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u ' ... .J. ... 1 i n 71 F.vrrr IiTii(wfiit In fitka rou nt v I Ttm Journal will ever Ixi found 1 fthould read t he Journal. ' lifiinly (- : fl rlim f.f tli.- lu st liili rt'sltnf I'latts viK'utfof licmocracy in thu county. ukhiIIi ami CittH county III k'" nil. "DKMOCKATIC AT ALL TIMES AND UNDEIl ALL CIKCUMSTANCE8. OFFJC'K No. Hi, Stiirrii Sixth Stkekt R. A. a.ni T. K. HAT US, I'riiM.HHKiw. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 1903. Number 48 Volume XXIII UblattsMOMte i.M i 0! J i il ' :.l 1 ! THE "COLONIAL TEA." One of thz Most Interesting and En joyable Events of the Season. Tin? Colonial Tea given "by t he Wo man's Club l;ist I-'r i i:iy evening was well attended ami a derided success. Nearly all of tin Huh iiiembTi ;it prarccl hi cost iiiii', and in the grand march t hat opened tin' program wit1 seen grand-dames, housew i ves and I'u ritan maidens, with their escorts of distinguished iim ii of colonial days. Some of lln liltlc folks f Miss Mop ping' dancing class were council as I'uritaii maids ami others in thejr gor geous array of sat hi, velvet, ami laces, presented a Kalciili'scopic picture, charming to l-lnM, as with dignity t hey led tin march and gracefully went through the figures of the Lancers. The little I'uritaii maidens sang a song of Fourleen-and-Xincty-twow ilh pretty gesture. Willie I'earluian told of many things that happened in that same year that are not recorded in his tory, and looked angelic in a hlue vel vet suit and longrurling wig. Mrs. Streight tolil of some sf range New F.ngland customs. Mrs. Travis read a witty and original pajKr giving more credit to our fore-mothers than Is generally awarded them in history. Mrs. Stoutenloroiii.'h ravc an appro priate recitation and thechihand aud ience joined in singing "America," which was lined out hy Prof. Rouse in the costume of an old-time singing mister. Mr. Wise, in a gorgeous suit of pur ple satin, personated liov. Iliad ford and announced the program. Ir. Marshall made a handsome and hn Iosing appearance as an American otlleer, while . I'. S. Burton was equally tine in British regimentals. .Judge Travis was an ideal William 1'enn. Mr. Herold looked exactly like tSenoral Lafayette, and Mr. Moore as (Jeorge Washington made up in digni ty what he lacked in inches. Kirk Hates looked tierce in his Indian os tume, and kept his eyes on Mr. Sau ter, who as Columbus, was on a ier petual voyage of discovery. The ladies costumes were all well taken especial ly that of the President who made a charming picture as Martha Wash ington. Supper was served in Colonial style hy the I'uritaii Maidens. At the meeting of the Woman's cluh Saturday afternoon an excellent paper on Pocahontas was read hy Miss Ar nold. So much tmsiness was presented that the remainder of the program could not he carried out, and theallot od time was given up to arranging financial alTairs. Thse in charge of the '"Colonial Tea" reported that after expenses were pai'l nothing would remain from the proceeds. It was therefore moved awl carried that $." he drawn from thecluh treasury and given to the city library as a gift from the Woman's cluh. The next legular meeting will he held at the home of Mrs. Steimker. MissTrilety will have the pr.gram in barge. Orange Blossoms. Mr. William Sitzmann, of Platts mouth, was united in marriage with Miss Li hM, Tuma, of Omaha, at St. John's Catholic Church, on Saturday, the 21st inst, at 10 o'clock a. m.f Fath er Bradley, olliciating. A iMxmteous repast was served at the home of the groom's parents, in the southern part of town, to which many friends of the young couple sat down. The groom is an employee in the of ticeof the Evening News, and an ex emplary young man, and the Journal lys join iu w ith the other prints of the city in wishing him and his chosen companion for life, much joy and hap piness, and may their pathway through life Ik? strewn with the rarest of flow ers, whose fragraney shall sweeten the love that hinds them, and as dow n the stream of Time they glide, if troubles overtake them may they lie "little ones" but not to the extent that they willeverlvin want of funds to buy small twi-x. and never lack a good solid for the wife and that they may always be in a good humor and never get out of "sorts." Verdict of Acquittal. A jury of twelve of the yeonienry of Cas county says that the tine of 10o assessed against Frank Benfer by his "royal nibs," Judge Archer, was not the proper thing to do. It will no doubt be remembered by the readers of the Journal that Benfer was arrested a few weeks since on a charge of as sault and battery and taken before Archer, who after