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He wh'ik'wsonan occasional spree
Is better off.
It Is easier to t!oat a rumor tljan it
is to sink the truth.
About the hardest crop to raise on a
farm is the children.
Loafers believe in aequring their
daily bread a loaf at a time.
Instead of trying to kill two bird
with one stone use a shotgun.
A wicked man's frown is less danger
ous than the smile of a hypocrite.
It s a good thing some people are
nut as good as they pretend to be.
A theory is an impracticable plan of
doing something that is impossible.
There is more or less envy in the
makeup of every man and woman on
earth.
When you see a man holding up a
post the post must be l(se or the man
tight.
A woman would rather have a hat
with one wintr than be an angel and
have two.
There are traces of greatness in all
men, but the majority manage to kick
over the traces.
Try letting other people's affair
alone and you will have more time to
devote to your own.
Our idea of a pleasing conversation
alist is one who possesses the faculty of
making a long story short.
More people would avoid getting in
to the tire if they had sense enough to
keep out of the frying pan.
You wouldn't know some people had
ever been on earth if you didn't acci
dently stumble on their tombstones.
When a woman goes shopping it
takes her all afternoon; when she goes
buying it takes her only a few minutes.
A society woman says that men
probably quit courting their wives be
cause other men do it so much more
nicely.
Yes, the world may owe you a living,
but you will starve to death if you sit
d wn and wait for it to come around
and settle.
It certainly does try a girl's nerve
when she braces herself to receive a
shock of a proposal and the shock fails
to materialize.
A man miirht u'ive his wife more
spending money if she wouldn't spend
so much of it on things for him that
he doesn't want.
About the only way to convince a
girl that her favoriate young man is
not an angel is to let her marry him.
About the Mrst year w ill do the work.
It is easier to tell, others how to
make money than it is to make it
yourself. Hut few men who attend
strictly to their own business dies
"from overwork.
Main street has leen brushed up and
it presents a more cleanly appearance
than before the street carnival, and it
didn't take all the received from
the company to do it either.
A confirmed old bachelor of this city
says: "While other cities, towns and
villages are singing the rosetinted
praises of their beautiful daughters,
we would like to add. in all candor,
that should a writer undertake to des
cribe the beautiful women and girls of
this town and vicinity he would have
to use a ruby-pointed pen and an ink
pot full of liquid rainbows, and even
then he would Tall far short in his
description."
She was a bright girl and they were
at the ball game last Thursday. She
had won his enthusiastic heart, under
standing the game right off, and he
loved her more than if she had been a
sister. "It reminds me more of the
household," he says, "the plate, the
batter, the fouls and the Hies." "And
it reminds me of marriage," she added.
"First of the diamond, when they are
engaged then the struggle and hits,
when the men go out, and finally the
difficulty in getting home." Then he
sat and thought and thought.
Just turn the town over to a few
knockers and in less than twelve
months you will have no town at all.
It is passing strange that some fellows
will become knockers on every enter
prise that is gotten up, unless they
can see a stream of yellow metal head
ed for their pocket books. And what
would the town amount to if you was
to give these fellows absolute control
of it. It would only be a question of
time until the sheriff would sell half
of the property in town for taxes. The
Journal is here to help build up Platts
mouth and not tear it down.
CONVENTION AT ELMWOOD
Democrats Will Nominate a County Ticket
Tuesday, September 19th.
202 DELEGATES TO SELECT
The Ratio Fiied on the Basis of One Dele
gate for Every Ten Yotes Cast for George
W. Berge or Fraction Thereof.
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Pursuant to the call of the chair
man, the democratic central commit
tee met at the office of D. (). Dwyer
vesterdav afternoon at half-past one
o'clock, to fix time and place for hold
ing the county convention to nominate
candidates for the various county of
fices to be elected at the November
election.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, M. A. Bates, and II. Ii.
Gering was elected secretary. The
roll of precincts was called and the fol
lowing members answered, as follows:
South Bend Oscar W. Zaar.
Center John Tighe.
Eight Mile Grove Chas. Reihart.
Liberty W. II. Panning.
Plattsmouth Geo. W. Snyder.
Weeping Water A. J. Box.
Louisville Herman Pankonin.
Mt. Pleasant Frank Massie.
West Rock Bluffs Geo. II. Manners.
Stove Creek George Carnahan.
Salt Creek B. F. Laughlin.
Elmwood George W. Towle.
