moutb Joutn VOLUMK XXIV. TLATTSMOl Til, XK11RASK A, TIIl'KSUAY, ATCil'ST II. I!OI. N I'M UVAl :w iplatte TART CURB-STONE JOSHINGS Culled, Clipped, Penciled and Prepared for the Readers of the Journal. I like the tiiiin wlio never cures Whin, those umimil lilm any; He meddles not with their all'iilrs Who puss him on the w:iy . I'nll of himself, he has no time ( To watch his fellow man; He has no kicks for those who climb Or do the hest they run. Hon't eat moat cat caramels. In some stores munis are kept- in others they are sold. A wise man isn't known lv thect'in- pany ho refuses to associate with. A skeptic Is a man who doesn't share the good opinion we have of our selves. ltoth sides are satisfied with the strike situation. Hut how about the public? A girl would rather go hungry than miss an opportunity to have her for tune told. Labor Day will soon he here and the various unions are preparing for a big celebration. Some are of the opinion that peaches will be as low as 25 cents per bushel at this market. Everything is good in season except cantaloupes, which are getting worse every season. Since it lias become somewhat dilll cult to chew the beef It is not so d i 11!- cult to eschew it. Perhaps one reason people go late to church is that they don't have to go early to get a scat. A man often thinks some woman he knows mortal homely, but he'd never dare tell her so to her face. Why don't some of l'lattsmouth's young people break the monotony of dullness by getting married. When a woman hasn't anything else to do she rips up something useful and makes something ornamental. Here we are In dog days. And it seems every dog has his day in this town, if the dog-catch is around. An Omaha man who opened an other man's mail was recently sent to jail for a year by the judge of the fed eral court. This is the time of year when that tired feeling reaches the limit. It makesone weary to notice things even drop-stitch hose. Several parties were in the city this week to look up locations for various enterprises. Who says a commercial club does no good? The High school building looks rather queer since it has been lowered one story, especially to those who are accustomed to passing it two or three times a day. The weather is just ripe for picnics, and besides the chiggcrs are ripe also. There is no fun going to picnics unless you can get full of chlggers, to remind you of what a nice time you had. Some men doing business on other people's money in this town, feel their importance more than the parties who loaned them the money to "spread out" with. 15ut you will find them in all towns. "Mercy'." exclaimed a lady to the family physician. "You don't mean to say my husband has the appendi citis? Well, it's just like lilm-lie never lias anything till it lias gone completely out of style." A friendly "hunch" while on earth is worth more than a whole lot of praise after we have gone hence. If some preachers would think of this there would be less cause for people to consider them hypocrites. Wc have one man In this town who would beat his best friend in a busi ness deal. Hut he will soon have to move his headquarters to another lo cality. The people have at last got onto his conlldencc games. A Murray maiden defined a kiss to a riatlsmouth boy over the telephone last Monday. Eaves-droppers along the line say she told the young man that a kiss was the only agreeable two faced action under the sun-or moon. Yum! Yum!: Is there an ordinance prohibiting the shooting of birds Inside tlic corpor ation? Some one was so careless the other evening In shootlngat birds that some of the shot lit right at our back door yard, where the family were sit ting. This Is pure and simple care lessness. Perhaps those who objected to the lowering of the High school building have no children to go there. It has been considered unsafe for years, and the lxiard was wise in remedying it. 1'a rents of children going to this build ing may now rest easily when the windy and blustery weather arrives. Will Test tbe Law. 1. D. Manner, of North Hraneh pre cinct, who is administrator of t lie es tate of Karton Ilarmer of Cass county, was in the city today consulting an at