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THE DAILY HKKAlJJ : PLATTSMOUTH. NASKA, FitlDAY, JANUARY 11 )
Tne Evening Herald.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
A. KalUbarjr. DcatUt, UorkwooJ Baildin,
Telrphoae S.
Dr. Witkrn, Irallit, t'aloa Block.
CITY CORDIALS.
The Bohemian society will give a
grand masquerade ball on Monday even
ing at Fitzgerald's hall.
Another ca.se of diphtheria was re
ported today. The victim is Mrs. IIu
ghert, age 29 years, residence Granite
street.
The members ot the "KaffecK latch"
assembled at the home of Capt. Palmer
yesterday afternoon to partake of a 'Tivc
o'clock tea."
Several brilliant sundogs were in the
sky this morning and were much admired
for their colors and perfect geometrical
arrangement.
Prof. Bruder, who gave an exhibi
tion of slight of hand performance at the
Waterman opera house last night, secured
very small patronage. There were only
about fifty people present.
The Y. M. C. A. arc looking forward
to Sunday afternoon for another grand
gospel meeting. State Secretary . Nash
will be there, and four new pieces art
promised for the orchestra.
There will be a meeting of the
Women's lielief Corps tomorrow at 2
o'clock. All members are requested to
be present as there will be an installation
of officers. By order of committee.
Miss Mamie McCoy, daughter of
3Ir. Jos. McCoy, is reported to be lying
in a critical condition at her home,
afllicted with malarial fever. She has
been ill for some time, and indications
for a speedy recovery are very discourag
ing at present.
Col. Guy V. Henry, who is to lec
ture at Rockwood hall next Tuesday
evening was engaged under Gen'l Crook
in that memorable campaign in which the
allant Custer lost his life. His account
of the battle on the Ilosebud is of thrill
ing interest.
We are glad to report that Mr. S.
F. Thomas, who has recently taken up
his abode in our midst, and who has for
some time suffered severely from hip di
sease, is now convalescent. His many
friends who were sorry to learn of his
misfortune, will be happy to learn that
lie is now rapidly recovering.
Six transient bums were stowed
away in the jail last night. There was
no necessity of turning a key on them.
Plattsmouth is gaining quite a "rep" in
that fraternity, and the county will be
under considerable expense if such peo
ple are continually encouraged to yisit
this town by being harbored in this way.
Fire them!
It is rumored that Mr. II. M. Gault,
who has been a prominent jeweler here
for some time, is at present negotiating
with a Mr. Weckerberry, of Hamburg,
with the intention of entirely disposing
of his stock and retiring from the busi
ness. No satisfactory settlement has yet
been arrived at, but mall probability an
exchange will be made today or tomor
row Miss Ilattie Latham gave a party
at her home, North Sixth street,
last night in honor of her
Miss Vieregg, of Ceutral
There were about thirty
guest,
City,
guests
present and several who were unable to
attend sent their regrets. Various amuse
ments were indulged in until a late hour
and a very enjoyable time was reported
Iy all who attended.
Secretary Bothwell, of the Y. M. C.
A., informs us that State Secretary Nash,
of the association, will be in Plattsmouth
Punday and make several addresses. The
presence of Mr. Nash in the city Sunday
insures some grand services, and it wi'l
doubtless be a rich day for the young
men who hear him. Many Plattsmouth
people remember him for the splendid
bible readings given here last summer, at
the time of the organizing of the Y. M.
C. A. to secure a general secretary, and
will go gladly to hear him again. An
announcement of the program of meet
ings for Sunday will be mn.de tomorrow.
Thursday morning a young man named
Chapin narrowly escaped a horrible death
by fire, and the boarding house on the
corner of Fourth and Main trcets where
he boards v. as the scene of a second fire
within a week. He had carefully en
twined the stovepipe which extends
through his room from the kitchen t
f h chimney, with his hose, the night
jreious to the scare. Shortly after a
fire had been kindled in the kitchen
fctove, and by the ttnm the stove and
pipe began to heat up considerable,
seyeral of the boarders in adjoining
rooms were alarmed bj the strong odor
of burning material. When they dis
covered from whence it came they rushed
to Chapia'n room and found him in the
act of whipping the hose and endeavor
ing tj extinguish fire which had a guod
liold on a portion of his attire. It id
sstrange why his sleep was not urohmee',
lut fortunately he succeeded in awaken
ing w tin U' extinguish what might
liaye proved serious fire.
