopal church will hold its
Quarterly meeting in Nebraska City
Feb. 19th, and 20th.
An especially fine program has been
announced and a cordial invitation to
the Plattsmouth Branch extended.
Dean Greenslate and Gerald Mc-
Kinley of Omaha were in town to
spend Sunday with his folks.
Queer Varmint Is Man.
Wouldn't there be a roar when men
went home to their meals if they had
to climb on a high stool in front of a
table on which there was no cloth and
eat their meals in that fashion? Yet
a majority of men when they go to a
restaurant to eat will pick out the
highest stool and feedboard with no
cloth on it in preference to a chair
and cloth-covered table. A man will
borrow a chew of tobacco and most of
them will set their teeth into the plug
right where some otherman has gnaw
ed out a chew. Offer them a piece of
pie at home from which the wife or
one of then children has take a bite
and they would holler their heads off.
At home such a fellow will not drink
out of a glass or cup from which oue
of the family has been drinkirjg. Call
him into the back stall of a dirtv old
livery barn, pull out a bottle and he
will stick the neck of the bottle half
way down his throat in order to get a
swig after a dozen other fellows have
had the neck of the same bottle in
their mouths.
Tomorrow Is Bargain Friday at
Dovey's that' all.
New
Spring
Caps
arc hero. The un
certain days between
a winter cap and a
new hat call for a
Spring Cap.
Our new line is here
and it "caps t h e
climax" in new and
clever creations for
men, bovs and
irirK:
'rices:
25c $1.00
How M. P. is Fooling one Shipper.
"Between the floods and the legis
lature one would think a railroad man
had his allotted share of woe without
receiving letters like this," said Chief
Clerk Van Horn of the freight oltice
of the Missouri Pacific. "Listen to
this one from a t; rain man at Union,
Neb.:
"Sir: I think I now understand why
I am unable to get cars to ship my
grain in. You won't send me any,
but keep them all for them Omaha
fellers, and in order to keep us fellers
down here from getting wise to your
game you send your trains through
here in the night when we are asleep
so we can't see them but we're next
to you now."
Mr. Van Horn had to admit that
all the Missouri Pacific freight trains
over that line do leave Omaha at
night, but he vehemently denies that
it is for the purpose of foolimr this
Union shipper, and adds:
"Now that our Louisville bridge is
out and we are compelled to run our
trains over the Burlington, I presume
our Union friend will say we are try
ing to dodge his town altogether.
Verily these are the times that try
railroad men's souls. "Omaha World
Herald. Remember we are not putting one
or two items out as a leader and then
have you pay full price for everything
else. Notice an article that is not out
at a special price, you will et 10 pe
cent discount. Dovey & Son.
Use a little Kodol after your meals
and it will be found to allord a prompt
and eflicent relief. Kodol nearly ar
prcximates the digestive juices. It di
gests what you eat. It is sold on a
guaranteed relief plan. Sold here by
F. G. Fricke & Co.
A foil
set...
Teeth S5
cmi
Gold Crowns and Bridce Teeth $3.50 up. Porce
lain Crowns tro ud. Fil lines oe no. Trnh
Extracted Painless. New set same day.
BAItEYjTho Dentlat, i
Established 1888. Paxtoa Bile 0(1AMA
Don't allow money to lie around. Ik
is easier to spend it and easier
to lose it
SAUE MONEY
by keeping it in a safe place such a
The BanH of Cass County
Capital Stock .0,000, Surplus 815,000
Orncra.-t :
Chas. C. Parmele, Pres., Jacob Trltsch, V-P.
T. M. Patterson. Cash.
You can give a check for any part of
it at any time and so have a receipt
forpayment without asking for one
. When you have a bank account you
will be anxious to add to it rather thin
spend from it. Don't you want to
know more about it.
C. E.
tffescott's
Sons
"Where Quality Counts."