R3ISS
Bonds Approved, Claims Allowed, Reports of
County Officials Approved and the Usual
Grist of Claims Allowed
Plattsmouth, Neb., April 7, '08.
Board of County CommiHsioners met
in regular session with all members pre
sent; minutes of the last meeting read
and approved, whereupon the the fol
lowing business was transacted in regu
lar form:
The bonds of Dr. J. H. Hall, county
physician district No. 1, and Farmers
and Merchants Bank, of Alvo, for
county money, approved.
Application of J. F. Wolff and forty
two others, praying that a license to
sell intoxicating liquors at Cedar Creek,
Eight Mile Grove precinct, Cass coun
ty, be granted to Wm. M. Barclay, for
the period of one year, commencing
May 17th, 1908, and ending may 17th,
1909; petition granted as prayed for th.s
7th day of April, 1908.
County Judge, County Recorder and
County Clerk, filed their report of fees
collected for the first quarter 1908.
The following bills were allowed on
the general fund:
Dr. E. W. Cook, insane case of
A. J. Metland $
I). O. Dwyer,
James Robertson, " " "
J. R. Denson. 4 4 4 4 4 4
Chas. Metland,
John Cory,
Joseph Fitzgerald, 4 4 4 4 4 4
Chas. Manners, 4 4 4 4 4 4
Dr. E. W. Cook, insane case of
Elise Eisenhut
D. O. Dwyer,
James Robertson, 4 4 4 4 4 4
C. I). Quinton, 44 4 4 4 4
Dr. I. D. Jones,
Carl Eisenhut, 4 4 4 4 4 4
Dr. E. W. Cook, Inebriate case
James Wynn
D. O. Dwyer,
James Robertson.
IS. I. Clements, inquest of Den
nis Doud
J. J. Andrus, same
N. H. Meeker, 44
J. E. Wiedeman 44
S. M. Stradley, 44
J. M. Jensen, 44
J. V. Stradley, 44
Wm. M. Stone, 44
J. II. Hocker, 44
J. E. Emery, 44
F. A. Korcek. 44
P. E. Cameron, 44
H. II. Wiedeman44
Martin Doud. 44
Wm. Hand, 44
Rav Hoenshell, 44
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70
30
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94
80
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IS 80
05
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25
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52
F. E. Schlater, juror certifi
cates and postage 411
F. M. Svoboda, salary and laun-
drv 62 50
C. A". Rawls. salary and costs. . 317 31
E. E. Hilton, salary 56 00
w. uosencrans, salary iso
00
W. E. Rosencrans, fees, post
age, etc
Mary E. Foster, salary and ex
penses M. L. Friedrick, salary and ex
penses 79 43
132 00
12 00
C. D Quinton, boarding city
prisoners 42 Go
C. D. Quinton, salary and board
ing county prisoners
C. D. Quinton, summoning jury,
194
26
L. D. bwitzer, salary ana
ex
pense
C. R. Jordan,
salary
and ex-
pense
James Robertson, salary and
expenses
Chas. Rager, board and guard
ing prisoner
P. Utterback, boarding jury...
J. J. Svoboda, salary and mer
chandise Klopp-Bartlett Co., supplies to
county
Wm. Holly, merchandise to
county
M. Archer, costs State vs
Witthstruck
J. R. Denson, same
Rex Majors, same
E. A. Wurl, merchandise to
poor
21
2 9
3
00
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32 20
25S 05
1 00
4 00
2 10
1 80
10 00
In Juftice Court
This morning in justice court, Harry
Jones plead guilty of larceny of clothes
and got thirty days in the county bast
ile. Chas Cunninghan plead guilty to a
plain drunk and was fined $5 and costs.
As we go to press the case of Michael
Fitzpatrick is being tried to the court,
with enough in the cases against Geo.
Hosmer, J. W. Whittaker and Henry
Caley to occupy the remainder of the
day We will report tomorrow.
Later: Since the above was put in
type, the cases of all have been settled,
Michael Fitzpatrick acquitted, Whit
taker and Caley discharged, and Geo.
