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VVc want to reduce our Hardware Stock $12,000.00 in the next Sixty Days and arc MAKING THE PRICES TO DO IT!
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These Price3 arc Only for Stock
on Hand!
311 kegs of nails, regular price
$3.00 per keg, now $2.35
67 80-rod spools galvanized cat
tle wire, was $2.70 per spool,
now ; 225
74 80-rod spools galvanized hog
wire, was $2.80, now 2.33
30 keg3 fence staples, were $3.00
per keg, now 2.35
All Carbonundum sharpening stones
25 per cent off.
All tin, granite and allumium ware
20 per cent off.
Galvanized iron ware 20 per cent off.
Ice Cream Freezers 20 per cent off.
Coffee Boilers 15 per cent off.
Having been fortunate enough to secure the agency for the Blau-Gass, we
are going to reduce our immense Hardware Stock and evenually close it out entirely, retaining only the
Heating and Plumbing end. In order to accomplish this quickly we are making the prices quoted in this
advertisement. This sale will coutinue uniil we find a buyer for our stock and will give you an opportu
nity to get goods at less prices than they were ever offered in Plattsmouth before.
It is impossible to itemize prices on every item, as,it would take over a month to go through and ite
jnize everything separate. We wish to state that outside of heating and plumbing material we are not
holding back anything, but will discount every article, as we are positively going out of the hardware end
ot our business. With the new line that we have taken it will take all the time we have to give it proper
attention, and if there anything you need in the hardware line you would do well to look over our stock.
We are going to advertise our stock for sale in the leading papers and very likely will have a buyer for
the entire stock in a very short time, so if there is anything you need it would be well to get it at once.
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These Prices are Only for Stock
on Hand!
Tin Boilers 20 per cent off.
.AUCuthry 25 per cent off.
Garden and carpenter tools from 15
to 30 per cent discount.
Any $10 Washing Machine ot $8.00
Any 11 " 8.75
3 No. 17 U. S. Cream Separa
tors, regular price $75, now . .60.00
One year guaranteed wringers,
were $3.25, now 2.35
Three year guaranteed wringers,
were $3.75, now 2.75
Five year guaranteed wringers,
were $5.00, now 3.50
Three year ballbearing wringers,
were $1.50, now 3.25
Five year ballbearing wringers,
were $5.50, now 4.00
The Avoca Department
News Items Gathered Each Week by a Special Reporter for This Department of the Seml-Weekly Journal
Hammocks at Copes' drug
fctore.
The Avoca ball team plays at
Elmwood Friday.
T. H. Cromwell of Lincoln was
here Tuesday.
Base bait at Avoca next Friday,
Avoca vs. Dunbar.
George Cotton was here from
Auburn Wednesday.
Charles Jenkins and family
were at Manley Sunday.
Banker Weiler and family of
Dunbar were here Sunday.
Charles Hinze has purchased a
new Oakland louring car.
J. M. Dunbar was a business
visitor at Omaha Saturday.
John Mohr was over from his
Syracuse home Wednesday.
F. W. Ruhge and wife were
Omaha visitors Wednesday.
Henry A. Ruhge and son, Henry,
were at Nebraska City Tuesday.
.' Louis Marquardt is doing jury
duty at Plattsmouth this week.
A. Shelton has been busy spray
ing his large orchard north of
town.
The Avoea city band accom
panied the ball team to Manley
Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Johnson was down
from Weeping Water the first of
the week.
Vilas Sheldon and Otto Carroll
were over from Nehawka ed-
nesday.
Fred Nutzman and family were
here from Berlin Sunday visiting
relatives.
Samuel Johnson, wife and Miss
Mable Hanger were at Syracuse
Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Franzen and Mrs.
Amelia Behrns were at Platts
mouth Tuesday.
W. A. Hollenberger and son,
Claude, were Lincoln visitors the
first of the week.
Miss Matlie Nulzman left the
first of the week for Peru to at
tend summer school.
Peler Jorgensen and J. C. Zim
nierer were business visitors at
the county seat Tuesday.
Mrs. Ora E. Cones and Miss
Louise Ruhge were Weeping Wa
ter visitors Wednesday.
John H. Schmidt and William I.
Smoots were Nebraska City busi
ness visitors Tuesday.
Misses Marguerite and Eolia
Francis were here from Dunbar
over Sunday visiting friends.
E. L. Shackley was up from
Dunbar Wednesday. He reports
business as being good in his
line.
George Durham suffered a
light attack of appendicitis the
first of the week, but at present
writing be is getting along nicely.
Children day exercises were
held at (he Christian church last
Sunday evening. A very interest
ing program was rendered and a
large crowd was present.
Two 8ase Ball Qames.
