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THE SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS-HERALD, PLATTSMOUTH NEB., FEBRUARY 291896.
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TflE HAPPENINGS OF fl DAY
The Woodmen Give a Hanquet.
There was a royal time at Fitz
gerald's hall last evening, the occasion
being the installation of officers of
Evergreen Camp, Modern Woodmen
of America, which was followed Dy a
nice literary and musical program and
a splendid banquet. The hall was
crowded with peopio of a social turn
of mind enjoying the evening.
The program consisted of music by
the Bohemian orchostra,then followed
two selections by the quartette com
posed of Messrs. Holloway and Farley,
Mrs. Uasse and Miss Mary Sherman.
. A recitation by Miss Lizzie Eikenbary
was cood and furnished food for
laughter. One of the nicest numbers
on the program was the flute and
guitar duet by Dr. Humphrey and
Frank Nieman.
Miss Rose Hyes favored the au
dience with a recitation in her inimit
able style that created plenty of mer
.riment. Then followed music by the
band and orchestra, then the quartette
entertained the crowd. ; "
A recitation bv Lulu Leak was
bright as it could be.
Little CretaBriggs gave a recitation
also, in a manner that would have
been creditable to much older people
After the literary and musical feast
was over supper- was announced and
for over two hours the dining rooms of
the lodge" were crowded with people
who were cared for in the nicest man
ner possible with a luncheon that was
truly sumptuous. The crowd was the
largest ever seen at a society social be
fore but the "neignDors ' oi evergreen
camD saw to it that no one went awav
hungry. - "
- The TrietcU-Wehrbein Wedding.
At the home of Fred Wehrbein, six
miles west of town,occurred the pretty
wedding: of his eldest daughter, Ida,
to John Trietsch. At two o'clock Miss
Anna Gorder beean to play the wed
ding march and the bridal party
marched in, led by the bridesmaid,
Miss Emma Wehrbein. sister of the
bride, and Fred Guenther as best man
There were fully one hundred and
fiftv euests present. The house was
beautifullv decora ted- with flowers.
The bride was the recipient of many
costly presents.
The eroom is the eldest son of
Philip Trietsch and is a bright, clever
young man fully deserving the accom
plished wife he has chosen. The
young couple will reside on their farm
about three miles wostoi town.
The bride was prettily gowned in a
tan-colored dress and Persian trim
minffs and carried . roses, ihe cere
mony was impressively performed by
Rev. D. Grieder of the German Pres
byterian church in this city. After
the ceremony and congratulations
were over.-the eruests sat down to a
sumptuous dinner.
A Lively Thief.
William Pool of Wabash, upon get
ting up last Friday morning, missed
his cart and a set of harness. He im
mediately got a neighbor, hitched up
a team and started in pursuit of the
thief, who drove a pony with a queer
hoof which left a mark that could be
easily traced. They tracked him to a
mile west of Elmwood then back to
town. There he doubled his track
and went west where, after a long
chase, they found where he had sold a
saddle. They also found that he was
driving a roan pony and that he was
about two hours ahead of them. They
followed on and at about 2 o'clock
sighted him on a hill quite a distance
ahead and then began a hot chase
Two young men on horseback also en
gaged in the chase and for ten miles it
was a hot race, finally tne ieiiow saw
that he-could not get away, as there
were several section men at work
ahead of them and they would un
doubtedly take a hand in capturing
. him, so be just pulled into the timber,
stripped the harness off and rode into
the timber horseback, leaving the c;irt
and harness. About twenty men
scoured the timber all along Salt creek
but could find no trace of thief.
Mr. Pool recovered his cart and har
ness, except a bridle. He said he
would gladly part with $50. if he could
have apprehended the - thief and
brought him to justice. Elmwood
Leader. v
Edison' Success With "X" Rays.
