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We have taught an entire new stock of boys' clothing for
Spring-the finest and the largest we have ever had Our present
stock is broken. We intend to clean it up at above prices. Come
any time, but the early comers get the best pick.
C. E. Wescott's Sons
Always the Home of Satisfaction
A BIG JUDGMENT Full
IS. CLINTON OILMAN
Judgment ' of $8,000 Against
Nebraska City Water and
Light Company.
From Wcrinewlay'ii Dstllv.
Mrs. Clinton (iilnian was paid
$0,000 yesterday by John C. Mil
ler, clerk of the district court of
Otoe county, as a result of the
Kupreiue court's decision in the
case of Frank Wilkins, adminis
trator, vs. the. Water and Light
company and the Nebraska Tele
phone company, the decision of
Hie court having released the tele
phone company and held the Wa
ter and Light, company responsi
ble for the death of Mr. (Iilnian,
home three years ago.
The original verdict was for
$5,000, anil with interest for
nearly three years, makes the
total over .(', 00(). It was staled
yesterday that. Mrs. (Iilnian gets
$4,000 or this amount, while 2,
000 is dividrd equally between
her attorneys, Mat I hew Goring of
I'lallsmoulli and John C. Watson
of Nebraska City, This last state
ment is hi I. known to be absolute
ly true, although the judgment
docket show Dial Frank Wilkins,
ndminislralor of Ihe estate, re
ceipted for slightly over .Vi.IMIO
for Mrs. Oilman, whom be bus
I'cprcscnlcd throughout the suit.
The judgment is remarkable in
one thing: II is one of the largest
judgments paid into the distriel
court of Otoe county within re
cent ears.---Nebraska City Daily
Press.
PIANO HAIIGAIN I have a
splendid piano which I wish to
.sell to someone in I he vicinity of
IMattsnioulh. It is a big bargain
for someone. Terms, either cash
or easy payments, as low as five
dollars per month. Address E. M.
Wallace, cure Smith & Darnes
Piano Co.. I :l:(. ;:v.. 111.
1-20-wkly-tf
yOU'VE never had an
opportunity like this to buy
really good clothes all of this season's styles at
such prices as these:
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CLOTHES
Manhattan Shirts
A Big Chance
for the Boys
Our entire Boys' suit stock in
six lots
$1.70 $2.70 $3.70
$4.70 $5.70 $6.70
This includes all our
$10 and $12 Suits
Meet at H. N. Dovey Home.
From Wedneddiiv'B Dally.
The St. Mary's Guild of St.
Luke's parish were very pleasant
ly entertained at the home of Mrs.
II. N. Dovey yesterday afternoon,
this being their regular meeting.
The ladies whiled away the hours
iu a very industrious manner
that of tieing one quilt, and get
ting another up to the tieing
stunt. The usual interesting
business session was held at the
proper time. The hostess served
some delicious refreshments and
I hens were a large number of the
ladies in at tendance.
FIFTY PLATTSMOUTH
PEOPLE MM "THE
PIILADY" YESTERDAY
From Weilni'sdiiy'B Dully.
About liny persons Iroin lius
city were in Omaha last, evening
lo alien. I "The Pink Lady" at the
in nndeis ' theater and see Miss
Alice Dovey, who is with that pro.
duel ion, and they were delighted
with Hie appearance of Plafls
nioiilh's own star and with the
company of artists who are pre
senting the play. Several rows of
seals had been reserved for the
I'lallsmoulli delegation and it
seemed real home-like to .see so
many laminar lares m 1 he ami 1
enee, The train on the Missouri
Pacific that, reaches here at 12
o'clock, was held in order that the
visitors from Ibis city could wit
ness the entire show and return
home thi' same night, and the
courtesy of the railroad company
was very much appreciated by all
those attending.
Mrs. Barclay No Better.
Mrs. W. N. ltarclay, who has
been quite, sick since Saturday, is
no better. Her many friends trust
that she will enjoy a speedy re
covery and be aide to be in their
midst soon.
$15 suits and (111 OC
overcoats, now pilt)
$18 suits and d10 JJA
overcoats, now plJDU
$20 suits and (f1 C A A
overcoats, now )1JUU
$22.50 suits .
not ov"coat: $16-25
$25 suits and (11 Q HP
overcoats, now plO I D
$27i50 suits
n"tov.ercoau:$20-00
$30 suits and d00 C fl
overcoats, now ytifcittJU
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VJC.."f.rA.i.; .