Hosmer, plead and gets thirty days.
"Mock Election"
The Civics class of Plattsmouth High
School had a 4 'mock election" this
morning. The only sample ballots they
could get were those for first ward.
Mr. Henry R. Gering was elected may
or, while A. E. Gass was elected coun
cilman. Prof. Brooks recieved several
votes for mayor but owing to the fact
that the whole class did not hear about
the joke until to late, he was not elect
ed. C. E. Metzger and sister. Miss Pat tie
Metzger, are visiting with friends in
the city, while Chris is also looking
after some business.
TV coca
USHERS ura
I
Plattsmouth Telephone Co.,
rent and tolls
Wabash Grain Co., coal to H.
T. Squires
25 05
5 65
Dr. A. P. Barnes, boarding
jury 12 75
James Kobertson, costs assets
men t of I. O. O. F. lodge
11 85
II. M. Soennichsen, coal and
merchandise to county 73
98
H. M. Soennichsen, account of
Julius Ramge, assigned
P. D. Bates, labor district court
room
John A. Clements, printing
1 00
5 25
15 50
M. Hild, burial of II. G. Van
Horn 36
25
Henry Horn, oats to county
farm
30 36
Hammond & Stephens, supplies
to Co. supt 88 20
II. L. Asemissen, mdse. to Co.
jail 31 53
Peter Goos. loardintr jury and
meal to pauper 10 00
Dora Fleischman, 3 mos. care
of blind man
F. E. Schlater, juror cert
II. E. Wilson, papering at jail.
R. A. Bates, printing to county.
Weeping Water Republican,
printing
R. E. Howard, oats to county
farm
M. Archer, state vs. Elidge
Golden
C. D. Quinton. same
John Bauer, mdse. to county
farm
Thos. Walling, map to county
HSSGSSOI"
Dr. E. D. Banghart, Co. Physi
cian to April 1st 1908
J. H. Tarns, sal. supt. poor
farm
C. II. Smith, Postal supplies...
B. C. Marquardt, mdse, to
poor
Guthman & Cory, meals to jury
Neb. Light Co., gas to jail and
court house
18 00
23 60
9 20
17 50
20
41 65
1 00
10 00
60
10
8
18
23
5
00
00
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00
52
20
Wm. Barclay, meals to jury...
Allowed on Road Fund.
D. A. Eaton,
road word dis-
trict No. 11
E. T. Tool, lumber dist. No. 7.
Geo. A. B. Hicks, road work
dist. No. 2
Wm. Richards, road work dis
trict No. 4
W. C. Bartlett, road work and
plow 15
II. P. Dehning, road work dis
trict No. 7
John Frohlich road work dis
trict No. 16
A. N. Speer, lumber dist. 8
White Bros., spikes 44 6
A. W. Barrett Co., lumber
district 7
M. Sulser, road work dist. 1 . . .
Frank Rouse, road work dis
trict 5
A. Sutton, road work dist. 16..
Stroemer Lumber Co., lumber
district 16
A. V.'. Barrett Co., lumber
district S
Geo. H. Jackson, road work
district 3
Stroemer Lumber Co., lumber
district 9
II. J. Miller, road work dis
trict 14
11
10
00
23
37 50
33 45
35 80
26 60
8 95
71 30
3 25
15
24
47
81
85
70
50
65
8 96
32 65
31 35
41 49
36 00
J. M. Campbell, road work dis
trict 6 51
C. J. Vincent, mdse dist. 6 3
98
35
Fred Obernalte, road work dis
trict 8
Robert Viall. road work dis
65 j
S5
77 00
trict 12...
Ben Beck man, road work dis
trict 10
O I 4 O
11 25
Allowed on Bridge Fund.
D. A. Eaton, bridge work 7 44
John Waterman, lumber 60 20
Stroemer Lumber Co., lumber. 60 08
M. Sulser, bridge work 88 70
Robert Viall. 44 44 34 00
No further business board, adjourned
to meet April 21, 190S
W. E. Rosencrans,
County Clerk.