promising (it is stated) to do the fair thing by him, as sessed this tine against him. Benfer refused to submit to such an outrage ous procedure, and took an appeal to the district court, and the case was called Friday morning. The defendant testified in Archer' court that what he did was done in self-defense. The matter was turned over to the jury Friday night, and Saturday morning it returned a verdict of "not guilty." This is a sort of a slam at Archer's court, and people are now wandering how that great legal luminary made such a mistake. Head Ilayden Bros, ad in this paper. District Court Notes. The cast; of the state vs Hans Jen sen was dismissed on the motion of the state. In the matter of Mattie Llndsey vs (iuilford I). Connally, it was ordered that the case he revived iu the name .r John W. Connally, administrator of the estate of ;ullford l. Connally. Harry llickson was found guilty of forgery as charged. lie was accused of forging a note for $:!oii Mark White. The prisoner claimed that he was un der the influence of liquor and not re sjtonsible for his actions at the time he took "his pen in hand' and forged th; signature or Mr. White. The de fense also sought to show by expert testimony that there are many in stances on record where people under the influence of "booze" have had a mania for doing things which they would not have thought of when they wen; strictly sober. Hut such pleas have ceased to "work" upon the sym pathies of jurymen. L. II. Inlay, who was arrested some three mouths ago iion his own con fession that he had leen implicated in a case of horse stealing in this county, was ordered released in the district court upon the suggestion of County Attorney Koot. Kecent developments have led the authorities to believe that Inlay's confession was merely a product of a distorted brain. An Interesting Matter. For twenty-live years or more pre vious to his death, it is alleged that Thomas Lindsay was insane. He died in this county last year leaving an es tate valued at about $20,XX). The greatest portion of that time his brother William took care of him and looked after his property a verbal agreement Iteing made that when he died "William was to have his property. Years passed away swiftly, and when Thomas died no will could be found, as a directory to the disposition of the property. Now comes three others claimants who reside in England. This is the statusof a case now in the coun ty court of Casscounty, where William sues to recover so much of the estate for his labors for the past twenty-live years in taking care of his brother, as will be right. This is another instance where a humane brother is put to a great deal of work and trouble to save property for others whom with all ease and complacency at their command, come in to goble up a portion of an es tate of which they are not rightfully entitled. HopKins Lecture. None hut words of the highest com mendation have been heard from those who listened to Frederick E. Hopkins in the delivery of his famous lecture "The Land of the Golden Fleece" on last Monday night at the Parmele. The lecture of itself was of intense interest from start to finish, full clear cut, poetical thoughts on success in life and how to attain it. These were interspersed with witty sayings and made doubly enjoyable because of the charming and easy delivery of the speaker. We welcome such entertainments as this which not only entertain but ele vate. We are glad to see that the Lecture Course is being enjoyed so thoroughly by its patrons. It is well worth the effort made to introduce it. P. Pearson. It is with considerable pleasure that the Journal introduces the above nam ed gentleman to the people of Platts mouth and surrounding country. Hav ing been associated with him for six years or thereabouts in business rela tiens, no one has had a better oppor tunity to find out the true worth of the gentleman. Mr. Pearson's advent to our city is for the purpose of mak ing Plattsmouth his future home. He has not only purchased the stock of iroods formerly belonging to C. I. Long, but he has also purchased the building in which the store ig situated, and ex pects to keep an up-to-date stock of goods, fresh from the market. Mr. Pearson is a merchant of many years experience, and fully understands the business in which he is engaged. He is a gentleman in every sense of the term. We do not desire the readers of the Journal to take our word for it, but we want you to drop in and get acquainted with him, and then if you fail to rind him one of the nicest men you ever did business with our head is at your service for a foot ball. Mr. Pearson is assisted by his son George, a most genial