LEGISLATION AT LINCOLN.
KItOM OUR srKCIAL COI'KKSI'ONDENT.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11, '8'.).
Kuitou IIkkald: The capital city is
unusually quiet, with the exception of
hotels aird legislative halls. The. week
of prayer is observed by all denomina
tions; the attendance at each church
indicates that the members thereof keenly
feeljt he calamity of a legislature in session.
The legislators, however, do not seem at
all depressed, but grind away merrily,
preparing and introducing bills, dodging
constituents hungry for office and enjoy
ing the unwanted hotel fare to the fullest
extent. All, or nearly all, is peace and
harmony in the different camps.
Members have not yet met any rebuffs
i i the shape of pet bills mutilated or
suppressed in committee or amended or
voted down on the iloor, but the time is
coining. Bills are piling up in an aston
hhing manner; were all to be passed, one
would not recognize the statutes of 1887
by looking at those of 1889. In the
house yesterday morning the unruffled
calm was broken by a pass-at-arms be
tween Berlin and Douglas, of Douglas
county, relative to the commitment of
the Omaha charter bill, which ended in
Berlin's triumph.
Tile gallant warrier from Nebraska
City must have been seized with a fit
of absent miudedness or else intended to
perpetrate a huge joke when he filled the
house committee on privileges and elec
tions with members whose seats are con
tested. It is plain to be seen the heathen
C linese are not the only people whose
ways are peculiar.
Satchell and White, of Cass, in the
house have each a chairmanship; the for
mer, revenue and taxation; the latter, on
school lands and funds. So you will
notice, the senator and each representa
tive from Cass each have a committee.
The senate has been a quiet body for
the last day or two, occasioned by the
death of Senator Lindsay's only son. The
prayer of the Senate Chaplain, llev. Tait,
Wednesday, in which he touchingly
alluded to the senator's loss, was i classic
gem. JTaking advantage of an early
adjournment yesterday, several of the
senators living within one hundred miles
of Lincoln went home for the night;
many, however, remained. Senator Ran
som, of Otoe, played Paxton, of Omaha,
all the afternoon, with documents, stat
utes and any amount of talk; they would
make a good combination, those to
statesmen from Ihe banks of the Great
Muddy.
It was rumored yesterday that White,
of Cass, in the house, intends introducing
a resolution in the house similar to the
one introduced in the senate by Pope, of
Saline, restricting employes to days
actually put in working for the legisla
ture, as a basis upon which to draw
salary. One clerk, who lives at a point
two hundred miles distant from Lincoln,
remarked that under this rule he would
draw nine dollars compensation for last
week's work, although to do so, he was
obliged to be on expen-a the entire week.
This question has more than one side.aud
it may be candid investigation will show
that, whatever may have been the design
of the movers of the resolution, the effect
is to perpetrate an injustice on those in
the employ of the state.
We notice around the city and in the
corridors of the capitol: Geo. Ashmun,
Weeping Water; J. II. King and J. W.
Ball, former city editors of ye Herald;
Win. Shryock, Louisville; Mayor Richey,
M.0"Dunahoe and J. L. Root, of Platts
mouth; M. Covey, Elmwood; also, for
meily of Plattsmouth: Mcintosh, Omaha;
F. M. Dorrington, Chadron; Jno. Barnes,
York. Jesse Burnett and J. F. Polk, ol
Greenwood are hero as members of the
State Bee convention, now in session in
this city. We understand Ball, Ashmun
and Root have positions in the senate.
Transient.
Various opinions were expressed
this morning in regard to the indications
of the "sun dogs" which were visible
for some time in the skies. Several were
of the opinion that they were au omen
of extremely cold and disagreeable
weather. For some time the sun was
hidden bfhiud heavy clouds which
formed themselves into a shape similar to
thoic of a cyclone, and the
terrible thoughts of the late Pitts
burg -and Reading disasters would
:iri-e before l;em. Aftei several author
ities had been sougi.i, J'r. Geo. W. Vass,
the astronomer and jeweler was then in
terviewed, and his opinion was accepted.
He cn;d that his comet got tangled up
with the sun dogs and bad results would
foMo-.v. His l.'gend. "Geo. W. Vass, as
tronomer and jeweler'- w hich he claimed
appeared on the tail of the comet, was
not visible by the naked eye today,
Mrs. W. A. Boeck narrowly escaped
being burned to death this morning
while tampering with a gasoline stove.
