Tlhe Avoca Department
News Items Gathered Each Week by
Hiss Myrtle Wolfe la sick with the
measles.
Friday is tater day.
Carl Schroder was a Nehawka visi
tor Monday.
Harry Marquardt was here from
Dnnbar Saturday.
Henry Vette was at Omaha Thurs
day on business.
Roy Fahnestock was a Weeping
Water visitor Monday.
Henry Wulf and wife were visiting
near Plattsmouth Sunday.
Sheriff Qulnton was a business visi
tor here Tuesday evening.
H. G. Wellenslek spent Sunday
with relatives near Lorton.
Isaac Ellsworth and family are now
residents of Nebraska City.
Mrs. M. G. Keedy was visiting rela
tives at Elmwood this week.
Mrs. F. W. Ruhge and daughter
Louise were Lincoln visitors Friday.
Simon Rhemeler was visiting with
Weeping Water friends Sunday.
The Sherman Williams paint is one
of the best made. Copes' sells it.
Attorney Wellenslek was attending
, to business matters at Omaha Tues
day. Jake Frey and wife have moved to
the Mrs. Buss residence in south
Avoca.
Theron Malcolm and wife were at
Cook Saturday and Sunday visiting
friends.
The baseball and bicycle fever has
struck Avoca. Several serious cases is
reported.
Henry Behrns, our portly stock
buyer, was a visitor at Weeping Wa
ter Monday.
Jacob Opp, one of our hustling bus.
iness men, has embarked in the real
estate business.
Mrs. Hanger of Lincoln was visiting
WEKPINO WATER.
(Republican.)
Please remember that on March 14, ;
both evening trains were in before J
Postmaster Olive has received his
commission as postmaster for another
fonr years.
Mrs. Christina Hansen is quite sick
with pneumonia at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Peter Olson.
M. L. Rich and family arrived last
Friday from Milford, and are settled
in the porperty they purchased of I.
N. Hunter.
The 25th is Good Friday. Have
your potatoes cut and ground ready,
for you know it won't do to not plant
them on that day.
A lady deposited a $20 gold piece
at the City National bank dated 1856,
that she had kept in the house for
twenty years. That $20 at interest
.might have been worth $60 by this
time.
Mrs. Margaret Brendel of Murray,
rame over Tuesday to assist her
mother, Mrs. T. F. Jameson. The
latter fell en the back steps of the
house and the ligaments of the ankle
were torn loose, disabling her from
household duties. Mrs. Brendel re
turned home Friday.
The Missouri Pacikc railroad com
pany were unfortunate last week in
replacing the bridge at Louisville.
A new pile driver had been secured to
try out and it was expected to use it
ia building the steel bridge across the
Tlatte near Plattsmouth. They con
cluded to drive the piling at Louis
ville and in some manner it ran off
the track into the river. It was
later hauled out with a derrick but
Fencing is the question you are about to consider. Whether
it be Field, Poultry or Garden it is necessary that you get just
what is best adapted for your purpose and to give the best results.
If you think of getting poultry fence, let us show you poultry fence
that is about three times as heavy as the ordinary Diamond Mesh
fence and at very little additional cost. This fence is heavy
enough to turn stock if necessary, and will turn smaller chickens
than the Diamond Mesh. New car of fence will be here in a few
days, so in order to be sure to have what you want at the time you
want it, let us set it around your yard.
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HARDWARE!
a Special Reporter for This Department of the Semi-Weekly Journa
here this week with her sister, Mrs.
Samuel Johnson.
E. C. Nutzman has' been making
some -improvements abbut his resi
dence property.
Robert Mlckel was calkd to Iowa
this week by the serious illness of
his brother James.
L. J. Marquardt and Samuel John
son returned Wednesday evening
from their trip west.
A young son of Peter Jorgensen,
had his arm broken Monday by being
thrown from a horse.
Guy Young and family were here
from Berlin Sunday visiting at the
home of Benjamin Betts.
