WATCH HUH IE1EL0PBI III HIHK
The Board of Army Engineers appointed to apportion tho Reclamation Fund
to the various projects, has set aside $2,000,000 from tne special fund, and $2,
185,000 from the regular fund for ufo in the North Platte Valley project in Wy
oming and Nebraska, and $2,000,000 from the regular fund to complete the Sho
shone project in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming, making a total of more tha.i
$6,000,000 that will be spent by the Government upon these two p4ojocts, in
waking desirable homes in Wyoming for our citizens.
CAREY ACT PROJECTS
SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS will be spent by private companies in Wy
oming, and many of the projects will be pushed rapidly to completion.
Just think what the expenditure of SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS for ir
rigation is going to mean to the State of Wyoming. It means work at good
wages for many people, many new opportunities to get valuable farm homes,
more new growing towns and business locations.
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I0O4 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
LOCAL NEWS
From Monday's Dally.
County Attorney II. C. Taylor visit
ed his mother at Union over Sunday,
returning to the county scat today.
D. J. Pitman, of Murray, was a
Plattsmouth visitor this morning and
paid the Journal office a social call.
Oscar Larson, prlcipal of tho Avoca
schools, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Larson, In
this city.
C. II. lioedeker and daughter, Miss
Ida E of Murray, were In the city
yesterday and registered at the Per
kins house.
Mr. Wendel Hell, of Eight Mile
Grove precinct, was In the city today,
looking after business matters for a
fow hours.
Frank Smith, of the Journal force,
spent Sunday with his mother at the
farm near Union, returning on the
morning train today.
Mr. William Spence, of Louisville,
tranacted business In riattsmouth to
day, having arrived on No. 4 for a
few hours In tho county seat.
Mrs. Morgan Waybiight left for
Omaha this morning from whence
she expected to depart for her home
at Los Angeles, California, today.
A. L. Todd drove In from the farm
thU morning and departed on No. 15
for the metropolis, whero business of
Importance engaged his attention for
a few hours.
Miss Katheiine Howlnnd and Miss
Gladys Pirle, both of Wymore, who
have been visiting William llowland
and family for a short time, returned
to their homes this morning.
Julius Pitz, who has been suffering
ith an attack of the grip for a week
or more, was on the Btreet Saturday
afternoon looking a little the worse
for the struggle
Matt Sulser drove in from the farm
this morning to look after some busi
ness Items and while In the city called
at this office and renewed his allegi
ance to the Old Reliable for another
year.
Tomorrow Mr. D. llawksworth will
celebrate the 80th anniversary of his
birth. Mr. llawksworth was the
second Hurllngton master mechanic
west of the Missouri river. Ills resi
dence In rittttsniouth dates from tho
arly seventies.
John Dankleff, one of Cass county's
prominent farmers, living four miles
northwest of Avoca, was In the city
today on business, and paid the
Journal office a pleasant visit. While
here Mr. Dankleff renewed for the
Old Reliable another year.
Mr. J. W. Keasoner, of South Ilend,
Mr. C. W. miss, of Ashland, Mr. 11.
F. Swanback, of Greenwood, Cass
county's oldest citizen, and Mr. II. A.
Talcott, were Plattsniouth visitors to
day, having been called here to at
tend the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Plattsniouth Telephone
company.
John Mayfleld and wife and babe,
of Omaha, spent Sunday with Mrs.
May field's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Peterson, returning to their home
this morning. Miss Mary Peterson,
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vi mo ivo Bcnoois anu miss Anna,
who Is attending school In Omaha,
accompanied them to Omaha.
From Tuemlny's Dally
Captain C. S. Aldrlch, cashlor of
tho Elmwood Exehango bank, was In
the city on business today.
Mr. John Lomeyer, of Greenwood,
transacted business with the county
clerk's offlco this afternoon.
D. A. Young was In the city today
on business, and while here paid his
respects to the Journal office.
Rev. Roy Warthen, of Friend, Ne
braska, arrived Inst evening and will
vlBlt bis father In this city for a few
days.
Mrs. Fred Muster, of South Bend,
was In the city today looking after
business matters and dealing with the
merchants.
Mrs. Anna Gelner was a passenger
to Omaha on the morning train to
day, where she went to visit her littlo
grandson for a time.
Mr. Phil Lynch and Mr. Fred"
Dreamer, of Alvo, were Plattsmouth
visitors today looking after business
matters at the court Iioubo.
