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The Platlsmouth Telephone Company, with a
Hard Fight to Begin With, Hakes
Good in the End.
PAYS TEN PER GENT. FOR YEARS
Is How in Better Position to Claim Returns for
the Investor Than Ever Before.
While fortunes at other places have
been toppling ami going clown in a gen
eral crash, institutions that were con
sidered as sane, safe and sound and the
principles upon which the government
itself is established, were succumbing
to the strained conditions of the finances
of the country. The Flattsmouth Tele
phone company's stocks have grown in
favor, have ever paid a good return
upon the investment, and are now in
better condition than ever before to be
come the leading money-maker of the
land. During the last seven years this
stock has paid a dividend of 10 per cent
annually, and with the connections
which have recently accrued to the
company, places them in a far better
j)osition to claim and hold that portion
f business which makes them the most
highly preferred investing proposition
in the land. Large banking concerns
in the east have gone to decay and have
been swallowed up in one gigantic bil
low of the financial flurry, that has just
recently shook the foundation of many
a supposed sound investment, and they
have been looked for and were not.
During this time the Plattsmouth Tele
phone company has gone steadily on to
success in the soundness of its business
principles, and today offers a better
paying investment on a safer plan and
directed under a surer policy than many
a famed banking institution. A little
money .invested in this institution brings
back each year a safe and sure dividend,
while making the original stock the
more valuable, as time and fortuitous
connections and other circumstances
add to the money-making possibilities
of the company's property. This com
pany has ten exchanges, all of which
are paying good returns on the money
invested; and over 400 miles of farm
DIES FROM STROKE ;
OF PARALYSIS!
Mrs. Lucy Ann Schcrmcrhorn Dies
After a Sickness of Over
Two Years.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Schermerhorn, whose
maiden name was Brown, died last j
evening at the home of her daughter, I
Mrs. G. E. Woman in the south part
of the city. Mrs. Schermerhorn was
born at IJloomfield, Maine, Nov., 22,
1S31, and was past 76 years of age at
the time of her death. She came to
this state, settling near Plattsmouth in
1S75, over thirty-two years ago. Mrs.
Schremerhorn had been afflicted for a
few years past with paralysis, which
has rendered her helpless, and has been
a care of her relatives, making her
home during the past year or more
with her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Woman,
who had the double tack of caring for
her mother, and her husband during
the last few months of his life, but
which she did the best it was possible.
Before Mrs. Schermerhorn came to
live with her daughter, she was mak
ing her home with her son, Abner,
who did the best he could to care for
her but having to work, away from
home, it was not possible to care for
her as he would like so she was re
moved to the home of her daughter.
The funeral will be held from the
Methodist church tomorrow afternoon,
the Rev. A. A. Randall officiating.
Mrs. Schermerhorn's husband had pre
ceeded her to the other world some
years.
The mother leaves five children to
mourn her death, who are Abner T.
Schermerhorn, living here; Mrs. A. J.
Olney, of Rochelle, Illinois; Clarence C.
and Evert E. Schermerhorn, living here,
and Mrs. C. E. Woman, of this place.
She leaves also three brothers and two
sisters Moses Brown Ainsley, this
state; Winfield and Wallace Brown of
Omaha ; Mrs. Levi Rusterholtz, living
west of Murray, and Mrs. John Schnake
of Tacoma, Washington.
Itch cured is SO minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sld by Gering & Co., Druggists.
HAKES
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lines, 250 miles of long-distance toll
lines all money-makers of exception
ally good character.
The fact that they have the franchise
in South Omaha and connections with
the entire country surrounding, puts
them in an exceptionally good position
for the business that 13 being daily
transacted over telephone lines. This
company practically controls all connec
tions of the new Automatic System
which is now just taking its initial step
in business at Omaha, and which when
entirely finished will care for the whole
country with which this thriving city is
surrounded. The Plattsmouth Tele
phone company now have lines which
radiate from this city and connect with
Lincoln and all of southeast Nebraska,
running as far west as Kearney, and
going into the territory north and west.
While northwestern Kansas, northeast
ern Missouri and southwestern Iowa are
all connected with this plant by long
distance lines. Since the building of
the Omaha new automatic plant it is
necessary and essential that more toll
lines be built. For this reason this
company are ofTering a limited amount
of stock for sale at par, in order to
build this new toll line. As an instance
of the careful investments which has
boosted this kind of property as a pay
ing place to put their money, is the
fact that the Postal Telegraph company,
one of the most conservative concerns,
while the best financed and invested of
any of the electrical corporations of the
country, have taken some $20,000,00 of
this stock.
In another column of this paper will
be found an advertisement of this com
pany, setting forth some of the advan
tages which are the portion of those
who invest in the stock of this company.
