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And Betty said. "Yes; it is so."
And the little boy clapped hi hands
fot Joy us he exclaimed. "Oh. grand
mamma, now you see that the Rtrunger
is' quite entirely n gentleman. m" i
Batd!" lint his childish eyes were a
little toward the place or the Christ
mas tree.
-rierre,- Betty said gravely.
"Yes, M me. Grandmere. as gravely.
This is your grandpapa, dear; the
ne we pray for "every night"
The little boy put out his hand very
seriously to the man. "l am giaL
Monsieur Grandpere. I will tell Bri
gitte it was the key to happiness, and
now" he cost wide eyes across the
hall "it is the Christmas tree! I ex
pect, yes?" Ills other hand went to
Betty's and he led them over to the
drawics room, one on either Bide, and
they all beheld the glory of the tree
and the glory of the joy of a little
child, for remembrance of the God
child who once came down to earth.
Presently Teter Van Zandt asked:
Tlerrev can you fetch me my vlolla
from that other room?"
"I can. Monsieur Grandpere. The
little boy ran and brought it over.
.'The fire Is low," Peter Van Zandt
6ald as he took the violin from Its
case, then he laid It on the logs, and it
crackled and burned into a fierce blaze,
and the strings moaned, perhaps with
sorrow, on Into the chlmner. nmi th.
resin on the bow spurted blue, and th L.
sparks flew upon the pussy cats fur ft
find mniln t-wv t . P
PERSON
OF SOME
PORTANCE
i.
OYD OSBOURNE
trt. 1L fcy foe BoftfcrMcrrtn
Company
Korrn agentr to every TDtticrof tne
glob. For yenrs it went on without
the least success, until my special bu
reau, whose service it was to read
every paper printed, learned of you in
Manaswan and seized a clew we were
not slow to follow. We were Impelled
to ettraordln&ry exertions. I sent my
chief of the secret police to New Yorfc
with unlimited ' powers and unlimited
money, fie surrounded you with" an
army of spies, who reported, to him
and thea to me by cable.' Everything
Was done, permissible or ; sometimes
not permissible, to gain from you that
Information for which I would have
given all the life 1 have left.
"There Is the story. Mr. Brotighton.
I make no offers of reward; I make no
threats. . Both. I appreciate now, were
mistake. I simply ask you, beg you.
to tell me where my ecn is."
For awhile Matt remained, silent, too
dazed to answer.
'I must make a single stipulation,"
be said at length. "That we land to-
mere," said Matt, running his fin
ger over the sheet to a speck marked
Reef e. d." "There, your majesty !"
The old emperor bowed his head
over the chart and seemed to be strug
gling with a terrible emotion. "Call Ad
miral von Todloben," he gasped, fall
ing back on his pillows. "I must in
struct him to alter the ship's course at
once." '
(To Be Continued.)
CHAPTER XVII.
J A Royal Traoody.
AT terrible tragedy In which Rother, alone, you and I, and, if your
the crown prince was aup-l ""vjesiy wm penn ...
posed to have taken his Ufe yar ,on oec,aCT w 'wu W1" "v,u'
om hark to Matt In waves w reaped ins wisues.
BltH-tlon. He remembered the "Ha will Come,"- saw tne emperor.
had made, the shock of hor- "My son will not refuse.
Matt tnougnt or Miruvna ana was
profound mystery In which
ilt was shrouded. He remem-
it speculations as to what had
happened in that lonely bunt-
fee, some maintaining that the
K ,1 K M
!Ddm.ath.em InewJn a melancholy. ther than be forsaken. can
resentful fashion, as if for one of their
own kin.
I prince to blow out his own
less positive. He wondered whether
he should iuform the old man of her
existence, but refrained.
I can do nothing without your ran
Jesty's promise," he said. "The deci
sion must be left to the prince. He
must be free to choose free to stay
If he prefers."
