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A without :t Cedar Creek and
another at South IJend went the
Schuyler west last ui-ht by the way
of Omaha and made 1he train near
ly two hours late this morning.
Mr. I'M K'ich formerly of Orei n
wood was a Wahash visitor last
week. lie left last Monday with his
family for California where he will
in. the future make his home.- Wa
bash News.
The motorcar is runniugaguiii to
il ly, much to the edification and
(Vr .f itumi- liviiiir in the west-
Vt'S'awi V -- - - - - - J
ern part of the city. It will have
to be tested thoroughly however,
before the street railway company
will ajjfain attempt to run it.
District court adjourned at noon
today until Monday morning. The
only business transacted of any
public interest was the hearing in
the Wfepini? Water saloon cases, in
which the Jud-fe reserved his de
cision until Monday morning.
Supt. McClelland returned last
evening from his visit to York. He
Kays the rain did a great amount of
damage in that county. Not a
Hi'ngle bridge was luft standing
whereby farmers could go to York
yUterday.
(leorge Turner came home this
morning from a few weeks' visit m
Cliicago, where he was showing
his car billing device to railway
men. He reports U very wucbk
tnl trip and says he received flatter
ing propositions, some of which he
will accept.
D-.;tl-i i!' Mrs. Mastori.
Died on Tuesday evening. J line S.
PS'.U, after an illnesswf several weeks
duration, Mrs. Mastin, aged SO years.
Funeral occurred at ten o'clock
Thursday. The sorrowing frit-nds
have the sympathy of the commu
nity. Greenwood Gazette.
Mrs. Maston was the mother of
Mrs. Aaron Loder, wife ofour com
missioner, and was one ofthe early
settlers of this county.
Laying tlie Corner Stone.
Monday will mark an epoch in
the history of this county iid city.
Since the birth of this county, in
is.-;, when thy west line extended
out beyond Lincoln and took in a
large part of Saunders county, to
gether with a part of Otoe, we have
bad but one court house, which was
recently torn down to give place to
the magnificent new structuie so
auspiciously begun.
There have been many county
seat contests and much bitter feel
ing has been engendered between
this city and the western part of
the county, which .for many years
prevented the building of a court
bouse. All obstacles were finally
removded last year by a decision of
the sumpreme court holding good
the election which voted $SO,(XX) for
a court house building fund, and
the contract was soon let and work
begun.
Manj' inconveniences have been
suffered on account of the condition
of the old building, which will now
happily soon be ended. The
district court room has for several
years been in the Rockwood block,
together with the office of the
district clerk, Mr. W. C. Showalter.
who is now serving his twelfth year
in that capacity. The county;
judge's office was also: moved out
of the old building last year and
occupies the Union block, at the
corner of Sixth and Main streets.
The other officers who occupied
the old court house up to the time
of its demolition to make room for
the new one were Prof. Noble, coun
- tv superintendent. Bird Critchfield,
county clerk, W. II. Cashing, coun
ty treasurer, and the board of com
missioner. The office of sheriff
and county attorney was moved
out of the building last year, into
the Union block.
While Cass county is not so old
as many of the south-eastern coun
ties, the Indian title not being en
tirely obliterated until 1S.-7. yet the
fertility of her soil and the class of
people who came here to live, has
been such as to push the county to
the
front rank, where it lias to me
i ; a . -..,.11
nresent
day maintameu n eo-
earned position, i ne puu. enm
prise and capital of the citizens of
IMattsmouth nas u .
factor in assi.-Ungi
the county to hold its
honored rank with the other coun-
lies of the
state. Aim wini in"- -
cent compl
tion of the Missouri
Pacific
Railway giving us a .n
and direct line to tne nan., i-
cheap coal of the south and furnish
in, us another out let to the south
ern markets we'are compelled to say
that the fair capital of Cass coun
ty is but in its infancy, compared
with what it will be in future years.
