DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
Short Items of Interest, From Fri
day Evening's Daily Journal
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Mrs. T. S. Will was a visitor Omaha
this morning.
Newton Will and wife were Omaha
visitors today.
L. F. Sallee was a visitor in Omaha
this morning.
Ray Travis was a visitor in Omaha
this afternoon.
John McQuestion was a visitor in
Omaha this afternoon.
Herbert Josselyn was a visitor in the
metropolis this afternoon.
V. T. Kuncl, the baker, was a passen
ger to Omaha this afternoon.
L. B. Egenberger and J . P. Falter
were visitors in Omaha this morning.
Mrs. A. B. Hass, of Oreapolis, is
visiting in the city with relatives today.
Mrs. George W. Thomas and little
son are the guests of friends in Omaha
today.
George Snyder of near Mynard was a
business visitor in the county seat this
morning.
Miss Marie Kaufman, of Cedar Creek,
was a business visitor in the city this
morning.
Silas Long was a passenger to Glen
wood this morning, looking after some
business matters.
J. W. Gamble returned this morning
from Omaha where he has been visiting
for the past few days.
Mrs. Helps was a visitor in the me
tropolis this afternoon, a guest of
friends for the day.
The ice men are beginning to get a
little uneasy about the crop. There is
plenty of time yet for a crop.
Wash A. Young was a passenger to
Omaha this afternoon, where he is
looking after some business matters.
C W. Hamilton was a visitor at Om
aha this afternoon, where he is looking
after the poultry exhibit, which he has
there.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Salsbury were
passengers to Omaha this morning. I
where they are visiting with friends'
for the day.
John Bergman of near Murray was a '
passenger to Omaha this morning I
-where he will look after some busrn?s
-.matters for the day.
.Mrs. George Ballance and little daugh
ter returned this morning from an ex-1
tended visit to Havelock. where they 1
have been since before Christmas.
Fred Patterson from Rock Bluffs
was a visitor in the county seat this af
ternoon, looking after some business in
t u . i e n tV-
Journal.
visiting in the city with relatives and j
friend, guests at the home of his
parents, David E. Rice, departed for
hi home today.
John McCarthy of Bellevue came in !
"last evening and visited over night and
today with his friend Uncle John Mon
roe returning home this afternoon on
the fast mail.
Misses Mary Twes and Bertha Evers
were passengers to Omaha this after
noon on the fast mail, going back to
-work after having visited with friends
and relatives in the city for some days
past.
Those who helped Craig with the
glove factory are now reaping the
benefit for their goodness. Here he
was assisted in getting started, and
after getting on his feet he moves to
Omaha.
W. R. Leonard of Minneapolis is in
the city today looking after some mat
ters pertaining to the show business,
having just completed a season, closing
with the last night of the old year with
Dora Thome at Grand Island.
Mrs. H. M. Craig departed this morn
for Omaha where they will make their
home in the future, Mr. Craig having
accepted a position with the newly or
ganized Omaha Glove company, which
begins business in that city at once.
A. M. Searle, accompanied by his
nephew, Fred McElwain, who has been
visiting at the Searle home for some
days past, from Indiana, were passen
gers to Omaha this morning, where
they are looking after some business
.matters.
Hiram Walsh and wife, parents of
Mrs. Wm. Barclay, who have been vis
iting in the city for some days past,
-departed for Omaha this morning where
they will visit for a few days before
returning to their home in the western
part of the state.
Mrs. C. M. Seyberts of Mt. Pleasant
precinct and two daughters. Misses Ivy
and Margaret, returned last evening
from a visit of a few weeks with the
former's parents, Gotlieb Spreick and
wife at Stanton. They stopped today
the family of John McNurlin and con
tinued their journey home this evening,
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Vallery White, of Omaha, is visiting
in the city, the guest of relatives for
the day.
Mrs. J. S. Hall went to Omaha this
morning where she is looking after
some business for the day.
