"plattemmoutb Journal.
VOLUM 12 XXV
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TART CURB-STONE JOSH I NGS
Culled, Clipped, Penciled and Prepared for
the Readers of the Journal.
I'olUnl Is not tin- irti)T m.-tri.
i what liU iiflnlilxir-. Miy.
To nrvs"iit the M-ol:
At tills hour Mini lty.
He K of H hi-IMmIi iiiUuri-.
A nut :i lio "knows tt nil,"
In lilsown i-st Imitllon -
Itul IU- i.vltflilmr sity he's 'small."
An old gossip sweeps up more dirt
than a new broom.
A woman can converse on many top
ics and she docs
Now Is the time to purchase a ther
mometer for a rise.
Matrimony is highly recommended
as a cure for infatuation.
Much of our earthly happiness is due
to our ability to forget things.
Lots of men are honest because they
make more money by being so.
About the only reason a woman has
for marrying a man Is because.
The past few days is simply a sample
of the heat we may expect in July.
A man's epitaph is about as much
benefit to him as a last year's snow
bill. June weddings are ripe, and calls on
the old man's pocket book are very nu
merous. All is not gold that glitters, and all
do not shine in society who think
they do.
Some marriages are arranged in the
drawing room and disarranged in the
court room.
Never judge a man's knowledge of
human nature by the opinion he has
uf himself.
True politeness requires more atten
tion to the feelings of others than to
mere forms.
Even people who are constantly w ish
ing for something new draw the line
at neuralgia.
A dog makes almost as much noise
when he barks as a man does w-- v-e
barks his shins.
A royal flush, Cordelia, may be on
the face of a blushing maid and then
again it may not.
When some people spend their time
in self-contemplation it looks to others
like time thrown away.
A large crowd of farmers in town
Saturday, and the advertising mer
chant benefitted thereby.
It may be hard to keep a good man
down, yet all the men who are down
are good to hear then tell it.
Cut the weeds right now. We have
cut ours and can say now just what
we please about it. So cut the weeds!
Instead of going to law it would be
better for a man to assign two-thirds
of his property to a lawyer and let it
go at that.
Some girls in this town would like
to get married, but the girl who is on
the streets mostof. the time never finds
a man who wants her.
There are a few young men in this
old town who, one of these fine even
ings, will learn a very dear lesson af
ter they have hit the sidewalk several
times.
The jealous business man is a poor
stick in any town. lie is alwaysgrowl
ing about his more successful compet
itor, but that cuts no ice. The people
soon "catch on."
Many of our citizens seriously object
to so much loafing on the Riley hotel
corner of evenings. If our police offi
cers will station themselves at the
proper place tbey will soon learn why.
Their stares are an insult to every lady
that passes that corner.
A young lady was heard to remark
the other night as she left her young
man at the gate: "Beautiful and
bright are the stars that shine, and oh,
how happy I would be if he were only
mine." We want to caution the young
lady not to speak her thoughts so loud
next time.
An old republican of this city said
last Saturday, when he was told that
Pollard had been nominated for con
gress: "Those fellows who went
from here to the Falls City conven
tion must think the republicans of
Cass county are very easily pleased, or
else they are hard up for a candidate."
This paper is for Plattsmouth be
cause it is our home, and every other
man should feel the same way. Don't
get mad because 30ur competitor is
making more money than you are. Get
up and hustle. There is plenty of
room here for the man of energy. .Bus
iness is not going to come to you with
out an effort on your part to get it.
That young man who thought he
was doing the serenade act in the
northwest part of the city the other
night by singing "Come Where My
Love Lies Dreaming," under his lady
love's window, must have felt very
cheap whtn she poked her head out
and said, "Oh, go off, you silly fool.
Don't come around here disturbing my
peaceful slumbers at this time of
night."
Cedar Creek Schools.
Following are the names of the
pupils of the Cedar Creek schools,
neither absent or tardy during the
month or May:
Nina Clark, Elsie Inhelder, Harry
Medler, Earl Duff, Carl Hansen,
Myrtle Sears. Violet Baker, Clare
Gabelman, Maggie Hansen. Lula
Stoehr, Dora Meisinger, Helen Schnei
der. Lawrence Meisinger, Lee Wat
son, Lloyd Schneider, Verla Schnei
der, Henry Hansen, Magnus Hansen,
Mabel Meisinger, Velma Woche, Wil
lie Gabelman, Johnnie Gauer, Kay
Horn, Rudolph Horn. Glen Maker.
DEMOCRATS IN
MASS CONVENTION
Quite a Large Turnout Considering the
Busy Season.
