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It dot's not ke a close study of
the proceedings of congress to as
certain that the Insurgents have the
argument and the regulars have the
votes. Beatrice Sun.
If President Taft Is still hoping
for the best from the United States
senato he will be able to easily qual
ify as the world's greatest optomlst.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The objection frequently urged
against an Income tax Is that it
would make us a nation of liars;
that men of fortune would seek to
conceal their wealth. Most of them
do that now, so that there would be
no Injury to us on that score. Nor
folk News.
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Why all this discussion as to the
candidacy of Mr.' Ilryan for the
United States senate? What differ
ence does It make whether he is or
Is not a candidate? We can see no
reason for discussing the question
through the papers this early In the
light. We bellevo Mr. Bryan Is the
btrongest in nn In the state for this
position, but wo can see no reason
why the newspapers should try to
t rco him to declare now whether lie
Is or Is not a candidate. lie will
attend to this matter In proper time.
There Is a fellow up nt. Lincoln
by the name of Tobey George K.
Tobey who wants to go to congress,
u:.d things ho is Just the man to fill
tho bill. All In the world he has
got to recommend him for the place
1 Hint he served several years ns
l'.iukitt's private secretary, was In
Washington several winters and hns
voted the republican ticket. George
Is a very small fish compared with
Krnest Pollard. While this paper
flues not particularly admire Mr
Pollard, yet he Is head and should-
rs above Tobey and it looks that
Hie republicans In the selection of
n candidate for congress they would
securo one will was equal to Mr.
Pollard In Intelligence Instead of one
away below blm. This they do when
they select George E. Tobey. Mr.
Tobey wants to run on a county op
tion platform, but ho will find that
people will demand more than the
liquor question In the next campaign.
If the present Aldrlch bill passes, It
is a sure thing that the republican
party will have that to answer for.
What About Taft?
Tho people of the west are ask
ing every day; What will tho great
big, honest, smiling, good nntured
President Taft do when it comes to
a showdown, not merely upon tho
tariff but upon the Roosevelt policies
generally? They do not understand
Mm. They have hopes, but they are
not quite sure. At present he
(.miles, plays golf, watches the
baseball and football games, Is a
royal good fellow, and Is evidently
having the tlmo of his life; but
while ho Is doing all this he al
lows senators to fight out tho tariff
question ns they please, and nets If
he does not say: This Is your busi
ness, not mine.
nut wnat will he do when the
time comes? What will he say when
the conference committees are ap
pointed to harmonize the discrepan
ces between the bill as it conies
from the senate? Will he say to
these conference committees: The
bill as It came from the house, and
still less as it came from the sen
iut Is by no menus a fulfillment
of party pledges ns 1 have Inter
preted them to the people, and you
must do better or I will not sign It?
Will he say: There are certain re
ductions that must be made In con
ference, or 1 will veto it and let the
Dlngley bill with all its Imperfec
tions stand as It Is?? Will ho say:
This Is not a fulfillment of pnrty
pledges as 1 have Interpreted them;
but I am not responsible and. there
fore, I will throw the responsibility
on congress and let them settle with
the people, or rather, let the
people settle with them? Will
he sign the bill, or will he veto It, or
will he follow the example of Grover
Cleveland and allow the bill to be
come a law without his signature?
Nobody at present seems to feel
sure what the president will do; but
they are watching him with Intense
Interest. They are thinking. Was
Roosevelt mistaken In his man, or
has Taft merely a different way of
doing things? In other words they
are weighing this big, j?ood natured
man In the scales of the.'r Judgment,
hoping they will not be disap
pointed. Again, they are wondering wheth
er he will allow the confiscation by
private parties of the most valuable
portions of the public domain, the
water powers, the timber lands, the
coal lands, the oil lands, and the
phosphate beds, to go on as It has
been going on for years until T. R.
began to swing the big stick.
In Justice It must be 6aid that
however silent President Taft has
been upon the tariff question, lie
has given some lntmatlons that he
Is going to do the right thing with
regard to the conservation of our
natural resources. Mr. Balllnger.
his secretary of the Interior, has re
cently withdrawn temporarily about
150,000 acres which covers available
water powers, and proposes to with
draw temporarily other sites and
then seek the legislation that will
be iiecessnry to preserve these great
natural resources for the use of the
people. These are Intimations that
he Intends to conserve other nat
ural resources, such ns coal and
timber. At least, so the papers tell
us.
