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V,. ''I, ''If,. No New EBALB TWICE A WEEK N'.:WS. fV'-l'i-hx! Nca. HEUALl. ltaUi.-W A; ' ConsclWa'.cd Jan. 1. 1 L ATTSM ( ) U T 1 1 , N E 1 5 1 J AS Iv A , TH UliSO VY, J UXK 15. UOi VOL. XLVI NO. 14 OK Murder Trial of J. Clarence When the Wedncsda. w;s that of the ence, ir. v.hiih with murder in : Bible School Picnic. The Loyal S ir.J and D.umhters of the Chiistian Bible M'hi'ei pave ii farewell picnic at Swallow hi'.l vester-' ; fiay jn honor of Miss tithe! P.ently who dNtii-t cnurt convened leaves for her home in Massachusetts morr.h.K the Ant case called next Xinflay. t.tr.tl fcas s.ten a mem- tate vs. Johr. Clar- rtr 01 ire l-(,yH1 uaugr.zers m.s ior Cn-enee is charged the past two years and will foe greatly ...j i... i . .1.. . V.- m, .-V,. f rst i Lcrree. iiavir.ir "".-.-ua oy u.c THE COUMTY BOARD REGULAR MEETING HELD AND USUAL AMOUNT OF ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED. Mis3 Bently is an .1- I 1 . ...... 1 J 1 4 shot and killed John P. Thacker last i accompiined younir lacy, a irraouaie Janua-y at the farm of James Dar-: of class 1909 and will act in the capa-rou-h near Union, it will foe re-' city of a school teacher in Massachu ,..,nT.,i tv.:,t the evidence at the coroner's setts. Some of the picnicers chartered in showed that the shootinc.was i h'ies while some went by done in self-defense. John Llarer.ce is : a little fellow and badly crippled. The ! evidence before the coroner's jury show ed that Thacker btruck Clarence with ' a club and after Clarence was down and Thacker on top of him, the accused ' man drew his gun and shot Thacker : three times. I In the trial of the case ( the State isj represented by Hon. Matthew Gering j and County Attorney Ramsey. The de- fense is represented by Atiorney Byron Clark. Almost the entire forenoon was taken up in selecting a jury. The fol-1 lowing jury was selected and sworn to 1 try the case : Peter Campbell, Geo. Cook Chas. Gerlach, Andrew Stohlmar, Geo. Horn, Jas. Eager, Jno. Edmunds, L. D. Miller, sr., Wm. Starkjohn, Matt Jirou-1 sck, John Colbert, Q. K. Parmele. After the jury was sworn in the at torneys stated their respective sides of the case to the jury. Then the matter went by rail. A six o'clock dinner was spread to which a!! did ample justice. Brother Moore being the chief cook, proved to the said party that he without burning it. could boil coffee Newsy Wabash Correspondence A couple of lady canvassers were in town Monday. Miss Ethel McCa'g left for her home atNcligh. Nefor., Tuesday morning. Mr. L. E. Stanley is visiting her mother at Weeping Water this week. Tom Cromwell and friend from Avoca were looking over the country hi the vicinity of Wabash Saturday. Quita a number of young people from Piattsnn u'.h. Neb , June 1. 1909, Hoard of county commissioners met in regular session with all members present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved, whereupon the fol lowing business was transacted in reg ular form: Petition of M. L. Williams and others requesting that the board up ward, Plattsmouth Geo. S. Smith, assessing Rock r.lutr precinct J. M. Carper, assessing Center precinct John. Group, assessing Louis ville precinct J. G. Wunderlich, assessing Ne- hawka precinct. point G. W. Mayfield. Sr., ju.-tice of j Dietrich Koester, assessing Wabash attended graduating exercises of taking evidence was commenced. As , at Weeping Water Friday evening. there are between fifty and seventy-! A j Draun 0f Wabash hade his five witnesses it is probable that this fr;enf3 goodbye and left for Alliance, case will take all week. Business Men's Carnival. Pursuant to a call of the President of the Fourth of July Committee about twenty-five of the business men of the . yonng ladies of the J Nebr., where he has a position awaiting him. Art wa3 a good boy and we shall miss him. W.T. Richards left Wabash Saturday for Plattsmouth. taking with him the L. S. Club, who the neace for Louisville precinct and ! the appointment was made. I A committee composed of W. F. j Diers, Charles A. Richey and H. E. j Par.konin filed a claim for road work in Louisville precinct, approaching the ; Platte river bridge for $73.N5, the' board allowed on the hill the sum of j $150. ()( and agreeing