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PLA rnmci WEEKLY 10 CTH JOURNAL "BE JUST AND FEAR NOT." VOL. 13, m. 27. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1894. $1.00 iF?ffiiKftSf. INDUSTRIAL PARADE. Plattsmouth Merchants Will Turn Out With Floats On the Fourth. THjJ COLORED "PICXNICKERS." An Orderly Crowd and a FT1 (iood Time On Tap Throughout the Day Auother Small Fox Victim Other New, Note. The InduMtrial Parade. Plattsmouth's Fourth of July cele bration will contain many interesting features, but from tbe present outlook, none will attract more attention ttian tbe mercbantB industrial parade. This one feature will be a hummer and no mistake. Tbe merchants have seem ingly entered iuto tbe movement with the right spirit and visitors in Plattsmouth on the Fourth will be treated to a trade's display the like of which has not been seen in this city for years. Already the following merchants have volunteered to pre pare floats and participate in tbe parade: Iovey & Sou, dry goods. City Steam .Laundry. Meisinger & Lohmann, implements. ' F. M. liicbey, lumber. W.G. Keefer, meat market. F. McC'ourt, groceries. Anthony Marble Works. llerold & Son, dry goods. K. Sherwood, boots and shoes. Wm. Schmidtmann, harness. Kelly's Island. New YorJ- bakery. Jos. Fetzer, boots and shoes. A. H. Weckbach, groceries. Joe Klein, clothing. W. A. Boeck, boots and shoes. Phil Sauter, harness. Swift & Co., packers. Ilatt & Otto, meat market. Bennett & Tutt, groceries. Patterson & Kuntzmann, meat market. J. C. Cummins & Son, lumber. The Colored Picnic. The colored people of Omaba came down Friday morning on B. & M. No. 4 to the number of fully 200 and were enjoying themselves during the day in a picnic in the Smith grove near the standpipe in a truly royal fashion. One fact in connection with the affair is that a more orderly crowd of visitors has never beeu in Plattsmouth, and the conduct of the crowd is certainly in marked contrast to other picnickers w ho Lave visited our city in time past. Another Small Pox Victim. Chas. B. Ault, of Bethlehem, who was taken sick with small pox last week, died Friday morning. Deceased bad been a resident of Bethelhem for more than twenty years, and lived near the east approach to the big rail road bridge. He was an old soldier, and while in the army had an attack of varaloid. When the small pux epidemic reached the bottoms Mr. Ault assisted in burying two of the victims of the dread disease, and thus "contracted the disease which resulted id his death. The health authorities engaged him to assist in the work of burial believing him to have had tbe htnall pox once, and would therefore not be subject to the disease a second lime. Union Will Have a Saloon. The" village of Union is to have a li cenced iiloon, the village boaid hav ing voted Wednesday night to grant a license for a consideration of $1,000. The saloon will be in operation July 1. No remonstrance was filed against the granting of the license, and most of the church people of that town are said to regard a saloon as putting the liquor traffic in that town in better shape than heretofore. Thos. Ileathly of Denver is the man to whom the li- v cense was granted. v . lioganiie Are Coming:. The Iloganites, the Montana con tingent of the coromonwealers who are now trawling down the Missouri in flat boats, reached Yankton yester day morning. They sailed from Chamberlain early Monday morning, after receiviug rations sufficient to feed the 244 men two days. They were given rations at Yankton and sent on their way rejoicing. Just at present the current in the M issoiiri is running rather swift, and, barring delays, the men ought to pae Plattsmouth in,ten days at the most. We can suit all in hammocks. More Xhan fifteen different styles and prices, Leunhoff Bros, Denilxe of W. L. Wells. The sad news of the death of W. L. Wells at his home in South Bend was telephoned to this city Sunday evening and occasioned universal regret among bis many acquaintances. His demise was the result of an attack of brain fever and his illness was of only ten days' duration. Mr. Wells was a brother of Mrs. Henry J. Streight of this city. He was one of Cass county's earliest settlers, and when the civil war came on he carried a musket in Co. A of the First Nebraska, which was organized in this city. His death leaves only six vet erans of that company now residing in the county. He returned to Platts mouth at the close of the war. He was admitted to the Cass county bar on December 20, 1S72, and on February 1, 1875, was appointed deputy by County Clerk Dan McKinnon. lie was re appointed deputy clerk on February 1, 1S75, November 29, 1S75, and on No vember 28, 1876, by County Clerk Cal vin Moore. Iu those days the offices of county clerk and clerk of the dis trict court were held by one person, and after the act of the legislature creating two offices Mr. Wells was ap pointed clerk of the district court, be ing the first to fill that office in Cass county. After retiring from office he was employed by tbe government in making western surveys, and subse quently settled at South Bend. Mr. Wells was an excellent citizen and bis demise will be keenly felt among his almost countless