Nebraska Newspapers

    ,ttemoutb -Journal.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEMtASKA, T1IUKSDAY, DKCKMltEll t!7, 100(5.
VOLUME XXVI
NUMIIH1 .V-.
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JQTTIK8S FOR THE JOLLY I BISHOP BOMCUM TO VISIT
ttort PancnpU Pripinl ui hrlolMi F!hgr ElMIllie Hlrt,fc ot Nlbrisk Cty,
Fir tbi Readiri a! Ut Joami. . .. .. nishoa Durlnt His Absence.
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Bishop Bonacum, ot Lincoln, will
leave January 3, 1907, for Europe on an
extended tour for the benefit of his
health which has been Impaired for
some time, says the Nebraska City
.inHnftf life Is the Tribune. During his absence ery
uncertainty of love.
Enterprise and advertising make the
biggest pair In the deck.
With too many people charity Is
There nun In our town
Ami he w womleroiw wise:
His little wife liml eauk'la lilm In
A half t Uen lit .
And when he saw that he wa cauclit,
W ith all his mltilit and main
He told a buix-h of smoother Ilea
And squared himself auuln.
more of a fad than a virtue.
Rev. Emanuel Hartlg, pastor of St.
Benedict's Catholic church of this
city, vicar-general of the Lincoln dio
cese, will administer the diocese and
will have for the time being all the
powers of the bishop. Father Eman-
"Vn doctor can cure what ails you if
you have a mean disposition.
A man is never too busy to listen
when the lady on the dollar talks.
Book agents rush in where angeis
wouldn't pause to rest their wings.
It's dimcult for a woman to love a
man that no other woman admires.
Some men get as tired of being mar
ried as some women do of not being.
After a fool has cut oil his nose to
spite his face he doesn't blow about It.
Men who pose as judges of human
nature get a good many hard bumps
Some men can't do their duty with- uei as he is affectionately called by
out making a fuss about it. those who have known him for many
And a wise man never tells his wife years, has spent a lifetime in the scr-
enough to set her guessing. vice of his church In this city. lie is
He who envies the happiness of known to three generations or our
others will never be happy. people ana is universally ioveu mm re-
r.. fl,cf thontff spectca In tins community, not omy
reCUH4lvinl l.mux..oM u tun JlM.,,mn.nt.fl ulth Ills
imiimtu OU.IV....UV. ,,. v.. ,, ,., nnVi ,
which is not slow to discriminate and
judge between the conscientious ser
vant of God and the smammer who
wears the livery of Heaven, of whom
we have had a few In various denomi
nations during the passing years.
That some day the Holy Catholic
church would pass to higher honors
and more responsible duties our es
teemed citizen, Father Emanuel, has
been the wish and hope of all those
who for many years have known of
his high character, his sincere piety,
his scholarly equipment and his Inde
fatigable work for the faith to which
House Burnt.
While Inspecting the contents of an
upstairs room In their farm home,
Mrs. Ed Carr overturned a kerosene
lamp Igniting some clothes which were
hung In the room. The flames spread
rapidly and were soon beyond control.
By the timely arrival of persons who
were summoned by telephone and
others who chanced to be passing,
most of the household goods were re
moved, but the house was completely
consumed. The chief loss besides the
house being a cook stove and some
wearing apparel. Mr. Carr was very
fortunato In possessing another house,
the one on the Royer farm which he
purchased a year ago, where the fam
ily Is now domiciled. Eagle Beacon.
RAID 'BUND TIGER' IN UNION
A CHRISTMAS DISASTER
Engine of Southbound Missouri Pacific
Freight Derailed it Oreapolls.
TWO TRAINMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Remains Brought to This City and Inquest
Held Tuesday Exonerating
Railway Company.
Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Get Busy at
Townsely's Soup House.
FIND WET GOODS IN A BAND BOX
rmaavmi would be done by when he has devoted all the years or a long
you discover anyone trying to do you. and useful life
Have you made up your mina to Xne shortest Day.
"swear off," young man lou ougnt Though the 21st of December Isgen
to. erally accepted as the shortest day In
The fool who rocked the boat last the year, it is not always so. The day
summer is now monkeying with thin of the year on which the time between
ice. sunrise and sunset Is shortest varies
--oi.ii nnnm-t.nnir.v lnnVa a from about the 19th to the 21ld of
man up for the purpose of downing
him.
