LOOKING BACKWARD
TWENTY-NINE YEARS
Suicide of Miss Vance Barnes at Flattsmouth
Her Body Recovered from the River
NEAR FOOT OF MAIN STREET
Some History of the Past Copied by Permis
sion from Judge Ramsey's "Scrap Book."
NATIONAL, STATE AND COUNTY TICKETS
In ISTti, a newspaper was published
at Louisville, Cass county, cb., in
the interests of the old (Greenback
party. This paper had been started
by A. II. Fox and J. V. (Hover, then
leading merchants of that place, under
the linn name of Fox & (Hover. The
paper was caller Tiik Ciikonh i.k and
when .starterl, was independent in pol
itics. It subsequently became the
property of one II. E. Wilson who con
ducted it as a greenback paper.
Fnder date of August P.. l-si;, a cor
respondent of The Chronicle, writes
from Plat tsinoulh as follows, concern
ing the suicide bv drowning of Miss
Vance Karnes:
'The body of this unfort unate lady
was taken from the Missouri river near
the foot of Main street, on Thursday
last.
The sad occurrence has cast a gloom
over the entire community. Perhaps
nothing f the kind lias ever occurred
in Nebraska which seems so utterly
inexplicable. The lxxly now lies in
the express oflice, encased in an iron
coflin. Owing to the rapid decompo
sition, the lody of this beautiful
young lady when taken from its watery
grave was not recognizable; but her
clothing and rings showed too plainly
that this was all that was ieft of
Vance Barnes.
On a quiet .Sabbath evening, after
attending .Sabbath school, with the
memories of the day passing pleasantly
through the mind, this young lady, as
if impelled by some unseen, invisible
hand, suddenly resolves on self-destruc
tion.
The place and means are selected.
To a. secluded place, across the picnic
grounds, where she and others of her
age had often met and shared the in
nocent joys and pleasures peculiar to
childhood: clown to the edge of the
foaming, forbidding Missouri river,
leaving two little foot prints as if to
mark the w ild, fatal, desperate plunge
into eternity, and thus point out to
weeping, anxious, distracted friends
the road chosen into the mysterious
Hereafter:
Thus it seems that Vance Barnes,
with a strange hallucination of mind,
resolved to end her short life of less
than sixteen years.
Her father, the Hon. J. W. Ilarnes,
arrived from Heaver City this evening.
The funeral takes place tomorrow."
From the same paper, a Journal
reporter is permitted to copy the fol
lowing from that most invaluable
".scrap book:"'
"The Chronicle.
II. K. Wil.son, Editor.
Friday, October '2, lS7t
Independent Greenback Ticket.
For President.
Peter Cooper.
For Vice-President,
Samuel F. Cary.
Democratic Ticket.
For President,
Samuel J. Tilden,
of New York.
For Vice-President,
Thomas A. Hendricks,
of Indiana.
Republican Ticket.
For President,
R. H. Hays,
of Ohio.
For Vice-President,
W. A. Wl.eeier,
of New York.
County Tickets.
Democratic.
Senator R. R. Livingston.
Representatives J. C.
James Ciark. Wm. Laughlin.
Ciiimoui
Commissioner W. H.
District Attorney F.
Davis.
P. Ireland.
Independent.
Senator R. R. Livingston.
Representatives J. C. Gilmour,
James Clark, Wm. Laughlin.
Commissioner W. H. Davis.
District Attorney F. P. Ireland.
Republican.
Senator S. M. Chapman.
Represenatatives S. A. Davis,
J.
M. Beardsley, T. W. Babbit.
Commissioner II. Wolf.
District Attorney George Smith
Little Boy Is Sent Back.
F S Ih-ssenllow performed a pain
ful; luty Sat urday afternoon. Six weeks
ago he took a small boy by i he name
of Charlie Krodinc from the child sav
ing institution at Omaha to bis pleas
ant home near Weeping Waler. Hut
it didn't take long to barn that Char
lie is lull of ornriness." lie ran away
several times, not Knowing why nor
whither he was going. lie liked his
home and itscomforts and its freedom,
alter the confinement of the home in
( Mnaha. Hut Charlie has in his blond
the genus of some vicious ancestor
that won't allow him to be good.
