Eagle Troon the Rescon. Mrs. Reach and children visited Crandma and Grandpa Witenkatnpover Sunday. Rlith Peterson was umble to be in lb postoftice last week on account of an attack of tonsilitis. Mrs. A. Crawford returned to Lin coln Wednesday, after a weeks', visit with the editors family. ii. L. Myers, the new station affent has moved his family into the Ed Wil liams' houJ south of the Beacon office. Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Parriott of Pe ru, mother and sister of Mrs. A. D. Uunliek arc visiting with the latter a few days. Sometime ago Miss Mamie McAllister had the misfortune to freeze her feet, and they are causing her considerable trouble at present. f. G. Johnson is building a house for I. F. Waldron in University Place. He started the building last week and uhen completed it will be one of nicest cottoges there. the Nehawka From .the KcxUler. John Harter came in from Invale on Satunluy for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Carroll Quinton visited with 3lrs. Palmer from Suturduy until Mon day evening. Mrs. Clinuncey Orton came in Mon day evening from Weeping Water where she has been visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Neumister and children are visiting the bitter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hehrns. ) Mr. and Mrs. Case who have been visiting their daughter'Mrs. Viall went to Weeping Water Tuesday morning. Fred Gorder and daughter came down from Weeping Water on Sunday and spent the duyjwith IIenryWessel and family, 1M. S. Briggs one of the best writers that ever pushed a Falter in Cass County was in Nehawka on (Saturday ami made the pencil pusher of this paper a short visit. He was here in tkejinterest of the tllerald. Elizabeth Rough has quit the) high txhoul here and will attend school in Weeping Water in company with her sister Ethel. George Holmes came in from Chari to, Iowa, Monday morning. He and fcis wife came in to attend the funeral of Mra. Reynolds. Mra. Hunter who has been visiting Iter sister Mrs. Isaac Pollard, went to Lincoln Tuesday morning. From there tbey will go to South Dakota to visit a Ma before returning to her home in Canada. Mrs. R. C. Pollard accompa nied her as far as Lincoln and will visit for a few days with Mra. Emma Wal face. At Christ Church First Church of Chriat Scientist, of Phttamouth, will hold Lincoln day service in the Coatea Block, Friday February 12 at vleven o'clock, A. M. Subject, Freedom. The public is in witud. 7H-2t Hotio C. A. R. and W. R. C. All members of the G. A. R. and la dies of the W. It. C. are requested to twsetat the G. A. R. hall at 10::tl) Fri day morning for the purpose of attend ing services commemorative of the airtij of Abraham Lincoln which will he held in the Christian Science room ia Coates hall. Also meet at 7 o'clock m the evening to attend services which bo held at the M. E. church. By order of Committee. City And County The Majestic, 6 and 10 cents. Send her a post card of your favorite float. At Nemetz & Co.s Issac Stradley, of Greenwood spent Saturday i i the county seat. Paul Robert of Cedar Creek visited Plattsmouth relutivcs Saturday. Oscar Kiel, of Eagle was looking aftur business in the city Saturday. T. V. Vallery of Murray was a Plattsmouth visitor on business Satur day. William J. Bryan will deliver the oration for the graduating cla.is this year. Geo. Thierolf of Cedar Creek was looking after business matters in Platts mouth. L. C. W. Murray was looking ufter business in Plattsmouth Saturday afternoon. J. A. Henning of Eight Mile precinct transacted business in Plattsmouth Saturday. William Gillespie, of Murray, looked after business matters in Plattsmouth Saturday. We now have Compound Fig Syrup at 25c a bottle. F. G. Frickefc Co., Druggists. 72-4. TRACES WATER UNDER GROUND. DOUBLE ENTRY AS HE KNEW IT. j -X-:-4-M-H--H-H-- Invention of Frenchman Discovers Subterranean Streams. A rational device for finding under zrnuu'l currents of water has been In vented by .a Frenchman named Div ert. It was siiKsested by the Instru-' mont known as Das'iin's acoustele a devleo for the analysis of sounds, look ini; somewhat like a nwgaphone. To use it a holn about a foot deep is Bunk the earth and the lare end of tho horn Is placed In It, tubes attached to the small end being Inserted In the ears. If there Is underground running water anywhere In tho vicinity it may be heard plainly, the sound resembling that of the wind in