WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, FEimUAUY 19, 1891.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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wi , la authorise.! to recvlve and receipt for aub
scrltlua to lb Wkkkly JousmaI
fdrT. W. rtbryock In authorized to lake sub-c-rtytluna
to the M iult Jwmi,m LoulavUle
too receipt lot paytueuta on saaie.
.MILIUM II TM.I2 TABLE.
(.(lINIi WEST
Klyer No. I
faM-liner No 3
I'tthWiiKr No &
I'HHMeiiKer No 7
i'iinwiiKT No V, via Louisville
HHHfllT No II. K t:
I'mummirlt No Hlub from far. June
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KreiKiil No 'At, via Louinvilie
Kreiuht No6. f South Omaha
iiINJ EAST
Flyer No a
VaitNeiiKer No 4
Passenger No H
1'itHMMiKer No IU, via Louisville
I'mtneuxer No 12
1'axxfiiner No. a, stub to i'ac. Junction,
Terminus of No U) at PIhUmuiuiouUi.
8::a m
Thursday Uaiiy.
Four Mile Creek was bank full of
water all of last niht, and the water
hal fallen very slightly by this morn
ing. Snow was rapidly disappearing
from adjacent fields.
The county board lias about com
pleted its work of examining the plans
of Architect Gray for the new court
house, and will soon advertise for bids
on doing the work.
Uev. J. M. Wood of the South Park
Tabernacle ".Echoes" in the number
just issued annouces a discontinuance
of the publication. It has been pub
lished monthly for a year.
The action of the state senate in
shelving the contest resolution caused
a good deal of favorable comment on
the streets today the universal ver
dict being that it was the best day's
work done thus far this session. "Ve
may now hope for some business,"was
a common remark.
The snow at Schuyler, which is
about a foot deep, has hardly begun to
melt so reports Mr. Dunlap, the mail
route agent on the Schuyler run. lie
said the weather averages 10 to 12 de
grees colder there every day than here,
and water scarcely dropped from the
eaves of the houses yesterday, although
it melted here a good deal.
Friday's DallT.
Geo. Johnson, now of Ilorton, Kas.,
was married on Tuesday last to Miss
Katie McCarty of this city.
L. G. Larsen, the third ward coun
cilman, has been quite sick of pneumo
nia at bis home, on West Granite
street, but is reported better today.
A number of families, composing
thirty-seven persons, will leave 1'ekin
111., on the 24th inst. for this city, to
become residents here. I bey are al
friends and relatives of prominent
German-Americans hereabouts. They
will have eight to ten cars of freight.
The county clerk's office has Gnallv
been moved into the second storv of
the Wettenkamp block, where com
modious and well-lighted quarters have
been obtained. Clerk Cntcbheld says
he was not in favor of moving, but the
commissioners said he had to, and he
concluded he wouldn't be contrary
about the matter, so he is now located
in a comfortable place, where be won't
need to have the gas burning all day.
A man who attended' a secret meet
ing of county seat boomers at Louisville
Saturday evening last reports to The
Journal a brief account of its doings
He says two men in each precinct were
selected to secure signers, and money
was raised to pay them for their work.
Some difficulty was experienced in
securing the men wanted for that work,
as good men did not care to engage in
it and others were not wanted. The
petitions were put in circulation, but
were not so readily signed as before.
Saturday's Daily.
J. M. Grace of South Bend was in
the city today.
It is said that hereafter skating will
not be allowed on the river until the
ice has been tested by sending a police
man out on it. If it bears up the po
liceman with his load of dignity and
authority, then all right ; the boys and
girls will be out of danger. If he goes
down, the ice isn't safe. Nothing so
simple and easy has been proposed in
a long time.
Geo. B. Mann presented the citizens
of Plattsmouth with a handsome val
entine The Saturday Mirror this
morning. The Mirror is an independ
ent newspaper, four pages, four col
umns to the page, and the first issue
shows that George proposes to cater to
the ladies in publishing everything of
interest in society matters. Mann's
Mirror of Plattsmouth will appear
every Saturday hereafter to all who
pay one dollar per year.
A Nebraska City editor makes the
astounding charge that the school
teachers of that city are afflicted with
"atrabilariousness." Now, we have
known for some time that the schools
of Otoe's pride were in a mighty bad
condition, and the rod-wielders fight
ing among themselves, but we never
expected this. If this charge is proven
untrue the school marms ought to boy
cott the wizen-faced rascal who has so
mercilessly attacked them.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Plattsmouth Brick and Terra Cotta
Manufacturing company last evening
the following officers were elected: J.
