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moutb Semi - Weekly EIGHT PAGES ourna EIGHT PAGLL f vol cm:: xxvm PJLATTSMOLTTII, NJEHK ASKA, TJI UKSDAA", FKIJIi U AK V 2, 190S. XUM15KK i) ahc piatte 3- s - li f nr.-1 0 ft 4 i 1 1- fa -i '5 Til SEHIOR CLASS By One of its Member, Hiss Vina Theirolf, at a Valentine Party at Her Pleasant Home in This City Satur day Evening At the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Theirolf, parents of the hostess, Miss Mina Theirolf, a member of the senior class of the High school, entertained the class which is to grad uate this year at a Valentine party, and was assisted by Misses Mathilda Soennischsen and Charlotte Fetzer. The entertainment which was a valen tine heart party was very unique in the arrangement of the details, the house being profusely and beautifully decor ated with hearts hung all over the in terior. Four particular features of the evening's entertainment were: The first, the hunting of concealed candy hearts a prize being given to the one finding the most, which was won by Superintendent Gamble, he finding six teen and received a fern as the prize; the second was the shooting of hearts placed upon the wall with a bow and arrow, and was a source of a good deal of merriment, when the young men tried to teach the girls how to use the Indian weapons; the third was the giv ing of each of those present a stick of chewing gun and when they had chewed A PLEASANT EVEN ING OF ENJOYMENT Mr. snd Mrs. J. M. Roberts Enter tain at Six O'clock Dinosr. Last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roberts entertained a number of their friends at a six o'clock dinner, at which a very pleasant time was en joyed by all present. The partners for the supper were selected in a very unique manner. A heart valentine was given to each person, on which there were a portion of a quotation making in all one-half as many quotations as hearts distributed. By reading and comparison the quotation was completed making the selection. The supper was a 6 course affair and was at 6:30, after which the evening was pleasantly spent in social cooversation, interspersed with vocal and instrumental music. Those to enjoy the occasion were: Prof, and Mrs. A. J. Waterhouse and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Newell, of Omaha; Messers and Mesdames C. C. Parmele, T. H. Pollock, J. H. Salsbury. C. A. Rawls, and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roberts. A Warning tn Loungers. The waiting rooms at railroad stations are constructed and maintained for the convenience and comfort of the travel ing public not for a place for the loaf ing of people who have nothing else to do than to try to make themselves a nusiance, and the waiting room, whether the ladies or the gentlemen's, a place undesirable for anyone to await for in coming trains. At the Burlington station efforts are made to keep the waiting rooms in the right kind of con dition, but with a crowd of loungers, whose principal object seems to be to see how many cigarettes they can smoke,' and vulgar stories they can tell, spitting tobacco over the floors, seats and everything in the room. The ones in charge have posted notices that those frequenting the depot must keep with in the bounds of decency or the law will be invoked to compel an observance of the rules of propriety. Will Close Many Stations An Auburn dispatch says: At Mis souri Pacific headquarters it is said that many of the smaller stations along this division will be closed altogether, or the telegraph instruments will be taken out, as soon as the nine hour system goes into effect, thus allowing the em ployment of cheap labor. An inex perienced man or woman will be put in as agent, asJ will not conflict with the schedule the company has with the or der of railway telegraphers. For sale A number of registered rthorn bulls. H. G.Todd, Murray. . EaTEE9TAIC3ED it sufficiently they fashioned it into hearts, and placed it upon a card board of hearts hung on the wall the one proving the best artist in this line was given a pennant for 1908, the prize was won by Miss Pearl Nichols of the High school; the fourth was given a number of hearts which had quotations telling of some kind of a flowers received a prize of a box of bonbons, which went to Grovenor Dovey. Then' followed the supper, which was one of the pleasing featured of the evening. The enening's entertainment was the continued with games social con versation, interspersed with instru mental and vocal music, W. G. Brooks answered to the call for a few num bers, and was followed by Mrs. Gam ble, who also sang a number of selec tions to the delight of all who were present. Superintendent Gamble also gave