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DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
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Short Items of Interest, From Tues
day Evening's Daily Journal
Claude Shumaker
visited in Omaha
today.
Mrs. Thomas South was a visitor in
Omaha this afternoon.
Peter Allenbach, of Shenandoah, la.,
waa a business visitor in the city this
morning.
Mrs. W. T. Melbourne and son, Ray,
were visitors with friends in LaPlatte
this afternoon.
Mrs. Chas. Urish was a visitor in Om
aha this morning, where she will be the
guest of friends.
Oliver P. Edmonds departed this
morning for a few days visit at Raven
na, with friends.
H. F. Ilolstein, of Bjrlington, Iowa,
was a business visitor in the city this
morning.
W. II. Newell returned home this
afternoon from a business trip to St.
Joseph, Missouri.
Mrs. Albert Lillie, who ha3 been very
sick with trouble of her heart is report
ed as still being very ill.
P. A. Hild and little son were visitors
in the city this morning, looking after
some business at the county seat.
John Nemetz's went to Omaha this af
ternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Nemetz father this afternoon.
J. C. Hooker, of Shenandoah, Iowa,
was a visitor in the city over night, a
guest with his friend, Roy Stanley.
Fred Sfhleifert and family, of Louis
ville, were in the city today, looking af
ter some business matters and visiting
friends.
E. L. Anderson, one of the proprie
tors of the Electric theater was a visi
tor in Omaha for a few hours this af
ternoon. Contractor L. G. Larson and little
son, Master Raymond, were looking
after some business matters in Omaha
this afternoon.
John Lahey, representing the Con
solidated Crusible Steed company, of
America, was a business- visitor in the
city this morning.
Rev. J. T. Baird was a visitor in Om
aha this afternoon, called there to at
tend the meeting of the board of the
Presbyterian church.
Frank Stanley, accompanied by N.B.
Dodson, returned this morning from
Omaha, where they have been looking
after some business matters.
Miss Mary Martins and Miss Jose
phine Carmens, of Nebraska City, who
is visiting at the home of her friend,
Miss Martins, were visitors in Omaha
this afternoon.
R. E. Lloyd, of Lincoln, departed this
afternoon for his home, having visited
in the city at the home of Chas. L. Jean
yesterday and today.
Hugh Norton, station agent for the
Missouri Pacific at this place, and daugh
ter, Mildred, were visitors in Omaha to
day, going on the noon train.
Fred Neutzman and Frank E. Sheld
on, of Nehawka, of the Cass Land
company, were in the city today attend
ing a meeting of the board of directors.
Henry Horn, of ntar Cedar Creek,
was in the city this morning, receiving
treatment for some trouble which he is
having with one of the nerves of his
arm.
Mrs. W. E. Rosencrans departed this
morning for Lincoln, by the way of the
Missouri Pacific, where she will meet
her sister, Mis3 Cors Raker, of Gretna,
postmistress at that place, who is in
attendance at the convention at Lin
coln. Joseph H. Johnson's little son .while
playing around Joseph 'Anderson's
gasoline launch yesterday, fell and cut
a severe gash in his .leg . which took
several stitches to close. The little
fellow is doing all right when last heard
from. . ' "'
The Leonard building is nearing com
pletion for the electric theater which is
to be opened up there in the near
future. In addition to the charges
which was made on the inside, the front
has received a new coat of paint and
everything looks nice and new.
Mrs. E. S. Chandler, of Moline, 111.,
who has been visiting in the city at the
borne of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Poisal, for the past six weeks,
departed for her home on the Burling
ton this morning, and was accompanied
by her brother, Richard Poisal, who
will visit with her for some time.
George McCavigan departed last even
ing for Havelock, where he goes to
visit the family of Archie Adams. Mr.
ar.d Mrs. Adams have recently depart
ed for England, where they will visit
for the summer. Mrs. Thomas Hay
title recently of England, a sister of
Mrs. Adams, and two daughters, Misses
Fannie and Daisy, are staying at home
in Havelock.
