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WEEKLY HERALD; PLATTSMO)tH, NEBRASKA, MARCH 27, 1800.
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C. W. Slferman Confessed
FttlDAY.
O. . bln-rman, the South Omnhi
lec:t, not to he out done by Shellenberrer
made u full confession of his connection
with the murder of Mr. iiud Mm. Jone
to the deputy sheriff Tiuhe yesterday.
Mr. Tijln! went to Omaha lust niiiht
and brought the county attorrey down
District Court Proceedings.
Henry Willi;im. the netrio charged
with rnpe, who ha In eti yntz in jail
for some time wits urr lijjned tod y and
plended not guilty, A. X. Sullivan whs
appointed to defend.
Joseph Duley iind .T din Can very were
nrrnij-ji'd on the (lmrge of nsi-uul ting
TiiOiioiH Kiddle and pleaded not puiity,
today with tho detective and n hhoit S Hivan and Uyroii Clark app inted to
hind reporter. They went to the jail defend Monday si t for trial.
wihtc iiiry iiok iown in uiacK and I lie jury in the cmsc of Clifford vs.
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w -nai in; nau ; o say. I r,ikeniirv and rJ. (J. iJovey x "ii
The deputy S'leriff and county attor- brought inn sealed verdict lust evening
ney are very riticent about the confeo- Upon opening court this morning thi
Bion but the reporter learned from good
authority that Sherman claims Neal
killed th.! victim and that he and Sliel
lenberger yot away with the cattl As
a liar S'lerman seems to be as fluent as
ShellenbiTger; tin deputy sheriff will
mak; a trip tonight to investigate mat
ters nnl if cer'ain parta of his con
fession can br verified before the matter
fully giing publicity.
Ed uuflner was out la-st iaht at the
german brill talking up city politics in
the second ward. Ed's german educa
tion has been sadly negk-ct-d, but about
election time he is "one of 'cm" ami
mine's in a pitronizing way with all
tie' n ttion-iiiii'-s. I ney say lie is a cau-
didat" for th" citv council.
Tlie fii.-nds of Wm. Fi.-eher were much
ox Triced oyr his temporary absence last
nirdit; lie- police were notified and ev ry-
body w is saying have you seen Fischer'
Foul play was feared and at 1 1 o'clock
tilings wen getting quite serious when
the vounr man put in an appearance,
sre itly surprised that anyone had been
1 o king for him.
Mike S.hirk, tin C'lie io tyenue mer
chant, has built a very neat and conven
ient store room at th corner of Chicago j
avenue and Seventh St. where he will
keep a compb-te 1 i n of groceries, flour.
f ed and coal. The street at that point
verdict was read which was in favor of
Clifford, giying him a judgment for the
-mount claimed together with inten-tt.
Hie case of M inker vs. bino was on
trnd today to a Jury. 1 he jury is jiow
out.
The case of the M. P. Kailroad aginst
E. C. Twisa and Harvey Drown was tried
in a jury yesterday in the district c urt.
The jury wrestled hII night, with the
amount of the verdict, but finally agreed
this morning, bringing in a verdict for
$10fJ,75 for the Railroad Company.
Tins is a case growing out of the suit
of J. t Young vs. the M. P. It H. which
resulted in a verdict for Mr. Young.
The Company in that case tried to shift
upon M t-si rs Twiss, Hrown the liability
for bri nking Mi. Youngs pianno but fail
ed, and now get a verdict for about one
third tl.e amout they ask.
Tt:K.sAY.
John C. K ikes ys. .JiMepli it. loung;
stricken from the docket for want of
prosecution
Pitterson, Murphy & Co. vs. Jacob
Schneider; continued nl plaintiffs request.
Western Horse & Cattle Ins ranee Co
ys. II. F liunte; dismissed as per stipu
lation on file.
Win. S. Waters vs. Mi Q Clements
and J. C. Faught; dismissed at plaintiff's
cost.
Solomon & Ntth-m vs. Feder Xaus-
cupy n building built for their own use j
on the lota of Chris. Wohlfarth just !
north of J. V. Weckbach'a residence on
Fourth street.
A colored woman, at the depot this
morning, in trying to kiss her husband
as the tram started out, was understood
by the crowd t be after C 1. Sherman,
who was moving out at a apid trait.
The shouts and guffaws that followed
fairly raised the roof.
Charb n Niehauer, known sometimes as
'Canning factory Ch irley," is a German
republican and we have beard it said,
would be a candidate for the city coun
cil in th- first ward to knock out Fred
Gordcr. They say Charley's a hummer
when he gets started, and that Gorder
would have to hustle to be a winner.
