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moutb journal VOLUME XXVI PLATTSM ( ) UT1 1 , NE1USASKA, T11U1.SDAY, MAY IT, .!();. NU.MIilCK 4J). Ttbe JOTTINGS FOR THE JOLLY i Short Paragraphs Prepared and Purloined For the Readers of the Journal. These arc days when men put In AUnit IihK vlii-ir Uini- M-wit)ili)': Tluy'd like to drop the work Hint spend Tbt" next next two weeks u-ttslilii'. Fully two-thirds or our troubles are only anticipated. Waiting works wonders if you keep busy while waiting. Haste makes some people waste a lot of other people's time. Hatred is often the result of know ink' but one side of a person. The man who has a system for beat ing the races seldom hasanything else. The Almighty never recognizes a preacher's worth by the salary he gets. Cupid behind the arrow is more dtngerous than the man beh'nri the trim. A manicure artist who could polish men's brains would till a long-felt want. It isn't so much what others say about you as the way they say it that hurts. An ounce of confidence In yourself is better than a pound of confidence in others. Concrete walks are the "stuff." They are the poor man's walks cheapest by all odds. , If a young man's cake is "dough" he can easily find a girl who is willing to take the cake. Most men are better acquainted with Faith and Hope than they are with Charity. The water quest ion is beginning to open the eyes of the people of this city more than ever. He who tells what he would do if in your place seldom knows what to do in his own place. Most of the things that come to those who wait are a trifle stale by the time they arrive. A smart Aleck In this town says a "knowing man can size up the love of a woman by her sighs." Those who expect a young man with dazzling prospects to set the world on fire are apt to be disappointed. The average woman could no doutt keep the wolf from the door with her voice If the wolf wasn't deaf. Somehow a man always has a split ting headache when he is called upon to entertain his wife's mother. Many a man who imagines the eyes of the whole world are upon him Isn't known outside of bis own precinct. A genius who succeeds in Inventing a cornet that will blow the head off the blower will not have lived in vain. The man who never made a success of anything In his life always wonders why other men do not heed his advice. Any man should be able to manage a buslneis according to directions, but no man can manage a woman that way. It Isn't always the coat that makes the man any more than It Is the dress Of the woman more times it's the padding. A woman never likes to send a tele gram unless she can send it collect; otherwise she can't use half the words she wants to. Perhaps It Is the winning ways of a woman that enables her to get the best of a man In the so-called matri monial game. Enthusiasm Is to a man w bat steam is to the locomotive. If that is the case some business men In this town need a whole cart load of it. There are one or two young girls In riattsmouth who need a lecture every night in the week from their parents upon the subject of "good behavior" on the street. It 19 an outrage that a young lady can't walk the streets of Plattsmonth after night without slurlng remarks being hurled at her as she passes a crowd of boys. Only about six weeks till the glorious Fourth, and no arrangements made for a celebration in riattsmouth. Let us get a move on U9 and entertain the farmers on the great natal day. Another smooth young man's ears were made to ring Saturday night by accosting the wrong lady on the corner of Sixth and Pearl streets. A straight lilt from the shoulder and landed on the peepers would do him more good. Wa Lnnw there are some business men In riattsmouth who will not give a cent to a Fourth of July eclebra tlon-thcy never did. In fact they give to nothing. They believe In get ting all they can and holding fast to 1 1 they pet their dutches on. ENCAMPMENT NEXT WEEK 6. A. R. Will 6lve Corporal Tanner I Royal Welcome In Lincoln. The law making body of the state organization of the G. A. I!, will meet in Lincoln on May hi, 17 and IS says the State Journal. The annual state encampment will attract to Lincoln probably 400 delegates. To swell the number the ladles of the W. K. C. expect 2V) delegates and the ladies of the G. A. 11. expect fully 200. Special rates have been granted on the rail roads and the commit tee that is plan ning for the reception believes at least -2,oo0 Nebraska people will take advant age of the rates for a visit to Lincoln. The great attraction of the encamp ment will be the presence of Corporal James Tanner, the commander-in- chief of the (J. A. P. He has been making a trip in the west and will be In Lincoln for a reception and camp tire. Corporal Tanner Is not found of receptions because he lost both his legs at the battle of Hull Hun, Va. The local committee has arranged a short reception at which the com mander-in-chief may be seated If he desires. At the campfire