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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 191:
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OF EARLY DAYS
Mr. A. M. Holmes of Murray Relates
Several Interesting Incidents of
I'ioneer Days.
From Friday's Daily.
Mr. A. M. Holmes of Murray was
in the city today enjoying a visit for
a time with his relatives and old
friends. Mr. Holmes is among the
oldest residents of the county, having
came here in the early fifties, and was
one of the pioneers in old Rock duffs,
then a flourishing: little city and the
metropolis of the county. Mr. Holmes
is a most interesting1 talker on the
subject of the early history of the
county, and related some very in
teresting experiences while in con
versation with a representative of the
Journal in regard to the early days
in this county.
At the time Mr. Holmes resided in
Rock Bluffs city it was on the boom
and the residents there, most of whom
have long ago answered the last roll
call, were very hopeful of having: the
capital of what was then the Ter
ritory of Nebraska located in their
city. At that time there was not an
official county seat and the enterpris
ing: residents of the village of Platts
mouth decided to take a shot at securing-
the count- seat, and erected on
the public square in this city, where
Garfield park is at present, a small
brick building, which they donated to
the county to be used as a court
house, and the offer was accepted an I
the official county seat placed in this
city. This attracted the emigrants
from the east and attorneys and
others coming- west at once located
in Plattsmouth, which was also on the
old Mormon trail, and here a large
number of those attracted to tho
west in the days of 1S54 and 1S55 by
the reports of gold in Colorado, stop
ped in this city, where many of them
made their permanent homes, and in
this manner the population of Platts
mouth gradually grew greater and
finally surpassed that cf Rock Bluffs,
which was also disappointed in the
locating of the state territorial capital
at Omaha.
Mr. Holmes also related some of his
experiences in crossing the plains in
the summer of 18G2, when, with oxen
as the motive power, he drove to Den
ver and return and the trip occupied
the space of several months. He had
driven to Plattsmouth one day in th-i
late summer, bringing in with him a
wagon load of wheat, which contained
several hundred bushels, and this ho
offered for sale at the store of Mr.
Hanna in this city, where he was
informed that he could receive the
sum of 32 cents a bushel for the
wheat, which happened to be of extra
f ne quality, and this was rather disappointing-
to the farmer, especially
as he would be compelled to take th?
price out in trade in the store, and in
those days it was a hard matter to
sell enough of the farm produce to se
cure the shoes and clothing for the
family. He finally decided to sell his
wheat to the mill of Conrad Heisel in
this city, which wa? then first estab
lished, and with this load of flour he
decided to start for Denver to disposa
of it at a better price than he could
command here. One of the first
things to handicap the young: man
was the fact that he had only one
team of oxen to take up the journey
and he was compelled to draw on the
two cows which he possessed to aid
in taking the load of flour to Denver.
The cows had never been hitched up
rnd he found great difficulty in pet
ting them started, as they were very
wild and the first day they only mad 2
a mile and a half on the way and it
was not until he reached what is now
the town of Wahoo, some six days
later, that he was able to trade the
cows off for another team of oxen to
continue the journey to Denver, it
was 190 miles out onto the western
plains before Mr. Holmes ran onto
iny companions traveling to the west
rnd then he met five young men from
Nebraska City teaming to Pike'
Peak, who joined him and together
they made the trip of 400 mile3 and
the return trip from Colorado, which
they covered in several months.
IN GASS COUNT
Case Is Continued.
From Friday's Tan.
The case of P rank Marler vs. Mor
ris Lloyd, Cameron Cathey, and John
r.nd Walter Jenkins of Murray, which
was cheduled for hearing this morn
ing in the court of Judge Archer, has
been continued until next Thursday,
January 14th, on motion of the de
fendants, in order to secure further
evidence.
DEATH OF A FORMER
0AS5 COUNTY PIONEER
LADY 111 WASHINGTON
From Friday' Dally.
The death of one of the old
pioneers ot Lass county, who for
many years resided on the farm now
owned by Major A. Hall, three miles
northeast of Murray, occurred Sun
day, December 27th, at North Yakima,
Washington, when Mrs. Margaret E.
