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Now Being Proposed, and Governor Sheldon
Willing to Help in Bringing About a
Change for the Better.
The publication of a letter from Gov.
George L. Sheldon to Mr. A. P. Tukey,
of Omaha, regarding the guaranteeing
of bank deposits in Nebraska goes far
toward showing that republicans and
democrats may merge their differ
ences in regard to this particular
question.'
Governor Sheldon has not stated
that he is in favor of the guarantee
ing of bank deposits but he is perfect
ly willing to lend his aid in bringing
about such a change if it appears to be
demanded.
Guarantee Fund.
In the letter quoted it was suggest
ed that as a temporary measure banks
should be assessed in proportion to
their deposits and the sum thus secured
to be used as a guarantee fund. This
fund would not, it is understood, be in
vested in bonds or other paper.
It would in turn be deposited in some
other bank where the cash itself could
be secured and hurried to the scene
of threatened trouble. Governor Shel
don is interested in this however, as a
temporary measure.
Friends say that the thousand and
one questions that are ' raised in re
gard to the advisability of such ac
tion has kept Governor Sheldon from
admitting that he is in favor of or op
posed to the guaranteeing of bank de
posits. The Bank Board.
In this connection it has been sug
gested that until legislative action is
taken in regard to the details of the
guarantee that the state board of
HURT AT THE
PLATTE BRIDGE
An Employe of Bridge Gang
Badly Injured.
Tw morning at the Platte river, some
five miles from town, while working on
the bridge spanning that river, Guy A.
Hodges was crushed by a bent of false
work falling upon him. Mr. Hodges
was a member of W. H. Russell's gang,
who are making repairs on the river
bridge, and the work which he was en
gaged in at the time of the accident,
was helping erect a bent of false work,
for using in driving piles for the bridge.
The bent, which is composed of heavy
timbers, fell over, catching the unfor
tunate man against the bridge, crush
ing him in the region of the chest,
bringing the. pressure near the heart.
lie was liberated by his fellow work
men and immediately brought to town
and was attended by the company phy
sicians. He was taken to his home and
is still in a very serious condition. The
unfortunate man and his family have
lived in the city for something over a
year. When he first came here he en
tered the employment of the Burling
ton in the " shops, working there for
sometime, resigning to accept a posi
tion on the rip-rap gang, which were
working on the other side of the river,
reinforcing the banks for the protection
of the Burlington bridge, then became
a member of the bridge gang. Previous
to coming here Mr. Hodges was an actor
with Campbell Brothers" circus.
Bad Stomach Trouble Cured.
Having been sick for the past two
years with a bad stomach stomach trou
ble, a friend gave me a dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They did me so much good that I bought
a bottle of them and have used twelve
bottles in all. Today I am well of a
bad stomach trouble. Mrs. John Lowe,
Cooper, Maine. These tablets are for
sale by F. G. Fricke & Co.
Poultry Wanted.
Live poultry wanted, delivered near
the B. & M. depot at Plattsmouth,
Monday, January 20th, one day only,
for which will pay the following prices
in cash, craws to be empty:
Hens, per pound 7Jc
Pullets, per pound 7Jc
All young roosters 6c
Ducks, F. .F. 6c
Geese, F. F., 5c
Old Roosters 4c
Call at the store of Zuckweiler &
Lutz for empty coops.
W. E. Keeney.
For Rent.
A four-room house on South Tenth
street. T. M Leyda.
lAffl IIEIPiSIT
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banking would have a supervision
based entirely on the acquiesence of
the bankers as there is no law act at
present compelling the bankers to ac
cept the suggestions or care of the state
board in this regard. f
It is thought that many state banks
would. refuse the assessment because
certain other banks . as poor risk. If
such a feeling because clearly dem
onstrated it would invitably lead to
trouble for the banks that were anxious
to get within the charmed circle but
which were refused.
Must Legislate,
e the scheme would work, ture
must adopt a permanent policy and
state supervision be prescribed. This
view the case is circulated at the
state house and it may be on this ac
count that Governor Sheldon is anxious
to have it understood clearly that the
proposition he made to Mr. Tukey was
a mere suggestion without reference
to his personal views in the matter.
