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About Plattsmouth weekly herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1882-1892 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1891)
a 2 THE PRIDF OF CA&S COUNTY. A Herald Reporter Visit the New Court Houne end Describes the Magnificent Structure. Our render will readily recng. nice tlte In-low an mi exact represen tation of our magnificent new court house, nenrinjr completion. The "cut" arrived at this office to-day nnd we hasten to place it before our readers for their criticism or commendation. A IlKKAt.n reporter, in company with Commissioner Todd, made a tour of the new court limine thin morning with a view of giving our readers an outline of what a visitor tit thin magnificent and stupendous structure will behold. The building in HO feet, fi inches east und west, by 1012 feet north and pouth. The main square of the building in 4!) feet high. The height from the bane of the build ing to the top of the tower in liCl feet, 13 inches. The first, or base ment, story is confirm led of Hay fiehl brown stone, received directly from Ilaylield, Wis. This stone is of the most durable quality obtain able. The second and third stories ore finished with Kansas City pressed brick, embellished with iirtistic stone trimmings. All the cornice, (lashings, valleys and downspouts are constructed of Kl ou nee roll copper. Entering from the south, the first room to the left we find to be the office for county superintend ent, 21 x'2'J feet, with a vault at the immediate entrance, 9x15. fussing to the stairs we find the office of county attorney, 20x1(0, with private office, lOxlfS; nlso with iiTuult, 10x10. Passing on down the hall to the left ih situated the office of county nurveyor, 20x30, with private office, 10x10, and vault, 10x10. Opposite this office, across the hallway, Is located the boiler room. The boiler is 10 feet long and 5 feet in -diameter, having all the latest im provements and heating the entire building. The main entrance to the second floor is from the west. Upon first entering, as we turn to the right, we find the room of the county court, 24x20, with private office, 12x12, and vault, 0x15. It is also supplied with a mantelpiece and grate, appliances used for heating in tlte event it is not denned practicable to use the steam heaters. In the southeast corner of the building is situated the office of county clerk, 20x31, with a privnte office, 10x10. The entrauce to the vault, 15x15, is from the main office. I'assing to tljC north from the county clerk's oflCe is located the office o tilt county commissioners, 19x24, with lwo wardrobes nnd mantelpiece. Tassing thence to the northeast forner of the building we find the office of treasurer, 20x31, with private oltiee, 10I0, with entrance to the Vault, 15x15, from the main office. Passing across the hall to the northwest coiner of building wo find the office of recorder of deeds, 20x:tl, supplied with private olliceaud vault the same as other uflices. At the north end of the ball is located the water closets with all the modern improvement. This complete the tour of the uecoud lb Mir. I'assing up the stairs to the third floor to the lelt in the southwest corner of the building is situated the eipiity court room ISIxIH!, pro. viiled with closets, mantel piece and suitable furniture. I'assing across the hall to the southeast corner is the office of sheriff. The main mo.u i.- 1-nl with private of fice t'.'xH. Pausing through to the north opposite tiie ui.iiu entrance directly i. front of the main en trance i.s the office of district clerk l'.x20 with private office 10x1:2, vault 15x15; alFo, an e.itr nee is provided into the main court' room. The - togeth.-r with three jury ""lies the entire north i The main -it It au 18 ? is ge's ished liable; ies in . floors' jpressed 5U Was, with the American plate glass, used in the building. There is little doubt that it excells imported class, in every particular. The rooms are well supplied with radiators and the heating appar atus to.be superintended by Mr Hemplc will amply warm the en tire building. They will be tested this afternoon for the first time. The citizens of Cuss county are to be congratulated upon having secured so creditable a building. The county commissioners also, are entitled to credit for havingper formed the arduous duties attend ing its construction, to the satis faction of all and doubtless they feel delighted at the measure of success that has attended their ef" forts. Shorthand and typewriting col lege over Mayer's clothing store. Day and night sessions. Situations guaranteed to all competent stud ents, tt "Author' t;rm val." The following is the booths and program of the "Author's Carnival" to be given ut Kockwood hall Thursday and Friday evenings, December 10 and 11, by the ladiesof the Presbyterian church: hooihh. Ullil ftonkh. HnowCiive. llmiKlnit (iitrdeo. IMi'Ik'dn' 1'urly. M di.l Muller. Old 1'urlimlly Shop. l'UO(;UAM--TluirMlay KveninK. Duet l'rrdo'g Mrs. Atwn.nl, M m Crant. 