with the com-; mittee that if the county of Cass sue , j ceeded in collecting on the suit now j pending with Sarpy county, they the ; county commissioners of Cass county. would pay to the committee the bal-1 Vni. Burk, ance of the claim amounting to$il3.S5, i precinct 93 00 159 00 9(5 13 117 02 85 03 17 Weeping Water precinct... Geo. P. Meisinger, assessing Eight Mile Grove precinct.. Ill 00 J. C. Zimmerer, assessing Avoca precinct 81 57 P. Appleman, assessing Greenwood precinct lot! f9 C. Rartlett, assessing Stove Creek precinct 106 44 II. Donnelly, labor in assses sors ollice 42 00 D. Despain, assessing 3rd and nth wards. Platta 12ti 00 assessing El in wood 7 35 Notice to Contractors. Rids will foe received at the ollice of the County Clerk of Cass County, at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, up to noon of Saturday, June 12, 1909, for one Fifty ("o) foot reinforced concrete arch, located about four (I) miles west of Mynard Cass County, Nebraska, and one Fifty (50) foot reinforced concrete arch locate! one-half (i) mile east of Elmwood, Cass county, Nebraska. Specifications nay be seen at the County Clerk's ollice. Bidders may also bid on their own plans and specifications. Rids required on each job separate and each bid must foe accompanied foy a certified check in the sum of ."oo made payable to the County Clerk. Bids will be opened June 15, 1909. V. E. RoSENORANS, 10-8 County Clerk. Weeping Water Items L. W Tarns, sal andexp 65 00 3 4H together with the legal rate ot interest j from th;s date; for the reason that the y. Baylor, coal citizens of Louisville had donated to j p ; White, mdse to poor farm the repairing of the old bridge the sum ! j. Egenberger, coal of .?2,oOo.OO as Sarpy county's share of L- i Egenberger, mdse to poor said expense and that the citizens of farm Louisville ask no other remuneration. ' j. q York, labor. County treasurer was ordered to j y. F. Diers, road work 150 00 50 2(5 3D or 3 45 city met at the Council Chamber Mon- are to be entertained by Miss Julia Kerr day night to discuss fhe matter of cele-1 of Plattsmouth. brating the glorious Fourth. Each one ! was called upon to express his views District Court Notas. on the question, and it was unanimous- j jn the oistrict Court Monday the ly agreed that in view of the fact that fiMt casu examined was that of the Murray and Louisville have already be-, g.ate v3 rjharlcs Hixon. The prose- Run to n.k arranmr.U fur celebra- j cutin(r tresis being a non-resident ar.d ting the Fourth, that Plattsmouth j refusiv. to appear, a jury was im- should not interfere with them, but , pare!ed anfj a verdict was directed in should postpone its splendid celebration j f avor of the df fendant. until next year. This action was due The sec,nd raAe cane,l was that of to the fact that Murray and Louisville the gtate V9 . John Fleisner, charged gave us such splendid attendance last , with a35auit wjth intent to do great year. A street fair was suggested. A hodiy injury This i3 the cage L. Tidd, editor of the New-Herai.d, I u,0 hohoes had a fi ht jn the Burling- t . j ii. . . : . if..., r'n I ... "UKjjesieu a DuauiL-aa man o ton yards a few davs ago. lhe case was tried Monday aiternoon ano lues dav. and the jury returned a verdict transfer the sum of ipio.oo lrom tr,e General Fund to the Soldiers Relief. The following hills were allowed on the General Fund: Neb. Lighting Co., gas to jail and couit house $ 20 02 L. D Switzer, sal and exp 23 00 C. R. Jordun, same 2o 00 M. L. Friedrich, same 21 50 W. E. Rosencrar.s, same 205 02 Mary E. Foster, sare 131 32 F. M. Svoboda, same. 62 50 E. E. Hilton, same 4 ;) 00 S. F. Girardet, mdse April, May 10 50 F. E. Schlater, Juror certificate and exp C. F. Hall, costs State vs. Mef- ford and Dallible Swartz & Weichel, mdse to poor R. Rector, rent to pauper 4 C. V'icker, Livery 5 25 J. A. Edgerton, assigned to M. L. Friedrich, labor 11 00 'to be held for a week commencing La bor Day, Sept. 6. This was well re ceived and a discussion of the matter with a number of business men since the meeting has lead us to believe that it cculd be made a rousing success, of "guilty. Great credit is due in this case to Chief of Police Ben Rainey and Deputy Sheriff M. E. Manspeaker who made the arrpst at the time of and could ;be made an annual affair, j the fieht and secure(i an abundance of Let everybody get behind the proposi tion of a Business Man's Carr.ir.al and demonstrate to the world that the busi ness men of Plattsmouth can do things, end do them right. Millinery Special Sale. A big cut on up-to-date styles of Milli nery from now till after payday. Mrs. Julia C. Dwyer. 