The Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
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GERMAIN E. TOWL,
PUtts. Phone. 6. Neb. 'Phone. 220.
Kntered at the postotllee at Plattsmoutli, Ne
braska, us second class matter.
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1101.
Louisville lias leen encouraging
other infant industry this week.
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Still there are many who believe Mr.
MeKinley's refusal to accept a third
term wholly superfluous.
Murray is such a lom town that
new residents are compelled to live at
the hotel until they can get houses
huilt especially for their own accommodation.
The late iMitintiful rains are playing
haoc with 4Jeorge I'oisall's (opular
subscription lor the sprinkling of the
city .streets. Imslydays bring him
much dough, but muddy weather is
bard on his dust.
A steam traction engine working in
the hills altout Louisville this week
revived the subsiding panther scare,
and resulted for several nights in
small Imys living strictly up to curfew
hours without other admonition.
the ladies, and when they have once est few the local merchants harbor
set the stamp of their approval upon in their minds the pernicious andmis-
any form of recreation its permanence j
and popularity is assured.
Things Political.
taken idea that it does not pay them
to advertise. But when a business
man makes up his mind that advertis
ing does not pay, he has signed the de
cree of his commercial undoing, and
their continuance iu trade is an abso
lute injury' and injustice to the town
which supitorts them, as the working
liees do the drones in the hive. When
th people fail to see a linn's name in
The county election this fall prom
ises to be warmly contested and close
ly decided. Interest in the outcome
will overshadow the state election.
Like the small lioy in summer vaca
tion the c tunty election is it already, the papers they come quickly to the
Even now the street talk centers upon conclusion that he has not lung to sell
this one subject, and already the to which he considers it worthwhile
I'lattsinouth News, in convention as- calling their attention, and quite as
sembled, has nominated the republi- naturally look somewhere else for wlutl
can ticket, failing, however, to keep they want.
in line with the precedent of I'resi
dent McKinley, and bringing some of
its jaded candidates before the people
for third, fourth or 'steenth terms of
fat public office.
With nearly an entire county ticket
FIRSTS IN PLATTSMOUTH.
The Nebraska City News, in pub
lishing extracts from the memoirs of
Major l'earman, gives an account of
to elect it is to la cxiK-cteil that Uth some of the lirst intit unions of that
Out in a little western Nebraska
town a love sick young man, yearning
for a speedy death, saturated a cigar
ette in opium and said his prayers.but
one venom antidoted the other and
the young man still lives. He should
have stuck to cigarettes straight.
If the business men of I'lattsinouth
know a good thing when they see it
they will not let slipan opportunity
which will present itself immediately
after the close of South Omaha's
street fair next month. At that time
a great numlerof the drawing feat
ures of the packing town's show could
be induced to come to this city to take
part in a street fair here.
parties will make an earnest endeavor
to win out by putting forth every ef
fort and bringing forward their stron
gest men. At' this early day one hears
the tickets outlined verv much as fol
lows: Among the democrats John I).
MfsUridc of Nehawka is practically
the only man mentioned f.r sheriff.
Tom Walling appears to have a cinch
on l lie nomination tor registrar oi
deeds. Frank Schlater is bonked for
county clerk or treasurer, in either of
which offices he would make a splen
didly capable man. V. C. Smith hav
ing served one term as county super
intendent in a manner which has won
him the favor of all, ha clear sailing
for re-noini nation and re-election. J.
M. Stone of Nehawka. Walter Failing
of (Jieenwood, James Stander of Lou
isville and James llerold of I'latts
inouth, are among those named for
treasurer, Captain Dave
Ehmvood for county judge. Frank
Towle of Weeping Water and Matt
Spader of Wabash for county commis
sioner and John Sattler of I'latts
inouth for coroner.
A business man of I'lattsmouth
changed cars here a few days ago, and
wishing to give him the usual 'putf,"
and not knowing his tirst name, we
looked over the I'lattsinouth papers,
expecting of course to tind his adver
tisement and thus learn his tirst name.
Did we tind his advertisement? No.
Did he get the "free putr?" No. It
sometimes pays to advertise. I'nion
Ledger.
Cass county sent atout as large a
delegation as any to the Woodman na
tional convention at St. I'aul this
week. The order is a very strong one
in this.county, and some day or other
we ought to capture some of the big
positions for a Cass county man. ;et
out your axes early next year, boys.and
be prepared to chop out something big
for the sake of your local camps and
the county, which is proud of you all.
