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THE HEKALD. Established April 10, i864- f consolidated Jan. 1. 1895.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEJ3., OCTOBKR 13, 1897.
VOL. V. NO. 111.
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THE CITY SCHOOLS OF PLRTTSMOUTH
Their Progress From 1856 up to
the Present Time
Tbe Fimt Srliwnl lluilding Mluatetl on
taooprl lllll and al Served aa m Court
llnuncThe I'roRrras On Kdnratlonal
Ltnra Daring r'ortr-one Y-nm Other
Mt-hool Hlxtory.
(Woman's I'dition F.vtsiM News.)
fl evRUti'MENT is ofien a slow pro
" i-vhs scarcely diseernable except by
comparison of the siitiji'ct in its em
bryonic state with the present order
of things; and while such n compari
son brings more vividly to our minds
the advancement miide, yet to the
student of this subject, the steps by
which this improvement was accom
plished are well worth considering.
We lind some very interesting facts
connected with the early history of
the schools of our own city. We find
the log school house, the backless
benches, the lack of many things
which we now consider necessities.
Those early school houses must have
answered the description given by
Whittier when be says
"Still sits the 9chl house by the road.
(A ragged bcRKarsunniug-)
Around it still the sumachs grow.
And blackberry vine are running.
itlii.i. the master's de!k is seen.
Deep scarred by raps official;
The warping floor, the battered seats.
The jack knile's carved initial."
Plattsmouth boasted of a school
house almost as soon as the town was
settled, for wo lind that the settle
ments were made in 1S.V1-4, and the
first school w is taught by Miss Mary
Stocking, in 18.".
The lirst school house was built on
Gospel Hill. It wiis a frame building
and was also ummI for a court house.
The lirst regular certificate was is
sued to Miss Sarah Mitchell, March
t, IStiO. The board of examiners
consisted of Mr. Elbert, Mr. T. M.
Manjuette and Mr. I). II. Wheeler.
The earliest schools were all sub
scription schools, but in the year 18-37
MwIMjT'-torreliLad..():Ji urge of
xtjivCw&s called the "city ?chn7)t:8r
r; a!d on the south side of Mnin street.
. 'fie school was afterwards, removed
t.Jthe north side of Main street, the
$ liiilding occupied being about where
: (Wring's drugstore now stands. This
.'. iia also iv pubtie school "and was
, I ught by a Mr. White.
In 18")9 the school was removed
j, i rain to the south side of Main street.
if he building occupied was not built
i specially for school purpose, and was
Vfltuated cn the lot on which Mr. Alf
V ,T lute s erocery store now ttrm.
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at this time was
f this city.
Members of the board of education
ivere not compelled to hold midnight
essions in those days, in order to
complete the business ol the evening,
:w the minutes given below will show.
These minutes were taken yerbitim
fxm the original record.
School board of Plattsmouth met on Thursday
December ad. 18:1.
Present. J. H. Brown, director, S. S. Billings.
Mi,Tr.-lUi rW.nWw.U K. K lljtaSfj.,
clerk. -. .
The account of J. Moore for t.'.Ul of a balance
be allowed and an order be drawn by clerk in his
favor for that amount.
Ordered that Sarah K. Harper be employed as
aJ: i-tant teacher of common schools lor three
mouths at $l." IK'prr month.
On motion adjourned.
S. S. Billings. Chairman.
J. H. Bkow n. Secretary.
We find that in 1S01 the attendance
had increased to 214 pupils. Four
teachers were employed. The princi
pal received $37.50 per month, and the
other teachers 20,50 each, per month.
In 1S;2 a building which had been
used as a wholesale and retail outfit
ting house was converted into a
school house. This building stood
where Fitzgerald's block now stands.
During this time, and up to the
Year 1S72. the schools were in an nn-
cradeil condition, but in IS72 grades
were established and this fact was an
epoch in the histor3" oi our schools.
The principal at tliis time received
$0.00 per month. School manage
ment was not all that could be de
sired at this time. This fact may be
illustrated by the following iucident.
It was a common practice to ferule
children upon the hand. In one in
stance the teacher was in the habit of
detaining from live to ten pupils fre
quently for this purpose, and as no
teacher could punish a pupil without
the presence of another teacher, there
was a pleasant rivalry among them as
to who could esc i pe from the build
ing without being called in to witness
the punishment. Fortunately for the
teacher ami unf.irtunately for the
pupil, the superintendent was never
called in on these occasions.