Although its present population of
over ten thousandjiscertainly much
larger than cities usually grow with
the meagre facilities and opportun
tiert which Plattmouth has former
ly enjoyed. Our population Mas
doubled since 1SS0 and we believe
the signs
of the times ponn
clearly to the
rwinulation
fact
will
that
double
strain in the coming decade, thus
' Tving us 20,000 people ere the
dawn of 1900 breaks upon us.
WKKI'ING WATKR.
1 KO.M TIIH KA:i,K.
William Coon has been called
upon to suffer the loss of Ins fine
horse "Champion." Colic got in its
work on hint and succeeded in lay
ing out the Champion in a short
tim -.The !o,h to Mr. Co ju is a luavy
one.
J. Robinson, manager of the Ne
braska Colorado stone company
says, that they will begin to hip
It) cars of stone p"r day t' Omaha
on Wednesday. This is part of a
contract leftover from last seasons
work.
The switchmen of Omaha will
picnic at Wabash next Sunday.
Two trains have been chartered to
bring them to the grounds. The
last train will leave Omaha about
noon, in-order to give the morning
employes a chance to be in at the
feast.
An Old Setller Clone.
J. W. Dixon, better known as Jim.
Dixon and well known to all old
citizens as a livery man here at an
early day for many years, was hurt
in a runaway at his home in I-Mgar,
Neb., about ten days ago- He
lingered along until day before yes
terday when he died. Ilia Hister
Mrs. McClure of Pennsylvania came
in from the funeral yesterday and
Lavishing her aunt Mrs. C. M,
Holmes and relatives here. Mr.
Dixou was at one time a partner of
Ambose Patterson in the livery bus-
-.,,,1 .sin a stable for himself
I 1 I V. . ( -.- ----
once down on lower main street.
Murray Alliance.
The following is the list of offi
cers elected at the last meeting of
the Murray alliance:
Win. Morrow, presidont; Dr. S. J.
Tabor, secretary; S. K. Crabtree;
treasurer; G. W. Adams, chairman;
J. K. Marshall, lecturer; Wm.Loughr
ridge, seiior assistant lecturer; T.
M. Vallery, door keeper; Ilemy
Long, assistant door keeper; M.
Standish, sergeant-at-arms.
The old finance committee was
re-elected. Installation of officers
will begin Saturday evening, June
27th, at the usual hour.
Our New Agent
We are informed from a pretty
reliable source that Mr. W. A.Swear
imren will be promoted from the
station here to the Plattsmouth
station on the Missouri Pacific.
This, Mr. Swearingen justly de
serves. He has worked faithful and
true for the company at this place
for nearly five years and has always
nl his able talent, in securing
patronage for the company which
he represents, lie is respected the
community over, and while we all
would regret to see him go we would
w ri;ir1 to see so worthy an agent
promoted Khn wood Echo.
Suckers Will Bite
Farmers tell us that the lightning
rod fakers are again in the country
and manage to dupe people as usua
They went to one well known'farmer
..ii oFfererl to -"ive him 80 feet of
rod free and only charge him .f:).SJ
for putting it up. They then want
ed the farmer to sign a contracL.
This he would not do so the fakers
wadded up the contract and threw
it in a small c;eek nearby, and then
departed. After they were gone
Mr. Farmer fished out the contract
and found that on its back was a
clause in small print which bound
any signer to pay so much for every
foot of rod put up. Heware, farmers,
beware of fakers of all kinds. -Kim
wood Kcho.
J)r. Iloliuea Tells Strange Story.
Dr. Holmes told me the other day a
curious exi lerieu :e of his. At dinner one
night he was suddenly moved, apropos
of nothing, to relate a very curious crim
inal case that ho had not even thong-lit
of, so far sis he knew, for forty years.
When they left tha dining room and
passed into the library it was found the
mail had been delivered while they were
at dinner and lay on the table.
Dr. Holmes opened a paper sent him
by a friend in England, and behold, it
contained the same story of the long
past crime that he had just been relat
ing, revived in the newspaper, and a
friend in England, thinking it would in-
j terst him from its curious character.