Orange, N. J., Neb.-, Feb. 22 Sur
prising results were obtained by
Thomas A. Edison in his experiments
with "X" rays today. H$ not only
produced rays of sufficient penetrative
power to take Instantaneous pictures
through ordinary cardboard, but rays
that will make good, clear pictures
through 12 inches of wood with an ex
posure of ten minutes. In addition, a
beautiful picture wasobtaiued through
cardboard at a distance of 3 feet from
the tube. These are by far the best
results obtained by the new light in
this country. No rays of equal power
have been preduced by any scientist
or experimenter here, and nothing ap
pears in the record of the experiments
of Prof. Roontgen to indicate that the
ray used by him had such remarkable
trongth. The success -of Edison is
duo to inodillcation in tubes used to
tfonfirato light. He and his men
worked oil last night and up to 11:30
o'clock thl forenoon developing the
tube. They finally produced tubes
. that gave Instantaneous pictures. On
mrtouut of tho quickness with which
pictured were taken, Edison was
bja to compare the tubes whea
X t loo to the plato so as to'ob
r relative powers. So he placed
t different distances scaled
"mrd, and took pictures at
trum 3. inches to 3 feet
She Was Needlessly Excited.
Years ago, journeying with my hus
band in Italy, we were on one occasion
sole occupants of the railway compart
ment. Stopping at Padua, a suspicious
looking person entered the carriage,
placing himself on the opposite seat
with my. husband, while I sat opposite
them and diagonally from the newcomer.
My opinion of Italians, acquired from
the reading of romance, was that they
were mostly brigands or robbers. Here
was one of the type. While I fastened
my gaze upon his sinister countenance,
what was my horror to f-ee him stealth
ily draw a stiletto from his pocket and
lay it by his side. 1 coughed my hus
band ignored it. Then I placed my foot
upon his, which he drew away, annoyed.
Cold chills seized me. We had watches
and money. People had been murdered
for less. I feared to speak. French,
German, even' English, the man might
know. My husband spoke Dutch. Would
that I could have imparted my fears in
that tongue! There was little danger of
the highwayman's knowing it.
While I contemplated jumping from
the window Mr. S was calmly view
ing theItaliau scenery without. Alarm
bells were not in use, and the guard was
a misnomer.
Again the man Bought his pocket.
This time for a pistol! No, it was mere
ly a pamphlet, and he coolly took up the
stiletto and cut the leaves preparatory
to reading. . I fell back exhausted ; but,
I further argued, might not a stiletto do
double duty, much as forks can be used
for toothpicks? Presently he laid the
pamphlet down. My husband, glancing
at the title page, immediately addressed
the man in Dutch, afterward disclosing
that our fellow traveler was a harmless
Dutch dominie. The stiletto proved a
paper cutter and the murderous gleam
in his eye only the blue light of Calvin
ism. Chicago Times-Herald.
A Fainonn French Duelist.
The late Marquis de l'Augle-Beanma-noir
was in his younger days famous as
a duelist. One evening, meeting his
cousin, the Marquis du Hallays, in the
foyer of the Opera, he walked up to him
and, in the course of conversation, re
marked :
"Isn't it odd, my dear fellow, that,
quarrelsome as you and I are, we should
never have fought with one another?
"That's true," replied Du Hallays,
"but that can always be remedied. "
And on the strength of that, the two
cousins met in mortal combat on the
following morning, the encounter re
suiting in the Marquis de 1'Augle-Beau-
manoir having his right hand pierced by
his adversary's rapier, which, while it
rendered a continuance of the fight im
possible, left the other hand free to
grasp that of his cousin in undiminished
friendship a moment afterward. On an
other occasion, when he was about to
fight a duel in which he was entirely in
the right and his adversary in the wrong,
he suddenly discovered that his opponent
was a perfect novice in swordsmanship,
and that he would, therefore, have him
completely at his mercy. So he strode
up to him and, in the presence of 20 or
30 persons, presented the most courteous
and full apology. Almost dumfounded,
the latter inquired why the marquis
assumed such an extraordinary course,
"Because, " he returned, "it would real
ly bo too unfortunate if I were to fight
with a mazette (greenhorn). " And with
that he made a low bow and then turned
his Lack upon him. San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
Punished For Their Wickedness.
