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THE ELHWOOD CHAUTAUQUA rami mi is nnu x ncnrAMAl rUCmtr cS3 Short Items of Interest, From Fri day Evening's Daily Journal L. F. Sallee was among those who were journeying to Omaha this morning business. Phillip Keil of near Murray was among those in the city today transact ing business with our merchants. Mrs. K. D. Travis and daughter. iielen, were passengers this morning Xor Omaha to spend the day visiting. John Bcrgmann and daughter, Lizzie, "were passengers this morning on the early train for a day's outing in Omaha. Robert Sherwood was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he has important business matters requiring attention. Mrs. VVm. Carraher of Missouri Val iey, la., spent the night in the city, the guest of friends, returning to her home this morning. Reuben W. Larson was a passenger this morning for Glenwood, where he will attend the camp meeting now go ing on there for several days. Attorney Billy Ramsey went out to Elmwood this morning to attend to some legal business and incidentally, to take in the Chautauqua now in session at that place. Mrs. C. Neff, Mrs. W. II. Stepp of Burlington, la., and Mr. Ertz and daughter, Margaret, made up a party who journeyed to Omaha this morning lor a day's outing. John Carmack came in yesterday morning for a visit with relatives and friends of several days. He is located at Des Moines, la., but expects to soon to South Omaha where he is promised a position. II. O. Cole and wife of Teru, Neb., came in yesterday for a visit with the family of J. C. York, find this morning were passengers for Omaha to spend the day. They were accompanied by Russell York. John Bajeck departed this morning on No. 6 for Pacific Junction, and Glen wood where he will push the merits of "Acorns" and explain to the mer chants of these places that it is the best cigar out. Judge M. Archer today made an ap plication to the pension office for a pen sion for Mrs. M. A. Dickson, she being the widow of the late M. A. Dickson, whose soldier's record was recently set forth in the columns of the Journal. ; Messrs. George Whitehead and Thos. Hodges, and Misses Winnie Robinson and Una Hoyt were a party who took the morning train for Omaha to spend the day visiting some of the many at tractive pleasure resorts about the city. Contractor L. G. Larson is in Omaha toiay looking after the purchase of a few pounds of sand for the front of one of his numerous business house jobs. The sand is of a peculiar kind and is . . . , . . i I i . - i ii i not to oe oDtainea locaiiy duc is nanujeu in small quantities and is very expens ive. Carl Graves, the swift young pitcher who has been playing with the Belle Fourche ball team for the past two months, has completed his contract and will return to Lincoln Neb., where his mother resides. Mr. Graves is visiting Lead friends for a few days. Black ' Hills Register. Chas. Vallery, who has been in the city several days visiting with relatives, departed for Denver and other Colo rado points, where he will visit rela tives for some two weeks, returning to thia city previous to returning to his home in St. Joseph, Mo. Mrs. Vallery will remain here, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eikenbary, and other relatives. Anton Koubek, who has been visiting in Chickasha, Okla., with Frank New- a trey, has returned to his home in this Mr. Koubek reports tnat Tanic j eking well in his Oklahoma home and ' has great big crops in signt ior uus year. Conditions in Oklahoma are much better than they are here according to Koubek. He also reports Frank and his family quite well Miles StandiSh from near Murray, is in the city today looking after business. Mr. Standish returned to his home Mon day after a two week's visit with friends in Furnas County, Neb. He found con ditions there very bad. The farmers have practically lost all their crops and there is a prospect that there will be an abandonment of some of the country by its residents as this is the second year when they have lost their all. Mr. Standish returned to his home this afternoon. Dr. A P. Barnes was among those haring business in Omaha. The doctor is beginning to feel the effects of the treatment he has been taking of the apecialist and hopes with a continuance of it to soon be in good shape again. Call Omaha tafaphon. over the Independent m II. N. Dovey spent the night in Om aha returning to the city this morning on No. 6. A. J. Hansen from near Union, was among those putting in the day at the county seat. Mrs. T. Luchinsky and two children were passenirers this morning for Havelock on No. 19. Earl Travis is among those having business in Omaha this afternoon, go ing up on the fast mail. Wm. Kaufman came in this morning from his labors at the Cedar Creek quarries to spend the day. W. W. Coates is in Omaha today, looking after business matters, having gone up on No. 19 this morning. Claus Speck is looking after