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Dr. Rhoden fought heroically
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agaiust the cud he know was immi- j d at of Cass county and cue of its
mmt through a month's illness. He i most distinguished iind respected
frequently assured his attending phy-1 citizens. Dr. Rhoden was well known
sicians, who were hopeless of his re- throughout the county, especially in
oovery, that he surely would win the i the vic inity of Murray, where he was
hattlo and live. In the end, however, j virtually raised, and his untimely
he became devoid of strength and death is mourned by a large circle of
save up. Complicated stomac h trouble friends and aeuuaintancTs, who have
was the cause of death. known him to love and esteem him.
Dr. Ilhoden was born In Missouri j Ho has three; brothers who are resi
in 1S6I, the son of a farmer. He re-j dents of this county, they being Don
ceivod his early education in country ' C, Ueorge W. and W. H., and in ad-
sc hools, and later graduated from the
Peru State normal, lie acquired his
profession of medicine in the Mis
souri Medical school at St. Louis,
graduating from that institution In
After several years passed in Iowa
and in the city of Omaha, where he
practiced surgery under Dr. Allison,
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Startinj or Courls ii Several
Counties and Some of the .Jfi
Firot Cases.
The Sunday World-Herald pub
lishes a Ions article under the above
head, and among other things has the
folio wins; in reference to t lie early
courts of Cars county:
While these cases and these pro
ceedings had been had in the first
judicial district of the state under
Judge Feritur.nn, there were two
other judicial districts doins work,
but their records are not at hand;
however, our record shows that the
first judic ial district dropped down to
''ass county for a f.hort time, and on
May 2'i, IS." 7, a term of court was
held at Plattsmouth. That there had
been terms previously held is nown;of (ho (fa.m v.(irr.ntod
by the number of cases or crime in ,
v. r.icn llHllcinieuis iiiiei oei n i tiui m
t 1 i 1 - I ilt .....y.h
it was evidently a case ol toe, iintand vIr, vith a Ci0O( blg t.roW(1 t0
Johnson" in Cass, for there were nt ; chwr (hem cn AnywnV( th(iy sure)y
least sixteen cases against men of: ,;l f, f . ... R, , . ...
that name. All were nejllied.
The name of II. U. Harding ap
pears as prosecuting attorney in Cass
ounty at that time. The last heard
of Mr. Harding was about ten years
ago at Carthage, Mo., when he would
frequently speak of his early resi-1
dene-e in NVbraeka' and refer to many
of the old settlers here. He really
lived at Nebraska City, where a
brother now resides.'
. At that session of court a name
Jong known in Nebraska lirst appears
on the court rolls, for Turner M.
Marquette was on May 2, 1837, ad
mitted to practice. With him was
another name favorably known in
three Ktates as a lawyer .lames M.
Hews. Judge pews was a Democrat
of the? old school. He was for many
yell's a resident cf Glenwood, la., and
dnrlng"the civil war was accused of
being a " epporhend." All of the
"atN'-ntions" usually paid to suspect
id southern sympathizers was visited
i :p n the judge without either daunt
ing his courage or breaking his pride.
.After the war he moved io Kansas
e'ity, whcr he became a loading
nnnber of the Missouri bar.' lie
clooe d his days on the TacHle slope,
vhere, despite his ag", he establish
ed r. reputation as a Kiund lawyer.
The iirst Cas.-' county grand jury
ci wtiii n we nave a revoru in me ,
Journal met. ;'t this term of court.
There' were present as members of :
this jury Jo cob Yallory, John V'atsnn,i
AUen Y,'-ilscn, Wheal ley Mi kh wait, j
John J. Wiirh-y, Wlllia m Davis,!
William Young, Jacob Klipser, T. II. j
Ashley, Daniel Kikonbary, whose son
"Crof" was later shorllT of the coun
ty; 11. Cooper, W. Cardwoll, John
.-'I'urloek, .1. V. McJlaygood and C.
Ilaniraond.- William Dais was for.'
iio.n. The Cist c:i(iroo cloci-'O
o'lnty ,.s that of Oscar
against Matilda Johnson.
s-Jgnevl (Jctob. r S, J S o 7 .
in Cass
Johiisou
It was
A I'.argiiin.
"in. j. iujiui lias ie:l. with mo
for sale a new carriage which has
n.-ver been hitched to; it must Bell;
nt Sam O. Smith's barn, I'lattsmouth.