Henry Wulf sold his farm south
west of town Saturday to H. Wohlers.
Consideration $150 per acre.
Henry Wohlers,' one of our pros
perous farmers living west of town
trained to Omaha Thursday.
Jeff Brendel and wife were over
from Murray Saturday visiting at the
home of Dr. Brendel and wife.
George Braezele, proprietor of the
Oxford, returned the first of the week
from a visit with Missouri relatives.
L. W. Fahnestock was at Lincoln
Saturday visiting his son Claud, who
Is attending business college there.
Herman and Charles Roloff have
purchased farms near Central City.
John Bauer was over from Platts
mouth Monday.
James Everett left Monday for
Lincoln where he has secured work.
Charles Jenkins, one of our many
tonsorial artists, was visiting at Man
ley Sunday.
Dr. J. W. Brendel has been confin
ed to his room this week on account
of sickness. A trained nurse is in
attendance, and at last reports he,
was convalescing.
was disabled to the amount of about
$3,000. The machine is of the very
latest make and cost about $9,000.
The bridge was in shape for crossing
Friday night.
All Able to He Out.
The many good friends of our fel
low townsman Jacob Trltsch, will be
pleased to know that he Is now able
to be out of the house and down to
the city, coming down yesterday for
the first time and getting down again
this morning. Mr. Trltsch has had
a severe struggle with pneumonia and
for a time was a very sick man but
he has rallied and will soon be him
self again. He is looking rather thin
after the long fight but he feels
mighty good and glad to be out and
about once more.
In Judge- Archer's Court.
Justice Archer today is engaged In
hearing the case of Harshman vs.
Royal an action In forcible entry and
detainer for a farm near Avoca. The
case is being hotly contested and
will not be finished until some time
this afternoon. Immediately follow
ing this case Justice Archer expects
to take up the case of the State vs.
Grace Miller and others which was
continued over from yesterday.
The trial of Grace Miller and her
three women came up this afternoon
before Judge Archer, the case being
taken up about 2:50 p. m. There
was a very large crowd of spectators
in attendance including a large num
ber of young men who seemed deeply
Interested in the outcome of the pro
ceedings. A. N. Sullivan Is defending
the women and County Attorney
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HEATING! PLUMBING!
We are
Pushing Paint
The painting season
is at hand and we are
ready to take care of
your requirements with
Sherwin-Williams
Paint, prepared
It is the best and
most economical paint
you can buy for your
property.
Come in and look at
color cards and have a
paint talk with us.
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Hit. OPES llllinlsl
Look out for the new lids next
Sunday.
Hon. John H. Schmidt and Col.
Austin Bridgeport Lewton arrived
from the west last week. They made
the trip overland, via the wagon
route.
Ramsey is prosecuting. A strong pres
sure was applied to the Journal to
print the names of those in attend
ance on the trial but it has been
deemed wise not to do so.
At the trial of Grace Miller and
her three girls this afternoon, A. N.
Sullivan for the defense sprung a
surprise in the shape of a motion and
affidavits for a change of venue In
the cause, which the court had to
allow under the statute. The case
was remanded by Justice Archer for
trial before Justice William B. Rlshel
of this city and It will probably come
up some time tomorrow.
Card of Thanks.
We, the family of the late Conrad
Schlater, desire to express our most
sincere thanks to the many friends
throughout the county who gave us
their assistance during' the illness
of our beloved husband and father
and whose many expressions of con
dolence have reached us after his
death. We also desire to thank those
who remembered him in his passing
with such magnificent floral gifts and
to assure all that we shall always
remember their warm expressions of
sympathy.
Mrs. Conrad Schlater.
F. E. Schlater and family.
Mrs. Carrie Tighe and family.
Mrs. Anna Fitzgerald and family,
Farm For Sale.
One of the best two hundred and
forty acre farms In Cass county for
sale. Three miles from Avoca, and
well improved. Price $145.00 per
acre. Inquire or write to Wm. Mase
man, Avoca, Neb.