The last statement of the state and
private banks showed a decrease in de.
posits of $7,000,000 from last year
with a slight gain in loans.
May Help Deposits.
If this unusual falling of in depos
its is made up within the next two or
three months the view entertained by
many on the guarantee question may
be considerably affected. The most
encouraging of the last report was that
timg deposits actually increased more
during the financial stringency than
in any previous year, a splendid indica
tion of the confidence of people in Ne
braska banks.
FIRE GUTS WINDOW
AND CONTENTS
Causes Somewhat of An Excitement
and Burns Those Who Extinguish
It-Lucky It is Not More
Serious
A mere spark dropping from a match,
with which Baruch Golding was light
ing the gas jet in the east window of
the Variety store last evening, caused
a great deal of excitement, some loss
of property and two people with burned
hands. The window had been dressed
for the holidays, with a covering of
cotton, being made at the bottom to
represent snow, and as there had been
no real snow, and the effect of the
dressing was pleasing to the eye, it was
allowed to remain since the Christmas
goods have been disposed of.
Other seasonable goods were used to
dress the window, which were with the
other decorations of the window, being
fancy paper streamers gathered to a
point above, made it an ideal place for
the springing into a flame of a mere
spark. The dropping of the spark into
the cotton, as he lighted the gas, easily
ignited the inflamable material and
seemingly in an instant, the window was
ablaze. Mr. Golding called to his clerk,
Miss Freda Herold, who rushed to his
assistance, and in their endeavor to ex
tinguish the fire were both burned on
the hands considerably. The cotton and
cotton goods blazed up around their
hands as they hustled the burning
material out of the window. The burns
were most severe on ML;s Herold's right
hand and fingers, while Mr. Golding
suffered more on the wrists of both his
hands. The fire was extinguished, but
not until in the window was destroyed
and the house filled with smoke. The
loss was probably about $25, and it is
very lucky that it did not result more
disastrously.
Was Ripe in Years.
This morning D. P. Jackson returned
from Sac City, Iowa, where he was
called about a week since by the serious
illness of his father, who died at his
home last Saturday, and was buried
Monday. Harvey R. Jackson was born
at Greenville, Ky., Oct. 24, 1822, and
came to the state of Iowa in 1847, when
twenty-five years of age, living in that
state ever since, and has been a resi
dent of Sac county since 1869, and has
lived in Sac City for the past ten years.
The cause of death was congestion of
the liver. Mr. Jackson was a member
of the Baptist church, and leaves be
sides his aged wife, who is 70 years of
age, a family of seven girls and two
boys, all married, of which Mr. Jack
son her is younger of the boys. While
the aged man has not been feeling well
for the past three months, he had only
been confined to his bed for the past
wo weeks.
Injures His Knee Badly.
Yesterday while hauliug hay for II.
M. Soennichsen, storing it In the room
which he recently purchased from James
Rebal, II. L. Hyatt had an accident
which will keep him from working for
some time. In the handling of baled
hay it is necessary to have what is
termed a hay hook, and in attempting
to strike the hook into a bale of hay,
missed the hay and struck his leg, the
point of the hook entering the knee just
below the cap, and going under it causing
a wound while small in external dimen
sions, was deep, and entering under the
knee cap as it did, makes a very sore
spot, and one which will be some time
in healing.
STOCKHOLDERS
HOLD MEETING
The Cass County Bank Stockholders
Elect New Officials and In
' crease Surplus.
The stockholders of the Bank of Cass
County held their annual meeting last
evening at the offices of the bank, and
elected the same officers, including the
board of directors, and added thereto,
one additional directors, F. G. Egen
berger, making in all eight. The
officers and board of directors as they
stand at this time are: President, C.
C. Parmele; vice president, Jacob
Treitsch; cashier, T. M. Patterson; as
sistant cashier, Rae Patterson, who are
also directors, and with J. G. Richey,
B. S. Ramsey, T. E. Parmele and F.
G. Egenberger, make the eight direc
tors of the board. The capital of the
bank of $50,000, and the surplus
has been heretofore $20,000, but
was increased at the meeting to
$25,000. The usual dividend was de
clared. The bank is in the best of con
dition, and has plenty of money on
hand. During the flurry they had plenty
of money on hand, but for the good of
the community in which it does busi
ness, kept it at home until after the
disturbance was over.
