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DAY'S CHRONICLE.
What the People In and Around
Piattsmouth Are Doing.
DOUGLAS GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
The Kftjjle Iturglar Flead Ciutlty and
CieU the Court' L.enlem-v Other
Interesting llieniug
A Wont Town.
(liven Five Yenr.
Frank Douglas, the young: man ar
rested in Lincoln about a mouth ago,
charged with burglarizing the S. S.
English company store out at Egle,
was last Friday sentenced to serve a
term of live years at hard labor in the
penitentiary. The young man decided
to enter a plea of guilty to the charge,
and thus save the county the expense
of a trial, and, eventually, secure the
leniency of the court. The limit for
the offense with which Douglas is
charged is ten years, and Judge Ram
sey, in pronouncing sentence, said he
believed the prisoner was getting off
very light, as the state could easily
prove its charge against him.
Douglas, however, has the honor of
being the first man sentenced by the
new judge of the second judicial dis
trict, and ma? find some consolation
in that fact.
Council of K. stud L. of S. Organized.
Platte Council. No. 2TG, Knights and
Ladies of Security, a fraternal assess
ment insurance order, was instituted
Frida evening by John A. Dempster,
national deputy president, assisted by
hi- wife and National Organizer Bailey
of Topeka, Kansas. Some seventy
members are enrolled ready for admis
sion, about fifty of whom were present
and were admitted to membership.
The organization of the council was
completed by the election and installa
tion of the following officers:
President C. II. Smith.
First Vice President Mrs. M. A.
Dickson.
Second Vice President Mrs. Kate
McMakeu.
Prelate Clias. W.Sherman.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. II.
1). Travis.
Financial Secretary G. F. S. Bur
ton.
Treasurer J. C. Peterson.
Conductor Mrs J. II. Hall.
Organist Mrs. W. X.McLenan.
Guard Chas. F. Warner.
Sentinel J. Ilatt.
Trustees II. C. McMaken, Dr. J.
II. Hall andCbas. Rutherford.
Change In I lie I. I. Time Card.
From Friday's Daily.
A new time card will go into effect
on the Missouri Pacific next Sunday.
No. 193, due here at 5:03 p. m., will
arrive about fifteen minutes earlier.
Among the other changes in the
passenger schedule that will go into
effect February 23, is in train No. 362,
known as "the Nebraska local." At
present it leaves Omaha at 3:30 p. m.
On and after Sunday next it will not
depart until 5 o'clock, arriving at
Auburn at 8:25 p. m. Piattsmouth
gets an additional train, which will
leave here at 3:45 p. m. for Union.
At the latter point it will make close
connections with the Kansas City and
Lincoln trains. The time between
Lincoln and Nebraska City has also
7 been considerably shortened.
The new time cards have not yet
been received here, but will probably
arrive tomorrow.
(ilruwond Counterfeiters.
United S ates officials have been in
vestigating the Habits and practices of
II. II. Welland and Sam Long, who
were arrested in this city last Satur
day for chicKen stealing, on an order
from the sheriff at Glenwood, la., and
have, they assert, established a good
case against them on the charge of
counterfeiting. They found that they
had not only been passing the coin,
but have conclusive evidence that they
also engaged in making it. William
Petty of this city, who was arrested
with them, went to Iowa originally to
manufacture the coin for the others,
but the officials say he was scared out,
because he feared that the brother-in-law
of one of them would tell the au
thorities. The government wilj not bp
able to get at them until the state has
had its chance. Omaha World-IIer-ald.
Sheriff Holloway is "on the run"
nowadays. He came in on a freight
last night from Louisville, worked
late last night getting out more papers,
and departed again early this morning
r for Greenwood to serve them.
rADESH0ETZ.!:K0FMAHEE -
Fitzinunoni I iiIk the Irishman Out In
One Miort Hound.
The much - talked -about pugilistic
encounter between Robert Fitzsim
inons. the Americanized Australian,
and Peter Matter, the Irish fighter, for
a purse of $10,000 and the heavy
weight championship of the world, was
pulled off shortly before four o'clock
Friday afternoon.
The battle ground was a sandy fiat
in a big bend in the Rio Grande river,
on the Mexican side, just two miles
from the village of Langtry, Texas.
The fight was witnessed by about 150
sports, who paid 20 each, while some
200 Mexicans witnessed the mill7'
from the surioundirjg cliffs.
Maher was knocked out by Fitzsim
mons in the first round, after one min
ute and thirty-five seco-pds of actual
fighting. Fitzsimmons pluyed the
same old game he has so often played
before, leading on his opponent until
he had him where he wanted him and
then landing a lightning right-hand
swing on the jaw, and it was over. It
was the identical blow that knocked
out Jim Hall in New Orleans.