Hair islieing pulled vigorously in the
Democratic camp, in spite of the Herald d
earnest efforts to have things run smooth
and nice. We shall not be discouraged
however by the threatening outlook and
will still continue to pour oil on the
troubled waters; and right now caution
our Democratic friends to keep cool
watch tl.e drift of public sentiment, ant
stay from under.
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L. : . , . - .j- p?-?K V"l !r'k: ''"v;-.'".'' . i; 'J-: -V-'-' , , 't
Laving been filled in about five feet to i,,, Uu.; stricken trom the docket.
grade, with th" new room and new side- S;ver d cases brought by Om iha and
walks, transforms what used to be an St. Joe merchants against Oliver Ja obs
PKHS INAL
lion. F. E. White is ! the metropolis
tol ay.
.In tire Kline, of Louisville, is in the
city today.
J. F. Smith, of Louisville, is visiting
lhe county seat today.
Miss Lou Simpson and a lady friend
are Omaha visitois today.
W in. Neville and Sam. IJarker took the
morning train for Lincoln.
O. II Ballou and his honor, Charles
II iris, were passengers for Omaha this
in rning.
C. A. Manker the genial cashier of the
Hoik of Commerce at Louisville is in the
city today.
M. J. O'Reiley the contractor and
G -o. W. Vass the fifth street jeweler, are
in Omaha today.
unsightly locality into one of the nicest
corners in the city.
T le Millard Hotel suicide Henry Cook
that was mourned over b his wife and
relatives, turns up all right in Oklahoma
and writes a letter to parties in Omaha
giving his slanderers a thorough over-;
& Co., wherein property of W. J. Hor
ton was sought to be mad" sulj"Ct to the
claim of parties against Jacobs & Co ,
decidtdby court that W. J. Hoi ton's
personal inteiests should not betakn.
D S. Draper vs. Joseph A. Connor;
continued.
O. P. Smith vs. E. W. Cook; Jesse L.
Root appointed referee to take testimony
hauling. His rase was one of those, that.
all the things said of him after death,! ...j . .. 1 . i
1 nun irjjMii iiiaL iliy ui kilt; ucvb uri 111 kj 1.
court
Grand Jury.
The court has ordered a grand jury
summoned at once, 'ouhtless for the pur
pose of investigating the B luer matter.
It is reported that Bauer has sold alout
$12,000 worth of property for $0,000
to C. H. Parim le, and that he has or w ill
shortly skip the country.
were not complim "ntary.
TV. SONAL.
James Knotts went to Cre.e this morn- after an all davs trial before a iiiry yes
Tl'KSDAV .
O M. Andrus, of Andrusville, this
County, was granted a pension yesterday
The tramps who thumped Tom Riddle, I so we are informed by the dispatches.
terday, were acquitted and set free last
night.
The State of Nebraska vs. James
Johnson, charged with ar;sault and bat-
ery; trial to jury verdict of not guihy.
State of Nebraska vs Henry Willians,
colored, charged with rape, now on tiial
to jury.
MONDAY.
P. G U-iynard is moving in to the
west half of the Cummins house on Ptarl
Street today.
W II. Pickens is improving his hand
some resilience by placing a first class
sidewalk along tue east front.
Mrs. M. Waybright was called to Den
ver la-t week by telegram announcing
the serious illness of her sister.
Col. M isoti returned to Burlington this
morning afti r a very pleasant visit with
I i a i n ... rr... k
his much talked of confession. His "'3 "-'
weak,, pale careworn expression and his C L. Doty, the Bethlehem veteran.
seeming dread of meeting Sin llenberger s the happy father of a Imuncing baby,
leads the officers to believe some truth Hoty is a little deaf but he is pro res-
miy be glean-d from the mass of fiction I sive.
when tin-two men are brought face to I Pat. Murphy, of Manley .brother in-law
face. In the opinion of those most ron- of Deputv Sheriff Tighe, got his leg
versant with the facts, Sherman is j broken Friday last by being thrown from
thoug'it to be the real villain who com- a horse.
mittee t!i" awful deed, though Neal and The ieMU,.rs of the booths for the
Shel'e nberg. r are undoubtedly guilty as Kan ler Karnival will m -et at the home
accessories. Ned and Sherman appear ,,f vr; pii . white T.nsil.v evi-mmr.
full H'tendance is desired.
iug on bis way to Deiiyer.
John Ramsey, one of Cas county's
best farmers, is in the city today.
lion. John r. Polk came in trom tne
east today where he has been sojourning
for the past month.