Plattsmouth City II. R. Gering and
W. K. Fox.
After taking several votes Elmwood
received a majority and was declared
as the place for holding said conven
tion. And after considerable discus
sion upon the date, Tuesday, Septem
ber was the time fixed upon for
holding the convention. By a unani
mous vote the chairman was authoriz
ed to issue the following call:
MARRIED THREE SISTERS
Supreme Court Records Disclose Case of
Man Who Married Three of Same
Family.
The supreme court records in the
case of Yoesl et al. vs. Rieger, et al,
disclose a remarkable case of affection
for sisters in the same family. Daniel
Rieger, now deceased, whose estate is
now in controversy, having married,
respectively and successively, Oathe
rine, Elizabeth and Christina Yoesel,
who were sisters. The controversy
now in the supreme court hinges on
the distribution of the estate to the
various children of the different mar
riages. The suit involves the 159
acre farm 01 trie eider loesei in
Richardson county. The suit involves
a peculiar legal proposition growing
out of the marriage of Daniel Iiieger
with the three sisters.
It is claimed on behalf of the three
minor children or Catherine 1 oesei
Rieger that they are entitled not only
to the one-seventh of the Yoesel estate
accruing to their mother as one of the
seven children, but also to the share
of Christina Rieger. This result is at
tained from the fact that Christina
Rieger died in the spring of 18i8 leav
ing an infant daughter, who died in
the summer of the same year. It is
now claimed on behaif of the three
minor claimants that the one-seventh
interest in the Yoesel homestead
vested contingently in Christina
Yoesel Rieger before her death and,
then, in her daughter as her heir, and
finally on the death of this infant a
few months later in the father Daniel
Rieger, whose subsequent demise left
the property to Walter, Otto and
Sophia, the surviving children of
Daniel and Catherine Rieger.
On the other hand it is claimed that
the provisions of the will settled the
question as to the descent or the pro
perty. Lincoln News.
Settlement of Estate.
A final hearing in the R. W. Swear-
ingen estate was had in county court
Friday, and it was found that the ad
ministrator, Miles Standish, will be
able to pay about 85 per cent on all
claims against the estate. This is
certainly caused from the excellent
management of Mr. Standish, as no
one thought the estate would pay such
per cent.
Don't forget to call on J. P. Falter
before purchasing a farm, as he has
some choice farms at very low prices
and easy terms.
Overturned the Vehicle.
As the 1 1 i Id family were returning
home Thursday night and had pro
ceeded but a few blocks from the busi
ness nart of the citv. when some tin-
scrupulous whelp, coming from an op
posite direction, ran into them, over
turning the spring wagon and spilled
them out. The meanest of all is, they
did not stop to even see whether they
had hurt any one or not.
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK
Enter the Home of H. Dill on Washington
Ave and Make Way With $12 or $15..
Sometime last evening, after all the
household had retired the exact hour
not known some sneak thief entered
the home ot A. Dill and secured some
$12.00 or $15.00 in cash, all the old gen
tleman happened to have in his trow
sers at the time.
Upon retirinir Mr. Dill placed his
trowsers upon a chair at the bedside
as usual, never nreaming mat ne
should receive such a call, and slept
through the whole proceedings. The
party entered through a window and
made way with trowsers and all, but
decided to leave trowsers in the yard.
The police were notified this morn
ing, out as yet no ciue nas oeen louna
that will lead to the detection of the
nuilty parties.
A MODERN HOUSE BOAT
Two Ladies and Gentlemen Making a
Pleasure Trip to the Gulf.
Tied up near Rocky Point, this side
of the Burlington bridge, is what can
truthfully be termed a modern house
boat. The parties who have been
here two or three days and expect to
remain a week or ten days longer.
The names of the gentlemen and
ladies are Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hart
man and wife of Denver, Col., Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Ford of Chicago. Their
destination is New Orleans, and they
are taking their time in making the
trip.
The name of the boat is "The
Idler" and is handsomely constructed
for comfort. It is 16x40 feet, with
cabin 1:1x20, and contains three rooms.
It is weather-boarded on the outside
and canvassed and papered on the in
side. It is strongly built and well
prepared for the trip. The house is
neatly painted in cream and white.
The furniture is made of white
weathered oak. They live right on
the boat where they have sleeping
apartments and tine kitchen furniture
and everything to get up a good square
meal.
The party started down the river
from Sioux City, and the gentleman
are introducing in the houses a
minature picture, through Mr. Soper,
the local artist.