Mashed His Little Finger
This morning while working at the
Burlington shops, and while he was
grinding a chisel on a grindstone which
was propelled by steam, L. F. Smith
allowed the chisel to catch in the cor
ner of the crrindstone, throwing his
hand against the side of the frame,
tearine: the skin and flesh off the inside
in such a manner that he was compel
led to go to the company doctor to have
same mended. The finger was badly
lascerated and it will be some time be
fore he can use it again.
Death Was on His Heels.
Jesse P. Morris, of Skippers, Va.;
had a close call in the spring of 1906
He says: "An attack of pneumonia left
me so weak with such a fearful cough
that my friends declared consumption
had me, and death was on my heels,
Then I was persuaded to try Dr. King's
New Discovery. It helped me immedi-
atelv. and after taking two and a half
bottles I was a well man again. I found
out that New Discovery is the best rem
edy for coughs and lung disease in all
the world." Sold under guarantee at
F. G. Fricke & Co. drug store. 50c
and one dollar. Trial bottle free.
Jesse Stenner, who has been em
ployed with Earl C. Wescott, assisting
in wiring for electric lights, resigned
his position yesterday.
One Way to Advertise
Somehow Nebraska air, climate, soil
and people come nearer being the idea
kind than in any other state in the un
ion. What you can't raise in Nebraska,
it takes hard work and close figuring to
raise in other states at a profit. There
are real estate agents all over the Unit
ed States talking and advertising their
listed lands, but when it comes to a
show down, the best bargains are found
in Nebraska. When Tom Wiles was
down in Texas last winter, he said that
a real estate agent found a lone orange
tree with three oranges thereon. See
ing a chance to advertise, he purchased
the three oranges for $3.00, and how
many acres of land that agent sold on
the strength of this showing is not
known, but he used the oranges for
that purpose. Weeping Water Republican.
THE COLLEC
TOR'S TROUBLES
A Few Words That May Bene
fit Plattsmouth
Citizens
A large per cent of the business
firms of Plattsmouth do a credit busi
ness among themselves, and at the first
of the month each firm must make out
their accounts and send out a col
lector to bring in the results of their
month's business. There is consider
able labor and time expended in this
method, and each firm should study to
make the collecting as easy and pleas
ant as possible for the firm who does
not have any idea of the amount of his
indebtedness at the end of the month
is a poor business man, or a poor busi
ness firm. If any person or firm should
lack the amount necessary to meet all
his obligations, he should so state to
to the collectors who call. Such a
caurse would be better than to attempt
to cover up the matter by jowering
over the account. Time is an object
with the collectors, as it usually takes
two days to make the rounds of the
town with even a small number of bills,
and any waste of the collector's time
works a hardship upon the firm em
ploying him. There are some persons
who try to be very 4 'smart" and others
very busy when the collector comes
around. This is not right, neither does
it indicate decent breeding or good
business sense. When a firm has ex
tended credit to a person they have
merely put that much faith in that per
son's ability and willingness to pay the
amount at the time it is due, and they
expect the pledge to be redeemed. Col
lecting is unpleasant at best as it adds
expense and labor and brings no ad
ditional trade nor profit, and that per
son who tries to make the collector's
business unpleasant and burdensome
by little methods or witless jower
ing is unfit for bnsiness of any kind.
There are many gentlemen on
whom collectors are always pleased to
call, they pay their accounts as though
it were a pleasure, as, indeed, it should
be for every man who wishes the res
pect of his fellow merchants and busi
ness men. These men know the amount
of their indebtedness and appreciate
the courtesy you have extended them,
and they are pleased with the idea of
being able to reciprocate the favor. A
great many of the business firms have
complained because their collectors
were treated with impoliteness, and in
many instances gruffly ordered to 4 'call
again when I have time to pay the bill."
Now, this is not right. The man who
will contract debts should make provi
sions to pay them on the day they arc
due. This is merely business, and
should be looked at from a business
standpoint; just put yourself in the
other fellows' place.
