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About Semi-weekly news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1895-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1900)
VERDICT FOR TOE BANK District Court Disposes of An Important Case. First National Bank of PlatUniouth Suet George W. Covell on a Promissory 'ote Judge Jef n Give August Fein a Divorce From Amelia Bell Peiu Court Passes I'pon Various Motions. Tbe evidence in the case of the First National bank of Plattsmouth against George W. Covell waj taken in district court this morning-, aci the case wa9 arpued and submitted to the jury at noon. At 3 o'clock the jury brought in a verdict for the planiiff for the entire amount sued for. This suit was brought on a promie eory note, the plaintiffs claiming there was due them $1,404.33, together with interest at tbe rate of 10 per cent per annum from January 15, 189S,anil costs of action. The following named gentlemen r.omnoHfid the iurv in the case: C. C, Vcsberg, F. Creamer, J. W. Edmunds Ed Dim mitt, Theo. Hum, E. A. Kirk Patrick, M. W. Waltz. Fred Kroehler N. J. Calkins, Robert Troop, Thomas - Wiles and John Domingo. District Court Nntep. Leiia L. Dwver vs. Cass county. Mo tion to strike out part of answer ove ruled. Lulu Taylor vs. C. Liwrence S ull Motion to strike out counter uffid-ivits from the file, together with ro tion for continuacce, overruled. Humphrey L. Oldham vs. Alexander M. Storev et al. Court tinds issues in favor of plaintiff. Dennis O. Dwycr, trustee, vs. Tbe Western and Southern Merciniile Co. et al. Application for temporary injunction denied. August Pein vs. YirginU IJoll Pein. Plaintiff granted decree of divorce. Ktection of Officer. At a meeting of the Grand Army post Saturday evening the following officers were elected: Commander C. I. Marshall. Quartermaster W. J. Streight Senior Vice Commander "William McCulley. Junior Vico Commander William Morrow. Chaplain II. C. McMaken. Guard Henry Dillinger. Trustees J. II. Thrasher, for three years; Robert Troop selected to fill out unexpired term of W. T. Melvir; William Morrow, one year. J. H. Thrasher was appointed as a delegate and Robort Troop as a dcle- gate-at-large to the state encampment to be held in this city next May. A Lively Company. "Where Is Cobbr ' wnich promise? a company of well-b;ilanced entertain ere, will be witnessed at the Paraiele tomorrow night. The pieca is a roar ing farce, by Lewis Egan, of Charles Hoyt's forces. What steak's well for its future is the unusually lrge re ceipts taken in at the bcx offices in cities where the farce has a'ready been presented. The company num bers sixteen, of which each sex is equally represented. Tho vaudeville ambers are 6aid to be refreshing, the situations excruciatingly funny and the costumes very attractive to the eye. Locating a Ntw Kunif. A specials from La Platte to the Omaha Bee says: "Burlington rail road surveyors are locating a new route for their line across the Missouri and Platte valley near this place. The newJioe will leave the old ono near the rendering factory, a mile n; rth of town, and will strike the Platte river more than a mile east cf the present line. This change will leave the town of La Piatte--one-half mile west and will shorten the line two miles. An entire new bridge of the latest pattern will ba built across the Platte." Will Ue Wiser la the End. Charles DeFranqe, one of the bright est and best known newspaper men in the state, is going. to Phut? mouth to start a democratic paper. He has not decided as yet whether it will be a daily or a weekly. Plattsmoutb. al ways has been a little 'eby on newspa pers, that is, if you will only look over the grave yard they ha7e set aside there for such burial you may be con vinced of that fact. Nebraska City News. Sentenced lo tbe Penitentiary. Mike Smith, indicted on the charge of stealing two valuable rings, the property of Mrs. Landergren, entered a plea of guilty yesterday morning and Judge Green sentenced him to fifteen months in the penitentiary , at Fort Madison. He was taken, there last evening by Deputy Sheriff Canning. Council Bluffs department in Omaha Bee. : What Shall We Have for Dessert ? This question arises in; th& family everyday. Let us answer it today: Try Jell-O, a delicious dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No balcingl Add hot water and set to cool. Flavors. Lemon, orange, raspberry and straw berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Bridge Contract Awarded. The county commissioners this afternoon awarded the contract for building bridges to the J. R Shseley company 6f Lincoln, their bid being 84.75 per lineal foot. There were five bidders after the contract. Cheap Trip to JLlncoln. The Burlington will sell tickets from Plattsmouth to Lincoln and return for $1.65 on December 25, 26 and 27, on ac count of the annual meeting of the Ne braska State Teachers' association. . " Return limit December 29. Jell-O. the New De,crt Pleases all tbe family. Four flavors: Lemon, orange, raspberry and straw berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try it today v Has aa Viiusoal Distinction. Minneapolis, Dec. 4. Edward Roth, a barber, who is now in Minneapolis but was formerly of St. Paul, has the unusual distinction of beinff Ms own step-son. Some time ago ho married a Mrs. Schrooh. a widow" with a daughter, but tho couple failed to agree and the wife secured ft divorce on the grounds of cruelty. . Roth has now married Madeline Schroch, daugh ter to his former' wife, causing a com plication of family relations, which makes his first wife his mother and himself bis own step-son. Two Brakemen Badly Injured. Waggoner. Ills., Dec. 4. An Hi nd is Central train, running light, ran into a gravel train south of this place Sat urdar night. Conductor E. W. Bren nan of the gravel train lost his right leg, which was cut off just alxTe the knee. Brakeman James Gaffney, of the same train, had his right shoulder broken and his back severely sprained The Injured men were taken to th hospital at Springfield. It Is l"p to Governor Backhaul. Ashland, Ky., Doc. 3. William Gib son, who is charged with burning his 2-year-old stepdaughter to death with a poker, is undoubtedly captured, and It is said that the otlicers have given up the chase. A message from ICush Ky., says he has been captured there and is b ing held for a reward. His captors are miners and have him se creted in the mines. Governor Beck ham will offer a rewaid of $500 to morrow, but his raptors will not turn hint over unless the reward Is raised to $1,000. Vote of Texas for President. Austin. Tex.. Deo. 3. Texas' vote for presidential electors, as cast Nov 6 at the general election, resulted Bryan. 267.432: McKinley. 121.173 Donnelly. 21,100: scattering. (52,000, Bryan's plurality is 140.2.V). The vote was 110.000 6hort of that cast four rears ago. Kepublican Ottered Davis' Meat. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 3. Loren W. Collins, Kepublican associate jus tice of the state supreme court, was Satnrdnv prlvatelv offered by Govern or Lind the United States senatorship made vacant by the death of Cushman K. Dvis. Collins has. not yet accept ed. The man appointed by Governor Lind will hold until a senator is elect ed by the state legislature, which will convene soon. Woman Sub' agists to Act. Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 4. A wom an's suffrage amendment to the state constitution will be introduced in the next session of the legislature. Thia was decided upon at the last meeting of the Political Equality association held in this city. For a time it was thou eh t best by the association to ask for the right to vote at school and mu nicipal elections, but now it has been decided that it would be as well to ask for equal rights with men at all eleo tions. Game Wardens Fight Mormons. Meeker, Col., Dec. 4. Ten of a party of twenty Ptah Mormons were arrest ed near here on a charge of violating the game laws. They had six large wagons heavily loaded with at least 200 carcasses of deer. The capture was made at Angora and the posse was' outnumbered two to one by the party attacked. The game wardess opened fire. Half of the Mormon par tv dismounted and surrendered, while the others escaped. Was Satisfied with His Trade. Kokomo. Ind.. Dec. 4. On the affi davit of Charles Wilson. James Choate, formerly of Decatur, Ind., and Mid dlesburg, Tenn., has been jailed here charged with trading wives with the affiant and declining to trade back. Iowa Traveling Men. Des Moiues, la., Dee. 4. The twen ty-ninth annual convention of the Iowa State Traveling Men's nssocia tion held here elected these officers President, W. II. Wheeler, Des Moines: secretary and treasurer, P. E. Haley, Des Moines. Secretary Haley s re port shows 12,12.) members in good standing, an increase for the year of 1,022. Done by Three ManKra tfurglars. Stanton. Mich., Dec. 4. Three masked burglars entered the house of James Graham, two miles east of this city, about midnight, lound Mr. and Mrs. Graham fast to their bed with ropes, and ransacked the house, secur ing S'JS In cash and a gold watch and other articles. Yet He Was at Large. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 4. A. J. L. Roddy, who gained notoriety through out this portion of the state a few years ago by a scries of crimes, was shot and killed yesterday at Hillsboro by John Good, in a quarrel over real estate. Death for Two I'alnter. Fond du Lac, Wis.. Dec. 4. Louis GUgenbach was killed and Frank Ort ing fatally injured by the giving way of a scaffold on which they were standing while painting the Relnig block Saturday. NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE Fire at Fulton, Ky., destroyed twen ty buildings, causing a loss of $250.. 000. Owing to rains which have recently fallen the Tiber (Italy) has flooded the country near its mouth. A quinquennial census of the Ger man empire legan Saturday noon. The population of Winconsin is 2.