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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1903)
ixbe 'Platte 3 aL omn ) Fvi-rjr lM.nwrnt In CrtM' county hlumlil rfinjl I Lit Inii.dl 'I ft... ... I ...r ) The .four nit I will rvi-r l fiunl l.i- !... ..... I I ft ... j vM-ulr I NiiKM-riK'y lii tli count jr. f J moiilli I4iil iiiti county III k im rl. ( "DEMOCRATIC AT ALL. TIMES AND UNDER ALL CI KCU MBTANCK8. OFFICE-NO. 112, South Sixth Stiikkt Number 45 U. A. ani T. B. BATKS, PritMsiiKics. Volume XXIII PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1903. Be Sure and Vote for Wheeler, Soennichsen, McBride, Tighe, Travis, Falter, Craig, Smith, Wortman and Tritsch. There Are Others. Kiutok Joe una 1.: Th Plattsinoiith News says that "WlweUr has had his share for a time at least, having served Uo terms in offlce," and then adds: "It might la a little different, if In had any spec-lal fitness for the ofllce of county treasur er." Now, these are certainly bright ami sagacious remark under the ex isting clrcumstanees. The editorial containing It must have lieen written hy the subtle Tid (hit) editor, with an rye on the sitlonof deputy treasurer nr an ass. He also says that ' a few democrats will admit it. K its! The writer of this nonsense was not looking for a jot) as deputy under Jim Robert son, who has served three terms as county clerk and one as deputy, eight In all, and is now a candidate for clerk of the district court, which, if elected, will mean twelve years for him inoMee. Of course it would he different if Jim were a democrat. Then, again, Will .Straight, the other candidate for coun ty treasurer. Is not a stranger by any means, when it comes to sucking the public teat. In fact he has done little else that anyone knows of. lender his father, Henry J. Streight, postmaster of this city, the people will rememlier the courteous and accommodating (?) deputy, who was ever ready to attend promptly to the wants of the patrons of the posoillce, if there was no rejiort to rnakeoutoranjrthingel.se todo. He drew the salary of deputy Nisliu;isler for some five years and has now occu pied the position of deputy county county treasurer for six years more, or eleven years in all. lie has U-en fair well taken care of. The News with its multiplicity of editors, imaginesthat in Streight they have a laniel that has come to judg ment; that he Is the only one that ever happened who is equipped to take care of the county's strongbox. The coun ty i.s now alxut forty-rive years old, and how they got along thus far i.s a question. However, we will make you the guess that "there are others." Mr. Wheeler has held the oflice of she rill fur four years, to which he was elected hy the votes of the people, and a more genial, capable and trustworthy official never occupied that office, and should he be elected to the oftice of treasurer of Cass county, he will not only demonstrate that he in imperially jittul tor te position (at least as well as any who ever occupied the office) but he w ill extend to the patrons of the oflice and taxpayers generally, prompt and courteous treatment in all matters of business connected with the oflice. He is acquainted with the people and the people with him, and there is little doubt that on Tuesday next XiiveinlnT 3 he :will receive a majority of the votes cast for that of tice, as he deserves. A Yotkk. . A Wreck on the Burlington. The wreck which occurred on the 1'urlington Sunday night Ietween Chalco and ( maha, seems to have been much more serious than at tirst report ed. The collision was letween two .stock trains, and seven men narrowly scaped death. IJoth trains were go ing i.i the same direction when the rear engine crashed into the head train, completely smashing the calnjose and the two next cars. Alout this time a very remarkable thing happened. In the caboose .were seven men, but, .strange as it may seem, all escaped without injury. The engine contin ued to plow its way through the next i wo cars, containing cattle, a number in each car tieing killed. The engine of the rear train wasa complete wreck, and railroad men say that the occur rence is one of the strangest that ever came under their observation. They are unable to figure how the men in the caboose escaped instant death. Rostored to Her Maiden Name. 3Irs. Nellie Trey of this county, who was granted a divorce this week by by Judge Holmes of Lincoln, is reputed to be worth alout $i,iHH). Mrs. Prey gave her husband $:.ooo and conseeted to allow her sister to adopt their