' Mr. A. E. Taylor, J. P. Nichols,
both of Union, were Plattsmouth vis
itors today, having been called here
on business of Importance.
Miss Cora niggle, formerly assist
ant postmistress at Cedar Creek, do
parted this morning for Oregon, Mis
souri, to visit her parents for a
month.
John and Harry Shroedcr, of
Greenwood, arrived last evening and
visited riattsmouth friends over
night, departing for the south this
morning.
William Belts, of near Avoca, was
In the city last evening to attend the
meeting of tho telephone stockhold
ers, returning to his home this morn
ing via Omaha.
Mrs. Stoddard and Mrs. Jos.
Adams, from near Mynard, were vis
itors In the city yesterday, guests at
the home of Mrs. Adams' sister, Mrs.
Joseph Johnson.
Henry Knabe and Fred Rose, of
Nehawka, attended the annual meet
ing of tho stockholders of the Platts
mouth Telephono company at Its
office rooms last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe llarBiiman, of
Avora, were Plattsmouth vlsltorsluiit
evening, remaining over night In tho
city. Mr. Harshman was called to
the city on Important business.
Ross Nichols, Elmer Mathlns and
George Erlcson, of near Greenwood,
transacted business In the city last
evening, departing for Kansas City
and tho south on No. 4 this morning.
C. F. Vallery, of Plattsmouth pre
cinct, and Joe Halmcs, of Greenwood
precinct, boarded No. 4 this morning
for Falfurras, Texas, with a view of
purchasing lands in a warmer cli
mate. Georgo Olive, postmaster at Weep
ing Water, and editor of the Weeping
Water Republican, arrived In the
county seat on the early M. P. train
this morning, and looked after busi
ness matters at the court house for a
time.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Riser, from near
Mynard, were In attendance at the
annual meeting of the Plattsmouth
Telephone company stockholders'
last evening, and were two of the very
much dissatisfied members, and re
turned home as the majority of the
others did, In a very angry mood.
William Buster, of Ashland, but
formerly of Elmwood, came down
from the former place this morning,
and while here called on the Journal
He accompanied Mr. D. A. Young to
hla homo, where he will remain over
night, and Mr. Young will take him
to Murray tomorrow. From there
Mr. Buster expects to go down Into
Atchison county, Missouri, where he
will view the scenes of his early life
WEEPING WATER.
(Republican.)
James Colbert Is Improving and
able to sit up. It Is hard to keep a
good man down.
Mrs. Harry Kuhney and little nelce
Clara Johnson, came down from
Plattsmouth last Saturday to spend
few days with her daughter, Mrs
Fred II. Speck.
Frank Cherry, who has been on the
sick list the past ten days, Is on the
mend. Ho was taken sick In Council
Bluffs, where he was painting In a
carrlago factory, and came homo with
all tho symptoms of typhoid fever
Charles Askew, of Ashtabula, Ohio
arrived the first of the week to se
his brother. l. E. Askew. For the
past few days David has be?n labor
ing under the Impression that some
one was after him, r.nd It Is possible
he may be placed In a sanitarium for
treatment.
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. An
drew 01en. aged 1 year and 28 days,
died Thursday, January 26, 1911,
after an Illness of one month, of
catarrhal fever. The funeral was
held at the home last Saturday at 1
o'clock,-Rev. J. H. Andreas conduct
ing the service. Interment was made
In Oakwood cemetery.
The hign scnool basket ball team
went to Elmwood Friday and succeed
ed In giving the Elmwood team a lit
tle practice, score 46 to 26 In favor of
Elmwood. What our team needs more
than anything else Is to do what the
foot racer told the Jack rabbit, "Get
out of the way and let Eomebody run
that can."
The body of A. Y. Johnson aiTlved
here from Chicago Tuesaay evening.
Mr. Johnson died Monday. He was a
brother of D. M. Johnson and one
year ago Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were
employes of The Republican office.
We are unable this week to give a
more extended notice. The funeral
was held Wednesday morning, Rev. J.
H. Andress officiating, and the body
laid beside the father, mother and
brother In Oakwood cemetery.
ixiox.
(Ledger.)
Bruce West expects to ship a car
next week to Brooklng3 county, S. I).,
where he will make his future home.
He purchased a farm In that country
last fall.
Word was received here the first
of the week announcing the fact that
Gene Barton and wife, who reside at
Atchison, Kansas, are the proud par
ents of a new son born last Saturday.
