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Loviisville
from the Courier.
One of George Schoeman's fine driv
ing horses died last Friday night.
C. W. Spence returned to Havelock
Wednesday, after a week's siege with
lagrippe.
While at play Monday evening little
Ethel Tritsch fell and broke two of her
front teeth and loosened a number of
and Mrs. J. U. Grimes are selling
their household goods this week and
will leave next week for Calirornia,
where they will locate if suited with
the country.
Charley Ileim was in town Wednes
day and tells the Courier that he has
finished plowing his corn the second
time and is Jnow laying off waiting for
it to get large enough to lay by.
The Burlington officials were here
one day last week and decided on a site
for the new depot, which will be erected
on the south side of the tracks and just
east of the water tank.
The Free Methodists will hold their
annual camp meeting in Louisville July
i) to 19. Since the park has been de
stroyed they have selected a location
for their tabernacle north of Charles
Hagen's residence, or west of the old
park.
Farmers are working early and late
to try to get ahead of the weeds, the
continuous rainy weather having delayed
plowing until the weeds got a erood
start, and in some instances the weeds
are ahead of the corn, but with fair
weather for a couple of weeks the Ne
braska corn crop will be assured.
John Albert was a passenger this
morning on No. 4 coming in from Cedar
Creek.
Union
From the Ledger.
Robt. Smith, of Terre Haute, Ind.,
was here last week, the guest of his
uncle, John Larsh and wife, northeast
of this village.
Mrs. Lydia Todd, who has been quite
ill the past lew weeks, seems to remain
in about the same condition, there being
no apparent improvement.
Mrs. A. R. Eikenbary, who visited
several weeks here with parents and
other relatives and friends, departed
Monday for her home near Brush, Colo.
Mrs. W. F. Tracy departed Tuesday
evening for Wood River, where she will
spend a few days with Dr. W. J. Red
field and wife, going from there to
darks, Neb.
Levi Balfour of Omaha came in last
Saturday to visit a few days with his
father and other relatives at the old
home southwest of here in the Swift
neighborhood.
Mrs. Geo. F. McNamee went to Lin
coln Monday forenoon, accompanying
her daughter, Mrs. A. R. Eikenbary,
that far on the way to her home at
Brush, Colorado.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pitts and son Carl, of
Zionsville, Ind., were visiting relatives
here and other, parts of the county last
week, and from here they went to the
Pacific coast to make an extended visit.
Roy Dolan, a Union Pacific conductor
residing in Omaha, came in Saturday
night to spend Sunday with his twin
brother, Frank Dolan and family. One
who sees the two gentlemen together
will not doubt the close relationship.
Chas. S. Stone, one of the most popu
lar and jovial young men on earth, was
in town Tuesday, starting on a trip to
South Dakota. He disposed of his in
terest in the Murray Bank a few months
ago, and has since been taking recrea
tion and considering a number of busi
ness propositions none of them of a
matrimonial nature, so he says.
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CIlESSr PECTORAL.
PLATTE MUTUAL
DIRECTORS MEET
Resolutions cf Confidence and Es
teem to the Departing Treasurer.
The directors of the Platte Mutual
Insurance Company met last night to
take action upon the resignation of H.J.
Helps, as treasurer of the company,
and to transact other business of im
portance. As Mr. Helps' successor,
Dr. C. A. Marshall was chosen treas
urer. The following resolution of confidence
and esteem was adopted unanimously:
Resolved: That it is with extreme
regret that we accept the resignation
of Treasurer and Director H. J. Helps,
for in his resignation the Platte Mutual
Insurance company loses one of its
strongest and best directors, a man of
sterling honesty, reliable character and
a thoroughly capable business man full
of energy and push.
A copy of these resolutions were for
warded to Mr. Helps, signed by Presi
dent W. J. White and Secretary Henry
R. Gering, acting for the board.
The directors were also in receipt of
much flattering information from Sec
retary Gering, touching the financial
condition and business standing of the
company, showing it to be one of the
strongest companies of the kind in the
state, having a reserve larger than any
old line company in the state. There is
at present in force in this company
$509,585. 34of insurance and the reserve
of the company is $3,356.07. This yaar
has witnessed a phenomenal growth
over last year, the increase for the first
six months of the year being as follows:
January, 132 percent; February, 27 per
cent; March, 63 per cent; April, 25 per
cent; May, 56 per cent, and for June
196 per cent. This is a remarkable
showing when it is considered that last
year vas a good year for business,
and speaks volumes for the active work
of the company's officers.