The democrats of Cass county met
in convention at the equity court
room on Saturday afternoon. June 3,
as per call of the chairman of the
county committee.
The meeting was called to order by
M. A. Bates, chairman, and upon mo
tion of II. R. Gering he was selected
as chairman of the convention. Upon
taking the chair he stated the object
of the meeting and alsostated that he
was greatly pleased to see the smiling
countenances of so many leading dem
ocrats of Cass county present on this
occasion.
On motion, Henry R. Gering was
selected as secretary. Then came the
selection of delegates to the Lincoln
convention, when the following nam
ed gentlemen were named; everyone
present pledging himself to attend:
Z W Shrader, II L Oldham,
II Bestor, J as M Stone,
R II Frans, D O Dwyer,
II E Pankonin, Jas Stander,
Henrv R Gering, Fred Gorder,
C S Wortman, O W Zaar,
B F Laughlin, Frank Massie,
G P Foreman, M A Bates,
W D Wheeler, W F Gillispie,
John Tighe.
The secretary was instructed to no
tify those delegates not present of
their election, and the chairman was
given authority to rill all vacancies on
the delegation.
After the transaction of the busi
ness for which the meeting was called,
the convention resolved itself into a
"committee of the whole," and a sort
of an experience meeting was the or
der of the hour, and short addresses
were made by D. O. Dwyer, Charley
Banning, C. S. Wortman, Herman
Bestor, II. R. Gering and others.
The time is ripe for democratic suc
cess in the First district, and the Lin
coln convention promises to be one of
the largest and most harmonious in
several years. It is to be hoped that
every delegate will attend, and as
many others as choose to do so. The
speech of Mr. Bryan should be the
means of bringing out the democrats
from all over the district.
Market Day.
What are the business men of Platts
mouth going to do about market
day? Is it any wonder we are eter
nally left "in the soup" when we let
such propositions pass us? Every
other town of note are having such
days once a month, and are meeting
with success. This is a proposition
that w ill bring farmers and stockmen
to town, besides many who wil' come
to take advantage of any bargains t hat
our merchants may offer. Let ,he
business men take this matter in ir
own hands if those who are "polly-iox-
ing" around for their own selfish in
terests won't do it. The commercial
club Is the proper medium through
which such matters pass, but as long
as the head of that organization pur
sues the selfish course pursued in the
past it will never be done. "Do we
want the farmer trade?" That's the
question. Jf we do then such crowds
as a market day brings to town is what
we want. This will be money well
spent. Talk it over among yourselves
and let's see what can be done. Try
it once, anyway. The next market
day at Glenwood takes place Saturday,
June 1". Send a committee over and
see how it is conducted, and with what
success.
A Big Land Deal.
Messrs. C. C and T. E. Parmele
closed a deal last week, w hereby they
become the purchasers of a 684 acre
farm near Percival, Iowa. The
consideration was $51,300 or $75 per
acre. This is a pretty big land deal
but the Parmeles are "onto their job"
when it comes to land deals.
Don't be Too Sure About That.
In a few days the successor of Mr.
Lamaster in the First Nebraska dis
trict will be named, but Cass county
will furnish it's first member of con
gress this year. Omaha Bee.
TWO WELL KNOWN
YOUNG PEOPLE WED
Or. Roy Dodge and Miss Ella Ruffner
Happily United for Life.
The beautifu' home of Mr. and Mrs,
1. E. Ruffner was the scene of a most
happy event on Saturday evening,
June 3, li05, the occasion being the
marriage of their daughter, Ella, to
Dr. Roy Dodge of Omaha. The mating
ofthesetwo happy hea rts was solem
nized by the Rev. J. T. Baird of the
Presbyterian church, and in the pre
sence of a large circle of friends from
home and abroad.
The parties to this union are among
the best known young people of Cass
county. The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Dodge, and is a young
man of sterling worth and ability, who
has been a very successful practitioner
of his profession for several years, and
is at present located in Omaha. His
parents have resided In Plattsmouth
for many years, where the doctor re
ceived his early training and where he
grew to manhood. He is a gentleman
of noble traits of character, and most
highly respected by all who have
known him from childhood to man
hood.
The bride is one of the most popular
young ladies in this city, and for sev
eral years one of the successful teach
ers in the Plattsmouth schools She
is a product of Cass county, and grew
to womanhood right here in the city
of her birth, where her many excellent
qualities are best known, and where
she has retained the friendship and
high regard of a large circle of friends.
Like her father, she is of that kind,
genial disposition which is always cal
culated to win her friends, no matter
where she goes.
Both are progressive and ambitious
young people, and their union is sim
ply a happy culmination of a long and
happy courtship. .
