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John Susanka was a passenger this
morning for Malvern, la., where he
goes on business.
Will Seybert of Cullom Is in the
city today, coming In to attend to
buciness matters.
C. F. Vallery departed this morn
ing for the south, going out on No. 6
to be gone for several days.
Mrs. J. C. Brltton is spending the
day in Omaha being a passenger for
that city on the morning train.
James Rebal Is looking after bus
iness matters today in Omaha and
South Omaha being a passenger for
those cities on the early morning
train.
Mrs. H. II. Kuhney and daughter
Miss Hazel, are spending the day In
Omaha having been passengers for
that city this morning on the early
train.
Miss Lucetta Patterson of Omaha
who has been spending several days
in the city, the guest of Mrs. T. P.
Livingston departed this morning for
her home.
Mrs. Everett Buckingham of Glen
wood, returned to her home this
morning after spending the evening
In the city with Bennett Chrlswelser
And family.
F. C Jean who has been teaching
school at Hebron, Neb., came in this
morning for a visit with his folks
over Sunday.
Henry Herold is looking after bus
iness matters in Omaha this af-
ternoon being a passenger for that
city on the fast mall train.
Mrs. Louis Schulda was a passen
ger on the fast mall at noon for
Havelock where she will make a visit
with her daughter who resides there.
Mr. Lloyd and wife of Lincoln,
Neb., came in this morning on the
early train for a visit with Mrs.
Lloyd's parents Charles Jean and
wife.
Mrs. II. N. Ilegner and daughters
Gladys and Mildred were passengers
this noon on the mall train for Oma
ha where they will spend the after
noon. Wm. Sltzman and family were pas
sengers on the early train this morn
ing for Omaha where they will spend
the day visiting with Mrs Sltzman's
folks and othr relatives.
MIhh Minnie Guthnutn and her
guest Miss Jeannetto Sisson of
Alnsworth,' Neb., were passengers
this morning on the caily train for
Omaha where they will upend the day
visiting with friends.
Url Gillette, who has been mak
tng his home In this city for some
time, departed thin morning on the
early train for Hot Springs, 8. D.
hlg former home whore ho will stay
lor several months,
Fred G- Egcnbergcr Is on the sic k
list today suffering from a severe
attack of grip. Mr. Egonberger has
not been well for several days and
the bad weather of the past several
Jays has doubt less been responsible
for his illness. IIIh friends hope
thnt ho will soon bo able to once
more attend to bis business nml that
he will not l kept from his office
for any length of time.
Mrs. George E- Dovey was a passen- , waukee service. The Burlington fea-
ger for Omaha this morning Mrs. tured a cocktail and a fat cigar, ana
Dovey's daughter. Miss Ethel, is to be the Alton put up a meal where the
in Omaha the coming week for three 'accessorit s. such as drinks, cigarettes.
days in A Stubborn Cinderella
nJ phe Junks forward to th visit
with pleasant anticipations.
Mrs. J. E. M Daniel and daughter
Miss Virgnia, have returned home
and a fat cigar cost the company
seventy cents, all exclusive of a single
thing on the culinary bill of fare.
Now the operating department has
succeeded in scratching the drinks
Elmer Benscotter, wife and baby
were passengers this noon on the
mall train for the north.
Mrs. Pat Egan is visiting this af
ternoon in Omaha going to that city
on the mall train at noon.
C A. Hunger was a passenger on
the fast mail this noon for Omaha
where he will spend the afternoon.
J- V. Larkins was a passenger this
noon on the fast mall train for Oma
ha where he will spend the after
noon.
Mrs. Emily Dickson departed this
noon on the mail train for a brief vis
It in Omaha going up for the after
noon.
J. E. Mason and wife. were pas
sengers this noon for Omaha where
they will spend the afternoon with
friends.
Mrs. Bertha Petersen is spending
the afternoon In Omaha having been
a passenger for that city on the mail
train at noon
W. H. Austin of Eagle came In this
morning on the early train to look
after business matters in the city
during the day.
VV. L. Hobson was among those
coming in this morning from the
west end of the county, to attend to
business matters at the county seat.
Matthew G. McQuinn, the promi
nent democrat and citizen of Liberty
precinct, came In last evening for a
business visit In the city over night
Roy McDanlels who has been
spending several weeks at home de
parted this noon on the mail train
for Sheridan, Wyo., where he was
called by a telegram offering him a
position with the Burlington. He ac
cepted and left at once.
