THE HER AL D.
J. A. M A GMURFH Y Editor
PLATTSMOUTH. JUNE 12, 1879.
Emperor William, of Germany,
will soon celebrate his gulden wedding.
lUnoN Nathan Meiger Roths
child, the famous banker of the great
firm of Rothschild, ia dead.
Washington despatches assert that
the democratic senate wi!! not confirm
McCreary, as Judge of the Federal
Court.
Alexander Solovieff, who at
tempted to assassinate the emperor of
Russia, was hung at St. Petersburg the
Oth inst.
Humour says that Gen. Manderson,
of Omaha, may be placed in the Cal
inet by President Hayes, in the place
of Secretary McCreary.
After reading the responses of the
bucolics" to Dr. Miller, the Sioux
City Journal thinks that when the
Country Editor gets on his ear he has
a long and limber tongue.
Omaha and Council Bluffs are in
festedwith a band of burglars who
work the twe towns alternately, and
are getting very bold in their raids.
Chief Head Clerk, Paul Vander
Toort lias gone to Washington to en
deavor to have the division system on
the U. P. done away with, and have
the clerks run through to Ogden, as
they used to do.
A Chicago bank messenger and a col
ored boy were sent by the 111. Central
Treasurer, with about 310,000 to de
posit in the bank. On the way two
men passed them and threw cayenne
pepper in their eyes, and seizing the
money, made off with it. They were
captured after several days pursuit.
"The Cor. Secretary of the Clear
Lake Assembly has published the As
sembly Mirror, a neat little sheet, de
signed to give information concerning
the coming Assembly. All persons de
siring copies for themselves or friends
should address A. F. Townsend, Wa
terloo, I a."
The commissioners of Buffalo coun
ty are having a little bout with her
treasurer, who is found to be a default
er in the sum of 820,000. Ex-state au
ditor J. 15. Weston has Deen appointed
deputy with full powers. The Kear
ney State Bank made an assignment
after the action of the commissioners.
Gen. Victor Vifquain is out with
the initial number of the State Demo
crat at Lincoln. It contains a call for
the meeting of the Dem. State Central
Com, at Lincoln, July Dth. This
means to open the campaign for '!.
We wonder if Dr. Miller considers
the Gen. as a "Bucolic."
Wilhemj, the great violinist, was in
Omaha last night, and the Strakosch
Opera company, consisting of Miss
Annie Louisa Cary, M'lle Marie Litta,
Miss Lancaster, Signor Lazzarini, L.
. G. Gottschalk, and Mr. Conly will ap
pear to-night in portions of II Trova
tore and Futist. This is a rare treat
for Omaha people.
It's naughty but it's nice to read Har
per's Weekly, "A Journal of Civil izn
tion, and see Xast, on the fivst pagef
represent the brigadier congress ske
daddling because Grant has come
home, and on the next page to read the
Hon. Geo. W. Curlis'ess opinion that
Grant is not the man for the crisis
of 'SO.
Thompson with a.P" in Ohio
has got in trouble. He was chairman
of the democratic central committee,
end aspired to manage the presidential
campaign of '80, but he forgot to vote
for Ewing, and so he must go. By the
way, where is our Thompson and his
"p?" We heard he was going to Xe w
York, soon; how i3 that?
They are going it in Omaha, over
the P. O. head, now. This time it is
Fred. Nye, f the News, and Edward
the 1st,, of the Bee. Birkett. of course
oemes in, and Senatorial appointments
and influence. Birkett, writes a letter,
and oh, my Moses! suchaletter. What
a pity Nebraska has to have a U. S.
senator. Let's let the place remain
vacant when Paddock's time is out.
If we have no senators we'll have no
appointments to quarrel over.
Two straws on State rights when
the Southern members of Congress
-wanted to be sure that yellow fever
should be quarantined and effectually
checked, they forgot all about States
rights, and voted that the general Gov
ernment should sail down there and do
the business, and the hated U. S. offi
cers should enforce U. S. laws in this
respect. When they wish to throw
out the Iowa Republican members
elected ia October they do not hesitate
to recommemd that all October elec
tions be declared illegal, thus giving
preference to the general U. 3. law over
the special State law.
TnE fourth veto of President Hayes
lias not been seat in yet, but only, we
opine, because the "last ditchers,"
have not made up their minds how and
where they want to be ditched yet.
By the way, the southern democrats
now say they never advised this on
slaught on the President, but it was
demanded by the northern democrats
for capital for the next campaign.