Business in general has been very
fair in Plattsmouth this spring, butif
our merchants want a genuine boom
of an all-over-the-county trade just
let them join in getting up a street
fair for a week this summer. Thous
ands would come to see the fair who
seldom if ever come here and they
would not only get acquainted here,
and buy goods, but would go away so
well pleased that they would come
back often in the future. The venture
would le a sure winner.
In casting over the available mater
ial for county judge, democratic lead
ers have suggested as one of the
strongest and best man for t he place,
Captain Dave McCaig of Elm wood.
For this oilice Captain Me Caig surely
possesses many striking qualities. He
carries with him a reputation for
truth, veracity, and just dealing of a
lifetime's making. His is the sagacily
of years, a sense of justice tern ie red
by a broad understanding and a liberal
education in the school of experience
He is of a cool, judicial turn of mind.
as steadfast in his convictions of
right and wrong as the eternal hills
Moreover.he is a man w ho can lie elec
ted if his friends nominate him and
prevail upon him to accept the honor.
As other names are presented from
time to time they will be duly record
ed in the Journal.
The republican ticket as outlined by
the local organ is as follows: J. W,
Sage and W. L. Wit he row of I'latts
mouth, and Carl (juinton of Avoca for
sheriff: J. M. I!olertson. Will Cool
idge and Will Richardson of l'latts-
mnuth and C. L. (i raves of Union for
clerk: Sandy Morrison, Eagle, II. A
Schneider, Cedar Creek, J. 1 Ellis
Louisvilleand (I. W. Thomas of I'latts
mouth for recorder; T. (J
and T. J. liahr of Weeping Water,
and Leroy Yanseoyoe, Louisville,
county superintendent; J. L. Barton,
treasurer ; J. E. Douglass, county
judge, and Turner .ink, commissioner.
The following from two different
papers, published in the same hour, of
the same day. is a good example of
what striking accord of thought, feel
ing and expression may exist between
two persons utterly unknown to each
other:
A rich society girl attending Smith
college has leen declared a kleptoman
iac, she stole .,ooo worth of jewel rv
from her college mates. Had she been
the cook iu a college dormitory she
would nave oeen sent to tne pen i ten
tiary as a common thief. J ustice runs
lop-sided with disgusting frequency.
v orio-iieraid.
The girl student at Smith college
who robbed her fellow students of
money, watches and jewelry to the
amount of &.,", is said to be suffer
ing from mental derangement and to
require treatment as a kleptomaniac.
If she had been one of the domestics
of the institution instead of one of the
students, jail treatment would prola
bly have been prescribed Omaha
Bee.
The bowling eraze has indeed struck
the town hard. For the sake of the
citizens of the town who have inves
ted their money in alleys, it is to be
hoped that it holds out. And, there
is no reason why the sport of bowling
should not become a favorite pastime
among our people the year round, save
in the intensest heatof summer when"
all needless exertion is usually avoided.
It is one of the best exercises known,
training not only the eye and the cun
ning of the hand, but calling into
play every muscle of the body. If the
alleys are properly conducted they bid
lair to become extremely popular with
L. (I. Tixld, one of the leading popu
lists of this county, recognizing that
fusion is likely to be one of the cardi
nal policies of the democratic and
populist state politics this fall, very
xftiiieiitly remarks that he believes
the same spirit will dictate the iiolicy
of county politics as well. -
The populists of this county will
not put a separate ticket iu the lield,"
he says. "Their sympathies and atlil-
iations are all with the democrats,
who, if they put up a good ticket can
command the united support of all of
place. I'lattsinouth also has as Inter
esting a list of 'fusts" as the city
down the river.
Fred Mickehvait. who raised his tirst
protest against things mundane In
lfOl. has t he distinction of beinu the
tirst white child lorn here.
Slaughter Wurley ran the first
store, in a lrame cottouwwud building,
boarded up and down, with kits over
the cracks, situated upon the present
site of the Burlington freight depot,
and used toaar iv i-. s. wimetor an
ice house.
In that rude structure at least two
men began careers which resulted in
their becoming noted among theii fel
lows as millionaires and men of intlu
ence. l he first of these was 1 horn as
K. Hanna. the Kansas City capitalist,,
w ho succeeded Slaughter & Wurley,
and John B.Clark, who, whcu he died,
McCaig of a few years ago, was president of the
First National bank of Lincoln, and
one of the most influential men of the
capital city.
