" . i f if; $2.00 PER ANNUM. PLATTSMOITTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. MAY 3, iffFS. VOLUME XX I r. NUM I5F!K 7 I fill! nr ft 8 rt ml U H If H (Si Til H E H 0 II U i U (I M I L I I!) m sag Absolutely Pure- This powder tx-vpr varies. A ir.arvel of pur ity, utreirMi and wholesonieness. More (cii noiulcal than the ordinary kinds, and cannot he old in competition with the multitude of low tflct, short vrciirht alum or phosphate powders. Aold only in ens. Kov al Uakino 1'owuek Co..ie6Vall St. New York. UUt-IS aiWY OFFICII 1S. Mayer, - Clerk, - Q Treaurer, Attorney, Engineer. Police Judge, Mareha.ll. F, M. HICIIEY V K Fox JAMKS l'ATTKIfSON, .IH. - UVKO.V ClAltK - A MAIMM.K S CLlKFUIil) V II MA1.1CK Ceuucilmen, 1st ward, A . J V Wkchiiacu Sai.im-.ukv 2nd td 4th. I I) M .lONKS ( lH. A SlIIFMAV ) M H MUKl'HY S V 1U I TON , ( Con n'cosxon. 1 1' M( Cali.kn, 1'kks l J W . JOHNS N,CHA1KMA KltKI) (illlillKR i L 11 Hawks Worth Beard Tub. Works GOtJSTY OFFIGKljS. Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, - Clerk. - Deputy Clerk, Recorder of Deeds Deputy Recorder Clerk at District Coart, SherilT, Surveyor. Attorney, ttupt. of Jub. Schools. County Judge. D. A. CAMTllKI-L TltOfl. POLLOCK Hmil ClSITClt KlKI.fl Ex A Chi tchfi kld W. II. l'ooi. John M. Lkyda W. C. SHOWALTKK J. C. ElKKNHAItt A. Maimji.k Allkk Bkkson Maynarii Spink C. Kusshxl I50AUD OF (JCPEBVISOK8. A. B. Todd, - riattsmoutli Louis Foltz, Cli'm., - "Weeping Water B. Dickson, Enmvood CIVIC SOGIli0?.MS. CASS LODRK No. 1P5. 1. O. O. F. -Meets every Tuesday evening of each week. All transient brothers are respectfully invited to attend. 1JLATTMOUTH ENCAMPJfKNT No. 3. I. O. O. F.. mecti every alternate Friday in each month in the Masonic Hull. Visiting Brothers are invited to attend. rilRlO L01X;E XO. 81. A. O. U. W Meets - every alrernat Friday evening at W. of 1 hall. Transient brothers are respeettu'.ly in cited to at tend. F.J. Morjian.M aster Workman ; E. S. Barsto, Foreman ; t ranK i.rovvn. wvei S. Barsto, Foreman ; t ranK i.rovvn. wvei r; I. Bowen, lluide ; Ueoige 1 ou.-worth. corder; II. J. Johnson. Financier; Wash, lith. Receiver ; M. Maybrinht. 1'ast M. W.; eer Smith. Receiver; M. Maybrinht, Jack Daugherty , Inside Ouun! 1ASS CAMP NO. 33-2. MODKUN WOOD M K.N tt America Meets second and fourth Mon 4 ay eveniuit at K. of 1. hall. All transient brothers are requested to meet with us. I,. A. Nawco ner. Venerable Consul : . ! Worthy Adviser ; D, B. Smith, Ex. Banker ; N . C. Willetts, Clerk. 1JLATTSMOU Til LODC.E NO. 8. A. O. V. W. Meets every alternate Friday evening at Rockwood hall at 8 ocIock, All transient broth ers are respectfully invited o attend. L. . Larson, M. W. ; F. Bovd. Foreman: S. I. Wilde, Recorder ; Leonard Anderson. Overseer. McOONlHiE POST 45 G, A. R. KOSTKlt. .T vr. JonxsoK ro'iimiuider, C S Tw !. Senior Vice F. a. BATHS Junior " ' ; KO. NlI.K" A(- J 11 Hzmiy STitK.n;:ir i Maws Dixon OSieer of the la CHAULRS l'OKI) ' " ;"iir" AXDEltsox Fnv Srr-t Major. Jadoh (ohb'.kmax. . ..Quarter Master Sergi. L. C. Cuktis 1'ost Chai-laii. fifeefiur Saturday eve:iiu.s PROF&SoiOiftL CARDS. ATTOKXF.YS AT LAW. J AS. S. MKT11E-VS. Attorney ;t Law. Office over Peter Merce's store, north side of MVn betws -. rth aul 6th street?. MA. IIABTBJAN. Lawyer, Fitzgerald's BloeV, i'i o fniouih, Nebraska. Prompt and careful atteiuioutoageneral law )ractiee "7 N. Sl'I.l.lVAN. Attorney at Law. Will A, give prompt attfntion to aH bnsines? -trusted to !ii:n. C-f ice in L'nion Block, East side, Plattsmoulls, Neb. war. lTh r q w me, personal attention to all Business Entrust to my care. XOTAKY IN" OFFICE. Titles Examined. Abstarcts Compiled, In surance Written, l eal Estate Sold. Better Facilities for making Farm Loans than Any QtilCC Agcncr, PlattMtuoutii, - Xrbsa'iKa. It. B. Wis mi AM, Johx A. Dayiks, Notary Public. Notary Public. W1WHAUA II.IYIES, Lttor23.9ys - at - Lav7. Cflice over Bant of Cass County. Plattsvoctii, - Nebbaska. Send us thirty subscribers to the "Wlekly IIerald and get a Jgxd watch Charged with Selling Green Goods Ukeexville, S. C, ilay 1. John Iiishop was nntbtcd