child in order to secure a divorce. It is re ported tliat she offered at one time to give her husband one-third of what she was worth to allow her divorced from him. She evidently wanted it tad. .How. many husbands are there . in the land' who would have jumpei at such a chance to make fc,(HV. and free himself from a woman that didn't want him. The court restored to her her maiden name, which was Nellie Mc- Clintic. Confessions of a Priest. Rev. John S. Cox, of Wake, Arlc., "writes, "for 12 years I suffered from ' Yellow Jaundice. I consulted a number of physicians and tried alt sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then I t)egan tlie use of Electric Hitters and feel that I am now cured of a disease that had me in its grasp for twelve j-ears. If you want a reliable medicine .for Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach disorder or general ' debility, get Klectru; Litters. I ts guaranteed by , F. G. Frieke & Co. Only 5oc. ,A Hurt Never Hurts. , ... After Porter's antiseptic healing oil is applied. -.Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 5 cents. "GET RICH QUICK." The Heirs of Ernest Kuple. De ceased, Charge C S. PolK With Cheating Them Out of Their father's Estate. ACTION WILL BE CONTESTED! Wonder If This Is Why Polk Desires So Much to See Yh Man Friday Elected County Judge. Attorney Polk evidently finds the practice of law quite lucrative if the voluminous et itioii liled in thedistrict court last Monday tells a true story. The hard-earned fruits or a lng lire of toil and scrimping of the honest old iMitchmanof Klin wood, Krnest Kupke, ' ransferrcd "in the twinkling of an eye .othe iocket of Mr. Polk, if these charges l true. In sultance the story is about as follows: A few months since Krnest Kupke died, jiossesscd of land and personal property of the value of iJ,oH, and left a fatally defective I.ast Will and Testament, (witnessed by a legatee of the will) which be queathed to his two children $3,000. The will failing to lie profited, the en tire property would go to these child ren, the legal heirs of the deceased. C S. Polk obtained a transfer to him self of the entire estate for four tfu'it.iniul dollar. How did he do it? The petition tiled by these children and heirs at law tells a tale that is, to say the least, most outrageous. The will was written in the German lang uage by his spiritual adviser, Rev. Humgartuer, of the Lutheran faith. and contained a bequest of $.",ooo to the Lutheran church. Among other bequests, $3,000 to the two children of Kupke's, who reside in Kentucky. The will was propounded for probate, the petition therefor being prepared by Polk. After tiling the petition for pro bate, C. S. Poik hied himself to Ken tucky with a translation of the will and requested the Kupke children to join with their Uncle Stroy in a fight to have the $5,000 bequest to the church defeated, representing to the heirs in Kentucky that the will was valid and binding on them, and if they would join their uncle in defeating the Luth eran church out of the $5,000, he, Stroy, and Mr. Polk would pay them the amount allowed them under the will (3,iho) and their pro rata share of the $.",0M so snatched from the tricked church. Mr. Polk represented he was a good man, actively engaged in church work, was attorney for the U. P. rail road and lad the confidence of the cap italists of his home county. Relieving Mr. Polk to be an attorney of average honesty, in his statements, the heirs made a quit claim to the whole estate, real and personal, valued at about $23,ooo, anil thereupon returned to Ne braska, tiled exceptions to the allow ance of the will, had it set aside, and gobbled up the Kupke estate, like the whale did Jonah. The petition charges I'olk irith falsify! ny to tftcnt and by fraud and undue mrann obtained for $j,U00 mi estate trorth some $J.S,noO. Mr. I'olk isadministratorof the Kup ke estate, and as such administrator, will necessarily be compelled, under the law, to submit his doings as such administrator to the County Court of Cass Count. It hxs been bruited abroad in Elm wood precinct for some tithe that a swindle, as indicated in this petition. has been practiced on the heirs of the Krnest Kupke estate and much feeling has been demonstrated by the Germans of the neighlorhood; and strong hints that Attorney Polk had his oftice man, Friday, nominated for county judge to meet this and other cases likely to arise: but of this the pu one must form its conclusions. Following is a section of the original voluminoos