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DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
Short Items of Interest, From Fri
day Evening's Daily Journal
II. C. McMaken was a visitor in
Omaha on business today.
C. A. Kichey, of Louisville, was a
visitor in the city last evening.
Miss MoIIye Godwin was a visitor in
Omaha for the day.
Chas. Henning was a visitor in the
county seat this morning.
John Schiappacasse was transacting
business at Omaha this morning.
E. A. Duff, of Nebraska City, was a
business visitor in the city this morn
ing. Mrs. II. J. Helps and daughter were
visitors with friends in Omaha this
Afternoon.
A. L. Anderson departed this morn
ing for Red Oak, Iowa, where he goes
011 business.
Mrs E. H. Booth, returned last even
ing from an extended visit with friends
in Lincoln.
W. D. Wheeler and W. D. Jones
were visitors in South Omaha, where
they had business at the stock yards.
Victor Anderson was a visitor in the
Capitol city this morning where he will
be the guests of friends util Sunday.
Thos. C. Bretten, of South Bend, was
a visitor in the city last evening, look
ing after some business matters at the
court house.
W. W. Coates returned home today
from Kewanee, Illinois, and other
points where he is interested in the
mercantile business.
Attorney C. E. Tefft, of Weeping
Water, was a visitor in the city this
morning, looking after some legal mat
ters in county court.
Mrs. II. Gardlernan was a passenger
to Omaha this afternoon, where she
will visit for a few days with a cousin,
Mrs. Mattie McAllister.
W. S. Kelly, representing the Metro
polis Life Insurancecompany.of Lincoln
was a visitor in the city this morning,
having business with the local agent,
Mr. Taylor.
Van Horn & Gibson, received a new
invoice of March records yesterday and
were trying them this morning, their
".idels of March" is uusurpasse. Go
and hear- ii.
Prince Latham departed thismoinii g
for Lincoln where he has some business,
after having -visited in the city for the
fast few days with his sister, Mrs.Wm.
McC.tuIey. and family.
Miss Edith Jean departed this morn
ing for Lincoln where she'will visit for
.a few days with relatives and friends,
the guest of her aunts, Mrs C. S. Col
lins and Mrs. J. E. Emery.
Eniil St utenerger, of South Bend, the
'Marshall Field of that thriving city,
"was a business visitor in the city, hav
ing some matters to look after at the
court house last evening.
M. Applegate, of Valisca came in last
eve':n? from Union and stayed over
n-ght with mine host at the Perkins
House, departing for his home thi
morning on the Burlington.
II. M. Crettenbush, deputy internal
revenue collector with headquarters at
Omaha, was a visitor in the city this
morning on business connected with the
proper enforcement of the law.
Dan Stanley, who has been living in
the home of J. M. Leek this winter
while Mr. Leek and family were in the
south, moved yesterday to the first
house west of the First ward school
house.
Harry Cook, of Ord, this state, de
parted thi3 morning for his home, after
having visited in the city and vicinity
for about a month with relatives and
friends. Mr. Cook is the son of Jacob
Cook, a brother of Chas. E. Cook.
J. II. Snell, the Ashland miller, was a
visitor in the city last evening, looking
after the flour business, and made this
office a pleasant call. Mr. Snell is a
rock-ribbed Bryan man from the tips of
hi toes to the crown of his head.
The Plattsmouth Telephone Company
have completed the unloading of poles
for the rebuilding of the toll lines be
tween here and Omaha, and have re
ceived poles for the rebuilding of the
line from Plattsmouth to Louisville as
well.
George Woitzel, August Woitzel and
Hummel Woitzel, of Greenwood, resi
dents of that place for the past nineteen
years, were in the city this morning,
taking the necessary steps to become
American citizens. They were accom
panied this morning by Hartwick Gott
spenn who appeared as a witness.
It is reported that the stork made a
isit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kern
Fogerty, of Havelock, and that now the
family which heretofore numbered three,
(the parents, and a son about nine
years of age.) has been added to by the
sweetest little girl, and of which both
parents are very proud. J. J. Svoboda,
an uncle, is pretty well pleased, also.
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Mrs. C. C. Parmele was a visitor in
Omaha today.
Joseph McCarthy is reported on the
sick list with rhumatism.
George Burley was a visitor in Oma
ha this morning on business.
A. R. Young of near Murray was a
visitor in the city this afternoon.
Mrs. C. F. Richards was a visitor in
Omaha with friends this -morning.
