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X s volumi: XXV PLATTSMOUTH, NEHRASKA, THURSDAY, APKIL, SO. 1105. NUMKEU li; X ' 1 I Willi B "Platte 3 i i .1 V V TART CURB-STONE JOSHiNGS Culled, Clipped, Penciled and Prepared for the Readers of the Journal. A lltil tn oll for ltT. Not colli t noiili for ii'v Su-h wi utlu r it vry INtn-t-ful Ami jfl vt- Mme popiv tin" lilue. More people get poor taking chances than get rich. Somehow the man whom the world owes is a poor collector. A good, soaking rain is what the farmers are praying for. A little work in the irardcii is the best kind of phical culture. Isn't it about tim to .serve an in junction on the weather man? It's a nitv tli.it some women can't think as fast as they can talk. The girl with a twin brother Is up against it when it comes to concealing her age. Tlie ice cream M ason is slow in ma terializing, but some people will have it at all hazzards. When you get into a snarl don't worry bow you did it, but get out as iuickly as possible. Some people don't know good man ners when they see it. Some should be taught their first lesson. "Your neighbors' chickens are all rlfcht provided they lay In your barn," says the wise man of the Fremont Tribune. Will I'lattsmouth celebrate the Fourth of July this year? Let's all stav at home and have a big time of our own. Many people keep poor trying get- rich-uuick" schemes. We know of one in this city who has become much poorer tha'n he was two years ago try ing this business. The weather is warming up again and in a short time linen dusters will be the rage, and people will want to shed their flannels. If you would knock a stubborn man down instead of stopping to argue with him you would save a lot of wind and much valuable time. Some men in this town can "blow oil" loud and long, but that's about all they can do. People pay but little attention to sucli "blow hards." I'lattsmouth goods for I'lattsmouth people is the rule I'lattsmouth people should cling to if they want to keep I'lattsmouth money in I'lattsmouth. If people don't love you, it really doesn't matter much. A certain I'latts mouth man is generally despised, but he seems to get along about as well as anybody. "Buffalo Bill" blames the women s clubs of the world for the adverse de cision in his divorce suit. In other vords Colonel Cody has been clubbed. Well, he deserved it. An immense crowd was in town Sat urday, drawn here from various sec tions of the county by Dovey's great barirain sale. Many were here from cr Mills and Fremont counties, Iowa. The women's Federation of Clubs is discussing the question, "What is the the best Dreventive of divorce?" If we were consulted we would venture to suggest three good meals a day served at home every day in the year "It would be entirely different if the people did as they prayed," says an exchange. Some church members in Plattsmouth put In their time on Sunday praying for a chance to cheat someone on Monday. The Omaha News has settled a vex ed question. It says the reason there are so many old bachelors is because there are not enough women to go around. Evidently the News does not know the vast number of old maids in I'lattsmouth. A young lady of this city says she will not marry a man who drinks, chews tobacco or smokes. She is rather too particular, and may be glad to get one with all these faults before she dies. The model she wants is a scarce article in this or any other town. Every town has its fresh young men but I'lattsmouth has a good many who have nothing else to do than stand on the street corners of even ings and "guy" every young lady that passes by. There Is going to be a great roar made to the mayor one of these days in regard to the duty of the po lice force in this direction. This nuis ance should be stopped. Some people can never take a hint. They will walk right into a man's of fice with the words "hands off" star ing them In the face, take papers from the desk without even asking the priv ilege. Some of the fellows will get in sulted one of these days who infringes too much on our good nature. Fapers on an editor's desk are private proper ty, and people who bave not enough sense to know this, must be told in plain language. Another Horning to Boys. Charles Chassott, a fourteen-year-old lad, was quite badly shaken up last Saturday in the Missouri Pacific yards, lie got aboard the south bound pas senger train at the depot, as he had often before done, to ride a short dis tance and then jump off. The speed of the train was apparently some faster than he expected when he leaped to the ground, as he lost his foothold and his head struck the hard roadbed with such ft rce as to render him uncon scious for some time, but his injuries ot berw ie were not of a serious nature. This a very dangerous habit that some of the boys of this city have gotten in to that should be stopped. Everyone caught in the act should be arreste and lined. And it should tecompu sory on the part of the station