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Notice to Ford Owners!
Hovy are your lights? Does your motor
crank hard? If you have these troubles your
magneto is weak. A new magneto would
cost you $20.00 installed. We recharge
your magneto without taking your motor
down for $5.00.
Gome fn and Let Us Explain!
W. W. WASLEY,
Garage Phone 650
House Phone 502
CHAPTERS OF
LIFE HERE IN
PIONEER DAYS
PLATTSMOUTH AS THE EARLY
SETTLERS SAW IT IN FIF
TIES AND SIXTIES.
BY MR. FRANK A. HARRISON
Written for Omaha News in
Now Being Republished
Own Paper at Lincoln
1916.
in
The Lincoln Tribune, which is
now owned and published by Frank
A. Harrison, is engaged in the pub
lishing; of a series of articles of pio
neer days which Mr. Harrison pre
pared for the Omaha News in 191G.
Anions those who contributed to
'he stories shown below were Mrs.
Jacob Vallerv. who passed awav last
vi-ar and Henry Boeck who has re
moved from the old home to reside
in California. The changes that time
has made in the vears since this ar
tide was prepared indicate the fast
diminishing band of hardy men and
women who had a part in the form
ing of the arly history of Cass
county.
very
the
0 'Plattsmouth is one of
a.dest towns in the state. Lt can
not compete with Bellevue as a mis
sion station, but it had an Indian
trading post before Nebraska was
opened for settlement, and for one
reason or another a number of white
settlers came over into Cass county
before the opening time. In fact, in
IS',?,, six men from Mills county,
Iowa, bought from the Indians the
right to settle over here, and took
lands in the neighborhood of old
Rock Bluffs, near the present site of
the town of Murray. It is said that
it cost the six men $10 apiece to buy
into Nebraska.
"Among those who got an early
start were the Wiles brothers, and
along about the 1st of September of
1S54 came young Thomas Wiles,
when his parents came over to locate
permanently. He was ten years old,
and he lives here yet.
" 'I was a small boy when we
came." said Mr. Wiles, 'but I can re
member it all very well. There was
an Indian trading store down near
where the Burlington depot is now.
It was a two-story log house, and
down there all the business was
done, all the meetings were held and
occasionally there were church services.
" I can remember the first school.
It was in 1S55 and was taught by
Miss Ward. The next year they
built a school house, and court was
held in it. They had a grand jury,
and it had to meet out in the timber.
" "It was in this school that the
irst elopement in Cass county oc
curred. Joe Brown and Mary Gar
rison arranged to elope. Mary was at
the school with her satchel and when
Joe drove up some of us youngsters
carried word to Mary, who slipped
out of a window and joined Joe.
They got away all right and came
back a few days later, having been
married at one of the other towns.
Joe was county clerk and first clerk
of the district court.
" 'I remember well when the vigi
lance committee caught the Johnsons
and the Kelleys. I was down at the
tiore with father, when there was
some sort of disturbance, and he
came out and told me to go home.
1 hey were jut catching the men, or
had just brought them in.
i " "That night the vigilantes took
the men over south of town and held
some sort of a conference or trial
and decided that the prisoners must
cross over into Iowa before daylight.
It was plain that they could not do
it at night, with the river up and
ice running and father pleaded for j
delay until morning. lie was out
voted, so he came away.
" "That night the prisoners disap
peared, and there are many stories
about it. One is that they were taken
part way across and then dumped
out. Another is that they started
across and were lost. Anyway, they
never were seen again. They were
charged with claim-jumping and
various other crimes.'
""There was a general movement
among the men of Glenwood and
other parts of Mills county, Iowa, to
start a big town at Plattsmouth and
get the state capital.
"Among those who came early
were Jacob Vallerv and wife. Val
lerv and Slaughter were running a
store at Glenwood. and had a chance
to huy out the trading 6tore at
Plattsmouth. 60 the Vallerys came
over on election day the first elec
tion in Nebraska to look the ground
over. Mrs. Vallery recalls that there
were forty-five votes cast in Cass
county that year, and some of them
were men who lived east of the
river.
" "Vallery and Slaughter bought
the store.' said Mrs. Vallery. 'and
they moved their stock of goods over
from Glenwood. We were to live up
over the store, and when all was
ready, I started to come over. But
the ice was running in the river and
the ferryman advised me not to try
it. Finally two young men from
Indiana came along and they crossed
over, taking a note from me to my
husband. Later he came over after
mo.