young gentleman, who, it might be said, was reared behind the counter, and U a most excellent business man. A Prominent Citizen. Tom Parmele, of Plattsmouth, Is a guest at the Midway. Mr. Parmele has been mayor of Plattsmouth and Louisville, and is one of the most prominent capitalists in eastern Ne braska. Probably he, more than any other one man, has been instrumental in extending the independent tele phone line of the stata, the platts mouth Telephone Company of which he is president, being a pioneer insti tution. Mr. Tarmele is vice-president of the Home Telephone Company of this city. Kearney Hub. Politics In the South. Nkw Orleans, Nov. 17th, PJ03. Editor Joi'rnal: Havinga little leisure time, I thought I would tell you what the republicans and democrats of the south are doing, preparatory to the next presidential campaign. IJefore commencing, however, I wish to congratulate you for the way you fought ami worked for the democratic ticket this fall. Messrs. Travis, Mc Hride, Wheeler and Wortmau are cer tainly thankful and I have no doubt but that each will prove faithful and ellicient. The republicans in Mobile, Ala., or "The Lilly Whites" as they are called, are U-nding every effort to have Mark Ilauiia nominated for President; their object being to prevent the name of Hooker T. Washington for the nomi nation of Vice-President. The democrats'think that the main issue iu their platform should be "tar iff reform," Ex-Governor Hogg, of whom I talked a few days ago, is very strongly in favor of this. You no doubt remember what Ilave- meyer, the Sugar King, said before the L S. Senate when they were investi gate the trust question, viz: "The tariff is the mother of trusts." You also remember that President Iloose velt, previousjto the accident w ith the electric cars, touched gently on a mod ilied tariff in his speeches. After the accident he returned to Oyster Day, and on the same day that Speaker Henderson, of Iowa, resigned his seat in Congress, "because he wasnot in ac cordance with his party on the tariff platrorm," President Roosevelt was in consultation with Senators Ilanna, Al lison, Spooner, Piatt, Postmaster Gen eral Payne and others respecting the subject lie should discuss on his wes tern tour. They told him to talk reci procity and trusts which he Htarted out to do and turned back home. Did the President turn back on ac count of his knee, or was he afraid to face Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and the western states? Suilice it to say, his party leaders told him to leave the tar iff alone and he did. Next year the democratic party must convince the people that they are sincere. "Equal rights to all and special privileges to none," must be their slogan. It's prac tice and program must be tariff re form. They must subordinate every oWier question. The Dingley tariff gives special privileges only to govern ment grafters whom the protected tariff "protects." "We are several years past the period of "infant industries." No industry now needs a high protective tariff to enable it to get on its feet. It can use the opportunity, however, to exact an enormous profit from the 28,000,000 consumers which is afforded by a pro tective tariff and all the trusts are do ing this. They are all selling their pro ducts in Europe for less than they charge a man living a block from the factory. Tariff reform, as an effective curb on the industrial trusts, will, I hope, be the greatest issue in the dem ocratic platform of the next presiden tial campaign. From new: on let us hammer away on the tariff reform is sue. Revenue for the government we must have; tariff for revenue is a ne cessity. The present tariff of favorit ism must go. In 1892, with G rover Cleveland, we won on a tariff reform issue when the country was on the verge of a panic, prepared by the operation of the high tariff law in effect during the Harri son administration. We can do it again, and "should" Grover Cleveland or Richard Olneybe nominated, Presi dent Roosevelt will never take hisseat as an elected President in the White House, History will again repeat it self as it did with General Arthur and others. J ust remember that a high protective tariff creates, builds, fosters and protects a trust. Yours for Tariff Reform, Fred W. Race. TooK the Wrong Train. Mrs, Armstrong came to the depot in a hurry and seeing a train just com ing in, boarded it without enquiring about its destination. When the train pulled out of the station the conduc tor informed her that she took the wrong train and would have to leave it at the next station. The poor lady had to wait for hours all alone, dur ing a dark night, and suffered greatly. This is not the only case where people suffer on account of negligence. In place of Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine, the best blood purifier and stomach tonic, they accepted poor imitations and instead of the road to health they take the road to misery. Triner's Bitter Wine, as it is common ly called consists of pure California grape-wine and selected herbs, and has a prompt effect in all disorders of the stomach and of the blood. For pale, sickly ladies it is of the greatest value, as it strengthens the stomach to accept and digest all food and to con vert it in righ blood. At drug stores or direct from the manufacturer, Jos. Triner. 