Fitzsimmons opened the "mill" by
leading with his left, Maher backing
toward his corner. "Fitz" landed
with his right and a clinch followed.
Maher struck his opponent with his
right hand while they were clinched
and Referee Siler warned him that if
he did so again he would give the fight
to Fitzsimmons. After a breakaway
Peter landed his left on Fitzsimmons'
neck. Close infighting followed and
Maher succeeded in landing his left ou
Robert's upper lip, scoring first blood.
Fitzsimmons landed with his left
and right. Another clinch followed,
Maher feinted and "Fitz" led with
his right, but fell short. A mixup fol
lowed, in whicii Maher landed both
right and left on either side of Fitz
simmons' head. Maher led with his
left and another clinch followed.
Fitzsimmons seemed a bit bothered
and broke ground on Maher"s lead.
Maher followed him up and led with
his left, when Fitzsimmons side
stepped, and. swinging his right,
landed full on the point of Maber'a
left chin. Maher measured his length
on the floor, his head striking the can
vas with great force. lie vainly at
tempted to aris3, but could not do
more than raise his head. II is seconds
called on him to get up, but he failed
to respond and sank back to the can
vas. Maher vainly tried to raise.
The fatal tenth second was counted.
Maher was declared out and Fitzsim
mons anounced the victor after a
minute and thirty-flve seconds of
rather lively fighting.
Corbett, who was in Chicago when
the result of the fight was known,
immediately telegraphed a challenge
to Fitzsimmons to meet him any
where in the world for any amount.
Denies the Report.
General Manager Holdrege of the
Burlington, who has returned from a
tout of inspection of the Wyoming di
vision of the road, declares there is
not a word of truth in the reports in
the western newspapers that the road
contemplates several extensions. "We
have no plans for present building,"
says Mr. Holdrege, "the road through
the Big Horn may be built some day.
but the report that it would be con
structed next season is without foun
dation." World-Herald.
Heiuoved the Cars.
j As a result of the fire that consumed
several of the Burlington cars on the
j side trak at Fort Crook Thursday the
j Burlington has removed the others to
j Piattsmouth. There were 1S7 cars, on
track and as stated in this column the
fire was undoubtedly Btarted by
tramps, who have been using them for
a lodging house. It is to avoid an
other similar conflagration that the
cars were removed to Piattsmouth.
World-Herald.
Ilunaway Boys Taken Home
Mrs. Kiger, mother of one of the
lads arrested here Thursday night up
on suspicion of being a runaway, came
down from Omaha Saturday mornin?
and returned home that afternoon with
her son and the Smith boy, whose
home is also in the metropolis. Mrs.
Kiger says this was the boys' first
trip "on, the roatf." and, judging from
the contrite actions of the youngsters,
it will probably be their last.
A letter received Thursday from
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gabelman, for
merly of this city, but now of St. Ja
cobs, Ills., gives the sad intelligenceof
the death of their little son. Otto,
aged three years, which occurred on
tbelSthiost. ,
! WANT A VACATION
Piattsmouth Teachers Desire To At
tend The Institute.
! AN OPERATION PERFORMED.
A Tumor Itemoved From the Neck of
Sperry Knfl'oer Other Local Hap
penings lu and Around the
City of riattHiuouth.
Will Ask For a Vacation.
The Cass County Teacher's institute
which will be held at Weeping Water
March 23 to 27, inclusive, promises to
be the most interesting one ever held
in the county. A number of excellent
features, including a lecture by Wm.
Ilawley Smith, will be on the program.
It is understood that the Piattsmouth
teachers will ask for a vacation during
the institute, and, if the request is
granted, will nearly all attend.
lu District Coirt.
District Judge Ramsey was hearing
cases iu chambers this morning. The
first case was that of Gertrude Wiley
vs. Edward Wiley, which has been in
the emits for abmit three years, in
one shape or another, and no one
knows when or how it will be settled
finally.
State vs. Commercial Bank of Weep
ing Water, was set for hearing
at ten o'clock this morning before his
honor. Judge Ramsey. This is a peti
tion of the depositors of the defunct
bank to oust JohnDonelan. the present
receiver.
Two cases were tiled in district
court this morning. The tries were
Irene Tinkham vs. Jasper Tinkham,
and"Lissilda Ilellinon vs. Geo. Sutton.
Both cases are suits to quiet title.
Arminnia Lafier vs. L. C. Lalier, a
petition for a money judgment, is the
title of a case filed in the district
clerk's office yesterday.
Where is the Cuckoo?
