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Mf.NDAY, JULY 10. 1916. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. - PAGE 7. few "" Copyright, 1913, by CHAPTER V. O'Neil Sizes Up Gordon. "T TIE Irish prince" had sained something of a reputation for extra vaga nte. but he acknowl edged himself completely out shone by the luxury with which Curtis ;ordn had surrounded himself at Hope. The promoter had spoken of his modest living quarters. In reality they consisted of a handsome twenty ioni hnise. furnished with the ele gain'e of a Newport cottage "You wonder, perhaps, why I have been so extravagant with my living quarters,' said-Gordon as they walked into the library, "'but it is not alone for myself. You see. I have people as sociated with me who are accustomed to every comfort and luxury, and I built this house for them. Mrs. Ge rard has been kind enough to grace the establishment with her presence, rind I exiect others of my stockholders to do likewise. You see, I work in the light, Mr. O'Neil. I insist upon the broadest publicity in all my operations, and to that end I strive to bring my clients into contact with the under taking itself. For instance, I am bring ing a party of my stockholders all the way from New York at my own expens6 just to show them how their interests are being administered. I have char tered a special train and a ship for them, and of course they must be properly entertained while here." 'HJuite a scheme," said O'Neil. 1 wanted to show them this marvel-; oils country, God's wonderland of op portunity. They will return impressed by the solidity and permanence of their investment." "I judge from what you say that the mine gives encouragement." O'Neil ventured, eyeing Lis host curiously through a cloud of tobacco smoke. ' Encouragement is not the word. I'.efore many years Hope Consolidated will le listed on the exchanges of the world along with Amalgamated and the othe. great producers. We have here. Mr. O'Neil, a tremendous moun tain of ore. located at tidewater on one of the world's finest harbors. The climate is superb. We Lave coal near at hand for our smelter. TLe mine oi:ly requires systematic development under competent Lands." "I was in Cortez when Lars Ander son made his first discovery here, and I had an option on all this property. 1 believe the price was $1,200. At any rsto. it was I .who drove those tunnels you found when you bought him out." Gordi-n's eyes wavered briefly, then he laugli"d. "My dear sir, you Lave my sincere sympathy. Your poison, my meat, as it were, eh? You became discouraged tfo soon. Another hundred feet of work and you would have been justi fied in paying ?l.''O0.00. This Eldora do whi'-h the copper trust has bought has a greater surface showing than ITone. I grant, but it lies 200 miles in land, and there is the all important question of transportation to be solved. The ore will have to be hauled or smelted on the ground, while we have the Kyak coal fields at our door. The Ileidlemnhns are building a railroad to it which will parallel mine in places, but the very nature of their enter prise foredooms it to failure." "Indeed! Flow so?" "My route is the better. By a rigid economy of expenditnre. by n careful KTjpervision of detail. I can e??rct a tre inend.ms saving over their ir.itial cost. I hopo to convince them of the fact mid thrs induce them to withdraw from the field or take over my road at a reasonable figure. Negotiations are ! tmdr way." At this talk of economy from Curtis Cordon O'Neil refrained from smiling with difficulty. He felt certain that the man's entire operations were as unsound as his statement that he could bring the trust to terms. Yet Gordon seemed thoroughly in earnest. Either lie expected to fool his present hearer or else he Lad become Hypnotized by the spell of his own magnificent twad dle O'Neil could not tell which. "Who laid out your right of way?" he nsked with some interest. "A very able youug engineer. Dan Applet on. An excellent man. but un !e!iab!e in certain things. I had to let hi in go. this very afternoon, in fact, for insubordination. But I discharged him more for the sake of discipline than anything else. Ihp'll be anxious to re turn in a few days. Now. tell me" Gordon fixed his visitor with a bland pfaie which failed to mask his gnaw ing curiosity "what brings you to King Philip sound? Are we to bs rivals in the railroad field?"' "No. There are enough projects of that sort iu the neighborhood for the j resent." "I'ive. all roSd. but only one destined ! to sm-eed." "I'm bound for the Kyak coal fields . ID.HM "REX Harper &. Brothers. to perfect ami aniend my surveys un der the new ruling." "Ah! I've heard about that ruling." "Heard about it?" exclaimed O'Neil. "Good Lord! Haven't you complied with it?" "Not yet." "You surely intend to do so?" "Oh, yes; I suppose so." "If you don't youx'll lose" "I'm not sure we can ever win." "Nonsense?' "I'm not sure that it's wise to put more good money into those coal claims," said