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SIM" rinnncvM i JUST AND FEAR NOT." P L A.TTS MOUTH. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1895. $1.00 11311 STX2A.Il. IF PAI1 IN ADVANCE. VOL. 14, NO. IS. J BIB WEEKLY JOT) R ML DI A lilJn JC JUA 1 THE LOST IS FOUND. An Absent Heir Makes His to a Rich Estate Appearance. SECRETARY'S HEAD IN DANGER. Official Bd Of the Jiebraslt Cabinet Member May Fosslblr Be Dropped Iuto the Basket Smith Wins HU Salt Jotting. OBITUARY. Ketarn Of a Long-Lost Uelr. Theodore Decker, who disappeared from bis home in Cass county thirty- one years ago, and who had not been heard from for twenty odd years, ar rived in Plattsmouth yesterday, and up till noon today has been holding impromptu receptions with old ac quaintances whenever he met them. Decker had been a member of com pany II., 2d Nebraska, and was out on the plains fighting the Indians. He came home in 1S64, and in company with his brother-in-law (whose name was Ilungate) his wife and family, went to Denver, and that fall ilun gate, his wife and two children were murdered by Indians on a ranch abeut twenty miles this side of that town. Inquiries were set on foot by the relatives years after this, but no trace could be learned of him further than the supposition that he was dead. Mrs. Rosan Decker, his mother, after living a widow many years, died four or tive years Dgo, leaving quite a large estate, personal as well as real. The money has been divided between the remaining heirs, but the realty is yet undivided. Mr. Decker,it turns out, went to the Pacific coast and thence back to Texas, where he married and has been living, having a ' grown daughter. He comes, of course, to claim his rights in the estate, of which Phil Barnes of Weeping Water, is administrator. Many of the old settlers recognized him on sight, and all who have known any of the brothers readily recognize family traits. Eli as Sage is the only man whom he has known oh sight he having changed Jess than any others. Although a mere boy when he left here, he is now a mature man with gray whiskers. Mr. Decker is one of eleven heirs to an estate, the value of which is esti mated at about $30,000. His attorney, Matthew Gering, has commenced an action in county court looking to a re division of the estate, under which Mr. Decker will be accorded his just share. The matter will be considered on Tuesday of next week. Secretary Morton's Head In Danger. The "World-Herald's Washington correspondent is responsible for the following: "There is a rumor that all is not well between the president and his secretary of agriculture. What foundation there Is for the report ia not directly traceable, and I give it for what it is worth. It is said that Mr. Clevelany has been very much an noyed by the financial interview which Morton gave out a few days ago, which at the time was supposed to re flect the views of the administration. It is well known that Mr. Cleveland like3 to be his own spokesman, and does not like to be held responsible for the unauthorized utterances of his cabinet officials. Morton's interview is said to have aroused his indigna tion, and it is intimated that there may be a change in the office of secre tary of agriculture within the next two weeks." A Victory for Smith. The trial of the forcible entry and detention suit of A. 13. Smith vs. Wm. Kitzberger was concluded in county court last night at about 10:30 o'clock, when the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. In accordance with the verdict the defendant must either take an appeal or get off the land in con troversy, wnich is located northwest of the pump house and adjacent to the I'latte river. The three suits of a similar nature commenced against Roberts, Walker and Foster were dismissed at the plain tiff's request without prejudice, and Dew suits will be commenced. A re cent survey of the land disclosed the fact that the defendants were accupy ing another section of land than that charged in the plaintiff's bill, and the commencement of new suits was con sequently a necessity. Fred Lehnhoff, jr., received tele graphic information today announcing the death of his wife's father at his home in Newton, Iowa, where Mrs. Lehnhoff has been visiting for the past week. Fred departed for Newton this afternoon to attend the funeral. William W. Graves, deceased, the subject of this sketch, was born in Knox county, East Tennessee, July 19, ISIS. He was married to Mahala P. Graves, Oct. 2, 1837; moved from Tennessee to Iowa by wagon, landed eleven miles east of Glenwood, Mills county, Iowa, Dec. 2, 1852, thence to Monatan