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s1 vetv.l ordeis, deceased
,y dear irk nds, and is
mourn d a n men cf
1 iiuu'.l' qualities.- Fre
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now deeply
sterling ' ;;o
mont Herald.
The above from the Fremont lier
a'd convoys the sad in"ormntion of
ti e death of a good man. Ion a resl-
(lit ion a brother, T. J. of Waukeeney
Kas.
lie was a nan of much distinction
in his profession, n lovable person
ality and of unblemished character.
In his passing it is not alone his fam
ily who lose, but the entire commun
ity, who have known him for so long
a period.
j Foollmll (iaine Saturday.
j A fine beating was delivered the
! Omaha All Stars football team last
(Saturday afternoon by the I'latts-
inouth cloven. The giants were trim
med by the score ot (! to () good
nouKh considering the previous
work which the local boys had un
dergone. The locals convinced the
All Stars that they had a few stars
of their own who scintillated just as
brightly v.a the stars from the me
tropolis, iiiitl ihe lcc.als were deter
mined to win. It would r.ot be fair
to make any particah'.r mention of
the brilliant woik cf the individuals
on the local team, for they all cov
ered their posh ions In the most
scientific manner. Considering the
fact that the All Starr, are among
t'.ie best teams in the big town up
the creek, the heals are entitled to
a vast amount ri credit for their
good work In showing that they are
not all stars by some. It can be said
for riattsniouth that It has one of
the best football tec pis in the t tato,
and they deserve Fph-nd!d patronage.
The crowd Saturday was s-aail, an.l
not nearly so larce as the aeod work
'Ihe next
game v.ill be one in which the locals
si;fuiic mci-t v 1th
proper patronage ;
timed ofliflala to help them, although
this was charged Ly the visitors. The
final score was C to 0. Prof. Gamble
and Yv'ade Windham ailed an referee
iarui timekeeper, which is a guarantee
that the officials world bo f: Ir and
hone.-t.
Hied This .Moniine
James Skoumal, an aged Iloheai
h:ti citizen, died this morning at
11:13 o'clock after a prolonged Ill
ness. Mr. Skoumal has been a resi
dent of this city for many years, and
is one of the best known and most
respected of the Bohemian residoats.
He was the father of several children,
most of whom reside in Omaha, and
who enme clown to this city this aft
ernoon. Among others was his son,
John Skoumal, who was formerly em
ployed in the I'urlinglon shops In this
city. A daughter, Mrs. Murray, is
also a re sident of that city.
One of his sons, Anton J. Skoumal,
iil:;o lives in the metropoii.i, and is
well known in this eity, where lie
spent l.is boyhood days. '
Mr. Skoumal will probably bo
hurled tomorrow, although at the
time the Journal goes to press this is
not dolinitely Fettled. The funeral
will take place from the Iledieminii
Catholic church (The Holy Rosary
church ) .
The Comer (,'as Uliis.
It' was very funny to hear some
of the remarks made last night in
reference to the new street gas lights.
Some thought they were rp-t large
'enough and elid not spread enough
light. The lights an- nil right fe r
the purpose for which they were
eri'cted. Tiny are to run all night,
while the electric lgihls, which are; to
be placed at each street crossing,
will be only until 12 o'clock. 1'eople
! should not be so eager Io express an
eiplricn until the entire system of
( le( trio an.l gas lights are In full
working order. Then the (del town
will loom up In the proper shape.
Cheapest accident lnsurnnce Dr.
Thomas' Hclootrlc Oil. Stops the
pain and heals the wound. All dru?-
gists sell It
I:.' cat
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rally spealtiii;; ti:o pi i 'o
oar an 1 above the dollar
vo raise:! a bi.ir c rjp and
mark. u I.-.
some k.rel;;n countries report phe
nomenal yield:.!. The western farmer,
however, scenes to tdiow a disposition
to net lock at the market report un
less it indicates a dollar per bushel.
