Kroehler & Kroehler
MAR DWA R E:
In selecting your spring needs, please bear in mind that
we carry a complete line of Builders' Material
"in the Hardware Line. Also,
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We do all kinds of Roofing, Repairing
KROEHLER &
Don't allow money to lie around. It
is easier to spend it and easier
to lose it
SAUE MONEY
Lj keeping It in a safe place such u
The BanH of Cass County
Capital Stock J.10,000, Surplus $15,000
OFFICERS:
Clins. C. I'armele, I'res., Jacob Trltsch, V-P.
T. M. Patterson. Cash.
You can give a check for any part of
It at any time and so have a receipt
for payment without asking for one.
When you have a hank account you
win h melons to add to it rather than
spend from It. Ion't you want to
know more about It.
Great Water
IU1
Now in
In
Full Blast
SUM
T5he R.eli.ble Store
Interest Still Increases
In this
Greatest of all Great Bargain Events
After over a week of tremendous selling
our stock still remains practically intact.
When you come to consider that this store
carried probably four times as large a stock
as any one store in this part of the country
the fact is in no way surprising. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of goods
which could not be ;shown previous to
this time, will be pl&ced on sale during
the coming week and will offer to you
BargaJn. Opportunities as
Great as Ever.
Silks, Wash Goods, Dress
Goods, Laces, Ribbons, Em
broideries, Art Needle Work,
Fancy Leather Goods, Ladies'
Muslin and Knit Underwear,
Corsets, Hosletry, Ladies' Suits,
Waists, Skirts, Jackets, Millin
ery, Table fnd Fancy Linens,
Muslins, Sheeting. Domestics
of all Descriptions.
EVERYTHING RUST GO.
Goods Are Marked Regardless of Cost.
It would paj you to come hundreds of miles prepared to
supply your needs at this Great Silc.
1Dodn.d HaydenBros;0f?-
Gasoline
Stoves,
Lawn
Mowers,
and the old
Reliable
Buck's Stoves
and Ranges
and Spouting. Call and sec us.
KROEHLER
Sour
Stomach
No appetite, loss ot strength, nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh
of the stomach are all due to Indigestion.
Kodol cures indigestion. This new discov
ery represents the natural juices of diges
tion as they exist In a healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonlo
and reconstructive properties. Kodol Dys
pepsia Curs does not only cure Indigestion
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
cures all stomach troubles by cleansing,
purifying, sweetening and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr. S. S. Ball, of Ravanswood, W, V.. uy:
" 1 wis troubled wilh sour stomach (or twsnty yaart.
Kodol eursd m and w ara now usinf It In milk
(or baby,"
Kodol Digests What You Eat
Bottles only. $ 1 .00 Size hoidlnf 2 times the trill
size, which sells for SO cents.
Prepared by E. O. DeWITT ft OO., OHIOAQO.
Gering & Co.
DR. J. 0. BRUCE
Osteooathic Physician
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Coiites niork. rooms 225 and '"6. Office hours
9 to 12 a. in., 1 to 5 p. 111. unci 7 to 1). in. by ftp-
lKiintnii'iil. Teli'mionos, otllee 34, ; resilience
ut Perkins Hotel.
Damage Sale!
iIS
Now in
Full Blast
Men's Clothing, Hats, Caps,
Men's, Ladies' and Children's
Shoes, Men's Shirts, Hosiery,
Underwear, Furniture, Carpets,
Rugs, Curtains and Draperies.
Wall Paper, Pianos and Organs,
small Musical Instruments,
Sheet Music and Books. Hard
ware and House Furnishings,
China and Glassware.
THE FARMERS HELP THEM
Sears, Roebuck &, Co., the Eig Catalogue
House, Makes Another Mote.
Sears, Roebuck & Co., the big "cat"
concern of Chicago, and the 'great
friend of the farmer." has made a new
move, a move that looks rather ijueer,
says the Trade Exhibit. Last Satur
day this mail order house reincorpor
ated with a capital of J U000,ooi. TI.e
articles of Incorporation were not tiled
in the state of Illinois, where the tlrm
rakes In the shekels sent to the Windy
City so freely by the farmers of the
nation, but tiled articles with the sec
retary of state of New York at Albany.