Rev. J. T. Baird is spending the
afternoon in Omaha visiting with
friends having been a passenger for
that city on the mail train at, noon.
Mrs. Sam Smith and mother Mrs.
Thos. Smith werepassengerforOmaha
where they will spend th day, Mrs.
Thos. Smith departing later for Cal
laway, Neb, where she ie called by
the serious Illness of her sister-in-law
Mrs. J. T. Lambert. Mrs. Sam Smith
will return home this evening.
Miss Gladys Sullivan was a paj
ger this morning on the early tran
for Omaha where she will spend the
day with her sister Mrs. Harriet
Becker at the hospital.. She is ac
companied by her little nephew Al
bert Newton Rocker who will also
visit his mother. '
James. Leek departe d this noon on
the mail train .for Ralston, where
he will start work on several bullil
lnRB which he has contracted to put
up. He has been fortunate in se
curing several contracts In this new
manufacturing suburb of Omaha and
the possibilities are that he will have
several months work ahead of him.
Jacob Krenger one of the best of
the younge r farmers from near My
uarcl, was In the city today on bus
iness matters, taking occasion to
call at the Journal ofice nnd renew
his subscription to the old reliable
which he finds meets his needs as
a county paper Mr. Kraeger Is one
of the brightest of the younger farm
ers of this vicinity and his visit waf
much apreclated.
from Sallna, Kas. where they went and the fat cigar off ihe Burlington
last Monday to take part in the cele-I menu.
bratlon of the fiftieth wedding anni
versary of Mrs. McDanlel' s parents. The Pacific coast extension of the
The occasion was observed last Wed- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
nesday and was a very highly en- road crosses Musselshell river, Mon-
Joyed affair. The children of the tana, 115 times in 117 miles. It has
aged couple gathered together and a broken every American record by
fine family reunion was had. AH of building twenty miles of bridge on
the children had some fine present to that portion of the system which be-
give their parents in commemoration ins at the Missouri river. South Dako
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of the happy event. Both Mrs. Mc
Danlel and her daughter greatly en
Joyed the visit.
RAILROAD COTES
ta, and ends at the cities of Tacoma
and Seattle. Surveyors, engineers
and constructors were Instructed
back in 1906, when actual work was
begun on the extension now known
as the Chicago Milwaukee & Puget
Sound road, to "move in straight
From Creston. Ia. the following Hne8 whenever po88ibie except In the
news of new Burlington equipment climblns of mountains. The result
comes: The Burlington Railroad g 8een , a m0Bt remarkable series
company is planning to begin the con- of brldgeg tre8tlea nd tunneis, brlng-
sirucuon or ten new engines to e lng the distance by rail from Chicago
usea in swucning, jusi as soon as tne fn cwtu rfnwn 9 17K mn.
steel arrives. The work will be
from 50 to 144 miles shorter than
divided between Burlington, la., and ky the three other tran8.COntinental
Aurora, 111. shops The new engines
are to cost (10,000 each and are to
be of the class G-3 type and each
will weigh about sixty-five tons.
They will each be equipped with six
pony wheels and will be the most
powerful switch engines ever built
by the Burlington. The car repair
ing shops at West Burlington have
recently been put back on the 9-hour
schedule, and it Is thought It will be
but a Bhort time before the entire
shop force will go back to the 10
hour schedule.
The reunion project of the broth
erhood of locomotive engineers will
be among the most notable conclaves
held in Lincoln this year. It is being
pushed primarily by local division No.
98 of that organization. The attend-
lines which reach Puget sound, Rob
ert L. Nltouche, who has been in
close touch with the construction
companies In Montana, Idaho and
Washington, has returned to Chi
cago with the report that freight
trains will be running over the whole
system in May.
"Harking back to the days when
Jay Cook was stalled at Bismark In
his effort to build the Northern
Pacific across the continent," he said,
"and then looking- at this giant
achievement of the new century, one
is forced to marvel at the methods
which make it possible to build rail
roads at such speed. In the nearly
three years since April, 1906, the con
struction companies at work on the
Pacific extension have removed 60,-
000,000 cubic yards of earth, cut
ance will ho nrlnrlnnllv frnm lha mlH '
v. ..I u J60.000 cubic yards of tunnel through
die states, but some members will be . . .
the Rocky Bitter Root and Cascade
mountains, put up twenty miles of
steel bridges and laid 200,000 tons of
rails at a total cost of 185,000,
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BIG REDUCTION ON
PLUMBING -:-GOODS
AIR PRESSURE WATER SYSTEMS!
