plattemoutb Journal.
VOLUMK XXV
rLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AU(J I'ST i,
TART CURB STONE JOSHINGS
Culled, Clipped, Penciled and Prepared for
the Readers of the Journal.
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'Hit- i-rii iixii tin- foli.
Id marriage one and one make one:
in divorce one from one leaves two.
Nothing hurts a kicker worse than
the noise made y people shouting for
joy.
Tin- future tens-' of the verb ''to
1 ivc" is -to L?i;t marrieu' so says a
school girl.
The man who deliberately deties .the
law, is looking for trouble, and gener
ally tines it.
No man should start a tight with
! i is wife unless lie is prepared to pay
an indemity.
Its queer how two men can acci
dentallv exchange umbrellas and both
get the worst of it.
About the time a man gets a little
money saved up some fool friend comes
along and borrows it.
This city needs a well regulated
rock pile, judging from the presence of
idle persons upon the street.
After you are married, young lady,
it is iust as well to remember that
cooking is a greater art then thumping
a piano.
All a girl has to know in this world
is how to manage men, and she dosn't
have to learn that, because it comes
natural to her.
Jf your boy is twelve years old, it
is time for you to decide wheth
er he is to be a worker or a
loafer. Do it now.
If women liked to go fishing in an
old straw hat and drink warm beer
out of a tin dipper men might be able
to understand them.
Why not make sleevelessdresses and
save the girls the trouble of shoving
them up continually as they pass up
and down the streets.
When the Lord made the watermel
on, he didn't know that he was also
making every woman'dissatisfied with
the si.e f her refrigerator.
The average man thinks lie is hav
ing fun if he is only doing something
that costs him so much lie won't have
any money lett over for the next six
months.
A young married lady of this city
says that her bachelor brother kisses
her baby girl very frequently because
he has not the nerve to take one near
er his o.yn age.
An old maid of this city remarked
the other day that '"there is more fun
in the preliminary engagement then
there is in the first domestic battle."
How does she know.
A young man of this city, who lias
been "trotting in double harness" just
two years, says it gives him the head
ache every time he hears another
man whistling the wedding march.
If some parents in this city could
only see the acts of their own daught
ers upon the streets and public places
they would not be guilty of making re
marks about other people's daughters.
A little girl who stood by and saw
the "dog killer" grab up a little dog
the other morning to take it oil and
kill it, voiced the opinion of many old
erones when she said ''inhuman
wretch." Hut it was fifty cents to
him.
IItv's to t-lii-- r
That ain't any lii.:sr-r
TIihii x-iilt of a iz h m J .;. jii:i.
Il'il tlit- tiinnptliat lit- rai-.e-.
It'-hcs like lii:.-s.
Aixl t lu re's w In ti- tin' rulx-oines
There are a few young girls in this
town who imagine they are it" with
a cap I but who need a good mother to
tell them they are simply "goslings"
yet and ca'n't "swim"where full grown
geese do. They will learn more as
they grow older
" We aw a young lady coming down
Main street the other evening "put
ting on more airs than a millionaire's
daughter," and if the truth is known
her old mother 'vas at home washing
and ironing for other people that she
might pass up anifdown Main street to
put on style. No such girls are tit for
a wife.
A farmer went to the pastor of his
congregation, and suggested that his
name bo taken oir the church books
"Whats the trouble. Brother':-" asked
the pastor- I supposed you were a
faithful follower of the Lamb." "Well
I sorter believe that myself, but there
is no use of talkin", a man can't serve
the Lord when he has to milk four
cows in fly time. After the first heavy
frost I'll try this church business again
but just now I either have to sell the
cows, give up the church, or be a durn
cd hypocrite."
PICNIC BETTER THAN EVER
That is What the Modern Woodman Picnic
to be Held August 24 will be.
"We are after them harder than
ever before. We are advertising here
and in Omaha more extensively than
before. And we are offering greater
inducements in the way of attractions
and prizes than we did before."