petition, as tiled in the oflice of the district clerk, which will give the" reader a fair idea of its contents: "Your petitioners furtherallege that the said C. S. Polk in the fore part of August. l'J03, when in Kentucky, these plaintiffs, not before knowing that there was such a person; not request ing his presence and not knowing his purpose except as he announced it and the said C. S: Polk, coming well recom mended with letter ot introduction and letter of identification by-the said bank, (a bank in this city) professing to be a man of high character, a 'gen tleman and a christian: and also an at torney or the Union Pacific Railroad Co.. as he represented, he, the said Polk, did state to these plaintiffs, that as a matter of law almost anything signed by a-person in their life time was good as a will and had been , uni formly so held by the courts of Nebras ka, and that the copy of the transla tion was true and correct and that in no.'event could these" plaintiffs have from said estate more than $3,000, as was shown by said copy, and that any amount over $3,000 was merely an amount paid by John Stroy to better enable him to contest the $5,000 as shown by exhibit "A" and urgently requested and insisted that these plain tiffs assist their uncle and aunt, John Stroy and wife, in resisting the $5,000 bequest to said church. and that all that these plaintiffs would receive of said estate over $3,000 was clear gain to them and insisting, urging and re questing these plaintiffs to assist -an uncle and aunt in resisting said church claim and finally offering to buy them out. -by advancing their $3,000 share in said estate and paying f 1,000, if they would put John Stroy in .position to resist said claim of the said church. That said I'olk did not Inform these plaintiffs that the said will was in valid and was not the legal win or Krnest Kupke as shown by the testi mony of the said liaumgaertner, al though the said Polk well knew all the facts in connection therewith at the said time, the said Polk did not inform these plaintiffs that two of the wit nesses were beneficiaries under the will and were incompetent to be witnesses thereto, and did not Inform these plain tiffs that the said will was incompe tent, illegal and could not be admitted to probate, under the law of Nebraska, and that these plaintiffs, as the sole and oniv heirs of said Krnest Kupke, deceased, and were entitled to all of the property of the estate, Tree anu clear of all claims, liens and encum brances of anv kind or nature what ever, and did not tell these plaintiffs that they were entitled to property of the value or In money or more man $22,ooo in spite of the efforts of any person who might claim asdevisee un der such pretended will or for any cause whatever and that said J'oikoiu ask to represent these plaintiffs and protect their interest in said estate, but only on the proposition, that they take $3,ooo and John Stroy take the balance. "These plaintiffs further show to the court, that through no fault of their own, yet the fact exists, tliat they and each or them are uneducated, are not able to know and understand the law, except as told to them by others, re side in a part of the country" where statements made by one to the other are regarded as equivolent to the law of the laud, and that the representa tions made to procure a contract are held to tte as sacred as the most solemn oath administered by the court, and that so acting, believing and relying upon the statements so made by the said Polk did execute the papers re quested by the said Polk, but these plaintiffs now say and will prove that the statements so made by said Polk, which induced our sig nature, were false, deceptive, mis leading and in fraud of our legal rights and that if the said I'olk had truly in formed us of the law and the fact in re gard to said will and our rights under the law of Nebraska, we nor neither of us would have executed the papers we did execute at the request of the said I'olk for any amount less than the sum of $22,000, the true and cash value thereor, and that by the false state ments made by said Polk and the con cealment of material facts by the said Polk, was the only reason we did as by him requested. And that knowing the recommendation and identification had by the said Polk in writing, and the representations made by said Polk as to his character and standing in Ne braska, we believed the same and re lied thereon and believing him to be a gentlemen of high character, a lawyer of ability we complied