torney regarding the matter of the in heritance tax on the iMlo.ooo in gov ernment blinds lirlil by him as admin istrator and belonging to the estate. It is understood that they have been also assessed as personal property, lie will test this matter and cany the case to the supreme court. Nebraska City News. AFFAIRS OF CASS COUNTY Meeting of the Commissioners Claims Allowed and Other Important Matters. I'l.ATTS.MniTll, NkU., Allg. Ii, '04. Hoard met pursuant to adjournment Present, Turner .ink, W. H. Hanning and I). Hawksworth, county comnils sloners; L. A. Tyson, county clerk. Minutes of previous session read and approved, when the follow ing business was transacted in regular form: The following bridges were ordered built: No. :5!t, n ne sec 30-1 20ft wooden bridge. No. 40, n nw sec M-ll-'.i, 2i)ft wooden bridge. No. 41, s sw sec lf)-ll-ll, 20ft wooden bridge. No. 42, c side sec 14-11-11, 20ft wood en bridge. No. 4:$, in sec 20-12-10, 2tft wooden bridge. No. 112, n ne sec 12-11-10, repaired. No. 113, n nw sec 22-12-10, repaired No. 44, in sec !)-12-i:i, iitift wooden bridge. No. 4.1, in riettsmouth city, 4oft wooden bridge. No. 114, 2milcs south of l'lattsmouth city, repaired. Resignation of J. C. Smith, as over seer of road district No. 50 was ac ceptcd. Tills being the day set for the hear ing of rcmonstrators against the is suing of a license to Clay Conner to sell liquor in the village of Murdock, the plaintilf asked for a continuance but was refused. After hearing the evidence from plaintiff and defendant a ballot was taken to see whether or not license should be granted, which resulted as follows: Turner Zink vot ing against it and W. I). Hanning and I). Hawksworth for It. Tne following claims were then al lowed on the general fund: Turner .Ink. Mil and exp j 3a 50 W. It. (tunning, same n Ri I). Iluwksworili. same o mi Kee Illll. state vs liay Klliott IA) Oil H. V. (ilrardt, milse to poor..- 5 do N. II. Wilkinson, same 5 no Harry Unsay, fees 10 00 l'rank Dlrkson Co. IuiiiIht to county... Ill SO (1. F. Sayles. team to commissioners.... 7 35 J. I). Mcllrldc, ImIk rlty prisoners 30 SO J. 1. Mrllrlde, ImIk county prisoner.... Ilii 13 James ltoliertsou, fees 2 33 J. II. Thrasher, tax refunded 13 ti" .leu. Tel. CO.. tolls G 15 KhhiKcr lldw co milse to co 11 KloppAc llartlett, same 27 it. w. Myers, imllirr ccrtlllrale. 4 00 Amlursim House, salary 110 00 .1. N. Kk'enlMTicer, wood to poor & ou V. M. Klrliey. lumber 27 no A.Clark, milse to county.... 450 W. I.. Taylor, mail work 12 00 J. It. Unison, inmrantlnliiK 2 no .Mauzy X Murphy, mdsetocoituty 5 75 I .1. Mayllelil, prlntlns Ill 00 C. S. Wormian, sal and exp 251 I.. A. lyson. Tees 50 00 August liiich, rndse to poor h 00 F. J, Morirun, same 8 03 1 A. Tyson, salary 1:1s 50 K. K. Hilton, work on rerords Tl Oil I. yman Klldow. salary 50 00 K. I). Cummins, fumigating 15 00 I'. Sanderson, team to roriimlssl'iners. . . 5 00 II. V. Mrllonald, meillrlne j 011 I". Ilaldwln. hlarksmlth work s 25 I.. II. KwnlHTKer, milse toco Ill 40 Plaits Lighten., nas 33 00 W. II. IuiIm rts. damages s 50 Am. Arltl ., milse loeo 4 50 C. II. Olive, printing 4 00 M..I. Itys, lilacs-smith work h. P. M. Lewis, road deposit 20 HO .1. W. Sage, team to commissioners 15 00 PlattsTel Co. rents. 22 70 Austin ,V Weston Co.. Indse toco 24 U) .1. Kelthley. part p:ty for printing.... 7il s2 Hoard adjourned to August Hi, UK) I. L. A.Tvson, Co. Clerk. Loses an Arm. Herman Smith.llvlng live miles west of Murray, met with an accident Satur day by which he loses his right arm al most entirely, l'artics were engaged in shelling corn and It seems that In pass ing the machine he stumbled and fell and his arm was draw n Into the geer up to his lod y. He could not be lib erated until boxes and shafts were re moved. It Is said that he stood with his mangled and bleeding arm In the machinery for fully twenty minutes. Coacl) Excursions To the world's fair at St. Louis. Kvery Tuesday and Thursday during August and September. Seven days' limit, ?V0 for tl ic round trip, via the Missouri I'aellic Hallway. HOME FIRST ALL THE TIME. A Few Suggestions Why Farmers and Oth ers Should Buy of the Home Merchants. hi the first place jou