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DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
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Short Items of Interest, From Sat
urday Evening's Daily Journal
Misses Emma and Bertha Kaufman
were visitors in the city today.
Chas. Stoehr of near Cedar Creek
was a visitor in the city this morning.
Julius Pepperberg and son, Roy,
were business visitors at Pacific Junc
tion this morning.
H. E. Manspeaker, from west of the
city, was looking after some business
matters here this morning.
Mrs. Chas. Bell, accompanied by her
sister. Miss Lucile Rynott were visitors
in the metropolis for the day.
. II. D... gravis was a passenger this
morning to Ashland, where he is look
ing after some business affairs.
Joseph Reynolds has accepted a posi
tion with Lorenz Brothers as driver of
their grocery and meat wagon.
Miss Lillian Fitch was a visitor in
the city this morning, where she is
giving lessons in elocution to a class.
Miss Mabel Hanks was a passenger
to Omaha this afternoon, where she
will visit with friends for the next few
days.
Ray Chriswisser who was reported as
not feeling so well for the past few
days was resting easier yesterday and
shows some improvement
Mrs. R. D. Dalton and mother, Mrs.
M. E. Mulica, of Creston, la., were
passengers in Omaha this morning,
where they will visit for the day.
Mrs. J. E. Worley, and son. Leonard,
departed for their home in Lincoln, af
ter a visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. V. V. Leonard, for the past few
days.
Monte Streight stopped off this
morning and made the home folks a
pleasant call, departing for Omaha this
afternoon, where he takes out his run
again.
Mrs. Ora Mendenhall and Mrs. Wm.
Hiatt returned this afternoon from a
visit of a few days at the home of
Mr. Hiatt's mother, Jane Hiatt of
Glenwood.
Mrs. Arthur Crissman was a passen
eer to her home in Lincoln this after
noon, after visiting in the city for a
few days with her mother, Mrs. belvin
Kinkead.
Urs. Dora Wolf and son, Louis, de
parted this morning for their home at
Litchfield, Neb., after having visited in
the '.ity for some time and with friends
west of .town. .
Peter Meisinger, - from near Cedar
Creek, was a visitor in the city this
morninir. lookiner after some business
matters, and while here made this
office a pleasant call.
Rufus Taylor, of near Union, had
some business matters to attend to in
Plattsmouth this morning, and visited
with friends in the city as well, return
ing home this afternoon.
Miss Lillian Cole departed this after
noon for Chadron, Neb., after a visit
over the holidays with her parents in
the city. Miss Cole goes to take up
work with her school again.
Mrs. Zeno Brown and little daughter,
Sadie, departed last evening for Mal
vern, Iowa, where they will visit with
relatives and friends, guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Meyers.
Joseph Fitzgerald was a passenger
this morning to Omaha, where he goes
to see Willie, who is convalescing
nicely, the stitches closing his wound
made at the operation, are to be re
moved.
Robert Troop is reported on the sick
list having something like the grippe,
caused by contracting a cold on New
Year's day while returning from near
Murray. He is said to be some better
at present.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lair were passen
rers to Omaha this morning, where
they go to bring back Mr. Lair's father,
G. W. Lair, who has been at the St.
Joseph hospital for some time taking
treatment.
C. A. Miller, after visiting in the
city for some time with friends and
relatives, departed this afternoon for
Kansas City, where he will look after
some business before returning to his
home at Thurm&n, Iowal
Mrs. Chas. Troop was a passenger to
Omaha this morning, where she will
visit for the day and look after some
business matters. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Lizzie Bilile, of Ceresco, Neb.,
and Mrs. Jane Brooks, of North Dakota,
who departed for the home of the for
mer at Ceresco, after a week's visit in
the city and Murray.
Yesterday, as a matter of sport, and
for exercise Livingston Richey, Wayne
Dickson and Oscar Larson, took a walk
over the Burlington west to the Na
tional Stone Quarry, which is just this
side of Louisville. While the exercise,
no doubt, was wholesome, the air invig
orating, and the trip most enjoyable,
we would guess the young men felt.
"how come ye so" this morning when
they rolled out of bed.
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S. G. Stone and wife were passengers
to Omaha this afternoon.
James McLoud was a visitor in the
metropolis this afternoon.
Mrs. E. W. Cook was a passenger to
Omaha this afternoon, the guest of
friends. '
Wm. Gingery and wife were visiting
with friends in the metropolis this af
ternoon. Floyd Chalfant, of below Rock Bluffs,
was a brief business visitor in the city
this afternoon. . ' ." '
Thorn asMaltfmey was looking after
some business matters in the metropolis
this afternoon.