business matters this afternoon in Omaha having been a passenger on the fast map. Joe Moore returned to his home at Omaha this morning after working several days at his trade in this city. Frank Young and family from near Murray, were among those from the country who came in today on business. Miss Ellen Carlson was a passenger for Havelock where she will make a visit with her sister of several dsys duration. Mrs. Nels Hawkinson of Havelock, returned to that city this noon after a visit of several days with friends in this city. Mrs. Byron Clark was a passenger on the fast mail this noon for Lincoln, where she will visit with friends for a j few days. Fred Masters was among those spend ing the afternoon in Omaha having been a passenger on the fast mail for that point. Miss Esther Alden departed on the fast mail this ' she will spend noon for Omaha where the afternoon visiting with friends. Louis Melbach who has been engaged several days in this city working on his trade as a stonemason, returned to his home at LaPlatte. I ' C. C. Wescott, wife, son and daugh l ter and Mrs. Carl Fricke are spending the afternoon at Lake Manawa having been passengers on the fast mail. George P. Meisinger, the sterling democrat and good farmer of Eight Mile Grove precinct, was in the city to day looking after some business matters. Mrs. Maggie Buckingham of Glen wood came in this noon on the mail train en route to Union where she will visit with Mrs. Stottler for several days. Miss Hutchinson who has been visit ing in the city a few days, the guest of the family of John Hiber, returned to her home in Hastings, Neb., this noon the fast mail. G. W. Lloyd of Beatrice, Neb., has been visiting relatives and friends near Murray for several day3 past, and came to the city this morning in company with Miles Standish. Wm. Budig, wife, son and daughter departed on the noon train for a visit with friends at Havelock and McCook. Mr. Budig is taking a vacation of two weeks which is well deserved. Mrs. P. E. Ruffner departed on the mail train for Omaha where her daugh ter Mrs . Roy Dodge will join her, and they will proceed to Silver Creek, Neb, where they will be the guests pf Grover Ruffner for a few days. Miss Matilda .Weckbach., of Lincoln, is in he city the guest of ;Miss Teresa Hempel. Miss Weckbach will depart today for Ft, Dodge, la. where she will visit several days prior to returning to her home in Lincoln. One of the finest wagon load of peach es seen on the streets this summer, was on the streets today brought in by Joe Campbell. The fruit was luscious and sweet and thoroughly ripe, just right for preserving. He had no trouble in disposing of them Jas. H. Davison representing the firm of Yawnan & Erbe dealers in office supplies with offices in Rochester, N. Y., was in the city today interviewing the various office supply dealers and the county officers relative to introducing the "Y and E" goods. He departed for Omaha on the mail train. John F. Hinshaw, formerly one of the members of the city council of this city and a former employe of the Bur lington here, is in the city for a brief visit with friends. Mr. Hinshaw is now located at Downing, Mp., and has been to Colorado for a short visit, stopping off here on his return to his home. C. W. Weckback withdrew hi3 name as a candidate for the legislature, last week. He concluned that he had not the time to give to his campaign, that he should, in order to win; hence his withdrawal. Crete Democrat. A Much Bigger Success This Year (It in tvery way. A Journal representative attended the Elmwood chautauqua a part of two days this week, and from what we could observe it is a much greater suc cess than that of last year. The at tractions are much greater and seem to be giving better satisfaction, although the talent last year was all that could possibly be desired. While in Elmwood we chanced to converse with one of the lecturers, who had lectured at many chautauquas this season, and he spoke very highly of the people of Elmwood and the manner in which the entertainment was managed, He told us that the Elmwood chautau qua was now already noted for its ex cellency in every way that it was looked to as one of the fixed chautau quas of the country. While there were a number of these meetings that were held this year for the last time, Elm wood's will live and grow in interest each succeeding year. He also praised the management very highly for their social qualities, and said he was better treated by it than by all the other twenty-five chautauquas he had .visited this season, or. in fact, any other season. The large tent, which we would judge will seat nearly 2,000 people, was crowded to its utmost capacity Thurs day night to listen to the excellent music of the female quartet, which de lighted the audience. After which, Nolan, "Yankee Notion Man," held the audience for fully two solid hours with his wit and humor. This was the only session of the chautauqua