A "Blind Tiger," better known to
residents of Union as Townsely's soup
house, was raided Saturday evening by
Sheriff Quinton and his deputy, M. E.
Manspcaker, while the place was
thronged with Imbibers of an Intoxi
cating brand of cranberry Juice.
Those.who attempted to take nignt
through the back door when tbe ofllcer
entered the front part of the restau
rant were confronted by the deputy
sheriff, who compelled them to re
main in the building until a searcn
had been made
December.
horn
band.
This Is because the nat
ural year does not coincide exactly
It is permissible to blow your own"'"' " a,c"u" '"" 7'
nf a r,rnafi tlon which keeps them together being
UfU 11 JUU oic a ujsmuv. I . . , ..,.. v
Lite uuaureiimai icauiu iu io
-
rlno nf lean spar
It's a waste or time 10 cut iue w- .... , t . olst)ce the day ln
uaintance of a man who Is Insult tneiatitudeoIthig section is less than
Wool. . f nine hours and a halt ln duration,
Supposing people lived at the north WDue at tlie summer solstice In June
role, they would have no place to go htis on)y a utile less than fifteen
but south. bours between the rising and the set'
Evervthine comes to the man who ting of tlie sun
waits and the bill collector heads the The axis of the earth's dally rovolu
nrocession. tion being Inclined at an angle of 231
- i. ... . -, . . j
v..n.in m0!,Spa a homPlv woman so degrees to tnepianeor usoroitarounu
much as to have a man compliment the sun and the Northern Hemisphere
I U - I n n... ti f .nWl fha Clin St thlO
ner uure. . , -
New Year resolutions are now In . f h
, .a. Pncjim niln rluht. nnrii vnuri"" " " .
uiuci. iwauncivuu .nfk in h hMmini flin r, nnnenr
ieilOWman. . x. , it-m,,!),! enn la nnw
I 111 V UliVt AV UilUUUJ V 1 dUJ
Amanlsneversatisneauniunetdn lts inm,PRt shadows to the
induce some woman to think be Is bet- nortnwanj, pedestrians have doubt
ter than he knows ne is. leg8 taken note ot tnc factl tbat many
A man occasionally Interferes with of the streets of this city on which
the affairs of a woman without getting the noon sun shines fiercely in June
tbe worst of It In books. areatthlsscasou completely covered
"., n.,v,0 cn whPat. and raise by shadows of the houses during tne
pitvo.nuslns sow middle of the day
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IM .f0 orvrt r-ileo Pain. xiiobuu HOWKUiunuuiHinaiu, bui
vaM a v I i a. I J Ml ..Ji..ll
.L h, speaic, ana me uays win KrftUua.ij
never been in jail; more thau likely It s J (g ,n th
Occasionally a woman Is kept so busy lengthen." but if the weather man
watching her neighbors that she lets does not turn on his arctic blasts too
her husband go by default. freely, we may endure It In the cheer
When a man refuses to let his wife ful knowledge that "the sun Is coming
trim his whiskers she begins to suspect back
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that his love is growing com. Arm Broken.
A girl's Jealousy tickles a man's van- Earl, a little son of Mr. and Mrs
ltv durlns their courtship, but after pred Kunz, had the misfortune to
marriage-well that's different. Dave his left arm broken Friday after
Manv a man who prays for rain would noon. He accompanied his father to
doubteless steal his neighbor's um- the home or nis uncle, wm. xunz
brella if his prayers were answered. who was shelling corn, ana wnue
rv um nmpn m l'latts- standing in rrom or ineir team was
mouth who would rather do things to suddenly knocked down and tramped
.ic than to afford themselves on uy oue ui uio uuiks. muiv.iv
nuiijr ,,, M. .
pleasure.
No sooner does the average man dis
1- ..Utfll.A
cover that no nas mauo a uiiim!
than he gets busy and manufactures I Qf JaJob FIcschrnann
anexpiauaiion. Thohovwas brouirht to Dr. Neclv'
You may have noticed that a lot of .., whrn tn fracture was reduced
men are always on the ragged cage oi Fimwnnfi rpador-Kclio
doing something wonderful ana tuai s
as far as they ever get.