They declare they do want peace, and
to get down to business, and let poli
tics rest. Judging by Hampton's
speech, there's going to be a real break
amongst "you'uns" soon; in the mean
time, It's laid Thurman out colder than
a wedge.
The situation in Ohio is interesting.
The nomination of Foster is now can
ceded by nearly every one to be about
the strongest and best the republicans
could have made.
Ewing, it is thought, cannot curry the
solid democratic vote, on account of
his greenback, soft money leanings,
nor can he wholly unite the greenback
vote, because he was nominated and
will be supported mainly by the hard
money democrats. It looks as if Ohio
would have a republican governor and
send n republican U.S. senator to Con
gress in place of Thurman.
Dropped.
Lincoln, Neb., June 7. This even
ing just before the convicts in the stone
yard at the penitentiary stopped work,
two convicts, Smith and O'Brien, got
into a fight. Orders were given to the
guards to fire blank cartridges at them
to stop them. "Several shots were fired
by the guards, when C. S. Cochran, cap
tain of the guards, ordered them to
fire with ball. Hugh Blaney, one of
the guards, then fired, the ball striking
O'Brien in the thigh; it ranged up
wards, lodging in the groin, inflicting
a wound from which he will probably
die. Republican.
At Last.
West Point, Neb., June 9. At 2
o'clock this morning the most destruct
ive fire broke out that ever visited this
city. The fire was plainly the work of
incendiaries. The loss is very great,
and only $20,000 is covered by insur
ance. Four thousand dollars' worth of
printing material belongirag to the
Staats Zeitunjr, is destroyed. Bly,
Bruner, Lee, Mortensen, Larsen and
Melcher, the principal losers, will re
build a large brick block on the ruins
at once. The city council will offer a
large reward for the capture of the in
cendiaries. Republican.
Rufus Pope, who has been languish
ing in the Lincoln jail on the charge
of bigamy was tried ou Wednesday of
last week, proven guilty aad sentenced
to seven years in the penitentiary. He
married a Miss Kinney of Lincoln,
lived with her a few months and left
on pretext of business; not returning
her relatives hunted him up.andinthe
hunt found two more of his wives
scattered about in the country. One
of them came from Quincy, 111., to tes
tify against him; his first wife lives in
Woodstock, 111.
Synopsis of the Connty Commissioners
Proceedings.
May 16th, 1879.
Board met pursuant to call from the
Clerk, to examine and receive the Cass
Co. jail cells. After critical examina
tion they wtre pi onounced perfect as
per specifications ia every particular,
and gave full and entire satisfaction
and Clerk was ordered to issue Co. war
rants to C. L. Wundt & Co., agents of
P. J. Pauley & Bio., to the amount of
three thousand dollars (33,000;, as
specified in their contract.
June 3 J, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Minutes of previous meeting read,
approved and signed, after which the
following was done, to wit:
In the case of Wm. Barbour, J. M.
Carter, Lewis Foltz, James Hall, Wal
ter Mutz, John McConky, Warren Mc
Conky, Sam'l McConky, Nelson Jean
and Samuel Richardson, ordered to ap
pear before board of Co. Commission
ers aad show cause why cattle assesed
by them to parties to whom they claim
to have sold certain cattle, it is hereby
ordered that the clerk be, and he is
hereby ordered to change the assess
ment from parties claimed to have
sold to, to the parties listing said cattle.