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L. C. Carlson was a visitor in Omaha
this afternoon.
J. W. Sweeney, of Omaha, was look
ing after soma business matters in the
city today.
Ed. Spies departed for Omaha this
morning, where he is looking after some
business matters.
Mrs. Chas. Manners is reported as be
ing very sick this morning with an at
tack of appendicitis.
J. II. Johnson, wife and little daugh
ter came over last evening from Glen
wood and will remain for several days.
J. A. Davis, of Murray, was a busi
ness visitor in the city today, look
ing after some business at the court
house.
Mrs. D. C. Morgan's Sunday school
class will give an ice cream social on
the lawn of J. M. Roberts Thursday
evening.
B. G. Wurl departed for Pacific Junc
tion, Glenwood and other Iowa points,
this morning, where he goes to look af
ter some business.
Mrs. A. B. Taylor and son, Will, re
turned this morning from Hensley, this
state, where they were to look after
some real estate matters.
O. B. Franks, of Omaha, was a visit
or in the city last evening, staying over
night, a guest of his brother, A. M.
Franks, and returning home this morn
ing. E. Y. Hauley, of Shenandoah, la.,
came in last evening and is looking af
ter some business matters in the city
relative to some real estate which he
has here.
Little Frances Seybert departed for
her home at Cullum last evening, after
having visited in the city for some days
past, and was accompanied by her uncle,
John McNurlin.
J. F. Raymond departed this after
noon for Weeping Water and Elmwood,
where he will look after some business
before returning to his home in the
western part of the state.
C. H. Vallery last evening had a corn
crib with a board cover on it, and this
morning the boards were scattered over
the adjacent country, all on account of
the high wind.
Sam Archer, who has been layirg
off from work at the shops for the past
few days, on account of an attack of
lumbago, is somewhat improved today,
but in nowise able to return to work,
Mrs. C. A. Rankin, of Havelock, and
daughter, Mrs. E. L. Eaton, of Kansas
City, departed this morning for Have
lock, having visited in the city for the
past few days, guests at the home of
D. B. Smith and family and other
friends.
ti. t. rropst departed this morning
for Glenwood, where he goes to make
a purchase of a monument for Mrs.
Propst's mother, Mrs. M. E. Calking,
who died at their home some months
since.
Attorney W. H. Pitzer, of Nebraska
City, was looking after some legal mat
ters in the county court this morning,
It being the settlement of the estate of
Mrs. Davis, mother of J. A. and W. J
Davis.
C. C. Parmele departed last evening
for Broken Bow, where he will visit the
ranch for a few days. He was accom
panied by his son, Pollock, who will see
the west, also. From there they will
depart Thursday for Denver and Palmer
Lake, Colorado.
L. C. W. Murray was a visitor in the
city this morning, and gave his pacing
horse, "Charlie," a little quickstep,
that the artist, J. F. Stephens, could
get a snap on him to paint a picture
from.
Sheriff C. D. Quinton and Deputy
M-anspeaker were visitors in Lincoln
this morning, taking with them Louis
Davis who was declared of unsound
mind, and went to the hospital for the
insane.
J. C ' York and daughter, Katie, ac
companied by Miss Allie York, of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, were passengers to
Omaha this afternoon, where they will
meet Mrs. Lee York, whose husband
was killed by lightening early this
springs, at Osmond.
Mrs. Frank Dickson returned t this
morning from Louisville, and said that
the wind there was very high, and that
C. E. Richey, here brother, who is liv
ing in the barn yet, while the house is
being repaired, felt the effects of the
wind severely, though no damage was
done.