This statement was made by Mayor
Gering, chairman of the local commit-
tee for the big Modern Woodman and
I!nv:il Wiirlilmr nieiiie. now hilled for
August 24th. As a recompense for
fl.-l:iv tin. nil-nil- will l.e made bitLfer
eiay i ne picnic
and better in every way and induce
ments offered that will bring every
man, woman and child who can possi
bly come to I'lat tsmouth on that date.
Over 1400 circular letters have been
sent out reaching every Woodman in
Cass county. The letters contain
formal notice of the postponement
and a full program of the events and
prizes on that day, so far as now
known. Similar lettersare being sent
out to the Woodmen of other counties
by the men in charge in the several
counties. Posters are being printed
which will be scattered broadcast so
that all Woodmen and all Royal Neigh
bors and all other good people will
know that there is going to be a big
time in l'lattsmoutli on the 24th of
August, and that they are cordially
invited and urged to come and partici
pate. The men in charge of this affair are
showing a spirit worthy of emulation.
All the elaborate preparations for the
picnic being brought to naught by a
caprice of the weather, they rise above
circumstances and go at it again with
increased energy. Here's hoping and
also believing sincerely that the picnic
of August 24th will be even a bigger
success than the picnic of August 2nd
would have been.
t a late hour the Journal is assured
by a citizen who has a reputation as
weather prophet that no rational
being can doubt that the weather will
be ideal on the 24th. The Rev. Ira
R. Hicks has also been enlisted in the
interests of the cause. His almanac
predicts fair weather for the great
dav.
"All Bost)."
The Omaha News is evidently try
ing to stir up a sensation, when it
prints the following in its issue of
Saturday evening:
"I. R. Andrews, the Omaha attor
ney, who so mysteriously met his
death near Cedar Creek. Neb., is be
lieved to have been in Omaha Sunday
morning.
"John Dingman, an ex-constable,
makes the positive statement that he
saw Andrews in Omaha Sunday morn
ing, and that he had two drinks with
him.
' "1 never saw him look so seedy in
my life, and I have known Andrews
for several years. J l is clothes were
dirty, he was in need of a shave. I
am positive about this." '
To Shorten the Line.
The Chicago papers say that it is re
ported that recent surveys of the Bur
lington company in the vicinity of
Sterling, 111., are for the purpose of es
tablishing a shorter line for this com
pany between Chicago and the Mis
souri river, and that the line to Oma
ha will be run via Davenport. The
object of shortening the Burlington so
that it will be able to cut at least one
hour off the time between Chicago and
Omaha is to hold its present mail con
tracts and secure those that may have
gone to the Rock Island.
A Big Stalk, of Corn.
Walt Scott, who farms the old Blue
farm, reports that he has a mammoth
stalk of corn growing. It is now hi
feet high and has six ears of corn.
Tli is is a record breaker. Mr. Scott
has built a fence around it and it is
receiving as much attention and care
as the fat lady in a sideshow. This
is a record breaking product so far as
we know. Mr. Scott will take the big
stalk of corn to the state fair.
Select Delegates.
Nehawka, Neb., Aug. .j The follow
ing Cass county persons have been
named as delegates to the state prohi
bition convention in Lincolq August ?:
Rev. J. W. Swan. Rev. I). A. Youtzy,
George M. Porter, T. W. Glenn, C. C.
Wescott, C. S. Folk, R. B. Windham,
Flattsmouth; Rev. Smith and W. II.
Fool, Weeping Water: Rev. Fouch,
Union; Rev. Samuel Kiser, Nebawka;
S. L. Furlong and Nora Clemons, Rock
Bluffs. The convention will place in
nomination two candidates for regents
of the state university and one for su
preme judge.
That Way In Cass.