The lad was a pitiful little figure as
lie stood at the station trying not to
cry. He is only seven years old but his
face has a peculiar expression of crafti
ness, which is not his fault but the
fault of some ancestor. He cried bit
terly as he was put aboard the train.
NEW PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
Rev. James H. Salsbury, of Lincoln, Re
ceives a Call to This Pastorate.
The congregation of the Presbyter
ian church met Friday evening in the
basement of the church for the pur
pose of electing a new pastor. Dr. .1.
T. Haird opened the meeting with
prayer ent reating the Divine guidance
upon the important business to come
before the congregation.
Dr. Haird remained chairman of the
meeting. Mr. Thomas Pollock ollici-
ated a.s clerk. In due form ii was
mover that the congregation proceed
to elect a pastor. This motion being
passer, Mr. .1. M. Poberts made a
short speech reviewing the qualilica-
tions of Rev. James 11. Salsburv of
Lincoln to whom the congregation has
listened the past two Sundays, and
concluding by moving that a call be
extended to him to become pastor of
the church.
There was a slight demurrer here.
One member expressed the opinion
that the church could get along with
out a regular pastor for a few months
until the entire sum still due the re
tiring pastor had been paid. Mr. Pol
lock explained that Rev. Salsbury
would begin his pastorate only after
arrangements had been made to pay
the balance due Dr. Haird.
Mr. Pollock answered another ques
tion as to the salary. $1,000 per an
num is the salary which will be paid
Rev. Salsbury. Hut it was pointed
out that he must be called immedi
ately, as he had intimated to the
church oilicersthat he had another
call.
The question was then put to a vote
which resulted unanimously in favor
of calling Rev. Salsburv.
A motion to appoint the elders and
deacons a committee to draw up and
extend the call in the official form was
passed and the elders and deacons will
therefore extend the call.
It is understood that the newly
elected pastor will not begin his pas
torate until after the meeting of the
Presbytery the first pat t of September
He is still pastor of the Third Presby
terian church of Lincoln, and that
relation will tirst have to be severed.
It was rather an unusual sight, the
retiring pastor acting as chairman of
the meeting for the election of his
successor. It was a position which
Dr. Haird fittingly filled on account of
his patriarchal position which he holds
and will hold all his life in the Presby
terian church of Plattsmouth.
Increase in Pay.
Beginning the tirst of the month,
firemen on the Burlington Route, says
the Glen wood Tribune, will be receiv
ing the best pay of any railroad lire
men in the United States. These
new rates have just been decided upon
by company officials at Chicago.
The recent introduction of the big
engines have made the work very hard
on firemen and the "Q" has been hav
ing much trouble in hiring men at the
old schedule.
The scale of wages on the class A-
engmes was increased from S2.40 to
S2.G0 per hundred miles, class K-3 and
K-T engines from 32.fO to $2.9.5 per
hundred miles. All group 4 freight
engines when run in the passenger ser
vice have been increased from ?2.5," to
75 per hundred miles. Watching
engines win pav -.40 tor io hours
work instead of -M.53.
Firemen running on construction
trains instead of receiving $2.40 per
day regardless of class of engines, will
receive pay according to the class of
engine on which they run. Group 1
will pay 82.40 a day, group 2, $2.50,
group ; $2.7.) and group 4. 81.05. When
more than a hundred miles is made in
a day freight rates will be paid.
Back from the Rockies.
Mr. F. G. Fricke and sun Edwin re
turned Saturday from a two week's
visit in Rocky mountains. They had
a most delightful time. The temper
ature was low enough to do away with
all discomfort from that source. Less
than a w eek ago several inches of snow
and bail fell at the point where they
were staying. The fishing in the
mountain streams there is fine and
they caught a number of fine trout.
The place where they have been locat
ed was 25 miles from the nearest rail-read.
PASTOR ACCEPTS THE CALL
Rev. SalsSurrr, of Lincoln, Will Come to
Flattsmouth to Make His Home.