"Billy" Neville has a very fine
cuckoo clock in his saloon, which for a
number of years, has been recognized
as an official time-keeper. This morn
ing, however, the clock commenced
acting queer, and "Billy"' thought he
would make an investigation of the
interior workings of the machine.
Taking the clock down from its place
on the wall, he carried it over to his
dek and removed the outer part. lie
then discovered that the cuckoo had
mysteriously disappeared, and a dili
gent search of the premises failed to
reveal the bird's whereabouts. For a
time "Deacon" Billings was suspected
of having eaten the bird, but he stren
uously denied any knowledge thereof.
The "deacon" is somethingof a slight-ol-hand
artist, and very likely has
played one of his jokes on the genial
proprietor of the establishment. At
any rate, the cuckoo vanished while
Mr. Neville was carrying the clock
across the room.
(ieorge Found the Jiulje.
George Miller was rushing around
town this morning with a very anxious
look upon his face, and making in
quiries of everyone as to the where
abouts of Couuty Judge Spurlock. The
judge was not feeling very well today,
and went to his boarding place, at Mrs.
Howland's, over on Pearl street, to
rest up a little. At abput noon Mr.
Miller succeeded in locating the judge,
and to him imparted the information
that be desire, to wed Miss Maggie
Fornoff. Juge Spurlock said he
would be very glad to accommodate
the gentleman, and requested him to
produce the lady, and the ceremony
would be performed instanter. George
lost no time in going after his lady
love, and the happy couple were soon
made one. The groom is aged thirty
three and the bride twenty-nine.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilemiett Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bennett enter
tained a few friends at progressive
high-live last evening at their pleasant
home in.the western part of the city.
After a prolonged session at cards, de
licious refreshments were served, in
cluding some of the hostess' tooth
some home made candy, for which she
is so justly celebrated- The party
broke up at a late hour, after a most
enjoyable evening.
The "sand bar" case of Belleville vs.
Dinsmore in which Belleville was given
possession by an order of the court,
had the finishing touches put on it to
day. Deputy Sheriff Holloway went
up this afternoon and served eject
ment papers on the defendant, who is
now in possession.
Some J;arly ICeiuiniMC-ences.
The following from the Lincoln
Journal will be of interest to residents
of this city, where Mr. Smith is better
known, probably, than at any other
place in the west, having resided here a
number of years:
Anselmo B. Smith of Denver was
surrounded at the Lindell hotel last
night by acquaintances w ho knew him
years age
e is known to pioneers
c
oi eurasKa as '.wearing Mmtn or
'Sutveyor' Smith, and is thus distin
guished from other A. B. Smiths, of
which the Burlington has several.
Having surveyed and platted the city
of Lincoln he believes he has a right
to walk the streets and recall recol
lections ot the stakes for a town, and
lived to see it a city of 00,000 inhabi
tants. " 4I happened to get the jobthis way'
said Mr. Smith. 'The capital commis
sion, consisting of Governor David
Butler, Secretary T. P. Kennard, and
Auditor John Gillispie had hired Gus
Harvey, a surveyor of Nebraska City,
but after the second days' work they
saw that things were not quite right.
II. D. Hathaway and T. M. Marquett
and the postmaster at Piattsmouth
wanted uie to apply, but when my
name was mentioned Tom Kennard
said I might be a very competent per
son but I was too much of an infernal
old copperhead. That made me mad,
because it was not a political job, and
the word I sent back to Mr. Kennaid
would not look well in print. But I
t'jok the job, and with eleven men
completed it in twenty-seven days, but
I could do the same work now with
four men in nearly half the time.
"My men were bothered some by
strangers who were just coming iu and
wanted to watch us lay out the capital
of a state. To keep them out of the
rond I simply had to talk a little plain.
Probably that is where I earned my
nickname. One day while doing some
preliminary work that made very lit
tle showing, Mr. Kennard came out
and appeared very nervous and ven
tured the assertion that I .would not
get throrrti in time for the advertised
sale of lots. Well, I told him what I
thought in pretty forcible language,
and says I. 'Mr. Kennard, if you think
you can do this blankety job any
quicker, why blankety-blank, just take
hold of those instruments and do it.'
Of course, he said he did not want to
do that, because he couldn't. That's
where I had him. But Mr. Kennard
and I got along first rate and the work
was done on time. But don't ever ac
cuse me of laying out those streets in
the suburbs that commence nowhere
and end elsewhere, for I didn't. I
just laid out the original townsite."
"Mr. Smith is now sixty-three years
old and for twenty-eight years he has
leen employed as a civil engineer by
the .& M. and C. B. & c railway
companies. He is still actively en
gaged and is considered one of the best
townsite surveyors in the west."
lee iortrt Hold Firm.
