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An Organization Claiming 22,000 Members
Join Together for Self-protection and
Political Purposes to Bring the
Desired Results.
The Lincoln News says that an organ
ization claiming to represent 22,000
railroad employes of the state, formed
for political purposes, avowedly oppos
ing railroad rate reduction, promising
protection from laws inimical to the
interest of railroad employes, is being
formed in Nebraska. The finishing
touches was put on the central organ
ization after a two days session in Lin
coln of the executive committee named
at the Omaha meeting. It is claimed j
that every railroad employe of the
state will be made a member of the
organization.
"This committee is formed for pro
tection to the railroad employes of the
state," said S. C. Mecomber of North
Platte, a member of the order of rail
way conductors. "The committee is
now forming a state wide organiza
tion to be used for political purposes to
bring about the election of men wanted
by railroad employes, to secure legisla
tion favorable to our interests, and to
head off legislation unfavorable. It is
necessary for our protection that this
be done. We haven't been requested
to do this by the railroads. Neither
have we been coerced. We are not
afraid of reduction in wages. We repre
sent labor organizations that will not
permit the reduction of wages on the
lines in this state, even throug'n the
railroads must be thrown into the
hands of receivers. Threats of re
duced wages have not moved us. We
have acted in this matter on our own
motion."
The Organization
F. M. Ryan, Burlington engineer of
Lincoln, is president of the executive
committee which is composed of ten
members. At the close of the two
day's session of the committee held at
GEO. D. BENNETT
DIED FRIDAY
Well Known State House Man
Succumbs to llliness.
The State Journal of this morning
says: "George D. Bennett died yes
terday afternoon at his home, 1928
Prospect street. Mr. Bennett was
secretary of the state board of equiliz
ation and assessment and had lived in
Lincoln seven years. He leaves a wife
and three children, Charles, Glen and
Helen, and a mother and two brothers
and one sister. He was forty-nine
years of age and was bom in La Grange
county, Indiana.
"For sixteen years he was connected
with banking houses in Tecumseh. He
came to Lincoln as the appointee of
State Auditor Charles Weston. In the
position of bookkeeper in the state
auditor's office he became well known
and stood high in the profession of ac
counting. The state board of assess
ment and equilization chose him secre
tary and in this position he showed
such proficiency that he was re-appointed
by each successive board and
held that place up to his death.
"Although his death had been ex
pected for several days it came as a
blow to all his friends, especially his
fellowmen at the state capitol."
Held In a Thousand Dollar Bond.
Charges were preferred against Levi
Schlegle charging him as being the
father of a child born to Miss Mayme
Grauf, last March In the hearing
which was had before M. Archer,
justice of the peace, this morning, it
developed that Mr. Schlegle had been
married to another woman on Christ
mas day. The case will . be heard be
fore his honor, M. Archer, on May loth,
and the defandent has been placed un
der $l,000to insure his appearance,
his father, Thomas Schlegle, becoming
his surety.
the Lindell hotel in Lincoln, Mr. Ryan
said:
"The state organization of railway
employes was begun in Omaha. The
first meeting was held on April 27. An
executive committee composed of rep
resentative employes from five roads
in the state was appointed, and indica
tions are that the other two will join in
the movement. We have not adver
tised heretofore; we have not felt that
the adverse articles printed in the
papers are worthy of our notice.
"This organization will stand for
fairness to railroad employes. We
simply will demand justice.
"It has been charged in the papers
that circulars have been sent by rail
road managers charging employes with
disloyalty. It have asked every mem
ber of the executive committee if he
has seen or heard of such a circular
being received by employes, and the
answer has been 'no' in every case.
"Once for all we want to deny that
this move was started by the manage
ments of the roads. We are going to
protect ourselves. A plan was adopted
at the psesent meeting for financing
the organization, and for its man
agement by employes only. There are
twenty-two thousand railroad employes
in this state.
"These are the members of the ex
ecutive committee:
"F. M. Ryan, chairman, Burlington
employe, Lincoln; M. J. Roche, Union
Pacific employe of Omaha, secretary;
P. H. Morrison, Northwestern employe,
Fremont, treasnrer; F. H. Crosby,
Burlington employe, Lincoln; S. C.
