The Avoca Department
New Items Gttliered Each Week by
0. Tefft was a Weeping Water
vkitor Saturday.
Henry Ernshoff was in town the
first of the week.
Garden seeds that will grow at
Cope's drug store.
Andreas Rehmeier is visiting his
brother, Simon.
Claude Fahnestock visited friends
at Lincoln Sunday.
Wall paper, paint and paint
brushes at Cope's.
John Schmidt transacted business
at Omaha Wednesday.
Henry Franisen find wife were
Omaha visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Benjamin Betts is at Val
ariso visiting relatives.
Charles Hinze and H. A. Straub
have traded automobiles.
G. A. Malcolm spent Sunday with
ie parents near Talmage.
J. W Waldrup made a trip to
Omaha the first of the week.
A young daughter of Charles Hinze
was seriously 111 the first of the week.
Cus Mohr was numbered among
he sick ones the first of the week.
Several of our people attended the
evince at Berlin Saturday evening.
J. C. Zimmerer was attending to
business matters at Union Monday.
The young daughter of William
ette, south of town, is among the
nick.
Mrs. J. H. Schmidt and Miss
Witzke were at Weeping Water Fri
day. The Misses Biggs were down from
niaha over Sunday visiting their
parents.
Mrs. M. G. Keedy visited with her
parents at Elmwood several days this
week.
Home Talent Play.
"The Spinster's Return" was given
m the Avoca hall Friday evening,
Warch 17, under the auspices of the
Congregational Ladles' Aid society.
"The Old Maids' Convention" was
fceld in Avoca last year, and everyone
was anxious to see how many of
them had succeeded in capturing hus
bands in their trip to the far north.
Almost all were successful. The or
chestra gave some of the most beauti
ful selections, melting the audience
almost into tears by their pathetic
rendering of "The Old Gray Bonnet"
end other popular ballads. Specialties
of different kinds were Introduced.
The clog dancing of Joseph Van Tas
el (Lloyd Graham) was the hit of
he evening. Prof. (W. Gillen) Din
denspiel gave a very Interesting
hypnotic demonstration. In fact, the
lay was , an all-star performance,
each one doing a little better than
the other. The costumes were ele
gant, defying description, one
spinster, now married, wearing
enough diamonds to stock Tiffany's.
Some of the bachelors wept audibly
as the erstwhile spinsters sang the
"Bachelor's Lament," to the air of
"Long, Long Ago." A nicec sum was
realized from the proceeds.
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soon healed by it. Best for Burns,
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our stock of Wall Paper and Wall
Decorations. Wall Paper pat
terns were never prettier, or the
prices cheaper. You will miss it
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and get our prices.
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DRUGGIST AND JEWELER
- Nebraska
a Special Reporter for Thi Department of the Semi-Weekly Journa
Miss Marie Malcolm was here from
Talmage last week visiting relatives
and friends.
.Miss Marguerite Francis was here
from Dunbar Friday and Saturday
visiting friends.
A birthday party was held at the
F. W. Ruhge home Saturday iu honor
of Fred Rughe, sr.
George Peters cut his foot quite
badly the first of the week. Dr. Kruse
dressed theound.
Joe Betts was here from Vplparlso
Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Betts.
Mrs. Mend of Talmage, a sister of
rs. Quinton , is visiting the Quintan
and Dunbar families.
John Schmidt and family and Miss
Witzke and William Gollner were
Dunbar visitors Sunday.
Henry Hillman and wife of Berlin
attended the birthday party at F.
W. Ruhge's Saturday.
Mrs. John Mohr was over from
Syracuse Monday visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. G. D. Maseman,
Sam Johnson and wife, Miss Maud
Hanger and Miss Selma Marquardt
autoed to Lincoln Sunday.
John Bredehoff and wife were up
from near Berlin Friday evening at
tending "The Spinster's Return."
W. G. Bassett of Lincoln was here
several days this week In the Interest
of the Pioneer Accident Insurance
company.