June. 4, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
when the following was allowed on
poor fund :
J. Eikenbery. b'd'B paupers S 50 30
W. II. sJchihUnecht. 3 nio's salary 43 fi
J. K. Haines, dij;;injj urave lor paupers. 6 00
Eli I'lumtuer, piurisioni for paupere 6 63
C. G. Herold. vest lor pauper 1 00
Sage Rros.. m'tUe " 2 10
The following were allowed on gen
eral fund:
Sare Bros, ibMiq as par bill i 27 10
U. W. ilyars, bill for bailifts. April court. 207 fiO
K. W. Hyera, Peterson case, insane 36 65
11 Pliimmer. Sundries 1138
;. S. Smith. Leal Services 70 uo
J. H. Hill, guarding prisoners 64 oo
J. 8. Gregory, meals lor jurv 3 25
J. A. MacMurpliv, sundry printing 87 no
t'ass Co. Sentinel " " 2 75
F. Stailalmanu, meals for jury 3 00
If. ;. liawley. making ass'm t returns... no
T. W. Shryock, sundries 3 25
P. B. Murphy, dept. sheriff, b'd'g prison -
oners. &o 62 70
P. 1J. Murphy, jailor's feas 69 00
J. W. Jennings, extra work an ass'm 'ts. . 20 00
. W. Fairfield. surT'geo. road(L. K. K.) 7 00
Costs, insane case (Peterson's; 31 5t
C. G. Uerold, sundries 3 23
Mrs. A. V. Donelan, sundries ' 9 85
F. E. White, coal for Jail 13 15
r. K. Uuthiuau. rent tor jury room to oa
Omaha Ilpublican. printing 21 60
I). I). Martiudale. nalary, April, '79 81 85
May, " 83 45
.1. D. Tutt. expense bill 18 oo
J. V. Jennings, eah paid for R. K. iron. 13 80
J. I). Tutt. compiling cansus, &c VI 82
W. II. Baker A Co. sundries 8 CT
W. L. Wells, transcript 2 50
W. J. White, house for Jail, as per cont.. 473 oo
las. Crawford, services as com r 20 00
Sam'l Richardson " " 14 00
Henry Wolfe " " 21 60
The following was allowed on bridge
fund:
Theo. Ifetra, work on bridgra per cont 14 00
II. A. Waterman & Son, lumber 21 00
T. V. Fountain, lumber 7T 8$
U. V. Matthew, sundries 23 93
Cummins & Klchey, lumber 73 8
The Clerk is hereby ordered to make
quit-claim deed to Mary C. Murphy,
for interest of Cass County on tax
sale in lot 10, block S3, Plattsmouth
city, for the sum of S13.43.
Also ordered to make quit-claim deed
to Lucy W. McCrea for interest of Co.
on tax sale on lot 5 in block 36, and
lots 5 and 6 in block 37, Plattsmouth
city, for the sum of $88.13.
Application of A. Wheat, to run a
ferry across Platte river at Cedar
Creek. Petition was granted, for the
space of two years, at the rate of S2.50
a year, and allowed to charge the fol
lowing rates of ferriage: Man and sig
glo horse. 50 cents; buggy and horse,
75 cents ; span of horses and wagon,
SI; cattle, per head. 10c; sheep and
hogs, 5c; freight, per cwt. 10c, foot
men, 10c.
(Matters referring to location of
roads and road supervisor? have been
omitted, owing to lack of space, they
appearing on reoord where stars are
inserted in this report.)
Board adjourned to meet the first
Tuesday in July, 1879.
Attest: J.D. Tctt, Clerk.
Hex it y Woxfc. 1 Co
J AS. Ci: AW FORI), f rn-'
Sam'l Ricaakdson, ) OA-I3'
Our Temperance Column.
KDITKD BY TITK WOMAN CHRISTIAN TEM
. I'EKANCK UNION,
" For Ood and Home, and Native Land.
1I.ATTPIOUTH LODGB NO. 2. I. O- G. T.
Regular iheetinKO at Good Templars' Hall
every Wednesday evening.
E. HT WOOLEV, W. C. T.
Viola V. Barnes, Sec'y;
1LXTTSMOUTH TfcMPJulS Or HONOR AND
Tempebance, Is'o. 15. Kegulai meMIng,
Saturday evening in Hall in Fitzaerald'a Mock.
8. S. HiNKLf, W. C. T.
J. F. Johnson, Sec'y.
It lattsmouth Red Ribbon Club. Regular
meeting on Monday evening of each week.
E. G. 1ovkv, President.
II. M. Bl'SHN'ell., Sec'y.
The Reading Room. Open oo Wednendav
and Saturday afternoon and evening of each
week. Front room over F. S. White's store.
IIlatlsmouth W. C. T. U. will meet every
alternate Thursday at 3 o'clock, in the
Reading Boom, unless other notice is given in
this column. Usui. H. M. Wise, President.
IlLATTSMOUTH LODGE OF JUVENILE TEMP
LAR will meet evsry alternate Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock in Good Templars' Hall.
Mrs. A. SCHLEOtL, Superintendent.
The Juvenile Templars will hold an
open meeting next Friday night. Pa
rents and friends of the members are
invited to attend.
The W. C. T. U. met pursuant to ad
journment, the president in the chair.
After a season of devotional exercises,
the business meeting was opened by
the reading of the minutes of the pre
ceding meeting: the same were approv
ed. . A committee of three ladies was
appoinetl to confer with like commit
ties from other temperance organiza
tions of the city, in regard to the pro
posed building of a Hall. Adjourned to
meet on the afternoon of the 19th in
the reading room.