A special to the Bee from La Platte
says: The ice gorge in the Platte river
here holds firm and much of the low
lands on the north are under water.
Sunday the water invaded the home of
Charles Eveiets aud he and his family
were forced to move to higher ground.
In many places the water has spread
out a mile from the river and the peo
ple along the flooded district are suf
fering much inconvenience. Several
new settlers built houses on the ex
treme low lands which were made by
the Missouri river in its historic flood
of 1SS1, and these residents are in dan
ger of loss should any rise come to in
crease the present height. There is
an immense gorge of ice a mile long
and of great height and depth at the
confluence of the Platte and the
Missouri, and the water of the latter
stream cannot eseape through its nat
ural outlet. This is the cause of all
the present trouble along the valley
here. Just how long the gorge will
bold solid is a subject of much inter
est to the flood district people."
Kemoved a Tumor.
This afternoon Dr. Cook, assisted by
Drs. Cummins and Livingston, re
moved a doubje tumor from Sperry
Ruffner's neck. The operation was
completely successful and Sperry is
rejoiced to get rid of his "pet." The
tumor was a large one and was stead
ily increasing in size, and it was
thought necessary to remove it with
out further delav.
The Woodmen of the World, will
publicly install their newly-elected
officers at. the I. Q. O. F. hall this
evening. TUe ceremony will be a very
interesting one, and the entertain
ment will conclude with a banquet.
Dr. Marshall, Graduate DENT
IST, Fitzgerald block.
I PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Saturday's Daily.
George Harshman, sr.,of Avoea pre
cinct, was in town today.
The stockholders of the Citizens'
bank want till next Saturday to settle
with the depositors.
Goode Oldham and Silas Clemmons
, ,. . , J . :
, snasing lianas wun oiu-ume neign-
bors and friends.
Alfred JohDson, aged 33, and Hilda
C. Carlson, aged 10, both of Cass
county, were granted a license to wed
yesterday by the county judgeof Doug
las county.
Miss Ada IIay,daughter of the register
of deeds, attended the services at the
M. E. church last evening, and, be
coming suddenly ill, stepped outside,
where she was prostrated with heart
failure. She was carried into an
adjoining house and a physician hastily
summoned. Miss Hay soon recovered
sufficiently to be taken home, and is
resting quite well today.
Chas. Keefer departed this afternoon
for Omaha, where he will reside for
the next two years, at least. He will
take a two years' course of study un
der the celebrated pianist, Herr Joseph
Gahm, who recently delighted an
audience in this city. Mr. Keefer has
also secured a class, and will, in this
way, manage to defray his expenses
while undergoing-the higher course of
study. The young man is a very am
bitious student of music, and un
doubtedly has a bright career before
him. Mr. Keefer's many friends here
will join Tiie Jcubxal in heartily
wishing that he may reach the top
round of the ladder of fame.
From Monday's J)aiiy.
The seven-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Boedeker died at Louis
ville last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Robert Carlisle is quite ser
iously ill at her home, on Gold street,
between Eighth and Ninth.
P. S. Jacobsen and E. Palmer came
in from Louisville this morning to at
tend to some business at the court
house.
Frank Louis, aged 23, and Edith
Alice Teodorski, aged 21, both of Cass
county, were granted a license to wed
in county court this morning, after
which Judge Spurlock performed the
ceremony.
An accident at the B. & M. machine
shops this afternoon necessitated the
shutting down of that department for
the remainder of the day. The dam
age will probably be remedied in time
for the employes to work tomorrow.
From Tuesday's Daily.
J. L. McLain came down from
Louisville this morning to transact
some business at the court house.
C. II. Parmele is reported as very
seriously ill at his home on Vine street
and his family are quite anxious about
his condition.
Hans T. Hanson, aged 20,and Emma
C. Erickson, aged 17, both of Cass
county, were granted permit to wed in
county court yesterday.
"Whitey" Miller, the well-known
farmer out on the Platte bottoms, is
hobbling around on crutches, his knee
having come in contact with a frac
tious horse's hoof.
Thirty-five men are now at work in
the Xehawka quarries. A large
amount of stripping has been done
this winter, so that there is plenty of
stone in sight to work on as soon as
the season opens "for sure."
From Wednesday's Daily.
Henry Likewise came in from Louis
ville this morning.
Attorney Edwin Jeary came in from
Elmwood this morning.
Tom Parmele and Chas. Richey of
Louisville were in the city today.
Dr. Humphrey was given a" judg
ment for io against Thos. Bryan in
county oourt Monday.