a talk on the origin of the beauti ful practice of observing the occasion, which was pleasing and instructive. All were well pleased with the entertain ment, and went home feeling that it was good to be there. The Nehawka Mill A Winner Joseph Malcolm, the Nehawka Miller was a visitor in the city Tuesday, looking after the interests of the out put of the Nehawka Milling company, which is of prime excellence. Joe is a joviel, good follow and makes friends wherever he goes. We are given to understand from reliable authority, that the mills at that place have done a very satisfactory business, having paid off an incumbrance of $22,000 dur ing the past year. The people of Ne hawka are to be congratulated upon the matter of so tine a plant, and one which brings so much business to their community. With such institutions and the interest which the farmees are taking in the handling of the grain, Nehawka should receive somewhat of a business impetus that would go far to wards insuring increased prosperity for the town. Repcblican County Convention. The republican county convention for the purpose of selecting delegates to the state convention in Omaha on Thurs day, March 12, will meet in Weeping Water, Thursday, February 20. The primaries for the selection of delegates to the county convention were held Sat urday, and the following delegates were chosen from the various wards in this city: First Ward R. B. Windham, A. L. Tidd, J. M. Robertson, W. W Coates, C. D. Quinton, John Lindeman and H. N. Dovey. Second Ward M. L. Fredrick, H.A. Schneider, W. J. Streight, H. C. Mc Maken, J. E. Douglass, Jesse L. Root and A. J. Beeson. Third Ward W. H. Newell, C. A. Rawls, A. W. At wood, Byron Clark, A. N. Sullivan, F. H. Steimker, J. H. Hall, John Becker and A. M. Searls. From all reports there were no prima ries held in the Fourth and Fifth Wdrds. Will Comply With Law. The Burlington will comply with the nine-hour law relating to telegraph op erators work-day. The compliance with this law at this time will add a considerable expense in the aggregate, although for the Lincoln division it will not be great, coming as it does at this time of slow business. The company has not found it difficult to secure operators, and it is said that all the men needed for the extra work have been engaged. Surprise the Rebekah's After the regular meeting of the Rebekah's last Saturday evening, and they-were ready to depart , for home, they were invited to the reception room of the lodge, where a delightful repast was awaiting them in the shape of cof fee and cake furnished by Mr and Mrs Oliver Edmonds. ROSS KfitSKOfID SECURES PLUMB Will His Appointment Creates Discord Among Republicans? The following is what the Lincoln Sunday Star says editorially in regard to the appointment of Ross Hammond as internal revenue collector. While the appointment of collector is settled, it seems that the troubles in the repub lican ranks in Nebraska has just begun: "The fight over the internal revenue collectorship for the state of Nebraska has ended, but the troubles of the re publican party in the state have only begun. "Mr. Hinshaw, in voting for Ross Hammond, has drawn the antagonism of a large number of union labor men in Fairbury, Wymore and Beatrice. And t hat opposition will hurt not only him, but the republican party as a whole. "Mr. Norris, in voting for Ross Ham mond, has drawn opposition from . the union labor vote of McCook, Holdrege, Oxford, Red Cloud and Hastings. That opposition will hurt not only him, but the entire republican party. "And even the Senator and the Con gressmen who voted for Mr. Rose wilf be injured by the attitude of the other members of the delegation. In Omaha a large labor vote will be directed against the republicans if democrats can arrange it that way. Mr. Pollard and others in the First district will suf fer on account of Havelock and Platts- mouth. "We're not making a general defense of union labor organizations as political factors. They do not need it and do not ask it. But The Star does believe that the republican party has been drawn into a damaging fight for no good purpose. Mr. Rose could just as well have had that appointment, and a greater number of people in this state would have been pleased. Rose de served it just as much, he would have made an equally efficient officer, and his appointment would have been followed by none of the disastrous effects which are sure to grow out of the action of the delegation in naming Hammond. "In addition to drawing the fire of a large element in the voting strength of the state, this senseless contest has created factional differences in the party and has caused wounds that will not heal before the next election