PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND PERTINENT.
George Washington Davis, the nei?ro
who was recently convicted of remov
ing the rail and causing a wreck on
the Hock Island railway west of Lin
coln, was brought before Judge
Holmes yesterday and after overruling
all motions for a new trial, the judge
sentenced him to imprisonment for
life.
Claude Iloover.tbe slajerof Councilman-elect
DuBois, at Omaha, was Fri
day sentenced by Judge Scott to
hang on April 17, the same date that
Morgan, the man who murdered little
Ida Gai-kill, will expiate his crime.
"And to think," shrilly vociferated
Mrs. Absalom Joyce, when the family
quarrel had reached its acute stage,
"that my wealth once would have
broueht to my feet many a man worth
a dozen of you! But I ihought I
wanted you and I bought you! I
simply bought you!" "You are right,
my dear!" retorted Absalom. pale with
wrath. "You paid your uiouey and
you took your Joyce." Chicago Tribune.
At the meeting of the state teach
ers' association the following resolu
tion was unanimously adopted: "We
endorse the patriotic position taken
by the president and congress in de
tending our ideas of the Monroe doc
trine in the Venezuela affair." They
also favor compulsory education.
INCOMING AND OUTGOING OFFICIAL'S
Custer battlefield, in Montana,
where Custer and his band were mas
sacred, is to be greatly beautified next
spring and made into an attractive
park. The government is to put in a
system of water works and plant trees,
and a substantial stone wall, three
feet high, will be built to take the
PIhcp of the present stake fence inclos
ing the battle-ground .
I. T. JJarnum, the late showman,
owned some property in Venezuela,
which, during one of the revolutions
there several years ago, was confis
cated and destrojed. Through the
United States government. Mr. IJar
num made a claim for compensation,
and was awarded $1,400. The Vene
zuelan government was not able to
pay a lump sum, but agreed to pay it
in ten annual installments, with inter
est added. So the executors of the
Iiarnum estate receive from the repub
lic ui Venezuela now each year a
check for something like 8150.
For the heroism displayed at the
time of the Indian outbreak at the
Pine Ilidge Agency, in 1S90, Miss Em
ma C. Sickles has been awarded the
gold medal of La Savataur society, of
France. La Savateur'e medal is only
awarded to p?rsous who distinguish
themselves by conspicuous deeds of
courage. Miss Sickles is the first
American woman upon whom this
medal has been conferred. She was
superintendent of the Indian school at
the agency when, by her tact and diplo
macy, she prevented a conflict between
Gen. Miles and the Indians, who were
all ready for an outbreak at the time.
Buffalo Bill and George Bleistein of
the Buffalo Courier are interested in a
big scheme for the development and
settlement of the Big Horn basin, and
Cody is digging a ditch 150 miles long,
which, when completed, will supply
water to 300.000 acres cf land. He
has 250 men and about 100 teams at
work, and expects to have about 25,000
ocres of irrigated land open for settle
ment next May. The surplus popula
tion of eastern cities and farmers who
want to try their luck farther west are
to be tempted with land at 50 cents an
acre and 310 a year for perpetual water
rights. The manager of this enter
prise is George T. Beck, a son of the
late Senator Beck of Kentucky.
Edison, the wizard, has a new
scheme for defending forts by using a
stream of water with an electric cur
rent attached. He says: ' In each
fort I would put an alternating ma
chine of 20.000 volts capacity. One
wire would be grounded. A man
would govern a stream of water of
about 400 pounds pressure to the
squkre inch, with which the 20,000
volts alternating current would be
connected. The man would simply
move this stream of water back and
forth with his hand, playinging on the
enemy as they advanced and mowing
them down with absolute piecision
Every man touched by the water would
complete the circuit, get the full force
of the alternating current, and never
know what had happened to him
The men trying to take a fort by as
sault, though they might come by tens
of thousands against a handful, would
be cut to the ground beyond any hope
xif escape."
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magazine in the world.
Next Thursday morning the newly
elected county officials will be duly in
stalled in their respective offices.