In this connection we wish to state
that this paragraph was not inspired by
the fact that the Journal has accounts
to be collected each month, because,
fortunately for us our accounts are
among firms who have always known
the value of a good credit, and we have
no cause to complain of the treatment
accorded our collector. The men who
realize the worth of printer's ink are
never at fault in good business methods.
Will Remove to Bethany.
The Journal regrets to learn that Dr.
C. W. Jester, of Eagle, will remove to
to Bethany, where he has purchased a
stock of drugs and will also open an of
fice there. He also becomes one of the
college faculty there next year teach
ing physialogy and some other branches
which relate to a preparatory medical
course. . Dr. Jester is a splendid physi
cian and a genuine gentleman, also,
and the loss to Eagle will be greatly
felt. The Journal wishes him unbound
ed prosperity in the change, which
sooner or later is bound to come to such
excellent citizens, and especially one
which is well versed in his profession.
The New Pure Food and Drug Law
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and tar for coaghs, colds
and lung troubles isnot affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs, and we recommend it as a safe
remedy for children and adults. F. G.
Frscke & Co.
Skipped the Town
Frank and Earnest Jameson, net re
sidents of Weeping Water, no relation
to our Jamesons, came to town a couple
I of weeks ago Frank is a painter, and
hired to R. W. Hitchman. Earnest had
a thin voice, thin looking head, small
feet and hands, and dragged cigarettes
nearly all the time. Both boarded at
the Gibbon House and roomed together.
Frank did not prove good help so Mr.
Hitchman dispensed with his services.
The hotel proprietor wanted money for
their board to the amount of $10. They
paid him $4 and then skipped. Earnest
was a feminine looking fellow, in fact
he was an old girl and couldn't disguise
the fact, and left enough evidence at
the hotel to convict her of being any
thing but a man and lady. Weeping
Water Republican.
WILL BUILD HEW
DERRICK CAR
Burlington Needing One for Bridge
Work Will Have One Constructed
at the Local Shops.
General Superintendent H. E. Byram,
with his private car No. 78, drawn by
Division Superintendent Bignall's in
spection engine number No. 414, and
having with them officials who were
here today making a general inspection
of the conditions of the shops, and other
property of the road. The party con
sisted of General Superintendent, II. E.
Bryam; Division Superintendent, E.
Bignall; Superintendent of Carpentry,
D. C. Woodring; Roadmaster, A. Ibsan;
Trainmaster, E. Thyme and Civil Engi
neer, F. T. Darrow. While in conver
sation with Mr. Darrow he told our re
porter that he was in the city to see
about the construction of a new power
ful derrick car, for the use of building
bridges, the blue prints of which he had
with him, that would be capable of
swinging a weight of twenty-five tons
or 50,000 pounds at a distance of forty
five feet from the car. Mr. Darrow
says the construction of the car will be
rushed with all possible speed, as the
road is needing it at the present.
Diet in Sickness
In many diseases the main part of
the treatment depends on a correct
diet. In some diseases you are ad
vised to omit some foodstuffs or to eat
them in a limited quantity. Why is
that? It is because the physicians
found that in every disease the most
important object is, to first put the
digestive organs in perfect working or
der. They have to lighten the burden
we all carelessly put on these organs.
Give them rest and new strength.
This is accomplished best bv using Tri
ner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine,
which has a quick and decided effect on
all organs comprising the digestive sys
tem. It makes them to accept, digest
and assimilate food. Many healthy
persons use this remedy occasionally in
order to refresh and strengthen their
body. It contains only herbs and nat
ural red wine. No chemicals, no poison.
It is advisable to use it in the spring,
which is the critical period of life. At
drug stores. Jos. Triner, 616-622 South
Ashland Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
Mrs. H. A. Sharpe received a mes
sage from her son, Lee, yesterday
morning from New York, telling of his
landing on his return from a year's stay
in Germany, where he has been super
intending the construction of some ma
chinery upon which he has a patent.