" "People kept coming all the time
to settle. Some were single men. and
some had families. I don't remem
ber when the first child was born
here. Our daughter was born in 1855
but there were other; earlier.
" "The Indians used to come and
ramp near town, and we saw a great
deal of them. They gave no trouble
here except to do some petty thlev-
OVER THE COUNTY
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ing. I had a scare once when a bis
Indian started to take the baby from
the cradle, but I got ahead of him
and ran out of the room with the
baby in my arms. A neighbor named
Lucas saw how scared I was and came
and drove the Indians out of the
house.
" 'There was some Indian trouble
among the settlers near Ashland in
and one night four families
came down here almost frozen. The
tiiuiiiua iiau iiruifcu incut gicij-i . , . . - . T., .
k,i Miss Lois Jackman of Llmwood,
"We had steamboat service from J ao is teaching at Murdock, was
St. Joe twice a week, and sometimes obliged to return to her home last
there was a great rush -especially I as she was suffering with a ser-
Cnlr.rn.in Premier outfitted from ious attack of the grippe. Her many
here. Mv husband's partner. Slaugh- Louisville friends hope for her speedy
ter, got the gold fever and went out. I recovery.
He became the nrst mayor or Den- Mrd p c stander and Miss Edith
VeMrs. Vallerv was born in Wurt- Shryock went to Plattsmouth last
emhiirsr. Germnnv. and came to the! Friday to Tisit their niece, Mrs. Joe
states as a little girl. She was mar-J Thompson, w ho is seriously ill at her
ried to Jacob Vallery in Ohio, andjhome at tne plattsmouth toll bridge
me young couple came west soon ai- . . r,. , . v,, . .
terward. They were prominent and over the 1 latte' here ber husbn1
influential in all the early affairs of is toll man. They found Mrs. Thomp-
Cass county. Mr. Vallery was one! son no better and consider Ler Con
or the first county commissioners, dltion very jrrave. She was formerly
ana iaiu oat roaus mat. now emer . 0:rr
iMAttsmnufb He died about ten ! M,ss Gertrude Seiver.
years ago. C. M. Seybert of Kearney arrived
"The story of early Plattsmouth Is in town Monday to look after some
also well told by Henry Boeck. a hale matters of business and to visit for a
and hearty old man who only recent- Rhort Ume am his old friends
declining vears. He came in 1E56 Cam came down in a car with a man
and later married the daughter of from Kearney and enjoyed the trip
Squire William Young, who had lo- although they found it a little cold,
cated out near Murray inlS55 The The roads wwe fmootQ moft of lhe
loungs neiu omo tuui urigiuiii iariu
and a grandson of the squire lives ! way and they made pood time
there now. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Caebel are th
There was one log store when I ground parents of a fine baby boy
cer, the directors wer compelled to
respect his wishes. In his stead Mr.
K. E. Butler, president of the Ameri
can State Bank, at Kearney, was
elected, and C. K. Butler was elect
ed to the double capacity, of vice
president and cashier. Frank J. Do
miugo was elected to fill the vacancy
on the board of directors caused by
his father's resignation and to the
office of assistant cashier, which he
has held for the past thre.e years.
The other former members of the
board of directors were re-elected
for the coming year, making the
personnel of the board as follows: E.
E. Butler, president; C. E. Butler, !J
vice president and cashier; F.
Domingo, assistant cashier; J.
Corley and John Domingo, members. 'H
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CARS and TRUCKS!
We have a number on hand in store rooms now,
but you may rest assured they won't last long.
Better place your order now. You'll need that
Speed Wagon from now on.
PRICE1S
Speed Wagon $1,710.00
Reo 6, Touring or Roadster $1,820.00
Prices Include War Tax and the Freight.
We also have a number of second hand cars for
sale. Come in and look them over.
