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ttemoutb VOLUME XXX PLATTSMOUTI1, NEBRASKA. MONDAY DECEMHEIl IS.1911 NO 203 If . ILL DUE OF PLATTSMOUTH'S FAIR Hi 1 ERS IS CAPTURED BY DI 11 Miss Helen Alice Swarthout United in Marriage to Dr. Ralph N. Ransom, Formerly a Dentist of This City, the Ceremony Occuring Today at Home of Bride's Mother. A very pretty homo wedding oc curred Thursday at 3 o'clock at the residence, of Iho bride's mother, Mrs. A. R. Swarthout on Pearl street, when her daughter, Miss Alice Swarthout, was joined in marriage with Dr. Ralph N. Hansom, formerly practicing in dentistry in this city, but now of Doolus. Neb. Rev. L. W. Cade formed the impressive ceremony, uniting the lives of two of Platls niouth's most estimable young people, "so long as ye both shall live." After receiving the congratula tions of the guests assembled, the wedding party and guests were ushered to the dining room, where a sumptuous dinner was served. rend the beautiful ring ceremony, I Ho brute and groom departed tin of the Presbyterian church. About i afternoon for Farley, Iowa, where twenty-live near relatives and friends of the happy young people witnessed the ceremony. The bride was dressed in a jtrelty brown traveling suit and accompanied by Mrs. Downing, matron of honor, and given away by her mother, Mrs. A .H. Swarth out. The trroom wore a black business suit and the best man, Fred Jess, also wore a black busi ness suit. Before t In. wedding party enter ed the room Miss Helen Chapman sang "All for You," accompanied with piano by Miss Until Chap man. Miss Jennie Johnson pre sided at the piano during the feremony and played softly dur ing the service. As the soft tones f the instrument stole out on the air, Dr. Ransom ami his best man, Mr. Jess, entered the parlor, tak ing their positions in the bay win daw. A few moments later the bride and her mother, preceded by the matron of honor, joined the doctor and Mr. Jess, and the. lergyman stepped forth and per- Marricd at Omaha. From Friday's Dully, i J- Two of l'lattsiuuuth's popular yopng people eluded llieir irien.is yesterday and boarded the fast mail for Omaha, where they pro- BEAT THIS IF YOU CAN I Actual Set lb December 'inent Made on 30. 11H0, of n cured a marriage license and were I .j. Twenty Payment Life Policy ! joined in wedlock, the groom be ing Tracy A. (iraham and the bride Miss Ruth Spencer. Mr. Graham is in the employ of Iho Burlington, holding the position of lireman with the night switch ing crew, while Miss Spencer has been employed at the Riley hotel. The wedding, all hough expected to transpire within a week or two, was somewhat of a surprise to the numerous friends of the contract ing parties. Both the groom and the bride are estimable young people and Their many friends congratulate them on entering the ranks of double blessedness. Hun- will spend the holidays with the groom's parents, and after which they will go to Boelus, Neb., where Dr. Ransom has a home al rendy titled up awaiting the corn ing of his bride. The bride and groom are both well known in Ibis community and both possess a large circle of young friends, who will be de lighted to hear of these nuptials. Dr. Ransom resided in Platls nioulh for a long time, having purchased the dental practice and ofiieo of Dr. Elslor, and is a rising young dentist, with all of Iho ele ments of success in bis make up, and is a genial, pleasant gentleman. Miss Swarthout has many relatives and warm friends in Ihe city, having resided here all her life, and is possessed of many accomplishments, having graduated at a ladies' seminary of Kansas. The Journal joins their numerous friends in wishing I hem happiness and prosperity through life's journey. I'l HONOR OF HER FOURTEETH BIRTHDAY ! in the OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE Insurance Company of Lincoln, Neb. No. of Policy H537 Age 12 Name of insured Win. 11. Kelly Residence. .Los Angeles, Cal. Amount of policy. ..5,000.00 Annual premium . . 180.55 Tidal premiums.. . 3,(11 1.00 Options of Settlement. ML OF rail, MUD MID LYTLE 1st. Reserve Surplus .$3,036.05 . 