799, South Ashland Ave., Chi cago, 111. 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, 25 cents. only This Leading Clothier.... Novelty In Railroad Education. The novel project of running a pala tial special train from Chicago to New Orleans and return, a distance of near ly 2,000 miles, for the sole benefit of competitors was successfully carried out by the officials of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad last week. Nearly 100 general passenger agents and members of their families were the guests of the Illinois Central during the trip, every thing, including musical entertain ments in the observation car, being provided by the company. Had any one untertaken to purchase the service and entertainment provided the cost could not have been far from $10,000. The train was, so to speak, an edition de luxe, the Pullman Company certify ing that the new cars furnished were the finest ever manufactured by them, and the engineers and train crew were the most expert in the employ of the railroad company. ' The novelty of the affair consists largely in the fact that a few years ago railroad companies strove to keep from competitors accurate knowledge of con ditions along their lines of railroad. Excluding the complimentary feature, the main purpose of the Illinois Cen tral expedition was to educate compet ing lines regarding the unexcelled transportation facilities possessed by that company, and the possibilities which lie in the development of the South. Although progressive men, the general passenger agents who were on the trip were amazed to learn that the Illinois Central now practically has a double track system all the way be tween Chicago and New Orleans' and a rock ballasted roadbed with few grades and curves, which is capable of accommodating an enormous volume of traffic They were also surprised at the phenomenal commercial and in dustrial awakening which the South is experiencing, and they will spread the news regarding both facts for months to come. In doing this they will be advertis ing the South most effectively and promoting travel there from every quarter of the country. Naturally the Jllinois Central will get the benefit of this, for, in short, it has recruited a force of 100 live advertising agents from among the ranks of its active competitors. Under railroad methods in vogue prior to the era of "communi ty of interests" such an undertaking would have been hailed as suicidal. Chicago Record. Skating Park at Murray. J. W. Connally has greatly improved his lake near Murray, and at consider able expense. The lake has been a great place for skaters to collect dur ing the winter season, and Mr. Con nally has concluded hereafter to charge a small admission fee to all who desire to use the lake for skating, and by this means bring in a small revenue ade quate to keep the snow off the ice and to pay other expenses. The lake is in tine shape and the ice will be kept in good condition. It will be a nice place for sleighing parties to go for an even ing's enjoyment when both snow and ice will permit. A Sore Never Matters After Porter's antiseptic healing oil is applied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price 25 cents. Liver Pills That's what you need; some thing to cure your bilious ness and give you a good digestion. Aver s Pills are liver pills. They cure con stipation and biliousness. Gently laxative. 