Will J. Streight was a visitor in Om
aha this afternoon, called there on some
business matters.
R. D. Hogabone of LaPIatte was a
visitor in the city this morning, return
ing home on the fast mail.
W. B. Porter was a visitor in the city
this afternoon from Mynard, looking
after some business matters.
Frank Macin and Frank Kaloupka
departed, for Denver this afternoon
where they are engaged working.
Miss Blanche' Spreigle, of Omaha,
was a visitor in the city this morning
with her friend,' Miss Celia Matsen.
Frank Hesse was a passenger to Co
lumbus this afternoon, where he goes
to visit with relatives or. a, few .days
' J'.'C." Janda came in this morning
from Denver and will visit with friends
and relatives in the city for a few
days.
Col. H. C. McMaken was a visitor in
Omaha this morning, looking after some
business and will visit with friends for
the day.
B. W. Livingston and wife were pas
sengers to Omaha this afternoon, where
they will visit with friends and relatives
over Sunday.
John M. Vondron returned last even
ing from Omaha where he has been in
attendance at the poultry show held at
that place during the week.
R. C. Voyle of Louisville, Ky., was
an over night visitor in the city, de
parting, for Glenwood this morning,
where he will visit with friends for a
few days.
Philip Horn was a visitor in the city
this morning, coming from Cedar Oreek,
and was transacting business with our
merchants.
Little James Schields, of Omaha,
after having visited with his uncle,
Wm. Shea and family, departed for his
home this afternoon.
Jacob B. Meisinger of near Cullom
was visitor in the city this morning,
where he is looking after some business
matters at the county seat.
John Benfer is moving into the house
recently vacated by Rev. A. L. Zink and
family, from the Coates property, which
formerly was known as the Black
property.
Miss Madeline Corley, of Omaha, who
has been visiting at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. M. Archer, for the
past few weeks, departed for her home
this afternoon.
Mont Robb, steward at the Norfolk
home came, in last evening for a visit
with relatives at Murray and in the vi
cinity, and will also look after some
business matters while here.
H. E. Chapman, of Omaha, repre
senting Otto Young & Co. of Chicago,
was a visitor on business in the city
this morning, and was accempanied by
his mother, who visited during the day.
Miss Eva Allison departed for her
home last evening at Guthrie, Okla
homa, after having spent the holidays
at the home of her parents. Miss Alli
son is teaching in the public school at
Guthrie.
Calvin Polin, brother of Mrs. W. A.
Taylor, came in the first of the week
from San Francisco, where he is a
member of Co. M. 22nd Regiment,
regular army, and is visiting at the
home of his sister.
Miss Margaret Wright, for a long
time a teacher in this city and well
known by many of our people, came in
last evening from Des Moines, and is
visiting, with friends and former ac
quaintances, a guest of Mrs. M. How
land. A letter from A. L. Zink from Clay
ton, New Mexico, says they arrived at
their destination all right, and that the
weather is nice and warm. They were
taking dinner with a ranchman about
five miles from the towm . at the foot
of the mountains.
Mrs. A. A. Jackson and Mrs. G. H.
Jackson, of Louisville, the former a
sister of Mrs. John Benfer, who have
been visiting in the city for some days,
guests of Mrs. Benfer, were passen
gers to Omaha this morning, accom
panied by their hostess, where - they
will visit for the day.
FIRE AT nUTlDOCK
LATE LAST MIGHT
Building and Contents Entirely De
stroyed, Upon Which There
Was No lusurance.
Murdock, Neb., Jan. 4, 1908. Spe
cial to the Evening Journal. Last
evening at a late hour, the two-story
frame building, the lower portion of
which was used as a meat market by
J. C. Westlake, was discovered on fire,
and while the alarm was immediatly
given and a response by the entire com
munity was had, the fire had obtained
such headway in the few moments it
took for the people to get out, that it
was impossible to extinguish it until all
was consumed. The volunteer fire de
partment fought the fire with heroic ef
forts and did all that could be done to
save what they could, but the fire had
gained such a start it was not possible
to get into the building: . t A family had
been living in the rooms on the second
floor, and had but recently moved to
another portion of town. Had they
been in the building at the time it
would have been next to impossible to
have saved them after the fire had
started. There was $2,000 on the build
ing and $1,200 on the stock, both of which
were about half covered with insurance.