today by Deputy Marshall "Williams on a charge offering "green goods" for sale. Witnesses swera that last fall the accused hhowed them a if 1 note, sajiug tliat it was a sample of "green gods," nnd that hu could furnish it in any amount, at the rata of $1 for $10. liishop udmiltrd having tried to sell "green goods," but says hu was un able to dispose of any. He gave $500 baud for his appearance nt trial during the next term of the district court. L. W. MtOuinn, a nieichiiiit tn Coffee street, also had a hearing ab'. fre Com tuissineer lleyward a charge of being an accomplice in the nllcged handling of "green goods." Mr. McUuiuu made tho remark, in the presence of several wit nesses, that lie had paid oil a n te of $50 at the bank with "green goods,'' an 1 also said at another time t hat "green goods" went like lt cakes. On this evidence he was arretted and bound over for trial. The Great Methodist Conference NkwVouk, Jlay 2. The general con ference of the Mthodi.st Episcopal church opened ita session yesterday. Bishop Bowman, senior bishop, presided and con ducted tho exercises. The number of ministerial delegates elected is 233, and the number ef lay delegates 175. Among the lay delegates are fix women, fcvery stato and territory in the union is repre sented, and there are delegates from Can aday, Mexico, China, Japan, Africa, Italy, German', Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and India. Bishop Bowman appointed tw com mittees to consider the eligibility of wo man delegates and foreign delegates, against whom protests have been made. The protests against women arc on th ground that their admision implies and compels a Titaluterpretatioi by this body of a law not enacted by the general conference alone, but which was ordained by the constitutional process. Public Debt Statement. "WAsiiiNtfrox. May 2. Following is a recapitulation of the public debt state ment: Interest bearing debt: Principal, $1,03.3,169,762; interest, $7,003,343; to tal, $1,015,705,10. Debt on which in terest has ctased since maturity, $2,S46, 029; debt bearing bo interest, $653,222, 242. Total debt: Principal, $1,699,097, 159; interest, $7,730,217; total, $1,706, 833,367. Total debt, less available casli items, $1,291,877, 824; net cash in treas ury, $110,244,909. Debt less cash in treasury May 1, $1,181,032,833; debt less cash in treasury April 1. $1,190,S68, 153; decrease sf debt during month, $9, 233,300; decrease since June 30, 1S87, $97,793,SS1. Cash in treasury, available for reduction of public debt, $314,935, 532; total cash in treasury, as shown by treasurer's general account, $590,368,518. Arrangements for the Parade. A special meeting of the city fire de partment was held on Monday evening in the council chamber. It was decided by a motion that they Mould hold. their celebration on the 11th of May, 1888. The line of march will be north on Sixth to Vine to Third, south on Third to Main, west to Sevcn'.h, then counter march to Fifth. The parade will be fol lowed by hose cart races for the silver trumpet under the same rules as used last year. Then 'will follow a grand test of the rapacity of the water works. A motion was made that a committee of five be appointed as a reception coimnit tca: Green, Brocken fold, Johns, Thomas, CTRourk, Osborne were appointed. The B. & M. baud has been engaged for the day and will head the componies in the parade. In the evening a grand ball will be given f r the benefit of the tire depart ment at the opera house. The parade will be notable event in ti e history of the fire department and an honor to our city, and we haye not the slightest doubt but that the ball to be given the same evening will be well pat ronized by a large number of our citi zens. Give our volunteer department every encouragement. It is reported a divorce case is threatened should the same flirtations take place agiin which were carried on last evening at an entertainment in this city. We hope it may nt proye serious. You can get any kind of uddle at bed rock pricei at W. G. Kecfer'n har ness store. 