Governor Mickey will preside. Mrs. Abble Adams, of Superior, na tional president of the Woman's Re lief corps, will be in attendance and special features will be added to the program because of her presence. The program includes the woman's relief corps reception to the national officers and their aides Wednesday night at the auditorium. This will be followed by a program at which Corporal Tanner will preside. Thursday morning the veterans will parade from their headquarters at the Lindell hotel through the principal streets of the city and back to the auditorium, where at !:.'10 a. m., a presentation of a tlag to the Lincoln high school will occur, the high school being there in a body to receive it. The business sessions of the encara p ment and the ladies organizations will be held Thursday afternoon and in the evening following a concert at the auditorium will occur the camptlre of the state department, participated in by all G. A. R. organizations. From Oklahoma In Automobile. Tom Williams and wife, of Renfrow, Oklahoma, arrived Thursday morning on a short visit with Mr. Williams' parents. They made the trip from Oklahoma to Lincoln In an automo bile and Tom says it was the finest trip he has ever taken. They were accompanied from Lincoln by Aunt Gilley Lewis who will visit relatives and old acquaintances. Louisville Courier. Visit Louisville. Dr. E. W. Cook, Head Physician; E. E. Kesler, state deputy; E. N. Ilyner, district deputy, and Chief of Police Fitzgerald went to Louisville Friday night and enthused the M. W. A. camp of that village by their presence. Ir. Cook tells the Journal they enjoy ed a splendid time and were most roy ally entertained by the local camp, and they all returned to riattsmouth at a late hour feeling "that it was good to be there." The Louisville camp is made up of an excellentclass of people, and it Is hoped the visitors done much good by their presence. Basket Ball at Weeplnjf Water. A special from Elm wood under date of Thursday says: "Last evening the girls' basket ball team of the Elm- wood high school visited Weeping Wa ter and beat the high school team of that place by a score of 2" to 10. Af ter the game the Weeping Water high school gave a banquet to the Elmwood people. I'rof. Patcliffe, coach of the Weeping Water team, acted as toast master and proposed toasts, responded to by Prof. lavls, coach of the Elm wood team, and also Miss Lottie Lean, captain of the Elmwood team. The tcamswlll play again at Elmwood on May Kith. Assessed by the State Board. The Lincoln Evening Newssaysthat t he county assessor of Otoe county has been Informed by Secretary Ilennett of the state board of assessment that the Burlington bridge across the Mis souri river at Nebraska City will be as sessed by the state board. Attorney General P.rown and the members of the board arc agreed that the fact that the bridge Is used locally as a toll bridge, In addition to being used for railroad purposes, docs not make It subject to local taxitioii, the toll busi ness being merely Incidental and the earnings therefrom being accounted for to the state b ard. Death of Mr. Schneider. The remains of Mrs. Laura Schnei der (formerly Laura Fenn) were brought from Lincoln Wednesday night and taken to the home of 1 C West at Wyomlug. The funeral ser vices were held In the Wyoming Kpiscopal church Thursday afternoon and interment In Wyoming cemetery. The deceased w as the wife of lliehard Schneider and their home was in Omaha, but Mrs. Schneider had been taking medical treatment several weeks in Lincoln, where her death occurred Tuesday evening. She was granddaughter of Mrs. F. W. Kobb, who resides southwest of here. We re gret that we have not the data for a more extended obituary. I'nlon Lod ger. CAPT. PALMER AND A THIEF Comedy in Three Acts In Which the Omaha Postmaster Takes a Leading Part. The Omaha I'.ee tells of an incident in Saturday Issue of that paper in which our former fellow citizen, Postmaster Palmer, got a touch of high life the other night, and who has since been longing to look Into the face of a certain messenger boy. The Pee adds: "The said messenger boy had occa sion to call at the Palmer residence at hiOH South Thirty-second avenue, a night or two ago, and as he found no one up to receive a bundle he was to deliver he simply rung the door bell and left the bundle. Put the echo of the door bell had scarcely died away than the genial postmaster was on the front porch looking for the person who had rung the bell. The bundle escaped his eyes and he ;vas certain the visitor had sinister designs. "Now it chanced that the captain had omitted to don any outer garment save a bath robe. It also chanced that he allowed the big front door to close between him and the Interior of his comfortable home, leavinghim strand ed on deck without a key or other means of entrance. 