The Gold Standard
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came,' said Mr. Boeck, 'and there
was also a blacksmith shop. A fewj
shanties were scattered about the
hills, but it was not much of a town. '
Some said it would beat Omaha
which arrived at their home on Sat
urday, January 17, 1920. The par
ents are not the only ones who re
joice over the first born in the fam-
luoupu. 1 llv for Grandpa William Wendt If
" 'Peter A. Sarpy ran a steam ferry - ,
, Yi, man th! wiring a smile that seems to be
uric auu uc " ao c & v. j u v.
river. The river ran cloe up to town ' permanent. It is his first grand-
then, and there was a levee for steam-j child and the neighbors say he keeps
uoats. 1 tninK it migni nave ueru t,, rnflf1 hnt nv. . EOO t
new baby.
Theodore Heim and daughter. Mrs
John Group, went to Omaha Tuesday
for a final visit to the specialist who
has been treating Mr. Helm's face for
a breaking out which mi?ht have
terminated seriously had it been left
unattended. Mr. Heim took X-ray
a bigger town from the start if some"
of the men had been more liberal. It
is sometimes the case that a town is
stunted because men are so sure of
things they will make no effort to
get new enterprises, and some other,
place gets the start. j
" 'The town was laid out by a
town company, but there was some
trouble about titles. Land was aw-
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later for acre, aid iTnow of t"m.nt and has entirely recovered
men who paid 40 per cent for bor- "om the trouble, which will be good
rowed money. news to his old friends in the com-
" 'When they commenced to sur- nninity. He will be 90 years old his
IZ omller the her.- birthday and loots many year.
Plattsmouth was to be the general younger.
headquarters of the C. B. & Q., and Mrs. Sarah Teodorski and daugh-
with this understanding, the county; ter. Mrs. Edith Crowell, left Wednes
"r u V ""V. ' California, where they will
there was trouble over the bonds, j ?Pnd the balance of the winter. Mrs.
and the county got out of paying Teodorski's granddaughters." the
100.000. jllolden children, who have been li?
,"r.wwi,.;h r.n. hr the
Oreapolis. just aboTe'here. They were Iu.st111e schools.' will -accompany
going to wipe Plattsmouth off thelner as far as. Manville, Wyoming
map. and tney were 10 nave tne jnnc--: T. bere they w ill stay with their
tion ana neaaquaners or two or inree
railroads. They boomed a good deal.
had two or three s-tores and a lot of
houses; and a big seminary.
" 'But those buildings are all gone
but one. They were either torn down
and the materials used here or they
were moved bodily. It is not so easy
to wipe ont a town, unless you get
a better place for your other town.
and the Oreapolis fellows had a poor
location.' "
Elmer Adams, who has been in
the hospital at Lincoln for the past
two weeks, is getting along nicely
and will be able to be out this week.
Mrs. Will Hudson returned Satur
day evening from Elmwood, where
she has been since the death of her
brother last Thursday. The funeral
was held Saturday.
Miss Florence Manker, of Des
Moines, Iowa, who arrived here a
short time ago to visit her grand
mother, Mrs. T. R. Adams, for a
few weeks, received a telegram on
Thursday saying her sister, Mrs.
George Hatter, had been taken sud
denly ill and for her to go at once,
she took the evening train from
tere Thursday and arrived in Des
Moines Friday morning. At last re-
orts, Mrs. Hatter was much im
proved, but Mr. and Mrs. Adams hate
o see her leave so soon.
Eagle came very near having a
real fire Monday about noon, when
the roof of the Hudon & Trimble
hardware store was discovered to be
in a blaze. The hall above the
tore is used tor a temporary school
00m and the children were just dis
aissed for the noon hour when the
'.re was discovered. It seems to have
.aught from the outside probably
ome sparks fell on the dry shingles,
n the early morning the flue seem
d to be clogged and it is probable
hat the burning out of the soot was
he cause of the fire. Aside from the
mrning of a couple of holes in the
hingle roof, the damage was slight
rhe fire department was prompt on
he Job. bnt the hydrant seemed to
balk and it was some minutes be
fore a stream of water was put on
t of Values
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Mrs. Grace Rhoden who has been
in Denver the past six or eight
months arrived in Nehawka Tuesday
night for a visit with her children
and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. W.
Shrader.
Mike Kime, H. L. Thomas. Robert
Chapman and G. C. Hoback were
those from Nehawka to put their feet
under the table at the democrat ban
quet in Lincoln Wednesday night.
N'ehawkites returning home from
Lincoln Tuesday night found them
selves an hour and a half late at the
depot on account of a disabled loco
motive. The accident occurred less
than a mile west of the station. A
few of the passengers got off and
walked to town.
