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1-"y "kzv'y mntotit Journal. SI-MI-WICKKLY KDITIOX -KK1HT IWCiKS VOLUME XXVI II PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, TIIUKSDAV, OCTOIIKI! S, 1JH)S NUJW mill 1 f Miss Aiice Dovoy, Whose Home is in Plat! mouth, Tells a Chicago Record-Herald Re porter all About the Little Fairy. Sunday's Chicago Record - Herald has a write-up f Miss Sallie Fisher, the prima donna of "A Stubborn Cinderella" now running at the Prin cess Theatre at Chicago, in which one of Plattsmouth's charming contribu tions to the stage figures. The follow ing extracts from the article show that part devoted to Miss Alice Dovev so well and popularly known in this city: A very pretty girl arrayed in her third-act clothes passed us, and the Bureau of Publicity had an inspiration. "That is Miss Alice Dovey," said the genial press agent. "You know she plays the part of Lois in the piece. Miss Fisher and she are chums and very devoted to each other. I'll bet you that if Miss Fisher has a fairy god mother snooping anywhere around here that Miss Dovey knows it and will tell us. Attention!" We arose and came to a parade rest and the press agent called Miss Dovey back and presented us to her. "Miss Dovey," we said, "is Miss Fisher herself a Cinderella, not a stub lorn Cinderella, but a very nice Cinde rella, and does she number a fairy god mother in her list of relations.?" Miss Dovey sat down on a property trunk and laughed until the tears roll ed down her cheeks. "Oh, please don't," she sobbed, "I'm spoiling my makeup Then she laughed again. j We felt very much confused and dis- j tressed. The genial press agent look ed as if nothing would afford him great er pleasure than to give a savage growl and bite himself. "Well." said Miss Dovey finally, when she managed to stop laughing, "I can tell you all about Miss Fisher, if that is what you want to know. But please don't make me laugh any more." "Now," I said, "isn't Miss Fisher a j and dug down into a trunk and produc modern Cinderella herself. Didn't she j ed a strange looking object with a red live away off in a lonely place and j skirt and a silk handkerchief waist and didn't she cry a great deal and wasn't j rope hair. It was none other than the she unhappy just like Cinderella, and ! fairy godmother, Arabella Margaret she didn't have fine clothes or go to ' Clorinda Lueiie Bootjack. In Police Court. Judge Archer Monday a. m. disposed of two plajn drunks brought in by the police Saturday night. Ed Pearson, an aged hobo, dallied with the flowing bowl too long on the last day of the week and spent the hard earned coin he had gathered in by dint of much pitiful mouth work on the streets in securing a load, all of which was high ly repugnant to the peace and good will of the city and for which Judge Archer doled out one dollars' worth of the celebrated Brand of justice, suspend ing the sentence until Edward could hie himself to the Jungles. Edward took advantage of the opportunity and hied. John Collins, a member of the Burlington telegraph gang, also fought John Barleycorn a round which ended disastrously for John Collins, as Bar leycorn made him too bellicose for the welfare of the patrons of Dr. Barnes' restaurant ar.d he was "trim in." He also got a present of o::e dollar's worth of the celebrated Archer Brand of jus tice which he secured a stay on untn pay day Treasurer the doer. when he promised to aid C'cmor.t keep the wolf from He returned to work pend ing the settlement of the little bill. In High Esteem. Sunday the members of the First Methodist Sunday School gave their Superintendent, C. C. Wescott, a most j welcome surprise. During the proceed ings of the Sunday School, T. W. Glenn rose and in well chosen words informed Mr. Wescott of the hijrh esteem and regard with which the members of the school regarded him. He spoke of Mr Wescott's excellent services in the church and dwelt upon his long occup ancy of the office of Superintendent, winding up with the presentation to him of a very handsome new Topical Bible. The occasion for the present ation was Mr. Wescott's thirty-fifth birthday, which had occurred the day before. The Bible is one the finest ed itions put out and is justly considered by Mr. Wescott as one of the very fin est presents he could have had given him. Mr. Wescott for twelve years past has been superintendent of the Sunday School and if the members of the class have their way he will be there for many years to come. parties or have any other little girls to play with and " "Who is telling this story, please? said Auss Dovey with quiet dignity. 