G Richey, president: W. J. White,
vice president; T. II. Pollock, secretary
and treasury; F. D. Lehnhoff, superin
tendent. During the year 1890 the
company has manufactured 2,000,000
brick have 400.000 on Jhand and has
expended for I;ilxr about $11. (MM). A
itatisfactoi y uividtnd was declared.
The company is quite well enough
satisfied with its condition and will
not publish an aiinu ! statement.
Monday's Dmlljr .
II. E. Pankonin, the Ixniisville mer
chant, was in town today.
D. K. Barr, Esq.. of Weeping Water
was a Plattsmouth visitor today.
County Attorney Travis came in
from Weeping Water this morning.
A telegram was received last night
from Boston announcing the death of
the father of James Pettee of this city.
J. A. Linahan. a prospective court
house bidder of Omaha, was in town
today, examining the plans and speci
fications of the new building to be
erected for Cass' courts.
John Irwin ran up against the law of
Hock Bluffs prohibiting the disturbing
of peace and as a consequence is lying
in the Plattsmouth jail. He was
brought here Saturday.
M. McVay, the St. Joe stuck buyer,
shipped out a car load of mules and
horses for the south last night. He
will le back here to buy more stock
this week or next, and will also visit
Union and Weeping Water.
Most of the coal sheds and other
Missouri Pacific fixtures at Weeping
Water will liktly be moved to Union
soon. The company is putting in their
large water supplies here now and
work on the new line will commence
again in four or five weeks. Union
ledger.
A new law firm has been organized
in Plattsmouth, and it is composed of
three of the most popular ami well
read young lawyers in the city I). O.
Dwyer, Tom Walling and Guy Living
ston. They will open a new ollice trie
first of the month, and as they are all
as energetic as they are popular they
will make some of 'the older members
of the profession get out early iu the
morning.
It is reported that a desperate fisti
cuff fight occurred the other day at
Elmwood over the county seat petition
lasting three hours. John Taylor, a
sou of A. B. Taylor of this vicinity,
was one of the parties. The exchange
copies of the Echo were not sent to the
newspapers of Plattsmouth for some
reason last week so that no account
came through that channel. The re
port is that three men on one side and
six on the other were engaged in the
encounter for three hours, and that
the three men came off victors,
although terribly pummeled.
Tuesday's Daily.
W. I). Jones is the possessor of a pair
of fine Norman carriage horses which
he recently purchased at Weeping
Water and of which he is very proud.
Chas. Duke, son of Elbert Duke, of
Omaha is charged with having forged
his father's name to a check for $9.50,
and come to this city. He was not ar
rested. Many of the business houses along
Main street were nicely decorated with
flags and bunting today, in honor of
the city's visitors. A general decora
tion is desirable.
It is reported that Col. T. S. Clark
son of Omaha, department commander,
will not be able to be present at the
department meeting owing to the
severe illness of his daughter at Den
ver. The directors of the Livingston
Loan & Building asociation will hold
their regular meeting Thursday, Feb.
19, at council chamber. Parties de
siring a loan or an investment that
will return 17 per cent should be on
hand. See our annual statement.
The funeral of Grandma Erwin will
occur from the depot when the Schuyler
train arrives, at 9:45, tomorrow. The
services will be' held at Louisville in
the morning before the train leaves.
The body will be deposited in Oak Hill
cemetery. All the friends are invited.
The badges made for presentation
to the delegates to the coming Grand
Army encampment have been com
pleted and are certain to attract atten
tion. The local committee take much
pride in them for the reason that they
are a home production, so far as the
printing, painting and preparation are
concerned. The badges are made of
light-colored fine satin ribbon, the
printing being on gold sizing with the
words: "Delegate 14th annual en
campment department of Nebraska G.
A. R., Ptattsmouth, Feb. 18 and 19,
1891." In the center of each badge is
a neatly executed oil-painting repre
senting, on most of them, some camp
or battle scene, done in colors, with
sprays of grass or flowers for a border.
The work was done by Mrs. E.E. Hil
ton, wife of Engineer Hilton, who had
already attained considerable repute
as a scenery and animal painter, and
The Journal hazards nothing in pre
dicting for her present work much
favorable comment.