What are the farmers of Nebraska
going to do with their money when
they market their crops this year
Most of them are out of debt, a goo
many of them have built new homes
in recent years, and practically all of
them are spending more money on
clothes, pianos, telephones, education
and the comforts of life generally than
they ever did since they were born
I'ut another big crop return on top of
their previous accumulations, and it
j wi' -e hard to keep the
i helow the danger point.
steam down
Land will go
UP a few notches, town property will
1 live off the fat of the land. The poor
oanKer win oe Lnecjiiei suiierer irom
all the plenitude. His vaults will be
gorged with money, with hardly a bor
rower in sight. Lincoln Journal.
BANK DEAL IS OFF JUST NOW
Transaction Blocked by Failure of Donelan
to Sell His Weeping Water Property.
It is how reported that the deal for
the establishment of a new state bank
in Omaha is on, at least lor the pre
sent. John Donelan, of Weeping Wa
ter, the organizer of the enterprise,
who was to be the active head of the
bank, has, it is reported, been unable
to dispose of his interests at Weeping
Water, which was one of the condi
tions on which the establishment of
the bank was contingent. Further
more, Mr. Donelan has notified the
Hankers that he cannot pay $200 a
month, the rental asked for a location
at Fifteenth and Farnum streets,
where it was proposed to conduct the
new institution. What may transpire
to rehabilitate the plans for opening
the bank is not known, but from reli
able sources it is learned the project is
held in abeyance for the present.
Omaha Hee.
A Big BlacKsnake.
When W. D. Jones arose Saturday
he heard the blue jays and other
birds making a terrible racket in the
trees surrounding his home, but he
took no special notice of the fact.
Mr. Jones went up to the livery barn
after breakfast. Hut lie hadn't been
there long when a boy arrived in great
haste to summons him home to kill a
snake.
Mr. Jones got a shotgun and went
home. In a big tree near the house he
saw a strange sight. An enormous
blacksnake twined about the trunk of
the tree, its head held back, its fangs
darting in and out, its beady eyes
glistening. Close at hand was a bird's
nest, its feathered occupants terrified
but bravely protecting their home as
best they could from the horrible in
truder. Mr. Jones raised his gun and Fred
and the ugly carcass fell to the ground.
The snake measured "4 feet in length.
Peace has been restored among the
birds.
Enrouteto Philippine Islands
Miss M. L. Gilman came in on P'ri
day morning from Washington, D.
C, and is stopping with her sister,
Mrs. B. C. Kerr. Miss Gilman is a
teacher in the kindergarten depart
ment of the United States govern
ment schools in the Philippine Islands.
She has been home on a vacation, and
is on her way out again. She spent
the summer in several of the large
eastern cities in the interest of the
work.
Miss Gilman left last Saturday
night for Seattle, Wash., whnce she
will sail next Thursday on one of the
Great Northern boats for Manilla.
Miss Gilman enjoys her work in the
Philippines and is apparently not
much troubled with homesickness. She
was here on a visit about four years
ago and will be remembered by many
P attsmouth people.
About Right.
The worms destroy the apple crop,
the oil trust robs the people, and the
misplaced switch kills the traveler,
the cyclone and the flood get in their
deadly work, the potato bug eats mur
phvs. the stripped insects do up the
j watermelon vine and chiggers saw
your feet off, but don't get sour keep
seet. Wear your best smile and dan
gle your heart on your sleeve, for
what's the use to w orry? Think of it.
One hundred brief summers and falls
you'll be sleeping under where the
green grass is waving, and the gentle
zephers will blow above you, and the
mocking bird will thrill his notes down
by the brooklets side, and the world
will move on just the same. Never
grow sour, for what's the use.
Cottonwood Lumber for Sale.
Those desiring cottonwood dimen
sion lumber can be provided with what
they want by calling on
Chaklks L. Mautin,
Four miles south of Flattsmouth.
WOODMEN TO LEAVE OMAHA
This Step Will Probably Be Taken Because
of State Board's Action.
In the opinion of otlicers of the
Woodmen of the World, the head
quarters of that organization will un
doubtedly be moved from this city as
a result of the decision of the state
board of equalization to tax the reserve
fund.
