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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1895.
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WEEKLY
DOINGS OF THE DAY.
Various Bits of Information of Inter
est to Headers.
THE JUDGMENT IS REDUCED.
Supreme Court lare. Down tlie Jutlc-
lu.nt Awarded John Kltsrald In
Ul Salt Against the M. 1.
Hallway Other Note.
Reduced the Judgment.
Today's Liucoln Journal says: "A
decision was handed down by the su
preme court yesterday in the case of
John Fitzgerald against the Fitzgerald
Mallory Construction company and
the Missouri Pacific railway. The case
began in the Lancaster county district
court, but the plaintiff did not get the
verdict that he expected, bo it was
taken to the higher court. The first
judgment there was for something like
SS0O,0O0. Application was made for
the allowance of certain sums for set
offs and on cros3 petitions or counter
claims. These were submitted on
argument and the court made known
its decision yesterday. The verdict
was reduced to JT00,906,S6. The ap
pointment of a receiver was author
ized.
No Sugar llounty After All.
Considerable comment has been
caused by the fact that while the legis
lature enacted a law establishing a
bounty of a cent a pound on beet sugar
and chicory, it has neglected to make
any appropriation for the payment of
the same. A section of the act pro
vides that when any claim under it
shall have been filed with the secretary
of state and approved by him, he shall
certify the same to the auditor, who
shall thereupon draw a warrant upon
the state treasury for the amount due
thereon in tavor of the party to whom
such sum is due.
It appears that the attention of Mr.
Snyder, the man who has led the lobby
in favor of the beet sugr bounty bill,
was called to the lack of an appropria
tion several days since and was at that
time informed by Auditor Moore that
it would be impossible for him to pay
out any money under the act unless
there was a specific appropriation for
that purpose. Nye bustled around and j
presented the fact to the committee on i
claims, and besought there to include
in the g-neral appropriation bill the
Bum of $75, 000 for the payment of the
bounty during the next two years.
To this the committee seem to have
demurred for the reason that it would
so increase the appropriation as to
make it a bad showing for the session
in the matter of expenses. Then Mr.
Nye went to the attorney-general and
it is said to have obtained from him an
opinion that the bounty will be paid
whether there is a specific appropria
tion or not. Auditor Moore thinks
differently, however, and believes, it
is said, that he has no more right to
pay this bounty out of other funds
than he has to pay the wolf scalp
bounties which were authorized bylaw,
bat which were cut out of the appro
priation bill to defeat them.
Will Pat On Metropolitan Aire.
Elmwood.that hustling little town
out in the western part of the county,
is threatening to put on metropolitan
airs, as the following dispatch from
that place will testify:
"J. A. Campbell of Lincoln will put
in a grist mill here. It will be in run
ning order by the 15th of June. The
mill will be of sixty-barrel capacity per
day for flour, with corn and other
burrs and hominy attachment. When
completed it will be a plant worth
fS.OOO. The structure will be 26x56
on the ground, and three stories high.
An outside building will be erected
having a storage capacity of 10,000
bushels. The mill is to be lit by elec
tricity and Mr. Campbell says he will
have power enough in the electric
light plant to furnish the town with
electric lights if desired at a small
cost. He will run the mill by steam
and will have an engine powerful
enough to furnish the town with
water for wateworks if deemed best.
The mill will be located on the M. P.
switch and the railroad company will
extend the switch for that purpose.
Work commenced this week."
$100,000 to loan. National Exchange
Co. See adv't. another column. 14.
The Tucker Sisters, Sixth street
milliners, have secured an expert
trimmer for their Easter trade in the
person of Miss Lympus, who comes to
this city after serving as trimmer in
the wholesale houses for six years. 30
The l'u Lout Ills Nerve.
The Lincoln News says: "Sheriff
Eikenbary of Cass county brought
James Lindsay to the penitentiary
Thursday afternoon, and he com
menced to serve his sentence of two
years for killing Ilobbina in the prize
right at Plattsmouth last August. The
supreme court refused to suspend the
sentence pending a review of the case
Lindsay broke down and wept when
the prison dress was put on him. The
usual process of registering the de
scriptiou of the prisoner, measuring
and weighing him, for the purposes of
identification was deferred until today.
Lindsay was taken to his cell and
given an opportunity to rest until that
time und become more accustomed to
his surroundings before going through
the course of instruction and prepara
tion for his prison life. The case will
probably be taken up by the supreme
court in two or three weeks, and if a
new trial is granted the term will be a
short one. Otherwise he has started
on a two years' term, except as it may
be reduced by good time.'