The l'latte Valley house, a frame
building, of ten rnoms,situated on ttie
corner where the Waterman block
now stands, and nmnaged by d'arrison
Jones, was the tirst hotel, and as a
2-a-day house proved a veritable mint
or gold mine to its ow ners. The struc
ture was torn down in issi), and its
frame was used by S. S. Killings in the
erection of a dozen or more tenantries
in Billiiigstown.
The first brick store building was
the one now used by James Bebal as a
broom factory. lleisel and Brauth
started the first mill near the present
site of Heisel's flour mill. It consisted
of a corn cracker and saw mill attach
ment, and was chiefly used for the
sawing of lumber which passed cur
rent among the early settlers as a full
legal tender.
The tirst brick yard vaa run by
Chris Mockenhaupt and the Heed boy s
near where McMaken's ice-houses now
stand.
The first real residence was an old 2
story hewn log cabin used as a trading
station, built early in lTti and stand
ing on the lank of what id now the
minature park back of the Burlington
depot. The first brick residence wtt
erected by Judge A. L. Sprague iu
13.77, a building which was later used
as the Surveyor general's office, amj
today, remoddled so that It would not
le recognized, forius part o; the tint1
YKMrurj Lrt-iidence oi Henry llerold.
Doctors Ed and William iKmelan
the former an old babhelor and the
latter the husband of Miss Callie
l"armele and the father of John Done
Ian of Weeping Water, were the first"
practicing physicians in the city, com
ing over from den wood In ls.77 to ply
their profession in a comunity which
U'came permanently ttielr home
I. M. Marquette, Tkim Elbert and
Willis l'fittinger were among the first
lawyers.
I- rank (Jolr ran the first restaurant
and saloon
Joe W. Johnson was the tirst black
smith, and he made a smithy forge
and hammers clink on anvil in a little
building formerly used by Tootle &
Hanna.
CJottfi-ied Fickler was the tirst
butcher, running hisshopon First and
not been mentioned. Of these and
other ': firsts,' 'what they did in later
years, whither they drifted, and how
they prospered, shall be the province!
of later articles to recite.
Saturday of next week the Turners
leave for St. Joseph, to attend the
Missouri Valley Turnfest There will
be at least twenty-five or thirty in liue
party, including the active class ;uul
the class of heavyweight seniors, or
the "bears," as they have been dubbed.
In all probability the Omaha contin
gent will join with those from this
town, and all will go down together,
hi special coaches. The Turners are
iu excellent condition, and their many
friends hope to see them come back
bearing many of the honors of the
event with them.
Flor de Aya, Bed Axe. Acorns-ask
for one of these hrainls w hen you want
asmoke, and learn for yourself that
the cigars of I'lak X. Bajeck arc equal
to any.
You may as well expect Lo run a
steam engine without water as to find
an act i ve, encrget i man w it h a torpid
lixer. and you may know that it is or
pid W hen he does not. leiish bis food,
or feels dull and languid at I er rat ing,
often has headache ami smucl inn s diz
ziness. A tew iloes of Chamberlain '
Stomach and Liver Tablets will re
store his liver to its normal functions,
renew his vitality, impioehis diges
tion and make him feel like a new
man. Price, L'V. All dMiggist.-;.
To California in July.
Make up your mind to go to .-.'an
Francisco in J lily and you will go. lts
almost as sure as two ami two make
four.
Another thing equally sure is that
you will never have a Itettcr oppo i t un
ity of visiting California.
Bates have leen reduced to si point
within the reach of almost all. For
example, the cost of a round trip tick
et from Omaha to San Francisco is
only .-.-- less than one regular fare.
Corresponding rales from all other
Burlington Route station:;.
The tiiptoCaiil'oinia and the month
spent there will prove a holiday sur
passing any in your experience.- With
good judgment tim will cover
every expense of the t rip - railroad
fare, sleeiters.side trips and a month's
visit.
Write for a copy of t Burlington's
Epworth League folder - gi ves full in
formation about, the meeting', tickets,
stop-overs, t tc.
J. Fi:. is.
Ceneral l"ass nger Agent.
Omaha, Neb.
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Tliafri a .sign you often t;ee on country places, but
you will never see it on tliis store.