M. J. Schafer received at this sta
tion last Friday a fine pen of Fishel
White Plymouth Rocks from Hope,
Iud. This pen is from Fishel's best
stock and Mr. Schafer will soon have
a line flock of the very best strain
or vwnte Plymouth Rocks in the
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worm. 1 ne hen lever has broken
out in Nehawka and vicinity and a
number of amateur fanciers today
are in the making of real poultrymen
in the future.
A TWICE-TOLD TALE!
aunt. Mrs. May Fitzgerald. Mrs.
Teodorski's daughter-Ln-Iaw. Mrs
Raymond Teodorski. will continue to
reside in the old home place here
jnd her husband will spend the week
ends here, coming down from Omaha.
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The Best Cough Medki&e
When a drnggist flnUs that bis
customers all RpeaJt wrU of a certain
preparation. h.e forms a -good jln
ion of it and -when in need of suca
a medicine is almost certain to use
it himself and In hia family. This
recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. J. B. Jones, a well known
la why so many druggists use and
druggist of Cubrun, Ky.. says. "1
have used Chamler rain's Cough Rem
edy fn my family for the past seven
years, and have found it to t the
best cough medicine I nave eer
known."
Daily Journal. 16c a week.
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DUROC JERSEY
(ALL IMMUNED)
To be held at the Henry Hirz farm, six miles west of Plattsmouth on
the Louisville road, on
Friday, Febirwairy (Sftlto, 1920
Commencing at 1 :30 P. M.
These sows are sired by King of Orion, Jr., Sensation Wonder 5th and
King of Orion, and bred.to King of Orion, Jr., Supremes Top Orion and Top Su
preme and Double Orion. Will also sell three September fall open gilts.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE
PHILIP HiRZ VJCn. H0C3Z
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR.
W. R. Young. Auctioneer Geo. O. Dovey, Clerk
yuite a number of Masons from
out of .town .attended a ppeeial.meet
ing of the order here Monday after
noon and evening. Among the visi
torB were Fred Zink. of, Murdock;
Walter. Box. Of Mt. Hope; Dr. J. W
Thomas, of Nehawka; John Brown,
of Waba$h; Ed Jumper, of Laurel
Hill; Neal McCorey-of Elmwood and
Clyde Squires of Wabash.
One of the best pieces of news the
Republican has been able to an
nounc for some time, is that pros
pects are bright for an extension of
the electric power line of the lie
Klnley Co. from Louisville to Weep
ing Water early in the spring. The
object back of the move is to sup
ply our quarries with power to run
tneir machinery. The question of
supplying the town with current does
not enter into consideration at this
time. The Myers Crushed Stone Co
and the Olsen Quarry have been ex
tending the utmost co-operation with
the western managers of the McKin
ley Co., and these two quarries to
gether with the Western Sand &
Grave! Co.. of South Beud. have all
signed up for the service. The mat
ter is uow up to the eastern offices
of the McKinley Co., and we under
stand that their O. K. in the matter
is practically assured. If the line
is extended it is expected that work
will be completed by some time in
March or April and Weeping Water
will have a 33.000 volt system at
its command.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Nebraska State Bank
was held last Tuesday evening. In
addition to bearing the annual re
port of the year's business and vot
ing the usual quarterly dividend, a
change in the officers for the coming
year wa made. Mr. Jacob Domingo,
who has served as president of the
bank since it became a rtate baok in
Id 16 and at president of the City
National Baalt tor tct twenty ytare
before that, insisted open being T
Hered from offlee and while relue
J. W. Wiseman shipped eighteen
even months 'old hogs this week,
which averaged over. 700 lbs. apiece.
These were sure fine hogs at that
ge. .
John P. Stoltz, of Mllford, who has
been visiting at the Emil Bornemeier
and Dure Kunz homes, returned to
his home on Monday. Ho is Mrs.
Bornemeier'a father.
Grandpa Oillett, who has been
rery 6lck at his home in this city
br several weeks, passed his 84th
birthday last week. He is one of the
rand. good men of the county. His
condition remains the same, and his
many friends, hopo to see him enjoy
other years of life.
