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1 PLATT8M0UTI W1EKI yf T RNAL 14 BE JUST AND FEAR NOT." PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, FEBKUAKI 19, 1891. VOL. 10. SO. 9. $1.50 lv Year THE BOYS ARE HERE Tii' ily lu Possession of the Biave (.raod Army Boys. LIST OF THE OKLEUATKS PRESENT IntuWttliiK Session at the Opera House Today Tb. W. K. C. Here in Great X umttern anil Hold a Meeting at KiKkwouil Hall. rn.m VeJii8.ly' Dally. At the department lull call this morning 232 delegates answered to their names, ami were given badges indicating their membership of the department. Not tieing able to be present himself the annual address of the department commander was read by the adjutant. Tim following excerpt gives its open ing paragraphs: CoMiiAims: Once more we are as sembled, at our fourteenth annual business encampment, here in this beautiful city, the guests y fits hospita ble citizens. Let us see to it that their welcome is cordially returned. Our department has made steady progress during the year, adding considerably to its numlers and growing in enthus iasm and interest, notwithstandingthe visitations of l'rovidence, which have made this a hard year on the old boys and a most arduous one for the Com mander. 1 1 have traveled over 5.000 miles in the interest of the order; visited and encouraged a great many Mists, camp tires and reunions; have organized eighteen new posts, with a membership of S0, ami reorganized four posts, with a membership of 104, and made a net gain in the department of 65)1, leaving a present membership in good standing of 8,137. OFFICIAL. KOSTBIl PRESENT. Senior Vice Commander J oseplt Tee teer, Medical Director V. II. Johnson, Chaplain Rev. Wm. E. Kimball, .ass. Adj. Gen. John B. Sawhill, Ass. Qm. Gen. C. L. Howell, Chief of Staff Chas. E. Ru.mestfr. Council of Administration - J. W. Thomas, II. W. Short, J. II. Malone, John Diener, W. D. Wildman. Fast Commanders I'aul VanDer voort, A. V. Cole, II. C. Russell, R. II. Wilbur, S. J. Alexander, II. E. Palmer, J. M. Thayer, W. C. Henry, S. II. Mor rison. Kearney post 2. Omaha Michael Coady, James Davidson, John Reagan, Chas. Kohlmeyer. McPnerson post 4, Fremont I. P. Gage. Custer post 7, Omaha J. W. Honza, J do. A. Cuscaden, John 13. Sawhill, M. J. Feenan, A. Allee, J. C. Wilcox. l,vou post 11, Grand Island Jno. M. Thayer, N. II. Herford, S. P. Mob ley, J. T. Connell. Strickland post 13, Hastings II. G. Knight, C. J. Dillworth, J. J. Bu chanan. Edgar post IB, Edgar S- C. Beck J. K. Kidd. Morton post 17, Hebron J. II. Stanton post 20, Rising City A. Roberts, D. F. Canfleld- Wadsworth post 21, Syracuse J. F. Diener. Wilson post 22, Geneva C. C. Shum way. Bauiner post 24, Nebraska City Chas. G. Fisher, S. 11. Morrison, J. C. Brown. Farragut post 25, Lincoln Martin Howe, Chas. Gould, J. C. Bonnell, K. C. Hazlett, O. C Bell, Phelps Paine, J. W. Bo wen, 4. B. Strode, Henry Meyer, J. D. Garner, J. S. Warwick, Joseph Bolshaw, Jerome Shamp, Jas. Stevenson. Reynolds post 26, Osceola II. XV. Kennard, II. F. Bense. McCook post 31, Ashland Z. J. Sheridan post 34, Schuyler J. W. Schultz, II. C. Russell, J. D. Mill. Rawlins post 35, Beatrice J. E. Hill, G. L. Cole, O. H. Phillips. Mitchell post 33, Waverly Wm. Mocroft, P. II. Walker, P. Il.Sudduth, R. S. Cooley, Jas. Welch, Amos Peck, Henry Carpenter, M. V. Blauchard, M. II. Mills, J. V. Jones, John Tom kinson . , , Oliver post 43, Fairfield W. S. Ran- d McConihie post 45, Plattsmouth J. W. Johnson, II. J. Streight, Thos. Wiles, Malou Dixon, S. P. Vanatta. Ileckathorne post 47, Tecumseh R. T. Brown, Peter Piatt, J. S. Dew, Purdy Platl. J. W. Bouffsu. Wallace post 50. Hubbell L. wells. MansQield post 54, Palmyra C. II. Smith. Dahlgren post 55, Pa pill ion J. x. Hildebrand, John Q. Goss. winslow post 56, Milford J. II Cul- Gates post 5S, Lyons R. S. Hart. Lafayette post 61 weeping water J. w. Thomas, J. II. Davis. Upright post 2, lieuiiett D. Ellis. Fremont post, 68, Neligh R. F. Fried. Beadie iost, 72, Hardy C. T. Forsha. Douglas post, (I!, North Platte R. II . Stuart. Russell post, 77, Fairbury