Judge B. S. Ramsey will succeed
Judge Chapman on the district bench,
and the latter gentleman will resume
the practice of law, having fitted up
an office in this city. The ' lucky per
son who will act as official steno
grapher, to succeed Tom Chapman, is
not yet known to the public, as Judge
Ramsey, for some reason, will not yet
reveal his identity.
George Spurlock, who will succeed
Judge Itamsey as probate judge, enjoys
the distinction of being the youngest
judge ever elected in Cass county. He
is twenty-seven years old, is a gradu
ate of the state university and of an
Indiana law school. It was generally
understood up until today that Mrs.
Lillian K. Ilasse, who has officiated as
clerk for Judge Ramsey for over a
year, would be, at least temporarily,
retained. This morning, however,tbe
commissioners announced that they '
would no longer make an appropri
ation for a clerk in this office, so it is
difficult, at present, to state just what
the outcome will be. That a clerk in
t his office is an absolute necessity, no
one who has any knowledge of the af
fairs of the office can deny.
A. R. Eikenbary, unlike his prede
cessor, L. C. Eickhoff, will occupy the
office of county treasurer in person.
His deputy will be Thomas Pollock,
who occupies that position under the
present administration. A clerk will
also be appointed in this office, but the
name is not yet definitely known, al
though Miss Manota Eikenbary is
prominently mentioned. Mr. Eickhoff
will, as heretofore, look after his ex
tensive farming interests near Louis
ville. George Ilouseworth will go upstairs
from the register of deeds' office,where
he has officiated as deputy under Mr.
Hay, to occupy the more lucrative of
fice of clerk of the district court, a po
sition which Dr. W. Ii. Dearing has
filled for the past four years. Will
Hyers, of the treasurer's office, will
succeed C. M. Butler as deputy. The
latter, however, will temporarily re
main in the office to "coach" the new
ofiicials.- Mr. Dearing will also re
main here for several months, as he
has considerable business to look after
in the office. He will leave the 20th of
this month to attend a Modern Wood
man school of instruction at St. Louis,
and, after familiarizing himself a lit
tle with the workings of the order, ex
pects to do some organizing of new
lodges around the state, as he is a de-
putv head counsel of the Modern
Woodmen, and has had considerable
past experience in that line.
In the feheriff's office J. C. Eiken
bary will be succeeded by Harvey M.
Holloway, who is also the youngest
sheriff ever elected in the county, if
not in the entire state, being twenty-
j m W a .
seven years or age. air. iionoway s
sister. Miss Carrie, will officiate as
deputy, doing the clerical work. Just
what Messrs. Eikenbary and Hyers'
uture plans are, TriE Journal is un
able to state at present.
Frank Dickson, the out-going
county clerk, had bis plans for the
future made some time ago, and will
look after his lumber and coal busi
ness at Louisville. J. M. Robinson
who succeeds him. will have as bis
deputy. Will Cool id ge, a young man
who has been employed in the B. & M.
coach shops in this city for a number
of years. "Brick" Swearingen, the
retiring deputy, has no definite plans
for the future at present, but has
ample faith that "the Lord will pro
vide for him."
Register of Deeds George Hay 6uc
ceeds himself, and will have tor a
deputy his daughter, Miss Ida Hay.
Jacob Falter, who was elected to
fill the vacancv occassioned by the
death of S. W. Dutton, as commis
sioner of the First district, succeeds
James M. Patterson, while J.C. Hayes
will succeed himself as commissioner
from the Third district. G. W. Young
will be the chairman of the new board.
All in all, the newly-elected officials
and deputies are a credit to the sev
eral parties to which they belong.
AND THERE.
On top of all the New Year swear
offs and general reforms, the start
ling news is given the public that the
Willow Springs distillery will again
begin the extraction of red-eye and
fire-water inside of thirty days. This
is marvelons. It demonstrates that
the whiskey ring is not without hope
of an early falling off in the par value
of reformation and virtue and shows
an utter lack of belief in man's good
intentions. And yet another sad an
nouncement is that the breweries of
Chicago have combined tD raise the
price of beer I All these things are
ominous. They are certain harbingers
of war foreshadowings of a general
disturbance of peace in the world.
NEW IEAK,
In District Court.
In the foreclosure suit of James F.