1 ou must let me tell it my own way because I've got to go on the stage very soon. Miss Fisher was born on a ranch in Wyoming in a lonely far-off place just like Cinderella, although I really don't remember whether the other Cinderella was born in Wyoming or not, do you ?" The Artist to the Rescue. We shook our heads. The artist said he thought the Cinderella that the talented Mr. (Irimm talked about was born in Indiana, but he wasn't sure. "Anyhow," said Miss Dovey, "she spent lier early life there, and when still a child her people took her to Salt Lake City to live. Some people there discovered her voice." "Isn't that where the fairy godmoth er comes in ?" asked the artist. "Please," said Miss Dovey. "And she sang in the amateur opera that the Mormon young people give every year. Then she came to Chicago and studied and wen": on the stage as a chorus girl in 'The Chaperons,' and with 'The Bil lionaire,' and then with the Frank Daniels company. They finally discover ed that she not only had a voice of great range and power, but with a wonderfully sympathetic quality, and so they gave her the song 'Dearie' to sing an( ner career was made." "Fairy godmother," said the artist. "I've got to go on stage now," said Miss Dovey. "If you stay here I will see you now and then between the acts and tell you more. Good-by. " And before we left the theater and while prima donna was still on the stage I gentle little Alice Dovey took us back into the prima donna's dressing-room The Nehawka Mill a Winner. Frank P. Sheldon accompanied by Joseph Malcolm went to Omaha last Sunday evening in the interest of the Nehawka Mill. They were invited to bid on some large contracts for flour, in fact the reputation made by this mill is making its product sought after. There has sold in the last year 20 cars of its flour in Omaha alone and not one complaint or a sack returned and they want more of it. This speaks well for an institution that merits more home patronage than it really gets. Let's go to boosting for it, what do you say. Nehawka Register. Married at the Court House. County Judge Beeson on Monday issued a license and united in marriage Eli Erdmann. aged 27, and Mabelle Bash, aged 20, both of Omaha. The couple came down on No. 4 and repaired at once to Judge Beeson's office where the marital knot was tied. They are a handsome looking couple and proceeded with the event as if it was an everyday occurrence, the usual nervousness being absent. They returned to Omaha on the fast mail at noon. Death at Elmwood. A special from Elmwood, under date of Octobeo 3, li'l, says : John Gor don, of the soldiers' home at Leaven worth, Kas.. who was here visiting his nieces, Mrs. Si Mairs, Mrs. Otto Lau ana .Mrs. w nnam nuinsn, cued very suddenly of heart failure at the home of Mrs. Mairs. Just a half hour before his death he was in the yard playing with the children. When he went into the house he complained of not feeling very well but did not want a doctor, asking for a cup of tea, which he drank and then went to bed, saying he would be all right in a little while, and in a few minutes his death occurred before medical aid could be summoned. De ceased was an old soldier and was seventy-five years of age. "When in the army he contracted a severe case of measles, which settled in his eyes and for the past forty years he has been totally blind. Mr. Gordon was well known in Cass county, where he resided for a number of years. The remains will be taken to Weeping Water tomorrow for interment by the side of his wife." I Drainage District. For a long . ime, particulaily in the nast vears. the land owners along trie Weeping Water bottoms have sufferee considerable loss by damage to crops caused by ovei flowing of Weeping Water creek and Uek of proper drain age durint? the wet season. Part of this difficulty results from the very crooked creek bed which impedes th flow of the water in the creek. Here tofore the land ownen: have been unable to get together upon plars to remedy the conditions, but they now realize that something must b? done to pre serve their land and s;op the annua losses. A meeting was held in Woodman hall last Saturday afternoon for the purpose of taking action in the matter, and v large number of land owners south am east of here were present. Engineer Munn of Nebraska City explained the plans of organizing and the character of work necessary, emphasizing the fact that the expense musi be proratei in accordance with benefits actually received. All seemed in favor of form ing a drainage enstnet and incorpor ating under the state law, ai;d for that purpose A. E. Taylor, II. G. Todd and George Everett were appointed to pro ceed with the legal requirements. Itis thought that about ;?,0R) acres of land will be ejected by the ditching and drainage work. Union Ledger. Death af an Old Resident Died Mason, Benj. F., at Platts mouth, Neb., aged 66 years 9 months and 26 days, of paralysis. Funeral Oc tober 5, at 2 p. m. Leath on Sunday claimed Benj. F. Mason, for forty years past a resident of Plattsmouth and vicinity, after a lingering illness of paralysis. It came as a welcome release to long years of suffering. Deceased