Joseph Cook of near Murray was a
visitor in the city this afternoon.
Byron Reed of near Murray was a
visitor in the city this afternoon.
H. N. Dovey was a visitor in Omaha
this afternoon.
Mrs. O. P. Monroe was a visitor in
Omaha this afternoon.
C. W. Mitchell of Sidney, Iowa, was
a business visitor in the city today.
Will Henrichsen was looking after
some business matters in Omaha.
Mrs. T. H. Pollock was a visitor iu
Omaha with friends this afternoon.
George Perry of near Eight Mile
Grove was a visitor in the county seat
today.
E. S. Critchfield of Omaha was a
business visitor in the county seat this
morning.
John Hat", jr., was a business visitor
with wholesale men at the metropolis
this afternoon.
Mrs. A. A. Randall and daughter,
Miss Lucille, were visitors in the metro
polis this morning.
Guy Grindley, of near Bartlett, Iowa,
was in the city this afternoon, visiting
with the friend, Ed Kruger.
August Reossler was a visitor in the
metropolis this afternoon, going on the
fast mail.
W. H. Venner and daughter, Miss
DeElla, were visitors in Omaha this
afternoon.
T. II. Pollock returned this morning
from a business trip to Omaha, where
he went yesterday.
C. F. Weber of the Nebraska Light
ing company, was a business visitor in
Omaha this afternoon.
Mrs. W. T. Scotten returned this
morning from a visit at Lincoln for the
past few clays with a sister.
M. J. Fox of Lincoln was a visitor in
the city this morning looking after some
business at the court house.
George I. Lloyd, from southwest of
Murray, was a visitor in the city this
morning, having business at the court
house.
Mrs. Mary Brink man departed this
morning for Nebraska City to visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Luther Johnson and
other relatives.
Little Dean Douglass, son of Judge
Douglass, is reported as being quite
sick with a case of the grippe.
Herb Josselyn depaited for Lincoln
this morning, where he is looking after
some business matters for the day.
Miss Ina Randall came down last even
ing from Omaha, where she is attend
ing school, and will visit at home until
Monday.
Henry Utterbach, Rafter visiting in
Bartlett, Iowa, for some time with re
latives, returned this afternoon on the
fast mail.
Wm. Turner, who is on the sick list
with grippe, and has been confined to
his home for some weeks past, is re
ported as a little better.
Miss Fay Edes of South Omaha is in
the city visiting with friends and rela
tives, a guest at the home of her grand
nuther, Mrs. Kate Oliver.
Mrs. Henry Steinhauer, son Edgar, I
and daughter, Gladys, were passengers j
t Omaha this morning, where they'
will visit friends for the day.
Rev. F. W. Brink, of the United
Brother church, south of the city, was
a visitor in the metropolis this after
noon, going on the fast mail.
S. I. Compton of Weeping Water,
came in last evening and is looking after
the settlement of the estate of E. M.
Compton in the county court today.
S. I. Long and family departed this
morning for Bartlett, Iowa, where they
will visit for some time at the home of
Mrs. Long's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
M. Kephart.
Frank E. Schlater says the show last
evening was fine, but he had only a fair
half of a chance to observe it, as a lady's
hat of very generous proportions inter
vened between him and the stage. Alas!
that "many a flower was born to blush
unseen, and waste its fragrance on the
desert air."
Frank Kroehler departed for his home
at Norfolk this afternoon on the fast
mail, after having been in the city for
past few days, visiting with friends and
looking after some business in connect
ion to the settling of the estate of his
rather.
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A. W. O'Neal of East Plattsmouth
was a visitor in the city this morning.
D. P. Jackson had some business
matters to attend to at the metropolis
this afternoon.
Willie R. Holly departed this after
noon for Lincoln, where he will visit
friends for some time.
Miss Barbara Gering and Mrs. T. P.
Livingston were visitors with friends
in Omaha this afternoon.
James M. Dunbar, of Avoca, was a
visitor in the city this morning, a guest
of his brother-in-law, C. D. Quinton.
Little Roy O'Neal is reported as
getting along in fine shape at present,
and it is hoped he will soon be well
again.
Miss Minnie Will was a visitor in
Council Bluffs this afternoon, where
she will be the guests of friends for a
few days.
Wm. Hunter had some business mat
ters at Omaha this morning calling his
attention, and departed on the Burling
ton train for that place.
C. B. Laughlin, of Ashland, was a
business visitor in the city this morning
looking after some matters at the
court house and returning home on the
fast mail.
