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EEKLY "27 JCr AND FEAR NOT." : itl vol. 15. no: 2 V lATTSMOUTfl, XEBKASKA; TIUHISDAY, JUNK 4. 1 80G. $1.00 ji:it YJOAH, IK 1-A1U IN ADVANCE. FUTIMOOTJi JWJBSAL -v IMPOSING SCENE Graves of the Departed Strewn With Beautiful Flowers. MOST ELABORATE CEREMONIES. Modrtit VmImi Lodges r'rm terl Town .loin With the Veteran In .Mm kin a; m (Iraud rr.MTtun To the feiiielery. Saturday, May SO, was Riven up by most of the citizens of this community to rwi obervance of Memorial 'day t which wart duly celebrated tinder the Hiipi:e.i of MeConihe post, Grand Army of the Republic. The day opened with verv inau spicious weal her, the sky was lower iiiiT all round ami dense clouds above betokened a steady down-pour later on. but a.iidn from a small liower which it'll about tell o'clock the morn ing's tokens were deceptive. It prob ably nerved to keep many people from the farms at home, however. Trains from Lincoln brought in Home " of Ilavelock' citizens in eltiliu? a liberal representation of the Modern Woodman lodge, in uniform, headed by a band anil a baseball nine, and from Union bringing some fifty members of the Modern Woodmen from that place in uniform. .Later on came tnetulwrs of the Cedar Creek lodge. Modern Woodmen, also in uni form Th town rapidly filled with people frnm the country, and by noon Main street wan a busy looking place, the sidewalks being alive with people. At 1:30 the procession began form ing, the represrnatives of the several Modern Woodmen, some '-25 In num ber taking the front and the Grand Army, (numbering some fifty of the M veterans.) and Relief Corp9 in the rear, and marched to Oak Hill ceme tery, the city band and the Ilavelock band furnishing the music, with S. 1. Holloway as marshal of the day. Arriving at the cemetery the order cf mr'ch fa.t reversed, tbe Woodmen opening thtir ranks and the Grand Army men and the Woman's Relief Corps marching to the front. The grand stand had been erected in front of the Grand Army lot at the south eastern corner of the cemetery, where the exercises of the day took place. The program carried out was as fol lows: Heading of General order, S. It. Carrigan. Prayer by Rev. Post. Grand Army Ritualistic service, by Commander Ilickson, Chaplain Green and others. Oration of the day by Rev. Geo. M. Caufler. Address by Rev. Youtzy on behalf of the Woodmen. Memorial service by the W. R. C, followed by the formal strewing of llowers on the graves of the soldier dead, after which -the procession re formed and marched back to post headquarters, where a superb lunch, prepared by the relief corps, awaited the return of the veterans. For some unexplained reason tbe announced address by Guy Livingston was omitted from tbe program, bis place being taken by Rev. Youtzy. The graves at the cemetery never before presented such an abundance of decorations, nearly everybody having friends buried there taking occasion to express their love for those gone on before by most beautifully bedecking their graves wth emblems of their lov ing veneration. One of tbe pleasant incidents of the occasion was tlte reading ot corres pondence between Mrs. Kate Mc- Maken and Miss Hattie Fulmer, (now of Chicago), in which the latter made a donation of 1 10 00 through the for mer, to the Grand Army, to be given to some needy old soldier as a mark of respect to the Union savers, especially because of her veneration for the mem ory of the late Gen. R. R. Livingston It was voted by tbe post to spread a copy of her letter on tbe post record, together with a formal expression of its thanks to the donor. NOTES OF THE DAY. The police reported that notwith standing a great crowd was in town all day there no trouble of any kind and there was no occasion for making an arrrest. The parade of the Modern Woodmen was a most creditable event. Tbe teams of Foresters were handsomely uniformed, the display indicating very prosperous condition of that young order. Main street business bouses were generously decorated with flags in honor of the nation's sacrifices for tbe mion. Tnr Runaways satorday. Saturday appears to have been a record breaker for runaway teams, three being reported. Tbe most ex citing one occurred out on West Oak street, juBt as the procession was marching along that thoroughfaie. Several hundred people ' and a long line of carriages tilled with men, women and children, were enroute to the cemetery, when a team attached to a buggy and driven by Adam Weber, a farmer, came dashing along at a frightful speed. The animals were completely beyond control, "and the horrified spectators were powerless to stopthem. S. P. Holloway, one of the marshals of tbe day, who was rid ing a horse, endeavored to crowd the running team into one of the banks before they reached tbe score of car riages, about a block away, but was knocked