Mrs. Wittenmyer, President of the
National W. C. T. U., arrived here on
Saturday from Lincoln, where she
spoke Friday evening. Owing to seme
misunderstanding, her appointments
here were not sufficiently advertised,
and the audience assembled Saturday
Eve was consequently small. Mrs.
Ws remarks though brief were forci
ble and interesting. She clearly es
tablished the position which she took,
that personal liberty as claimed by the
defenders of the liquor traffic, is a
thing unknown except among savages ;
i. e. in a civilized land all persons are
subject to law, and by it prohibited
from using anything over which they
have control to the injury of others
and the same laws enforced against
the dram seller would at once close
every saloon in our land.
We feel assured that the boys and
girls who heard Mrs. Wittenmyer Sab
bath afternoon would carry away
with them vivid ideas of the truths
presented in so interesting a manner.
We believe those boys and girls will
always drink their wino and cider
from the cunning little bottles," and
the beautiful little barrels that God
himself made.
A large audience assembled Sabbath
evening to hear what would have been
if uninterrupted, one of the most ef
fective and eloquent temperance ad
dresses to which we have ever listen
ed. The startling figures presented:
six hundred millions of dollars of a
drink bill anually in the U. S. alone;
sixty thousand persons going down to
drunkard's graves every year; our citi
zens, our sons sacrificed at one thou
sand dollars each for the sake of reve
nue; must have impressed everyone
present with the enormity of the evil.
The Speaker referred to the commence
ment of the Crusade with some of the
striking incidents attending its pro
gress, showing that God's hand was in
it, and His blessing upon it, and then
proceeded to give somewhat in detail,
the special work of that outgrowth of
the Crusade, the Christian Temperance
Union.
At this point, slight indications of a
storm together with the withdrawal
of a few persons, alarmed the audience
to such an extent that they dispersed
almost instantly.
We tried to imagine the feelings
with which the noble woman address
ing us contemplated such a retreat be
fore a passing cloud and a lightning
flash. She who, when in the grand
work of the Christian Commissioner
as head of the Diet Kitchens, received
her supplies and wrote her orders
amidst the whistling of shot and the
bursting shells, slept to the music nf
the siege, and waked to continue her
toils for our sick and wounded sol
diers, feeling that she was " immortal
till her work was done." We can only
account for the panic which seized our
people on the supposition that the re
cent havoc wrought in our neigboring
state renders them sensitive to any ap
pearance of a storm.
We trust that when Mrs. Witten
myer returns to Nebraska next Decem
ber, if we can prevail upon her
to visit Plattsmouth again, we may
give her such a welcome and such a
hearing, that she may forget her sur
prise and disappointment when for
the first time in her public career, an
audience nth away from her.
Mrs. Wittenmyer was entertained
while here by the President ot the Un
ion Mrs. Prof. Wise; through her kind
ness, the Ladies of the Union enjoyed
the pleasure of a social evening with
her distinguished guest.
Seed Thoughts.
Contributed.
The W. C. T. U. began . and carried
on by prayer, is as natural in its birth
and growth, as the oak that springs
from the acorn.
What profiteth it a man, if he work
hard and spend all he earns for strong
drink?
The Juvenile Tjmplars werk needs
especial thought, we must save the
children; teach them what the pledge
is and how to keep it. Give them lit
erature; their meetings should be made
attractive as well aa instructive. Let
us remember, it is the untiring hus
bandman who reaps the richest re
wards in the harvest time.
Friends, stop and calculate the ccst
of dram, lirinking. At ten cents per
drink,, one drink per day will cost 8-6.-50
per pear; two per day, S 73.00; three
per day 3109.50; and four per day,
$116.00 per year..
Fatal Shooting Affray on tlio Round
Up."
From sur special correspondent.
On Wednesday merning, the 4th inst.
a quarrel which seems to have been
progressing for some eight or ten days,
previous, terminated in a shooting af
fray, between the parties: Charles En
sley and Isaac Low, resulting in the
fatal shootiag of the latter.
The particulars seem to be as fol
lows: the " Mid-river men," i. e. those
living between the north and south
Platte rivers, made up an outfit of a
wagon, team and one man from each
ranche, the two men above named were
of this party. Ensley was in charge
of the wagon, so naturally the control
or command of the sqad fell upon him.
