The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, February 09, 1911, Image 8
WATCH HUH IE1EL0PBI III HIHK The Board of Army Engineers appointed to apportion tho Reclamation Fund to the various projects, has set aside $2,000,000 from tne special fund, and $2, 185,000 from the regular fund for ufo in the North Platte Valley project in Wy oming and Nebraska, and $2,000,000 from the regular fund to complete the Sho shone project in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming, making a total of more tha.i $6,000,000 that will be spent by the Government upon these two p4ojocts, in waking desirable homes in Wyoming for our citizens. CAREY ACT PROJECTS SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS will be spent by private companies in Wy oming, and many of the projects will be pushed rapidly to completion. Just think what the expenditure of SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS for ir rigation is going to mean to the State of Wyoming. It means work at good wages for many people, many new opportunities to get valuable farm homes, more new growing towns and business locations. YOU SHOULD KEEP POSTED ABOUT WYOMING! Send your name and address for our mailing list. liiiiinjii D. CLEM DEAVER, General Agent, Landteeker's Information Bureau, I0O4 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. LOCAL NEWS From Monday's Dally. County Attorney II. C. Taylor visit ed his mother at Union over Sunday, returning to the county scat today. D. J. Pitman, of Murray, was a Plattsmouth visitor this morning and paid the Journal office a social call. Oscar Larson, prlcipal of tho Avoca schools, spent Sunday with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Larson, In this city. C. II. lioedeker and daughter, Miss Ida E of Murray, were In the city yesterday and registered at the Per kins house. Mr. Wendel Hell, of Eight Mile Grove precinct, was In the city today, looking after business matters for a fow hours. Frank Smith, of the Journal force, spent Sunday with his mother at the farm near Union, returning on the morning train today. Mr. William Spence, of Louisville, tranacted business In riattsmouth to day, having arrived on No. 4 for a few hours In tho county seat. Mrs. Morgan Waybiight left for Omaha this morning from whence she expected to depart for her home at Los Angeles, California, today. A. L. Todd drove In from the farm thU morning and departed on No. 15 for the metropolis, whero business of Importance engaged his attention for a few hours. Miss Katheiine Howlnnd and Miss Gladys Pirle, both of Wymore, who have been visiting William llowland and family for a short time, returned to their homes this morning. Julius Pitz, who has been suffering ith an attack of the grip for a week or more, was on the Btreet Saturday afternoon looking a little the worse for the struggle Matt Sulser drove in from the farm this morning to look after some busi ness Items and while In the city called at this office and renewed his allegi ance to the Old Reliable for another year. Tomorrow Mr. D. llawksworth will celebrate the 80th anniversary of his birth. Mr. llawksworth was the second Hurllngton master mechanic west of the Missouri river. Ills resi dence In rittttsniouth dates from tho arly seventies. John Dankleff, one of Cass county's prominent farmers, living four miles northwest of Avoca, was In the city today on business, and paid the Journal office a pleasant visit. While here Mr. Dankleff renewed for the Old Reliable another year. Mr. J. W. Keasoner, of South Ilend, Mr. C. W. miss, of Ashland, Mr. 11. F. Swanback, of Greenwood, Cass county's oldest citizen, and Mr. II. A. Talcott, were Plattsniouth visitors to day, having been called here to at tend the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Plattsniouth Telephone company. John Mayfleld and wife and babe, of Omaha, spent Sunday with Mrs. May field's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Peterson, returning to their home this morning. Miss Mary Peterson, . ... ii .. t. i. ... vi mo ivo Bcnoois anu miss Anna, who Is attending school In Omaha, accompanied them to Omaha. From Tuemlny's Dally Captain C. S. Aldrlch, cashlor of tho Elmwood Exehango bank, was In the city on business today. Mr. John Lomeyer, of Greenwood, transacted business with the county clerk's offlco this afternoon. D. A. Young was In the city today on business, and while here paid his respects to the Journal office. Rev. Roy Warthen, of Friend, Ne braska, arrived Inst evening and will vlBlt bis father In this city for a few days. Mrs. Fred Muster, of South Bend, was In the city today looking after business matters and dealing with the merchants. Mrs. Anna Gelner was a passenger to Omaha on the morning train to day, where she went to visit her littlo grandson for a time. Mr. Phil Lynch and Mr. Fred" Dreamer, of Alvo, were Plattsmouth visitors today looking after business matters at the court Iioubo. ' Mr. A. E. Taylor, J. P. Nichols, both of Union, were Plattsmouth vis itors today, having been called here on business of Importance. Miss Cora niggle, formerly assist ant postmistress at Cedar Creek, do parted this morning for Oregon, Mis souri, to visit her parents for a month. John and Harry Shroedcr, of Greenwood, arrived