NO GUT AND
DRIED PLATFORM
Willis J. Abbott Says Such
an Idea is a Mistake
A special from Denver, under date of
July 1, contains the following in the re
ference to the platform: "Do all you
can to discourage the idea that there is
a cut and dried platform ready for the
action of the democratic convention,"
said Willis J. Abbott, a confidential
friend of Mr. Bryan, who arrived in
this city today.
"I left Mr. Bryan at Lincoln last night
and after three different intei views
with him, can assure you that there is
nothing farther from the truth than
that he has a platform prepared for
the convention to ratifiy, He is work
ing on five resolutions and at the right
time will probably present them to the
committee on platform for its consider
ation. He will deal especially with the
subjects of injunctions, trusts, railroads
the guarantee of bank deposits and the
tariff. He has given special consider
ation to the injunction plank and has
about completed his work on it. but I
would defy a Sherlock Holmes to get it
out of him. The other four planks are
still in course of preparation, but as for
the platform as a whole it has not re
ceived more than passing attention.
Hence the absurdity of the frequently
made assertion that Mr. Bryan has a
complete declaration of principles which
he will insist upon the convention adopt
mg; nothing could be farther from the
truth."
Stimulation Without Irritation
That is the watchword. That is what
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does.
Cleanses and stimulates the bowels
without irritation in any form.
Horse Walked Big Burlington Bridge.
Owing to a lack of space yesterday
the Journal was compelled to omit men
tion of the loss of a valuable horse be
longing to Geo. Poisal last Monday
night. Mr. Poisal had been pasturing
his horses on the high hills north of the
city, and Monday night one of them
strayed down on the Burlington right-of-way.
Mr. Poisal claims that a freight
going east scared the animal out onto
the long bridge, over the river, the
animal crossing the bridge to a few
hundred feet of the east end, where it
slipped, catching its legs between the
ties and breaking, one of them. The
animal was found in the night by the
watchman and had to be killed before
it could be removed from the bridge.
Mr. Poisal valued the horse at $100 and
intends to try and collect that " amount
from the Burlington company.
Somewhat Handicapped
The Journal takes considerable pride
in the record which it has made for the
oast week in the way of turning out
work. Handicapped by the heavy rain
of Saturday night, the cellar flooded
and the belting and pulleys is its plant
put out of commission, it has printed
regularly each day and turned out in
addition, a vast amount of job work,
including a sixteen page program for
the Fourth of July celebration which, it
believes, will, stand comparison with
any similar job in the country. All this
has been done with part of the time a
short force, and any errors and mis
takes which have occurred, the public
is asked to overlook and consider the
conditions as they have existed.
SNAP AND VIM
THAT COUNTS
Wescott's Son's Will Probab
ly be Ready for Business
by the Fourth.
An exhibition of how much can be done
in a little time, the work of a force of
masons under the direction of Contrac
tor Emil Walters in rebuilding the
Wescott and Morgan buildings is a
striking example. If conditions are at
all favorable, Mr. Walters will have this
wall and the repairs to the east wall of
the Wescott building completed this
evening, and it is expected that the en
tire job of relaying the floor, rebuilding
the shelving and replacing the counters
will be completed in time for the
Fourth.
If this can possibly be done Wescott's
Sons will have their windows decorated
and be doing business at the old stand
in record time. Mr. Walters also has
the contract for the repairs on the
Fred Vogel Realty Co., building across
the street from Wescott's, and the job
of raising and repairing the barn of
L. B. Egenberger. This latter job is
the heavier of the two as Mr. Egen
berger intends to place his barn in such
conditions as to be forever removed
from annoyance by such rains as fel
Saturday night.
Mr. Walters hopes to have these jobs
out of the way by the Fourth and is
pushing the work with snap and vim.