with his request and would not have done so had he not represented himself as he did and Identified nimseii as tie aid, ana oy reasaruof said representations the ma terial part of which was false as above alleged, but which these plaintiffs at the time believed to be true, and thus believing relied upon and acted upon such false, deceptive and fraudulent representations and was thereby in jured and damaged in the sum of $18,000 over and above the amount paid by the said I'olk to said plaintiffs, and that said Polk was acting during ail of said time in the interest of himself, or each and all of the defendants named therein, and in furtherance of the con spiracy therein alleged, including the subsequent arrangement made with Herman Schmidt and wife Agnes, which arrangement your plaintiffs aver was made to better and further the conspiracy to deceive, cheat and defraud the plaintiffs of their just and lawTul rights. "Plaintiffs herewith tender the sum of $4058.35, being the $4,000 received from the said I'olk with interest there on from August 10, 1903, to this date, and hereby make this tender good at any time the said Polk will reconvey the property received from us." Why Travis Should be Elected. The Louisville Courier (Republican) pays the following tribute to II. P. Travis, and gives several good reasons why he should be elected county judge: - "The Courier holds with many other papers throughout the country that the judiciary should be non-partisan. Only the best men should be selected to preside over the courts, no matter what their politics are. That others of this county think likewise is dem onstrated by the endorsement of Judge Paul Jessen of Nebraska City by the democrats of Cass county who prefer to see Judge Jessen elected district judge to one of their own political faith, because they see in Judge Jessen a competent man. If that is true of Judge Jessen why not of JudgeTravis? "One may say that a county judge has no important matter to consider. That is an error. People of Cass coun ty, did you ever stop to think that it is the county judge who settles up your estate after you have gone? Fathers, did you ever consider that if tbe coun ty judge lacks experience that he is liable to make a mistake that may cost your wives and children lands and pro- JBad Coughs " I bad a bad cough for six weeks and could find no relief until I tried Ayer's Cherry Pecto-. ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle ' cured me." L. HawTi, Newington,- OnL , Neglected colds always lead to something serious.. They run into chronic bronchitis, pneumonia; asthma, or consumption. Don't wait, but take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral just as soon as your cough begins. A few doses will cure you then. Tkrcc ihc : 23c, Mc SI. All irwztHtu ' Commit ynur doctor. If he y tmke It. then do m he saya. If lie tella joa not to uk. it. men com tase it. He Leave It with him. We are willing. j. V. CO.. Lowell. I 4 eft 'HIGH AST.' eft Copyrighted 1903. 3 eft pcrty to which they are ent itled? The older ranks of Cass county peo ple are being thinned out rapidly. At the present time there are several la rye estates to be adjudicated by the county judge. Look outover the coun ty and see how many you can count who have passed away to their long rest within the past year. Who is to settle up their affairs? Noone hut the county judge. Then isn't it fair to say that this man should be a lawver of experience? Certainly it is. That he rn; true who can better do it then a man who has a recom as a lawyer and a just man, second to ho other man in the state. "Who is such a man?" some may ask. The answer Judge Travis. ; "According to a statement publish ed in a county paper, which Mr. T. t ranic WJlea has not reruted, he has had but twenty cases in the district court during the eight years he has been practicing law, four of which, the publication says, were his own and the balance handled for a law firm in whose employ he was. If this be true. and Mr. T. Frank Wiles lias not denied it. what can the people of Cass county expect of such a man if elevated to the mportaot position of county judge. They certainly cannot expect ripfts-ex- perience iron yiiru. . jie. may oe just, as lie understands justness, but where is his experience? What will the re sult be? , "The Courier believes in being open and frank. It believes that the in terests of the people of Cass county, regardless of party, demands the elec tion or Judge Travis. It believes that the windowsand orphans of Cass coun