Mr. Taylor, one of the supervisors
of Franklin county, is in the city vis
iting with County Clerk Robertson.
A case of scarlet fever is reported at"
the home of J. O. Thomas, on Winter
steen hill, and the house has been
quarantined.
Tillie AhU the thirteen-year-old
daughter of John Ahl of Cedar Creek,
died last evening of diphtheria, and
i will be buried tomorrow at the Wal-
rodt cemetery.
A bulletin posted in the Burlington
shops at Havelock gives the unwel
come information that the working
schedule will be reduced to forty hours
per weekv the employes working five
days a week, eight hours a day.
. John P. Tritsch, aged 25, and Ada
Grace Wehrbein, aged 20, were granted
a license to wed in county court today.
Mr. Tritsch is a son of Philip Tritsch,
the well known farmer, and Miss
Wehrbein is a daughter of Fred Wehr
bein, also a well known farmer of Cass
county.
Albert Likewise is laid up with a se
vere attack of the grip.
F. M. Richey was a west bound pas
senger on No. 5 this morning.
'R.R. Livingston was a passenger
for Omaha on No. 5 this morning.
Fishermen are bringing in a good
many cat and buffalo fish these days.
Col. Jos. At Connor came down
from the metropolis on the noon train
today.
A good deal of corn is now in course
of delivery at Mynard and Murray pav
ing been sold for cents.
C. C. Parmele of this city and Dave
West of Xehawka were in Council
Bluffs yesterday on business.
A. Baxter Smith is engaged in tear
ing down the old Joe Connor elevator
over near the B. & M. tracks.
Mrs. Livingston and Miss Fulmer
departed this morning for Lincoln,
where they will visit for a few days.
Calvin Graves of this city, who has
a "local" preacher's license, preached
a most acceptable sermon at the Meth
odist church Thursday evening.
Farmers attending the Richardson
sale yesterday sold some 7,000 bushels
of corn at nineteen cents, to be de
livered on the track at Cullom.
The three-weeks-old babe of S. G.
Nims, residing at Mercerville, died
last evening, of la grippe. The
funeral will occur at 11 o'clock tomor
row. Mrs. Brissey of St. Joe, Mo., who
has been visiting in this city for the
past week with her son, Wm. Brissey,
and family, returned to her home Fri
day morning.
Robert Propst, the well-known
Piattsmouth precinct farmer, went up
to Omaha and Council Bluffs this
afternoon, and will purchase a steam
engine with which to operate hi3 corn
sheller.
Cass Camp 3-2, Modern Woodmen
met last night and voted on seventeen
applications for membership, fifteen
of which went through. This camp
now numbers 109 members and is
rapidly growing.
J. M. Edgar, J. K. Stucker, M. M.
Butler, Geo. Adams, Peter Coon, Thos.
Murtey, Steve Orton, John Donelan,
T. M. Howard, Dave Woodard, P. S.
Barnes, J. M. Beardsley, Jno. Hutch
ins and John Davis, were among the
witnesses that came up from Weeping
Water to attend the Commercial. Bank
case in district court today.
Thermometers on the streets yester
day afternoon indicated 60 degrees in
the shade. The warm weather of the
last few days has started the grass and
the southern hillsides and the lawns
are taking visible shades of green.
Fruit growers are very much con
cerned over the unusually warm
weather, and fear it will start fruit
buds about two months sooner than it
is safe for them.
Young Wm. Taylor, of the precinct,
was the victim of a severe accident
Friday. He was cutting stove wood
with a circular saw, and, in stoopiDg
over to push some wood out of his way,
his thigh came in contact with the
saw, cutting a severe gash before
he could get away from it. Dr. Liv
ingston was called and dressed the
wound, which is quite painful, but not
serious.
Arrested Hoy Tramp.
The police last Thursday arrested
four boys, aged about fourteen years
each, and put them in jail as vagrants
Two of the boys said they were from
Omaha, while the other two were from
Denver. Chief Dunn Friday morning
telephoned the authorities at Omaha,
who soon succeeded in locating the
youngsters' parents. The boys had
ran away from their homes in that
city several days ago, and they will be
held in custody here until sent after
by their parents. The Denver kids
were turned loose Friday morning.
Ask your grocer for that excellent
brand of flour Heisel's "Plan-sifter."
Hulbert Goodwin of the Wonder
Company is opening a stock of mis
cellaneous goods in the building at.
410 Main street. He says he come3 to
make his home in Piattsmouth and
means to remain permanently. Mr.
Goodwin was in the lato war a soldier
in the same regiment with Mr. Sher
man of Tiie Journal.
Farm loans made at lowest rates.
T. II. Pollock, over First Nat'l Bank.