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I IS His Preliminary Hearing Held at Weeping Water. CoDttublo McNarlln Hrlnga the Frliontr to Piatt moot b For 8t Keeping Big Crowd Conttnplate Going to Omibi Tauuiruw to Hear Matthew Oer lug' Adtlrcas. From Wednesday's Daily. Victor Dotield, the man who was mentioned in yesterday's NEWSin con nects n with the burglary which oc curred at Weeping Water Sunday night, had his preliroir ary hearing at that place yesterday before Justice F. M. Timblin, and the court found that the fact- in the case warranted him in binding the prironer oyer to the ais- t.rict court in the auro 01 uu. DoCcla was brought to Platt3mouth late lat night by Constable Dick Mc Nurlin,and he now languishes in the county jail. County Attorney Root, who went to Weeping Wator yesterday to look after tho case, has not yot returned. UKKIXl WILL. SPEAK IN OMAHA. larlliiRton OfTera a Special Kate to Those Who Wash to go to Hear Him. J. Matthnw fiprinf.who recently ioined the republican ranks, will givo an ad-droftf-fht Omaha tomorrow eveniog. IT-e Burlington, realizing that there ... . . . . T-ii - will be a large numoer 01 nis r-iatw- ' mouth friends who will want to go to L hear him, announces a special rate of V . . . . ml 60 cents lor the rouna trip, mo ruu jning of a special train to and from Omaha was first discussed, but as the regular train service on the Burling- on is good, a special rate was de cided upon. This rate win h trnni nn all trains tomorrow. No ubt a big crowd will go to hear him. r- Mr. Bering is also booked for an ad- drtOat Nebraska City on Saturday evening, October 27. Does It Fay To lluy Cheap. , .1 g V. n .nil IV iv cneap reuieuy ur tuuguo V '""ils is ail right, but you want some- tang that will relieve and cure the more sevore and dangerous results of iSt- jroat and lung troubles. What shall Kty vo'o? Go to a warmer and more vegu!aSMimate? Yes, if possible: if Km - for vou. then in either ase tadtiho onlj' remedy that has been Introcked in all civilized coun- es with 8u"6ess in severe throat and Joyrup." It not only heals and etimu f lates the tissues to'Xdestroy the germ I disease, but allar inflammation. causes oasy expectora'lon.gives a good ... . . 3 Al , w night s rest, ana euryo .uu pnui-u. Try one bottle,. P,acommended many years by all dryggists in tho world. jCJet Green's rize Almanac. tr.dler Hoya t'omlDg Home. Tl?o announcement is sent out from i thy'military headquarters at San Fran I'ciaco that the first installment of the k'jlunteer army now in the Philippines ?vill leave Manila November 1. From Vhat time until next Juno tho trans ports will bring home about "5,( 00 men at the rate of from 4,IXH) to 5,uou a month. Tho sick will, if possible, bo shipped on earlier transports, that tLey may travel without crowding. The various regiments will be inus- , tered out and paid as soon as possible "after they arrive in the United State. By this arrangement the camps now at the Presidio will be sufficient to ac- AimmnilatA tlA pntiPA ArlTlV. Sees Force of Argument. A dispatch from l-;gle in todays State Journal says: "There has never t been a time when there has been such a demand for farm hands as at present. An old-time democrat was in town a Lfe-wd(i.vs ago who had been to Lincoln r twice on the hunt lor corn nusners ana found none. The Lincoln folks told him to go homo and elect Bryan and hands would be plenty. Ho said he was well aware when the democratic party was in powor wages were low.but times were also very hard, and for his yart between McKinley and prosperity and Bryan's paramount issue nonsense ho would vote for McKinley." Will le Married at Kansas City. Tho many friends of Marion McEl wain in this city will bo pleased to hear of his forthcoming marriage, which will occur at Kansas City tomor- vsswjkniae- Speaking of the invita tions lent out for the event the Kan sas City Journal says: "Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sorby, 1624 Marytle avenue, announce the mar riage of their daughter, Lucie, to Mr. M. A. McElwain, Thursday evening. rw-tnher 25. at 8 p. m , St. Mark's church, Seventh and Prospect avenue. At home after Novombvjr 15 at 1227 ) Askew avenue." llg Sh'pment of Plate (ilasa. f he Saltier Furniture company yes- teiday received tho plate glass lor the front of their storo building on South Sixth street. The shipment consists of four lights 82x06 inches, two 11x06, ore 4S.96, one l&Jfc96. one 34x96, two 37x96 and one 94 45. When this class is put in it will make one of the neatest display , windows in t-iausmouiu. L - 1 Job Couldn't Have Stood It. . ' i . . . i Tf harJ Tlrhincr Pilifl. Thov'rfl terribly annoying; but Bucklen's Ar nic Salve will cure the worst case, of Piles cn earth. It has cured thous j ands. For I jurio. Pains or Bodily , Eruptions it's the host salve in the ' world. Price 25c. a lox. Cure guaran teed. Sold by r. U. r ricke & Uo. druggists. Among those who went to Omaha on thn fast mail this afternoon to hear , Ma heW Gering were Dr. E. W. Cok Uo'irt