Gordon. "This ruling will doubtless be reversed as the oth ers have been. One never knows what the land office policy will be two days at a time." "Y'ou know your ovn business," O'Neil remarked after a pause, "but unless you have inside information or a bigger rull in Washington than the rest of us I'd advise you to get busy. I'll be on my way to Kyak in the morn ing with a pang of men." Gordon's at titude puzzled him, for he could not bring himself to believe that such in difference was genuine. It was difficult to escape from the hospitality of Hope, aud O'Neil suc ceeded in doing so only after an argu ment with Natalie and her mother. They let him go at last only upon his promise to return on his way back from the coal fields, and they insisted upou accompanying him down to the dock, wLither Gordon had preceded them in order to have his motorboat in readiness. An 11 o'clock twilight enveloped Cortez when O'Neil and Slater laud ed, but the town was awake. The re cent railway and mining activity in the neighborhood had brought a con siderable, influx of people to King Phillip sound, and the strains of mu sic from dance ball doors, the click of checks and roulette balls from the sa loons, gave evidence of an unusual prosperity. O'Neil had no difficulty in securing men. Once he was recognized, the scenes at Hope were re-enacted, and there was a general scramble to enlist upon his payroll. Within an hour, therefore, his arrangements were made, and he and Tom repaired to Callahan's hotel for a few hours' sleep A stud game was going on in the barroom when they entered, and O'Neil paused to watch it while Slater spoke to one of the players, a clean cut. blond youth of whimsical countenance. When the two friends finally faced the bar for their "nightcap" Tom ex plained: "That's Appleton, the fellow Gordon fired today. I told him I'd left the old man flat." "Is he a friend of yours?" "Sure. Nice boy; good engineer too." "Umph! That game is crooked." "No?" Happy Tom displayed a flash of interest. "Yes; Cortez is fast becoming a metropolis, I see. The man in the derby hat is performing a little feat that once cust me $4,000 to learn." "I'd better split Dan away," said Tom hastily. "Wait! Education is a good thing, even if it is expensive at times. 1 fancy your friend is bright enough to take care of himself. Let's wait a bit." "Ain't that just my blamed luck?" lamented Slater. "Now, if they were playing faro I could make a killing. I'd copper Appleton's bets and 'open' the ones he coppered." O'Neil smiled, for Happy Tom's cau tion in money matters was notorious. "Y'ou know you don't believe in gam bling," he said. "It's not a belief, it's a disease," de clared the fat man. "I was born to be a gambler, but the business is too un certain. Now that I'm getting so old and feeble I can't work any more. I'd take it up, only I broke three fingers, and when I try to deal I drop the cards. What are we going to do?" "Just wait," said O'NeiL Unobserved the two friends watched the poker game, which for a time pro ceeded quietly. But suddenly they saw Appleton lean over the table and address the man with the derby hat: then, thrusting back his chair, he rose, declaring in a louder tone: "I tell you I saw it. I thought I was mistaken at first." His face was white, and he disregarded the efforts of his right hand neighbor to quiet him. "Don't squeal." smiled the dealer. "I'll leave it to the boys if I did any thing wrong." "You pulled that king from the bot tom. It may not be wrong, but it's mighty peculiar." "Forget it!" one of the others ex claimed. "Denny wouldn't double trois you." Hardly," agreed Mr. Denny evenly. "You're -in' $150. but if you're sore you can have it back." "Appleton flung his cards Into the middle of the table and turned way disgustedly. "It's a hard thing to prove, and I'm not absolutely sure I saw straight'or I'd take it back fast enough." Denny shrugged and gathered in the discarded hand. "Y'ou've been drink ing too much, that's alL Your eyesight is scattered." Appleton's face flushed as he lcheld the gaze of the company upon him and heard the laughter which greeted this remark. He turned to leave when O'Neil. who had continued to watch the proceedings with interest, crossed to the group and touched Denny on the shoulder, saying quietly: "Give him his money." "Eh?" The smile faded from the fellow's face. He looked up with star tled inquiry. "What?" "Give him his money." In the momentary hush which fol lowed napr.v Tom Slater, who had frequently seen his employer in action and understood storm signals, sighed deeply and reached for the nearest chair. With a wrench of his powerful hands lie loosened a leg. Although Mr. Slater abhorred trouble, he was ac customed to meet it philosophically. A lifetime spent in construcon camps had taught him that of all weapons the one best suited to his use was a pick handle. Second to that he had come to value the hardwood leg of a chair. But iii the present case his pre caution proved