8olo-"Tlio Crowe of l,..v." Lolir Mr. Jumps llernlri. rat)leux "CiK-lf Tom's Culilii," Violin Holo-'Toet i ml I'eamit wiltz".Hup l.l ltsin Kaulile. giiarttt-"FeHtHiitii' Wedding March.".. Soilerinun Men.lHiiii'n Burri. A I wood, Ague, M t Moore. JACK KHOST'S KE( KI'TION. Piano Nolo "Witches' Dance." I'auiiininl Mli Mary lirant. Tableaux ryKinal an and dalluloa." v)lo TlKrrot" liutehlnon M 8. IturrU. TUB VVIHB AND FOOLISH VIRGINS. Cornet Solo Mr. KlRcnbroarit. Tableaux "Th Courtship o Miles StaiidlKli." fkid'avniuht. Duct-'TI Trovalore." Melnottc Eillth Patterson, Beiwle Walker. MKH. JOMIAII AI.LKN'8 SUltPI ,'IK I'AKIT. Quartette "liars' I Apollo btrlkus the I.yre." Bishop Mr. Ilurrli, Mist Moore, Messrs. Pettee and Pollock. Piano Polo "Caohnnca Caprice." Had Tableaux "Ten Virion." flolu-' TUe Wood Nyinph'M Call.".... Williams Mrs. Harris. Violin Solo Lillian Kauble. 8NOW CAVG KNTEKTAINMKXT. Cornet Solu Mr. Eenbroadt. Tableaux ''John Al.ien and 1'rincllla. '.... Old etyle supper, 25 cents; new style Bupper, on the European plan. Admission, 25 cents. For a nice X-mas present go to JOE, the popular clothier, and look at his iiue line of Muflllers and Hats. tf Last Day or Pompeii. 1 Lord.Lytton's beautiful rog has delighted nnd etjifellc(, thousands, and John VUier lias sought to enhance tti,; i,y his dramatization. ie Ilobie:w idol. He hns tfaimkkted the innni mated chnracrs ind made them living, breaking, ppeaking beings. He the critic ever so harshly in clined j,e coui(j faii f0 criticise wil'j might but praise. As the Egyptian priest, Mr. Palmer makes nnd ideal Arbaces. He is gifted by nature with a classic brow, a fierce penetrating eye that seems to glit ter and flash till it fairly burns into the observer's brain, and a power to portray the ardent worshipper of mother Egypt most successfully. The crafty, calculating man whose sensual desires and animal appe tite have warped all the nobility of his nature and destroyed the grand possibilities of a wonderful Intel lect, was impersonated to perfec tion. Throughout the company was a line tine. Davenport (la.) Republican. Will appear nt the Waterman Monday evening, December 11. Shiloh's catarrh remedy n posi tive cure Catarrh, Diphtheria and Canker mouth. For sale by F. (j, Fricke & Co. Many old soldiers, who contracted chronic diarrhoea while in the service, h ive since been permanent ly cured of it by Chaimhcrlaiu's Colic. Cholera and diarrhoea Rem edy. For sale by F. G. Fricke -V Co. Are you made miserable by indi gestion, constipation, dizziness, loss of appetite, yellow skin? Shi loh's Vitalizer is "a positive cure. For sale by F. G. Fricke .V Co. Ho fore you buy nny Men't, Hoys' or Children's Clothing look through JOIC'S line. He will save you money. tf The case of S. P. Vannatta vs. the Plattsiuouth Gas and Electric light company is being tried in the coun ty court to-day. We will give genuine bargains in gold watches and jewelry. H. A. McElwaix, Jeweler, 413 Main street. tf The largest and best line of Gloves at wonderfully low prices at JOK'S. tf THE TETTIX. Dewr and fragrant was the twilight falling Upon the wl.le sweep of the Arrive plain. But, from the oleander cui-a?. culling. No ulgiit bird voiced iu iuimeuiurial paia. Yet, clear and tweet, harmonious and win- ninit- Bar iiiicrmiiiKliiiK with melfxlioua bar The tireless tettix with its violinliif Filled all the sundown silence near and far. And we, who loved the blithe note of the cricket Bebi.ie the hearth when autumn days wer DieaK, Hearing this homelike sound from mead and thicket. Felt iu our hearts a kinship for the Greek. Clinton Scollard in Lipplocott's. Olad He Had Been Bluffed. It's essentially a story of Chicago. A rather shabby looking man walked into the office and took a chair beside the big deHk. "I'm a little hard tip," he said, "and if you could let mo have f 100 for a short time I think it would tide uie over." The in ,111 behind the desk l.xikH.1 at. his caller and became reminiscent. "Why, I haven't seen vou for years." he said. "Let me net;! You nse.l to call down ut my farm iu the old days when I was located near i orty-iirst street." "lea fund the caller: "I drove down there one day with a party of friends and filled op with some of your cherry brandy." "I remember it nerfectlv." said thmn behind the desk. "After you had taken a little of it you wanted to buy the farm." "Ami you wanted JU.000 for t." said the caller. "And yon ncrreed to take it." added th man behind the desk. "I did," admitted the caller, "and von came to my office the next day." l es, and you swore you wouldn't take it as a gift." 