Troop, A. B. Todd, Carl Fncke Ben Elson," Will Coolldge, Henry Ger nng, W. W. Coates, John Kuhney, E ' A. Oliver, L. B. Egenberger, A. B Taylor and John Loyda. Many more went on the later train. DOM BOUND OVER W ill lt Trltcl Today. Mikf Smith, charged wiin complicity intheth.f: f certain j -wtlery, de cided Tu-sday, tnorniug that he did not desire to have his preliminary hcariog before Judge Ajlf6('Pth or Justice Vieu, po his attorney secur ed a change of venue i0 the court of Ju-tice Fcrrier, where it will be held today. Smith was r-m vci from the city to the county jail. Smith couteods that the jewelry in question wad given him by Archie Walker for sufn keeping while tho latter w;n inti xicited. Walker has been bound over to the grand jury for his connection with the robbery. Tho stolen jewelry was the properly of Walker's sister Council Bluffs department in Omaha Uve. CAUGHT IX A CLOUD IJUKST Assistant erretary of War Has i Close Call for His Life. From Wednesday's Dally Assistant Secretary of War Meikle john narrowlj' escaped death after one of the moat thrilling experiences, says the Omaha Iioo. L:ist Saturday after noon ho spoko at Stromsburg, Folk county, und at 0 o'clock l?ft that f.lace for Clarks, which is on th3 ranin line of the Union Pac fir;, fourteen miles northwest of Strom-tburg. He was traveling in a light buggy with a driver, intending to cover the fourteen miles in two hours aud take the mid night train from Clarks to Omaha. He had hardly gotten outsido of Stroms burg when the signs of a ttorm were seen in the west. About four miles out a cloud burst covered the whole valloy through which he was passing. Cul verts and bridged w-ro washed away and so dark was it that it was impos sible to see the ears of a horse. Mr. Meiklejohn and tho driver got out of the wagon and began to soirch for the road. The horse whs standing in two feet of water and the rush of tho tor rent down the valley was suggestive of tho breaking of a dam. They decided to leave the roadway to the instiucts of the horse. Only three matches did they have and two of these were blown out in an instant by the fury of tho gale. Mr. Meiklejohn remembered that ho had a nightshirt in his travel ing bag and a bottle of cosmolino. He wound the night robe securely around the butt of the whip, smeared tho petroleum ovor the muslin and then with his remaining match set tho hast ily improvished torch on fire. The light which flamod up disclosed a tor rent of water in front. They had got ten off tho road and fifty feet further would have gone over into a deep gul ley and b"en carried out to the river. Slowly they picked their way back to the roadway and with the occasional fiishes of lightning and tho aid of tho torch managed to get into Clarks six and one-half hours after they had started. When Mr. Meiklejohn came into tho Millard hotel Sunday morning he was the sorriest looking assistant secretary of war sen since Charles A. IJ.ma'ri return from the Wilderness. MILL. HAKK I'JIOKl VNT CH.lNtiKS Itnrllnglon's Knnsns City Trains to he Kan Via Council ItlnfT. It is reported in railroad circ'.es that n a short time all of the through Kin- as Cry or St. Louis trains on the Uur ington will be transferred to tho other iue of the river. This means that they will tret in and out of Omaha bv way of the Council Illuffs union trans- er and the Union Pacific bridge. It is understood that arrangements for this change are now being mad9 at St. Louis. If the contemplated change is carried out it will transfer four of the trains which pass through Piattsmouth over hat road daily No. 20, arriving at 9:27 a. m ; No. 27. arrivin? at 10:47 n. m.; No. 26, arriving at 5:27 p. m., and No. 11, which also arrives at 5:27 p. m. This series of changes, it is said, is about to come through the demands of Council Bluffs for more Kansas City and St Louis train service. However, t is thought the train service between Piattsmouth and Omaha will remain all that can be desired. At the w l'aruielv. In Mr. Clay Clement's play, "The Now Dominion," the chief charm next to that of Von llohenstauffen, which fills in nearly the whole canvass, is its smooth, flowing naturalness, a natural ness that seems to start a spring of genuine feeling in every auditor. Tho slouching villkin in gentleman's clothes, the mortgaged estate, the de ceived mountain girl, is tho basis on which it seems necessary for the author to build that tender story of the Ger man's love and loyalty. Tho whole play exists for the portrayal of this character, placed among the Virgin- ians,that are used to fill out his whim sicalities. Ho alone has been lovingly, truly sympathetically instructed and lives as a man of flesh and blood in a world of pretty puppets and time worn ideas. So complete is the interpreta tion of Baron Von HohonslautTen by Mr. Clement that it makes tho play and leaves on tho spectator the im pression of fragrance, an exquisite aroma of moral beauty, a fine artistic subtlety. The formal, although puro courtesy of the European, the exalted