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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION FOUR PAGES
PLATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JANUAUY 11, 1909
NUMBER 1712
VOLUME XXVrIll
LOCAL MERCHANTS
AKE WAKING UP
Three Live Firms Heed Jour
nal's Plan to Help Business
For a long time past the Journal
haa been urging the business men to
adopt the tactics of their competl
tors In the large cities and adopt the
plans which they had taken, and hold
sales to dispose of their surplus win
ter stocks. This action was taken
for the welfare of the merchants
themselves. They should realize that
there Is no profit to be made by them
in carrying over winter stocks until
next winter when styles change and
they find themselves with a lot of
worthless merchandise on thelf
hands. It has been pointed out to
them that It Is far better to do away
with profits and get their money out
of the goods while they are staple
than to let them go Into storage for
a period of some eight months be
fore they can be used, tying up a
largo amount cf capital which could
be advantageously used in Hie spring
and summer stocks. In some lines,
It is true that the style does not
cut any figure but the mere fact that
for from six to eight months there is
a large sum of money not working
but absolutely lying Idle, should con
vince any sound business man that
it is to his odvantage to move this
stock, get his money out of it, and
use it where It will bring him some
profit.
Then there Is another side to the
proposition. These sales will present
genuine bargains to the people.
They will enable the public to ob
tain good merchandise or articles at
a price which is within reach of their
pocketbooks. In this manner the sale
operates for the benefit of all. . It
would not be possiblo to do better
than our local merchants do, In Oma
ha or elsewhere if this policy Is
adopted.
There are thousands of dollars
every year sent out of this city and
vicinity either to Omaha houses or
to mall order concerns in Chicago,
St. Louis and other cities which have
no right to be sent away. If the local
merchants wake up and realize that
the big houses of the cities with their
flaring three page ads are merely
clearing up old Btock and adopt the
same tactics, they can stem this tide.
Let them put their stock on the mar
ket at the close of the season, adver
tise it properly and let the people
see they mean business and intend
to get rid of the goods and they will
do the business.
This haB been the burden of the
Journal's fight. It has sought to
show the merchants of this city
where they were losing trade by rea
son of a lack of aggressiveness and
pluck. They must ginger up and
get in the fight. Make their prices
where they can get their capital out
on the goods and get the winter
goods off the counters. Spring is
alsost here now, and spring stocks
are due to commence and In fact have
commenced to arrive right now and
this means that the winter goods
must go now or be carried over un
til next fall. ' !
. The Journal's fight has not been
made In vain. - Several of the lead
ing merchants of the city have seen
, rhangenjakeeopletaplrawfytpaolmfwy
the point and are now starting these
sales. M. Fahger Who has been the
leading merchant In these lines for
several years, is In the field with a
big pre-lnventory sale. He announc
es through the columns of this pa
per a genuine bargain sale. He real
izes that it Is not business for him
to carry over stock for siv or eight
months and have a large sum of
money tied up in goods. For this
reason he wants to move the goods
and he has made radical cuts in
prices. In some cases he is actually
losing money but he has the right
business idea and that Is to get his
capital out of them. The public gets
the benefit but he is benefitted by
reason of having capital that he can
use In his business in the future. It
is to his credit that he has taken up
the fight to keep Plattsmouth money
at "home and make such bargains that
the people who have been in the hab
it of going away will find it to their
advantage to stay here and spend
their money with the local mer
chant who gives them full value for
their dollars. This enterprising man
says that he Is willing for any pat
ron to Inspect his goods, compare
them with other firms either here or
abroad and if they aro not satisfied
in every way, he will make them so,
this Includes the price.
The other merchant is in a dif
ferent line and he is one who realizes
that it Is folly to keep capital tied
up in merchandise when it is needed
in the line of business. To thla end
II. L. Asemissen & Son have announc
ed a radical reduction In the price of
stoves. These are articles which are
needed in every household and are
standard year in and year out.
glance at their advertisement will
disclose that they have put the fig
ures so low that it pays anyone to
go and buy now. If the stove Is not
needed now, it will be next winter,
and it will pay you to supply your
self with an excellent one while it
can be had at rock bottom prices.
