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VOLUME XXVIII
PL.ATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1908.
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Dy Which Pclcr Hanrahan, an Old Citizen, Loses
lis Life Severs Arfcry in Right Limb
Dies Ere Physician Can Reach dim.
Uncle Peter Hanrahan, a very famil
iar figure to everyone, and a man whom
everybody knows to honor and respect,
Monca while working around his
home, thinking to cut down a worthless
plum tree which shaded his garden, let
the ax slip, striking his leg, severing ah
artery from which he bled to death in a
few moments. The glancing of the ax
caused the corner of the blade to cut a
small gash in his right leg a few inches
above his ankle on the outer side of the
front portion, and catching the artery
against the shin bone severed it. Mr.
Hanrahan and his wife being old, they
could not get around well, but dropping
the ax where he was at work he hob
bled to the house, where they endeav
ored to stanch the flow of blood and
called a doctor, but having no telephone
had to go to a neighbor's to call.
The time slipped by and the life blood
of the aged man ebbed away. The ac
cident occurred at about five o'clock,
and death ensued in about twenty min
utes, before the arrival of the physi
cian. Mr. Hanrahan wa3 born in County
Clair, Ireland, June 29,1831, where he
lived until a young man, coming to this
country during the early fifties and
making his home in Philadelphia, where
he was united in marriage with Miss
Kathrine Hassett and from which place
he enlisted in company H, the 115
Pennslyvania artillery, and during
the term of service was engaged
in some of the fiercest battles of the
civil war Gettysburg, the Battle of
the Wilderness and Chancellorsville,
and being with Grant at the time of the
surrender of Lee's army, and at the
close of the war. After the war he,
with his family, moved to Parkersburg,
West Virginia, where they lived until
1882, coming from there to this place,
where they have made their home since.
Of the union of this couple there were
born five children, three sons and two
daughters. Of the sons one only is now
GOVERNOR SHEL
DON ON DUTY
He Says the Washington Con
ference Will Do Good
A special from Lincoln says that
Governor Sheldon returned Monday
afternoon and is well pleased with the
meeting of governor's which he attend
ed at the national capitol:
"The meeting," said Governor Shel
don, "will undoubtedly do good. If it
results in the continuation of the water
ways commission, which it is likely to
do, the meeting will have accomplished
a great deal. The time was so short
that the meeting was unable to take up
remedies for the conservation of the
natural resources of the country. It
barely had time to challenge the atten
tion of the people and emphasize the
importance of the topics mentioned. Of
course no convention of this kind or no
congress for that matter can settle
such questions. It remains for the
people of the country to do that, but
such a meeting can start the people to
thinking and acting. Such a meeting
is also of great benefit by bringing the
governors of the various states' into
closer and more friendly relations and
will undoubtedly result inmore harmoni
ous action. There has hardly been a
discordant note in the three days' ses
sion. There were forty-four governors
in attendance.
"It remains for the people to work
out the problems and propositions pre
sented at the convention and this is be
ing done in many instances. For in
stance, the agricultural college in Ne
braska for several years, with the aid
offarmers' institutes, has impressed
upon the people in a practical manner,
much better, no doubt, than could have
been done at any meeting of governors.
While the importance of many subjects
was presented at the Washington meet
ing, the governors and other speakers
barely touched upon how to deal with
persons and corporations that" arede
vaatating the country 's resources. '
H. C. Long, of Murray, was a visitor
in town this morning, and while in
the city dropped in and made us a pleas
ant calL
living, John Hanrahan, making his home
at Sioux City, la., the other two, Peter
Hanrahan, having died in 1894, and
Thomas Hanrahan in 1892. The daugh
ters, one died in infancy; the other,
Mrs. Michael Whalen, resides in the
city a short distance from the home of
her parents. Since living in this place
Mr. Hanrahan for a number of years
worked in the Burlington shops, and
afterwards conducted a confectionery
store in the corner room of the Perkins
House for a number of years. It seems
very hard that a man like Mr. Hanra
han, who had passed through all the
dangers that was connected with the
war, and after having been wounded
severely in one engagement, surviving
them all, to cut his leg while at work
and have to bleed to death before med
ical assistance could be secured to
staunch the flow of vital fluid or dress
the wound. With the coming of the
death messenger to this household this
time, the call has found one ready for
the message, having during his life
fought a good fight, having kept the
faith, and having passed through all the
vicissitudes of a strenuous life, has dur
ing that time been just with his fellow
man, a man of strong character, and
has always been on the side of equity
and justice.