3,280.20 2d. THE WAT TO SHIP " YOUR PRESENTS A Few Directions for Shipping Christmas Presents by Express. Patrons ot express companies; who contemplate sending presents for Christmas should have them in (he hands of the company not later than December 18. There is nothing quite so disappointing to Iit5 donor as the delay of a pres ent after Christinas day. It takes away the sweet sentiment em bodied in these gifts and very jrreatly disappoints the receiver. Express companies are furnish ing patrons with labels reading, "Do Not Open Until Christinas," which may be pasted upon your packages. Use wooden boxes for packing when possible. This re duces the risk of loss and pre vents damage. Write the address plainly with ink or crayon, giving street num ber and county. Write your name and address on Ihe package fol lowing the prolix "From," giving your street and number, and also enclose in the package one of your cards. Do not enclose money or jewelry in packages of merchandise. Kueh articles .should be sent in a separate package through the loney department. Insist upon a receipt and have the value of jour package placed thereon. Mark the package "Paid" if so in tended. Write the word "Perishable" on jour package if it contains mat ter of a perishable nature. ' Dairy Inspector Here. From Friday's DaUy. William C. Andreas, slate dairy inspector, was in the city today and tested the milk from five darios in the city and found but one of I hem w ith milk in No. 1 condil ion relative to sanitary con ditions; two others would rank as good as No. 2, while two others were positively lilthy and suf ficient cow manure in the quart of milk tested was found to turn the stomach of a savage. Due man's cream was found below the stand ard in butter fat: otherwise the cream tests were fairly good. Mr, Andreas wants lo warn the dairy men to do belter with regard to sanitary conditions or the next time he is here I here will be ar rests and a good news item or items will result. He has made a dozen prosecutions since his ap pointmenl last March, and while he does not want to be harsh, yet in some instances Iho users of milk are being imposed upon, and conditions exist which would not be tolerated by Omaha or Lincoln people and there is no reason why Platlsmoulh people should tolerate it. Numerous Classmstes and Young Friends Assist Young Lady in Having a Good Timo. ( )n account of it being her 1 lib birthday anniversary, Miss Mela Jennings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Jennings, residing in the south part of Ihe oily, was made lie recipient oi a most en joyable surprise Wednesday evening hy a nuinher oi nor friends. To say lhal Miss Mela was surprised would no pulling u mild, as she had never dreamed of the like. Nevertheless, she soon made Hie guests feel at home and all joined in celebrating this most important event in Iho proper manner. There was music, both vocal and instrumental, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Then, loo, they pari icipaled in many games, which aroused consider able merriment. At the proper lime refreshments- were served, to which all did ample justice. A little later all dispersed, voting Miss Mela a fine entertainer and wishing her many more happy birthdays. Those who enjoyed this oc casion were: Misses (iorlrude Roessler, Katherino Lutz, Helen Lulz, Irma Covert, Mary Ilelher inglon. It ii I h Hethoringtoii, Rebah Covert. Hal lie Rosslor, Gladys Sleiiihauer, Elsie Roessler, Silvia Croon, Mary (Iroen, Messrs. Eugene Vroman, Henry Lamphear, Silas Green, Roy Lamphear, Ver don Vroman; Mr. ami Mrs. Slein-hauer. Moves Family to Plattsmouth. Hrom Thursday's Dally. Dr. P. Juckniess, ex-state voforenarian, will reside, in the J W. Kuhn residence on North filth street, his household fur ilure having arrived last even ing from Lincoln. J. H. McMaken transported the doctor's goods from the car to the residence to day. Dr. Juckniess will im lrdiately assume his duties with Hie Western Serum company. The fllcc building on the government lot will be moved to Dr. Groodor's bomo today and will lie converted Into apartments for serum work. Cash value. .., 322.25 J. Surplus in cash 3, 28(1.20 .j. And paid up J OH TRIAL IN IDE HUT COURT Greater Part of Yesterday Taken Up in Securing a Jury for the Case Many Witnesses Are on Hand to Testify, McCann Is Granted Separate Trial. part icipal ing policy 5,0110.00 .J. , J. Tidal 8, 28(1. 