Mrs. R. Rivitt, of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, departed for her home this after
noon, after having visited at the home
of her brother and sister, Baxter Smith
and Mrs. C. D. Cummins.
Henry Hempel, after having been in
the city for the past three or four days
looking after business relative to some
real estate trades, departed this after
noon for his home in Lincoln on the
fast mail.
The Plattsmouth Telephone company
have been allowed to place their lines
on the Missouri- Pacific railroad bridges
at Louisville temporarily, which were
taken down by the going out of the
county bridge at that place.
THE LOUISVILLE
BRIDGE AGAIN
Portion of the Structure Has
Gone Out From Ice Gorge
Last evening at Louiseville, four
bents of the county bridge went out
and is now well on its way down the
river towards the Gulf of Mexico. The
ice which has been running in the river
for some days past, and forming a
gorge on the bridge took it out, and
with it the toll lines of the Plattsmouth
Telephone company, which were strung
on the bridge. The value of the lum
ber entering into the construction of
the bridge, which was lost is estimated
at about $500. Some time since a num
ber of representative citizens of Louis
ville seeing the weakness of the struct
ure, came to this city, while the com
missioners were in session, and asked
permission to remove the weakened
place, knowing from experience the re
sult when the ice would go out, and
pile the lumber up in a safe place. The
commissioners who were not so closely
in touch with the nature of the river
thought the lumber safe there and
would not grant the desired permission
At the Parmele Last Night.
Jules Murray presented Miss Florence
Gear in "Cupid at Vassar" to a small
but appreciative audience last night.
While Miss Gear charmed with her
singing, whistling and captivating ways,
others of the cast deserve mention,
notably Miss Leona Ball in the part of
"Wanda," the sister of Kate (Miss
Gear), who enacted the role of mischief-maker.
While her part was not
one that as a rule appeals to the
theatre-goer, it was one that in her
hands was played with a finish and con
ception that speaks of better things for
the young lady in the future. Miss
Bird certainly made a hit with her
strenuous waltzing in the romp in the
second act, and the chorus was certainly
above the average in looks and singing
ability. Altogether it was a very pleas
ing performance and Mr. Murray did
well in his selection of people to
present it.
The L. M. L. A. Box Social.
A large number of people last even
ing met at Coates' Hall and after the
regular meeting of the lodge was over
had a fine time with their box social.
The boxes were not all so marked that
one could tell whose they were, and
while some wished to buy certain ones,
that they might sup with their
"Dulcina del Tabosa, " they were not
permitted to do so unless they could
compromise with the real purchase,but
they had a merry time.
Their First Anniversary
Yesterday, marked the first anniver
sary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Van Horn, and with a number
of their friends they celebrated the
event at their home in south park.
There was music, both instrumental
and vocal, and with the graphophone
and social conversation, with remini
scences of other days, and a most de
lightful dinner. A number of presents
were given, tokens of the esteem friend
ship entertained for the couple, and in
the departing, the guests wished them
many years of happy wedded life.
Hie Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISH KV WEEKLY Al
PLATTSMOUTH.. NEBRASKA
k. A. BATES, PrBLisilKK.
Entered at tlie poslulHce at I'lutl.snioutti. N
bras k a. as seooiMiclass matter.
What's the matter with establishing
a quarantine against spring fever?
Let's see. Has the Ananias club
been in existence long enough to hold
its first annual reunion?
The county cleik of Mills county says
he will issue marriage license free to
all who come on Fubruary 30. Isn't that
strange?
It is said that Senator Brown does
not own a dollar's worth of property in
Nebraska. How is this? Will some
good republican paper answer?
Note this item. A local weather
prognosticator says that if the sun sets
behind a black cloud on Friday night
you may look for rain or storm by Tues
day night.
In the selection of the state commit
tee at the state convention next Thurs
day "hustler" should be the main qual
ification. To select committeemen who
will not do their work would be entire
ly out of order. A good morking state
committee should be chosen.
It behooves the democratic state con
vention, which meets in Omaha next
Thursday, to be very careful in select
ing delegates at large to the Denver
convention. None but well-known
Bryan men should go as delegates. A
solid and "true, blue" Bryan dele
gation is what we want. No other
kind should be put on guard.
Whjle it may appear a little early to
arrane for amusements for Plattsmouth
for the summor season, don't you think
it a good idea to begin to agitate such
matters? In the first place, why not
have one of the biggest celebrations
ever held in Cass county at Platts
mouth this year the Fourth of July? Re
member "the early bird catches the
worm.