He expects to have his forces also en
gaged on the stonework of the new
First National Bank front. This front
when completed will be one of the hand
somest in the city, to have handsome
stone columns and trimmings, the
setting of which will be commenced
today.
Weeping Water "Doused" Too
There was a heavy rain fall Sttarday
night. It was a curb runner, gully
washer, and creek filler. The water
came down in drops, then in sheets and
sections. The wind blew it into the
back door, front door and side windows.
It searched out the holes in tin roofs
and ran down into the buildings. The
Commerical, Chicken Hollow Ave., fill
ed up and overflowed the lawns, the
cellars in places and looked like a rag
ing torrent. Owen McGrady could have
used a boat to advantage. Uncle James
Colbert's new cement walk was consider
ably undermined. But the rain was
needed Republican.
Women as Well as men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney
and
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble prevs upon the mind,
discourages and lessens ambition ; beauty,
vigor ana cheeriui
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not unconi
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if. when the child reaches an
are when it should be able to control the
Tu;;aere. it is vet afflicted with bed-wet
ting, depend upon it, thecause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most Teoole suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
an.l both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, m ntty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail-free, also a Home of Swamp-Root
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress.
Binghamton, N. Y., on every
bottle.
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Decorations Go On
The Journal has been advocating decor
ation of windows of the business houses
for the Fourth and, to be consistent, the
proprietor assisted by Miss Martha Rup
ley, the Journal's accomplished book
keeper, got busy last night and today
presents a display of flags, bunting,
f reize, fans etc good for the eye to look
upon. M . rricke &. to. also joined
the procession, decorating their win
dows in elegant shape while across the
street, E. A. Wurl got busy and his
windows on both Main and Sixth streets
are things of beauty, the work of the
proprietor and his able corps of clerks.
E. G. Dovey & Son3 also found the
game to their liking and, under the
direction of H. S. Austin, yesterday
had one of the windows in the dr
goods department tastefully adorned
with the American emblems.
The following was handed the Journal
reporter by a well known divine of this
city who insisted that the Journal's
'devil" was responsible ior it, and who
would not permit this great disseminator
of information to print his name, so
that the proper fate might be meted
out to him. Read it:
It rains, it rains, it rains,
It rains and then it rains some more.
It rains, it rains, it rains.
It rains and meaner than before-.
Guess that will make the poet lariat
of Nebraska look to his laurels.
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Signature of
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with a check instead
of cash. Then you will
have both a record ot
your payment and a
receipt as well. Checks
of the Bank of Cass
County are good as
gold. You can secure
a book of them by
opening up an account
there. You avoid lots
of trouble and dignify
your business by their
use.
The BANK OF GASS COUNTY,
PUTTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
Called Last light for the Purpose of Consid
ering Strenghtening Paving on Main Street.
The special meeting of the city council
called f orlast night to consider methods
of strengthening the pavement now be
ing laid on Main street, brought out
the entire membership with the excep
tion of Councilmen White and Steimker.
The mayor called the meeting to order
stating the object of the meeting to be
to investigate and talk over the con
dition of the paving. He called upon
City ' Engineer Merriam to explain to
the members of the council what grout
ing was and its effects.
Engineer Merriam.
Mr. Merriam informed the council
that the proposed grouting consisted of
a mixture of cement and sand in the
proportion of one part of cement to
four parts of sand, the mixture being
applied dry to the pavement and washed
in by water. The mixture filled the
intersties between the paving blocks
and when it had hardened or "set"
the engineer believed, a solid surface
would be presented which would defy
water. He had estimated the cost of
the woak but did not submit his figures
to the council.
Contractor Woodworth.
Contractor Woodworth was present
and gave the council the benefit of his
ideas. He believed that under the cir
cumstances as they were in the city,
grouting was the cheapest and best way
of strengthening the pavement; that, as
there remains three-fourths of the new
work to do yet, this work can all be
saved by this process. He also ex
plained to the council the nature of the
work and the process of mixture. The
effect would be to make the pavement
as if laid in cement and give it an al
most impenetrable surface. If fact, he
thought this impenetrability would be
found the sole objection to grouting.