Wednesdays Dally.
Representative Decker of Thayer
county was in the city today, a guest
oi uon. Jr . x. wnne.
Do you know Pat Rooney? What
Rooney, the father of little Annie?
Yes, he is coming to entertain us next
Monday night at the opera house.
Deputy Sheriff John Tighe went to
Lincoln yesterday, conveying Mrs.
Holton of Eagle and jrrearicn JrrunK-
bolle, adjudged insane, to the asylum.
Dr. J. M. Waterman of Hay Springs,
coroner of Sheridan county, is attend
ing the Grand Army encampment and
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. S.
Kamsey.
Chaplain Diffenbacher, of the house
of representatives, accompanied by hi3
wife, are attending the Grand Army
encampment and are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. B. S. Uainsey.
M AKKIKD At the residence of J udge
Ramsey, by that official, February 18.
1891, at 2 p. in., Mr. George Osborne
and Miss Charlotta Gattonwere united
in the holy bonds of wedlock.
Mrs. I. N. Cassell, wife of the mayor
of Aurora, and Mrs. T. E. Wheeler,
president of the Relief Corps of Broken
Bow. are stopping w ith the family of
ye Journal man during the conven
tion time.
Ira Lec was brought all the way
from Greenwood to the county jail
this morning by Special Constable
Farmer, on a charge of drunkenness
and for contempt of court, to serve out
a sentence of $27 fines and costs.
The Schuyler train brought in from
Ashland, Walnut and other points this
mornimr 150 veterans and members of
the Relief Corps. The single passenger
coach was so crowded that many had
to stand on the platform all the way
down.
A cutting affray occurred at Glen
wood last Saturday that may prove
fatal. The superintendent of the ar
tesian well resented some foul remarks
made by a town tough by a well aimed
blow of his fist, when the latter drew a
knife which he held open in his pocket
and stabbed him several times in the
Ride and below the lungs. The touuh
was arrested and in any uveut will
probably go over the road.
It. S. Iraper Iteplles fo Col. Savajje.
Shipper D. S. Diaper of this citv in
reply to Col. E. P. Savage's answer to
Mr. Draper's interview with a World
Herald on Feb. 13, in reference to the
relative merits of the American Live
Stock Commission company (of which
Mr. Draper is a member) and the
South Ouniha Board of Exchange (of
which Col. Savage is a member; is as
follows:
Not wishing to enter into an ex
tended newspaper controversy with
Col. Savage or anybody else upon the
affairs oi the sale of live slock at
South Omaha I only intend in this
communication to state a few points to
what Col. Savage said in regard to the
interview with me published in Fri
day's World-Herald. In the first
place, Col. Savage misconstrues the
meaning of my remarks as I believe
to cover up the true condition of
affairs as they exist.
I don't believe, nor do I want the
people of the state to understand, that
I, as a member of the American Live
Stock Commission company, am find
ing fault with the Union Stock Yards
company. I believe that company is
doing all in its power to build up a
trade with the people and to deal hon
estly with them. This company is the
base and to it is deserving the credit
of whatever success the South Omaha
market has had with respect to the
trade of Nebraska.
Col. Savage evidently wants, as
evidenced by his answer to my inter
view, that to the commission firms of
the board of exchange is due the
credit. He evidently thinks that he
can make the shipper believe it, too
But I think that he will find, when the
people arrive at a conclusion, that he
has made a miscalculation. He will
find that in the investigation, which
he claims to be desirous of having
made, will show the stock yards com
pany not to blame, and that the
firms organized as a board of
trade are the guilty ones. They
notify buyeis and salesmen to
cease operations unless they comply
with their rules and regulations. I
call this institution a trust, or combina
tion of men, to take from the pockets
of the shippers what is rightfully their
dues and place it in their own pockets.
In answer to Col. Savage's statement
in regard to profits, I have to say: The
gross earnings of his aggregation
amounts to $50,066.28 yearly, and that
in proportion to the time expended
from day to day this profit is an ex
horbitant one and virtual robbery of
shippers.
Col. Savage says that I and other
alliance people have not struck the
right trail and that he will gladly ex
plain to those interested, upon applica
tion, just how the matter stands. Now
if he can make the promised explana
tion and it will hold water, even by the
most liberal construction, I will cease
to complain. But if this is not done,
I shall claim damages for the injury
done me and shall endeavor to pursuade
buyers not to trade there, and to send
their stock to some place where they
can receive fair treatment.
