PAGE 2.
PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1915.
ONE OF CASS
COUNTY'S GRAND
OLD IE
Brief Sketch of Samuel L. Furlong,
a Pioneer Resident of Old
Rock Bluffs.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The following: skecht
of of
Cuss countv's pioneers a io tne oid-
time metrooolis ' of Rock Blu'.Ts, is
taken from the Sunday Sia'e Journal,
and the many interesting fact:-, re
garding the life of this spiendid old
man. as well as the city which once
reared itself along: the bir.ks f the
Missouri, but which ha now long
.-ince been numbered with the thing?
that were, will prove very interesting1,
especially to the older residents of
this county:
The townsite of old Rod: Bluffs at
the Missouri river edge in Cass coun
ty, Nebraska, is fast losing its charm
as one of the interesting historical
spots of the state. Founded in 18'A
a'.ong with the very earliest of the
early river towns, boomed for a few
years by a lucrative river and freight
ing: trade then left stranded by the
v.-e-tward huiMing railroads, which
passed through by another route, the
tfwn has long since been abandoned
1 y most of the resi.lenters, the shop
keepers and the artisans, to become a
ici'.c of history and family decline into
a total state of decay.
"Last yrnr a iarge section of town
lots was converted into cornfields arJ
this spring some farmer lad wiil daily
follow his plow over street and alley,
resident and store sites of what was
a city of a thousand population fifty!
years i yo. The plr..--e is still rich
enough in relics of the days of Ions!
n-o, however, to hold the attention of j
;':iy tT.ve'.crs who pass that way and
ro really deserve a place amon.ij the
valuable historical possessions of Ne
braska. 'lost ir.tereytir.fr, perhaps, cf ail
that i cnairs to mark the place is
that remarkable oi l personage. Sam
uel L. Fiilong. who dwells alone in
one of the half-century-old houses still
. tending at the townsite. It is here
in th horre and :r. er-r.tact with this
:V who lia' 5 'called It home sirce 1S70
that '.-r.e may find, as perhaps no
where c!se. an i.!ca of what the life of
Roc!; Bluff- was in the days that have
pu-?d. This can be gotten from
rrrny souivcs. First there are the in
lider.ts that Mr. Furlong' can relate
a.- ha- ig knowledge of since he has
kr.ru n the town, incidence of which
th? e are no written records. Again
there are the numerous articles of
furniture r.n 1 relics which tell vividly
of the life of fifty years ago. Eut best
of all there is the life of the man
himself which is the real embodiment
f v-h;..t the typical Koek Bluffs citi
re i was. The writer hsrr.et in other
places numbers of the-e pioneer citi
zens of the town and, firmly believes
that this ore who remains at the
townsite within the original inviron
mcni, represents in himself much of
wha- the people of the town were.
Like every other pioneer who set
tle! at Rock Bluffs or any other part
of the west, Mr. Furlong was eastern
burn. Iljs native section was the lum
! er:r.g region cf Michigan near the
-own of Muskeesan. There he worked
in the saw mills and taught brief
iormj of school until the call of the
west carr.e.
Something of the force he became
m ib.e new western community, we
may judre from the man as we f.n
him today. His ssturdiress, his keen
ne. s and intelligence, as still pos
ses-cd, are remarkable. One seldom
meets a man of hi; age who has the
ratural sense any more perfectly
preserved. He hears distinctly. He
reads profusely without the aid of
spectacles. Conversation, in which
he can prove a charming participant
soon shows that he is informed not
rr.'y upon a wide range cf subjects
bvt especially opon current topics in
eluding tha European war. It i:
really a pleasure to hear him con
verse an ! to note the keenness with
hich he answers questions. Takin
him as a representative citizen of
Rock Bluffs, it is little wonder that
it was at this town as history records
that the f:rst high school of the state,
known as Naomi institute, was
founded.
Physical as well as mental powers,
judging fiom those represented in Mr.
Furlong, must have been of a high
type also. Today we find him, despite
Ins seventy-five years of age, doing
work which practically makes a liv
ing for himself."" Aside from a small
amount of truck gardening his chief
errir.loyn.ent i tht of caring for a
rurrb?r of cows and chickens. Last
year from three cows he reports the
tale of six hundred and twenty pounds 36.
of butter, while from the small flock
of chickens he realized eighty-four
dollars in revenue. All of the work he
has done alone. Since the death of
his wife in June, 1911, just two
months before their golden wedding
anniversary, he has in addition done
his own housework.