a forest. Still wa ter, of course, ciinnot be detected. Ex periments with this Instrument near known subterranean streams have suc ceeded well, but it does not appear that It has ever discovered any hither to unsuspected stream. There seems to be no reason, however, why it should not be so us?d. C. E. TefTt, lawyer of Weeping Water perambulated Plattsmouth streets Fri day for a few hours. Webster Joslyn and family departed for Sheridan, Wyo., Sunday afternoon, their future home. Miss Edith Martin of Omaha spent Sunday with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Martin of this city. Mrs. May Morgan and daughter spent Sunday with her father W. L. Street at Immanuel hospital. Miss Gladys Sullivan, who has been visiting friends in Omaha for a time, returned to this city Saturday. James Latram.the hustling hardware man from Eagle was in the city Satur day attending the Osscnkop trial. Conrad Meisinger of Eight Mile Grove precinct drove in to Plattsmouth Saturday and transacted business. R. 0. Waiters of the News-Herald force visited his family at Grand Island over Sunday returning this morning. The Epworth Leagures met Friday evening with Miss Lillian and Roy Thompson. A most enjoyable meeting was had. The Osscnkop trial was adjourned Saturday noon till Tuesday forenoon. The jury are patiently waiting for the time to elapse. Mrs. Charles Emirick, of Omaha, who has been visiting relatives in this city for a few days departed for her home Friday. Mrs. Knee returned Friday from a visit with her sister at Topeka.Kansas, and is making her home with C. E. Wescott and family. WAS NOT GREATLY IMPRESSED. Visitor's Speech Dealt with Frankly by Youthful Critic. Princess Lwoff Parlanhy, the Hun garian painter, was asked In Philadel phia to address a women's club on portrait painting a subject that would have much Interest, for the artist has done portraits of the kaiser, the czar and others celebrities. Hut she declined to deliver the ad dress. "I cannot speak Impromptu,"" she said, "and what Is more wearisome than a speech read from notes? "A friend of mine once Bpoke before a class of school children on literature. She had spent a week writing the speech. She read It to the little ones, as sne Hoped, witn great success. "But the next day she beard that a boy, on being asked by his mother what had happened at the school, re plied carelessly: "'Oh, nothing much, except a lady talked to herself on a piece of paper.' " Jim's Simple System That, Strange to Say, Caused Discontent. Jim Saunlers, the veteran oystpr dnaler of the village, wm mad. His honesty had never before been im peached. He stood In the open door way of his one-room shanty down near th station, catching each passer-by In turn and pouring Into his ear a re hearsal of his woes. The country doc tor was the nineteenth by actual count who had passed that way since early moini:r. Jim drew himsplf up proudly and wiping tho tobacco Juice out of the corners of his mouth with his coat si "eve, answered, stoutly: "Taln't, doctor 'taln't that. I keeps double entry jes like all the storekeepers hereabouts, I reckon, and I never overcharges." The doctor smiled quizzically. "What do you understand by double entry bookkeeping, Jim?" Jim stared at the doctor, astonished, his big slothful brown eyes opening wide as he ran his hand through his shock of whitening brown hair. "Well, do tell, doctor, don't you know? An' you a college man! Why, man, It's jest as simple as rollln' off a log. A man comes along and asks fer orschers, and you gives 'em to 'lm, and ef he don't put the money down on the counter, then, you charges him up In the book for uO days. Then ef he don't pay up In 30 days, or, say, six weeks, you puts him down in the book again. There ain't that slmpl??" Geo. E. Dovey, President. H. F. E. Schlateh, Vice Pres. C, N. Dovey, Cashier G. Fricke, Ass't Cash. FIRST NATIONAL BANK PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. Transacts a General Banking Business and Repectfully Solicits a Share of Your Patronage.. and Fresh Grapes All Winter. . The grapes were very fresh sweet. "These must be hothouse grapes," said the guests. Hut the host pointed from the win dow toward his gray garden, where, sheathed In Ice, a leafless vine shiv ered In the blast. "The grapes came from that vine," he said, "two months ago." "Hut how have you kept them so fresh?" "I'll tell you the secret. When 1 want to keep my grapes I cut each bunch with a long stem, with quite eight Inches of stem. Then I take a lot of wide-mouthed bottles and fill them with water. Then I hang the grape bunches In the cellar, their long stems each in a bottle, taking caro that tho grapes themselves are In con tact with nothing (that would rot them), and that the stems are burled deep in the water. They keep so for Ave or six months. I can keep so a hundred bunches all winter without losing a bunch." Interest Paid On Time Deposits. Burglars Last Night. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Petersen attend ed ciiurvh last evening, and in their aW-nce festive burglar entered their rtwklen.ee by climbing the back porch mj ruuui-u ineni ti someming over $24.00 in the coin of the realm. Mr Petersen thinks the theif was frighten 1 away by their return home as another pTMi containing money remained un touched which was in the same drawer with the one robbed. Mr. and Mrs. Peter m returned from church about 9 o'clock anJ discovered their loss immediately. The thief evidently had left in a hurry as the back door was ajHr. Something new in post cards every revk. NemetJ! & Co. next to P.O. Maine Sexton for SUty-8ix Years. After Oil consecutive years' service Obed W. Russell has resigned as sex ton of the Union church In the town of Phillips, and he Is probably the dean of Maine sestons. And for all these services he has never accepted a cent In payment. All the old Phillips families of his time have been greeted by the sound of the bell rung by Mr. Russell's steady hand, and when the last scens of ell came It was Mr. Russell who sounded the knell. In those days there was a custom to signalise the departure of each member of the church by tolling the bell at Intervals of about 30 seconds to the number ol the departed's years, and on many occasions Mr. Russell has been called from his warm bed to climb the steeple In all sorts of weather. Pure Iron at Last. Chemically pure iron has never been obtained until very recently; It has been found almost impossible to re move the last traces of Impurities, es pecially of sulphur. Hut a German chemist, Dr. 11. Kreusler, has finally, by a long series of ingenious pro cesses, partly chemical and partly electrical, succeeded In IsolatlnR the pure metal, the properties of which he reports to differ greatly from those of the Impure Iron that we know. Iron prepared by Krcusler's process resem bles platinum. So Tired. He was the laxlest tramp that ever waited at the water tank for a south bound freight. "Pardner," he drawled when a young man passed that way, "got any tobacco?" "Guess so," responded the youth, fumbling In his pocket and pulling forth a bag of mixture. "Got any cigarette papers?" "A few." "Well, make me a cigarette, that's a good fellow." With a few desirous twists the HtrnKr handed over the "coffin nail." The tramp yawned. "Say, pardner," he said, finally, "would yer mind puffing dat dope an" blowing do smoke In my face? I feel awfully tired too tired to smoke." During Gun Firing. The Hrltish admiralty has Riven at tention to the question of ear protec tion during heavy gun lirliii;, and it has been decided to use plasticine. with the addition of cotton wool, but tho form of ear protection to he use:! Is to be left to tho Individual clioice of officers and men. Plastb-lne iu;iy bo supplied to ships and gunnery schools If specially demanded. The addition of 50 to 60 grains of cotton wool ha;; been recommended to Insure perfect safety. It Is pointed out that the cost of the material Is very small and Its use Is often desirable. Order ol Hearirg. State of Nebranka. County of Canst. i In the matter uf the ea'ate of James Skoumal. deceased. Whereas France Skoumal, on the 1st day of February A. I). l'lO'J, tiled l.er petition in this court alleging that James Skoumal departed this life intestate, in Cass County. Nebraska, on or uhout thc2'ith day of December A. 1). 