day. It has all been a silly, expensive piece of business. It was bad enough no mat ter what the result, but unfortunately the result is exactly the wrong one." Died at Home in Chicago W. J. Wood, father of Mrs. H. S, Austin and Clinton G. Wood died at his home in Chicago last Saturday, after a short illness. Mr. Clinton G. Wood, the young man who has so graciously sang at a number of our entertain ments, on receiving word of Wfe father's sickness, immediately departed for his home to find his father had passed away when he arrived. The elder Wood was an architect by profession, and drew the plans and made the specific ations for the horticurtural and agric ultural hall at the St. Louis exposition a few years since, and was a member of the Elks, a 32rd degree Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. The funeral occurred Tuesday. Letter From Wm. Habermann. One of the force of this office is in receipt of a letter from Wm. Haber mann, who is taking treatment in the hospital at Lincoln for the drink habit. He says that he is treated the best in the world there, and that he feels at present the best he has for years. He has no desire for anything of a nature of intoxicants, and thinks he will be able to refrain from taking anything in the future. He wishes to be remembered to his many old friends in Plattsmouth. Mr. Haberman says that there are a large number of people taking treat ment where he is, for like troubles and with good success. Departed For Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ruby departed for their home at Oberlin, Kan., Tues day on the Burlington. It will be remembered that Mr. Ruby farmed in northwestern Kansas last season, and returned last fall and was married to Miss Bengen, they staying here during the winter, and now go back to Kansas to live. Working on the Finishing Two carpenter arriving from Omaha this morning are starting on the finish ing work of the Masonic Home. This work will require some time, but . an abundance of time for the fulfiling of the contract which is to be completed according to the contract, by May first. Sells Farm in South Dakota Robert Troop, at the time of the drawing of the Rose Bud Indian reser vation, some time since, drew 2'.?J, and secured a choice piece of land within less than a mile of where the town of Gregory was established, and which has advanced in price very rapidly. Last week Mr. Troop receive a letter from the banker at Gregory, asking for a price on the farm. Mr. Troop thinking $40.00 per acre1 would be a good price, placed the value at $41.00, in order that it might not be accepted. But great was his surprise when he received a message Friday accepiflg the offer, and stating papers would follow for the consumation of the sale. The farm brings $6,5G0.00. A good sum for the time which he has spent on the placel DRICGS SUIT v FOR DAMAGES It is Cldcd That Grading Done Dy City Was Hot According to Estab lished Grade By his attorney, D. O. Dwyer, fo damage claimed, M. Whalen has began suit in the district court for the sum of $700. The case was one wherein a con troversy arose regarding the matter of grading and building of a permenant walk along the property of Mr. Whalen in the Fourth ward, near the upper end of First street, on Winterstein hill. Two damage claims have been filed with the city council, both of which were turned down. In the controversy, Mr. Whalen claims that the grading was not according to the established grade made by the city, and that the placing of the walk was not at his askance, as he wished to place the walk himself, or secure it so placed without the interference of the city. The city claims the grade the proper one and turned down the claims for damages. The case when it comes for trial in the district court, will develop which of the parties are right, and while we deplore the trouble which has arisen and the differences which now prevail between the parties, see no other way than the course now taken to adjudicate the matter. Nebraska Must Go for Taft. A special from Washington, under date of February 17, says: "This morn ing Senator Burkett presented the collector-to-be to the president and instead of a perfunctory interview, which is gen erally accorded candidates for office, because the president has not hours enough in the day to give an extended interview to his numberless callers, he took the senior senator from Nebraska and Mr. Hammond into an inner room, where Nebraska politics were discussed to a f are-you-well. The president bore down upon the proposition that Nebras ka must be lined up for Secretary Taft and was emphatic in his declaration that he must not be considered in con junction with the presidency. This, in