'Mr. Palmerisathoughtful husband and indulgent father. He neither wanted to awaken his wife nor any of the children, all of whom are adults. Without taking to himself any vain boasts of superiority as an athlete, he conceived the Idea of climbing the porch and entering his bed room from the top thereof. He had skinned up and skinned Is used advisedly about half way one of the pillars of the porch, when, lo, Mrs. Palmer, not knowing of her husband's predica ment, was aroused. She Immediately jumped to the conclusion that a bur glar wastrying to break into the house and raised the alarm. She started down stairs, expecting to find the cap tain. He heard hergo down and start ed back down the post himself. She opened the door, looked out and heard her descending husband call. She then hastily went back up to let him In at the window. Py this time the captain had struck earth once more and was standing at the front door waiting to be admitted. Put there was none to let him In, and he began to sing, soft ly, for fear of waking the neighbors: There's R strungcr ut the door, Let lilm In. let lilm In; He lias Iteen there oft before "Mrs. Palmer, dumb with fright and perplexity, managed oncd more to go to the front door, and finally the cap tain got back on the Inside. "He says he has more sympathy than ever for the San Francisco sufferers who are obliged to spend all of their time out of doors." District Court Notes. In the case of Matthew Gering vs. School District No. 2h, on motion of the plaintiff judgment was ordered on the mandate from the supreme court. The former Judgment In this case is vacated and set aside and judgment ordered against the defendants for the sum of ")l.fi", costs of the case in the supreme court. The cause of Grace Coatman et al. vs. Orrest W. Drum et al. was called for trial Friday afternoon, and a hearing was had on the objections to confirmation of sale, and on applica tion of the State P.ank of Elmwood to reform decree, and on motion of widow to have homestead and dower rights set out from proceeds of said sale In case same was confirmed. The claim of the First National bank of Elm wood for the sum of 1417.14 was dis missed without prejudice to further action. Cause was continued for further argument. A motion to require the court to call a special Jury In the case of State vs. O. II. Tower was submitted. The arguments of the counsel In the cases of the City of riattsmouth. vs. NebrakaTelephonc Company ami the Klltlke VS. Polk worn taken nndor ml vl.sement by the respective courts. HORRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY The Victims Are Well Known In Platts mouth and Vicinity. THE HUSBAND PERFORMS THE DEED. Sid Mackey, a Prominent Farmer of Jeffer son County and His Wife Both Dead. THE WIFE A FORMER MRS. YOUNG. A sp-rial from Falrhury, Neb., under date of May 12, gives the following partieularsof the death of Sid Mackey, a i'rominent farmer living near Key nolds In the southern part of .teller son county, and also the murder of his wife previous to taking his own life sonic time during Friday night. Mrs. Mackey was a former Mrs. Young of this city, and the husband Is some known in this city. P.oth have visited here in the past few years. Reports of the tragedy are about as follows: "On the same farm where the suicide and murderer resided, dwelt his son, Klroy Mackey, and family. This morn ing the wife of the younger Mackey went to the dwelling of her father-in-law and, seeing no one about the place, she entered. She was horrified to find the lifeless form of Sid Mackey lying upon a bed, a bullet hole through his head and a revolver In his hand. She hurried to her own home and In formed her husband of what she had discovered. The coroner was sum moned and hastened to the place. L'pon his arrival further investigation was made and the dead body of Mrs. Mackey was found In another room, she also having been shot through the head. The coroner summoned a jury and an inquest Is In progress this afternoon. "Mackey was one of the most promt nent and successful farmers In this county. He owned about 2no acres of splendid land and lived in a fine farm hutser He was a member of the board of county commissioners about twelve years ago and had always taken an active interest In public a Hairs. About three years ago his first wife died and eighteen months ago he was married to a widow, the woman whose life he took prior to ending his own. This later marriage is said to have been .anything but a happy one, and frequent disagreements are said to have taken place. This state of affairs is thought to have weighed on the mind of Mackey and there is reason to balieve that he has contemplated tak ing Ills own life for sometime. Two weeks ago became to Fairburyand had the beneficiary in a fraternal in surance policy, which he was carrying, changed. It had formerly run to his wife, but the lodge secretary refused today to tell to whom it is now pay able. He also executed a new will on the same day. "Relatives of the family were under the impression that Mrs. Mackey had gone to Council Diuffs yesterday, as