: had sent it to him.
"Njw, what," said Dr. Holmes, "put
the story at that moment in my mind'.-' 1
supp the Spiritualists would say that
a f I ' 5 read what was in the paper ly
ing in mother room and communicated
it to me. Or was it possibly my uncon
scious self that saw it and communicat
ed it to the Liain?"
"Which do you think it was. Dr.
Holmes?" 1 asked, curious to hear his
keen and subtle analysis of so strange an
occurrence.
'I have no theories," he replied; "1
only state facts." Boston Cor. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
A Crime Detected.
"The detectives are looking for the
letter box robbers and are on the right
track," she read from the morning paper.
"Gosh!"
"What's the matter, Uncle Ephraim?"
"I knowed it," ejaculated the old man.
"I knowed it. I suppose I've got to give
myself up. Nothing else to do."
"What's the matter?"
"I dropped a letter in the box yester
day and didn't put any stamp on it, but
I didn't know any on see me do it."
New York Kecorder.
A DOG THAT GOT A PRIZE
HE WASN'T ENTERED IN THE SHOW,
BUT WAS GIVEN AN AWARD.
Tie V;h Homely Itrimllo Cur of the
Street uiid He Saved His Little Gamin
Master from a Watery DeatU The Faith
ful !t Keceiveti IJue Credit.
There waa a bench show of dogs in the
Central rink, and all the pugs, and terri
ers, and mastiffs, and St. Dernardts, and
bulldogs, and all the otht-r high bred
dogs who wc-ro sure to what class they
belonged and whose owner could prove
their right to bo so classed were there.
People were coming and going, and the
papers had been full of descriptions of
the affair, illustrated by wood cuts of
some of the finest animals.
Over on another street of the same city
waa quite a different scene. In a narrow
court near the river lay a shivering.
white faced little shaver, whose clothes
dripix.'d water. Over him bent another
boy with a quart of steaming hot liquid
in his hand.
Drink this here hot coffee, Jim." he
Baid. Bill's gone for to hunt up some dry
duds, and maybe we can get yer inter
that engine room ter dry. Don't yer go
ter gettin' faint nor uothin,' now. Want
yer head raised a bit?''
Butfile boy raised himself on his elbow
and looked around him He took a drink
of the coffee, and seeming to get strength
said:
"Where's Buster?"
"Oh, he's around somewhere. Buster's
all right. There comes the boys with the
duds, and well have you all right, too, in
a minute. Don't feel dizzy or nothin',
do yer?"
"I'm beginning to feel first ratejjgain.
VSJiifere's Buster? Some of you whistle;
I ain't got the wind."
But at that moment a bobtailed brindle
dog came aroruid the corner, closlyir
sued by a couple of boys.
"Let Buster alone What are you chas
ing Buster for?" demanded the prostrate
boy.
"Why, yer see," explained tli others
still keeping up the chase," there was a
mai said i'f we could get him around to
the dog show they'd give him a prize for
pulling you out of the river, and he won't
let us catch him."
looking: for a prize.
"Wot sort of a prize is it?" demanded
the wet boy.
"Money, you woodenhead.you. They're
all swells down tuere, and he said there's
a prize for the best dog that saves a
feller's life."
This was enough to satisfy the inqui
ries of the smaller boy, and to excite the
best efforts of the others to capture the
dog, but for some reasons he eluded
them. Perhaps he had good reasons for
being suspicious of boys who were too
friendly. Anyway, he dodged and kept
out of their way, almost causing one of
them to be crushed under the wheels of
a cable car, when the wet boy gave a low
whistle and ordered the dog to "come
ere."
The animal obej-ed without a whine.
"Now lay down!" The dog got down and
put his nose between his paws. "You've
got to go and get that there prize, and
I'm going too."
It was doubtful at first if the boy would
be able to keep his word, but by the help
of the others, who had taken off his wet
clothing and wrapped him up in some
thing drier, he managed to go.
