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The continued cold, wet weather
leaves us with a
Clothing than we care for at this
season of the year. Wc have de
cided to push the
will move the entire stock in a very
short time, as we
Men's Iftivy IMue Suits (Colors warranted) reduced to ........ S 0.00
Mu?s All Wool Cheviot Suits reduce.! to . 10.00
liovs' Cotten Worsted Suits
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Hoys' Union Casein ior Suits
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Jovs' All Wool Suits ( and
Sample Hats worth 3.00 and
Underwear For 25, 50 and 75
double the price.
WE
BOUND TO CLOSE THEM OUT
And the Public shall have the benefit
them in
Opera House Building
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-Extend a cordial invitation to all
LINK :-: OF
For the spring and summer trade. We take pride in showing a handsome line of
Dress Goods, White Goods
Hamburg and Sviss Embroideries,
Buttson, Dress Trimming3 Shawls Jerseys
Sosiory, Xtibboas, Etc.
A MUSS
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DEI!
Are you aware that we
MENS, LADIES and
"We carry as large a stock as is
INVITE - YOUR
It will pay you to look
Glass and Queensware,
Dinner and Ch.ambor Sets.
We have a large and well selected stock of
Plain - and - Decorated - Ware,
Of the best French and English make?.
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larger Stock of
prices down that
must have money.
2.50
5.00
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upwards.
$3.50 sold lor one-halt.
cents each, sold elsewhere
at
A HE
of the same.
the
Call and examine
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to come and look through their-
:-: GOODS
CLASS LINE-
GOODS
carry a complete line of
CHILDRENS SHOES.
carried in the city to which we
- ATTENTION
through our line of
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Eh Qhtinmonth $tJeehJs "QtrnU
KNOTTS BROS,
Publishers & Proprietors.
CITY BRIEFS.
From Wednesday's l):iily.
-Mrs. Will Boeck has not realized any
marked change for the better since our
ast report of her illness, and during a
good part of the time has not been ra
tional.
-The funeral of Mr. Frank Stevenson's
child took place from the father's resi
dence at 10:o0 o'clock. The services
were conducted by Rev. W. B. Alex
ander.
The case which was brought up
against the barber of the Kiddle house
for working on Sunday was not com
pleted as the jury disagreed, which
necessitates a no-v trial. The case will be
brought up again on the 11th inst.
Mr. J. W. Ball, who was recently
working in connection witli this ollice as
reporter, and who left the city last Mon
day morning t j seek u situation elsewhere
has secured a lucrative position on the
Ashland Gazette. We congratulate him
on his success.
There was rejoicing last evening at
the residence of Mr. W. II. Miilcr upon
the arrival of a son. We expect William
feels highly elated and we extend to him
our nearly congratulations, trusting he
may assume the name of " Pa," and will
bring his boy up in the way he should go.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
last night at the residence of Mr. Thomas
Murphy, where a large number had been
invited to spend a few hours and indulge
in the usual amusements. All the luxu
ries of the season were served in abund
ance and everybody thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.
A committc of the Driving Park As
sociation in charge of the new track met
last evening at the office of Messrs. Skin
ner & Ritchie and received open bids for
the grading of the new track. The fol
lowing gentlemen put in bids: Messrs. II.
C. McMacken, Walter White and T. L.
Murphy, Mr. Murphy's bid being the
lowest, 11 cents per cubic yard, subject
to the direction of the committee. Work
is to be commenced at once. The track
will be full regulation half mile track.
We were grieved to hear the report
that the wife of Rev. M. A. Hampton, of
the Christian church, who has for some
time been confined to her rocm with
severe attack of typhoid fever, is at pres
ent lying at death s door. This morning
there were slight hopes of her recovery,
but the change for the better has been
verv tardv. Everv effort possible has
been made by her ever faithful husband
to bring her through all right, and it is
the sincere wish of many that he will
succeed.
We clip the following from the Ari
zona Citizen, which shows the contrast
between Tucson and Plattsmouth weather
today. It is so hot there they are unable
to hold church and here we are occasion
ally obliged to keep fire in the stoves at
this late season: "A chance has been
made in the Sunday services at the Con
gregational church on account of the
warm weather. The morning service has
been suspended, and the Sunday School
will now meet at (J o'clock p. ni. instead
of 12 m. There will be the usual preach
ing service in the evening.'
A team of mules belonging to Len
hoff cc Soenmchsen. svudc " standing in
their yard yesterday afternoon, scared be
cause one dropped one of the extensive
attachments from the top of its head far
enough either to see it or the immense
shadow it threw on the ground in front,
and imagining a tree or some other
weighty material was about to take
drop, started up the street for dear life
until they came in contact with a hill,
which d;d not necessitate a great distance
in this city of ours, cud realizing the fact
that climbing a hill would cause a little
extra exertion, stopped short. They were
about to turn around and make a return
trip when a bo3' appeared upon the scene
and succeeded in stopping them in their
frantic efforts to escape.