L. B. Bown the horse trainer, was
a passenger to Hamburg today where
he has some work in his line.
Miss Lillian Kolarik of Crete came in
last evening and 13 visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Byrl Ballard.
James L. Gray, of Lincoln, was a vis
itor in the city last evening, looking
after some property he has in the city.
Julius Neilson was a passenger to
Omaha this morning, where he is look
ing after some business matters "today.
W. B. Porter, of Mynard, was a vis
itor in the city today, looking after
some business matters at the county
seat.
Mrs. T. S. C
her daughter,
and daughter,
Dabb, accompanied by
Mrs. Emily Morrison,
Edna, were visitors in
Omaha today.
E. S. Critchfield, a deputy internal
revenue collector, was a visitor in the
city this morning looking after some
business matters.
Mrs. Dr. Frank Jensen departed this
morning for her home at Newman
Grove after a visit for some time at
the home of her parents.
Miss Tillie Ploeger departed this
morning for Glenwood, la., where she
will visit for some time at the home of
her cousin, Mrs. A. E. Stephenson.
R. A. McClannehan, wife and little
child, departed this morning for their
home in Lincoln, after a visit of a few
days with friends and relatives in this
city.
Uncle Curtiss Moore was a- visitor in
the city this morning, for the first time
for a number of days, he haviner been
confined to his home on account of sick
ness. Henry Donat departed this morning
on a ninety days trip, which will take
him to Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana,
and other points in the east, in the
interest of the house for which he is
traveling.
John W. Evans and wife were visi
tors in the city for the past few days
from Omaha, looking after the tuning
of some pianos in the city, returning
home this afternoon on the fast mail.
Mrs. L. N. Humphrey who has been
very ill with the grippe and also suf
fered intense pain in the eyes is now
able U s:t up though she still has to
remain in a darkened room on account
of her eyes.
Hugh Pever?. wife and child, who
have been vision? in the city for some
time with rel?ti' e? and friends, guests
at the hr me of Jan es Severs, departed
for their home at El Reno, Oklahoma,
this afternoon.
Mrs. W. II. Barker and daughter.
Miss Pearl, returned tlvs morning from
Chicago, where they were visiting with
friends and relatives for the past ten
days, the guests at the home of Mrs.
Barker's brother, Alex I'hilby.
H. G. Van Horn of the Van Horn &
Gibson music store, was a visitor m
Omaha this afternoon, where he is
looking after replenishing his stock of
goods since the holidays, in order to
keep the stock one that makes it good
to select from.
Mrs. Eva Reese was forty-five years
old yesterday and gave a supper in
honor thereof to the member of her
father's family, which was greatly en
joyed by all present. There being
games, music and refreshments to help
the hours fly merrily.
Mrs. L. D. Yeager and sister, Mrs.
S. Braggs, and little daughter, passed
through the city this morning enroute
from Union where they were visiting
with another sister, Mrs. G. Garrison,
to their home in Promise City, Iowa.
They have been visiting at Union about
a week.
Miss Annie Chapman, one of the
glove makers who was employed by the
Plattsmouth Glove company, departed
this morning for Glenwood, where she
will visit for a short time with her
friend, Miss Lulu Brockway, also a
glove maker, who last fall came from
Gloversville to work for the company
here, but who is now engaged at Glen
wood. This morning Dr. E. W. Cook re
turned from Salem, Iowa, where he
recently went to see his mother, who
is very sick at that point. When the
doctor departed yesterday for home his
mother was resting a little easier,
though her general condition was not
perceptibly improved. It is to be hoped
she will make some decided improve
ment and that she may again recover
her health.
GOES TO HOSPI
TAL AT OMAHA
Troubled With Appendicitis for Some
Time Causes Necessity of
Operation.
Mrs. Frank Buttery was taken to
Omaha this afternoon by her husband,
and in care of Miss Amelia Heisel,
where she will be taken to the St.