They appear to be exceedingly pleas
ant people and have" already made a
number of friends in the city. Mr.
Hartman is used to the water, and
feels as safe upon the raging Missouri
as upon the land. He was on the
Colinca, a ship that was wrecked upon
the coast of Lower California in 1895,
wheu ISO lives were lost, and he was
one of the fortunate saved.
To Live Life Over.
As we glance over the field of labor,
and the opportunities which stand out
before the people now on earth, we
feel that if we were to live life over,
we would be a hired girl. They are
the most eagerly sought, the most in
dependent, the people who can com
mand the best wages of any engaged in
the arts and sciences.
Albert Wheeler Very Sick.
County Treasurer Wheeler was sum
moned Sunday to his farm, 6 miles
south of Plattsmouth on account of the
serious illness of his son, Albert. One
day last week he received a slight sun
stroke, from which he did not fully re
cover, and is now suffering from a high
fever. Albert is an industrious young
man, and the Journal trusts that his
illness will not prove dangerous.
Infested With Gossipers.
A man who has been a resident of
North riatte for thirty years, evi
dently considers that that town is
infested with gossipers, for he contrib
utes the following: Gossip is a hum
ming bird with eagle wings and a voice
like a fog horn. It can be heard from
Dan to Bersheba and has caused more
trouble than all the bedbugs, ticks,
fleas, mosquitos, coyotes, grasshoppers,
chinch bugs, rattlesnakes, sore toes,
cyclones, blizzards, smallpox and indi
gestion this town has known or will
know when the universe shuts up
shop and begins the final invoice. In
other words, it has got both hell and
war backed up in the corner yelling
for ice water.
THE WOODMEN
CELEBRATION
The Grandest, Most Glorious and Interest
ing Event in the History of Plattsmouth.
8,000 to 10,000 PEOPLE
The WoGdmen Did Themselves Proud
and Everybody Went Home Happy.
GOOD ORDER REIGNED SUPREME
Yesterday was unquestionably the
biggest day that Plattsmouth has
enjoyed in many years. The small
sprinkle the night before and the
lowwing clouds in the early hours of
the morning made some of our people
uneasy for fear a repetition of the
same kind of weather that occasioned
the postponement of the event to this
date. But as the hours flew by the
clouds began to get thinner, until Old
Sol lit up the eastern horizon and all
indications of rain disappeared.
By 10 o'clock the Main street was
alive with people, and still more com
ing from every section of the county
and from over the river. About this
hour the special train from Omaha
arrived with eight heavily laden
coaches. This train was met at the
B. & M. depot by the Bohemian city
band and members of the local Wood
men Camp, and the arrivals marched
direct to the Chicago avenue ball
grounds where everything had been
previously prepared for their enter
tainment. The day could not have
been more propitious for such an
event. It was the general remark of
everyone that the day was an ideal
one for the celebration.
About the same hour that the train
arrived on the B. & M. another train
on the Missouri Pacific arrived with
seven .or. jeight . coaches comfortably
well tilled with people from various
sections of the county Eagle, Elm
wood, Wabash. Weeping Water. Ne-
hawka, Union. Murray, Mynard and
other points. In fact every section of
Cass county was represented yesterday,
and friends met friends they had not
met before in several years, and regular
reunions of friends seemed to be as
much of an enjoyment to many as the
attractions afforded.
The attractions of the street fair
kept people moving between the park
and town, and most of the time it was
hard to tell at which was the largest
crosvd. One thing certain there were
plenty at both places, and no one
lacked for amusement at either. While
the street amusements were going on,
amusements of various kinds were in
operation on the grounds.
Space will not permit of the Journal
giving the full program that enter
tained the people: suffice to say that
they were plenty and varied in char
acter to suit the immense crowd in
attendance. The dancing platform
seemed to enjoy more than its share
of patronage, as this pleasure began
long before the principal crown ar
rived.
OltDEK OK 1'AKAOE.
B. & M. Band.
Head Consul and Officers in Car
riages.
Lady Foresters and members of the
R. N. A. Camps.
Visiting Foresters and Neighbors of
Omaha Camps.
Visiting Foresters and Neighbors
of Camps outside of Cass County.
Visiting Foresters and Neighbors of
Cass County.
Cass Camp No. 332, M. W. A., Platts
mouth. Foresters of Cass Camp No. 332.
ON THE GKOCNDS.