Wi.ije she was near the stove it exploded,
and n.torh ,:;e could extinguish the
lb-mis the tire caught tie pcr on the
-.vail and lighc fabrics in the vi'inity.
Sua !;)anaged to summon the Misses
Gerfcg, 4mJ the three ladies with
strenuous effort succeeded in
put'ing out the fire. Mrs. i. received
se ral bud burns about the hands and
arms, nod was slightly disfigured by the
loss of some of hef hajr. Fortuna'e'y
for her her clothes did not ignite, .or her
rescue would have been impossible
District Court News.
In the District court several decisions
were handed down this morning by
Judge Chapman; after which court ad
journed sine die.
In the case of Mary Delorac vs. G .
R. Conna and others, the court found r
the plaintiff, Mary Delorac: That t'n
conveyance made to her by defendants,
II. S. and Elizabeth Safford, must !
upheld; also that the pretended convey
ance from Elizabeth Stafford to Geo. 11.
Conna is a forgery and null and void.
This decree gives one hundred acres of
valuable real estate near the town of
Weeping Water to Miss Delorac. Messrs.
Windham & Davies, and Byron Clark, for
defendants; and E. II. Wocley for plain
tiff. Iu the case of the last will and testa
ment of Eliza June Mathews, appealed
from the county court, the findings were
in favor of admitting the will to probate
and that the testator was of a sound and
deposing mind at the time of the execu
tion of the will. Mr. Ramsey for pro
ponent of the will, and, Mr. Sullivan for
contestant.
In the case of A. E. Alexander vs.
Plattsmouth city in which plaintiff seeks
to recover some $3,000 from the city on
account of the appropriation of the the
city, upon which plaintiff claims a tax
lien, for avenue purposes, the court
held that plaintiff could not sustain said
action until she had first exhausted, if
she had any lien, the real estate which
had not been appropriated by the city.
The testimony showing that a valuable
portion of said lots yet remained unap
propriated. Byron Blark for the city;
Mr. Vannatta for the plaintiff.
In the case of Burris vs. C. E. Wescott
the injunction was vacated aud plaintiff's
petition dismissed with costs, the court
holding that the -weight evidence was in
favor of defendant In this case the
plaintiff srught to restrain the defendant
from prosecuting an action in Iowa in
the name of a third party for the pur
pose of attaching plaintiff's wages for
debt, the same being exempt under the
law of Nebraska. Mr. Wooley for plain
tiff and Mr. Byron Clark for "defendant.
Several other rulings and decisions
were rendered which we are unable to
give today.
Died.
The daughter of Chas. Spangler living
tw3 and three quarter miles south of
town, died iaJ; night of menbraneous
ciouo, aged qhe year and seven months.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
fiom th 3 United Brethren church, at 1
o'clock, and the remains will he interrprl
i r ' -
infhe cemetery near by the church.
Timothy Clark,' Coal and Wood, South
3rd street. Telephone 13.
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Prior to Invoicing Feb. First We Will Give
FECIAL LOW PRICES!
Iu Order to Clear Up Our Odds and Ends
in our Different Departments.
Special n3sirgra.:L:rn.j3 in
ICETS
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OIvE DOOR EAST FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
PERSONALS.
Mr. F. Gorder was in Omaha yesterday.
Mr. O. P. Darnell is iu Omaha today
Mr. W. D. Jones, is in Omaha today.
Mrs. Walker was a pnssenger to Omaha
:iis morning.
! Mr. J, II. Cox is in Council Bluffs to-
! day on business.
Mrs. Lees, of Bird City, Kas., is the
guest of Mrs. A. Rosier.
Mr. C. A. Weaver, of Spencer, la., is
the guest of Mr. A. Rosier,
Mr. C. II. Smith, who came to the city
yesterday on business, returned to Omaha
this morning.
Mayor Richey, who has been at Lincoln
for a short time, returned to the city yes
terday afternoon.
Mr. Upham, of Boston, who visited at
the home of Mrs. Isham yesterday, left
for Omaha this morning.
Senator Polk, who has been attending
legislature at Lincoln, arrived in the city
by the flyer yesterday afternoon.
Mr. G. F. Ilines, of Bird City, Kas.,
who visited his sister, Mrs A. Rosier,
yesterday, returned home this morning.
Miss Kit Stadelmann who has been
visiting friends at Council Bluffs and
Omaha for the pabt week, retui ned by
the flj'er yesterday afternoon,
Hon. C. J. Bowlby, of Crete, arrived
in the city last night, the guest of Mr.
