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We have solid our damaged flood goods to Jno. Feldman, of
Omaha, and he has taken them to that city. This means that if
you come to our store now for clothing you will find only new, fresh
goods. We are receiving the new Fall styles now and invite you to
look at them. If you want the reliable dependable class of mer
chandise, you will find it here, cleaner and brighter than ever.
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A PRESIDANTIAL
WAGER OF 1900
Roast Pig for Thanksgiving Won by
Mrs. Lillian Hasse From Judge
B. S. Ramsey.
Eight years ago a somewhat unique
presidential wager was made between
two Cass county people a lady and
gentleman. The lady was then and for
six years previously had been the popu
ular and very efficient clerk of the
county court of Cass county Mrs. Lil
lian K. Hasse. She was a republican
and an ardent supporter of William
McKinley for president. Her support
of the republican nominee was partly
political and largely because McKinley
belonged to her native state Ohio.
The gentleman was Judge Basil S.
Ramsey who has been a life long demo
crat and a strong partisan of William
J. Bryan ever since that gentleman
made his first political speech in Cass
county made in Elmwood twenty years
ago in 1S?8, at a democratic county
convention. j
"MfTw, as lo the wager. If McKinley
was elected Judge Ramsey agreed to
furnish a roast pig for a Thanksgiving
dinner at the home of Mrs. Hasse. If
Bryan was elected Mrs. Hasse agreed
to furnish the roast pig for a Thanks
giving dinner at the Ramsey home.
The presidential contest resulted in
the election of McKinley and Ramsey
was also elected to furnish the roast
pig. An account of that Thanksgiving
feast at Mrs. Hasse's is reproduced
from the Plattsmouth Post under date
of November 30, 1900, as follows:
An Election Thaksgiving Dinner.
'And thereby hangs a tale." Two
ta(i)les, perhaps, to the Thanksgiving
dinner which Mrs. Lillian Hasse, deputy
county judge, served on yesterday at
her home on West Main street, as a
result of an election wager between
herself and Judge B. S. Ramsey.
Mrs. Hasse is a republican and, as
everyone knows, Judge Ramsey is a
democrat, and the bet was upon Mc
Kinley's election. If he won, Judge
Ramsey was to furnish the pig roast
and Mrs. Hasse promised to see that it
was properly served on Thanksgiving
day and both carried out their agree
ment to the best of their ability. -
The pig was provided, Kuntzmann
dressed it, Baker Herger roasted it to
perfection and delivered it hot at Mrs.
Hasse's and the feast was spread.
The dining room was decorated with
red, white and blue bunting. President
McKinley's picture hung in the center
and the democratic loser of the wager
was "seated facing the picture and
carved the roasted sacrifice to political
faith.
It is scarcely necessary to say that
Judge. Ramsey performed Jhis duty with
grace and dignity.
Mrt. Hasse's guests upon the oc
casion were Judge Ramsey and family,
Judge Douglass and family, W. L.
Street and wife, Miss Fannie de la
Verne, of Durango, Colo., Miss Emma
Tresham and Mr. Goede.
There was probably no doubt as to
the thankfullness of all present for the
delicious dinner, and the guest of honor
could probably forget for a time the
defeat of his party in the pleasure of
genial companionship and general pros
perity. It would seem that Mrs. Hasse is
now almost persuaded to become a
Bryan woman herself, judging from
the following, contained in a letter re
cently written by her from her home
in Lincoln to Judge and Mrs. Ramsey,
written more particularly to the one
from whom she won the wager of
"roast pig" eight years ago.
"Now, Judge, you ought to live
in Lincoln. It would do your soul good
to see the people who come to the
Bryan shrine to worship. Actually
here it seems that the whole world is
for BRYAN, and am afraid I'd bet a
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"roast pig" on Bryan now. So you see
there is danger of my going demo
cratic myself th.s fall."
Wedded Bliss.
Last Saturday evening at the parson
age of the German Lutheran Church,
Rev. Langhorst pronounced the words
that made Harry Wilson of Red Oak,
la., and Miss Anna HafTke of this city,
one.
The Wedding was a quiet one altho
there were a number of invited guests
outside the immediate family circle.