The coal, the timber, the oil, the
water putter and the phosphate beds
cf the public domain should never
nlowod to ,nt0 the nnndg of
great corporations. Thirty-three per
tent of the water power has al
ready passed Into such hands. Im
mense amounts of coal and other re
sources have alrendy been practical
ly confiscated.
The people are not so particular
about the way their property Is pre
served, but they are anxious that It
should be done, and done In such a
way that there will bo no question
about either the sincerity or the en
terprise and vigilance of those who
for the time being have these great
resources In their power. The
thorough awakening cf tho public
conscience, nnd the punishment of
thv rascals high up by President
Roosevelt, have given his successor
such an opportunity as me to but
few ' mortal men. The people are
waiting and hoping that he will
measure up fully to his unrivaled op
portunity. If ho docs he will be en
shrined In the affections of the na
tion. If he falls, they will look for
a successor who will do business
and It Is very likely to be the man
now In Africa. Wallaces' Farmer.
The Loulsv.lle people are very for
tunate In securing lion. G. W.
Merge, of Lincoln, ns their chief or
ator on Saturday, July 3. Mr. Rerge
Is a flue talker, and the people who
attend the Louisville celebration will
feel much better after hearing him.
The various show windows about
town are evidences sufficient that
the Fourth of July Is drawing near
and the small boys gaze lovingly at
the fireworks displayed. Most any
old thing can be shot oft this year,
but next year the restrictions rome
In on certain explosives.
I). W. Livingston, county attorney
of Otoe county, and W. C. Ramsey,
county attorney of Cnss county, will
orate In Murray on the glorious na
tal day, Saturday, July 3. The cele
bration will be held In one of the
most beautiful groves In Cnss coun
ty, and It Is an Ideal spot to take a
day's outing for comfort and pleas
ure.
Tht- Springfield (Ma.is.
lii an iee.vly said
Teopl.' laugh
a ht n the question io a.-kej 'what is
a demo-rat"." but what is a u publi
can?" lu its issue of May 17
the Indianapolis News, a republican
paper reprudiued the Springfieli
Republican's remarks and answered
the question, what Is a republican In
this way: "Why, a man that lets
Aldrlch do his thinking."
A trip over the city will soon con
vince anyone who will take the
trouble to make the rounds, that
there the many Improvements being
made in various sections of the old
town. When making the compari
son with other like towns we guess
Plattsmouth is holding her own
about as well, if not a little better,
than most of the cities of the same
size in the state. The carpenters.
painters, stone and brick masons
have about all the work they can do.
Hurrah for Plattsmouth!
There Is being a great deal said
these days In the papers about ad
vertising. To secure advertising a
paper must be made so it Is read by
the people, and it must be made to
produce results to the advertisers.
This cannot be done unless the pa
per has a general circulation in the
territory tributory to the town In
which hey do business. Tho
merchants are beginning to learn
these facts, and are only advertis
ing in the papers that have the larg
est circulation in the county in
which they are printed. Advertis
ing Is a business proposition, and
merchants prefer to use the columns
of a generally circulated paper at
living rates than to advertise In
some papers free of charge.
Dirt She Tell All?
Many lobbyists who did work In
that capacity before the last legis
lature have failed to file an Itemized
nccount of their expenses within the
lawful limit of . time. Among these
Is t ho head of tho W. C. T. U
wno was tne first one tn
enter her name on the,, lobby regis
ter. Does she think expenditures
for hair pins, ribbons and chew
inggum would not look well In
print? Fremont Tribune.
A General Superintendent.
The critics of the plan of placing
the University of Nebraska upon the
Carnegie teachers' pension list have
discovered a real objection to it.
That is that the men In charge of the
distribution of the fund seek to ex
ercise a general superlntendency
over the universities that accept of
the benefleionce, and Insist upon
having them run as they think they
ought to be run, under penalty of
having the pension fund withdrawn
from the Institution.
In proof of this they bring for
ward the case of Georgetown uni
versity. Tho regents recently dis
charged two professors for reasons
best known to themselves. Gorge
town university Is located in the na
tional capital, by the way. The ex
ecutive committee of the Carnegie
foundation has summarily scratched
Georgetown off its list, and Its pro
fessors must go penslonless or move
elsewhere. The reason assigned In
the dispatches is that the committee
believed the university had not act
ed right by the two retired profes
sors, nnd anyway, the university was
trying to cover too broad a field with
tho financial backing at its com
mand.