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The List for Cast County Con
tains the Names of Several
Prominent Females.
Below will be found the list of
census enumerators for Cass county,
as given out by Census Supervisor
Helvey at Lincoln yesterday. In the
main the list is an excellent one and
assures the county of a careful and
fair enumeration. It behooves the
commercial club of this city, however,
to take some steps to assist the enu
merators in this city in the work for
it will prove a hard task for those
selected here to got anywhere near
the correct count of the Inhabitants.
The appointment of aids to the ladies
on the list would be in line, especially
In the wards where there is a large
Bohemian population as none of them
apeak that language so far as known.
This is not offered in any spirit of
criticism of the appointment but as
a suggestion to the commercial club
1 that steps to protect the census ought
I to be taken and taken now. The list
for Cass county is as follows:
District.
1 Avoca prednct, Ellis E. Lewton,
Avoca.
2 Center precinct, C. A. Gerlach,
Manley.
3 Eight Mile Grove precinct, John
B. Kilgore, Louisville.
4 Elmwood precinct, Rhena A.
Towle, Wabash. '
G Greenwood precinct, George E.
Bucknell, Alvo.
6 Liberty precinct, Nettle M. Stan
ton, Union.
7 Louisville precinct, Leroy Van-
Scoyoc, Louisville.
8 Mt. Pleasant precinct, Wilson
Gilmore, Nehawka.
9 Nehawka precinct, James W.
Magney, Nehawka.
10 Plattsmouth City, Ward 1,
John C. Lindemann, Platts
mouth.
11 Plattsmouth City, Ward 2,
Sarah E. Kerr, Plattsmouth.
12 Plattsmouth City, Ward 3.
Gerda Peterson, Plattsmouth.
13 Plattsmouth City, Ward 4,
Anna E. Hall, Plattsmouth.
14 Plattsmouth City, Ward 1,
Elvira Despaln, Plattsmouth.
15 Plattsmouth precinct, Wm. B.
Porter, Mynard.
16 Rock Bluffs precinct, KIngsley
L. Knlss, Murray.
17 Salt Creek precinct, Dwlght L.
Talcott, Greenwood.
18 South Bend precinct, George
Vogel, South Bend.
19 Stove Creek precinct, Hannah
Dettman, Elmwood.
20 Tipton precinct, Raymond B
Watson, Eagle.
21 Weeping Water City, Jonathan
H. Williams, Weeping Water.
22 Weeping Water precinct, Roy
L. Fahnestock, Avoca.
It Whh a Roy.
Young Mr. Joseph Ellis Kinnamon
Is a new party In the city. He came
In via the Stork route last Monday,
the 2 1 Inst., making his stopping
place with Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kla
namon. He is some boy, too, and tip
ped the scales at 12 pounds, which Is
going some for one of his age. The
father Is about as proud of this
youngster as any father ever gets to
be and don't consider any other boy
half as fine. The mother is also
among those who is proud and she
owns up that Joseph Ellis is some
man. Both mother and child are do
ing fine. The young man was named
after one of Mr. KInnamon's good
friends, Jos. Wiles and they hope the
young man will prove as worthy a
citizen as his god-father.
A 111 Sale.
The administrator's sale of personal
property belonging to the estate of
the late Robert Kandall, was held
yesterday at the home place east of
Union and was one of the largest at
tended sales ever held in that Boctlon
of the country. The property which
was high grade in every respect
brought good prices, and the salq
netted the estate a handsome sura.
One feature of the sale was the fancy
prices brought by the mules which
were sold. Theso brought big prices.
The yearling mules sold at from $100
to $123 per head considered a good
price for animals of that age. The
older mules brought prices as high in
proportion whllo the horses and other
farm anlmal3 fared exceedingly well
In proportion. The entire sale gave
the estate a nice sum of ready cash
and will leave a handsome surplus in
the estate's funds.
