SEllLEM OF All
ESTATE
Not a Great Deal for Division Among the Heirs, a Portion of
Whom Reside in Sweden.
Judge Beeson was engaged today
for a part of the day In the settlement
of the estate of Andre Henry Peter
son, a man who died near Union,
February 14, of the present year,
leaving surviving one sister and three
nephews In Sweden, and one nephew
residing near Stromsburg, Nebraska.
The deceased was a single man,
always living alone, and was a famil
iar figure in the vicinity of Union for
many years, where he went about
driving a team of mules which he
owned for twenty years or more. The
mules he purchased wheii they were
quite young, and shortly before he
died made arrangements with a
neighbor to shoot and bury the don
keys. He owned no land but pos
sessed a small box house which he
dwelt In, cooking his own meals and
doing his own housekeeping. His
dwelling he moved from place to
place, wherever he chanced to rent
farming lands for a season. At the
time of his death he had his shack
ou the farm of Mr. H. W. Lloyd,
southeast of Union, some two or
three miles, and had lived on Mr.
Lloyd's farm for five or six years. A
rumor was extant in the vicinity that
the peculiar old Swede had accumu
lated considerable wealth, as he had
dropped a remark here and there
that he "had plenty to do him with
out doing a lick of work."
The only surviving relative Mr.
Peterson had In America was his
nephew, Mr. Carl A. Peterson, of near
Stromsburg, Nebraska, who came to
care for his uncle In his last Illness,
and took the remains to his home
county and had them Interred by the
side of his father, a brother of the
deceased.
The nephew was appointed admin
istrator, and made search for assets
of his uncle's estate, but all that
could be found was two notes
amounting to something" like $900,
and personal property, soirfethlng
over one hundred dollars. A thor
ough search of the dwelling of Mr.
FEW ADVERTISERS REALIZE
VALUE OF NEWSPAPERS
That few merchants and eorpora
tiens realize the full value of ade
quate and systematic use of newspa
pers, In advertising their business
wa3 asserted by Ben S. Jacobs, ad
vertising manager for Conrad & Co.,
who addressed the Pilgrim Publicity
association on "Advertising" at the
Boston City club.
"Advertising," said Mr. Jacobs, "is
salesmanship, but it goes further and 4
reaches out more broadly. Apperance
of stores Is advertising, treatment
accorded customers store service, etc.
Advertising Is not an expense, but an
Itvestment, and the up-to-date mer
chants set. aside a fixed per cent for
advertising of various sorts.
"A local paper ought to be encour
aged. It Is the most powerful agent
f public opinion In the community
and the broadest carrier of your own
talk about your store. Papers should
cater to the advertisers, and the
merchants should co-operate with the
paper to the mutual advantage of
both. The newspaper Is usually will
ing to do what It can. A city ought
to have civic pride in a clean news
paper with modern type, neatly print
ed, and If this Is so, the advertise
ments generally pay much better.
Oet In touch with the newspaper
man. He Is generally a mighty de
cent sort of fellow, and he and you
nhould be In business together for
mutual profit."
Notice to Creditors.
Stato of Nebraska, Cass County, bs.
In the matter of the estate of John
H. Walllnger, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the
tredltors of said deceased will meet
the administrator of said estate, be
fore me, County Judge of Cas9 Coun
ty, Nebraska, at tho county court
room In Plattsmouth, in said coiinty,
om December 12, 1910, and on June
14, 1911, at 9 o'clock, a. m., each
day, for the purposo of presenting
their claims for examination, adjust
ment and allowance.
Six months are allowed for the
creditors of said deceased to present
men iioiuis, buu uue jvai lur me nu-
mlnlstrator to settle said estate, from
the 12th day of December, 1910.
Witness my hand and seal of said
County Court, at Plattsmouth, Ne
braska, this 10th day of November,
1910.
(Seal) Allen J. Beeson,
County Judge.
If ORIIT
IN
Peterson was made, the paper torn
from the celling and walls, but noth
ing was revealed. Mr. Peterson was
survived, also, by one sister and three
nephews, sons of a deceased sister,
residing in Sweden.
The Swedish heirs have sent proof
of heirship, which reveals some of.
the peculiarities of the Swedish peo
ple, In which the son of a parent, for
his last name, takes the first name of
the parent and adds the word son.
The proof In question shows that "In
conformity with the ministerial
records of the parish of Soderbarke,
province of Kopparberg and kingdom
of Sweden, that Anders Pettersson,
alias Henry Peterson, who was born
February 3, 1844, and Is said to have
died February 14th, last at Union,
Nebraska, U. S. A., was the son of
Petter Persson of Klk, born on Feb
ruary 21st, 1805, and his wife, Lena
Stina Samuelsdotter, both deceased.