last evening and visited riattsmouth friends over night, departing for the south this morning. William Belts, of near Avoca, was In the city last evening to attend the meeting of tho telephone stockhold ers, returning to his home this morn ing via Omaha. Mrs. Stoddard and Mrs. Jos. Adams, from near Mynard, were vis itors In the city yesterday, guests at the home of Mrs. Adams' sister, Mrs. Joseph Johnson. Henry Knabe and Fred Rose, of Nehawka, attended the annual meet ing of tho stockholders of the Platts mouth Telephono company at Its office rooms last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe llarBiiman, of Avora, were Plattsmouth vlsltorsluiit evening, remaining over night In tho city. Mr. Harshman was called to the city on Important business. Ross Nichols, Elmer Mathlns and George Erlcson, of near Greenwood, transacted business In the city last evening, departing for Kansas City and tho south on No. 4 this morning. C. F. Vallery, of Plattsmouth pre cinct, and Joe Halmcs, of Greenwood precinct, boarded No. 4 this morning for Falfurras, Texas, with a view of purchasing lands in a warmer cli mate. Georgo Olive, postmaster at Weep ing Water, and editor of the Weeping Water Republican, arrived In the county seat on the early M. P. train this morning, and looked after busi ness matters at the court house for a time. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Riser, from near Mynard, were In attendance at the annual meeting of the Plattsmouth Telephone company stockholders' last evening, and were two of the very much dissatisfied members, and re turned home as the majority of the others did, In a very angry mood. William Buster, of Ashland, but formerly of Elmwood, came down from the former place this morning, and while here called on the Journal He accompanied Mr. D. A. Young to hla homo, where he will remain over night, and Mr. Young will take him to Murray tomorrow. From there Mr. Buster expects to go down Into Atchison county, Missouri, where he will view the scenes of his early life WEEPING WATER. (Republican.) James Colbert Is Improving and able to sit up. It Is hard to keep a good man down. Mrs. Harry Kuhney and little nelce Clara Johnson, came down from Plattsmouth last Saturday to spend few days with her daughter, Mrs Fred II. Speck. Frank Cherry, who has been on the sick list the past ten days, Is on the mend. Ho was taken sick In Council Bluffs, where he was painting In a carrlago factory, and came homo with all tho symptoms of typhoid fever Charles Askew, of Ashtabula, Ohio arrived the first of the week to se his brother. l. E. Askew. For the past few days David has be?n labor ing under the Impression that some one was after him, r.nd It Is possible he may be placed In a sanitarium for treatment. The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. An drew 01en. aged 1 year and 28 days, died Thursday, January 26, 1911, after an Illness of one month, of catarrhal fever. The funeral was held at the home last Saturday at 1 o'clock,-Rev. J. H. Andreas conduct ing the service. Interment was made In Oakwood cemetery. The hign scnool basket ball team went to Elmwood Friday and succeed ed In giving the Elmwood team a lit tle practice, score 46 to 26 In favor of Elmwood. What our team needs more than anything else Is to do what the foot racer told the Jack rabbit, "Get out of the way and let Eomebody run that can." The body of A. Y. Johnson aiTlved here from Chicago Tuesaay evening. Mr. Johnson died Monday. He was a brother of D. M. Johnson and one year ago Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were employes of The Republican office. We are unable this week to give a more extended notice. The funeral was held Wednesday morning, Rev. J. H. Andress officiating, and the body laid beside the father, mother and brother In Oakwood cemetery. ixiox. (Ledger.) Bruce West expects to ship a car next week to Brooklng3 county, S. I)., where he will make his future home. He purchased a farm In that country last fall. Word was received here the first of the week announcing the fact that Gene Barton and wife, who reside at Atchison, Kansas, are the proud par ents of a new son born last Saturday. Morris Pollard Is another of the ball "bug3" who feels like talking about having a ball team here this season. He Is one of the "live wires" who will do his share to ward having some good sport on the ball diamond. Mrs. Peter Becker, or Okemah, Oklahoma, arrived the fore part of last week to make an extended visit with her parents, John Pearsley and wife, and other Union relatives and friends. We wonder how our good friend "Pete" Is getting along "keep ing batch." That old band stand on the vacant lot on the south side of Main streot might be sold at auction and the pro ceeds turned Into the treasury of the Old Settlers' Association, or better still, reorganize Ihe band and make use of the stand. Last Saturday there was a coyote hunt In the Straub neighborhood, there being about 25 hunters out, and the result was the death of one coyote and a few cotton tails. Henry Gru ber was the one that made the noise like a cannon and killed the coyote. Winnie McNamee and family, who havo been spending several months visiting with Union relatives and friends, left Wednesday for Brush, Colorado, where they will make a visit with Chas. McNamee and family, after which they will return to their California home. Daniel Lynn Is the new manager of the Banning lumber yards, having entered upon his new duties Tuesday, succeeding Louis Anderson, who has had some experience In this line of business, both as a carpenter and lumber salesman, and it Is certain that the business Is In competent hands. NEHAWKA. (News.) S. Humphrey, who has been home a few days from Kansas City, where he Is taking treatment, returned to that place Monday. Ab Tucker came home last week for a few days from, his duties as fire man on the Missouri Pacific out of Omaha. He Is on the extra list and has only made a few trips as yet. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carper and son, of Denver, Colorado, visited relatives here last week. They used to live near Union and about five years ago moved to Denver In the suburbs of which they conduct a fruit farm. About Beventy of Troy Shrader's friends surprised him last Saturday night. We have none of the partlcu lars but can safely say that a good time was had. Otto Carroll had several teeth that seemed to be out of mesh, so be went down to Nebraska City Tuesday and had a dentist line them up and now professes the ability to crack a door knob. J. M, rainier has paid to the farm ers In this community during the year of 1910, $57,796.40 for hogs shipped from this place. These fig ures look pretty large, but It Is only a trifle more than Taul Morton's suc cessor gets as president of a big life Insuranco company, and $15,000 loss than Taul got per year. F. G. O. Nelson had the misfortune to get his foot pretty badly rrushed one day this week with a log. He was brought In to the doctor who dressed the Injured member and 1 f' ''" W Yourt for uni formity. Yours for great est leavening power. Yourt for never failing results. Yours for purity. Yours for economy. Yours for e v er y -thing that goes to make up a strictly high grade, evar dependable baking powder. That is Calumet. Try it once and note the im provement in your ba1c ins. Sea how much mora economical over the hich priced trust brands, how much better than the cheap and big-can kinds. Calumet is highest in quality moderate in cot t. Received Highest Awl-d World's Pure Food exposition. made Mr. Nelson as comfortable as possible. The Injury is a painful one, but aside from having to use crutches for a while it Is not thought anything serious will result. We hope he may soon be able to throw his crutches away. Iast Friday evening, on the Invi tation of Mrs. V. P. Sheldon, about twenty friends of Mr. Sheldon met at the residence of D. C. West and marched across to the big brick house for the purpose of surprising Vilas. They succeeded admirably although he Insisted he knew something was In the wind from the abstracted ant! mysterious manner with which his wife had been acting for several days. The evening was most pleasantly spent In games and Incense burning to old Nlcotlnus, at tho proper time airs. tneuion servea tnem with a dainty three-course luncheon. The guests departed about midnight, unanimous In the belief that Mrs. Sheldon knows how to entertain. Saved From Awful Peril. "I never felt so near my grave," writes Lewis Chamtierlln, of Man chester, Ohio, R. R. No. 3, "a3 when a frightful cough and lung trouble pulled me down to 115 pounds In spite of many remedies and the best doctors. And that I am alive today Is due solely to Dr. King's New Dis covery, which completely cured me. Now' I weigh 160 pounds and can work hard. It also cured my four children of croup." Infallible for Coughs and Colds, Its the most cer tain remedy for LaGrippe, Asthma, desperate lung trouble and all bron chial affections, 50c and $1.00. A trial bottle free. Guaranteed by F. G. Frlcke & Co. PEEK THE OLDEST Mr. H. F. Swanback returned to his home at Greenwood this morning, having attended the telephone meet ing last night. Mr. Swanback holds the belt for age and activity over any man In the state, we think. He will reach his 96th birthday next month, and he has not had any sort of all meiit this winter, although doctors say this has been an unusually un healthy winter. Mr. Swanback has been a resident of Cass county for 32 years, Just one-third of his lifetime. Mr. Swanback has been a stockholder In the riattsmouth Telephone com pany almost from Its organization, and Is an alert and active man des pite his years. When her child Is In danger a woman will risk her life to protect It. No great act of heroism or risk of life Is necessary to protect a child from croup. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and all danger Is avoided. For sale by F. G. Frlcke & Co. Subscribe for tne Vatij Journal. BOUND FOR sis? m W. E. Rosencrans Departed This Morning: With a Party for Falfurras Texas. From Tuesday's Daily W. E. Rosencrans left this morn ing ou Burlington train No. 4 for sunny southwest Texas in company with Messrs. Joe Halmes, Ross Nich ols, John Schroder, Harry Schroder, George Erlckson, Elmer Mathis, all of Greenwood, James J. Nowacek, L. G, Larson, C. F. Vallery, of Plattsmouth, and J. Matheson Bell, sale manager for Burton & Danforth, of Falfurrlas, Texas. The party made a pretty Jolly crowd and from all appearances, "Rosey" and "Jim" Dell will have their hands most awfully full when the round up time comes after being In San Antonio a day or bo. They leave Kansas City tonight at 5:30 on the Katy Limited and arrive In San Antonio at 7:45 Wednesday p. m. Arrive at the thriving little city of Falfurrlas Thursday night, and will spend a few days looking at land3 at Parrlta Ranch. On the re turn trip they will take In Corpus Chrlstl, then over to Arkansas Pass by water in Burton- & Danforth's 'land boat." Visit several of the larger and Important places of In terest In the state, making a trip of about 10 days. The parties who go down with W. E. Rosencrans & Son In the future, will have the opportunity of making this 4 8-mIIe trip by water, from Cor pus to Arkansas Pass, being driven over the various cities and land prop ositions in autos at Burton & Dan forth's expense. Mr. Bell Informed us this morning, that arrangements were being made for a special combination Pullman car, to bo filled with Plattsmouth peo ple and run all over southwest Texas, out of her Tuesday morning March 21st. The car will carry Its own cooks and porters and will be stocked with provisions Monday. It will re quire 18 people, at least, to enable the company to run this special car, and Rosencrans & Son have succeed ed in obtaining nearly this number. This will be the time to make the trip, take your wife and kids along as you will be right at home every minute In your own car, every one on the car will be a Plattsmouth repre sentative and one that you know. All you will have to do will be to smile, eat, sleep and keep on smiling. You will get back In the same car you started with, In about 10 or 12 days, feeling as fresh as a newly laid egg. Election of Officers. The annual meeting of the Cass County Farmers' Protective Associa tion will be held at Louisville, Feb ruary 11th, at one o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and transacting such other business as may come be fore the meeting. W. II. Hell, President. J. G. Melslnger, Sec'y. J.-T,. M ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. A cgc (al)lc Prcparailon &rAs slmilalinSthcFoodandRcdiila (ing (Jie Stoniachs arulBovds of Promotes DigpstionflwrfuT ncss and rVsiXontalns neither O !" Opium .Morphine norMiacralJ NOT NARCOTIC. flmJtm SftJ" jf!x.Srma AiiuStrd iiiCMmikSUi Siipr Anwfcct Remcdv forConsfita tion.SourStoraach.Diarrlioea . I l L Worms .1 oirvuisioiis inn imi ncss and LOSS OF SLEEP. Pic Simile Sijnnfurr of NEWYOTHC Guarantee d undYF me Foi Exact Copy of Wrapper, I its Commissioners' . Meeting PoMimiikmI. A message was received this morn ing from Commissioner C. R. Jordan, who Is at an Omaha hospital taking treatment for his eyes. Informing the clerk that he could not attend the board meeting today. Commissioner Swltzer was at home sick this morn ing, and in consequence the meeting of the board to canvass the bids on bridge work had to be postponed. It was thought that the meeting would be held tomorrow. PETITION FOR THE ADOPT ION OF A NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY From 'Wednesday's Dally. A petition was filed in the county court today by Nelson Eerger, for the adoption of his nine-year-old half brother, Raymond Shepherd. The petitioner alleges that his mother, Mrs. Mollle A. Berger, was divorced from her husband, William U. Shep herd on the 17th of December, 1907, and that the custody of the child was given his mother, on proof that the father was an Immoral man, a gamb ler and so on. Ills mother Is now In declining health and that if she should die the father of Raymond Shepherd would be entitled to his custody, which would bo against the Interests of the child. The prayer of the petition la for the adoption of the child. The father being an inhabi tant of Oklahoma, service by publica lion Is requested. Just Like Chicago. Our good friend, John Schiappa casse, whose residence 13 located on North Fourth street, In the new pav ing district, has but one complaint to make over the new pavement. Before the new pavement was laid he could go home most any hour In the day or night, and sleep In perfect peace, but now even In the wee small hours of the morning he is disturbed by the passing vehicles that are making use of the newly Improved highway. He says It reminds him of the days when he IrVed In Chicago. Notice. Notice is hereby given that a meet ing of the Stockholders of the Bur lington & Missouri River R. R. Com pand In Nebraska, will be held In Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at 10 a. m., February 23, 1911. The meeting will be held for the election of nine directors of the com pany to serve until their successors are elected and qualified, and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before It. W. P. Durkee, Secretary. Omaha, Nebraska, January 19, 1911. 5 TRUSSES he only surgical house in the est whrre ail fining is done by to expert- Largest stock of trusses in the West. THE W. G. CLEVELAND DRUG CO. OMAHA, NEBRASKA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years IS M W HA IF rinMirt.i ii ii la u m n ii a ii u ii r Lew it u r,a iv- H n 1 Illl iJ h A wj fn g n iuj n h in TNI MUTAM (, VONR OtTf. 111 ! I I Mil I II I 'f I " J " mtmtmmmmmUTIidl ir - in --flVntf hilt"" ' r'l