philosophical and poetic ideas of the German, the slight grotesqueness fall ing athwart the noble outlines of the character, crystallized into type of great artistic value and dramatic and literary interest. Wholesome, delight fully bumorom, new and strikingly individual in its leading character. bubbling gently with a kind of senti ment that awakens the best feeling in human nature, "The New Dominion is continuously charming and never tame. L. P. Myers and wife of Aurora, 111., who have been visiting, in this county for several days past, departed today for Colorado Springs, Colo. Mrs Myers is a daughter of D. C. Crosser of this city and a sister of Willis and Dora Crosser of Murray. TOLD STARTLING STORY Omalia Paper Prints Statements Made by Mrs. Holmes. Claims the Cass County Authorities Are Starving Her Husband to Death Bar llogtou Expects Soon to Kan Its Omaha-Kansas City Trains Via Council lilafTs Other Mews. From Thursday's Daily. An article in the Omaha News last night, speaking in regard to the way Charles E. Holmes is being treated in the jail at this place, is certainly a re flection upon the Cass county author ities. The article is as follows: "If the statements made by Mrs. C. E. Holmes are true, the practices of the Inquisition still exist in Nebraska. Mrs. Holmes is, the wife of Charles E. Holmes, who forraorly conducted a cigar store near Sixteenth and Jack son streets. "About a month ago Holmes was ar rested in Piattsmouth on the charge of stealing brass. Ho wa3 thrown into tho Piattsmouth jtil and his bond was fixed at $2,000. Mrs. Holmes wa9 un able to procure bail for him, and she says that since his arrest Holmes has languished in a damp and extremely filthy prison coll. She visited - him while he was in jail, and all attempts on her part to render assistance to the prisoner were denied. "She declared that Holmes is being sturved to death to compel him to con fess a crime of which he is not guilty. When sho brought him some fruit and other delicacies the jailer refused to allow the prisoner to receive them As a result of his confinement he is said to have lost his reason and is now a raving maniac "Mrs. Holmes has appealed to a fra ternal order, of which her husband is a member, and has asked that a com mittee be appointed to investigate the conditions, and see if they are not as she has described them. She says that Holmes' cell is so foul that no person can live in it for any length of time. "Mrs. Holmes stood ready to furnish $500 bail, but $2,000 was reauired. She is positive in her assertion that hor huobaud's arrest is the result of malice, and that she has undoubted proof of his innocence" Some Facts In the Case. When Holmes was arrested, it will be remembered, he put up a neat little talk in regard to his innoceace, stating that ho was on his way homo from Murray when the officers nabbed him. It soon after developed that his story about his visit at Murray was a fake. Ho subsequently had a preliminary hearing before Justice Archer,and the eviJeuce brought against Holmes at that time was of such a character that tho court felt justified in binding him over to tho district court in tho sum of $1,000 not $2,000, as Mrs. Holmes would have her Omaha frionds believe. Everything progressed smoothly un til a week ago last Sunday, when the man first began to display signs of in sanity. It may bo said to his credit that he imitated a crazy man to per fection, but his game evidently did not work. Several limes when the jailer brought bis food, the man upset the tray on the floor and kicked the food about, and the furniture and other fix tures which he destroyed made the in terior of his cell look like it had been struck by a Kansas cyclone. The rub bish was always cleaned up, however, and the place made as neat as possible under the circumstances. Drs. Cook and Livingston visited the j all one day last week, and although Holmes acted his "best," they did not believe he was insane. Holmes was not fed for three meals, it is true, but if this is what is meant by "starving him into submis sion" it is hIso a fact that this move on tho part of the keeper ha9 changed Holmes from a "raving maniac" to a perfectly sane man. The j tiler says he has hd no trouble with him since that time. The following certificate from Dr. E W. Cook, examining physician of Cass Camp No. 332, M. W. A., Dr. T. P. Livingston and Henry R. Gering, ex venerable consul of the local camp of Wood men, is probably enough to satisfy most people of the falacity of the charges made by Mrs. Holmes: Plattsmoctu, Oct. 25. The under signed had occasion to visit the Cass county jul while C. E nolmes was at tempting to play the insanity dodge, and claim' that all statements made by Mrs. Holmes in reerard to his treat ment are untrue, and that he has re ceived as good treatment as could be given him under the circumstances. and we also think as the authc rities hero think that the prisoner has been too successful in his work here for the past fivo or six years to be of unsound mind. . E W. COOK, M. D., T. P. Livixgstox, M. D., Henky R. Gering. A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard st. Philadelphia, Pa.,' when she found that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption . had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could giye her no help, but she says of this Boyal Cure "it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. - I feel like sounding its praises throughout the universe." So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble of the throat, che?t or lungs. Price 60c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at F. G. r ricKe st co s. urug store; every bottle guaranteed. . 