Miss Mary Chizeck of Percival, Iowa,
departed for her home this morning
after having visited in the city for some
days past, the guest of her friend, Miss
Jessie Robertson.
How to Avoid Appendicitis
Most victims of appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic con
stipation by stimulating the liver and
bowls and restores the natural actions
of the bowls. Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup does not nauseat or gripe and is
pleasant to take. Refuse sub
stitutes. F. G. Fricke & Co.
Habitual
Constipation
Alay be permanency overcome Improper
personal efforts witMKe assistance
toftheone truly benejiaoA laxative
remedy, Syrup of tigs and tur ofSetmo.,
wVucK enabled one to form regular
iaoit$ ctaily 50 that assistance to na
ture may be gradually dispensed
vtien ho fonder needed as the best of
remedies, when veauired, are to assist
nature and not to supplant the natur
al functions, vh'ich must depend ulti
mately upon proper nourishment,
proper cjforts,andriKt living general.
To get its beneficial effects, always
buy the genuine
SyrublfigsEiixirSenna
California.
"Fig Syrup Co. only
SOLD BY ALL. LEADING DRUGC4STS
one size only, rgur price 50f fr Battle
AMTCB BATTEB
What is Being Done to Prevent Another Disas
trous Flood at the Burlington Railroad
Shops Here?
As we remarked yesterday in our
article "what is everybody's business is
nobody's business," but we expect to
continue to make it the business of the
Journal to tell our people what they
should do in order to keep pace with
other cities that are booming because
their citizens want them to boom.
Now, we have another flea to place in
the ears of some of our large property
holders, and it pertains to a matter
that needs looking after, and right
away too and that is a question of
sewerage at the Burlington shops,
where the flood of last summer did great
damage, and the promise was made
that such a disaster should not occur
again. We have got to do something
to prevent a repetition and it is just as
well to face this fact and don our hustl
ing clothes and begin the work.
Few know that during the recent
rains two and three inches of mud
covered the floors of some of the de-
A Base Misrepresentation.
The following to the Omaha Bee,
bears the ear-marks of the author, and
is a base misrepresentation of the whole
business. We reprint the statement
simply to show the readers of the Jour
nal how some people can report for a
paper when they want matters to go
their way. But the people of Platts
mouth know well the author, which is
''enough said:"
"Plattsmouth, Neb., April 8.
(Special.) A light vote was polled
here Tuesday, there being no 4 'dry
ticket in the field. W. L. Pickett, re
publican, was elected mayor over John
Lutz. the democratic nominee, by a
large majority. Emmons Richey, re
publican, was elected city clerk and
Dr. E. W. Cook, republican, was
elected city treasurer. The aldermen
elected were: First ward, II. J.
Schluntz, republican; Second ward,
William Weber, republican; Third ward,
F. H. Steimker, republican; Fourth
ward, Frank Newman, by petition;
Fifth ward, William Mendenhall, demo
crat, Morgan and Cummins, demo
crats, were re-elected members of the
Board of Education. The present demo
cratic mayor and city clerk were elected
two years ago and their terms expire
this spring. It i3 intimated that quo
iMrrantn nrorr1infTO mav lft CO.T1- i
, . j . - fm
lilVliVWU 111 ' ' '- J . . " - - I
the offices, as the clerk refused to have j
the names of the regular nominees of
the two parties for those offices printed '
on tne ballots, but that did not pre- '
vent the citizens from writing the
names on the ballots aud voting. The
names written on the ballots in the
Fourth ward were not counted, but
preceedings in the supreme conrt may
compel them to be counted."
Nothing Heard cf Chris Anderson
Last week The Republican mentioned
the disappearance of Chris Parkiar
from the Critchfield farm where he had
been working. Nightwatch C. A. Ral-
ston went up last Friday to- Omaha to
see if he could find any trace of the
missing man. He was in possession of
a letter from a man in South Omaha
stating that he had seen the man ad
vertised and recognized him from the
picture published in the World-Herald.