Carroll passed away to her final re
ward. She had been failing in health
for the past several years and had
been making her home with her
laughter, Mrs. E. Loss Graves, in
North Yakima, and her death was not
wholly unexpected by the members of
the family, but comes as very sad
news to the many old friends in Cass
county, where she he J for so many
years made her home. It was at first
the wish of the relatives to bring the
body back to Nebraska for burial in
the Lewiston cemetery, near the old
home, but the great distance to travel
was such that it was thought best to
hold the services in North Yakima,
and the body was laid to rest in the
cemetery in that city. Mrs. Carroll
was well known throughout the east
ern portion of Cass county, she being
the widow of the late John Carroll,
sr., and they made their home for
years on the farm near Murray. The
maiden name of this most estimable
lady was Margaret E. Jordan, and
she was born August 8, 1829, in Vir
ginia, coming with her husband to this
county about fifty years ago, where
their large family was reared, some
of whom have since passed away and
ethers locating in far distant homes,
the only member of the family resid
ing in Cass county at the present
time being Charles Carroll of near
Murray.
MISS FOSTER, LATE COUN
TY SUPERINTENDENT. GOES
TO CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
From Friday's Dally.
Tomorrow noon Miss Mary E. Fos
ter, former county superintendent of
schools, expects to leave for Chicago,
where she goes to take up her course
of study in the University of Chicago
to further advance her in the line of
school work. Miss Foster has re
ceived a number of flattering offers
from different schools throughout the
west, but as she has never been able
to complete her college work along
certain lines, feels that she should
take advantage of the chance afforded
her to take up her work in college
and will spend some time in the east
in studying. Miss Foster has devoted
her lifetime to school work and oc
cupies a high plane among the in
structors of the west, and her course
of study in Chicago will fit her for
any position that she may desire to
take up. The friends of the ef
ficient former county superintendent
throughout the county will be pleased
to learn that she is to further advance
herself in educational work, and they
will trust that she may decide to take
up her school work in the west here,
where she has made her home during
her lifetime.
Entertains at Dinner Party.
From Friday's Daily.
Miss Mae Murphy entertained at a
c'elightful dinner party last evening.
Covers were laid for eight. A color
scheme of green and white and the
candles made very handsome table
decorations. A splendid five-course
dinner was served, after which the
time was devoted to bridge.
For Sale.
Five turkey gobblers; also three bull
calves. Alf. Nickels, Murray, Neb.
THE LATE JUDGE
P. S. BARNES, OF
WEEPING WATER
Judge Barnes Was One of the- l roin-
inent Citizens of Cass County tad
Most Highly Respected.
From Friday's Dally.
The following biographical sketch
cf the late Judge P. S. Barnes of
Weeping Water, a brief account of
whose death appeared in the Journal
of last Wednesday, is taken from the
Weeping Water Republican of yester
day. The judge was personally known
o the editor of the Journal and was
a most clever and genial gentleman
in every particular:
The death of P. S. Barnes on Mon
day night, January 4th, removed a
pioneer citizen of Weeping Water
vhose activity in the affairs of the
town and whose possession of friend
ship and esteem here and over the
county has been above the ordinary
for even a pioneer resident as he was
Judge Barnes, as he was besl
known, because of his service as jus
tice of the peace for many terms dur
ing more recent years, was 1 1 years
ot age. Until this last illness of
pneumonia, which came upon him
suddenly, he was extremely active in
body and keen in mind indeed, he re
tained that quality of mental power
even during his several days of ill
ness, as cau be testified to by those
who were at his bedside. As to physi
cal' powers also the strength of this
was remarkable considering his age,
as would be indicated from the fact
that he exhibited an unusual struggle
for life considering the severity of the
disease that gripped him.
Those of the younger generation
would hardly know of the immensely
valuable work that Mr. Barnes did
in civic and municipal enterprises here
during nearly half a century. At least
Mr. Barnes was no hand to tell of
these deeds himself and it could never
be learned from that source. In
vestigation among the records, how
ever, and conversation with older peo
ple will reveal something of what he
did.
Locating in the drug business here
in 1875, he was very soon associated
himself with the leading enterprises
of the community. Before the in
corporation of the town he served as
president of the board of village
trustees (1879-81.) After which he
was one of the early mayors (fourth
of the incorporated town) and active
in all municipal affairs when not in
office. For over twenty years he was
a member of the school board, serving
as secretary a part of the period, and
at the time of the building of the
brick part of the present building,
superintended the construction. He at
all times had the interests of the
town at heart and was active in doing
his part to obtain beneficial things
for the town. During the days when
the G. A. R. reunion and encamp
ments were so successful here, he was
perhaps the greatest moving factor in
the enterprise. Commercial club work
also received his support at all times
whenever there was any club activity
of any kind. It can be said moreover
that Mr. Barnes was just as active in
preventing things that would be
detrimental. In this connection it
should be mentioned as one example,
that to Mr. Barnes, as to perhaps no
other man, the town is indebted for
its beautiful city park and splendid
college square.