can get goods just as cheap of your home dealer as you can in the larger cities, if you would only take time to Investigate the matter. Then no mail older house or ( hnaha merchant helped to build the little white school house on the road past your door, No mail order house or Omaha merchant ever took you by the baud and told you to let that little ac count stand until after harvest or un til you sold your corn or cat t le or hogs No mail order house or Omaha mer chant ever sold you a machine and spent every cent of the profits rigid in the community where you and your neighbors could get, it all back again. And again, suppose a local merchant makes t2,.ri00 or even :.,ooo profit on a year's sales from the farmers of this doesn't he pay out for home taxes and other necessary expenses at least half? hoes the 'Jmaha merchant or mail or der house do this? Tlie same goods bought of the mail order houses and the big city mer chant at their prices would give tliein a prolit a great deal larger and what good would it do the town and county in which you live? How much taxes do these houses pay in your county? How much produce from your farm do they buy? Who buys your surplus po tatocs, cabbages, fruits, etc.? 1 10 the mail order houses? Not much. If these houses could sell all the goods in the county, where would you go when you went to town? A town Is no town without live and prosperous stores. A county with no live towns is passed over by land buyers and en terprises seeking locations. A town has a reputation away from home and good, live, prosperous stores make that reputation enviable and attract home seekers to the county. Kvery farmer is interested in mak ing his home town prosperous, and when he goes or sends away for goods that can he bought just as cheap and just as good at home, he perhaps does not fully realize the injury lie Is doing to home enterprises. Study these sug gestions, and when you fully under stand the matter the Journal believes that you will come to the conclusion that they arc about right. Let your motto ever be "Home lirst, the world afterwards." Orange Blossoms. A very beautiful wedding occurred at St. Patrick's church in Manley, on Wednesday, August 10, 11)04, at 7 a. m. when Mr. Thomas Hurgner, of North 1'latte, Neb., and Miss Margaret Tighe. of Manley, were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. Father Hennessey performed the ceremony in accordance with the rites of the Catholic church and in a most impressive manner. The bride is a daughter of James Tighe, deceased, and belongs to one of the best families in Cass county, and has been living with her mother on a farm near Manley. The groom is said to be a most worthy young man, and em bodies ail the essentials to make a good husband. The Journal joins the many rriendsof the bride and groom in wishing them smooth sailing down the river of Time. Special Sale Days. The busy fall trading season will soon be here and we would like to sec our business men Inaugurate a series of special sale days or something of this nature the object of which would be to stimulate trade in Plattsmouth. It has been tried repeatedly in other towns and has been attended with suc cess. Not only Is It beneficial for the time being but It extends our fame as a trade center for miles and brings new faces to town, those whom we arc unable to reacliothcrwisc. llring peo ple to Plattsmouth on such occasions Instead of letting them go to Omaha. If inducements arc offered them they would prefer to come here Instead of going to Omaha. Let's try it. What do you say? Was In Poor Health For Years. Ira W. Kelley, of Manslield. l'a.. writes: "I was in poor health for two years, stilTerlng from kidney and blad der trouble, and spent considerable money consulting physicians without obtaining any marked benefit, but was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure, and I desire to add my testlmoney that It may be the cause of restoring the health of others." Kefuse substitutes. F. tt. Frleke & Co. If you arc a Judge of a good smoke. try the "Acorns" 5 cent cigar and you will smoke no other. Eagle Picnic Sunday. lon't forget the Fagle picnic next Sunday at Nick