This phase of the matter cannot
be over-emphnslzed. If the Carne
gie executive committee can exer
cise the power to veto on university
management, then no self respect
ing university can place Itself under
obligations to It.' The critics say
with considerable force that If the
Carnegie committee can say who
shall not be discharged as profes
sors, then is can also say who shall
be discharged or who shall be
engaged. It Is also true that no
outside Interference with the Judg
ment of tho regents can be permit
ted on the personnel of the teaching
force or tho field covered.
The advocates of the acceptance
by Nebraska of the Carnegie fund
have contended "that Carnegie had.
by the terms of his gift placed the
control of the fund beyond the
reach of hU control, but the dicta
tion sought to be exercised toward
Georgetown smacks a great deal of t
The
jci.ly rtaacn tLut actuated the News
!:: the acceptance of the peu-
sieu by Nibraka was that all of its
rival universities were going in,
thus leaving Nebraska at a disad
vantage upon what seemed to be
in most part a quixotic ground of
refusal. Put before It can be ac
cepted by Nebraska the condition
must be made o clear that no club
as was shapen over Georgetown's
head can be wielded over that of
Nebraska. Freedom with poverty.
Is as much to be desired In the uni
versity as in the individual. Lin
coln News.
Commissioners' Proceedings.
Plattsmouth, Neb., June 15, 1909.
Board of county commfcsloners
met in regular session with all
members present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved, whereupon the fol
lowing business was transacted in
regular form:
Bills allowed on the general fund:
M L Friedrlch, salary, etc. . 42 50
F E Schlater, Juror, etc $ SI 5 30
L D Swltzer, same 35 75
C R Jordan, same 23 00
Geo W Voss Lumber Co, coal
to pauper
2 50
.. 80
21 53
Hammond & Stephens, sup
plies
Nebraska Lighting Co., gas
to Jail and court house..
3 C Marquardt, mdse to
pauper . 12 75
Plattsmouth Tel Co.tolls, etc 27 75
Union Ledger, printing no
tice of equalldation ....
Oust To Go Co, mdse
Hatt & Son, meals to Jury. .
Neb Tel Co, rent and tolls. .
Wm Wehrbein. livery to
commissioners
the Cuddahy Packing Co.
pow der
1 50
3 00
13 83
4 00
5 00
12 00
Klopp & Bartlett Co., sup
plies 51 00
Anton Kalasek, labor 30 00
C D Qulnton. Warding
county prisoners and sal 195 3
The Plattsmouth Journal
printing 39 25
A P Barnes, boarding Jury 10 5c
John Mercer, witness State
vs Fle.sner, refused 26 00
J II Tarns, extra labor.... 20 00
Katherine Miner, labor .. 44 00
F II Dunbar, boarding and
lodging jury, $54.50, al
lowed 51 00"
C D Qulnton. boarding city
prisoners 41 45
Wm N Becker, Jr., land sold
to Cass County 20 00
Peter F. Goos, meals to Jury 21 00
Claims allowed on road fund:
E T Hurlbut, road w ork 6. .
Turner Zink, use of land for
13 10
road district 17, $15 00,
allowed
3 00
134 00
11 00
15 25,
85 48
19 25
71 00
Wm Kltch, road work 12..
L D Muller, same 16 ....
Geo W Voss Lumber Co
lumber 13
H H Parkhurst, same 14
W B Banning, same 11
W A Cole road work 14
The U S Culvert Co, culvert 2 31 04
A N Speer lumber 8 .... 24 30
C F Vallery, road work 1 . . 21 00
J M Hoover, same 2 125 55
C M Richards, same 4.... G.I no
W C Bartlett, same 1.5 .... 69 95
Will Schnleder, coal 2 .... 5 10
Frank Rouse, road work 4 11 25
Chas Goldsmith, road work 4 11 25
A W Bartlett Lumber Co.
lumber 7 11 65
John II Hoffman, road work 4 6 00
M Dalby, lumber 5 11 26
H R Richards, road work 4 3 74
A D Hathway, same 11 .. 71 25
Lee Arnett, culvert 15 .. 65 71
Same 7 49 30
Same, 1 f 56 90
Wm. Stohlman, road work 8 195 10
Ben Beckman, same 10 .. 133 75
Claims allowed on bridge fund:
Neb. Con. Co, bridge work 2153 51
Geo W Voss Limber Co, lumber
Geo W Voss Lumber Co
lumber 21 00
W B Banning, lumber ....122 55
A N Speer, lumber 77 85
A D Hathway, bridge work 27 50
Siroemer Lumber Co, bridge
material 33 6!)