"Certainly I promise that," returned
the emperor, with a touch of quern
lousnesa. "Compulsion would be worse
romnraa nthara that it
Teter said to his wife, "It has never a double suicide, 'a death
Dcen out of Its case since the day you ieliberateiy conceived and as
us away. MP4Mltt hv the heir to
Ana as uer band crept Into his. as -the greatest kingdoms of the I than wrong. It would be ridiculous.
xne little boy went to fetch ShaddleH Why do you still hesitate? It is not
and Bridget, the voices made for the was dumfounded; he could not 1 kind to keep me in suspense."
noiy eve. trie holiest eve the world ( Tvord. TVas it possible, was It I "I am not hesitating, your majesty
nas ever seen, the voices of children, fable that John Mort was the I I am only asking myself whether you
wy cuuureu rrom the choir of the ( know the story that the world
cuurch they had been married in. be-i1 continued the old man. "You
pan to sing outside in the garden the lie story I myself believed for
wonderful anthem of the Blessed Child. fcx hours, till" He hesitated.
And little Teter said softly, "Is Itjdi his voice and looked about
not that we shall kneel down. Mon-fXJsten." he went on. "I mean
sieur Grandpere?" ei nothing from you. It Is true
And they all knelt down together! young baronet threw caution
until the anthem was finished. winds and followed the prince
may not be mistaken In thinking my
friend to be your son."
"Mistaken! How Is It possible to be
mistaken? Thnt ring he gave you it
was one he always wore. Moreover.
Mr. Sntterlee is positive you recog
nized the miniature he showed you
Isn't that so?"
Yes. The resemblance was remark
able.?
My son Is now forty-eeven years of
age. Does that not accord 7"
"It does, though he appears some
what older,
"Is he not a violinist of exceptional
Then the little boy got up and beganit Is true she shot herself; It
to dance and hop. and the gifts were that my son In his frenzy tried
given. And as Bridget at last carriedr4 tbe same pistol against his
the little bor upstairs to his bed. hetfrast.
whispered to her: face such a scandal seemed im-
"But. BridttR. It xi-na inrtoort tha v.vift: to escape seemed worse. In
to happiness, yes." jfevent the tnrone ould be I talent? It was that reference in the
When he was safely in bed. covered! to lts rounaauons ana my newspaper accounts printed of you
up with his down quilt. Miss Supple ty"ne biacKenea Deyona reaemp- wnJch flrst attracted our attention."
went down the back stairs to her, nad TaIet namea zeits "Again you are right, though I would
"kitchen, finding Shaddlo there waiting Zeit-one or tnose iauniui not ca lt taientf Dut genius."
for her. ms wuo are suwime m w "Look ot this photograph almost
"Shad." said Miss Supple somewhat311 Trhicn our hous hal the last taken of him. Have you still
hesitatingly, as she smoothed out herf1' J-u" w any douMs?-
apron. "I'm after thinkin' that maybe ne Prince ana i
them banns" t 'measure of a resemblance no
r.ifi- mi eh.'iu ' tu-Jftvr but himself, threw himself at
,n" 7V: :V r."7u-"l.n'B feet. He would shoot him
Father O'Shaughnessy and meself fixel. sa! h,s J "It
it up between us to do It at high masi 1 1 "V '
each time, where yourself could noa ntl
foiit detection and lose his identity
Uuu eu u? mamcQ tomorrow- countless millions beyond.
Christmas day in the morning." g proposal was disregnrded. was
In the drawing room, stuuditur teitwl n rmsa imnertlnence. He
pother on the medallion carpet he haJ roughly silenced and ordered to
bought to furnish the bride's hom'hls tongue, while my son in the
wiums uu. were l'eter an Zan cf his comrades persisted like a
aud his wife. He put his arm aroundan in his desire to die. Suddenly
her and lead her to the window thay- waS a report, and they rushed in
jook-eu toward the east. They saw flna this ZelU lying beside the wo-
inr suining auove them, brighter thain Vuh the top of his head blown
an ine otner stars of heaven; and if ne had dressed himself in my
light seemed to him to shine upon hel8 clothes, had taken my Bon's rifle
i uer as lr n snone upon him.
And near the star shone the m
a slip of silver.
He glanced up at it. then down
her.
