r0 . it -4-
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A "Residence in South Park
Burns to the Ground.
SEN. THOMAS' IIOUK IEV1K0YEI.
Mr. and Mrs- H- N. Dovey's Recep
tion a Brilliant Affair The
German Lutheran Church
Damaged. A Land
Mark Cone.
During the Htorm that raped last
evening' the residence of a Bohemi
an named Hoback, who resides in
South Park, was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground.
The first intimation the inmates
of the house had of the house being
on fire was when the neighbors
rushed in and commenced carrying
out the furniture. The lightning
was so sharp in that neighborhood
that Kd. Oliver, who only lives a
short distance from the house that
was struck, was stunned by the
shock. lie had been out to the barn
milking and started to the house
when the crash came and says that
the shock stopped him still, and
trhat he could see the bluish fire run
ning along the ground. Harry
Coolidge also only lives a short
distance from the place and was in
the barn feeding his horse when the
lightning struck and the shock
threw him back against the side of
the barn.
The house was completely de
stroyed, but will not be a total loss
as it was insured for $300.00
Reduced to Ashes.
The fine residence of Senator S.
I. Thomas burned to the ground
yesterday forenoon. Mrs. Thomas
and her son left home in the morn
ing for the purpose of attending
church, and the only fire in the
house was the one in the cook
stove, but it had died nut before
they left for church. The house
and all their household goods and
clothing were burned. The origin
of the fire is unknown, as there was
no one at home when it happened.
No one knew of the fire until it had
burned the building to the ground.
The first any of the family knew of
the fire was when they arrived home
at 3 o'clock yesterday evening. Mr.
Thomas was in Omaha yesterday
but did not go home last night on
account of the rain. He heard
othing-of the fire until he arrived
1 home this morning. He then
w the home he left the
T before, a pile of ashes. The
Mr. Thomas estimates at $1,800.
house was insured for $1,200.
Republican County Convention.
The republicans met in conven
tion last Saturday at Weeping
Water as per call and selected dele
gates to the state and congressional
conventions respectively, Proupt
lyat 1 o'clock Mr. O. Tefft, chairman
of the central committee, called the
convention to order, and John A.
Davies was elected temporary
chairman and A. L. Timbliii secre
tary. The names of the delegates
were read, and as they were all
right the delegates present were all
declared entitled to seats in the
convention, when the temporary
organization was made permanent.
A committee was then selected
which consisted of one representa
tive from each ward and precinct
in the county, which retired and
selected the following as delegates
to the state convention which meets
at Kearney April 27: D. K. Barr,
A. S. Cooley. C. Eikenbary, C. Mur-
fin, A. M. Woodford, O. Tefft, M. M.
Butler, E. S. Greusel, James Moos
ley, H. G. Beardsley, K. G. Barnum,
L. C. Pollard, J. C. Stevenson and
M. N. Drake.
Also the following for the dis
trict convention which meets at
Falls City Wednesday, April 20
W. II. Newell, G. F. Houseworth, W
L. Wells, James K. Hall, J. M. Edgar,
C. A. Manker, Jsaac Wiles, Ander
son Root, John Clements, A. J
Graves, J. II. Davis, Pat Reed, Wil
liam Coon, P. S. Barnes, C. L.
Graves. W. J. Streight, F. II. Steim-
ker, J. II. Adams and Peter Eveland
Both delegations were unam-
THE POSTOFFIGF ROBBED i
Burglars Enter the Postoffice
and Make a Good Haul.
STAMPS TO TIIHAJIMM OF $3(10
Were Taken Besides About $75 In
Cash and Several Registered
Letters No Clue to the
Robbers as Yet.
Some time last night or early this
morning entrance was effected
through the north door of the post
office building and the safe blown
open and rifled.
The north door to the postoflice
has not been open since last fall
and has had a storm door nailed
over it on the outside. This had
been pried off acd carried behind
Hansen's grocery store. Several
holes were then bored through the
door just above the knob, large
enough for a man to get his hand
through. The key has been left in
the door since last fall and they
reached through to the inside and
unlocked the door.
The burglars then proceeded to
the safe. A hole was drilled
throuoh the outside door of the
safe to the combination lock and
that broken so the outside doors
were open. Then through the next
door a hole was drilled and the
mously adopted by the convention, combination completely blown to
Judge Chapman, M. M. Butler, O. pieces.
Tefft, John A. Davies and Mr. They then went through the safe,
Courtney, of Lincoln, spoke to the taking everything of any value, and
audience, all making good j scattering the rest of the things
TO ANY GENTLEMAN,
Cass C0-0.3n.t3r
Who can write the most word q on -a
- - w m.
new U. S. Postal Card
1
Spent a
kind Mr.
ourtri
the gem.
th evenu.