was born in Penn sylvania on December 7, 1841, and, in company with his brother, came to Nebraska in the fall of 1866, landing from a steamboat at Bellevue on Sep tember 15, of that year. Two years later the brothers moved from Bellevue to this city, where they have resided ever since. JJeceasea s wite died several years since, and his condition made it necessary for his relatives to make arrangements to have him looked after at the county infirmary. He left sur viving him, five children, of whom, a daughter, Mrs. E. L. Court, lives at Omaha, and a small daughter, Grace, also lives at the same place. Another daughter, Miss Belle Mason, resides at Murray, Neb. He also left two sons, Fred and Daniel, whose whereabouts are unknown save that they are some where in the state of Iowa. The fun eral of the deceased will be heid to morrow afternoon from the county in firmary. Rev J. H. Salsbury will con duct the services. A Clever Scheme A clever scheme is being worked on the farmers in certain sections of the state by a firm selling pianos in Chica go. A farmer is notified that a piano has been shipped by mistake in the town were he trades and in order to avoid the expense of re-shipping it the company is willing to sell it to him at a great sacrifice. If the sale is made the piano proves to be a stenciled instru ment and the purchaser has been stung for a big profit. There is probabyly no business in which deception is practiced so generally as in the sale of pianos by irresponsible dealers and about the only safe way to avoid being taken in is to give the foreign piano grafter a wide berin. H2V2 Removed. Kunsman X. Range, the u: Main their street butchers, have moved into new quarters in the Pepperberg block, one door west of their old location. The new quarters have been fixed up in the most approved style, there being a new cooling room aelded to their equipment, fine metal meat racks and everything made new and modern and up-to-date. The building has been recently enlargeu by the addition of an extension of some twenty feet which is of modern con struction having a fine concrete floor and the construction of the very best. The new quarters are claen and attrac tive and will repay a visit. Had a Good Time. Rea Patterson who has been absent for a number of days taking in the ses sions of the American Bankers Associa tions at Denver, Col. returned Monday morning on No. 6. Mr. Patterson had a delightful time during his trip and heard many able and valuable discus sions of the association. The people of Denver took every precaution to see that the members of the association and the many visitors to the city, had an enjoyable time. There was an abundance of entertainments and amuse ments provided and a general fine time time had. Forming In District Court. In district court Monday a. m. little was done save to call the jury and listen to the various excuses presented why several good men should not be called upon to serve their country as jurymen. All the jury reported save Jas- Stander who had previously been excused by the court so that he might attend the Fer guson funeral at Louisville and Rea Patterson who was also excused for two days. No action was taken on sevaral applications for excuse. In the case of Herold vs. Coats, a suit for false arrest, a motion by the plaintiff to have the defendant produce all the letters, invoices, books &c con cerning the business matters in dispute between the parties was argued and submitted to the Court. In the afternoon the case of State vs. pecK is set uown lor trial, irns is an appeal case from police court in the city. in enstnet court luesday a jury composed of Jos. Armstrong, Charles Brannan, Dan Creamer, Carl Day, John Gonzales, F. H. Nichols, Ray Pollard, W. C. Timblin, E. H. Wescott, Luke Wiles, and E. C. Giberson heard the evidence in the case of the State vs. Walter Speck. This is the case where Speck and John Miller are accused of doing battle to the undoing of the latter. It was tried in police court and Speck was fined one hundred dollars and costs from which he ap pealed. The case did not go to the jury until this morning when the in structions of the court were given. Immediately following this case came that of the State vs. Smith. This is the case wherein Jim Smith, a negro, is charged with the breaking and enter ing of the house of Mrs. W. II. Schild- knecht, -the night of the flood last June. The jury in the Speck case after be ing out several hours returned a verdict of guilty. Speck will be sentenced lat er. Attorney W. C. Ramsey prosecut ed the case as it was an appeal from police court, while A. N. Sullivan de fended Speck. Testimony was takenjjin the after noon in the Smith case and it probably will not go to the jury before late tonight or Wednesday morning. The jury hearing the case is composed of T. S. C. Dabb, Rea Patterson, Arthur