"Our moon." she whispered shylj
"Our honeymoon. It's going to b
Christmas honeymoon. Betty, ours i
Its Light Seemed to Shin 1fn
as If It Shone Upon K
we'll, start away together ne
dear one. on Christmas day
Then he took the cartel de
his Docket and showed It tor.
"Your child, our chika h. M
Betty, my wife, my lov J aV
last!"
And Betty, between PimJfisiDd cars
n rwl xi-ff fi ' n Tf W mom nrtna f fill 10
"' W WU till . tiXZ UltlU V
years hovering In her soulhadln'y
heart of grate to lay bet ead PPn
tler
nvr nusuanus snouiaer aua'
my
rom
etty.
at
rle Christmas, dearest m
heart. I'll go on the Christ
tuoon whenever you say."
THE END. .
of
,as b
iMer-
my
ney-
For Sa!o.
, pljoto
"Jfo. It is John Mort."
-John Mort?"
"That is the name by which I have
known him
"Mort, you say? Mort! Ah, how
like him to choose such a name! Tell
me of him; describe him to me. I want
to know everything everything.'
"But who was the gentleman who
offered me $100,000 in Manaswan?'
"A celebrated criminal lawyer of
New York, whom Frankasch, my chief
of the secret police, retained among
others to assist him. A very clever,
xved nlmself .
able man. who Invalu
able.'
"And the schooner, the Esmeralda
how was it contrived to have her timed
to meet me?"
"She had been bought from the first
had resolved the matter In his an(i -was manned by a special detail of
harebrained way. But at that I picked naval officers. Frankasch sue
iment in their dismayed state it I nected you would return to San Fran
ed to my son and his friends the Cisco for that Is the gateway to the
litlon of everything. They did not Pacific, and It became a part of his
lt to nsk how the corpse of the valet Dian to get you there as soon as he
lid pass the examination that would discovered he could not bribe you. The
essarily follow. My son mounted vessel lay there for over four months,
torse and fled. I while no efforts were spared to make
As I said, the Imposture for thirty-1 n impossible for you to remain in east
hours was not questioned. But the ern America- Admiral von Tripwltz
tors could not be deceived. The I o you Brandels spoke too little Eng-
ly was unmistakably that of Lud- u8h. and therefore for that as well as
x Zelte. I myself 6tood before lt as other reasons It seemed wiser to have
lay naked on their table ana con-1 as nominal Commander Agent Schwartz
med their opinion. My feelings to- cf the secret service.'
ard my son were very bitter. ie "And how were those jewelers.
lid dishonored the Imperial house. I Snood ft nargreaves, induced to treat
ftaggerated in my heart, though Gvd me as they did?"
bows it was ereat enough, the narm "Oh. that was simple. They wore
had done it and me. "With the con-1 shown long official cablegrams from
ranee of the doctors I accepted the I Europe, vouched for by our consul
fcnosture. The world bad acceptea warning them that the ting naa oeen
I. and I decided to leave them in igno- I stolen. When these matters were set
noe. I tied to their satisfaction and a sub-
It was not until years afterward stantial bond given they made no diffl
1898. when the empress was taken culty In surrendering the ring to the
iS-om me Under the most horrible cir- consulate. Your letter and then your
ftimetnScSTiThatT found "In "her pa-I telegram were handed to the consul
stma fot f startling import. 1 who on the telegraphed orders of
Sr extravagance, which had been the I Frankasch replied to you as he was dl
filk of Europe and to me a perpetual rected. Of course he knew nothing.
imree of discord, had Its origin In a ne merely obeyed orders. But you
lhstdebt. incurred !n 1S9Q. on avhieh must not think our surveillance was-
wterwara sue naa oeen jjujiur trj.v-v.c- MMurH.w.au . .iy...
ef.ru interest Ss well as steaaiiy aimin-1 western const irom aucouer ii duu
phing the principal. And the one who Diego and Mazatlan was under a con
:nn nnrainea tuui. insi ouu gut
ttr man than my nnhappy son, who J "Your majesty will, of course, give
ad cone to her in bis extremity and I directions that Snood & Hargreaves
iad thus acquired the means to hide I are undeceived? It would not be fair
!lmif in the utternost parts or the I that I should remain in their estima
- I i a . .
harth I nop a inier.