Stetson Hats
re:
THE THIRD 11L
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Very Fair Attendance and Plenty
of Amusement Contestants
From Neighboring Towns.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The third annual tiddlers' con-
test,
held last evening at the Par-
meie tneatcr, was one ui me mosi
amusing that has been held here
ana me contestants were up anu
going irorn me start wuu an me
tunes imu nave neen so popular at
an country gatiierings, anu uiy
aue a great 1111 wuu me large
auuienee wnicn nau gainerou ior
trie tun 01 tne evening.
The contest opened with a cur
tain raiser of all the tiddlers play.
ing their favorite tune, and the
effect was something wonderful in
harmony and musical elfect. Dur.
ing the progress of the show sev
eral very laughable stunts were
pulled oil' by different members of
the local lied Man lodge, includ-
just rrom tne war-pain, who gave
several old-fashioned numbers in
u mosi pleasing loumier, uiiuougu
at times tl.ev were slightly lost
for tho tune of the music, but
neYprihoWn ii wns :i verv novel
and pleasing feature of the even-
was assisted m tlieir stunt ny a
handsome Shetland pony donated
for the occasion by William Gil
more, and it added much to the
number. The fancy dancing of
Chief "Afraid-of-llis-llorse" Hus-
sel brought the house down,
and he very generously respond
ed to several encores, greatly to
the delight, of the crowd. Mr. J.
H. llumnierllebl also furnished
several vocal numbers lo add to
the evening's entertainment, ami
as he has a very good bass voice
the numbers were very much ap
preciated and the gentleman was
called back several limes to, re
spond lo encores.
The handling of the program
was in tin; hands of Chairman
John Cory, who made the an
nouncements of Hut different
numbers of the program and saw-
that the different contestants did
not exceed the time allotted them.
There were several here from
Iowa lo take part in the contest,
and they were all on the job, both
in the fiddling tand the dancing
contests, in which (here were sev
eral entries, including Charles
Cline of Ibis city, who is without
doubt one of the best buck and
wing dancers in Ibis part of the
country. Fail Chambers of Tabor,
Iowa, also got in on Ibis leal ore,
furnishing some very fancy dan
cing lhat brought forth much cu
I liusiasm from I he audience.
The contest was very close br
Iween Itoss Colling, ai
ed 11 of
Hampton,
ltellevue, and
aged 13, of
Waller
judges, M. M
ill of Murray and Park Chriswis
ser, were forced lo have them
play a second lime in order to
have the proper opportunity to
judge of tlieir respective lalents,
and finally rewarded the first
prize of $10 lo Hampton, while
Collins was rewarded the second
prize of and Juse McCarthy
of ltellevue received the
third prize of 3. In the trick
fiddling contest, that was par
Impaled in by several contest
ants, including "Old Hickory," the
prize was given to Walter llamp-
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Ion, who played the violin in every will start on the foundation. Tho
position possible, and the prize grading hero was retarded some
cerlainly was deserved by the boy, what by tho fact that it was
who displayed remarkable talent
on Ihe violin. The prize for the
best buck ami wing dancer was
carried oil' by Abe Grindle of
Tabor, ILown, who cut tip in
great shape in dancing, and was
certainly deserving of the reward,
The audience was considerably
disappointed that, a number of the
local artists who had promised lo
lie in Ihe ronlesf were nnnble In
lake part, as their selections had
been looked forward lo with great
interest by tho public. The con
test was most enjoyable to all at
lending and it is to be regretted
that a larger number of ttu
citizens did not turn out to show
their appreciation of (he efforts of
the local lodge of the lied Men ha
put forth to make ttie contest a
success, and they deserve great
praise for the manner in which
it was handled. Everyone attend
ing was more than satisfied and
it is to be hoped (hat they will n
peal the contest next year, a it
has gotten to be an event eagerly
looked forward lo by everyone.
1 lie prize lor 1 lie olilest Ililillei'
in the contest was won by Frank
Kanble of this city, who has saw
75 summers pass over his head
l lie youngest iiiiuier was waiter
Hampton of Auburn, aged 13, who
carried off Ihe prize for lhat
event, and llos Collins received
tne prize ior piaviuv ine inane
with accompaniment, Charles
Hixon assisting with the guitar.