6-3 - -Any one sending us thirty subscrib ers to the Weekly Herald, we will give them an Elgin silver watch. Xow is your chance if you wish a good watch send us thirty subscribers to tha Herald. THE SCRAPER CONTEST. Both Machines of Cood Merit and Quality. Itefercnce was made in ur issue of Monday to a content of road machines, to be held near the city for the benefit of our county commissioners who had at one of their previous meetings byfefficial action determined to purchase, baring become convinced that there were better methods of making reads than by the old way with plow and scrapers. Knowing that there were several food machines in the market, they extended an invitation to audi ns might see lit to compete for the sale, to enter into a field contest, the understanding to bo that the commissioners .should buy the cie that in their judgment, was superior and best adapted to the wants of the county. The manufacturers of the two machines mentioned in Monday's issuf, viz: the Austin Steel Keveisible and tho Western Reversible, signified their intention of entering the contest. The Austin Steel machine arrived from Chicr.j-o on time for the contest on Monday, the day ap pointed, but it was not until Monday evening that theWestrrn machine arrived from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the machine having previously been exhibited forwde near Council Bluffs and then hauled overland from there with teams. Owing to delays, in making repairs, on the de linquent Western machine, woik could not be commenced till after noon. The place selected for the contest was on the hills this side of the poor farm. About eighty rods of road was staked out and one machine was givtn one side and one the other side of the road, so as to better exhibit and test the reyersible fea tures of each machine. Here both ma chines worked with no apparent differ ence as to successful work. At about 4 o'clock the machines were taken to an other place where the prairie 6od had neyer been broken ami where the old tracks in the road were badly washed out into deep ruts, the object being to better test their plowing ability. Here the work was as evenly divided as possi ble and lots cast, and both machines set to work, separate and apart, and the re sult was really wonderful. The machines plowed in the tough sod with perfect success, both doing their work well. After the work was completed a disin terested person was seat to pace the length and width of each piece of work and the result is that the Western Ma chine's work was 32 rods long by an average of 19 feet wide and the Austin ijfeel Machine's work was 38 rods long by an average of 22 feet wide audit was plainly apparant that the Steel Ma chins had moved considerably the most dirt. The roads finished were oval in form with a perfectly smooth surface, and entirely settled the ques tion of the desirability of implensents of the kind for general road work. Four horses on each machine wcro worked till about the middle of the afternoon, when an additional, team was added making six horses on each machine. The tima employed on the last allotted piices of work was one hour. How ever, the Steel machine made one and a half rounds beyond that tine in leveling the dirt in tho center of ths road. The commissioners at their meeting this morniag decided te- purchase two machines of each make, paying the tamo price there fer. The Austin Steel machine is the more durable, bsing of steel, while that of the Wtst'jru is largely of wood; the Austin, is more simple in its construction, and lias na castings, while the Western is more complicated, having ccnsielerablo geariugand various castings w hich when broken must be supplied frcm the manu facturers' shops. The Austin is operated by levers affording quicker action while tba Western is operated by wheels, neces sitating slower action of the blade. Th Austin has a Ion rear axle s usseptabl of being shiftud so that the extra ltugth can be used on either side of the machine rendering it better capable of turning the dirt from deeper ditche3 to the center of the road. The heft of tho Austin is low down, while the Western is high, btinj