agen to report such acts to the authorities. THE BIENNIAL ELECTIONS Omitted Eeiergenci Clause Making; Tes Case Impossible Until Law Goes Into Effect. All hope of testing the bill for bien nial elections by mandamus p v-eed ings in time to permit of holding the conventions at the usual time has gone glimmering with the discovery that no emergency clause was attached to the measure, which, therefore, does not become effective until June 30, says the Lincoln News. Until the law goes into effect all efforts to tile peti tions for nominations or mandamus Hie governor to issue election procla mations will be of no effect, it is said from the fact that the present statute is now in force and the new one can not be brought before the court. The supreme court will adjourn the Janu aiy sitting in June before the test case can be instituted, and such proceed ings will have to wait until the Sep tember term, which will begin only five or six weeks before election day, under the terms of the old statute. The prospect of a greatly prolonged period of uncertainty as to the con stitutionality of the measure, it is claimed, will have the effect of delay ing the calling of a special election for the choice of. a successor to Burkett until the governor can determine whether or not the regular election in the fall will be dispensed with. He has leaned toward the belief that it would be much more economical to hold the two elections at one time if the old law remains in force. Had a test case been instituted so that the validity of the bill could be decided before the court adjourns the January sitting, a decision in favor of the law could have been followed im mediately by a proclamation calling a a special election. As the situation stands at the present time there is un certainty as to the outcome. Should the governor await the decision of the court, it is probable that after due formalities have been complied with, the election could be held earlier than the regular time in November, no mat ter what the decision of the court might be. It is this condition which leads some of the interested parties to hope that the election will be called early, whatever will be the decision as to the biennial bill. The two test cases suggested so far were to proceed along the lines of a mandamus action. In one it was pro posed to ignore the time limit fixed in the statute for the issuance of the elec tion proclamation and institute man damus proceedings to compel the gov ernor to issue one. That would take the question involved directly into the supreme court. The other is that proposed by O. P. Polk who plans to secure a nomination for county judge by petition and offer to file with the county clerk, whose re fusal would be made the basis for im mediate proceedings for mandamus, which would be taken promptly from the district to the supreme court. The Time Is Ripe. Now is the time for all concerned to begin to beautify our city. Let every one see to it to put his or her premises in the cleanest possible condition. A clean place is a lovely place. A dirty place is an offence to nature. If every one would see to it that his premises are put in order the city would soon have an inviting appearance. In clean ing up give the tree topper a wide berth. lie is the ruination of shade trees. A Fine Outfit. W. M. Barclay received a handsome delivery wagon last week, which bears the lettering of the Willow Springs Brewing company, of which be is their genial agent at this place. Billy is as proud as a peacock over the outfit, and he draws the reins over as fine a team of horses as there is in the county. He has cause to feel proud. JUDGMENT FOR MRS. WEBB After a Hard Fight in the Court, the Jury Gave the Plaintiff $9,500. "A hard case was begun Monday morning when the court took up the suitof William II. Stull vs. the C-, B. & Q , in which he asks for damages for the death of William Webb, which oc curred accidentally while the repair. were being made on the I'lattsmouth bridge in February, l!tn:$. J. W. De weese of Lincoln and Byron Clark of I'lattsrriout. are assisting V. S. Lewis in thedefense of the railroad company, and L T. Genung is being assisted by Shirley J illiland, and Matthew Gerin of I'lattsmouth in the prosecution of the case. A large number of witnesses are here from different railroad points among them J. C. Sheehan and John Pencil of Galesburir. 