IVnco Post For Nule.
I have about COO Bur Ouk fence
post, split, which I will sell at rea
sonable prices. Walter Sans,
Plattsmouth, Nob.
3-14-lm-w Route 1.
Suits made to order from $20. 00
to $35.00. Sochor, the tailor.
INSCRIBED TO THE LALE (X)NRAD SCIILATKIl.)
Dear brave, old Pioneer! one of the few,
Who in the manhood of an earlier day.
Did'st toil steadfastly on to blaze the way
Thro' labyrinth of grief, and trial, and woe,
That followers might find a broken trail; '
Where stout hearts failed, and cheeks grew wan and pale.
And weary, faltering feet refused to go,
Until cheered on by thy clear, ringing voice,
Which oft-times'soothed and made sad hearts rejoice,
Ia vesper hymn, or glorious matin song.
Or. happily singing some sweet roundelay.
As ever toiling onward day by day,
Each task was met with earnest look, the while
Thy face grew radiant with thy grave, sweet; smile
Old friend, thou art sorely missed; and yet we know
That thou hast gone, the way we all must go,
Across the dim gray mists of Charon's sea,
To wake in Dear Christ's Love; still may we follow thee.
By Letitla E. Burton.
Have- Heed Corn Tent"d.
In view of the fact that so much of
the seed corn this year is very poor
we have arranged to have seed corn
tested free in our high school for the
farmers In this city and vicinity. Corn
in bushel lots and less will be tested
nd a report furnished showing the
result of such test. We have con
ducted work of this nature for the
past three years In connection with
the work in agriculture and any re
port made on seed tested under the
supervision of our teacher of agri
culture can be depended upon as be
ing reliable. Corn may be left at
the office of the superintendent any
time after Monday morning, March
28. All persons who leave seed will
be notified wheu it is ready to be
returned to them. Any farmer desir
ing further information relative to
seed testing please call at the office
or telephone 102. J. W. Gamble,
Supt. of Schools.
Found Many Hupitorters.
W. C. Brooks for many years a
traveling man into this city, together
with his wife are spending the day
here as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. K. Fox, old time friends. While
here Mr. Brooks interviewed a num
ber of Democratic politicians and war
horses as to his chances for landing
the Democratic nomination for rail
road commission and he departs with
he assurance of some substantial sup
port for his ambitions. From what
can be learned of Mr. Brooks, he is
well qualified for the place and with
out doubt will receive a very sub
stantial vote in this vicinity. He
has been a travelling man for many
years and is thoroughly acquainted
with the needs of the people In the
way of good train service and good
railroads and equipment. He is a
resident of Beatrice where he stands
high in the estimation of the public.
He 1b for real arilroad reform and
represents the people, not the rail
roads, according to his statement.
Both Have Filed.
Councilmen Stelmker and Neuman
last evening filed their petitions with
City Clerk Elster as candidates for
councilmen by petition, In the Third
and Fourth wards respectively. They
are out to make a vigorous fight for
election and expect to win. Both
gentlemen have been sought by many
of their admirers to get into the
fight and they express the firm belief
that they will get away with a ma
jority of the votes on election day.
The Republican city committee has
taken no steps so far toward filling
the vacancy on their ticket caused
by the withdrawal of Mrs. Laura
Thrasher aB a candidate for school
board and it Is not known as to
whether or not they intend to leave
the place blank or to substitute some
one else for that office.
A Pleasant Kvcnt,
A very pleasant social gathering
took place several evenings ago at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alford, one
half mllo south of the city when a
large party of their friends and neigh
bors called upon the worthy couple
and enjoyed a social evening with
them. There was all klnda of music
had, there being a fine distinct varie
ties of music had some of which were
vocal and some instrumental. In
addition there were refreshments
served both liquid and solid and the
many guests found themselves con
fronted with all that they could eat
or drink and If any left tho hospitable
home hungry It was not the fault of
the host or hostess. In addition the
evening was taken up with games
of different kjnds and It was a lato
hour when the guests departed after
having nn evening which will bo a
red-letter day in their lives.