ihe bt. Andrew s fishermen are sup
posed, no doubt erroneously, to be less
venturous than others. A year or two
ago they retrieved their fame by very
gallant conduct in an uuseaworthy life
boat. However, their marine neighbors
tell this tale :
Many years ago there was a violent
storm on a 2 2d of November. A wreck
came in; the fishers boarded it, found
some sailors still alive and "made eik
ker" by drowning thenr. Then they
seized the cargo and fell in luck. The
anniversary, Nov. 22, was a bright,
still, halcyon day, and the blue bay was
covered with brown sails. Not one came
home to the rocky chink which does
duty as a harbor. A fierce storm arose,
and the fishing fleet perished. Conse
quently a new and more or less high
land colony, mainly of Chisholmes, came
in, and never were such good men as
the lost sailors of Fife. For long the un
holy day 4f November was a holiday,
nobody daring to go forth to sea.
Such is the legend, which may have
no historical basis. In any case Fife
fishers and the east coast men generally
are considered to be better in a boat
than the west higblanders, and Fife en
terprise and capital might have left us
a more prosperous isle of Lewes. Lon
don News.
The Schoolboy and the Inspector.
In an Edinburgh "school the other day
an inspector, wishing to' test the knowl
edge of a class in fractions, asked one
boy whether he would rather take a
sixth or a seventh part of an orange if
be got his choice. The boy promptly re
plied that he would take the seventh.
At this the inspector explained at length
to the class that the boy who would
choose the smaller part as this boy had
done because it looked the larger frac
tion was very f oolish, but the laugh was
on the other, side when the chirping
voice of another urchin broke in in re
monstrance, "Please, sir, but that boy
disna like oranges." Westminster Ga
zette. '
The Scoffer.
.Watts Do you really believe that ev
ery sin is followed by punishment?
' Potts Of course. For instance, when
some man steals a million or so dollars,
don't a lot of people have to starve as a
consequence? Indianapolis Journal.
Unprepared to Say.
"Don't you think," said Miss Sim
foni, "that Theodore Thomas is the best
conductor in the country?" and old Mrs.
Flat replied thoughtfully TV
"WelL I dunno as I ; ever rid in hia
far. "-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
CITY BREVITIES.
Tickets are on sale at Lehnhoffs' for
the Kauble beneat Saturday night at
Waterman's hall. . .
Gillespie, the Myn&rd- grain mer
chant, has. shipped nearly eighteen
cars of corn this week.-,
Coal orders left at Herman Spies'
cigar factory for Henry - Ilempel will
receive prompt attention. '
Flour and feed of all kinds. - Baled
hay a specialty at " Greeson's. South
Sixth street, Union block.
One thousand dollars private money
to loan on improved Cass county land.
Come quick. T. H. Pollock. -
It will be a rare treat to hear N. K.
Griggs and his accomplished daughter
at the Waterman Saturday night
. Ed. Palmeter was called to Minne
sota yesterday owing to tho dangerous
illness of his mother. He expects to
be away about a week.
Use the "Dustless Floor Oil" for
store rooms, pu blic buildings and all
kinds of offices, kitchens, - halls, etc.
For sale by Smith & Parmele.
For Rent Four room cottage and
three acres of ground; also a nine
room house and twenty-four acres of
ground. R. 13. Wixdham.
Mrs. IL N. Dovey entertained a
pleasant party of her" lady friends at
an elegant 1 uncheon last evening,a full
report of which we were unable to ob
tain. Earnest Pollard was in town today
in the interest of their vinegar and
cidar works at Nehawka, which turn
out the purest article of that kind of
goods in the county.
