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THE GREAT BEYOND.
Soul
of S. W. Dutton Wings Its
Peaceful Flight Today.
COUNTY BUSINESS CEASES.
Mr. button's Demise Make a Vacancy la
the County Hoard and ISiihineatt I '
Temporarily Suspended
Various Other Note.
Death Claim, S. V. Iutton.
Sareno W. Dutton, chairman of tbe
board of commissioners of Cass county,
passed to bis linal reward at 2:20
a. ra. Wednesday at bis borne, cor
ner of Main and Eleventh streets, bis
entire family except his two eldest
sons being present when the death
messenger came. He was a victim
of consumption.
For several years past deceased suf
fered with luug trouble and within
the past year be has frequently been
confined to his house, but be made a
brave stiuggle against fate, and not
until Saturday, November 114. was he
linally compelled to take to his bed.
On that day he paid his last visit to
the court house, w here the duties of
his office frequently called him. From"
that date on, however, he grew worse
rapidly, until death came to his relief.
8. W. Dutton was a manly man and
a good citizen. For twenty years
nearly he has resided in this city, oc
cupying positions of responsibility in
tbe employ of the B. & M. It. railway,
as a member of the city council and as
a commissioner of Cass county, and in
all these relations his conduct com
manded respect and contidence to a
marked degree. Three years ago he
was elected commissioner over s
strong man where the normal party
vote was against him. A month ago
he was again elected by nearly 100 ma
jority. He was burn in Ohio about
fifty-three years ago, receiving a com
mon school education, removed with
his parents to Keokuk county, Iowa,
when still a boy. On the breaking out
of the war of the rebellion the spirit
of patriotism called him early into the
ranks ot the union's defenders, and he
enlisted as a private in company B of
theTth Iowa infantry, in which he
served during the war le-enlistir g as
a veteran near the clos-e of his Erst
term of service. He was with tbe com
mand at the battles of Belmont. Ft.
Djnnelson, Shiloh. Corinth, the siege
of Vicksburg, Jackson. Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge. in many of tbe en
gagements enroute to Atlanta. in front
of that stronghold on the 2Sth of July
04. marchfd with Sherman to the sea
and up throuuh the Carolinasto Wash
ington at the close of the war. His
regiment lost very heavily, and he was
very fortunate to come out with his
life. Of the men in the ranks few, if
any, did their duty better than he or
were more deserving U e name of pa
triot. A kind husband and parent
and a good neighbor, he leaves behind
a widow and seven children five sons
and two daughters to mourn his loss.
The funeral occurred Thursday
afternoon from the Presbyterian
church. Rev. Baird officiating. The
G. A. H. conducted the ceremonies at
the cemetery.
The Commissionershlp Vacancy .
The regular session of the county
board which convened Tuesday, was
adjourned Wednesday by tbe reason
of the demise of Mr. Dutton, chairman
os the board. Under the law it de
volves upon tbe county clerk, treasurer
and judge to fill vacancies existing in
the membership of the county board,
and the officials mentioned will ac
cordingly meet on Friday to fill the
vacancy by appointment. Several
gentlemen are mentioned in connec
tion with the appoiutment among
whom are S A. Davis, J. W. Johnson,
J. M. Patterson, A. B. Todd, J. M.
Craig, Jacob Vallery jr., A. E. Barrett,
A. 13 Knotts and F. A. Blanchard.
A question has arisen as to whether
the appointing board will be able to
All the vacancy for Mr. Dutton's unex
pired term and the three year's term to
-which he was recently eleced.at the
one appoiutment, and it will first de
volve upon the board to make an in
vestigation in the matter before touch
ing the question of appointment.
Tiotice of Devolution.
The partnership heretofore existing
between E. II. Schulhof and LehnholT
Bros., under the name of Schulof &
Co. is this day dioved by mutual
consent. Lehnhoff Bros, retiring. All
outstanding accounts are parable to
E II. Schnlnof. All bills owing by
Schulhof & Co. are assumed by him.
LetTNIIOFF BROS.
E. II. Schulhof.
Nor. 24, 1894.
I About the (lioKt at Louisville.
' Tte reported reappearance of
Charles McNeeley to his widow after
he had been dead for some months, is
I much talked about in Louisville. Most
j people, of course, look upon it as the
i result of over-strained nerves or of a
diseased imagination, but there are
thosa who really beleive the story told
by the friends of Mrs. McNeeley. As
it goes the story is that strange noises
as of falling earth, have been heard,
and a strange light has appeared in
the room where the lady lies sick, and
that an apparition resembling Mc
Neeley when alive was seen by her,
and that when she spoke to the appari
tion it disappeared whence it came
Again there are those who believe the
story has been invented by the rela
tives to frighten people who were
likely to rent the house, and to keep
the landlord from demanding the rent
or possession of the house.