35c All tfrarctots. wTut your moustache or "beard a beautiful brown ot rich black T Then nse CIOIALVSDYEXW era to m. tnini, e. . P. Htu A Co.. Ww.a. M. M. i 8 L B0YJAND CHILDREN "We're it." Our Boy's and Children's Clothing Department is an attractive place for the boys and for parents as well. Boys like our Clothes and like to be fitted out here. This store is their favorite Clothing Store and they talk it at home, and anions themselves at school. Did you jjet your suit at Morgan's? is a question they often ask. We have the finest display of Boy's and Children's Clothing in the city in all the late kinks, patterns and styles. And by the way, we have a lon black Storm Coat for men measuring 46 inches lonp; with a 6-inch collar covering , he man "from the top ot his head to the sole of his feet" for ....... is Indeed a Recre MORGAN, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Smm tZ3an bMM ftolJ in twist 12 A FEW STOLEN SMILES. Purloined, Penciled and Prepared for the Journal Readers. Tears will often win a jury, if back ed up by sulllcient. good looks. If a man has a tendency to lie, mar riage fully developes it in him. Kleptomania is not catching, as claimed by some. It is taking. The man behind the vote is the ay powerful political machine, after all. There are some people who would rather be out of grub than out of style. Beatrice's public school enrollment is 2,003, a gain of nearly 300 over last year. The kangaroo shape has gone out and let us hope that it has gone out for good. It's all the same to New York whether it's Dowie or the sale of an heiress. Election post mortems are an unpro fitable thing, but some people insist upon holding them. A man may be so lazy that lie can't catch a cold, but that is no sign the cold won't catch him. Tilman predicts a race war In which either the whites or negroes in the south will be exterminated. Why is a nursery pin like a detec tive's bicycle? Because it is a chain less safety for secrect service. When we learn how to run our own business as well as we think we could run another's business we will turn in on Easy street. A good imagination is worth some thing. There is the man, for instance, who feels easy after he has paid his debts with borrowed money. The period of inflated values has not yet passed. A Chicago woman has just been awarded a $25,000.00 verdict for a kiss. When you order a ton of coal from the dealer and he asks you what size, tell him you want at least 2,000 pounds. The weather is getting cold and you will need every bit of it. I've often made a merry lest About poor little Cupid. And pointed out how blind he was, tlow jealous and bow stupid. But now somehow I feel as though He's not a half bad fellow; For when he sins to those he stings His voice Is sweet and mellow. "Sound Business Principles." A Federal Grand Jury in Omaha tas indicted Senator Dietrich for accept ing money for recommending the ap pointment of one Fisher as postmas ter at Hastings. The truth of the charge is yet to be established on the trial of the Senator. The prevalence of this mixing of politics with busi ness, which Senator Ilanna calls con ducting Government on "sound busi ness principles," and which is largely an aftermath of his work, while he was the power behind the throne, disposes to acceptance of the charge in advance of the verdict. Independent of that, however, the fact that Ed Rosewater hurries off to Washington and an nounces his errand there to be to se cure the removal of the District At torney who conducted the investiga tion that resulted in the indictment supplies ground for suspicion that the charge has a basis in fact. This is not weakened at all by Rosewater's state ment that the indictment is tho out come of a factional fight. Some plau sible pretense would naturally oe put forward to cloak the real purpose. Horse for Sale. A good four year old horse for sale. Weighs 1160 pounds and as sound as a dollar. Inquire at John Bauer's Hardware store, Plattsmouth, Neb. CLOTHING STORE! S5oaP Bargain. Leading Clothier. To Cure a Cold in One Day months. T1i!S RlrntfTrO- V Commissioners Proceedings. Plattsmouth, Nkh., Nov 17, 1!03 Board met pursuant to adjournment. All present. Resignation of George F. Ilouseworth, clerk of the district court, was accepted and James Robertson was appointed to till the vacancy. The clerk was notified to advertise fof bids for building county bridges, and Turner Zink tiled the following protest in regard to the same: I most earnestly protest against advertising for bids for the construction of bridges in Cass county for the coming calendar year. The funds on hand and levy available for the payment of obliga tions incurred in the construction of bridges under such contract, will not warrant the making of such contract. The levy for the next ensuing fiscal year has not been made and cannot be considered in making such contract and I deem it better to wait until we have funds or a levy available before making such contract, and also protest against making any contract which hy its terms will extend beyond the pre sent fiscal year. Tuknkk Zink. The following claims were allowed on the general fund: J. P. Falter, salary and expenses 3.100 Turner ink, same 1 00 W. 11. Harming, same 4! f5 A. Li. Cox. lumlter "J3 Mi J. H. I toddy, room for election 5 i I It. Vaklner. luiulx r I2H Xi A. Jj. Tidd, work on delinquent tax list, VI Li. J. Mayfield. printing 7 iu George 1'oisall. sprinkling streets 13 Ul U. Knapp. repairs 3 25 W. Li. Witherow. printing 1 7i I'lattsmouth Journal same 3 IXJ I'lattsmouth Water Co.. rents Vi S3 Frank Katon. team toeom'rs 8 00 A. F. Sturrn. lumber 27l 25 M. 1. I'ollard. room for election 00 N. I. Talcott. medical services 14 7 Plattsmouth Turn Verein. room for election C 00 J. I. Tutt. juror's certificate 4 00 Weeping Water ltepubllcan. printing.. 