acquaintances in this vicinity. The funeral of XV. L. Wells was held at noon Tuesday from the Episcopal church. Deceased was a member of the Knights of Pythias, G. A. It. and Odd Fellows societies, and a long cor tege of members of these orders and friends and citizens followed the re mains to Oak Hill. Bold Robbers. A robbery was committed out at Oreapolis station Sunday evening, and owing to the fact that the affair occurred in broad daylight it was cer tainly a bold transaction. Aside from the signal station, the town contains only one house, and in the latter the switch-tender and bis wife make their abode. Last Sunday the woman was absent for a short time and a pair of bums took advantage of ber depar ture to ransack the ' bouse. Their booty consisted of two rings and some clothing the whole valued at about $10. When the woman returned the bums had made good their es cape. They were Keen a short after by a railroad employe, who described one as being tall and slender and the other as short and one-armed. Monday afternoon the local authori ties learned that the men were seen in hiding among the hills north of town, and Deputy Sheriff Hyers and Officer Kildow went out that way to prosecute a search. Binhop Wins the Second Kound. ' The last suit against Father Corbett by Bishop Bonacum came up Friday at Nebraska City before County Judge Eaton, being the ejectment case where in the bishop seeks to gain possession of the Palmyra parsonage now occu pied by Corbett. In opening, Corbett's attorney stated that under the statute such cases should be tried within ninety days of answer day; that the case had been postponed from time to time and that June 14 was the last day upon which tbe case could be heard. The action, he said, would have to be commenced over from the beginning. Judge Eaton overruled the motion and decided in favor of the bishop. Exceptions were taken by the defendant and the case will go to the district court. Father Corbett in the meantime giving bond for rent of tbe parsonage. This will further put off the settlement of this difficulty for five months. Masonic Grand Officer. The following were elected grand officers of the grand lodge of Free Masons at Omaha last week. John A. Erhardt of Stanton, grand master; Henry II. Wilson of Lincoln, deputy grand master; C. J. Phelps of Schuyler, grand senior warden; J. B. Dinsmore of Sutton, grand junior warden; William It. Bowen of Omaha, grand secretary; C. Hartman of Omaba, grand treasurer. The installation of officers took place Friday morning. Was Instantly Killed. An eight-year-old boy named George McCoy was struck by the south-bound passenger train on the Missouri Pa cific on Tuesday at Oak Chatham, a suburb station near Omaha. The boy was driving a cow across the track when he was struck by tbe locomotive and instantly killed. THE LOST IS FOUND. Little Albert Sattler Wanders Away From His Home. WAS FOUND AT EMERSON, IOWA Got Aboard No. 4 Friday -Morning and Was Carried Away It rough t Hack Saturday-Hold Hog Thieves Make a Killing:. Wandered A M ay Prom Uoine. Albert Sattler, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, wan dered away from home Friday, and his disappearance and absence created quite a sensation. When he did not turn up at home Friday night his anxious parents made a careful search for him, but without effect. About ten o'clock the fire bell was rung, and a crowd turned out. It was announced that the child was last seen on the picnic grounds between threeand four o'clock in the afternoon. Searching parties were made up and the country around town thoroughly gone over,the parties being provided with lanterns and some of them remaining out all night. Nothing was seen or heard that would furnish a clue to the where abouts of the missing child. Saturday morning tbe search was renewed. The fire alarm was sounded by tbe switch engine in the B. & M. yards, and a large crowd soon gathered at the depot. Parties were organized and prepara tions made for a systematic search. A few minutes afterwards train No. 5 pulled in and Walter Dykes, agent at PaciGc Junction, exhibited a telegram from the conductor of train No. 4, which passed through here at 10:26 Friday morning, stating that he bad found a child on bis train and had left him at Emerson, Iowa. The conductor had telegraphed to the Junction to find out if the lost child belonged at that place. The news soon spread that the lost child had been found, and tbe fire bell was again sounded to give notice to the searchers to that effect, that being the signal agreed upon. II. J. Streight boarded No. 4 Saturday and went over to Emerson and got the little boy and took him to lied Oak, from where he telegraphed the anxious parents that Albert was all right, and that he would be home on No. 3 Saturday afternoon. The parties who claimed to have seen the little fellow at the picnic grounds during the afternoon were mistaken, because he had evidently followed the crowd down to the depot in the morning to see the colored excursionists arrive, and in the confusion he got aboard the train unnoticed and was carried away. When No. 3 pulled in on Saturday a large crowd was at the depot to get a sight of tbe youngster