F. R. Peteb, J. T. Thompson. Geary post, 81, Juniata B.F. Smith. A. V. Cole. Veteran post, 84, Falls City wm. windle. Curtis post, 81), De Witt D. F. Bow dish. Andrew post, 00. Wahoo John Steen, Ott F. Steen, E. E. Lyler C. M. Copp, . Thorpe. Strong pot, yi, Minden Josep.i Hull. Ingram po.st, 05, Pawnee City Edgar Wood, A. D. Strunk, C. II. Hare, L. A. Wheeler. Sill post, Sterling J. 1. Jump. Wyman post, 101, Firth C. M. Wittstruck. Roberts post, 104, Talmage Peter Brown, J. M. Cathcart, Christian Schlitt. Mathewson post, 10!), Norfolk P. Sciiweuk. Grant post, 110, Omaha Chas. F. Manderson, C. S. Chase, E. A. Pai me lee. C. E. Burmeister, II. II. Benson, Q. II. Shinn, . Bloom. Glover post, 111, lloldrege J. E. Austin. Reno post, 112, Lexington I. P. G lis wold. Whitehead post, 114, Orleans W. II. Barnwell. Coleman post, 115, Wymore James Crawford, W . II. Frost. Stoneman post, lift, Tonca A. B. Hoyes, . Bohan. Boomer post, 118, Tekamah B. F. Pugh. Hunter post, 122, Ohioway L. II. Cor bin, . C. Mmslow, J. M. Walker, Wm. Matsou. Kenesaw post, 123, Elmwood D. McCaig. Lookout Mountain post, 127, Friend A. J. Justice, W. F. Doudna. Stacy post, 130, Friend E. Whit comb, P. C. Johnson. W. F. Wolfe. Slocum post, 141, Endicott W. Kuler. Chase post, 143, Madison W. P. Sibley. Kleven post, 146, Culbertson N. Mishler, W. D. Wildmau. Live Eagle post, 147, Fullerton J. Z. Jackson. Mission Ridge post, 149, Greenwood Ira Tinhham, E. C. Coleman, J. W. Stott, J. Kamo. Corinth post, No. 153, Genoa Henry Stevens. Indianola post, 154, lndianola G. W. Hurt. Valley post, 156, Minden Edward Crick. Freas post. 163, Beaver J. T. Sumny, J. B. Fevis. Volunteer post, 164, Dawson B.F. Miles. Gere post, 165, Table Rock A. D. Davis. Ussawattomie post, 179, Hartington W. H. Stephenson, B. Olsen. Harvey post, 182, Tilden J. D. Askinth. Moorehouse post, 188, Tobias Jas. McCreedy, D. C. Marsh. Garrison post, 189, Fletcher Elijah Harber. Kendall post, 190, Stanton Samuel Gher, J. Eberly, Jno. A. Earhardt. Barnes post, 207, McCook II. H. Berry. Mulligan post, 209, Western A. II. Frost, J. Mullin. Appo.i.-ittox post, 214, Lincoln L. T. Pace, Paul Cook. Hay Springs post, 223, Hay Springs -v-.I. M. Waterman, B. F.Diffenbacher. Lennington post, 227, Chadron T. F. Powers. Jordan post, 239, Clay Center Elder Friar. Nickajack post, 245, Diller J. W. Ileurys, D. R. Kelleys, James Condon. Crook post, 22, Omaha Geo. C. Bruner, Thos, L. Hi.ll, L. F. Maginn, B. R. Ball. Gering post, 265. Gering W. H. Johnson, J. P. Finley. Norton post, 226, Daykin T. J. DeKalb. Hull post, 269, Palisade J. N. Kountz. Little Phil post, 270, Tecumseh W. II. Miller, C. II. Halstead, Robert Hus ton. Atlanta post, 275, Platte Robert Price, . Smith. Drury post, 273, Pender Aaron Young. Livingston post, 282, South Omaha J. Cress, S. II. Dennis. Ogelsby post, 3S4, Huntley O. H. Woodsworth. Sackett post, 285, Haigler W. D. Roby. Thompson post, 309, Brownville Dewitt Hickmann. Gossard post. 315, Herman James Mead, . Triplet. G. A. B. Wot.. Cant. Teeter of Lincoln has the call as a candidate tor uepartmenc com mander. A lively contest is on for the posi tion of adjutant general between the incumbent. J. B. Sawhill, of Omaha,; and Brad P. Cook, of Lincoln. j Gov. Thayer and Speaker Elder of the house are among the promiment personages visible in the crowd at the , Kiley. The latter is a delegate. M. V. Wood of Elmwood precinct was among the visitors to the encamp ment today. He said he wws glad that the county seat trouble was settled at last, and thought talk of a new petition was a hoax. The Riley and Perkins were filled to overflowing and a large number of the delegates went to other hotels. Both of these hotels are provided with cots so that they can provide for still others if there should be a demand for them. Phelps Peine is not here for fun, but is having a good share of it all the same. The rotund form of Paul Van dervoort is visible about the encamp ment lobbies. He is looking after the special welfare of Speaker Elder. Of course there is no politics in that. Miss Celia Clarksjn, daughter of Department