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TART CURB-STONE JOSHINGS
Culled, Clipped, Penciled and Frepared for
the Readers of the Journal.
M 'isi.-i.-i us w hi fun l)!:iy.
S-i ritr-r- who ;in .iiii-'.
l)strnT wliocan iliiiici-
And at tin- iiirf)ii In-'.
CotiKMlians wlin an- funny.
Ami pn-iiliily :i i ilt!- vain -l''.it
ail iiii-to-ila'i-.
Ami you l-t t ln-y -a n i-iiOTtuiii.
The street fair is on.
The ruin last night, cooled theatmos.
pherc.
No one gets mad these days if people
forget to shut the door.
If you have any grievances report
the same to Mayor Gering.
Umbrellas seldom come home to
roost in stormy weather.
He who laughs last laughs best, but
he who eats first eats best.
A bachelor lawyer isn't necessarily
a big failure In court cases.
Justice gives a man what injustice
attempts to take from him.
The people with the Carnival com
pany seem to be nice people.
Nine out of ten men who have their
price are never worth buying.
When a girl forgets to see that her
hat is on straight she is in love.
Don't get too gay during the street
fair or the police might get you.
Might usually wins the lirst round,
but right eventually gets the decision.
It may be true that all men are
cranks, but some are more cranky than
others.
Don't '"bite" at every proposition
presented. You might get your fingers
burned.
Mayor Gering is determined to have
order, so make up your mind to behave
yourself.
A youth always wishes he was older
and a woman always wishes she was
younger.
The police help many a man along
in the world by compelling him to
"move on."
No Improvement has been made on
the kiss old Adam invented in the gar
den of Eden.
Some folks are so reserved in their
manners that they don't appear to
have any at all.
When the last hypocrite dies his Sa
tanic majesty will not have a faithful
servant on earth.
A man's idea of an evil communica
tion is a written statement from his
wife's dressmaker.
In order to accommodate the crowd
some of the room at the top should be
transferred to the bottom.
A man never amounts to much until
some nice girl takes pity on him and
leads him to the matrimonial altar.
It certainly does try a girl's nerve
when she braces herself to receive the
shock of a proposal and the shock fails
to materialize.
If you are taken in by a grafter
don't blame it on the carnival com
pany. They are not responsible for
ail that follow them.
This paper has always stood up for
home merchants and against the Chi
cago department houses, and the
Journal will continue to do so.
When a man thinks he is a genuine
he allows his hair to grow long, and
when a woman thinks she has a mis
sion she cuts her hair olT short.
The Carnival company is not the
largest in the wc rid, but the attaches
seem to be nice people. We can tell
more about it after the fair is over.
How does it set with the merchants
of a town to patronize a paper that
runs an advertisement for a Chicago
department store? You are doing it.
Some of the girls in Plattsmouth
don't seem to appreciate our advice to
them. Well they will think better of
us after they get married and have
girls of their own.
An old bachelor of I'laltsmouth says
it takes cold cash to make an impres
sion on a marble heart. Perhaps he
has had the experience and knows
whereof lie speaks.
It don't worry us a bit because some
of the young girls don't like our style
of "roasting" them. We propose to
rcast them every time occasion otters
and we think they need it.
No paper ever done more in its weak
way, perhaps, for a town than the
Journal has for l'iattsmouth. And
now we would like to see the town up-lo-date
in lighting the city.
.Some sport offered to bet that there
were more hypocrites in Plattsmouth
than any other town of the same size
in the state. A bystander was about
to take him up, but when the sport
began to count them, he wouldn't bet.
A SUDDEN DEATH
John Wallinger, an Old, Citizen Found'Oeaff
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in Dea.d Early This' Morning.
FORMERLY RESIDED HERE
And for Many Years a Most Highly Respect-,
ed Citizen of the Community.. V!"-
WELL KNOWN TO THE OLD RESIDENTS
John Wallinger died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Anton Schafer,
near the Baker school house eleven
miles southwest of l'iattsmouth, some
time durinirSundav night. 1 1 is. sudden
deatli was entirely unexpected, al
though he had not been feeling well
since last Friday. He came to town
yesterday to consult a physician, but
nothing serious was thought by the
physician with whom he consulted,
lie retired last night at his usual
hour and when he was called this
morning he failed to answer. A mem
ber of the family then approached the
bed, when it was discovered that the
old gentleman was cold in death. From
all appearances he had been dead
several hours.
