imoutb oxxtn I'LATTSMOITII, N K Ii If A S K A , Till! KS 1 ) A V, 1 Hi ' KM Willi 7, I'M).',. r.M5!-:if it voli:.mi: XXV tte UNION THANKS GIVING SERVICES 'nteresting Sermon by Rev. J. H. Sals bury of the First Presbytarian Church. CKOIR, TWEKTY-FIVE VOICES join In Cc v.i0.ii! his - u C"l - j '1 ii.ioi:-. : . mg d i v generally ' :se: ed .n Pial tsmowt h. All tie- principal '".'.isiliess houses Were closed ahout 1" '"clock and remained closed during '.he entire day and flight. Those w ho could not alTord tuikey en joyed goose . r duck for their dinners. The various churches that did not join in the union services at the First Methodist church held appropriate services at Their own churches. At W::;o union services were held at the Methodist church, where a choir of twenty-five voices fnmished tin: music, which in cluded two antiiems. The sermon de livered by Pev. .1. II. Salsbury, pastor of tin First Presbyterian church, de livered a most interesting and appro priate sermon. In part lie said: "The history of Thanksgi ving day affords no little interest to those who are wont to consider it from a histor cal standpoint. As generally observed isa national holiday Thanksgiving day is barely tifty years old, yet its history isof much greater anti'iuity. "Thanksgiving 'lay in the Massa chusetts plantations of the Puritans has been variously given. In l'21, it is said, a day of t hanksgi ving was ob served in acknowledgement of tlie Pilgrims' tirst harvest in America. The winter had been one of great severity and scarcity, and the people became very much tried and discour aged especially with the last batch of bread in the oven. 1 lie l'l tUM i iin .tnly Winthrop had sent the ship Lion" to Knjlan ! for provisions, and as he was ej vimx out the last handful I" meal on the .".t hot' Feliruary. ltiil. :he ship was espied at t lie harbor's nouth laden with abundance for all. A general feast day had been pre viously appointed, but moii the arrival or the Lion' they changed it to a day of thanksgiving'. After much prayer and pious disposition upon the part of the colony when a day of fasting had been proclaimed one arose in the as sembly and declared 'that inasmuch as tlie soil was rewarding their labor, the seas were lull of tish. the air was !ullor health and they were in the full enjoyment of liberty, civil and re ligious; that instead of complaining tefore heaven they should jrive thanks to the liivine P.ein who had thus cared for them. His advice was taken and the day has henceforth been religiously ob served. It was not until the devolu tion that it was annually observed. As we now have it. the festival dates from Wi4 when President Lincoln issued a proclamation setting apart the last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. In his prclamation Lincoln said: 'It has pleased Almighty :ol to prolong our national life another year, defending us with His nuardian care airainst un friendly designs from abroad and Touchsatine; to us in His mercy, many and signal victories over the enemy who is in our ow n household.' 'In this brief history we see that our nation is a ift to us of an ancestry of (lod fearing men. ur intelligence and reasonine; power is the heritage eonseiuent upon healthy religious in stitutions founded and maintained liy the sturdy faith f our progenitors. We do not break away from the irood simply because it is old. M! of . ihI tie- 1i:ii " M:il. i;i :i..u:; t n.uke our own I line '.:1 Tlie observance of tlie day has been sabiected to some fearful distortions and the early idea in some sections almost lost. Instead of attention be inr triven to the review cf r.od's mer cies, the mind seems rather to turn upon selfish enjoyment. Obligation to God discharged. He no doubt re joices with II is people, but to arise in the morning and give never a solemn thought to the mercies of Cod, is not incorporated in the original concep tion of the day. od. no doubt, re joices in the capacity of His people to eat, but upon intemperance He frowns. 