The funeral of the littlo babe of S
G. Nims took place this morning at
10 o'clock. The parents reside out in
3iercerviue, and the deceased was a
grandchild of John Nims.
R. F. Dean, the genial custodian of
the poor farm at Platts mouth, came
in last Friday to visit friends and rela
tives and attend tho "Deestrick
Skule." Elmwood Leader.
A new man has joined the Bohemian
band that seems to be a musician of
unusual ability. Ho carries a violin
which he claims to have been offered
$4,000 for, but it is not for sale. -A
high liver with a torpid liver will
not be a long liver. Correct the liver
with De Witt's Little Early Risers,
little pills that cure dyspepsia and
constipation. F. G. Fricke & Co.
"Give me a liver regulator and I can
regulate the world," said a genius.
The druggist handed hira a bottle fof
De Witt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little oil la. F. G. Fricke &
Co.
One Minute Cough Cure touches the
right spot. It also touches it at the
right time n you lake it when you
have a cough or cold. See the point?
Then don't cough. F. G." Fricke &
Co.
i
Frank Wheeler, of the Gorder har
ness factory, received a telegram last
night detailing the dangerous illness
of his mother at Waco, Nebraska. Ac
companied by his wife, Mr. Wheeler
left for that town this morning.
uick in enact neais ana leaves no
scar. Burning, scaly skin" eruptions
quickly cured by DcWitt's Whitch
Hazel Salve. Applied toburns,scalds,
old sores, it is magical in effect. Al
ways cures piles. F. G. Fricke & Co.
The largest and best lioe ef harness
in Cass county at August Gorder's,
successor to Fred Gorder & Son. All
hand made work of old fashioned oak
tanneu leatner. jwery article war
ranted. August Gorder, Plattsmouth.
Prof. Sherman, one of the brightest
scholars at the state university, will
deliver an appropriate lecture at the
Presbyterian church in this city one
week from next Sunday evening, and
the public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Last night burglars blowed open the
safe in the B. & M. ticket office at
Shenandoah, la., and in so doing badly
1 .1 . l n m. -.
wretKcu me omce. xney secured no
money, but a large number of tickets
and mileage books. Nebraska City
News.
The woolly-faced freak of tho
"organ" ought to have been in at the
Donelan receiver trial this morning.
He would have seen his patron saint
besmirched and dishonored until not
a man who heard the testimony but
what despised the author of so much
duplicity and rascality.
Henry Carnes brought a large load
of hay safely across on the ferry
this morning from Iowa, but when he
reached Rocky Point, where the road
is very narrow and somewhat uneven,
he had the misfortune- to have the
wagon upset, throwing the hay into
the very edge of the river. It was re
covered with much difficulty. The
driver was not injured.
A dispatch from Philadelphia to the
Chicago Times-Herald yesterday ,says:
"Leo A. Guiterman, a member of a
prominent St. Paul firm,and Miss Clara
Elson, a society belle of this city,
were married at (he Hotel Stanton to- j
day. Nearly lOQ guests were present
from Chicago, New York, Cincinnati,
St. Paul, Pittsburg and other cities."
The lady referred1 to is a niece of B.
Llson of this city, ybelng a daughter of
his brother, who isia prosperous mer
chant of the Quaker city.
..NOW IS THE TIME..
TO"JTAKE A
BLOOD PURIFIER
Gents Exlrac.t ol Sarsoponlla
. " IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED.
It never fails and if it does
not give you the best of satisfac
tion, remember we will return
your raoriey-as freely as wo take it
PRICE, SI.OO
GERING & CO'S.
WAS AX AMAZIMJ MA UK I A UK.
The Groom Makes" False Affidavit to Get
a Child Wife.
The; county attorney of Cass county
was at the court "house this morning
investigating the marriage license
records, with a view to bringing crim
inal proceedings against Alfred John
son of iouisvilee on the charge of perjury-
'
About three weeks ago Johnson and
a girl named Hilda Carlson went to
living together without being married.
