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City Steam Laundry lSroken In
to By Youthful Burglars.
Ttarc or Thtiu Implicated In the Theft
and Divide the Spoils Horse Thieves
Continue to do An Active Itoslness In
Their Chosen Occupation First Fobllc
Appearance of New Orchestra.
Chief of Police Slater yesterday dis
covered that the burglary which oc
curred attho City Steam laundry Tues
day evening was the work of three
email boys, who9o names are withheld
out of respect to their parents. The
mother of one of the boys yesterday
informed the ofticer that her son was
not attending school ns regularly as
she wished. It was found that the boy
had again played truant, and by ques
tioning him closely the marshal, much
to his surprise, secured all the facts in
regard to the robbery.
The boy's story was to the effect that
ho had been detailed to stand in front
of the laundry and warn his compan
ions in case anyone approached. En
trance was effected by prying ojen
one. of the windows in the basement.
He said one of the boys took $2, the
other 80 cents and that he only got 10
cents out of the spoils. The other boys
made a similar confession. The par
ents expressed a willingness to mako
good Mr. Lehnhoff's Ioh?, and no ar
. rests wero made.
Eich of the boys doubtless got a
much needed apanking. The empty
cat-h drawer was found in the alley
back of the lauudry,where it had been
left behind.
Home Thieves are Active.
Marshal Slater roccivod a card from
Sheriff F. A. Dowd of Fort Dodge, la.,
this morning offering a reward of $50
for the capture of a thief who 6tolo a
span of horses, one set of harness and
a top buggy at that place last Satur
day. The outfit belonged to Peter
Ericson, a farmer, who had tho icam
tied to a hitching post while ho was
doing some shopping.
Chief of Polico Donahue of Omaha
reports tho theft of two brown mares,
which occurred on Tuesday morning.
The animals wero tied to a post on the
Gardner's Markot, and belonged to
Mrs. Norma Murphy of Council Bluffs
' Death of Mrs. Itlack.
Mrs. John Black departed this life
at her home on Lincoln avenue last
evenins at C o'clock. Deceased was
forty-five years and six months of age,
She leaves a husband, one son, an aged
father and mother, five brothers and
two sisters to mourn her demise. She
united with the Christian church at
the early age of thirteen and has been
a devoted member ever since.
Funeral will take place from tho
Christian church Sunday at 2 p. m.
conducted bv tho Christian minister
from Hamburg, la.
Tlev. C- A. Siras will preach at the
Christian church next Sunday, October
7. Morning services at 11 o'clock and
evening services at 8 o'clock. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Circulating Median!.
Yesterday was pay day at the starch
works, and the sum of 84,440.85 was
distributed among the wage earners
for their labor. And yet Attorney
General Smyth and the party which
he claims to have the honor to repre
sent, assisted by the Nebraska City
News, seem more than anxious to de
prive these employes from labor and
prevent that much money being put in
circulation in this immediate vicinity.
Think of it; an amount approximating
$5,000 to be expended here; a detri
ment to this city. That is what Mr.
Smyth says. Forfeit charters and
franchises; throw hones labor out of
employment and not have that much
additional money put in circulation
which has been honestly earned and
which is a benefit to nny locality.
The pursuance of such a course is
nothing more or less than demo-pop-
fusiohism. Nebraska City Press.
Special Examination.
The Cass County Teachers' astocia
tion will meet at AVoepicg Water Oc
tober 20, at 10 o'clock a. m. The reg
ular examination should take place at
Plattsmouth on that date, but a special
examination for teachers is called on
Saturday, October 13, at the county
superintendent's office. Teachers will
please take notice and act accordingly.
TV. C. Smith,
County Superintendent.
Card of Than a.
We wish to extend to the people of
Murray and vicinity our thanks for
their kindnes? in the sickness and
death of ou beloved father. Able
Crabtree. ALLEN Crabtrek,
Noah Crabtree,
Ross Crabtree,
Travis Crabtree,
Silas Crabtree,
Mrs. Elsv Curtis.
DHAD .ICOllllKIC UNKNOWN
Man Killed By I-x press Messenger Not
Ideutltled.
The robber who was killed in the
holdup on the Burlington near Council
Bluffs Wtdnesday night has not been
identified. The coroner's inquest will
bo held tody,when it is expected more
light tfill be thrown on the mystery.
A couple of bloodhounds were put on
the trail of the other robber yesterday
morning. A dispatch from Council
Bluff a to the state papers, in regard to
the arrest of a suspect at that place is
as follows:
"A man who is suspected of being
the second robber was arrested hero
about 8 o'clock this morning and is
held 'at the city jail. He gives his
name as D. 11. Knight and claims to
have come from Thayer, la. Ho came
in on the blind baggage of the Chicago
limited, arriving hero at 7:30 a. m.