'Terhaps the best place to catch the full import of this distortion of the day, is to ride with :i physician v M i 1 li- untangles tie contortions cons'- 1 1 1 n T. upon its i nI ul-ui. Let us hastily review, therefore, some of the blessings for which we ean honestly thank hid lor today. inc year ago the eyes of the world were t wrried upon the warring nations across 1 he v-as and every one wondered what tie-end would be. Tie- terrible scenes at. I 'or! Arthur and Mukden, lie- awful slaughter of human lives and I lie cnlbcts upon t he se;is. made ! ! je 1 1 e:: i ! -cil in s-, mpathy for tic stri'-ke., ! - .!-. r ;i ' . na t i. .us v I . i 'An:-. t lli'll t lie c : ugh'.. "No d i s i ''ii' lut I and sutleri:. !-.!!; i i il all Hi ills.- and 1 he Ml. ! 1 b to:- :. .V MM '.,( s-.n,.:- !:) l r : ' l : i !'.:! I 'T ,1 Is hive overtaken our .'ir otV.cials have I. .on : t he hands f i he as-as- oaii nation preserved Iron sins, and t la national seeuiily ii"vr seemed more thoroughly entrenched. Oar president, cutting loose from the beaten paths, has not hesitated to es tablish precident for the nations. In his effort to he the president of all the people, he has visited every state in the union. Our governor is still a Methodist, with sufficient moral back bone to return his railroad passes when the party declared against them, and refused t: appoint officials who are in veterate users of tobacco and pro fanit y. 'The soil oi our state has brought forth abundantly: the horn of plenty has lieen extended t us and our ma terial blessings have been many. There is a phase of our social life which should cause us to how in shame, and rise up to rejoice. The former be cause of corruption and graft, the lat ter because our people have strength of character to rebel. There is a class who holds the balance of power in af fairs national, who have not bowed the knee to the God of greed. The widespread evangelistic movement is touching the very centers of active life, both politically and commercially. They are entering the strong active centers where opposition is the bitter est, and preaching a gospel which is searching men's souls. The red light districts of our cities have experienced tlie unusal sight of midnight parades of christian workers by the thousand who sang their songs, entered the saloons and dens of vices to invite the inmates to seek Jesus. The christain world is being stirred as never before to the great responsibilities and op portunities which lie just at hand. It also behooves us at this time in loving sympathy of those who during the past year have lost property, loved ones, strength, position, and of those who have felt t he cold criticism of an uuchristain public. Of those who have sought consolation in vain. Of those w ho were thrust into the middle of a cold w inter and liave no visible means of support. IK not these reflections emphasize our ow n present day condi tion? Ihstasteiul tasks which con strain us may prove unexpectedly wholesome and profitable. Let us give thanks today for the children in our homes upon whom the activity and the responsibility of tomorrow will fall. Kemembering that they are our jewels. They shall be the burden bearers of twenty years hence. Let us thank God for our educat ional system. It is vain to talk about the destruc tive tendencies of such a system: to argue it is to insult the understanding of every man. It is mere sheer low ribald, vulgar, deism and infidelity. It destroys the connecting link between creature and creator. It opposes that great system of universal benevolence and goodness which binds man to his maker. And. finally, whether in good or ill there is that splendid assurance that the Father will compensate for what seems dark here, and after the night of darkness shall come the com pensating dawn to be followed by the glow of an eternal sun." Peverend Ploet. Youtzyand lloul gate assisted in the service. The meeting came to a close by all stand ing and singing "America" with un bounded enthusiasm. Thanksgiving services were held in the St. Paul's Evangelical church yesterday forenoon. Pew F. Lang horst. the pastor, choose for the sub ject of his theme the parable of the vineyard. The choir and congregat ion united in the singing of "Oh! dass ich tansend Zungen haette."' and other hym ns. Appropriate services were held both at the .St. Luke's Episcopal and St. John's Catholic churches, which were attended principally by their own con gregations, and no especial pro grams werd had. If you are a judge of a cood moke, try the "Acorns" 5 cent cigar and you will smoke no other. TWO FUMBLES; TWO TOUCHDOWNS i I (That's the Whole Story of Thursday's j Football Game. ! A shivering, cold-looted crowd wit : nessed the football 'ame Thursday ! bet ween the Plattsmouth pick-up- ; team and t le- iloyies I'.Usiness Cdlieee team ll'om Omaha. Tin' game was calle. t-.r 2 :'; i.