that had been her Intention. There was no thought, therefore, of her hav ing been killed when her husband's body was first discovered and the find Ing of her remains was a complete sur prise. The victims were last seen alive yesterday morning. "Mackey was about sixty years of age and leaves six grown children Kirby, who lived on the farm with him, Carl, Saul and Mrs. Wesley Craw ford In Fairbury, George and Mrs Delia Lewis of Pierce. "While the Inquest over the body of Mackey was In progress t he remains of his wife were found In a back bedroom of the house. The only clothing on It was a night gown and the shoes and stockings. It was laid out upon the door, with a pillow under the head and a large bunch of (lowers In the hands, which were folded over her breast. A bullet wound was In the top of the head, made by a thirty-two calibre revolver. It developed that he had shot her some time Thursday night, and Friday he went to Reynolds and paid several bills. That evening he ate supper w ith his son, who lived on the place, and told him that his wife had gone to Council P.luffs on a visit. When he was found this morning he was lying on his back on the kitchen floor. His right hand, that still grasped the re volver lay upon his breast. He had put the muzzle of the weapon In his mouth and d.'" Tgcd It, death fol lowing Inst- .' "He ' liters to several of his child; rthlch stated that he con sidered this act the best way out of his troubles, lie Intimated that his w ife's children were trying to get her to leave him. Ills wife's name was formerly Ida M. Young, and she leaves two children, a boy of twenty-two and a girl of eighteen, both of whom re reside at Council P.lutTs. The woman kept house for htm prior to their mar riage" The following, relative to the mur dered woman, Is clipped from the Council IllulTs department of the Omaha lice, of Monday morning: "Mrs. Sidney Mackey, who was killed last Thursday night by her husband, a prosperous farmer residing near Rey nolds, Neb., who afterwards com mitted suicide, was a former resident of Council Willi's. She was Mackey's second wife and lie was her second husband. Her daughter, Miss Ethel Young, is employed at the Hg'leii hotel lii I Ills city and .she is almost prostiated over the news of her mother's tragic death. Sue was ex pecting a visit from her mother this week. Young, Mrs. Mackey's lirst husband and father of Miss Ethel Young, Is now a resident of t turn wa." A TEAM STOLEN FROM BACH Was Taken From the Stables of A. 6. Bach Early Sunday Morning. OWNER VALUES THE TEAM AT $250.00 Reward of $100.00 for Capture and Con viction of the Thief. When A. G. Each drove home he hind his team late Saturday night, little did lie think that he would part with them ere the dawn of another morning. He placed the team in his stables about half past eleven o'clock, in South Park, and retired for the night, and arising next morning about seven o'clock to look after his chores, he was surprised to find his team miss ing from theiraccustomedplac.es. Not suspecting anything wrong, he sent one of the boys In search of the absen tees, for he supposed that they had got loose and strayed about the neighbor hood. After several hours spent In looking about the Immediate neighborhood, the boy returned, and then August In stituted a more thorough search of the entire vicinity, then of the city and the surrounding country. After fruitless Inquiries, he finally came to the conclusion Sunday evening that the horses had been spirited away by a thief or thieves, and therefore noti fied the sheriff, who offered a reward of tl for Information leading to the capture and conviction of the guilty party, while Cass county offered a re ward of "iii.oo and the owner a reward of 2-'.ou. The team stolen are a gray, ten-year-old gelding, valued at 1:1.1. no and tive-year-old dark bay or light brown gelding, valued at ll.l.nn. The information comes fiom Murray that a horse trader passed through that place early Sunday morning lead ing a team answering the description of those stolen. He appeared to he headed for Nehawka, and will doubt less attempt to dispose of the team to some unsuspecting farmer. Results of Track Meet at Lincoln. The riattsmouth high school team, who participated in the Interscholastlc association meet at Lincoln Thursday afternoon, returned Friday night very much encourage with the results of their first entry In this annual contest which Is held between the high schools of the state at Lincoln. In the pre liminaries, the boys made a good show- Ing but were exhausted when the finals came off and, consequently only re ceived one point. The scores of the schools were as follows: York 411: Peatrlce 2i, P.eaverCity IT, Pawnee City 12, Shurbert, Fairbury n, Falls Cityii, riattsmouth 1. Over a thousand people were In attendance and this proved to be the most successful meet that has yet been held. Parnesdld good work for the home team, and won fourth place In the two hundred