"Tiir u nothine the world will not I , "No, no, no! lou do not unuerstana
rntninni nor lorcet. ana in iwemj air. orouguiun. ri.wiuuutu .
lm . npw generation arises to whom I cused you ot theft, it suitea nis pur
be scandals of the old are of sllgDt . pose to maw you out jnnooem a bhuof
a nnl lovo rae: I have who had picked up the ring for a tri
ao need to surround myself with guards fle, for he would have been glad had
itul secret agents, as I move among you-brought suit against the Jewelers
th- -a-itu mtr little erandchll- m oraer io ierce irum juu iu
4X0
A coinnlete Easfinan5
::.r"' uuTi"iui1 'iay. iiieb.
iren on either side clinging to my
hatis; my reception is one to touch tue
aeatt.. Surely, I said to myseir, tuey
will be with' me if I recall my
Thsight of an old father, white hair
ed tnd broken, holding out his arms
nlars of how you came into possession
of the ring. It was even arranged to
guide yoti to a . lawyer who should be
tray your confidence: Bhamerul. yes,
detestable, but were we not Justified?
v The old man unrolled a chart and
flattened It out, not without difficulty
on the -bed. Painfully excited, with
tn fcrgiveness, is one too human, too
-a . a. v Tli or
oueung to oe met -m. Ma ted hands shaking and hi?
alsowUl 'orgivf everratner among . - STSix
me- every uioiuc. o.j - . k;, .nn -uar-
. . .-..h .onHlntr I fliail V" JU" "
,asi.P.H .on tub.
Local News
From Friday's Dallr-
County Attorney G. II. Taylor
was a Christmas visitor in Union,
at the home of his mother.
Miss Carrie C.reenwald depart
ed Wednesday for Falls City, Ne
braska, where she will visit for a
few days with relatives.
Sheriff C. I). Quinlon and fain-
ly spent the Christmas day at
the home of James Palmer, re
turning yesterday aftei'noon.
J. It. Street of LaMars, Iowa, is
in the city visitingr at the home of
Mrs. M. A. Street, and also with
other relatives for a few days.
Ilaldon Elliott and wife of
Johnson, Neb., arrived in the city
Wednesday evening and visited
iere over Christmas with rela
tives.
(ieorpre B. Lehnhoff tfnd family
ii f Omaha visited here over
Christmas at the home of Mr.
.ehnhoff's mother, Mrs. F. I)
,ehnhofT.
Charles Patterson of Arapahoe,
Neb., spent Christmas here wiih
lis brothers, T. M. aWl 11. F. Pat
terson and families, and with his
many old friends.
Mrs. Isaac Kins' of Superior,
Neb., arrived Wednesday evening
on No. 2 from her home and will
visit here over the holidays with
relatives and friends.
Jack Micin and wife of llave-
lock are in the city for a few days
sit with relatives and friends
having arrived from their home
Wednesday evening'.
W. (J. Ilrooks departed last
evening for (Juthrie, Oklahoma
w ien lie will alleml a family re
union to be held at the home o
his brother in that city.
Henry Ciuthmann and family o
Murdock visited here over Christ
.m 1 11.
mas at nie nome oi Air. iium
in ami's mother, Mrs. F. Fl. (Suth-
mann.
Fred Richards and family of
Rosalie, Neb., came in Wednesday
evening and spent Christmas at
the home of S. S. (iooding and
family in this city.
Mrs. Ed Urantner departed tin
afternoon for her home at Pen
der, after a visit here over Christ
mas with her parents. Mr. am
Mrs. John Cory.
Otto Lulz came in yesterday
morning from Perry, Iowa, where
he is employed, and will visit here
for a few days with his parent
Mr. and Mrs. John Lulz, and other
relatives.
Miss Mary E. Foster was
Christmas visitor at the home o
her nart'nts. Mr. and Mrs. D. W
Foster in Union yesterday, re
turning home yesterday after
noon.
Attorney C. A. llawls and wife
and It. O. Rawls and wife spent
Christmas Fn Murray with rela
tives and friends, returning hotm
on the afternoon Missouri Pacific
train.