that we attended, and if it was an indica tion as to what the previous sessions had been, the management are to be congratulated upon their success. The attractions are somewhat differ ent and of a higher standard than last year, and the attendance much greater. Some people have an idea that the in stigators of the Elmwood Park Associ ation are organized as a money-making scheme. If some of these parties would assume the responsibilities and pay the expenses of these meetings for one season they would soon disabuse their minds of this idea- If they will go to work as industriously and diligently as have John G. Stark, E. L. Langhorst, Charley Hart, Herman Dettman, Floyd Wolcott and others interested in its success and make it a success these gentlemen would gladly give way to them and let them take all the profit they derive, if they will also pay the loss that might be sustained. Every citizen of Elmwood and vicinity shodld be proud of their chautauqua. Already it is known tar and near as one of the best on any of the circuits, It is not only this, but it is a big adver tisement tor the town, it is not a trade-getter like a street fair or re union, but it is a great benefit to the community morally, religiously and otherwise, and in the long run is calcu lated to build up a community in a manner that speaks louder than all the advertising that could be done by cele brations that will bring together larger crowds. The Elmwood Chautauqua will be in existenca long after others have gone to the wall for the lack of interest, and will become more popular each suc ceeding year. And as long as the gen tlemen who are managing it breathe the breath of life and maintain their present spirit of enterprise to do the the best for the community in which they live, the chautauqua will not only thrive and prosper, but with it Elm wood will continue to boom ana main tain its record as one of the most beau tiiul and prosperous little towns in Nebraska. Long live Elmwood and its citizens. Funeral of James Woodson The funeral of the late James M. Woodson took place yesterday after noon from the Christian Church in this city. There were many old time friends of deceased present to pay a last tribute to a good man. .There were numerous floral emblems sent by loving friends to strew upon his casket: The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. H. D. Thomas who paid an elo quent tribute to the many sterling qual ities of Mr. Woodson. He dwelt upon that feature of Mr. Woodson's life which was its crowning virtue his un swerving fidelity to the tenets of his religion and pointed out how this noble profession had sustained him through all those troubles which are the herit age of this earthly life.- He also paid a tribute to the great courage of the deceased in his record a3 a soldier, and to his other many noble traits. The sermon was thoroughly appreciated by all the friends who were present. The family present included one son and a daughter besides the widow. Owing to insurmountable obstacles it was impossible for his son, Fred, to reach the city in time for the interment. The pall bearers were J. W. Johnson, W. H. Newell, J. H. Smith, Wm. Barn hart, J. Renner and T. J. McKinney, old soldiers who had worn the blue but who came forward at the last hour to pay a tribute to he who had worn the grey. - wm una imm Judge Archer's Court Eager to Near the The preliminary examination of the five men charged with the assault upon D. E. Hill at Cedar Creek last Tuesday night, took place Satrday before Justice M. Archer. The court room was packed this morning with a crowd eager to hear the details of one of the most- re volting cases aired in the court3 here for some time. The defendants were arraigned at about 11 o'clock and answered to the names of Edward Downey, Geo. Wil son, Joe Keenan, Percy Fernald and John Andrews. They are all employed in or about the National stone quarries some being flunkeys, one other a cook and one the commissary clerk, while Keenan was a laborer. They had re tained A. N. Sullivan as thdir attorney, while the prosecution had employed Byron Clark to assist acting County Atsorney Robertson. The men plead not guilty to the complaint. The first witness was the complaining witness, B. E. Hill, who appeared to be suffering severely with his arm, which was done up inside his shirt. He testified that he was married in Decem ber, 1903 to his wife, who was the woman with him at Cedar Creek, in Utica, N. Y., and was a cook and baker by trade. His home was in Omaha and his mother lived at Des Moines, la. He J had head of there being a prospect for a bob with the contractors who ran the boarding outfit at Cedar Creek through Vreeland Bros., of Omaha, and had goiie to that pla;e on the 10th inst with a tenting outfit, intending to camp and fish He located his camp about one mile nbove the quarry. The first time any c t the aeiena ants naa visirea nis camp was on the 13th