190X. while an inhabitant and u resident thereof, and that he was seiied and possi sued of Fractional Lota six teen and thirty-nine of the south-east quarter of the north-went quarter, section thirteen, township twelve, north range thirteen. City of I'lattsmouth. Cass county. Nebraska, said real estato being listed in the oflicn of tho county clerk as lot six teen, of the value of one thousand (Sl.000.00) dollars, and no more: that the said JamcaSkoumal left surviving him as his sole and only heirs at law the following named children, to-wit: ltoi Skoumal, aged nine years, Charles Skoumal, aged seven years. David Skoumal. aged four years and Lucille Ssoumal. aged two years, and your peti tioner his widow and that said estato is wholly exempt from attachment execution c other mesne process and is not liable for the payment of the debts of said deceased, if any ha left, and praying for hearing upon said petition and that an order may be entered in thia court dispensing with the regular administration of said estate and establishing the data of the death of said de ceased, his intestacy and the names of his heirs at law and for a decree of assignment of said real estate to the parties entitled thereto. It ia therefore ordered that said cause tie set for hearing upon the 20th day of February A D. 19uv at nine o clock a. m. in the county court room in the court house in the City of Plattsmouth. in said county and that all persona interested in said estate, including the creditors of aaid deceased, if any there be. lie notified of the hearing of said petition by nub iration of this order in the Nkws Hkrald. a liral newauaper published in aaid county, for three successive week prior to aaid date of hearing and that if they fail to appear and contest said petition the court may grant the order prayed for and entor a decree in accordance therewith as provided by law Dated this 1st day of February, im By the court. Byron Clark. Ai.lkn J. Bkeson. Attorney. County Judgi Seal! 71-fi flSfSKSZOKmom WINTER EXCURSIONS LOW RATES WINTER TOURIST RATES: Daily reduced rate excursions to California, Old Mexico. Southern and Cuban Resorts. HOMESEEKERS EXCURSIONS:-First and third Tuesdays of each month to many points west, south and southwest. PERSONLY CONDUCTED EXCURSION to Florida by Superintendent Public Instruction of Nebraska, Mr. J. I,. McBrien, caving Lincoln and Omaha December 19th. Write G. W. Bonnell. P. A. Lincoln, for itinerary. GOVERNMENT IRRIGATEO HOMESTEADS in the Big lorn Basin and Yellowstone Valley:-0ne of the last" chances to secure good farms from the Government at low prices. Go with Mr. D. Clem Deaver on the next personly conducted excursion. He will help you secure one of these farms. No charge for his services. Excursions first and third Tuesdays. W. L. PICKETT, Ticket Agent, Plattsmouth L. W. Wakely, G. P. A., Omaha. t I VALENTIN IE HEADQUARTERS THIS YEAR ARE AT W. C. IRWIN & CO We have just received and have on ex hibition one of the finest stocks of valentines that ever came to Platts mouth. Drop in and see them. See window display. l 1 1 1 1 1 I t....H -H"t"l i M' I I I I H4H4"rl-H -H H I W World's Sugar Production. An estimate by tliw British board of trade of the) sugar production of th world for 190(5 makes a total of 14. 312,716 Ion tons, of which 7,317,472 tons were cane and 6,995.244 tons beet. the production of both kinds advancing; practically at the xanio rate since 1898 In the production of cane sugar Hrltish India had the Urgent output of 2.22.1. 400 tons, and in beet augur Germany ranked first, with an output of 2,362 li tons, in consumption or sugar per head Australia stands first nt 129 pound, the I'nlted States coming next with 89 pounds, ami the I'nlted King dom following at M pounds. Legal Notice. K'JF&S? ( County Court, In the matter of the catate of Martha Julyan, de ceased. To all person interested: You arc hereby notified that there hax Wn Tiled 'in this court the petition of hdward Martin, ad mimstrator of aaid estate, allerlac therein that thin court entered a final decreo in aaid extateon the 3rd day of January, lOuK, without legal notice to the heira of naid eatata nor himself aa adminia trator. Thepraverof aaid petition ia that aaid decree be aet axida and that aaid administrator be allowed to correct an error in hia final report ahowmir therein tnat no naa a balance now amounting to S10S 00. You are further notified that a hearing will be had on aaid petition before thia court at the county court mom in the City of l'lattrmouth in aaid county on the 2iith day of February. liKKt. at l" o'clock a. m. That all objection., if any, must be filed on or before aaid day and hour of hearing. Witnesa my hand and the aeal of aaid court thia 22ml day or January, lt0. Al.l.KN J. IIkkmon. iW-S 1st: At. I County Judge. u Be'ra Fireo "UuRgles. bow did you catch that cold?" "Well, I'll tell you. Ramase. I lost my Job the other day. It was the first time such a thing hud ever bnppened to me, and 1 sot