There may be persons living who
possess a record of earlier residence
at Reck Bluffs; there probably are
those who can better relate some
earlv incidents of history, but the
fact remains that Mr. Furlong is one
cf the oldest and most charming char
acters to be found today at the town
site. Those who might . make superior
claims to being old-timers have long
ago left the vicinity to spend the re
maining days of old age with their
grown-up children who left Rock
Bluffs years ago along with the hun
dreds of others to make their for
tunes in a new country where rail
ways and modern methods of com
mericalhm were to be found. Mr.
Furlong himself has sons and daugh
ters who have gone out to seek their
fortunes elsewhere and are now liv
ing, five of them in four different
states of the union. Their invitations
that he come and live with them and
be cared for by them have all been
in vain. lie prefers to spend the end
ing days of life in this spot, where
the memories are sweetest and to find
final resting place for his ashes
l.esiik? those cf tho wife which lie in
the old Rock Bluffs burying ground
some distance south of his house near
old King Hill.
lEUSBIFlll BANQUET
IT IDE SISOSIC TEM
PLE list nan
VERY INTEREST
ING CASE OP II
DISTRICT - COURT
William Dunn, et al., vs. Eva Elliott,
et al., Involving Settlement of
Estate of David Woodward.
Fr"m Tuesday's Dally,
Last evening the members of
Plattsmouth lodge No. G, A. F. and A.
held a most interesting meeting at
the Mascnie temple in this city, and
it was one of the largest attended
meetings of the year, as web as one
of the most interesting, and for the
occasion there were quite a number
present from the country to assist in
the work of the order, which was in
the third degree.
Preceding the work of the lodge a
sumptuous and delightful banquet was
served at 7 o'clock in the dining room
of the temple and the stewards of the
lodge who had the affair in hand saw
that there was nothing omitted to
make it most enjoyable in every way
for each one assembled around the
banquet board and the gentlemen saw
thai the repast was served in first
c!r.ss shape. As the hour was grow
ing late the usual speeches that are so
frequent at gatherings cf this nature
were omitted and the members pro
ceeded direct to the lodge room to
confer upon the candidates the third
degree of their fraternity. The mem
bers were more than pleased with the
success of the meeting and the de
lightful manner in which it, was car
ried out.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Quite an interesting case is oc
cuoying the attention of the district
court, entitled William Dunn, et al.
vs. Eva Elliott, et al. This case in
volves the settlement of the estate of
David Woodward, a resident of Weep
ing Water, who passed away there in
1900, and left a will upon the con
stiuction of which the result of the
case hinges.
Mr. Woodward, in his will, left his
P'operty to his wife during her life
time, and at her death it was to re
vert to, as the will states, "our" heir
and upon this the contention of the
heirs rests. Mr. Woodward was the
father of several children at the time
of his second marriage, and Mrs
Woodard also had several children
but there were no children from their
marriage and the heirs' on both sides
5 involved in the contention as to
how the estate should be divided. Mrs.
Woodward died a short time ago.
The children cf Mrs. Wood wan
contend that the will intended an
equal uivision, wnne tne oii.uren or
the deceased gentlemen contend that
the estate was intended to be given to
them. Thomas Allen of Lincoln ap
pears for the plaintiffs, while D. O.
Dwvcr and A. L. Tidd of this citv are
looking after the interests of the tie
ler.uants. tne case was opened yes
terday afternoon, Lut owing to the
absence of one of the witnesses i
was passed over until this morning.
Mrs. De Wolf, a nurse, who cared for
Mr. Woodward during his illness, an i
was one of the witnesses for the will;
Mrs. Cam Klepser, a daughter of Mrs.
Woodward; William Dunn of Weeping
Water and Mrs. Brown of Pierce coun
ty have testified in the case in support
of the contention of the plaintiffs. The
estate consisted of an eighty-acre
farm near Weeping Water, as well as
considerable personal property.