-.t it v.:.s ncaivr 1 o'cloc! on t h- v. h":i ! ! . i -a 1 1 ng t -a:. i a i ''f '! Mi ;.i: i lies ! '' w i .o I il !. : i a ; w fe I o I le;;-. ..-,: e 1 1 1 1 1 U s ! ; i - i ! i . 1 'kit J sun .!.: ii !. n : il!g 1 t 11" e;,,, ,. Close J,) t (,,-jr e,.-.l J and t hen e,.j ; 1:lr ; ; made one pass he! full Lack dropped t i ing right (;nd from i-1 i. ii. gh to v.ait j the st'.';.a.:ii, p' , i :; to be veryj,,rgan and ti:: ' the iii;i'..a!. : r at. 1 !: nil- 1 i I !. 1 t i !: v : - i t ors a f.-w ii i i i i it es. ie !a!I i m a fumble l the Plattsmouth e ball and a sprint the visitor's line shot through, got the ball and made a st raight clean run for goal, the touch down and subseMuent goal giving the visitors six points to the good. The line reformed and for sometime our boys made good gains showing them selves superior in the matter of line bucking but toward the end of the halfapuntby the Omaha boys was fumbled by Plattsmouth's left end and again the visitors got the ball on the run and carried it over the line. It was so far to one side that the goal was missed, and the scoring stopped right there at 11 to 0. In the second half neither goal was in great danger, Plattsmouth having the ball most of the time in the visitors' territory but being unable to push it over. Several spectacuiar fly ing tacles were made and it was demon strated that with some practice and team work under a good coach our boys could put up a good game, lack ing, now, concerted action and proper interference. It was a nice, clean game, and no serious accidents occurred. .Several of the gladiators had their wind knocked out. and one of the visitors quit to wards the last with bad bumps on the head. The Temple Quartette. The Temple (Quartette was received at the Parmele Theatre. Thursday by a large house and while they do not compare favorably with the "Wesly ans" they gave a very creditable per formance. The tir.st. number was en thusiatically encored which brought out the favorite song '-My Old Ken tucky Home" which was rendered in a manner very pleasing to the entire audience. The quartette was very liberal in its encores which added ma terially to the program. The solo work all the way through was very good and was heartily applauded. Miss Farley, the reader, was very good in the '"Child Dialect" but in the heavier parts did not meet the expectation of the audience. The whole entertain ment was greatly detracted from on account of the cold and frozen up con dition of the heating plant which in many parts of the house required the audience to wear their wraps during the entire performance. The next number of the public school lecture course is the Poston Orchestra Com pany and from the advance informa tion received it will be the best thing presented on the course so far. The Annual Injunction. County Treasurer Wheeler has been notitiep by telegram that Judge Mun ger, of the federal court, had granted tlie annual injunction against the county treasurerof the state collecting the personal taxes due from the Purl ington and Union Pacific last year, and will be kept up in ail probability until the courts finally pass upon the tax law and the state board of equali zation. Other railroads have paid their taxes without a whimper. A Fine Store Room. Joseph Fet.er moved his stock of goods to the Cox building, first door east of tlie Panic of Cass county. Satur day evening, and this morning opened up for business in his new home. Mr. Fetzer will certainly have a tine shoe store when he gets everything pro perly arranged. II" carries a large line, and in fact the new room looks crowded, even before the new arrivals are opened, but he will be pleased to have his many friendsand patrons call and see him in the new quarters as soon as possible, whether they need new and up-to-date footwear or not. In conversation with Mr. Fetzer he tells us that he expects to carry a much larger and more complete line than ever