111.. J. Kelly of Brook field, Mo., C. A; Peterson, C. A Gohman, H. F. Deering, Henry A Gundermann and M. W. Smith of I'lattsmouth. A small model of the bridge in the vicinity of the acci dent and several pictures are used to inform the jury of the nature of the accident." The above is from the Glenwood Opinion, which was issued on the morning of the day on which the jury gave Mrs. Webb a judgment for $9,500. The manner in which William R Webb met his death is still fresh in the minds of ;he Journal readers. The case was hotly contested, the principal attorney for the plaintiff being Hon Lew T. Genung of Glenwood, one of the greatest and most successful attor neys in western Iowa. The Journal editor has known Mr. Genung for number of years, and from the day we learned that he was to be engaged in the prosecution, we came to the con elusion that Mrs. Webb would be sue cassful in her suit for damages. While the result of this case is a big feather in the noted lawyer's cap, it is proper to say that he is willing his assistants should come in for their share of the glory. The following from the Glenwood Tribune gives a more extended account of the case: "The Plattsmouth railroad bridge case, which begun Monday, was given to the jury Thursday afternoon. It has been a hard fought contest all along the line, involving some fine points in the law and evidence "William R. Webb in February, 1JK)3 two years ago fell from the Platts mouth bridge and was clashed to death on the ice below. "Webb at the time was working with others in the reconstruction oi the bridge. Several of his fellow work men saw him fall. "A suit against the Burlington for $10,000 damages was instituted by the Webb estate in Mills county court, it being alleged the accident occurred in this county. "The estate also contended that Webb's death was due to the action of the company's foreman in removing unknown to Webb) certain heavy tim bers that weighed down certain planks on which the men were '.n the habit of passing back and forth in their work. Webb stepped on the end of one of these loose planks and was precipitated below. "In defense, the Burlington asserted two things: "First That Webb's death resulted from his own negligence. "Second That the accident occur red in Nebraska, and not in Iowa. ' "Considerable testimony was taken on the point establishing the center of the channel of the Missouri river the dividing line between Iowa and Ne braska. "Maps, charts, drawings, photo graphs, and testimony of various wit nesses, were submitted. Surveyor Seth Dean made a drawing of the bridge and river and was an important wit ness on the stand. 'Webb fell from the south side of the bridge and a short distance to the west of the center pier. Lawyers for the estate contended that the center of the channel was 90 feet to the west of this pier. The railroad company asserted the pier divided the center of the channel. "A decision by the jury that Webb fell in Nebraska would end the action, as the statute of limitation would bar the bringing of a second suit in that state. The law states that an action for personal damages must be brought within two years. "Another thing, the laws of Iowa and Nebraska differ radically on the question of responsibility in railway accidents. "Iowa is one of the very few states having a special enactment that pro Tides that damages may be recovered rom a railroad company where injur ies are sustained through the negli gence of a co-employe." Child Seriously Burned. On Friday evening of last week lit tle Bertha Sabs, the eight-year-old daugnter of Henry Sabs,, and her brother one year younger, were play ing near a bondfire when the little girl's clothes caught tire and she was burned in a frightful way about the limbs and hips. Her little brother at tempted to smother out the (lames and received severe burns on the hands. The screams of the children at tracted the attention of the mother, who smothered out the (lames with her own skirts. Dr. Worthman wa summoned and dressed the wounds o the unfortunate children. At time of going to press the condition of the lit tie girl is mostcritical, but Dr. Worth man has hopes of saving her life. Louisville Courier. Another Pioneer Passes Away. Mrs. Margaret Gustin, one of the early pioneer settlers of Cass county died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Godfrey Fickler, three miles south of this city on Saturday, April 15, 1905, Mrs. Gustin was about 80 years of age and came to this county in the early territorial days. Her family were here when the Indians were very numerous and the land upon which the city of Plattsmouth is built was a vast wilder ness. She could relate many incidents of her early career in this county that was very interesting to her company Mrs. Gustin was an excellent lady and her demise Is mourned by all who knew her. Fifteen Children. We notice that the Chariton (Iowa Leader is drawing attention to the fact that a couple near that city have just been presented with the twelfth child, and wants President Roosevelt to stop on his return trip from Cali fornia and visit the family. Now, this may be something to brag of, but Cass county has one instance that beats it by three. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cappin, near Weeping Water, on March 2" 1905, making the 15th child. Now, if you can beat this you can come again Piesident Roosevelt, in his rounds of visiti.ig large families should not pass by this one. Always Attracts Attention. Kickers always attract attention one class of them sells high on the market. The highest-priced four-leg ged kicker is a hybrid creature, irrit able somewhat unscriptural. The chronic kicker is an amusing two-leg ged ' animal," not so dangerous, how ever. A kicker never builds up. He is great on tearing down. The world's happiness has been promoted by more compliments than by curses, so dear reader, when you feel like kicking just retire to the back yard and kick yourself a few times rather than join the knocker's chorus. Refused a New Trial. Judge Jessen finished the business of the March term of the district court Saturday, and one among the last matters to come before the court was a motion of the attorney for Dr. Johnson of Avoca, for a new trial. Dr. Johnson was convicted and fined $50 on the charge of prescribing medi cine without first obtaining the prop er credentials for so doing. The case, we understand, will be taken to the supreme court. A Friendly Action. County officers cannot yet read their title clear to that extra year the legis- ature made them a present of, as a mandamus suit to com pel the governor to issue the election proclamation as usual this fall will soon be brought. The suit, however, is not brought by any "kicker," but is simply a friendly action to settle the matter in time for the regular fall election should the court hold against the law. A Rapacious River. John Roenau of Treynor, a former prominent farmer of Mills county, greeted Glenwood friends Friday. In speakingof the ravages of the Missouri liver, Mr. Roennau says that he once refused $60 per acre for his 640 acresof and near Henton, but in 1S92 he sold what he had left of it, 120 acres, at $20 an acre. He further says that the Roennau families lost over 1800 acres of land by the freaks of this treacher ous stream. Glenwood Tribune. Don't Know Any Patter. The Plattsmouth New editor finds t a hard matter to refra n from heap ing great praise on the legislature for the few things they did, and much they might have done and didn't. If you have any praise to bestow, donate it to Governor Mickey and his little veto hatchet. Weeping Water Herald. Nothing In the Rumor. The Omaha Bee correspondent of this city is responsible for the follow ing which appeared in last Friday's is sue of that paper: "It is said that twelve young women are to resign their positions as teachers in the Plattsmouth public schools in order to get married." Knowing his proclivi ties for getting matters considerably "mixed," we have taken the opportu nity of lidding out just how much truth there was in the report. Upon investigation we find that all hut live of the present teachers have made ap plication for their retainment the next year. Many patrons of the Bee in this city are becoming very weary of tl manner in which its representative here gets matters mixed. "HOME FIRST THE WORLD AFTERWARD" A Few Suggestions for Those Who Believe in Building Up Home Industries. Here we are in the midst of a big ef fort to induce several manufacturing establishments to locate in I'latts mouth. The largest industry of this character of which our city is possessed is a flouring mill, which is perhaps equal in every way to any mill in the county. Recently this establishment has been overhauled, and new and mod ern machinery has taken the place of the old. The quality of Hour manu factured is as good as any sold in the city; the capacity is more than equal to the demand, and yet we see load af ter load of Hour shipped in and sold by our dealers. Is this the proper way to keep manufacturing enterprises in our midst? In our effort to get new indus tries, would it not be just as well to spare a little bit in keeping what we have, especially when it costs no more than it does a patronage that justly belongs to it? Mr. Ileisel is one of our people, has lived here for years, his flour will compare equal in quality to that shipped in, and it would be just as well for our home merchants who should be interested in building up home industries, as well as home trade in every branch of to think of this business, as they go along. The above suggestions comes to our mind as we note so much outside Hour shipped in, and it would seem that right now more than ever is tin's case. If we would build up our city we must do so within ourselves as much as pos sible. Don't yet on vour ear at people who go to .Omaha to buy goods, when you are guilty of doing that of which you complain. "What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." When our people learn to be more congenial in our business relations, and unite on the system of "Home first the world afterward," we can then ex pect that prosperity which is properly due to Plattsmouth. Due in June. This is supposed to be the year of the coming of the so-called "17-year- ocusts," which insects, having hereto fore arrived on schedule time after years, will doubtless make their appear ance in the summer. One who has studied the habits of locusts writes, as follows concerning them: "The 17-year-locustsare due