LIST OF JURYMEN FOR
THE APRIL TERM OF
THE DISTRICT COURT
PAUL STADELMAN
PLACED CONFIDENCE
Paul Stadclman, who represents the
Omaha News in this city, was recently
made the victim of misplaced con
fidence and had a close call to sulTtr
ing the loss. of some $20 as a result of
his experience. It seems that a gen
tleman v.ho had been connoted with
the Omaha News came dovp, and
hunting Paul up asked as to his ousi-
ness here and how he was getting
along and Paul told him fully how the
situation was here and the man seem
ed greatly pleased with it and com
plimented him on the fine shov.inj?
made and assurred Paul that the
company would certainly recognize
his efforts by adding to his sulaiy in
the spring. This was most pleasing
and sounded mighty good to Paul,
wno at once warmed up to the sup
posed agent, and when he asked for a
loan of $20 Paul came across without
nucstion, as the man assuued him
that he could retain it out of the
monthly collections for thj papers
v nen tne man nau been gona some
time it finally came to the errs of
Paul that the supposed agent had not
been in the employ of the News when
here and for a time it seemed that
the $20 was gone. The mr.tteV 'vns
finally taken up with the management
of the News, and although they were
not liable in any way, they saw that
the $20 was paid over to Paul.
From "Wednesday's Pally.
The following is the list : e'ected for
the jury at the forthcoming April
term of the district court:
Roy Armstrong Salt Creek precinct;
W. L. Atchison, Stove Creek precinct;
S. C. Bcyles, Greenwood precinct; J.
D. Erarr.blett, Liberty precinct; Joe
Clymer, Salt Creek precinct; S. I.
Compti-n, Weeping Water; Carl Day,
Center precinct; Grovernor Dovey,
Plattsmouth; George Farley, Plitts
iicuth; Nelson Jean, Plattsmouth;
He: man Par.konin, Louisville precinct;
E. II. rer.tcrman, Stove Creek pre
cinct; M. H. Pollard, Avcca precinct;
Fred M. Prouty, Greenwood precinct;
Charie;; Eeiehart, Louisville precinct;
Paul Schewe, Elmwood precinct; Fred
Echleifert, Louisville precinct Frank
Shopp, Plattsmouth; Harry Smith,
Plattsmouth; R. D. Stine, Liberty
precinct; M. M. Straub, Wcepin
Water; Henry Tool, Elmwood pre
cinct; C. Tyler, Plattsmouth; J. 1
Warner, Tipton precinct.
Tiled Floor Repaired.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The tiled floor on the second floor of
the! court house is today receiving
some much needed repairs that will
place it in good shape. For the past
few months the tiles there have be
come loose and caused a great deal
of annoyance, as well as spoiling the
appearance of the. hall, and it was de
cided to have them fixed before the
whole floor became loosened up and
would cause the couny to have to
spend considerable money to have
them repaired.
IMPROVING THE
STREETS In 00R
CITT EASILY DONE
Rock From Quarry South of Town,
and the City to Handle the Crush
ing Machine and Hauling.
AWL OPENING OF THE
MODERN MILLINERY STORE
OF MRS. EMMA PEASE
The spiing millinery season in this
city will be inaugurated tomorrow,
when the annual opening of the mod
ern and up-to-date millinery store of
Mrs. Emma Pease will be opened for
two days Friday and Saturday. -
The store has been arranged most
beautifully for the event and the
scene within is one that will tempt the
feminine eye with its wealth of
beauty and fashion, as there is dis
played here all the latest shapes and
designs which are in vogue through
out the country, and the ladies cf
Plattsmouth can be given here a
splendid opportunity to select their
nen- hats with the assurance that
they will have something strictly uj
to the minute in every respect.
Styles for spring hats include both
the large and small variety, with a
liberal showing of the last-named for
early use, while the larger models will
be seen more of a little lacr in tho
season. The smaller hats include
helmet shapes of various types, as
well as small sailors, also models with
a leaning toward the Louis Pl.illine
period are shown in a wide range of
styles. Shepherdess and poke effects
will be especially good for summer
use. lricorus and quanhcon;.? ere
very good, not a few of which are
medium in size, while others feature
brim hugging close to th-i crown.
Never were sailors shown in gi eater
numbers, ranging in size from small
to quite large, with varying heights of
crown.
Miss Laura Ameluxen of St. Jos
ph, Missouri, has charge of the ti na
ming department of the store and has
prepared the season's models in a
manner that certainly can plean-j the
most discriminating taste. ir. the
Along with the many plans which
will be broached in the way of good
roads and road inp: ovemcats, a few
days ago a suggestion was made that
seems to be as good a ona as uas vet
been made to cover the geed road,
proposition. This is that the city fee
cure a small portable stone crusher,
which could easily be placed in the
hills just south of the ferry, and with
a gasoline engine to operate it would
be able to supply plenty of crushed
rock at a very low figure that could
be used to advantage on the streets
of the city and assist in making them
as fine as could be found anywhere.