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Within the last sixty days we have made some
extraordinary low purchases on Plumbing Goods, and
have the largest line of Hath Tubs, Closets, Lavatories
and Sinks ever shown in riattstnouth at remarkable
reduction in prices
Hath Tubs, white enameled.... $1 5.00 and Up
Lavatories, 4 .... 6.75 and Up
One-Piece, white enameled Sink
and back. . 9.75 and Up
-Low-Down Closets 14.50 and Up
18x30 flat rim Sinks, white enam
eled 3.00 and Up
We can also make Kewnuee Air Pressure Water
Systems at a big reduction over former prices. Ke
tnember you can see what you net when purchasing
lrom us, ns we have six styles of tubs, six styles of
lavatories and three styles of closets in stock and on
display.
J OHK1 BM3
Plattsmouth,
Nebraska.
here from other parts of the country,
as well as from Canada and Mexico.
Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of the
B. of L. E. and other grand officers
of the ame lodge and of the fire
men's trainmen's and conductors' or
ders win auena. r. it. MorriBoey, Col Askwith, superintendent of
president of the American railway em the Masonic home, was a passenger
ployes and Investors association, and on the morning tram for Omaha
Daniel Willard, first vice president of wher he will look after business mat-
the Burlington railroad, are on the ters during the day. From Col. Ask
program ror addresses. I with it is learned that there Is
This reunion of railroad men in every probability the home will soon
Lincoln is tne nrst step in the effort be equipped with Its own lighting
to secure one of the future biennial plant, arrangements to this end be
conventions of the R. of L. E. and ng now under way, and he believes
affiliated organizations. To arouse that later it will bo necessary to in
IntereHt in the meeting, H. Wiggen- stall a private water plant owing to
josi nas prepared and sent to the na- the heavy demands for water and
tlcinal Journal of the order an article the large consumption at the plant
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uii uiuvuiu, iui hiiwii ijiiuiukihiiiic Mnese improvements will he very
illustrations, which will appear In the valuable and greatly improve the
May Issue. In thLs manner, the atten- establishment
tlon of 75,000 engineers will be at
tracted to the Lincoln gathering and
many of them will be induced to
come. Once here, it Is planned to
treat then so well that when Lincoln
goes after the big convention It will
have plenty of friends. A barbaHiie
at Capital beach Is one feature In
prospect. The 'next biennial meet
will take place at Detroit in
1910
Last week a large force of men and
teams were put to work on the Oma
aha Auburn line between here and
Mnnley, ditching, lining up the road
ed, and getting It in shape so the ties
and track would be drained, the
grade lowered or raised, all with
the expectation of ballasting the
track,, If reports are true.
A similar force of men began
work south of here. About ten
teams were expected to go to work
Monday and more as rapidly as they
ould be secured. They will work
between here and Avoca, and as
there will be so much cuttlnn and
filling In leveling the track, it is
likely they will be there until the
fore part of June If the Mnnley
hill on the north is cut down the
force in that direction will have
work there for weeks.
It is said following this work the
company will ballast with rock and In
this way they would save the ties,
make a solid road bed, and then
make this the main line as It was In
years past. Weeping Water Re
publican.
The Kansas City Times says the
table d'hote war being waged on the
dining cars of the Chicago-Kansas
City lines has received a backset. P.
S. KiiHtls, passenger traffic manager
of the Burlington, has cut the free
drinks and the fat cigars off the menu
of the meals served on the fast Bur
lington trains between Kansas City
and Chicago. Tho culinary delight
that have been on the bill of fare, of
course, remain.
When the Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul began Its fast passenger service
between Kansas City and Chicago. a
few years ago, It began the service of
a tanie a nc te dinner ror -1 The' ex
ample was followed by the Burlington
and later by the Chicago Alton, the
two latter seeking to out-do the Mil-'
Miss Margery Walker of Murray
has been spending several days in the
city the guest of Miss Florence
Dovey.
Walter L. Propst is attending to
business matters today in Omaha be
ing A passenger for that city on the
morning traln
A. S. Will 'is looking after busi
ness matters In Omaha today being
a passenger for that city this morn-
in gon the early train.