Will Swstak, wife and children
of Omaha, Mrs. Adolph Dvorak
aud Mrs. James Vrzal of Madison,
Neb., were over Christmas visit
ors in this city, being guests at
the Joseph Jelinek home.
Earl llassler arrived Wednes
day evening from Osceola, Neb.,
where he is engaged in the drug
business, a'ml he will visit here
for a time with his parents.
George Iodge, wife and daugh
ter, Miss Violet, spent Christmas
in Omaha, bei'ug guests at the
home of Dr. Hoy Dodge and wife,
as were also Mr. and Mrs. P. E.
FtulTner of this city.
John Vallery ami wife of Den
ver, Charles Vallery a'ml wife of
St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. M. D. Polk,
of Jloise, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs.
F. E. While and daughter, Miss
Bertha, were in the city yesterday
to spend Christmas at the home
of Mrs. Jacob Vallery.
Jay E. Worley, wife and two
Utile sons, came in from their
home at Lincoln Wednesday
evening to visit over Christmas
al the home of V. V. Leonard and
wife. Mr. Worley returned this
morning to the capital city, while
Mrs. Worley and children will re
main for a more extended visit.
Charles Chassot, who has been
employed in the local Burlington
sghops during the past few
months, has resigned his position
and will depart for his home at
Wayne, Okla., tomorrow. Before
his departure Mr. Chassot called
nt.this office and had his sub
scription to the Plattsmouth
Journal extended for another
y-eav.
Local News
MYNARD.
(Special Correspondent.) !
4-
i i
From Saturday's Dally.
Mr. and Mrs. Y . II. Meisinger
of the vicinity of Cedar Creek
i . . i ii.: . :..
wuiu visiims m w.. uiv jt;,- , cwi? CraMr,.,. M(k Christina
day. Iliiiri.r with I ri it lie r-i ii -1 :i W.
George W. Shiader of near jim Long, in IMattsmouth.
Murray was in uie city yesterday
for a fpv hours looking after
some matters or business.
Miss Margerie Taylor of Plain-
view came in on No. 2i and will
visit for a few days with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
iam Taylor.
P. II. Meisinger came in yes
terday afternorm from his home
near this city, and spent a few
lours looking after matters of
business.
'F. J. Ilennings and wife f
near Cedar Creek were in the city
tolay for a few hours looking af
ter some matters of business
with the merchants.
Mrs. Alex Andrews and daugh
ter, of Ulysses, Neb., who have
been visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joshua Andrews, de
parted this morning for their
home.
W. F. Gillespie of Mynard
came in tins aiternoon irom
Omaha, where he was looking af
ter some matters of business.
and he visited bore for a few-
hours with friends.
J. . Lowlber came in this
morning from his home, south of
this city, and was a passenger on
No. 15 for Omaha, from where lie
will go lo Holdrege. Neb., for a
short visit with his son.
II. W. Cory of North Yakima,
Washington, who has been her
for a few days visiting his broth
er, John Cory and family, de
parted tins aiternoon inr iii
home.
Misses Janet, and Mable Grass
man and brother, Wade, arrived
last evening from Alliance and
will spend a few days visiting at
the home of their grandparents,
Mr. ami Mrs. II. T. nation.
John L. Sullivan, wife and two
children and Miss Lorelta Sul
livan returned to their home at
South Omaha I his morning. They
were guests of their uncle, John
A. Long and family, uf this city.
over Christmas.
Mrs. E. E. Goodman of Mynard
was a visitor in this city yester
day. This is the lirsl time Mrs
Goodman has visited this city for
several months, as she has been
confined to her home with blood
ooison. Mrs. Goodman says she
is feeling quite well now.
Frank Cook and wife of Have-
lock are in tne cily and tins vi
cinity visilfng with their rela
lives, and Mr. Cook was a pleas
ant caller al the Journal office
yesterday afternoon and renewed
for the Journal for another year
Adam Meisinger and wife and
sister, Mrs. Anna Veter, of Pekin,
Illinois, who have been here for
several days, having been called
here by the death of Mrs. Ed
Lobnes. departed tins morning
;fnd reading from I lie little
could not have 1 n nor. j-.
inir to the ;iii.;.-MV. T!n
Sl-'Ililie.i , the .ipp:.Ue.
toU
a
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kiser are
visiting Mr. Hirer's mother in
University Place during the holi
days.