It was fortunate that the wind blew in
the opposite direction from the other
buildings near, or the loss of other
houses in the vicinity could not have
been prevented. The fire department
are to be commended, as are also the
citizens in the efforts they put forth to
extinguish the fire and save the other
buildings. -
. Victor Anderson was a visitor in Om
aha this afternoon.
J. J. Lohnes of Eight Mile Grove
was a visitor in the city.
J. D. King departed for Omaha thi3
afternoon where he will visit over Sun
day. Jessie Stenner was a visitor to Omaha
this morning, where he will visit for
the day.
Jacob Fomoff, of Cedar Creek, was a
visitor in the city this morning on some
business.
John Gorder and John Kaffenberger
were business visitors to 'Pacific Junc
tion this morning.
Walter Cummings returned last even
ing from South Omaha, where he has
been visiting for some time.
Miss Stella Wall, of LaPIatte, was a
visitor in the city this morning return
ing home this afternoon.
Miss Anna Rys was a visitor in Oma
ha this morning, where she will be the
guest of friends for the day.
Miss Harriett Fight was a visitor in
Omaha this morning, where she will be
the guest of friends for the day.
A. C. Breedlove came in this morning
from Council Bluffs, and is visiting at
the home of his father for the day.
Mas. George Klinger was a visitor in
Omaha this afternoon, where she is
having her eyes treated by a specialist.
Claude Shumaker was a visitor in the
metropolis this afternoon, where he
has some business matters to attend to.
Henry Snoke, of Eagle, was a visitor
in the city this morning looking after
some business matters in the court
house.
Newton Wills and wife returned home
this morning from Omaha, where they
have been visiting for the past few
days.
Master Ervine Bilile, after a visit in
the city with friends and relatives in
the city, returned to his home at Ceres
co, Neb., this morning.
George Reiter, of Eagle, came in this
morning and visited with friends and
transacted business at the office of the
county judge during the day.
Russell Taylor of near Union was a
visitor in the city this morning, look
ing after some matters at the county
seat and renewing acquaintances.
Edward Gallop, of Omaha, represent
ing the Oliver typewriter, was a busi
ness visitor in the city this morning,
looking after the interest of the Oliver.
C. R. Frans, wife and little girl were
passengers to Glenwood, Iowa, this
morning, where they are visiting with
the family of D. L. Minner for the day.
Louis Mazick and wife 'departed this
morning for Lincoln, where they will
visit with , the latter's father, Joseph
Worrell, who is in the hospital for the
insane.
Jacob Kahn was looking after some
matters in the county seat this morn
ing and attending to some other busi
ness in the city returning to his home
near Union this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Breedlove, of
Hamburg, Iowa, who have been visit
ing in the city for some days past, the
guests at the home of the former's
father, departed this morning for their
home.
Miss Emma Bauer departed this
morning for Grand Island, where she is
taking a course in the college at that
place, having been visiting at home for
the past two weeks, spending the holi
day vacation.
Death at Eagle.
Mrs. J. J. Bahr for twenty years a
resident of this community passed
away at her home early Tuesday morn
ing at the age of seventy-four years.
She had been very ill with pneumonia
for several week but it was thought a
change for the better was noticable
and until but a few minmtes before
death came her recovery seemed as
sured. Grandma Bahr has always held
the love and respect of everyone with
whom she was acquainted and the spirit
of loving kindness identical with her
being will continue to live long after
the earthly dwelling of her soul has
crumbled into the dust. She was the
mother and is survived by seven child
ren, all of whom have grown to man
hood and womenhood, the husband and
father having proceeded her about two
years. She has received the reward of
an exemplary life as those who knew
her know her to have lived not in vain.
' The funeral was held at the M. E.
church yesterday and the remains in
terred at Eagle cemetery. Beacon.
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LY REUNION
At Home of George Rhoden,
Northwest of Hurray On
(Jen Year's Day.
The beautiful farm residence of Mr.
and Mrs. George Rhoden was the scene
of much gaiety, on last Wednesday,
the occasion being a family reunion
and New Year's dinner served by the
above named people. Music, games,
social ' conversation and recitations,
made the hours fly too rapidly, and the
sumptious dinner was the capping of
the climax of the day's enjoyment.
There were present at the reunion be
sides the host and hostess, the latter
being formerly a (Miss Troop,) and
family; D. C. Rhoden and family; Mrs,
Rhoden was formerly another Miss
Troop; Chas. Troop and family of this
city; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Troop, Miss
Mary Troop, Mrs. N. A. Liest all of
Plattsmouth; While Troop and family
from near Nehawka; Mrs. Lizzie
Bilile, of Ceresco, this state, and Mrs.