The western farmer is showing him
self pretty independent, and bis cir
cumstances are such that he is going
to hold his grain until he juts his
price, and this without combination
or any undertaking in "restraint of
trade." In the New York Evening
1'cst, a western miller tells his story
thus:
"A farmer who has 10,000 bushels
of grain in Ids elevator came to ine
and asked the pi ie-e of wheat. When
offered f 2 cents lie replied: "It won't
do. 1 can borrow money at the batik
at G per cent, and that is a better risk
than to sell the wheat." He did bor
row the money, and now within four
weeks ha.; a profit of $800 or, his
wheat v.ith the feasibility of yet.
more. Fanners generally seem to
have an idea that wheat will ;;o very
high bt'fcre spring, and if they feed
so, and can wait, then it will. The
dollar mark brought out considerable
wheat, but the; receipts arc net yet
what they should be."
i noro was a time upon our iarni-
ers had to send il'.e'r crop to market
aril take what they could get. It it
uintrert tocay. i no niortgag '-s are
paid off, and the farmer lias me-ney in
the bank, lie k Independent and ho
lias his own n :tions coticernin.- what
ae oi'gnt to get ror His wne.it, so as a
result of conciiiiuiis ho will come pre
ty near getting his price.
Me:st pevj'de who know are v.iT.ii
to admit tlmt the western fario.er is
mnstor cf the wheat situation, am'
the man who h-st knows is the farm
cr himself.
At the Parmide.
A very large audience a!iend"d tb
bi ow nt tlkP IMrn:e!e :.r,t nigiit. an
were wed I paid for their tiroe. AM
wore aoiigr.-.ca wi.u tr.e i:p." program
presented. Tie F'trrpcrtn Comedy
Trio, in tin ir "Co:'.e'!v Xo, ;-! cv
tii;' j ' l ! e"f , a "a.!
their P. I ; ; t" : i i - was '.:, !h r,i. Tie'' now
pictures were him up-to-,iafo and en
tertaining. The people can always
expect the very best fur the price of
admission at the Parmele, as Man
rigor Dunbar puts forth his best of
fer? to ),: ; !- n;u"."i:s, and tha
;v ',-'o I a. ,-e r- t in th" hni it ct r. ing
:!'c:e, r.inl p: p .-( Io tr.rt ii :o a-e
h.'ig a the fe-ija c'or !::n:e as ox-
colli nt a.i they hr.o in the past. t' i
ard see the Kuropoon Ce-.ie.ly Trio,
and you will never regi e t it. Also
see the Cue, low "'o'orea, all for 3
at:d 10 cents. '
Mrs. ,!. Vi:k-.t licail.
W. L. rick'tt this tnornlug receiv
ed a brief no. f "'o iol!:i;g ldin of the
sudden death f his toothe r, Mrs. K.
J. I'iikett. ...r;. "Cirkctt was a resi
dent v! Lincoln and Is well known In
that city. . Kiie had not been ill o far
as Mr. l'ickett knew, and he was
much shocked at the sad intc dligonoo.
N'o particulars wore wired him nor
wits the time of the funeral fixed.
She will be burled at Ashland beside
her husband, who died several years
ago. In has sad bereavement, Mr.
!'! kett has the profound sympathy
if many friends. Further particulars
will be given tomorrow, ns soon as
Mr. I'i.-kett oVi g''t the1 information.
Mr. and Mrs. l'ic kett will depart for
Lincoln this e veiling ey on the morn
ing tr; in tomorrow for the obsequies.
A Correct inn.
The score of tin? football game last
.Saturday was erroneously printed as
'! to o in favor of l'ialtsniouili, when
it should have been 1!2 to 0. The
local team played rincs around their
opponents and had them safe at all
slages of the game. They expert to
be able to add other scalps to their
bell In tin! loar future, and ,'re de
voting their attention to careful
training. They were more than pleas
ed at the outcome of the game unci
satisfied with trimming the All Stars.
Poulliy YuHcd.
We p-5' t ho highest, prices for poul
try, as follows:
Hons !) c
Sin lngs 1) ,ic
Ducks C c
Also pay the highest price for
cream. Try lis once. J. 1 1 ATT & SON,
!-e Croat) Soda at G'nngs.
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tek-.rf'-'.ii: :
M o m m
F f
so good, hut as good as
gray suits just now in
price r 18. 00.
We're showing a
Cheviot Overcoiit In
Sizes 34 13 42 at
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AT BOHD AS DE-
DlliVTDHQ PCP!"
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Through the Advice of Repub
Heart Ccury Allcrney the
Ccrr.missioners Continued
Old Bond
The Daily News, in i-atrtrhiy'a is
ae, published an article pretending
to show that Frank K. Sciilater never
gave a bend as county treasurer. The
e.litrr of the News, as usual, falls to
";.-.ipr.'herd ti e diffareme between a
trousvrcr and deputy treasurer.