county, Missouri, in Septem ber, 185S. Returned to Mills county, Iowa, in September, 1859, thence moved to Nebraska in the spring of 1863, and has teen as resident of Ne braska since, until his death, April 6, 1895. He has always been esteemed a worthy citizen wherever he has lived. He has been a worthy member of the Christian church for twenty-three years, and after living a married life fifty-eight years he died leaving a wife, who is now seventy-four years old and is hale and hearty, and they had born to them twelve children eight boys and four girls of whom ten are now liviug. The following are their names and residences: Harriett E. Miller, Glenwood, Iowa; Alex II. Graves, Hock Bluffs, Neb.; Calvin M. Graves, Plattsmouth, Neb.; Albert L. Graves, Uock Bluffs, Neb ; A. J. Graves, Plattswouih. Neb.: Mary E. Byers, Rock Bluffs, Neb.; Julian D. Graves, Alvin, Texas; Alvin S. Graves, Cedar Creek, Neb.; Ellen O. Lacy. Omaha, Neb.; Chas. L. Graves, Union, Neb. The funeral services of William Graves will be preached at Hock Bluffs next Sunday, April 2Sth, at 2:S0 p. m. owe School Figures. There eems to be a disposition on the part of some people to criticise the board of education for the manner in which thev have managed the affairs of the schools in this city, claiming that they have not been as economical as they should have been. To put it very mildly, those fault-finders do not kuow what they are talking about, as caD be proven by the figures submitted below. One of the principal objections is the salary paid Prof. McClelland, as super intendent, but of the ten largest cities of the state It receives the smallest salary aud gives the best satisfaction. Here are the salaries paid by the dif ferect cities: Omaha U.OX) Lincoln 2.S0O Beatrice 1,800 IlaiUags Nebraska City .. l.NX) Flattsmooth 1.530 South Onaha 1.600 Grand Ialand 2.000 Fremont LKX) Kearney 1,533 Now, iu. regard to teachers. From the following it will be seen that the teachers, in thu city nave iuliy as many scholars to care for as almost any other town, Lincoln and Omaha not being given: NU3I11ER TUriLSTO TEACHER. MORE WAR BREWIN' ONE TUINU AND AXOrilKIl. AROUND THK C017KT ROOMS. A. B. Smith and the Water Company Are at It Again. A CUTE SORT OF A SWINDLER. Base ball seems to have a greater hold upon the people in the east than ever. The national league played its opening games Thursday and at the five contests there were some 67,000 people in attendance, or at an average of almost 15,000 to each game. Base ball evidently lacks considerable of being a dead sport. He Doctors l'ostal Money Order a no Makes a Rich Harvest, Only to Come to Grief- Other Happen Ingn.Of Interest. A. B. Smith and the Plattsmouth Water company are the opposing par ties in a dispute which gives promise of occupying the attention of the vari ous courts in the county for some little time. Mr. Smith is the owner of the large tract of land lying just north and west of the water company's pump house and through which flows an off-shoot of the Platte, from which the company secures its water supply. An injunction suit is already pending before Judge Chapman in which the water company asks that Mr. smith be restrained from damming up the upper mouth of the off-shoot, but now the tangle has assumed more formid able proportions. Mr. Smith has pur chased of Harry Howlaud the land lying east and south of the pump house, so that the water company is virtually hemmed in on all sides. The big line of maim which taps the river for a water supply comes across Mr. Smith's land, aud he has started the ball to rolling by noti fying the company to get their property off his land. This was para mount to shutting down the works, as no water can be secured from any other source aud the company hascon- sequently paid no attention to the notification. It is now understood that Mr- Smith will play back by com mencing a suit for trespass, but whether it will be a civil or criminal action, or both, is not known. At all events both sides show fight and the outcome will be awaited with interest. Nelly Bly in the New York World of Feb. 12th, said: "I do not think we can ever can ourselves civilized so long as we are meat eaters. The very thought is repulsive. From a human standpoint it is frightful to realize the amount of suffering caused by the de sire to eat flesh. If eaters of meat could visit the stock trains and see what 1 have seen, they would instantly become vegetarians." Whether they would do so or not for that reason, if the raise in the price of meat which has been made in the east extends to the nest it will probably force many