A number of dogs have recently
been poisoned by some unknown parties
who have thrown meat in their way. Yes
terday afternoon a dog belonging to Mr.
Neville, named "Sport," which he values
at about 50, added to the list of the
poisoned, having picked up i ;::ece of
meat somewhere which had been richly
seasoned, and which, had it not been for
the valuable medical ability of Dr. W.D
Jones, of the " Bonner Jlouse," Platts
mouth, would surely have proved fatal to
he poor, unfortunate animal. He made
a preparation which brought the dog to
his senses, and they succeeded in getting
the dog to his feet in about fifteen min
urea afterwards. At present writing the
pulse 3 pormal and there are signs of
recovery which enlighten the blighted
hopes of Mr. Xevitis ad fhe successful
physician, Mr. Jones. If information can
be given as to who put the poison out,
they threaten to make the punishment
&eret6. Men who pay taxes on their dogs
hte the ones whp generally lose them.and
if any more i found jlhrps-c put to the
canine fraternity, the matter -ll be
looked into and the guilty parties brought
to justice.
From Tuesdxj't Dally.
Mrs. Minor, mothor ef John Minor, ro
turned this morning from a trip east.
Mr. Al. Rager returned from Lincoln
hist evening, after having spent a few
days visiting at the capital.
Miss Evelyn Wise is reported quite
ill, so much so that she has been confined
to her bed for a couple of days.
Mi?s Maggie 0,Brien, who has for some
time past been the guest of Miss Boeck,
returned to her home at Hastings yesterday.
Mr. John Ilartigan is reported ser
iously ill with a severe attack of intermit-
tant fever. We trust he will pull through
all right.
Mr. Ed. Morley filed a complaint
against the Kiddie House barber shop
last eyening for keeping open and work
ing on Sundav. The case was to come
up this morning before Judge Pottenger
at 10 o'clock, but owing to the non-appearance
of one of the lawyers, was post
poned.
Last night about 10 o'clock as an
engine in the yards was passing the coal
sheds, a coupling pin was thrown through
the window of the cab, and the fireman
narrowly escaped being struck in the
head with it. No further injury was
done than breaking the glass. No clue
has been obtained as to who the parties
were.
Mr. J. II. Waterman, and family, ac
campanied by .Miss Alma W atei ni n,
leave this afternoon on the flyer for
Albany, X. Y. Mr. Waterman intends
to remain about four weeks and the fam
ily will not return for a couple of months
The Daily Hkkald will follow them to
their destination and keep them posted
on matters at home.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will giye a social and ball in Fitzgerald.s
hall on Tuesday evening, June 12. Straw
berries, ice cream and all other luxuries
of the season will be served, for which
only a moderate price will be charged.
Everybody go and nave a good time as
the ladies are sparing no pains to make
the event an enjoyable one to all those
who attend.
Dr. T. P. Livingston reports the boy
who was so seriously injured last Sunday
by a locomotive to be improving today
and has some hopes for his recovery. It
will be a miracle of course if it should
terminate in the boy's favor and if the
doctor brings him through all right he
will deserve great credit, as it is said he
stands about one chance in a hundred
for recovery.
Mr. Fred Kroehler is building 130
feet of sidewalk in front of his resi
dence, corner of Washington Ave. and
Oak street, which he claims will be more
durable than any other kind. The walk
will be six feet wide and made of a com
position of brick, iron chips and cement
He will first build a brick walk, after
which he will put on iron chips and ce
ment. VY e believe tins would make an
excellent walk and one which would
prove more durable than one made of any
other material, and considaringall, would
be very cheap.
Mayor Richey said last evening that
he had driven over five miles throuj
farming country yesterda3T afternoon and
during his whole journey had not seen
one row of grain which came anywhere
near being planted in a straight line. As
the spring has been so extraordinarily
late and a never letting up of rain, the
farmers, no doubt, paid little attention
to the shape they put their grain in as
long as they pould get a start of the fre
queut showers.
Yesterday we neglected to make
mention of the party which was held at
the residence of Mr. 1'eter V allery, on
Saturday evening last. The occasion was
the dedication of a large new barn which
had recently been erected by that gentle
man. Plattsmouth was well represented
by both young and old and a large num
btr put in an appearance from the differ
ent smaller places in the vicinity, making
about one hundred and fifty in all. They
all reported having enjoyed themselves
immensely, as they were all at liberty to
throw themselves in an old time country
fandango. A violin and an accordian
furnished the music for the occasion, but
we did not learn who the expert musi
cians were and we were not informed as
to the quantity of wax used on the barn
floor.