lhtluies' grove, four miles west of I'lattsinoulh. Here is situated tine of ihe must beautiful groves In Cass county, and just the ideal s.Hit for an enjoyable event of this character. The picnic will be un der the auspices of the Fagle lodge of this eily, and there is no discount on having plenty of amusement. Plenty of go. id music, all the dancing urn want and refreshments till you can't rest. It is hist far enough from Plattsiiiiuitli lo lii- an enjoyable ride out and in. Take your wife with you, and if ou have no wife take your sis ter, and if you have no sister take somebody else's sister. I hit by all means go, if you hae to go alone THE LATE WM. WETTENKAMP Born in Germany and Came to Cass Coun When Twenty-Six Years Old. William Wettenkamp, living ti miles southwest of Plattsmouth, after a lin gering illness of nine months, passed from this life August 1, I'.mi, to that higher life beyond. The funeral services were conducted Wednesday, August:!, from the fami residence two miles west of Mynard, by the Kev. Ayers, of t'nlon, assisted by Kev. Kiser, resident minister of Eight, Mile drove. After which the remains were take in charge by the Masonic lodge of Platts mouth, tif which order Mr. Wetten kamp had been a member since him, and conveyed to the Fight Mile drove cemetery, when! after the beautiful Masonic burial rites they were laid to rest. ''Pest in peace: Life's journey Is o'er." William Wettenkamp was born in Hanover, (icrmariy, Dec. 2!, 11!, and came to the United States in ls.",7. After a brief sojourn in Wisconsin, where he met financial disasters, he landed In Plattsmouth in the spring of ls.lti, penniless and homeless, pay ing ids last cent for his night's lodg at the old City hotel, at that time conducted by Father Duke. Mr. Wettenkamp was not one to lie overcome by linancial loss, but ener getically went to work to retrieve his fortunes. He secured employment of freight ers at that time operating between Plattsmouth and Denver with ox and mule teams, where he proved of such value that he soon rose from employe to be one of the lirm. Mr. Wetten camp's train was several times at taked by Indians, and they now have a claim for Indian depredations before the U. S. court of claims. In IMS Mr. Wettenkamp settled on the farm where he has since lived. He accumulated and saved until at his deatli he was considered one of the wealthy men of Cass county. Mr. Wettenkamp was twice married, his lirst wife, Mary Long, died Marcli 21, issu, leaving two children. In 11(2 he was married to Mrs. Martha M. Howard, who survives and mourns him. Mr. Wettenkamp was an exemplary Christian and father, having belonged to church since he was fourteen years old. Deceased leaves three children to mourn him: C rant, Albert and Wil lie. ( AIU OK THANKS. Wc wish to extend our sincerest thanks to those friends and neighbors who so kindly aided us in the last ill ness of our father and husband. Mi:s. Maiitiia Wkti i:kami-, ami Family. $8.50 to St. Louis and Return The P.urllngton t.HVis the above low rate for tickets good in coaches and chair cars (seats free). ( n sale Tues days and Thursdays during August and September. See tne for full part iculars. W. L. I'M ki:it, Agent. A Little Mistaken. The following appeared in the Oma ha Sundav Pee, sent, we presume, lv the PiattsmoiiMi correspondent f that paper: Plat tsmoii' I,. A i !. Among the illi'stlo's :isi,i' 1 tie i . 1 1 1 1 1 v le.'ieli'is lor ceri iHi'itcs wis o:,i' t i give ti e names of tbe :hoii;: it-, , f 1 1. i,r.s. dent's e:i! !, I i r s cielary of the treasury i e i ' tl'1 l.'iiclicis wrote "W. D. U 'heeler," w!. i isCassciiunt v's woithv t leasurcr. No doubt this teacher tie tight P.lllv was abundantly able to take care of the treasury of the nation, as she or he has heard nothing but praise for him since taking charge of the county treasurer's oftice last January. VERY IMPORTANT SESSION Was the Meeting of the City Council Mon day Evening. Oak Hill Cemetery was the subject of considerable discussion at t he meet ing of thecily council Monday night. It was repoiled to the council that t he grass had in it been cut , or even I lie fences repaired as had been ordered by the