John T. Vatts, sovereign clerk.
says:
A meeting ot the executive coun
cil will probably be called to con
sioer the matter. 1 lie sovereign
camp at Chattanooga at the last
meeting decided that the head
quarters should move from Omaha in
case the county assessors carried out
this plan of assessing the reserve fund
and this will undoubtedly be carried
out.
"We dcftloti-w.ish the public to think
that we do -not pay taxes upon our
property here in Omaha. This we do,
but.the reserve fund is contributed by
tho?e outside the state of Nebraska,
and these funds are not taxed in any
other state in the Union." Omaha
News.
Interesting Incidents.
It is really laughable to hear Mr
James Stander, of Louisville relate
some of his experiences while in Pal-
istine. It will be remembered that
Mr. Stander was one of the Sunday
school delegates who visited the holy
land some time ago, and while in
Jerusalem they bought their drinking
water from some of the natives, who
carried the water in goat bags, and
sold it to the tourists. Mr. Stander
says the water was of a milky color,
and some of the party took a notion to
investigate the place where the water
came from, and found that it came
from a pond where a dozen fellows
were washing their feet. They then
concluded not to buy any more water
Another time, while in Germany, he
met a fellow who claimed to be a rela
tive of Mr. Stander, and offered to
take him to some other relatives. He
expected a carriage or buggy to be
brought to convey him to his German
relatives, but instead, he found the
fellow waiting for him at the hotel
with a cart, drawn by,a cow and horse.
This,of course, was new to Mr.Stander,
but he enjoyed the novelty, neverthe
less. Friends who have heard Mr.
Stander lecture on his travels say that
it is very interesting and instructive,
as well as humorous, and that he is a
fluent speaker. It would undoubtedly
prove a drawing card for some of the
church societies of Flattsmouth to in
duce Mr. Stander to give one of his
lectures in this city.
Our Billy.
Col. Billy Scadelman has how in com
plete operation the new telephone line
north and west from the city of Glen
wood, making a valuable connection
with Riverdale. Those who have
phones of this new line include Oscar
Knox, C. Halline, C. Voght, C. W.
Williams, B. F. Young, August Pich
meier, Fred Eichmeier, John Fich
meier, Thomas Pratt, C. W. Webster,
Gilbert Ball, II. Wasburn and A. Col
lard. The phones used are the late
push-button pattern which permits
the patron to call central without
arousing the curiosity of all the good
sisters- along the line. Hastings Dem
ocrat. News Frorr) Nicholas Halmes.
A letter was received last Monday
by Henry Gering from Nicholas
Halmes. It is dated Ilumfeld Lippe.
Detmold, Germany, and conveys the
intelligence that Mr. and Mrs. Halmes
will sail from Hamburg for the United
States, August 2th, on the steamer
"Bremen," and come right to l'latts
moutli. Mr. Halmes says they are both in
excellent health. They have teen in
Vienna, Leipzig and Dresden. Vienna
he thinks the finest city he ever saw.
The Fatherland has enjoyed a fine
season this year and crops are very
good.
His Recovery Very Doubtful.
D. O. Dwyer went down to Union
Sunday to visit his old friend, L. G.
Todd, who was injured in a runaway
several weeks ago. We regret to learn
that the old gentleman is in a pre
carious condition as a result of the in
juries received, and his enfeebled con
dition caused from old age. Mr. Todd
is a man of great energy and his
activity in getting around has been
equal to that of men twenty years
younger, his only defect being in his
eyesight. Mr. Todd's many friends in
Cass county will regret to learn that
his condition is such that his neigh
bors are very apprehensive of his ulti
mate recovery.
Farmer Mutz Having Trouble.
A Mauley special to the Weeping
Water Herald, under date of July :il
says:
aooui two months ago some one
took from John Mutz' barn a pair of
leather fly nets and several pieces of
carpenter tools, and about two weeks
ago the nets and tools were found, one
evening about dark, lying in the barn
door. About a week ago some one
poisoned bis dog which was a good
one, and last Saturday afternoon while
Mr. Mutz was away and his wife was
about ten rods from the house picking
berries, some one pried a screen door
oil which was na'iled in (not hi in
usefi ) and entered ins House, took his
pocket book, which contained soirx
checks and" some money, and a gold
watch.