Low seems to have resisted his author
ity, and finally while encamped on
Mitchell creek, in Frontier county,
seven miles from Afton, a dispute
arose in regard to a pony of Ensley's
that Low had ridden the day previous,
and being turned out had got with
another band of ponies. Ensley accus
ed Law of stealing, or hiding him, or
dered him to hunt him up, and both
men rode away from camp, side by
side, some fifty men of that and other
outfits remained at the camp packing
up for moving. Yet bat one man
seems to have been observing the two
riders, when, as they got about 100
yards away, they drew their revolvers,
and fired at one another. Low's ball
just missing Ensley's head, and he in
turn receiving Ensley 'a ball just be
neath the left nipple, from whence it
passed clear through him coming out
to the right of the back bone, and some
lower than where it entered, the two
shots were tired almost simultaneous
ly. Low dropped his revolver and en
deavored to regain camp, when a sec
ond shot from Ensley sent .1 ball
through the left side of the pony's neck
which ranging forward come out
through the head, causing him to jump
and throw Low to the ground. Ensley
returned to the camp saying to the
men, "I am sorry I shot him, but I had
to do it." He remained with the camp,
saying he should, if not arrested soon
er, give himself up as soon as ho reach
ed North Platte.
Low was conveyed to a house- about
a mile distant, did not seem to suffer
extremely until Thursday night, when
ho was very restless, and at 10 o'clock
Friday morning, seemed much asier,
talked of what he would do when he
got well, between 12 m. and 1 p. m. he
began to sink, and at 1 p. mM some 54
hours after he was shot, died, as his
attendants said without a struggle. It
is stated that he said he hoped they
would not arrest Ensley, or molest bim
in any way, but remarked, "I did not
think the g d cus was going to shoot
or I might have got the drop on hiun."
The coroner was notified, and will
probably hold inquest to-day, will givo
his verdict as soon as I learn it.
Both these men were in the prime
of life, both single, I believe. Such oc
currences are rare, yet they bear their
own moral. There is cansiderable
comment upon the action of both men,
and of course different opinions are ex
pressed some even talk of "Judge
Lynch" settling the affair, bat it is
probabe the law will take its course.
E. S. Child.
Aften, Nebraska, June 7.
Railroad Building.
We give below a list of the n ew
roads being built in the state this Tear.
It betokens a very active business re
vival and a great flow of capital to the
west.
THE O. A N. W.
The county commissioners of Burt
county have called an election on the
30th day of June to determine whether
the proposition submitted by the Oma
ha and Northern Nebraska railroad
company shall be accepted or rejected.
The company agree to build from Te-
kamah to Decatur and from Tekamah,
or some point on the line of the road
now in operation, in a. northwesterly
direction, through the valleys of Bell
and Logan creeks to the north or west
line of Burt countv. The bonds are to
be paid to the road at the rate of 34.000
per mile for each mile of railroad con
structed in the county,
S. L. A O.
The St. Louis and Omaha railroad is
progressing rapidly. The right of way
into Council Bluffs is being secured
without much delay.
II. A G. I.
The Hastings and Grand Island ex
tension of the St. Joe. and Denver road
will be pushed forward to an early
completion. The distance to be con
structed is less than twenty-five miles.
report says the cars will bo running
within thirty clays.
o. n. a n. n.
Two weeks more Jind the question of
bonds in Madison county, to the Oma
ha, Niobrara and Black Hills line, will
be decided by a vote of the people of
that county. Gentlemen recently from
the scene of action speak encouraging
ly of the prospects for the bonds.
C. B. AND B. A M.
The Central Branch railroad in
Northern Kansas is being pushed vig
orously toward Kirwin, Phillips coun
ty. In case this road makes any dem
onstration looking to such a move the
B. tM. will push on up the valley from
Naponee, the present terminus of their
Republican Valley branch.
o. a R. v.
The Omaha and Republican Valley
branch will have trains running to
Osceola, the county seat of Polk coun
ty, in time for a grand Fourth of July
excursion.
OTHER ROADS.
In addition to this railroad building,
the B. & M. are contemplating several
extensions. One from Brownville or
Nemaha city west to Tecumseh and
Beatrice, and another from York to
Aurora The A. & N. have bond3 vot
ed in Crete precinct for an extension
of that road from Firth.
The Albany Journal grows facetioas
over the legislation' it claims the N.Y.
Assembly forgot ; some of them would
apply here:
The following bills, owing to aa in
advertence, were not passed at the ses
sion of the legislature which Uas just
closed:
An act for the suppression of Pina
fore allusion.
An act providing for the codification
f so much of the game laws of the
state as relate to the game- known as
base ball.
An act incorporating the society for
the extermination of punsters.
An act legalizing and confirming the
officious acts of Samuel J. Tilden (per
Pelton) as supervisor of election in
Florida and South Carolina in 1876.
An act for the relief of Manton M.