20 I'aiil up surance iii- 3.1. 41 h. Life annuity to, ii o.oo C)8(').25 Mr. Kelly settled under option No. 2, having secured his full paid-up Life Policy a1- a net cost of $ 1 0.2 ' per year. His death occurred inarch tt, 1011. This company had 1 3 1.8(5 assets to each $ 100.00 of liabilities, and saved 59.1(5 per cent of its income in the year of lit 10, and is still going. For a home company that lias a 25-year record of such work, little more need bo said. References Stale Insur ance Department of Ne braska, and hundreds of satisfied policyholder. Full information given upon.ro quost. C. IY1. ROBINSON, - General Agent. v I I Prom Friday's Dally. The time of I lie greater part of the day yesterday was consumed in gelling a jury to try Ihe case against the safe-blowers. McCann requested that ho bo given a separate trial, and aked that the men charged with him bo excluded from the room. The eourt allowed the first request, but denied the econd. The defendant used his lit peromlory challenges, while o slat? did not exorcise any of three allowed by I lie court, and jury was secured about 3 o'clock ind I he I rial began. 1 he follow ing is Ihe list selected lo try Ihe ase; A. C. Clyiuer. John Schrad- r, II. J. Sr li I n ii I z, N. K. Peoples, icorge llall. 1 lieo. Slarkiohn. dm llauth, A. F. Hoodekor, Wil- ;m Alcliison, A. E. Lake, Dave oily, and Fred Slock. Mike Trilsch, the owner of the eweiry slock which was taken from his safe after it was blown ..1 .. . . .. ll . f . . ii . T I t open Willi nilro-glycerine on Ihe ,neiore uie i.ouisvin morning ol September ".), i'lli, were noi, logeinei I-W-H- H-I-W M-H"H I-H' If In need of fancy stationery five the Journal a call. We carry full line. The Pure Food Law. Persons breaking Uncle Sam's pure food law are being fined in large 'number rather than in severity. A St. Louis concern got $20 and costs for adulterating and misbranding preserved peaches, apples and sugar. An other was forced to pay costs for misbranding sugar corn flakes. An egg outfit was caught with 175 crates of frozen eggs which were filthy, putrid and decomposed. Uncle Sam destroyed the goods; no ilne. A Chicago milk concern was found with 10,000 cans of bad evaporated milk; no line.; goods ordered destroyed. An other Chicago company was fined 200 for adulteration of com pound catsup. A Long Island company got sentence suspended for adulterating tomato catsup. Last Man for Mail. Judge A. J. Heeson enjoys the distinction of being the last man to go lo Ihe old postofllco for his mail. Ho made this trip Tues day as lie went home for dinner. When I hi judge left, his ollloe he was deep in Ihe knotty problems of Iho law and made his way up Main street in deep thought, circled I be corner at I lie Plaits mouth State bank and crossed over lo the old poslolllce site and tried the door. The jurist backed oil" surprised that the oilier? should bo locked at that hour of the day, and resumed his journey homo, soliloquizing that he would try it again after dinner. On informing his wife of Ihe singular circum stance of (he poslolllce being lock ed tin? llrst time in his experience. the Judge was reminded that Ihe new building was probably open. Robert Troop was Ihe last man to buy a postage stamp at the old si and. and Claude Mayflehl'tho first lo purchase one at the new quart ers. Is Olive Sore? Postmaster Schneider of Plaits moulti is now located m Iho new government building. There is no quest ion that he fords proud over the new quarters. Uncle Sam is the boy who does things in style anil gives just a little heller than is expected. Hut just wait a few weeks and see what your Uncle Jak4' is going to give the people, of Weeping Water. One of the coziest little unices imaginable, lo he sure there is no shower bath or bath tub, but we have plenty of water, light and heal. Re