relation to the action of Lancaster coun ty last week. He left no doubt upon the minds of Senator Burkett or Mr. Hammond as to his wishes for Nebraska and he requested the two gentlemen to see to it that Nebraska send a delega tion unqualifiedly in favor of Secretary Taft to the national convention." Mrs. L. M. Kuhney Improving. Mrs. Julius Ramge returned this morning from Omaha, where she was a visitor with her daughter, Mrs. L. M. Kuhney, at the St. Joseph hospital, where she is receiving treatment and where some time since she underwent an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Ramge reports her daughter's condition as being much improved and says the physicians in charge give hope that she can leave the hospital by the coming Sunday. Miss Ina Briggs Very Sick I The reporter of this paper received a message Monday morning, telling of the very serious sickness of his niece, Miss Ina Briggs, at Medora, 111., who is troubled with heart disease, and of whose recovery there is little hopes en tertained. It will be remembered that Miss Ina visited in vhe city with the family of her uncle, about two years ago, for some time. Jess McVey Improved. Jesse McVey, who is sick at the PerJ kins House, is . somewhat better, and can sit up some. He says, however, that his eyes are larger than .his stom ach, that the eatibles look better than they taste. His niece Miss Leta May bery of Peoria, Illinois, was a visitor with him yesterday and departed for her home last evening. STATE'S 1 An Old Veteran's Defence Relative to Pension Money the State is Aftempi-. ing to Steal From the Old Soldiers The following taken from the Grand Island Democrat, written by an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at that place is no doubt full of truth and the true side of the case from the old soldiers' stand-point, relative to the pension money the state is attempting to steal from the old soldier: "The Grand Island Independent, the soldiers' friend, has shown the cloven foot. (They also belong to the suppress ed information gang of newspapers.) In our suit with the state in regard to this pension graft, their reporter re ported all of the state's attorney's ar gument in the case up to noon, and made it in as favorable a light as pos sible for the state. Therefore, every body was disappointed when they failed to give the very able and sound addresses of W. H. Thompson and Governor Abbott in presenting our side of the case. The soundness of Mr. Thompson's and the sarcasm of Mr. Abbott's arguments were far better reading, and the people would have en joyed Mr. Abbott's sound sarcasm directed at the gang of pension graft ers. But for some reason they sup pressed it as they also did Mr. Rose's closing argument, who contended that the members of the home were pau pers pure and simple, who had no rights that the state board were bound to respect, that they were not entitled to the right of injunction. And in try ing to sustain that line of argument he said: "If we have a criminal ar rested he does not have, anything to say about how it shall be done or how we shall proceed in the manner of do ing it." Now vou have it! Paupers witli no I more rights than a criminal under ar- 1 CO I. That is the estimate the representa tive of the present reform republican board has of us. Wait until next fall and see them tell us the old stereotyped story, that we are entitled to more than what we are getting, that thev owe it to us for having risked our lives and everything for our county's sake, and that noth ing too good for us in our old age, and that they will see that we get it, and perhaps they will manage to shed a few tears in their great desire to get our votes. Rose! What a nice name! I do not know that he smells like it, but he looked prouder than the American Beauty variety. He never looked at an old soldiers but with disdain, and gave us to understand very plainly that we were paupers and had no rights, and ought not to have any money un less such gentlemen as himself and his ilk should decide to let us have a little. Now why did the Independent sup pressed the closing argument of the state's attorney? When asked by Judge Paul, "What in your opinion would have been the proper course for the soldiers to have taken in place of an injunction?" Mr. Rose thought that they should have appeared before the state board and petitioned them to recind the order. "What if they refused?" was the judge's next question. And Mr. Rose said, "Well, but you would have had their money then, " replied the judge with a twinkle in his eye. Now I am going to draw you a pic ture (in amagination.) It would take a Thos. Nast to do it justice artistic ally. But iust imagine 500 