By his legal knowledge and his
power to look into the future he was
able to save to the town these public
possessions at a time when they
threatened to slip out of the hands of
the municipality.
A disastrous fire in 1889, which
burned out his place of business, end
ed his career in the drug store, but
vp to the time of his death he con
tinued to rank as a business man of
the town and maintained an office or
store on Main street during practical
ly all that time.
For some nine years previous to his
entrance into business he was a resi
dent of the county, having come here
from Trumbull county, Ohio, after the
war in 1866. His service in the war
lasted from October 22, 1861, to Sep
tember 11, 1864. His first enlist
ment was in Company C, Twenty-second
Ohio cavalry- A second enlist
ment was in the fair.ous "V eteran
Corps" at Knoxville, Tenn., on De
cember 31, 18G.1. On July 1, 1M4, he
was made a corporal, and on Novem
ber 1, 18G4, a sergeant.
Upon coming to Cass county in
1S60, he located at Plattsmouth, from
which point he engaged in the frtight-ii-g
business between that point and
Denver. He followed that for two
j-ears. He was then married to Mis
Rosa Decker, who had come west with
her parents from Pennsylvania in
1857, the trip being made all the way
Ly boat-
Following their marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Barnes engaged in farming near
Weeping Water, and a short time in
Saline county, near Crete. This was
given up in 1875, when Mr. Barnes
entered the drug business in We eping
Water.
Near relatives who remain to
mourn the death at this time are, be
sides the wife, two daughters and one
son, ail oi wnom were at nis oeasme
previous to ana at tne time ot nis
death: Mrs. Myrtle Peck of South
Omaha, Mrs. Lena Ralston of Council
Bluffs and Phil, jr., of Minneapolis
Minn. There is also one brother o
the deceased living in Trumbull coun
ty, Ohio.
Funeral services were held from thr
home Wednesday afternoon at 2:"0
o'clock. Rev. W. M. Elledge of the
Congregational church officiated, and
the thoughts presented and the
euology given were very fitting. Mei
bers of the local Masonic order, of
which the deceased was a member
also some from neighboring towns
narticinated in the service. Active
pall-bearers were chosen from tin
body, and honorary pall-bearers from
the G. A. li. Uusmess nouses were
closed during the sen-ices.
MORE DOUBLING UP
SEEMS TO BE-TiiE- GR-
DER OF THE DAY NOW
From Friday's Da 11 v.
The past few days have been very
lively ones in the marriage license
department of the county judge's of
fice, as quite a number of licenses
have been issued to the residents of
the county seeking matrimonial bliss.
Yesterday afternoon a license was
issued to Loran W. Parish, aged 4 i,
and Mrs. Mable Oliver, aged 43, both
of Elmwood. They were united in
marriage last evening at their home
by the Rev. ,W. H. Robb, pastor of
the Church of Christ, at Elmwood.
This morning a license was issued
to Louis C. A. Krecklow, aged 23, and
Miss Emma Pautsch, aged 22, both
of Manley. The groom is a son cf
August Krecklow and wife, two of the
leading citizens of that section, and
the bride is the charming and accom
plished daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
August Pautsch, also among the most
prominent families of Center pre
cinct. COMPELLED TO LAY OFF ON
ACCOUNT OF INJURY RE
CEIVED AT CHRISTMAS FIRE
From SaturdaVs Dal.'y.
Gus Carlson has been off duty for
the past two days suffering from a
badly affected middle finger of the
light hand, which he secured as a re
sult of his work in fighting the fire
cn Christmas day. Gus was on the
roof of the burning building and as
sisted in tearing a portion of the tin
roof loose to get at the fire, and in
doing so ran a large tin splinter
through his glove into the finger. He
pulled the splinter out and went on
with his work of fighting the flames
and did not think anything more of
the incident, although the finger was
quite painful. Shortly afterwards it
became quite sore and the swelled
condition of the member caused him
to seek medical assistance, with the
result that it was discovered that the
member was affected by evidently
having been exposed to the cold and
wet, and the whole hand is swollen up
in bad shape and gives promise of
making Gus considerable trouble be
fore it is healed up.
Will Jean was among those going
to Omaha this afternoon on No. 23 for
a visit there with friends.
0
UU
MITTEE SIFTING THE
LIGHT PROPOSITION
And Probably Something Definite Will
Malerialize at the Council Meet
ing Monday Night.
From Saturday's Daily.