14-3 Opposite Postoff.ce. evidence with which to make the con viction certain. Yesterday a jury was impaneled in the case of the State vs. John Clarence, charged with murder in the first de gree in the murder of John P. Thacker near Union last January. This case will doubtless occupy the time of the court the remainder of the week. Asemisscn fy K linger, John Bauer, same. . .. mdse . . 16 9. 2. 55 ROAD FUND. U 44, Greenwood News Items. Spo(il L'lirrMpanilmce. Mrs. George Boeck, who has been visiting wich Mr. and Mr3. Henry Fred Clark of Union, wai a business i Boeck, left Tuesday for her home at caller in the city yesterday. . Johnson, Neb. fO; LOUNTS M. Archer, costs State vs. J. A. Feisner 4 30 C. D. Quinton, same 2 10 Charles Benk, same 1 00 John Mercer, same 1 00 Ben Rainey, same 1 00 W. C. Ramsey, sal and exp 105 80 J. T. Reynolds, assessing Lib erty precinct 8!) 53 James Rebal, assessing 1st and 4th wards, Plattsmouth . . 13o 00 E. RufTner, assessing 2nd W.C. Bartlett.work district 15..$ 2S 00 Lewis Johnson, same No. 7 10 50 Arthur Luehr, same 4 1 50 R. A. Talbot, same 4 f. Aug. Rissman, same 4 10 50 H. J. Richards, same 4 12 00 Clarence Richards, same 4 3 00 C. L. Tracy, same 4 3 03 M. Sulser, same 1 20 00 C. F. Vallery, same 1 11 20 Frank Wilson, same 7.... .... 7 50 Frank Reece, same 7 U 25 1 j: A. Wilson, same 7 35 00 10 50 ' J. E. Bates, same 13 4.) 60 6 00! r Geo. A. B. Hicks, same 3 . . . . 97 25 25 ! G. W. Pick, same 2 9 00 S. P. Beaver, same 2 . 30 30 John Lohnes, same 2 4 50 Georcre Lohnes. same 2 2 35 50 George Hild, same 2 1 50 Coon Meisinger, 2 6 00 Ben Beckman, same 10 95 80 A. N. Speer, lumber 8 19 60 J. F. Wolff, mdse 2 7 90 Charle3 Brann, Spikes 7 10 50 M. E. Manspeaker, livery to commissioners 1 50 j Henry Thierolf, same 2 4 r . S. White, muse to poor w w John Waterman, lumber to poor 7 25 H. Perry, labor at court house. . 2 00 KIodd & Bartlett. supplies 35 44 BRIDGE KUND. 19 60 A. N. Speer, bridge lumber Cedar Creek Lumber Co., bridge lumber 15 40 There being no further .business board adjourned to meet June 15th, 19tW. W. E. ROSENC1UN3, County Clerk. Japan A Friend To United States. Living expenses are high. Economy is forced in many lines. Men of moderate means are carefully consid ering every dollar they spend. COST COUNTS when you buy clothing. Dutchess Trousers will save you fifty cents to a dollar and give you the Fit, Style and Service of trousers usually sold at a higher price. Dutchess Troupers are the most carefully manufactured garment in the market. Every bit of material is tested for strength and fastness of color. The superior workman ship enables the makers to warrant them at $1.50, 2, 2.50, 3, 3.50, 4.50 10c a Button; $1.00 a Hip. C. E. WESCOTT'S SONS "Where Quality Counts.'' H ! M v I 11 i 1 1 I; Some Big Contracts Let Great vitality has been exhibited in all branches of the iron and steel in dustry the last week, and the volume of business placed in May has been not only the heaviest of any month this Baron Uriu, vice admiral and chief of staff of the Japanese navy and nec essarily a representative of Japanese political opinion, talked here today j it i j o . ,. n... year, but in some branches has eclipsed tng the United States, Great Britian ',. ' and Japan. In view of the fact that there are rumors of war between Great Britian and Germany, the of 40,000 tons of fabricated steel, bringing the May orders booked to 1 225,0oo tons, the heaviest month this ' yeer, and only equaled once in the his tory of the industry. an previous records Contracts have been placed for office Japanese' s 1 inmiumnuiH'H as decidedly interesting', because he would not have so talked except foy permission and under inspiration. He put the chip on the shoulder of the tri ple alliance and Russia, Germany and France will read what he had to say with wide open eyes. "If war should come," said the ad-1 miral earnestly, "I expect