That this cut is genuine, anyone who
has priced the stoves in the past
six months can tell. They are so low
that anyone cannot fall to see that
Omaha nor anywhere else can beat
the prices: If you will want a stove
next winter, now la the time to get
it. Asemissen & Son have been en
terprising ever since they came to
Plattsmouth and they are merely car
rying out their business methods to
day when they put their hardware on
the market at prices which defy competition.
There Is already a harbinger of
spring In the market In the person
of E. A. Wurl who announces a
spring sale already. This is his
"White Week Sale." He announces
the arrival of his spring stock of
white goods and their sale at prices
which will not be beat-n later by
any firm. His sale Is not a pre-lnventory
sale but one of the genuine
spring variety. He wants every
lady who contemplates buying white
goods to come In and give him a
call, examine the goods and study the
prices which he will make.' ' This
sale is a live one and continues one
week.
Here then are three Plattsmouth
merchants who, are going after busi
ness and who mean to get It.' If the
people want to keep live merchants
here, the thing to do it to patronize
them. They are not out to rob any
one far from it, they want to real
ize on their goods and they are mak
ing the prices which will do it'.' Re
member them and give them your
patronage.
Water Backs Cver Ice This Morning
and Slops Work
From Friday's Dally.
Last night was not so cold as the
two preceding nights, the thermom
eter only reaching to some five or
six degrees above rero but VJ1 ,U othera, were hustlers
was noi 8ucn weauier us tuuiu ug
CANNOT
CUT ICE
Talking of Other Days.
Charley Miller of near Thurman,
Iowa, was In town Wednesday eve
ning, having been out to Eagle on
business and a late train gave him
several hours stop-over here. He
was a welcome caller at this office
and we had the pleasure of playing
over again our baseball games of
twenty-five years ago when we and
other "phenoms" like Jim Patterson,
Kel!ey Fox, Chet Smith, Tap Lacy,
Morris O'Rouke, Charley Duke and
on the dia
mond. In these days Mr. Miller an
swered to the name of "Whltey" be
cause his hair wasn't red, and we
answered to "Red" because our hair
wasn't white. How we'd like to mix
In the game again with all the boys
of the days when H. M. Dushnell
umpired some of the games and
Johnny Cutrlght was a thirty-third
degree "rooter." Union Ledger.
TIDD DOES
NOT KNOW
called tropical. This morning sev
eral of the local Icemen who were lay
ing in their supply for local con
sumption started to cutting ice but
were soon compelled to suspend oper
ations as the water backed up over
the Ice and put them out of busi
ness. This was caused by the river
closing below the city and backing
up. For this reason It Is probable
Ice of any quantity will not be cut
for several days.
Col. Henry C. McMaken of the
firm' of McMaken & Sons, the lead
ing Ice dealers, this morning mated
that it was not their intention to
cut any Ice before the first of next
week at the earliest. At present the Disposition Of NeWS Plant an Unknown
ire la HUt tllll.IV cuuugll IU ynj yJ vwv i
in his opinion. Ills firm had no Problem
doubt but there would be u suffl- From Friday's Dally.
clent crop later ana as mis was me There were no new developments
case his firm did not care to put up ,n the Newg owner8hip matter today
ice measuring dui seven incnes in aH,de frorn tne confirmation of the
thickness. gatt 0f ne plant to Congressman
From this It can be seen that the PoUai.d JeHterday by the Court. At-
Ice prospect for next summer is a tortlPy A L. Tldd who represents
good one as the local dealers are Mr Pollard Btated this afternoon that
awake and watching the condition of h d definite orders from the
tut- Ice and th. re will be nothing but congressman as to the disposition of
the best put up. tne pant and that ne had not had
The backbone or tne com wave t the matter much con
seems to have been broken through- glderatlon B0 far, Ut 8tated that it
out the northwest as weather reports WRg more than probabie that the
this morning Indicates general clear- , t w be t , Bh and 8olJ
lng weather and higher temperatures at prlvate galo t0 Bome responsible
In that section. The weather bu- nevvspaper nian but on this point he
reau predicts threatening weather wai, ot sure. He (Mr. Tldd) would
with probable snow for Saturday and . .. oonsultRtlon witn Ju,1ge j, r
n the west portion on Friday wnn D . , tn truHtee and at present
colder wcatner saiuraay. ah over .,,.,, ni,nnr am, lr waters
tha.cu).try We cold snap was P- tnt foreman in charge of the -plant
ductlve of fires. livery city, town
and hamlet reported its quota, Chi
PLATTE MUTUAL
INSURANCE CO.