He is thirty-three and she-is thirteen.
Her parents made no objection to the
illicit union,' but the people of the vil
lage held an indignation meeting: and
through a committee told Johnson he
must either marry the girl or return
her to the home of her parents within
twenty-four hours.
Johnson and the girl came to Om
aha February IS and he applied for a
marriage license. Asked the age of
Hilda, he said she was 16, and was
then surprised to learn that the con
sent of her father would be necessary
before a license could be issued. He
beggedfor the license and reluctant
ly left on being told that the law would
not be violated, He returned three
days later, accompanied by Hilda and
her father. He again made affidavit
she was 1G and the father gave his
consent to the marriage. Judge Bax
ter then perform6d the ceremony.
On returning to Louisville Johnson
was careful to make it known that he
had been legally married, but the peo
ple were inclined not to believe it,
knowing that the law prohibits the
marriage of persons under 16 years of
age. They consulted with the county
attorney, who then came to Omaha
and he learned that the secret of the
marriage was Johnson's affidavit that
the girl was 16. Omaha Bee.
The Tramps Arraigned.
SherifTHolloway wentdowu toUniou
last night and brought back with him
the trio of tramps who went through
Henrj Pell's house yesterday. They
gave their names as George Dean,
George Finley andWm. Sloan. They
were arraigned before Judge Archer
this afternon and although one of the
men had 1 'ell's clothes on they all
three plead not guilty and will have
a hearing Monday.
Tho little daughter of Mr. Fred
Webber, Holland, Masj., had a very
bad cold and, couch which he had not
been able to cure with any thing. I
gave him a 25-cent bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, says W. P.
Holden, mer6hant and postmaster at
West Brimfield, and the next time I
saw him he said it worked like a
charm. This remedy is intended es
pecially for acute throat and lung
diseases such as colds, croup and
whooping cough, and it is famous for
its cures. There is no dangrer in giv
ing it to children, for it contains
nothing injurious. For sale by all
druggists.
J. W. Pierce, Republic, la., says:
"I have used One Minute Cough Cure
in my family and (or myself, with re
sults so entirely satisfactory that I
can hardly Und words to express my
self as to its merit. I will never fail
to recommend it to others, on every
occasion that presents itself. F. G.
Friske & Co. '
First Class Kooflng.
Messrs. Kroehler & Archer are put
ting on the best -and cheapest roof
ever tried in. this city. It has been
thoroughly tested for over three years
here and proves to be the right thing.
Address, Kkoehleu & Akchei:, "
Plattsmouth, Neb. -
;To Creditors.
Anyone owing me can pay the same
and get receipt either at Snyder's
drug store or at law office of Byron
Clark. v Timothy Clark.
REAL MERIT is the character
istic of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It
cures even after other preparations fail.
Get Hood's and ONLY HOOD'S.
3 "WO 0 -WO U 0 -0 D -CO -
2 The 4ouht nin of Lire... 5
- 1$ flowing in Plattsmouth and you can secure the spark-
log liquid obtained therefrom at 15c per gallon. We A
ave obtained the agency of the already famous "
2 ' Lloyd's Mineral Water
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and can furnish it in any quantity, great or small in its
natural state as it flows from a depth of 500 feet througn A
sdlid rock. It is especially effications in Rheumatism
. t and all kidney diseases. It is not a purgative but a
- laxitive so gentle that it corrects and regulates the A
-o bowels without griping and is thorougly effective even -j
in the most severe cases of constipation. Bring your A
A jdg along.
For Sale by SMITH fc lXUAUSLU
TSKLXCl YOUR I'KliSCKHTO.VS TO US-
Ladies'
g 675 Pairs
i RIDICULOUS PRICE OF $2 f
These goods are just from the wholesale house and not
one pair is old or shelf-worn. It may seem rather strange
how we can sell them at one-half price, but that makes no
difference to you -as long as you get a first-class Hand
Turned Shoe at HALF PRICE, and we get the cash. This
is no humbug. In our business career of twenty years we
have never deceived the public and it wont be practiced at
this sale. 4
One-third of these Shoes are small sizes and are of a
better grade, but will
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, NKHAWKA ITEMS.