to see the United States, England and Japan lined I up against the other world powers. These three countries stand for all that is best in modern development. If I the day hhould ever come when the United States needs an ally, she will find Japan ready and willing to fight for and with her to the finish. The Greenwood ball team will go to Springfield for a game next Saturday. This is their first game away from home this year. Mr. Fils has been advised that the company for whom he is agent, will re build on the site ;f the elevator recent ly destroyed by fire, and that work will be started on the new building within a short time. The looks of our business district is being wonderfully improved by the building of new concrete walks. Blair, Meeker, Fulmer, Roberts, Barr. Coop er and Welton all have had new walks put in in front of their different prop erties on Second Street. Decoration Day was observed here on Monday. The local G. A. R. Post and Ladies Circle holding appropriate Memorial exercise and marching to the cemetery in a body to decorate the graves of the departed comrades who rest there. The late spring caused a scarcity of fllowers, snow balls and cut floweri being used d'raat exclU' sively as floral tributes. Kimball Bros., of Lincoln erected t monument for the Hartsook family last Wednesday which is as fine a piece of work as has yet been placed in he lo cal cemetery. The hugh stone which weighs about six tons was hauled over land on a dray wagon from Lincoln The design is simple and modest but 'is of such neat arrangements that it has a very attractive appearance. Greenwood will celebrate Indepen dence Day on July 3 this year. Sever al meetings of the business men have been held, an executive committee con sisting of J. M. Jensen, chairman, M L. Blair. L. H. Daft, W m. Stone and H. H. Weideman chosen, and quite respectable amount has been subscribed toward the necessary funds. Some minor committees w ill be appointed as soon, as requests are already coming in for concessions and every effort will be put forth to make the affair a suc cess. On Thursday evening next at its re? ular meeting the village board will let the contract for a number of new con crete crossings ard culverts. It has been the policy of the Board of Trus tees for the last few years to use the street appropriations for improvements of this character and when it is consid ered that five years ago there were less than six concrete crossings in town, and very tew permanent side walks it will be noticed that a great deal has been accomplished. The local schools closed last Friday; the year ending with an all day's picnic in the park. On account of an extra grade last year there were no gradu ates in 1909. One teacher has been added for the coming t-ehool year and , the course of study will be brought to a still higher standard. This means three new teachers as Mr. Wickland ' and Miss Hoham ar the only ones of . the present corps who accepted their : positions again. Miss Cooley has se cured another school and Miss Kimfoer Iv is thinking of retiring from the b'i'Ml C'irrponiU'nce. Mother Warrant who has foeen very low for some weeks is getting weaker John P.adgley, who has been confined to his bed for two weeks is now im proving under the care of Dr. Richard. The faculty and a large number of students from the academy spent Sat urday at the Neutzman farm near Ne hawka. They had a fine time and lota of good things to eat. On Wednesday evening Dr. Richard was called out to attend a whole family of sick folks. The family of Mr. Fer ris were quite severely affected with ptomaine poison from eating cheese, but no fatal effect resulted. The Philpots of this vicinity thought that Memorial time was a good time to remember the living, so they came in Saturday and helped their mother, Mr Chas. Philpot, celebrate her birthday. About 30 relatives joined in the cele bration and partook of the big dinner which was prepared for the occasion. On Friday, the suit of George Peters vs. Chris Shoemaker was tried neiore Justice P. S. Barnes in the Justice court. It was a landlord's and renter's affair in which Peters' sued for $131.40 with a counterclaim of $198.50 by Shoe maker. After hearing the evidence the Justice rendered a judgment in favor of