Henry Aid, a prosperous farmer of
Eight. Mile Gr ve precinct, made the
Hehald a pleasant call today.
Sherman the Confessor is Reraovd to
Omaha.
After admitting h s ctmplicity in tlie
South Omaha murder arrangements were
made for his removal to Omaha.
Through Judge Chapman the prisoner
was released; he was tlen rearrested on
the charge of murder and taken to
Omaha on the evening train.
Several blood stains were discovered
on his cloth' s, which did not tally with
to be veiy warm friends and their so
Called ccjif .-sions only implicate Sh llenberger.
X SIT
Lure nee Hutton will contribute to
the number of Harper's B tz-tr to be pub
lished March 2Sih an i.rticle ou"The First
American Society PI iy,'' accompanied
with a protrait of the dramatic author
and distinguished actress of the period to
which he refer, Anna Cora Ritchie Mow
att. The same number will contain a
pot trait of Mk Gladstone, together with
a sketch of her by R. Donald.
Meers. Harper & Brothers have jut
publ -h -d an important anonvmous work
entitled God in His World; an interpretation.
Mike Sehott, the night yardinastcr,
went to work ayain last night and stou
ly asserts that he is still a single man.
Augu-t Bach, the lower Main str et
grocer, is oui fling a neat co tage tin
his three acre tract, south of the shops.
Henry Wi ckb ich, who prides himself
as having one of neatest grocery stores
in the city, is having a photograph made
of the interior of the store today.
Richard Johnso'ns daughter aged 15
ears flit d Sunday at the f..niily resi
dence twelve nii'es South of this city.
The interment will take jdace tomorrow
at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Brakeman Dunlap had the thumb of
his left hand smashed yesterday while
making a coupling on a B. & M. train at
Lincoln It is thought that it will not
be in cessary to amputate tiie thumb
John Corry the man who wore the f j 11
beard and mustache and was in charge
of the oil room at the shops has shaved
and changed his appearance s; that his
most intimate friends fail to speak as they
pass by.
W. D. Jones is shipping a car load of
Cass county horses today to Fairfield,
Iowa. This is qui tea change from form
er years, W. I), usually shipped horses
from Fairfield to Plattsmouth every
spring.
Something must be done at once to
wards raising balance to pay Mr. Vanara
nam on the reunion nutter. The c m
mittees in charge are receiving some
pret'y severe censure that appears to be.
frightful rate, the I)r. holding on to the
lines, but making no impression on the
animal that seeuied determined Ht every
instant to dash the driver and buggy to
pieci s;after reaching level ground the Dr.
trained control of the horse as to turn him
first to one side of the street and theu the !
other, though he was still running at a I
mvtmmr mm
IIEADQUAUTLRS FOR
Star Lifters. Millbum Wagonns and Buggies. Moline Stei I lbH
LiltL Jokir Cultivator. 1'laiio Stei 1 Harvest r and Bindc'n
The Dandy Billing Cultivators, and
rapid pace, w hen
fi-vd'v -1 .
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him up at the other end of the street by
running the fractious ' orse into the rear
end of a farm wagon that fortunately
stood conveniently near. Parties on the
strei-t at the time say it was the most ex
citing runaway they had ever seen, it
seemed at times a fatal smashup could
not be averted.
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s'r:-i,!(' harness.
Robt. Geingerwis in the city yesterday
making his usual calls; Bob. s ivs South
Omaha is a hummer lu it seems Platts
mouth is still very attr-.ctiyo.
D p lty sheriff Tihe -avs, in refer nee
to Sherman- remarks about the jail here,
that the jail is a palace car in comparison
to Shermans residence at Lincoln.
County Clerk Ciitchfield was in Omaha
Saturday, having precinct bonds nicely j fHmiy escaped .saving al most nothing
I. I he lithograph work being too
well earned.
Con O'Leary. the B & M. bridg"
watchman has resided for some time in a
little cottage on the Iowa side near the
end of the trestle work. This morning
ab-iut six o'clock his house wns discov
ered to be on fire, and with difficulty the
George Palmers folks were greatly ex
cited about no n when they found their
baby, about two years old was missing.
Dilig'-nt search was i- stituted at once
but not until three o'clock did any tid
ings of the lost one reach the ears of the
nearly frantic mother. About that hour
Mrs. Rani ns discovered the child an!
having heard of the runaway, she im
mdiately took steps to restore it to its
parents.
Died
List evening, of dipthria, "little
May.'idinvbpr.-of .Mr. and Mrs JTjrj-j.
I1 Johnson, residing in the fourth ward.
