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OFFICE No. 112, Sotrrn Sixth Street
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1903.
Number G.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Miss I-ouiv; Smith was a capital
visitor Saturday.
Charles Kerr, f f irnaha. Sundayrd
with his mother here.
I. M. and O. A. Ihivls. f Murray,
were Saturday lsltorn.
Jacob Kunsrnann was in from Odar
Creek Monday on business.
Mayor Morgan was a business visitor
to the metropolis Saturday.
C C. Iarniele was in Chicago this
week on Important business.
Mrs. Mary Kililow Is visiting rela
tives in Council Muffs this week.
Mrs. Lillian Caldwell nee Kauble,
visited her parents here this week.
John Crishand wife, or Mt. Pleasant
precinct were In the city Saturday.
Clyde McLaln, or Veping Water,
Mindayed with friends in l'laltsmouth.
Miss Jose phy ne Murphy came down
from Lincoln and spent Sunday at
home.
Ilotiert White a student at the uni
versity, came down to spend Sunday
at home.
Mrs. C. A. Kawls and son. Noel, left
Friday evening for a tirp to Dead wood.
South Iakota.
After a short visit at home Will
Robertson returned to his studies at
the university.
County Superintendent W. C. Smith
was in Eagle the fore part of the week
on school business.
Hon. Orlando Tefft, of Avoca, was
in the city attending to some legal
business Saturday.
John Vondron, of the shops left
Friday for Washington C II , Ohio, to
attend a family reunion.
A. A Ilyers, the newly appointed
postmaster at Ilavelock, and son of
Chief of Police llyers, was in the city
Sunday.
Mike Whalen has recently been
made inspector of piece work In the
11. & M. blacksmith shop. A deserved
promotion.
T. H. Pollock, manager of the
Plattsmoutli Telephone company was
in the capital again this week looking
after business matters.
After a pleasant visit with her
brother, C. C. Despaln and family,
Mrs. li. D. Thompson departed for her
home in North Platte, Monday.
W. II. Hell, the big cattle breeder,
was in the city Monday. The measles
are catching them right and left in
his neighborhood and Cedar Creek.
Judge Douglass issued on Saturday
last a marriage permit to Rudolph
Gundy, aged 5- or Albion. Neb., and
Helen li. Klegebeil, aged 43, of Mur-
dock.
"What's the matter old man? Been
losing on wheat?" ' No, not that, for
got to take Rocky Mountain Tea last
night. Wife said I d be sick today."
35 cents. Gering & Co.
Friday morning a new baby boy put
in his appearance at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Egenberger. Mother
and baby doing well, and Fred is as
happy as a big sunflower.
I n response to a telegram announc
ing the serious Illness of his rather
in Pennsylvania. II. M. Gault de
parted for his old home Sunday, with
the hope that he would find his father
better.
Benjamin Newman died in Omaha
on Thursday of last week arter an ill
ness of only about ten days. Toe
d ased will no doubt be remembered
by the "oldest Inhabitants,'' as he was
in the clothing business here years
ago
Trof. Mark Fowler, principal of the
Murray school passed through the city
Friday evening, enroute for the home
of his father in Mills county. Iowa, to
visi over Suuday with his brotler.
vvio Is in from Scotts Bluff to visit his
parents.
Last Monday was ground-hog day.
If there are in this vicinity they had
a tine day to emerge from their hole
and see their shadows, if they felt so
disposed. According to the old sign
we are to have six more week of win
ter. Our opinion is we will have it
whether the ground hog says soor not
Gorman Slocura and wife, living
half way between Mynard and Murray,
spent Monday in the city, visiting
J udge Archer and family, Mrs. Slocum
being a sister of the judge. While in
the city Mr. Slocum gave the Journal
a brief but pleasant call and paid for
Ids paper another year, of which he
has been a patron from its incipiency
"The Christian" at the Parmele
Saturday night, was one of the best
plays that has ever been produced in
Plattsmouth. Tuis is what everybody
In attendance say, and "what every?
body says must be true." The attend
ance was very large perhaps the
largest that lias been present at any
one entertainment this season.