Marble. (It provides that any news
paper that couples his name with an
allusion to the Ark shall beheld guilty
of a misdemeanor.)
Releasing the interest of the people
of the state in Salt river to the demo
cratic party.
An act to amend the excise laws so
as to provide for the improvement of
church fair lemonade. (The bill makes
it a penal offense for aay charch to use
the same lemon more than- three suc
cessive seasons.)
An act to change the name Lucius
Robinson. to Lucius J. Tilden..
CORRESPONDENCE.
Pleasant HLU Notes.
Ed. Herald: The sound of the
locusts caa be heard everywhere.
Early wheat has headed out and
looks well.
Farmers have commenced to culti
vate their corn cross ways. An extra
season to kill weeds. Those that plant
ed in check rows have saved plowing
it crossways.
Mr. Page has over three hundred
head of cattle in hU herd.
John Vallery has done considerable
corn shelling ia our vicinity.
Farmers, lock up your smoke houses,
someone stole eight hams of J. Q.
Adams.
J. C. Ward ha3 fixed up a place for
his lime. It is No. 1, and he sells lime
low down.
Nick Holmes, one of our substan
tial farmers gave the boys a luxury
last Saturday evening. We danced all
night and went homa happy in the
morning. Member of tiie E. W.
From Three tirores.
Ed. Herald: Since my letter of
two weeks ago was published in the
Herald, and as I did not write last
week, I send you a few brief lines for
this issue:
Farmers are very busy cultivating
some are going over their corn the sec
end time. Corn in some places is fif
teen inches high and is a good stand
everywhere in this vicinity. It has a
good color and never looked better,
Have had plenty of rain for corn but
not enough for small grain.
Spring wheat, oats and barley are
heading out, but owing to the lack of
rain, are very short, and the prospects
for small grain are not very encourag
ing at this writing, but it may be bet
ter at harvest than we anticipate.
There will be some fruit of most all
kinds; but peaches are almost a fail
ure in this section, if not quite.
The seventeen year locust is making
us a visit just at present in large num
bers. His sing-song may be heard in
every direction, but it seems to be con
fined to the young timber, feeding on
the young growth altogether.
Eleanor.
From At of a.
The big rain last Saturday (May 31st)
made the fanners smile all over.
Corn did not seem to iniud the dry
weather at all . The small grain began
to look very hard. 'Barley will not re
gain itself, but wheat and oats will
give a middling crop. So seems the
general opinion at present.
Corn does not seem to be as full of
weeds this season as is general at this
time of the year.
More land is being broken up. One
of the Tromble boys is breaking forty
acres to sow to wheat. The new in
crease in acreage over the country wil
have a tendency to cheapen farm pro
duce. However, let it go on ; we like
to see the ne wcomers.
All seem busy as bees at their work.
Tramps are scarce articles.
The senator tells me his trees (some,
at least) will have a great many apples
this summer.
There will be no peaches that I know
of. Wild fruit seems to be plentiful.
Strawberries are extremely 'small, be
cause of the drouth.
The wolves around here are becom
ing very bold and saucy. They are a
great pest to our farmers. Small pigs
and chickens pay the penalty of being
small and toothsome.
Avoca Katchcm.
Elm wood Chips.
Nearly everybody is happy.
Farmers all busy.
Crop3 looking fine, except barley.
which is short and thin on the ground
Elder White, Baptist minister from
Ashland, called the other day.
Agents of all kinds thick.
Mr. Kuntz's little boy ran a splinter
through his foot while running after
the horses, and went to Weeping Wa
ter to have it taken out, Dr.IIobbs not
being present.
Messrs Greenslate and Clark went to
Lincoln the other day.
Rtv. D. R. Ware, Mr. Shepherd and
a railroad land agent were here three
days last week, looking at land. Rev.
Ware is from X. Y. city, and expects
to locate 100 families between here
and Iilncoln this fall.
Mr. Woodruff, from Nebraska city
has bought 80 acres of land west of
town. He expects to build this fall
and be one among us.
Blacksmithing done to order at Elm
wood. Call and see.
Grand picnic by five Sunday schools,
at Simpson's grove. Thursday, June 12.
The brass band will 0 oui with a four
horse team.
Married, at Lincoln, Dr. N. Hobbs,
and Miss Annie James, by Elder Davis.
Good for the Dr. He has a splendid
wife. May he enjoy a long, prosperous
and happy life. The friends gave him
a reception, on the night of his arrival,
with music of all kind3.
Remember the meeting on Saturday
evening of this week to make arrange
ments for the Fourth of July.