The Avoca ball team defeated
Syracuse here last Saturday in a
well played game. Although the
game was one-sided some fine ball
playing was witnessed. The locals
won the game by heavy hitting in
the first part of the game. Score:
Syracuse 01000000 12
Avoca 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 '8
Batteries Lesge, Hicks and
Heath; Belts and Larson.
LOCAL NEWS
From Tuosdav'a Dally
Frank 'Gillett of Elmwood was
in the city today.
August Steppal of Blair ar
rived on No. 2 J today and will
visit relatives for a short time.
Peter Jorgenson of near Ne
hawka was a county seat visitor
today, having business with tho
courts.
On Sunday the team journeyed
lo Manley, acocmpanied by about
50 rooters and the band. The
game was a beauty, as the- score
will indicate, neither learn being
able to score until I he sixth in
ning. The boys report having
been . roally entertained and
speak well of the Manley (earn. A
nl urn game will be played here
on the IGth. Score:
Avoca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Manley 0 0000210 3
Battel ies (liuber and Mead;
Keckler and O'Brien.
II BLAU-GAS DIS
TRIBUTION A
John Bauer & Son Sole Owners
and Distributors for Cass
and Sarpy Counties.
The enterprising firm of John
Bauer & Son have secured the
agency for the Blau-Gas com
pany, covering Cass and Sarpy
counties, and will close out their
hardware business very soon, re
taining the heating plant con
struction and plumbing end of
the business, and will give their
entire time to these and the dis
tribution of Blau-Gas. The new
concern will be known as the Cass
and Sarpy County Blau-Gas Dis
tributing company.
The Blau-Gas Company of
America, has for directors such
men as Theodore N. Vail, presi
dent of the American Telegraph
and Telephone Co.; Elbert II.
Gary, chairamn of the board of
directors of the U. S. Steel cor
poration, Theodore" I Shontz of
Panama canal fame, ami other
men as strong. The Stale Blau
Oas Co., a subsidary corporation,
capitalized at $200,000, doing
business in Nebraska for the
manufacture of the Blau-Oas, and
John Bauer & Son are to be the
distributors for I he two counties,
Cass and Sarpy.
Blau-Oas represents the per
feelion of modern progress in gas
production and distribution. The
process of its manufacture was
invented some years ago by a
Herman scientist, Herman Blau,
hence Ihe name, Blau-Oas. It is
now in practical and successful
use in various parts of the world
and its popularity is spreading
with exceptional rapidity.
Blau-Oas possesses these dis
tinctive characteristics: It pro
duces a light which, in color and
brilliance is the nearest approach
to sunlight. It is transported
easily and cheaply in steel bottles.
It is non-poisonous and therefore
cannot asphyxiate. The following
is claimed for Blau-Gas. 1. It is
the safest illuminant known. 2.
It will not freeze or condense in
pipes under any circumstances.
3. It is the richest illuminating
gas ever produced and therefore
has the greatest lighting effi
ciency. 4. Produces three times
as much heat per cubic foot as
ordinary city gas, making it ideal
for cooking and healing. 5. It
costs less per candle power than
any other system of isolated
lighting. . G. Requires small
equipment; therefore cost of in
stallation is low. 7. It is easily
installed. It needs practically no
attention or care merely ex
change of empty bottles for full
ones. Blau-Oas is an easy and
economical solution for illumin
ating rural residences, dwellings
in towns and villages and factories.
Councilman Dovey was in New
York the first of the year and
looked over the Brooklyn plant of
Ihe Blau-Oas company and was
exceedingly pleased with what he
saw; so much so that he en
couraged tho managers to look
oer Nebraska as a field for
profitable sale of Blau-Oas.
Road Markers Tomorrow.
The Omaha Commercial club
and the Omaha Auto-Motor club
will arrive tomorrow morning at
8:30, coming by automobile from
Omaha, en route to Kansas City.
The purpose of the two organiza
tions is lo jointly establish a well
marked and well kept route be
tween Omaha and Kansas City.
Prior lo the opening of the Pollock-Duff
bridge, over the Platle
river, the route had been through
Iowa and Missouri. The route via
Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Au
burn, Falls City, Nebraska, and
Hiawatha, Atchison, Leavenworth
and Kansas City, Kansas, is
shorter by about 30 miles. Every
one interested in Plattsmouth
should turn out tomorrow morn
ing and let the road markers be
greeted with an enthusiastic
bunch of boosters. The location
of the "Trail to Sunset" route
through this city is worth some
elTort on the part of our people.
Farmers, mechanics, railroad
ers, laborers, rely on Dr. Thom
as' Eclectic Oil. Fine for cuts,
burns, bruises. Should be kept
in every home. 25c and 50c.
Base Ball Sunday.