people to stop eating meat. Vegetable diet undoubtedly has its advantages. Chas. Heebner and II. Ingwersen called on us Saturday night on their way home from Omaha where they each had a car of hogs on the market. Heebner's load averaged 443 pounds per head and he got 5 cents, the top of the market, lngwersen's load weighed 3C9 pouuds each and he received 14.85 per cwt. Weeping Water Republican. Tom Akeson went to Lincoln Mon day to try to make a settlement with Conway, the saloon-keeper, who in formed on the murderers of his father. At the time of the arrest Tom Akeson paid the 500 reward money to the offi cers who made the arrest instead of Conway, who has since sued for the money. It does not hardly seem just to exact Mr. Akeson to pay the re ward a second time, and the officer obtaining it should be made to make the amount good when the courts de cide against him as In this case. Weeping Water Republican. The will of the late A. P. Weston of Nehawka precinct was filed for pro bate in connty court Friday, Mrs. Wes ton and L. C. Pollard being mentioned as executors. The estate is valued at some $75,000. The jury in the case of John Schmidt, on trial at Nebraska City on the charge of murder, could not agree and was discharged Saturday after noon at four o'clock. Otoe county will now be put to the expense of an other trial. Sheriff Eikenbary went out in the county yesterday and served notice on Messrs. A. C. Loder and Geo. Sheldon that they were drawn on the special venire of sixty men from which a jury will be chosen to try the case of state vs. ex-Treasurer Hill. The case comes up before the supreme court on April 29. The trial of the forcible entry and detention suit of A. B. Smith vs. W. A. Kitzberger, the same growing out of the occupation by Kitzberger of the plaintiff's land above the water works pump house, was commenced Wednes day afternoon in county court before a jury of six. The three suits against Robert Walker, Chas. Foster and J. W. Roberts, which are of the same nature, hinge on the outcome of the action now on trial. The police are completely in the dark as to the identity of the burglar who broke into the Pacific bouse on Mon day night and helped himself to prop erty of Con Gillispje, one of the board ers. The thief socured Con's watch, coat and vest and about 125 in money. but an envelope, containing somet90; dropped from the rear pocket of Gillis pie's pantaloons to the floor and es aped the thief's attention. The guilty party was evidently well acquainted with the premises, as he mounted the porch and gained an entrance to Gillis ple's window. Con had evidently been spotted as a good subject for plucking, and his room was reached by the easi est possible route. IS SHE A BIGAMIST? The Wife of a Former Plattsmouth Butcher In a Serious Trouble. MORE PLU1IS ARE DISTRIBUTED Governor Holcomb at Last Shakes the Tree for the Benefit of m Demo crat Varlons Other Local Happenings. BlOB TBIKABT bRAXliB SCHOOL Beatrice 56 49 27 UatUngn : 56 03 30 Nebraska City 40 86 40 Platumouth 51 45 33 South Omaha 68 41 24 Grand Island 56 54 18 Fremont 56 43 31 Kearney C3 56 SO Now comes the most interesting table of all. It gives just what every person ought to know and should be filed away for reference. When we consider the excellent work being done in ourschools it should put a quietus on all the "kickers" at once: coht ran corr fib CITT TOTAL ' PCTIL FVP1L xrxxsEs asaoLxro attbhdinq Omaba t37),453.58 Ti5.30 rifl.70 Lincoln 8i.713.52 13.80 21.50 Beatrice 20,549.80 18 48 23.87 Hastings 20.544.97 13.14 18.19 Nebraska CI t7 19.798.5S 15.10 19.C0 Plattf.mouth.. 15,142.73 12.63 16.82 South Omaha. 22.018.C0 13.89 28.23 Grand Island. 30. 475.45 16.12 22.10 Fremont 26.1S1.63 17.83 25.10 Kearney 23,907.65 15.42 23.71 A CUvir Swindle- As might be expected, the smooth est swindler against whom the postal authorities have contended for some time, is a Chicagoan. His name is Hanson and he came to grief the other day at Elgin, Ills., when he was placed under arrest. Hanson was a truck man employed by one of the rail roads in Chicago, and his duties con sisted of handling the mall pouches. Three months ago he made a key to open the pouches. He wuld take a handful of letters from a pouch, es pecially those addressed to postmas ters,and extract the money advices. He would then search the pouch for all letters addressed to parties whom the advices named. Taking these etters,he would wash off in chemicals the amounts named in the advices and orders, fill in higher figures, make the money orders payable to someone else and have identification waived. The advices he