After the ceremony ices and cake
were served, the dining room being
under the direct supervision of Misses
Verna Cole and Bertha Richey, while
Mesdames C. C. Tarmele and Carl
Fricke assisted in serving. The rooms
were most appropriately decorated for
the happy event, and throughout the
entire evening joy and happiness
reigned supreme.
The out of town guests were as fol
lows: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kingsley,
Chicago; Mrs. Arthur Lee Munger,
Palo Alto, Cal.; Mrs. John Tewksberry,
Little Rock, Ark.: Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Davis, Havelock; Mrs. J. W. Ruffner,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Owen, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer McManus, Mr. and Mrs. J.
O. French, Dr. A. C. Stokes, Roy Kirk
patrick and Sperry Ruffner, Omaha;
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Reed and Miss
Irma Hunt, Council Bluffs, la.; Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Kirkpatrick, Mrs D.
C. West and daughter and Mrs. Otto
Carroll, Nehawka; Mrs. Eliza Bar
num, Union; Miss Clara Metzger,
Cedar Creek; Miss Jewel Karstens, Ne
braska City; Guy Kirkpatrick and Miss
Agnes Rogers, St. Joseph; Mrs. Charles
Swike, Plattsburtr, Mo., and Mrs. E. P.
Mitchell and Mrs. Belle Iden, Mays
ville, Mo.
The happy couple took their depart
ure on the 10:28 train for Omaha, ac
companied by numerous out of iown
guests. The usual shower of rice was in
dulged in. The newly wedded couple
will make their future home in the me
tropolis of Nebraska, where the groom
had previously fitted up a pleasant
home, and where they will be at home
to their friends after July 1.
The Journal is delighted to join
their host of friends in offering heart
iest congratulations and in wishing
them a prosperous and happy career.
If the account of the affair is not as j
extended as some of our patrons may i
expect, it must be attributed to the
fact that the Journal was not fortun
ate enough to have a reporter in at
tendance. Land for Sale !
The undersigned has 27 acres of de
sirable land, two miles west of Platts
mouth for sale in small tracts if de
sired The land is very productive
and valuable. I want to sell the whole
tract. Ten acres finely improved. For
further particulars call at the prem
ises, or address
Mrs. S. E. Black, .
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Mrs. Jacks Asks Divorce.
Mrs. Minnie Jacks, through her at
torneys, Genung & Genung, has filed a
petition for divorce from Clyde Jacks
on the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment. The couple have been mar
ried three years and live near the
Plattsmouth bridge. Glenwood (la.)
Tribune.
ANOTHER PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Hiram Napier Dies at the Home of His
Daughter in Munden, Kansas.
George Edgerton received a tele
gram last Monday announcing the
death of his father-in-law, Mr. Hiram
Napier, which occurred at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Highly Streight,
in Munden, Kansas, Monday, June 5,
1905.
The deceased was a pioneer citizen
of Cass county and homesteaded the
farm on which Mrs Anna Goos now
resides, south of Plattsmouth, in Oc
tober, 1852. About five years ago he
went to Munden, Kansas, where he
has made his home with his daughter
ever since. He was very old and
feeble at the time he went to Kansas
and had he lived till next September
would have been ninety years of age.
He was one of the earlier pioneers
of Cass county, and was here when
the red man was in full sway, and
when the early settlers had to keep
dodging to keep out of their way, or
had to do many things they would not
with thecivilian in order to keep them
from burning him out of house and
home and murdering himself and fam-
iy.
The early settlers, many of whom
no doubt yet reside in this vicinity,
will remember his many traits of char
acter, as genial and kind to all who
came in contact with him. At the
time of his demise he was both blind
and deaf and death to him was a most
welcome visitor. Interment was made
Tuesday but Mr. Edgerton did not re
ceive the news of the old gentleman's
death in time to reach that point for
the funeral.
Does It Pay?
We recently solicited a home mer
chant for some business. He invited
us to bring samples and show what we
could do. After looking them over
he came to the conclusion that a
traveling man representing an out of
town concern would soon be along,
and he would see us later. Now what
do. you think of that for gall? That
would almost give one a bad case of
jim jams. We are not afraid to com
pare goods and prioes with any old
concern in the business, but to be hand
ed a bunch like that, almost makes us
forget our mother's teachings and use
some words that would not appear
to good advantage in print. We are
not in the habit of waiting for the out
of town man when we want to buy,
but many cases like this will make us
want to get hold of a catalogue from
Montgomery, Ward & Co. But a man
with a map deal will come along and
skin them without an effort. One firm
pays $5 for the same space another
pays $20 for, and the whole thing
would be worth lots of money if !t
sold for a quarter. If we had gall
enough to solicit for a map deal of
that sort, we would expect to be kick
ed out of every business house in the
town, and then would only get what
was coming to us. Fair play is all we
expect, and that is all we want.