Commander Clarkson, died on Monday at Colorado Springs. This distressing event has taken Col. Clarkson to Denver, and made it im possible for him to preside at the pres ent encampment of the department. The funeral of the deceased young lady will take place at Omaha tomorrow. TUB W. H. C. CONVENTION Met at llockwood hall at 11 o'clock and was called to order by the pres ident, Mrs. Mary R. Morgan, with a full list of officers and some forty corps, represented by about 150 delegates. A committee on credentials was ap pointed and routine business was at tended to until after dinner. At the afternoon meeting reports of executive oflicers for the past year were made and listened to, and the national of ficers were presented. The appearances indicate that a most interesting session will ensue. The following is the official roster of the convention: President Mary R. Morgan. S. V. president Laura A. Bates. J. V. president Otelia Dudley. Chaplain La Dell Stillson. Executive boardV-Lyde M. Bonne, Sophia L. Bennett,! Julia L. Bowen, Mary E. Miles, Jennie L. Holmes. Secretary Amanda M. Lnfferty. Counselor Helen E. Cook. Inspector Theresa Woodward. Coiresponding secretaries Julia S. Bowen and Laura A. J es. Past department pr .ents Emma Manchester, Mary R. Morgan and Lyde M. Bonn. W. K. C. Notes. Relief Corps delegates from Madi son Mesdames M. V. Allen, Mary L. Carder, Wm. Parkinson, Carl T. See ley. The following delegates were present from the Madison Relief Corps: Mes dames M. V. Allen, Mary. L. Carder, W. Carkinson, and Carl T. Seely. The W. R. C. convention is com posed of the most intelligent, refined looking and handsomely-dressed com pany of ladies the reporter has ever seen in the state. The local Rel'ef Corps ladies are having a serious time securing enter tainment for the many delegates pres ent, while it is notorious that many of the best equipped mansions in town are entertaining no one. This is wrong. Daath of Mrs. B. Windham. The Glenwood Opinion says in re gard to the late Mrs. Windham: After several days lingering on the verge of eternity the spirit of Mrs. B. Windham took its fight on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. The funeral services were held at the family residence on Mon day at 3 p. m. The house was inade quate to contain the great num ber of friends that attended. Revs. Hunt, Nutting and Stephens participated in the exercises, the two former making fitting addresses and the latter readirg appropriate passages of the scripture. The following rela tions were present: Mrs. Anna M. Goodell and son of River Forest, Ills.; Mrs. Sarah Madison of Los Angelos, Cal.; Mrs. II. H. O'Neill of Danville, Ills., and R. B. Windham of Platts mouth, Neb. Death of Mrs. Ann Erwln. Monday's Dally. A telegram vas received last night from Louisville announcing the death of Mrs. Ann Erwin, grandmother of Telegraph Agept R. W. Clement of this city. Mrs. Erwin was born in New Castle, England on the 17th. of February eighty-two years ago. Mr. Clement and his mother will leave for Louisville tonight or in the morning. The funeral will be held Thursday. Plenty of A No. 1 flour on hand to exchange for wheat at the Factory ville Roller Mills. Wheat taken on deposit. 38-tfl T. W. Wakne. 'Wedding Anniversary. On Saturday the 14th of February ', Mr. and Mrs. r. M. loung jr. cele brated the twentieth anniversary of their wedding day at their home six miles southwest of Plattsmouth. It was also the fiftieth birthday of Mr. Young, he having been married the day he was thirty years of age to Miss Eliza Law. About seventy persons, old and young, gathered at their home to cele bi ate the event, to renew old friend ships, and to make glad the hearts of those whose anniversary they were celebrating. The day was spent in social visits of old acquaintances, and in musical entertainments by Mrs. Frank Root and Miss Lin 11a Young as organists, assisted by Miss Lillie Kau ble with her violin. During the after noon seventy-two persons partook of a bountiful dinner prepared by the host ess and her lady friends. Mr. and Mrs. Young received a lull set of stone china ware dishes costing $20. 