Fred Ruhge has resigned his posi
tion with Ruhge & Gillin and will
leave soon for Denver, where he has
secured a good position.
Mrs. Coles was here from Weeping
Water a few days last week to visit
her friend, Miss Bardill, and attend
the "Spinster's Return."
UNCLE NICK WES
SING CANE TOO HIGH
Uncle Nicholas Halmes told a story
th is morning to an interested group
of listeners In Peter Goos' saloon
which cost him a $1.50 spot cash at
the windup. The story wa3 an ex
citing one, the Incidents of which
j Mr. Halmes had figured in himself,
I and was concerning his voyage on a
rough sea, crossing the Atlantic on
! his trip from Germany a short time
ago. A storm came up and the ship .
had been beat upon for so long a time)
that she could not withstand the
breakers longer and was fast becom
ing a wreck, and all on board had
about given up in despair, and Mr.
Halmes had told the crowd that he
believed he would go below and take
a few glasses of beer, so that he
would hold less salt water. The ex
citement on board was something
dreadful, and in describing the flurry
Uncle Nick raised his cane aloft to
ward the Imaginary flag floating at
the mast, when his stick smashed Into
the chandelier and broke an electric
light bulb worth $1.50. Mr. Halmes
insisted on making good the damage
and completed the exciting tale of
the shipwreck. The sequel was that
an English shl phove in sight and
took them all off the sinking ship
without losing any. Uncle Nick says
that the next time he tells the story
he will not swing his cane at all.
Entertains lluxjr Bees.
The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Beeson was the scene of frolic
and merriment yesterday afternoon,
when their daughter, Virginia, de
lightfully entertained the six little
girls belonging to the club known as
the Busy Bees. This club of little
girls, with their leader, Rev. W. L.
Austin, meet every two weeks at the
home of one of the members for the
purpose of having a social time to-
gether. Yesterday afternoon the'
time was very pleasantly spent In
games and diversions which little
people delight in, Mr. Austin, their
leader, Joining in their sports. De
licious refreshments were served, to
which all did ample Justice. At a
late hour all departed for their
homes, having had a tine time, and
voting Virginia a charming enter
tainer. The members of the club
are: Gertrude Ramsey, Marlon
Mauzy, irglnla, Grace and Elizabeth
Beeson.
Very III With Pneumonia,.
Mrs. J. S. Vallery, resld'ng near
Mynard, who has been very 111 for the
past few days, Is reiwirted to be In a
very dangerous condition at this
, time, Hiirferlng with a severe attack
of pneumonia.
L. (J. Larson,
General contractor for all kinds of
work pertaining to building. See
him and get estimates for your work.
Ready for buslnec all the time. You
will Bave money by dealing with him.
3-15-2wsd&w.
The Odd Fellows' lodge Is enjoying
a growth in membership the past few
weeks. They are busy every lodge
night conferring degrees.
Gus Ruder returned last week
from Chapman, He reports Herman
and Charles Roloff now located on
their farm near the above place.
Dr. Brendel reports a case of
scarlet fever at the Gus Ruhge home
two and one-half miles west of Avoca.
The victim Is the small son, Freddie.
William Morley, Sophia Ruhge and
Byrdie Fahnestock were at Omaha
Thursday and Friday. On their re
turn on the eveuing train they were
met at the depot by the band and a
crowd of rice throwers. The
demonstration proved premature,
however.
Mrs. Henry Behrns, jr., who has
been ailing, nearly all winter, was
operated upon at her home Saturday
by Dr. Brendel and two doctors from
Omaha. She la doing as well as one
J can be expected to do after undergo
ing so serious an ordeal. A trained
nurse from Omaha is attending her.
The citizens of Avoca should fall
In line with the other towns and have
a "Clean-Up Day." It is a good plan
this time of the year, as the ac
cumulations in the back yards are an
eyesore and a menace to public
health. A clean town means a
health town. Clean up.