There will be another very hot
ly contested base ball game on the
Plattsmouth diamond next Sun
day afternoon between the Hoct
ors of South Omaha and the home
team. The game will bo called at
2:30, as usual, and it promises to
be a warm one from start to
finish. The Hoctors of South
Omaha are one of the best
amateur teams in that city and
the home team has been doing
some good work on the diamond
this week in order to be in good
trim for the visitors when they
arrive.
Plcnlo Dinner at Church.
The members of the Junior En
deavor society of the Presbyterian
church participated in a picnic
dinner in the church parlors yes
terday. This occasion marks the
close of the Junior Endeavor
work for the summer. A large
number of the members and their
friends were in attendance and all
report a fine dinner and a good
time.
Will Richardson sells Old Hick
ory Farm Wagons. 6-3-2td-2tw
J. C. McCrary, a prominent
farmer of Sarpy county, drove in
this morning, accompanied by his
wife, and looked after some shop
ping. It Is a daily occurrence
since the bridge is in commission
to see men in from the north side
of Ihe Platte.
H. II. Hubbard of Weeping Wa
ter visited the county seat today
and transacted business with the
county officials.
Attorney C. S. Aldrich of Elm
wood had business in the county
court today which demanded his
personal attention.
Charles Oerlack came in from
Omaha on the afternoon train to
day and looked after business
matters for a short time.
Colonel Seybolt of Murray was
a passenger to Omaha on Ihe aft
ernoon train today, where he went
to get some automobile repairs.
Edwin Jeary and O. W. Berge,
lawyers, from Lincoln, arrived
this morning on No. i lo attend
to business in Ihe district court.
, Attorney William DellesDernier
of Elmwood was in the city over
night looking after business mat
ters in Ihe district and county
court.
Ludwig Linder, a prominent
farmer of Stove Creek precinct,
was a business caller at the coun
ty court room today, looking after
probate mailers.
Oeorge F. Oehlering of Elm
wood and John Srhoinan of Louis
ille came down on No. 4 this
morning to attend to business
matters in Ihe county seat.
William Hulfish of Elmwood
and Detrich Koester, blacksmith
and farmer, from near Avoca, ar
rived yesterday to do jury service
at Ihe present term of court.
L. II. Young went to Omaha
this afternoon to meet his son, J.
L. Young, who has arrived in I
South Omaha from Coleridge, Ne
braska, wilh two carolads of fat
cattle.
Mrs. E. R. Todd and Miss
Eleanor Todd were shopping in
this city today. Mrs. Todd called
at this office and extended her
subscript ion to this paper for a
year.
Grandma Richard and Mrs.
Maggie Ossenkop of Louisville,
who have been paying Mrs. O. P.
Monroe a visit of a few days, left
for their homes yesterday after
noon on No. 33.
Charles Mueller, August Borne
meier, Charles Ohm, H. A. Wil
liams of Elmwood were in the city
today looking after business mat
ters at the court house and regis
tered at the Riley.
L. II. 'Baekmeyer and W. H.
Wilkin of Murdock, and F. W.
Wilkin of Greenwood were guests
of the Perkins hotel for dinner to
day, having been called (o Ihe
county seat on business.
W. J. Pbilpot and wife and son,
Albert, and F. L. Hild and wife
and son, motored in from their
homes, sixleen miles west of
town, and boarded Ihe early train
for Omaha, where Messrs. Pbilpot
and Hild were called on business.
The last will and testament of
Frances W. Brooks, deceased, was
probated in Ihe county court to
day. 01 to Brooks, an heir under
the will, and O. B. Polk, attorney,
both of Lincoln, were in attend
ance at the hearing. Dr. Douglass
of Cortland was one of the at
testing witnesses.
From Wednesday's Dally.
H. Kletsch of Weeping Water
was a Plattsmouth visitor yester
day and registered at the Perkins.
Miss Elizabeth Spangler and
Mrs. J. E. Wiles returned from
Omaha on the afternoon train
yesterday.
M. Erwin of Union was a
Plattsmouth visitor today, having
been called to Ihe county seat on
business.
W. II. Sperry of Weeping Water
transacted business in the county
seat yesterday and dined with
Landlord Corey at the Perkins.
August Panska of near Louis
ville came down on No. yester
day morning ami was an over
night visitor in the city, looking
after some items of business at
this term of court.
PLEASANT III
AT GUBELMAN HOME
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in
yesterday
time Mrs.
in a very
honor of
Marriage license was issued
yesterday to Alex Hopkins and
Miss Lessie Louise Mairs. The
groom is a son of Barclay Hop
kins and Ihe bride the daughter of
Si Mairs of Elmwood.
W. H. Tritsch drove In from
the farm (his morning to look af
ter some business matters in this
city, and took time to call at this
office and renew his subscription
for another year.