ine suggestion was made tnat a
ii i i,i iiiii
smau sned tnat would noid a car or
two of the crushed rock be put up,
and from this a shute be built that
would carry it direct to the wagons
to load them for transportation to the
city, where the rock could be placed
on the streets, and several applica
tions of the rock would make streets
and driveways that the city could be
proud of. Those who have given any
thought to the matter state that the
expense of securing the machinery to
handle the rock would not exceed over
$1,000 or $1,200, and would more than
pay the city in the long run in giving
them splendid streets that would not
constantly require repairing and grad
ing. As the rock was crushed and
placed in the loading shed the dut
from the rock could be left and not
screened out, and this, when placed
with the rock on the streets after Uie
first rain, would form a cement-like
substance that would hold the rock
and make the streets fine for driving.
There is a world of the best rock
in the world for this purpose lying in
the hills south of this city that only
awaits the coming of someone to de
velop into a useful article, and if the
city, with the expenditure of a small
amount of money, would get into this
field they would soon bea ble to fix
their streets right at a very small
figure indeed.
The new road leading into the hills
south of the ferry furnishes an ex-
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The New Spring
1915 Styles in
ClothiDg from HirnU Wick
wire, Levi Mann, Hart Scliaff
ner fc Marx and Styleplus await
your coming.
New Cheney silk ties 50c this week
SEE
HAVING completed our assortment of force
ful new styles, positively different from
those ordinarily seen in ready-to-wear
stores, we are pleased to announce the readiness
of Spring and Summer models. Here are all the
latest "kinks1' and ideas, txth in material ami
make-up. You are welcome to look or to buy
Prices above lines $17 to $35.
C. E. Wescott's Sons
Everybody's Store
Condition Still Very Poorly.
From "Wednesday's Daily.
The reports from the bedside of W.
D. Jones are such as to give but little
encouragement to his family or
friends and he appears to be gradual
ly growing weaker and his illness is of
such a nature as to require the most
constant attention and care at all
times.
For a mild, easy action of the
bowels, try Doan's Regulets, a modern
laxative. 25c at all stores.
liimrning of the season the:- is a ctlIcnt medium to get the stone outj
Come out and spend a few hours
Saturday in dancing and having a
general pleasant evening at the Ger
man Home, as one is coming to you if
there. The public is cordially invited
to be present. .
Perfect Order.
strong demand for fiowcr-;, whicn
shows no (sign of lessening ns the sea
son advances.
JOHN HOLM, OF SOUTH
BEHD.AKO WILMA SGHULKA.
OF ASM. MARRIED
STANDING OF CONTEST- "
ANTS III THE EASTWOOD
BIG PIANO CONTEST
For baby's croup, Willie's daily cuts
md bruises, mamma's sore throat,
grandma's lameness Dr. Thomas'
Eclectic Oil the household remedy.
25c and 50c.
Following is the standing in the
piano contest at the G
store:
Mrs. Thilip Khin
Miss Josephine Varga ...
Mrs. II. W. Klinger
Miss Klara Bi.-ran
Miss Tillie Halmcs
Miss Violet Keil
U. B. Church
Methodist Sunday School .
Pre-.byterian Sunday School
Miss Grace Kolting
Miss Vera Campbell
-irs. J. -V.cUee 100,175
Mr. Charles Isner 100,040
Mirs Helen Horn .....100,000
Miss Bessie Wiles ....100.000
P. Eastwood
:jl!M35
219,320
170,380
131,015
127,705
108,705
102,400
..101, 030
, .101,455
, .100,405
.100,205
At the office of the county jude to-
Gay occurred tne marna.tre of lur.
John Holka, of South Bend, and Miss
Wiima Schulka, of Ashland. The
oung people arrived in the city this
mo: ning on No. 1 and were accom
carded by the brother and sister cf
the groom, who were present when
Judge Beeson spoke the words that
made these two happy hearts as one.
They departed this afternoon on the
1:58 Burlington train for Omaha, and
from there will return to their fucure
home at South Bend. - The bride was
attired for the wedding in a hand
some gown of white- silk. After the
ceremony the party enjoyed a luncl
jon at the Hotel Perkins.
and with the use of the loading shed
the expense of getting the stone onto
the wagons would be very little and
it could be placed on the streets at a
figure far below that of having it
shipped in, and being owned by the
city there would be no limit to the
amount that could be used. We feci
that this is a real live proposition if j
properly handled and it would cer
tainly look good to see it put into
operation, as it could be at very littlo
expense.