Mr. Hanrahan first enlisted in the
three months service, and after the ex
piration of that term enlisted for the
entire term of the war. He, with James
Hickson and William McCauley, marched
from Washington city to Atlanta. With
his going there remains but two who
made the march in this city. Mr. Han
rahan was wounded before Petersburg,
but remained during the war in the ser
vice. The funeral will be held from the St.
John's Catholic church tomorrow (Tues
day) at 10 a. m., the Rev. Father Brad
ley officiating, and the interment being
made in the Catholic cemetery.
Thousands Visit Louisville Sunday.
A special from Louisville under date
of Monday, says: "Louisville was vis
ited by fully 3,000 people from many of
the surrounding towns and farms, and
two special trains, one from Lincoln
and another from Auburn, Sunday
brought in hundreds. The people were
drawn here by the accounts of tornado.
All day long crowds of men, women
and children visited the ruins and many
secured bits of wood, nails, twisted
wires and almost anything not nailed
down or too heavy to carry as souvenirs
of the wind's power."
Week's Crop Report.
The crop report issued for last week
by Division Freight Agent J. J. Cox
for the Lincoln traffic division, con
tains the following statements:
"Good rains over entire section the
pa6t week. Tornado damaged crops to
some extent at Nemaha, Louisville and
vicinity.
"Wheat and oats in very good con
dition. Could not be better. Oats grow
ing in good shape and coming up better
than expected. Different territories
reported oats of poor stand and uneven,
but reports this week 'show oats up
even and growing nicely.
"Corn planting progressing rapidly
between rains. About two-thirds of
corn planted. i
"Alfalfa not damaged to any great
extent by cold weather.
"Pastures in excellent condition.
Garden truck coming along nicely.
"Conflicting reports on fruit. Unable
to say what damage was done by re
cent cold weather.
The CixM Uta for the fhce.
W. E. Pailing came in Monday morning
from Greenwood, bringing returns of
the assessment of Salt Creek precinct,
of which he is the deputy assessor. As
a good business man, Walter is hard to
beat, and the selection of him . for the.
position of assessor 'or 'thatVportlon of
the country shows that Mr. Soenmcfc
sen made no mistake, for a more com
petent man could not have been found
with which to trust that responsible
work.
INCIDENTS OF TRIP
TO THE COAST
Urs. Isabel Richey Relates
Sonto Scenes Incident
to the Trip.
Mrs. Isabel Richey was with the Ne
braska delegation during the ceremony
of the presentation of the silver service
to the battleship Nebraska at San Fran
cisco. She took part in the program
after the speech of presentation was
made by Governor Sheldon, reading the
"Presentation Ode," which she wrote
for the occasion. The ode was not writ
ten by Mrs. Richey with the expecta
tion of reading it herselt. It was writ
ten while contemplating the event and
was given to the governor to read. He
suggested that she go with the party
and read the poem herself when the
ship was formally given to the govern
ment, says the Lincoln Journal:
"The most impressive thing about the
whole trip," said Mrs. Richey, "was
the trip itself. The line of battleships,
sixteen in number, on the horizon, made
a beautiful and extraordinary sight. All
the ships are white, with the funnel
painted yellow. The Nebraska is one
of the first class ships, and no one need
worry about the ship which bears the
name of the state being less beautiful
or of having a less powerful appearance
than the rest of the fleet."
Mrs. Richey said that there was no
mishap to the pleasure of the trip for
anyone. At all the stops the party was
entertained by the residents in royal
fashion. At San Bernardino people
came through the train with huge bas
kets of fruit and flowers to distribute
among the Nebraskans. Everyone
seemed to know who the visitors were,
and all were anxious to make a good im
pression on the strangers for their
towns.
"I did not expect that the presenta
tion would be so beautiful an event,"
said Mrs. Richey, "although I expected
it to be a momentous occasion." All
who were there seemed to take a per
sonal interest in the ship and her crew.