From Monday's Daily,
It is rumored that invitations have
been issued recently for a wedding which
is to take place Friday evening at
o'clock at the residence of Mr. J. N. Wise,
the event being the marriage of his
daughter, Hiss Evelyn to Mr. Jesse L.
Root, of this city. We join heartily with
the citizens in wishing thern a bright and
prosperous voyage over the great matri
monial sea. Mr. Root is a" wise man.
Let some more of the Plattsmouth bach
elors follow the good example set by
him.
At the . A. I, kali Saturday night
Lieut. Col. Moses P. O'Brien, of Omaha,
assisted by the members of the Grand
Army, mustered a camp of the Sons of
Veterans. The name adopted by the
camp is Capt. Henry F-. Palmer Camp
No. 50 Division of Nebraska. Twenty
one members were mustered. The offi
cers nre a.? follows: Capt. Sigel E. Green,
First Lieut. James E. Johnson, Second
Lieut, Bert H. McElwain, First Sergt.
Edward (. Vanatta, (J. M. Sergt. Ed
ward McMakcn.
We are sad to be obliged to chroni
cle the demise f one of the most highly
respected ladies of our city, Mrs. L. S.
Cole, wife of .Mr. W. W. Cole, who died
at 10:4 Inst eyening. She had been
sick for only one week, but during that
time suffered intense agony. The cause
of her death was erysipelas with compli
cations. Mrs. Cole was born at Lyons,
Wayne Co., N. Y., and was aged :iS
years, t) month and 10 days. The re
mains will be sent to her old home for
interment, but it has not yet been d id
ed when they will be removed. She
leaves a husband and two children, one
14. the other H years old, to mourn her
loss. AVc sincerely symathize with the
family in their sad bereavement.
We were shown a pair of overalls in
a certian clothing store the other evening
which, if th cloth was tacked together
in the proper shape, would serve as ma
terial for a half dozen or more suits for
ordinary sized men. The pants measured
over six feet in length and over sixty
inches around the largest part. The pro
prietor was asked if he had orde red them
as a sign for his store. His answer was
strongly " No, such an advertisement as
that would be altogether too expensive
for a man with only a retail house to
back it ! Those pants were made to a
special order, a man whom you all know
and I have no doubt but that he is the
only man in the city who can say 'they
are just my size.' " The chairman of the
board of county commissioners. Amini
right or A mini wrong.
Of late', Plattsmouth appears to be
infested with a large number of would-
be burglars, and but for the little annoy
ance they furnish the citizens, no harm
has been clone. Late Saturday night or
early Sunday morning burglars attempted
to open a safe belonging to Richaril Bil
steiu, proprietor of the Union Meat Mar
ket, and for some reason left their job
unfinished. Several of their tools were
left as they were used in operating. A
tool like an auger was found bored into
the door casing for the purpose of prying
the lock IT, but as the window was
found afterwards to be a more conven
ient entrance, only a screen being in their
way, the door was left and the entrance
made through the window. A good
sized hole had been drilled into the door
of the safe near the lock, and there were
signs of powder as though they had at
tempted to blow it open and failed. Mr.
Bilstein has been using his spare time-
ever since in trying to gain an entrance
with his old combination, but it don't
work. Tiie drill had penetrated the lock
and injured it in some ivay.
A matter has recently come to light.
and from such a direct source that doubt
on our part is entirely out of the question
and we feel duty bound through interest
taken in the parties directly interested
and the citizens, to touch the matter
lightly with the promise of a full revela
tion of the act should a similar one be
indulged in again. We learned that sev
eral of the mechanics who are employed
in the brick shop on high school hi 1.
formed a delegation anel represented
Plattsmouth in Omaha in grand shape
one day last week. They apparently for
got their object in visiting Omaha when
they reached that large city, anel after
considerable time was spent in viewing
the grand sigh's, they finally lost their
way. We cto not know what the saloon
keeper did with them, and we are unable
to ascertain from them how tlic-y found
their way again and reached Piattsmouth
in safety. We believe they would give
us such information if their memory
could be brought into service. Don't
make such a mistake again or it will go
hard with you. Latek: At first we
learned through a mistake that the full
delegation had returned, but since we
have been told that the leader of the
party only put in an appearance last
evening. We are not prepared to give
reasons for the delay of this certain one
of the party, but it is supposed that per
son formed an acepuaintance with some
of the Omaha police, and was unable to
procure bail.
From Saturday's Dally.
The Weekly Plattsmouth Hehald is
received at this office and in its newsy
local page we can distinguish the work
of our old friend J. W. Ball. Idalia
(Col.) Sentinel.
It is said that the Illinois delegation
have invited Col. R. G. Ingersoll to nom
inate Gresham for the Presidency. This
will undoubtedly be the greatest oration
of the convention,
Miss Lenora Riddle, who for several
years patt has been one of the most suc
cessful teachers of the Wahoo schools,
arrived in the city this morning and will
hereafter make Plattsmouth her home.