J. L. Young of Coleridge, who
was in South Omaha with two
cars of fal steers, came down with
bis father last night on No. 2 and
will visit Ihe home folks for a
short time.
Mrs. G. W. Osborn of Lincoln
arrived in this city Monday after
noon for a visit with friends and
to look after some business mat
ters. She is a guest, of Miss Olive
Gass, Miss Lucy Arnold and Mrs.
William Morley. Mrs. Osborn
called at this office and ordered
Ibis paper sent to her for a year.
Mrs. Osborn was a former resi
dent of Ibis city.
From Thursday' Pally.
B. F. Wiles visited Ihe me
tropolis this morning, where he
was called on business matters
for a few hours.
Bert Pbilpot, the automobile
man from Weeping Water was in
the city this morning, coming up
via the auto route.
Miss Katie Hart, who has been a
guest of Mrs. William Taylor for
a few days, returned to her home
in Omaha this afternoon.
Honor and Frankie Seybert ar
rived from Cullom this morning
and will be guests of the John
McNurlin home for a lime.
Oeorge Shoeman was a pas
senger to Omaha on the morning
train today, where he will visit
friends for two or three days.
Alf Nickels of near Murray was
a Plallsmoulh visitor today, hav
ing come to the station with
friends lo see them off on Ihe
train.
R. J. Haynic and wife and chil
dren, accompanied by their friend,
Miss Lee, were Omaha passengers
on the morning train today lo
spend the day.
Mrs. D. S. Draper of Murray
departed for Stanton, Neb., on the
morning train today, where she
will visit her daughter, Mrs. Al
bert Fickler, for a time.
Attorney William DellesDernier
left for his home at Elmwood on
the morning train today, after
looking after professional busi'
ness in Ihe county seat yesterday
O. W. Berge and Edwin Jeary
departed for their homes at Lin
coin on the afternoon train to
day, after looking after the trial
of the case of Van Akern vs.
Brunhoeber.
Mrs. Frank Gobelman Entertains
In Honor of Her Slsts From
Fort Worth and Sidney.
In response to daintiy invita
tions, a large number of ladies
assembled al the cosy home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oobelmaa
afternoon, at which
Gobelman entertained
charming manner in
her three sisters and
niece, Mrs. Grow and duughler of
Fort Worth, Texas, and Misses
Lovey and Ann Hiatt of Sidney,
Iowa, who are guests of the
Gobelman home. For the occasion
the pretty rooms of Ihe Gobelman
home had been most attractively
decorated with roses. For the
entertainment of her guests Mrs.
Gobelman had planned a number
of guessing game, the first being
one in which each was requested
to draw a map of Texas - from
memory and locate tho city of
Fort Worth therein. This con
test was quite a test on Ihe mem
ory, as well as artistic ability of
the guests, but was a source of
much amusement. Mrs. M. How
land captured the prize, a cut
glass dish. There was another
contest. Mrs. Gobelman brought
out a basket filled with miscel-
aneous articles. The guests were
asked to take particular notice of
every article and then were re
moved and pencils and cards were
distributed and each made a list
of Ihe articles the basket con
tained. In this contest Mrs. C.
M. Parker succeeded in getting
the largest list and was awarded
the prize, a little cut glass dish.
During the afternoon delicious
fruit punch was served by Mrs.
Gobelman's little niece, Georgia
Grow, and the hostess provided
an excellent luncheon, which was
served at an appropriate hour.
Those who enjoyed the hos
pitality of Mrs. Gobelman on this
occasion were: iviesuanies uay
Smith, R. B. Hayes, M. Howland,
R. M. Sblaes, F. L. Cummins, W.
L. Austin, J. A. Beeson, John Halt,
G. L. Farley. Emil Wurl. J. M.
Leyda, 0. M. Parker, C. C. Wes
cott, George Dodge, Charles
Freese, Charles Carlson, Ed
Brantner, Sam Smith, Will Smith,
Guy Gould, John Crabill, C. S.
Johnson, Misses Lillian Thomp
son and Clara Austin.
Ready for Work.
Mrs. James Allison came up
from Union yesterday evening
for Ihe purpose of closing and
signing the contract for the erec
tion of her new residence prop
erty in Ihe Second ward. The
contract has been given lo Tom
Isner and Ihe work will be started
immediately. It will be one of
Ihe first up-to-date bungalows
built in Plallsmoulh, and when
ocmpleted will be a very hand
some home, modern in most every
particular, well built and from
high grade material.
Professor Kolboba, who a
month ago sold his residence here
and removed to Wyoming, was in
Ihe city for a short time between
trains today looking after busi
ness matters.
Buy your haying tolls of Will
Richardson. He sells the Emer
son Standard Mower and Wheel
Trip Hay Rakes. '. C-3-2td-2tw