Meet and Elects OfficersRe-
port of Secretary Shows
Flattering State of Affairs
cago having 114 alarms in twenty-
four hours, in zero temperature, a
hard and bitter experience The
Washington forecast dates that the
cold wave extends over the entire
country with snow as an acompniii
nv?nt. The wave had lost soma of It
fone in the eastward movement on
u ci unt of high northeastern wl.T.R
The wave was centered last night in
Ontario. There will be no material
change In the low temperatures
From Virginia northward the con
ditions warrant snow in the Atlantic
coast states with continued low tern
peratures.
The Pacific coast sends reports of
From Saturday' Daily.
The stockholders of the Platte
Mutual Insurance Company held their
annual meeting this morning for the
election of officers for the ensuing
year and for the purpose of hearing
the report of the officers of the or
ganization. They were much pleased
to find the affairs of the corpora
tion for the past year had been con
ducted In most excellent Bhape aud
that the reports showed a most splen
did condition of company affairs. The
policy holders were very well rep
resented there being 623 out of a
total of 720 policy holders at the
meeting either in person or by proxy.
The annual election which was one
of the principal objects of the meet
ing resulted in the following offi
cials being chosen unanimously:
President, W. J. White.
Vice President, H. M. Soennlchsen.
Secretary Henry R. Gerlng.
Treasurer, C. A. Marshall.
Directors, W. J. White, Henry R.
Gerlng.
Executive Committee, D. O. Dwyer,
H. M. Soennlchsen, W. J. White.
The annual statement which was
prepared and which was submitted to
the meeting for approval contained
many items of Interest, some of
which are reproduced. The Income
during the year was $2,220.05. The
expenses Mere fl.S69.26 of which
$567 covered the losses and $328.64
covered premiums returned on poli
cies tancelled. The total ledger a
and would then outline the plan of sets are $3, 574.44 as against 3,223.65
action to be followed until the plant last year. The non-ledger assets are
was disposed of or until Congress
man Pollard had determined what
he wanted to do with it. Mr. Tidd
was not in a position to state who
would be placed In charge in the
event Congressman Pollard retained
control but he Intended to look
around and select someone to place
In the plant pending final action, lie
For Child Saving.
Rev. A. A. Martin of Lincoln, su
perintendent for the Lincoln dis
trict of the Nebraska Children's
Home Society, has been In the city
since Tuesday last looking after the
interests of the society. He de
parted this morning for Omaha
where the headquarters of the so
ciety are located In the llrowti block.
Rev. Martin Is a new appointee In
the superlntendency, Just having
lately arrived at Lincoln from Wis
consin. He denies that he brought
the spell of wlntery weather with
him however. The object of the Ne
braska society Is to procure homes
for children directly In private fam
ilies as It does not maintain a home.
It has placed one thousand children
In good homes during the period it
has been In existence, all of whom
have been located where the society
could maintain a constant supervls-
$105 and the gross assets are $.'!,-
679.44.
The non-ledger liabilities are $1,-1
358.62. The total Insurance In force
at the end of the year Is $525,228.00
as against $444,385.34 last. year a
handsome Increase in business.
The amount of the Inrgest risk is
n n n j mi... t m a .