A. O. U. W. Grand Ledge 1'o.tpooed.
At Lincoln Friday the supreme
court issued an order in the case of
Gray against Lafilin, acting grand
master of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. This is the case wherein
one faction of the order is fighting the
other in an attempt to postpone the
holding of the grand lodge, which is
called to convene on May 14. On the
application of Lafilin the hearing was
postponed and a bond in the sum of
$1,000 filed. This action of the su
preme court has the effect of postpon
ing the holding of the grand lodge.
unless the case can be disposed of in
the meantime.
In the lower courts the Ancient
Order of United Workmen asked for a
mandamus compelling the plaintiff to
issue a call for a meeting of the grand
lodge, which Laffiin had refused to do.
The district court granted the applica
tion and Lafilin appealed.
Wm. Jacob Taj lor, who lives on a
farm two miles south of town in the
near neighborhood of the U. It. church,
is looking for tb miscreant who
walked off with his stock of salt meat
n Thursday last. Mr. Taylor was at
work in the field, and while the women
of the household were calling on neigh-
tors for a short time, some unknown
erson walked into the house and
carted off several hundred pounds of
salt pork w hicb Mr. Taylor had stored
away for summer use. To make away
with ttie meat the thief must have had
the aid of a wagon, but this fact did
not assist Mr. Taylor is detecting the
arty responsible for the deed, and as
yet the robber is unknown.
Ilurllngton Kariilng.
The report of the Chicago, Burling
on & Quincy railroad for the year
(tnding December 31, 1894, has just
een compiled and shows: Gross earn
ngs t24,CC7,132, decrease fG.375,838;
operating expenses 16,2S4,06o, de
crease 14,940,438; net earnings, $S,SS3,-
007, decrease, $1,435,400; other incomes
81,339,852, increase tlC7,7G0; total net
income $10,321,918, decrease, 81267,-
740; charges $7,630,780, decrease $S3,
475; balance $2,791,132, decrease $1,-
1S4,165; dividends $3,895,128, decrease
855,124; deficit $1,1 03.99G, against a sur
plus of $15,044 in 1893.
Cat. I. Willing.
James Lindsay, the Omaha pugilist
sent up from Plattsmouth for causing
the death of his opponent, Kobbins.
was brought in Thursday by Sheriff
Eikenbary of Otoe county and taken
to the penitentiary. Lincoln Journal.
The Lincoln sheet is mistaken in
asserting that Plug-ugly Lindsay was
Bent up from Otoe county. It should
have said Cass county. However,
Cass county is quite willing to give
Otoe credit for the man's punishment
if the latter county will but whack up
the cost of the trial.
Card of Thank..
Jacob Seybert and family of Cullom
tike this method of expressing their
thanks and heartfelt gratitude to the
friends who so kindly waited upon
the late Mrs. Seybert during her ill
ness and to the hosts of neighbors and
friends for their kind words of sym
pathy and their attendance of the
funeral. While memory lasts these
things will not be forgotten.
Governor Holcomb has signed the
bill authorizing municipal authorities
of cities of the second class and vil
lages to impose a special license tax
of $5 on insurance companies for the
benefit of volunteer fire companies.
Here is a chance for the Plattsmouth
oity council to call on the several dozen
insurance companies doing business
hre to help out in meeting the ex
penses of our fire department.
DISTRICT CONTEST,
A Large Audience And a Most
cellent Entertainment.
Ex-
PLATTSMOUTH TO THE F0EE.
The Local Candidate Capture. Klrt Hon.
on In the Dramatic Cla. And the
Illghent Marking Over All
Other Jotting..
The Ih.trlct Oerlatuatory Cuotctt.
Despite the rain storm of the after
noou and lowering clouds of the even
ing, the seating capacity of the Pres
byterian church was well taxed by the
crowd which attended the declama
tory contest for the high schools of
this district Friday evening.
The musical portion of the program
was highly appreciated, especially
that by the Ashland quartet. and every
number met with an encore. The fol
lowing was
the ruouiiAM:
"Golden We-ldtiiK March"
. . .PUUainouth High School Symphony club
OUATOincAL CLASS.
May E. larl. Falrburj
Omndraother. Morjr of Danker 11111."
Fr.uk Vouuk. .AnUlaml
"enlua Is Not Qrcatnewi."
Solo -DayUcht ! Waning."
Mrs. Nannie Sherman
SlUViTIC LLAS.
Fsora benedict, IJlalnRClty
, "M.l Antnony. Charge."