would remail to the post offices. In order to supply the proper margins on the money orders he would go to the Chicago postoffice and buy an order for as many cents as there were dollars in the first order. He would then tear off the cent margin and paste in the dollar mark in the raited order. Hanson would not say how many orders he had altered, but the number is large. The work of chemical solution in washing off ink was beyond detection. The postoffice inspectors declare his work the best they have ever seen. The new anti-lottery law has made it necessary for the express companies to give up handling matter addressed to any of these questionable Institu tions. The new regulations issued to the employes of some of the companies are stringent. The clerks are pro hibited from taking shipments for lot tery people, and In case it is suspected that any packages contain lottery mat ter, transmission may be refused until visual proof is offered that no infrac tion of the law is attempted. This new law will practically end the exist ence of the Louisiana lottery. FARM LOAK8. Last fall we were told that we could not borrow monev or renew loans if Holcomb was elected governor. Never theless, I now have money to loan on good farm security, at a less rate than ever before. Write or call and see me if yon desire a Joan. J.M.Lktda, 12-3 m Plattsmouth, Neb. Notes and Queries tells a business man bow to succeed In the following, and it appears so very easy that every body will be rich in a day or two If the requirements are even half-way carried I adjoins Arbor Lodge, the home of J. out. "uareiuur examine every detail l ctoriin Mnrtnn it hi hntrovnr w a w at aav v a w w a w at m w ii w w Geo. Leldigb. Is Warden. Governor Holcomb yesterday ap pointed George W. Leidigh of Ne braska City to the wardenship of the state penitentiary. Mr. Leidigh is a Pennsylvanlan by birth, but has been a resident of Otoe county for a num ber of years. He is a farmer. His application was endorsed by United States Senator Allen and by all the free silver democrats and populists in his section of the country. His farm Is Mrs. Kllenbaam a Bigamist? The following dispatch to a Chicago paper dated at Nevada, Mo., April 22, is of decided interest to Plattsmouth people: "A sensation was created here this afternoon by the arrest of Mrs. F. H. Ellenbauxn charged with bigamy. Saturday Richard Rutledge came here and registered from Denver, Colo. He says he is the husband of the woman who has been known here for several years as the wife of Frank H. Ellen baum, Mr. Ellenbaum is proprietor of a meat market, and bis wife has borne three children, one son being nearly grown who is off at school. Rutledge says be was married to Mrs. Ellenbaum in Las Vegas, N. M., in 1S93, having first met her in Denver in 1891, where she was stopping In the hope of bene fitting her little daughter's health. After the marriage Mrs. Ellenbaum left Rutledge and returned to this city and has since been living with her first husband." Mr. Ellenbaum will be remembered as the proprietor of the Union block meat market in this city for about two years and figured as the plaintiff in the somewhat celebrated cow case of Ellenbaum vs. Bilstein, in which the costs ran up to ten times the price of the property in dispute, finally result ing in Ellenbaum's favor. While a resident of this city Ellenbaum boarded at a private house with his youngest son, and it was for only two weeks that the wife was In town. It is known that Mrs. Ellenbaum came here from a rather lengthy trip to Col orado, and it is thought more than probable that she may have formed an attachment with Rutledge, as it is told by parties well acquainted with the facts that Ellenbaam's wedded life was far from being happy. It has been nbout three years since Ellen baum sold out his business in this city and went south to engage in the opera tion of a "merry-go-round." That proved to be a poor investment and he located in Nevada, Mo., about a year ago. News of the result of his wife's prosecution will be awaited with con siderable interest by Plattsmouth people. of your business. Be prompt in every thing Take time to consider and then decide positively. Daie to go forward. Bear troubles patiently. Be brave in the struggle of life. Maintain your integrity as a sacred thing. Never tell business lies. Make no useless ac quaintances. Never appear something more than you are. Pay your debts promptly. Shun strong liquor. Em ploy your time well. Do not reckon upon chance. Be polite to everybody. Never be discouraged. Then work hard, and you will succeed." Ex-Mayor