But improvement was soon appar
ent in school management, as well as
in more methodical plans for the edu
cation of tho pupils, and in efforts to
introduce mote comforts into their
school life. Gradually, neat and com
fortable desks have replaced the
poorer kind.
A well-chosen library has been es
tablished, and with our maps, charts,
globes and primary and scientific ap
paratus oi an kinds, we have to quote
Horace C.recly, ,.xtens5ve p.
senal of educational munitions of war
j ; liinety pupils. A Mr. Madison taught
I si-hool in the building referred to
i Shove, aud was assisted by Mrs. S. E.
S-IcElwain.' (nee Miss Sarah Harper),
j wherewith to teach the young idea
how to shoot."
Today under the management of
I Snpt. J. G. McIIngh, cur schools have
attained a higher standing than they
had before. We now believe that the
great busine ss of the schools is char
acter building and the making of good
citizens. This is done by the elimina
tion of the evil tendencies of the
pupils end the encouragement of the
better elements in their natures.
There is no room in our schools for
pupils with idle or vicious natures,
and it is the aim of tho schools to cre
ate such conditions as will enable a
pupil to enter its lower grades and
pass on year by year without ever
coming in contact with pupils of im
pure minds or viciou habits. Impur
ity, idleness and insubordination are
fast disappearing and in their places
arc arising purity, industry - and
obedience.
An advance has been made along
every line.
The superintendent proposes to con
centrate the energy of the pupil upon
the branches that time and experience
have shown to be most practical,
omitting from our curriculum the
many supplementary branches intro
duced in many schools, the study of
which tends to divide the attention
and to prevent thoroughness.
It is our aim to present but few sub
jects to the student, but to present
them in such a manner as to com
mand his attention ami interest; be
lieving with Shakespeare that "No
profit goes where there's no pleasure
ta'en."
Comparisons in this case are not
"odious," for we lind in the beginning
ungraded schools and no course of
study, while today, by the introduc
tion of our new course of study in the
high school we have become fully ac
credited at our state university, and
aie assured that we are building bet
ter every year, and it is our desire to
inculcate on the minds and hearts of
our students the beautiful sentiment
expressed by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
when he said:
Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul !
Leave thy low vaulted past;
Let each new temple, nobler than the last
Shut thee' from hwen with a dom inuii; -
vast. " "' " 1,1 " . . as
Till thou at length are free.
leaving thine outgrown shell by i-ue s unresting
sea.
Proposals For Fkesu Beef and
MUTTON. Headquarters - Depart
ment of the Plat ts, Office Chief Com
missary of Subf-istance, Omaha Neb.,
October 11, 1897. Sealed proposals in
triplicate, accomranied by written
guarantee b nds, in duplicate, will be
received at this office, until 11 o'clock
a. in. central tlandard time, Novetu
be!JJLJ807, at which time and place
they will be opeaed irTpresehce' Of Trnrr
ders, for furnishing such quantities of
fresh beef and mu ton for issues ns
may be required by the Subsistance
Department, U. S. Army, at. Omaha.
Nebraska, Forts Crook, Robinson and
Niobrara, Nebraska, and Ft rts D. A.
Russell, and Washakie and Camp
Pilot Butte, Wyoming, and Fort
Mead, S. D., during the period com
mencing January 1, 1898, and ending
June 30, 189S. Proposals will also be
received until 10 o'clock a. m. moun
tain standard time, and opened at the
posts of Forts Niobrara, Robinson, D.
A. Russell, - .Washakie, Meade and
post commissaries of such posts, each
commissary receiving proposals for his
own post only. Proposals will also be
received slating the.'rprice at which
the bidder will deliver fresh beef or
mutton of the character stated in the
specifications and to
bo delivered f
temperature not greater than 50 de
grees Fahrenheit. Full information
furnished on application here or to
commissary at any post authorized to
open nroposals. Government teservcB
right to reject any or a'l proposals, or
any partofjind p oposal. Envelopes
contain ng proposals should be marked
"Proposals for Fre.ih Beef and Mut
ton," and addressed to undersigned or
commissary at post authorized t re
ceive 'proposals. Frank E. Nye,
Major and C. S.
Mammoth Tin Mill.
imew uastle, t'A., vci. o-ine ap
plication has been made for a charter
for a mammoth tin mill to be erected
in this city as soon as the necessiry
plans can be carried out. The present
tin mill in this city is what is called a
20-mill one, and is the largest in the
world. The one to. bo built will be a
30 mill one.
The mill will cost exactly $7;10,000
at least mat is tne ngure given out.
but it may run to -$1,000,000. It will
consume 220 tons of steel per day.mak-
ing 4.000 boxes of tin plat as an out
put for the time, and at least 2,000
peop'e will be employed. The pay
roll will exceed $100,000 per month.