The decea.sed was an old resident in
Cass county, and for several years
followed the trade of butchering in
this city. He was past seventy years
of age, and most highly respected by
all who knew him. He was making
his home with his daughter, and his
sudden and unexpected demise is a sad
blow to his sons and daughters, and
very m uch regretted by those who
have known him for so many years.
He was a pioneer citizen and well
known to the older residents of Platts
mouth and in the vicinity of where he
has made his home. The Journal will
print a biographical sketch of the
deceased in some future issue.
The Louisville Bridge.
Following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the county commissioners in
reference to the bridge that spans the
Platte river at Louisville:
Whereas, The wagon bridge across
the Platte river near Louisville, and
forming part of the public highways
of Cass and Sarpy counties, is broken
down and partially destroyed so that
the same cannot be used by the public,
and on account of the ctlects of high
water is valueless for public purposes
in its present condition: therefore,
be it
Resolved, That an emergency exists
and that the public good requires im
mediate action to prevent inconven
ience ana aamage, ana aemanas an
immediate repair of said bridge.
Resolved, Further that the board
proceed forthwith under the provis
ions of section nineteen (1!) of chap
ter 12(, of the Session Laws of 1!0S. to
repair said bridge.
It is further resolved that the board
of county commissioners of Sarpy
county be and hereby are requested to
join with the board of county com
missioners of Cass county in repairing
said bridge for the purpose of placing
it in suitable condition for pnblic
travel. The board of commissioners
of Cass county agrees that should it
become necessary to advertise for bids
for such repairs, such bids may be de
posited w ith and opened by the county
clerk of Sarpy county in his office at
Papillion.
That said county of Sarpy and its
board are hereby notified that if the
said county and its board refuse to
join with the county of Cass in making
or contracting for the making of said
repairs, the county of Cass will pro
ceed under said statute and the other
statutes of Nebraska to make said
necessary repairs and recover by legal
proceedings from Sarpy county its
just proportion of the expense incur
red thereby not toexceed one-half part
thereof.
That a copy of this resolution be
furnished and served upon said county
of Sarpy and its board of commission
ers, and they be requested to act
thereon.
Church Burned.
During the storm Thursday night
the German Luthern church, near
Murdock was struck by lighning and
was burned. The building was erect
ed eight years ago at a cost of near
$10,000. We are informed the building
was insured, but for just how much we
have not learned. Ilev. Baumgartner
is the pastor. This is said to be one
of the linest church edifices in Cass
county.
Six Inchse Taller.
Frank Schlater was around at an
early hour Saturday morning, radiant
with smiles and setting up the cigars
to his friends. The occasion being the
ar'ivai of a great big boy at his home
Fridav night about 10 o'clock. This
is the rirst arrival of a boy at the home
of our good friend making a nice lit-
Lt4rt"Mily of two girls and one boy.
If all rej.ipits are true Frank's joy
knew no bounds and that as soon as
the announcement was made he ran
4omI of the house, gave a big whoop
andjeaped clear over the backyard
fencciand Grandpa Schlater isstrut
tihgfco.und today appearing six inches
taller jfazn usual. The Journal also
feels reiolced that another democrat
has been added to the Schlater family.
May the little stranger thrive and
prosper and ever follow in the foot
steps of his father, in which he will
prove cne of the best citizens in any
community he may choose to make his
home. Mother and son doing nicely.
LOOKING BACKWARD
SOME ELEVEN YEARS
(From tli' KlniwiMMl K-lio. Man-li :0. lsp4.)
"THE ELM WOO I) ECHO,'
A. IT. Mayfild,
Editor and Proprietor.
Moli.ik Mayfield.
Associate Editor.
"The Law and the Gospel."
"Attorney A. L. Timblin of Weep
ing water, writes to county Juage
Fiamsey and encloses a petition in the
case of H. Ii. Timblin vs Charles Phil-
pot, requesting the judge to cause a
summons to be issued and returned,
'accordingto law and the gospel?'
''The county judge has written Mr.
Timblin as follows:
"Not having read up in the gospel
during recent years, and having been
instructed in my youth that there
were four gospels to-wit: the gospel ac
cording to St. Matthew; the gospel ac
cording to St. Mark; the gospel ac
cording to St. Luke, and the gospel ac
cording to St. John, I should like to
have you inform me under which gos
pel you would like to have this sum
mons returned.
'Furthermore, I seriously doubt if
our most excellent sheriff is sufficient
ly informed as to be able to make re
turn, -according to the gospel.' '
Gets Judgment for $2,700.