5 Judge M. Archer returned from his trip to Omaha last evening. He re ports that his wife is improving nicely from the effects Of the operation which she recently underwent. Public Notice. To whom it may concern: A meeting has been called for Wed nesday, October 31, at 2 o'clocK p. td., at T. E. Fulton's blacksmith shop, three and one-half miles west of Mur ray, for the purpose of orgaaizlDg a Farmers' Mutual Independent Tele phone company. Come one, come all who feel an in terest in closer connection with the business centers, the doctor and the merchants, and , help push the work along. By order of committee. LETTER FKOM MR. BKOWN Explains His Position as Keg-ards Mutual Insurance Companies. A great effort is being made by tbe friends of Vincent Straub.fusion candi date for float representative, to pre judice the voters against his opponent, David Brown, by trying to make it ap pear that he is unfriendly to mutual insurance companies. And to that end Mr. Straub, while in the city, se cured the names of the members of the Farmers' Mutual in this county. The following letter from Mr. Brown fully explains his attitude toward mutual companies: Nebraska City, Oct. 24. Mr. Ed itor: As a mistaken idea seems to have been formed by friends of mutual insurance companies as to my position regarding them, I want to say that if elected I will in no way favor the re peal of the laws of this state governing mutual companies. I have for many years represented old line fire insur ance companies, and insure my own properly in tbe companies for which I am agent, but I have policies in assess ment life companies, and I recognize it to be every man' right to place his insurance of any and alt kinds where he pleases, and any attempt to restrain him by law in this resnec, would be as reprehensible as to endeavor to dic tate where he shall purchase his hard ware or groceries. As io whether I can be relied upon to act in accordance with these statements or not I refer by permission to Hon. Eugene Munn, presidout of the Farmers' Mutual In surance comp my of Lincoln, Neb., be tween whom and myself an intimate friendship has existed for more than thirty years. Yours truly, David Brown. AVOCA ITEMS. Fred Nutzman was an Omaha visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Ducham wa9 a Weeping Water visitor last Saturday. Walter Towers and Henry Vette were Omaha passengers last Saturday. George Betz, the druggist, moved his stock of drugs in the Brockman building last week. Charles Burch of Nebraska City is visiting here a few days with his sister, Mrs. Koster. Av ca will soon have another gen eral storo, Mr. dark of Union having made up his mind to locate here. Quite a few people from hero went to Weeping Water list S.tturday to see the man with horns Mark Hanna. Jack BurKirK is fixing up the old drug store building, and will remove hisbarber shop in it when itis finished. If any one h:is any money to bet on Bryan, just let him c mo to Avoc ,and he can be satisfied by our 6porting elements. II. Wilkinson of Eigle, republican candidate for float representative of this county, called on his mmy friends here one day last week. Claude Palmer, the professor of our schools, attended the teachers' meet ing at Weeping Water last Saturday. He suid he saw Mark Hanna,but he did not have any horns and hoofs as he thought he did. Mrs. Parker,mother of M--S. Haight, died Monday morning from complica tion of diseases at the age of eighty two years. Burial took place Wednes day morning at 10 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. J. Andress of the Congregational church. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartell and Mr. and Mrs. Hageman arrived here safe and 6ouod from their trip to their fatherland Germany. The former have been gone about six months, while the latter have been there for two years or more. Mr. Biriell seems to be well pleased with his trip, but thinks America is a good deal further advanced. POINTED PAKAOKAP-IS Chicago News. Men have strength, but women have tact. If a husband isn't sharp he is apt to be shrewd. The toper loves his glass na a pretty gi:l loves her mirror. Fools occasionally ficd opportunities, but wise men make them. A pawnbroker says that many of his customers have redeeming qualities. A woman who tells fortunes from a teacup isn't necessarily a saucer-ess. An old