Entertainment at Union.
A contata entitled "Lost and Saved"
will bo given ia Linn hall at Union on
Saturday evening, October 16. Those
taking part in the entertainment are
all Union people, and as the proceeds
are to go to the Christian cburcb a
large attendance is anticipated. The
admission fee will bj 10 nd 15 cents.
Merchants' lunch every day from
9 to 11 o'clock at Donat's. in Stadle-
mann block.
Choice Peaches.
For Sale 10 bushels of peaches at
am farm four miles west of Murraj-.
ROBEKT YOUNO.
THE "REFORMERS" ARE ON THE RUN
The Shallow Cry of Reform Thor
oughly Exposed-
An Arraignment of II ol comb
Leaves no Koum For Uefenae
tor Ransom Accunea Him In
Which
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Open
. Court of ttallty Knowledge of Bart
ley's Defalcation.
The Omaha Bee of Saturday morn
ing; contained the following caustic
statement uf facts which should be
read by every voter. Sham reform
must go, and republicans of known in
tegrity must be elected to office. The
Hee says editorially:
"And now comes Frank Ransom,
chairman of the free silver republican
state committee, and in open court
charges that Silas A. Ilolcotnb, as
governor of the state of Nebraska de
liberately connived in the defalcation
of state funds for which ex-Treasurer
Joseph Barlley has been convicted.
This is a most grave charge to be
made against the chief executive, and
if proved would subject him to im
peachment and summary removal from
office. The occasiou of presenting
this indictment of tbe governor is tbe
suit to recover the embezzled money
from the surities on Hartley's official
bond. As attorney for these bonds
men. Ransom offers to prove through
the testimony of ex-Deputy Tieasurer
Bartlett that tefore the bond was ap
proved by him Governor Hplcomb
knew a shortage of $350,000 existed in
the state treasury. Mr. Ransom
furthermore asserts that fraud was
perpetrated on the sureties by the
governor of the slate of Nebraska that
should release them from the obliga
tion to make good the state's loss.
"Whether this is a valid defense to
the suit is immaterial so far as it
affects 'he relations of Governor Hol
comb to the people of Nebraska. 'The
court may hold that Bartley's bonds
men ate released in whole or in part
from liability by the failure of the
governor to inform them of the con
dition of the treasury, but that would
not relieve the governor from tbe
him under the constitution.
"According to Ransom he is ready to
show that Bartlett was present in a
meeting between Governor Ho) com b
and ex-State Tre.ttuier Bartley, in
which tbe former was given know
ledge of the $350,000 shortage in the
office. Unless the trial judge permits
the iutioducllon if testimony ou tbis
point we shall remain in tho dark as
to the exact amount of Hartley's
shortage at the end of his first term.
' ' 1,1 jxraV;r?v'.ot.vn short
age of many thousands of dollars had
Bait'ey been forced to make a show
ing of the . funds in his custody there
is not tho remotest doubt. That the
governor was forewarned of this fact
also beyond doubt The editor of the
Bee represented to tbe governor
previous to llhe acceptance of Bart
ley's bond that Bartley would turn
out a defaulter, and not only once, but
several time?, .urged . upon him to
compel a full accounting. To his
failure to do so must be ascribed what
ever loss the -taxpayers , have ' bus
tamed during " Hartley's second term.
which was Uol comb's Srst term.-'
1i FORMATION AND UPJNltO ri
Mrs. Jthn Fitzaerald who used to
reside here and is well known in this
city, is said to te insure, at leit mat
is the defense boing urged by her at
torneys in defecdiDg against liability
on Hartleys Dono. 1 re. cm se is now
on trial in Om iha.
Bryan it reported to have s;. id at
Weeping Wr.ter t'n.t he was either
countod cu. or votad out. nn I ho
wasn't sure which.
The six national banks of Kansas
Cily have made a gain of $6,000,000 m
their deposits iu the list ten weeks
Of course prosperity is not here yet,
according to our populist friends, but
these figures give good indication
that it is on tho way. Ex.
The rise in wool that has followed
tbe election of Major McKinley presi
uent, wtiicn totlows lour vears after
the fall in wool after the ilcction of
Grovor Clevelacd and a democratic
congress, seems to make an ecd of the
claim tnat tne iree traders nave
vociferously made now for fortly lone
years that a tariff on wool inevitab'y
must decrease its selling price by
knocking out the manufacturers and
thus decrensintr its consumption
wune irco ir.iue would s-o increase the
uiitDumciurc ana consumption ns to
inevitably increase the price of th
raw mnieriai. The doctrine was al
ways redolent of fish, but the f icts are
at last before the country in :t shape
that c innot be disguised. Ex.