needless, for the dis pute was over before he had fairly prepared himself. Without waiting for O'Neil to put his accusation into words Denny had risen swiftly, and in doing so he had either purposely or by accident made a movement which produced a prompt and instinctive reaction. Murray's list met him as he arose, met him so square- ly and with such force that he lost all interest iu what followed. The other card players silently gathered Mr. Den ny in their arms and stretched him upon a disused roulette table. The bartender appeared with a wet towel aud began to bathe his temples. h Appleton, dazed by the suddenness i i - i ii i -k-v-;i t,, in his hand and heard O Neil saying in an everyday tone: "Come to my room, please. I'd like to talk to you." Something command ing in the speaker's face made the en-' gineer follow against his will. He longed to loiter here until Denny re gained his senses, but O'Neil bad him by the arrrrr and a moment later he was being led down the hall away from the lobby and the barroom. As Slater, who had followed, closed the "door behind them Dan burst forth: "By Jove! Why didn't you tell me? I knew he was crooked, but I couldn't believe"' "Sit down." said O'Neil. "He won't pull himself together for awhile, and Murray's Fist Met Him as He Rose. I want to get to bed. Are yon looking for a job?" The engineer's eyes opened wide. "Yes." "Do you know the Kyak country?" Trctty welL" "I need a surveyor. Y'our wages will be the same that Gordon paid, and they begin now, if it's agreeable." "It certainly is." "Good: We'll leave at C o'clock sharp. Bring your bedding and in struments." "Thanks! I This is a bit of a sur prise. Who are you?'' "I'm O'Neil." "Ob!" Mr. Appleton's expression changed quickly. "You're Murray" He stammered an instant "It was very good of you to take my part after I'd been fool enough to" "Well. I didn't want to see you make, a total idiot of yourself." une young man Hushed slightly; then , visitor in this city with friends re in a quieter voice he asked: ,trr.;ncr to naV, tv,; rnrn,nr "Oow did you know I work?" "Mr. Gordon told me. was out of He recom- mended you highly." "He did?" "He said you were unreliable dis- loyal and dishonest est. Coming from him. I took that as There was a moment's pause; then Appleton laughed boyishly "That's funny. I'm very glad to know you, Mr. O'Neil." v State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ' Lucas County. . Frank J. Cheney make oath that he is senior partner of the firm of P. J. Cheney & Co., -doing business Is the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. " FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON. (Seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken in ternally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. Sold by all drupelets. 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. "You don't, aud you won't for a long time, Tata tells me you didn't think well of Gordon's enterprise and so he fired you. "That's right I suppose I ought to have kept my mouth shut, but it has a way of flying open when it shouldn't. He is either a fool or a crook, and his mine is nothing but a prospect 1 couldn't resist telling him so." "And his railroad?" Appleton hesitated. "Oh, it's as good a route as the trust's. I worked on the two surveys. Personally I think both outfits are crazy to try to build in from here. I had to tell Gordon that too. You see, I'm a volunteer talker. I should have been born with a stutter. It would have 6ared me a lot of trou ble." (To Be Continued.) Local News From Friday's Dally. James Rivitt of Lincoln was in the city today attending to a few matters .for the Burlington at the shops in 'this citv W. F Gillespie, the Mynard grain dealer, was in the city today for a few hours attending to some matters at the court house. Dr. G. II. Gilmore of Murray was here for a short time tday attending the meeting of the county instanity board of which he is a member Attorney C. L. Graves of Union was in the city today for a few hours attending" to some matters in the dis trict court in which he is interested. Mrs. W. T. Scotten departed this morning for the metropolis to visit there with her daughter, Mrs. T. L. Murphy and family, for a short time. Judge Jesse L. Root was in the city today for a few hours looking after a few matters of business in district court and calling on his old friends Walter Schneider motored in this morning from his home at Cedar Creek to spend a few hours attend ing to some matters at the court house. Miss Gretchen Donnelly- was a vis itor in Nebraska City last evening with friends for a few hours and while there was a guest at the Al drich home. Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping I vv aier was amunjf Liiose isiimg iu the city yesterday afternoon where he looked after a few matters with the commissioners as well as in the county court. Judge and Mrs. James T. Begley motored down this morning: from their home at Papillion and spent the day here looking after their new home and while the' judge held a short session of district court. E. H. Boyles, one of the prominent residents of Elmwood, accompanied by Attorney C. S. Aldrich of that place was in the city for a few hours today attending to some matters at the court house and while here Mr. Boyles took the occasion to visit with a number of his friends.' From Saturday's Daily. Henry C. Creamer of Murray was here for a short time today attending to some 'business matters with the merchants. Miss Florence iiichardson of My nard was among those going to Oma ha this morning to spend a few hours there with friends in that city. Mrs. Henry Born was among those going to Omaha this morning where she will enjoy a short visit in that city with relatives and friends. John F. Wolff,of Cedar Creek, motored in this afternoon from his his home to spend a few hours look ing after some matters of business. Henry Horn of near Cedar Creek was among the visitors in the city for a few hours looking after some mat ters of business with the merchants. George P. Meisinger came in thi3 morning from his home near Cedar Creek to visit for a few hours here with friends and look after some bus iness matters. Millard Klein of Berkley, Cali., who is enjoying a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klein in Omaha was an over night Mrs. Roy , Mayfield, of Ashland, and Miss Clara Johnson, of Platts- j mouth, who have been visiting at the Fred Speck home for the past two weeks, returned yesterday morning to their homes. Columbus Telegram, evening from Creighton, Neb., and'theme and visited here at the home of will visit here for a few days with Mr. Lehnhoffs mother, Mrs. F. D. relatives and friends. jLehnhoff and family. COLLECT UP YOUR RAGS The ladies of St. Mary's guild of, this city who are working to aid in the fund for repairing of the St. Luke's church, are arranging to col lect and ship away as large a number of old rags as possible, to secure funds to add to their contribution to the building fund. The ladies will ap preciate if any of their friends in the country adjacent to the city will do nate their old rags to them and any thing in the way of old overhalLs, clothws or other old rags will be call ed for it if the committee, Mrs. E. W. Cook and Miss Verna Leonard, are notified. Save up your rags and call up the ladies who will see that they are called for and the proceeds de voted to the good cause. VISITS IN THE COUNTY SEAT Saturday, Mrs. Frank P. Sheldon and daughter, Miss Isador, of Nehaw ka, Mrs. Floyd Mitchel and children, Wilda and Sheldo nof Texas, who are guests at the F. P. Sheldon home, and Mrs. Henry Sturn and children, Fern and Dorothy Sturn, motored up from their home and spent a few hours in the county seat. The trip was made in a fine new seven-passenger Cada liac car of Miss Sheldon which was presented to her on the occasion of her graduation from the state univer sity and is a beauty in every way. Taking Big Chances It is a great risk to travel without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Chol era and Diarrhaea Remedy, as this preparation cannot be obtained on the trains or steamships. Attacks of bowel complaint .are often sudden and very severe, and everyone should go pre pared for them. Obtainable every where. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoer Remedy. Eevery family without exception exception should keep this prepara tion at hand during the hot weather of the summer months. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is worth many times its cost when needed and is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over. It has no superior for the purposes for which it is intended. Buy it now. Ob tainable everywhere. v Biliousness and Stomach Trouble "Two years ago I suffered from frequent attacks of stomach trouble and biliousness," writes Miss Emma Verbryke, Lima, Ohio. "I could eat very little food that agreed with me and I became so dizzy and sick at my stomach at times that I had to take hold of something to keep from fall ing. Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets ad vestised I decided to try them. I im proved rapidly." Obtainable every where. DANCE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL There will be a dance and ice cream social given at the A. O. U. W. hall on Wednesday evening, July 12, by the W. O. W. The general public is cordially invited to be present and enjoy a good time. By order of com mittee. d4t-w-l. JUNIOR GUILD NOTICE The Junior Guild of St. Luke's church will meet with Misses Pheme and Florence Richardson at Mynard, Tuesday, July The automobiles, which will convey the nTembers of the Junior Guild to the Richardson home, will be at the residence of Mrs. Davis on Vine street at 10 o'clock and all members are requested to be at the Davis residence at that hour. All members arc requested to be present at this meeting. Percy Wheeler and E. B. Sperry departed this afternoon for Sioux City Iowa, where they will attend the con vention of the International Bible students which is holding a session there this week. Tastor Russell will preach at the meeting tomorrow morning and evening:. Henry "Heebner of Cedar Creek was here for a' few hours today looking: after some trading- and visiting with friends. W.