Our congenial blacksmith. Mr.
Hunt, with his family, vi-ited in
Glenwood with their parents oer
Christmas.
F. Richardson and family of
South Omaha visited a! the home
of his brother, W. T. Ilichard-.on.
Christmas.
William Gillespie, W. 15. pott
er and II. L. ri"pl I raiisaete.i
business in Ihe metropolis Tu'-
day and Wednesday.
lohn Speck and wife of Oma
ha spent Christmas with hi- sif
ter. Mrs. Chris Murray, mimr .
miles wesl of own.
Hazel Cowels and Mildred
Johnson of Plattsmouth spt
Christmas evening with Mi--i
Edna and Mayola Propsl. I
Martin Thacker. whose home
l k a I -
is Willi ine I'rop-i lamnj. i
spending the holidays vi-jimc hi
brother in Nebraska Cily.
George Snvtler has gone to
West Virginia lo -peml the holi
days anionir relatives and friend-;.
George figures that the mountain
air is preferable this lime of lh
vear.
B. F. Ser inctoii had -.-vera!
carloads of fat sheep on Mo-
South Omaha market 1 1 week,
lie is ouite an extensive -h.-.-p
feeder and knows ju-' wlo-n to
hit Ihe top price.
Grandma Menlo,,i is not a- well
as her main friends hoped to
her. She is elose to the oo-v.ar
mark. and until reeeuMy ha
been very active for one of her
age.
Mrs. J. Adam, after viitin
with relatives and friend in t.
Joseph. Mo.. for several we'k.
returned home lat week. She en
joyed her visit very mudi. oui
admits there js no place like
home.
Uncle Jap. Ihe old faithful mail
carrier, savs everv man. woman
and child on Ihe route received
from 3 lo ." postal card- Chri-l-
mas. i.ncje .lap savs Dial i k'o
ing some. And Ihat i how he
ficuii's that he frd it both wa
going and coining.
Miss Martha Darker, niece of
Mrs. William Welenkamp. i
confined in ne of the Omaha
hospitals, havinir been opi-raled
on for appends ii i. The iat in
formation received wa tll.lt she
was getting along nieeiv. wrinn
is very pleasjng to Inr manv
friends here.
Ed Hummel, after butchering
a numner liogs. leit die mea.
on a bench So cool hmt night.
Consequently a large per cent
disappeared miring ine cooling
process. Ed. when you have
For Sale.
One v.cliori, rio acre wheal
land, in Franklin roiriiy, Wa-!i-ingtoii.
Land roilm-. 1 ;t 1 1 t
rough!. All plow-d pring of
ll'iJ; no wal-e Ian. I. 1 'irt
crop what -" l'(:?i.I j r acre
r iied in l'.';. I.ocatxl nn'
north ,,f KiliI"1'!-: 2 rail'-. . el.
All r r.eed. Pr --'. .".o p. r
acre, on ay fern;. l'o,j .p
poftun.ty for farm, r with !
ttlix wat.t larg.- f r: i. aii.t
an invalid. M i! s. ;. f,,- par
ticular write i .wr.er. W. C
Sampoii.
mouth, N
P. O.
b.
l.-l 1
Wedding stationery
Journal otnee.
Plat t
- i ! .-V
at the
NOTICE!
KEEP
YOUR fttOWEY AT
HOTE.
Common Sense Counts as
Much in Making a Town
as Anything Else.
WESTERN WACHINC AND -
FOUNDRY CO.
of Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
Fourth and Paarl S'.reets. -
v Formerly l'.h- i- ili-.oI.ne
Engine I"....
At the solicit ltl-.il
frn-nd we h.i.- fak.
i he at" v e works wit h
of expanding IV li
i o.-r
a v i.- .v
al.