The filing fee paid to that official was
$20,000.
Just what this "cat" house contem
plates doing now Is a conundrum to
the uninitiated, but it is said that the
concern has gone into the folds of the
trusts and will try new tactics in order
to more conveniently handle the lucre
that rolls Into Chicago for "cheap
goods'' from the army of people who
are always on the alert "to get some
thing at a lower tigure than olTercd by
the home merchant."
I'hc slory Is alioat that Sears, Roe
buck - Co. are to Issue 10 0110,000
worth of 7 per cent preferred stoeU,
and that the linn members will retain
million of this for themselves. In
order to form a trust it is necessary to
have some money and a lot of gall and
water. The Sears-Roebuck concern
evidently works on the theory that
money is plentiful and that the farm
ers are "easy."
The plan now seems to be to let Wall
street have the farmers' money and
finance a gigantic mall order trust. In
other words, the farmer foots the bill.
The fact that New York hankers,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Lehman &
Co., were the prime movers in the
gigantic financial deal would tend to
show that the plan is a Wall street
transaction. It Is said that the pre-
ferred stock Is to he retirable at $125
and will be ollered to investors at
7.f0.
It Is said that Sears, Koebucd & Co.
have been going toNew York for most
of their goods for a long time, buying
only small quantities in Chicago and
such truck as their pick-up wagon
could conveniently handle.
All this chatter about this great
Chicago "cat" concern being a friend
of the farmer is nothing but gulf and
hot air. It has been agrab game from
start to finish and the farmer was the
one who paid for the grabbing. The
Sears, Roebuck & Co. concern, capital
l.ed at $.",,000,000 In Chieago.now jumps
to a $40,0i )0,000 combination, according
to papers tiled in the state of New
York.
Who foots the bill? Where did this
great prosperity come from.'' ibis
gigantic concern has grown from the
feed contributed by the farmers of the
country, who should have patronized
their own home merchants and helped
build up their home towns so that they
could have a good market for their live
stock, provisions and produce
This action of a great mail order
concern should be an eye-opener to the
"easy mark."' The tentacles of the
octopus will undoubtedly now reach
out to capture more money that the
farmer wants toseparate himself from
With this big combination of $40,
000,000 ready to grasp the shiny dollars
in all parts of the country, wouldn't It
be "just lovely" to have the parcels
post bill and the post check scheme en
acted Into laws?
That would surely be "tine business."
Not for the retail merchants in the
little towns, but for the mail order
octopus,
Retailers, do you feel that you need
A - J I .tUI ... n4.
u ue uuuik 3uu.l-ui.uk w pruit-ci your-
selves, your Dusiness ana your lownsr
TV- aV I av-j
uuyou wunnourgdu..e.as suggcsica
For Any Class of Work
Consult Larson;
He will take hold of It and
personally superintend same.
Mario: "Work titt jor firkin aed sin stakes'
Thirty Yours in Plntf.s
mouth, ntnl I hnvo built
noro buildings ia Cup.-.
county than nil the othci
carpenters. Fair trcntiwt '
assured all, end iirompi
and satisfactory oinple
tiou of all undertakings
Class of Work
Any Size of But! dint
PLATTS. PHONK m
Yourt for Bualt ett
L 6. LARSON
hy your brother Nebraska merchant
in last cook's Trade F.xhiblt, and tight
the etn ir.vV Or. are you satisfied to
see tlu cash sent away from your town
by every tiain. while every incoming
train I rings merehandi.se b patrons
who are, perhaps, enrolled on our
ledger with the balance on the debit
side.?
Theiv is no need of catalogue houses
getting the thousands of dollars that
rightly belong to you. The "cat" con
cerns cmitritiute nothing Inward the
upbuilding of your town. They pay
not a penny to a fund to keep your
highway in repair. They don't take
tho fanner's produce oil his hands.
They want only the almighty dollar.
They take the cash from your com
munity, and as a result your town he-
comes dead. hen your town is on
the wane, what is the result? Doesn't
farm land adjacent to the town depre
elate hi value?