Will Attack Junkin Bill.
The validity of the Junkin anti
trust bill will be attacked this fall.
Corporation lawyers and attorneys
for the South Omaha packing inter
ests have been scanning the bill dur
ing the last few days and will make
a test of its validity in the supreme
court.
The Junkin bill forbids all sorts of
combinations and trust manipulations.
It forbids the meat monopoly and
from South Omaha will come the at
tack on the measure.
The Junkin bill goes into efiect July
However, the corporations are allow
ed considerable time to furnish the
attorney general and the state author
ities with particulars about their
capital stock and mergers. There are
rigid penalties for failure to comply
with provisions of the new statutes.
Intimations have been made that
the law will be tested at the first
opportunity. Lincoln Star.
An Early Practitioner Dies.
Dr. J. W. Rawlins, one of the early
practitioners of Cass county, died Sat
urday, June 3, 1905, at Williamsburg,
Va., after an illness of but a few days.
The deceased will be remembered by
many of the early settlers. He was 85
years of age, and was the father of
Mrs. S. Waugh of Plattsmouth.
'Nough Said.
The Greenwood correspondent of
the Ashland Journal says: "Bro. Bates,
of the Plattsmouth Journal, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday here. The
Plattsmouth Journal is the best week
ly paper published in Cass county."
Shell 'Em Out.
Every town of note will celebrate
this year, and Plattsmouth has not
made the least effort to do so. Every
town of note Is holding market day en
tertainments. And what is Platts
mouth doing in this direction? Noth
ing. Plattsmouth has not made the
least effort to get up anything that
will draw people to Plattsmouth dur
ing the season of pleasure. In this re
spect, we would like to know who is to
blame for the non-activity of the busi
ness men of our city when such propo
sitions come before them. One thing
certain, they are tired of raising money
to advance the interests of men who
have an eye only to their own welfare.
Let men who are known to have the
true interests of the city at heart, and
who are known to be truly and at
heart for the good of the city at large
come to the front then, and not till
then, will the people have confidence
in any enterprise proposed. We have
men in whom the people have explicit
confidence, but they have not come to
the front yet this season. We need
their services now, and they should be
prevailed upon to take a place in the
front rank of the procession on to some
thing good for Plattsmouth in general
as well as for themselves not men
who expect two dollars for every one
dollar they pay out. We have such
men, and they have been in the front
in the more prosperous days of Platts
mouth, and should be now.
Installation of Officers.
At a meeting of the local chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star, held
Wednesday evening, May 31, IMS, the
order was duly constituted under its
new charter. Mrs. Sue Pace of Lin
coln, the grand matron, was present
and installed the following officers:
Worthy Matron Kittie Cummins.
Worthy Patron J. C. Petersen.
Associate Matron Mrs. T. P. Liv
ingston. Conductress Mrs. C. C Parmele.
Associate Conductress Mrs. W. L.
Pickett.
Adah May Petersen.
Ruth Mrs. Kessler.
Esther Edith Pitz.
Martha Edna Petersen.
Electa Mrs. J. Pepperberg.
Secretary Florence White.
Treasurer Mrs. Oliver Dovey.
Chaplain Mrs. V. V. Leonard.
Marshal Mrs. W. II. Newell.
Organist Antonia Kessler.
Well, Wouldn't This Cork You?
At the Falls City congressional con
vention last week the following resolu
tion was incorporated in the platform
adopted: "We favor legislation that
will prohibit the giving of free trans
portation to all public officials and
that will prohibit officials receiving
and using the same, believing that the
pass system is an evil, a burden on the
transportation companies and against
public interests." Now, it may not be
that every delegate to that convention
possessed an individual pass, but we
will wageranything within reason that
there were several in each county del
gation that bore such passes as this:
"Pass Mr. and others," stat
ing the number, and that net one del
egate to that convention paid his fare.
And then to endorse such a resolution!
Death of Mrs. Atwood.
Mis. T. C. Atwood, who made her
home in this city a few years ago, died
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Morgan, in Plattsmouth. Mrs. Atwood
had been ill for some time past, and
her death was due to a complication of
diseases. She was sixty years of age
at the time of her death and leaves
two daughters, Mrs. R. A. White and
Mrs. Fred Morgan. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at the Mor
gan residence in Plattsmouth, and the
body will be brought to this city to
morrow morning at 10:55 over the Mis
souri Pacific for interment at Wyuka
cemetery, Rev. J. W. Scott conduct
ing the burial service. The many
friends which she made in this city
during her residence here will regret
to learn of her death. Nebraska City
News.