Fro i:I; F. t-ehiater, as every one
kin ws. was deputy treasurer under
VV. D. Wherler for four years, or two
terms. 1'e ga'. e the in nd required by
law as d ; vty i re;.si,r r under Wheel
er's iii.:' t "fi. I.o was appointed as.
deputy troas iier for Wheeler's see-1
end U r:u. The bond n titter came j
hi fee a board of ecmnilssione'r.;, all
I of wlier.ii were Henublieans. and nil- :
tor the advice of u Republican coun
ty attorney at the time, now Supreme
.(edge Jessie L. Hoot, Frank K.
Schlater's lirst bond ns deputy treas
urer was continued in force for 1: la
second term as deputy treasurer,
Judge Root advising that such was
proper and legal. Hut the News tried
to mislead the people by seeking to
convey the idea that Frank K.
Fchlater had never given a bond as
county treasurer.
The Journal, recognizing the ef
fort of the News to mislead the peo
ple, in yesterday's issue published
the fact that Mr. Sehlaier had not
only, given a bond as county treas
urer, but saved. the taxpayers $31 o
commissions to bonding companion,
by giving a personal bond tdgned by
loading resident property holders and
taxpayers of Cass county.
Desides, even if Frank K. Sohlafer
had never given a bond at all ns dep
uty treasurer lie was under a prin
cipal, W. 1). Wheeler, v ho made .four
anneal sc ttlem'iits with a Repub
lican board of commissioners, who
failed to find a single error in the
rei( rds, mainly kept and made by
Frank K. S-Yklatcr.
The head line of the Now, "'Ke hla-t'-r's
Fond Ne ver Filed" was undoubt
edly intended to decdve the' voters,
and no doubt did deceive many who
did not lab" time to read the article
In full.
..: ;"s for Solo.
I have an exoe lleiu bomb cf horses,
great many matched tennis, o.'l com
ing .'1-yonr-olds, quiet and ger.th, bat
unbroken, raised bore, that I am of
fering for sale nt reasonable living
prices, and can give all time neces
sary on good bankable paper drawing
8 per cent interest. Oomo pick out
a good team or single driver. I can
suit you all, as I havo both drivers
and draft horses, with plenty of bone
and style. They range In weight from
!00 to 1,130 pounds now. A. O.
AL'LT, Cedar Oe-k, Neb.
the Hiinlnuini
i'u' hu-ircs
with pride to thousands of cases vc
successftrly tte ited. If nop. have that
faed out, run dow n sort of a feeling
ahout your clothes jet us prescribe one
c f our OUAL1TY SUITS and Over
coats. They wi:l tne you up and
;;ive you new life. You'll not have to
;ro to a clothes doctor so often if you
try this treatment. Our prices are
520 to $35. Satisfaction or money re
funded. We have other clothes not
others show $5 to SIS. We're showing a new line of
sizes 33 to 40 that you can't touch any where for our
n'gVy fine Scotch
t!u latest styles,
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ESCAIE OF t ATI G FACTION
j A Hiillxlay Surprise.
! The cozy home of Mr. and Mrs. I).
C. Morgan was the scene of a littln
frolic last, evening when a number
young ladies most agreeably sur
ised their daughter, Miss Gertrude,
r:
In honor of her birthday anniversary.
! Whe n Miss Morgan had recovered
! from the shock, the evening was de
lightfully spent In social conversa
jtlcn and other amusements. De
j lb Ions re freshments were served,
which nmteilally aided In the pleas
ures cf the evening. A little more
conversation, n little more fun and
the invaders withdrew their forces.
Those who. enjoyed this occasion
were Misses Villa Gapem, Mattie Lar
'son, Elsie Thleredf, Elizabeth Kerr,
, l!o im AsemlsHcn, Carrie Sherwood,
, Ruth Chapman.
I'uneiul of I). Rbocloii.
t The Fremont Herald of yesterday
( Tuesday) morning contains the fol
lowing: "The funeral of the late
I Dr. U. II. Ilhoden will take place
I at 10:"0 this forenoon from the
! family residence an east Military ave-
Uiue. The Rev. I. II. Fuller, until til
j short time ago pastor of the Chris
tian church cf this city, of which the
! doctor was a member, will have
(barge of the funeral services, having
for that purpose come yesterday from
Lenox, la. The pallbearers will till
be physicians and are Drs. W. II. Mar
tin, William J. Davis, S. A. Preston,
F. H. Calkins, all of Fremont, and
Drs. Stewart of Cedar IHuffs and Huff
of North Rend."