elevated on high bolsters with the gear ing and castings still abovo that, thus rendering it top heavy in working in ditches and fteep side grades. The wheels ef the Austin machine have a wider tread and are of the Sarven patent, costing more than those of the Western. The blade on the Austin machine can be adjusted to any cutting perpendicular angle, and as its cutting edge wears off can be lewereel accordingly, whereas the blaele of the Western is bolted to the beam and can not he lowered to retain the proper curve ss the cutting eelge wears off. The upper edge of the blade on the Austin is intended to be used as a cutting edge aud can be sharpened at the same time, which saves much labor. One xcrcePtae advantage the Western machine hsd over the Aus tin, wa3 in the manipulation of the re versing of the blade; however, the blaele of the Austin was reversed with perfect ease. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. From vvednesday Vi Dally. Miss Maud McCoy id "in Omaha visit ing friends. John II. Pool, of Wabash, is in the city visiting his ten, W. II. Pool. Judge Applegate, of Tccumsch, will i preside over the court today. j Mrs. Maul, of Kankakee, is the gius-t of Mrs. Coverd.de of thi.-, city. j Judge Chapman left this morning fe;r : Tecumscli anel will return this evening ' or tomorrow morning. i Mis lluttie Shipman left this morning j for Weeping Water to attend the Y. W. ! C. T. U. Convention held there today. Miss Maggie Streight took her d '. parturc last evening for South 1! nd, i Neb., vthcre she will viit relatives for a few days. i Mrs. Lucy M. P'",,i nrnv-i V- " teruwon on ihn "ilyer." bi- is oi. in r ! way from Leadville. Colorado, to her j heme at Madison, Ind., anel will r' ni'dn ! over here for a feiv days to visit Iht j brotheMr. H. C. Ritchie, and family. Miss Kate M. Wright anel Miss Lulu ! Bassett of the Nebraska City sclmois ' were in town yesterday visiting our schools. We hope they hove recovered enough pointers to re-pay them for their time and tremble anel from appearances we suppose they elicl. It is said th" as sistant principal has promised to return the call shortly. The case of Ellis and Archer who were charged with robbery a few elnys ago, and arrikste cl, was brought up be fore Justice Stilts this morning at 10 o'clock. As no cvielencc of any note could be brought against them, they were discharged. An explanation is certainly due them as it appears all the trouble came about by misrepresentation in some way and just through malice of tome parties. When the case came up this morning aud the witnesses examined, no evidence could be obtained which woulel convict either of them. Mr. F. M. Richey is making consiel erable improvements in the way ef a sidewalk in front f his property on Pearl street. When he built the walk four years ago he raised it sixteen inches above the ground cud eluring that time his lumber "took a drop" twenty inches, conseepjently he wa3 obliged to dig it out. Avcca. At the republican causus last Saturday at the Hutehins school house. R, Clix.be, J. L. Hutehics, J. Cox, A. Sheldon, J. Leyda, B. II. Bates, and Orlando TefTt were elected delegates to the republican eeninty convention at Weeping uter on SatutelayMay 5th. The next meeting of the Avoca repub lican club will be htlel at .Maple Grove schoed house near G. F. Switx.er's o:i Saturday eve., May 11th. Topic for discussion, "What i being dene fer th--Soldiers anel Sailors of the lato war?" By Prof. Will Q. Cromwell. We have a club of about 40, h:id a good attend ance and nice meeting last S.itumav night. Ex senator TefTt, B. W. Bitr.-:, and Wm. O. Cromwell discussetl ami discoursed on the question of European wages being lower than American and why? Rob. Malcomb, J. P. is on a bitid ex plore out west, and r.ill visit hi.i brother George also D. B. Il.iil and families be fore his return. Mrs. Alf. Marshall nnd children have returned from Hebron, and are visiting her mother, Mis. F. Beatty of this place for a shoit season, after which they ex pect to locate and build in AVer ping Water Much sickness prevails in Ayoca anel vicinity at present. Mias-les are in many families in an aggravated form just now. We are without a doctor just ow and Drs. R. B. Wallace of Factory vilie, J. E. Hall cf Weeping Water, W. H. Sh.