Jhfc
hih five
Setresbmen
ere served,
.vas the evenv
ti.netodepai
ing are those P
ttMte .
mers. C. C.
Windham, J-
of, Shenandoah,
Epoyey. Edna
Ada l9;ame3Cl
Maon.Mra-J &
handsomely Entertained,
-ry delightful evening was
t the handsome home of Mr.
3. II. N.Dovey, on North
street, Saturday evening,
il host and hostess made
g pass in mirth and jol
alluring game o
was heartily enjoyed
ts of a very high order
after which dancing
of the evening until
t for home. Follow
resent: Messrs. and
11 Waugh, A. W
?onard. J. N. Sum
le, J. M. Craig, R
P. Yo.ing, Frank
mins, G. Knapp
wa; George K
, Miss Carrie
Adams, Miss
lase, Mrs. Car-
outh Dakota;
ss Mia Ger
of Lincoln,
vnapp and
palmer
ML
Mrs. -'' ,l4atu
Henry -"--
TM.W?n I; nearly
i ,hed dK the church
Lightning -tntck
'-' brick dWellU
and 4 d cWk 11 xVillnul anc
. "V" - .i.-i'iWIU' , i,
V,AVwe-"l1,v ' - .litfovere""'"'
rch west
night,
and
diutr
rs
speeches, after which the conven
tion adjourned.
Nebraska Weather Service.
In co-operation with U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, weather
bureau. Central office, Boswell
observatory, Doane college, Crete,
Report for the week ending Friday,
April 15, 1892:
Reports received from forty coun
ties.
The week has been cold and
stormy and little farm work has
been done.
The temperature has been every
where below the normal and the
skies have been generally cloudy.
The rainfall over the greater part
of the state has ranged from one to
two inches and in the extreme
southeastern part has exceeded
three inches, averaging about three
times the normal amount for this
season of the year. Snow was re
ported on the 7th and 8th, and a
heavy snow storm was very general
one 13th but mainly melting as it
fell.
neat is nearly all sown out in
many cases it was not covered and
is sprouting on the ground; and
putting in of oats has progressed
but little.
The sason is very late and warm
dry weather is everywhere needed,
but the moist condition of the
ground indicates that warm
weather will bring crop conditions
rapidly forward loward the normal.
-Goon wix D. Swezey,
G. A. LOVELAXD, Director.
Weather Bureau Assistant.
The report that burglars had en
tered Keefer's harness shop last
night was untrue. For furhter infor
mation see Bobby Burns.
Langhorst vs. Klls is being tried
to a jury in county court to
day, Beeson & Root appearing for
defendant and Attorney Haldeman
for plaintiff. Both parties to the
suit are from Elmwood.
oeorge icauen, a lau ageu nine
years, died in Lincoln yesterday,
His remains will be brought to this
city on .the llyer this evemnff and
the funeral will occur- at the resi
dence of Peter Raiu?n. to-morrow at
10 o'clock. .
A slight disturbance-was created
m John Jlurams saloon Saturday
afternoon. There were three men
mixed up in it. They were arresied
and taken before Tulare Archer.
The case was continued until this
over the floor. About $3C3 worth of
stamps were taken besides $60 in
money belonging to Postmaster
Streight, part of which was G. A.
R. money; W. J. Streight had about
$40 in the safe that belonged to
Gauntlet lodge No. 47 K.of P. which
was also taKen. nr. atreigm nau
several keepsakes in the safe that
were taken, one of wnich was a gold
watch that was given him
by his mother when he was
a dov and wnicn ne wsuia
not have taken a good deal
for. Several registered letters
were taken, the amount of which
cannot at present be estimated.
Will Streight had left a vest hang
ing in tne omce wnicn. comainea
$30, but that had been overlooked.
The man that broke open the safe
was a professional from the appear
ance of things, but he had an ac
complice who was well acquainted
with the offci probably home tal
ent as he knew just where to effect
an entrance, and besides he was
well acquainted with the blacksmith
sIiod belonirinir to Billy Ilasler. A
window was taken out of the north
door of the blacksmith shop, so the'
could reach in and unhook the door
from the inside. Here they secured
a number of articles to do the job
with. Two brace and bits were tak
en so as to gain an entrance to. the
postoffice from the out side.
It is generally conceded that the
men who went through the postof
fice are the same who set fire to the
building in the Second ward, so as
to draw the attention of the people
to the fire, while they would have
clear sailing in going through the
postoffice.
A large number of the stamps
taken will be of no use to them as
they cannot sell them, as they were
most all five and ten cents stamps.