In New York city it is stated there
are thousands of unemployed being fed
at cheap soup houses. Some wag put
up the following sign over the door of
one of the soup house: "Prosperity
Soup House; Established in 1907 by
Teddy Rosevelt as Successor to Cleve
land's Soup House." And thus the
cold irony of political ribaldry returns
to plague its inventors.
Governor Sheldon has numerous
democratic friends in Cass county who
have supported him every time he has
been a candidate, and they are anxious
to know if he said what he is quoted as
saying, "the poorest republican is better
than the best democrat, " or words to
that effect. The Omaha Bee says he
did, but Governor Sheldon has not open
ed his mouth to say yes or no to the
charge.'
We print in another column a portion
of the address of R. L. Metcalfe de
livered before the Jefferson club in the
University Temple in Lincoln last Sat
urday evening. Mr. Metcalfe is one of
the finest writes in the west and no one
keeps better posted upon the political
ssues of the day. He believes the re
publican party will meet with defeat in
the coming election, as they have lost
their strongest drawing card in "the
full dinner pail." His address was very
lengthy, and most enthusiasically re
ceived.
A Washington dispatch says that
Representative Sulzer of New York in
troduced a bill recently calling for an
appropriation of $50,000 for the erect
ion of a bronze statue in Washington
to the memory of Samuel J. Tilden.
The bill provides for a commission con
sisting of the Secretary of State, the
chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee on Library and Mr. John Bige
low of New York, to choose the site
and select the design. This bill should
by all means pass. The life-work and
accomplishments of the man against
whom such a culpable crime was com
mitted in 1876 by the Republican party
should command a fitting memorial to
him as a truly representative American,
and members of Ccngress, regardless
of party, should vote fully in accord
with the provisions of the measure.
Remember "delays are dangerous. "
There should be none in the matter
lowering Manin and Sixth streets.
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Who is secretary of Democratic Press
Association of Nebraska? Is it not
about time to call the annual meeting?
Mr. Bryan wil' speak at the Audi
torium in Omaha the evening of March
5, the date of the democratic state con
vention. Leslie M. Shaw's boom for J.
Pierpont Morgan for the presidency
seems to have fizzled out as "fizzlely"
as his own. But what could one expect
from such a man bearing the name of
Shaw.
The Thaw family now talks of giving
Evelyn $20,000 annually and letting her
"go." Most any of us would be willing
to part with the Thaw family forever
for a good deal less sum than that an
nually. It now looks as if Bryan will be
nominated by acclimation at the Den
ver convention. Governor Johnson of
Minnesota lefuses to join the Wall
street enemies of Mr. Bryan and stands
ready to do everything possible to the
end of bringing about Mr. Bryan's
nomination and in the end his election.
It is only eight months until the gen
eral election is to be held. Thousands
of people believe the present adminis
tration has not made good, and many
who were republicans before have
given signs that it is their intention
to align themselves with the democratic
cause this time.
The republicans are now trying to
line up the labor vote in this state. The
appointment of Ross Hammond is mak
ing their task a hard one, and it looks
as if it will be hard to reconcile mem
bers of the labor organizations in this j
state and get them to again support the
republican ticket.
Victor Rosewater does not desire to
be quoted as "trying to break into
First district affairs." Yet at the same
time he wants Willie Hay ward sent as
one of the delegates from this district
to the Chicago convention. It's a cold
day in August when Vickey don't carry
his influence into other districts than
his own.
As this paper looked for from the
beginning of the contest, former Gover
nor Bradley was elected United States
Senator from Kentucky yesterday.
The four propossed democrats who con
tinually voted against Governor Beck
ham from the start, did not go to
Frankfort with any other intention
than voting for Bradley in the end. But
the republicans could not have picked a
better man. In the language of Mr.
Bryan, "the election of Bradley won't
effect our national politics, but it is a
great misfortune."
Henry Watterson has this to say
about Mr. Bryan: "I believe that he
may be elected in spite of the argu
ment against him an argument, let me
add, mainly piled up by himself. I am
so profoundly convinced of the need of a
change of parties in the government
that, even if my objections were greater
than they are, I would vote for Mr.
Bryan against any republican; but I also
believe that the general conditions bode
republican defeat, no matter whom the
republicans put up, Governor Hughes
being their strongest man, Judge f aft
their weakest." This last is by no
means encouraging for the bag of wind
from the Buckeve state.