bichelor says the surest way to destroy weeds is to mary a widow. Theatric il managers and astrono mers are always trying to discover new stars. An I ishman says the tail of a dog is a novelty, because no one ever saw it bt fore. Elkhoro. PosloOtce Robbed. The postoffico iu the little village of Elkhorn, in D uglas county, was burg larized Monday night. The office is located in the general merchandise store of Charles Witte, who is the postmaster. The safe was blown open and $50 in stamps taken, together with Mr. Witte'a private collection of old and foreign coins, valued at $00, a half dozen watch chains acd notes for $2,000. Mr. Witte did not discover the robbery until he opened the store Tuesday morning, which gave the thieves plenty of time to make good their escape. ' RESPECTABLE RASCAL One oF the Trusted Scoundrels Robs a Ban' of Ha Can Get Hold Of. AMOUNT TOTALS UP TO 0700,000, "Which Is Also a Very Respectable Sum He Has Disappeared Hank Is Sound. j New York, Oct. 24. Charles L. Al rord, Jr., note teller of the First Na tional bank, of this city, is a fugitive and a defaulter to the extent of ?70O, 000. The announcement of the defal cation, which was made yesterday aft ernoon, created the utmost excitement in the financial district of the city, but the well known stability of the First National, and a statement issued by bank, had a quieting effect. This state ment was as follows: "The note tell er, who has been in the employ of the First National bank for many years, la a defaulter to a large amount. His operations have continued for a con siderable period and have been skill fully concealed through the manipula tion of his balance book. Was Mighty Skillfully Concealed. "The discovery was made by one of the bank's employes a few days after the completion of an examina tion of the bank by the United States examiners. During the continuance of his peculations periodical examina tions have been made by several dis tinct corps of examiners representing the comptroller's' department, all ex pert accountants, and the bank has also haJ frequent independent exam inations, neither of which has devel oped any Irregularity. The aggregate of the false entries, amounting to $700, 000, has been charged off on the books of the bank out of the reserve fund, without diminishing the surplus and profits of the bank a reported In its last published statement. It is ex pected that the shortage will be ma terially reduced by a substantial sum of which there is fair prospect of re covery." One of T hone Trimted Men A rain. Alvord had been with the bank for twenty years and was one of the most trusted men in the Institution. Ills stealings extended over a long period, but no suspicion of the truth was known until ten days ago, when he sent word that he was ill at his home. After he had been away for a day or two the bank put experts at work and some irregularities were found. As the experts delved deeper and deeper Into Alvord's books the extent of the rob brye began to dawn on the officers, until they were overwhelmed to find that It reached the enormous figure of $700,0O0. Whether that sum is all that he took is not yet known. RASCAL HORDED THE BIAII. DAILY. One Reason Why He Wu Able to Get Away with So Much. It has not yet developed how th note teller was able to put his hands on so much money. But one of the di rectors is reported to have said that Alvord was enabled to take such a large sum because as note teller h was in charge of the mail. This he opened every morning, aud he had am ple opportunity to abstract notes, drafts and cheeks, as well as monev! Of course he had to be esjR-cially skiil ful to make his accounts balance. This director admitted that he was at a loss to account for the failure of the bank examinters to discover Alvord's irregu larities at their last examination. For rest Raynor is in charge of the nation el bank examiners' otlk-e here. - What Alvord did with all the cash is also a mystery as yet. except that as usual in such cases it is said that a large amount of it went in stock specu lation. One story Is that he had lost $75,000 in one deal, but what deal It was Is not stated. It has been discov ered that during the summer Alvord visited Saratoga, where he cut a great figure, spending money like a prince. Tie rented a cottage, kept a fine stable of horses.and besidesplaying the racse Is said to have frequented gambling houses. Alvord was capable and experienced, and the discovery of his defalcations, made after he was gone, was a com plete surprise to everybody. The loss of money Is hardly disturbing the bnnk. which is one of the strongest In tho city. Alvord is about 50 years old and has a wife and three children. His home was at Mount Vernon, and he was respeettd there as well as in the street. TTis habits were good. lie dis apipenred n week or ten days ago. The crime has been known long enough to the officers now to enable them to say with some assurance that Alvord did his work alone. No one else is undei suspicion. London Paper for Mob