LOUIS EGENBERGER
operated UPON
At St. Joseph Hospital and
Stands the Operation
in Fine Shape
L. B. Egenberger and son, Louie,
who has been a carrier on this paper
for several months, went to Omaha yes
terday, where this afternoon the latter
was operated upon for appendicitis
The young man has been having trouble
for some time past, with repeated at
tacks of this dread disease, and as a
last resort, which he has hoped would
entirely rid him of the malady, he has
submitted to the operation.
L. B. Egenberger his father tele
phoned to Mrs. Egenberger after the
operation saying that Louis had come
out form under the influence of the
drug and was progressing finely. It
is hoped by his many friends here that
he will have entirely gotten rid of the
disease, which has been troubling him.
MADE THE MERRY
HOURS FLY
At the Home "of W. L. Thomas Last
Evening With Music and Mirth
Last evening at the pleasant home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thomas, the young
people of the neighborhood and many of
those of more mature years gathered to
chase the hours away, and to make
glad the moments, of which they were
made. The occasion being an oyster
supper the receipts therefrom, to apply
on liquidating the balance unpaid on
the furnace at the Christian church.
The young people, of whom some came
masked, were delighted with a number
of games which were filled with mirth
and laughter, while at the piano, Miss
Mullis held those who were lovers of
music enthralled. A large and -enthusiastic
crowd were present and a
goodly sum was realized for the pur
pose for which the affair was given.
A Kodak makes a never-forgotten
Xmas present. See Gering & Co.
Mrs. C. E. Witherow Thrown From
Buggy and Head Badly Cut,
Requiring Several Stitches
To Close the Wound
From the Nebraska City News we j
clip the following:
Sunday, about noon, there was a
lively runaway on Second corso, near
Ninth street. John Roddy one of the
well known farmers residing north of
the city, came in from Omaha with his
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Witherow, and
they got into a buggy to drive home,
but stopped at the home of Mrs.IIeafey
to see the lady and the children. One
of the children got into the buggy just
before they got to the house and took
up the lines. The horse brushed the
lines from the child's hands and as he
did it started up. Mrs. Witherow either
jumped or was thrown out of the buggy
and cut a long gash in the back of her
head. The child jumped out and es
caped uninjured. The horse was trav
eling at a lively speed and as the lines
were down on his heels he had no one
to guide him, and was evidently going
home. When he arrived on Frst corso,
Chauncy Allen stopped him. Mr. Roddy
who is about 70 years of age, escaped
injury, but was badly frightened. Dr.
Wilson was called and dressed the in
juries received by Mrs. Witherow, and
today she was able to go home. The
scalp wound was over two inches in
length and required several stitches.
She was otherwise bruised about the
body. It was a narrow escape for all
three persons.
Mrs. Witherow is well known here,
having lived in this city for a number
of years. Her husband, C. E. Witherow,
is a publisher at Thurman, Iowa, and a
brother of W. L. Witherow of the
Evening News, and a half brother of
Miss Mable Trussler who is employed
in the postoffice.
Turn on the Handcuffs
Washington, Dec. 16. "Why don't
the President turn on the light and then
turn on the handcuffs, too, instead of
merely saying that he is not responsible
for what the light shows"
In a strain such as this sample, Sena
tor Benjamin R. Tillman, of South Car
olina, making his first speech of the ses
sion, leveled his batteries UDon the
President and Secretary Cortelyou to
day. Though he disclaimed any inten
tion but to ask as a plain, "cornfield
financier" for information concerning
the money troubles and the govern
ment's relation to them, the speech
charged the President with responsibility
for the recent stringency and denounced
the relief measures adopted by the
President and Mr. Cortelyou.
Ananias Acquisition Due.
The words attributed to Mr. Roose
velt by Mayor "Jim" Dahlman, of
Omaha, during a White House meeting
between the cowboy Maor and the
cowboy President figured largely in
Tillman's speech. That the President
should be "glad of it" if his efforts to
uncover the rottenness were instrumen
tal in "causing a housecleaning, " when
it is considered that the result has been
untold business suffering, Mr. Tillman
regarded as remarkable. Tillman
thought the President should be sorry
for both the panic and the rottenness.
He was of the opinion, however, that
the matter would be settled by the
prompt election of Mr. Dahlman to the
Ananias Club.
Aids "Wall Street Gamblers."
The whole treasury system, in its re
lations with the national banks and in
its distribution of the Federal funds,
Mr. Tillman said, tends to "assist the
Wall Street gamblers," and involves
favoritism. To issue the 3-per-cent
certificates and the Panama bonds when
the treasury did not need money for its
own operation or to pay for the Panama
Canal work, he declared, is not justifi
able. He stated his belief that the is
sue of certificates was illegal and that
in awarding the Panama bonds, the law
had not been followed. In spite of the
latter contention he submitted the let
ters from persons who had bid as high
as 103J and got no bonds, although a
considerable amount of the issue was
sold as low as 102J.