Wm. Holly, as financial secretary of
the Z. C. B. G. today paid the insurance
of one thousand dollars on the life of
Phillip Roucka, who died some six
weeks or two months since at a hosp
ital at Omaha. The insurance 'was
equally divided among his father, moth
er and brother, Frank, each rccieving
one-third of the insurance. :
Damaged By The Wind
The wind last night blew off the doors
of the barn of R. L. Propst at Mynard,
breaking them and causing some dama
ge. Thii is the first time, so Mr. Pro
pst says, that he ever had any damige
by the wind, and he was fortunate
enough to have, but a short time since,
taken out some insurance.
MISCELLAN
EOUS SHOWER
Tendered at the Home of Miss Frances
Hiber in Honor of Miss Nora
May Larson Last Evening
Last evenintr at the home of Miss
Frances Hiber, a pleasant time was en
joyed by those young ladies wro re
sponded to the invitations issued by the
Misses Josephine Yelinek, Frances Hiber
and Rebecca Haines, to a miscellaneous
shower in honor of Nora May Larson,
whose for coming marriage to Mr.
KeuDen roster, or union, occurs on
Wednesday evening.
While the young ladies were indulg
ing in gay chatter and music, cards
were passed upon which each guest was
to sketch the furniture of the room in
dicated. For this contest of art the
first prize was awarded to Miss Eliza
beth Kerr, who equipped a modern
kitched, while Miss Nellie Whalen con
soled herself with the booby prize.
a neeuieworK contest ioiiowed, in
which the guests were supplied with
cheese cloth duster, needle, thread, and
thimble, and each one strove to see who
would be the victor in feather-stitching
a border in the cloth. The captor of
the prize for the neatest work was Miss
Mary Foster, and of the booby prize,
Miss Alma Larson.
Next cards were passed bearing what
appeared to be Russian names but on
closer study they proved to be old ac-
quantances, being names of articles be
longing to the "Bride's Trousseau.
Miss Anna Frye was fortunate in sol
ving the greatest number of these, re
ceiving a beautiful vase for herstrenu
ous efforts.
When the list had been guessed the
dining room doors were thrown open,
displaying a fairyland of red and white.
Streamers were suspended from the
ceiling, reaching to the table and fast
ened with crimson ramblers. A beau
tiful net work of these flowers also cov
ered the table. The place cards were
tiny paper hearts which were passed to
the guests before entering the dining
room. The corresponding hearts were
discovered arranged in a circle around
the candelabrum.
Following the dainty luncheon the
bride-to-be was asked to serve a side
dish, which appeared very mysterious,
but as the cover was lifted off the dish
was seen to be filled with sweet peas,
tied in bunches, one for each guest. To
a large bunch at the bottom was at
tached a card with this inscription:
"This is one way of serving peas; if
you want the other kind, cook them in
this dish."
ine guest were amazed to see an
mmense "pie" brought in, which they
afterwards recognized as a large tin
pan covered with crepe paper. This
"pie" with the miscellaneous filling
which seemed to be running over, was
placed on a table before the guest of
honor, which she was to open and cut
Lying upon the cover was a card thus
inscribed: "When the pie is opened the
birds will surely sing; Isn't his a pretty
dish for a girl, with a wedding ring?"
The filling proved to be many useful
articles tied in interesting looking bun
dies.
Among those who enjoyed this jolly
occassion were Misses Nora May Lar
son, Julia Kerr, Mary E. Foster, Alma
Larson, Ada Mann, Nellie Whalen, Her
mie Chaloupka, Elizabeth Kerr, Mattie
Larson, Nellie Hiber, Estella Baird,
Anna Frye, Alice Ofe, Esther Larson,
Josephine Yelinek, Rebecca Haines and
Frances Hiber.
A Fine Back-Yard Lawn.
Yesterday morning we stepped intw
the store of Robert Sherwood & Son,
and the back part being open clear
through, we saw a scene that we never
viewed before, and were considerably
amazed at the same. We' were invited
back and there beheld one of the finest
lawns we have ever seen of the charac
ter. There in the rear of his business
block is a br.ck walk running the entire
length of the lot, on both sides of which
is a solid grass lawn, with flowers beds
and creeping vines. It reminded us of
what a little enterprise will do in the
way of making life comfortable, and
we couia not help but compare this
beautiful lawn with the one adjourning,
filled with boxes and trash of various
kinds. The back yard lawn Mr. Sher
wood takes so much pride in is certainly
a most worthy example for some of his
neghbors to follow.