When he saw his master going the dog
followed, and tbey soon stood before the
bulletin board in front of the rink, an
nouncing the bench 6how and the terms
of admittance.
There was some consultation, and then
while four of them stayed with the boy
who had been in the water, one of the
largest took the dog by the strap around
his neck, and, paying the admission fee
with the combined wealth of the com
pany, undertook to drag the dog in with
him.
"Here! leave that dog outside," com
manded the doorkeeper. "You can't take
that dog in with you, 1 say."
"What's the reason? Ain't 1 taking
him in to get the prize?'
"What prize? There is no prize for
such curs as that. Turn him out, I tell
you. "
A PKIZE WAS GIVEN.
'Yes, there is a prize Wot are you
givin' us? Didn't a man tell me so? He
ain't going to eat up none of your fine
haired pups, but he's goin' to get that
prize."
There might have been a fracas and
an arrest, for the boy who had paid his
money was positive and determined, but
just tlien a gentleman chanced to step to
the door and asked what was the matter.
"Oh, he's got a fool notion about a
prize for brindle pups," explained the
gatekeeper, "and is making a fuss about
his dog going in."
"There isn't such a prize offered, l am
positive," said the man. "I am one oi
the judges."
"What sort of a show is tins nere.
then?"
"A dog show, of course."
"And no prize for the be.-t dog?"
"It is for a certain kind of dogs those
that cost a great deal ot money."
"And not for the kind that jumps into
the ice and drags a hoy outen the river?"
"Did your dog do that?"
"Y'es; and that there's the boy he did
it t."
The gentleman looked incredulous, but
just then a newspaper reporter who had
been watching the boys from the street
stepped up and corroborated the state
ment. "Wait here a minute," said the gentle
man; and he disappeared within and
went briskly to where a group of his
friends -were talking. In a minute he
came back with something in his hand,
and followed by several others.
"We have decided," he said, "that
there ought to be a prize for that kind
of a dog, and here is a five dollar gold
for the owner of the dog, and at
the same time he stepped forward and
tied a knot of blue ribbon to the Btrap
around the dog's neck.
A prouder lot of boys were never seen
than those street waifs as they led the
dog away. Our Dumb Animals.
Chased by a Itullet.
It was in a well known hotel in Bangor.
A party of gentlemen were conversing on
one subject and another. During a lull
in theconversationonegentleuian noticed
a scar on the hand of another, and inter
rogated him as to the cause. The other
isvered that he received it in a very
curious way, and told the following story
in regard to it:
1 got that wound in the battle of Get
tysburg. 1 had leen lighting all day and
felt very tired, and so sat down on a rock
and shot from there. 1 was just loading
up my gnu when a long, lean, lank fel
low darted by me, making for the woods
like a streak of greased lightning. I up
with my gun and let drive at him, but 'no
didn't drop, and as 1 had shot just 'J'J'J
and didn't want to lose the thousanth. I
started after him.
1 never saw a man run so fast in all
my adventurous life, and I could see that
1 was gaining upon him, but every once
in a while 1 lost sight of him behind a
tree or rock. I noticed a lull in the tight,
and glancing aside I saw that bot h armies
had stopiied ligkting and were straining
their eyes to see the race.
That raised my courage, and 1 forgot
all about being tired. Just then I made
a 6purt of speed, and as I did so I felt
something strike my hand which spread
out like the fan of a windmill.
Well, to make a long stoiy short, 1
caught up with him and was about to
collar him when he turned about and
tried to stab me. I dodged his blow, and
just then something hit him hjmI he fell
over deajl
1 sat 'down beside him to rest, and as
I did so noticed blood trickling down my
hand. On closer m w. -; igation I found
tliat there was a bullet hole in the palm.
The dead man had a bullet hole in his
breast, and 1 am jositive in my belief
that both wounds were made by the
same bullet, and that it was the same
bullet that I had fired at the Confederate.
The race wad so hot that I caught up with
and passed it at some time during my
chase. That is why 1 now wear that
scar. Bangor News.
lie Could Sympathize.