- 069,042, against l.CSO.SOO In 1S90. The wheat crop of the Darling Downs district. Queensland, will yield fifty-two "bushels to the acre In some Instances. The transport Thomas from Manila. bearing the remains of Colonel Lis cum, who fell at the battle of Tien- Tsin, has arrived at San Francisco. Fred W. Bushel!, for seven years city editor of the Minneapolis Trib une, died In that city Satuday. Senator Hanna, accompanied by his family, has arrived at Washington. The United States minte executed during November 12,355,000 corns. valued at $2,254,458.14. Twenty Moravian peasants were killed in tax riots. I. N. Poe's real estate Office In To ledo, O., was robled of $25,000 In day light. Miss Alma Hearne of Keosauaua. Ia., was about to sail, for Consejxrion, cnije, to marry Howard Holland when -she" received . cablegram saying he was dying of. quick consumption. Tae immigration bureau has allowed -contract laborers from Porto Rico to land in the United States. Charg Griscom cables that Turkey has decided to pay the United States lndemity. " Chief of Police John W. Campbell, of St. Louis, has accepted the position f chief of police of Manila. George H. Phillips, the Chicago corn corner man, is said to nave cleared $300,000 by the deal. The Rogers locomotive work et Paterson, X. J., have closed down Qnallv. . - - A LINCOLN NEWS LETTElt. Applicants for Offices Are Flocking to the State Capital. Lincoln. Neb., Djc. 3 (Special Cor-tspundeLce.) The last week has been a very lively one at the capital, for the i t-asi a that the applicant for places ucckr lha incoming administra tion have been on band to look after their ioierests. The announcement that the heads of state institutions will select their own subordinates bas relieved the pressure somewhat. It is conceded by all republicans that Chairman Lindsay of the state committee deserves something hand some, and that Disappointment a pri vate seceretary to the governor is only temporary. He was looked upon as the right man to help the new gover nor past the stormy period ol the first ix month. As a party move, the se lect;oo is looked upon as a most wise one. It is possible for a private secre tary to make or mar the political fu ture of a governor, a fact which Gov ernor Poynter now realizes to its fu 1 est extent. The net of : fusion supreme court in kllli ig tbe state bonrd of transporta tion as soon as it wa? certain that fusion job holders could no longer derive a living from it, was n thoroughly self ish performance which will, however, strike a responsive chord nil over the state an unusual situation. There is n btrong hint lhat other state boards are in danger of being lopped t IT by the coming legislature. Tne barber's board is a laughing stock everywhere. The oil inspection has long been known to be a fraud, perpe trated to make easy berths for political strikers. That no oil is really inspect ed, 'that certificates of fi- eness have been pasted on vinegar baTels, and that the whole system is ued to pre vent competition in the oil business in Nebrakajustifies the message from the governor suggesting tho abolition of the "bureau," It is quite possible such a message will be sent in. It is now appirent that theiocoming state officials have concluded to make a "clean sweep" when it comes to m ik ing state appointments. They think that the state has been o f ir Fcandal iz?d by the people who tabve held job during the p.st four yeTs, that it will be no mi-take to jump them all out of office and try a full new eet,both upper and lower. In the m.;i nt:mo there is a disposi tion to see to it that the useless em Dloyes in the various departments are not appointed, and this disposition al?o reaches toward tho legislature, as is learned from the members who have visited this city in the past week The contest f r speakership of the house is beginning to warm up. The general belief is that it will be settled entirely outside the senatorial figtt, and that the legislature will ba or ganized along thoroughly bu-ioofs lime, rather than as an adjunct to tho senatorial struggle. The secretary of state, realiz'ng the need of a "clean swe-?p," has bought fine new carpets for tho legislative halls. He wanted the new men to hive new things to walk on, and he sides be wanted to exercise his last privilege of bujing thirgs "with the peoples' raone. The stale committee has concluded to keep open through the winter, so as to have things ready for the com ing campaign. This move is noted with satisfaction f.