S. Waugh. He and Mr. Waugh were
passengers to Omaha this morning.
The hundreds of men in the employ
of the B. & M. here were made happy
yesterday by the appearance of the long
talked of "pay car," and nearly every
merchant in the city was cheered up last
night by the welcome voice of the toders
who inquired "How much do I owe
you." Hundreds of men are made as
happy on pay day as their children tit
Christmas, iat as a rule if only lasts for
a day. In all probability about one
quarter of the number if not more, started
to work on another month this morning
''dead broke," and few would be happy
if they missed "blowing in" their earn
ings. The shop men, are a good portion
foreigners, and we ar sorry to say that
they are the people who have money to
show at the end of the year for their
labor, and all of them who have worked
Lere for any length of time are provided
with homes. rhi3 cannot be said of but
few of the Americ-Hns.
Tuesdiy next another fifty-six piece tea
set wjll be given away at the Tea Store.
A fyig roast fpr fomorrow. Javas, Sc.,ic.
Sale!
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CLOAKS
ro id nn a mi
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01esLraLiB.ce
At a Great Keduction
BOOTS AND SHOE
lie will give you "CASH" Trices that will defy Compe
tition for
THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS
In order to make room for Spring Goods.
Men's Arctics for 85 Gents.
Other warm goods in same proportion.
MA N UFACTUItlNG AND HE PA IK IK G
Pone at a Low Price,
W. A. BEDG
THE ASTRONOMERS ASTONISHED !
It is Believed the Earth Will be Des
troyed Withip the Next Six
Months,
THE CHINESE IN CONVULSIONS
They Believe the Earth Will Be
Burned into Ashes.
Tremendous Comet in the Heavens
A terrible ball of fire has recently been
discovered in the Heavens, and is said to
be approaching the Earth at the rate of
one hundred and seven million miles per
tlay. Astronomers are somewhat alarmed
us to the direction in which it is centered,
and tell us that if it does not change its
course, it will surely be the destruction
of the earth. It is estimated to be twelve
times larger than the great planet Jupi
ter, which is fie largest planet of the
Universe. Astronomers tell us it will
soon be visible to the people of this con
tinent, it can oe easily observed by the
people of China and it is said that the
Chinese by close observation have dis
covered upon the tail of the great comet
printed in roman letters
Geonre W. Vass. the onlv scientific .Ipwpl-r
residing in I'lattstnoutu.
Citizens, I am yours Fraternally,
George W. Vass,
tf. Astronomer and Jeweler.
Notice to Water Consumers.
AlfbiHs aside from the lawn service
were due Jan. lsf. These bills must be
paid by Feb. 1st. at our office in Ilenrv
B oeck's store.
TrTE PLATT8MOrTH Watek Co.
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in our Complete Line of
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WHAT ON EARTH
Is the reason people will not, can not, or
do not see any difference in cheap nos
trums put up by Cheap John houses or
irresponsible parties at enormous profit",
rather than take a medicine of ' ivorU
wide reputation and one that i.s giving
universal satisfaction at equal price No
medicine iu the world is giving Mich un
paralleled satisfaction for pwtifviri" the
blood as IJEGG'S BLOOD PUIMFIEIt &
BLOOJJ MAKEK, and every bottle that
does not do its work will cost you noth
ing. For sale by O. P. .Smith & Co.,
druggists.
The City Meat Market is the l.;-st place
to buy fresh meats, pork chops,' poultry
and game of all kinds.
tf
HOW CAN PARENTS
allow their children to cougli and MVain
and cough and calmly say: "Oh! it is
only a little cold," an I keep giving -hem
cheap and dangerous medicines, !id!l
they are down with lurnr f.-vr r f- c-... '
sumption, when thev can be so c-ad, it
lieved by BEGGS' " CIIEHRY C'Ol'GJI
SYRUP' It has no MJierioi nnd fi
equals. For sale by O. P. Smith fc Co ,
druggists.
Plentv of feed rt llir trmlii
meal at Ileisel's mill, tf
COUCHIand COUCH! ana COUCH!
What in the world is the reason you
will cough and keep coughing and still
Keen trvin ft nfrirtr nw.cl!w.,. ...1.
?GGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP ill
positively relieve your "cough at once i
This is no advertising scheme, but aa
actual fact, and we guarantee it. Sold
by P. P. Smith & Co., druggists.