coptaclos for blanks, a safe, toilet lavatory, more windows for the customers' convenience, and light, handsome room. Let Schneider have a bath if he wants it at, government expense, wc'l continue to lake ours in a gun barrel if the city well holds out llesiiles, wo are going to have our now olllee placed on a solir: foundation with no fear of col lapse from the foundation settling a row inches. Weeping Water Republican. Did Not Exceed Speed Limit From Wednesday's Dally. Ouy McMaken unloaded from a Hurlington freight car the firm's concrete mixer yesterday and pro ceeded along Main street at a cautious rate of speed, not over a mile an hour, Guy bad heard that the speed .ordinance was be ing strictly enforced against motor vehicles ami he did not care to be called on the carpel. Window Full of Xmas Qoods. Rynolt & Co. have one of Ihe nicest window displays in the city, ami almost every sort of article desirable for a Christmas present can be seen in I heir win dow, arranged in an attractive manner. Toilet sets, traveling sets, hat and clothes brushes, leather good, meerchauin pipes, military brushes and nice leather collar and cuff boxes, any or all of lb"se "lake a .-plendid Christmas present. Mrs. . w. Dickson of Marlon, rowa, and Mr. J E. Dickson of Collins, Town, v ho have been gliosis of F. M. nichey and fam ily for n fey dnys, returned to their home this trnrning. Happy Because It's a Boy. From Friday's Dally. Wo venture lo say that one of the happiest men in Ihe Hurling Ion shops today is our excellent young friend, Louis Jiran, and al I hough a few days early for Christinas time, we know that Louie could not have boon pre semen wit n a more pleasing presonl for that happy season than this bouncing baby boy, born early this morning. We are tol that Louie's heart fairly leapt with joy when (he doctor said "Louie, it's a hoy." The niothe and little one are doing nicely and Louie is happy because he has Just what his heart desired, a handsome, girl a few years old, and a boy. May the little fellow live long and ever prove a beam of joy In the excellent parents in their declining days. was placed on the stand and testified lo Ihe location ami situa tion of the store, he having his slore in one corner of F. II. Nichols' general merchandise lore. Mr. Trilsch also identified Iho articles of jewelry, as well as a lot of price tags, which were brought into the room hy a Lin coln detective, Mr. F.llis, and which Mr. Trilsch slated he had not seen since Ihe night before Iho robbery, when they were on goods dial were in his safe, until Jie .saw llwiij jn Ihe possession of Iho detective. The. ileloolivo brought Iho lags In in a hand salchcl and exercised considerable caution with Iho lags nml jewelry until the court reporter had identified them and numbered Iho exhibits. Mr. Trilsch testified at Ihe value of Iho jewelry taken amounted lo about $1,000; that wilh Ihe exception of Ihe slick-pin and Ihe lags ho had not soon any of his properly since Ihe robbery. F. H. Nichols, proprietor of the general store in which the jewelry slore is located, testified that he locked the store on Hie night of the 28lh of September and that he and F. F. Ross, a clerk in his slore, left at about Ihe same lime, which was about 7:45 p. m. Mr. Ross corroborated the testi mony of Mr. Nichols. Ihe store was in good shape when they loft the night before Ihe robbery. The witness said ho locked the back door and Mr. Nichols locked Ihe front one, ami when they arrived at the slore the next morning Iho doors were open and Ihe safe door of Mr. Tritsch's safe was blown off and was lying ten foot away from the safe. Harry Thompson, another clerk in the Nichols slore, swore that lie bad soon Doud in Iho slore on the evening of September 28, and that he sold him a can of lo maloos. On cross-examination witness stated that he had not soon McCann in the store that, day; that Doud was a stranger, but witness did not know whether he lived in Louisville at the timo or not. Jerry Mcllugh was called and testified that he had seen Doud in Ihe slore in which ho worked in Soulli Rend two days before the morning