committee. After smiie of tlu cou nc i I men bad orated to t heir heart 's content, ii was linally concluded lo not ifv the sexton t bat be must, do his duly, or a new man would he appoint ed to lake bis place. ( f all places on earth thai ought lo be kept neat ami clean that certainly is where rest our loved ones in Ihe "silent eily "f I he dead." The sewer itiestioti received con siderable alt cut hni at, this meeting. K. T. 1 (arrow, civil engineer for Ihe Hut lington, was present and adilressed the council at some length on this mat ter. Among other things, he said thai on an Inspect ion tour of the city In company with Mayor deling, lie had discovered the underground water courses In good condition. The prin cipal trouble, lie said, existed at the junction where the city sewer empties Into the company's sewers. He also said that, if any change was made, a new single sewer under the tracks, somewhat larger than Hiecity's would be advisable. Mr. I (arrow's sugges tions as to the single sewer connect Ion were approved. The reports of the dilTereut heads of tlie tire department were received and placed on lile. The police judge's report, for the inont h of July showed that lines and fees to the amount of ifno. no bad been collected. Complaint was made to the council of the dangerous condition of tlie Cot tonwood tree on tlie corner of Wash sngton avenue and Seventh street, and tlie st reet commissioner was ordered to have the same removed by some one who would do the work for the wood there is in it. City Clerk Soennlehsen's statement for the mouth of July showed that he had collected iflll.f.O from dilTer ent sources. Commissioner Cory's report showing tlie amount and cost of lumber during the year was ordired placed on lile. CLAIMS ai.i.iwi:ii. It White, stringing wire J In (m K It I tu 1 1 ui wirk lit, lire a no .1 rllKcnilil, Milary W) (HI C A Wi'lily. Mime ui in C lliissi n. Mime in mi Kit White, Jiinlior wnrl( ,' In .1 II Thriislii r, lire liiMininet, ;, (jn Olive, Iiiiii'h. Ilbriirliin's wiliiry .' 'At w I'lilille l.llirury. i-ii iises 4 In iiissCi,.. IlKht. ri uilliig riKiin 'jy Klilinri r lliirilwitrr (' milse I IKi Weikliiuli ,v ( ii.. nil me 'M Kvi'iiliiK News. ,riiitliii i J .1 Cury, Milury Id uo M.ii' Murphy. Inking ilenusltluiis 1 Ki I'liitlsiniMith Tcli'iilumi' Co , ti l rent 2 IKI Win Wi'IiIht. Milury : flu II M Soi'iinlehsfii. , a Win llnlly. iiiilsf hj .1 IIIUIIT. Sllllll' 'l Zj J W'Hlrrilillll. IiiiiiIh r 2 hills Wl !K) .1 Johnson, Mreet, wnrk ;i tm SS An'lirr. Mime j ;, .1 II I'iitrlilKi'. sunn' ;ii in C lllnnli hsen. moiii' 17 5.'i K. Millies. Kiilnr so III .1 Melliinlels, Milne fa V. Itlee, Milne ".'i sn K I'ltneriiltl, Mime III Ii II Khersiile, reimlrs in :io A A lleruh r, kll'liiK ilog Tbe Mortgage Eradlcator. high water never washes away the mortgage. It may uproot trees and take the hencoops sailingon down to the next state, hut after the Hoods have subsided tlie mortgage Is still tliere as lirmly as though it had been anchored to the foundations of tlie earth and then nailed down to the sills of the barn to make it doubly se cure. Cyclones may blow away the wood shed, unroof tlie house or take the hay stack on an excursion Into another county, but w hen the blow Is over it Is always found that not even a cornerof the mortgage has been Jarred. Talk about sticking closer than a brother: There is a friend that sticks to the place like a porous plaster. Thieves do not come hi and steal it, tlie sun does not warp It; neither does It wander olT down the road every time the gate Is left open. Fine wheat crops, alfalfa and hogs Is the only sine way to lose the mort gage. Visit tbe Old Folks. One fare plus t2 for the round trip to a great many points In Ohio, Indi ana, and Kentucky. Tickets on sale September '.. U, 2i, 27 and October 11. ('ood via St. Louis and stopover at the great exposit! Final limit thirty days. See me for particulars or write to L, W. Wakcley, (Jencral Passenger Agent, Omaha. Y. L. Pit kett, Agent. Captured a Wolf. Hilly o'P.tlen, the jovial Irishman from near Murray, was In the city one day last week and w hile here gave the Journal a call, lie relaledan hidden! while here of which