-D. Wheeler came up this after noon from his home south of the city and spent a short time here visiting with friends. . J. W. Johnson and wife departed this morning for Omaha where Mr. Johnson will have his eyes treated there by a specialist as he has suf fered a great deal of late from them. George B. Lehnhoff, wife and two ittle . daughters, LaVcrn and Janic, GOOD AUTO ROADS TO OMAHA The cost of Bridge Tolls for Round Trip using our Commutation Books Auto and Driver, round Trip 50c Extra Passengers, each,. . . . 5c $10.00 Book, $5.00 $5.00 Book, $2.50 Commutation Books Good any time and Transferable. PLAT SMOUTH Auto & Wagon Bridge Go. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In County Court. State of Nebraska, Cass County, ss. In the matter of the estate of Charles R. Craig, de ceased. Notice is hereby given to the cred itors of said deceased that hearings will be had upon claims filed against said estate, before me, county judge of Cass county, Nebraska, at the county, court room in Plattsmouth, in said county, on the 20th day of July, 191C, and on the 21st day of January, 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m., each day, for examination, adjustment and al lowance. All claims must be filed in said court on or before said last hour of hearing. Witness my hand and seal of said county court, at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, this 20th day of June, 1916. (Seal) ALLEN J. BEESON, 6-22-4 wks County Judge. FOUND A bunch of keys. Owner may have same by calling at this office and paying for this adver tisement. 7-3-tfd. FOR SALE. FOR SALE A $3,000 residence for $2,050. 'A $5,000 property for $2,500. An improved property on North Six St. at $1,200. A fine property on Pearl St. redtised to ' $3,400. Two lots on North Eighth St., $500, and two on North Ninth St., $250. All on easy terms if de sired. Windham Loan and Invest ment Co. 7-3-tfw. JUNIOR SOCIAL From Saturday's Dally. Yesterdav afternoon the Junior Christian Endeavor society of the fV,,lri, rhrict cnJnvnH a vprv ! adverse possession of said prein Lnurcn ol Christ enjoea a very Jiep bv llirmclf amj grantors for pleasant afternoon at the home of more than ten years prior to the corn . . . , , n jmencement of said suit and for sudi their Superintendent, Mrs. C. E Ierotner ad further relief as equity may Lee. The occasion being that of a mothers' and babies' social. After the guests of which there were fifty-four had arrived they were taken into the church were a short program was rendered by the Juniors, followed by games played on the lawn. Later, ice cream, cake and cookies were served by the social committee. MASONIC GRANT) MASTER HERE Grand Master Vchlie of the grand lodge of the A. F. and A. M. was here this week in company with President F. II. Young of the Masonic Home association and visited with the mem bers of the Plattsmouth lodge of the Masonic franternity. Mr. Vchlie was elected to his office at the recent meeting of the grand lodge and this is his first official visit here. The members of the order greatly enjoyed the occasion of the visit. Mr. Vehlie lesides at Norfolk. DEPARTS FOR BALTIMORE From Saturdaj-B Dally. C. W. Baylor, past exalted ruler of the Plattsmouth lodge of the Elks, departed this afternoon for Balti more, Maryland, where he will at tend the grand lodge there as the representative of the local lodge of the B. P. O. E. The grand lodge will convene on Monday and a most elab orate program of entertainment has been arranged .for by the people of Baltimore and the officers of the grand lodge and includes- a trip down Chesapeake Bay as wrell a trip to Washington and a great clam feast as well as several other delightful social events. Mr. Baylor is anticipat ing a most pleasant time during his visit. Mark White and wife and George S. Smith and daughter motoped up yesterday afternoon from their home south of this city and spent a few hours here with friends. CASS t ot Ml, AKUKASK V. Frank YV. Sivcy, Plaintiff, vs. The Plattsmout h Ferry Company, a Cor poration, ot. al., Defendants. NOTICE. To tlio I K" fondants : Tlie I'lattsiiiout h Ferry Company, a Corporation; Tn unknown heir, devieo, lopatoos, por Konul representatives, and all other person,- interested in tlie estate of Sam'l 11. Sloor, also known at t5. H. Moer, de-eeasi-d; Alfred Thomson: Mrs. Alfred Thomson, first real name unknown; the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, per sonal l opi esentatives and all other per sons interested in the estate of Alfred Thomson, deceased: the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representa tives and all other persons interested in the estate of Mrs. Alfred Thomson, tirst real name