old broken down soldiers from the Grand Island and Milford Homes, who have faced bullets and disease for three or four years in defense of their country, just see them hobbling down to the temples of justice at Lincoln and appearing there in their pauper raiment before that august body of plutocrats, forming a circle and on their knees begging of them in the following manner: "O merciful Masters, give us back our 15 cents? Please give us back our money?" Would we do it? Not on your life. We think we know that outfit and we would fear to place -ourselves before them in such a position lest we be scourged "and driven out. - We will ' have to make some allow ance for Mr. Rose, as I understand he had just heard that he had been turned down on the collectorship. baft in MS the But I want to say to Pumpkin Hlon som that he is badly off when he caH us all paupers with no more right than a criminal. He did not know that we have members here with $2000 bank accounts or that have good farm to rent, or that we have ranches well stocked with cattle and horses, or mer that can travel every summer from Maine to CalifoVnia and back here t winter. They draw $12 per month and vote the republican ticket every time. I do not kiiow how they manage to get so much out of $12 per mouth. But 1 suppose it is the same system that the G. O. P. congressmen use 'when they are able to buy a $50,000 property on a $5,000 salary, or an appointee of the governor that can lay up enough in a short term of office to buy a good eizal ranch and stock the same, build good houses, etc. The capacity of that state board seems to have reached its limit, when they go as far as rob bing the old soldiers of their pension money. They do not seem to be able to grap ple with the graft that is rampant, or perhaps they do not want to. It may be that the hog has been passed around and that they have all got a piece of the animal. I sat in that court room with a num ber of others and heard the state's at torney denounce us, and use the lan guage above quoted. And I think I can see the drift of the whole thing. "I am mad." I am also ashamed: ashamed of myself for promising to think as I did. That that was a home, that the government and the gcoI people of this state built it and main tained it for such as I represent, ami after I had helped to build it and main tain it for year.? before I myself ! c came a member. Yes, and after I had listened to the republican spellbinder, year after year, telling us that thi-. was our home, that we were entitle'!' to it, and more too, and that they could not do too much for us. Ar.l then to have the representative of the tiny, come up here and in open court tell that this is a poor farm an1 that we are paupers and have no more right UUUcr Lilt; 1"-W Llldll x lllliimai uiium arrest has. I presume that he had his whole IiV,e" of argument outline to him by the state board and attorney general be fore he left Lincoln, and it seems to Le rather a pleasure for him to deliver it. Well, I am getting over the scene of shame, and the feeling of d mad is taking its place. About one more such crack and I am liable to tell the people of this state of things that will make this R. R. R. administration sit up and take notice. Paupers, with no more rights than a criminal under arrest, are we? We believe you lie about it; at all events, you have got to "show us." We num ber 201 and we want to know exactly where we stand before the people and what rights we have got. We are not certain but that you will yet assure the right to have us tied up to a post and whipped for refusing to be robbed without a protest, or for using lan guage disrespectful to "Your Royal Highness." We are in court right now for the verv purpose of finding out whether j we are poor slaves with no rights left. or old soldier with th same rights guaranteed free American citizens everywhere. And among these rights is the right to refuse to support any other man's wife or widow. The right to refuse to beg for justice from the servants of the people. The right to use our own money for our own amuse ment so long as it does not interfere with Mr. Searles' exposition trips at the expense of the state, or do not make ourselves disagreeable to others. Do not think, though, that we are unable to distinguish between orders issued for . the purpose of necessary discipline and orders issued for oppres sion. After we are dead we cannot help ourselves as you very well know, but you made the .mistake of thinking that we were all dead, or so nearly so that the last spark of manhood had left us and that we did not have ambition enough left to defend our rights. We are awaiting the verdict, "Slaves or Men." C. H. Jones. : 1