"The funeral sHrviivw occurred this after
noon trtxu Uio family rcnid&oce,
print"
exp ncive when but ten bonds wire need
ed Three stone quarries are now in full
blast, employing over two hundred men,
and while Plattsiiiout h has but two furni
ture stores Louisville lias three and talks
of another.
Two thousand and two chattel mort
gages h ive b -en til -ii in the office of 'he
county lerk since January first. The
Bink of eoniMe rce at Lowiiville is by far
the largest inoitgigee.
What's the matter with the Journal's
list of those who gave to th" Dakota re
IVf fun 1. The Ladies Aid S 'u ty, of
the Christian church, headed the sub
scription list with 00, yet th"y are not
credited with anything.
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The machinery for the new planing
rrt'll, door and blind factory is being un-
Uabdeil tojuy
Tb firoi will oc j iug dowu Ui
Our old "friend" "Canning factory"
Bird, is now at Canon City. Colorado.
Mr. Todd, who recently returned from a
business (?) trip to that coun'ry says,
Bird hvs accepted a bonus of $1,500 and
is just putting in a canning factory at
Canon City; they ought to write to
some Plattsuouth people for pointers.
Ja lgi? Ch-ipmtn is rapidly cleaning up
the. docket in his usual thorough manner
Ju'lge Chapman ought to hold court
in Omaha a few days and show the fos
sils on the bench up there how to trans
act business. With four Judges they get
farther behind every day with their bus
iness and yet court is in session nearly all
the time.
A very exciting runaway occured on
Main street at an early hour thn morping.
Dr. Humphrey with his handsome Kry
hors- hitched to a buggv was seen com-
Llgh fccbool bill at a
I'KKSON AL.
John O-satmkop of Louisville is in the
city today
Engineer Robt. Smith, now running
between Lincoln and Hastings, is in the
city today.
Miss Manota, daughter of Henry Eiken-
berry went to Burlington thi? morning
for a few davs visit.
Frank Drake of the Omaha stock ex
press, stopped off last night to visit with
his friend John Denson.
P. G. R-ynard and wife in company
with Mrs. Buckner and Mrs. Watson were
Omiha passengers this morning.
Mrs. B Spurlock went to York this
morning in the interest of the Orphans
home with which she is prominently con
nected.
Fred Eaton, C A. Aldrich and Charle
E. Duke started this morning for Idaho,
where they expect to get a job of rail
roading.
John Sherman, editor of Wahoo demo
crat got lefs this morning as he got off
th" train to greet some friends, conse
quently is seeing the town today.
Mr O. II. B illou and family are cele-
irating their 22nd wedding anniversary
today ly taking supper with friends at
the Hotel Riley this evening.
Y M C A Reception
The reception tendered the new secre
tary of the Y. M. C. A., Mr. Reynard and
hi i estimable wife last evening at the
spacious parlors of the Young Mens
Christian Association was the event of
the season. The, best people of Platts
mouth were out to pive a hearty wel
come to one whose influence for good
will be far reaching among the young
men of our city.
The earnest speech of welcome by J.
II. Waterman was well worded, abound
ed in good thoughts and voiced the sen
timent of those present towards the new
secretary.
Mr. R'ynard, who appears to be a
bright, genial affable gentleman respond
ed in a happy manner, gave some good
advice and heartily thanked his audi
ence on behalf of himself and wife for
the cordial reception tendered them.
Rev. Buckner gave a most excellent
ten minute address, replete with matters
of interest t tlio association. Rev.
Baud who never talks except that he
has something good and appropiiate to
say. pleased the audience with a five
minute address. The program was well
filled in with music and recitations, all
w ell rendered.
After the literary part of th" program
had been exhausred, I lie Plattsmouth
ladies who are famous for their aliil ty
to prepare good dinners, seated as many
of the audience as possible to a most
sumptuous repast. Three times were the
tables tilled before all had been provided
for. and still there appeared to be plenty
left.
The interest awakened in b-half of the
srcr.ess of the association shows that
Plattsmouth can grow spiritually as well
as physically.
Charlts Vial,
Charles Vial who now resides at Fort
Scott, Kansas, writes Geo. Puisal of this
city, on a letter head print.-d ' Tlie Gar
field House, Charles Vial proprietor,"
and post marked Ft Scott March. 2 i th,
denying his complicity with the St Louis
shooting affray, mention of which was
made som" time ago in the papers here,
and says that his wife and himself arc
doing a prosperous business there and
are both hale and heartv. The Hervi.d
, .
ns.'jzl 1 Tit !h aftle tt correct thefals"
prv5 "IT "TJi it " hao obtained anil To'
know that Mr Vial is a law abiding
prosperous citizen.