A Sodden Death.
Mrs. It. F. Dean, who resides a mile
south of Murray, died quite suddenly
Monday from a stroke of apoplexy.
which occurred early in the evening
Mrs. Dean had been at Murray during
the afternoon and went home appar
ently well, but a short time afterward
was stricken down by the fatal malady,
dying three hours later. Mrs. Dean
was very stout of person, hence was
subject to such an attack. She was
about 45 years of age. She leaves
three daughters, a son and husband to
mourn her loss. She was a woman of
many accomplishments and rare
strength of character and individual
ity, and enjoyed the acquaintance and
and friendship of a very large circle,
who will mourn her sudden departure
as a personal bereavement.
The funeral occurred from the
residence at 10 a. m. Wednesday, the
interment taking place at Weeping
Water.
A Postmaster's I'alnlnl Accident.
John J Wolfe, postmaster at Ber
trand. Neb., was the victim of a pe
culiar accident Tuesday at Atlanta,
Neb. On the arrival of B. & M. train
No. 4 at Atlanta, Wolfe, while going
from the smoking car to the chair car,
slipped and fell on the platform, slid
ing down the steps. He caught hold
of hf railing and in this manner held
on until the wheels caught his foot,
wrenching bis grasp loose and he fell
10 the ground. His calls for help
were beard and it was found that the
wheels had passed over the left leg
just above the ankle. The wounded
man was taken to Holdrege, where
the injured limb was amputated be
low the knee.
A ?hootiug- Tournament.
Wm. Neville was an Omaha visitor
Monday and perfected arrangements
whereby it is prop'.is-d to bring about
a shooting tournament to ue had in
this city in the course of a few weeks.
Tbe numerous nimrods in Omaha are
fairly spoiling for a series live bird
shooting matches and if t he local peo
ple acquire the right sort of hustle a
tournament lasting two or three days
can be arranged to occur here, and the
attendance of all thecrack shots in this
section of tbe country would be as
sured. As a 6ort of preliminary, Mr.
Neville has wagered $50 that he can
best Ed Leeder of Omaha in a race at
fifty live birds. A program consisting
of some ten or twelve contests in addi
tion to the above, could be arranged
very easily, and if Mr. Neville is given
some assistance in the matter the
tournament can be made a certainty,
Robert Halliday, a boy 14 years of
age, living in Creston, Iowa.accidently
shot himself Tuesday evening. W-'th
a number of companions he was re
turning from a hunting expedition
north of the city. A 22-caliber revol
ver, not supposed to be loaded, was
being toyed with. Halliday playfully
placed tbe gun to his righ temple, and
palled the trigger. To tbe surprise of
all a load was discharged from the
gun. The ball passed through tbe
brain and young Halliday died within
a half hour.
Death of Ken" Wootttr.
The Nebraska City correspondent
for tbe Lincoln Journal says:
"T. K. Wooster. one of the best
known young men in the citv, died
this morning, aged twenty-six."
The young man mentioned above
was well known in Plattsmouth. as he
resided here with his parents previous
to their removal to Nebraska City
about twelve rpnrs ago.
South Ouiua lias bad another pack
ing home fire. It occurred early Sun
day mnrning and the flames des
troyed Cudahy'a box factory, entailing
a loss of $14,000, fully covered by in
surance. Everything points to its be
ing of incendiary origin.
(INK THIMi AM) ANOTHER.
It has been lately remarked that the
importation of oranges to our markets
from Europe has greatly diminished
because tbe product from Florida and
from California has been such that it
has comanded the market. Tbe result
is that the foreign fruit has almost dis
appeared, and tbe native fruit is better
in quality and cheaper in quantity than
ever before. lhe growth or the pine
apple is following same order. It
is found that it thrives admirably well
in different localities in the south, that
the fruit can be produced at all times in
the year in different sections of the
country, and that the varieties can be
improved. The facility with which this
fruit can be grown in the southern
states is an important iactor among
our fruit products. Last year it was
notable to see the increase in the con
sumption of pineapples, and tbe num
ber of months during which this fruit
was in the market was greater than
ever before known.
E. P. Holmes was appointed Tues
day by Governor Crounse to suc
ceed J uage Strode on the Lancaster
county district bench. This vacancy
in the district judgeship, caused by
the election of Judge Strode to con
gress, has been a bone of contention
between at least ten candidates,
backed by anxious friends, and, as
was the result in more than one con
test of this nature, Governor Crounse
stepped aside when the fight got too
warm and selected one who was in no
sense a candidate.