Jurors for February Term.
The following are the jurors selected
for the February term of the Cass county
district court: Henry Snoke, George
Reiter, F. J. Hennings, Will Smith,
G. P. Meisinger, O. W. Laughlin, Wal
ter Wiseman, G. L. Layton, D. J. Pit
man, George Saxon, George F. Switzer,
J. E. Deming, Walter Carroll, August
Pausha, Orson Johnson, W. O. Schewe,
James Higley, Ira Bosworth, W. F.
Diers, Harry Messersmith, Louis Stan
der, Turner Zink, Winfield Swan and
George Woods.
Master Mason, Attention.
Joseph Worrel a member of our lodge,
has died at Lincoln, the funeral will be
held tomorrow, (Friday) and all broth
ers and members of the order are re
quested to meet at the lodge room at
one o'clock tomorrow to attend the
funeral.
Licensed to Marry.
This afternoon Judge Beeson was
called upon to issue a licence premitting
Charles W. West, age 27 of Elmwood,
and Miss Elsie Maude Remley.age 24 of
Eagle, to marry. With a very pleasant
smile the judge granted the iequest and
Mr. West went away happy.
It fills the arteries with rich, red
blood, makes new flesh, and healthy
men, women and children. Nothing
can take its place; no remedy has done
so much good as Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35c, Tea or Tablets
Gering & Co.
Daniel Bestor departed for Lincoln
today after a few days visit at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Bestor.
BURGIAB
Rob Your House or Open Your Safe
of the ordinary kind with ridiculous
ease. They will not tackle burglar
froof vaults with an electric alarm,
ike those of the Bank of Cass Coun
ty. The wise man therefore will
open an account there and thus put
his money where it is beyond the
reach of burglars. The less you
have the less you can afford to lose it.
THE BANK OF CASS COUNTY
PLATTSUOUTH. NEB.
Bound Over to District Court
At the preliminary hearing today be
fore J udge Archer, N. Clarke, the man
arrested Saturday and lodged in jail
here charged with burglary, was bouud
over to the district court in the sum of
$500. In his testimony he claimed that
he was not near the house, and that
when arrested he offered to submit to
thorough search, but it was not given
him. On Friday he was detained and
taken to Murdock, and was allowed to
remain at liberty, not being arrested
until Saturday. In default of bond he
was remanded to jail to await trial,
which will probably be next month.
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your
Troubles-A Plattsmouth Citizen
Shows How to Cure Them
Many people never suspect their kid
neys. If suffering from a lame, weak
or aching back they think that it is only
a muscular weakness; when urinary
troubles sets in they think it will soon
correct itself. And so it is with all the
symptoms of kidney disorders. That is
just where the danger lies. You must
cure these troubles or they may lead to
diabetes or Bright's disease. The best
remedy to use is Doan's Kidney Pills.
It cures all ills which are caused by
wek or diseased kidneys. Plattsmouth
people testify to permanent cures.
Herman Tiekoetter, iiving in the
northwest corner of Ninth and Dey
streets, says: "I never had medicine
which gave me the permanent benefit I
derived from Doan's Kidney Pills. My
kidneys caused me much suffering and
inconvenience. I did not have sharp
pains but there was a dull tired feeling
across my loins that distressed me a
great deal of the time for a couple of
years. If I stopped or straightened my
back it would hurt and in the morning
when I would rise I was as tired and un
refreshed as when I retired. The se
cretions from the kidneys were un
natural which was shown by their high
color and too frequent action. This an
noyance was most noticeable at night.
Hearing so much in praise of Doan's
Kidney Pills. I procured a box at Ger
ing & Co. 's drug store. They banished
every symptom and did it promptly and
thoroughly. I certainly recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills to others with
pleasure and confidence."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
The Proper Dicision.
The following appears in the Lincoln
Journal as a special from Nebraska
City: "A peculiar case has been re
ported from school district No 31. There
the teacher retained a number of the
pupils after school hours, because they
had failed to properly memorize their
lessons. The parents of these children,
being farmers, filed a complaint with
the county superintendent and asked
him to discharge the teachers, because
she kept the children in school longer
than the "legal hours" and thus pre
vented them from doing their share of
the "chores" about the h
superintendent sustained the teacher
and advised her to be less lenient with
the pupils and keep them in until they
had properly recited their lessons."