Board proceeded to open bids for
construction of two concrete bridges
as advertised, there being four bids
in all as follows:
The Nebraska Construction Co.,
Lincoln, himwood bridge $3,450,
Mynard bridge $3,250.
Freeman Bridge Co, of Tecum
Reh, El in wood -bridge $3,237, My-
nartl bridge $3,525.
1 oncreie engineering Co., Lin
coln, Elmwood bridge, $2,S00, My
nard bridge $2.9S0.
Lincoln Construction Co. of Lin
coin, Elmwood bridge $2,375, My
nard bridge $2,520.
Board adjourned to meet again
June 16th.
Flattsmouth, Neb., June 16
Board met pursuant to adjourn-
ment, all members present.
Board decided to postpone letting
contract for concrete bridges until
1 . m , June 21st and adjouned.
W. E. Rosencrans,
County clerk
ire a L.i rt-r's methods.
MORE WORK
ON TRACKS
Burlington Will Relay Switch Yards
With Heavier Rails
The extra gang which has been
engaged for so long in relaying the
shop yards w ith new ties and heav
ier rails, has finished that part of
their work and are now engaged In
lining and surfacing the tracks In
the switch yards north of the depot.
New rails will be put on the track re
placing the badly worn ones. The
work will take them some time and
means a vast Improvement In the
yards. When this jr;.ng has finished
the Plattsmouth yards, both switch
and shop, will have an entirely dif
ferent appearance than they had
when the men commenced and
will be a far superior yard in every
respect. The heavier rails and the
new ties which have been placed in
enable the company to use Its heav
iest engines without fear of derail
ment and loss of time as well as
property.
It Is current report that the com
pany is now figuring on straighten
ing out their main lines north of the
depot, making much greater yard
room than they have at present.
This will be done by filling in the big
bend between the water works plant
and the depot making the tracks
take practically a Btralght shoot
north from the depot to the water
plant. This can be easily done by
grading down the high bluff on the
west of the yards and dumping the
dirt over the bank east of the main
line. The work would be quite
heavy and would cost a handsome
sum of money but it would be in
general line with the policy of the
railroads In recent years to straight
en out their tracks and get as near
an air line as possible between two
points. George II. Poisall, the grad
ing contractor, was asked a few days
since to submit figures on what he
could do the work for and he gave
the roadmaster rough figures cov
ering what he would undertake the
job at. If the work is to be done
It would probably be done during
the coming fall so that It could be
set during the winter and be in
shape for running over by spring.
Should this work be done it is
more than probable the big bluff be
tween the depot and the bridge
would also be cut away and throwa
into the river bottom east of the
tracks and the second track extend
ed to the bridge. If this was done
the Burlington would have a straight
line almost from the bridge to the
water works, In addition to having
Immensely improved yard room.
fenouid this work be started it
would probably result in straighten
ing out the Omaha line to run di
rectly north from the water works
to a connection with the present
main line at or Just below Bellevue
Such a change would result in a cut
of several miles in mileage and a
big saving to the company. , These
matters are up In the air at present
but undoubtedly something is be
ing figured out as Mr. Poisall would
not have been asked for bids unless
It had been thought advisable to fig
ure on a change. There is also a
possibility that this city may again
secure a division if these changes
are made. In any event, there Is
more than an even show for a
freight division at least.
Linen Shower.
Mrs. H. S. Austin yesterday "after
noon entertained some twenty-five
guestes at her cosy home on North
Fifth street, the occasion being a Hn
en shower in honor of Miss Ella
Margaret Dovey whose wedding to
Mr. George Falter Is announced for
early July. The shower was a most
delightful one and filled with
pleasant surprise for Miss Dovey, the
charming hostess and guests having
arranged for a mock marriage on
the occasion. Miss Catherine Dovey
took the part of the bride while
Miss Marie Donnelly acted that of
the groom. Miss Shanfleld Jones
took the part of bridesmaid, while
Miss Gretchen Donnelly filled the
position of groonismnn. The cere
mony was duly solemnized accord
Ing to the ritual of the church and
was performed by Mrs. William
Bnlrd who made a rector or rector
ess par excellence. One feature of
the happy event was the ring bear
er, one so small that It had to be
carried by the groomsman. The
ceremony was a decidedly unique
one and one which Miss Dovey as
well as the guests highly enjoyed.