off his horse, without being successful. Jacob Tritsch's team and buggy, occupied by Mrs. Tritsch and several children, was standing under a tree at the south side of the road, and tbe runaway team struck this ve hicle with a fearful crash, causing a shudder of horror among the hundreds of people who hurried to the scene of the accident, expecting to find the mangled remains of the occupants of the carriage. Tbe Tritsch buggy was nothing but a mass of broken kindling wood, and the four horses were piled up in a confused heap, iiefore the crowd reached tbe scene, Mrs. Tritsch, leading her little girl, jumped out of tbe debris and seizing one of tbe frightened teams, held it until assist ance arrived. This heroic act prob ably saved another seiious runaway, and, perhaps, a loss of life. Just how Mrs. Tritsch and her little girl escaped being killed or injured is simply beyound comprehension. The other occupants of tbe carriage jumped out before the crash came. Reyond a few scratches, tbe four horses were uninjured, and tbe Weber buggy also escaped any damages. Mrs. T. II. Pollock and her little daughter were returning from ( the cemetery Saturday afternoon, and; wheu near tbe old power bouse, tbe king-bolt broke, throwing tbe occu pants forward and frightening tbe horse, which ran some distance before being stopped. Mrs. Pollock was badly frightened and her hands were scratched, while tbe child was slightly bruised. Fred Denson'a horse started to cele brate in the afternoon by dashing up Main street at a lively gait, no one being in the buggy. One of the wheels struck Chas. Cummins' carriage, but, beyond a bent hub, it was not damaged. Tbe runaway was stopped on Sixth street. Ilavelock too Much for Plattsmouth. The Modern Woodman base ball club of Ilavelock crossed bats with the Woodman club of this city at the ball park last Saturday morning, and suc ceeded in virtually wiping up the earth with the Plattsmouth neighbors. Tbe local club started out in a very satisfactory manner, and for a few innings gave the Ilavelock boys a bard chase, but they soon went to pieces and the visitors more than piled up runs. When the smoke had cleared away the score was found to be as fol lows: Ilavelock, 26; Plattsmouth, IS. Ratteries: Ilavelock, E. Ballance and F. Ballance; Plattsmouth, Goos, Mc Elwain and SchulbofE. Umpire, II. Martens, Ilavelock. Plenty of Trouble For Howard. Monday's Daily. Asa Howard, who was given a pre liminary examination over at Glen wood last Friday on a charge of steal ing a team of horses, wagon and har ness from Levi Kilgore, was acquitted by tbe justice of the peace before whom be was tried. Xilgore then brought suit in replevin to regain pos session of tbe property, the case being set for trial before Justice Archer this morning. Howard confessed judg ment for the property and costs in tbe case, the costs amounting to $19.50, and also to damages in tbe sum of $1. It is now understood that Howard will be re-arrested on tbe ebarge of stealing the property, and tbe trial will occur at Glenwood. Lint or Letter Remaining unclaimed in the postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska. June S,1S06. Everete. Wm Ivory, Nellie Lemon, Miss B Tank. Emma De Froy. Miss Persons calling for any of the above letters or parcels will please say "ad vertised." W. K. Fox, P. M. VACATION IS HERE Gratifying; Conclusion of a Success ful Year's Work- DETAILS OF THE LATE CYCLONE First Krportn An tu Hie i-o of Life and IeniMKe to Property Estimated to Ite About Correct Other Local News Item. The V lan Kntertaimnent. From Friday's Daily. The Presbyterian church was again crowded to the doors last eveniugby an audience composed of the city's best people, who were present to wit ness the entertainment given by tbe class of '9G. The essays were all well composed and delivered in clear, forci ble language, reflecting much credit upon the class and the school manage ment. About the only criticism tbat could be made of the essajs last even ing was that, with the exception of one, they were all interspersed with more or lens alleged wit and humor. Most of the "jokeu" sounded very nVt; and should, by all means, have been omitted. However, they were not numerous enought to weary tbe audi ence, and tbe many good points more than covered tbe few defects. a1 the papers read bore upon themep, tbe investigation of which had been engaging tbe attention of the superintendent, teachers and pupils during the past school year; upon methods adopted for drawing out the ideas of the pupils, upon topics indicat ing their advancement in real educa tion. In this it was unique and en-, tirely original, and developed a new idea in teaching, with tbe most prac tical results that could be imagined. Prof. McClelland deserves the highest aommendation for this course, and it is hoped that this method