The wedding party went from the home
of the bride on Wintersteen hill in car
riages to the parsonage where the cere
mony was performed. The groom is a
fine young man and is well spoken of
by those in the vicinity,, who are for
tunate enough to have his acquaintance.
The bride is the accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haffke, of this
city, and is well and favorably known
here where she has a host of friends
who extend their congratulations to the
happy couple.
There were several visitors present
from out of the city, among those be
ing Mr. and Mrs. Schere, of South Om
aha. Teachers Assigned
. Assignment of teachers, Plattsmouth
City Schools, 1908-09.
HIGH SCHOOL.
W. G. Brooks, Prin. H. S., Mathematics
Patience Matthews . . . . Languages
Pearl Nichols Science
Genevieve Howard History
Gertrude Coon English
Blanche Horning Normal Training
CENTRAL BUILDING-
Verne Cole Room 2
Martha Goehry Room 3
Amelia Martens Room 4
Josie Yelinek Room 5
Mabel FreeseJ Room 7
Rebecca Haines Room 8
Delia Tartsch Room 9
Mae S. Morgan Room 10
Tressa Morgan : Room 11
Anna Heisel Room 12
FIRST WARD
Maud Mason Room 13
EAST SECOND WARD
Christana Hansen Room 14
WEST SECOND WARD
Anna Kanka Room 15
COLUMBIAN
Nettie Hawksworth Prin. Room 1
Estella Baird Room 1
Nellie Whalen . . Room 1
Nelle Wilson.... Room 1
EAST FOURTH WARD
Lettie Smith, Prin JRoom 20
Gertrude Stenner Room 21
SOUTH PARK
Hilda Barwick Room 22
MERCERVILLE
"No assignment made.
Shipping Flood Stock.
The parties who bought the Wescott
flood stock are today engaged in pack
ing it for shipment to Omaha. The
Wescott's are to be congratulated on
their disposal of these goods even tho
they had to sacrifice them to do so.
They felt that it would be better to
sell them at a sacrifice rather than
keep them on hand along with their
new stock which is constantly arriving.
They intended to put in an entirely
new line in all departments selling their
old stock with that idea in view. Their
evident spirit of giving the people
people the best they can under all con
ditions is to be commended.
Will Have the Best.
The committee on music for the old
settler's reunion certainly displayed
good judgement in the selection of the
Eolian quartette of this city as one of
their musical features. This excellent
quartette is composed of. B. A. Mc
Elwain, bass. Ralph White, tenor;
Mrs. J..W. Gamble, soprano; Miss.
Estelle Uaird, alto; and is considered
one of -.he finest in this section. They
will sinjr at both the Friday and Sat
urday tessions and assure the people
who attend the reunion a rare treat.
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Pretty Marriage Ceremony
A very pretty ceremony was witness
eu at tne nome oi Mr. win Drake near
Akinsville, Mo, Tuesday evening, July
21, 1908, when Miss Myrtle, the eldest
daughter, and Mr. Dan Strate were un
ited in matrimony. Rev. T. R. White of
California, Mo., officiating. .
The bride wore a handsome white silk
mull dress, elaborately trimmed with
Valenciennes lace and pin tucks. Miss
Ethel Drake, the bride's sister, and Miss
Cynthia Nelson, an intimate friend
since childhood, were bridesmaids, being
dressed in blue and pink respectively.
Miss Myrtle was one of Morgan's most
charming young ladies and will be great
ly missed by her numerous, friends.
She was also an accomplished young
lady, not only having the responsibility
of helping to make a cheerful home
for father, brothers and sisters since
her mother's death a few years ago,
but has also acted in the capacity of a
very successful teacher for three terms
in the surrounding county. Congratu
lations were extended by those friends
present, after which refreshments
were served, Miss Edna Todd, ' Miss
Madel and Flora "Drake dressed in white
and wearing caps and aprons of pink
and blue, acting as waitresses. The
dining table was prettily decorated .with
white poppies and other pretty flowers.
Many nice presents were received.
The happy young couple left Tipton Mo.
the following day for Greenwood, Ne
braska where they will make their
home and all their friends join in wish
ing this newly wed coupl a very happy
and prosperous journey through life.
' A Friend.
Versaills Leader, Morgan Co., Mo.