T ho following were the entries in
the contest and they were the best
fiddlers from this part of the
country: Frank Kauble, city, 75
years old; William Halfotir, Ne
hawka, 68; John Hampton, Au
burn, 55; Jesse McCarthy, Helle
vue, 50; George Newland, Thur
man, Iowa, 53; William Collins,
Hellevue, 00; A. J. Grindell, Ta
bor, Iowa, 53; C. M. Cline, city,
55; Itoss Collins, Bellevue, 19; J.
C. Smith, city, 27; Walter llamp-
lo, Auburn, 13; William Hin
,.ichs(ni alias .m, Hickory,
Soulh 0maha, 85; A. O .Chambers,
Auburn, (0; Karl Chambers,
Auburn, 15; Ed Crawford, Tabor,
I(,wa, 5.4; A Livcrgood, Pacific
junction .52: S. Livergood. Pacific
Junction, 12
SENATOR BARRING
WILL QUIT AFTER HIS
PRESENT TERM ENDS
Ucnorts from Nebraska City are
L, the qM lhat gftnatop Barl,ing
.,, , ...
bo lo relir,! from ,ulJ
be service when bis present term
of otllcc has expired, lie has said
to his friends that the recompense
for the loss of time and ex.
penditure of energy is not suf
licient to induce him to become
a candidate again. Ho appreciates
the honor besLowed on him by the
people 01 tins county, nut ieeis
that the time that he spends in
getting tho ollice and fulfilling
the duties thereof, as well as tin
strenuous service required both
before and after election, is more
than the honor and financial re
compense is worth. Discussin
the senator, a .Nebraska City
paper says:
"II. is quite an honor for a man
as young as he to be elected lo
the senate twice from as populous
a county as Otoe. But there is
another side to it, that counts
more than simple honor. He
estimates that it takes one year
of his lime to serve as senator.
There is the lime before the
primary, which is a party eloe-
ion. That, requires at least
three months, as it is necessary
to begin electioneering early. Af
ter the primary it is a continual
light until after regular election,
and then when be goes to Lincoln
means three months or more
rown away from his business.
During all this Ii lie lias to
play I lie par! of a 'good fellow,'
lly all I hose with whom he
comes m conlaei. ami inuronie
every enterprise of a local nature.
When his term of ollice expires,
Mr. Harding says he is throne h
w 11 11 piihiic lite.
BASEMENT OF THE
POLLOCK RESIDENCE IS
READY FOR BRICK LAYERS
From Wednesday's Dally.
.losepn ji. MCMaluni, tne con
tractor, has just finished the job
of grading for the basement of
the T. II. Pollock residence, just
west of the Methodist church, and
is soon as the weather will pet
mil the laying of the brick work
necessary to dig through eighteen
inches of frost in order to get. the
dirt out, and it required consider-
able labor, but the work was tin
ished in first-class shape. Mr
MeMaken also had the contract
for removing the bell from the old
"re tower for the city, which task
was accomplished without injury
'. uml t wa placed on
the ground Sitfe and SOUIld. TllO
hell is quite large, being three
feet in height and three wide and
weighs considerable, especially
when lowered from such a height
as mat of the lire lower. if- is
expected that a tower or platform
will be erected on the new city
ball which can be used for the fire
bell in Ihe future, and as the cen
tral equipment, is kept there it
will make it much handier for th
fire boys.
Ladies' Auxiliary Meets.
Tho Ladies' Auxiliary of Ihe
Presbterian church held a most
delight ful mooting yesterday aft
eriioon at (he home of Mrs. H. A
Schneider. There were a largt
number of the ladies in allend-
nuce and the regular business
session was hold. The remainder
ot the afternoon was whiled away
in a very pleasant social time
Luncheon was served, after which
the ladies dispersed, voting this
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occasion a most onjoyamo one.
GREAT MUSICIAN
WITH THE DIXIE FASH
ION PLATE MINSTRELS
Prof. P. G. Lowery is soon to
be with us with his Dixie Fashion
Plate Minstrels under the direc
tion of Griffith & Morgan.
Prof. Lowrey is the most fam
ous musician of his color, having
traveled both continents and play
ed for all the crowned heads of
Europe and is the proud possess
or of a beautiful golden cornet
presented him by King Edward.
Prof. Lowery is positively with
the show and will be seen and
heard during band concerts and
in the performance. He has a
great many admirers in this city
and is always greeted with a
packed house. Their minstrel
show this season is said to excel
any of their previous offerings
and their scenery and stage cos
tumes are the best that money
can buy. They give their grand
free street parade Monday, Feb
rury 17, at noon, and a big band
concert in front of tho theater at
7:30 p. 111. The prices aro 25c,
35c and 50c. Seats now on sale.