Thecominittecof elders and deacons
of the Presbytei ian church appointed
to draw up and extend to Rev. James
II. Salsbury. of Lincoln, a call to the
pastorate of the Presbyterian church
of Plattsmouth have receiver a reply
from Rev. Salsbury hi which he ac
cepts the call.
The call now having been extended
and accepter! is still subject to the
action of the presbytery which will
meet the tirst part of September. As
suming that the presbytery endorses
the action which it is quite likely to
do. Rev. Salsbury would not take up
Ids new duties here until probably the
middle of September. The committee
is now looking about for a house for
the new pastor. Rev. Salsbury has a
wife and one child.
Entertained by Mrs. Waterrnan.
The Presbyterian Aid Society was
entertained very pleasantly Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Water
man. The attendance was quite up
to the usual standard notwithstanding
the intense heat.
Mrs. Wagner lias some very beauti
ful and unique souvenirs of her trip
abroad and told man- interesting
things of the places she had visited
and where she bad collected the
various attieles. which she gave the
ladies the opportunity of seeing and
admiring.
Mrs. Marsl ind and Mrs. Agnew, who
are visiting in the city, were present
and being former members of the
Presbyterian aid society were gladly
welcomed and made guests of honor.
Refreshments were served on the
lawn and theafternoon was pronounced
a social success.
Cigar Factory to Change Hands.
An arrangement was completed
Monday whereby Hookmeyer will sell
his cigar factory located on the south
side of Main street between Fourth
and Fifth streets, to Messrs. A. J.
Kanka and John I'lich. The actual
transfer will not take place for several
weeks because of the fact that Mr.
Hookmeyer has a considerable number
of boxes already labeled with his name
stamped and the internal revenue laws
would not permit the use of these
boxes by another lirm.
Messrs. Kanka and I'lich are both
thoroughly practical cigar makers, ex
perienced in every line of the business,
and their success is assured.
Mothers' Meeting.
The mothers' meeting held on Mon
day afternoon at the Masonic home
was largely attended and an interest
ing program given under the leader
ship of Mrs. L. A. Moore. Noted teni
pe ranee men leaders in the war against
the vice of intemperance, were made
subjects of papers and readings and
some music diversified the program
A vote of thanks was tendered the
matron at the conclusion of the exer
cises for the use of the parlors for the
meeting of the society.
Hurt While Playing Ball.
A special to the Omaha World-IIcr
aid says: "Weeping Water has organ
ized a baseball team that is doing some
good playing. Last week they played
Louisville and Alvo, and won both
games. Today they played the Elks
of Plattsmouth, resulting in a score of
5 to 4 in favor of the local team. Dur
ing the game today, Ed. Kennedy, one
of.the Weeping Water.boys fell on third
base and split his right kneecap diag
onally. Drs. Butler and Rickard were
on the grounds and reduced the frac
ture: but it is a serious hurt and will
lay him up for some time."
Give the Journal Credit.
The Lincoln Evening News yester
day printed an article clipped from
the Plattsmouth Journal. It was the
article about the unsuccessful effort
of a white man and colored woman to
take out a marriage license here. It
was the Journal's leading article Tues
day. On Wednesday it appeared "ver
batim, literatim and punctatim" un
der a big double head on the first page
of the Lincoln News.
That was all right. It was interest
ing reading. The News or any other
paper is welcome to any of the good
things found in the Journal. But
here's what we want to say give us
credit for it.
We believe this was merely an over
sight on the part of the Lincoln News,
or perhaps their reporter in this city.
Change Place of Business.
In a letter frcm our young friend
Paul Roberts, who for several months
has been engaged in the lumber busi
ness in McCook, Nebraska, we note
that he has removed from that place
to Niles, Kas., to become the manager
of the Leidigh ..1 Haveus lumber com
pany at that place. It givesthe Jour
nal irreat pleasure in noting Paul's ad
vancement in business circles, as he is
a most deserving young man.
Dr. Ehter, Dentist,
Waterman Block,
J Money for Our Soldiers.