may be con tinued and the field enlarged during the coming year. Tbe musical part of tbe program was excellent. Tbe singing by the Dovey s;etev? and aieo bj Tbe liaGiee quartette, consisting of Mesdames C. S. Johnson, Lillian Hasse, Mabel Swearingen and Lulu Leist, was highly appreciated by the audience. That clever little violinist, Lillian Kauble, completely captivated the large audience by her perfect rendi tion of De Berevt's "Fantaisie" (Scene De Ballett), a very difficult piece to play. The applause which greeted her was so vociferous that she was compeled to respond, and played a verse of her old favorite, "Swanee River," to tbe complete satisfaction of all. The following essays were rendered, in the order given: "Ideals in Education," Louise Martin 'Falsehoods,' Ellen Eikenbary "General Information," Cora Walker "Imagination," Jessie Oldham "Children's Interests," Myrtle Schlegel "Temperament," Marie Swoboda "Thoughts Expressed by Drawing" Lily Mathews "Punishmente." Ray Wiles "Observation," Clara Walker Papers were prepared by Gerald Drew, Maud Mauzy Chas. Patterson and Clemons Bruner, but were not read on account of the length of the program. A Sensation at Havelock. A dispatch from Ilavelock to the World-Herald says: "The mysterious grave which was found in Fairview cemetery 'last week by Councilmen Maboney and Lysinger proves fair to create more of a sensation than was at first anticipated, as upon further in vestigation it was found to contain a well made pine box, sixteen inches long, in which was tbe body of a new born infant, which had undoubtedly been born alive. It is well dressed, but has distinct marks of violence on its head. So far there is not tbe slight est clue to its identity." Uet Their Clothes. Lou Thompson and John Lloyd each own a running horce which they con sider pretty "fast." After consider able argument as to tbe respective merits of the "neddies" they agreed to wager a portion of their wardrobe on tbe result, and go out to tbe fair grounds and run tbe horses a half mile dash to see who took the clothes Frank Benfer was np on Lloyd's horse, while Wilhelm Leuchtweis rode that belonging to Thompson. Thompson's horse landed under tbe wire about thirty feet in tbe lead, and Thompson was declared the winner of tbe gar ments at stake. G. E. Vandenburg of Elm wood was in town today. Kirt ilepfirta Not Kxgratrd. The uews brought by this morning's tiapers regarding the devastation brought by J,be cyclone at St. Louis and elsewhere, is largely a confirma tion of the reports of the day before regarding the awful disaster of Wed nesday evening. The center of tbe storm began its awful work in the section of St. Louis near the river and from that southward through the Flench section, thence across the river to East St. Louis, it did most of ifs deadljv'Vt'rk. Estimates of the number kiei-are thus far onlyguess work, btzi""t m now thought that tbe dead nHy le limited to 500. The wrecked district comprises 750 blocks in the city, and the property loss is vii lima'.tii ' at -4 ,000,000. The An- ser-P,'ch and fifteen other brew- en; s an? fu;vy losers in boutheast St. L'uis They were fair targets for the. eioim and all suffered heavily. The stortn was most destructive in force when it crossed Seventh street going east. The eddying cuirents of wind again and aain returned to make that street a wilderness. At least forty people were killed along this thorough fare and the streets immediately ad jacent. IIo;i.e after house was totally demolished, ' and . the wonder grows with extended investigation that the number of dead is not far in excess of what it now appears to be. In East St. Louis the track of the storm is as clearly defined, after touching t.ba Illinois shore, as if piatted by surveyor. Tearing diagon ally through the city from the south west to northeast, itcut a clean swatb of destruction. Large freight sheds were strung along the river-front. Nine of the largest of these are in ruins, l tie greatest damage wasvlone to the Vandalia, the Mobile & Ohio, tbe Big Four, the Chicago & Alton,tbe Wabash and the Louisville & Nash ville sheds. At the Vandalia the loss of life was greatest. There the struc-.yr ture seemed lifted up and dropped again oy er the foundations. Fourteen of. the dead were taken from these sheds. The storm was . of such a general character tbat it extended to the At lantic cea ft, torching at various places uTuc ccic:;rfi.lo the; fiistr no tion of property and of life enrouttr. It was the most destructive, however, in and about St. Louis. Will Go Overland to Arizona. From Friday's Daily. This morning Perry Walker pur chased a complete camping outfit, con sisting of a tent, cooking utensils, guns, fishing tackle, etc., and next week expects to start overland, in company with his son, Bert, for Ari zona. . Mr.. Walker is a sufferer with