before, and will be in a position to supply the wants of all, both in re gard to price and quality, and a cor dial invitation is extended to every one to call and sea him. The Old, Old Story. The annual story relative to corn stalk disease is again going the1 rounds. Many farmers ove. t he state j are losing cattle. I he reason of this fatality is ascribed to various causes- ! Some stock raisers claim that "smut" anions the corn is responsible, ot hers j yrjij QOING YOUR WHOLE DUTY?;iiV(' n,'w ;'l'l'"int men! s ami a ic-ai-think that certain poisonous inured- ' ! rangement ;' di isioiis in I he noito ients in the soil is absorbed by t!ie ! !em district. A circular not ice WSS is staiKs wiiose root, nijers are eiiincd-ieu therein. Put the theory obtaining anions th" s.'re;it i'st number is that certain stock V.'hoe digestive api ara v o;:! of i ;-i 1 r eat I tus is already flight ; the dry sliu;-; , hich c !' ig and p; r p :i ! i v . i ist i nd ing . 1:1 hat b i I Fvl ORE ABOUT AMI B. TODD A Wem!jr of a Prominent Pioneer Family ef C2ss County. Speaking of Ami P. Todd, arrested in Denver Monday for alleged complic ity in securing unlawful tilings on gov ernment lands, is an old-time Cass county man, says the Lincoln News. He belonged to the Todd family that was one of the pioneer families in that county. lie lived for many years at Plattsmouth, where lor nine or ten years he was a member of the board of county commissioners. When arrested Monday by a deputy United States marshal lie waived ex amination before the United States commissioner in I ie river and gave bond in the sum of $2,000 to appear before the grand jury in imaha next May. The land fraud cases in which Todd is said to be mixed up are very exten sive and cover government land in all parts of the state. The persons who operated the scheme, it is alleged, got widows to make tilings for homesteads and afterw ards got control of the lands by riling false affidavits after the women had failed to take them up. The widows were, innocent of the. use being made of them. Some of the lands thus alleged to have been en tered, constituted, it isclaimed, a part of the 88,000 acres of fraudulent filings held by Bartlett, Pachards and Com- tstrvv,', who were recently lined $300 jeacli by Judge Munger. ' Twenty-First Birthday. j A very enjoyable event occurred at j the home of" Frank Steppat Saturday I evening, when his many friends very j pleasantly surprised him. The occa I sion being the young man's 21st birth day. In a short t ime all were made to feel at home and were enjoying them selves in the best manner. The chief event of the evening was dancing, in which all took: part very readily. At a late hour an elegant luncheon was served, which was enjoyed by all. The enjoyment proceeded into the wee small hours, when the guests dis covered that the hours only sped by toe quickly for their satisfaction and they departed for their homes in jolly spirits wishing Mr. Steppat many happy returns of the day. Among those who enjoyed the social event were; Misses Mary Kehne, Louise Kehne, Katie KafTenberger, Maggie KafTen berger, Maggie Weber, Millie Weid man, Josephine Yelinek, Emma Step pat, Martha Steppat, Anna Steppat, race Xolting, Ella Nolting. Messrs. Willie Kehne, August Kehne, (leorge KalTenberger, !usta Ilerdman, Nick Todd. Pussei Todd, Frank Steppat, Henry Starkjohn, Harvey Ilarger, Cecil Thomas, Claire Thomas. Messrs. and Mesdames Ed. Steppat, Will Thomas, Chas. Parnhart, Fred Xolt ing, Willie Nolting, E.P.Todd, M. I .-sieppai. Nebraska at the Head. Nebraska stands at the head in the list of states in the union when it comes to a ten year average on corn. The tirst three states in the list stand as follows: Nebraska, bushels per acre: Illinois. M ." bushels per acre: Iowa, per acre. Corn aver age is not the only thing hard to beat in Nebraska, but she can show them i cards and spades one year with the I other on most any kind of farm product ! raised within her borders. Especially! so when it comes to Cass county, i .Nebraska is third in the list this year of states in average of corn crop. Illi nois is first and Iowa second. Brocd-Day Light Theft. Some dastardly sneak thief, with out the fear cf 'lod or the city police, stole a blanket from one of the horses of W. M. Oliver while the team was standing on Main street Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock. The bold theft was reported to the police, but no clue to the perloiner was gained. Mr. Oliver will pay S".00 for the ap prehension of the thief and return of blanket. THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE Ql Qng Wgek Yet ..Saturdayt DaCember a, lam ; rif d . e Ui, diiu Lei b wcru ii a di- ucy for Platismcuth. ran, v.