Serious industrial disputes were in the
mind of the President when he wrote a
letter to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission recently. He says that inform
ation has reached him that on account
of the enactment of drastic laws by the
Congress and by the various state leg
islatures, it is regarded as necessary by
railroad companies to reduce the pay of
employes. He points out that, under
the law, either party may demand the
services of the chairman of the Inter
state Commerce Commission or of the
Commissioner of Labor as a board of
conciliation. He suggests, therefore,
that the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion make such an investigation as will
enable it to furnish data . concerning
wage conditions on various railroads as
may relate, directly or indirectly, to
the possibly impending controversy.
And yet the Republican party would
have us believe that labor troubles are
remote or impossible and that on-com-
jng prosperity obviates any nrrioiM con-
troversies between large employer
ami their men. The infeierce is ob
vious. Taft Why He Won't Do
Kmhii t lie ( 'lii-Uk' I ill t-r- 'fii ii ( I.V.)
On its face the sudden movement to
secure some delegate from Illinois for
the Hon. William II. Taft is not pro
Taft but simply anti-Cannon. Its ult
erior purpose is to blackmail all the
friends of Mr. Cannon into supporting
Mr. Deneen for renomination.
The Inter-Ocean deems it well to an
nounce that it cannot be bo driven, and
that not because it regards Mr. Taft as
absolutely inexpendent.
The Hon. William II. Taft is a Re
publican of unquestionable ability and a
fine record of service in the discharge
of public duty as he saw it at the time.
Yet as a candidate for the Presidency,
against Mr. Bryan, he would be a mis
takea deplorable and probably disast
rous mistake.
President Roosevelt, by certain of his
own personal policies, has alienated or
estranged a good third of the Republi
can voters. For these policies Mr. Taft
stands. He has echoed and defended
them in his public utterances, down to
and including the last message from the
White House.
Moreover, on his own record, Mr.
Taft has incurred the profound distrust,
if not enmity, of another good third of
the voters whom the Republican party
must have to win. We refer to the so
called labor vote and Mr. Taft's his
toric feud with the labor organizations.
The Inter-Ocean does not even dis
cuss here the righteousness or unright
eousness of the President's policies or
the righteousness or unrighteousness of
the acts on the part of Mr. Taft which
produce these politcial conditions. It
simply presents two inpigentible poli
tical facts as they are.
On account of these facts the Inter
Ocean regards Mr. Taft as the least
available candidate in the middle west
ern field.
The Inter-Ocean requests the reader
of this statement to cut it out and if,
by any chance, Mr Taft should
nominated, to paste it in his hat.
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METHODIST LADIES
MEET YESTERDAY
A Large Number of the Ladies
Aid of the Methodist
Church Present
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho
dist church met with Mrs John Cory, at
the lower end of Main street yesterday
afternoon, to look after the business
portion of that auxiliary of the church
in the work which it is doing and also
to cultivate the social side as well.
The business matters well attended to,
the afternoon was pleasantly spent in
social conversation, and considering
ways of looking after the details of the
work apportioned to them.
Couple with the entertainment was
a delightful lunch which was enjoyed
by all present.
What Can be Their Intentions.
A gang of four surveyors, for the
past two days, have been running lines
from Oreapolis southward, endeavoring
to find a feasable line for a track, that
would get south and avoid the hill
coming in the city. They were very
uncommunicative and would not tell
what they were doing and what they
wanted neither whom they represent
ed. It is surmised that they were look
ing for a route south for the Interurban
which probably will be continued
from Ft. Crook, to this place, Nebras
ka City and on south to Kansas City.
Business Change.
W. J. Lorenz, of David City, who has
been in the meat business there for
some time, and at the same time a part
ner in the firm here, has decided to
make Plattsmouth his home again, and
is behind the counter at the store, where
he will be pleased to see all of his old
friends. Mr. Lorenz is an expert in the
trade, and the firm expect to erect a
slaughter house soon and buy and kill
most of their meat. They always have
their ice put up, so there will be no
trouble on that score.
Mrs. Linderman's Mother Dies.
Mrs. J. C. Lindeman received a mes -sage
from Council Bluffs yesterday, tell
ing of the death of her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Gilfeather, who was some eight
two years of age, her husband ha ving
died some five years ago. Mr. and Mrs.
Linderman and son, Fred, departed
this afternoon for Council Bluffs, and
will attend the funeral, which occurs
tomorrow.
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