Some men are so considerate they
ac
tion on the part of bis father saved
the boy from being run over by the
heavy lumber wagon. The team ran
toward town and was caught near the
roprletor Placed Under Arrest and Brought
to County Seat for Selling Liquor
Without a License.
Through a confusion of signals, the
southbound Missouri racltlc freight,
No. 154, ran Into the derailing switch
at Oreapolls about l alf past seven
o'clock Monday evening, throwing the
engine and one car Into the ditch and
causing the death of two trainmen.
The dead are:
F. J. KIRK, head brakeman, Atchi
son, Kan.
J. K. M1LLKR, fireman, Auburn,
Neh.
Injured:
W, L. Clawsim, conductor, Atchison,
Kan., cut and bruised about fuce and
hands.
The engineer, George D. Taylor, was
on the upper side of the derailed loco
motive and escaped uninjured from
the wreck.
The wrecking trains from Omaha
and Atchison arrived early Tuesday
morning and repaired the tracks so
that tralllc was resumed about 3 o'clock
of that morning. The wrecked engine
was raised so that the bodies of the
two trainmen could be removed and
brought to Plattsmouth, where the
Inquest was held Tuesday morning.
Tho Coroner' Inquett.
Deputy Sheriff Manspcaker, empan
elled the following jury: A. W. At-
wood, Fred llamge, Ed. Fitzgerald,
Will Rturn In Tltn.
The Lincoln Journal says: "Govern-or-elect
George L. Sheldon was unable
to reach his home at Nehaw-ka to
spend Christmas with his family. He
was detained by urgent business In
Mississippi and Is not yet known when
he will return to Nebraska. He went
to his plantation In tho south soon
after his election to the oilllco of gov
ernor and has not been back since. His
friends jocosely suggest that ho will
return In time to attend the Inaugura
tion ceremony January 3. No plans
for the usual public reception to the
newly elected state olllccrs have yet
been announced."
SMOOTH GRAFTER IN JAIL
Man Who Worked Fremont Farmer is Ar
rested In Keokuk, Iowa.
HE ATTEMPTED TO SWINDLE A WOMAN
Was Recognized as Fellow Who Worked
People of That Vicinity a
Few Months Ago.
PLATTSMOUTH GIRIM1RRIE0
The smooth grafter, Samuel .lames,
alias Samuel Toinmlns, and doubt less
having many other aliases, who has
worked the unsuspecting fanners of
eastern Nebraska and western Iowa,
procuring several thousand dollars all
told, has at lust been landed In jail at
Keokuk, Iowa. The arrest was
brought about when he attempted to
swindle a woman at that place out of
$4 00 and was detected in the act and
later Identified as the same fellow who
worked the people of that vicinity a
few months ago. A special from
Keokuk, says:
Samuel James, who has procured
an unknown but large amount or
inwicrarion nf the memlses dls- enry uocck, ham snumaker anu jas
closed a band box containing flasks of Johns, who were sworn In by Coroner money In the middle west during the
whisky packed In sawdust. As a re- wemenis.anu wie witnesses examined nasi year oy woming unsuspecting
suit of this discovery, the proprietor y tuniy Aiiorncy nawis. xne wit- farmers anu widows, was arresicu in
TT..nh t Tnnmcnlv nu nesses to oe piacea on tne stanu were wasuingion. ia.. yesicraay in an
UIU1CJU.UW ..US..,.., 1,.M.v.(, HT T .... ,
nlnppd nnrtpr arrest and brought tO "eurm u. xajriur, cujiura, 11. u. aucinpb 10 relieve a wummi
rhp flrmnt. Pit Sunday morning to Clawson, conductor; F. I. Bromely,
face a charge of selling liquor without rear brakeman-all trainmen of the
, ct.tann ill-fated frelght-and J. J. Skinner,
m u. ....iffftMifcMfArA Jnft. division BupenuLeDiieni, oi uie
t.imnft.h vc Archer, this rhorning a, u. uraham, superin
r, aiVpd thA nrpllmlnarvexamina- tendent of the Burlington semaphore from a lawyer, which move usually
tlnn T1p wa hound over to the dis- svslelu' ttuu lI,c seiunpnurc upcuwi womea. in tins way lie icaugut jeus
t rint nnnrr. ndPr a ftMO bond, which Oreapolls. C. Jensen of Fremont, Neb., for 1300;
hp travp and was released. Vtom the testimony brought out at Mrs. William Glllisple of Dcs Moines
The restaurant where twenty-four tnc uiu- uciciunueu umuNur jwn, bhu aim, .mmn iiiuuuui um-
.i.i. ,.i uiara fniinrt In . aiA-iucnu "mioujcu ui tits cuji- ciw lor lie nuciuieu iiciu in
y-iA hnv Iq rhP same Dlace where a ncer hecml"lf confused in regard to October, going, directly to Fremont,
v,.in nt.i .aa Ptpr-nt.pd the signals, and the verdict of the Jury and In the meantime, he Is believed
of U In
cash and Is now In Jail here. He ap
pears very modest and used to the
world's rough ways. Offering almost
any sum for a piece of property, he
would produce .a forged endorsement
Miss Dora Swearlngen United In the Holy
Bonds to George E. Francis.