Jane Brooks, of North Dokota, the
two latter being Misses Troops, for
merly. A Good Teacher.
L. H. Young was in town the other
day waiting for the morning train from
the west. When it arrived a young
lady stepped off and L. H. took her in
charge. As he was getting ready to
leave town he called to us and said,
"You can tell them that school district
No. 26 is happy again." The young
lady was Miss Turner, who has taught
this school for five successive years,
and no one could be found to fill her
place. We have an idea that capable,
conscientious teaching will make the
teacher seem almost indispensable in
almost any district. The wages in
this district are $50 or better. Ne
hawka Register.
Pinched Finger Badiy.
This morning while assisting his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Tillman, and
daughter, Miss Lena, of Union, on the
train at the Missouri Pacific station,
J. F. Clugy pinched his finger very
badly. Mr. Clugy had just assisted the
ladies to a seat on the train, and the
train starting at that moment, he ran
to get off, and as he was going out of
the door of the coach another 'person
came in, endeavoring to close the door,
catching the third finger of the right
hand in the door, at the crevice
where the door shuts, crushing it until
the finger was mashed nearly flat. It
will be some time before the injured
member will be well again.
Goes to West Virginia.
Last evening Byron Clarke departed
on the evening Burlington flyer, for
Charleston, West Virginio, where he
goes to argue a case for George Snyder
of this place, wherein a thousand acre
farm is in contest between Mr. Snyder
and the state of West Virginia. This is
the third time which the case is being
reheard before the supreme court of
that commonwealth. It is hoped that
in this hearing the parties here will be
able to secure a decision in their favor
which will preclude further litigation in
the matter.
Steam Laundry Changes Hands.
Yesterday saw the consumation of the
changing of hands of the Steam Laun
dry, which has been conducted for some
months past by Robert Ballance. J. S.
Phebus, formerly of the Burlington
shops, becomes possessor of the plant
and will assume control and manage
ment of the plant next Monday. The
plant will be conducted as before, Mr.
Henry Kauble looking after the running
of the business for the present.
Protectorate Over Newspapers.
The government has established a
sort of a protectorate over the news
papers of the country, and will hereaf
ter see that they receive full pay for
their papers sent out. Now if the dear
old fatherly government will just take
the doctors and preachers under its
protecting wing and see that they re
ceive compensation for their services,
and then choke off the mail order graft,
we may as well prepare to don our
glad ra -sit on the hill and await the
miller
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The National Biscuit
Pure Food Law,
Business
According to the Lincoln Star the Na
tional Biscuit company, the greatest
soda cracker company in the United
States and a combination that is rated
in importance with the largest and most
aggressive in the country, will quit do
ing business in Nebraska, aside from
the sale of its bulk product, principally
because -Attorney G.eneral Thompson
and Food CommisstonerJ ohnson assert
ed that , the company had to comply with
the law. The National Biscuit com
pany refused to brand its packages in
accordance with the Nebraska law, say
ing that it cost thousands of dollars to
mark the weight of each package.
The local agent of the company , no
tified all retail grocers late Tuesday af
ternoon! that the alleged trust would
quit doing business in Nebraska. It is
said that the National controlled seven
eighths of the business in the state and
that its package business was about
half of jts entire trade.
Opening for Factories.
This means a great opening for other
cracker factories in Nebraska. From
these companies, all of which have been
complying with the Nebraska law, local
grocers say that they can secure goods
that are equally as good as those of the
National Biscuit company and that they
can secure these at a price about equal
to what they have been paying. All of
the package goods at the local store
house will be shipped back to Chicago.
The National Biscuit company was
one of the most thorough-going organi
zations that entered Nebraska. The
Had Aristocratic Tastes.
The story is going the rounds in the
city of a certain man, of considerable
wealth, who lived in the east and having
poor health, concluded to go west with
the hope that it would be benefited.
While on the train west of Lincoln, he
died. His friends with him telegraphed
to Lincoln, making inquiries as to the
highest priced coffin which could be
purchased in that city, and in reply re
ceived word $1,500. They immediately
notified friends in the east, and were
instructed if they could not get a coffin
which cost no more than $1,500, to get a
cheap one and when you arrive in Chi
cago get one that will cost $10,000, and
then have the remains shipped the
balance of the way in that. A local
undertaker, remarking, when asked
about the matter of selling the $10,000
coffin said, "I would liked to have been
in it." Meaning, of course, he would
have liked to have sold the casket.
Died This Morning.