Distress warrants are now In the
hands of the sheriff. Sheriff McBride
is sending out notices to all delinquents
the amount of taxes due, and it would
be well for all those who receive these
notices to come in and settle up before
the costs accrue." "You cannot blame
an officer for doing his duty, which he
takes an oath- to perform. Business is
business with biei.
I THE OLD RELIABLE
Absolutely Puro
THERE IS NO SUBSTI fUTE
A Commercial Club.
Let's organize a commercial club.
What say the business men of Platts
moutli? Organizations of this charac
ter are doing wonders for other cities
and towns, and why not Plattsmouth?
People are writing to parties here ev
ery now and then for information with
a view to locating some kind of an in
dustry. The matter is turned over to
some real estate man and he replies.
Well, you hear nothing more of it.
simply because the party desiring to
locate comes to the conclusion at once
that the real estate agent is interested
only so far as he Is Individually con
cerned in selling property. A commer
cial club taking the matter in hand,
a secretary answering such proposi
tions for a body of business men, would
have an entire different effect. Post
master Smith a few days since received
a letter of inquiry from Mr. E. W.
Trueworthv. of Maringo, Illinois, re
garding the dairy conditions, and de
siring to locate some kind of a milk in
dustry giving employment to forty or
fifty persons. It was placed in the
hand.-, of Mayor Morgan, who, of course,
gave it his immediate attention. ' But
it w ill not have the same effect it woi Id
as coming through a regularly organiz
ed commercial club, composed of tlHe
business men who have the future we'
fare of riattsmouth at heart. Arouse
from your lethargy and get a move on
you in the interests of your city.
The Misses Dovey Entertain.
One of the most enjoyable events of
the season was the masquerade party
given by Misses lone and Helen Dovey,
at their palatiil home, on Friday even
ing last, in honor of the S S. S. club.
The program for the evening consited
of guessing contests and games of va
rious kinds. The prizes in the formei
were won by Gretchen Donne. ly, Fred
Waugh and George Falter. At the
proper hour refreshments were served
in the shape of ice cream and cake.
The high school teachers, four or five
in number, Mrs. W. K. Fox, Misses
Eva Fox and Elizabeth Dovey were
present and aided in entertaining the
guests. Everyone present will agree
that they were most royally entertain
ed Members of club present were
Misses Ellen Windham. Margaret Mau-
zy, tmma Fatter, isranneia Jones,
Juliet Atwood and Marjory Agnew.
of Lincoln, Gretchen Donnelly, Helen
Dovey and lone Dovey: Messrs. Jamie
Patterson, Vallcry White, Cyrus Ty
son, am Waugh, Fred Waugh, Roy
McKinney, Wil ie Hassler, George Fal
ter and Kirk Bates.
Mysterious Circumstance.
One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushing with
health uses Dr. King's New Life Pills
to maintain it. By gently arousing
the lazy organs they compel good
digestion and head oSf constipation.
Try them. Only 25c, at F. G. Fricke
& Co's druggist.
Killed in Washington.
News reached this city last week,
conveying the sad inte:ligence to the
relatives, of the death of George Stullr
who went to Washington about two
years ago. He was killed, it seems,
about two week before his friends in
Plattsmouth knew anything about it.
The deceased met his death while en
gaged in running a gasoline engine, the
fly-wheel striking him with such
a force as toresult in Instant death.
The machine he was operating' was at
a pumping station, and some friend of
the unfortunate man notified the rel
atives here by litter. Wid Stull. a
brother, left the same night of the day
on which the letter w as recei ved.for the
purpose of bringing the remains here
for interment, and he is expected to ar
rive most any hear with the body of
his dead brother.
Nearly Forfeits His Life.
A runaway almost eliding fatally,
started a horrible ulcer on the leg of
J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, 111. For
four years it defied all doctors and all
remedies. But Bucklen's Arnica
Salve had no trouble to cure him.