The lighting committee of the city
council has been spending much time
iii the last two weeks in endeavoring
to get together with the lighting com
pany cf the c ity with their proposi
tion that thty ;.re to offer to the
patrons of the company and the city
in settlement of the question that has
i.'een up in the air for the past several
months. The committee has proceed
ed on the theory that even if it re
ouired a greater length of time to ar
live at a solution of the matter it
would be better to do this than to al
low the interests of the small con
sumers to suffer from whatever settle
ment might be made of the question.
The committee has prepared a new
franchise for submission to the Ne
braska Lighting company that covers
certain points under controversy and
which the committee desires to pro
tect the city and the patrons of the
company on. Jn arranging the set
tlement of the light question and the
matter of admitting the McKinley in
terest into the city or the making of a
new light contract with the Nebraska
Lighting company there .are many
small technical points that to the lay
men on the matter of electrical serv
ice are almost as preplexing as Greek,
and it requires the most careful in
vestigation to prevent some joker be
ing pulled off on the city. The council
id fortunate in having on their coin-
r.attee men of cool, conservative judg
ment who are not easily Jed into
:.dopting a proposition without know
ing what it really means, and they
propose to understand clearly what is
to be the result before any contract or
franchise is allowed.
At the meeting of the city council
on next Monday evening it is hoped to
be able to bring the matter to a head
and some definite action taken on the
light proposition and the patrons be
able to secure advantage of a lower
rate, which the city and the light com
pany both have been working for dur
ing the past few months. The settle
ment of the question will be a source
of great pleasure to every resident of
the city, and especially those who are
users of the electric service for power
cr illuminating purposs.
WORK AT THE BURLING
TON SHOPS IS NOW
GRADUALLY PICKING UP
From Saturday's Dall.
The work in the Burlington shops
in this city is showing a decided im
provement over the conditions that
prevailed there during the month of
December, when the men were on
short time and off several days each
week. The policy of allowing the
men to lay off one day each week
from the different departments has
been discontinued, as the work of re
pairs on the cars and coaches is be
ginning to be piled up and the men
are kept busy fitting the cars for
service on the road, and in all de
partments this work has accumulated
greatly during the time they were
running dn short time. The fact that
the general trend over the country is
toward improved business condition1
looks favorable to the resumption of
work at the regular number of men
employed before the month of De
cember, when the forces in the differ
ent departments were shortened up
somewhat. The management of the
shops has been able to get out a
great deal of work, even with the
force of men cut down, but the con
stant demand for cars is bound to re
sult in the increasing of the working
force, and as the season advances, in
increased hours in order to keep up
with the needs of the railroad for
their cars and coaches.
See T. H. Pollock for Cass County
Farms and Farm Loans.
Fred Krecklow Very Low.
From Saturday's Daily.
Fred Krceklow, residing in the
south part of the city, and who fo
the past few weeks has been suffer
ing quite severely from what was at
first supposed to have been an attack
of the grippe, is reportei as being
very low with the ailment, which has
become a great deal worse, and 1
family and friend are now great 'y
worried, as he seems to be growing
weaker and weaker as the result of
the inroads of the disease, which
seems to have taken a more serious
turn and now is most dangerous.
RIVER NAVIGATION MEETING
HELD BY THE OMAHA COM
MERCIAL CLUB LAST NIGHT
From Saturday's Dally.
Ihe navigation meeting neid in
Omaha last evening by the Commer
cial club of that city, was one filled
with much interest and enthusiasm
from the large number present from
tne different towns along the river,
who are growing very much interest
ed in the proposition to make the Mis
souri river a stream that can be used
for travel and for the purpose of al
lowing freight steamers to ply to
and fro from the different cities. In
Missouri the traffic from St. Louis to
Kansas City has proven very suc
cessful and this has encouraged the
towns farther up the river to get busy
in endeavoring to get the navigation
question before the public eye. There
were large numbers present at the
meeting from the different towns and
all were very much pleased with the
addresses given on this subject by
those who had carefully investigated
the matter. One of the chief boosters
for the Missouri river navigation is J.
W. Gamble, president of the Standard
Stock Food company-of Omaha, and
formerly superintendent of schools in
this city. Mr. Gamble has in the past
few months made quite a close study
of this question, in connection with
Robert Manley of the Omaha Com
mercial club, and his views presented
to the meeting last evening were most
encouraging to the boosters for the
encouragement of the navigation of
the Missouri river. T. H. Pollock of
this city was present at the meeting
to represent this city and greatly en
joyed the views on the outlook of
stimulating navigation along the
towns on the upper Missouri river.
FLOYD RIMET. INVENTOR
OF MAIL CATCHER, VISITS
HIS MOTHER III THIS CUT
From Monday's Daily.