31 So F. M. Kichey. lumber 144 05 If. A. Hart, work on roads J4 J0 Plattsmouth Journal, printing delin quent tax list 31 10 C. G. Sheely, building bridges 2 34 44 ROAD DISTRICT FfXD: C. T. Klchards. work, district No. H f:,4 !)." J. W. Uichards. 5 34 Frank Itouse, " " 31 75 J. I. Lynn. " " o 30 00 V. G. Pankonin, " & no Official bond of James Robertson was approved. Board adjourned to meet December 1st, 1903. L. A. Tyso.v, County Clerk. Plea for the Telephone Girl. It is common practice for patrons of a telephone system to become impa tient when their calls are not answer ed at once. And it is a practice that should be curbed as early as possible. There are many good and sufficient reasons why "central's" answers are not forthcoming instantly, chief of which is that the operator cannot an swer a dozen or more calls and make the connection at one end and the same time. There are other reasons, best explained by visiting the central office during the busy hours. We will guarantee that if every impatient sub scriber to telephone service will take trouble to inspect the 'central opera tor's duties he will forget his own troubles and be more generous in bis demeanor when he calls for his con nection in the future. Don't forget that the time (and it hasn't been so long ago) was when if you wanted to talk to a certain person, j'ou were ac customed to prod your weary way into the presence of that person, whether or not it happened to be next door or four blocks distant and you didn't growl either. For Salt!. Eight acros of land 1 block west of M. P. Depot; good five room house, bam, wells and otlrer improvements. Plenty of fruit of all kinds. . For fur ther particulars call on or address, II. G. Stoll, Plattsmouth. 1 I i I iik;ii a nr." Copyrighted 1W3. Cures Crip In Two Day. on every f?J box. 25c November Forecasts. The wiilcriiit'loii's Imd lis l:iy. The h-e rn n tii frcci r's lint itw :iy. Tin- Ice man now will uIhIIimIc. lint lit re's the coal I rust at imr gate! The corn is cut and in the shock, tins seed Is on the hollyhock, 1 In; MiiniiM'r girl has changed her frock, and also wears a heavier smock. The housewife counts her cans of fruit, the hunter sallies forth to shoot, the football licnd begins to root, and the legislators think of h1. The buck-wheat cakes will kii 1m here and sorghum 'lasses, tK), will cheer, and o'er thy children's faces smear its sticky mess from ear to car. The nuts are falling in the woods, the squirrels store their winter food, and pumpkin pies will soon be good. (If asked to cat one now, I could.) The 'possum's in the, 'slmmon tree, the coon dog holds a jubillee, across the corn field the rabbits flee, as com ing danger now they see. The bird dog hunts the timid quail, but strikes the frightened rabbit's trail, the burrs get in the horse's tail and autumn winds lx-gin to wail. The apple butter stews and biles, the thrifty housewife stirs and smiles, as she reflects upon the piles of fruit she canned in different styles. Now put away your peek-a-boo, the open work we've rubbered through, or autumn will charge on you and turn your tender pelts all blue. Farewell straw hats and open hose, farewell my gauzy underclothes, the winds lxgin to nip my nose, to tell the truth I'm nearly froze. Bring out the heavy winter wear, with moth balls nestling here and there, polluting the surrounding air with smells to make a preacher swear. The ice man now will take a rest, but now the coal trust lifts its crest! Between the two they do their best to knock our profits galley west. Strayed or Stolen from my pasture on the Pitcher farm, three miles west of I'lattsmouth, a two-year-old gray marc colt, blind in one eye and thin in flesh. The finder will be liberally rewarded. Or any in formation leading to her recovery will be thankfully received. John R. Mkisinokk. Dr. Frank L. Cummins, dentist. Ofllce with Dr. K. D. Cummins. BY KEEPING IM LIME:! And marcliing straight to ft- V- where you will bo re paid for your trouble by getting the beat on tho markets. Groceries, Canned Goods, Fruits, fresh daily from the markets. VEGETABLES, gathered fresh every morning. 'Phone 54. Waterman Block riattsmouth. X t