The Trade Exhibit Is in this tight to
stay, i ou should take an active part
in this campaign
"We need you. You need us. Let's
net together
Reclaiming Trado
Tien out business men have, within
the pa t year, restored to their trad
center the fanners who used to conn
to town to buy twenty years ago and
who, Inter, dropped awav from Fre
mont as their trading point. I In
most eltectlve means that has been
used lias been the columns of the
newspaper there which reaches tin
farmers all through t he county. Tin
merchants there have presented store
arguments to the farmers miles out in
tho country, through the newspaper
columns. Norfolk merchants can do
the same thing in Norfolk trade terrl
tory. Norfolk News
The same condition exists in other
localities and towns, and the same re
suits as have been accomplished by
the merchants of Fremont can be ae
eomplishcd In riattsmouth, where
some of the merchants never spend a
nickel fur advertising. The catalogue
houses are getting a great deal of the
trade that used to come to l'latts-
mouth, because they reach after It
The catalogue houses advertise, while
the merchant, who should have the
money that Is sent to them, sits back
on his oars and complains because
things are just as they appear. There
Is no use denying the fact advertis
lug Is the solution.
Second Wedding Anniversary.
The l'arker Amusement Company is
in Hiawatha, Kansas, this week, where
they are entertaining the people un
der the auspices of the lire department
of that city. The World and demo
crat both highly praise the company.
The gentleman who caters to the wants
of the newspaper hoys, Dr. II. K. Mar
ket, comes In for his share of the good
words spoken for the company, and
had the pleasure of celebrating his
second wedding anniversary in that
city. In speaking of the event, the
Democrat says:
'Those who think there is no time
for sentiment In the show business arc
mistaken. Tuesday was the second
wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs.
II. K. Markel of the carnival company
and the event was duly celebrated with
a dinner at the Stockton cafe. The
menu was choice and the affair was a
most pleasant one. The doctor is the
company surgeon and the Jolly man
ager of the Tyrolean Alpsand Incident
ally looks after the press gang, all of
which jobs he holds down well. Those
present, were Mr. and Mrs. Roy M.
Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. Oatey Crier,
Mrs. J. S. Lucas and II. S. Tyler."
Lost Hi. Thinking Cap.
About 4:30 Tuesdayi afternoon Kd.
Lyon of the Burlington bridge, (lashed
a warning up town that a "warship"
was approaching from down the river.
Ir. turner! nut fn hn not a Snanish
lrate wa, first 811,Dectl(i mt ttie
I r '
excurs0n steamer, "Susan" from Kan-
Kn citv tn Omaba. where she will
I '
nn(,r,tfl BH an excursion boat, rfurlnir
f- - - n
the summer. This is the first boat up
or down the river in a number of
years. Nebraska City Tribune.
Evidently the editor of the Tribune
has lost his "thinking cap." This
makes the fifth summer that the
writer has lived in l'lattsmouth and
a boat or two has went up or down the
river every season. The "Susan"
started nearly a month ago from
Peoria, Illinois, where she has been in
use as an excursion boat, and will be
used for the same purpose at Omaha.
She passed riattsmouth about 12:.'f0
o'clock yesterday.
The Perry McCrory Nuptial.
A special from Kim wood, under date
of June 2S,ln speaking of the marriage
it Verner K. Terry and Miss Vcrna
K. McCrory, says: "At high noon yes
terday occurred the marriage of Vcr
ncr K. Terry of Mynard, Neb., to Miss
Vcrna K. McCrory, at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N
.ncrory, near Mm wood. The cere
mony was performed by Kcv. C. L.
Myers, In the presence of about one
hundred and fifty relatlvesand friends
The bride Is a member of the class of
M of the Elmwood high school. Mr
and Mrs. Terry will at once iro to
housekeeping near Mynard, where the
groom owna tine farm."
Just received a car of the American
fencing. If In need of any please give
us a call before buying.
ASKMISSEN& Lot'CKS.
CITIZEN RUN DOWN
BY PASSENGER TRAIN
John Bajeck, Sr., Instantly Killed Thnrs-
day Evening at About Five Twenty.
WAS HAULING WOOD IN WHEELBARROW
Inquest Held and Jury Eianerate the Train
Crew From Any Biame (or Accident.