-he 1 1 V o ! I c e lor 'il il!'". Week re I '.l l li.e! 'ills I It from !o!,t it ;.i ay. :tel !i A re t he irercr,:; gem rally, v. ii" ill! 1 . sT ei i in tl. cki-s. doiu t be: 1 l s s! . ne-ii ; Ii -i 1 ot !: nil':!, land s 'ring ! v t : il i'i . .cc- ss'. cnough tlie eVeUt a ! Are th y prizes 1 o ; induce tin corn g ii an ei s oj ( a ss co; in t y ! to bring in samples ot corn lor cxiuM- j tion? The committee on arrangement s j have secured the room formerly oc-j copied by (apt. Pennelt as the place for holding theexhibit, and the award ing of prizes. The farmers will do their duty if t he business men of Plattsmouth will do theirs. They have got the corn and they can just as well bring it as not. Thep will enjoy the exhibits made from the different sections, whether there are any prizes offered or not, but it will not hurt any merchant in this old town to open his heart to the extent of offering ji prize worth or $10 for the best selection of corn brought to town for exhibition. (Jood speakers will be here next Saturday. The Parmele theatre has been donated in which to hold the meetings. An excellent program has been prepared for the entertainment at the opera house both day and night and every farmer within a radius of fifteen miles of Plattsmouth who desires to learn something they do not know about farming, should be here Let us all get a move on us the next week and prepare to give the yeoman ry of Cass county a grand, royal wel come to our city. Mrs. Edgar Barker. Minnie Ella Ilenton, daughter of Mrs. Lou Ilenton, was born near Plair, Neb., Oct. 12, 11. She came to Cass county about the year l!i:, and made her home w ith an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. .1. II. Adams, near Mynard. She lived at this home until one year after her marriage to Mr. Edgar Parker, which occurred Jan. 1.1. l'.)02, and they lived in that vicinity until her death Nov. 21, l'.iOI. Two weeks before her death her clothes caught fire and she wassevercly burned, which after a time of intense sull'ering, caused her death. During the ministry of Pev. (1. W. Ayers at Nehawka she was converted. and joined the Methodist church at Eight Mile drove, living a consistent Christian life until her death. She is held in loving remembrance by all w ho came within the influence of her lov ing Christian character. Iler death is mourned by a loving husband and mother, two younger sister, Nora and I na, one brother, Pert Ilenton of St. Joseph Mo, and many friends whoiarul willl' ',,.:.. ..nii ... iwilllook forward to the happy time when friends will be re-united in the i ii0Uv. arj(, (.airilf.d Mrs. and Miss Pa! loving presence of the Most High and ; tcron as lhejl. pi.iv,,)f.,., Th ,,rlj. thn 1 , ' ri l. r yl ttill rurc liin fif r.in (l'in- C-i r ..-,.n.u v.-.Hu. wu, .nai o 101. 111c luoeiai .sei ice v as con- ducted by Iter pastor, M. S. Foutch, at her home near Mynard, at 1 o'clock p. m., Monday. Nov. 27. Followed by many friends, her body was laid to rest in the Horning cemetery near the U. P. church at Liberty. M. S. I 'o! i i 11 Card of Thanks. We wish to tender our most sincere thanks and appreciation to our many friends who offered their services, for their sympathy and helpfulness in our sad afliiction during the sickness, death and buriai of our beloved wife and daughter. Eijoa i P i:k ra:. Mi:.