After arrival on the grounds and
music by the band, President J. W.
Barnett called the Log Rolling to
order. The first thing after the im
mense throng was quieted was vocal
music by the South Omaha quartette,
which was most excellent and delight
fully rendered. Then came the ad
dress of welcome to the city by Mayor
Henry R. Gering, which was delivered
in his usual happy manner, and was
warmly received especially by the vis
itors. The address of welcome by
Jesse L. Root, on behalf of Cass Coun
ty Camp No. 332, was very interesting.
As was also the response by Mr. Henry
P. Leavitt on behalf of the association.
Next followed the address of Mrs.
Remington on the subject of "The
Royal Neighbors," which was very
entertaining, and especially instruc
tive to every member of that order.
"Woodcraft" by its highest expon
ent, Head Consul A. R. Talbot, was
the principal and most interesting ad
dress, and was listened to with eager
attention, not only by members of the
different camps but also by those who
wished to learn something reirardint:
the workings of the order. Mr. Talbot
is a good talker and no one can possibly
be better posted n "Woodcraft" than
himself.
After the dinner hour then came the
amusements, and among the most in
teresting was the Plattsmouth turners'
exhibition, which always catches the
eyes of the most appreciative. Then
followed an exhibition drill of Royal
Neighbors team of Pansy Camp No,
10, which is claimed to be the finest
drill team in the state. And many
were the expressions that if there were
any better they would like to see
them.
Following were the prizes offered
and the names of winners:
The prize offered to the camp hav
ing the largest per cent in attendance
was not claimed as there was really no
way of ascertaining the fact, but it is
believed by many that Mynard would
have won with hands down.
Robert Sherwood and son won the
prize for the most appropriately
dressed window. Many of our busi
ness men deserve great credit for the
interest taken along this line. All of
which were heartily approved by the
judges and after close examination of
each and every one they decided that
the above mentioned display was the
most appropriate and the firm was
awarded accordingly.
In the Senior Foresters' competitive
drill, consisting of teams having won a
prize at national encampments, award
ed as follows: 1st $50, Lodge No.
120 Omaha, 971 points. 2nd $30, Beach
Camp, Omaha, 93 J points.
In the Junior drill Cass Camp won
first, $25; Hickory Camp, Omaha, 2nd,
$15; 3rd, $10, went to the Mynard
Camp.
Individual Foresters' drill. 1st $5,
H. Killian; 2nd-$3, J. B. Davis;
3rd $2, W. H. Russell. All of Omaha.
The tallest Woodman proved to be
our young friend, J. Berge Miles,
foot 21 inches.
Shortest Woodman R. R. Hunter,
5 foot 1J inches in height; also the
lightest Woodman, only weighing !)2
pounds.
In the heavy weight class Henry
Horn, of near Cedar Creek, and Wilson
Gilmore, of Omaha, were the close
contestants, Mr. Gilmore tipping the
beam at 295 pounds, of which Mr,
Horn fell short 10 pounds.
The foot race for Royal Neighbors
resulted in Mrs. Ada Wiley winning
first, Mrs. Z. Bardow second and Mrs
Ahmanson third.
The foot race for wives of Woodmen
Mrs. Ed Burge, of Weeping Water,
1st: Mrs. Myrtle Tritsch, of Cedar
Creek, 2nd: Mrs. E. Stiles, of Cass
Camp, 3rd.
Foot race for girls under 15 Vera
Ahmanson, 1st; Eva Smith, 2nd: Myrtle
Hall, 3rd.
In the fat men's race Elmer Younker
won 1st, Ben Horning 2nd and Wilson
Gilmore 3rd.
Barrel race for boys under 15 El
mer Root 1st, Ray Barlow 2nd and
Wayne Murphy 3rd.
Ladies' spoon race Mrs. Shimrod
1st. Mrs. Ahmanson 2nd and Miss
Mabel Peterson 3rd.
Past and present V. C. race Henry
R Gering 1st, Ben Horning 2nd and
J. H. Killion 3rd.
Clerk's race E. F. Steppe 1st,
Kougal 2nd and N. J. Jaka 3rd.
Boys' race Wayne Murphy 1st, R.
Connor 2nd and Chas. Reynolds 3rd.
II. C. McMaken proved to be the
oldest Woodman present fi years of
age.
Oldest Woodman a member S. B.
Reckart, of Omaha, and the youngest
Woodman in years was Geo. Lindley.