unknown, deceased; the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, per sonal representatives and all other per sons interested in tlie estate of Joseph I'. Crosswait, also known as J. P. Cross waft, deceased ; YVilkins Warwick, ad ministrator of the estate of Joseph 1. Crosswa it, deceased : .1. I'. Worlev, whose tirst real name is Jesse I. YVoriey; Mrs Jesse I. YVprley. lirst real name tin known : the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, personal rcpresentat i ves and all other persons interested in the es tate of Josse J. YVoriey, also known as J. 1'. Worley, deceased; the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, personal rep resentatives and all other persons in terested in the estate of Mrs. Jesse 1. Worley, first real name unknown, deceased; tlie unknown heirs, devisees, lepatees, personal representative and all other persons Interested iu the estate of John W. Haines, deoeised : Kdward J. Weokhach. Gertrude 11. Weekhach. Bugene H. AVeckbach. Loui:t tJ. Week bach. Grace Weekhach, Jos eph V. Week bach, Frances Week bach. Mathilda L.. Costelloo. Martin F. P. Cu telloe, Katie F. Weckbach. and the un known owners and unknown claimant! of that part of lots 7, 8. 9 and 10. in block 161. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, lyinp north of Lincoln avenue. In Cass county. Nebraska. You will take notice that on the tllst day of June, 1916. tltc plaintiff heroin, Frank W. Sivey, filed lii.s petition in tliei district court of Cass county, Nebraska, ajralnst you and each of you, the object and prayer of which petition is to ob tain h decree from said court, remov ing liens and clouds from and fjuietinK the record title to all that part of lots seven (7, eisrlit (8. nine ( and teti (30), in block one hundred and sixty nine 16i)t. in the city of Plattsmouth, lyinp north of Lincoln avenue In Cas countv. Nebraska, in plaintiff, an nrruitiKt vim and to exclude .and cnioin vou ami each of you from over asscrtlnir or claiming any right, title, estate. ! 1 inn f r- i n I rocf t irroin uflvrrur tt I oiaintifr. by reason of plaintiff s require. This notice is given pursuant to tlis order of the court. You are required to answer said pe tition on or before Monday. August 7th. 1916, or default will be taken against you therein. FKANK W. SIVKV, Plaintiff. JOHN M. Li:YDA, Attorney. i.i:;i. .tiTKii. oiler- to on-llnlflrnt Defrndaat TUelr IIHr. nevlur. I,r-gte". Vrr Monnl lleprrMeiilntlvra and nil Per kuim Iulrrmtrtf ! Talr ltatr. J. V. Jlii.chman. If living, if deceased, t ! i v unknown heirs, devisees, legatees-, personal representatives and all per sons interested in the estate of J. V. llinchman: P. T. Moss, if living. If deceased, the unknown heirs, de visees, legatees, pimonal represeiUa -tlves and all person interested in tlie estate of P. T. Moss; Alfred L. Joue, if livirrp, if deceased, the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representatives, and all persons interested in the estate of Alfred J. Jones: Clifford, first real name unknown, husband of Josephine Clifford, tlie unknown heir and de visees, legutec-.s, personal representa tives and all persons interested iu estate of Klla V. Davis, deceased: Yon and each of you are hereby noti fied that F. i. Fricke. as plaintiff, iii the 2htli day of June. 1918. tiled his pe tition in tlie District Court of Cass County. Nebraska, wherein you and all you are defendants: the object and prayer of which petition i tliat the claim. Interest, right, title anl interest of each and every one of yo'i in and to Jts four Ml five ( .". and six S in block eight (8), iu White's Ad dition to tlie City of Plattsmouth, and los four (4i five (.' and l ttt). in bio'-k eighty-nine (8!i In Ciiy of Plattsmouth, Cass County, N h'SiskJi. b declared invalid and of no force and effect; that the title of eahl plaintiff: in and to said reul estate and every part thereof be quieted as against you ami each arid every one of you. and aguin.-t any ami all claims of each and' all of you. and against the claim of each and all of any person claiming undei, through or by you. and that it be d- iMdted and decreed that each and all of on whose names are above rl forth, if living, and if dead, the beirt. devisees, legatees, and personal repre sentatives and other persons interested in the estate or each and every one or you, have no right, title, elaim or in terest in or to said real estate, or air pa'-t thereof, arid that each and all of fjaid defendants, tliose named and thus- hose namoH are unknown, and .toi stated, be forever hatred from claim ing or asserting any right, title, in terest or estate in and to said real es tate or any part thereof, and for hmcIi other and further relief as to the court may seem just tnd equitable. You and tacit of you are further iiot'fied that yoi-are required to answer said petition on or before Mondu). lies J&th day of Aufcust. 11116. F. G. FJtlCKE. plaintff. C. IlAWLti. Attorney. Letter files at the Journal office, , 1 Till; IHSTItlCT 'IIIT !'