who had caused so much heart-ache and so many tired legs. II. J. Streight got off the train and then lifted off the little fellow, while a feeling of joy passed through the crowd. He was soon tbe center of attraction, and was lifted up where the crowd could get a good view of him, after which he was taken in a hack and brought up town. A Vlnit From Hog-Thieves. W. ll. Worden, who lives in the northwestern part of the city, near the Missouri Pacific tracks, reported last Saturday that he had received a visit from hog thieves Friday night. The thieves killed a hog in the pen by striking it on the head and then dragged the carcass across the road to Shafer's pasture, where it was dressed and the meat cut up and carried away. There is no clue to the thieves. Sheriff Eikenbary, Deputy Sheriff Hyers and Marshal Grace were up in the vicinity Saturday afternoon, and searched the premises of several par ties who were supposed to have some knowledge of tbe affair, but could find no trace of the missing porker. Ashley Thrasher Again Discharged. The preliminary examination of Ashley XV. Thrasher, charged with larceny as bailee, was held before Judge Archer on Friday afternoon and the arguments in the case were made Saturday. The judge's de cision was to the effect that the evi dence did not sustain the charge, and Thrasher was accordingly discharged. The result of thiB preliminary will furnish Thrasher with additional ma terial to prosecute bis suit for dam ages against Maurice A. Grant, who filed the information against him. Thrasher was first charged with grand larceny, Grant alleging that he tr Red Letter. r LLSO Ej- d Has determined to Sacrifice his Stock of Merchandise, REGARDLESS OF VALUE. Read this list carefully. The prices quoted are Bona-Fide and will Save You Fifty Cents on Every Dollar: s . ; cv o r s? Oi CD o s 1 O v O oj . CV Irs J J -V i I 6 : . J$ ( S 9 $ S ' s" J ' s . ? g : Jl c? ; . 2 : : J N ? 5 & i 5 DO NOT BUY ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH OF Clothing Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Boots or Shoes Until you have seen this great Sacrifice Sale. ELSON, THE CASH CLOTHIER, PLATTSMOUTH. appropriated a valise and contents, consisting of clothing and a silver watch, the whole valued at fifty dol lars. He was arrested at Ottumwa, la., and returned to Cass county, and at his preliminary was discharged. The complainant then changed the charge to larceny as bailee, and Thrasher commenced an action in tbe district court for one thousand dol lars damages by reason of being wrongfully arrested and imprisoned, alleging that the prosecution was with malicious intent. What Can It Mean? "The indications continue to grow mnr nrwitivw rlav hT dav that factional quarrels are to be buried in Gass county, without the handle or. the hatchet protruding, in harmony there is victory." The above from Tuesday's edition of Col. Polk's News sounds mighty strange, in view of the fact that the colonel considers himself the chief sachem of one of the factions. Can it be that the Chapman-Sullivan forces and the Polk outfit have patched np their differences and hereafter will sleep in the same political bed without pulling hair? Col. Polk will please in form an overburdened public just what his squib means. Surely if a truce has been declared there can be no further object in tbe existence of j.he colonel's organ. Tiring of the long delay. Lawyers Sullivan and Clark, who are opposed in the Filbert-Schrader habeas corpus case, have filed a stipulation before the state supreme court asking for a speedy decision. The case was presented in January and promises were given that a decision would be handed down the following month . From the delay it is quite apparent that the court and the In Spring, House-Cleaning and New Furniture GO HAND IN HAND. Nature supplies the first, the Busy Housewife must attend the second, Pearlman PEARLMAN has the Stock, his Prices are Right and Sure to Suit. If you want anything in the way of NEW FURNITURE, for either Parlor, Bed Room, Dining Room or Kitchen, PEARLMAN has it at the Lowest Price. PEARLMAN, The House Furnisher. OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, PLATTSMOUTH. commission have cast a "tie" decision, and the members are evldentlyjvaiting for some member to change front. Collection Notice. All persons indebted to Ilenry M. Bons will save themselves collection costs by calling at the police judge's office and settling their accounts with J. II. Thrasher. 1,000 cords of wood for sale. De livered in car-loads only. Also bur oak posts. Address L. E. Williams, Glenwood, Iowa. d&w-tf . CLOU but for the last. Is the Careful Buyer's Refuge. 5 One Year la the Penitentiary. Jas. May, the one-legged printer who broke into and burglarized the M. P. depot at Elmwood some two weeks ago, was arraigned before Jndge Chapman yesterday and entered a plea of guilty. His plea saved the county the expense of a trial and Judge Chapman was consequently lenient and let him off with a light sentence one year in the penitentiary. May will be taken to Lincoln before the end of the week. A delicate odor in perfume "Lilac Spray." 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