-om all quarters, as it is certain to be productive of good results. The work which was done last winter and spring by the old commit tee Hided in the formation of the splendid detail organizition which was effected in the campaign just closed. The claim of certain counties lhat they saved the election of Governor Dietrich is becoming tbe subject of much amusement. there are others entitled to credit. Without Lincaster county Dietrich would have been lost, (Jige, with its fourteen hundred ma iority, saved the governor ship. If the splendid majorities in either Pawnee or Burt had been reversed the man from Adams would have been lost Custer county furnished enough gain to save him, while Holt and Thurtson or a dc z n other combination gains did tbe business. The claim of exclusive credit by one county deserves to be classed with the old t-lory of tbe man who killed the bear. Legislative members and visitors who como to Lincoln to see the winter performance, will have more than us u tl d. faculty in securing quarters, Lincoln is pretty well filled with tho natural incroase in population in the last two yearp, and desirable rooms. which heretofore have been at the dis posal of the legislative contingent, are nearly all tiktr. The wise ones who expect to spend the winter here are al ready lookiijg up 'O2ations. Adam Granger MSUAHKA ITEMS. O. 1. She don went lo Lincoln last Wednesday. Charles Mgrrj was a Lincoln vis itor Thursday. Miss Tool SDert ThanKSgiving with friends at Wabash. Tbe ladies of the U. B. society gave an oyster supper Thanksgiving eve. Rjv. T. E. Toms is holding revival services at Eight Mile Grove this weak. J." J. Pol.ard and sister, Leona, were home from Lincoln to spend Thanks giving. The new Masonic hall is one of the finest In the county. The Odd Fel ows used it Saturday night for the first time. Miss Jesbie Evans, who bas been em ployed as trimmer at Miss Tucker's millinery store during the past season. eft this morning for her home at Leon, la. Miss Jeanette Morgan ac companied her for s short visit. va.'ava'vJ'Vmvv'Vavy H The Business Man ( H K How One of Them Secured Vain- able Information, "'Tis strange what queer fancies one people possess," mused the back numbar merchant as he gazed out of the window and noticed people flock ing into his competitor's store just across the way, and an angry frown overspread his face wheo, a few min utes later, he noticed two of his old customers leave the place, carrying large packages under their arms. As a matter of fact,the back-number merchant had the best of his neighbor in several ways. For Instance, be had a better stock, had been longer estab lished in business and for cleanliness and neatness his store was equal to any. He not only had his display windows neatly decorated with signs stating the kind of business he wa en gaged in, but he also had ono above the windows and one standing out at tho edge of the walk. While the mer chant across the way kept bis windows looking neat, he didn't pay much at tention to signs and such like, and still bis business was increasing rapidly. The back-number worried along in this WHy for several months, becoming more and more di?gustoJ. One day a thought came to him which kindled a faint spark of hope In his breast. "I will go over to Mr. L's. place," he muttered, "and iu some way find out the secret of bis success." To his surprise, he found his neigh bor only too willing to talk about bis business "My friend," said be, "there is only one trick about it you must advertise right. While you are tacking up signs and spending your money for rubber stamps, etc., I plant a catcby little ad vertisement in my favorite home daily paper. Uy ireq-iently changing tne reading matter of which my 'ads' are composed, I find that people actually look for them instead of making a des perate attempt to avoid them. I have found that an ad vertiFement permitted to run for months unchanged, as to reading matter , is almost worthless and gives the reader a sour taste, so as to speak. On the other hand, an 4au' properly looked after is worth ten times its actual cost; will pet you just where you want to stand in the estima tion of your customer, and will benefit you in many other way. This has been my experience, and I point to my rapidly increasing bu-iness to back the statement that I am not talking through my hat." In conclusion, It might b well to say that the back-numl,er merchant is now gredual y getting rid of his Id-fash-io.ied ideas, and is falling lit line with his more prrgres&ive neighbor. He is somewhat timid, but wi 1 come out . 11 right. NEWS IX CONDENSED FORM "A rollicking band ot pirates we Who, tired of tossing on the sea. Will try our hand at burgarlaree With weapon grim and gory." At the Parmele December 11 and 12. Benefit of library. Charley Cook and wifepent the day in Omaha. J. J. Schneider of Cedar Creek was in town today on business. A. F. Boedeker, f om near Cedar Creek, was in town today. Dr. E W. Cook was a business vis itor at the metropolis tcdiy. George Sherwood was a visitor in Lincoln and Havelock today. Commissioner J. W. Cox came in from Weeping Water this morning. Miss Etta Nickels of Murray ia vis iting her sister, Aminda, in this cit7. John Henning and wife of Cedar Creek were county seat visitors today. Mrs. J. W. Newell entertained ten of her youDg lady friends today at an afternoon tea. Attorney C. E Tefft of Weeping Water was looking after some legal business in the city today. Gene Williams, who is working in the Union Pacific transL-r