Declared Insane After Examination
This morning the board of insanity
made an examination of the mental
condition of Lewis Davis, who was
brought in from Cedar Creek about a
week since, and pronounced as being in
sane, bheriit Uuinton will take him to
Lincoln to the hospital for the insane
tomorrow.
niNGLKJG BROS.
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World's Greatest Show to Exhibit in
the Metropolis July 14th.
The people of Plattsmouth will have
an opportunity on Tuesday, July 14th of
visiting Ringling Brothers' World's
Greatest Shows, the point of exhibition
be at the metropolis of Nebraska. This
season marks the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of this great circus, and the Ring
ling Brothers are celebrating the year
by presenting the greatest European
program ever offered, a parade that
surpasses all those of the past, a new
and complete menagerie, another bril
liant spectacle, and the most astonish
ing and sensational "thriller" in all his
tory. The "thriller" is nothing less than a
double somersault in mid-air made by a
heavy automobile with Mile. La Belle
Roche, a young French woman, at the
wheel. The car dashes down a steep in
clinefrom the dome of the tent. . An
abrupt up-curved terminal hurls the car
high above the heads ' of the audience,
where it accomplishes two complete
revolutions and then lands with a crash
on a narrow speedway, exhausting its
terrific momentum on the hippodrome
track.
This is an act that defies English. It
cannot be described, and when once
seen, the picture of it will be carried in
memory to the end of life. It is the first
instance where a single automobile has
turned two somersaults in space.
The world-wide character of this
year's remarkable company can be seen
at a glance. From France come the
great St. Leon family of acrobats; the
Patty Brothers, who walk, skip the
rope and dance on their heads; Burgoes
and Clara, the gymnasts; the wonder
ful Martell troupe of cyclists; the aerial
Millettes, and Miss La Belle Roche, who
does the dangerous automobile double
somersault.
From Italy have come the great Be
dini family of riders and the Marnello
Marnitz quartet of acrobatic bellring-
ers. In Germany were found Schadel,
the great zebra rider; Marguerite and
Hanley, the gymnasts, and the Prosit
trio and Horton and Linden, burlesque
bar performers, Riccobono, the world's
greatest trainer of animals, and his
marvelous company of horses are from
Russia, and the Mirza Golem acrobats
are from the court of the Shah of Persia.
Wormwood and his trained bears; the
Duttons and the Clark Brothers, riders;
the great aerial Clarksoniahs and the fa
mous Jordan family are from England;
Kerslake and his company of pigs that
skip the rope and shoot the chutes are
from- New Zealand, and the eight Car-
nellos, acrobats; Alvarez, the aerialist;
De Mario, the contortionist, and a com
pany of burlesque bull fighters are from
Spain.
A Peculiar Accident.
C. Hues & Son. who were sinking a
well for August Gorder.had an accident
with their well auger, which is peculiar,
The well is now 355 feet deep, and
while working yesterday, the drill be
came detached from the shaft which
does the turning and in the concussion,
caused by the impact at the shaft
striking on top of the drill at the
bottom of the hold, slipping the con
necting rod over the end of the drill,
fastening it so as to unable them to
raise it to the surface. Had it not been
for this fact it would have probably
taken them three months to have
released the drill. They had it shipped
to Omaha this morning to have it re
paired.
Wind Versus Steam.
Last evening, at about the time the
high wind struck v this place, H. C
Hurt, engineer on the Plattsmouth-
Sioux City train, was running south
into Ashland; being about ten miles
north of that place, and when he was
running at a rate of about twenty-five
miles per hour, the wind struck the
train when the speed was reduced to
about two miles per hour, with the
engine working as before and getting
all the .steam she could use at that.