Joseph Hospital, where she will under
go an operation for relief from appen
dicitis. Mrs. Buttery has been troubled
with the disease for a long time and has
deferred going to the hospital for an
operation, seeking relief through medi
cal treatment rather than having to
submit to such for relief. Some years
since her brother, Joseph Nejedley, was
troubled with the same disease, and af
ter having undergone the operation and
recovered his health was much improv
ed. It is earnestly hoped by the many
friends of Mrs. Buttery that the opera
tion which she is about to undergo will
result in a complete restoration of this
lady to her accustomed health. Mr.
Buttery and Mrs. John Busche went
along to assist in getting the -sick ' lady
to the hospital.
Organize for Work.
The newly elected officers of the
Christian Sunday school met last even
ing, and with the teachers at the regu
lar meeting of the Bible class course,
and perfected plans for an aggressive
campaign for the reclaiming of the chil
dren in the city who do not attend Sun
day school. In this city there are over
one thousand children who attend the
city school, not counting those who are
in the St. John's school, and there are
less than one-half that number attend
ing Sunday school. In reclaim them,
the organization was affected last even
ing. Much talk is devoted by. many or
ganizations relative to foreign missions,
and the work which they do in the
foreign field, while they allow their
next door neighbor's children and many
times their own to remain out of the
Sunday school, and without the know
ledge which they seek to impart to the
heathen. To begin at home in the work
which is admitted to be essential by all,
is the mission of the Sunday school.
There is a great enough field here for
the combined efforts of the Sunday
schools of the city all working in unison.
May they all get at the matter in earn
est. !
Frog in Stomach Causes Death.
The Lincoln Journal of this Saturday
morning says: "A living frog in his
stomach is said to have been the cause
of an illness which last evening resulted
in the death of Logan Suddith, an old
soldier, whose home was at 1 629 O street.
M. Suddith, while on a visit in Indiana
several months ago, drank at a spring,
and is thought to have swallowed a tiny
reptile at that time. Since then he had
been an almost constant sufferer. The
frog was finally expelled from his
stomach only a few days ago, and is
then said to be of some size, having
apparently lived in Mr. Suddith's stom
ach for several months. Mr. Suddith,
who was sixty-one years old at the
time of his death, was unable to re
cover from the effects of his revolting
experience, and died last evening at
7:20 o'clock. He was an old soldier,
having served in Company C, l-34th In
diana volunteers."
Will Give Chicken Pie Supper '
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Presby
terian church will give a chicken pie
supper January 14 in the basement of
the church. At this supper the same
committees which served at the supper
recently given, will be expected to
serve in the same capacity as before.
O. B. Carter of Omaha was a visitor
in the city this morning looking after
some business matters.
Will S. Soper was a passenger ' to
Omaha this afternoon, looking after
some business matters.
Miss Gertrude Stenner was a visitor
in Omaha this afternoon, where she
will remain over Sunday.
Herman Martin came in from Omaha
this morning and is visiting with friends
in the city for a few days.
Mark White of Rock Bluffs was a
visitor in the city this morning looking
after some business matters.
C. W. Hayden, of Omaha, was a
business visitor in the city this morning
and returned on the fast mail.
F. L. Rhoden of near Murray was a
visitor in the city this . morning, look
ing after some business at the county
seat,
Mrs. Letz and Mrs. Todd, of Omaha,
came in this morning and are guests at
the home of Geo. N. Dodge and wife
for the day.
Misses lone and Helen Dovey depart
ed last evening for Chicago, where they
are attending school, after spending the
holidays at home.
Chas. C. Hennings and son, Ferdi
nand J.. Hennings were visitors in' the
city this afternoon looking after some
business matters.
M. Archer will insure your property
from loss by fire, lightning, wind
storms, tornados and cyclones. Farm
insurance is especially solicited.
Falls Under His Horse.
