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VOLUME XXVI II
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, TIIUKSDAV, OCTOIIKI! S, 1JH)S
NUJW mill 1
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