While working along the railroad
track that passes through his resi
dence property, in the west part of the
city, John Itajeck, sr., was run down
ami Instantly killed about twenty
minutes past live o'clock, by the north
bound Missouri Taeltle passenger, No.
10'J, due at I'lattsinout h at I:Il' p. in.
The train was forty minutes late and
was runiiine, at a hlt:h rate of speed.
down 1 1 u grane in Hie nig cut ainiut. a
mill' south of the depot, ami while
coming around ! he sharp curve, uhieh
is at the nort bend of t he cut, the I ra hi
had approached within a short ills
lance of the doomed man, before he
was observed by the engine crew.
Mr. Ilajeck who was engaged pick
ing up wood anil grass, to place in the
wheel barrow that stood upon the
right-of-way, failed to hear the ap
proaching passenger train, the noise
of which was deadened by the big cut.
When the man's attention was attract
ed to the oncoming train Its proximity
prevented his escape and he received
the force of the blow on the left side of
his head and chest, hurling him several
feet to one one side of the t rack.
The train was brought to a stop as
soon as possible and returned to pick
up the unfortunate man, who died be
fore they readied tho station, where
the body was taken, and the county
authorities notified of the accident.
Coroner Clements at Kim wood was
telephoned tho particulars and he
directed the sheriff to take charge of
the body and to conduct ait lniiicst,
which was held Friday morning.
The jury sworn in last night were C.
C. Despaln, Fred ltamge.K. A.Loucks,
M. M. Ileal, C. L. Merger and C. M.
(lodwln. Tlic Imiuest, which was be
gun last night, was continued over un
til !):.'10 this morning, so that the train
crew of the passenger might be pres
ent as witnesses. Those examined
before t lie jury were Conductor John
L. Hall. Knglncer T. II. Hums, Fin
man T. Chandler, llrakeman (J. N.
Hartley, all members of the train
crew, of Omaha, W. A. .Swearlngen,
John Itajeck, Itert Spies, John Frit
chard and Joe Zrtak, of this city.
I he other railroad officials present
at the Imiuest were Arthurs. Lock
wood of Omaha, soliciting freight
agent, and W. K. Stevens, assistant
claim agent, both of Omaha. The re
port of the Jury Is as follows:
"After due consideration of the
evidence introduced, we tind that John
liajeck came to his death by being
struck by an M. T. Hallway train and
also una that proper care was taken
on the part of the train crew to pre
vent the accident, exonerating them
from any blame.
At the time of the accident the
warning blasts of the engine could be
heard by many citizens, and railroad
men who heard the shrill whistle re
pcated a dozen times at an Interval of
about a second, were of tho opinion
that something was wrong in that
neighborhood.
The victim of this unfortunate acci
dent was sixty-seven years of age, be
ing a native of Hohcmla, In which
country he was married and lived sev
eral years before immigrating to the
United States twenty-six years ago.
On landing In America he came direct
ly to l'lattsmouth, where he has resid
ed continuously working In the B. &
M. shops In this city for fifteen years.
He has always been an Industrious and
energetic citizen, and during the quar
ter of a century In this city, has won
the respect of his neighbors, who deep
ly mourn his loss and sympathize with
the family during their bereavement.
A w ife, thrqe sons and three daughters
are left to mourn the untimely death
of John liajeck, sr. All of the children
are married with the exception of
James, who Is in tho regular army that
Is stat ioncd at Fort Crook.
Keep Close to the People.
Keep close to people who under
stand you, who believe In you, who
will help you to discover yourself and
encourage you to make the most of
yourself. This may make all the
difference to you between a grand suc
cess and a mediocre existence. Stick to
those who are trying to do something
and be somebody In the world-peo
ple of high alms, lofty ambition. Keep
close to thoso who are dead In earnest.
Ambition Is contagious. You will
catch the spirit that dominates In your
environment. The success of those'
about you who are trying to climb up
ward will encourage and stimulate you
to struggle harder If you have not
done quite so well yourself.
They Get Three Yeart Apiece.