Toy vs. Silas O Leeson, et al., the
defendants have thirty days in which
to file a suplemental answer.
Time to supply record was extended
ten davs in the appeal case of C. H.
Weidemann vs. Howard Penn.
The same disposition was mace in
the case of Thos. Gardner vs. Jas.
Gullion.
Justice Zorn Tuesday united in
marriage Mr. Elijah O'Neill and Miss
Bernice Ault, eldest daughter of the
Widow Ault of East Plattsmouth.
Mr. O'Neill is the gentleman who
operates the ferry down near the B. &
M. bridge and resides on this side of
the river, in the old Henry Johnson
property. TnE Journal extends its
congratulations.
British agents are now engaged in
the cheerful task of stirring up trouble
in Venezuela. They have spent some
time fomenting revolutions, but their
efforts seem doomed to failure. The
prompt efforts of President Crespo
have resulted in causing the rebellions
to be abortive and he has landed many
of the leaders in prison. It is a pe
culiarity of our southern neighbors
that they cannot resist the temptation
to quarrel among themselves, even in
the face of great national danger.
Their temperament is of too volatile
and inflammable a nature to make
them good citizens.
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Plattsmouth has a musical organiza
tion of which it may well I e proud.
This is the Mandolin club, composed
of George Tartscb, Demtnie matt,
Harry Green and John Coleman.
These young gentlemen are talented
and accomplished rausicious and it is a
matter of congratulation that their ef
forts have been appreciated. Their
numerous dances have been affairs of
a delightful social nature and have re
sulted in decided benefit to the club.
Major J. W. Pearman,the"squatter
governor," passed away last saiuraay
afternoon at Omaha. One by one the
old-timers cross the river,and passing.
eave a gap in the ranks of the liviug
that is destined to remain unfilled
Major Pearman was prominent in Ne
braska politics for years past, and had
a circle of acquaintances extending
over the entire state, all of
mourn the demise of the hearty,
whole-souled major. It was the writ
er's pleasure to occupy a seat behind
the major at the presentation of "A
Texas Steer," that clever satire upon
politics and Washington society, at
the Boyd theatre, and the full force
of the mirthful comedy was appre
ciated by the genial Pearman, whose
hearty laughter was contagion itself,
(Written for The Jouksal.)
Last night a stranger came unto my door,
All dressed In white, aicrown upon his head,
His locks were silk, a sh ning, golden-red ;
His hands were hid beneath the cloak he wore;
We had not met in all this world before,
And yet he came with gifts to me, he said,
Then handed me a casket overspread
With many wrappings and with cords galore.
So, busily I labered to untie
The threads that held the gift away rrom me,
Thai he was gone unnoticed by mine eye,
This way or that, I wholly failed to Bee.
And when unwrapped I saw the casket lie,
1 could but weep for he had kept the key :
Isazl Ric'hky.
I"t-!tli of Mrs. Neal.
Mrs. David Neal, aged forty-one
. i l.v n aO kinorrA
years, died at ner uuiue, uu v;uva6v
avenue, last Saturday after a linger-
g illness with consumption. De
ceased leaves a husband ana several
children. Mr. and Mrs. -Neal nave
been in destitute circumstances for
some time, the former making a living
for himself and family, during the
iummer mouths, peddling vegetables.
What the Jury Cost.
Tho total amount of jury fees for
the September term of court, was
$1,150. This is an unusually small
sum, taking mio consiueraiiuu iuo
amountof importaut business disposed
of, asthe jury costs for some terms
have run up as high as $1,700. The
costs in the Griswold case alone were
$217.73.
W. D. HilT of South Bend was a
ourt house visitor Friday.
An experienced oculist says that one
of the principal causes for defective
eyesight, is reading newspapers that
are not paid lor. Our delinquents
should bear this in mind and if their
eyes ache they may know the cause.
Auburn Post.
TTTANT E D A M AX: To sell Canadian grown
VV fruit trues, berrv plants, roses, shrubbery.
seed potatoes, etc., for the larRest growers of
high Krade stock. :?even hundred acres, hardy.
profitable varieties that succeed in the coldet-t
climates. io experience required and fair
treatment guaranteed. Any one not earning
(50 per month and expenses, tihuuld write us at
once for particulars Liberal commissions paid
part time men. Apply now and get choice of
territory. LIKE IS MOTHERS COM PAN Y.