Mecomber, Union Pacific employe,
North Platte; O. E. Collins, Northwest
ern employe, Chadron; W. J. Hultz,
Missouri Pacific employe, Auburn; J.
Mulvihill, Missouri Pacific employe,
Lincoln; C. S. Puxton. dispatcher for
the Omaha road, at Emerson; C. D.
Hopkins, employe of the Omaha road
at Sioux City."
our high school
is doing well
So Says High School Inspector A. A.
Reed of the State University
A. A. Reed, the High school inspector,
who was to have gone to his home at
Lincoln last evening, remained over
night and departed this morning for
Omaha, where he will stay today.
While waiting at the Burlington station
this morning, he said that the schools
at this place were well managed, and
possessed as competent set of instructors
as can be found anywhere, and are
making as good progress. He says the
High school is crowded for room, and
that more room was needed very badly.
Taking the work all in all, he said it
was good, even considering the crowded
condition. Mr. Reed said that he had
some two hundred schools in the state
to visit during the school year and with
the nine months in which to do it, he
had only one hundred and eighty days.
An Old Tree Cut Down.
Zuckweiler & Lutz are cutting down
the large cottonwcod tree which has
stood in the rear of their store, and
which would be in the way of the ware
house which they are building if not re
moved. It is a gigantic affair. Some
forty years ago when Mr. Streight lived
in the Cattage House, which was torn
down to make room for the present
building, his brother, Clarence Streight,
stuck a small switch in the ground near
the well, which has made this tree.
Havelock Items.
Henry Gering, mayor of Plattsmouth
was a Havelock visitor this week
A. A. Hyers purchased the Walter
Horning property in east Havelock,
consisting of a five-room house and lot,
this week Mrs. Geo. P. Weidman
of Plattsmouth, was a visitor this week
at the home of her son, H. E. Weidman
and her daughter, Mrs. Fred Kroehler.
HOT AFTER THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE
7. L. Pickett, Agent for the
Burlington at this Place,
Wants the Mayor's
Office Awful.
In the district court Friday pa
pers were filed beginning the contest for
the position of the office of mayor of
the city of Plattsmouth. It will be re
membered that at the recent city elec
tion W. L. Pickett received about one
hundred and sixty votes for that office,
and this action is brought for the pur
pose of securing the same on the
grounds claimed by the relator in this
case, W. L. Pickett, through his attor
ney, A. L. Tidd, claiming that he was
elected to the office, as he received the
majority of the votes cast for the office
of mayor. This is in contravention to
the statute passed by the last legisla
ture, making the office of the present
mayor of cities of this class expire the
coming spring instead of this one. The
success of the contest will hinge upon
the constitutionality of the law as
passed by the legislature. Upon the
filing of the papers in this case, Judge
H. D. Travis set the matter for hearing
for May 20, at 10 o'clock a. m., when
the case will be heard, as it comes; In
the district court. '
The result of the city election is still
fresh in the minds of every reader of
the Journal. They all know that on ac
count of the law, City Clerk Elster re
fused to place candidates nominated by
either republicans or democrats upon
the tickets printed in accordance with
the Australian ballot law. This refusal
was known in plenty of time for Mr.
Pickett to take steps to compel Mr. El
ster to do this, but it seems he prefer
red to await until the ballots were
printed, ancl on election day have his
friends write his name upon them, and
thus try to force himself into
the mayor's office, a position he
has been badly aching for in
the past several years. On the day
of election Mr. Pickett received less
than one-third of the votes cast, which
undoubtedly is sufficient evidence that
the voters of Plattsmouth do not
want him so bad for mayor as he
thought, and now he expects to force
himself into office. Emmons Richey's
name was written upon the tickets also,
for city clerk, without his desire or
consent, and he refuses to contest for
position, notwithstanding he received
quite a number of votes. He seems
content to let the present clerk draw
the emoluments of the office without
any farther controversary about the
matter.
Dr. Csok, who declined the republi
can nomination as a member of the
school board on account of his health,
for the same reason declines to enter
any contest for the office of city treas
urer, although many of his friends urge
him to make the contest to draw the
salary and emoluments which Clements
now enjoys.
Called Home By Sickness.