In the evening while Mr. Mutz was
in Manley securing the services of the
Louisville bloodhounds his little girl
at home was trying tocatch her kitten
which ran under the porch, and in
pulling it out she saw a chain. Her
mother was called and she found the
watch and pocketbook all right, but
the hound came just the same. He
got there about one o'clock at night
and with but very little maneuvering
he struck a trail and he followed it to
its termination. Mr. Mutz does not
deny being a poor man but he does
deny being out of friends with all the
backing he wants in this case. We
have known John Mutz for a good
many years and he has always been
known as a man trying to do as near
right as the most of us and having no
trouble with his neighbors. The above
happened about :$j miles southwest of
Manley, on what is known as the
Lovell farm."
Refund Money for Special.
Through the efforts of the local com
mittee in charge of the Woodmen pic
nic, the $100 guaranteed to the Mis
souri Pacific has been refunded. This
road had its special already started
when the word was sent out that the
picnic was postponed. The train was
therefore run right through to Flatts
mouth as per schedule. It naturally
brought in very few passengers and en
tailed a loss to the railroad.
The local committee took the mat
ter up with Col. Tom Hughes, of Oma
ha, traveling passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific, and through his ef
forts the certified check for $100 which
had been placed in the hands of the
railroad was returned. Furthermore,
that railroad will run a special train
on the 24th of August and not require
a guarantee, being satisfied that the
crowd they will bring on that day will
amply repay them.
It Looks Very Reasonable.
These are the days that you will
hear all sorts of railroad rumors. The
latest is that the main passenger tram
on the K. C. will soon begin running
into Omaha over the l'lattsmoutli
bridge instead of going to Council
Bluffs, and that all trains from the
east over the Burlington will also
come this way. Also that a stub only
will ply between Pacific Junction and
the Bluffs. We fail to see anything
unreasonable in this rumor. The Bur-
ington own their own bridge here.
while they are compelled to pay toll
over the U. P. bridge at Omaha.
Mrs. Clifford Dies in San Francisco.
Mrs. T. C. Clifford died in the South
ern Pacific hospital in San Francisco
last Saturday night. The news came
through a telegram to her brother.
William Brantner. Mrs. Clifford bad
been ill for several weeks with typhoid
fever.
Deceased was the daughter of Mrs.
S. J Brantner of this city and was
born July 1, lS'JT. She was married
to Mr. T. C.Clifford, son of former
Police Judge Clifford. At the time
she was taken sick they were living in
Reno, Nevada, where Mr. Clifford is
master mechanic of the railroad shops.
Mrs. M. Waybright went out to San
Francisco about four weeks ago and
has been at the bedside of Mrs. Clifford
ever since that time.
Besides her husband Mrs. Clifford
leaves five children, the eldest of whom
is It;. The remains were taken to
Los Angeles this morning ior inter
ment Seivers-Hopping.
Mr. Jay Seivers of Grant, Neb., and
Miss Nellie Hopping of Flattsmouth
were married Monday afternoon at the
former place. Miss Hopping is well
known here and has a large circle of
friends. The groom is one of the
strong citizens of Grant.
Miss Hopping went to Grant some
weeks ago to nurse the w ife of Claude
Seivers, a brother of the man she has
just married and while there she met
her future husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Seivers will reside at
Grant. Congratulations and best
wishes are extended from Platts-mouth.
HAS BOBBED UP ONCE MORE
Story of a Sunken Boat Laden With Whiskey
Fifty-Two Years Ago.