A special from Nebraska City, un
der date of June '!'. say; "Hubert,
I'li'Milng and (leorge (rocket, two
negroes, who were arrested In April
and placed in the county jail for rob
bing (o'UlU-rg'.s clothing store, were
taken before Judge Jessen last even
ing ami pleaded guilty to burglary.
They were glen three years each In
the penitentiary. They are the ne
groes that escaped from the county
jail a week ago today and who, after
an exciting chase, were caught that,
cuuilng four mlle south of this city."
People' Property Goe Up.
The Lincoln Journal says: "While
tho railroad property of Nebraska was
valued practically the same as last
year for purpose of awviment, oth'r
property shows a considerable Increase
It Is Ulleved that the assessed value
of the state will he eight or nine
million dollars greater than last year,
exclusive of railroad property." The
republican administration is the cause
of the people being thiishnposed upon
while they dare not Increase t lie rail
road taxes In a similar manner. What
do the farmers of Cass county think of
such discrimination'.-'
Another Addition to Joniii.il Office.
The Journal's si ereot pile,' machine
m lveil vest iMila v and lakes Itsolace
imong the equipments of the best
printing plant in Cass conn! y and one
of the best in eastern Nebraska. The
old saying "that If you waul to do
usiness you must have the material
i) do business with," holds good with
us. 1 be machine Is complete in every
particular and Is one of the best manu
factured. The Journal expects to keep
up with the procession when It comes
o material to do printing.
A Story With a Moral.
An exchange Is responsible for the
following: A man, the bridge of whose
nose had been broken down at some
time in the past, was one day asked
by his curious son: "Father, what U
the trouble with ttiat nose of yours?"
My son," answered the man, with a
far-away look, "that nose Is the result
of an unwise thirst for knowledge.
When it was younger and less experi
enced than It is now it undertook to
stick Itself into another man's busi
ness. It lias never been so handsome
since that time."
Good Wlieat in Lancaster.
The Lincoln Journal says: "The
wheat crop in Lancaster county which
Is now being harvested Is considered
the best that has been raised in many
years ami also t lie largest In acreage.
I'sually the county produces ;oi),(MH
bushels of wheat, an average of six
teen bushels to the acre. Some that
is being cut will yield over thirty hush-.
els."
Should Eat Bible Food.
The agitation now going on concern
ing canned meat products Is causing
many people to declare that they can
no longer cat them. In order that
people may have something to eat it
might prove a profit able Investment
for some one w ith plenty of capital to
start the business of canning for con
sumption what is recommencd in
Leviticus 11-2J, that we may eat.
A Grand Fake.
Nearly every Nebraska paper pub
lished the annual harvest fake about
the need of men In Kansas to take
care of the great wheat fields of that;
state, and no doubt many went to tho
state to find less wheat In Kansas than
there Is In Nebraska and have beat
their way back home. We came
across one young man this morning
who was returning to his home in
northwestern Nebraska, and was put
oil the train here because, lie bitd Da
money to pay his faie. lie told us
that there were thousands who went
to Kansas expecting to get work in the
harvest fields, that came away disap
pointed and with no money to pay
their way back home. The Journal
published this fake Item, but If the
good Lord will forgive us for doing so,
we will not be caught "napping" again.
American field fencing and poultry
netting at Asemlsscn Si Louck's.
An Old But True Story.
A duck who had faithfully Muck to
business during the summer and laid
several dozen large fawn-colored eggs
complained that she was not appreci
ated. "Sec that hen over there?"
said the duck; "she has not laid so
many eggs as I have, nor so tig, but
she has books written alout her and
verses composed In her honor, while
nobody says a word alwut inc." "The
trouble with you Is," said a w ise butt
Leghorn cock, that was standing near,
"that you do not tell the public what
you have done. You lay an egg and
waddle otl without letting anybody la
the neighborhood know It. If you
want to cut any Ice In this community
you must learn to advertise."
If some of those hypocrites In this
old town would open their pocket
books and give the poor Flnlandcr,
who lies Injured at the Terklns llouSe,
a few dollars, Instead of subscribing
money to be sent away to the heathen
In foreign lands, would it not be mora
Chrlstlan-like? Look at homo first
and foreign lands afterward.