That these mates had In their wed
lock, besides Andres Pettersson, alias
Henry Peterson, above named, the
following children: First, Anna
Stina Pettersson, born July 3, 1835,
still living unmarried In the city of
Krlstlnehamn, province of Varmland.
Second, Jan Pettersson, born on No
vember 15, 1837, emigrated to North
America in 1869. Third, Johanna
Persdotter, born on December 28,
1845, married In 1874 to Anders
Persson of Sodra Hotjarn, In this
parish, which mates are both de
ceased leaving the following chil
dren, viz: (a) Per Reinhold Ander
sson, born October 21, 1874, living
at Hugnora, Sweden; (b) Axel An
dersson, born on March 22, 1876,
living in Stockholm; (c) Karl John
Andersson, living at Munkbo, parish
of Horrbarke."
On this proof the county Judge
made a decree dividing the residue
of the estate after payment of debts
and funeral expenses Into three
shares. Giving the nephew In Ne
braska one of them, the sister In
Sweden one, and the three nephews
the other. .
XOTIfK TO ON-ll'.SIIi:VIS u
DHKKMl IVI'H whom: hksi
UKM'KN A II K IN KNOWN.
IX TIIK DISTUIfT COURT OF CARS
County, Ni-hi'Hxka.
Wllllum II. Kalney, rialntlff, vs. G,
M. Jordan, (llrt imme unnown)
Ceor-Re V. Jonlen, JnmcH E. Jnnlt-n,
JamPH (). Jonlen, Chullsta Jonlen,
Charles (. Jordan. Mury 10. Jorilim,
JfiHter A. Ware, Smlthten H. Hh"Ih,
8a rah JO. DaviM, Coore M. Itobert
Hon, and Mrs. Ki-uiiuIh A. Tarry, De
fendants. To (. M. .loi-clen, (first name un
known). OeroKB V. Jorden, Jiimea 10.
Jorden, Janus O. Jorden, Cliallxta Jor
den, CharleH (i. Jordan, Mary 10. Jor
dan, Jaxper A. Ware, Smlthten II.
Davis, Sarah 10. 1 in vis, (ieorn M.
Kohertson, and Mrs. Francis A. I'arry:
You and each of yon will hereby take
notice that on the 2 2d (Jav of Novem
ber, 1910, William II. Kalney, daln
tllT, filed bis petition In the District
Court of Cnss County, Nebraska,
nirnliist you, the object, purpose and
prayer of which Is to remove clouds
from and quiet title of record bv the
decree of said court to the east half of
the northeast (piarter of section twenty-four
H ) In town eleven (II) north,
In range thirteen (13) east, and the
south twenty-five and one-fourth
(25 1-4) acres of the southwest quar
ter of the northwest quarter of srt--tlon
nineteen (19) in town eleven (11)
north, In ranse fourteen (14) east of
the Sixth I'. M., In Cass County, Ne
braska, In plaintiff, William II. Kaln
ey, as against you, and to exclude you
and each of you from ever asserting
or claiming any right, title or Interest
therein, or to any part or parcel there
of, and for such other and further re
lief as may be Just and equitable.
You are required to answer said pe
tition on or before tho (tth day of Jan
uary, 1911. or the allegations contain
ed In said petition will he taken as
true and a decree rendered aecordlnif-
Duted: November 2ft h, 1910
ly. Wil.MAM II. IIAINTOY,
l'lalntlir.
Kv John St I.eyda. Ills Attorney.
Mrs. Nettie Stanton, of Union, is In
the city for a visit with her sister,
County Superintendent Mary Foster.
J.W. HUGHES
Llvo Stock and General Farm Sato
AUCTIONEER
Five years successful selling renders
me thoroughly competent of handling
your sale. Keferfence from those I
nave sold for. Graduate from Missouri
Auction School. See me at Perkins
Hotel.
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The Best Flour In The
Market
COUNTY
EICIITENCAMP ON
WITNESS STAND
Hired Man Testifies In Flcge
Murder Trial at Ponca.
LAWYERS TRY TO BREAK HIM,
Says He Was Witness to Killing of
Louise Flege by Her Brother De
clares Shooting Followed on Quar
rel Miss Heindrichs Testifies,
Ponca, Neb., Dec. 3. Albert Eicht
encamp, hired man, who says he saw
Louise Flege killed, told his story on
the witness stand in the trial of Wil
liam Flcge for the murder of his sis
ter, Louise. Testimony was given by
Miss Ida Heindrichs, to whom Flege
was paying attention.