Our Goods are all new with lhe latent and best impr
incuts.
WE HANDLE NOTHING BUT FIRST CLASS G0(
w
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FARM Yf AGON SPRINGS'
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have something new in a spring lor alarm waoi
will pay you to see it.
Sixth Street, near notel liiley.
Trees.
Trees.
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1'ntroiiise your liome Nursery m;1 don't be swindled by trte.'i,
wlien yon can luy ns much inure tor your i:: ,-:)ey at the home Nu
and you c;in have, the privilege to sch ct your tvn trees, 1 La
the leading varieties ot apples and lruit trees oi sdl kinds lor
braska at the lowest prices and you v ill .ft the vn ities you buy.
KAC1I.
i hree-year-old A pple Trees 20c
Two-year-old Apple Trees
Tit ree year-old Cherries, l.arly liich
lnond, Late liichnioiid, Olivet. . ..4c.
Three-year-old Chei riert bat ly l.ich
moiul, English Morrello 30e.
Three-year-old 11 urns, ild, (ious,
.Miner, Lumbard, Wever. ..... ..'J5c.
Two-year-old Concord Vines l(e.
Two-year-old Aioir's Early, two
weeks earlier than Concord .."e.
Two-year-old Currants, lied Uuek,
Cnerrie Currants Hc.
Two- ear-old (ious hemes, Do tig ton.li e.
Two-year-old Downing (iooshi rrie . l;"e.
Raspberries, Gregg, Tylor, Early
Ohio Black Berries, Snyder and Stone's
early
Straw berries, Chas. Downing Sharp
less Cre.sent
One-year-old Cotton Woods, Ash,
15. .x, Elder
ioz. roo.
2.00. Sib.b'0...
1)1 Mk j
3.75. i.r,.00.
L'.GO. 18.00.
2. .",. 2S.00.
.7': 450.
2.00.
i.oo. n.oo.
1.00.
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2.00. sir
1.50. V.
.20. 1.50. U
on
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lioses and all kinds ot shrubery. 1 'rices lurnished
Orders hv mail attended to promptlv. Address.
Plattsmouth,
Best Coueh Medicine. Recommended bv Physicians
Cures where all else fails. Pleasant and agreeable to tho
taste. Children take it without objection. By druists.
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OK i M) 01-KMXG,
At Week Inch's Millinery derart
inent, heiriimiu Wednesdav Mar.
2th and cotOinues the balance of
the two weeks or to Easter.
We have without exception the
larrrest and mo-r comtdete line ei
ever shown in the city. It coin
prises all the latest shades and
styles. Fresh Nov;lt;te. Fa.-tern
IJonnets, Flowers. Uitdoii, or ati
ythinir in the Millinery line that
the New Yoik and Parisian
market (;.n supply Sold at Oil"
already popular prices.
in vi toei.
.1. V. Weckbacii $c Sox.
Building Association.
1 lie Livingston Luna and I'u
Assii.-ia ion. nt tin ir list r-yu!;ir in-Iiuiii'.-d
."31,000 to tli following "r'
Geo C Hawkins-, $400; Suu-I!
I.itl'. VS00; W. II MO't. .4;00;
ii i.r. :;0; Win. IIi.Ilj, 1,:JOO.
j Thi-r iiifaiey will b.- usi-d in imp
j tln-ir pi't-st-iit Iidiik-s find It-ildi'j
1IIK s.
The Livinrfon L'"n Asonntifi
fi-rs h cpli ndid opportunity for a
vli wishes to b"ili pruM.l owner
hutiv, ki wll a air nil invi'tmi'ii
h iving fl cl -i red h pri.fl' of 1G" i
rmi'iint invsted in lsrO.
Tti; nasiifiitinn lis lorinnd
i rrembiT-" ov r & 1.000 in n littb
Everyone one v ar. Rnd ev-ry ib.lKr fo in
tends to tli improvement of our ci
Notice.
The lii ii! of lb is.-l &, Wi-e isdi-s.ilved
by inatirtl cnnsint. All re.urit due
rh"- t"Ti.r arc payable to -V."S" Wise.
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W S. Wjpk
PUtUaioutb, ifeU, Fcbrur 10, 180.
Grand Easter Opening
At Wisp i.- Ri.ot's millinery p
Friday. Marrh 2S'h, aft'-rnoon anr
in. T04 606 Miin Ptr- et.
Binnett & Tutt will s 11 yon a
j1ms ware fir a -t of jroblcts, for t
fivecat3. 15012c
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