hoped to be able to do this by the l" lollu "" ,or l 'ar
first of next week In time for the wt'r :,D 01 wnirn ui was rrom
regular Issues of the semi- weekly flre aml 62 fronl lightning. The
but he did not know whom he rate charged by the company Is stated
would select. He wanted it . un- 10 Uo e-nair tne old line companies
derstood that he himself, did not "" J""11 " ol,u K""''S
contemplate handling any of the ri!iK8- 11,0 company pays 2o per
newsoaoer business as his leKal prac- m ,umrais"'un lo u,e
liiowc In Oregon and Washington. Uce prpc,uded n,9 glvlng any tlme to Pi"' rent goes to the treasury of the
i nisi uHHepniiieiu hiiu mi oi Huuse-
No one else Interviewed seemed to wni assessments. i ne annual
have any Idea as to what will be ol" ""r"k i'-
done with the plant nor as to what "r luc '''
will be required to make It pan out m8Res an snowing lor mis
Col. A. L. Bixby In his "Dally Drift" and pay. So far as can be leared company. It speaks
column of the State Journal this mmif of ,hft newsoaoer men who V0lume8 Ior ine raanner in wnicn
morning pays due respect to Col. M. have )ooked the plant over hesitate lhe "'"ess has been handled and
A. Dates, representative from Otoe td take It as the expense of refitting show Bftfe' wlse. and conservative
and Cass counties, in poetry which it generally considered as high management.
shows that he appreciates the rep- and as requiring too much of au In- Secretary Henry II. Gerlng has
resentatlve just as his constituents vestment for what there Is In It. I made a report to the company show-
do. The poem in question Is re- i, r Tldd outlines above how-1 '"K In detail the operations, of his
produced for the benefit of the Jour- everi t probable someone will I office for the past year and It Is
nal readers:! inVa'pimrirn' nPt week for Coneress-1 well worth persual by all those who
Ah, there's a man who makes me mn pnii.ir,i und hnt th nnhllcatlon carry Insurance. It shows that he
Tacoma reporting snowfall of seven
Inches and still coming down, an un
usual condition far that country.
Colonel Itaten in Poetry.
Ion over them. One of the cardinal
rules of the society Is that all child
ren under eight years of age muBt
be legally adopted by the parties tak
lng them, and In all cases regardless
of age, the society exercises a gen
eral supervision over their raising
until they become of age. In this
way bad Influences may be guarded
agaiiiBt and the right moral train
ing given the child. The society has
accomplished a great work In this
state and Is constantly growing In
Influence as Its good deeds become
better known. Rev. Martin taken a
deep Interest In the progress of the
work and bids fair to make the so
ciety one of Its best superintendents.
smile
A statesman in a silken tile;
I look to see his name on file
That's Rates.
He walks with dignity of tread,
As one Well-feeling and well-bred,
With steady step and level head;
That's Rates.
Prince Albert of the latest cut,
A solid cane from tip to butt;
Let me remark he Is no mutt
That's Bates.
I can see him walk along the street
With steady tread and well shod
feet.
And I remark to those I meet,
That's Rates.
To neither flatter nor offend
I want to say If there's a friend
On whom a fellow can depend,
That's Rates.
pf the semi-weekly will continue as
heretofore. It Is not likely that the
publication of the dally will be com
menced at present at least.
is a level headed and conservative
man, Just the kind needed for the po
sition to which the company has as
signed him and It demonstrates that
he Is fully alive and awake to the
needs of the organization. His re
port Is printed below.
Taken all in all it Is a matter of
congratulation to thei people of thin
city that they have a local Insurance
company which can present so ex
cellent a showing. It Is a company
which deserves the confidence of
every man In the ilty who carries In
surance and it should merit a con
tinuance of the prosperity which has
followed It the past few years.
Mr. Gering's report is as follows:
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
PLATTE MUTUAL INSURANCE
CO.
Gentlemen:
It Is with the greatest pleasure I
submit to you my annual statement
of the Platte Mutual Insurance Com
pany, and will say that the condi
tions are such that we have made au
Increase of 19 per cent over the pre
vious year.
The increase In our cash holdings
for each $1,000 of Insurance In force
Is larger than any old line insurance
company doing business in the state '
of Nebraska, or for that matter In
the United States, which Is $7.00 for
every $1,000.00 In force.
We now have 750 policies in force
with $525,228.00 of Insurance in
force.
We have J2, 000. 00 loaned out on
first mortgage, and have $1, 57444
deposited in the bank drawing Inter
est. There Is no money in the hands of
the secretary, all money being In the
hands of the treasurer.
Another thing that points es
pecially Is the low coot and expense.