Joshua Eaton, formerly living about
five miles southeast of Union, in the
northeast corner of Otoe county, died
this morning at his home at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Eaton was born in this neighbor
hood some twenty-four years ago, and
had lived in Cass and Otoe counties ever
since. Mr. Eator was first taken seri
ouslyjsick about a week since with acute
appendicitis. A consultation of the
resident physicians relative to the per
forming of an operation upon him was
held yesterday, but owing to his very
serious condition, it was decided that it
would not do to have the operation per
formed at that time. He grew rapidly
worse, and this morning died. The
funeral will be held tomorrow from the
late residence. The deceased was one
of the finest of men, upright in every
way, and enjoyed the love and respect
of all who knew him.
Kicked By a Horse.
B. B. Everett, of Union, while en
deavoring to place a horse blanket on a
horse, which he had ridden into town,
early after dinner today, was quite bad
ly kicked on the knee by the horse.
While painful, the wound was not so
severe but what Mr. Everett was able
to ride home.
. Farm for Sale!
One of the best 160 acre farms in Cass
county for sale. , Improvements are ex
tra good. . Six room house and good
barn to hold 50 tons of hay and 18 head
of horses. One and one-half miles east
of the Wills place.
John Urish, Owner.
Bob Hampton of Placer
By RANDALL PARRISH.
The strongest serial story ever published.
IT BEGINS IN THIS PAPER TO-DAY.
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ran
Company Objects to the
and Will Withdraw
from State.
company bought up all competitors, and
moved the plants to central points. The
Jones-Douglass cracker factory, of Lin
coln, was one of the various factories
absorbed. The machinery from this
plant was moved to Omaha.
The Branding Dispute.
The dispute about branding packages
which has led to the recent announce-
-ment-followed from the law passed at
the last legislature. This provided that
packages were misbranded if their
actual weight was not plainly marked.
The 5-cent package put up by the Na
tional Biscuit company purported to a
half-pound package. It contained from
four to six ounces, says the food com
missioner. At this rate the company
was holding up the retail price of soda
crackers to more than 15 cents per
pound, the bulk price of similar goods
being 8J cents. The variation in the
weight of the package meant that the
company must weigh each package if it
would coriform to' the law. From the
opinion of Attorney General Thompson
it was understood that variations in
weight from the brand directly traceable
to loss or gain by evaporation or
liquescence would not be regarded as
infringements of the law.
Local dealers, in selling their stock of
National Biscuit goods, .have violated
the law and many of them exhibited
fear of prosecution when the branding
of packages was most discussed. From
now on dealers will not be forced to sell
other than goods put up in accordance
with the requirements of the pure food
law.
We'll Take Ours Now.
A friend brought us a bouquet of
flowers Monday, to freshen up our
sanctum. We are reminded by them
that there is nothing that will come
nearer to the heart than a gift of flow
ers. There's no flower as sweet as those
that come from the hand of a friend,
because you know that for a time you
were in his uppermost thoughts, and
that the flood tide of human selfishness
could not rob you of the enjoyment of
this one thought. When we are gone
there will be flowers on our graves, and
we may or may not know of it, we will
not be able to catch their sweet per
fume as now. It is the living present
when the little kindnesses will count,
for all they are worth and more.
J.W. Grassman Shows Improvement.
J. W. Grassman has been having
some very hard nights during the past
week, and at times his condition was
considered as being much worse, so
much so that it was necessary to ex
clude all but a few visitors from his
bedside, only allowing such as was ab
solutely necessary to see him. Mr.
Grassman being of an energetic nature
wishes to converse on the ordinary
things of every-day life, which, in a
measure, disturbs his rest. During the
last day or so his condition is showing
some improvement, which is very grati
fying to his friends and gives encour
agement to his physician and members
of his family. His many friends will
be pleased to know of his improvement,
as they were pained to learn of his con
tinued bad condition before.
Little Child Called Home.
Thi3 morning at an early hour, a
little boy baby of about three months
of age died at the home of its parents.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Tower, of imflam
ation of the bowels. The little one had
been sick but a few days, but since it
sickened, it grew worse rapidly and at
about three o'clock this morning passed
quietly away into the great beyond,
where sickness, sorrow, pain or death
are felt and feared no more. The fun
eral and interment will be at Avoca,
where other members of the family
have been buried. The sorrowing par
ents of the little one which has gone,
have the sympathy of a large number
of friends in their affliction.
With the holidays over, we may ex
pect something inspiring from Wash
ington soon. If it is not another wrest
ling match on the White House floor, it
may be something equally as good.