- cou-r a! iv
e s!,,H
ii a tin fa.-! i w
I la oi i ne U.n
made in f l.e-e
t-
C ! I HMO'
th- pi!
,!.. (,.!! .f -re
w t k -. f - r the
reason tint in
i the i.e-l i
I hal we know
' !) I ! I'
line engine
f; the name
J-
of t'ais ngii"
changed. n!s,, tl
the coiM cra a p
Our ai n sfiall
ploy only com j
thee we shall intr
f.ist as the bsi-u
rant, and nay
Will I
r a!oe.
.e to l-IM-
lfi:l men;
a
froM time
for their hoi:v being passengers ,jvP(, a fow years longer, you will
know- better.
on No. G
Mrs. "Carrie A. Walbridge of
South Bend, Ind.. is in Ihe cily
visiting her sister. Mrs. Mont
llobb at the Hiley hotel. This if
Ihe lirsl. time the two sisters
siicnt Christmas together for 'JO
years and no doubt it. was a most
delightful Christmas to both of
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Meisinger
and Mr. Meisinger' s sister. Mr
Leonard Velter. of Green Valley, ,() s;,,j
Illinois, are visiting their many
relatives and friends in Ibis vi
cinity for a few days, being called
here bv the sudden death of Mrs
C. V.. Lobnes. Mr. Meisinger wa
a caller at Ibis office yesterday
afternoon, and while here had hi
subscription extended for an
other year.
Pro lit. l.v th:-
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Beautlful Shetland Ponies
for sale at all times, for the next
100 years, unless I die in the
meantime. I havo now an extra
fine stallion, the best in the slate. hjn.:
for sale. Well broke for Doth
harness and saddle.
Wm. Gilmour.
Plattsmouth, Neb.
R. F. D. No. I.
perienee. other have.
Now as the old -ar i jul
closing, the old telephone com
pany is getting somewha! in
dependent in regard lo fee for
Ihe next year's rental by demand
ing an additional Hire,, dollar.
This seems fo be Ihe limit. The
service is poor enough al he-!,
and an addition in rent ,.,.(,)- to
be more than the farmer ought
so wiiv iio t'ct m or.
the farmer line proposition? Sev
eral have them ami Ihey are giv
ing excellent service, with a Verv
small cost to its patron. Wake
up. farmers, and don't let a cor
poration such as in in exigence,
sap vour hard-earned dollar
from o lit Jill the .oek l l.ook-
of some grafler. that he may gn
through tin world on l!..werv
beds of eae. i:iilillg at the ea.
mark lie ha made of II tiltig
by Ih.'ir patronage. Wake i p
liirnier, aim join ine i.irruer-
let U gel this ,,,. i;,
pri.i
The Best Flour
on the Market
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FOREST RD
WAHOOMILLCOJ
WAHOO. MEB'
FCKTST RCSC
Working order before
work is on ii.
Another Christmas ha
and gone. Many hearts h.i.
been made ga. by som,. i, ,.
remembrance sent lo frn t .1-
Children hearts have b.eM
io eai lor I.e. al recent, f!-
from Santa. Such .-,
ceived among- the p,,r
occasions of Ihi kind
to the ones thiil
means, and aU,, f,, ...
iv es I heir I irue i,, ,.r ,,
gills mav le pr.-ri.-i !
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t time draw -r our
sop f r sl- It peei;i l.e'p
a may .e i-e-pitre i r;!i! I to
vol urn.- of w..rk h;!i jui if
tlleir I'-Tlllili'.i'llt re i. !-rue
in Plattsmouth.
The foundry and mi- hn'.e
shop Will be at the s.rvire
and accommodation of tto
coiiiiiiunilv- ami render any
ai-tanc jn machinery re
pairs r eij-iipment that
n.iiy b- wante.l. Li ad-b-ti-.fi
t-. oi;r regal ir w rk w
WliJ lU'derfi'.ke fo oV.-lil.'
and rebuild an'.-n" fo'.--.
attend t repair perM -
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WESTERN fTlCHIE AND
FO'JrtDr CO.
of PtaUsoct.'. :!.
Platts. 'Ptore 32.
Omaha 'Phone 0-5S37.
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