Our entire expenses for stationery,
printing, advertising, etc., for the en
tire year was $46.90; commissions
paid to agents was $440.22; commis
sion paid secretary, policy fees
was $360.00; amount paid treasurer
was $22.50; the amount the board of
directors was $126.00; amount paid
Searle, state auditor, was $10.00 for
the examinations as required by law;
$328.64 was paid for return pre
miums; state auditor $1.50; and no
tary fees$0.50.
There Is not a dollar of outstanding:
Indebtedness, unpaid loss, or unpaid
claim, and this is certainly a point.
The Platte Mutual Insurance Com
pany not only stands In the front
ranks of mutual insurance companies,
but likewise any Insurance company.
The secretary wishes to personally
thank the board of directors for the
Interest they have taken, and es
pecially the president. Mr. W. J.
White, : and Dr. C. A. Marshall an
treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Henry R. Gerlng,
Sec. Platte Mutual Insurance Co.
From Friday's Dolly.
Mrs. J E. Leesley of this city who
has been visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Ingalls, at Arkansas City,
Kas., has written home a story that I . 1ko , h h ronta.
seems big to the inhabitants or thlsi d , a bulldng wnl(.h tne flrm re
Justus Llllle Is spending the after
noon at Omaha where he had busi
ness matters to look after, being a
passengers for that city on the mall
train at noon.
If now a friend should writ"
"pray
Who can we tie to anyway?''
I wouldn't hesitate to eny,
"It's Rates."
ine
Paul F. Rudlg with a rase of Den
ver Specials, boarded the mall train
at noon for Omaha where he will vis
It the cigar men of that city and ex-
toll the merits of his produrta.
Potatoes In January.
I loth Halm tile Properly.
Judge Archer this afternoon had
an Interesting replevin case set down
for hearing before him in
the shape of a case brought
by Mike Rys against the firm of
Smith & Smith. Rys claimed to be
the owner of some belting, pulleys
frost-stricken region but which Is
nevertheless true. She says they
cently purchased of Ed. Fitzgerald.
It stands on Vine street between
have never dug their potatoes down Lxth nnd S(V(1ltn ,fi H()(1Rnt
there but have left them In the ground
and whenever they want potatoes for
dinner, they go out and dig them.
It would be u far cry to Imagine
leaving potatoes In the ground In this
country and trying to dig them out
In January and If lhe present cold
snap reached as far as Arkansas City
It Is pretty safe to say that the po
tatoes they will dig up this morning
will not be worth n whole lot for
eating purposes.
to replevin the articles. In their
answer which was filed by Attorney
A. L. Tldd, the defendants claimed
that the articles were attached to
the building and were a part thereof
and that they had possession of the
same under a warranty deed from
Vitgcruld and his wife amHiat Rys
was not entitled to the possession as
Still Oieeklng Rook.
The county commissioners are still
engaged In the process of checking
up the county officers and today are
engaged In going over tho books
of the sheriff and district clerk.
They have completed their check of
tho books of the County Clerk and
County Judge in addition to those
of Register of Deeds Schneider. They
found the books of Judge Deeson ami
Clerk Rosencrans in excellent shapo
and worthy of the highest praise. Af-.
ter they finish the work of checking
the Sheriff and Clerk of tho Court
they will take up the books of the
County Treasurer which will take
them some days longer. Commis
sioners Frledrlch nnd Swltzer are
doing the work.
the building. It was a matter of
proof as to who really owned the
articles and the case was set down
Mrs. Peter l)ehon of Kenosha, for trial at two o clock. An attempt
Wis., who has been spending the I to get the court by telephone and
holiday season In the city with her I find out the termination of the mat
parents A. Kanka and wife, de- ter just before going to press but
parted this noon on the mail train failed
for her home. She was accompan
ied as far an Omaha by her sister Miss
Anna Kanka. 1 Pocket books Gerlng & Co.
Homer's Rail Itrenk.
Homer Foster, who was convicted
the things In question were boiled to of having robbed Lawrence Smith,
and who appealed to the supremo
court from the district court of Cass
county, Is confronted with the brief
of the state, filed yesterday In su
preme court, and wherein his plea
that no certified copy of the informa
Hon was served on him Is confronted
with the statement that tho plea of
not guilty deprives the defendant of
all such rights In appeal. Lincoln
Star.