kind o' reckless, you know, and exposed myself, nud um! " I see. You caught It on tho first bounce." LADY WANTED Honest, industrious woman wanted to introduce our large line of fancy and Btaple dress Roods, waistings, trim mings, etc., among friends, neighbors and townspeople. We also manufac ture a full line of perfumes and toilet articles, no soaps. Should be able to cam $20 or more weekly. Dealing direct from the mills our prices are low and patterns exclusive. No money required. Write us for full particulars. Standurd Dress Goods Co., Dept. 9, 71-2 Birghampton, N. Y. Legal Notice. Stalo of Nebraska. ' . i, r.i. r,u,.i County of Ciuw. I " ,n Coun,y Court- In tho matter of the estato of Amelia Hoffman, deceased To Julius Hoffman and all persons interest d in said entate: You arc hereby notified that the Rxerutrix of Iheextateof Amelia HolTman, deceaaed. has tiled in this court her petition, praying therein for final nettlement of aaid estate, that her account be allowed and that the real and personal property of aaid estate be assigned to said Kxerutrix as provided by the terms and conditions of the will of wiiu deceased, duly probated and allowc I by this court. You are further notilied that a hearing will be hail on said petition before this court at the county court mom in the I ity of rlattsmotith, Nchraxl.a, on the ilrd day of February, limy, at ten o'clock a. m. anil that all objections, if any, must tie tiled on or before said day and hour of hearing. Witnissmy hand and the aeal of the county court of Cs county, Nebraska, tin 20th day of January, WW. Al.l.KN J. Hkixun. 9 s Isi.ai.I County Judge uyi. n Tf,iMw MMIIII I I IMIimMIIMH Wise Talks by the Office Boy I 1 You can take my word for it whatever a fellow hopes to be, he will be, unless he gets on the wrong car. Whenever I hear one those worldly wise chaps using that expression, "Where do I get off?" I always feel like edging up and saying, "Put him off at Plattsmouth because he will then know just where he is going to get off ar.d we will all know where he is getting off. We know that he will get off better than he expected for the simple reason that we are primed to the muzzle with new goods and we don't care how soon the people know it. Times are improving, business is improving, people are imtroving, everything is improving except the weather and you can't improve that because it isn't made to be bossed. Have you tried our Plattsmouth brand of M & J coffee? Then you can't go wrong on. H. M. SOENNICHSEN tl( MIM I Illlllll in the court the account of the administrator of as sub lot thirty-nine 3UI: the south-west quarter aaid estate and his petition for final settlement, of the south-east quarter, knownnf sublot twenty alleging therein among other things that the except a strip of land one hundred thirty-seven heirs of this estate nor himself as administrator i any one half feel U;t7 41,) in width from the had no notice of the hearing before this court on ' southern boundary of said tract extending aixty the itrd (lay of January. l'M. at which time final , (t0) rod north along the west line; also, axecpt decreo was entered in thia estato. The prayer of ing a lot commencing at the north-west mrnur nf aaid petition is that said decree be aet aside an t I said south went quarter of the south-east quarter his account as tiled heiein be allowed, and that he be discharged as such administrator. You are further notified that there will he a hearing upon said account and petition before thia court in the county court room in the City of IMattsmouth in said county, on the 2ith day of February. 1J09 at 10 o'clock a. m. That all ob jection, if any. must be Hied on or before said day and hour of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal nf said court this 22ml day of January. VJW. Al.l.KN J. Kkkhiin. lit- cKAt.l County Judge. Legal Notice. running south twenty (20 rods thence east twenty (201 rods thence north twenty U"0 rods, thence west twenty M rods to tho place of beginning, all In Section twenty-three (2.0. Township ten U0 Ntrth Range Thirteen 13, all in Casa county.Nc braska. This sale ia made pursuant to an order issued by the Judgeof the District Court on January 2Mh A. 1). IsaW, and at said sale aaid property will be offered in its separate tax subdivisions and also in gross, nnd also in several aubdivuiions suitable for small places; these subdivisions will he an nounced at the sale. M. H. Shokmakks. Hymn