Sullivan, J. Schlankee, Sr., W. D. Wheeler, Chas. Ileebner, John Camp bell, Jas. Stander, Albert Wetenkamp, Walter Cummings, Chas. Miller and David A. Eaton. FAVORS LIBER- AL PENSIONS Mr. Bryan Never Made a Speech or Wrote an Editorial Criticizing Any Appropriation. In an interview given out Monday, at his home in Lincoln by William J. Bryan, he denies, as has been alleged, tnat he ever made a speech or wrote an editoral against the granting of pen sions to soldiers. On the contrary, he declares that all of his platforms have indorsed pensions and that he favors a liberal pension policy. He said : "My attention has been called to a clipping from a republican paper, which purports to be an extract from a speech on the subject of pensions, delivered by me in congress, and the date of the speech is fixed at November 18, 1S92. In the purported speech, I am accused of criticising the appropriations for pen sions, and arn charged with using lan guage unfriendly to the pensioner. I language attributed to me, either in congiess or any where else. On the contrary, my record shows that I favor ed liberal pensions to the surviving sol diers and to their dependents. "Congress was not in session on November 18, 1S92, as anyone can as certain by examining the records. The first session of congress adjourned in the summer of 1S92, and the second session did not assemble until Decem ber of that year. "I think that the language quoted is the same that has been used at other times, when it waa charged that I had used the language in an editoral in a paper of which I was at one time editor. It was claimed that the editor ial appeared in 1S92. This was nearly two years before I became connected with the paper. I do not know whether the editorial ever appeared in that paper, but I know that I was not con nected with the paper until long after the date on which the editorial is said to have appeared, and I know that I never wrote an editorial for that paper or any other paper, or even said in a speech or otherwise, anything unfriend ly to the soldier and his pension. As this misrepresentation has been brought to my attention, I take this means of answering it. All of my platforms have indorsed pensions, and I favor a ! ( liberal pensions policy." A NOBLE CITIZEN The Funeral of John D. Ferguson, at Louisville, Monday, Attended By a Large Number of Sympathetic Friends. The funeral of the late John D. Ferguson took place last Sunday at his late residence in Lincoln, the services being conducted by Rev. Rogers of the Plymouth Congregational church. Among those who were present at the services were County Treasurer Frank E. Schlater and wife, and Ed Fitz gerald and daughter, Marie, of this city. There was a large attendance of friends and neighbors whose acquain tance the noble man had formed dur ing his short residence in Lincoln. The body laid at the residence until yester day morning when it was brought to Louisville where additional services were held. The body accompanied by the sorrow ing relatives and friends was conveyed to Ashland on No. 4, and there trans ferred to the Schuyler train for Louis ville. Through the arrangement and courtesy of the Burlington road a special car had been provided for those who were to accompany the remains, the car being transferred from the one train to the other. At Louisville the body was met by a large gathering of those citizens who had known Mr. Ferguson so well in his lifetime and that too, although the rain was descending heavily when the train arrived. The services were held at the Methodist church, the Rev. G. M. Jones officiating, one feature of the services being a special prayer by Rev. Geo. W. Mayfield. Rev. Jones in his sermon touching upon the beautiful and noble qualities which had dis tinguished Mr. Ferguson during his life time, paid him a magnificent tri bute upon the spotlessness and purity of his life, and its unblemished record. Fireman Seriously Injnred. J. A. Bryan, fireman on freight train No. 154, had a close call for his life at the coal chutes just below the depot at Mnnrlnv pvpninrr Brvan's finmnp was taking coal and Bryan was on the tender and Will Garrens running the derrick that lifts the large boxes of oi tv,o hrV,r,rr tho h Wm hrokP. and the nole fell, striking, V. , 1.1 ii. . i.j .i 'rran rr uneirur oiow uri I ri ( r mm 1 r i f i knocking him quite a distance to the ground. The injured man was picked up by Will Garrens and a brakeman and car ried into the depot, where a physician was called, and it was found that the man's head was cut quite seriously and he was bruised about the shoulder and body. His wounds were dressed and he was sent on the midnight train to his home in Atchison. Union Ledger. FALLS FROM HAY LOFT Fred Kunsman Sustains i "t r " In-! juries in Ccnscq::er.c Fred Kunsman who is employed by J . E. McDaniels, sustained a severe injury Monday while engaged in looking after some