Rev. Alton has purchased him a
buggy lately.
A party from here went to Salt
Creek, fishing, last week.
Butter a ceuU a pound at Green-
slate's.
Sam.
From South Bend.
June 7, 1879.
According to previous announce
ment the citizens of this place met at
the- school house, and the meeting
came to order by calling W. D. Hill to
the chair, and H. J. Streight secretary.
The object of the meeting was stat
ed by the president, and -on motion i-t
was
Resolved, that we do have a celebra
tion and basket dinner in South Bend
on the coming Fourth of July.
On motion the following committees
ere appointed by the chair:
On Arrangement. Mr. and Mrs. R.
w
G. McFarland, Mr. and Mr3. E. T. Cas
sel, Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Straight.
On Ground. A. Overton, James Mer
ryman, Ed. Ahlstrand, James Soloway,
A. S. Campbell, B. Dill, and on motion,
C. H. Dill, Esq.. was added as chair
man. On Finance. James G. Romine, S.
M.Hoyt and C. II. Dill.
On Decoration. Mr. anl Mrs.T. W.
Fountain, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. nill,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. II. McCain, and Mr.
and Mrs. A. Lazenby.
On Speakers. Rev. II. A.Ewell, Jas.
Goldsmith, C. II. Pinkham.
On Games. R. G. McFarland, Thad.
A. Streight, Al. Overton, Warren Coon,
A. E. Buck and James Doniche.
On Water on Grounds. S. Alstrand,
T. A. Pickering aad Jason Fountain.
On Seats and Stands. T. W. Foun
tain, C. J.Zaar and G.D. Mattison.
On Fireworks. Thos. J. Fountain,
Samuel Breedin and John Fountain.
On Programme. W. L. Wells, C. H.
Pinkham, and II. J. Streight.
President of Day, W. D. Hill: Chap
lain. Rev. H. A. Ewell; to read Declar
ation of Independence, Dr. E. T. Cas
sel ; Marshal, W. L. Wells ; Assistant
Marshals, A. S. Hoyt, T. A. Streight,
Warren Ceon, W. Manley and Joseph
Goldsmith.
Meeting adjourned to meet on Sat
urday, June 21st, at 4 o'clock p. m., at
residence of II. J. Streight.
Henry J. Streight,
Secretary.
June 9th, 1870.
Ed. Herald: I send you a few
items. Biz good; weather lovely ; lots
of grain and hogs coming in ; we are
to celebrate the Fourth ; bridge com
pany at work; will sooa bo able to
cross the Platte if the wind does blow;
Mrs. Spurlock, of Plattsmouth, spoke
to a crowded house Sunday evening,
subject, temperance. We are to have
a new butcher shop, and a tin shop;
we also hear hints of a new hotel ; have
two saloons, but seldom see a drunken
man, and never a row, which some of
our neighboring towns can't say.
Lots of strangers in town looking
for places to locate. Come on, lots of
room; competition is the lifo of trade,
I send you a list of our principal
business firms: J. & II. J. Streight and
C. II. Pinkham, dealers in general mer
chandise, grain and stock ; A. Lazenby,
druggist; J. G. Romine "& Co., drugs.
groceries and grain ; S. Alstrand, bil
liard hall and saloon; J. Breeden, sa
loon; G. II. McCain and II. A. Zink,
keep the hotels; S. M. Hoyt, the res
taurant; S. Breeden and T. J. Foun
tain, the blacksmith shops; T. W
Fountain, the luuiber yard; Dr. E. T,
Cassel attends to the sick; Revs. E. A.
Ewell and Webb attend to the wants
of the soul ; J. W. Robinson teaches the
school ; R. G. McFarland runs the post
office, and A. E. Buck looks after the
B. & M. Gailev.
Weather Report for May, 1879.
Mean temperature for the month fi9
ili'lict mean temperature ou the 28th
74
l-oivet " " " mil
" temperature, on tiie 6:h
Highest. " " ' listh
Number of times over SO'
Rainfall, No. of inches
44
10
The haavioit storm was on Friday, the .will
a ctrong viud aucump allied with lain. There
were four 'tonus duruij; tiie month : two froi-ts
Water froze on tha moruiiiK of the nth. A bea-
ful meteor wasveeu on the 10th, in bio. id day-
ugui, aooui 4 p. m.
KAV, 1(-T3.
Mean tlnnperature fortue month W.2
Highest temperature, on the 24th 87
Lowest " " " 10th 31
Rainfall, in laches 4V
FOR THE THREE SPRIXG MONTHS, 1879.