"Ole Olson in Spiritland" was play
ed at the Avoca hall Tuesday evenin?
to a fair sized audience. The play
was a good, clean, laughable one all
the way through. So many rotten
shows come along that people are
afraid to go when a good one comes.
Ole really deserved a good house and
is one of the best little shows that
has struck Avoca for some time.
whose
WAHOO.NCB.
The Best Flour In the
Market. Sold by all
Leading Dealers
First Visit Since Being Injured.
Montie Strelght came down on No.
2 last evening, this being the first
time he has been in Plattsmouth
since the unfortunate accident befell
him in Chicago some two months ago,
In which his left leg was crushed
under his express safe as he was en
route from the office to the Burling
ton train, preparatory to making his
run to Omaha. Montie's numerous
friends here were overjoyed to see
him in as good condition as he is, and
had It not been for the skilled nurs
irfg, with lots of grit on his own part,
he would have been minus a leg. It
will be some time before he can use
himself without crutches.
Ileal Estate Men Here.
Mr. A. C. Scott of Casey, Iowa,
and C. H. Wedemeyer of Adair, Iowa,
were In the city over night, having
come to Plattsmouth to look after a
real estate deal, Mr. Wedemeyer be
ing the owner of a business block in
the city, which Mr. Scott is trading
for. From here they went to west
ern Nebraska to look over the land
which Mr. Scott Is dealing for the
Plattsmouth building.
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Tlif mute r.xit;nel, 1'iesMi'iit and Sec
retary of Ashland jMaiiiHKt- district,
herchy certify that at a iluly called
meeting of the Hoard of iMreclnrs
lliereot, held at Ashland, Nebraska, on
the lMh iluy of March, lull, the fol
lowiim resolution was adopted lv Haul
Hoard as the lietuil Itcport of Ap
portionment of I'nits of li.-nrllt ami
Assessment In said A.shlund lualiuiKe
Itiatrlct:
KKSOl.VKI), That the Hoard of 1I
rectors of Ashland lualiutue listric(,
havliiK heretofore, with the aiil of the
engineer chosen by them. iiihiIc detailed
plans of the public work to be done by
said district under the terms of the law
under which it is organized, and hav
lioc traversed said district and carefully
Inspected all the various tiacts of land
therein with the view to milking u fair
and Just apportionment of the units of
bcnetlt und assessment to said re
spective tracts according to lienetlt re
ceived from said Improvement, and hav
ing apportioned one unit of assessment
to each or the tracts least benefitted,
and to each tiact receiving a greater
benefit A greater number of units or
fraction thereof, according to the bene
fits received: and having met at
Knights of l'ythlas Hall In the City of
Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska,
on the fourth day of March, 1911, at
the hour of ten A M., puimiatit to
notice published for more than One
w eek immediately preceding said meet
ing In each of the following named
newspapers, to-wlt: W'ahoo licniocrut,
published at W'alioo, the county seat of
Saunders County, Nehrns-ku; l'latts
mouth Journal, published at Plaits
mouth, the county sent of Cuss County,
Nebraska, and the Ashland Cay.ette,
published at Ashland, Saunders County,
Nebraska, for the purpose of hearing
all parlies interested in the apportion
ment of benefits by reason of said drain
age Improvement, and having heard all
parties Interested In said . apportion
ment of benefits by reason of said
drainage Improvement who appeared
before said board at said meeting, ami
at the adjourned meeting of this board
on the fourteenth day of March, 1911,
In person, or by counsel, or otherwise,
and having heard ami considered all
suggestions, arguments and objec
tions and evidence adduced by any and
all parties Interested, and being fully
udvised In the premises, and having
made said apportionment fair and Just
according to benefits received from said
Improvement, and having completed the
apportionment of benefits In said dis
trict, said Hoard of Hrectors, on thin
1 St h day of March, lull, does hereby
make detailed report of said apportion
ment of benefits, and the total number
of units of benefit In said district, and
direct that said report be tiled with the
County Clerk of Saunders County, Ne
braska, as follows, to-wlt:
HKTAII.KD UKl'ltKTOK Al'POKTlON
M lNT OF KNITS OK HKNKK1T
AND ASSKSSMKNT.