Miss Riddle is a fine accomplished lady
aid are sure that the people of Platts
mouth will find her worthy of acquaint
ance. The Herald extends to her a
cordial welcome hoping that she may
find here a pleasant home.
Judge Russell issued a mairiago li
cense today to Mr. John Lipavsky and
Miss Tama Tainasck.
Our city ban been badly invested
with tramps for the past few days. Last
night there were nven came in one box
air. The Pinker ton men scan to be dis
posing of than pittty well and shipping
them out about, as fast as they comer in.
And it is said that one C. W. Sherman is
winning quite a reputation among these
fellows as u protector of fallen humanity
and that us soon as a tramp hayes his car
he begins to enquire for the .ml rt'il
office Its a mighty nice thing to haye a
good reputation.
We are in receipt of an invitation
from the Cincinnati Press Club to attend
the dedication of the Press Headquarters
at the Ccntcnial buildings in Cincinnati,
June the 0th at 2 o'clock p. m. Rut as
the invitation was not accompanied by
the necessary railroad transportation and
our feet have not lately been shod with
the preparation that would take us there,
before -i p. m. that d;:y we are compelled
to decline the invitation, homing howev
er, that those who nre shod with the pre
paration of the gospel of peace with tl to
railroads may have a good enjoyable
season and that these headquarters may
be properly dedicated so that at some
future time, should it ever come, when wo
are clothed with the immortal documents
necessary for our sate tran-poitation we
may be permitted to attlend other gath
erings held at these headquarters.
From Friday's Daily.
County Judge Russell last night
united in marriage Mr. Richard E. Bobier
and Mrs. Bowcna J. Bell. May peace' and
prosperity attend their pathway through
life.
--Louis Pierce arrested by Sheriff
Eikenbery for horse stealing, was: brought
into couit this morning, waived examin
ation and was bound over to wait the
action of the district court in September.
- The prohibition party is the only
party which, since the necessity arose,
has voted tlown a resolution, offered as a
plank of its national platform, declaring
for just pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors.
How the great chorus of "noes" as is rung
from the throats of a majority of the
delegates must have grated on the ears
of the solelier boys present. Willi what
a feeling of shame must t lie gallant (Jen.
Fisk have looked upon the throng as it
vehemently protesteel against the adop
tion of the resolution. Lincoln Journal.
The prohibition convention at India
napolis completed its work yesterday by
nominating Clinton B. l'iske, of New
Jersey, for president and Dr. John A.
Brooks, of Kansas City, Mo., for vico
president. They adopted a vigorous
platform, censuring the republican and
democratic parties for their licencing the
lifjuor traffic, calling for an abolition of
the internal revenue system, and a tariff
reform so that the tariff will be abolished
on eatables, tkc. They favor we. mm
suffrage, abolition of polygamy and uni
form laws of marriage and a civil .service
reform. A. G. Wolfenbarger and Geo.
Scott, were appointed members of the na
tional committc from Nebraska and the
convention adjourned with loud upplai so
for the successful candidates.
The strike of the U. P. .switchmen at
Omaha, failed to materialize this lnoru
ning. The switchmen hud said when
they heard that the B. & M. Company
liael leased the U. P. bridge tint they
would go out on a strike before they
would switch for "scabs" and it was of
course expee'ed that they would be as
good as their word, but when the timo
came that they expected a "scab'' engin
eer along they w ere surprised to find
that the K. C. train was pulled across tho
river by the regular switch engine and
thus the trouble was all avoided. We
are glad to see this matter so peacefully
adjusted. We have enough strikes to re
tard the business of the country already
and we believe that some means should
be taken to adjust all these difficulties.
The boj secern to think they have
struck the key note on the joke of the
season which seems to have been played
on L. G. Larson. Yesterday some pro
fessional horse traders arrived in town
anel bantered Mr. Larson for a trade. The
trade was made and horses exchanged.
One of tlie traders poured some turpen
tine on the Mr. Larson's horse's tail which
soon set him to kicking and rearing. The
traders then told Mr. Larson that the
horse had fits anil that this was one he
was taking and that he had ahcut four a
day. Mr. Larson not being on to the
trick which had been pi .y d, immed
iately wanted to trade back, which was
refused. Mr. Larson then went and
swore out a writ of replevin for the hoi so
and sent the sheriff after it, but before
the sheriff could get out after the horse
the traders had hid it away where he
could not find it for sometime, but if was
at last found anel brought to town anel
we presume the case will be brought into
court today. We understand that the
trader offers to let Mr. Larson have both
horses for $.10 which will be about the
cost of the court proceedings. But it's a
pretty good joke all around and we have
no doubt but both will be glad to get
the matter settled as soon as possible.
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