The county superintendent did just ex
actly right, and if the parents of the
pupils had approved the action
of the teacher, it would have re
sulted in much good to them. Some
parents are to much inclined to "Row"
with teachers for doing their duty.
Such parents do not have good school
government at heart.
For Sale at a Bargain!
A fine Kimball piano, mahogany case.
In splendid condition. Enquire at the
Tournal office.
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WHEN THE KETTLE SINGS
it's a sign of coal satisfaction. Want
to hear tbe music in your kitchen?
Easy order coal from this office and
yard. The output of the Trenton
mine the fuel we handle has no su
perior anywhere, Its equal in few
places
J. V. ECENBERGER,
'PIMMF Plattsmouth No. 22.
rnunc BeiiNo.351.
PLATTSUOUTH, - - - NEBRASKA
Currency Bill in Main is Changed by House
Banking Committee--Elasticity
the Keynote.
A special from Washington, under date
of January 10, has the following to say:
"The subcommittee of the House com
mittee on Banking and Currency, to
which was entrusted the framing of a
bill to increase the elasticity of the
currency, reached a conclusion today
and repor favorable to the full com
mittee a bill drawn in the main by
Chairman Fowler, of the committee.
The bill was introduced to-day by
Fowler and referred back to the com
mittee, where it will form the working
basis for the framing of a bill of possi
bly the same scope and tenor.
The bill provides for the complete re
tirement of all present outstanding na
tional bank bonds, securing currency,
and authorizes in lieu of the issuance of
currency based upon general assets of
the banks, to be worked out in this
way:
Plan in Detail.
The Comptroller of the currency will
designate throughout the country cer
tain redemption certificates so that
there shall be a redemption city with
in twenty-four hours' reach of each na
tional bank. The national banks will
indicate to the Comptroller of the Cur
rency to what redemption city they wish
to be joined. The Comptroller will then
select a time and place within each re
demption district for the organization
of that district in the following man
ner: Each national bank in that district, re
gardless of its capital stock, will be en
titled to one vote. Representatives of
the banks will meet at a time and place
designated and elect a board of man
agers of seven members. These seven
will elect a chairman, who will become
a Deputy Comptroller of the currency
and assume control of his redemption
district, except that he shall not have
charge of the enforcement of the crimi
nal statutes.
Credit Notes to Be Taxed.
Each national bank is authorized to
HARRIED IN
CLARINDA, IOWA
A Plattsmouth Young Man
Weds an Iowa Lady,
and Makes His
Home There.
Saturday Jesse Godwin, formerly of
this city, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
M. Godwin, was united in marriage to
; Miss Lydia Brandon, of Clarinda, la.
Miss Brandon and her mother formerly
lived in this city, where the attach
ment of the young people was formed,
and where the young lady was well
known and had many friend at this
place. When living here she was en
gaged at the Institute at Glenwood,
la., as a waiter in the dining room.
After she and her mother moved to
Clarinda, she secured employment in
the hospital for the insane at that
place, and now hold a position of
waiter at that institution. Mr. Godwin
has accepted a position at the institute,
as well, and one that is considered a
good situation. The Journal, with the
many friedds of the newly wedded pair,
extend to them their most hearty
wishes for their welfare, hoping that
their life may be blessed with the real
ization of all their ardent wishes and
that the troubles which are attendent
upon this life, may be as few as possi
ble. Basket Ball Last Evening.
At the Turner's Hall last evening was
played a very interesting game of bask
et ball, between the High school team
and the Turners in which the Turners
were a little too much for the High
school lads. Those of the Turners
making especially good plays, were
Chas. Wilkins and Walter Palmer, who
are rather more than ordinary players.
While in the High school team those to
make the plays which challenged atten
tion on account of the scientific points
were Prof Brooks and Milford Bates.
Was Taken to Hospital Today.
Mrs. Frank Duxbury, who has been
sick for the past four or five months,
and who was first taken with heart
trouble, but has since had other com
plications, so much so that her condition
has been very serious, was today taken
by her husband to the St. Joseph hospital
where she will be placed under treat
ment. It is feared she will not recover
her health until an operation shall have
been performed.