consumption and the trip is made in hopes of benefitting his health. He says that he will camp at the pleasant places enroute, and will probably spend tbe summer in that manner. If he finds a desirable location, he may not go as far as Arizona, otherwise he will go on to that place. They will take with them four bead cf good horses. llismissed the Case. The case of Mrs. Neligh vs. Mrs. Schlanc, on the charge of disturbing the pee by using indecent language, etc., came up for trial in Justice Archer's court. A number of specta tors were present, expecting to hear some pretty "rocky" testimony, but, while they were in a measure satisfied, it wasn't what was expected. In fact, it didn't amount to anything, and the testimony indicated that it was only a little "neighborly rumpus," such as occurs almost every day, and Judge Archer dismissed the case. It was evidently a case of trying to "get even" for some past difficulties. The Army Worm Rages. At Talmage the army worm has put in appearance in large numbers and yesterday they destroyed a forty acre field of wheat for James Cummings. It looks as if it bad been gone over by the reapers. They are moving onto other fields. The way that they were killed by the farmers in Missouri when they were so bad, was to dig trenches about tbe fields and when the worms went intq the trenches, a heavy log or a piece of timber was dragged through tbe trenches, killing the worms, or the trenches were filled with straw and set on fire. Nebraska Citv News. Mortgage Record For May. The following is the Cass county mortgage record for the month of May, as compiled at the office of Register of Deeds Hay: Farm morgtages, filed t5S.911 00 Farm mortgages, released. 21.4S4 00 Town and city mortgages, filed 2,200 00 Town and city mortgages, released 3,731 00 THE DAY'S DOINGS What the People In and Around Plattsmouth Are Doing. MORE SUSPECTED BURGLARS. A Couple of STru Arrented nt Auburn Who Are Delleved to He the I'ar. ties That Iturglarlzed the Store at Alvo Notes. Itelleve They are the Alvo Iturglurs. Sheriff Holloway received a message last evening from the authorities at Auburn, announcing the fact that a couple of men had been arrested there while disposing of a quantity of goods answering the snrae description as those stolen from a store at Alvo last week. County Attorney Folk went out to Alvo this morning to ascertain whether any persons anouering the description of the men arrested at Auburn, were seen at Alvo last week. If he is successful in this mis sion the men will be brought to this city by the sheriff and tried for burg larizing the store. I'rotest to the Governor. Matthew Gering of Plattsmouth has sent in a protest to Governor Hol comb against the honoring of a requsitioti from the governor of Iowa for the apprehension of Asa Howard, who is charged with the crime of grand larceny in Mills county, Iowa. It is alleged that Howard is a weak minded old soldier. He held a mort gage on his son's team and when tbe son sold the outfit for a low price tbe old gentleman took the property with- o a writ and thereupon the charge of. grand larceny was perferred. The I ltroliminorv VinaririfT in Tntrn rnanlta1 "1""-! iu nowara s aiscnarge, ana air. oer ing alleges that tbe buyer of the team, Levi Kilgore, now wants to be reim bursed for money expended in getting back the property in a replevin suit. Howard took the property in Kilgore's presence and dared him to interfere. The two men had had trouble before. FTtw ffver,uor nCTowa has not jet for warded a requisition and notice or u protest was forwarded to him yester day by Governor Holcomb. Lincoln Journal. The Glenwood authorities tele phoned the sheriff here today that tbe requisition papers had arrived from the governor of Iowa, and would be taken to Lincoln this afternoon. If Governor Holcomb honors the requisi tion, Howard, who is now in jail here, will be taken over to Glenwood to night. Had a Narrow Escape. Mrs. Wm. Ballance was very much relieved the other day to receive a let ter from her sister, who resides in St. Louis, announcing tbe safety of her self and baby. The letter states, how ever, tbat all their clothing and house hold goods were destroyed, and a por tion of the building in which they lived was blown down. Mrs. Ballance wrote to her sister as soon as she learned of the terrible tornado, and was greatly worried until the welcome news of their safety came a day or so ago. Mrs. Ballance'a brother-in-law was absent from St. Louis at the time of the storm. The lady mentioned was formerly Miss Aggie Hill, who was quite well know in this city, hav ing visited here several times. May Purchase a Cap. The Omaha Tennis club is booming tbe sport this season with great per severance. In order to place tbe game on a more even footing with other sports, the club is endeavoring to raise sufficient