There were some thirty or thirty-
five guests present, among them being
Messrs. and Mesdamea Gartleman,
Murphy, Hlackctvls, Mlsa Fanny
Blacketvls, Messrs. Lester Mason,
Frank Kinnamon and many others
whose names were unfortunately not
Bent in to tho paper.
Itch cured In 6 minutes Fy Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never falls.
Sold by Gering & Co., druggists.
LOUISVILLE.
(Courier.)
C. A. Richey left Monday for Cali
fornia and will return with Mrs.
Richey and two children who have
been visiting on the coast for several
weeks with Mrs. Rlchey's mother,
Mrs. Button.
Mike Trltsch was called to tut
bedside of his father, Hon. Jacob
Trltsch at Plattsmouth Monday. Mr.
Trltsch is suffering from a severt
attack of pneumonia but is now re
ported somewhat improved.
Little Miss Meryl May field of Pe
tersburg, Neb., is here visiting with
her cousins, Pearl and Gall Mayfleld,
during the absence of her parent
who left Monday for an extended trip
through the south.
The Courier was In error last week
In stating that John Koop filed the
complaint against Fred Brand for
which he was fined. Mr. Koop states
that the complaint was filed by Mar
shal Hagan and that he was simply
called as a witness In the case.
Edgar Pankonln returned hoiu
from the hospital at Omaha Wednes
day evening where he underwent a
very critical surgical operation sev
eral weeks ago. Mr. Pankonln was
In a very critical condition and It
will be some time yet before he will
be able to look after his business af
fairs. J. W. KinnlHon, engineer at the Na
tional Stone Quarry, met with an ac
cident which may cause the loss of
an eye. Ho was doing some repair
work about the machinery when a
piece of steel flew In his eye. He went
to Omaha last Saturday to have the
Injured optic treated by a specialist.
C. F. West who has been here sev
eral weeks superintending the re
moval of the steam shovel from the
Murphy quarries, bft Friday evening
for Kansas City, having completed
the task of getting the shovel down
out of the quarry and onto the Bur
lington tracks. It will be taken, to
Texas where It has been sold to a
cement firm.
Don't Break Down.
Severe strains on tne vital organs,
like strains on machinery, cause a
break-down. You can't over tax stom
ach, liver, kidneys, bowels or nerves
without serious danger to yourself.
If you are weak or run-down, or
under strain of any kind, take Elec
tric Bitters the matchless, tonic,
medicine. Mrs. J. E. Van de Sande,
of Klrkland, 111., writes; "That I
did not break down, while enduring
a most severe- strain for three months,
Is due wholly to Electric Bitters."
Use them and enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction "positively
guaranteed. 60c at Gering & Co.
Mayor Fred H. (iorder of Weeping
Water was again honored by a re
nomination at the hands of the busi
ness men of his city several days since
and will receive an unanimous' re
election, this being the 'steenth tiuiu
he has been so honored. Ills many
friends here will be glad to note his
popularity and congratulate Weeping
Water.
Walter E. Palling, tho Greenwood
grain dealer, was in the city this
morning looking after business mat
ters, coming down from his homo oa
the Schuyler train. Mr. Palling
brought with him some samples of
wheat which was recently threshed
out after having lain in the stack all
winter. The wheat was badly dam
aged und ho intends to dispose of it
in tho Omaha market for what It will
bring. He took it to that city this
afternoon on tho Burlington train.
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most successful. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It
loosens the cough, relieves tho lungs,
opens the secretions and aids nature
In restoring the system to a healthy
condition. Sold by all dealers.
Are you frequently hoarse? D
you have that annoying tickling f
your throat? Does your cough an
noy you at night, and do you ralsa
mucus In the morning? Do you want
relief? If bo, take Chamberlain's
Cough Demedy and you will bo well
pleased. Sold by all dealers.