I A Washington dispatch says: The
I tirm of Calhoun S: Sier, attorneys-at
I Jaw of this city, today receiver! notice
from the auditor for the war depart
ment that the o:licers and of the First
and Second Nebraska regiments, w bich
'served in the Spanish-American war
have been allowed the sum of s.nl2
oeing me amount, due them unrier a
recent test case in the court of claims
here. Governor Mickey believed the
troops were entitled to additional pay,
and asked the tirm of Calhoun & Sizer
to look into the matter, with the
above result. Mr. Calhoun said twlay
that the Nebraska troops may later
receive an additional payment of two
or three thousand dollars.
MOST BEAUTIFUL MEMENTO
Received by Mrs. John N. Wise From Her
Former Professor in Wilwaukse, Wis.
When Mrs. John N. Wise recently
attended the reunion of former pupils
of Prof. O. M. Baker in Wilwaukee,
she asked the old professor a question.
There were two words the meaning
and pronunciation of which she had
not been able to find even in Webster's
unabridged dictionary. The words
were 'argophila" and "maschitna."
This question might have been ask
ed with propriety of Pro!'. Baker for
two reasons, i nst because lie was a i
professor and Mrs. Wise his former
pupil, and secondly, because he is now
president of the G. & C Merriam Pub
lishing Co., of Cambridge, Mass., the
greatest dictionary publishing house in
the world.
Yesterday Mrs. Wise was surprised
to receive a double memento from
Prof. Baker. The first came by mail
and was a letter, accompanying which
was meaning derivation and pronunci
ation of the two words about which
Mrs. Wise had expressed doubt to
Prof. Baker.
The second memento came by ex
press and was a magnificent edition-de-luxe
of Webster's collegiate diction
ary w ith Uexible morocco cover, thumb
tabs and gold lettered binding. The
dicticnary is published by the com
pany of which Mr. Baker is president
and inscribed on the lly leaf by Prof.
Baker is the following: "To Mrs.
Frankie Wright Wise with the com
pliments of the publishers."
Prof. Baker went into the book busi
ness soon after Mrs. Wise graduated
from his school, beginning as a com
mon agent. He now is president of the
big Merriam company and is very
wealthy. He is the inventor of the
thumb tabs used now so extensively on J
dictionaries, bibles and cyclopedias.
This invention went begging for many
years until the Century company final
ly took it up.
Old Settlers' Reunion.
Next week is the old settlers' re
union at Union. Of course you will be ,
there. If you ain't, you ought to be. i
Lay aside your work for at least one
day and enjoy meeting your old friends
many of whom you perhaps have not
seen since the last reunion. It will do
you good, and then you know you and
your family deserve a day or two of en
joyment, after your hard spring and
summer's work. Besides an excellent
program has been prepared for both
days. On Friday the Ritchies will en
tertam and there will be a aiscussion
on the subject, "Resolved, that our
present jury system should be modifi
ed." County Attorney Rawls will take
the affirmative and County Judge
Travis the negative. On Saturday the
Plattsmouth turners will give an ex
hibition, Senator Rurkett will orate,
and the Ritchies will again entertain.
Special rates on the Missouri Pacific.
Don't forget the dates Friday and
Saturday, August ISth and 19th.
Improvements at Dovey's Store.
A new cash carrier system is being
installed in the store of E. G. Dovey
& Son which will be a great improve
ment over the eld. An arch has been
cut in the middle wall at the rear end
of the store and the cashier's desk
moved to that place and elevated sev
eral feet. The old carrier apparatus
has been taken out and the new and
improved system is now being put in.
Mr. Peter Bates is doing the work. It
is also intended to cut an arch in the
middle wall near the front of the
store.
Who Can Beat It?
Iiehold the wick- field of tlie tasselinjr urn
As It's crowned by the dew of the shimmer-
i mr morn :
Tis as stately in bearing as a proud kiuir in
deed For it proves to mankind "a true friei:l in
need." ,
The above is true to the letter. In
Cass county never before in its history
have the farmers been promised a
more bountiful yield. To give the
readers of the Journal a fair specimen
of the crop in this county we want to
say that J. C. Peterson brought to this
office this morninga stalk of corn that
measures 14 feet and 3 inches in length.
The first ear on the same will have to
be reached by a stepladder. Now this
is no "joke," and the stalk can be
seen any day at this office. Call and
see it.