Equally good for burns, bruises, skin
eruptions and piles.. . 25c at Fricke
& Co's drug store
. -"Exquisitos" is the popular cigar,
and a most elegant smoker. Made only,
bj Hrma Spies.
CAPTAIN DORRINGTON.
A Prominent ond Conspicuous Charac
ter In Nebraska History Gone to
His Long Home.
The following brief sketch of one
who, iu the history of Nebraska was
a prominent ligure in Plattsmouth
in Its earliest history, will no doubt be
read with considerable interest by
those who settled here later, as well
as the pioneers. The Journal is under
obligations to the World-Herald for
the half tone which appears below, and
also the art icle, whichappeared in the
Sunday issue of that excellent paper:
'With the passing of Captain Fred
M. Dorringtou, register of the land ot
tice at Alliance, the night of January
2, at his home in Alliance, Nebraska
iost one of Iter best and oldest citizens.
"O.'P'ain Dorrington came to Ne
braska In 100 and located on the piece
of ground where Fails City now stands.
One of the tJist enterprises lie became
engaged in w as the operation of a stage
line between Falls City and Lincoln,
which he owned for several years.
'Soon alter locating in Nebraska.
Captain Dorrington began using hi
endeavors to get others to come west
and ti iid homes, as he had done, and
this led to good results and many men
today owe their prosperity to his far
sightedness. "In the early '70s he lived at Platts
mouth, where he was recognized as a
leader in republican btate politics.
One of his close friends at I'iattsmouth
was the late General George S. Smith,
at that time time surveyor general ol
.Nebraska, for whom Captain Doi ring
ton acted, Alexander Schiegel being his
assistant. After Genciui Jsiuith's term
of office expired Captain Dorringlou
and George W. Fairfield, lor many
CAPTAIN DOKRIXGTOX.
years county surveyor of Cass county,
took a big contract from the govern
ment to survey boundary lines in
western Nebraska and Wyoming and
South Dakota, which occupied his
time for several years.
"When President Harrison was
elected, one of the first things he did
in the way of appointments was to
make Captain Dorrington register of
the land office at Alliance. When
President McKinley was elected the
captain was re-appointed and held
over until he was re-appointed by
President Roosevelt.
"During the recent government in
quiry into alleged illegal land entries,
and fencing of government land by
cattlemen, Captain Dorrington 's name
was frequently mentioned as a good
witness for the government. Colonel
John S. Mosby had him subpoened,
but when he gave his testimony be
fore the federal grand jury at Omaha
nothing of importance was learned
about irregularities, because the Cap
tain said that so far as he knew there
had been none: at least not along the
line mapped out by Colonel Mosby.
"Captain Dorrington was a true
friend and an uncompromising enemy.
In politics he was never known to vote
anything but the straight republican
ticket, no mutter who the nominees
were And he was something of a
politician, too, as has been proven on
more than one occasion when the
interests o' his party were at stake.
"The captain leaves a wife and
three children, one daughter and two
sons. One of his sons, Captain L. A.
Dorrington, served in the volunteer
army during the war with Spain, as a
lieutenant, and is now captain in the
United States army, located at Manila,
where he lias charge of the commissary
department."
Old residents of this city say that
Capt. Dorrington controlled the first
stage line from Plattsmouth to Lin
coln. Wiley Black had the honor of
driving for the deceased for about
four months, at the end of which
time, Wiley ended his career as a
stage driver.
Escaped an Awful Fate.. .
Mr. II . Uagginsof Melbourne, Fla
writes. "My doctor told me I had
Consumption and nothing could be
done for me. 1 was given up to die.
The offer-of a free trial bottle of Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, induced me to try it. Results
were startling. I am now on the road
to recovery. It surely saved my life.'
This great cure is guaranteed for all
throat and lung diseases by. F. G
Fricke & Co., druggists. Price 50c and
11.00. ' Trial bottles free.
The most inveterate smokers declare
tbe "Exquisitos"' the choicest cigars.