The following story has been it
hashed several times since itsm-eiM-rence,
but as then- are peibaps old
residents ' f l'lattsmoutli who will n -meml.erthe
sinking of the boat, the
Journal gives the story simply
for
w nat ii is worm. j ne lieiievue
cor-
respondent of the World-Herald says
the shifting of the channel of t he Mi-,
souri liver, due to the wains a
fe-.v days ago, has possibly led to the
discovery of almost sensational inter
est at Bellevue island, where if is be
lieved by many that the .steamboat
sunk there more than lift v ea i s .il-m.
having on board a caigo of w bi-ky, has
been found.
There is nothing definite about this
just now. Certain it is, an object has
been discovered on the premisi s of
Jesse McCarty which, it is rumored.
will prove to be the fated old steamer
which went down before the war. At
the present time all that is known for
certain is that the boat, or whatever
it is, stands under water a quarter of
a mile from the land. For years the
spot where it now rests was covered
with rich soil and until ti e recent
tremendous floods was a huge melon
patch owned by Mr. McCarty.
The boat is of legendary interest to
'.ellevue people ever since the war.
While there is no record of it with t he
authorities here at the present time
there are citizens of the county and
state Aho remember the sinking of
the steamer City of New Orleans in
IH'il, or thereabouts.
The steamer, it lias always been un
derstood, was an Indian trader, and it
had tin board a cargo of whisky. The
whisky was said to be of a high grade,
and there were KiO barrels of it. The
sweet anticipation of finding many
barrels of whisky thus kept intact for
a period of half a century leads to an
earnest endeavor on the part of many
to bring about the recovery of the
liquor, if possible.
When the City of New Orleans
struck a snag and sank, she went to
the bottom of the river. It is said
that the sunken steamer at once
formed a nucleus for the building of
Bellevue island, a tract of land separ
ated from the main river by the
changing of the waters. For years
Bellevue island has been productive
of produce of all kinds, until this sea
son, the high water swept (.'very thing
away.
Mr. McCarty, upon whose land the
find is located, says that an investiga
tion will be made, and that an expert
diver has been engaged to start tin
work as soon as the waters subside
somewhat. He says there is no cer
tainty that the find is really the steam
boat of history, but that be leels jus
tified in going to a little expei.s to
ascertain definitely.
Death of August Hesse
August Hesse died last. Sal u. day
evening at i:.'0 o'clock. ' ha 1 bei o
suffering for several weeks and lung
trouble is the direct cause of his deat h.
He was years of age. j j js u he and
six children survive, viz: Katie. Hen
ry, Fritz. Louise, August and Lnui-.
The funeral was held at 2 o'clock
Modday afternoon from German Lu
theran church, Rev. Longhorst oillcia
ting. The City band playing a funeral
diige headed the procession . Follow
ing the band were a large numi-er of
Workmen. The funeral procession was
thus made up pursuant to the express
wish of deceased. Interment, was
made at Oak Hill cemetery.
Chris Stohr's 77th Anniversary.
A large party of friends of Chris
Stohr gathered Sunday at the home
of his son-in-law, Adam Fornoff, and
spent the day having a good time and
recalling old tin.es. The occasion was
Mr. Stohr's 77th birthday. The peo
ple began to arrive in the morning and
spent the whole day there. There
were plenty of refreshments and lots
good cheer for all. TiiO.se present
were: Messrs. and Medamcs George
Lohnes, Adam Kaffenberger, A. B.
Fornoff and daughter, George Ileil,
Adam Stohr, Philip Stohr, I cter Mei-
singer, W. Keil, Julius II;l:!icker;
Messrs C. F. Rcihart, George Keil,
WilliamJMeisinger, J. S. Seybert. Geo.
Hicks, Miss Minnie Gobelman.
Death of Mrs. Story, of MurdocR.
Mrs. John Story, of Murdook, died
Sunday at 9 o'clock a. m.of a complica
tion of diseases. Deceased w as one of
the pioneers of Cass county, having
come here with her husband many
years ago from Wisconsin. They set
tled here and have acquired consid
erable land. Mrs. Story is survived
by her husband and four children viz:
Anna, Charles, John and Mrs. Baum-gartner.