I was walking along a street given
over to the smallest of shops and almost
the cheapest of restaurants, when 1 met a
good looking ten-year-old boy in shabby,
respectable ciothes.
It was autumn, and 1 carried bunch
of flaming, splendid maple leaves. He
stopped, as if the sight of them really
took his breath away.
"Oh, give me one," he gently ex
claimed, in a manner that was more
than jKjlite. It lifted our interview
straightway into some rare, superhuman
atmosphere, where perfect simplicity
became a matter of course. Unfor
tunately this was not so becoming to me
as to him.
1 said, "Oh, 1 hate to!" but at the
same time I began looking for the mean
est little leaf 1 could find. When I had
discovered and was presenting it, shame
overcame me, and torn with conflicting
emotions, 1 said:
"1 know I'm being horridly stingy."
"Never mind," said my boy, in a big,
masculine, comforting manner. "I
know just how you feel."
He smiled his thanks reassuringly, and
we parted never to meet again. I de
clare, 1 could write a sad little poem
about it this minute. Atlantic Monthly.
Man Must IJave a Cook.
Man always needs a cook. A college
professor, bereft of his wife, who had
done his housework tor years, engagea a
cook at greater wages than had been the
allowance he gave his wife. He bar
gained for punctuality. "1 must have
mv dinner at 12," he stated. "I can't
get it ready till 1 o'clock," she answered.
He yielded and changed the hour of his
college recitation. The next week she
demanded a new stove, as the old one
was too low "It costs too much," he
expostulated. "I can't afford to hurt
mv back," she replied.
He knew it was not so easy to find an
other good cook, aud bought the stove.
A week later she desired him to send for
the carpenter that the back staircase
might be changed. Then he dismissed
her and became a boarder. Which was
the cheaper thing to do? Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Emmet's Preseuco of 3IinI.
A story is told of Robert Emmet which
proved his secretive ixjwer and resolu
tion. He was fond of studying cheruistrj-,
and one night late, after the family had
cone to bed, he swallowed a large quan
tity of corrosive sublimate in mistake for
some acid cooling powder. He immedi
ately discovered his mistake and knew
that death must shortly ensue unless he
instantly swallowed the only antidote,
chalk.
Timid men would have torn at the
bell, roused all the family aud sent for a
stomach pump. Emmet called no one,
made no noise, but, stealing down stairs
and unlocking the front door, went into
the stable, scraped some chalk which he
knew to be there and took sufficient dos
of it to neutralize the poison. New Y"o
World.
It Hurt Him.
An officer on Fulton street, Brooklyn,
stopped a man who was shaking his head
and fist as he walked along, and asked
the cause of his excitement.
"Why, a fellow back there took me for
a fool!" was the forcible reply.
"How?"
"WThy, he offered to lick me for two
cents, and the only money I have is a
twenty dollar billl Does he think I'm
fool enough to run all over town to get
that changed to give him two cents!"
New York World.
A Hopeless Case.
Father What's the matter now?
Small Son Boo, liool Smikey Groo
gan licked me.
Father See here, this is the third time
you've been licked within a week. How
do you expect to exercise the inherent
prerogative of every free born American
citizen when you grow up and vote as
the dictates of your conscience and man
dates of your best judgment suggest, if
you can't fight better than that? Good
News.
Time Table
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19
t mm & root
4
Tue pioneer meichauts of
r
Li S ,rti " .1
Carry a full stock of general
iiiewhondisH which they sell very
cloe. Highest price paid for
all kinds of farm produce. Gen
eroKS treatmcntand fair dealing
is the secret of our suceen.
Oil AS L liOOT.
Notary Public
Murray Neb.
The Citizen
BANK
PLATTSMOL'TH - NKicKASKA
Oayttal stock paid in ?V " l
Authorized Capital, $100,000.