S. ; ? yf ft .''
III ' 'Timiimi'ilfriiir mm i
Two Classes of Citizens.
In every town and community there
are two classes of men, and Platts
mouth is not an exception to the rule
the broad-minded, public-spirited, and
the other narrow-minded and selfish.
The one is a blessing, and the other, to
say the least, Is an undersirable citizen.
The former is Interested in every move
ment that tends to benefit and ad
vance the community, and is always
ready to contribute his share of time,
labor or money to promote the public
good. The latter class actson the prin
cipal of ' let every fellow look out for
himself, and the devil take the hinder
most." In other words they are con
cerned only in the welfare of them
selves and their immediate families,
and if thev are blessed w ith prosperity
and good fortune, it matters not
who suffers or what the moral or
social status may be, or, in short,
"whether school keeps or not." The
best citizens, the real men, are they
who feel that they are only a constit
uent part of the whole, and who seek
to rise and prosper with and not off of
others. To which class do you belong,
.entle reader?
Death of Mrs. Neilson.
Mrs. Carl Neilson, of Ilavelock, died
at the home of her parent, Mr. and Mrs
Fred Ohm, in this city, on Sunday
morning, February 1. 1903. She died
of that dread disease, consumption,
from which she had been a sufferer for
many months. Aged 21 years. The
funeral took place from the German
Presbyterian church, on Tuesday fol
lowing her demise, the Rev. Ploezt, the
pastor, conducting the services. Pau
line Ohm was born in Sandusky, O., and
came to Plattsmouth with her parents
when one year old. She was united in
marriage to Mr. Neilson in February
1901, who suvives her, and who is an
employe of the B. & M. shops at Have
lock. She also leaves one child, a boy,
and father and mother, three sisters
and live brothers, all of whom were
present U pay the last tribute to a lov
ing w ife, daughter and sister.
Not a Bad Idea.
Congressman Burkett has a scheme
fiat seemingly possesses some merit.
He proposes that in tow ns where the
people are dissatisfied with the present
surroundings and loeation of a post
office that the citizens get together
and erect a suitable building which
they can rent to the government for a
term of years. By thismeans an up-to-date
otflve can be secured at but lit
tle cost. On the surface it seems to be
a good idea. Nebraska City News.
A Heavy Snowstorm.
Undoubtedly the greatest snowstorm
that has occurred in this section of the
country for some time was that on
Tuesday last. It began some time du
ring the early morning hour, and raged
incessantly the entire day and way
Into the night following. Evidently
the grouncl-hog meant business when
he saw his shadow the day previous,
which was lovely weather, and sneak
ed back in his hole. If he had anything
to do with Tuesday's weather, there
are many who no doubt wish he would
pull the hole in after him and never
again make his appearance.
Vivid Imagination.
The Auburn Post, in its adulation of
Burkett, predicts that he will be the
next speaker of the house. The Post
has ahout the most vivid imagination
of any paper in the country. Nebraska
City News.
A Bargain.
A finely improved 40 acre farm,
within 5 miles from Plattsmouth for
on'y $50 per acre, has a new fiv"e room
cottage, good barn, cow sheds and
other buildings, H0 apple trees, 40
peach trees, 4 0 grapes, berries of all
kinds, and cherry trees, must be sold
within 60 days. Also an 80 close by
for i.O per acre. R. B. Wixdham,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
PLENTY OF HARD COAL
AT $9.00 A TON
would be appreciated hy nearly all
of us poor mortals. But that's out
of the question. So what will you
do about it? . Burn soft coal of
course. You will need stoves soft
coal stores. It's economy to use a
good stove, one that's built right,
of good material and on correct
principles. That's where we come
in.
VCLc'vc Got 'Jm!
Lots of them. ' Good stoves built by
reliable manufacturers, stoves with
reputations, stoves plainly finished,
. stoves attractively dressed, stoves
elaborately nlckled.
3bc prices arc TRUjbt!