The one-hundred yard dash was won
by John Diamond, and second prize
taken by George Smith, both of Oma
ha. A number of home men entered
the race but the Omaha boys proved
too fast for them.
In the little girls' race 1st, Lillian
Bajeck; 2nd, Maude Kuhney: 3rd, Eva
Stiles.
NOTES.
Everybody seemed to enjoy the cele
bration, and it was near the midnight
hour when quiet reigned. -
Not a fight occurred. Something
remarkable for such a mass of people.
There was plenty of noise, however.
People were here from the west side
of the county who have not been in
Plattsmouth for five years.
The police report an exceedingly
quiet time considering the immense
crowd.
The Burlington train left for Omaha
about nine o'clock, although a great
many Omahans wanted to stay longer.
"Plattsmouth is a good town to conn"
to when you want a good time," was
the expression of more than one last
night.
The management, of the Log Boiling
deserve great credit for the manner in
which everything pertaining to the
celebration was conducted.
Mayor Gering and his police turn;
came in for their share of credit for
the splendid order kept.
Exceedingly good behavior on the
grounds is the verdict of yesterday's
celebration.
The people certainly had a variety
of amusements. When they got tired
at the park they could change to the
street fair.
The man who had an opportunity to
gaze upon the young ladies yesterday
could easily decide that Cass county
can outrank any county in Nebraska
for good looking girls.
Plattsmouth always draws a crowd
when she wants to do something nice.
Everybody in town hopes the Wood
men will come again next year.
Chief of Police Fitzgerald looked
like an army general on his charger
getting ready for battle.
THE JOINING OF TWO
HAFPY HEARTS
The
Marriage of Guy D. McMaken
Miss Minnie A. Peterson
and
CEREMONY AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
A wedding brilliant with beauty and
overflowing with joy was celebrated
Wednesday evening, August 23, 1905,
when Guy D. McMaken and Miss
Minnie A. Peterson were pronounced
husband and wife by Canon Burgess at
St. Luke's church. (Juite a number
of invited guests were present to wit
ness the ceremony.
Promptly at 7 o'clock the bridal
party arrive! at the church, and as
they entered it was to the music of
the "Wedding March" played by Miss
May Peterson, cousin of the bride, and
immediately took their places beneath
a splendid floral arch, where the im
pressive ceremony was performed in
Canon Burgess' usual happy manner
of joining young people in the holy
bonds of wedlock, in the presence of a
number of near friends and relatives.
The young couple were attended by
Miss Sophia Peterson, a sister of the
bride who acted as bridesmaid, and
Don York was best man. Mr. L. II.
Peterson gave the bride away and
Carl Reese and Henry McMaken acted
ushers.
The bride and bridesmaid were most
tastefully gowned, and each carried a
cluster of white roses. The church
was also very tastefully decorated for
the happy event.
After the ceremony a reception was
given at the home of the bride's
parents Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Peterson,
where a sumptious repast was served.
The young people who have thus
joined their fortunes for life are well
and favorably known here, both
having been reared in Plattsmouth,
so that eulogy is scarcely called for.
The bride is admired and loved bv all
who know her for her beauty and
sweet traits of character.
The groom is a son of Mr. II. C Mc
Maken, one of Plattsmouth's pioneer
citizens, an honorable, upright young
man, clever to a fault, and is well
respected by everyone whom he comes
in contact.
The young people will make their
home with the groom's father in the
north part of the city, with ali the
comforts of life surrounding them.
The Journal joins the many friends
of Guy and Minnie in wishing them a
long and prosperous career through
life, and may their pathway be con
stantly strewn with the rarest of
flowers, whose fragrance shall sweeten
the love that binds them in an in
dissoluble and lasting union.
Thanks, Gentlemen.
It will be impossible for the Journal
to give a complete list of its callers
Thursday, because they were "too
numerous to mention." The follow
ing were among those who called and
deposited subscription money w ith the
cashier: George A. Mills, Murdock.
84.50: J. L. Smith, Nehawka, $1.00:
Wm. Stockholm, Nehawka, SI. 50; A.
A. H. Weichel, Elmwood. 82.00: I.N.
Applegate, Union, 82.00; Adam Stoehr,
Cedar Creek, 81.00; Henry Beherns,
Nehawka, $1.00; A. J. Box, Weeping
Water, 82.00; A. A. Wallinger, Mur
dock, 81.00; F. M. Massie, Nehawka,
81.00. May you all live long and
prosper.