Mean temperature 4S'.8!l
Total rainfall, inches 4h
Extracts from our Exchanges.
The be ward Reporter 6om nearly a
thousand extra copies with the account
of the Casler Execution in.
Brownell Hall, Omaha, has had an
attendance of 89 pupils the past year,
31 boarders. Iko board of trustees
talk of erecting an addition before an
other school year.
During the thunder storm last Sat
urday evening, a ball of fire about half
the size of a man s head, was observed
rolling along the side walk on Violet
avenue. hether it was concentrated
electricity or a stray meteor from eth
ereal space, deponent sayeth not.
Fairmnt Bulletin.
Isn't that a pretty steep story ?
Treasurer Shervin while driving
down one of our streets the other eve
ning with Mrs. Shervin and Mrs. Hayes
in the buggy with him, when his hors
es suddenly frighted, turning to one
side of the road running the buggy in
to a ditch and breaking the single tree
throwing Mrs. Hayes out. She escaped
with slight injuries. Fremont Trib
une.
The result of the round-up west pro
gresses finely. The cattle appear to be
m better condition as you go west, ana
generallv, better than was anticipated
on all the ranges. Numbers of Colo
rado cattle have been found. Heavy
rains are reported on the extreme
western ranges. Ihe round-up on the
south-side is being pushed rapidly, and
reports are quile favorable. On the
northside the cattle appear to have
stood the winter better than any oth
ers. The ranges on this side have af
forded good grazing during the sever
est weather. The losses are not so
great as many anticipated.-Nebraski-
an.
Th r.nmmittee annointod to suner-
ntend the buildinc of the capitol winir
met at Lancoin on inursaay lasc ana
designated The Omaha Republican,
ITarulil and 7 inroln JouriiHl RS the
three Nebraska papers to publish the
notice to architects lor uius on the
now ranifnl huildinf. The Inter-Orrean
was selected as the Chicago paper, xne
St. Louis paper has not oeen tieeiseu
non. but will probably be the Globe-
Damocrat.
Thev recommended building the
inrr n f brick which the Journal ob
jects to, thinking it should be faced
ith stone.
Geo. S. Truman, near the Looking
Gls
ass. has enclosed five acres or past
ure ground on the plan of the Hal-
m-in cattle uuara. in wnicn ne in
tends to pasture 23 head of sheep. It
constats of a single wir passing tnro
posts about fifteen inches high. To
each sheep is attached a short rope
th an archor at one en2, and wnen
sheep from the inside ev-en passes
over the wire to the outside the an-
rhnr catches on the wire and holds it?
fnar. until he comes back to the inside
when the anchor drops from the wire
and the animal is again freee to roam
at will on the inside. Mr. Truman
estimates the cost of fence, including
rope and anchors, at S20.00 for this,
five acres. Columbus Journal.
We aae
For
mi
ri in
n
r1 "J
Plenty of New Goods,
iiacircasiBBs deiaiaii&a! -of
omp 4pade9 we have
BqusM am Unusually Etarga Stock
OF
HBefpe yn speRtl ywp
iaisiey5 give n am p
popfuBiity t
,'GOODS AUD PHICE3.
Plattsmoutli, c brasku.
has once more " come back" to
FRANK GUTHMAN
who is, on and after this date sole proprietor.
NEW GOODS,
ELEGANT STYLES.
Mr. Weckbach having gone into the Lumber business I propose to run tha
old EM FIRE awhile myself.
zB.:R,(3-Ai:ENrs
We are In utmost 0:illy receipt of
DRY AND FANCY GOODS
and (KMCIPCIBIIJES,
which we oiler our friends aad the public at
WiBolcaie
at prices to
Cashmeres, Alpacas, Delaines, &c.
Calicos, from 12 to 1G Yards for $1.00.
Muslins, from 6 cts. a yard upward
BEDSPKBAnB I
The finest Stock o Whlta HcUapreada ever brouaht to the Citv.
Buell's Cassimeres, Tweeds,
full
EBt aiad Iae
IHIat aBBtH (Daps,
and IPupm8ffiiHg(EJls.
Dpcepie and Ppv5in
OP ALL KINDS.
Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods.
I desire to see all my old putross bad and want to hold as iiany of tht
preenst ones as I can
RE 21 EMBER THE PLACE,
flSeaaiy
AND-
r?F
if
show yni laa1
and Mcitaii,
suit the times.
Jeans, and Cottonades in
Stock.
FRANK GUTHMAN".
027 E DOOR WEST OF I'. O.,
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