Word was received Monday by Frank
Pauen that the supreme court has
rendered judgment in his favor against
the Yazee & Mississippi Valley rail
road for $2,700.
Mr. Kauen brought suit in behalf of
his son, Peter Itauen, who was hurt
on the railroad near Vicksburg, Miss.,
October , 11)03. The boy has been in
hospital in Vicksburg since that
time. Mr. Kauen won the suit in the
county court of Warner county, Mis
sissippi. Jt was carried to the supreme
court and he has won again. The suit
was for 2"i.000.
A Midnight Fire.
t about 1 o'clock Friday morning the
watchman in the Burlington yards
saw smoke arising from the coal bin
of the electric plant. lie investigated
and found a considerable tire burning
in the coal.
An alarm was at once given, the
engines in the yards whistling, the tire
bell ringing. A few of the tire boys
boys woke up and got the hose cart
out and rushed it through the rain to
the scene of the tire. The blaze was
put out in a short time after the boys
irot a stream of water on it.
. The cause of the tire is assigned to
spontaneonscombust ion. The damaire
was about "0. No insurance.
To Camp at South Bend.
The Nebraska Fniversity football
men will encamp on the banks of the
Platte river near South Bend this
year. Such is the announcement made
by Captain Borg and Assistant Coach
Westover. The squad will remain en
camped there for two weeks. Four
years ago the Nebraska squad put in
two weeks of preliminary training at
the same spot. The bathing facilities
of the camp chosen are superb, and
the long stretches of gravel make up
au ideal course where the men may
build up their lungs in long distance
runs.
DearGus: I have solved the mother-in-law
problem, just give her regu
larly nollister's Pocky Mountain Tea.
It will make her healthy, happy and
docile as a lamb. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
lets. Gering& Co.
HE SECURES
BIG CONTRACT
L. G. Larson, the Well Known Platts
mouth Builder, Will Go to So. Dakota
NATIONAL SOLDIERS' HOME
The Commission Very Fortunate in Secur-
-: ing the Services of One so Competent.
L. J. Larson was Friday informed
by the chairman of the commission in
charge of the construction of the
$1,000,000 national soldiers home at
Hot Springs, S. I)., that he was the
successful bidder on the power house
for the institution. Thecontract price
is 1S,000.
Mr. Lar.eon has had the matter in
hand for some time. He was one of
seven bidders on the building, his
figures being just $07 lower than that
of his nearest competitor.
The contract calls for a stone build
ing with tile roof, and quite fire proof
throughout. The stone is quarried
right in the vicinity. As soon as Mr.
Larson had signed his contract, he
wired two men at Hot Springs to go
1 to work on the preliminaries. One of
these men is to do the necessary grad
ing, the other is the quarry man who
rfiust get the stone out and on the
gjound. There is no time to lose for,
according to Mr. Larson's contract, he
must have the building completed by
January 1, 1900.
;Mr. Larson will go out to Hot
Springs the last of this month by
which time the grading will be done
and much of the stone ready to begin
work on. He has not yet decided
whether lie will take men from here
or get all his labor at Hot Springs, the
question of union and non-union labor
forming quite a problem in the mat
ter. h.e'v national soldiers' home is a
must elaborate affair. The circular
top of a high hill is the site of the
main building. This top is about
2,000 feet in diameter. About the
circumference are ranged the main
barracks, with the principal entrance
at the administration building. Just
within the circle of buildings is a
broad green lawn, within that a
cement walk. Then more lawn and
shrubbery and in the very center a
beautiful fountain.
All the buildings are connected by
underground tunnels throngh which
electric wires, steam and water pipes
are run. A Cleveland h'rrn has the
contract for all the heating and light
ing.
The power house for which Mi. Lar
son has the contract, is located below
these buildings on the level of the
railroad lines from which coal and
supplies must be received.
Mr. Larson is a man thoroughly
competent to take charge of such a
contract. He has been in the business
for nearly forty years. He doesn't
make much noise but he can always
be depended on to deliver the goods.
He expects this contract to open the
way to larger jobs from the govern
ment. A New Railroad.