OFFICKR8
KA N K OAUKUTil. JOS. A. ( ONNOn,
President. V '.i n-lV
W. II . CUSHINO. Caehier.
DIRECTORS
fraxik Uurrutli J. A. Cotu.ci , K. K. uM'
r. W.JohTjuon. HeiTy Bvck, John O'heelv
W. D. MTriam. Wm. Wetecesuup. W
H. Cushlng.
r ransacts:a general banking busikes
hsui'S ceitifldtes of deposits hearing interest
Uuvs and ell" exchange, county aud
1. PKTKflSFcF
THE LEADING
GROCERS
HAVE THE MOST
COMPLETE
STOCK IN THE CITY,
EVERYTHING - FRESH - AND - IN - SEASON
ATTENTION FARMERS
We want your Poultry, Kjrjrs, But
ter and your farm produce of all
kinds, we will pay you the highest
cash price as we are buying for a
lira in Lincoln.
R. PETERSEN,
TIIK LEADING GKOCKKS
Plattsmouth - - Nebraska
Afhat
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and. Children. It contains neitlier Opium, Morphine nor
other Kareotio substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Iargorc, Irops, Soothing Syrups, and. Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use "by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverish n es. Castoria prevent vomiting Sour Curd,
cures IMarrbflea and "Wind Colic. Castoria, relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulate? the stomach
ad bowels, giring healthy and natural bleep. Cas
toria, is tlws Children's .auaoea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
" Cantoria te n ewIleofc medicine for saS
dtcn. Mothers have repeatedly told m o im
good effect upon their ebildroa.''
Dk. G. C Ommd,
I9WU, Mans.
Castoria is tfce Wt remedy for children of
w-hk-h I un acquaintwd. I be tha ajr Umc-t
far distant when mothers wtlfooiler h rami
iotet-eet ef their Mldrax, a-B use Oaatoria li
etead of the rtou qwaok neertrutrjsvbudi ar
destroying tfafc- Urvi oneaijy forokic ophun,
morphine, soothing Bjrup aud Bihar Unrtfoi
agents down their thrust, thereby vesacttug
tbein te premature grave. "
fa. 3. T. Eiwaeaboa,
Conway, Ark.
The Centaur Company, TT
The? WHliliiKtt"ii Aventlrt
GROCERS
AN l-
Provision Merchants.
Ueailqn&rUTs for
I'LOUi; v
1 '
We pay no rent and sill for CA.SH.
You don'tjpay any bills for dead beata
when you buy of this lirm.
The bet SOFT COAL always, on
I html.
iUUUS ?P?H3.
MAN U FACT UK KR OF AND
WHOLESALE & TAIL
MKAL.KK IN Till.
FCLI; MNH. OV
rOBACCO AND SMOKERS' AHTICLB
always in stock. Nov. 6. 1885.
DONT FORGET
AT 1IIK
5 COBlsrERS 5
MEAT HA EKE
.SIXTH STREET
F. II. LLLKNUAUM, Prop.
The best of fresh meat alwayH found
in this market. Also fresh
Kg and Putter.
Wild -ame of all kinds kept in their
season.
KIXTH STREET f"M
Meat market1
K. DRESSLER,
The 5th St. Merchant Tailor
Keeps a Full Line of
Foraiia i o mm: ZnU.
UoDuult Your Interest by (ijyum Him a Call
SHERWOOD BLOCK
Castoria.
" Caerta in e well adapted to ohMdn thai
I vrcmnmeufl it as xupurior leany pncriptios
kuewn to nw." ,
H. A. luflRKR, M. D
HI So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, K. 3T.
Our physicians ia tho oiukferm's depart
ment bav BpoIcia buhls' ot tb4r experi.
enoe In tfa4r eutaida practise with Cafitovla,
aad arfhaiigh we mly have ainooj; oar
medical sopplias whs Is krowa as reguiar
products, yet we are free to confees that the
meriu of Qostoria has won us to look wiXh
favor upon It."
TjNirXO IIOSPTTAI. AV DlSPESOaBT.
Beaton, Haas.
Aujcif C Surra,
Murray Street, New York City.
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