business for his employer. Mr. McDaniel who is a dog fancier, recently secured a fine bull dog from Kansas City, Mo., and had the animal in the hay loft at Sam Smith's stable, on Sixth street. Yesterday he sent Mr. Kunsman after the animal and it being in the hay loft, he went up after it. In moving about he someway over looked a door in the floor which was used to pass bay through into the feed ing racks and stepped in the opening, falling through and striking upon his hin and side on the racks. At the time the injury did not seem so severe al though very painful, and later the pain increased to such a degree that medical aid was summoned, and it was discover ed he had broken his hip. The injury is quite serious and will keep him con fined to his bed for at least a month of six weeks. He was conveyed to his home where he is now resting as com fortable as his injury will permit. Mr. Smith who is proprietor of The Market Place on North Sixth street, wa3 much pained by the accident a3 he has taken all needful precaution to prevent such occurrences. LMUIUJ M i HfcS 1 There could be no question as to tin great effect such a life had had upon those Jwho had been permitted to come in contact with it. At the conclusion of the services, tin cortege moved to the Lutheran ceme tery south of the town, there being some fifty to sixty carriages in the procession despite the pouring ram. 'I he active pall bearers ascotnpanying the remains to the grave were Aug. Panska, Chris Mockenhaupt, Wm. Er hart, Wm. Wendt, Chas. J. Gaebel and Chas. Lau, all of wnorn were old time friends and neighbors of Mr. Fer guson. The honorary pall bearers were S. L. Thomas, W. D. Hill, T. J. Foun tain, G. W. May field. John Tiihc. C. Vosburg, Fred Panska, Chas. Gaebel, Sr., Peter Vogler, Thomas Keckler, Aug. Schleifert, and C. M. Andrus. Those of Mr. Ferguson's family who were present at the interment were Wm. Ferguson, of Denver, Col.; Mr. and Mrs. Ivers, son-in-law and daugh ter, of Louisville,; Mr. and Mrs. Scott, son-in-law and daughter, of Peru, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Gerbling, son-in-law and daughter, near Souix City, la.; Misses Alice and Fern Ferguson, daughters of Lincoln, Neb. ; Geo. Berger and wife, son-in-law and (laughter of Elmwood, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Pettis, the latter a niece of Lincoln, Neb.; Albert Bauer and wife, son-in-law anil daughter, of Wabash, Neb., anil the widow Mrs. Ferguson. Others who were present at. the funeral were Mr. Fountain who was for years a friend and was a groomsman at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Fergu son, now residing at South Bend, Neb., and G eo. Mattison of South Jlcti'i. SOUTH BEND FERRY OPEN T. W. Fountain, Veteran Ferryman, Secures LifiPnsp fn firto , r fountain, one of the pioneers of Cass county, was in the city Tuesdi y (looking after securing a lice use to oper r ate a ferry across the Platte river at South Bend. This has been the- vet eran's business for many years, and he now returns to it, having been granted the necessary license. This makes a handy and convenient crossing between Cass and Sarpy counties parties travel ing to Omaha from counties south can find the service to their liking. Mr. Fountain is very well known in Eastern Nebraska, having come here when this land was the frontier of the states and with his wide acquaintance- he is sure to find the business a go(' out He has a great many friends i-i the city who were glad to .shake hir.-: ! the hand and wish him and hi all j ossihle success. He v. ei.t erprise a pa.-'sen- !') ; look ; county l.jvige at !! ",:r.ptt- geronthe mui! train fori'; I after th d'.t-iiis on ;e a'v -x :;-e n:--.vv- 1 : ire .-.-,! of ti of K:r.;. side. T! I.oui-'viil lUon m that line. Wiiilam G. Ramsey. W. C. Ramsey, the democratic can didate for county attorney, is a Cass county production. His parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Ramsey, are pioneer residents and grew up with the coun try. Billy was born and reared in the county, educated in the High school of Plattsmouth, and graduated from the law department of the state university with highest of honors. For honesty, integrity, morality, and every other quality that goes to make up a model young man, is embodied in Billy Ram sey. As a lawyer he will rank with the ablest young men in the state. When you vote for him on the third day of November, you can do so with a clear conscience that you have voted for one who will fill the office of county attor ney with credit to himself, to his friends and the people of Cas3 county generally. Plattsmouth Journal. The Herald knows Mr. Ramsey sufficiently well to be able to fully endorse all that the Journal says of him. The voters of Cas3 county should "give the young man a chance," being assured in ad vance that their interests will be proper ly guarded. Lincoln Herald.