inst. but there was no trouble at that time, the night of the trouble, which was on the 18th. About 9:15 at flight the defendant, Wil son, came down to the tent with two bottles of beer and invited Hill out to help drink them. He accepted the in vitation and Fernald and Andrews came up a few moments later with more beer. About one hour later the trouble started by the defendant Wilson going into the tent and beginning to ransack Mrs. Hill's trunk, handling her things, re gardless of what they were. Mrs. Hill ; went in the tent and told him to desist, when he asked her to ' 'go out and turn a trick." Hill overheard his remark and went in the tent and told Wilson to get out, which he did and the gang con gregated in front of the tent. A little later Mrs. Hill started down to the river to look at some fish lines they had out and Hill followed. The entire party went down to the river, then came back and began wrestling. So far things J had been good natured. Hill and An drews were wrestling and Andrews got three falls while Hill took the fourth. Then the trouble started and all three of the other men jumped on Hill and began beating him. In the melee his arm was broken in three places and he had a knife cut on his head. Previous to the wrestling the men had handed Hill a bottle with whiskey and alcohol in it and he had taken a drink of it but none of the others had drank any. After breaking Hill's arm the crowd otherwise mal treated him, Downey calling him a dirty cur and kicking him on the shoulder. They also threatened to and kill him and burn mutilate him, the tent and DOC 0 - U fl No improvement of a house will show up so well for so little money as Wall Paper, and its so cheap. Bring the size of your rooms and we will gladly figure it out for you. Over 240 styles of Wall Paper in stock from 5c to $1.00 per roll. Come and look at them. ivllb 0 WALL PAPER DC Ira Filled With Spectators Cedar Creek Trial. other threats tco sanguinary and vile to bear repetition. The woman was crying and screaming during this time and finally a man named Alton who was present got the men to desist and leave, they leaving Hill screaming murder and otner outcries, ile had crawled some thirty or forty feet from the tent before they left. After they had gone, Mrs. Hill got her husband into the tent and began washing his hurts. While doing this Keenan came back alone and opening the mouth of the tent stuck his head in and declared himself a con stable. He wanted to know what the trouble was and Mrs. Hill invited him to come in and see what they had done to her husband. Keenan came in and asked for a pair of scissors with which he began cutting the hair from Hill's head. Mrs, Hill seeing that he intend ed to cut all the hair off one side the man's head stopped him and Keenan after looking at the cut declared it was nothing but a scratch and advised her to "let the B die" at the same time dragging him from the tent by the wrist of the broken arm. After get ting him out Keenan kicked him on the shoulder and when Mrs. Hill interfered Keenan kicked her over the tent pole. Hill was unconscious from the effects of the kicking until six o'clock the next morning. . Later Keenan came back and dared them to stick their heads out of the tent threatening them with death in case they did. He also exhibited a re volver which had been handed him hy some man who came out of the brush. He then left, leaving them in a terror stricken condition. The cross-examination by Attorney Sullivan failed to shake Hill's testimony in any essential particular. He brought out the fact that Mrs. Hill had two babies at Souix City which had later died and been buried in Woodlawn ceme tery at Omaha. Sullivan sought to obtain admissions from Hill to the ef fect that he had placed his wife's virtue on sale to these men at a dollar and a half per head but this he stubbornly denied. He also denied that he ever whipped his wife or that the day after the trouble he had chased his wife down the track with the intention of beating her. He owned up to drinking "white line" which is alcohol diluted and that Downey one of the defendant's had approached his wife before, the trouble with an offer to give her "a piece of money." On the whole Hill's story held togeth er well and made a strong impression. He was evidently an uneducated man and had small moral conceptions but seemed honest in his statements. Mrs. Hill tcok the stand in the after noon and corroborated her husband in all the essential particulars of the test imony. She told of repeated offers of money from members of the gang and of their solicitations to her but main tained that she steadfastedly refused them. She was not subject to cross eximnation and her story was practical ly unshaken although at times she was confused and uncertain in her state ments. The defense started the production of their testimony just as the Journal goes to press and the remainder of the testi mony with the