1 hey also received the following presents from individuals. A wine set, a cake stand, and a box of cigars from Miss Tillie Bauer of Louisville, a lady's and gentleman's cup and saucer from Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt of Lincoln, a china mug ami three china vases from Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and a china fruit dish from Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Conn of Nehawka. There were present at the anni versary Messrs. and Mesdames I.S. White, J. W. Conn, Joseph Sans, S. G.LattaA. Root, A. M. Holmes, L. II. Young and daughter Luella, A. B. Taylor, Hiram McDonald. T. W. Faugbt, Frank Root, Win. Morrow, R. t Dean and daughter Grace, F. M. Young, sr., and daughters Anna and Kate, Joshua Gapen and daughter Anna, S. L. Furlong, D. A. Young, W. A. Royal, Henry Boeck, Frank Moore, E. A. Kirkpatrick, and Lee Kirkpatrick and sister Kate, and Mes dames Wm. Holmes, Wm. Taylor, Austin Johnson, Lizzie Cochran, Wm. Ellington. Misses Lillie Kauble.Jennie Young. Tillie Bauer, Satchell, Messrs. Wm. Young, Wm. Gilmour, Byron Young, Sam and Lloyd Gapen, George, Ray and J. II. Holmes, of Sherman county. The following named persons at tended the anniversary who were at the wedding twenty years ago: E. A. Kirkpatrick, who acted as groomsman, Wm. Young; D. H. Young, Miss Jennie Young, Mrs. Lizzie Cochran, Henry Boeck and wife, L. II. Young and wife, A. M. Holmes and wife. S. G. Latta and wife, and S. L. Furlong and wife. In the evening about seventy young people gathered at home of Mr. rnd Mrs. Young and enjoyed themselves at various amusements until 12 o'clock and then dispersed for their several homes. Saicide at South Bend. Saturday'. Dally. From J. M. Grace, who came in from South Bend this morning. The Jour nal, learns that a man there named Wilcox had committed suicide last night by taking two ounces of aconite, and was found dead in bis bed this morning. Wilcox is described to have been a shiftless sort of a fellow, about 50 years of age, who has lived in town there since last fall, engaged at work at times about a livery barn, and pre tending to be a horse doctor. He lived in the house with his former wife, who was divorced from him. About three weeks ago he had some difficulty with the owner of the livery stable where he stayed, and soon after the barn was set on fire, and also the man's house. After this he got on a big spree, and was heard to say that he was suspected of burning that barn, and be then threatened to burn the town. Threats of his arrest .followed and he skipped out for some days, return ing recently. The next heard of him was this morning, when he was re ported dead, as above stated. Coroner Unruh and Sheriff Tighe were called on to go out today to in vestigate the matter. Nebraska City to Plattsmouth. - From the Union Ledger. It is almost a settled fact that the B. & M. road will build from Nebraska City to Plattsmouth, and it is also a settled fact in the minds of some of good judgment, that if it builds at all it will follow the river. While the people of Union and vicinity would gladly have this line of road from Nebraska City to Plattsmouth via Union they need not lose any sleep because of the route it will likely take. While it will do us no good it will do us no harm, by way of causing a new town between ours and the river, because it is evident that a sta tion of any importance, could not exist in such a small bit of territory as will be allowed it. Union has a large territory around it and is so situated, with its railroads, that it is almost impossible for a town to build up near to its detriment. In fact, our town can take care of itself; Union is a good name for it. but Independence would be better, and our people have nothing to do but pay up their obligations to it and watch it go to the front ranks. FINISHER FINISHED His Career on I be St reets of IMaMs mouth Saturday Mght. K0 KIVOH HEIRS TO III NKJI'Kitl V His LM-ad I tori y Found on No mil Kirl Street The Coroner's IiiU-hI Miuwm Death to Have