A special from Sioux City, Iowa, un
der date of December 24, says: "Mar
riage licenses were Issued today to II.
Walter Martin, aged Hi, of Wakefield,
Neb., and Sophia Maria Lock wood,
aged 2.', of Warsaw, 'a.,and to (leorge
K. Francis, of Chauute, Kan., and
Dora Swearlngen, of riattsmouth,
Neb., who compose a vaudeville team
which is plavlngat the Lyric tlicatn'.
They were mairled this afternoon liy
Judge Ferris."
The marriage ceremony of I he latter
couple occurred In the parlors of tlie
Vendomc hotel in Sioux City, In Mm
presence of but a few friends. Tim
brldi who Is quite a favorite with
riattsinowth people, arrived In the city
Christmas day, where she will hpeml
several days visiting her brother ami
sisters. She Is a sister of W. A . Swear
Ingen, Mrs. II. K. Weldinan and Mrs.
Lillian K. Ilasse. The htlde lias a
host of Irlenils In I'laMsmoiiMi and
Cass county, where she was reared to
womanhood, who Join the Journal In
extending congratulations.
Christum Services In Town.
The various churches In the city
held appropriate services Chrlsnias
eve, nearly all having Christmas trees
laden with many gifts-nuts and can
dles which made many little hearts
glad. The congregation of tho Meth
odist church pleasantly surprised their
pastor by presenting him with a din
ner outfit, which included a turkey
prepared for tho roasting pan. Tho
St. Luko's Sunday school, after hav
ing their services at the church, ad
journed to Coatcs' hall where tho
Xmas festivities were Indulged In,
and tho presents given to the scholars.
At the St. John's and St. Luke's
churches Impressive services were
held during Christmas day. Jn tho
first named church a beautiful sight
greeted the eyes of the congregation
as they entered a representation of
the wonderful scene of nineteen hun
dred and six years ago being portrayed.
The members of the Methodist
church prepared and sent out baskets
of provisions and token t) gladden
the hearts of the less fortunate.
about a week ago.while the proprietor
was absent, and a bunch of men were
amusing themselves at a game of cards.
The Journal was Right
A press dispatch from Tecumseh,
verifies the statement of the Journal, 0'ciOCj(
that Ren. W. D'Ment won the case
against A. T. Fried, and therefore re
turned the drug store in this city to
Fried. A special to the World-Her
aid from Tecumseh. under date or
was to the effect that the two men
came to their untimely death by be
ing crushed by engine No. 2010 of an
extra on the Missouri Faci tic railroad
near Oreapolls, In Cass county, Ne
braska, on the evening of December
24, l'JOfi, between the hours of " and H
to have
sons. '
taken In several other per-
Cause of the Accident.