Iot(iirartleU W ejIug Water
"The Actor'. Story."
Meda Stiller, Far. nee City
. "Toe Lnnt;c'. Story."
Maud Maazjr, riatlsaioulh "Sister and I."
Grand Medley"Star of the NUht.
Ash'and "XL" Quartette
III MOK'JI ( LA.
Floy Stowe. l.'ly .Irlus Greene.
Not to go into a particular criticism
01 every exercis, the audience was
well pleased and entertained by each
rendition. None were failures and all
did credit to IbemselvesMnd tit ooea
sion. Mies Davis might have put
greater energy into her effort with
good effect; Mr. Youn could study his
pronunciation aud gestures with pro
fit; Miss Benedict's selection was good,
ut hardly up to the full dramatic
standard, while Miss (iiraidet has a
fault of slighlly over-doing her part.
which makes her climaxes less effec
tive. Miss Miller a subject was a very
difficult one, and she did so well with
it as to merit first place in the esti
mation of some in the audience. Miss
Mauzy' performance was a most de-
ightful piece of elocutionary art. Her
acting is fine, and if it lacked any ele
mentof perfection it was in animation.
Miss Slowe'B rendition of "Darius
Greene and his flying-machine" was
well done and was highly enjoyed.
The judges were Prof. Colbert of
Western Normal college of Lincoln,
Prof. W. II. Cruthers of Bellevue col
lege and Superintendent of schools II.
W. Sawyer of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
County Judge ltamey of this city
acted as referee.
Under the rules first honors over all
could not be awarded to any one of
the candidates, but if much action
had been taken the place would have
gone to Miss Mauzy, the local candi
date, as her aggregate marking was
considerably above her nearest com
petitor. "
The markings of the judges on the
efforts of the various candidates, the
same being made on the basis of 300
points for a perfect recitation, were
as follows: Miss Davis, 250;
Mr. Young, 252; Miss Benedict, 202;
Miss Girardet, 273; Meda Miller, 278;
Miss Mauzy, 280; Miss Stowe, 274. In
accordance with the above mark
ings first honors and the gold
medal in the oratorical class were
awarded to Mr. Young, the same be
ingin the dramatic to Miss Mauyand
in the humorous to Miss Stowe. Miss
Miller was awarded second place in
dramatic class. The winners in the
various classes will represent the dis
trict in the coming state contest,
which is to take place soon at Grand
Island. The officers of the association
in this district for next year will con
sist of F. C. McClelland, Plattsmouth,
president; II. M. Brayton, Pawnee
City, treasurer; C. W. Pinkertou, Fair
bury, secretary. The fourth annual
district contest was awarded to Pawnee
City, the same to occur next April.
Judge Chapman, Clerk of court
Dearing and Byron Clark, who are
hunting up at Lakeside, in the north
west part of the state, are evidently
having fair luck, as u box of game
containing some two dozen fat ducks
and several geese arrived in the city
last night corxiiug from the hunters.
The game was parcelled out among a
chosen few.
Death or Ol. Ilutt.
The Nebraska City News of Mon
day in the following gives some fur
ther details in regard to the death of
our former townsman, Ol. Butt:
"This morning at 4 o'clock Oliver F.
Butt died of heart trouble after an ill
ness of three months or more. The de
ceased was born in Burlington, la., in
May, 1857, and came to Plattsmouth a
number of years ago, where he was
employed as engineer on the 13. & M.,
having charge of the fast passenger
west. He was transferred to this city
and in after years engaged in the ferry
business, his father, brother and him
self having purchased the Capitola Butt
which they brought to this point. Mr.
Butt was one of the C, B. & Q. strik
ers and it was only a few years ago
that lie was reinstated with the com
pany. The deceased was the eldest
son of the lateCaptO. Butt, and by
his good nature and kindness of heart
was known throughout the length and
breadth of Nebraska. He leaves
wife and three small children one of
whom is almost helpless to mourn
his loss.
Laid At Keat.
The funeral of the late Oliver F.
Butt was held this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock and was largely attended, and
the floral decorations from the railroad
boys wen handsome. In this connec
tion we desire to say that the state
ment that he was one of the C, U. &
Q. strikers was a mistake, as at that
time he was employed on the ferry
boat here. He was offered a position
by the company but refused to accept
it. Unlike nearly all railroad boys Ol
had no life insurance and leaves a
wife and three children in poorcircum
stances. Nebraska City News.
The atlMlnc ! Found.