. Picnic at Ferry Glen
This morning a merry party of little
ladies journeyed down to Ferry Glen for
an all day's outing and picnic. The girls
certainly did not intend to starve as they
were goaded, down jwith great baskets of
food and they would have to have mon
strous appetites to, do full justice to all
their fond mothers had cooked up for
them. They will put in the day having
a big time in the cool recesses of the
glen with music and all the games imag
inable. ' '
The party included Gail Huntoon,
Esther Hickson, Esther Hawkenberry,
Grace and Elizabeth Beeson, Clara Tay
lor, Irene Dunn, Annette Fanger, Marie
O'Brien while Misses Ina and Grace
Dalton, May Robinson and Una Hodges
of Kansas looked after them as chap
erones. The' party comprises one of
the methodist Sunday school class.
... Wants His Pay.
Frank Stanley who has been acting
as the local 'representative of the J. E.
Dodson Land Company and who has
made several deals in this vicinity for
Pan-Handle land in Texas, yesterday
began a suit in the district court of
Douglas county, against the company
for the sum of seventeen hundred and
sixty dollars as commission due him on
his deals. To secure himself he also
levied an attachment against some pro
perty recently traded for by the Dod
sons in Omaha. D. O. Dvvyer. repre
sent Stanley. Mr. Stanley was re
ported to have been let out for poor
judgement in making deals by this
company but he claim3 he left their
service because they failed to pay his
commission.
Picnicing at Manawa.
Manawa with its cool and refreshing
shade and beautiful waters has a party
of Plattsmouth picnicers today. The
party were passengers this morning on
No. 19 and expect to return this even
ing. They will enjoy all the luxuries
of that resort such as bathing, boating,
fishing, and other means of passing
time and will do their very best to keep
cool.
The party included Mesdames W. C.
Tippens, Jos. Fetzer, Wm. Hassler,
Geo.Weidman, Wm. Schmidtmann.Wm.
Weber, B. Wurl, Martha Baumeister
and Goos.
Frank Stanley spent the afternoon
in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs J. C. Brittain visited in
Omaha this afternoon.
J. W. Sage spent the day in South
Omaha viewing fine horses.
Will Smith, son of Dan Smith, has
resigned and quit the Burlington shops.
Mrs. James Chalfant and Mrs. Floyd
Chalfant spent the day in Omaha.
County Clerk Rosencrans and his
deputy were very busy today with the
tax lists.
The employes in the Burlington shops
were made happy today by a visit of
the pay car. . -
Mrs. S. E. Kerr returned home this
morning from Lincoln, where f,he at
tended the Epworth Assembly.
Mrs A. A. Randall departed last
evening to join her husband in Lincoln
and attend the Ep worth Assembly.
The many friends of Fred Ramge wil
be glad to learn that he has recovered
sufficiently, to be in his market today
County - Superintendent Miss Mary
E. Foster" was called to Omaha
this afternoon on business connected
with ner office.
Colonel Seybolt shipped a car load of
hogs to South Omaha this morning,
where he Disposed or them at a good
big price.
J. t. Campbell ot Murray passed
through here this morning from a few
days pleasure trip with friends in Glen-
wood, Iowa.
L. C. W. Murray, residing west of
Mynard, was in the city today and re
ports that they had a heavy rain in that
vicinity Tuesday.
Charles D. Grimes, the hustling and
energetic news gatherer for the Jour
nal, spent this day in Lincoln with the
great democratic lights.
Charles Sans and his sister, Miss
Beulah, residing seven miles south of
this city, departed this afternoon for
Merino, Colo., for an extended visit.
Mrs. C. J. Meitzen and baby and Mr.
Francis McCormick, a nephew of Mr.
Meitzen, all of Omaha, are "guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ptak, of this city.
George Washington Staats is taking
his fifteen days annual vacation from
his arduous duties in the post office and
journeyed to Lincoln this morning to
visit the next president.
Father Henessy ot Manley and Fath
er Feeny of Auburn, who were visiting
jonn right ana lamuy and others in
this city, departed this morning for
their homes.
The Wescotts have sold all of their
flood goods to John Feldman of Omaha,
who has been having a very cheap sale
today, but will ship the remaining stock
to Omaha tomorrow.
Miss Kittie Cummins and her mother
departed this morning for Sedwick,
Colo., where they will visit their
brother and son, Charles, and family
for about three weeks.