Mr. Ralston was taken all over South
Omaha by the chief of police and was
over Omaha, and the system employed by
the police in searching, he is satisfied
that Chris Anderson is not there if alive.
As to Mr. Anderson's name appear
ing as Parkiar, the following expla
nation as told the editor may clear the
matter. Chris Parkiar Anderson came
to this country about two years and a
half ago. The family name was Parkiar,
but they were known as Anderson.
There was such a mix-up in names in
that country among the families that
for one year the government allowed
any who desired, to change their names.
Chris Anderson's brother Anton, who
is here now, had his name changed to
Parkiar, but Chris did not and was
christened Anderson. When he came
to this country however, he adopted
the name of Parkiar, and was known
by that name. The government of Den
mark allowed the people to select one
of their names, but they could not use
both, so this is the case of own brothers
having different names. Weeping Wa
ter Repblican.
It has set the whole world a-thinking
Upon it all Doctors, as one, agree;
The tonic all your friends are taking is,
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
For sale by Gering & Co.
partments, but such is the fact, and the
rains were nothing to be compared with
some rains we are liable to have thi.t
spring. Now, how long do our people
think such a state of affairs are going
to last? The great calamity last sum
mer is not yet forgotten by the Burl
ington people, and another one of the
same character means a farewell to
Plattsmouth so far as the shops are con
cerned. And why our people will rest
content, knowing what will be done in
the event that another flood occurs, we
are unable to say.
Plattsmouth has a population of (3, (MM)
people, and we can just as well retain
what we have and secure several thous
and more, if the people who .should do
so, will get their eyes open to the dan
ger that confronts us, and pay a little
more attention to the saving of what
we already possess and open their purse
strings and offer inducements to es
tablishments to locate here. Again we
sound another warning note -act in the
matter of the Burlington shops before
it is everlastingly too late.
BROKE THE CITY
JAIL
GAGE
Are a Rantanderous Set of
Tough Roustabout, Which
Was Rounded Up By -Police
Yesterday
1 The clothes thieves whom the police
; rounded up yesterday and with three
j vagrants which were placed in the city
! jail, were more than the common set
jof every day "Weary Willies" for
j there were among the number some
j who were desperate enough for any-
thing. They broke the iron railing
I which constituted the city jail, and just
as Chief of Police r ltzgerald went into
the jail to see how things were last
evening had the door so they could get
I out into the corrodor, and with the
! bars they were succeeding in getting
' out of the railing, they would have had
j the windows forced in a short time and
' have been at liberty. They were im
; mediately placed in the steel cage of
! the county jail for safe keeping. They
j were a trifle crouded with nine per
sons in the steel cage, but they had an
opportunity to get reconsiled
by morn
ing, and was much safer than at
liberty.
In From South Bend
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ilalka, one of
those excellent Gorman gentleman from
the neighborhood of South I'end, was
in the city Monday and made the Jour
nal officea brief call. Mr. Ilalka is one
of the Journal's Lest reader?, but does
not get to the county seat c-ry often,
this being their first visit since we moved
from our old quarters on Sixth street.
' 1
Plenty of Trouble,
j is caused by stagnation of the liver and
i bowels. To get rid of it and headache
j and biliousness and the poision that
i brings jaundice, take Dr. King's New
j Life Pills, the reliable purifiers that do
the work without grinding or griping.
25c. at F. G. Fricke & Co. drug store.
Read then Grasp the Opportunity at the
VARIETY STORE!
One year ago at our open
ing we introduced a Profit
Saving Sale never before
attempted in Plattsmouth.
We now intend making
such a sale an annual event.
BEGINNING SATURDAY, APRIL I
and ENDING SATUDAY, APRIL 18
Any one making a 50c purchase
may have their choice of any
5c article absolutely free. So
take advantage of thi3 offer
for it will not occur again un
til April 111909. Dry Goods,
Notions, Millinery, Trunks,
Suit Cases, Glassware, Etc.,
all marked in plain figures at
prices that can't be beat.
The Variety Store.