A special from Elmwood says that
Wabash, rive miles northeast of Elm
wood, is all agog with excitement over
the report that the Great Northern
railway is seeking a route from Ash
land to Nebraska City. Surveyors,
said to belong to the Great Northern
are now at work, according to reports,
the survey running up Callahan creek,
striking the farms of Geo. Buell and
Tuck Vanderberg, four miles north of
Elmwood, striking Weeping Wrater
creek a mile west of Wabash, thence
through 'Wabash, going a mile east
through the farm of John Hess, and
then taking a direct southwest route
for Nebraska City. This would be a
good route and would drain a splendid
farming territory, and with the excep
tion of a few miles, the route surveyed
is practically level.
L. G. Todd Improving.
L. G. Todd has been improving a
little the past week, and at the pres
ent time his condition is fully as good
as could be expected, but his age and
the serious nature of his disease, to
gether with the injuries he received
five weeks ago, make his recovery very
slow. He has always taken a lively
interest in our old settler re-unions,
and we believe this is the first time
the old gentleman has ever failed to
be on hand for these celebrations, and
it is hoped he may not have to miss
another for many years to come.
Union Ledger.
Death of A. H Hager.
August II. Hager died at his home
Monday morning just before S o'clock
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Hager was lx)rn in Sweden, De
cember 12, ls. He came to the Unit
ed States in 1VS living successively in
Atlantic, la., Omaha, Chicago, Mar
quette, Mich., Ilurlington, la., and
l'iattsmouth. He settled here in the
early 0's and has'ittittiere since that
time.
Deceased was a member of the Odd
Fellows, Maccebes and Elks. He was
unmarried. Mrs. Charles Johnson of
Louisville and Mrs. Alma Hansen of
Ong, Neb , both sisters of deceased,
are the only relatives from out of town
ASSASSINATION OF
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Tne Terrible C'alamit That Befell
the
Nation Forty-one Years Ago.
The following is an editorial taken
from the New York. Herald of Satur
day, April 15, inn, and published by
James Gordon Bennett. The writer
remembers the excitement throughout
the entire land the next morning after
the deed wes committed, und the feel
ing that existed on account of the
assassination of the noble Lincoln:
"An unlooked for and terrible cal
amity has befallen the nation. Pres
ident..Lincoln last night received a
wound at the hands of an assassin, the
effects of which there are no hopes of
his surviving, being shot while sitting
in a theatre witnessing the perform
ance of a play. An attempt was also
made, apparently by the same person
who shot the president to take the life
of Secretary Seward. The assassin,
after firing on the president, rushed
in front of the box occupied by the lat
ter, and waving a long dagger which
le held in his right hand, exclaimed,
using tne motto or. the state ot
Virginia, "SicSemper TyrannisI" He
then jumped on the stage, and, amidst
the intense excitment which ensued
escaped through the rear of the build
ing. The president was shot through
the head. He was immediately re
moved, and on examining the wound
the brain was found oozing therefrom.
The best suryical skill was instantly
summoned; but it was not thought it
could be of any avail towards saving
Mr. Lincoln's life. He was still living
at an early hour this morning; and the
last melancholy parting between him
self and family had taken place, his
death was momentarily looked for.
"The attempt to assassinate Secre
tary Seward was made at an earlier
our in the evening than the attack
on the president. The assailant forced
his way into the sick chamber where
Mr. Seward was contined to his bed,
and, after dealing disabling blows on
the attendants rushed to the bedside
and stabbed the secretary in the neck
and breast. He then fled from the
house, mounted a horse and escaped,
making use, as he did so, of the same
exclamation used in the president's
asassination"Sic Semper Tyiannis!''
Though the wounds inllicted on Mr.
Seward are not of a mortal character,
it is feared thatowning to his previous
debilitated condition, they may lead to
fatal results."
Stolen Horses.
A telephone message was received
last night by Sheriff McBride from the
sheriff at Sidnpy, Iowa, that a large
Mne bare mare had been stolen from a
pasture on Friday night last.
Sheriff McBride also received a card
this morning from the sherilf of Rich
ardson county saying that a sorrel
pony, !i years old and weight 700
pounds, with saddle and bridle, was
stolen on August 17th from C. D.
Grush at the Salem Chautauqua. Seventy-five
dollars reward is offered for
the capture of the thief and return of
the property.
Fell Down Stairs.
Miss Myrtle Mayfield had a narrow
escape from a fatal accident at her
nome southeast oi town -Monday eve
ning. She started to go into a cavei
when her foot became entangled in her
snirts and she fell down the steps, a
distance of twenty-five feet. Aside
from several slight bruises she was not
injured. Louisville Courier.
Potentates, Take Notice.