We want you to hunt
( h er tin- ml ire tow n, then coino here ami you will
decide that
Our Dra (Jie 15 Tore onpIt(?
Ami our ii ices Iowrr than can be found elsewhere.
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Summer weather.
Best brands F-resh and
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WE ARE SHOWING
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In f not wear for the spring of l'.KJl.
If 3011 are interested in proper foot
gear you w ill call and inspect the new
lines men's, women's and children's.
We are the leaders in shoe fashions
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Kunsmann & Ramgc's
IPlattsmoath Market,
the populists.
Mr. Todd nii:ht also have called at- Main street, which place was for lon
tention to the dire confusion which I years in the channel of tho river.and
would lie likely to result on the ballot is on the sandbar east of the railroad.
from having the state ticket headed Osar Johnson was the lirst postmas
fusion and republican, and the county ter and Levi G. Todd the lirst justice
democratic, populist and republican, of thapeace,
William Ellington was the first slier-
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An enternrisinsr little woman, an ,u ai,u ucceea uy vumam MC
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artist whose eves, hard used through ru' aiterwaru oecame major or
over-aDolieation and unremitting la. t,ie Flrst Nebraska, and who fell over
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bor, compelled her temporarily toquit 'ruiro,nasteamerana wasurowneu,
the calling which afforded her liveli
hood, was in the city this week work
ing an idea which i a good
thing in the advertising way, and
which netted her a neat protit for the
time involved. Securing the announce
ments of all the leading business
houses of the city she hand-painted
them upon a large sheet, enclosed the
near the nourishing town of St. Mary,
while j?oing to Omaha, where he was
expecting to be nominated as the ter
ritorial delegate to congress.
(Calvin and Elain 1'armelecame here
together in the-early summer of 1857,
and Elam Parmele, in company with
Robert Hoffman, opened the lirst liv
ery barn, soon afterward. They kept
whole in a frame, and hung it upon as good a stock of horses as any nam
the side of the First National bank has in town at present time,
hiiilrlinir. Her nricos wtr wnconnhlo The first bank was opened by John
and her work as displayed upon the R- Clark, who combined the banking
board, where all who run mav read, in business with geueral merchandise,
every instance gave full satisfaction keeping his modest little financial ins-
to her patrons. titution in one corner or uie ounuing
We are glad to see anyone, no mat- which he occupied wun 10m nanna
ter who, come into the town with al333, store-
legitimate scheme, and encourage our All in all, riattsmouth has as proud
merchants to advertise, for it is a de- a list of "firsts" as any other town,
plorable fact that outside of the veri- and numbers of others who had
Salt Meats, Sausage
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Spring and Summer Patterns
cJlLY 2 TO 13 INCLUSIVE l9C?l-
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fc'irrit and IJest Fair of the Season
All Attractions of High Order.
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And goods just received
Latest Styles in Cutting
and Fitting.
WORK STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
HUDECEK& McELROY
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Jlaak oA 'ass ciam&ty,
Concert Music a Special Feature.
Grand 1th of Jul- Celebration.
Genuine Mexican Hull Fight
Kveryone invited.
I'LATTSM OI T It , X L" IJ K A S K A .
Oopits.1 ------- 50,000.
Oifice hours from 'J a. m. to -I p. in.
Money to loan at current rates on approved security. Deposits received
on time certilicates at the rate of .1 percent ier annum for six months, or
4 per cent for one year. Collections made and promptly remitted. Your
business, whether large or small, solicited. '
Charles C. rarmele, President, J. M. Patterson, Yice President.
T. M. Patterson, Casbier.
Reduced Kates from All Points
Don't Fail to Come.
JULY 2 to 13.
Garden Seeds
both in Balk and Packages.
Blue CJ rass and Lawn Seed.
SEED SWEET POTATOES.
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your lawns, ami high
time to get to work at
your gardens. Every
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Atwood's Pharmacy.
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I'uro Drugs, .-ill lending Patent Medicines,
.Stationer', Cigars. Toilet Articles, II 'all
Paper, jritnlow (ilass and Paints.
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South Side Main Street, Plattsmouth.
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patient is cured. 5orf for fret tv4 pngt hook: a treaties on rectal diseases, and hundred of
testimonial letters, valuitble to anvmin fin- J. Also our 49 pnat book far woman- both npnl
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