ty demand and are entitled to experi enced protection. How better can they get it than by having a man of ex perience on the bench? "Think of these things, people of Cass county; think of these things widows and orphans; think- of these things old men who are about to sever all earthly ties throw politics to the winds when a Judge is to be selected, and work and vote, and get your friends to vote for a man who will fill the position of county judge with credit to himself and satisfaction to you. Such a man is Judge Harvey D. Travis." How Old Was Ann? How old is Ann? It is a simple prop osition, says the Atchison Globe. The whole country is now working on it, and women's clubs promise to take it up. Here is the problem: "Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was ,when Mary "was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann?" Sim ple, isn't it? Of course you will say Ann is twelve. Then you will think it over a while, and discover that Ann is 16. Then you must confess that the girls are the same age. A momenl la ter a great light will dawn,1 and yoii will see clearly that Ann is 18. But before you gtt to bed your mind will still be full of uncertainties. The prob lem first came up at Harvard. Foot ball practice was suspended while it was being worked out. Then the New York papers took it up. Today the pa pers are crowded with solutions, all different. From Xew York the fever spreads. Even Philadelphia awoke, while in Chicago it has gone so far that the Tribune contained a long editorial on the subjedt. ; Omaha is even wild over the problem. It seems to be a plain proposition. Read it over care fully. How old is Ann? ' Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. ' Noone who is acquainted with its good qualities can be surprised at the great popularity of Chamberlain's Cough remedy. It not only cures colds and grip effectually and per manently, but prevents these diseases from resulting in pneumonia. It is also a certain cure for croup. Whoop ing cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given. Itcontainsnoopium or other harmful substance and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. It is also pleasant to take, When all of these facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that people in foreign lands, as well as at home, esteem this remedy very highly and very few are willing to take any other after having once used it. For sale. by all druggists. . -4 f ".j If you are a judge of a eood smoke, try the "Acorns" 5 cent cigar and you will smoke no other, p THE NAME AND THE REPUTATION! Back of ever)' business there must be a jjood business jettintf reason; a worthy reputation httildinp;; name winning; reason; having the same basis that must underlie every continuously successful business proposition. Success Must Be Deserved! We have been doino; business in your midst for years and feel proud of our reputation. Now, if you are in need of a New Suit or Overcoat we are headquarters for just such garments. Suits and Overcoats from $5.00 up. No man can afford to jo cold when Clothing can be bought so cheap. By the way we have a coat in a "rough and tunible" we are proud of in a Cordaroy on one side, a dressy garment, and duck on the other, for $4.00. Also, the Short Fur Lined Coats at $4.00 and $5.00 they are regu lar base-burners. Leading Clothier.... Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ssoa boxes sold in post 12 months. This signature, Seven KESoa Do You Want a Change? From all parts of the county come good reports and kind words for Super intendent Wortman. He is a tireless worker, keeping in touch with his teachers, inspiring and helping them by word and example. His circulars are filled with good wholesome advice. The leading teacher's magazine in the west reproduced a recent one. He has visited ; forty-six schools since school began! - "It is hard to please every body," is a common remark, but we believe that Superintendent Wortman very nearly does it, judging from re ports. Then why change? Why turn down an officer who has shown faith fulness and fitness for his work after be has just gotten nicely started? It might be In the interest of politics, but not in the interest of schools Should we risk a change when we are so well satiiied? As a teacher may be a poor principal, so a principal may be a poor superintendent. A superintend ent must be a leader, a director, and co-worker combined. Prof. Wortman has proven himself all these. Let ev eryone interested in the cause of edu cation