The Senator held aloft a clearing
house certificate and loudly called upon
the Senators to look at it. "Here is a
specimen, " he declared. "Looks like
what you call Confederate money shin
plasters and yet they are issued by
national banks. Look at it. I am go
ing to have it engraved, if it can be
done without destroying it, and put it
in the Congressional Record. But I
don't propose to have it destroyed and
lose a dollar just to enlighten jou on
currency." The Senator wanted only
good greenbacks, he said.
Return From the East
George Lohnes and wife, who in com
pang with C. E. Lohnes, went to Pekin,
111., for a two weeks visit returned
this morning. They report having had
a splendid time while away, meeting
many friends whom they had known
years ago. They like the county there
fine, and think it is a garden spot, but
are better satisfied with old Cass
county.
No Taxes to Pay on Telephone Stocky
THE PLATTSMOUTH TELEPHONE COMPANY is placing a
limited amount of stock on the niaiket the money derived
from the sale of this stock to be used in building new Long
Distance Toll Lines to connect with the new Automatic In
dependent Telephone System in Omaha.
PLATTSMOUTH TELEPHONE STOCK has paid ten per
cent annual cash dividends lor the past seven years and the
company is one of the very strongest financial institutions
in Nebraska.
Ask any of the 200 stockholders comprised of repre
sentative business men, farmers and capitalists in our terri
tory, and you will find them all well satisfied with the in
vestment and many of them increasing their stock.
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General
Telephone Building.
Fancy boxes of Lowney's candy at
from 35c to $15.00 Gering & Co.
Chas. St. John of Union was a visitor
in the county seat today.
Mrs. Lena Rood of Nehawka was in
the city on business today.
W. A. Oliver, of near Murray, was a
visitor in the city this morning, called
here on some business matters at the
county seat.
Peter Smith of Rock Bluffs was a
visitor in the city this afternoon, and
while in the count seat made this office
a very pleasant call.
George LaRue who has been guardian
for Wm. Alban, today asked to be re
lieved of his position, and W. A. Ban
ning was appointed in his place.
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is something worth talking- about. We have in stock any kind of a fur you want
frm 9Sc to S20.00, and during- the Holiday sale we will give
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Telephone Stock is Not Taxable!
THE PLATTSMOUTH TELEPHONE COMPANY owns and
operates ten exchanges with about 2,500 telephone sub
scribers; 400 miles of farm lines; 250 miles of Long Dis
tance Toll Lines, including the South Omaha franchise and
terminals connecting Omaha with Lincoln and the west;
connecting Omaha with Council Bluffs and Iowa points;
connecting Omaha with Plattsmouth, Nebraska City and
Southeastern Nebraska, Southwestern Iowa, Missouri ami
Kansas.
THE PLATTSMOUTH TELEPHONE COMPANY controls the
long distance business from Omaha, South, Southwest and
Southeast and is sure to be a big money maker. Shares,
$100.00; subscriptions solicited in amounts from $100.00 up.
No subscriptions will be received after a sufficient
amount of stock has been sold to build long distance lines,
which we estimate will require $30,000, a considerable
amount of which has already been subscribed for.
For further particulars call on or address,
IPILLK,
Manager and
Cigars in boxes of 12. 25 or 50 for
Xmas. Gering & Co.
Mrs. Floyd Chalfant was a visitor in
the city this morning, looking after
some pre-christmas shopping.
Before selecting your Christmas gifts,
call at the furniture store of M. Hild,
and look over the handsome pieces of
furniture that are most acceptable at
this season of the year.
Mrs. Clara Riggle of Cedar Creek was
a visitor in the city this morning where
she visited with friends during the day
and looked after some business in the
ounty seat.
Handsomely framed pictures, a nice
center table, or most anv piece of new
furniture are very appropriate as Christ
mas gifts. Let us show you our line
before you buy. M. Hild.
Food
Treas
nf Discount
urer.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
If he smokes, get him a good briar
pipe for Xmas. Gering & Co.
Mrs. Luke L. Wiles and sister, Miss
Spangler, were passengers to Omaha
this morning, where they will visit with
friends for the day and look after some
business matters as well.
Phillip Lambert of Murray was a
visitor in the city this morning, and de
parting for the metropolis, where he
had some business matters to look af
ter, and visiting as well with friends
for the day.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gradaville, ot
Mynard, who are farming on the SiUa
Long place, werepassengers to Omaha
this morning, where they visit for the
day, mingling business with pleasure.
Fine hair brushes in sets or singly.
Gering St Co.
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CONNECTION
VITH
our Complete Line of
Holiday Goods we invite
you to come and look
our beautiful lineof Rugs
on our second floor. We
have enough to look at
and select from in Brus
sells, Moquette, Velvets
and Ingrains.