K-Miiltd from Old Age and Kxiomii re Hurled Monday . John Finisher finished his journey upon this earth sometime early in the evening of Saturday last. As Anton Nilka, William Suiithman and William Mayall were on their way to the I J. O. T. B. dance, between H and o'clock Saturday evening, tliev discovered the body ot a man lying about hall a block north of the East Fourth ward M ltool house. The body proved to be that of John Finisher, a well-known character and an old resident of I'lattsinouth, whose house was iu uhat is km wn a Ilapp) Hollow. The police wne uolilied and the body taken to the undertaking rooms of Coroner I'niuh. Mr. Unruh was out of the city at .South Bend holding an impiest on the suicide Wilcox and the inquest upon Finisher was therefore postponed un til 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. At that time Messrs. Geo. Weidiriann, Ben Hempel, M. Archer, II. II. Van aranain, W. D. Bates and T. L. Mur phy were empaneled as a jury, and, alter hearing the testimony, returned a verdict of death resulting from ex posure and old age. Mr.Finisher was an eccentric old man a widower (by divorce) and lived alone in his own property in Happy Hollow, where he owns lots 10. 11, VI and 13 in block 10, on one of which is his late residence. S- far as is known he has no living relative and his property will go to the state. He had no trade and worked as a laborer most of the time of late years for the city. In 18G8 Mr. Finisher was the landlord of the River hotel and at that time he was still living with his wife. His wife, about whom there is little known, was a little loose, and in 1878 Finisher got a divoree from her on the ground of desertion. She then m.i rried a Richard P. Cartwright, a B. & M. shop employe, and went with him. In 1879 Finisher bought the Happy Hollow property, built him a house and has since lived there in bachelor style. For a nnmbeY of years thereafter he was employed by Walter White and T. L. Murphy. Mr. Finisher was considered indus trious and was honest in his dealings with all whom he came in contact. Nothing, not even a scrap of paper was found on his person, and at first there was a suspicion of foul play. But the coroner, in company with Messrs. Geo. Weidmann, Ben Hempel and Police men O'Neill visited his house, which was unlocked, and there found his keys, pocket-book and household be longings in good order and thus disap peared the foundation of the foul play theory. Geo. Weidmann, with whom the deceased was well acquainted said that Finisher often told him that he had no relatives, and expressed the wish he would be decently buried when he should die and that he cared noth ing of what became of the rest of the property. The decased was a Hun garian by birth, and was about GO years of age. He w as buried in Oak Hill cemetery Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and there were no services, no one seeming to know of the deceased ever expressing a desire for such ceremony. How the Contest Resolution Was Killed. In the senate Wednesday the vote on the passage of the joint resolution providing for the contest was as fol lows: Yeas Coulter. Day, Dysart, Hill, Michener, Poynter. Randall, Sanders, Smith, Stevens, Warner, Williams 12. Nays Brown. Christoffereon. Col lins, jGggleston, Keiper, Mattes. Moore, Schram, Snumway, Switzler, Thomas, Turner, Van Housen, Woods 13. Senator Kountz was paired with Senator Wilson. Senator Starbuck with Senator Horn and Senator Beck with Senator Shea Senator Taylor absent and not voting. A Historic I'en. The contract with Architect Gray for the plans, specifications and super intendence of the erection of the new Cass county court bouse was duly completed and signed by the county commissioners and Mr. Gray Thursday evenine. The pen with which the signatures were affixed has been pre served by County Clerk Critchfield and vill be used likewise to sign the con tract with the builder when that is made, and it is proposed to place the pen and holder in the corner stone of the structure when that is formally laid, as a relic of the occassion.