Mrs. Muck Gets a Divorce.
From the Lincoln Journal we take
the following: "Cora M. Muck was
yesterday granted a divorce from Jos
eph E., on the grounds of habitual
drunkenness and non-support. Mrs.
Muck was very insistent that her hus
band should not be allowed to see their
child, Thelma, but the court after con
sideration decreed that so long as he
should conduct himself as to be fit to
visit the child he should be permitted
to visit it occasionally. Mrs. Muck
said he had not helped to support It,
and the court directed that he should
contribute if he were allowed to visit
it."
PURELY PERSONAL MATTERS
Pertaining to People Who Visit Plattsmouth
and Plattsmouth People Who
Visit Abroad.
Miss Lcona Peterson of Crest on, Ja.,
is visiting Plattsmouth relatives.
W. R. Cross of I'liion, was here Fri
day looking after some business mat
ters. Will Truelson of Omaha attended
the dance at Coat.es, hall Saturday
night.
H. L. Oldham of Murray was among
the faithful at the democratic conven
tion Saturday.
Mrs. E. S. Barstow, who was here
visiting relatives, left for her home in
Lincoln Saturday.
William Lindscy of near Nehawka
called Saturday and enrolled his name
for the Old Reliable.
Mrs. I). C. West, of Nehawka, came
up Saturday and was the guest of Mrs.
J.I). McBride, over Sunday.
William Wegener, a prominent and
wealthy farmer of near Louisville, was
a county seat visitor Saturday.
James Cook, jr., of Cedar Creek, was
a county seat visitor Friday, going
from here to Omaha on business.
Mrs. George Freer, who visited with
Mrs. Perry lltterback several days last
week, returned to Omaha Friday.
C. C. Spangler, one of Cass county's
industrious young farmer, was in Fri
day and renewed for another year.
Miss Clara Poland returned to her
home in Lincoln Saturday morning af
ter a visit with friends in this city
Harve Manners was up from Murray
on business Monday, and dropped in to
see how the Journal was getting along.
Mrs. E. L. Rouse and children de
parted Saturday morning for Esbon,
Kan., where they will visit fur some
time.
Mrs. R. W. Arnat, of Denver, Colo.,
arrived Friday morning for a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Waugh.
Mesdames J. If. Becker and Frank
Brinkman and daughter, Hilda, visit
ed relatives in the vicinity of Avoca
this week.
Mrs. R. E. Sheehan. who had been
visiting her parents in this city, re
turned to her home in Sheridan, Illi
nois, Friday morning.
Mrs. Addie White, principal of the
Cedar Creek schools, expects to leave
soon to attend a summer term of the
normal school at Fremont.
Mt. Pleasant precinct was represent
ed Saturday at the democratic conven
tion in the persons of Z. W. Shrader,
Frank Massie and Will Puis.
Geo. Horn, the Cedar Creek grain
merchant, was down Saturday and
we were pleased to note that his
health was still on the improve.
Mrs. J. C. Scott and baby of Cen
tral City, Neb., came in Thursday
evening for a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Washington Smith.
Will (Windy) Vallery called Satur
day and enrolled his name for the;
Journal. He says that he has to take
it in order to keep peace at home.
Dr. A. P. Barnes returned Sunday
from his visit to Chicago and Michi
gan, accompanied by his son, who will
make his future home '.ith his father.
O. W. Zaar was down from South
Bend Saturday. Oscar is one of those
rock-ribbed democrats who never
misses a county convention, when it
is possible to get here.
The Journal's old friend, J. M.
Stone, was here Saturday to attend
the con vention. It's a very cold day
in August when J. M. don't attend a
democratic convention.
Miss Lucille Bates and Mr. Emmons
Richey went to Louisville Saturday
afternoon and enjoyed a day's outing
Sunday with friends of that village.
They report a moenjoyable time.
Henry Steinhauer and familv
turned Thursday evening fronm sii
Neb., where they were called on ac
count of the serious illness of the form
er's father, who passed away Monday,
May 28.
Mrs. Nellie Henry and son came in
Friday morning for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. C. S. Wortman. Mrs.
Henry's home is in California and a
few weeks ago accompanied the re
mains of her father, w ho died in that
state, to their former home at Mead,
Neb., for interment.
The Journal's good old German
friend, Theo. Heim, of Louisville, was
here Saturday to attend the demo
cratic convention. While here he
called at Journal headquarters and
cot only renewed his own subscrip
tion but also that of his son, F. L.
Heim, at Golden, S. D.
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