Thursday evening, Master Roy Thomp
son was going to the Missouri Pacific
depot for the mail, arid having saddled
his horse, started out of the stable,
where it was light, having a lantern
hanging on the inside, and as the horse
went out of the door it stumbled over
a pile of refuse, falling and at the same
time throwing Roy under him. In fall
ing the horse and boy were both pin
ioned down, in such a way that they
neither could get up. Roy shouted to
his father, who was in the house, and
he ran out to see what was the trouble.
finding the horse down with Roy fast
under him, the horse lying on one leg.
After his father rolling the horse up
hill a trifle Master Roy was able to ex
tricate himself from the uncomfortable
position. The horse was then rolled the
other way and was gotten up. Roy is
nursing a very sore leg from the ex
perience which he had, the knees and
ankle both being sprained m the mixup.
AFTER THE EX
PRESS COLIPAMES
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The Railroad Commission Says They
Must Comply With the Laws.
A special from Lincoln, under dateo f
January 2, says: "The railroad com
mission has decided that the express
companies doing business in the state
are not living up to the law and must
be compelled to do so. The attorney
general was formally instructed today
to file a mandamus suit against' them
compelling them to furnish complete in
formation about their business as the
state law requires. Also, the filing of
suits to collect penalties for failure to
obey the law was ordered, fines being
all the way from $500 to $5,000 on con
viction. "The companies affected are the
Adams, Wells-Fargo, American, United
States, Pacific and Great Northern. Of
these, the Pacific has more nearly than
any other company complied with the
demands of the commission.
"A motion was filed by Commissioner
Williams before the Railway commis
sion this afternoon calling upon the
various express companies of the state
to appear before the commission on
January 15 and show cause why a 25
per cent reduction of the rate charged
for shipment should not be ordered on
all commodities not mentioned in the
Sibley law. The motion has not been
called to the attention of the other
members of the commission by Com
missioner Williams, but ha3 been filed
with the Secretary."
Hits Pretty Hard.
There seems to be something wrong
when a small town secures a factory,
works for its advancement, gives it
money and encourages it in every man
ner possible, and as soon as the factory
begins to employ a few men and be a
benefit to the town the proprietor takes
the factory to a larger city. The claim
is made that better railroad facilities
are needed. Perhaps that is true, but
the small factory could never have been
made a success in a larger city. This
fact was brought out by the removal
of the Plattsmouth glove factory to
Omaha. When the proprietor first
came to Plattsmouth a very small room
was amply sufficient for all needs, but
a little more machinery was acquired,
and now the factory wants larger quar
ters. It seems to be a poor way of
repaying favors shown when they are
most needed. Nebraska City News.
Dr. Wilcox Sells Out.
A deal was made last Saturday in
which Dr. A. E. Walker of Murray suc
ceeds to the business of Dr. E. B. Wil
cox. The transfer to take place about
the sixth. The cause of Dr. Wilcox
removing from Nehawka is a purely
business proposition, he having been
offered a full partnership with his uncle
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, his old home. As
this field offers a much more lucrative
practice and better opportunities for
advancement he felt that he could not
"pass it up." He expects to leave in
about ten days.
Dr. Walker is well known in this vi
cinity, having had a successful practice
at Union. He is a sort of home grown
product, and needs no introduction at
our hands. Nehawka Register. '
Who's to Blame?
"XiOts of times, when a man comes
or goes," said an aggrieved citizen the
other day, "you only give it a line, or
maybe you don't mention it all. But
just let a fellow get mixed up in a
scrape, and then you print all there is
to it and a good deal more." But just
one question: Which are the people the
more eager to read about, the fact that
John Smith has made a flying trip to
Rock Bluffs, or the fact that John Jones
beat John Smith up for hanging around
his wife? Answer for yourself, and
then decide who's to blame for this re
grettable practice of the newspapers!-
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Are Petitioning Pollard.
The old soldiers of this place are
petitioning Congressman E. M. Pollard
to give aid to the passage of what is
known as the Sherwood bill, which pro
vides for the giving of all soldiers of
the civil war a pension of a dollar a day.