of Ihe 2ih of Septem ber; that, he sold Doud al that time a loaf of broad, some butler, egus, pork and w ienerwursl ; w it ness had seen Doud Iwieo before in Soulli Hond. Charles Anthony, a Rock Island section man, lost Hied that ho had seen Imlli McCann and Doud near the Rock Island slat ion two davs robbery; they On cross-ex amination Ihe wilnesN staled that, Iho men wore slouch hals, one dark and Ihe oilier light; both wore dark clothes. McCann asked witness for a match, which ho gave him. (ieorgo Vogle, a uung farmer, swore I hat ho saw both Doud and McCann in an orchard going to ward (ins Thimgan's barn, about Ihe middle of Iho afternoon two days before Ihe robbery at Louis ville. The men wore not together. On cross-examination witness stated that ho was further from Iho parlies than the distance, from witness to Iho west end of tint court room; that both men had on dark slouch hals; the clothing worn was not light, nor was it black. The attorney for Hie defendant strenuously objected to any of the witnesses answering the question of the prosecution when asked if I hoy had soon Doud al Louisville or South Hond; I ho 'reason given was that Doud was other than tho defendant on trial and that it was immaterial whether Doud was in South Hond I wo das before the safe-blowing at Louisville. The slate replied lhal, il bad a right to show the actions and where abouts of Iho parties immediately prior and subsequent lo the crime. The court noerruleil the objec tions to the identification of Doud, as well as that pointing to his presence with McCann al South Hond on the 271 h of September. On Ihe completion of Mr. Vogle's testimony Iho court took a recess until t o'clock Friday morning. The slate has twenty five witnesses, novou of whom had given their testimony up lo close, of the session Thursday night. Miss Eva Windham of fHen wood, who has been visiting her uncle, R. H. Windham and family, of this city for a few days, relum ed to her home al Clenwoorl this morning. A "Whack" at Pollard. ! Krnesl M. Pollard grows more! foxy as he grows older. Mr. Pol lard is one of the coterie of "lame lucks" and worn-out politicians who has the bright -idea that the best way to head otT Iho threatened La Follolle or Roose velt boom is lo work up fifty-seven varieties of harmony in the repub lican parly al this time, so in his announcement of Ihe impending Tafl jubilee in Lincoln, which will be attended by all Ihe office-holders and "lame ducks" in Nebraska, Mr. Pollard suggests that the mooting is for ALL brands, stripes, kinds and conditions of republicans none barred from entry. From nil of which one may get any sort of idea he wants, and Ihe astute reader of political signs can readily perceive that Ihe foxy Mr. Pollard still has his eyes on Washington and a job of some sort. The rank and file of the republican parly should pray for deliverance from Ihe "insurgency'' or ''pi'ogressivoncss" nf such rank standpatters as Ernest M. Pollard, an exponent of that brand of politics which talks about Iho "Orand old Flag" and Ihe "Achievements of Our Glorious Country" when pressed for an answer of a really interesting anil topical question. Nebraska City Press (rep.) Elect Officers. H"rom Friday's Dally. Tho Woodmen of Iho World held their annual meeting for the tdection of olllccrs last night. Tho following were elected: V. M. Mollis, C. C; Charles Kirhy, A. L.; H. L. Kruger, banker; Hubert Mollolt, dork; Peter Vallory, escort; L. (look, door-keeper: Oeorge Meeker, sentry; H..M. Soeniiichsen, manager for three years; William West, manager for two years; Dr. E. W. Cook, camp physician. Installation of officers will be held tho second Thursday night in January next. All Woodmen and their wives are invited lo the. installation ex ercises, as well as members of the Woodmen Circle. Ed Walch. state manager for the order, will pro side at the installation exercises. The camp voted a donation of $10 to go lo the Y. M. C. A. enterprise in Plnttsmouth. Mrs. Emma .Lawrence of Omaha arrived last evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. II. O. Stapleton and family, for a short time.