K educed Kates to Kansas City
nd St.
- Loais.
For the Priest of Pallas parade and
Karnival Krewe the B. & M. will sell
round trip tickets Oct. 3. d to 9th, for
one fare for the round trip, final limit
for return Oct. 10th. For the St.
Louis fair will sell round trip tickets
Oct 3d to 8th, at one fare, final limit
to return Oct 11th.
W. L. Pickett, Agent.
Snbscribe for
Tub News lo cants
per week.
Dr King's New Discovery tat Consumption
This is the best medicine in the
world for all forms of Coughs and
Col da and for Consumption. Every
bottle is guaranteed. It jrill cure and
not disappoint. It has r: equal for
Whooping Cough, Asthma, Hay
Fever, Pneumonia. Bronchitis, La
Grippe, Colds in the Head and for
Consumption. It is safe Cor all ages.
pleasant to take, and, ;bove all, a
sure cure. It is always wen to take
Dr. King's Little Life 1 "ills, in con
nection with Dr. King's cw Discov-..-..
ery, as they regulate a,ia tone tue
stomach and bowels. We guarantee
perfect satisfaction or rt. urn money.
Free 'rial bottles at F. G. Fricke'e
drug store. Regular size 50 cents and
$1.00. 6
What do the ChiiareiUrlnk?
Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
ou tried tbe new food drink called
GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nour
ishing and takes tbe place of coffee.
The more Grain-O you give the child
ren the more health jfou distribute
through their systems. Grain-O is
made of pure grains, And when pro
perly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee but costs about t as
much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c
There la a Class of People
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been, placed in all
he' grocery stores a new preparation
called Graino-O, made ol pure grains,
hat takes the place, of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it
without distress and but few can tell
it from coffee. It does not cost over i
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per
dackage. Try it. Ask for Grain-O.
Pearl Steam 1-anudry.
li. F. Goodman has his new laundry
fully equipped with latest devices,
ow in running order, and asks a
share of your patronage. His work is
his best advertisement, and if you try
the new laundry there will be no
longer any excuse for sendingogoods
away. Nothing too good for our
patrons is our motto. Work called
for and delivered.
'Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Nenralgia-rdica41y .-wure&ioottetq
three days, its action upon hii "t j
tern is remarkable- and mysterious, li
removes at once the cause ana lh
disease immediately disappear. Tin
fi st dose greatly benefits, 75 coots-
sold by F. G. Fri.ke '& Co., di uc j it-t.-
DR. WILKINSON
OF 07-I7IH7I.
SPECIALIST: Eye, Esr, llzzz
AND THROAT.
Will Be at Dr. Livingston's Office
Monday. October 18.
WANTS.
(Special notices under this head will be
ehargea for at the rate of K cent per word
each Insertion.)
jwnwiria 1 4Miiiai;s
tJ ANTED: Upright and faithful gentlemen or
. ladies to travel t
r responsible, established
house in Nebraska. Monthly $6o.lNI and expenses.
Position steady. Keierence. f.nclose sell-ad
dressed envelope. The Dominion Company,
Department H, Chicago-
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ANTED Active, sober and trustworthy man
to travel through this section. Salary $T4i a
month, payable weekly, and expenses; splendid
opportunity. Address sHtrr company.
Uliestnut street, Philadelphia, f a.
;OR KENT A four-room cottage,
paid in labor. K. 11. Windham.
Can be
FOK SALE A first mortgage of 3.l00 on a
Cass county farm. Enquire of F K. Ciulh
man at the l'erkins house. Plattsmouth. Neb.
KKAL KSTATE,
FOK SAKE A neat Hve-rooiu cottage, flood
location. Cistern.city water. I'rice, &).
FOUR ROOM HOUSE Barn. Chicken house.
Two big lots. Price,
fUREE ACRES All in fruit. Splendid house
ana ouiDuuaings. near snops. rrice.
Several other splendid bargains in city propert
AXE HUNDRED and sixty acre farm
well im-
J proved, splendid land
close to Plattsmouth
$." per acre.
ilGHTV ACRE FARM Good buildings, line
t laud. Price, J3,2.
FOR RENT li acre farm one and one-half
mile from Avoca. $3 per acre, cash rent.
- T. H. POLLOCK.
Real Estate. Loans and Insurance.