About fifty have signed the petition at
this place.
POLITICS IN
FIRST DISTRICT
Republicans Mixing Medicine
Already ...Things Get
ting Warm.
The Lincoln News says: "Politica
gossip regarding the prospect of a figh:
for the republican congressional noml
nation in the First district continues,
Politicians are not slow to express the
belief that the field will soon be full of
men ambitious to succeed Pollard,
and the view prevails that whoever gets
in first will have an advantage, provided
his candidacy is acceptable in the main,
Aspirants for state offices are begin
ning to be heard from, in addition to
the deputies who will try for the places
to be vacated by their chiefs one year
hence. Rumor has it that Grand Re
corder Barton of the A. O. U. W., for
merly of Aurora and now of Grand
Island, will be a candidate for auditor,
He has not yet authorized such an an
nouncement, but some of ' his friends
are expecting it before long."
It was predicted by a Lincoln politi
cian this morning that within the next
two weeks George E. Tobey of Lincoln,
former private secretary to Senator
Burkett and Will Hay ward of Nebraska
City will both declare their candidacy
for congress against E. M. Pollard,
present representative from the First
Nebraska district. The same politician
said that Hay ward will probably resign
the chairmanship of the republican state
committee on breaking into the con
gressional arena, or shortly afterward.
In case either or both these men de
cide to become candidates, it will mean
an interesting scrap in the First district,
as everyone understands that Congress
man Pollard will seek a renomination .
A Lancaster county aspirant would de
prive mm oi considerable support, as
this is the county whence he has drawn
much of his backing in the past. Con
sequently, a good deal of interest is
felt in the situation as it may be devel
oped. Presidential politics continues to be
the subject of much discussion among
republicans, and it is believed the re
publican state committee will order a
direct primary for the expression of the
party's choice in Nebraska. Senator
Burkett in a Washington interview
favors not only this but also that the
delegates to the national convention
shall themselves be chosen in a state
primary, their selection to be ratified
later at a state convention purely as a
legal formality. ' Victor Rosewater and
Omaha politicians generally are ex
pected to oppose this plan.
Switch Must Be Built.
A special from Lincoln, under date
of January 3, says the Missouri Pacific
railway must construct a switch to the
elevator of the Manley Co-operative
Grain company of Manley. The rail
way commission so ordered today. An
estimate of the cost must be furnished
by January 15. Then the grain com
pany must furnished the cash by Jan
uary 25. After this comes the building
of the sidetrack. The co-operative
company encountered a flat refusal
from the railroad when the sidetrack
privilege was asked. The officials de
cided that "there were too many ele
vators at Manley already." The com
pany appealed to the district court and
later asked the railroad commission for
relief.
Little Girl Swallows a Penny.
A little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wolff, of Cedar Creek, swallowed
a penny Thursday afternoon and it is
thought to have lodged before reaching
her stomach, as the little one is suffer
ing great agony. Mrs. Wolff and the
little one were visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Givens, when the
child picked up a battered penny which
had previously been run over by a train
and mashed in such a way as to make
the edges sharp, thus preventing it
from entering the stomach. Louisville
Courier.
Mrs. Joseph Smith Improving.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, of the south part
of the city, who has been so sick with
heart trouble for some time, is reported
as somewhat improved, and is gaining
from day to day. Mrs. Smith has been
very sick, and it will be a matter of
pleasure to her many friends to know of
her improvement.
To Which Oo You Belong?
This is the time of year when the
thoughtless or brutal man will place a
frosty bit into the mouth of his " horse
with no thought or care of the pain
that such an act produces. A humane
man will see that the frost is taken
out of the iron before he inserts the
bit in the animal's mouth. To which
class do you belong?
The Reason Why.
There is one reason why the mail
order house has gone up and the coun
try town has gone down only one.
The mail order house has told the peo
ple they had things to sell the country
stores let people guess. Now, country
merchants, if you want to get busy
don't hide your light uuder a bushel.