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA 0. K.
Clewing Crop Reports from the Twenty
Counties So Constituted Hurrah
for Southeast Nebraska
Butler Wheat all stacker! and most
f the oats; fall plowing begun: corn
growing very fast: plenty or moisture.
Cass r ail wheat all stacked or
threshed: oats mostly stacked or
threshed, quality good: corn earing
well and growing fast.
Clay Most wheat stacked or thresh
ed: consideralle plowing done: ground
in line condition; corn growing very
fast.
J" ilmore Threshing and stacking
well advanced although delayed by
rain in south part of country; corn
growing very fast; fall plowing in pro
gress.
.Gage Corn excellent, some roasting
ears; too wet to plow: threshing de-
ayed; hay large crop: apples poor
crop.
Hamilton Wheat threshed or stack
ed; hay progressing: corn doing linelv
potatoes not yielding as well as was ex
pected. Jefferson Wheat and oat threshing
progressing nicely; some stacking done;
corn looking splendidly: too wet to
plow.
Johnson Many heavy yields wheat:
more rain would be beneficial to corn
crop.
Lancaster Wheat and oats yielding
well: hay good crop: corn looking line
but somewhat late.
Nemaha Threshing and stacking
about done: oats good: corn earing
well and looks fine: hay good: pastures
line.
Nuckolls Stacking and threshing
retarded by rain: oats better than ex
pected: fall plowing begun: corn extra
fine.
Otoe Threshing retarded by rain;
wet weather tine for cornand fall plow
ing. Pawnee Threshing from shock not
quite finished: pastures in line condi
tion: corn tine: plowing progressing,
soil in excellent condition.
Richardson Threshing from shock
nearly linished: pastures in line condi
tion: plowing progressing: corn grow
ing fast: light crop fall apples matur
ing fairly well.
Saline Threshing retarded by rain;
shock threshing nearly done: corn ear
ing well, growing fast: much plowing
done: hay good.
Saunders Corn and grass growing
well: threshing progressing; more rain
would be beneficial: rather dry for
I fall plowing.
Seward Threshing and stacking de
layed by rain; corn doing will, promises
large crop: fall plowing progressing
nicely.
Thayer Threshing retarded by rain:
stacking mostly done: corn earing well
and growing rapidly: pastures good:
fall plowing in progress.
York Threshing and stacking de
layed by rain: fall plowing progressing
well: corn growing finely.
Burt Oats about all cut: threshing
delayed by rain: some plowing done
corn growing finely.
. Pleasant Party.
.miss Florence uaira entertained a
party of girls Wednesday from 4 to 7 p
m. at her home in honor of Miss Mabel
Salmon, of Omaha.
The time passed quickly and pleas
antly in playing games and partaking
of the refreshments. Miss Florence
i assbender won the prize a beauti
ful hand-painted china cup and saucer
ine ionowing were present: Francis
Weidman, Ruth Johnson, Florence
Fassbender, Katie Shields, Ethel and
Alice Kempster, Gladys Marshall,
Florence Haird, Mabel Salmon, Gladys
Sullivan and Ruth Helps.
Mrs John Hiber and daughter Fran
cis went to Crete this morning to
spend a few days visiting with rela
tives.
50c
BABIES?
No! We would not
put sueh a cheap and
depreciating nrice on
the little darlings for
best friend-, we have.
They are about the
'tis the
Slippers
H Shoes
to which we refer
Children S'.ippers. black.
Shoes
Slippers, tan
Patent Slippers
lied
Patent 4-strap.
Tan 4-strap.
2 to
.50
.50
5
to
" l.SJ
to 1 1 I .HI
Patent Wine Top. Cto 5.. . 'o
Advertising Brushes. u
We Dye Old Tans, Black.
Sherwood & Son.
Institute Notes.
The Cass County Institute last week
at Weeping Water had enrolled one
hundred and folly. This is the great
est number since 1!ni.
Fr the lirst time in four ears there
will be issued at the beginning of the
school year no third grade cett iticates.