final action of the exam ining magistrate will he told in Monday's paper. N. B. Since the above was put in type the parties were bound over to dis trict court. DOC SO t IL u n '9 DEALERS 0 Em Ilk Afl'T 1 15) 0) a poor suit or an old suit in this store if you wanted to. We never did carry any poor clothing and since the flood we have disposed of every suit and over coat that is not new up-to-date stuff. Hence our stock now is new and first-class, especially for the Fall season of 1908. C. E. "Where Quality Counts." Will Sheick and family, who have been visiting Matt Tarns in this city for several days past, returned to their home at Ravenna, Neb., this morning. Mr. Tarns accompanied them fora brief visit. LEGAL NOTICE. In Disthict roruT. I Cass CorxTV, Nkb. ( In the matter of Dip riiiardiuushlp of tieorge Leslie Hall a minor. Now on Hie 17th flay of August, litis, this, cause camp on hearing upon the iietition of (ieorire W". Hall, guardian, praying for license to sell Dip undivided one sixth interest of said minor In the following lands to-wit: txtt (41 in the northeast juarter of t he southeast iiuar. ter of sect ion (24) township ( 12) range, 3) n the city of I'lattsmout h, Nebraska: also th west half of the sout hwest quarter of section. (25) township (2) range (3), In Jefferson coun ty, Nehraska, for the purpose of reinvesting the proceeds thereof to a letter advantage, for said minor. It is ordered that the next of kin and all persons interested in said matter ap-. lear liefore me at the district court room on the 2th day of Septemir. liXW. at ten'o'cloek. a. m., to show cause why a lli-ense should not be granted to said guardian as above set forth. That notice of the time and place, of above hearing be given to all persons interested by publishing a copy of tliis order In the I'latto mouth Journal for three successive week prior to the 2th day of September, im. HabvetII. I). Travis. Judge of the District Court. LEGAL NOTICE. State of Nebraska, i K Cass County, i To Thomas M.Wright and Iora Wright, his wife: Birt Hodges and Cyble Hodges, his wife Ira A. Draper and Drajer, first name un-t known, his wife, defendants: You and each of you will t.ke notice and are hereby notified that on the itfth day of July, A. D. l'.Xw, Jacob l Falter and Mary Falter, his wife, plaintiffs herein filed their petition la the District Court of Cass County. Nebraska, against you, the said defendants, the object and prayer of which are to cancel and annull a deed from J. I Falter and Mary Falter to Kert Hodge conveying Lots 7, R. and 9. In Block 2. In the city of I'latsmouth: Lot 2 and Lot 3 except 25.93 feet off the south side, in Block 4. In Thimpson's Addition to I'latt-smouth; and Lots 11. and 12. in block 6, In Townsend's Ad dltlon to I'latsmouth: and Lota II and 12 In Block 221, in the city of I'latsmouth; all In Cass County. Nebraska: and a deed from Blr Hodges and Cyble Hodges to Ira A. Draper, conveying the same premises above described, on the grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, conspiracy, alteration, forgery, and to quiet and confirm the title of the plaintiffs in and to said premiaestn said plaintiffs and aralns you and each of you. You and each of you u required to answer said petition on or be for the 31st day oj August. 1808. Dated at I'lattsmouth.Caas county, Nebraska. July 16th, 1908. Jacob P. Faltbb akd MlET PAI.TBR, PLAINTirT. 7-23-4 By A. L. Tldd.thelr attorney LEGAL NOTICE M THE DISTRICT COURT OF CASS 41 county Nebraska,Dletrich Koester. plain tiff vs. W. 11. Tomason. first name unknown Mrs. Tomason. first name unknown. the unknown heirs and dlvlseea of IV. K Tn. mason, first name unknown. deceased, defend ants. The above named defendants will take notice, that on the 2nd day of July. rK Dietrich Kn- ester, plaintiff. Hied his petition In the Iis trict Court of Cass Countv Ncl.r,. , said defendants the object and prayer of whirl. 'i""-. in w iul one in Klock Thirteen in the village of Avoca. Cass County Nebraska against you by the reason of the ad verse poession of said premises by the atd plaintiff for more than ten years last past and for equit able relief . Vnu immn.i . swer said petition on or before August 17 lurST By C. E. TZTFT. his attornr- rlln"'T. July i. 190. Notice of Probate of Hill. In thi: Count t Cocrt ov Cass Cocntt, Nebraska, i In the matter of the estate of Reglna Wolf de ceased. ' To John Koke. Jennie Koke. and all other r- sons Interested in said estate- Dr You are herebv nnimui k. ... been filed to probate i Will nrrtlni . ' the last will and testanUntof Rerfn'a' Wolrd ceased, and for the appointment of ruSl Koke as administrator with , wni iT"! There will be a hearinujon Jd JS5Slt: my office in the city of Platt-mtK JLt 22 day of Auiusu ut and I all E.00 fcb said petitioWst uTfliSS kI1 b!cIIon hour, and at said timi a"4 it said time such order, will b2 i ALLEN J. BEKHOnT made as are TftUALl County Jud D. O. Dwrta, Attorney. r -r