A uispatch from Warren, Ohio says
"Mrs. Horace Adamsof Alliance, Neb.,
whose disappearance created a aensa
tion beie Monday, was found today at
the home of friends, several miles dis
tant, where shehad walked without
telling her" "husband, "who became
alarmed at her prolonged absence and
called upon the police to search for
her. For awhile all kinds of rumors
were afloat, and it was feared that
harm had befallen her
Aitouxi thi; cot; it r kiiomh.
Justice Archer officiated last Tues
day at the wedding of Mr. Bart Mast
and Miss Ella Ingwerson, the latter of
this county. The groom was a former
resident of this vicinity, but is now
living in Burt county, whither he and
his bride journeyed on Wednesday.
Tun Juuunal extends its heartiest
congratulations.
Justice M. Archer performed his
thirtieth marriage ceremony yesterday
since "donning the judicial ermine.7'
Wm. B. Gilliland of Shoshone county,
Idaho, a cousin of County Attorney
Gilliland of Mills county, Iowa, and
Miss Ella O'Neill, also of Mills county,
were the contracting parties.
The base ball teams representing the
Ashland and Plattsmouth high schools
crossed bats out at the Chicago avenue
grounds Friday afternoon and for
five innings interested the large crowd
of students present with an exciting
article of ball. Both teams were
about evenly matched iu playing
ability, but in the aggregate the Ash
land boys were older and heavier than
the home team. The rain finally put a
stop to the game in the sixth inning
and the Plattsmouth boys were de
clared the victors by a score of 10 to 5.
Will Graves did the pitching for the
locals and the Ashlanders experienced
considerable difficulty in gauging bis
delivery.
Charles A. Anderson, formerly a
Burlington locomotive engineer wants
810,000 of the company's cold cash for
negligence on the part of their ser
vants, which resulted in his running
his train into an open split switch at
Grand Island on Nov. 23, 1694, while
making his run between Ravenna and
Lincoln. He was running at the rate
of thirty miles an hour, under orders,
when the open switch was struck The
train was derailed, the locomotive
ditched and Anderson thrown with
great force to the ground, sustaining
sprains and bruises and permanent in
juries to the head, neck and spine.
Lincoln News.
The makers guarantee does not
amount to much unless the maker is
responsible. The makers of the Cres
cent bicycle are solid. We can't afford
Likiikhoff unos. uoum:y Agents.
w2t Plattsmouth, Neb.
The Sherwin-Williams prepared
paint covers most, looks best, wears
longest, is most economical and of full
measure. Sold by F. G, Fricke & Co
Officer. Charged With Kidnapping:
A queer situation has arisen down
at Nebraska City. Sheriff Styles of
Fremont county, Iowa, arrived in that
town yesterday morning with war
rants for the arrest of Officers Jack
Farley and Gus Warner. He also had
a requisition signed by Governor Hol
comb, and the officers were arrested.
They were immediately released on a
writ of habeas corpus and the case
will be heard next Tuesday, they giv
ing bond in the sum of t-500 each.
The arrest grows out of a stabbing af
fray, which occurred in Nebraska City
on the night of September 18, 1894.
On that evening Asbury Jacks, who
lives near Hamburg, visited that place
and, after filling up on poor liquor,
got into a difficulty with "Shorty"
Schanot, the well-known base ball
player, and stabbed him, inflicting a
serious wound. After the stabbing
Jacks set oat for the Iowa shore. The
officers followed him and nabbed him
just the other 'side of the bridge, and
teok him back to Nebraska City. Jacks
now seeks to get even by having the
officers arrested on the charge of kid
napping. A Ilojcott On ltae-r.
A boycott had been declared to take
effect today by the Omaha brewing
union against three breweries of
Omaha. The quarrel is of long stand
ing and is caused by the breweries'
having refused to recognize the anion
in their demands. All peace overtures
failed and last Saturday night at a
secret session the union ordered a boy
cott on all the breweries except two to
take effect Tuesday morning. The
Knights of Labor have made an inves
tigation of the affair and have it is
said decided to stand by the union and
the boycott will consequently extend
to all federated labor in Omaha. The
feeling on both sides is bitter and de
velopments are waited anxiously.
Oaorffa Smith Strike. It Kleh.
From Omaha comes the news that
Lawyer Geo. & Smith, formerly of
this city, has received official notifica
tion that be is one of the heirs to the
big Hyde estate in England and that
he is entitled to his share. George has
heard of the matter before, but never
until now has he known positively
there is something tangible in bis
claim. The property is valued up in
the million of English pounds and
George's share will amount to quite a
lump.