Yesterday O. E. Dinwiddie receive
a letter from his brother at Newburn,
Iowa, telling of the very serious illness
of his mother, who is some 72 years of
age. Mr. Dinwiddie, who is engaged
for A. S. Will on the farm, southwest
of Mynard, came to town in time to
catch the evening Burlington train, and
hastened to the bedside of his aged
parent. Mr." Dinwiddie went as far as
Chariton, 'which is on the main line of
the Burlington, last evening, and will
be able to get within five miles of his
home this morning by train, and expect
ed to arrive at home early this morning.
A Very Neat Window.
The east window at the Fanger de
partment store has just received a new
dressing and presents, with the green
background and the best of the roses
which are prominent in the center and
the row of green leaves making the
foreground, a very inviting scene for
the feminine eye. The beautiful spring
bonnets, in their mglti-hued varieties,
are a wonder to behold. Mr. Fanger is
fortunate in that he has so many artists
in his employ, as designers, executors
of the bonnet which is a veritable dream
and the ones who know well the way of
making the display.
Charged With Stealing Coal.
Five Italians, who make their home
in the city, names not known, were
apprehended perloining coal from the
sheds of H. M. Soennichsen a few days
since, and today charges were perf erred
against them and they will have a hear
ing before justice of the peace, M.
Archer, this evening.
Jumped the Ditch.
While out along the river a few days
since with other young men, Court
Reporter Earl Travis, wa3 bantered to
jump a small ditch which appeared a
pretty good feat and which has com
panions 6aid he could not do. Earl is
something of an athlete, and taking a
glance at the yawning chasm, stepped
back a few paces bounded over it like
a hare, but on lighting, his ankle
turned, spraining it badly, so much so,
that he is still lame and has to go on
one; "flat wheel."
ANOTHER GEN
TLE REMINDER
Why Not Inaugurate Sales
Days this Summer and Fall?
A, large crowd Thurtday listened
to the concert which the band boys gave
in front of the opera house, as an addi
tional attraction for the Tennesseean
Jubilee Singers. This being the first
appearance of the Citizens' band this
season, and not having played together
on the street before since la it fall, they
even . surprised themselves as well as
their hearers with the good execution.
They have in view the giving of a band
concert on the streets every Saturday
afternoon during the summer. While
it is not definitely decided that such
will be the case, they, as a band, favor
it greatly, as it would be a pleasing fea
ture for the summer and a keeping in
touch of the popular music of the day.
Now, if the merchants would co-operate
with them and inaugurate a series of
sales or market days in which they
would give some exceptional bargains
and get a crowd here, there would be
an inducement for people to come here
to tirade who go elsewhere. Would not
that be a capital idea? Why not try it
for once?
PLATTSMOUTH BOY
PROSPERING IN OHIO
I. J. Hall Writes Parents of Better
Conditions of Trade in the East.
Under date of May 5th, James Hall,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hall, writes
parents, from Massillion, O., of more
work and an improvement in times
the giving, of employment to many
laid off since last January, and says:
"We now have two day and two night
engines working, besides a pusher over
the seven mile hill, and at times have
had as many as seven engines working
in the yards at one time. I have my
quarters open day and night and seven
davs in the week. We have a large
number of cars to repair, and have to
order supplies in large quantities, as we
turn out ss high as one hundred re
paired cars in one day. It .looks as
though the hardest of the times are
now over, for we are getting back to
our old times before the "war"
"About the first of the month we had
five inches of snow and I thought it
was good-bye fruit, but at this date it
seems as but little damage was done.
I am going to try to get a three week's
lay-off in July, and will come home to
visit all my friends, and incidently, eat
fried chicken. My experience of late
seems to indicate good cooking a lost
art."
Died From Apoplexy
. Mrs. W. P. Cook, received word from
their daughter, Miss Mildred Cook,
who is taking a course in the Iowa
State University at Iowa City, Iowa,
telling of the death of Mrs. Cook's
aunt,- Mrs. Sarah E. Berreman, Thurs
night of apoplexy.
The funeral occurred at Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs
Berreman was an honorary member of
4th Iowa Cavalry, having had four
brothers members of that regiment
during the Civil war. Miss Cook will
return to her studies at Iowa City to
morrow, remaining to the close of the
term, which occurs June 23. Mrs.