Tho train barely stopped at the local
depot on Main street when Knight
dropped off and walked away, making
such apparent effort to avoid being
seen that suspicion was excited. Ho
made his way up Main street, and go
ing into Connor's saloon inquired for a
morning paper. Ono was handed to
him and he took it and opened at once
to tho story of tho robbery. After
glancing hastily through it he flung
the paper down and walked out. He
seemed very nervous and excited. He
was placed under arrest and when
searched at the city jail a ticket from
Pacific Junction to this city was found.
It had been purchased this morning
and had not been punched. It is
scarcely iossible that Knight could
have been in the train and have been
misled by the conductor, as conductors
work their trains with especial thor
oughness when approaching terminals.
The purchase of the ticket shows that
Knight was at Pacific Junction this
morning, and the escaping robber is
supposed to have gone in that direc
tion. Had he beat his way from Thayer,
as he claims, it is scarcely possible that
he would have purchased a ticket at
Pacific Junction and then failed to use
it. lie claimed to Officer Callahan
when arrested that the conductor failed
to ask for it. He claimed to have bean
in the train."
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uciunintcd With
THIS COLLAR?
If not wo would be pleased to give you an
introduction.
THE ASHBRIDGE is a favorite and you
ato bound to become fast friends when
you know its good qualities.
Its the "duett" make and costs but
15C, OR 2 FOR 25c.
- Notice its graceful outlines, its moderate height
- and its stylish effect. We have other st3'les if
you want tin in unrm
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O omc Tilings We Have
Ajoiixe lOiin You Want
A Splendid line of Cotton Blankets. .. . Wool-fleeced Underwear for men.
children and ladies. .. .Plaids for School dresses.'. . .Uock-ltibbed Hosiery for
- boys and girls tho 4can't-woar-out" kind. ...An elegant line of Shoes for
-ladies, in fancv and medium grades. .. .School Shoes for boys and eirls .
Shoes for men, to suit their occupation. .. .Everything in men's working
.- goods. . ' . -
In Groceries - C!?
we carry the best... We make a specialty of Coffees at 15c, 17Je. 2io.
25o and 35c. ...Gilt Edge Creamery Butter alwnys in stoclf... We have Eirs
when you can't get them elsewhere. . ..Our cellar is Clled to the roof with po
tatoes.. ..Produce is what we want, u mo quality is good.... Bring u9 your
butter, eggs, lard, potatoes and apples We pay cash for chickens. .. .It you
have a bushel or corn or wneai you can iraue u to us ior anything In our line
Formerly F. T. Davis Co.,
By Methodist Church
C . LONG,
Petit Jury Selected.
- The following named gentlemen have
been selected to serve on the petit jury
during the next term of district court:
Ed Dimmitt, William Neville, Nelson
Sayles.J. J. Swoboda, J. C. Hayes, M.
W. Waltz, C. A. Gauer. Koy Baldwin,
Wash. Bull is, E. A. Kirkpatrick, N.
Calkins, A. C. Beach, S. A. Morrison.
C. C. Vosburg, Robert Troop, A. E.
Taylor, Theodore Heim, George W.
Adams, John Domingo, Henry Behrns,
sr., a. fil. tstraaiey, sr., i nomas Wiles,
R. O. Fellows, John Adams.
A Laughing Success.
On Monday evening the Irving
rench company in"A Runaway Wife"
will be the attraction at Whito's opera
house. Manager White promises us a
revelation in the line of comedy. This
play has proven a laughing success for
the past five seasons. All the parts
are admirably sustained, as special
care has been taken in procuring noth
ing but the best talent. A number of
clever and up-to-date specialties are
continually introduced during the ac
tion of the play, at.d between acts thoy
will introduce all the latest novelties,
civiner a continuous performance at
popular prices, 10, SO and 30 cent
The management has decided to admit
ladies free the opening night only, if
accompanied bv an escort with one
paid 30-cent ticket.
The navy department library is
rapidly assuming its proper propor
tions and is regarded as the most val
uablo in this country in those branches
of literature dealing especially with
seafering lore, travels, explorations,
histories of ships and of navies, and
the aim for tho future is to make here
the naval library of the country. Thd
collection of photographs from life of
foreign naval vessels in the possession
of the office of naval intelligence is
probably not excelled by any similar
collection in the world. Through our
naval representatives abroad this do
partment has been steadily gathering
information in this form for many
years past and it is not too much to
say that with the information in store
here the navy department can form
itself at once of the exact force of any
nation at any designated point of the
globe. This information relates to
personnel and material and is in the
main exact and official.
TO WHOM IT MAT CONCERN, m
Plattsmouth, Sept. 18. We, the
undersigned-business men of Platts
mouth, Neb.,are satisfied with Charles
Hasson as night watch or merchant
police and believe him to be a good
and competent man for the place.