LvKhoilir McP.rlde in Town.
John D. MoRrlde, ex-sheriff of Cass
county, came down on the M. P.
from South Omaha to spend the day
with old friends pnd to look after
some business for the firm lie repre
sents. His friends are legion in and
around Plattsmouth, and in fact, all
over Cass county, and all are glad to
grip hi m by the? hand and give him
a cordial greeting to his former home.
His good-natured und smiling coun
tenance beamed in upon the Journal
force while here.
Returns From Naions City.
Tt. A, Hates came up from the
Thornton & Minor Sanitarium at
Kansas City Oils morning to look
after business matters
He is fooling
last week, and thinks his ailment Is
Improving right along. Mrs. Hates
Is doing nicely, and will I'ave her bed
f':r the first time today, whbh de
notes that her recovery Is beyond all
question. Their many friends will bo
In el to reoc he such good news,
Land -H For Aero.
The high water mark In land prices
was reached at Tabor this week in
t!m sale of Mrs. John Clark's farm of
lli.'i ty-eight ac res, idtuatod one mile
oast of Tabor, to A. J. Hardy for an
oven $$,00 0 (ash, at practically $210
per acre. The Improvements were
very ordinary, so that the value of
the buildings on the land elid pot con
tribute much to the big price. Glen
wood (la.) Tribune.
Emmejns Rlehey was a visitor in
Omaha yesterday, returning to the
city this morning on the early train.
a. W
c ve been at
fci a l .ti
while ami puint
is
f co
6)1 That can't
CznZ t3 beat!...
Ileal h of Mrs. l'ickett.
Mrs. Fll.abeth J. l'ickett, 73 year3
eld, mother of Mrs. Ed. R. Guthrie,
died jesterday morning at 7:40
o'clock, at Ihe home of her daughter,
-0 South Twenty-seventh street.
The funeral will be held Thursday
from the Guthrie home, and the body
taken to Ashland to.be burled beside
that of her husband. Two daughters
of tlie deceased from raduenh, Ky.,
Mrs. R. G. Terrell and Mrs. T. E.
Hoswoll. T. J. Pickett, husband of
the deceased,' was one of the pioneers
of the state In newspaper work, and
resided at Hloomington, Nebraska
. city and Lincoln nt different times.
He tiled eighteen years ago, and was
buried at Ashland. State Journal.
The above conveys further par
ticulars concerning the death of the
mother of W. L. Pickett of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Pickett departed yes
terday evening for Lincoln, where
they will remain until after the ob
sequies on next Thursday. Quite a
large number of people from this
county were acquainted with both
the deceased and her husband In his
lifetime, they being two of the most
highly respected citizens of Ashland
for many years, and there is most
profound sympathy. for the sorrowing
children who are left behind.
Funeral of James Skoumal.
The funeral of the late James
Skoumal took place this morning
from the Holy Rosary church, and
was very largely attended. The serv
ices were ((induct od by Rev. Father
Shine of this city and Re v. Father M.
Ror,, of Wahoo. The floral remem
brances of the many loving friends
of this aged and most estimable citi
zen were very-numerous and hand
some. There were a large number of
soriowlng friends and relatives from
abroad In attendance at. the services.
Interment was had at the Catholic
cemetery, west of the city.
Mr. Skoumal was a resident of this
city for many years, and was quite
well known, especially among the
older liohemlan residents of the city
and vicinity. He had boon ill for
many years. sulToring from paralysis
and for a long tiino'hls condition was
regarded as critical, lie- making a
pronounced rally within the past sev-
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fore. In his death his family have
lost a kind and loving father and
husband, and they have the deep
sympathy of all who know them la
t heir sorrow.
j 'hurley Warner Carries oil' Prize,
j The unve iling of the ( lock at VVcs
j colt's look place this afternoon
promptly at three o'clock before the
largest crowd which has yet assem
bled there. The crowd In fact was
so great that the doors had to locked
on them. Charles Warner, the well
known fanner of the precinct carried
oO' the three green dollars holding
ticket which read K:I3:33 when the
dock stopped at 8:43:31, n differ
ence of only four seconds. The Wes
cott's are great, advertise rs and this
s( heme Is one of the best they havo
yet put on. The next unveiling takes
place on Wednesday afternoon, No
vember 10, at 3 p. in.