A Itrokan .
The daughter of Jacob Seybert, the
well-known farmer residing near Cul
lom, sustained a broken arm yesterday
morning. The young lady was ac
companying a brother to this city and
while enroute the team suddenly be
came fractious and ran away. Miss
Seybert was throws out of the wagon
and the fall was sufficient to break the
bone in her left arm just above the
Ibow. Dr. Schildknecht of this city
was called and attended to herinjary.
Governor Holcomb Srturday ap
proved the requisition papers of Gov
ernor Mclntyre of Colorado for the re
turn of J. G. Sharp, wanted In Denver
for forgery. Sharp is a son of the
New York millionaire boodler, Jakey
Sharp, who created so much excite
ment a few years ago on account of the
Immensity of his crookedness. Young
Sharp is a physical wreck on account
of being addicted to the cigarette habit
to excess. His hands and lips are
stained to a dark brown and his ner
vous forces are shattered. Lincoln
News.
Ten barrels of sweet potato seed
from the lied Iiiver Valley, at
McCourt's
What More Could You Ask ?
PEARLMAN,
The House Furnisher,
Offers to buyers the chance to secure the VERY
BEST in his line which the market affords, and
AT PRICES WHICH ABSOLUTELY DEFY
COMPETITION.
HE fact that my stock is
f nee rnnnfv r1crvc tri
something in the FURNITURE line. The three floors of
my store building are full to overflowing with new goods,
and everything goes at 'depression" prices. Call and see
for yourself.
I. PEARLMAN. The House Furnisher,
Opposite Court House, Plattsmouth.
NOTES AND JOTTINGS.
An Array of Miscellaneous Notes of
Interest to Headers.
IS IT FEAR OF THE ASSESSOR T
A Rich Old Farmer Who Cut Queer
Antic. In Caring Fr His M.ney
Demise of Parker L. Wise
Other Ilappanlaga.
One of the most singular and unique
characters in Cass county is George F.
Terryberry, a farmer who resides
some twelve miles west of this city.
For years he has been known to be the
possessor of considerable wealth, al
though he goes dressed very indiffer
ently, and wears his hair about his
shoulders. He is very purse-proud,
withal, and frequently when he comes
to town he has his pockets well-lined
with gold, and delights to hear it
jingle. Some ten days ago he was in
town, and under the pretence that
some of his neighbors wanted to bor
row it, he drew a deposit of some
35,000 out of one of the banks and con
verted it Into gold. He wore at the
time a leather coat, and in one of Ub
pockets he had this money, delighting
bis fancy occasionally by hearing it
jingle. That amount of gold coin
weighs about 24 pounds, and it pulled
his right-hand pocket far below a line
with the other one. A few days before
that be had drawn some 2,000 in gold
from the bank In Louisville. An in
quiry at the office of the register of
deeds and county clerk failed to dis
close any mortgage filed there in his
behalf lately, and the wonder is what
the old man has done with his money.
Last year the Mt. Tleasant precinct
assessor got an admission out of the
old man that he had some 19,000 in the
bank and he consequently paid taxes
on one-fourth of that amount. The
assessor makes his rounds in April,
and it is possible Mr. Terryberry
thought to play a good joke on the tax
gatherer by drawing his money. It is
a well-known fact that Mr. Terry berry
frequently has large sums of money
planted in the earth about hi3 farm
and if the assessor is handy with a
spade the scheme may after all be for
naught.
Death Of rarkar TV1.
A telegram received by Mrs. J.N.
Wise yesterday morning gave the news
of the death Tuesday at Perri3, Cali
fornia, of Mr. Parker L.Wise. The
deceased was one of Plattsmouth's
earliest residents, having settled here
in the '50's. Four years ago he re
moved to Ferris, California. Deceased
was about seventy years of age and is
survived by two children, Taylor, who
lives at Salt Lake, Utah, and Will S.,
with whom the deceased made his
home at Ferris. Ex-Postmaster J. N.
Wise of this city is a brother of de
ceased. The remains were laid at rest
at Perris yesterday.
FARM LOAMS.
Last fall we were told that we could
not borrow money or renew loans if
Holcomb was elected governor. Never
theless, I now have money to loan on
good farm security, at a less rate than
ever before. Write or call and see me
if yon desire a loan. J.M.Leyda,
12-3m Plattsmouth, Neb.
Money to Loan
On farming lands. Low rates, loDg
times. No delay In securing loans.
Inquire at First National bank. 7
the Biggest and Best in all
.attention of Deople desiring