money in the various Ne braska towns to purchase a Bilver cup to represent the championship of the state. The object of this is to cause additional interest to be taken in tennis and to bring out older players and cause new ones to take interest in the game, and so popularize the fashionatle pastime. There are a number of fairly good players in this city; why not organize a good club and let Plattsmouth become a competitor for the trophy ? Lester Stone Married. Lester E. Stone of Nehawka, Neb., and Miss Sue H. Palmer of Tuscola, Mich., were married yesterday after noon at Omaha. The groom is a son of Hon. J. M. Stone, one of tbe best known residents of this county, and is a very popular young man. He oper ates a drug store at Nehawka and was the democratic candidate for county clerk at the election last fall. The "Journal extends congratulations to the newly-married couple. A GREAT OFFER. To the Advocates of Free Coinage I Cas County. We are now at the opening of one of the most important campaigns in the nation's history. Concentrated and law-made wealth has organized and is bent upon the perpetuation of its pow er over the people by the maintenance of the destruction of values lu land, its products and the practical enslavement of labor, the producer of all wealth. Under the rule of concentrated greed values of farm lands, of city, town and village property, of etock and of tbe products of husbandry has gone down, steadily, down, until distress and pov erty, either present or prospective, haunts almost every man's door, while the demand for labor is so meager as to leave countless thousands of our countrymen without work at any price. If this condition continues, as it is sure to do if the single gold standard is maintained, ruin and bankrupty must be the outcome for all &ave those few who are out of debt, w hile Shylock will possess the homes of tbe people. The love of home, of family, of kin dred, of tbe constitution and of our common country bids men arouse from their stupor of selfish indifference, to resist and overthrow tbe schemes of this devil-fish of modern civilization and once more determine to reinstate manhood and humanity above gold. The time of action has come. Delays - are dangerous. Your country is in danger and your homes are threatened by tbe same insidious monster that blotted out the civilization of Rome and of Europe for almost a thousand years the greed of gain. The manhood of Cass county without regard to party ought to assert itself and do it now. The re-establishmeet of bimetallism will throttle this monster and do it ef fectually. Let bimetallic clubs be formed in every, neighborhood. Send for litera ture and 6tudy the question now before 'the people. - ItKtheiBltioT- 0f The Weekly ui,wjt w rnstvhon est and persistent advocate of the peo pie's interests from this time on and aid the people in every way possible to help on the fight for liberty trov. .ba crushing domination of avarice. Every subscriber can help us in this work if he will, by getting new sub scribers among his neighbors and friends. A thousand new subscribers can be added to our lists within the ihonth of June if the friends of free ooinage but go to work. It will cost but a trifle, but it may mean a clean victory in Cass county this fall, and in spire a like work in every other county in the state. LOOK AT THESE I'ltlCKS: Weekly, one year $1 00 Weekly, six months 45c Weekly, daring tbe campaign. 30c Weekly, in clubs of ten, six months 35c Weekly, in clubs of ten, for campaign Send cash with names in ... 2."c drafts or money orders, not by check. Now is the time to strike. Don't wait a week or a day, but go to work with a zeal born of duty to a high and holy cause, and you will be gratified at the result. Address letters to C. W. Sherman', M'g'r, Plattsmouth, Neb. Was It Plunder? Monday afternoon a number of small boys were swimming in tbe river opposite the Water Works pump house, when they observed a couple of men digging a hole in the bluff on the west side of the railroad tracks. The boys report that, after looking cautiously around, tbe men buried a box in the ground and carefully covered it over again. One of the men carried a shot gun and the boys were afraid to make any investigation. What the mean ing of tbe men's strange actior.s is may develop later. It is quite .likely that the box contained some stolen plunder. The suggestion in last evening's News urging the business men of Plattsmouth to take seme steps towards celebrating the Fourth of July is a very good one and 6hould be pushed along. A celebration euch as this city is capable of getting up would prove a paying Investment, as hun dreds of people would visit the town and spend considerable money. Let a meeting of the business men's associa tion be called at once and steps taken to arrange for a grand celebraticn.