The Beginners' Round Table, con
ducted by the county superintendent,
had thirty-six members. This is also
larger than usual, the general rule Ic
ing that about one-third of the rural
teachers are beginners each Septem
ber. The male teacher is fast disappear
ing. The state superintendent says
that some Nebraska counties have
none at all, as Indicated by the Insti
tute enrollments, even the towns hav
ing lady principals. There were eleven
enrolled at Weeping Water this year,
as compared w ith thirty-eight in H'M.
Lady principals have been employed
at I'nion, Eagle and Nehawka, with
Cedar Creek and Alva vet to hear
from.
The school officer's meeting on Mon
day, the liast day of the .session, wan
not as well attended a.s it should have
been. About thirty members in all
were present. Of course t he extremely
busy reason kept many away. Mr. H.
Wolph, of Nehawka, read a most ex
cellent paper on "The Teacher from
the Viewpoint of tlx; Board." The
proper comment on the article would
be to publish every word of it. Hon.
J. L. McBrien, state superintendent.
addressed a joint meeting of the boards
and teachers on the subject "'The
Teacher of the Future." giving many .
incidents in his own career in school
work. It should be especially helpful
to ruing teachers, but was appreciated
by all who listened.
The following are the principals or
heads of schools in t he various graded
schools in Cass county: Supt. K. L.
Rouse, Plattsmouth: Supt. W. T.
Poucher, Weeping Water; Principal
N. W. Gaines, Louisville: Principal J.
W. Gamble, Elm wood: Principal T. R.
Cooper, Greenwood; Principal Cora E.
Smith, Eagle: Principal V. W. Ryan,
Murdock; Principal Leona Pollard,
Nehawka; Principal J. A. Diminick,
Avoca: Principal Mary Foster, I'nion;
Principal A. D. Sargent, Manley;
Principal A. II. Earhart, Murray;
Principal V. II. DelJolt, South Bend.
Cedar Creek and Alvo have not yet
contracted with principals. The above
means a change from last year at
Eagle, Nehawka, Criiori, Murray,
Cedar Creek, South Bend, Murdock.
Alvo and Greenwood. Most of the
principals abve mentioned will be
local managers of the Reading Circle
sections of the county. The county is
divided into ten or eleven divisions
for carrying on the work.
Many public school men of note in
the state appeared before the institute
body during the week, and many good
things were heard from them. One
of the interesting statements from
one was that he understood t hat our
teaching force did better Reading
Circle and associational work and re
ceived better wages than that of any
other county in Nebraska. I do not
know whether either is true, and I
have seen no figures on the latter, but
my opinion is that he was correct in
each. Constant study and prepara
tion and discussion on a well mapped
out course, such as has been done at
the regular R. C. meetings, equips
one better and better, and school
boards usually lind out and properly
reward the ones in earnest in keeping
themselves abreast of their profession.
With less than half dozen teachers,
none of w hom will be in the county
this year, I believe that bona fide ef
forts were made to get the most and
best out of our work last year and
there is promise of even more effective
work for the year ahead. Besides the
three books especially recommended
by the state board: Louisiana Pur
chase, Putnam's Psychology, White's
Pedagogy; the following books: Mrs.
Wiggs of the Patch, and the Simple
Life, have been designated for side
reading and review. They are good,
wholesome, and popular among late
books. In addition they have an en
dorsement of all who have read them.
including a presidential indorsement
of Mr. Roosevelt.
Perhaps it would be of interest to
speak of the other evening lectures
delivered on Wednesday and Friday
evenings. Supt. W. M. Davidson cf
the Omaha schools, gave "The Prob
lem of the Schools," which was a
forceful, eloquent address dealing very
largely with the Spanish war and its
heroes. The speaker making the point,
that producing just such characters
who were ready for a crisis to be the
"problem." Spillman Rigg on "Mu
sical Fits and Misfits" was a treat.
No other comment necessary.
Peculiar Disappearance.
J. D. Runyan, of ButlervilJe, O., laid
the peculiar disappearance of his pain
ful symptoms, of indigestion and billi
ousness to Dr. King's New Life Pills.
He says: "They are a perfect remedy,
for dizziness, sour stomach, headache,
constipation, etc." Guaranteed at F.
G. Fricke's drug store, price 2.:c.