A couple of strangers secured a
bed at the Cottage House last night,
but they failed to put in an appear
ance for breakfast. This morning
when the chambermaid was making
the beds she found several queer
looking tools in the bed that the
strangers had left and which Mr.
Woodson has now in his possession.
Mr. Woodson also stated that a per
son could go in and out of the house
without attracting any attention.
Whether these two men had any
thing to.do with the robbery is not
at present known.
I
ONE - PRICE - CLOTHIER
Will Give the Following Prizes on July 4th: '
1. A Nice Spring Suit.
2. A Nice Leather Satchel.
3 Two Nice Shirts.
Every word must be written with spen and ink.
Every word must be readable with the naked eye,
And must be written in sensible sentences.
Send all Postal Cards to
JOE, The One Price Clothier, Plattsmouth, Neb
No more Postal Cards accepted after July 3, 1892,
Only one Postal Card received from one and the same person.
JOE, the Popular Clothier,
PERSONAL.
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"aVfil i'"l'e M Schnellbacher.
'elon ;b;ildhm on Fifth
' dh rented U ndwm
.niithinS traoe
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T? '. will co""- ,t1f their 1 t .
.1 frt atiV ;i He-C.
to pvpthem learned
. i -
Snpt. Waterhoii!?e who has worked
in the institute for four j-ears, tays
that though he said four years ago
that Cass county had more than an
averare lot of teacliers, the trrade
has very much advanced since that
tme and he now believes that few.
" any counties in the state can show
etter corps than old Cass,
"red Walters, the man arrested
lay charged with obtaining
. ey under false pretenses, and
igreed to settle by ,S o'clock
lay morning, failed to . make I
. earance. Tom Fr3 went his
r for his appearance. Nar-
- to-uay sent a telegram to
-e at .Lincoln, requesting
arrest him and held him
mid arrive. It has been
ce his arrest that he has
ney in iincoin, repre-
lie had money in the
bank, which lie had
The Sparring Match.
A good sized crowd gathered at
Turner's hall to witness the spar
ring match between Jefferson and
Harris for $1.10 aside.
The exhibition opened -with several
amateur exhibitions between local
talent, which was followed with a
ten round contest for points between
Jefferson and Harris. Jefferson win
ning easily.
Another contest has been ar-
i y a ,1
rangeu between ai aixon aim
Jefferson for some time next week-
The republican congressional
convention meets at Falls City, April
20. The M. P. makes one fair and
third for round trip, limit of cert;fi
cates Aoril23. Leaves Plattsmouth
at 10:.Vi a. m. and goes direct to Falls
City.
Kaster Sunday was observed by
all classes yesterday. Most people
going to church, but a few were
content with cracking safes and
burning buildings.
The remains of the late lrs.
liurus were interred in Oak
cemetery yesterdaj- afternoon.
J. K. Rile' of Omaha is in the city
to-day.
W. G. Keefer returned to Omaha
this morning.
J. A. Conner of Omaha is in the
city on business to-daj".
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carruth came
in 3-esterday from McCook.
Fred Gorder, of Weeping Water,
was in the cit' over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Kempester went
up to Omaha this morning on Xo. .".
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vermiiyea
went up to Omaha this morning on
No. 5.
Mrs. D. F. Foster and Mrs. F. H.
Steimker were Oniah passengers
this morning.
Mrs. R. O. Chamberlain, of Xorth
Platte, came in to attend the funeral
of Mrs. J. S. Burns.-
Mrs. Buzzell, mother of S. Buzzell,
returned to Omaha last night after
a short visit in the city.
Mrs. A. B. Wright, of Gerrard.
Kansas, and Allie Newton returned
to North Platte this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Knapp of Shenan
doah, Iowa, are in the city visiting
with the families of II. N. Dovey
and W. K. Fox.
Wanted Some good cotton rars
ci L 11118 UII1CC.
T r a r . ....
ircna jor me complexion' re
moves Pimples, Blackhiads, and all
Facial Blemishes. Warranted Iby
orownct narrett ana u. ii. Snyder
Salesmen Fnergetic men want
ed. Free prepaid outfit. One of
our agents has earned over $20,000
in live years. I . O. Box 1,371, New
l orK.
Rail-Road Pain Cure has no equal
as a Pain Killer. Use for all bodily
pains and soreness. Guaranteed
by Brown & Banrett and O. II Sny
der.
Beware of the docters and under
takejs; "the- want you." Spring
time is here and with it a Contami
nated Blood, Torpid Liver, Kidneg
comcuaints ana indigestion Take
"Ralrena for the Blood" and stim
ulate the organs to force the foul
secretions from your system. $1 at
Brown & Barrett and O. II. Snyder
an-joaa fain ture never fails.