Jl Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, 111.
The Plattsmouth Mills
With the best Machinery made, manufacture
THE BEST BRANDS OF
WHEAT, GRAHAM, I -v
RYE, BUGKWHEAT il 1 H-f (Ui fl
EVERY SACK GUARANTEED,
Trade Especially Solicited. Runs
Night and Day to Supply Demand.
C. HEISEL, Prop.,
Washington Avenue, Plattsmouth. Neb.
What More Could You Ask ?
PEARLMAN,
The Hbuse 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.
Notice to Creditors.
State of Nebraska, I
Cass County. f
In tho matter of the estate of Peter Stander,
deceased :
MO I ICE Is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Peter
Stander, deceased, late of said county and
Mate, will be received, examined and adjusted
by the county court at the court houte in Platts-
, r rv)i tiia lOrK Hor rif Innd 1 IWiu!
Whom Willi at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that six
months from and after 19th day of December,
A D , 1895, is the time limited for creditors of
t-aid deceased to present their claims for ex
amination and allowance.
Given under my hand this Uth day of De
cember, A. D.. lt25.
51-4 15. S. UAMSEY, County Judge.
Notice or I'robate of Will.
Statk of Nebraska,
Cass Cocnty. S
In county court for Cass county. In the mat
ter of the last will and testament of John
Hlack. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on the 23d day of
THE fact that my stock is the Biggest and Best in all
Cass county, deserves the attention of people desiring
something in the FURNITURE line. The three floors of
my store building are full to overflowing with new goods,
and everything goes at "depression" prices. Call and see
for yourself.
I. PEARLMAN, The House Furnisher,
Opposite Court House, Plattsmouth.
I Buy
January. A. D.. 181HJ. at the office of the county
anrl rnn trihtitpd almost aa much to the (Judge in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska,
ana COniriUUiea aimost as iuutu iu iue J attnehonroflo o'clock in the forenoon, the fol-
. . . " . . I 1 . M . . .... ,,, 1 . i .1 1 .3 . . 1 . "
lowing matter win ue uearu uuu i-onsiueieu .
The petition of Anna Lajah D. Black and S
Waugh to admit to probate the la6t will and tes
Your
Groceries, Dry
Goods, Notions
General Mdse.
eDjoymeut of the writer as the play.
Now the curtain has fallen upon the
life scene of this wholesome man, and
for him the changes of life its sorrows
and ambitions, its comedies and disap
pointments are no more. In the
afternoon of life it was the misfor
tune of the major to fall into ill health
and his closing days were marked by
a gradual declination of his physical
powers.
CnARLES Grimes.
Pat Ford, jr., of Omaha, under sen
tence of eighteen years in the peniten
tiary for highway robbery, requested
to be allowed to see his sick mother
Wednesday, before going to Lincoln.
Jailor Joe Miller accompanied him to
his mother's house, but Pat didn't re
turn with him. He excused himself
from the jailor's presence and slipped
out of the rear door, making good his
escape.
IIAVKLOCK ITEMS.
Our friend Tom Cusick, brakeman
on the Plattsmouth and Union accom
modation train, says that New Year's
day was the Orst day in a long time
that a Cass county attorney has not
bad his ticket punched Union Ledger.
From the Lincoln Journal.
F. G. Button of the paint shop has
taken a vacation and is visiting his
parents in Plattsmouth.
Miss Ella Wright, a teacher in the
Plattsmouth public schools, is visiting
here with Miss Carrie Greusel.
C. II. Querean, Superintendent of
Motive Power Hawksworth's assist
ant, had business at the shops yester
day. Miss Teresa Ilempel departed today
for her home in Plattsmouth, after a
week's visit in Havelock with her sis
ter, Mrs. D. O. Hewitt.