-r-man of Berlin, ami J. A. Pollard e;f Nehwaka, aro in attendance on the sick patient?. Al. Marshall, (C. Rivett's manager and prescription clerk), is kept ctu?tut!y busy on prescription work. J. ;F. Kaufman has just graeluated from the Lincoln business college. Gleaner. The Home Fire Insurance Company of Omaha, gives permission in its policies, to finish and repair dwelliusja and farm builelings, and ts erct additions and ordinary outbuildings, and to use steam power for threshing, aud one gasoline stove in dwelling, without extra charge or notice to the company. Lost A dark brown heifer 2 years old. Informntien should be left at tho connty clerk's office. C-w2. IIuxry Falteil jyo t r We earnestly request all ef our friends inelebted to us to call at once: and fettle f accounts elite. We have sustained heavy loss by the destruction ;f our Krnuch Ij Ilous'j at Fairmont, Nob., by fire and now that we need money to me-rt our oblign- jj tions, we hope there will not be tur- G among our frienels who woulel refuse to call promptly at this particular time and adjust accotiii Trusting this will receive your kind I consideration and prompt attention, we remain, Yours Truly, SOLGLMOr I T4t (rWAHA A First Class Newspaper and the onlv one in Omaha that prints Daily two Press Repoits. DAILY 8 Pages, intruding Sunday, . . SUM D AY 12 to 20 Pages Pages and Premium. . . SAMPLES FREE. Subscribe by Mail, through your If you want a geioel silver watch, send us 30 subscribers to the Weekly Heuald. We will t've a silver watch, that is warranted by the jewelry men of this city, to any one who brings us 15 yearly cash subscribers to the Daily Hekald. Go to W. G. Keefer's Harness Store f r everything usually kept in a fi.st-clars place, at prices to suit the times. 0 3 LUPiBAGO LAME BACK. rn cz CO 2 s U3 CO co H S S ri 3 R Sc! X u-j T, icaii:3 an:' De t'cm Errnnchert. lt:r CHARLES A. VJ1CLE3 CQ Salti.-nore.K4 b - - 1 - Cj K . T C3 - z La r i c n I ra O c- P . . n, S' r- I c ; g & NATHiN. $1 0.00 a year 2.00 a year , 1.00 a year AlihNTIS W A IN Thi). Postmaster cr Newsdealer. Address Kotico of Probate of Will. Ih the of t!ie last wiil and testament et John Lieliai iisnii, deceased. In i:ouulv C'.ait. Ca- county Xtbroka Notice N here!. tiveu tliat c.i tl.e ltn day f'f May A. 1. 2.. at tiifi County Judge's o ce , in nkiisini.iMii, e as county, ..lra'K., one i o'c! k in Hi- afteiii- on. the foliowirj; matter J w.il be heard and considered : '1 lie applica tion of .M. M. Li'l:aid.):i to admit to p:obs,to tiifi iat will a-id testament of John Lieha: d son lutu of riaitt-m.'Utii. in s .id eonr.ty, de;- . . ...i. m, .iim uri i - i.-,- ,ji om.i iswaiioo wiui will annexed o W. ;. Sliowal'.er. Uated May 1st 1. Jiy order o the Ccuit. c. ;si:r.r, C'ojuty j ue.j-e. Probate Notice. In the matter of the r state of .L,l:n Nash, e'e Cfased, in the eoun;y court of t'am county, Nehmska. Notiee is Ijr-rehy ivon, that Mary Xasli rind Thomas I. N:.i!i, adiiiiniMtratori' ot th ettato of tap said John Nash deceived, Iims made ap plication lor liaal s-t ! lenient, und that said cau-e is set for iieaiitr: a' my oith-c at J'laits inijutli. tm the Ij day f .May A. 1)., 18-;i. at 10 oxloclc a. m., on -.aid day ; at which tii.m and pince, a:i person icitere-teil m.y Lo protenS and examine said acounts. Ll ssf.ll, Co. Judse. Plat' sinouth, April 27th m?. 3v DRS. CAVE & SmTII, "Paitilssn ID en-tic ts." Ti eoi'ly Ifcnti-t In the West rrt- ;',i this e'.v Ssi--;!i i f I'i!..etiiii; ;in ! 't:.!:-; i i-tli with, ut l'aia. ;;r a:.x'!t!ietio ii eu- tli!y ir-'in en LOKOFOK3I on i:tiieu AM) IS ABSOLUTELY Teeth extmcted and :n tiHci-1 !--rh snsecd n'-xt &y if (!e-ire.l . Tho pu:e: vai ion of the natural teeth specialty. GOLD CRQS. GOLD CAPS, BRiB3E TOI. The very aae-r. ;fii-c in Union Block, over 1 he ti'.!i:e!.s; Bink, V. G. Keefcr keeps the largest lina of Harness e ver kept in C.ss County, nt rock bottom prices. C-'S