The evidence Introduced at the In
quest shows that Engineer Taylor, of
the Missouri Pacific freight, on ap-
nrnnnhlnif HrAQ nnlla tu V-i ara fha flhiua
yesterday nas tne io.iow.ng u .-y . ra,road thjJ Bur to wng.
regard to we case. "T tied for the signal which the sema-
i - I . . u.n ., An tta loor wool; I n
Was IB RCSSIUU UCIC mwu.J.iw. "i-v.-, u-nnM W. or.,1 thnc
piiUIV VpVIMlfVSl II VUIV4 IV UUU VUUil
closing Friday night. Judge J. B,
Raper of Tawnee City was on the
bench and there was no jury. But few
matters came up for consideration.
Judge Raper set aside tbe sale in the
case of 0. W. D'Ment verses A. T.
Fried. Mr. D'Ment, who lives at
Crab Orchard, bought a drug stock of
Mr. Fried at Plattsmouth. Later he
thought the matter had been mlsrep
resented to hlm.be said, and would
not take the store. It Is said tbe case
will be appealed to the district court."
allow tbe train to proceed. When the
engineer whistled for this signal, a
Burlington freight was standing on
the Burlington track, and, mistaking
the light on the caboose of this train
for the looked for signal, the engineer
attempted to pass over the crossing,
which is protected by one cf the
largest Interlocking plants In the
state. After proceeding a short dis
tance on the approach, which is down
grade, the engineer observed his mis
take in the signals, but then it was
too late to prevent the accident. The
Missouri Pacific freight ran Into the
derailing switch, better known to
even Ho to their wives Inordertoavoid
telling them things that would prob
ably make them unhappy.
How many In this old town have re-
solved to turn over a new leaf with
thn Hawnlnir of the New Year? And
how many will keep It turned?
Death Is a welcome relief to the man
Knot Tied With Rope.
The following Is clipped from the
Llncon Star of Saturday evening:
"Two members of the Plattsmouth
Method'"! choir got married recently
without inviting the rest of the choir.
At tho close of the rehearsal, at which
the bride and groom were present, the
leader announced that It was the
sense of tho members of the choir that
the knot had not been securely tied
A Brief Visit With Friends.
C. S. Wortman, of Clalremore, Okla
homa, former county superintendent railroad men as the Death Trap, and
of schools of this county spent a few the engine, tender and one car were
hours with old friends ln Plattsmouth thrown into the ditch on the cast side
vesterdav. He came In on the morn- of the track, pinioning the fireman
Ing train and departed for Ashland on and the head brakeman, who were rid
the afternoon train. The Journal ing on the left side of the holler, un
was pleased to see Its old friend look- demcath the wrecked engine
Ing well, and to learn that he Is pros- The unfortunate men, J. K. Miller
pering In his new home. He Is enjoy- and Frank J. Kirk, were crushed to
Ing a very fair law practice for anew death instantly, while the engineer,
country, and seems to be pleased with who was on the right side of the
Clalrmorc. Tho town has a popula- boiler, escaped without injury. Con
tion of about 3,.r)00, and Is Improving ductor Clawson, who was riding In
right along. Ills friends were glad to the cupola of the way-car, was thrown
see him, and regret that Important against the forward part of the car
business matters would not permit of by the sudden stop, and sustained nu
his remaining longer. Ho will return merous brulsesandcuts about the face
who is forced to hustlo eighteen hours aml that they would proceed to tighten
a day ln order to keep the premiums it, with members of the choir as at-
on his life Insurance policies pam up. tendants and minister. The knot was
When a young man asks a girl to tied with rope, accompanied by the
sing and she begins on "Home, Sweet touching melody. My ! ather ai
Home," It means one of two things- church orKarjl8ti Aftcr tfie ccremony
she is willing to say ""ies,"or wants the bridal couple was showered with
him to run along. . y housekeeping articles."
to Clalremore Wednesday.
It Is a mistake tousoa violent ca
thartic to open the bowels. A gentle
movement will accomplish tho sarr.a
results withont causing distress or
serious consequences later. DeWltt's
Little Early Risers arc recommended
Sold by F. (J. Frlcke & Co.
In the Supreme Court.
Scelcy vs. Itltchey. Motion of ap
pellant for leave to tile additional
transcript sustained.
Kupke vs. Polk. Motion of appellee
to vacate order of December r., lixxi,
and to dismiss appeal sustained unless
appellant's briefs arc tiled within
twenty days.