Description. Units of rteneflt
Assessment.
All real estate Is In Township 12,
North, Kange 9, Must of the 6th Prin
cipal Merldan, and Is nil located In
Saunders County. Nebraska, except
where otherwise stated.
(Kxplunatlon: All lands and lots
located In Saunders County, Nehraskn,
and set out In detail In the Detailed
lieport of Apportionment of t'nlts of
Benefit and Assessment In said district,
on file iu t tie otllce of the County Clerk
of Saunders County, Nebraska, together
with the apportionment of units of
benefit and assessment apportioned to
each said tract set opposite the same,
are omitted from this published notice,
which is a copy of said apportionment
so fur as the lands and lots located In
Cass County, Nebraska, are concerned,
together with a statement of the total
number of units of benefit In said
district.)
Section 17 J a Cam Comity. Nebraska.
Northeast quarter of northeast
quarter 1
Southeast quarter of northeast
quarter 1
Section lit In (nnn Count). MeliraskH.
Irregular tracts 1, 2 and 3, in north
west quarter of northwest
quarter I It acres) 3
Northwest quarter of northwest
quarter (except Irregular tracts
1, i and ID 7
Northeast quarter of northwest
quarter 10
Southwest quarter of northwest
quarter 6
Southeast quarter of northwest
quarter (except T. layne tt acres 5
Northwest quarter of northeast
quarter 10
Southwest quarter of northeast
quarter 5
Dim County, rhraka,
County Public Uiiiuls and Krldgea
within said Drainage District.... 10
Total number of units of
benefit In said District .1948
And be it further resolved that said
Hoard of Directors does hereby find and
declare that none of the tiacts of land
In said District, other than those here
inbefore enumerated and to which units
of benefit and assessment are herein
before apportioned, will be benefitted
by said drainage Improvement, and
therefore no units of benefit and as
sessment are apportioned to and
against any of said non-benefitted
tracts.
That a copy of said .apportionment
and statement of the total number of
units of benefit In said District be pub
lished once each week for three weeks
in the W'ahoo Democrat, a newspaper
published at W'ahoo, the county seat of
Saunders County, Nebrnskit, and that a
copy of said apportionment, so far as
the lands ami lota located In Cass
County, Nebraska, are concerned, to
gether with a statement of the total
number of units of benefit In said DIs-
trict, be published once each week for
three weeks In the Plattsmouth
Journal, a newspaper published at
Plattsmouth, the county seat of Cass
County, Nebraska."
Said Detailed Itcport of Apportion
ment of Knits and lienetlt and Assess
ment and statement of the total num
ber of Knits ami Benefit In wild District
was filed In the olllco of the County
Clerk of Saunders County, Nebraska,
March 20, 1911, and Is published here
with by direction of the Hoard of
1 Hrectors of said District.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
subscribed our names as President and
Secretary of said District, anil a Mixed
the corporate seal thereof this 20th day
of March, 1911.
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NKl.SON SllK.KFK.lt. President.
A. II. Kt'I.I.K.It, Secretary.
Ashland Drainage District.
Another Dig l'nulne.
FA Johnson came down from Lin
coln this morning and stopped off In
Plattsmouth a few hours for a visit
with his father and mother, J. W.
Johnson and wife. He was en route
to Pacific Junction to pull west an
other wonderfully large train with
another one of thoso massive Iron
structures of the steel rail, the type
of an engine that has been passing
through here for the pnst few weeks
pulling unheard-of trains, almost be
yond the expectations of our greatest
railroad promoters. Mr. Johnson
passed through Plattsmouth this
afternoon with a train of 110 cars.
Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Rnffner re
turned home yesterday evening from
Nehaw'ka, where they have been visit
ing for the past week with friends
and relatives. Ed says that every
thing Is flourishing In the little south
Cass county city. He Is home to make
arrangements for entering upon his
duties as city assessor in the near
future.