Saturday Floyd Rainey, the invent
or of the Rainey mail catcher and of
the vibrating electric razor, was in
the city visiting with his mother and
brothers. Mr. Rainey, who for years
has been engaged in this line of work
in perfecting different articles which
have all received the highest com
mendation. The first of Mr. Rainey's
inventions to attract attention was
the mail catcher, a device which made
much easier the taking and receiving
cf pouches of mail from a moving
train, and in tests the device worked
perfectly and the mail catcher is now
being backed by a stock company in
v.hich many of our people are in
terested. The latest of the inventions
of this gentleman is the electric
vibrating razor, which" has been tried
out and found to work perfectly. The
razor is made along the lines of the
safety razor and has protecting
guards to prevent the cutting of the
face and is propelled by an electric
motor that causes the time of shav
ing to consume only a few seconds
End its work is perfect in every way.
A large number of these instruments
have already been placed and orders
are rapidly pouring in on the com
pany, which has its offices in the Bran
deis theater building in Omaha. Mr.
Rainey is an old Ciss county boy and
his friends here are well pleased that
lie is so successful in his inventions
and trust that he may find even great
er fields for his genius in the future.
Mrs. J. W. Campbell and Mrs. Ed
munds of Lincoln are here for a short
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Steinhauer.
ONE OF THE SI05T
CHAR m
SOCAL
EVENTS OF ALL
The Misses Gering Entertain a Large
Number of Friends in Honor of
Their Cousin. Miss PfeiaYr.
From Monday's Dally.
One of the most el;Jorate and
charming social events of the winter
eason was given Saturday evening
ft Coates hall, when the Misses Mia
and Barbara Gering entertained at a
large dancing party in honor of their
cousin, aiiss J'aunne 1'leiner, oi 1 ig
gott, Arkansas, who is here making a
short visit. The occasion was one of
the most joyful to the guests who
were present to take part in the pleas
ures of the evening and the witch
eries or tne latest dances served to
pass the time most pleasantly for
several hours.
The hall for the occasion had been
transformed into a scene of great
beauty, and with the larg(? number of
handsomely gowned ladies made the
scene one of exceptional beauty. From
the supports in the balcony festoons
of electric lights, shaded with hand
some Japanese lanterns, were sus
pended, and the tables placed
throughout the balcony were added
to by the softly shaded candles, whi.-h
made the setting one of the mot ex
ceptional charm. In the balcony dur
ing the progress of the ball dainty
efreshments of ice cream, ices, waf
ers, cake and candy were served by
the waiters, who were present from
Omaha for this purpose, and this
feature was one of the most delight-
ul that has been given in this city in
years.
The hospitality of the Gerings U
veil known and the charming affair
of Saturday evening was in keeping
with the usual splendid methods of
ntertaining which always charac
terizes their gatherings. The com
pany numbered some one hundred and
fifty and the ball room floor was a
scene of dazzling splendor as the
grand march signalized the opening
of the delightful event, and the hand
some toilets of the ladies and the
evening costumes of the gentleman
made a striking picture, and with the
delights of the fox trots, hesitation
waltz and others of the modern
dances made the event one long to
be remembered with pleasure. The
dder memcbrs of the dancing party
were given a nne opportunity to en
joy a old-time quadrille and four sets
were formed which executed the steps
of this always pleasing dance, and
much amusement was derived f rom
the enjoyment of the dance, and it
was with regret that the members of
the quadrille were compelled to yield
the floor to the new dances. The
music was of the very highest stand
ard and was furnished by the Hol'y
orchestra, which had selected the
program with much care for this un
usually pleasant social event.
In the receiving line were: Misses
Mia and Barbara Gering, II. R. Gor
ing, Miss Lenora Williams of Omaha.
Matthew Herold, Miss Pauline Pfeif
fer and Edwin Fricke.
The out-of-town guests present
were: Messrs. Horkins, Council
Bluffs; Brown, Lincoln; Breed. Hast
ings; Siegel, Chicago, and Mi Le
nora Williams, Omaha.
Is Getting Along Nicely.
William Rir.ker was down town
Saturday afternoon for the second
time since he was taken ill several
months ago as the result of a stroke
of paralysis that for several weeks
threatened to cause his death. He is
ttiil quite feeble and it requires ths
assistance of an attendant for him to
get around, but he is gradually wear
ing down the effects of his attack and
it is thought he will in time be able
to recover fully from the effects of
the illness.
Teachers Examination This Week.
The regular county teachers exam
inations will be held throughojt the
county on Friday and Saturday of this
week. The teachers from this section
cf the county will hold their exam
ination at the office of County Super
intendent Miss Eda Marquardt.