A traveling man, giving the name of
J. II. Cummins, was slugged in tbe B.
& M. freight yards at Tecumseh
Thursday night, robbed of a gold
watch, overcoat and a small sum of
money and rolled down the railroad
embankment into the Nemaha river.
Fortunately the river was not deep at
this point and Mr. Cummins was res
cued by some trainmen a short time
after, physically not much worse off
for his experience.
Camels are now iu general Ui,e
throughout Australia. Within twenty
five years, by scientific breeding, a
race has been produced larger iu frame,
sounder in wind and limb and able to
carry moie weight than the Indian
camels originally imported. A quar
antine for imported animals is estab
lished at Port Augusta, 200 miles north
west of Adelaide, where they are care
fully guarded for three months, during
which time they are subject ta destruc
tive mange, whieh carries off most of
them, but to which they are no longer
liable when once acclimated. There
are 10,000 camels at work, w hich not
only transport loads upon their backs,
but are trained to draw wagons, yoked
in teams of eight like oxen.
The Albion News is responsible for
the following bit of cruel satire:
"Don't borrow,' says an exchange,
and we would add. don't be poor;
don't go without anything you need;
don't pay out any money, so that you
always may have plenty on band. But
if you are poor and out of employment,
and your family is suffering for bread,
and you have neither money or credit
although good prospects of money
coming in on account due you beg,
pilfer or steal, but 'don't borrow.' If
you are in business and must have
money, though you can well afford to
hire it, 'don't borrow,' even should
you 'bust up.' If you have no bread,
eat sponge cake, but 'don't borrow,'
oh, no ! 'don't borrow."'
Friends of John M. Thurston declare
he has enough votes pledged to make
him United States senator on the first
ballot. It only requires sixty-seven
votes to elect and it is claimed that
the requisite number has been secured
and that be will be tbe choice of tbe
next legislature.
Attorneys for Sam Payne, the Om
aha colored man sentenced to the peni
tentiary for life for tbe murder of
Maud Rubel, have filed their motion
for a new trial, and it will be argued
before Judge Scott on Saturday. If
the claim of thedetendant's attorneys
is found true there will be another
sensation in the jury feature of the
Payne trial. An investigation has
been made, and it is now claimed that
Juror Swanson, who was discharged
from tbe first jury on the ground that
be was not a resident of Nebraska and
not a citizen of the United States, is
in fact a citizen of the United States
and a qualified voter in East Omaha.
Nicer, better and cheaper goods than
ever for holidays at Lehnhoff's big
book and toy store.
Insurance Promptly Paid.
Persons who have never taken the
trouble to investigate the manner in
which the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica comply with all obligations regard
ing the payment of benefit certificates
may be interested in knowing that
Mrs. Albin, widow of the late David
Albin , has received her draft f oi $2,000,
the full amount named in certificate
No. 120,535, the draft being received
last Mondav. David Albin became a
member of the order August 3, 1S93,
and from that date to the time of his
death, October 4, 1394, ha paid for ini
tiation dues and assessments the sum
of $16.40, that being the total expense
on his certificate of $2,000.
While the local Woodmen realize
that no amount of money can equal tbe
loss of a valued member, they are
pleased to point to the fact that the
order has done all in its power for the
widow and the payment was made
without unnecessary delay and with
out the beneficiary having to even go
through tbe formality of asking for it.
The promptness with which the mat
ter was adjusted speaks well for tbe
Modern Woodmen and proves the or
der to be one worthy of confidence.
Union Ledger.
WAII.1SH JOTTlXtiS.
Mrs. Lena Cavey is on the sick list
G. W. Highley left for Missouri last
week.
L ierK t court Hearing made us a
midnight visit Fridry night.
Mrs. Cora Ilobbs has returned from
a short sojourn at Louisville.
Mrs. L. 15. Gordon and daughter
have moved to Weeping Water.
xtieM. v . a. win nave a supper
Dec. 10. A big time is anticipated
The "school marm" has moved into
the dwelling vacated by Mr. Fowler
Two colts belonging to II. A. Gilles-
pee were killed by the M. P. train last
week.
The protractive meeting on the hill
is still in progress but not much inter
est seem to be manifested.
A social bop was given at tbe Hotel
Gilliard on Thanksgiving night, and a
right merry time they had of it.
Martin Long, an old war veteran,
took his departure for the soldiers
home at Grand Island last week.
Reports reach us of the death of
grandma Manion, a former resident of
this place, who died at Nelson, Neb.,
last week. Particulars are unknown.
T. A. Miller, local M. P. agent, who
has been rusticating in Oklahoma and
Missouri for the last two months has
returned and settled down to business
again.