And don't forget we sell cook stoves
and steel ranges. We are always
ready to show goods and explain
their points of merit. " At
3obn Bauer's
506 Gsain Street,
plattamcutb, Nebraska.
omcc or
FRANK J. Af ORG AN,
Leading
Clothier
Dear Sir:
Arc the pants wore out to the suit we sold you last fall?
Perhaps you did not buy the suit of us, but the pants
look worn anyway.
Well we have accumulated a large number of "odd
pants" by selling; coats and vests from suits. Now we de
sire to reduce our stock in this line and have made a bar
gain counter of them and marked them at the low prices:
$1.65 and $2.45!
Now this means that you can buy any pair of "odd
pants in our stock at one of these prices. Of course we have
cheaper pants at Si. 25, and $1.50, but the other prices arc
for pants out of $10.00 to $18.00 suits. If we happen to
have your size, you can get the cheapest pants you ever
owned.
We will continue the discount on our boys and chil
dren suits through January 1903.
Thanking you for your past patronage and wishing
you a "Happy and prosperous New Year."
I am Yours Truly,
It,
gKAJNiV J.
Eledge Bound Over.
Oscar Eledge, who robbed Jack
Raikes, had his preliminary hearing
last Thursday morning after the Journ
al had gone to press Afier hearing
the evidence in the case Judge Archer
decided to bind him over to the dis
trict court, and fixed his bond at $500.
Failing to secure which he was remand
ed back to jail.
Smoke the Wurl Bros.' celebrated
"Gut Heil" cigars.
Lemon as a Remedy.
It is an established fact that the
lemon has valuable properties. Lately
it was claimed that a few drops of
lemon juice kills all typhoid germs
contained in water. This is certainly
worth a trial, although some physi
cians look skeptically at it. All
doctors agree that the strengthening
of all organs is the only bulwark
against diseases; a weak, debilitated
system is an easy prey for infection.
This strengthening cannot be obtained
by stimulants, the effect of which is
merely temporal; a remedy should be
used which invigorates the body
permanently. Triner's American
Elixir of Bitter Wine Increases the
activity of all organs and thus makes
them strong. It purifies the blood in
a natural way, without dangerous
chemicals, creates appetite and assists
in the absorption of food. You will be
surprised at your new energy and
vitality. For sale at drugstores and
at the manufacturer's, Jos rlner,
79, south Ashland avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.
Parmele Theatre! 1
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Monday Evening, Feb. J(S,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska , January st, goj.
FRANK J.
Better than Gold.
"I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervo s
debility," writes F. J. Green, of Lan
caster. N. II. "No remedy lielpi d
me until I began using Electric lit
ters, which did me more good tha
all the medcines I ever used. The
have also kept my wife In excel lei
health for years. She Fays Electr
Bitters are just splendid for fema
troubles: that they are a grand toi.
and invigorator for weak, run dov
women. .No other medicine can tat
its place in our -family." Try them
Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by
F. G. Fricke & Co.
For Sale.
Four hundred and forty acres, finely
improved, two sets of improvements,
including one 12 room brick house, out
houses, windmill, scales, orchard, 80
acres of hog tight fence, close to school
house and church, telephone and free
mail deliver'. If sold by March, 1903,
can be had for $K0 per acre. Similai
lands in the vicinity have been selling
for $65 per acre. Write for a more
complete description.
R. B. Windham,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
For Sale.
Four desirable houses, located in
the best part of the city of Platts
mouth. Well improved and In ex
cellent repair. These houses have al
ways been occupied at a very fair
rental. A bargain if sold soon, as I
desire to locate elsewhere
James II. IIebold.
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Popular Drama
at Popular Prices.
A Play that is ever
Pleasing to the
Public. Secure
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Dumb Bell Cuff Buttons
is one of the popular styles for
men of taste. It is one of the
many designs shown in our as
sortment JEWELRY FOR MEN IS SHOWN
in great variety.
The beauty .and workman
ship of these things for
masculine wear is not even sur
passed by the dainty things
for ladies. There Is an ele
- gahce and richness about them
that makes the prices surpris
ingly low.
SNYDER & CO.,
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