John G. Chase, of Avoca, is in the
city this morning, looking after some
business matters. Mr. Chase added his
name to the Journal's list this morning,
as he wants a live paper from the
county seat.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hanford, who
have been visiting the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs Frank Shopp, and other
relatives here, departed this afternoon
for Lincoln, where they will visit for a
time before returning to their home at
Denver.
W. B. Davis, Dean Austin, Amos
McNamee and Peter Clarence came up
to get the ice" for the old settlers' re
union, and for Fred Hesse, the enter
prising Union butcher, while Mr. Davis
had other business matters to attend to.
Among those who went to Lincoln
today to see the next president today
were Judge H. Archer, County
Treasurer Frank E. Schlater, Attorney
D. O. Dwyer, Will Robertson, E. J.
Richey, Warren Wiley and John Cook,
of Murray; Mrs. W. L. Cooper and her
two sons, Arthur and Irvin.
E. J. Bradley who has been taking a
vacation of some two weeks at Lake
Okobojii, la., returned to the city last
night. He is looking fine and feeling
better as he had the royal time of his
life.
Imagine any kind of a social gather
ing being a success without "Fairy Ice
Cream," as the leading feature. The
best is none too good for your guests.
33c per quart; 20c per pint. Nemetz &
Co.
Mr. J. W. Polin, of Plattsmouth,
Neb., Henry Polin and Thomas Polin,
of Newton, and Mrs. Mary Taylor, of
Plattsmouth, left for their respective
homes yesterday. They had been visit
ing at the home of their sister and
cousin, Mr. E. N. Miller. There had
been a family reunion at the Miller
home; twenty-five relatives were pres
ent. Ottawa '(Kas.) Daily Republic.
Roy Taylor spent the day in Omaha
today.
C. R. Todd was. a passenger to Oma
ah today.
Mrs. John Karvonek visited Omaha
this afternoon.
Sheriff Quinton was a passenger to
Greenwood this afternoon.
Mrs. AUie Crawford or Auburn, is in
the city for a brief visit with her grand
mother.
Miss Lidia Weckbach of Lincoln and
Miss May Murphy departed this morn
ing for Chicago.
A. S. Will and Charles Troop jour
neyed to Omaha this morning on the
early Burlington train.
Miss Estelle Baird returned home
this morning after a pleasant visit with
friends in Cambridge, Neb.
Mrs. S. L. Tyler departed this after
noon for her home in Havelock after a
pleasant visit with her parents.
Dave Amick, of Murray, was among
those in the city yesterday .afternoon,
looking after business matters.
A Birthday Party.
Yesterday- afternoon a jolly crowd of
"Frauenslanta" gathered at the home
of Mrs. Wm. Wohlfarth to celebrate
her forty-third birthday.
The afternoon passed quickly and at
4 o'clock they were ushered into the
dining room, where they enjoyed a reg
ular "Kaffeklatsch," after which they
all departed, wishing Mrs. Wohlfarth
many happy returns of the day.
Those present were Mesdames C.
Sievers, H. M. Soennichsen, L. Dose,
E. Ploeger, P. Goos, Wm. Otterstein,
Mumm, Chas. Hanasek, A. Hen-
drickson, Chris. Wohlfarth and J
Wichman.
Camp Meeting at Glenwood
The Hephzibah Faith Missionary As
sociation and the Holiness churches will
have their annual camp meeting in the
chautauqua park (High school grounds)
at Glenwood, beginning next week,
August 20 to 30. Quite a large gather
ing is expected this year. Evangelists,
Mission Workers from a number of
states, including several returned For
eign Missionaries, expect to take part
in the meetings.
Will Run a Special.
For the information of these con
templating attending the Innes band
concerts at Glenwood next Saturday,
the Journal will state it has received
word from the chautaqua management
that a stub train will run from Pacific
Junction to this city after the arrival of
No. 13 there on Saturday night. By
this arrangement the entire day can be
spent at the chautauqua and two con
certs by the celebrated band can be
heard, returning to this city at eleven
o'clock. It will be possible to leave
this city on the stub at 2.55 p. m., and
arrive at Glenwood at 4.45 or leave on
No. 2 at 5.02 and arrive at Glenwood
at 7.40 in time to hear the evening con
cert. Those desiring to hear both con
certs can go over on No. 4 at 9.55 a.m.