You have the goods, the price, the ac
commodatons and the brains all you
need is to advertise and get busy.
Choico Editorial Spcrtro
The birth of the New Year is another
reminder of the fact that Father Time
is no advocate of race suicide.
A MAN can run a store without adver
tising, and he can wink at a pretty girl
in the dark but what's the use?
An Ohio man died of heart disease
when he drew four aces in a poker game.
Still, no one could have had a happier
death.
Says Governor Johnson of Minnesota:
"The tariff is a tax upon the masses for
the benefit of the few." This is it in a
nutshell.
There are two kinds of advertisers,
the one that does, and the other that
does not. Both may be successful, but
its dollars to doughnuts that the one that
does, makes business hum like a buzz
saw.
Occasional you will find a republican
who will insist that" the' present finan
cial trouble is not a panic. President
Roosevelt says it is a "panic." . That
should settle the controversy as Teddy
is authority on everything.
The government has not yet collected
the $29,000,000 fine imposed on the
Standard Oil corporation. Meanwhile
the corporation's products are fluctuat
ing almost daily to meet conditions and
emergencies that may arise.
Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, is
not afraid to tell where he stands on
the tariff and other great national is
sues. This is one important regard in
which Governor Johnson differs from
Governor Hughes of New York.
Secretary Cortelyou has fully re
covered from the grippe, but the cabinet
as a whole is still suffering otherwise
from the depressing effects of realizing
the treasonable nature of attempting to
hold more than one administration can
didate for president.
During the last year Georgia, Okla
homa, Alabama and Mississippi have
adopted prohibition. From which it ap
pears that while the north furnishes
most of the temperance agitation and
talk, the south provides most of the
practical temperance.
New York has a law that when a
man has been found drunk five times his
name is to be posted in all the saloons
and drug stores of the town as an habit
ual drunkard and that he must be re
fused liquor under penalty of being sent
to jail. That ought to keep some folks
around here sober, if such a law was in
force in Plattsmouth.
When this paper receives a communi
cation severely criticising some of our
county officials for merely nothing of
any consequence, we generally consider
the source from which it emanates, and
consign it to the flames. The Journal
has but little use for a chronic kicker,
and this" i3 to serve notice on such blath
skites cur opinion of such.
Only a few of the 20,000 officeholding
inhabitants of Washington reported a3
grip suffers can be suspected of trying 1
to disguise the results of detection in a
conspirancy. It is more likely that all
but those who are actually afraid of
getting on the Personal Affront list are
suffering from the latest epidemic
which a Washington specialist in
Republican disorders has just defined
as "nervous prosperity".
The Argentine Republic, too, is mak
ing preprations to entertain our war
ships with a phenomenal frolic. The
welcome will be hearty and the frolic
enjoyable. So long as we promise
to do all the fighting necessary
under the Monroe doctrine and other
doctrines, the Argentines, who keep
busy selling wheat to our customers at
at the best prices we can make, feel
able to afford the frolic.
The two Nebraska senators scored in
the matter of the Omaha postmaster.
Mr. Thomas, the new appointee, was in
the legislature and voted for both Bur
kett and Brown, and thus gets his re
ward. There was a strong demand to
retain Captain Palmer for a second term
but the two patronage dispensers for
Nebraska deemed otherwise, without
the least cause for his removal, only to
make room for one of Burkett and
Brown's tools.
President Roosevelt's old-time
free trade ideas will assert them
selves in spite of himself. In his late
message to congress he well and truly
says: "There should be no tariff on
any forest products grown in this coun
try." That idea includes lumber. The
farmers of this country have made
millionaires by reason of an outrageous
tariff tax on lumber and out of which
they were not benefitted one cent.
Yet for years they have blindly sup
ported that policy. But now comes our
Republican president and tells them
what Democrats have been telling
them for years, namely: that "there
should be no tariff on any forest pro
ducts grown in thi country."