'And yon declared vou had witnesses to my agreement to buy." "JJut you bluffed me oft." "I did," admitted the caller. "Well," said the man behind the desk. "I don't mind paying you fiOO for bluff- in? me on. l ne farm has made me rich." Chicago Tribune. Men Who Wear Small Hats. I never Raw nn fnrnnt nrnrlror rr mim who had real and serious duties to perform, who wore a hat too miiu.11 fur biin. Many treat lawvprs nml t;it cranky but shrewd speculators, popular )reueiier, huh niuiory inuKing generals and editors wear hats too large for them somen meg bo large tliat tliey act as ex- tinL'iiihlii'rH nml nr ulnn.d in luir downward courKe only by the projection of the ears; but I never saw one who wore a hat too small, perched upon the ton of his head. In.W.l I mitrlit umrt Its a nositive and invariflhln f-.irt tlmf save in cases of dire necessity, such as snipwrecKs or utter ana hopeless poverty, the man who weurs a hat too Bmall for him is a silly, frivolous, conceited crea- tlirn. with nn OA-rinna laua nti nn ject, and only the most flippant and shV,. iow views oi lire ana its obligaU'jn8i Even among tramps and vagaboug 9 fellow with the "dinky" derby waianced tnion his inon of unkemnt . , , , - oair, is uie most hopeless wreck a ni d WhllA f tlurak fl O lliava n ' " . 8loa,n of intelll- IIT? .l W, ia the tramp Fieldi W - i". 1 J brg8 f0f hiul-Kat ".nmgton. r Kever Heard of Him. eWraphere' stories are unions sotn. tifues, and they do not hesitate to tell tliein to one another. It is said that the operators in New Haven, having always lived there, seldom hear of anything be yond the limits of the city and their oper ating rooms. The fact was illustrated recently when an operator in New York remarked to the man he was working with in New Ilaveu that Parnell had just died. "Who?" was the inquiry. "Parnell," was the reply. After a short interval, dnring which, it ia sunnosed. the New Haven nnerator was in conference with somebody, this ' message was sent: "If you mean P. T. , Barnutn. we heard that lonir nuo. but no one knows who Parm-ll is." Telegraph Age. New Allnysk Two new alloys for making boring and cutting tiK)ls have been invented in Eng land. The metal equal i-Un-l in hardness and temper, and does not lose iU temper wheti heated by friction. The alloys con sist of pig iron, ferrn-manganese, chromi um and tungsten in proper proportions, melted together in crucibles under stick charcoal and calcined borax. This com pound is then reun ited with bar iron and proportions of nickel, copper and aluiuin- ! turn are added. It is then ciwt iu sand molds. New York Times. Ntaue Coueli I) renin. Losses are presaged by a dream of rid ing iu a stage coach. If you run after one you will be out ol employment for n long season. To see one pass will rid you of troublesome friends. If you are in n stage coach and it turns over with out injuring you, you will lie lucky in your speculations, but, if you dream that you are killed by the fall you must ex pect misfortunes. New York Herald. Tlie Muti-lilng ll.ilitt. A woman brought a small sugar coated pill into a South Hud drugstore the other evening and wanted a hex of pills just like them, ntuler the impresiion that matching pills was as simple a matter as matching ribbons. Springfield Home stead. In appearance the ordinary truffle is about the size of a walnut, with a rough, brown, warty surface, closely akin to the potato, which it likewise re sembles in consistency, though not iu color. The largest building that ever was erected was the machine gallery nt the Paris exhibition, which was exactly a quarter of a milo in length, with a span of UU0 feet. Pope never could compose well with-' cat first declining for some time at tho top of his voice, and thus rousing his nervous system to its fullest activity. It Wlio will fellow you Letter nialies. quality and for less bry west ot Chicago. A CHILD CAi UUV AS CUEAP AS JOE 3;ias Cnl3r Cue IFrice, NO TROUHLK TO SHOW GOODS. OP'RA HOUSE CORNER, PLATTSMOUTH. Authors Carnival ' At Rockwood Hall two