The Mammoth
BLACK JACK
Which tcok First Premium at
the State Fnir ha3 been pur
chased by me aDd will make
the fall season at my barn in
Plattsmouth.
Jas. M. Sage.
Cornor of Sixth and
fearl Streets.
N &W : ADVERTISEMENTS.
PARKER'S .
HAIR BALSAM
gloom and beautifies tb hale
Promotes a luxuriant Krowth.
Mi Falls to Bestore Gray
Hair to its Youthful Color. !
Cure. Kalp dianues a b.ir failinc.
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New Goods Just Received.
7T COM PL GTE
LING OF
Underwear, and
everythingusually found in afirst-class
Dry Goods store will be found at
L,. 73. jBirenberg-er's
Lower Alain Street .
Also a Full Line of Standard and Fancy
Groceries, Queensware and
Stoneware.
We pay no rents, orexpensive clerk
hire and give our customers the bene- M
fit of Low prices.
Call and See
IlfMpMlMIMIrmirlJlMlMu
$1.25
School
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We Have Just Received
500:"-3PAIE5SOO:-v
All Sizes, all Solid, Well Made Shoes,
with NO PAPER, which will go AT
LESS than Manufacturers' prices.
We sell nothing but Shoes, GOOD
SHOES, and give our whole undi
vided attention to SHOES, and by
,so doing we study QUALITY - hence
your pocketbook.
j! We don't have to give you pencils to in- jjjcj
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d u ce y o uTToUCryDtlrrS hxesr-We4Pi-
make the PRICE RIGHT, which
makes the pencil giving scheme a
very small and insignificant mis- HJ
leading inducement. Call and see M
the BARGAINS
on our counters and you will be made
happy.
Open every evening till we get
tired. No more 8 o'clock closing.
ROBERT SHERWOOD
FOOT MILLINER. Plattsmouth, Neb.
The BEST
HEATING
In the World. Also everthing in afirst-class
Hardware store at Prices which are RIGHT.
We manufacture the
BEST AIR TIGHT HEATING STOVE
On the Market.
S.. E. HALL & SON,
South Sixth Street,
Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, and Notions
Blankets, Woolen
Pi
For Yourself. m
IflL SALE
Shoes $1.25 j
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The CHEAPEST
- - Plattsmouth, Neb.
STOVES
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Crushing Out
Competition
Is what Fetzor's handsome, ele
gant 9hoc-s are doing. They at e
so comfortable, stylUh and ele
pant in appearance, besides b9
ng durable and low priced, that
no one else in Plat'.smouth can
compete with them. They have
a handsome stock of boys' school
shoes lhat re just the trick for
school dayp.
Josepi letzGr.
North Side Main Street.
FURNITURE
UNDERTAKING
House Furnishings,
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STOVES, RANGES.
Our stock Is complete In all line we
invite our friends to look It over. nil
riucBvor to please you. Call and nee ua.
STREIGHT C SATTLER,
(Successors to i.. try Boeck. )
-M .ATTSMOTTTH, - NKh
Don't Be Hypnotised.
druirri$ts can make
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you beiicvA 'Jt other
remedies re
us pood in tfincs j ou
ou want "won i
y u foelievj4i-. ir n you Deueve in
;i remedy, lil is half the cure, and if
you iicropt t rm thi nr els--e it will do
you tio frooJJ s you haven't faith in it.
Come to uri'jh.vriere you get what you
cull for ano there will be no substi
tutions abott it. Our motto: "The
Most and rea Goods for the Least
Money. ,
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. HEDBLCOri PHARMACY .
The Casino Saloon
WripE YOU CAN GET
rnE FAMOUS
AN HI USER-BUSCH
BOTTLED BEER
- IY THE CASE. '
Pure Ira'pfarted Wines and Whiskie
and iji'it queen of all medi-
1 iit Malt-Nntrine.
A MISTAKE
Look before you Buy
And you won't pet stuck either
on a p tintcd seat or inferior liquors,
which are often offered as bargains by
unprincipled concerns. Phil Thierolf
don't want you to patronize them
once, they want jour purchases to be
a samole of the quality you will
always find in their stole. If you
want to he just to yourself, examine
our wines and liquors before going
elsewhere. You will thank ua for
this tin.
PHIL THIEROLF. Proprietor.
4 Fancy..
Crockery..
A splendid tin tusl received; slso the
most complete anr ..cgant line of I'lain
and Decorated Cninaware ever brought
to the city may be fouu-J at the store oi
GbfRK.
First Door East of Court House
The Best in Groceries
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