He estimated the cost at forty cents
per yard if the right kind of work was
done; suggested that cheaper work
could be done by changing the propor
tion of the mixture.
Mayor Gering requested those citi
zens present, to express their opinion,
particularly asking ex-Mayor Richey as
to his views.
F. M. Richey.
Mr. IRichey expressed himself as
favoring a pavement that would stand
the strain; favored taking the pave
ment up and relaying it as it now is but
lowering it at the sides instead of the
center if the curbing would permit,
which was something he was not in
formed on. He was not so well posted
on the effects of grouting, but if it did
the work, he favored it. Though now
was the time to get busy as no one knew
what the future held.
J. M. Roberts.
Mr. J. M. Roberts was called upon by
the Mayor, and stated that he had not
favored the plan of inverting the arch
of the pavement from the start. He
questioned the plan of lowering the
pavement as suggested by Mr. Richey
on account of the curbing. He believed
that grouting on a sand base would be
all right and stand. In reply to a ques
tion from the Mayor as to whether the
taxpayers would object to the expendi
ture of the additional money, the grout
ing would cost, Mr. Roberts said he
could only speak for himself but he did
not object, and did not believe others
would if it did the work.
Councilman Bookmeyer wanted to
know if Contractor Woodworth had ever
seen or used this grouting.
Mr. Woodworth replied that he had
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Gering & Co.
Will Loan $10,000.
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5 cents, Tea or Tablets.' Gering & Co.
if CTTV GOUEML
laid the first pavement in grouting that
was laid in Omaha; there was no ques
tion in his mind as to it holdimr; doubted
very much if Mayor Richey's plan was
practicable on account of the curbing.
- A General Discussion.
A general discussion as to the rela
tive cost of laying granite and brick in
grouting then ensued, Mr. Woodworth
contending the cost of granite would be
greater as the blocks were deeper and
the space between them gi eater. Con
siderable divergence in the estimated
cost was expressed by the members of
of the city council, the mayor and the
contractor.
Councilman Satttler did not think the
matter should be hastily disposed of.
He thought a few days delay to inves
tigate the plan advisable, as he figured
the work meant an expenditure of some
$3,200. He believed the pavement
should have been laid last fall. He stated
there had been a shortage of sand
along toward the close of the work of
relaying the pavement and very little
sand used on part of the work.
The mayor called his attention to the
fact that that portion of the work on
which little sand was used stood the
pressure all right.
Mr. Sattler also suggested the secur
ing of the county's steam roller, believ
ing it could be used with good effect on
the new pavement.
The mayor counseled against too much
delay; the proposition was a new one
but he had confidence in the wisdom of
the council and believed when they did
act it would be for the best interests of
the city. He thought an adjounmentto
Monday night would be sufficiently long
to enable members to post themselves.
Councilman Bookmeyer inquired as to
the effects of frost on grouting and was
assured by Contractor Woodworth that
frost had no effect, whatever. Mr.
Woodworth stated also that he did not
care who did the work, the city could
do it or they could let someone else
have the contract, or he would do it
himself. He prefered to do it himself,
but that was for the council to decide.
Councilman Sattler moved to adjourn
until next Monday night the council to
meet without pay.
The mayor did not see the necessity
of the council serving without pay. He
wanted the members to give this mat
ter proper consideration and did not be
lieve the taxpayers objected to paying
them for their services. His remarks
struck the popular chord with the mem
bers. It was the sense of the mayor and
council that contractor V.'oodworth pro
ceed with his work according to his con
tract, Mr. Sattler and Mr. Weber
speaking to this effect. 4
Mr. Wooworth spoke of the probabil
ity of having to ask for an extension of
time on the work on account of the
damage he had suffered, and was as
sured by the mayor that he would re
ceive absolutely fair consideration if he
found that he could not finish in the time
specified.
Some little talk was indulged in as to
having the the street cleaned for the
Fourth of July. Bookmeyer seeming
to think that was up to Mr. Woodworth,
but he was alone in his view, as the city
was the only beneficiary of such a
move.
Sattler then moved to adjourn until
Monday night next, dropping the pro
jected free session idea, and asking
everyone to be present and discuss the
situation. The motion carried.
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