Law. London. Oct. 24. The Daily Mail this morning devotes an editorial to the denunciation of the authorities for "encouraging and protecting" Dowle. "If the students had succeeded Induck ftig this aged fraud." it says, "no great harm would have been done. He is able to rely on the whole strength of the police for no other purpose except to fleece the public. His meetings should be stopped. ITe deserves no more consideration than the 'welcher' of the race course." Smallpox at Marquette. Marquette, Mich., Oct 24. Two cases of smallpox has been discovered here In the Harlow block. The vic tims are Hugh McKenzie and John Knight, both railroad men. They were taken to an isolated dwelling, where they are now quarantined. They are slightly affected and it is believed that they will come out all right. Many peo ple were exposed before they were placed in detenlon. Clrcn instances Are Suspicions. Ishpem ing, Mich., Oct. 24. The body of John Hankanen, a Finlander, was found yesterday morning in Winfhrop No. 3 pit. Foul play is suspected, ne spent most of the nigtt at a house nearby with a countryman. They were both drinking and quarreling. A stone with blood on it was found in nanka nen's pocket. HELP WANTED. HUSTLING YOUNG MAN Can make $60 per month and expenses. Permanent position. Ex perience unnecessary . Write quick for particu lars. Clark & Co., Fourth and Locust streets, Philadelphia, Pa. $500 REWARD. Wj will pay the above reward for any case ol Liver complxint. Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion. 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In order to introduce the Semi Weekly St?te Journal to a whole lot of new homes it will be sent free from now until January 1, 1901, to any per son sending us One D ll.r for a year's subscription. This g ves you the pa per from now until January 1, 1902, for only One Dol.ar. The St -ttt Journal is the recognized tlate paper and should be in every I orne in the state. Printed at the capital il gives more prompt and accurate reports of Ne- brabka doing than any ether paper, and as it gives you two papers each week it furnishes you with the latest news several day ahead i-f other papers. You will rot wut to be with out the Journal dur'ng the legislature and the great senatorial content. The earlier you send the dollar the more papers you will get for your money. Address, The Journal at L'ncoln, Neb. List of Letters Uemaining uncalled for at the post- office at Piattsmouth, Neb., October 24, J9C0: Bill, Miss Ona Black, George Garduer.Mies Ro?- Kiwis, Mrs P S Yelk-, Peter. Colerick, Noah Gourtelot. George b linger, F G When calling for aoy of the above letters please say "advertised." C. H. Smith, Postmaster. Some Reasons Why You Should Insist on Having EUREKA HARNESS OIL U nequaled by any other. Renders hard leather soft. Especially prepared. Keeps out water. A heavy bodied oil. Harness An excellent preservative. Reduces cost of your harness. Never burns the leather ; its Efficiency is increased. Secures best service. Stitches kept from breaking. Oil I s sold in all Localities Mannfarturedby Htaadard Oil Can pan y. Probate Notice. In County Court, Cass County. Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of F'rederick Brunko. deceased - Louisa Schildmeyer, Edward Brunko and Ernest and Annie Krunko, minors, and all other persons interested in said matter, are hereby notified that on the 6th day of October. l'.HXi. Louisa Schildmeyer filed her petition in said court, alleging among other things, that Fred erick Brunko. late of Louisville, in said county, died at Santa Ana. California, on the 25th day of September, A. D. 1900, leaving a last will and testament, and possessed of real and personal estate in Cass county, Nebraska, and that the above named constitute all the persons interested in the estate of said deceased; and praying for probate of said will and for letters testamentary to VVm. A. Cleghorn. Vou are hereby notified that if you fail to ap pear before said court on the 31st day of October, 1900, at 11 o'clock a. m ., to contest the probate of said will, the court may allow and probate said will and grant administration thereunder to Win. A. Cleghorn, or some other suitable person, and proceed to a settlement thereof. Witness my hand the seal of said court at Piattsmouth, Nebraska, this 8th day of October. A. D. 1900. Seal J. E. Dotglass, County, Judge. First publication Oct. 9 -i. 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A. !)., IK(). at a special j election called pursuant to law for the purpose of , voting upon propositions to authorize the issue i ance ana sale of precinct bonds in the sum of $10.1AV to the Omaha Southern Railway company I to aid the construction of a railroad by said com pany in saia county ana inrouftn said precinct, and to levy a tax annually to pay principle aud interest on such bonds, did authorize the com missioners of said county to issue, negotiate and sell ten bonds of said precinct, each of the de nomination of one thousand dollars, to be dated January 1, 1.