Alois Alt appeared before the dis
trict clerk today and foreswore forever
allegiance to the Emperor of Germany,
John E. Lesley made known his in
tention of ceasing to be a subject of
Edward VII of England, and Ruben
W. Larson ceased to acknowledge the
King of Sweden his ruler. The three
men will be citizens of the United
States in two years from date.
HOW THEY PLAYED BALL
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Record of Two Games Between Rock Bluff
and Plattsmouth Teams.
Plattsmouth vs Pock KliiU. .Im.e
1 2 : Can 't y ou see t he rn Y The IN ic k
Blul! Uiys arrive in a big farm wagon
at an early hour In the day. They a Ti
met by the local aggregati 'ii . Iii tin
afternoon they all repair to the ball
ground, located at that time just this
side of the cemetery. They net ready
for business. They do not don any uni
forms. They had none. Their regu
lar every day home-made clothes were
good enough. They had no heavy
catching gloves, no mask or breast pro
tector for the catcher. W. P. Coolidge,
who did the twirling for Plattsmoiith
is how postmaster at Central City, S.
D.; "Chet" Smith is postmaster here;
Kelly Fox, now clerk in the treasurer's
office, acted as short stop; Jim Patter
son caught and lie now cashier in a
Los Angeles bank. Most of the others
are still in Cass county. Some are edi
tors of papery, some county or I'nited
States officers, some business men,
some farmers all useful, bnnor.ihle
upright citizens of the commonwealth.
The following is thelineupand score
Of that game June 12. The score i
written in a neat hand with red and
green ink:
KH K I'.LLI KS.
Players. Positions. l. i .
If.
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: raves, C. L ss. . .
White, M., c ...
ambert, J.,.
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Marler, F.,...
Graves, A. S., p
I-ountain, O., 2b.
Murray, J. ....rf.
Day. A., cf.
Hiatt, B., :;b
Total
I'l.ATTS.MOL-I M.
Players. Positions.
Duke, C. E., If
If.
Reese, H
. ..cf . . .
...p..
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..lb...
c. . .
. . ss. . .
Coolidge, W. P
Place, W.,
Smith, C. 11.,.
Patterson. J.,.
Fox, W. K
Chambers, W.,
.rf...
Kirkham, H., 2b
Total z
Then there was another game play
ed on September l'i;, lsi. On this oc casion
the Plattsmouth boys Vf:Ot to
Kock Bluff and beat the Bock
boys by the thrilling score of .;') to 2.
II. M. Busline, once postmaster at
Lincoln was umpire. Following is the
score:
i'l.A'I TSMOI TJI.
Players. Positions.
I.'. .
Duke, C . . .cf . .
Kirkham, H 2b .
O'Bourke, M., ss .
Lacy. T c.
Patterson, .1 rf .
Fox. K Ii.
Ki riser, C, p.
Smith, C :5b
Sessions, 11., lb. .
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Total
KOCK lW.I KKS.
Positions.
lb
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Players.
Graves. C. L.
Smith, Geo.,
Marler, F...
II utcheson.
White, M... .
G raves. A. S
Marler. J as..
B. O.
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flobbs. G ct
Herold. .., ss
Total
Teachers' Examination.
The county superintendent's otlice
was tilled with teachers Friday taking
the final teachers' examination. There
were about twenty-five of then!. This
examination is the last one which wiii
be t-'iven before the opening of tin;
coming school year. Grammar, geo
graphy, civics, agriculture, history
and physiology were among thy sub
jects upon which the prospective
teachers '.vere examined. The follow
ing took the examination:
V. II. DeBolt, Lena Burns, Ella
Bryan, Phoebe Davis, Lynn Brush.
Stella Armstrong, Margaret Gjlmorc.
Aerel Bragg, Puth Marshal!. Teresa
Tighe, Helen Spriegel. Anna Davis.
EUa. Stratman, Maud Propst. Edna
Propst, Mina Swanback, Inallarnar.
Blanch Sawyers, Anna Kanka, Georgia
Fels, Nessa Foutch. Alta Barthold.
T. II. Cooper.
Bold Burglary.
Sometime between the hours of 7
and 12 o'clock Saturday some un
scrupulous whelp entered the home of
Fritz Vogtmann in Happy Hollow, and
stole his best suit of clothes. An en
trance was effected by lowering the
top sash of one of the windows In the
rear. Mr. Voghtmann 'works in the
shops, and lives all alone. The thief
evidently knew all these circumstances
and is by no means a stranger.
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