The temporary Injunction Issued by
the supreme court some months ago
against the members of the Nebraska
grain dealers' association was made
perpetual by the court except to these
defendants, against whom the pro
ceedings were ordered dismissed:
Ilolmqulst Grain company, W. B.
Banning, Pcavey F.levator company,
American Grain company, Atlas Ele
vator company and John T. Evans.
The injunction prevents the grain
dealers from continuing their organl'
zatlon with tho alleged object of con
trolling the price to be paid for grain.
Tbe action was dismissed against the
defendants named because they had
not been propcny notified of the time
and place of taking depositions. No
punishment except the disorganiza
tion of the association attaches to the
finding of the court, although a fu
ture Infraction of the law will place
the defendants In contempt of court.
In Police Court.
Although there was a great many
Tom and Jerries disposed of Monday
evening and Christmas day, not many
Indulged too freely, and had to he
locked up. Only six arrest were made
for being Intoxicated, and of these
three gave security or paid up, while
tho other thrco were given a day In
which to get out of town.
Those to draw Xmas packages were
Jake Miller, i and costs; Joe Craig,
Hind costs; Rllber Diet., $20, and
casts. The lines were suspended ln
order that the offenders might leave
town. The others arrested were Len
McVey, A. E. Aldcn and Mike Fisher.
For chapped and cracked hands
nothing Is quite as good as an applica
tion of DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Put It on beforo going to bed, use an
The members of the M. W. A. had
an Xmas tree at their hall ' yesterday
afternoon, and everyone was presented
with a gift by the heavily laden Santa
Claus. .After hearing the excellent
program prepared for the occasion,
and seeing "Santa Claus," dancing
was enjoyed until a late hour.
Quito a Difference!
Here Is an illustration of the in
creased earning of trainmen, says the
Atchison Globe: "J. T. Atwell, a
Missouri Pacific conductor between
Nebraska City and Weeping Water, Is
at the company headquarters In Atch
ison today. Mr. Atwell was a brake
man on the old Central Branch, 27
years ago, when W. F. Downs was
general superintendent, and ran be
tween Atchison and Watervllle, mak
ing a round trip dally. The length of
the run was exactly two hundred
miles, and he received as pay the sum
of $2 10 per trip. For the same ser
vice today, a brakeman, If he made
that mileage, would receive $4 20, or
$1(10 a month, providing the train ran
Sundays. When Mr. Atwell was
drawing $2.10 a day, his conductor was
getting $100 a month. A conductor's
pay would now be over $200."
Blonde widows are
that blonde maids.
usually blonder
:.nd handt
A brother-in-law and the oldest son
of F. J. Kirk arrived Tuesday to ac
company the body Tcsday flight to tho
home in Atchison, where tho news of
his terrible death was received while
tne eignt cniiorcn ana mo wire were
taking presents from their Christmas
tree.
The lod of J. K. Miller was taken P&ir Bloves ana see wuat a an
to tho home In Auburn Tuesday nlirtit. fcrence the morning will bring. Sold
wnere a young wire resides. by f. u. Frlcke & Co.
A Visit to the Old Home.
P. P. Vallcry and family, who live
near Belle Fourche, In Butte county,
S. I)., came In Saturday for a visit
of a couple of weeks with this
brothers, Jake, Coon and Walt Val
leiy. This Is Mr. Vallery's first visit
to Cass county since he left the old
home in ISTG thirty years ago. lie
was born and almost reared In Cass
county, and started west in early life, .
where he has made money In the stock
business. However before settling
down In Butte county he traveled all
over the western country. Mr. Val
lcry gave the Journal a call, 'and re
ports our friends and former fellow
cltiens, Fellows Si Klrkham, of tho
Northwest Post, at Belle Fourche,
doing well, and also conveys their re
gards to their old friends In Platts
mouth.
Another Trade.
W. W. Coatcs sold the furniture
building occupied by M. Ilildon South
Sixth street today to John P. Burko
of San Jose, Cal., taking In exchange
a fine fruit farm near Red BlutT, Cali
fornia. Mr. Coates has a number or
relatives living In that vicinity unci
expects to go out and see his new iro
pcrty some time ln February. Tl
consideration was $7,500.