The speech made by the governor was
very well received, as was the accept
ance speech by Captain Nicholson. Af
ter the presentation ceremony, punch
was served to the visitors from the new
service. About two hours were spent
on the ship by the party from this state
in company with other native Nebras
kans who live in the west, making in
all a party of perhaps three hundred.
The sailors gave vociferous cheers for
the representatives of the state after
the presentation was oyer."
Mrs. Richey thought that California
does not look so beautiful as it did some
years ago. San Francisco has been cov
ered up until it is hard to notice any of
its destruction. California has not had
her share of rain this season, and this
may account for the rather desolate
look in some places. The southern por
tion, however, is a veritable garden
spot.
Decoration Day.
The committees of the different or
ganizations of this city met in the G. A.
R. hall and made the following arrange
ments for Decoration Day. On motion
the different societies were to be pro
rated and each lodge to pay its portion
of expense for the band.
The procession to form on Sixth street
at 9 a. m., the G. A. R. giving prece
dence to all other societies to the ceme
tery, where the right of courtesy will
be given them at the gate. One hour
will be spent in the cemetery in the ac
customed rites, and the bugle will sound
the recall fifteen minutes before time
for assembling, and a final call before
marching. The positions in line will be
assigned by the marshal of the day and
assistants. It is hoped by the commit
tees that a full attendance of all socie
ties will be present on this occasion. By
order of committee.
The usual services will be held in the
opera house. May 30, at 2:30 p. m. C.
A. Rawls will deliver the address.
Enjoying Herself
County attorney C. A. Rawls, received
a card from his wife this morning mail
ed at Palo Alto, California, where she
is the guest of Mrs. A. L. Munger and
family, stating she was having a de
lightful time and that she had visited
Mrs Lucy Martin, at San Jose, and
would depart soon for home, coming by
way of Boise, Idaho, where, she will
visit for about a month. -
LktefUrs.
The JpllowjD-is-a, listof letters ?re
mainingln the Piattsmouth 'postoffice,
uncalled for on May 18. In calling for
same please say "advertised:" Miss
Lyddia Goodman, G. F. Johnson, Mrs.
Carrie Jennings, Farest King, Miss
Mabel Smith.
Nebraska Grain Moving.
. According to the Lincoln Journal in
three days last week nearly five hun
dred carloads of grain were moved on
Burlingtor. lines in Nebraska. In one
day 189 cars were moved on the lines
west of the river. Grain traffic has
been heavier during the past two weeks
than for some time before that period.
This revival and the range stock move
ment has kept a better volume of traf
fic moving than might have been ex
pected during a season when com
plaints about dull times are frequent.
THE GRADUATING
S CLASS SERVICES
Th3 Sermon of Rev. J. II.
Salsbury Pronounced Most
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Excellent.
0 In our issue of Monday we uninten
tionally neglected to speak of the very
interesting services in honor of the
graduating class of the high school, at
i.e Presbyterian church Sunday even
ing'. The church was magnificently dec
orated, and the attendance was large
and appreciative. The program was
rendered in a most excellent manner.
The sermon of Rev. J. H. Salsbury, the
pastor, entitled, "The Satisfaction of a
Well Spent Life," was most appropri
ate for the occasion, and was listened
to with strict attention by the class, all
of whom were present. Those who were
present are a unit in the opinion that
the sermon of Rev. Salsbury was one of
the most interesting and appropriate
ever delivered on any similar occasion,
and the Journal desires to congratulate
the pastor upon the many compliments
passed upon his interesting subject and
the manner in which the sermon was
delivered.
Earning of the Burlington.
The Burlington is making money in
Nebraska. Its report filed with the
state board of assessment Friday shows
the net earnings for the six months,
ending March 31, to be $3,877,256.71.
The net earnings for the entire Burling
ton system for the year ending J une 30,
1906. as reported last year, were only
$7,579,516.67.
For the first time in its history the
company reported its property in bulk,
and not as the property of seventeen
different corporations. For tha first
time also the report contained the earn
ings. . Gross earnings in Nebraska for the
six months were $9,977,637.21; operating
expenses, $5,715,534.45; taxes, $384,
846.05. The road is bonded in the state
at $10,615.75 a mile.
Just Did Miss Him.