Thanksgiving day was observed in
the usual manner. Rev. J. E. Chase
delivered a very interesting sermon at
the M. E. church. The people gener
ally feasted on turkey and cranberries.
There is a grand opportunity here
for a general store as we now have but
one. It is useless, however, for any
body to start a peanut stand, and ex
pert to make any money a man must
have some capital and a little brains,
and he can do a good business. Of
course we have some competition from
tbe little town over on the Rock Island
but we still have sufficient territory to
support two good stores. We want
live men, men of experience who un
derstand their business, and men who
will not sit down and wait for cus
tomers, but men who will rustle for
trade. If we can get this kind of a roan
we can soon get back all the trade that
the town has lost, and those people
who make daily trips to neighboring
towns will stay at borne and patronize
the home merchants. Tbe idea as ex
pressed by the brainless Columbian
that two men leaving tbe town"would
cause its death" is preposterous, one
of them never said a good word for the
town, while be lived in it. and the
citizens felt like they did when the
Columbian editor left, that we bad
lost nothing by his going.
John A. Davies for speaker of the
house seems to be covering as much
ground as the next man. There are
only fifty-two other candidates for the
office. Omaha Bee.
Tbe St. Louis Republic says, con
cerning the location of the trans-Mississippi
congress: "Omaha will be tbe
place of the next congress. At the be
ginning Portland, Ore.; Boise City,
Idaho, and Topeka, Kas., were the
only cities in the race, it was thought.
Yesterday morning Congressman
Bryan started out to secure the prize
for Omaha. Although his start was a
late one, he came down the stretch
with the right number of supporters
and took the prize from Portland on j
the second ballot by a majority, of five
votes.
AROUND THE t'OCKT KOO.US.
DISTRICT COUKT.
The arguments in tbe injuction case,
wherein Frederick Curtis, et al..sought
to restrain the officials of tbe Nebraska
City blind asylum from dismissing
scholars after their work was com
pleted, were heard at Nebraska City
Monday afternoon in the district
court. Judge Chapman denied the in
junction on the ground that the insti
tution is maintained for charitable and
educational purposes and is not an
asylum.
CC-NTY COURT.
The will of the late Benj Albin, of
Liberty precinct, was admitted to pro
bate in county court Friday.
License to wed was issued in county
court Wednesday to Mr. J. F. Davison
and Miss Louis Squires, both of Ne-
hawka.
COURT ROOM NOTES.
Since the first of October, the' order
book in the county clerk's office shows
that the county has disbursed over
$S0O among the poor.
County Commissioners Hayes and
Young, in the absence of Mr. Dutton
were attending to the duties of the
regular session of the board at the
court house Tuesday.
SherifE Eikenbary and Deputy Hyers
escorted Ben Anderson, the Nehawka
burglar, to the penitentiary Saturday
where he will be called upon to serve
out a term of two years.
Tim Whalen, who is charged with
assaulting the Luchinsky girl with
evil intent, was released from jail Tues
day on furnishing a bail bond in the
sum of $500. Mike Whalen and J. J
McVey are his bondsmen.
Jno. Seagraves swore out a complaint
before Justice Archer today charging
John Parker with assaulting his two
sons, Edward and Thomas Seagraves
The affair occured Saturday out in the
vicinity of Crystal Springs church
where the interested parties reside.
A ttuncb Of Fast Horses
A dispatch from Chicago in
today's morning papers says
"Half a million dollars worth
of horse-flesh, comprising the
Salisbury and McIIenry and C. J. nam
lin stables, will be taken tomorrow to
the Pacific coast on a special train of
four palace horse cars. In tbe bunch
are four world's record breakers. Alix,
2:03J; Directly, two-year-old trotter,
2:07!; Robert J., pacer, 2:011, and John
R. Gentry, stallion.pacer, 2:031. They
will start from this city, where they
have been resting since Thanksgiving
A California circuit nas been ar
ranged, opening at Los Angelos about
December 15, and racing at tbe follow
ing places in the order given: San
Diego, Fresno, San Jose, San Fran
cisco, Sacramento, Napa, Petaluma,
Woodland and Chico. Mr. Salisbury
is sanguine ot breaking present
records with some of the horses before
returning east."
Monday aispatcnes teii or. a
plucky Georgia girl. A negro woke
the father in the dead of the night
and after enticing him away to tbe
house of a neighbor on the pretext
that the latter was sick, killed him
with a hatchet. The black man then
returned to the bouse and attempted
to enter, but the girl divined his evil
intentions and chased him away by a
volley from a shot-gun. The negro
made his escape, but tbe entire neigh-
I borbood, at last accounts, was on the
chase.