Showing that the wind would
have
hour
moved the train fifteen miles per
in the direction it was "blowing.
First Victim of Toy Pistol.
A special from Nebraska City says:
"Warren, the nine-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs.. Charles Sheckler, while fool
ing with a toy pistol yesterday, was
shot in the right hand and perhaps
fatally wounded. The physician hopes
to be able to save the hand. The boy's
parents had refused to give him money
with which to purchase the pistol, so
he went out and earned it. Shortly
after leaving the store where he pur
chased the pistol, he shot himself."
Lose Valuable Cow.
Mr. and Mrs. George Poisal had the
misfortune to lose a valuable cow Sun
day morning, from what is known as
milk fever. They were offered sixty
five dollars for the "cow only a few days
before, but knowing the value of a good
cow would not take it, and then she had
been in the family so long. We know
from the fact of having used the milk
she gave that there are no better cows
in these parts.
Plenty of Peaches in Cass.
William Shera, of near Rock Bluffs
was in the city Monday and brought
with him several twigs from his peach
orchard that were fairly loaded down
with half-grown peaches. Mr. Shera
has forty acres in this fruit, and he
says that he will have fully 3,000 bush
els. This does not look much like Cass
county people doing without peaches
and cream for the next year, at least,
Remember this is only one orchard
heard from, and that there are a num
ber of others that will bring forth like
results.
SLEEPS IN THE
SILENT CITY
The Last Sad Sites Said Over Mor
tal Remains of Arthur H. Smith
From the home of Mrs. Alice Eacon
this afternoon was held the funera
over the remains of Arthur II. Smith
who died at Omaha Sunday morning of
heart failure. The services were con
ducted by Canon H. B. Burgers, pastor
of the Episcopal church of this city, and
was according to the ritual of that de
nomination. Miss Verna Cole at the
piano, rendered the sweetest of so
thing music, while Miss L.ucile Bates
sang "He Leadeth Me." A quartett of
the choir of the Episcopal church con
sistine of Mr. and Mrs. Austin, Mrs
Anna Britt and Guy McMaken, sang
few numbers. At the cemetery the
Masons had charge of the ceremon
les. and according to their ritual was
their brother laid to rest.
In the passing of Arthur H. Smith
the family of which he was the head
loses a kind and loving husband and
father, one whose first thought was for
the welfare of the loved ones depending
upon him. Many citizens sympathize
with the young wife, who, with her
little son, sustain the loss. Those of
the Masons, of which he was a mem
ber, to act as pall-bearers were: Frank
L. Cummins, A. L. Tidd, John Bauer,
jr., L. B. Egenberger, Will Robertson
and Fritz Fricke.
Highly Entertained.
While out in Furnas county, Mrs. A.
B. Taylor and her son, William B.were
most hicrhly entertained by their Cass
county friends. While there they held
a regular reunion of old Cass county
neighbors, the prime mover in which
was our old friend, Z. W. Shrader.
There were 75 former Cass county peo
ple present, and a long table was built
in the woods, upon which was spread
everything in the eatable line that one
could wish and there was plenty for al
and to spare. A general good time was
had by all present, and the "King
Bee," Zack Shrader, was in the very
heiehth of his elory. Mrs. Taylor and
her son brought home with them spe'
ciments of wheat and alfalfa, and they
are as healthy looking crops as we ever
saw. The alfalfa is thirty-five days
old, and twelve inches high, and the
wheat is nicely headed, and will average
from 15 to 20 bushel per acre. We will
have a more extended account of the
reunion later.
Are You Going to Elmwood?
Of course you are, if you are a Wood
man. Elmwood is one of the best towns
in Nebraska to go to if you want to en
joy yourself. The hospitable people of
that town will see that you are well
taken care of, and that your every
war t is supplied . It matters not whether
or not you are a Woodman, they will
take care of you just the same. The
special train will leave here over the M.
P. Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. The
delegation that goes from Plattsmouth
will be accompanied by the City Band,
and you had just as well get ready and
go aloag, see the big parade and hear
the next president of the United States
William Jennings Bryan.' Take a day
off and go you'll never regret it.
Attend Postmasters' Convention.
Calvin, Bradshaw, postmaster of.
Farnham, this state, who has been visit
mg in the city for the past few days, a
guest of Robert Troop, departed for
Lincoln, where he will attend the Ne
braska State. Postmasters association,
which is meeting there this week. Mrs.
C S. Sherman came in this morning
from Lincoln, and is a eniest at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Robert Troop,
and will return home Thursday with
Mrs. Bradshaw, who is also her aunt,
when she departs for her home in the
western portion of the state.
Will Visit Son in Lincoln.
Our old-time friend, J. B. Meisiner,
of west of the city, will depart for Lin
coln tomorrow morning, where he will
make his home for the present, not
severing nis home associations here
however, but will stay at the capitol
city until he shall tire of city life and
want to return to the country again.
While in Lincoln he will make his home
with his son, John Meisinger.
For Sals!
e Bancraft, 14771; weight 1200
Record 2:30. Address
Soeme DUSTIN",
Auburn, Neb.
Georg
pounds.
We have
Ties and
'Kerchiefs
To mach
50c Each
Cm.
This will be the big
gest 4th in Platts
mouth in 40 years.
Don't fail to see the big
parade of 50 different
floats and don't fail
to see thosehandsome
summer clothes of
ours before you buy
your 4th of July suit.
They're "all the gra
vey" summer weights
$10 to $25
C. E.
Wescoit's
WHERE QUALITY COUNTS
Loses Two Fingers in Cider Mitt
Yesterday, while visiting in the north
part of town, at the home of Andrew
Hern, the little sons of Gust Schelisky,
Fritz and Otto, were playing with an
old cider mill, Fred doing the turning
while Otto fed sand into the grinding
part. Otto allowed his left hand to slip,
into the cogs of the gear, and Fritz,
not knowing, turned on, the cogs clip
ping off two fingers of the little fellows
hand. The injured members were dressed
by Dr. J. S. Livingston and the little
fellow is getting along as well as could
be expected. Otto is between four and
five years old and shows a great deal of
courage in tne way ne stands tne ir.-
jury.
Red Sox "Skinned" Red Skins
One of the nicest games of ball was
played on the local grounds last Satur
day afternoon that has occurred for
some time, where the Oklahoma Ind
ians crossed bats with the-Red Sox.
At every point the local team had the
red skins bested. The fine work with
the batting which the home team did
was a winning feature in the many good
plays. The Indians played ball but the
Red Sox played better ball. One fine
play was a throw made by Emil Droege
from left field to first base, being just
like a shot, straight to the mark and
swift as a beam of light.
Carl Roessler Injured Eye
This morning while in the act of
cracking a whip which he had made,
Carl Roessler, son of August Roessler,
struck himself in the eye with the 'end
of the last' inflicting a Very severe
bruise and requiring the attendance of
a physician to dress' it. 'Dr. 'T. P.
Livingston who was called advised that
the boy be taken to Omaha to a special
ist, and this" afternoon Mr. Roessler
took him to Omaha,' where the eye is
being examined and treated by Dr. Gif-
ford. Mr. Roessler was expecting to go
to Grant this afternoon, but postponed
the trip on account of the accident.
Resumed Work.
The street' work began again this
morning with a large force of workman,
and this time with hopes that they may
be able to get some effective work done.
With the two weeks intervening be
tween this and the Fourth, they will
have an opportunity, unless something
unforeseen prevents, to get a good deal
of work accomplished.
For Sale.
Two good registered shorthorn bulls.
II. G. Todd.
W. D. Wheeler, of near Rock Bluffs,
was a business visitor in the city this afternoon.