Henry Heindrichs was recalled to
testify to having handled and shot the
revolver belonging to the defendant.
A. W. Meyers, justice of the peace
of Ponca, presented to the court a re
volver and a spent bullet, which he
said he had received from the county
attorney of Dixon county at the pre
liminary hearing and had held until
now. Heindrichs was recalled and
testified that he could not say that
the revolver was the Identical one that
he had handled, but that It was the
same make and same caliber.
Peculiar Actions of Defendant.
Herbert Heindrichs said that when
William Flcge, the defendant, came
out Into the field on the afternoon of
June 30, he exhibited a handful of
money and threw clods of dirt Into the
air, which was a strange performance
for him. He testified to a conversa
tion with Floge regarding his keeping
company with his sister, Ida, In which
Flege made threats to do something
awful In case anybody else kept com
pany with her.
Counsel for the defendant moved
to have all the testimony relating to
this conversation, which took place In
the German hall near Emerson, strick
en out, and the Jury was given a r
cess while the motion was argued. It
was overruled for the present and the
jury was recalled and the case pro
ceeded. Miss Ma Heindrichs testified that
she had long known the defendant and
that she had been keeping company
with him for some time. On the after
noon of June 30,. when he came to see
her home about 5 o'clock In the after
noon, he said he stopped because his
auto leaked and he wanted to get wa
ter, but that he only succeeded In get
ting about a half gallon In the tank
and that the auto showed no signs of
leaking. They talked about an hour,
with hor two sisters also present.
When the defendant came back In
tho evening he told her that his sister,
Ixmlse, had been shot. She said, "I
don't believo it," and that "he looked
downcast and did not look at me."
Hired Man is Star Witness.
The star witness was Albert Elcht
encamp, the hired man, who related
how William and Louise had quarreled
in the bouse and then Louise hnd
backed out of the house onto the
porch, then into the yard with William
in front of her, talking all the time in
German. He heard Louise say, "Leave
me alone," several times, and "What
have I done to you?"
Eichtencamp said he saw Wllllnm
Floge put his hand upon her and he
ran up and asked William what he
was going to do, to which William re
plied, "That is none of your business;
get out of here."
Then Eichtencamp ran to tho barn
and on the way he heard a shot and
turned to see what had happened. He
saw Louise on her knees. After he
got Inside the barn he heard another
shot and looked out and saw Iwise
lying r.n tho ground.
William went in the house, then
came out and got Into the automobile
and came to tho barn door and said to
Albert: "Keep still about that or the
same would happen to him."
At 7 o'clock In the evening Eichten
camp came by the field and found the
dog that Floge hnd kicked just before
he shot his sister, watching the gate,
where he had kept tho hogs out of the
yard where the dend sister lay. Al
beit then called up the neighbors.
The reason Eichtencamp gave for
leaving the body all day- in the heut
was: "Because I was afraid of him. I
thought he might be around some
where." In the cross examination counsel
made strong efforts to impeach tho
testimony of Henry Heindrichs and
Albert Eichtencamp.
May Accept New Pullman Rates.
Chicago, Dec. 3. If the. Pullman
company's offer of a 20 per cent reduc
tion In the rates charged for upper
berths In Bleeping cars, together with
certain other reductions in both upper
and lower berths, Is acceptable to th
Interstate commerce commission, the
railroads and the stntes appearing on
romplalnt also will accept It. accord
ing to Commissioner Lano.
Pawnes Farmer Accidentally Killed.
Pawnee City, Neb., Dec. 3. Bert
Hall, a farmer, met with an accident
that resulted In bis death. He had
started for home, horseback. Someone
had closed a wire gate into the field.
which threw hlo horse, which was gal
loping. Mr. Hall was thrown several
feet, striking on his head tod fractur.
log his skull.
PURE FOOD LAW TEST CASE
Supreme Court Will Pass on Nrt
Weight Provision.
Lincoln. Ic. 3. The supreme court
has gi anted a writ of habeas corpus
against Sheriff Hoagland of Lancaster
county iu bcb.lf of O. J King and U.
T. Page, thoo-etically lu the custody
of the county official for having vio
lated the pure food law. The writ is
made returnable on Jun. 3. at which
time the sheriff, through his counsel,
the attorney general of the state, will
Show cans to the court why he should
retain the custody of the plaintiffs. It
N probable that attorneys on both
sides of the question will file briefs
covering the whole question In coi
troversy and tho supreme court whl
lay down an interpretation of the pure
food law provisions and their consti
tutionality. The caso is a test brought by agree
ment between the pure food commis
sioner and the National Biscuit com
pany to try out the provisions of the
law which demands that the net
weight must be stamped on all pack
ages of certalu foodstuffs, among them
cereals.