evenings Thursday and Friday December 10 and 11, There will be beautifully decorated booths, tableaux and mu sic and many characters from well know literary productions in pretty and appropriate costumes. Supper will be served in the old style and the new; old style supper 2rc, new style supper on the European plan. Admission 25cents. Everybody in vited, tf, Did you see JOK'S magnificent line of suspenders? tf I have been a great sufferer from catarrh for over ten years; had it very bad, could hardly breathe. Some nights I could not sleep and had to walk the lloor. I purchased I ly's Cream Halm and am using it freely, it in working a euro surely. I have advised several friends to use it, and with happy results in every case. It is the medicine above all other for catarrh, nnd it is worth its weight in gold. I (hank God I have found a remedy 1 can use with safety and that does all that is claimed for it. It is curing my deafness.- 11. V. Sperry, Hart ford, Conn. AUttle iroExpr encein a Lljjrt house. Mr. and Mrs, I.oren Trescott are kfciters nf tlte l.nv I i. h! In ,i we ,it Sand lieach Mich, anil are blessed with a daughter, four years. East April she taken down villi Measles, followed vi i h (In a lfii I Couh nii'l lurned into a fever. Doctors nt home and at Detroit treated, hut in vain, she grow woro rapidly, until she was a nn-re" handful of bores", -Then she tried Dr. King's New Discovery an I after the use of two and a half bottles, was completely cured. 'I hey say Dr. Kiue-,s New Discovery is worth its weight In srold, yet you may uet a tri.il bolilo free at F. G. Friol.ey Drugstore. Strength rrd Heal'h. If your are not leclmg strong and healthy, try Eicon ic Hitlers. II "I,a Grippe" lias left you weak and weary, u.-e Electric Hitters. This remedy ncN directly on I.iver. Stomach nnd Kindys' gently aiding those organs to preform their funo tinns. If you are afllicted with Sick Headache, you will find speedy nnd permanent relief by taking Electric Hotter. One trial will con vince you that this is the remedy vou need. Large bottles only ailc. For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co. jt it. tnrjf NT Always has on band a full stock of FLOUR AND FEED, Corn, Hran, Shorts Oats nnd Haled Hay for sale as low as the lowest and delivered to any part of the city. COKNEK SIXTH AND VINE Plattstnouth, Nebraska. TO CLOSE BUYERS HEAR IX MIM) THAT SAYE YOU M!01TE"5r OVERCOATS MB SUITS, FOR IvIEr BOYS FOR LKS MOXKY THAN KVKK I1EAWD OF II ) R K Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps. Trunks, eftC. will pay you to come fifty miles to trade with J C, E WILL KEEP CONSTANT L ON HANI) A Full and Complete line of . Drusrs. Medicines. DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES AND PURE LIQUORS Prescriptions .Carefully Compounded at all llourpl siirofiiiffl"'!, - M't EE?THE SAINT LOUIS WEEKLY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT j THE EEST'NEWjPSPER CF THE AGE. consists of JO news than ami other , replete irith matter the agricultural, rue mercantile and the pro 'cssional. Jitrocatcs the rinci)als of the llcpuhlican, parlr and publishes in full- the s( rehes of its leaders. .Is the comin'J Presidential Cajnpaigu, promises, to he the hottest ever contested, ev er; republican should become a, subscriber and heep himself thoraii'Jhli informed of what is oct'urin in the political world. PRlUc GI.CO PZi YEAR. Pemit through Postmasters and News dealers or direct to the Hi Oilti 1MMN1IX0 CO. ST. LOUIS, M1S OURI SAMPLE COPIES MAILED FREE. "it 4 - Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Tint Hkst Sai.vk iu the world for Cut Hniiges, Sort'8, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fevei Sores, Tetter. Clmpped Hands, ChillilftiDS. Corns, and all 8k in EruptioDa, and pogi lively cureB Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to Rive satisfaction, o money refunded. Price 25 cents per box For sale bj P. 0. Fricke A Co. 0 I at Jobbers Prices money tlian you can A MAN Paints, and Oilsj - 'JLaa vades. Pans wore for miner in the U. S.. hrinc ' i i - - -. i j of interest to all classes, $ !XEESES A nun of Mr. M. 1). PuHHer, . ii. runner, a ar, N. C, was so I rheumatism for, I o be unable UlL I ol. His fatherT"' niercnant of Gibraltar, N. ( badly afllicted with rheum a year or more, an to work or iro to nchoo concluded to try Chamberlain's 1 ain Halm on the boy. It booh cured him nnd he ban since walked one nnd a half miles to school nnd back Pvprv Bi'hnnl rlatr. Till rnnt hnL tie for sale by F. G. Fricke & Co., druc-irisL. N P, p. 9 o