Robert . Carbett is reported quite
sick.
Ilez Strong drove to Plattsmouth on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. Ilenrv Kanaba. who has been
sick, is much, better.
Three weddings are billed forth
spring months.
The frost is out of the ground and
farmers are plowing and cutting stalks.
There is a great deal of grippo in the
country and Dr. Pollard is having
big harvest. . -
It Is reported that Ilenry Kropp has
been on a wild gooso chase; everybody
asks him about it.
Henry Hubner fell from" a load of
hay on Wednesday and split his scalp
to the skull,the length of eight inches
and Dr. Pollard was obliged to sew up
the wound.
Tho United Brethren andChristian
churces have been holding meetings
for several weeks. So far they are not
meetine with any better success than
the Methodists did.
The lime kilns have just started for
a run of several huudred barrels. This
is a valuable industry as it enables
those who are cleaning up land to dis
pose of thoir wood affair prices.
There will be Gospel meeting at the
Baptist church tonight.
Sheriff's Sale.
Itv virtue nf an execution issued bv M. Archer,
instirw nf the Deace within and for 1'lattsniouth
ritv i'a couutv. Nebraska, and to nie directed
I will on the 7th dav of March. A D. 1JW, at 10
o'clock a. m. of said day at the west side of the
court house in the I city ot rMattsmouth, in said
county, sell at public auction, to the highest bid
rfer for cash, the following personal property to
wit: One set double work harness, one end-spring
buggy, also the undivided one-half (') of one two
horse wagon, the same being levied upon and
taken as the Dronertv ot t-linst chunian. aetena
ant, to satisfy a judgement ol said court recovered
by Harry sipp, plaintin. against said defendant,
jyiattsmouth. Neb., February ir. A. D. li.
Harvey Holloway.
Sheritt Cass County, Neb.
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Shoes.
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$4 SlWtes
GO AT THE-
Go for the
Drop
in and inspect the Display.
Repairing Neatly Done.
R. SHERWOOD. I
Your Own Prices...
IS WHAT WILL GOVERN AT THE GREAT
SLAUGHTER SALE OF
Furniture and Stoves,
FOR THE NEXT 30
I. PEARL-MAN'S.
FROM a small beginning in 1883 this houo has grown un
til it now carries the largest stock in Cass county, (iocxl
goods, fair treatment and low prices did the work and the same
methods are pursued today.
Everything in the shape of Furniture and all kind.s of
Stoves can be obtained here at price.s which no Omaha hou.-o
can duplicate. These are some facts that you slionld remember.
Here are gome prices, but you must oe the goods to full' ap
preciate the bargains offered :
Parlor Suites.
Worth
$100 for 75
75 for 5-
55 for 40
45 for "5
Lounges and Couches.
$35 for. $i
20 for 15
15 for 11
11 for 8.50
8 50 for 4 5.00
Bed Room Suites.
$100 for
75 for.
50 for.
75
55
:;5
.FIFTY different styles of
price from 25 to 35 per cent.
; ONE HUNDRED styles of Hocking Chairs reduced in
price from 35 to 50 per cent.
Such bargains in Furniture were never before offered in thi
city.. Do not fail to take advantage of this sale.
I. PEARLMAN,
Opp. Court House. PLATTSMOUTH.
"The News" for Job Work.
Sum of $2. 3
DAYS
AT
Worth
:$ for.,
25 for. .
22 for.,
$2S
20
Hi
Dining Tables.
2S for $20.00
20 for 14.(mi
for 3. 00
4 for 2.50
Steel Ranges and Stoves.
$85 for.
for.
50 for.
40 for.
for
25 for. ,
$r,.
50
is
dining rHm chair. ieduoed
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