C. E. Wescott & Son.E. D. Cummins,
M. L. Johnson, Egenberger & Troop,
Nathon Moore, F. R. Guthman, A.
Clark, I. Pearlman, A. G. McCloy,
August Gorder, A. G. Bach & Co., E.
A. Oliver & Co., D. W. Shine, H. H.
Kubney, William Schmldtman, B. A.
McElwaln, II. Waintroub, H. Gooe,
Joseph Fetzer, John P. Sattler, J. H.
Thrasher, Solomon & Nathan, J. Hatt,
hil Harrison, A. Helps, J. W. Cra-
bill, W. L. Street, J. M. Patteron, T.
M. Patterson, Kunzman & Ramge,
Julius Pepperberg, R. W. Hyers, J.
W. Sage, Zuckweiler & Lutz, Phil
Sauter, F.-G. Fricke, C. H. Smith,
Gering & Co., John Schiappacasse,
Snyder & Co., Gus llhcde.F. S White,
H. Heitzhauaen, M. Fanger, T. P.
Livingston. W. II Schildknecht, II.
J. Streight, W. D. Jones, J S. Living
ston, Manspeaker & Marler, A. Haw-
rick, J. Tt. Denson, W. W. Slater, W.
B. Elster, Otto Bookmeyer, A. J. Tril
ity, L. B. Egenberger, C. L. Herger,
Henry Herold; George B. Lehnhoff, J.
Mockenhaupt, H. D. Barr, C. D.
Long, S. E. Hall & Son, M. S. Briggs,
F. M. Richey, E. W. Cook, Otto Wurl,
John Waterman, W. D. Wheeler.
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What Shall We Have for Oessert?
This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it today.
Try Jell O, a delicious dessert. Pre
pared in two minutes. No baking!
Add hot water and set to cool. Flavors:
Lemon, orange, raspberry and straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts.
Oicar II. Kraft, associate editor of
the Illinois Staats Zeitung, will make
ten speeches in Nebraska, one of which
will be at Louisville Friday evening,
Oclober 12. He will address the vot
ers in the German language, so those
who cannot understand that tongue
might not feel paid for going.
O le of E l Fitzgerald's team 4 was
tied to a post on North Sixth street
this afternoon, and, becoming fright
ened, ran down the hill at a rapid gait
Tney were brought to a standstill, how
ever, before any serious damage had
been done.
Quite a delegation from this
citv went to Omaha last evening to
hear Governor Roosvelt. He con
eluded his tour of Nebraska at that
place.
A gang of men from the B. & M
shops put up the new smoke-stack on
the power house yesterday. The work
was completed about 6 o'clock and the
lights were turned on as usual last
night
When you hear a woman boast that
she is going to marry a man tore
form him the chances are she was un
able to get a man that didn't need re
forming.
Joe Peters departed last evening for
Peoria, 111., for a week's visit with
relatives. His wife and child have
been visiting at that place for some
time.
Hon. E. J. Burkett will speak at
Murdock the 16th and at Union the
17th. Judge Spurlock will also be
present at the Murdock meeting.
On Friday and Saturday, October 12
aid 13, there will be a cloak sale at
Wurl & Coffey's store. A good oppor
tunity to get bargains.
Messrs. John Sattler, H. R. Gering
and W. W. Coates made a business
trip to Omaha on the early train.
Mrs. J. C. Petersen, who went to
Lincoln yesterday to see the street fair,
returned home this morning.
Do not forget the cloak sale at Wurl
& Coffey's Friday asd Saturday, Octo
ber 12 and 13.
lion. G. L. Dobson ot. Iowa wil
speak at Weeping Water the evening
of October 9.
Jeil-O. the Mew Desert,
Pleases all the family. Four flavors:
Ijjemon, orange, raspberry and straw
Derry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try
it toaay.
Lincoln has had a large delegation
of Murdock residents all this week.
Mrs. II. A. Tool and son returned
Tue&day evening from a week's stay in
Omaha.
Mrs. John Lois is home from a very
pleasant three weeks' visit near her old
home in Illinois.
Conrad Wirth has returned from
his Iowa visit and is busy again paint
ing for his patrons.
Tho two herds of western horses
offered for salo here this week did not
tako well with our farmers.
Louis Blum has purchased two lots
from the Town Site company and will
move his residence thereon, which is
to be enlarged. His present quarters
are too close.
It was George Lois and CoraGenting
who surprised their friends last week
by going to Iowa to be married. They
will make their home with Mrs.
George Lois' mother.
Miss Ada (Gentry) Wood mot with a
painful accident Monday. She had
the misfortune to full down the stair
way and a broken ankle was the re
sult. Dr. J. II. Hall is in attendance.
The many friends of Fred Bronko
will be sorry to learn of his death,
which occurred in California last week.
The remains were shipped here and
interment made in tho Louisville cem
etery Monday.