ASQU1TH PARTY
INjlARD LINES
Slock Exchange Places Coali
tion Mpily at Abmt Slxly.
Ix)ndon, Dec. 3. There has been
a steady decline In the stock exchange
price of coalition stock since the open
ing of the electoral campaign. Start
ing at 120 as the probable majority
for the coalition parties, tho figure
gradually has dropped uiftll It now
ranges In the neighborhood of sixty.
if the brokers are well inspired tho
chances that the present struggle will
settle tho grcnt constitutional ques
tions liow before tho country seem re
mote. Should Premier Asqulth and his na
tionalist and lnborlte allies be returned
to power with anything like so ro
dueed a majority as here Indicated, It
is predicted that the premier will re
sign. In that case A. J. Balfour, the oppo
sition loader and prime minister In
1902. nnd 1905, presumably would be
Invited by King George to form a new
cabinet and everything would be again
thrown Into the melting pot, as the
only course open to Balfour would be
another appeal to tho country.
Old campaigners think that a sud
den push such as won id be made by a
turn over in seats at today's elections,
might easily start a landslide, and if
this occurs the indications nro that
it Is more likely to bo In favor of
unionism than radicalism.
NEBRASKANS MAKE HIT
Try to Get Berkshire Association at
Chicago to Come Here.
Lincoln, Dec. 3. W. R. Mellor, sec
retary of the state board of agricul
ture, has returned from Chicago,
where ho attended the meeting of the
National Llvo Stock association. Gov
ernor Shallenbergor, C. II. Rudgo,
George Hcrvoy and other Nebraskans
attended the meeting, and according
to Mr. Mellor, Nebraskans were pretty
much in evidence in the association's
affairs.
"Governor Shallcnberger spoke to
the Shorthorn Breeders' association,
of which association he is a director,"
said Mr. Mellor, "and his address was
the feature of the meeting."
An invitation was extended to the
National Berkshire association to meet
here next year and Mr. Mellor believes
the Invitation will bo accepted. Ne
braska at its state fair last year had
more hogs on exhibit thnn any state
except Iowa, and as Iowa got the
r.how and congress last year, he be
lieves Nebraska's chances are good for
next year.
Candidates Have Even Chance.
Washington, Dec. 3. President Taft,
having his message out ot the way, be
gan final consideration of the forth
coming appointments to the supreme
court and to the court of commerce.
Mr. Taft declares that ail reports as
to slates, etc., were pure guesswork
and that he was still of an open mind
and would listen to the claims of sev
eral scores of candidates.
"Lame Duck Alley" Created.
Washington, Dec. 3. Ono of the cor
ridors at the White House executive
officers usually given over to tho pub
lic was screened off by order of Secre
tary Norton and herefater will bo used
as an additional waiting room for call
ers. A well known senator christened
the new wnltlng space "Lame Duck
alloy." It la expected to bo In con-
Habeas Corpus Writ for Diet.
Madison, Wis., Dec. 3. Chief Jus
tice Wlnslow in the supreme court Is
sued a mandate requiring Sheriff Mad
den of Sawyer county to bring John F.
Diets to Madison at 10 o'clock on Dec.
9 to show by what right he Is holding
Dlcti a prisoner. It Is a habeas cor
pus proceeding presented by a Mil
waukee attorney.
Walt Still Leads.
Omaha, Dec. 3. With the examina
tion of the Douglas countv votlmr ma
chines, requested by Charles V. Pool,
Democratic candidate for secretary of
stato, completed by the election can
vassing board. Addison Wait. Itenub.
llcau cnndlnte, still leads Mr. Tool by
tiliiMfy two votes.
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oundation rock on which this business is built.
You can feel perfectly safe in buying your clothes
here and advising your friends to. We are showing
some very classy Overcoats in our QUALITY Line
$20 to $35 that are being picked up by the best
dressers. Also some splendid good values at $10,
$12 and $15.
Early Christmas shoppers will find here a full
line of Holeproof 'Hosiery, ah shades, in special
Christmas boxes.