Morris Pollard Is another of the
ball "bug3" who feels like talking
about having a ball team here this
season. He Is one of the "live
wires" who will do his share to
ward having some good sport on the
ball diamond.
Mrs. Peter Becker, or Okemah,
Oklahoma, arrived the fore part of
last week to make an extended visit
with her parents, John Pearsley and
wife, and other Union relatives and
friends. We wonder how our good
friend "Pete" Is getting along "keep
ing batch."
That old band stand on the vacant
lot on the south side of Main streot
might be sold at auction and the pro
ceeds turned Into the treasury of the
Old Settlers' Association, or better
still, reorganize Ihe band and make
use of the stand.
Last Saturday there was a coyote
hunt In the Straub neighborhood,
there being about 25 hunters out, and
the result was the death of one coyote
and a few cotton tails. Henry Gru
ber was the one that made the noise
like a cannon and killed the coyote.
Winnie McNamee and family, who
havo been spending several months
visiting with Union relatives and
friends, left Wednesday for Brush,
Colorado, where they will make a
visit with Chas. McNamee and family,
after which they will return to their
California home.
Daniel Lynn Is the new manager
of the Banning lumber yards, having
entered upon his new duties Tuesday,
succeeding Louis Anderson, who has
had some experience In this line of
business, both as a carpenter and
lumber salesman, and it Is certain
that the business Is In competent
hands.
NEHAWKA.
(News.)
S. Humphrey, who has been home
a few days from Kansas City, where
he Is taking treatment, returned to
that place Monday.
Ab Tucker came home last week
for a few days from, his duties as fire
man on the Missouri Pacific out of
Omaha. He Is on the extra list and
has only made a few trips as yet.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carper and son,
of Denver, Colorado, visited relatives
here last week. They used to live
near Union and about five years ago
moved to Denver In the suburbs of
which they conduct a fruit farm.
About Beventy of Troy Shrader's
friends surprised him last Saturday
night. We have none of the partlcu
lars but can safely say that a good
time was had.
Otto Carroll had several teeth that
seemed to be out of mesh, so be went
down to Nebraska City Tuesday and
had a dentist line them up and now
professes the ability to crack a door
knob.
J. M, rainier has paid to the farm
ers In this community during the
year of 1910, $57,796.40 for hogs
shipped from this place. These fig
ures look pretty large, but It Is only
a trifle more than Taul Morton's suc
cessor gets as president of a big life
Insuranco company, and $15,000 loss
than Taul got per year.
F. G. O. Nelson had the misfortune
to get his foot pretty badly rrushed
one day this week with a log. He
was brought In to the doctor who
dressed the Injured member and
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but aside from having to use crutches
for a while it Is not thought anything
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soon be able to throw his crutches
away.
Iast Friday evening, on the Invi
tation of Mrs. V. P. Sheldon, about
twenty friends of Mr. Sheldon met at
the residence of D. C. West and
marched across to the big brick house
for the purpose of surprising Vilas.
They succeeded admirably although
he Insisted he knew something was In
the wind from the abstracted ant!
mysterious manner with which his
wife had been acting for several days.
The evening was most pleasantly
spent In games and Incense burning
to old Nlcotlnus, at tho proper time
airs. tneuion servea tnem with a
dainty three-course luncheon. The
guests departed about midnight,
unanimous In the belief that Mrs.
Sheldon knows how to entertain.
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PEEK THE OLDEST
Mr. H. F. Swanback returned to his
home at Greenwood this morning,
having attended the telephone meet
ing last night. Mr. Swanback holds
the belt for age and activity over any
man In the state, we think. He will
reach his 96th birthday next month,
and he has not had any sort of all
meiit this winter, although doctors
say this has been an unusually un
healthy winter. Mr. Swanback has
been a resident of Cass county for 32
years, Just one-third of his lifetime.
Mr. Swanback has been a stockholder
In the riattsmouth Telephone com
pany almost from Its organization,
and Is an alert and active man des
pite his years.
When her child Is In danger a
woman will risk her life to protect It.
No great act of heroism or risk of life
Is necessary to protect a child from
croup. Give Chamberlain's Cough
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W. E. Rosencrans Departed This
Morning: With a Party for
Falfurras Texas.