A Stormy Married Life
District Clerk Robertson today filed a
divorce case brought by Frances Zitka
against her husband, John Zitka.
County Judge Beeson appears for the
plaintiff. In her petition Frances al
leges that she married defendant on
November 12. 1907, and ' in the brief
period of ten months John had con
trived to make life somewhat of a bur
den to her by getting his lights lit and
giving her some considerable beating
up as well as heaping other abuses
upon her. That on January 2, this
year, defendant -having imbibed too
freely of the flowing bowl, arrived at
his domicile at the customary hour for
jags, along about Z a. m., and pro-
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followed a few moments later by seiz
ing plaintiff and dragging her about
the room by her hair. Evidently John
imagined this to be humorous, but
Frances seems to think it would be
sufficient grounds for severing the nup
tials bonds. He also at this time choked
and beat her. Later on in the early
part of July. John had another of his
playful mood3 and came home in his
Usual condition and fell upon plaintiff
with his fists and struck and beat
her, ending by knocking her down
and chewing her ear. This last act
was somewhat rough evidently, as she
had to have the services of a physician to
to repair the damages. John also threat
ened to kill and slay the plaintiff which
disturbed her peace of mind more or
ess
principally more. As John is pos-
sessed of property valued at about one
thousand dollars Frances believes she
has some coming out of it and asks the
court for alimony. She also wants her
maiden name of Frances Hula restored.
The case will be for hearing at the next
term of court.
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Guests at House Party
Miss Mary Hungate has been leading
a strenuous life the past few days.
She gave a house party and her guests
arrived last Friday. From Platts
mouth there came Misses Hallie Par
mele, Mildred Cummins, Ellen Pollock
and Vesta Douglass; from Auburn, Lu
cile Langford. They were a refreshing,
vivacious lot of girls, full of fun and
enjoying the time of their life.
On Friday evening about forty of
Mary's friends in town were invited to
their lovely home to a lawn party and"
to meet her out-of-town guests. As
usual they had a delightful time. Re
freshments added to the pleasure of the
evening.
On Saturday evening the entertain
ment was different. Mrs. Hnngate
loaded plenty of' provisions into her
buggy and started out supplied with
lots of pieces of paper which she lib
erally distributed along the road. A
half hour later Mary and her guests
numbering about twenty-five, loaded in
a hay rack, followed the paper route.
In a round-about way they reached the-
home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Woods.
There they camped and had a dandy
time. The ice cream followed the more
substantial feast, and joy reigned.
Some young men found their way
over to the Hungate home Sunday af
ternoon, and blessed if they didn't stay
with those girls until the minister pro
nounced the benediction at church, and.
it took until 11 o'clock for them to get
home.
The guests have departed, but they
have something to talk about. Weep
ing Water Republican.
The Waste of Lives
Dr. McCormick stated that one-third,
of the 5,700,000 who were ill or died
during the last year might have remain
ed in full health though the observance
of the simplest rules of health. It seems
as if people would not care to preserve
their life and health, because they let
so many advices pass by unnoticed. We .
often called the attention of our readers
to the danger that lies in neglecting the
first symptoms of disease, the loss of
annetite and of hodilv Ktrpno-tVi anr? orl
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vised them to immediately use Timer s
Elixir of Bitter Wine, this being the
only remedy they can positively rely on
in all maladies of the digestive organs
and of the nerves. It quickly brings
all organs of the digestive system to
their natural activity, expels waste
matter, purifies the blood, strengthens
the nerves. At drugstores. Jos. Triner,
616-622 So. Ashland Ave., Chicago, III.
Base Ball.
The Red Sox of this city have just
closed a contract with the Marysville,
Mo., professional baseball team for
two games of ball on the home grounds
on the 19th of August, one to be pla3'ed
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and the
other at Si.'X) in the evening, the latter
being played by electric light, the vis
iting team carrying their own plant and
furnishing sufficient illumination to play
a good game of ball. These games
promise to be very interesting, and a3
the one game is played at night, some
thing rather unusual, they should be
greeted with a large attendance. The
price of admission will be only 25 cents.
Everybody attend.
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