Butler, Councilman John Sattler, Melchoir Soennichsen, Harvey Saga and Geo. Lindon constituted a party of fishermen who landed a fine CO-pound cat fish in the neighborhood of the B. & M. bridge yesterday after noon. They had angled for over two boura without success, but when Sage pulled the monster into shore on a throw-line everybody was willing to swear that it was he alone who caught the fish. Fortunately for the reputa tion for veracity.possessed by the lucky fishermen, the prize was dressed and quartered last evening, otherwise it would easily have weighed two hun dred pound by today. The meat was decidely choice, and the writer ac knowledges having made a very com fortable breakfast upon a share of the plunder. Dr. Liaruhall, aid block. DENTIST Fitzger- A 2ier School Law. A law passed the late legislature and has been signed by the governor, which allows non-resident pupils to attend any high school in the county without paying tuition. The county pays the tuition. The law is a good one. Its provisions are given below: House roll No. 283, by McNitt An act to provide for free attendance at public high schools.. High schools so determined to be by the state depart ment of education shall hereafter be open to the attendance of pupils from outside the district. The pupil must first have a certificate from the county superintendent that he has advanced to high school requirements. Non resident pupils shall attend the nearest high school. High schools that can not accommodate outside pupils with out additional building are exempt. Fifty cents per week each mustbe paid to the high school district for non-resi dent pupils, to be paid out of the county school fund. The county board in each county shall levy annually a tax sufficient to meet this expense, not to exceed one mill. It Is surmised that the reason why the B. & M. people do nothing for the protection of the east bank of the river opposite this city, is because they want to induce the government to take hold of that work, as it is doing for the East Omaha bridge company. That would certainly be a good scheme. been a bitter opponent of Mr. Morton, politically, for eight years. Mr. Lei digh recently purchased the control! ing interest in the Daily Independent, a populist newspaper in Nebraska City. Leidigh led the break for Allen In the senatorial contest in the legis lature of 1893. Warden Besmer has tendered his resignation, to take effect May 10, at whichtime Warden Leidigh will assume charge. Messrs. J. C. Dohlman of Chadron and Frank B. Uibbard of Arlington were made deputy oil inspectors. The former is a democrat and the latter populist. Oae Democrat Gets a Plum. Governor Holcomb has appointed Dr. J. H. Mackey of Madison as superintendent of the Norfolk asylum, and Chas. E. Jenkins of Madison to be steward. The doctor takes charge on the 10th of next month and the steward on the 1st. Mackey is a demo crat and bis appointment is the first which the governor has conferred upon a member of that party. Jenkins is a populist and with C. D. Grimes of this city, was the only applicant for the place. This is the best time of the year to paint your houses, barns and fences. F. G. Fricke & Co., keep a full stock of the best prepared paints in the mar ket, at low prices. What More Could You Ask? The O'Neill brothers, who are run ning the Plattsmouth ferry, intend is suing commutation tickets for ten trips to anyone who wishes to use the ferry on Sunday or are not entitled to free transportation. There are a number of residents along the bottoms who de sire to attend St. John's Catholic church in Plattsmouth. and to those the commutation ticket will be a boom. -Junction Recorder. PEARLMAN, The House Furnisher, Offers to buyers the chance to secure the VERY BEST in his line which the market affords, and AT PRICES WHICH ABSOLUTELY DEFY COMPETITION. A six-days indoor bicycle race is be ing arranged to occur early in June at the Coliseum building in Omaha, the riders to go two and one half hours each night. Handsome prizes will be awarded and the number of entries promises to be large. Harvey Hollo- way of this city is a possible contes tant and with proper preparation Plattsmouth cyclists have great hopes of his landing a share of the prizes. TH E fact that my stock is the Biggest and Best in Cass countv. deserves the attention of people desir J something in the FURNITURE line. The my store building are full to overflowing wi1 and everything goes at 'depression pnc f for yourself. - if I PFAR! MAM TKo Hmico Purnifiher. Opposite Court House, Plattsmouth. all ring three floors of th new goods, Call and see