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present to the Secretary of the Treasury
national bank notes and lawful moneys
n lieu of other national bank bond secu
rities or bonding notes. Then the
bank's application therefor is indorsed
by the Board of Managers of the re
demption district to which it belongs,
the banks will receive guaranteed credit
notes to the amount of its capital stock.
These notes will be subject to a tax of
2 per cent per annum.
Each bank will be required to deposit
as a guarantee fund with the Treasurer
of the United States 5 per cent of ita
average deposits for the preceding
twelve months and the 5 per cent of
the credit notes which it takes out.
The revenue thus obtained is to create
and support a national guaranty fund
of $500,000,000 for the guaranty of
both deposits and the outstanding bank
notes.
Eighty per cent of this fund is to be
invested in United States bonds draw
ing 2 per cent interest, while the re
maining 20 per cent is to be deposited
in the banks of the various redemption
cities for the purpose of redeeming the
guaranteed credit notes of the banks
in the various redemption districts.
Guaranty Fund $25,000,000.
When the national guaranty fund
reaches $25,000,000, which would be
almost simultaneous with the birth of
the new law, the Government is re
quired to return to the banks the
Uuited States bonds which the Govern
ment now holds as securities for Fed
eral deposits, the object being to ena
ble the banks to get clear of the bonds.
In buying these bonds the
banks holding them shall be paid their
original purchase price, providing the
bonds were bought before January 1,
1908, and providing their exact purchase
price can be proved.
It is Fowler's idea, as embodies in
the bill, to have the new credit notes
printed on a green background, in dif
ferentiation from the yellow back
ground of the golden notes and withe
background of the silver certificates.
t Elect Offcers.
j Platte Lodge, No. 7. Independent
j Order of Odd Fellows, at their regular
I meeting last evening, after the regular
work of the session was disposed of
proceeded to install the officers for the
coming term. The order in the city
has been doing some very good work
during the past year adding many good
members to its already large member
ship, in the subordinate lodge, as well
as the Rebekah's and the Encampment.
Not alone have they been getting new
material in the order, but have sought
to exemplify the teaching of the lodge
in their every day life. Last evening
at the proper time District Deputy, to
the Grand Master, of the State, F. H.
Steimker appeared with his coterie of
assistance and in a beautiful manner,
of the ritual of the order, inducted the
newly chosen officers in to their re
spective stations, who are: Emil Wal
ters, N. G. ; Jacob Jones, V. G.; Henry
Jess, Secretary; John P. Sattler,Treas
urer; Oliver Edmonds, Warden; Elmer
Taylor, O. G.; T. E. Olson, I. G. Hans
Severs, R. S. N. G.; V. M. Mullis, L.S.
N. G. ; J. Andrews, R. S, V. G. ; John
Wolforth, L. S. V. G.
At the last meeting of the Rebekah
lodge, the following officers were in
stalled for the coming term : Mrs. Wm.
Holly, N. G.; Mrs. Emil Walters. V.G.;
Mrs. Barbara Steimker, Treasurer;
John P. Sattler, Secretary; Mrs. Wm.
Brissey, Chaplain; Mrs. Emma A.
Graves, conductor; Mrs. S. A. McKay,
Warden: Mrs Mattie Peterson, I.- G.;
Oliver Edmonds, O. G. ; F. H. Steimker,
R. S. N. G; Mrs. Adam Kirtz, L. S. N.
G.;Mrs. Dorathy Golding, R. S. V. G.;
Mrs. A. M. Edmonds, J. P. N.G. ; Mrs.
S. A. McKay, installing officers.
Ray Chriswisser Worse
Mrs. Ray Chriswisser went to Omaha
yesterday where she remained over
night, telephoning to Bennett Chris
wisser this morning that Ray was
much worse, and that he and his wife
had better come up. Accordingly they
departed this morning for Omaha. It
was confidently expected a few days
ago that Ray would be able to return
home by Saturday of this week. With
the sudden relapse, it does not give
much encouragement for the case. We
hope a change for the better may occur
soon.
CASTORIA
Por Infants and Children.
The' Kind You Hare Always E:U
Bears the
Signature of
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