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ALVO NEWS
Henry Snoke encnt Sunday In
Lincoln.
Henry Ough spent Sunday w ith hlu
children In Lincoln.
Henry Ruloff haa been repairing
hlu building in which Julius K reck
low has his carpenter whop.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cashner visited
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Jesse Stone and family.
Carl Johnson shipped a car of cat
tle to South Omaha Monday night.
George Foremnn, sr., sold a bunch
of mules to Tom Cromwell of Weep
ing Water Monday and shipped three
carloads of cattle to South Omaha.
Claus Ohms, A. Sutton and II.
Clapp together shipped a car of hogs
to Fouth Onmha Monday afternoon.
W. O. Itoylea came down from Lin
coln Tuesday of last week to do re
pairing on his farm. He returned
home Friday.
Will Casey had a very sick horse
Monday night.
Mrs. J. II. Stroemer and son, Al
fred, visited In Elmwood Sunday.
George Draun was railed to Fair
bury Monday night to the bedside of
a cousin, who was dangerously 111.
Operator Miss Ruth Swain Is reliev
ing him.
Carlton Oulllon sold Ms barber
simp to Mr. Holderness of Uhllng,
Neb., he taking poKHesslon Wednes
day noon.
Hay Linch of Omaha was In town
on business Friday of last week.
J. H, Stroemer went to Lincoln
Monday to visit the state legislature.
Jams Hon h and Alex Sklles took
In the nryan dinner at Lincoln Mon
day night, where the latter'a son,
Charles M. Sklles, state senator of
David City, poko on "Progressive
Democracy In the Nebraska Legis
lature." They returned home Tues
day. airdein
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of what you would think and feel this Tall when harvesting your crop.
Our Seeds are all tested; only true northern seeds are sure of re
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Seeds in Bulk or Seeds in Packages!
Peas, Corn, Beans, Lettuce, Radish, Cabbage, Beet, Parsnip, Cu
cumber, etc., etc.
Genuine Red River Karly Ohio Seed Potatoes, per bushel $1 .50
Minnesota Karly Ohio See Potatoes, per bushel 1.25
Other Seed Potatoes $1.00 and $1.50
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Elmer Hoyles of Elmwood was in
town Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hall are
entertaining Mr. Hall's brother, Sum
ner Hall, of render, who came In
Tuesday evening, and his sitter, Mrs.
Emma Craig, and cousin, Mrs. Whit
ney Mlcklewalt of Old, who ea;n
Wednesday morning,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wilson of Over
ton, Neb., returned home Monday
after visiting a week here wltU
relatives.
The Misses Hannah and Lana IVtt
mann of Elmwood visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson.
Miss Pearl Woodard of Elmwood
Is visiting Mrs. Charles Suavely this
week. .
Mrs. S. C. Iloyles went to Lincoln
Friday, S. C. going Saturday evening
to attend the state university Jtinlora'
play, "A Message From Mars," giver
at the Oliver theater Saturday nlRht,
In which their flon, Dale, took iart.
Mr. Royles returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Hoyles remained to witness a,
baseball game played by the glrlti ia
the gymnasium Monday, in which
Miss Flora Iloyles' nine were victors.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dennett of
near Waverly spent Tuesday night
with Mr. Hennett's mother, Mrs.
Rolle Dennett.
I have a few settings of Mettled
Aneona eggs to spare at $1.1)0 per IS.
Mrs. J. A. Shaffer.
Charles Appleman of Rilling,
Mont., is visiting his brothers, Harry
and L. D. Appleman and fa mil let.
Marshal lllgglns of Poward Is visit
ing relatives here this week.
In last week's Items a daughter
was reK)i ted at the home of Charles
Ayres, hut It was a son, born Friday,
March 10, 1911.
Mrs. Dr. Rdfern of Lincoln arrived
last evening and will visit her
mother, Mrs. F. S. White, and other
j relatives for a time.
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