-WJ. to be payab e twenty years alter their date, but redeemable at the option of said precinct ten years alter their date, each bond to bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum payable semi-annually; such interest to be evidenced by forty coupons attached to each bond, principle and interest of a said bonds to be payable at Nebraska State Fis cal Agency City of New York in the state of New ork, and authorizing the levy of a tax annually to pay said interest and accumulate a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds. And whereas the said commissioners acting for and on behalf of said precinct auj county and by virtue of the powers vested in them by said election and the law, did issue said Piattsmouth Precinct Kailroad Bonds in all par ticulars in strict conformity with the law and did cause said bonds, ten in number, with interest coupons attached to be registered in the otiice of the auditor of public accounts for the state ol Nebraska, at Lincoln, Nebraska. And whereas the said ten bonds with coupons attached as aforesaid so issued and registered were by said commissioners delivered to said Omaha Southern Railway company and by said payee sold. And whereas there has been redeemed bonds numbered 1, 2 and 3 of said series, leaving due and owing on said bonds the sum of seven thous and dollars, and being represented by bonds ol said issue numbered from 4 to 10 inclusive. And whereas the rate for the use of money has declined since the issuance of said bonds so that the said seven thousand dollars in nonds remain ing unpaid can be taken up, paid off and re funded by the issuance and sale of Piattsmouth Precinct Relunding iionds in said sum of seven thousand dollars, at an interest payable seini anuallv at not to exceed the sum ol live ner cent per annum, which said bonds may be sold or ex changed at par for said original bonds in the hands of the holders thereof. Therefore, be it resolved, that there be sub mitted to the electors of Piattsmouth precinct to be voted upon at their polling place at Taylor's school house in Piattsmouth precinct at the com ing general election the propositions: Shall the county commissioners of Cass county be author ized to issusand sell orexenange at not less than par the refunding bonds ol said precinct in the sum of seven thousand dollars, with interest thereon at not to exceed live per cent per annum, payable annually, bonds payable ten years from date thereof, but with right to redeem any pail or all of said bonds on any interest pay day; said bonds to be of the denomination ot one thousand dollars each, and interest to be evidenced by cou pons attached to each of said bonds; bonds to be payable to bearer, and shall the county commis sioners be authorized to annually levy and col lect a tax against all the taxable property in said precinct for the purpose ot paying ott the accru ing interest on said relunding bonds and to pay ott at.d redeem the principle sum thereof, such authority to continue till the last bond unpaid shall be paid ott and satisfied and all interest accruing on unpaid bonds paid off. That objections to the issuance and sale of such refunding bonds may be made by any tax payer of Piattsmouth precinct on or before No vember?, A. I).. 11X10. Such objections to be in writing and hied with the countv clerk. Any ob jections so made will be heard by the county commissioners in their room in the court house at Piattsmouth at the hour of 10 o'clock a, m., November 7, A. I).. 1900. Notice of said proposed action, and to the elec tors of Piattsmouth precinct shall be given by publishing a copy of the aforesaid resolutions for Jour weeks prior to November 6, A. 1WU, in the Piattsmouth Journal and the Semi-vYkkkly News-Herald. First publication Oct 5-4 Legal Notice. To Harriet A. Townsend, non-resident, defend ant: You are hereby notified that on the 5th day of Oct. A. D. 19), the county of Cass, in the state of Nebraska, hied its petition in the district court of Cass county. Nebraska, against you. im pleaded with Bank of Cass County, et al., the ob ject and purpose of said petition being to have toreclosed tax liens against lots 6 to 21, inclusive, in block 2, Browne's subdivision of lot 17, in sec. 13. in town 12. range 13. In city of Piattsmouth. Cass county, Nebraska, and against lots (. and 10. in block 3, said subdivision of said lot 17; said taxes are for state, city, countv and school pur poses, levied for years 190 to 1H99, inclusive, and being against said lots 8 0 and 10. block 3, Browne's subdivision, for lh90, $4.74; IW1. $.!; 1X92. S4.r9: ll9. $2-69; 14. 