Gus Stadtler, a B. &. M. machinist,
left on the flyer Saturday evening
for Germany. Mr. Stadtler goes to
Germany in order to regain his
health.
Mrs. and Mrs. Harry Reese came
m aturaay evening irom .ortn
Platte to attend the funeral of Mrs.
J. S. Burns. They will remain and
visit with II. C. McMaken and family
for a short time.
For milliner' and pattern hats or
anvthincr in the line of ribbons,
flowers of the latest styles and de
signs, call on the Tucker Sisters in
the Sherwood block. tf.
J. S.
Hill
Notice to the Public.
The Plattsmouth Water Works
company have moved their office
from Henry Boeck's into the west
room'over 413 Main street. Thenew
management of the water company
require all bills to be paid at their
office. They have therefore fitted a
room by themselves where their
agent can be found from 10 to 11
o'clock a. m. and from 2 to 3 o'clock
p. m. There can be no deviation
from the above rule.
Plattsmouth Water Co.'
For a number of years. I. have
been subject to violent attacks of
lnllammitor' rheumatism which
generally lasted about two months,
On the hrst of this month I was at
tacked in the knee and suffered se
verely for two days, when I prenred
a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and it relieved me almost instantly
I therefore most cheerfully reco
mend it to those who are similarly
afflicted everywhere. R. D. Whit-
ly is a very prominent man in this
place and his disease was widley
known as he. suffered aucn severe
pain. W. M. Houstan & Co. , Mer
chants. Martindale, N- C. HO cent
bottles for sale by F. G. Fricke & Co.
Druggists.
Hot Springs. A k Carlsbad of
America.
On April Gth, 7th and 8th the M.
P. will sell round trip tickets to Hot
Springs, Ark., at one lowest first
class fare, good returning until
June 10th, on account of govern
ment sale of lots and meeting
of the Southern Central Turnveri
Association. Call at office for particulars.
ATTENTION IS CALLED
TO OUR ELEGANT STOCK
OF WALL PAPER. WE HAVE
the exclusive sale of the
finest line of wall paper
in the county, our prices
do the selling for us.
remember our stock of
paints. oils, and var
nishes, etc.
respectfully;
brown a barrett.
Enior Li a nor Can.
To those seeking a rescue r "
liquors curse or other evilV )
brought about by morphiueiJ
co etc. The Elisor Institute aV 1
Omaha offers one of the mosfivA
uic and best places to go with
absolute certainty of a perman
cure. Write r visit the institut
; .
wanted: Aii energetic inai I
manage branch ofiice. Only a
dollars l.oi-ifftl l 4..
- - - '.I.e.. J . 9 n Lll I i
per month and interest iiibusin
ihe Western Co., Kansas City,
A Sensible Man.
oulduse Kemp's balsam for
throat and lungs, it is curing n:
cases coughs colds, asthma, bi
chitts, craup and all throat
lung troubles, than any other r
edy. The proprietor has autJ
ized any druggist to give you a :
pie bottle free t.i convince yoi
the merit of this great rem
Large bottles "0c and $1.
Subscribe for The Platth.mo
DAiLYllEKALDat 15 cents a we
For years the editor of the I
ington Junction, (Mo,) Post,
been subject to cramp colic fitst
digestion, which prostrated bin
several hours and unfitted him
bnsiness for two or three days.
the past year he has been ul
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera f
Diarrhoea Remedy whenever
sion required, and it has invari
given him prompt relief. 25 a
cent bottles for sale by F
Fricke & Co., druggists.
Kx-Governor Furnas writes:
me one dozen Rail Road Pain
with hill, it cures more achin -than
any other preparation I
used or known. Jioc and ooc M
Snyder and Brown & Barrett.
I feel it my duty to say siv
words in regard to Ely's tr
Balm, and I do so entirely wi
solicitation. I have nsed it
or less half a year, and have -'
it to ..be most admirable. I
suffered from catarrh of the
kind ever since I was a littlJ
and I never hoped for cut4f
Cream Balm seems to do erei
Many of my acquaintances
used it witu excellnnt res?
Oscar Ostum, 45 Warren Ave.
cago 111. I
j
Railroad Cough Cure is th'
Antidote for Throat and '
Troubles. Fully warrants
Brown Ac Barretts and O. If
der's.
I' -
Some Foolish Peopl .
allow a cough to run until i,"
beyond the reach of medicine'
say. "un, it win wear away, 'i
most cases it wears them ,
Could they be induced to
successful Kemp's Balsa m.
is sold on a positive guarrf
cure, they would see the e ;
effect after taking the firn
TCf Sir. anrl SI 'IV.v.1 miy fl X
all drujfgists. '
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