Mrs. Lee Applegate and daughter,
Mrs. Louis Anderson, of Union, are in
the city for a visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Dickson. Mrs. Ap
plegate is the mother of Mrs. Dick
son.
We can judge the .character of a
man from the order in which he keeps
his affairs. Order is necessary in
everything, especially in our body. If
you will allow a small indisposition to
take hold in your body, you may have
opened the door to a serious sickness.
Take our advice to use, in every in
disposition, Triner's American Elixir
of Bitter Wine, at the earliest moment
possible. It will at once go to the
root of the evil, will clean out the in
testines and give them new strength.
It will relieve constipation and its
complications, gases, eructations,
nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite.
Even healthy people should take an
occasional dose to keep their body in
perfect order. Price, $1.00. At drug
stores. Jos. Triner, Manufacturer,
1333-1339 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago,
Illinois.
Triner's Liniment gives good results
in stiffness of the joints. It is very
good in all cases where a liniment is
needed. Price 25c and 50c; by mail.
35c and 60c.
ssBEXzsssssnni
SUDDEN DEATH OF GUS
DIERR, EMPLOYED BY CHRIS
GAUER, DIES SUDDENLY
J. M. Hoberta on Duty.
Wall Paper. Gering & Co. Phone
WELCOME INFORMATION.
Most middle-aged men and women
re glad to learn that Foley Kidney
Pill ? give relief from languidncsr,,
stiff and sore muscles and joints, puf
fir.ess under eyes, backache, bladder
weakness and lheumatism. They ge:
results. Contain no harmful drugs.
Sold everywhere.
Gus Dierr, who for the past few
years has been employed on the farm
of Chris Gauer, near Cedar Creek,
died yesterday morning at 11 o'clock
quite suddenly while on his way home
from town. The death was due to a
sudden attack of heart trouble, evi
dently as he died almosti nstantly. He
had been to Cedar Creek to get the
mail and stopped to get shaved, and
shortly before 11 o'clock started home-
lesterday for the first time m sev- ward, and when reaching the home of
aral weeks, J. M. Roberts, cashier of Elmer Meisinger decided to stop there
the Plattsmouth State bank, was to get a drink of water, as he stated
down town, after having teen con- to p,irs. Meisinger he was not feeling
nncd to his home by a severe attack weu anj sne asked him if he had bet
of the grippe. Mr. Roberts had a ter not stop and rest before continuing
very severe seige of this malady and on but he replied that he would get a
was unable to leave his room for al- drink and then so on so as to reach
most a week, and certainly feels hmo for Hinnpr. lie started toward
pleased to be up and around again. tjie water bucket and had only taken
His appearance on the street and at a few steps when he fell lifeless, and
us place oi business was most pleas- although every effort was made to
ir.g to his friends, who have been ing him to, life was apparently ex-
very anxious over his condition. tjnct and his death had been instant
He was a man of between 55 and C0
Heavy, impure blood makes a years 0f age and was unmaried. There
muddy pimply complexion, head- are no relatives in this part of the
cches. nausea, indigestion. Thin blood POuntrv as far as known. Mr. Dierr
makes you weak, pale; and sickly. ForJv.as a very industrious man and pos-
pure blood, sound digestion, use Bur
dock Blood Bitters. S1.00 at all
stores.
sossed many friends among those who
knew him best. The funeral will be
held tomorrow at Cedar Creek.
Better and bigger than ever Ly
man H. Howe's pictures. Scats sell-
rr fart. If vou want to secure good
scats order now.
71. Tlitsch. reftacting optician-.' at
Gering & Co.'s Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings. Examination free.
CASTOR I A
Per Infants and Children.
Tl3 Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars the
Signature of
You young men, who represent
the great throng of good dressers we're anxious to
have your verdict. We're ready with the springtime
styles of Society Brand
and Kuppen he'imcr
Clothes. We want you
to see them because
they're different. New
Glenurquhart shadow
and check over plaids,
new Bango stripes, new
mist blues, all in the
very latest models
Prices $18 to $35.
New STETSON
HATS ARE HERE
INCLUDE THE BY
WORD, the Willard
and all the new blocks,
in Ivy Marine, seal,
slate, lead and Tartan,
the best selling shades.
Chamois quality $3.00.
Stetson Select, $4.00.
I
coPraicxT A. o. c.
Come in early and select your Easter tie
from our latest showing. Prices 50c to $1 .00.
Manhattan
Skirts
Stetson
Hats