Private advices received in Sioux
City from "Bob" Kneebts, the Ameri
can horseman arrested in Germany n
the charge of "ringing" horses on Ger
man race tracks, show that recent re
ports of bis release are untrue.
Kneebesis still in jail in Berlin and
will have to stand trial. From the
tenor of the information received, the
outlook is not encouraging for his
acquittal. Kneebes is one of the best
known horsemen on the trotting turf
of the west. His home is at Wakefield,
this state.
J.M.Raport, who left New York
City May 10 last on a wager of $-5,000
that he would reach San Francisco on
or before December 1, walking the en
tire distance, without spending a cent
other than what he earned on the
journey, reached his destination Sat
urday night, with six hours to spare.
Raport says tbe money was put np by
a New York club man, tbe name of
whom he declines to mention. Raport
passed through Nebraska on his trip
and touched at Omaha.
The public schools were closed this
afternoon as a tribute of respect to the
late Mr. Dutton. Many of the children
attended the funeral services this afternoon.
SEEK A REHEARING.
Louisville People Disatisfied With
the Bridge Decision.
WHOLE MATTER, UNDECIDED.
Ouestion of Joint Responsibility In Such
Shape That a Rehearing Will lie
-Sought At An Early Date
Various Other Note.
The Louisville bridge case, lately de
cided in favor of the people of Lou.s
ville and against Cass county, will not
down. The Journal, as our readers
will remember, printed tbe syllabus of
the supreme court in full and at that
time the matter of joint liability be
tween Cass and Sarpy counties was
left in such shape by the court, that it
was the prevailing opinion that the
county should commence proceedings
without delay to force Sarpy to stand
its half share of tbe expense for re
pairs. The county, however, is not the
only party dissatisfied with the joint
liability flaw in the decision, for it is
now announced that the Louisville
people propose to have the question
settled in full. The decision of the
lower court was that Ca3s county was
responsible for all tbe repairs, and the
affirming of the decision by tbe su
preme court, makes it appear that the
latter court should settle the question
in fuU, as contemplated by both sides
to the controversy. With this end in
view, Messrs. Beeson & Root, attor
neys for the Louisville people, have
prepared a motion for a rehearing
in which tbe supreme court will be pe
titioned to amend their opinion in
such manner as that it will be made
forever plain a3 to the responsibility
for repairs on all of the bridge. Tbe
motion will be forwarded at once and
if the court makes as early a disposi
tion of tbe mater as was done in the
first proceeding, the question will be
passed upon at an early date.
The following, clipped from the
Council Bluffs department of the
Omaha Bee, is of decided interest to
the people of this city: "George
Oliver was arrested Monday on the
charge of embezzlement, preferred by
G. A. Yancey. Two years ago Oliver
was keeping company with Yancey's
daughter ana she let him carry her
watch. Finding himself short of
funds, he sold the watch at a second
hand store and left town. He claims
Yancey offered to settle for $42 for the
watch, which Oliver thought was too
much, and therefore refused to pay.
Tbe case was to have come up for a
hearing in police court yesterday
morning, but the defendant took a
change of venue to the court of Jus
tice Field and a continuance was
granted until next Monday."
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Those who have taken time to drive
about the streets of the town pro
nounce them as being in first class
shape for travel, and Street Commis
sioner Marshall comes in for consid
able praise for their excellent condi
tion. Some of the members of the
council of Mr. Marshall's political
faith, have criticised the commissioner
on the ground of being slow. Whether
there is any ground for the complaint
The Journal knows not, but it is a
certainty, at any rate, that the streets
of this city were never in better shape
for travel.
Ad. Kiser, a well-known farmer,
who lives southwest of town, is evi
dently something of a nimrod. On
Sunday last he marched out into his
cornfield and knocked down eight wild
geese with one load from his trusty
flint lock. Two of the birds were
winged and J. C. Petersen, a local
butcher, bought the entire bunch of
geese and now has the live pair
cooped up at his shop for the edifica
tion of curiosity seekers.
In reference to the selection of seats
by the members of the next legislature,
the Lincoln Journal remarks: Repre
sentative Davies of Cass county has
filed a claim on the seat occupied so
long by Church Howe, and the secre
tary of state has given him a quit claim
deed, which is supposed to be as good
as a warranty deed, as it is not be
lieved that the original owner will call
for the property.
The 16-year-old son of William
James, living near Elmwood, this
county, died very suddenly last Friday.
Tbe boy was taken with a spell of vom
iting and died before a doctor could ar
rive. The"Plan Sifter" flour is the popular
brand. Ask for it from your grocer.