he was an eye witness. A few days before coining to town, while assist lug Charley S'liwab in culling oats, tbe latter was on the (midline. In one of their round-i a Wolf was s:tleil I loin ,k let I e.i I ami as II started to i mi I 'hai ley jumped from tbe inaeli ami grabbing a sheaf of oats, threw il onto Mr. Wolf and held hiui fast nnl il a si rap was brought with which in fasten him. Tbe wolf Uas taken to Mr. .Schwab's pi, ice and pul in an mil building w here II was 1 1 ii in v I it he would be secure. Charley went, hick lo his (,rk and in Ihe evening, al'ler his (lav's work was done he I liounht he would take a peep at hiscaplive, when ,,, and behold: I he prisoner had gnawed I lie ,sl rap hi two, dugout of his prison cell and "III, "(it for Ihe (all limber," where he perhaps told of bis narrow escape l,i his hrnt hers and sisters. When Char ley discovered the escape he was com pletely outdone, as he was llgiiriugou lining something great with his Wolf ship. Put, the manner in which the wolf was raptured is what Hilly thinks remarkable. A Former Plattsonlan. Kd Todeiihofl, and wife and the lat ter 's parents, Mr. ami Mrs. W. J. Outh wait, i.f ( 'edar Papids, Neb., returned Friday from a week'soul ing at Make's lishlng resort on Sand Creek. They were met at, Pculah by Id. Frank Ii. Pingess, also of Cedar Papids, who ar rived by appointment after a few weeks' sojourn through the Pig Horn basin country. The editors of tills pa per have known ir. Purgess since his childhood, lie Is a son of I he Kev. II. P. Purgess, who has been past ornf the St. Luke's Kplscopal i hureh in I'latts inoulh, Neb., for over thirty years, anil (ban whom no more conscientious and faithful Christ iau gentleman ever lived. !r. Purgess made the Northwest Post a pleasant call last Tuesday, and chatted over old times. He looks line as silk after his out ing in the moun tains and Is robust, and hearty. He departed Wednesday for head wood and other Hills cities, where he will visit for a few days before returning home.--Hello Fourche (S. .) Post. Gasoline Stove Did the Work.. A cottage on South Tenth street, owned by Peter Peterson and occupied by Claude Putler had a close call to be ing destroyed by lire between four and and live o'clock Saturday evening. Mr. Putler, it seems, after generating tlio gasoline stove and lighting It, discov ed that It was impossible to stop the How of gasoline from the lank, and In an instant tlie flames shot upward fill ing tlie room' with smoke and tire. The lire department was on hand as soon as possible and succeeded In ex tinguishing the flames before the building was ent irely burned. A great deal of the furniture was ruined. Mrs. Putler was sick in lied at the time and was carried from the house by her husband. We understand that the property was Insured for Moo. Sued for $35,000. The Journal stated a few weeks ago that Fd Pnuit nor, w ho was so serious ly Injured at Pacific Junction several mouths ago, had reached a compro mise with the railroad company. He thought lie had, but claims they went back on the proposition. Through his attorney, Matthew tiering, he now in stitutes suit in the district court for damages to the extent of .:',."i,oihi. Mr. Prantner is badly crippled, and will never be able to get around without tlie aid of crutches, and therefore un able to gain a living for himself and family by manuel labor. The railroads sometime make great mistakes by not securing a compromise w ith such par ties, and this is one of them. Has Homesteaded. M. M. Peal departed yesterday for his home In Plattsmouth, Neb., after a ten tlays' visit in this city with his daughter, Mrs. P.. L. Klrkham. Mr. Peal was so well pleased with this country that lie tiled on a homestead on the Indian Creek Hat, under the big ditch, and w ill remove his family to Putte county within the next few months.-l!elle Fourche (S. I.) Post. Paint Bargains -Special. Linseed oil, raw, 4."! per gallon. Linseed oil, boiled, 4."c per gallon. Carter's white lead, KM per 100 lbs. Southern white lead, KM per 100 lbs. Patton'sSun Proof paint, tl."j per gallon; . gallons or more, $LtiO pcrgal. Turpentine, "lo per gallon. 0kkinu& Co., Druggists.