THE HOME OF
CUSS PARTICIPATES
IN OYSTER SUPPER
Jesse Perry entertained in a most
delightful manner tho members of
his Sunday School class of the Christ
ian church, Thursday evening, at the
pleasant home of Rev. Itntcllffe. A
few minutes of the early part of tho
evening was taken up In the election
of officers, the following officers be
ing elected: Miss Lota Lair, presi
dent; Miss Katie Foster, vice-president;
Miss Margarette Thomas, treas
urer; Miss Edith Miller, seretary, and
Miss Myra Stenner, organist. Fol
lowing the election of officers plans
for enlarging the class wero discussed
and completed. A number ot other
Interesting features were, also, intro
duced and carried through. The
Pansy class Is ono of tho best classes
of tho school. It has an enrollment
of thirty-three, but want more. They
have sot their membership mark at
fifty. The business session was then
adjourned and the members of the
class participated in a social time.
At a convenient hour they were ush
ered Into the beautifully arranged
dining room, where tho thoughtful
teacher had planned a little surprise
for them, it being In the nature of an
oyster supper. It was a lato hour
when the members of the class de
parted for their homos, wishing each
other success and feeling that It had
boon good for them to be there. Mr.
and Mrs. Ratcliffo proved, both to
teacher and class, to be cost exeel
ent entertainers. Come Join our
ranks. Our motto Is "We Need You
and You Need Us."
One Who Was There.
Former Deputy County Clo'ik.""""
From Saturday's Dally.
Chas. McPherson, of Lincoln, was
In the city a few hours yesterday
looking after some business matters,
and In company with Judge Ramsey
paid tho Journal a brief, but pleasant
visit. Mr. McPherson Is a son-In-law
of the late Henry Lehnhoff, and a
former resident of Cass county. Mr.
McPherson Is a pleasant gentleman
and wo were pleased to meet him.
During the tlmo when tho old court
house was In existence Mr. McPherson
was dputy county clerk under James
Robinson, performing the duties of
the position during that gentleman's
incumbency.
O. W. Zarr camo down from his
homo, near South Bend, this morning
to look after some business matters
at the court houso, and while here
gave the Journal a call. Mr. Zaar Is
one of Cass county's well-to-do young
farmers, and we are always glad to
meet him.
Opto Eieolngs During December
You're a
Partner in
This Concern!
RE
You have helped
make this store
what it is. In
large part you are
responsible for its
present sue cess.
We want you to
feel at liberty to
criticise anything
here that will
make this a better
place to trade.
Quality is the
a
SATISFACTION
Will Lose Senator.
Both political parties have long
realized that there should be a re
disricting of tho state, and the
change In boundaries should have
been mnde years ago, but for some
reason the legislators have fought shy
of making tho change. According to
the census of this year tho eastern
portion of the stale has lost heavily
In population and, therefore, we will
lone In representation. Under a fair
distribution Otoe county will no long
er have a senator, but will bo com
pelled to divide with either Cass or
Nemaha, and we will also lose one of
our members of the lower house.
Tho same Is true In regard to John
son, Pawnee, Nemaha and other
counties In the southeastern portion
of tho state. The western part of the
state lins Increased in population
whllo tho southeastern part has de
creased. It seems hnrd to seo the
control of affairs wrested from the
counties that have so long held con
trol and wo might say dictated tho
political affairs of the state, but we
have lost our political prestige and
must give way to the younger an 1
more numerous counties Nebraska
City News.
St. Luke's Choir Iji.lojH Outing.
Mr. Will Kgonbcigor, the hand
some and genial coal dealer at the
corner of Main and Third streets,
took It Into his head to give the mem
bers of St. Luke's choir an outing as
well as a Jolly ride.
Ho accordingly caused the large
coal wagon of tho J. V. Kgenberger
yard to bo upholstered with burlap
and carpeted and cushioned to resem
ble a comfortable conveyance. Tho
members of the choir assembled at
the Riley hotel, where they were in
vited to "Jump Into the wagon and
all take a ride."
The Jolly party was driven to Mr.
L. A. Mooro's residence, where games,
readings, music both Instrumental
and vocal were enjoyed until a lato
hour. Tho hit of tho occasion was a
solo by Jay Stovers. At 11 o'clock
tho company was Invited to again
occupy the wagon for a ride homo.
Mr. Egenbergcr received a voto of
thanks which was expressed by "ris
ing," for the transportation furnished
on tho occasion, and every lady
promised to buy coal at Egenbcrger's.
Consults Specialists.
Art Pribble, of the News-Herald,
went to Council Bluffs this afternoon
to consult a specialist, Dr. Baum, rel
ative to a trouble he has with soro
fingers, which refuse to heal. Art
finds It pretty Inconvenient to have
this sort of trouble when he wants to
set type.
Mr. Steve Copenhaver, of near
Murray, drove In today and transact
ed business In the county seat.
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