A new banker arrived in Elmwood
on last Monday morning. January
19th, 1920. lie will not be able to
take charge of a position for some
time, but he is quite able to make
known that he is willing and ready
for he has a good voice. This is none
other than a fine, large baby boy
born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Clem
ents. Guy is a tickled dad and is
sure stepping some. Little Beth has
not made known what she thinks
about her new brother, but the hap
py parents are now receiving many
congratulations because of this hap
py event.
On Tuesday Loren Parish, who was
rutting down trees on the Caygill
farm near town, cut down one tree
which, in falling, caught in another
tree. When he chopped down the
other tree it fell in such manner
that one of the large limbs pinned
him to the ground, resting on one
of his legs. His cries for assistance
failed to bring anyone so he took his
knife and cut off a large sapling
and was just able to pry up the limb
enough to extract his leg. The leg
was badly bruised and will lay him
up for some time. He is now at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Lou Parish.
Loren is like the cat with nine lives,
he has escaped with bis life from
automobile accidents, kicking horses
and falling trees.
LAST CHANCE
The shortage of triple galvanLzed
Eheet steel compels us to'discontinue
the manufacturing of the Alexander
Home Canner. Those wanting can
ners are advised to order at once, as
the small stock on hand will be ex
hausted by February 15. G. W. Al
exander & Co.. Plattemouth. Neb.,
Phone 251. tfd
BOX SOCIAL!
Friday evening. January 30. at the
Eight Mile Grove school house.
A .program is being arranged and
ladies please bring boxes and the
gentlemen their pocketbooks. A good
time is to be had by all attending.
Hazel Sullivan, teacher. 2tw-ltd
For Sale Choice timothy hay. H.
G. Todd, Phone 1211 Murray, lmsw
COSTLY FIRE T PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh. Jan. 23. A warehouse
of the Atlantic Refining company in
the Lawrenceville district of Pitts
burgh, housing 300,000 gallons of
lubricating oil was destroyed by fire
of undetermined origin late today.
The loss was estimated at from $ 300,-
000 to $500,000.
One of Interest to Readers of the
Plattsmouth Journal.
Good news bears repeating, and
when it is confirmed after a long
lapse of time, even if we hesitated
to believe it at first hearing, we
feel secure in accepting its truth
now. The following experience of
a Plattsmouth man is confirmed af
ter tlireo years.
Louis Kroehler, prop, hardware
store, 521 Main street, Plattsmouth.
says: "Some time ago I had a pain
in my back. I was ho lamo I couldn't
stoop. My kidneys were weak and
I had a tired, languid feeling near
ly all the time. Headaches were
common. I bought Doan's Kidney
Pills and they soon relieved me."
OVER THREE YEARS LATER Mr.
Kroehler said: "I still hold the same
opinion of Itoan's Kidney Pills as
when I first endorsed them. It has
Leen several years since I have had
to take a kidney medicine."
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Itoan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr. Kroehler had. Ftster-Mil-burn
Co., Mfrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Live Poultry
WANTEDS
Wanted : A car load of live poultry
to be delivered at poultry car near
the Burlington freight depot, Platts
mouth, Nebr., on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, January 27th and 28th, for
which we will pay in cash:
Hens, per lb 28c
Pullets, per lb 2Sc
All young roosters, per lb 25
Ducks, per N 280
Geese, per lb 24c
Turkeys, per lb 28c
Old roosters, per lb 14c
Cow hides, per lb 25c
Horse hides, each $9.00
Will be on hand rain or shine.
Yours truly,
W. E. KEENEY.
B. K. F. Timers
This
wonders.
FOR SALE
block
Cottonwood and maple
wood $4 and $5 per load delivered.
tant to lve up his name as an offl- Elbert Vl'lles, Telephone 3521. tf-dw
for FORD CARS
little accesory on your Ford car will work
Starts easily in zero weather, puts pep into
the motor. Easily installed lasts the life of your Ford.
No oiling required. No rollers to wear out and short
your motor.
Money Back Guarantee With Every
B. K. F. Timer Sold
We have the agency for Cass county and carry a stock
for immediate delivery. Call and have one installed.
GARAGE AND REPAIR MEN
We have a fine Sub-Agency Proposition for YOU.
Studebaker Cars Maxwell Cars and Trucks
Repair and overhaul your car now Our shop is at your
command. Shipment of denatured alcohol just arrived.
J. 3F WOLFF, 5
Main St. Garage Telephone 79 i
Block South of Postoffice jj