Berreman was 65 years of age and
unmarried.
Pacific Junction EnlertatnT.snt,
Invitations have been received at
tnis office asking that we attend the
commencement exercises of the Pacific
Junction High school. At that time a
good sized class will graduate, and
among the number will be our friend,
Miss Nellie D. Ru.sell, daughter of
Newton J. Russell, and a niece of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Q. Lawhead, of this city.
Miss Nellie is an accomplished and talent
ed young lady of very agreeable person
and manners. We are pleased to note
her graduation with honors, and hope
her life may be the fulfilment of the
high promise of her graduation.
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The History of the Church Road by Dr. Baird
Mortgagc Burned by Rev. Salsbury and
An Interesting Program Inter
spersed Last Evening.
Friday afternojn at the session of
the Presbyterian Fifty-Year Jubilee,
the time was mostly occupied by the
reading of letters from absent members
and the recounting of reminiscences by
those present. Letters were read from
absent ones as follows: Thomas V.
Hanna, of St. Joseph, who was a mem
ber of the firm of Tootle &. Hanna, and
for a number of years a resident here;
he sent congratulations, good will, and
a draft of $50; H. M. Gault, of New
York state, sent good wishes and a
check for $100; Thomas L. Evans of St.
Jqseph, sent a check for $50, and said
if it were required he would follow it
with another to make amount $100, and
congratulated the church on the matter
of getting out of debt, and sent good
wishes; C. E. Twitchel, of California,
sent congratulations and good wishes,
stating also that the church to which
they had attached themselves has an in
cumbrance of $40,000; Mrs. J. C. Bowen
of California, sent congratulations and
good wishes; F. M. Campbell of the
Methodist church, located in University
Place, now, formerly a minister at this
place, sent a letter extending congratu
lations and good wishes ;and a check for
$25; Flora B. Wise of Kansas City sent
good wishes and congratulations; Mrs.
Jennie Donnelly of Yates Center, Kan.,
sent congratulations and good wishes,
and regrets that she could not be pres
ent; Mrs. J. T. Young of California, sent
congratulations and best of wishes, and
regrets of inability to attend; Mrs. Mary
N. Houseworth of Long Beach, Cali
fornia, sent good wishes, and congratu
lated the society here on their good for
tune in clearing the church of debt, and
wishing continued prosperity. Following
this Dr. Wadsworth, of Bellevue spoke
on the influence of the church and the
college, saying they went hand in hand;
giving some statistics in which he Belle
vue college figured favorably. Remin
isences of the early days of the church
were given by Thomas Pollock, and af
ter this was over, Hon. R. B. Windham,
of the Methodist church, asked if he
might speak, and the request was most
eagerly accepted. He recounted many
incidents of the early church, sayiner
that he attended the Presbyterian
church much in the years gone by and
that three members of his family were
also members of this church. He said
that he had first met his wife at Sunday
school, and' that Dr. Baird had per
formed the happiest and saddest ser
vices in his life that of the ceremony
uniting himse f and wife in marriage
and the funeral of the wife, who years
after, death had taken from him.
The Evening Program.
In the opening of the exercises Rev.
Salsbury stated that in the press of
yesterday was a news item which ap
pealed more strongly to him than any
thing which had happened for months,
and that was the proclamation of the
mayors of Lincoln and Omaha calling
for the observance of tomorrow as
"Mothers' Day." In a very nice speech
Rev. Salsbury asked that every man in
Plattsmouth wear a white flower on the
lapel of his coat Sunday in honor of the
mother that gave him life. Mr. R. W.
White and Mrs J. W. Gamble sang
"Tarry With Me."
Dr. Wadsworth of Bellevue college
offered prayer, and Dr. John T. Baird
gave a history of the church at this
place, which was organized May 8,
1858, just fifty years ago yesterday, and
was organized with sixteen members,
whowere Abraham Carmichael and wife,
Catherine; John G. Hayes, J. Newton
Wise, David Jardin and wife, Marga
ret; Alexander Lauter and wife, Mary
Jane; Mrs. Margaret Winchell, Mrs.