the defendent to the amount of $78.50 and costs. Notwithstanding the threatening weather, large numbers of people from the town and vicinity participated in the Decoration Day Observances which were held Saturday. At the Congrega tional church the usual services were observed with a fitting program and an address by Dr. A. A. Randall, of Platts mouth. After this service a short ser vice was held at the cemetery and the decorating of the soldiers graves con ducted. Again on Sunday morning at the usual church hour, further memor- il service were held, in which Rev. Cope of the M. E. church preached to a union congregation at the Congrega tional church. The Senior class of 09 of the High School held their Commencemont-.exer-cise in the Congregational church on Friday evening. The evening was pleasant and brought forth one of the largest c.-owds that ha9 ever attended such exercises of ithe school. There were 15 graduates, and strangely 8 of them were boys. The program con sisted of several selections by local mu sicians and short orati'vis by each mem ber of the class. Mr. Winfred Woods delivered the Salutatory and Miss Emi ly Rough the JValedictory. The schol arship which is offered by the Nebras ka Association of Colleges was pre sented to Miss Rough as honor gradu ate. A reception was held after this program, at which the graduates were welcomed as alumni into the alumni as sociation. About 50 former graduates were present at this reception. Rail contracts placed during the week have aggregated about loo.ooo tons, in cluding 40, (100 tons for the Gould lines: 1 2(5,001) tons for the Santa Fe and 10,0'H) for the Chicago & Northwestern, 15,000 1 tons for the Lake Shore and 10,000 tons ' for William Kenefick company. The 1 Harriman lines are inquiring for 75,000 ! grhool room. tons and the same interests are re-; ported to have placed orders forl.5o0i County Judge Beeson Tuesday issued cars with the Pullman company, and two marriage licenses. The parties the Chesapeake & Ohio has ordered , wcre j;r, Louis II. Hol'.enheck, agis 1,000 additional cars. ,27, and Miss Laura V. Miller, aged 25. both of Elmwood, Charles T. Carter, aged 29, of Louisville, and Miss May "We are uuder a debt of gratitude to the United States for many things On Decoration Day the local base in the past. Japan owes its civilization ball team crossed bats with the Louis and progress to this country. The ville team. The teams seemed quite i friendship between the countries makes evenly matched and did good work from ' war impossible. I believe there will start to finish, the Louisville team hav- be no more conflict in San Francisco ing the advantage of pitchers. The re- 1 relative to. the Japanese school chil- su't was a score of 4 to 3 in favor of dren." ' Louisville. Baker, aged 2( of New London, Ind. ; Mrs. Richard Hale and dau?hte", Goldie, of this city, are visiting rela tives at Winside, Nib. They expect ; to make their home at Hooper, Neb. Advertised Letter List Remaining uncalled for in the rxxst office at Plattsmouth, Neb., June 1, 1909. Ladies, Syr.der, Miss Anna; Thomas, Miss Marcia L.; Thieray, Miss Anna; Tatt, Miss. Gentlemen, Dodara.Ross; Green, Walter; Hurst, Louis; Moore, Wm. ; Schrader. Geo. ; Surface, Chester; Zeigler, Benj. L. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office June 15, 1909, if not delivered before. In calling for the above please say "advertised" giving date of list. C. H. SMITH, P. M. Christian Science Lecture. A free lecture on Chi istian Science by Frank H. Leonard, C. S. B. of Brook lyn, New York, under auspices of First Church of Christ. Scientist, of Platts mouth, Neb., will be given in First M. E. Church. June 10. '09, at S o'clock in the evening. Hie public is cordially in vited. Mr. I.eorarl is a member of the Christian Science board of Lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass. first Church of Christ, Scientist. Sunday Services, 11 a. m. Subject "God the Only Cause and C eator." Sunday School. 10 a. m. Testimurial Meeting, Wednesday 8 p. m. Coates Block, Room No. 227. Reading Room same address. Open daily except Sunday and Monday, from. 1 to 3 p. m., where authorized literature on Christian Science may be read or purchased. The pullic is cord'.a'.iy welcomed. UHBBaVOBS