barber shop at Council B'.uff-, is visiting in the city. John Schiappacasse went to Omaha this morning to purchase a supply of fruits and candies for the holiday trade. King's Daughter will give a mubicil at Joseph Martin's Thursday, evening December, 6 Admission 10 cents re freshments 10 cents. Star Ledge No. 4 mots in regular session Thursday evening, December 6 for tbe election of oflicers. All the members aro requested to be present The Pirates of Penzance, which is to be given for the library December 11 and 12, promises to be ono of the best home talent entertainmonts ever given in tbe city. In the United States circuit couit there is being determined the right of a tramp on a freight train, says the Omaha Bee. In 1899 Angelo Petretta, an Italian, who need the services of au interpreter to converee with Amer icans, found himself at . North Platte on the union 1'acinc rauroaa. ue had no money to buy a ticket, but paid a brakeman fifty cnts to be permitted to ride to Omaha. He was instructed by tbe brakeman to get ou top of a boxcar which was attached to tbe train and, according to his story, he climbed up acd sat on the brake wheel. After the train had started, he testi fies, the conductor or some other trainman came along and asked him for more money, which be refused to pay. With clubs tbe trainmen then drove bim from the top of the car while tbe train waa running at full speed. He fell under the car and lost an arm. He now asks 1 15,030 damage?. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Chicago News. The only sife bet on record the alphabet. People who drop bints never 6top to pick them up. An old bachelor says the happiest age of women is marriage. Regret not the past; let the dead past act as its own undertaker. Hard times breed) one clas9 of sin ners ai.d prosperity breeds another. "Where Is Cobb?" Elmer Walters' farce, which comes to the Parmele to morrow night, is said to be one of those rapid action comedies, with laughable complications continually arising. Tbe comic features are never allowed to lag, as there is music, and plenty of it. The costuming of tbe piece is very striking. On of Wale'a Many Job. The Princs of Wales has accepted the presidency of the Royal Naval school, Eltham, r en dared Taouit by the death of the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LOCAL APPLICATION'S, as thev cannot reach the sest ot disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this countrv for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com posed ot tne oest tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such won dcrful results In curing catarrh. Send for testi monials, free. F. J. Chenby & Co.. Props., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. o J o PRICE $4.50 Everu LamD Warranted Sold Only by Sauter. ' if .JOB uuumimiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiimiuaii E DO Some Season able Hints WINTER or lOOO-l. E. G. DQVEY & il S15.00 and give you a Genuine, All Wool Kupenheimer Guaranteed Suit that is equal to tailor-made, and tijual to suits you've paid $20 for. If you'll step in we'll show them to you ..... WESCOTT &, SON AT LONG'S . . . All sizes of Men's, Ladies', Hoj-s' ami Misses Heavy Fleece-lined Underwear. Get your Winter Goods before sizes are broken t ? ? f J t ? Genuine Buckwheat Flour. ... Pure Prepared Pan cake Flour. .. -Klcpra-.it Maple Syrup Gilt Edg-e Creamery C. D. LONG. CALL "DIRT DEFIES THE IS GREATER THAN Takes pleasure in announcing' that he his opened one of the Finest and Pest . . . 6ents Furnishing and Hat Stores - . in Nebraska, in the Riley Hotel Block. INVITES HIS FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS TO CALL AND INSPECT HIS GOODS AND PRICES Clothing Incla to Order 'Jy VEY & is time to buy your Winter i'n derwear X0W, for there is gain a to be another snow-slide soon. Here are some of our bargains: CHILDREN'S and Misses' Heavy , Fleece-lined Underwear, a suit J BOYS' extra heavy Shirts and Draw ers, fleece-lined, any size, per gar- ment LADIE'S fleece-lined Vests and Pants, extra good value, a suit vUU Vf EN'S Wool-fleeced Shirts and Draw- Z, i-'i- ers, per garment JJs Best values in the cit- bought in case lots and are the cheapest in town. SPECIAL SALE on odd lots of Child- O ren's Underwear, as low as OL CURS Don't fail to inspect our Furs. No -I- mysteries about the Furs we sell we don't take common furs and designate them by fancy, high-sounding names we even call Skunk S-K-U-N-K. A safe place to buy furs is this store. HOME-MADE BED COMFORTS Good Outing Flannels, Good Outing Flannelettes, . 7c A Hard Proposition It sometime!- h.'ipjn.ns tli.it a man has S20 nl. a :i lvut hi-, fall suit or overci at at 1 only a :rl pocket Imk.U-. T successfully bricsr these two cr.cU together is what mirht be called a Lard proposition. Now if you're in this kind of a pickle we propoie to help you out. We propose to hit the bulls eve in the middle 4 Butter. Tei ..... US UP KING." THEN ROYALTY ITSELF. ($2.00 ($2750 5 c SON. OH I