Julius Nielson and bride (nee Miss
Myrtle Purdy) arrived from Platts
mouth Wednesday night, and are now
comfortaby located in one of the land
company's new cottages. Julius was
distributing cigars among his many
well-wishing friends at the shops yes
terday. EngiRe 274, one of the big ten-wheelers
which are used in piloting heavy
freight trains over the steep grades on
the Deadwood line, is now being over
hauled at the shops. The B. & M. has
two other engines of the same pattern
as the 274 and there is nothing larger
or more powerful than any of these
locomotives in the entire country.
Stripped of its tank, wheels and other
accoutrements, the 274 still weighs
over fifty tons, but the ease with which
the big steam crane at the shops
picked up the engine yesterday and
transferred it to a place on one of the
repair tracks, was truly remarkable.
OF:
lament of Joun Hlack, deceased, late or
Plattsmouth, in said county, and for letters
testamentary to Sarah D. Hlack. Samuel Waugh
and Alexander Hlack.
Dated this 2tSth day of December, A. D. 195.
Hv order of the Court. ,
l-3t" U. S. Ramsey, County Judge.
For Sale...
......48 ACRES
owa Bottom LAND
Splendid
Just north of the farm of Joe Bacus, about 7
miles went of Glenwood, Iowa, south of the
farm of Eli and.Ylbert Birdsall, about Wx miles
castof Plattstuo'uth. S!i SE'i SW section 24,
and the north 2 acres of the XEi NW sec.
25, town 72, range 41, Mills county, Iowa.
2300.00 CASH,
Balance on long time, in small payments.
Oilier Good Farms.
Also
Apply to. . . .
WM. HINTON,
Near the land, or to
LEONARD EVERETT.
1-8 Council Bluffs, la.
Julius Pepperberg,
MANUFACTURER OF
i"Bud'
THE BEST 5c CIGAR MADE.
ALSO MAKER OF T E
"FL0R DE PEPPERBERG,"
The Best Ten-cent Cigar Sold
on the Market.
S. WHITE,
The Old Reliable
Pioneer Merchant
Every purchase made at his store
is a guarantee that you obtained the
best and most goods for the least money.
oooo&ooo&o eooo me040 oooo o o v
S. L. GREESON,
DEALER IN-
Mail Crtlera to Plattsmouth, Nfb.
ED. mZGERALD,
THK OLII KKLIAItLE
Liveryman
HAS PUKC ASED THE
Sixth Street Checked Barn.
AND WILL RUN IT It.
FIRST-CLASS ,S V 1 .
.Special attention to Funerals. Llackt be
un to all trains. "Promptness and Fidelity to
Customer" In hiu isotto
Flour, Feed
And Corn-Meal,
Union Block, Plattsmonth
PAYS HIGHEST
PRICE FOR
GRAIN : AND : HAY.
And sells at the closest mar
gin. He invites patronage
and guarantees satisfaction.
Call at F. McCourt's old stand.
Fred Krug
Brewing Co.,
OMAHA
NEB.
Fred Egenborger, Agt.
W L- Douglas
Ct?3 O RJjrtE? IS THE BEST.
0aBIai FIT FOR A KING.
COEDOVAN".
FRENCH&NAMELLEQ CALF.
;4.$3 sp fine Calf &KAks Anna,
3.sopcuCE,3 SOLES,
25o$2. WORKINGS
EXTRA FINE
:.$I75BOY5'SCHOOLSH3ESL
LADIES'
BESfDN50
S END FOR C ATALOSltr
Over Ono Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
All our shoes are equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money.
They equal custom Shoes In style and fit.
Thslr wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
The prices are uniform, stamped on sole.
From $ to $3 saved over other m&kcs.
If your dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold by
JOSEPH FETZER.
Dr. Alfred Shipman,
4c.
Telephone No. 85.
or M. P. depot
Office in Riley Hotel,
Main Street entrance
Residence ono block south
First National Bank
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
Capital, paid up $50,000
OFFICERS:
Georgb E. Dotet Prf tdent
F. E. Whitb , Vice president
S. Waugh Cashier
II. N. Dovet Assistant Caihler
DIRECTORS:
Georgo E. Dovey, F. E. White,
S. Waugh and O. N.
D. Eawks worth
Doyey.
Careful attention Riven to the interests of
customers. Collections made and promptly
remitted for. Highest market price paid tot
county warrants and state and county bonds
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