in June, 1905. They made their appearonce in 1854, again in 1871, and the last time n 1888. The only damage done by them is the depositing of their eggs in the twigs of large trees and the bodies of small ones. They are apt to injure trees in the nurSeryor young orchards, especially where oak timber was stand- ng seventeen years ago. They seem to thrive best in oak timber, being seldom found anywhere else, and never n pine or hemlock forests. Fowls of all kinds are very fond of them and get fat eating them." What About the Peach Crop? One of our fruit growers stated Tues day that-be bad made an examination of the peach buds and found a num ber that looked as if they were alive, but upon putting them to the test of powerful microscope the fact de veloped that in almost every case the buds that bad a thrifty appearance were really dead in the germ. This would indicate that the peach crop for the coming year is in all probability a failure. A Successful Entertainment. Miss Francis Heber, in the Bestor district, gate a basket social last Sat urday, which was a big success in every particular. The proceeds amount ed to 89.65. Miss Heber is one of the most successful teachers in Cass county. Anything you want in the wall paper Ine at Gering & Co.'s at the right price. PURELY PERSONAL MATTERS Pertaining to People Who Visit Plattsmouth and Plattsmouth People Who Visit Abroad. Ilerbeit Sherwood was in I.irico'n Monday. Martin Kami) of ,lvo, was here on business Friday. Thomas Darnell of Lincoln, was in I he city Monday. J. B. Seyboltof Murray, was a I Matt s mouth Saturday visitor. Fred Bughe and sou of Wabash were county seat visitors Friday. T. L. Gage of Lincoln, was in I'latts mouth on business Monday. W. A. Cleghorn was down from Louisville Friday on business. B. F. and Bert Dill of South Bend were county seat visitors Friday. L. W. Ingwerson of near Nehawka, was a county seat visitor Saturday. Miss Etta Crabtree, a Weeping Wa ter teacher, was in the city Saturday. Otto Tague came in from Cam bridge Saturday night to visit home folks. B. K. Leydaof Falls City was visit ing his son, .J. M. and family, the past week. Miss Itena Atwell of Nebraska City, is a guest at the home of John I 'ass bender. Herman and sister, Miss Antonia Kessler, visited friends in Lincoln Sunday. Misses Luella Taylor and Louise Mickle of Union, were in Plattsmouth Saturday. Dr. J. M. Greene and wife of Man- ey, wereguestsof Plattsmouth friends over Sunday. Frank Smith went to Union Sunday to visit his mother and ret lained un til Monday evening. Miss Grace Lake of Murdock, was among the good looking schoolma'ams to visit Plattsmouth Saturday. Lloyd Gapen was In Saturday to re new the subscription of his brother, Sam, at Hyattsville, Wyoming. Mrs". P. D. Bates and her brother, Charles Miller, went to Ashland Fri day to attend the funeral of a relative. Misses Ina and Elsie Kimberly of Greenwood, and Miss Belle Dwyer of Weeping Water, were here Saturday. A. T. Campbell of Bock Bluffs call- ed Saturday and ordered the Journal sent to G. W. Campbell at Belgrade. Neb. E. S. Barstow, car inspector, was own from Lincoln Monday. Ed's many friends here are always glad to see him. Col. Kroehler came down from Ilave- ock Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. George Kroehler, which occurred Monday. Miss Lena Bums, one of the hand somest young school ma'ams in Cass county, was here Saturday from Weep ing Water. Chas. Neuman and family spent Sunday with relatives In this city. They were accompanied by the for mer's brother, Frank. Mrs. Fred White, principal of the Cedar Creek schools, was in the city Saturday in charge of the examination of several young school ma'ams. Miss Susie Domingo of Weeping Water, and Miss Alice Sherman of Avoca, were here Saturday to attend the special examination of teachers. August Nolting, one of the Jour nal's enthusiastic supporters, and one of Cass county's energetic farmers was in Saturday to renew for another 'year. ... iii.er a visit or a few clays wi W. Osborne and family in this Mrs. E. II. Osborne and daughter! parted for their home in Central C Neb., Friday. "Posey" Messersmith, who has be in the employ of the Burlington over thirty years, has resigned his ition as switchman in the local yards to engage in the chicken business. Ernest Roesner and wife of Lincoln, Sundayed in this city. Mr. Roesner has almost entirely recovered from in juries received In a recent wreck near Creston, Iowa, in which his engineer was killed. J. H. Bachelor and G. W. Bates came' over from Fremont county, Iowa, Sat urday, and spent Sunday with the lat ter's father, Lemon Bates, who is 'in very poor health. They gave the Jour nal a pleasant visit Monday morning. Dr. T. J. Todd came up from Se- dalla, Ma, Friday evening. lie has cut loose from Sedalia and will go Into business with bis brother at Omaha, who has built up a large business in dentistry and is unable to do the busl- I ness without an assistant. V 1 1 4. A