L. B. EGEN
BERGER'S MOTHER
DIES AT IOWA CITY
From Wednesday's Dally.
L. 1L F.genberger last evening
received a telegram from his wife
at Iowa City, Iowa, announcing
that her mother, Mrs. Marcella
Ward, had passed away at that
place, after an illness of several
weeks. Mrs. Egenberger departed
for that city about a week ago
wilb her son, Stuart, to be at her
mother's bedside during her last
days. Mrs. Ward was quite ad
vanced in years, being 87 years
old, and was quite well known to
a large number of our people in
Plaltsmouth, having been here
several times visiting with her
daughter.
THE PLATTSMOUTH SCHOOL
BOND CASE 30 YEARS AGO
From Wednesdays Pally.
An incident that will be re
membered by the older residents
of this city is called to mind by
ihe following item thai appeared
in the "Thirl v Years Ago" column
the Omaha News of last even-
ing. The city was finally stuck1.
or the case and was compelled lo
ay tne ihuhis, as wen as 'lie lu
cres I :
'John L. Webster returned
from Washington, where he went
o argue the Plaltsmouth bond
case, in 1872 Plaltsmouth issued
$25,000 in bonds for a high
school. After interest had boon
paid for four years il was dis-
overod the issue lacked author
ity. The bonds were owned by
ulward S. Stokes, the man who
killed Jim Fisk. Judge Dillon of
New York represented the bond-
mldor and Mr. Webster the town
of Plaltsmouth."
Herman Spies, headquarters for
all kinds of pipes, from corncob
up to the meerschaum.
-WE PAY THE
Highest Market Price
-AT ALL
GEESE, HIDES
and CREAM!
H
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Ye Banqueters, Take Notice!
From Wednesday's Pally.
The coffee you will drink to
night at the Commercial eluJ
banquet will be the San MarU
brand of the famous Daur coffee
sold in Platlsinouth exclusively by
the undersigned. We have Hirer!
brands of this coffee, namely
"Old Motto," 40c; "San Marto,"
35c; "Pilot," 30c. Also the famou
Itoval Garden teas, put up by thi
same company, in 1 5c and 38
packages. These teas and coffee
are of the highest class, as a trial
will prove. Save the coupons or
bibels from these goods for th
Methodist ladies.
II. M. Soennichsen.
We are also agents for th
Monarch preserves and canned
goods the best the marked
affords.
GRAND OPENING SEASON
OF THE TAILORING Fl
OFJAS. SOW, S CO.
The grand opening of the sea
son is announced by James Sue hot'
& Co., the popular tailoring lirn
of this city, who have announce
some unusual bargains in hand
made suits and pants at price.
never before equalled in the citf
of Plattsmouth. The prices hava
all been shot to pieces and this in
the opportunity to secure a hand
made suit at the lowest possibh
ligure:
25.00 Suits, now 18.0.)
S30.00 Suits, now 22.0fl
35.00 Suits, now ?25.0'1
$ 1 0.00 Pants, now $ 8.00
8.00 Pants, now .$ 0.00
The latest styles in spring and
siimiiicr goods on display.
Mr. Socbor makes a specially of
cleaning and pressing at tin
lowest of prices.
Suits cleaned and pressed. I. Otf
Pants cleaned and pressed. . 50.
Mackintosh or Overcoat
cleaned and pressed $1.0)
Also dry cleaning and steaming
in most up-to-date methods. Re
member the place.
JAMF.S SOC1IOH & CO.,
Upstairs, Morgan Nnilding.
G.A.R. POST HAVE
SECURED QUARTERS
IN THE COURT HOUSE
From XVoUiiOHday's lJuily.
Yesterday Colonel J. H. Thrash
er, commander of the local poi.
! of the 0. A. H., secured from the
county commissioners tho use of
the room in the basement of thu
court house lo hold Ihe meetings
of tho lodge in hereafter. Th?
room will make a very conilorl
ablo home for the old soldiers ami
they will not be compelled ii
climb a long llight of stairs to
reach their lodge room on moot
ing nights, and it will bo a muci
belter place altogether than tha
hall now used and the post will be
able to save the money expended
for hall rent and use it in sonn
other manner lo groat advantage.
The action of the county commis
sioners was most, commendable
and showed a worthy appreciation
of the services of Ihe old veterans.
If you have a house for rent try
a Journal Want Ad.
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