On Tuesday evening, October 16, we
are to be treated to a feast of speech
making. Hon. C II. Dietrieh, Hon.
E J. Burkett and their talent is prom
ised to address the public in the school
house at Murdock. A rousing welcome
and reception is assured.
F. II. Guthmann, Mr. and Mrs. J
P. Keil of Plattsmouth and Mr. and
Mrs. II. R. Neilzel of Murdock made
an overland trip to Stevens Creek in
Ltncaster county, Saturdny, returning
Mondav. Thev report the crops of
Cass county as looking far better than
thoee farther west.
CK1IAK CHEEK UAPf KNINGS.
A great many farmers have started
to gather corn.
John Albert purchased a new wind
mill of our dealers last week.
August Schneider was purchasing
hardwaro on the Omaha market Tues
day.
Rumor has it that a prominent
young couple in this vicinity are soon
to be married.
A large crowd from this precinct at
tended the Roosevelt meeting at Platts
mouth Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ramsey of Man
ley spent Tncsday and Wednesday at
II. A. Schneider's.
II, A. Schneider was a Manley pas
senger Thursday night, returning
home Friday merning.
Henry Leuchtweis, who has been
working on Motzer's ranch in Cherry
county for several months, returned
home Wednesday night.
Mrs. George Horn and children have
gone to Stuart, Neb., to help wait upon
her mother, who is" very sick at her
home near that place.
W. II, fleil & Bros, shipped four
bead of thoir fine catte from this place
Wednesday. There has been a large
demand for their cattle the past year.
A message was received at this
place Thursday morning saying that
Mrs. Katio Simraet, now living in
Omaha, was very sick and not expected
to recover.
A rather one sided but interesting
game of base ball" was played on the
home grounds last Sunday between
Sunny Side Bid the Cedar Creek
Juniors. The Juniors winning by
score of 24 to 5. Batteries for Sunny
Side, Ossenkop, Kennedy and Doty
brother; for Juniors, Inheldor and
Schneider. Umpire, Brodbeck. A
return game will be played Sunday at
Chandler s pasture, which will in all
probability be the last game of the
season. - -
Will OIe a tirsnd Mall.
The Parmele Theatre orchestra will
give a grand ball at Waterman's hall
on Friday evening, October 12. This
organization is composed of some of
the best musical talent to be found in
the city .and is certainly the best of its
kind ever organized in Plattsmouth.
The News predicts that their first ap
pearance will be a 'successful social
event. - -
pRIDAY and SATURDAY
OCTOBER 12-13,
Wurl & Coffey will have on sale a
Complete line of the latest styles of
Ladles' Jackets and Gapes
Children's and Misses' Jackets, Capes and Fur Collarettes.
ALSO A LARGE SHOWING OF
adtes' Golf
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The most popular selling garments of the season.
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CORRECT SHAPES
RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP
GUARANTEED MATERIALS.
Select your winter garments at this sale. An experienced
fitter will be on hand to wait on the customers . . .
url & Coffey,
Fitzgerald Block,
9
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.
Perseverance often accomplishes
more than power.
It ill becomes the dwarf to ridicule
the giant.
A wise man never gives up a sure
thing for an uncertainty.
Good advice is often suspected when
given by a disinterested person. .
Shut the door in the face of nature
and she will come in at the window.
Ho who looks with contempt on tho
pursuit of farmers is unworthy oi a
place on earth.
Partial payments puzzle the school
boy, and the older he gets the more
they worry him.
It doesn't necessarily improve the
morals of the bookkeeper when ho
turns over a new leaf
Tho youth who is ashamed of t
father's bus'.ness isn't ardiamd to
pquanuVr the coin tho old m in m:id
out of it.
Tho man who is always ti-llinr yon
that the coat donni'l make tlii man
is tho first to crltioino on ill titling
garment.
William Atwood and wif returned
this mornintr from their v i-it with
relatives at Lincoln.
E. 6. Dovey k Son
Opening of... 8
Fall Season.
Advance in Prices Competition g
Cuts No Figure with Us. Defied.
SOME OF OUR LEADERS:
2,000 Yards
Best Outing Flannel
Regular 10c quality; our price lc.
2500 Yards
Best Flannelettes,
Worth today YZc; our price 10c.
Ginghams,
To close out a special line of these
floods that sold at 10c to 20c a yd,
your choice, 7c.
Dress Goods
We are showing- -our line of Fall
and Winter Dress Goods all the
new goods from the Eastern mar
kets, at the Lowest Prices. See
the new
Black Pierola Cloth,
the handsomest production out in
Woolen goods.
DON'T FORGET,
We are Sole Agents for
Butterick
Patterns,
Budd's Baby
Shoes,
Queen Quality
Ladies' Shoes
and....
Gage Down
Corsets.
E G. DOVEY & SON.
We Sell Six Spools of Thread
for 25 cents.