In addition to this novel feature,
there were several charming selec
tions given by the A. I). D. quar
tette one of them being "Glow
Worm." This quartette made a dis
tinct hit with the guests, their mu
sic being greatly appreciated.
A four course luncheon was later
served which ended the pleasant af
ternoon. The Austin residence had
been handsomely decorated for the
event, sweet peas being the chosen
flowers and being scattered about In
lovely and generous profusion.
There were many beautiful and
handsomely embroidered pieces of
Miu-n given Y.iss Dover by her ad
miring friends uud the young lady
was made very happy by the occa
sion. The out of town guests were Miss
Lillian Crowthers, Miss Carolvn
Barklow of Omaha and Mr. Walter
Stockford of Omaha.
Anniversary Meeting.
Weeping Water, June 18. In the
Congregational church of this place
occurred the silver anniversary of
the club Zetetlc. Zetetlc was the
first woman's club in the state and
was organized ten years prior to the
state federation. The organization
was due to the efforts of Mrs. Laura
M. Woodford, "who, with four other
women met at one of the homes
June 14, 1885, to plan for some
thing to stlmplate thought, awaken
latent ideas and bring our dormant
faculties In brief, to keep In touch
with the world at large.
The charter members follow:
Mrs. Laura Woodford of Weeping
Water.
Mrs. Lena Chase of Texas.
Mrs. Elizabeth Travis of Platts
mouth. Mrs. Ida Ingersoll of Weeping Wa
ter, Mrs. Frances Miller of Minnesota.
Their work lived and at the close
of a quarter of a century the Zetetlc
club lives harmoniously In itself, and
Is an assured factor In the life of
this place. The membership is lim
ited to twenty-two members. The
roster shows there had been an en
rollment of Blxty-nlne during the
club's life, thirty-nine members
having removed from the city.
The banquet was presided over by
Mrs. J. H. Andreas, president of the
club. Letters bearing post marks
ranging from the eastern to the
western coasts were read. One came
from Berlin Germany.
Mrs. Woodford, as toastmistress,
days. Mrs. H. D. Travis of PIatts
gave a sketch of the club's earlv
mouth spoke briefly on "The Old
Days." The next toast, "The 'Man
of the Hour" was responded to' by
H. D. Travis of Plattsmouth. He
humorously depicted the trials of
club woman's husband. "The
Other Fellow" was responded to by
Professor Corbln of the Weeping
Water Academy.
Mrs. Amber of the club closed
by a response to '"Our Guests."
A Xeat Show Window.
One of the neatest and moit taste
fully dressed windows In the city is
that of E. A. Wurl, the enterprising
Sixth and Main street merchant. Mr.
Wurl has a very handsome window
on Main street and he is utilizing it
to the utmost at present. With the
approach of real hot weather Mr.
Wurl has placed on display a fine
line of white goods comprising all
the seasonable fabrics with all the
latest syles and designs. He has
been fortunate this season In secur
ing some patterns which are pleas
ing and attractive to the eye and
these he has made leaders at popular
and money-getting prices. Each
piece of fabric is marked plainly with
the figures at which it Is to sell so
that one may look in the window and
compare the several rarities and de
signs and see Just what her money
will get her. The window Is also
tastefully trimmed with artificial
flowers and vines which serve to
set off the pretty patterns of the
goods. Mr. Wurl also makes an at
tractive display of seasonable fruits
and vegetables In his Sixth street
window, carrying a very fine and at
tractive line of both.
Wants the Journal Forwarded.
Mrs. Mark White, who is in the
hospital at Omaha, sent word by
Mr. Walker, of the Majestic, that
"Being that she was dead she want
ed the Journal forwarded to her."
Where the Jokes come in Is the re
port that when she was operated
upon she could not possibly sur
vive was at that time dying
The Journal mentioned this. The
fact is that Mrs. White Is rapidly
recovering, nnd her letter which
contained the above shows she Is
feeling quite humorous, also. We
are glad to know she Is enjoying
such a Jovial disposition. It means
and early recovery In full.
Ituys a New Threshing Out tit.
George W. Harshman, jr., was In
Lincoln Tuesday and closed a deal
for a new Century separator, which
Is claimed to have the best separat
ing capacity of any threshing ma
chine on the market.
George says that the outlook for
wheat was sufficient to Justify tho
purchase. He Informs us that the
case Involving the estate of his first
wife has all been cleared up and Is
probably a thing of the past. Ne
hawka Register.
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