. Last Sunday evening, while Reno
Moore was walking along near the Riley
hotel, for the purpose of keeping out of
the wet, it raining at the time, a large
potted fern fell or was jostled, and in
coming down just missed Mr. Moore's
head in its descent. The pot of earth,
which was a large one, was broken into
fragments by the fall, and had it struck
Reno on the head the chances are that
another sudden death would have been
to record. One cannot be too careful
about sitting flower pots or things of
the kind in places where they are liable
to fall upon someone, to their detriment.
Carelessness, which jeapordizes one's
life is nothing less than criminal.
Lays Behind the Cash Rigister.
A friend of the Journal tells the fol
lowing story of a merchant not a thous
and miles from Piattsmouth: "An old
hen steals into the store and lays an
egg behind the cash register. More
than a dozen eags have been deposed
there and Biddy is unmolested. The
merchant does "not advertise and the
wise old hen picked out that store as a
nice quiet place where she would not be
disturbed." The reason we gave for
not believing the story, was that such
merchants has not sufficient enter
prise to possess a cash register.
Appeal for Help.
The Louisville W. C. T. U. have noti
fied the local union that they need all
the assistance they can get in the way
of clothing or money for the relief of
the destitute, made so by the recent
tornado which swept over that village.
All donations can be left with Mrs. Dr.
Schildknecht, on the corner of Main and
Seventh streets.
titers Ebst Cfissrs.
At the meetiiur of the Masonic .f ra-
ternjJyevbinsthe foUowiifl
cers were elected to the coming term:
O. C Dovey Master.
F. S. Ramge Senior Warden.
J. W. Crabill Junior Warden.
A. W. White Treasurer.
M. Archer Secretary.
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They Secure Several Watches. Some Money,
and Then Hake Good Their Escape.
A number of our citizens' homes was
were visited last night by burglars. At
some they got money and other things,
and at a portion they were frightened
away. At about 1 o'clock Mr. C. C.
Wescott was aroused by a noise, and
arising went to the window, from which
direction the sounds came, and just out
side of the window and looking in and
trying to effect an entrance, was a man.
When the man, who was of low stature
and heavy build, saw Mr. Wescott
through the window, he made great
hnste in getting away. Mr. Wescott
telephoned for a police, and Night Offi
cer John Cory responded to the call, but
no one could be seen when he had got
ten there. The next place visited was
the residence of A. W. Atwood, about
a block and a half west on Main street,
where theyeffected an entrance, going
into the pantry window and then into
the kitchen, from thence into the parlor
and found a watch of Mr. Atwood's in
the pocket of his vest. Mrs. King, a
sister of Mrs. Atwood visiting at their
home, getting up for a drink, was sur
prised to see some one going through
the house at that time, and uttering a
scream ran back to her room, which
aroused the house and frightened away
the burglar, who made his escape before
any one else could see him, but whom
she describes as being a rather large
man and of heavy build, which would
tally with the man whom Mr. Wescott
saw trying to effect an entrance into
his home. This was near the same hour
at which the disturbance occurred that
awakened Mr. Wescott. The other place
visited was the home of John H. Becker,
where he succeeded in getting two
watches, two hats, and $22.22 in money.
Mrs. Becker had had a spell of nose
bleeding and had been up at 1 o'clock,
and the entrance had not been made at
that hour. The entrance at the home
of Mr. Becker was made through a
north window into the kitchen, and in
doing so they tramped over a freshly
worked flower bed under the window,
and being in their sock feet they left
TORNADO'S WORK
NEAR WATSON, HO.
Some Queer Freaks Cow
Take a Sail Over the
Tree Tops.
The following is in reference to the tor
nado which passed over the country
near Watson, Mo., about the same time
the one occurred at Louisville, and as
there are numerous people living here
w.ho formerly resided in Watson and
vicinity, we publish the following from
the Watson Watsonian. The Mr. Cox
referred to is the father of the young
man who married Miss Bessie Brady of
this city some months since, and every
one of the former residents of that vi
cinity who reside here are well ac
quainted with the unfortunate gentle
man below mentioned:
"Mel Cox, with his wife and son Mer
rill, were watching the storm progress
across the field and thought it would
pass them by, until just north of their
place, probably, three hundred yards,
the tornado turned directly toward their
home. They had time to get into the
cave, which is not a safe affair, before
the storm struck. Mr. Cox attempted
to hold the outer door down, but the
first fierce gust of wind jerked it from
him and carried it hundreds of feet into
the air. The barn was lifted off of the
horses, the granary picked up, the corn
crib also, and the house was lifted and
overturned and all the building piled m
one mangled mess; every piece of fur
niture, sewing machine, cupboard and
dishes, broken into a pile of worthless
trash. The horses in the barn escaped
alive but many of the fowls were killed.