Lucy J. Martin, Thomas Mitchell and
wife, Samuel Maxwell and wife. Ame
lia; Mrs. Mary A. Walradt, Mrs. Cath
erine McMaken.
Of these sixteen there remains as a
member of this church only one now in
Plattsmouth, J. Newton Wise, and but
one other who was a charter member,
but who has been dismissed to the San
Jose, California church, Mrs. Lucy J.
Martin, who became a member of that
church in 1903. All the remaining ones
joined other churches or have died, of
which members of this church of the
latter, Mrs. Thomas Mitchell died June
19 1861; Thomas Mitchell died Juue 25,
1900; Mrs. Amelia Maxwell died March
13, 1861; and John G. Hays died April
27, 1892. The first minister was Rev.
Hughes, who stayed until 186-1, and go
ing from hereto DesMoines, Ia.,anum
ber of others intervening between that
period and when the Rev. John T. Baird
took charge of the church a number of
years afterwards. Rev. John T. Baird
was born in Cincinnati, O., Decembers,
1834, graduated from Yale college in
July, 1858; from Princeton Theological
Seminary in May, 1861, and was licensed
by the Cincinnati Presbytery in Septem
ber of the same year. During the civil
war he served churches in the vicinity
of Cincinnati and the city of Walnut
Hills, the seat of the Lane Theological
Seminary of which Lyman I'eecher,
father of Dr. Henry Ward Beecher and
Mrs. II. B. Stowe, was president. During
the summer of 1864, preached at Louis
vil'.e, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., A 1 toon a
and Ker.esaw Mountain, Ga. In Sep
tember of 18C6 he became the pastor of
tha church at Brownsville, this state,
maining there until July 4, 1875, at
which time he came to this place and
continued as pastor of this church until
July 11, 1905. During his term as pas
tor here 215 were added to the church
on profession, and 153 by certificate,
and the membership at the close was
156. Ninety-eight adults and 106 in
fants were baptised, and the Sabbath
school numbered 149; there wascollected
and disbursed for it $1,886, and for the
congregation of the church $13,791, dur
ing his thirty years of work.
Rev. J. II. Salsbury, the present pas
tor, received his education at Park col
lege, graduating in 1896, and at the Au
burn Seminary, New York, in 1899; was
the pastor of the church atGreshem, and
also at the Goshen church at Benedict
in the same year; organizing the church
at Thayer in 1902, and the following
year was selected pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church at Lincoln, from
whichplace he came to this charge in Sep
ember, 1905. Under his work the mem
bership has risen to 180, and the Sunday
school numbers 147. They have col
lected for Sunday school purposes $327,
and the church expenses, $5,914, which
with the church debt paid $7,444, making
in all $13,358.
During the fifty years the church has
maintained a Sabbath school, and the
superintendents for the time have been
J. Newton Wise, Thomas Pollock, Jos
eph H. Waterman, Walter N. Halsey,
George L. Farley, W. N. Baird, and
Joseph E. Douglass. The Christian
Endeavor was organized in 1886, and
worked in conjunction with the Metho
dsit young people until they organized
the Epworth League in 1890. Rev. J.
H. Salsbury is president of the Christian
Endeavor Union of Nebraska
Following this was the burning of the
mortgage, which had been hanging over
the church for a number of years. Rev.
Salsbury performed the ceremony, first
thanking the people who had contrib
nted to the payment of the same, and
especially to the one holding the paper,
as they gave $1,000, and Miss Helen
Clark $350. He also mentioned the
good work performed by D. C. Morgan
and H. A. Schneider, saying as he did
so, he extended to every one who had
contributed in any way his and the
thank3 of the church. Miss Gladys
Marshall sang "Plains of Peace."
Rev. Edwin Hart Jenks, of Omaha,
addressed the congregation on the sub
ject of "Silent Forces," taking for his
thought the declaration that the Temple
of Solomen was builded without the
sound of saw, hammer or any instru
ment of iron. He showed how the
cedars were dressed in Lebanon, the
immense rocks in the quarries, other
parts in other places, and when they
came all fitted to a nicety and the tem
ple was perfect, indication that there
wa? a work for each, and if done well
the church would be perfect in it work
ings, as well.
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