Claik. Sole Kefereo- Attornry, 6.s REFEREE'S SALE. In the District Court of the County of Cass. Nebraska. Daniel Lynn, et al.. l'luintilTs, I ,;,. ni John C. Wharton. Attorney. Room SI5-Ncw y. T ore.". L . ' York Life nuilfting. Omaha. Nebraska. Andrew Lynn, et nl .Defendants, ' lm 0,Ki I (y virtue of a decree of partition of the Dis Notiee is hereby given that upon February Jfllh trict Court of Cass County. Nebraska, entered in A. D. l'JW at ten o'clock a. m.. at th- south ricmr i said Court on the 2'.'th day of September A. D. of the court hmii-e In the County of (", No- ;ms and an order of sale entered in said C urt on Notice. To t.lnsy Muyhoe, defendant, tnke notice that on the 12th dav of January. l(.MSl. Mnrtha Mavlw plaintiff herein, filed her petition in the Cistriet ! aooui bniskn. I will olfer at public sulo the following described lands: The southwest quarter, of the southwest quarter, less one 'otinthe south side thereof, numbered lot thirty-one ( ill containing seventy-three (.'.! one hundredth of an acre: lot eleven (ll. In the north-east corner of said land, being occupied by the right-of-way of the Missouri 1'aritlc railroad company, there being thirty-eight and eighty-one hundredth Court of Casa county, Nebraska, against said di femlant, the obiect and prayer of which is a divorce from the bonds nf matrimony, for the rea son that the defendant has deserted the plaintiff for mote than two years last past, and fails and refused to support plaintiff, and lean habitual drunkard, and hoa treated plaintiff with extreme cruelty. You are therefore required to answer said peti tion on or before March lf, V.W. Dated January i. IW9. By M. Ast-HK. Martha Mayskk. net attorney. 71-8 plaintiff. Legal Notice. a.Sr'"'!-- ""Count, C,urt. Inthema'ter of the estate of Isaac Julyan. de ceased. To all persons Interested: You are hereby notified that there hai been filed ClvtUl acres in the title of the parties heret Also, sub lot five (M being the uth ten acres off the north-west quarter of the south-west quarter, except lot twelve (12) occupied as railroad right-of-way off the east end thereof, being about ninety six one hundredths 1,M nf an acre: also lot six (til, being the south ten (10) acres of the north-east quarter of the south-west quarter ex cepting lot thirteen 113) oft the east end of said lot six (til. occupied as railroad right-of-way. also, a lot sometimes called twenty-one 21) and some, times called forty-one (41). bring the north ten acres of the south-east quarter of the south-west quarter excepting lot thirty-two, being twenty one hundredth (.21) of an acre in the south-east corner therein, being seventy-two feet wide and extending north one hundred and twenty-five feet: also, excepting therefrom a part of aub lot ten (10) off the west oral of aaid ten ai res used aa railroad right-of-way: also, the east three fourths of the south one-fourth of the north-west quarter of the south-east quarter, being about even and one-halt sent, and sometimes known thcMhduy of Ortolier A. D. litus in an action therein iiemling wherein Ida M. Krampien ia nlaintilf. and John H. Krampien and Mnrtha Krampien. his wife. Maggie M. tisllup and John N. liallupher husband. Sophia M. Krampien In competent and Conrad Itaumtiartner.t.uanlian of Sophia M. Krampien, Incompetent and Julius M. Flanlcr Mnrlagce are defendants, ordering and directing the sale of the following described real estate situate in Cass County, Nebraska to-wit: The south half (S.1?) of the north-east quarter (N. F 'il and the south half (S. 4 1 of the north half ( N. ' of the north-east quarter (N. E. '! and the north half (N. ',) of the south-east quarter (S. E.1) all in section twenty-six, XI township twelve 111!) north of range ten (10) east of the 6th I'. M. In Cass county, Nebraska. NOW THKKKFOKF.. I.James Robertson, the undersigned refeiee duly appointed by the dis trict court of Cass county. Nebraska, to make partition nf the lands hereinbefore described will on the 24th day of February A. D. m at ten o'clock in the forenoon nf said day at (he south front door of the Court House of Cass County, Nebraska, in the riiy nf I'lattsmouth in aaid county and state, offer for sale and sell said real estate almve described at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said decree In partition according to the terms thereof and rosta and accruing eosts. Said sale will remain open one hour. James Koikton, ffl-10 Referee.