Mr. Cox ran to the assistance of his
horses before the storm was entirely
spent and witnessed one of his cows sail
ing over his plum trees at the edge of
the storm. A peculiarity of this storm
was that it stood over the Cox premise
for three or four minutes, until its
force was entinely spent. Several large
shade trees were uprooted and added to
the total destruction of the pleasant
premises,, and. the numerous strands of
telephone wires running along the road
! tracks which would in Borne manner de
termine their makeup. One set of
tracks were of a broad, short foot,
while the other was long and slim, in
dicating the build of the men as being
similar. After having entered the
building they secured two ten dollar
bills and 22 cents in change from one of
the pockets of Mr. Becker's pants, and
two dollars from a shopping bag be
longing to Mrs. Becker, while the purse
of Miss Carrie Bebker was not noticed.
Here they also appropriated two hats,
as well as the money, and two gold
watches.
The police being notified made a
thorough search in conjunction with
Sheriff Quinton, but nothing of the sup
posed burglars could be found; though
the officers saw two strangers one a
heavy-set, stout-built man and the other
a tall, slim, light complected man
earlier in the evening.
The town was pretty well covered by
the officers, and nothing wa3 found
that would indicate that they were the
ones. During the search SherifT Quin
ton found three tramps in a box car in
the Burlington yards sleeping, and
took them to jail, where they are kept
awaiting developements.
With the present way the city in
lighted it makes it an easy matter for
a burglar to get awsy or anyone else
who might so desire, an! it looks a
though it is a matter the city council
should look to at once about getting a
lighting system instate 1 in this city.
Little towns with not a quarter of the
wealth or number of inhabitants are
well lighted and why should not this
one be the same. No police force of
the size of the one miintained here, or
that we can afford to maintain, can
patrol and watch with any degree of
success the dark streets and the still
darker allies of the city. We are tak
ing some steps for the protection of the
property against floods, and why not do
j something towards getting the city
I lighted as well.
W3re burned and whipped around like
6ewing thread."
The Watson Disbarment Case.
A special from Lincoln, under date of
May 19, says: "John C. Watson, of
Nebraska City, disbarred for one year
by order of the district court from prac
tice in the judicial court, was repre
sented in the supreme court today on
appeal by Matt Gering, of Piattsmouth,
Dean Roscoe Pound, formerly of the
Nebraska State university college of
law; Frank Ransom, of Omaha, and
Judge J. B. Strode, of Lincoln. The
case, according to the attorneys of Mr.
Watson, hinges on an affidavit which it
is charged contained a forged signature.
The defense denies that Watson ob
tained any such an affidavit, and if he
did he did not use it to deceive the court
and that intent is not sufficient, but
that an attempt to use it must be
proven. It is said an affidavit that con
tained no signature was drawn up but
was destroyed before any attempt was
made to use it. Judge Hayward of
Nebraska City, who prosecuted the case
in the district court, appeared in the
supreme court in support of the judg
ment." Wants Heavy Damages. .
Byron McNealy, by his best friend
Frank McNealy, through his attorney,
John C. Watson, has filed a suit in the
district court against Charles Kraft, sr.,
asking for $5,000 damages. In his pe
tition he sets out that while traveling
along a road adjoining the farm of
plaintiff he fell into a seventy -one foot
well, which was covered up with rub
bish and thus concealed from view, and
was there for three days before he was
rescued. By reason of the fall and the
confinement in the well he was perma
nently injured in body and health. The
well is situated on a farm belonging to
the defendant, in Cass county. The
plaintiff fell in the well on February 11.
1908. Nebraska City News.
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For a few day only, extra fine pota
toes at 85c per bushel, in lots of not
less 2) or more than 5 "bushels to one
customer. Regular Price $1.00.
E. A. Wurl.
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