L. H. Petersen, wife and son de
parted this noon on the fast mail for
Plainvlew where they will visit with
relatives over Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Todd and brother
Clyde Adamson were passengers on
the fast mall train for Omaha where
they will spend the afternoon.
J. C. Brady who is now located at
Fremont came In several days ago
for a brief visit with, his parents re-
tournlng to his work this noon on
the fast mall.
Frank Sltzman and family were
among the passengers on the Jiall
train for Omaha where they will
spend the day and Sunday visiting
with relatives.
F. M. Young, jr., came In this
morning from his farm near Murray
and was a passenger on the mail
train for Omaha where he goes to
look after business matters.
W H. Hell, the proprietor of the
Pleasant View stock farm near Ce
dar Creek was in the city today
looking after business matters.
George N. LaRue, the prominent
citizen of Union, Is looking after
business matters in the city today,
coming up this morning on the M. P.
Wm. Puis, Jr. one of the best
young business men and farmers
from Murray and its vicinity was
In the city today attending to busi
ness matters.
l Lt Asemissen departed thl
morning for Woodlands, Can., where
he is looking for a location. He
expects to be gone for some sixty
days and will carefully Investigate
the possibilities of that point as
bsulness location. He has not fully
determined upon his location and
will not until he has made a careful
examination of the business possi
bilities. It is a matter of regret
to lose so good a man and citizen
as .Mr. Asemissen and his many
friends hope that he will be as pros
perous In his new location as he had
been in thls His mother Mrs. H. L'
Asemissen accompanied him as far as
Omaha.
N'lck Halmes, the popular farmer
wtst of the city, was in town looking
after business matters.
Wm .Thomas of Nehawka, came
in yesterday to attend to business
being a guest at the Perkins.
Mrst Julius Nellson Is spending
the day In Omaha having been a pas
senger for that city this morning
on the early train.
Mrs. W. C. Irwin and her moth-
er Mrs. Heine, departed this evening;
for Chicago, III., where they will
spend several days visiting with rel
atives and friends.
Robt. Hays, accompanied by Misses
Genevieve Howard and Edith Pits
were passengers this noon on thej
mail train for Omaha where they
wlll spend the afternoon.
Former Senator S. L. Thomas Is
among those having business In Oma
ha and Council Bluffs to look after
this afternoon being a passenger for
the cities on the mail train at noon.
John Kraeger, the proiui-
nent stock grower and farmer from
west of the city is spending the dar
with the merchants of the town to
day, driving In this morning from
his farm
Mark White, the popular Rock
Bufflte and prominent member of
the Bucks of the Timber, with his
estimable wife, was spending the day
in the city, looking after business
matters.
George Horn of Cedar Creek, the-
popular representative of the Wood
men ' Accident Association was In
the city this mornlnf having come
down from his home to look after
some business matters In the city.
. Joe and Frank Libershal, Frank
Koubek and Fred Hesse made a trip
to Omaha this afternoon, traveling
all together and each one looking
after the others. They expect to
have a happy trip and return Just
as they started.
Mrs. Nora England was expected
to arrive in the city this noon on
the mail train from her home at
Hamburg, la., for a visit with D. J.
Nalr and family Mrs. Delia Tros
per came In last evening from Elm
wood for a visit with them and Rojr
McCoy and family came in several
days since from Ponca, Okla., for a.
like purpose. It Is the intention to
have a big family reunion at the
Nalr home tomorrow and the mem
bers of the family will daubtless have
a highly enjoyable time. Further
particulars of this delightful affair
will appear later.
You're going to put you're old head in
to a new hat one of these days in the near
future.
If your head is the least bit irregular, (9 out of every 10 are) you'l get a misfit. Chances are the man
that's selling you will stretch the hat with an old out-of-date wooden stretcher, or if its a little large he'll
pad it.
That's all nonsense, don't stand for it.
IF YOU COME HERE: First we'll show you by far the largest assortment of hats that has ever been
shown in Plattsmoulh. Socond wo'll make the hat fit your head exactly lor ai long as you can wear it.
This we do by means of our new French confnrmateur, which device takes the axact shape of your head,
heats the hat and shapes it permanently.
Another thing we do is to put your name in the hat
We'll be glad to shape your old hat for you, if you'll bring it in.
Stetsons $3.50 to $5.00
Fricd's & Albcrtini's $2.00 to $3.00
Others $1.00 to $2.00
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