2.r.': J.H9S. $13 95; 9rt. $10.39; 197. $22-13; 1H98. $11 37; 1K99. $10.04. iu aggregate with interest, $131.79; against said lots 6 to 21, inclusive, block 2, said subdivision of said lot 17. for 1X90. $31.35; 191. $13.74; 1H92. $29.20; 193. $8.48: 1K94. $S.7; l.i, $1 72; 1X97, $17 14; 19-4, $14 5tt; 1H9U, $19.20. in all with Interest. $2M.1)S; it is asked that in default of defendants' paying said sums by a short day to be named by the court that all defendants be foreclosed of alt equity of redemption in said premises, and the same sold to satisfy said liens w ith costs, and the rights of all defendants be adjudged subject to plaintiff's said lien, and tor equitable relief. Vou are required to answer said petition on or before Monday, Nov. 19th. 1900. THE COUNTV OF CAsS. By its attorney, Jesse L. Root. First publication. Oct. 9 4 Legal Notice. In the district court of Cass county, Nebraska. Empkie-Shugart Co., al corporation I vs. Notice of publication. Zimry H. Spencer. Car- rie E. Spencer, et al.J The defendants. Zimry H. Spencer and Carrie E. Spencer, will take notice that on the 2Uh day of September, 1900, Empkie-Shugart Co.. a cor poration, the plaintiff tiled its petition in the dis trict court of Cass county, Nebraska, against Zimry H. Spencer, Carrie E. Spencer and G. H. Wiedeman. the object and prayer of which peti tion are to have set aside ana held for naught the conveyance from Zimry H. Spencer and Car rie E. Spencer to G. H. Wiedeman of the east one-half of lot ten (10,) in block thirty (30.) city of Piattsmouth, Cass county, Nebraska, and to have set aside and held for naught the conveyance from G. il. Wiedeman and Mary Wiedeman to Carrie E. Spencer of the aforesaid property, and that said property be decreed the property ot the said Zimry H. Spencer and subject to the pay ment of plaintiff s claim against said defendant in the sum of $38K.fi.i, and costs of suit taxed at the sum ot $11.8. and interest on said claim at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from the 21st dav of Februarv. 199. Vou are required to answer said petition on or before the 12th day of November. 1900. Emi sie-Shugert Co. By O. S. Polk, its attorney. F'trst publication October 2-4. Probate Notice. In county court. Cass county, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate ot Lydia Flansburg, deceased. Abbie Dudley, Martin Flansburg. Frankie Smith, Dave Woodard. James Woodard. the un known heirs of Hannah E. Rockwell, deceased, and ail other persons interested in said matter, are hereby notified that on tho 24th day of March, 1900, James K, Pollock, administrator ol said estate, filed in said court a report of his acts and doings as such administrator, covering a period from July 5th, 199, to March 23. 1900, showing receipts as such administrator in the sum of $121, and expenses to that date in the sum of $54.55, leaving a residue in his hands March 24. 1900, in the sum of $0A.4."k Said administrator nlso hied a petition in said court praying that his final account filed herein be. settled and a I lowed. and that an order in distribution and as signment be entered, as required by law. and that he be discharged from his trust as such ad ministrator. You are hereby notified that a hearing will be had on said petition and repirt on the 10th day of November, A. I).. 1900. at the county court room at Piattsmouth. in said county, at 11 o'clock, a. m.. and that if yon fail to appear and contest said petition, the court may grant the prayer thereof and make such further orders, allowances and decrees as to this court may seem proper, to the end that all matters pertaining to said estate may be finally settled and determined. Witness my hand and the seal of said court at Piattsmouth, Nebraska, this 16th day of October. A- D.. 1900. J. E. Douglass, SealJ County Judge. First pub Oct. 10 3 Legal Notice. In the district court of Cass countv. Nebraska. Clarence E. Wesoott. plaintin. 1 vs. Harvey M. Holloway. Mary L. Hollowav, Joseph goldsmith. E. G. Do'vey & Son and Bank n( Countv. defendants. The defendants. Harvey M. Holloway, Mary L. Holloway and Joseph Goldsmith, will take notice that on the sixieenin anj 01 utioucr, ijju. yiar- ence E. Wescott. the plaintiff, filed his petition in iho district court of Cass county. Nebraska. against Harvey M. Holloway. Mary L Holloway. Joseph Goldsmith, E. G Dovey & Son and Bank of Cass County, the object ana prayer of which are to foreclose a certain mortgage executed by the defendants. Harvey M . Hollowav and Mary L. Holloway, to the plaintiff upon the south half of lots one(l) and two (2), in block thirteen (13). in tbe city of Piattsmouth, Cass county, Ne braska, to secure two promissory notes dated January 13th. 19. one for the sum of $100.00. due and payable April 13th, 19. and one for the sum of JJ00.00, due and payable January 13th, 199: that there is now due and payable from the de fendants. H-rvey M. Holloway and Mary L. Hol loway. upon said: notes and mortgage the sum of $400.00, with interest on $100.00 at the rate of 10 per cent from January 13th, 19. and interest on $300.00 at the rate of 9 per cent from January 13th. 19. (less an endorsement of $83.00) for which sum and interest the plaintiff prays for a decree of foreclosure and sale of said premises. Vou are required to answer said petition on or before the 26th day of November. 1900. Clarence E. Wescott. By C. S. Polk, his attorney. First publication Oct 1ft 4