D. S. Draper.
Plattsmouth, Feb. 16, 1891.
Dr. Marshall, DENTIST, will be
at bis office on and after March 14th.
Winter Building in Nebraska.
There is one line of railway building
going on in Nebraska this winter.
The Missouri Pacific is erecting water
tanks on its short cut, via this city,
between Union and Omaha. Gen
eral Manager Clark does not care to
risk spoiling the track with heavy en
gines until it has had time to settle af
ter frost leaves it. Engineer Lewis
says it will not be open before May.
C. L. Bailey of Elmwood received
rough usage last week from a colt. He
was leading the creature in the stable
when the door blew against the colt
and back it went, hauling Chancey
over the straw pile, across the frozen
alley and landed his head against the
wheel of a wagon. The fool colt got
away, but not until it had prepared a
patient for the doctor.
Tine JouRNALffice has Been sup
plied with copies oA all the bins thus
far prinVd for theMegislatureV Any
of our ciraens who vish to seeVhem
can do so bV calling atvhe office, uader
Sherwood's
Hack From Town.
Old frlenl alius lit the best.
Halest-likc and heartiest;
K no wed us first, and don't allow
We're so blauie much better now !
They was standln' at the bant
When wegrttel "the klvvcred kyars',
And lit out fer town, to make
Money and that old mistake!
We thought that the world we went
Into I eat "The Settlement,"
And the friends 'at we'd make there
Would leat any anywhere !
And they do- fer Unit's their biz:
They best all the friends they is
'C'ept the raal old friends like you
At stayed home, like I'd ort to!
W'y of all the pood things yit
I ain't hliet of, Ik to quit
Business, and git buck to sheer
These old t'oiuforts waitlu' here
These old friends ; and these old hands
'At a fel!er understands;
These old winter nights, and old
Young folks chased in out the cold !
Sing "Hard Times'll conieagMii
No More?" and neighbors all jine in !
Here's a feller come from town
Wants that air old fiddle down
From the chlinbley ! (iit the floor
Cleared fer one cowtillion more!
It's poke the kitchen Are, says he.
And shake a friendly kg with me!
James VVhitfoinb Kiley, in Century.
COUNTY COVKT.
T1IK WEEK'S DOCKKT.
John Balke, et al., vs. John Iloeck
ler. Suit on account. Hearing
set for Feb. 17 at 10 a. m.
Hearing of final settlement of ac
counts of Levi G. Todd, guardian of
Elbert J. Latta, minor, and $l,!)o.l'J
was found due minor and on lull pay
ment a decree of discharge was
entered.
W. A. Mauer vs. Soennichsen &
Schirk. Suit on account. Trial to
court.
John Husche vs Bank of Commerce,
et al. Suit in replevin. Judgment for
right of possession of pioperty given
defendeut, S. B. McLaren, and value
thereof fixed at $!M).
W. A. Mauer vs. Sornnichseii &
Schirk. uit on account. Judgment
for plaintiff, and c edit allowed there
on of $50.
The court Saturday considered the
petition for the appointment of C. S.
Tabor as administrator of the estate
of Lydia Tabor, deceased.
James Irving vs. B. L. Miller. Con
tinued by consent until Feb. 21, at 10
a. m.
Allen Stultz vs. Robert Phillips.
Suit for conversion. Hearing Feb.
at 10 a. in.
Hearing on claims against the estate
of Elizabeth Hathaway, deceased.
License to wed issued to Elmer
Brown and Miss Maggie Leibert, both
of Elmwood, and Otto Schaht and
Miss Margaret Schomaker, both of
Cass county.
Joseph Balk, by his friends, Peter
Balke and Peter Balke vs. John Hoeck
ler. Settled and dismissed.
Whoe Stock Was It?
In Sunday's Chicago Herald, was
an illustrated article of two columns
in length giving the recollections of
several old-timers on the adjustment of
claims against' railroad companies for
the mixture or loss of stock shipped to
market, and the following paragraph
is in reference to a case from this city:
A curious claim against the C, B. &
Q. company grew out of a mixture of
hogs at Plattsmouth. Two carloads of
hogs, consisting of separate consign
ments, were unloaded at this point to
be fed. The pesky animals, while be
ing driven toward the pens, darted off
at a tangent and became inextricably
mixed. They were sorted out as well
as the stockmen's knowledge would
permit and then hauled to Chicago,
where they were sold. Both shippers
put in a claim for damages; one of
them had figures to show that his
weights ran short, and the other pre
tended not to have any. The company
could not afford to fight the case, so
paid each one what he claimed. Of
course if one was short the other must
have had an excess weight, but this
the road was not able to prove, and so
the shippers had much the best of the
settlement, while the company knew
positively that it was being robbed
without being able to prevent it in the
least.