show his appreciation of this fact by giving him a great big majority. Risk this change. Cass County. Cass county farmers and business men are obliged to suffer from repub lican extravagance to the tune of over ten thousand dollars additional state taxes. Cass county assessors found $246,067 more taxable property of farm ers and business men than they did last year. The republican state board, looking through railroad spectacles, saw only $641,91 more railroad value than last year! They added $1 to the assessment roll for every $110 added by the assessors. The state levy of 1902, at oi mills, was $24,447.21, divided as follows: Railroads $ 4 540 06 Others 19 906 55 And this year, at 871 mills, it is $:$6, 774,91, divided thus: Railroads ..$ 6 491 07 Others.. ( 30 283 44 The farmers' state tax is 52.1 percent heavier than last year: the railroads get off with an increase of 42.9 per cent. Republican extravagance causes the increase. Republican subservincy to railroad domination gives the rail roads a big advantage over the farmers in who shall stand the increased ex pense. Having indorsed the candidacy of Judge Paul Jessen, the democrats of Cass doubtless feel that he is free from railroad strings a rare thing 'among republican office-holders and office seekers. They have thus made his election unanimous. But they should not forget that Judge Sullivan is need ed on the bench of the court of last re sort. The tax matter will be an all-absorbing one in the next four years, be cause tbe intent of the railroad legis lature was to allow the corporations to shift the increase of taxes upon the farmer and business man. Lincoln Independent. Gained Forty Pounds in Thirty Days. For several months our younger brother had been troubled with in digestion. He tried several remedies but got no benefit from them. We purchased some of Chamberlain's Stomach nnd Liver Tablets and he commenced taking them. Inside of thirty days be had gained forty pounds in flesh. He is now fully recovered. We have a good trade on the Tablets. Holley Bros., Merchants, Long Branch, Mo. For sale by all druggists. GRAPHAPHONES AND RECORDS at Mauzy & Murphy's. -MORGAN- To Cure a Cold in One Day Another Pioneer Passes Away. Ellas Sage died at his home, two miles southwest of I'latlsmout h, Sun day evening, October 25, 1 !(.;. For over a year the deceased had been in a very feeble condition as a result of heart trouble, from the effects of which he gradually declined. Mr. Sage was eighty-throe years of age, had been a resident of Casscounty for forty-five years, coming to Nebras ka in 1S58. He leaves a wife and four children two daughtcrsand two sons, as follows: Mrs. E. F. Duke of St Paul, Minn., Mrs. James Burnett and Eu gene Sage of.Maywood, Neb., and Har vey of Plattsmouth. Seventeen grand children and twenty-four great-grandchildren are also left to mourn his de parture. The funeral occurred from the fami ly residence on Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of the Masonic lodge of this city, of which he was a member. The deceased was also a member of local post (J. A. II., a num ber of whom attended the lastsad rites to a comrade who has answered the final roll call. Rev. II. B. Burgess conducted the services, and interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery. A Love Letter. Would not interest you if you're looking for a guaranteed salve for Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Ifcxid, of Ponder, Mo. writes: "I suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me. It's the best salve on earth. 25c at F. G. Fricke & Co.'s drug store. JOHN has the most complete line JOHN 506 Mam Street. 1 As I Leading Clothier.... Cures Crip In Two Days, iVLJb SJyr oi every box. 25c. A Sore Never Matters After Porter's antiseptic healing oil i.s applied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at t he same time. For man or lx:ast. Price 25 cents. BY KEEPING IM LIME! And marching ntraiglit to whoro you will bo ro )nil for your troublo by getting tlio bost on tho markets. Groceries, Canned Goods, Fruits, frosh daily from the markets. VEGETABLES, gathered fresh every morning. 'Phone 54. Waterman lilocic l'luttwrnouth. BAUER of heaters on the market. Oak Heaters, Base Burners, and Furnaces, Air-Tight Wood Stoves, Majestic Steel Ranges, XXth Century Fur naces. Call and see our nice line of all kind of atoves. BAUER, Plattsmouth, Neb. aLid Cannot Rip! ALL SOLID SHOES for Severe Service. Ours aro Extra Good. Men's, Boy's and Youth's Jrom $i,Ss to $2.50, Sherwood & Son,