and twenty yard dash. The local boys were outclassed In starting, and will practice this feature of running, so that they can make a better showing in the track meet which they will very likely enter at P.ellevue In the near future. Distinguished Visitors. Hon. Leonard Klutllnger, German Counsul at Pokyna, Italy, accompa nied by Mr. Washington Pfelfer and family of the same place, will arrive In New York on next Wednesday for the purpose of visiting relatives In this country. The distinguished visitors arc relatives of the Gering family of this city, and will spend a portion of the time visiting these excellent pei pie. A GREAT BIG CELEBRATION Over Two Hundred Present Saturday at the Home of Harry 6. Todd. Although the weather was some, what inclement Saturday morning, that fact did not deter many or the) friends, (old and young) from donning their Sunday apparel and driving from far and oeur to assist In the celel ra tion at, the palat ial home which Harry G. Todd has invent ly ipletcd. All those having a long distance to tra verse were on the road at an early hour. The tirst of Iheweleoine gne-.ls began to arrive about , ten o'clock mid from t hat t line until I he iiohii hour a conl linioiis st ream of vehicles, bring ing people from I ni Murray, My nard, Nehawka, Plat tsinoiil.li, and from nearly eery other town In the county, were arriving and depositing merry throngs at, the hospitable home, where they were most cordially iccelv ed by the host and hostess, who with out tlie slightest effort made them feel at home and have one of the best mi clal times that has been enjoyed In many years. When the t ime came for the feasl, ninny baskets overllowlng with deleci tablo eatables were produced and spread upon three large tables in the. dining room, by numerous willing hands, which after the host or young and old friends were seated, supplied the every want and wish of the large company. When all had did Justice to the bounteous repast, they adjourned to the beautiful parlors, where they were favored with musical selections by Mrs. Gil more, Mrs. I-'arlev, Missei Ella Todd, Estella lialrd and Daisy Wick, and a general good time was in dulged in by all -many of the older folks relating reminlsences, while the. younger members of the assembly strolled about through the snacloiw halls, conversing anil exchanging cour tesies with each other. With an ex ceedingly large numberof regrets t hat such a delightful occasslnn might, not be prolonged, the guests expressing their high appreciation of the event bade their royal entertainers good-bye. In the evening a gathering of the young people occurred at Todd's beau tiful residence, and proceeded to make merry. Music, conversation and ot her forms of amusement caused the happy hours to pass swiftly away, and at, a late hour the crowd having had a very pleasant time, departed for their homes. Taken III Very Suddenly. Judge H. I. Tiavls came downtown Sunday morning, and for a short space of time stopped In the Journal otllcetoconver.se. All of a sudden he grew sick and stated he would goto his olllcc In the court house, lie went and ten minutes later W. K. Fox found lilm on the lloor of his office where he had fallen and almost unable to talk. A hack was soon called, the judge conveyed home.and Monday he is feeling much better, although far from a well man. I he Journal hopes he will be able to be about In a few days. False Alarm. There was considerable stir upon the streets Sunday aliout the noon hour occasioned by the report that Dr. Schlldknecht had died. The report got pretty well circulated over the cltybefore the same was contradicted. The doctor was very much surprised to learn this report himself, as well as bis many friends who called as soon as they heard the report. The doctor's friends throughout the city arc glad to know that the rumor was entirely un founded, and It is Impossible to trace the originator. Suffice to say, Dr. Schlldknecht Is very much alive and treats the rumor as a joke. Enlarging the Shops. We have It from good authority out side of the railroad officials that the Burlington has purchased part of tho block Just west of the ball park and have the plans drawn for an olllcc for Supt. Ackermanand hlsasslstants and possible for the entire store room cler ical force. An Investigation of tho county records prove part of the rumor true, and If the remainder Is correct there will be some large buildings erected this fall or early next spring. The appropriation has already been made for a large modern machine shop; the present one to be used as a boiler shop only. A two story brick ofllco will be built Just south of the present boiler house, and the frame ofllco will be out side the yards to make room for the new buildings. So when we see the company moving their offices out side their yards and tearing dow n the old buildings, we can depend upon it, something is going to be done. Have lock Times. Dr. Marshall, Dentist, Coats' I'.lock.