Wiley Black, a local shipper, said in
reference to the subject: "I don't
know who this refers to, but I have
had a number of experiences in that
line. About three years ago 1 put
two hogs in the B. & M. stockyards at
night. During the night a carload of
hogs arrived here from Ashland, con
signed to South Omaha. The hogs
were unloaded in the same yards and
the fact that mine were in the same
yard was unknown to the unloaders.
In the morning the hogs were re-loaded
and mine went in with them, so I put
in a claim, but the company claimed
that although the number of swine
overran the consignment by two, that
two were dead and insinuated that
those dead porkers were mine. I hap
pened to have proof that the two dead
hogs were in the car when it arrived at
Plattsmouth. That fact secured my
claim recognition, but I only got fifty
cents on the dollar."
A Strange Farmer or Queer Editor?
J. II. Dalgren, a prosperous farmer
who lives eleven miles southwest of
Stromsbur, had his house destroyed by
fire a few days ago. Omaha Bee.
Now, a farmer, prosperous or other
wise, who woum nave nis nouse ae
stroyed by fire, ought to be kicked by
all the other members of the family.
Strayed Four year old mare,
weight about 900 pounds, from my
place, two miles south of Murray.
It H. G. Todd.
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lirsivj4M, durttiU
Wagons, Buggies
AND CARRIAGES. .
And all work in wood and iron, new or repair, tit
also does every variety of
BLACKSMITIIINO
HOUSE SHOEING.
He has Id stock the latest noveltly Id shoe the
Nsver-sllp"hore-sboe, which Is worthy the In
spection and trial of all owners of horses. Call and
see blm at the old stand, on .Fifth street between
Main and Vine
Plattsmouth, - Neb.
J. H. HELFRIOH,
DEALKK IK
Organs,
Pianos,
j.IVI
Musical .Merchandise.
Headquarters, Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Grassonbacher & Scholer,
THE N I2W
BLACKSMITHS,
WAGON-MAKERS,
tor. Washington ave and Eight k-st.
All Work in Wood and Iron.
llor-e.swof hi u Sprclalty,
At the ciM-iijx'.st rates, and all
v.iii l iintfd.
Sawliling Done on the Shortcut Notice
PARABLE & SON
.iiiw this liiy i ncl a
Llr.i) and Pesd Stable
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J B SMILEY,
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LEE TKL'ITT
S, J- Coffman, Smiley & Co.,
LIVE STOCK
Commission Merchants,
ROOM 26, EXCHANGE BUILDING,
UNloN - HTOCK - YAKDK
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
South Omaha,
Nebraska
BYRON CLARK,
Attorney at Law
PLATTSMOUTH, 2TEB.
Offica second floor of Dovey Block
B B. WINDHAM JOHN A.DAVIE",
Votary Public Notary PnblM
WMirnajLM Jt djl ties,
Attorneys at Law.
Offloa ever Bank oi Oass County, .
PLATTSMOUTH. .... NEBRASKA
A. N. SULLIVAN,
Attorney at Law.
Plattsmouth, PTeto.
Orvloa: Second Floor at trntae. si.b a-..
ranoe on the East al da.
T7. T7. DRTTMEIOITD.
Attorney at Law,
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
JrncK Second floor Sherwood block.
ALFRED DOLGE'S.
FELT SLIPPERS
SOLD BY
ROBERT SHERWOOD .
Corner Main and Fifth streets.
wvrk for us, by Ann ftr Aaetin,
cut. nheardoinrwll. Why
not oar ttn4 rini r m
month. Too undo ib work ud Jf
at honi m hrrr too ar.
rinripr. ar ailr eaminff from $h M
f Ptdr- All Woabow fom bow
nd trt ma. Can mnrk. in par timm
or all the'tim. hir mowf for work
ers, f allara aoknown amoBf Um.
vFW mrtii wonderful. Fartidi lara frit.
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