From Tuesday's Daily
W. E. Rosencrans left this morn
ing ou Burlington train No. 4 for
sunny southwest Texas in company
with Messrs. Joe Halmes, Ross Nich
ols, John Schroder, Harry Schroder,
George Erlckson, Elmer Mathis, all of
Greenwood, James J. Nowacek, L. G,
Larson, C. F. Vallery, of Plattsmouth,
and J. Matheson Bell, sale manager
for Burton & Danforth, of Falfurrlas,
Texas.
The party made a pretty Jolly
crowd and from all appearances,
"Rosey" and "Jim" Dell will have
their hands most awfully full when
the round up time comes after being
In San Antonio a day or bo.
They leave Kansas City tonight at
5:30 on the Katy Limited and arrive
In San Antonio at 7:45 Wednesday
p. m. Arrive at the thriving little
city of Falfurrlas Thursday night,
and will spend a few days looking at
land3 at Parrlta Ranch. On the re
turn trip they will take In Corpus
Chrlstl, then over to Arkansas Pass
by water in Burton- & Danforth's
'land boat." Visit several of the
larger and Important places of In
terest In the state, making a trip of
about 10 days.
The parties who go down with W.
E. Rosencrans & Son In the future,
will have the opportunity of making
this 4 8-mIIe trip by water, from Cor
pus to Arkansas Pass, being driven
over the various cities and land prop
ositions in autos at Burton & Dan
forth's expense.
Mr. Bell Informed us this morning,
that arrangements were being made
for a special combination Pullman
car, to bo filled with Plattsmouth peo
ple and run all over southwest Texas,
out of her Tuesday morning March
21st. The car will carry Its own
cooks and porters and will be stocked
with provisions Monday. It will re
quire 18 people, at least, to enable
the company to run this special car,
and Rosencrans & Son have succeed
ed in obtaining nearly this number.
This will be the time to make the
trip, take your wife and kids along
as you will be right at home every
minute In your own car, every one on
the car will be a Plattsmouth repre
sentative and one that you know. All
you will have to do will be to smile,
eat, sleep and keep on smiling. You
will get back In the same car you
started with, In about 10 or 12 days,
feeling as fresh as a newly laid egg.
Election of Officers.
The annual meeting of the Cass
County Farmers' Protective Associa
tion will be held at Louisville, Feb
ruary 11th, at one o'clock p. m., for
the purpose of electing officers for
the ensuing year, and transacting
such other business as may come be
fore the meeting.
W. II. Hell, President.
J. G. Melslnger, Sec'y.
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A message was received this morn
ing from Commissioner C. R. Jordan,
who Is at an Omaha hospital taking
treatment for his eyes. Informing the
clerk that he could not attend the
board meeting today. Commissioner
Swltzer was at home sick this morn
ing, and in consequence the meeting
of the board to canvass the bids on
bridge work had to be postponed. It
was thought that the meeting would
be held tomorrow.
PETITION FOR THE ADOPT
ION OF A NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY
From 'Wednesday's Dally.
A petition was filed in the county
court today by Nelson Eerger, for the
adoption of his nine-year-old half
brother, Raymond Shepherd. The
petitioner alleges that his mother,
Mrs. Mollle A. Berger, was divorced
from her husband, William U. Shep
herd on the 17th of December, 1907,
and that the custody of the child was
given his mother, on proof that the
father was an Immoral man, a gamb
ler and so on. Ills mother Is now In
declining health and that if she
should die the father of Raymond
Shepherd would be entitled to his
custody, which would bo against the
Interests of the child. The prayer of
the petition la for the adoption of the
child. The father being an inhabi
tant of Oklahoma, service by publica
lion Is requested.
Just Like Chicago.
Our good friend, John Schiappa
casse, whose residence 13 located on
North Fourth street, In the new pav
ing district, has but one complaint to
make over the new pavement. Before
the new pavement was laid he could
go home most any hour In the day
or night, and sleep In perfect peace,
but now even In the wee small hours
of the morning he is disturbed by the
passing vehicles that are making use
of the newly Improved highway. He
says It reminds him of the days when
he IrVed In Chicago.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Bur
lington & Missouri River R. R. Com
pand In Nebraska, will be held In
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at 10 a. m.,
February 23, 1911.
The meeting will be held for the
election of nine directors of the com
pany to serve until their successors
are elected and qualified, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may legally come before It.
W. P. Durkee,
Secretary.
Omaha, Nebraska, January 19, 1911.
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