-. Lor IIk.n'I'os vm, Family. Mi:. m Mi:-. J. II. Ai.x.Ms. Shop Men Cut to Nine Hours. The employes of the Purlington shops began Monday morning on a nine hour schedule. This order will be in force during the winter season, and effects between .loo and 700 employes. As the company is still employing new men everyday, it is hard to under stand why this cut is made at this time. The population of Plattsmouth has increased over one hundred at least by new men coming in to work in the shops, and many of them are men with families. Some of them have purchased property with the intention of making Plattsmouth their per manent home. i MISSOURI PACIFIC CHANGES Manager Sullivan Makes Appointments and Shifts Men. liem-ral manager A. W. Sullivan o! i tlit- Missouri Pacific has lenounc d sie-d ., the appointment .! Ih r:n Tyler as so,,! he ! encra! sllpel llltc division. liCCei (lent of !. in..' V. '1 1 . -r 1 H.t u . T. ' les I ; Ir- 1 1. I. u 1 1 i : a 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 lie I . t s .1 . ..'''i .IS - ' J I " ' j ; 1 J e 1 1 ' M ! i ' I i V I. !o!l . Willi 1 U I' I . I I. I IOI 1 ' . w s I 1 1 ' ii K a 1 i a s 1 1 v . I . ;i . : 1. and 1 1 0111 Mi na.'. r .1 m.e! ,. ei iw a t i i. willi i ;! i ,i t ban 1 in '! : t'e iill :i.i. to .ea 1! : ' in is a 'it II. ."-harp, ;i :aq e; ., .1 op! i ;m 1 1 ision. w 1 1 ! i i : t ! a 'eada. No., succeeding .1. M. Ya !sh as su pe j 1 1 1 ei j i e 1 1 1 i . the I io I : . em Kansas division, with oU;ce :. i A t eilisoll. The western division is abolish i. land the Omaha and Kansas are re-a;- rangeo. l ne omaiia division is ai -ranged as follows: Kansas City to Omaha, 201.1', miles: Nebraska Cil v Junction to West Side Juncl ion, 71. 1W miles: Atchison to St. Joseph, 22.2'. miles: Union to Lincoln, IT.'ii; miles: Talmage to Crete, .1.h; miles: Kansas City to V irginia, Hiu.T:; miles, and Men Junction to Leavenworth, 12.".:; mil. is. total of .177. 07 miles. The di vision otlice is at Omaha. The northern Kansas division is ar ranged as follows: Atchison to Le nora, 2!i2.70 miles: downs to Stock ton, fl.'f) miles: Jamestown to Purr Oak, ::.40 miles: Yuma to Piossej. 102.ws miles, and deenleaf to Wash ington, 7 miles, a total of 177. 'is milc-.s. The division otlice is at Atchison. Pope vs. Oberle. ( ieo. Iberle, of Eagle, w ho was in town over Friday, was here in con sultation with his attorney in regard to the suit filed against Mr. iberle by Jack Pope of Creenwood. It will be remembered that Mr. (iberle w 11 a similar case brought by the pope children at the Novemlier term of court last year. Then the children were suing for damages owing to non support by t heir father. Jack Pope claims he. became intoxicated from liquors sold him by Mr. Oberle and in going home fell from his wagon and broke his leg. and now for this injury he thinks Mr. (iberle -,houid pay a large sum of money. M r. ( in-rle denies that the wet goods '.sere purchased at his place in Crecnwnod. The case will come up at the next t( no of court, and Matt hew Coring will ajqear for defendant and County Attorney Pawls and Pj ron Clark for plaintitT. A FiNE ENTERTAINMENT MiSS Mae PattefSCll and Her Mother Agreeably Surprised. Miss Mae Patterson and h--r iie-tie -1 were very pleasantly surprised, al though a little frightened at Jirst, by some of their friends Saturday evening The merrymakers all c.-ime noi'-et 1 t,linL,s Tn ..... ...., . ,. ,,,,.,",,. s,(flt) .-ec-ovcred from th"ir shoek anri : ,1 ,.,i ,,1., 1 I TV. '' I'.U'I I l their guest- w ere. The evening was spent in social games. ', and conversation and at a late hour the guests departed. Those present were: Mrs. Hasse. Mis. button. Miss iThresham. Msss Wood. Helen Clark. Peat rice Hasse. Margaret Hodget. Ceorge Anderson. Theodore Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swearingen, Mr. and Mrs. Torn Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Pamsav. ' ! Will Pamsay.T'jin Swearingen. Wavra- and Clyde Murphy. Mrs. T. II. Pollock. Ellen Pollock. Mrs. Emery and daugh ter of Lincoln. Mrs. Susie Smith. Prr- della Smith and ( harlie Patters' n of ! Asidand. Oyster Supper. I The Mynard Woodmen camp will igive an oyster supper at their hah i Tuesday evening. December 12. to j which all are invited to attend'and ' enjoy a social evening. i j Thz First Requisite of Beauty. The first requisite of beauty i, a clear complexion. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrtp clears a sallow blotched complexion as it stimulates the liver and bow les, and the eyes become bright and clear. You owe it to your friends to take it if your complexion is bad. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is very pleasant to take. Pefuse substitutes. F. G. Fricke & Co. Dr. Marshall, Dentist, guaranteed work.