ON HIS TRIP
SOUTHWARD
The Journal Reporter Writes of
Scenes Along the Line.
WACO, Texas, Sept. 20, 1909.
This is the first installment of a
1,000 mile-journey in the United
States, written Just to show Prof
fessor George W. Dorsey and the
Chicago Tribune that they are noth
ing near the whole works, when it
comes to diarylng.
They do well enough for Egypt,
India, Australia and the like, but it
takes real nerve and Journalistic
acumen, as you might say, to write
up the glorious U. S. A.
The first day In our chronicle Is
Saturday, for we left Plattsmouth
shortly after twelve o'clock that
rooming. When I say we, I refer to
Mr. It. A. Hates and your humble
servant. Mr. Dates was departing
for Kansas City, hoping to secure
better health.while the undersigned
was departing for any place to se
cure something he seemed to bo shy
on. We traveled over the M. P. and
he It said to their credit, we had a
very good ride. It Is true that at
times the cars assumed a position
nearer perpendicular than horizontal
and our teeth wns more or less loos
ened when we hit a few low Joints,
but generally speaking, we fared
well. It was what the French would
call a dlvertlHsemento to meet an
Eagle who had been communing
with the flock in Omaha. He still
carried some of the effects with him
and proceeded to Hhow us. He de
livered an elegant panegyric upon
the Eagles and their benefits, every
word of which was true, as It is a
great order. However, he spoiled
much of the effectiveness of his ar
gument by attempting to Btand on
his head and sleep a difficult feat
at the, best, and In his condition
quite Impossible. However, he was
a prince, even if he did come from
Kansas. He admitted knowing J
E. McDanlel, but stated It was not
his fault, so we passed that up. I
guess Mack can stand It.
There was little of Interest this
day. Our very good friend, James
A. Walker of Murray, boarded the
train at that point, and in the morn
Ing was among our first callers. He
was en route to Lamed, Kas., on a
Bad mission, having been summoned
to the bedside of his dying sister. It
Is to be hoped he found her Improv
ed, and that she lives to blesB his
days for years to come. Cass coun
ty, and Nebraska, have no better
men than Mr. Walker, and a grief
to him is a grief to all. To this ex
cellent man both Mr. Hates and my
self are Indebted for a breakfast, as
he would not take "no" for an an
swer. Mr. Walker had not been in
Kansas City for ycnrB, and he land
ed us in a restaurant which was
good once, but which had sadly
degenernted. However, that was
not his fault, and he wanted us to
leave as soon as he saw how things
were, but we compelled him to eat
bis meal. This cafe was In the Blos
som house block a famous hostelry
' In its days, but falling behind with
ihm
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Plattsmouth, Nebraska
the lapse of time. In the rotunda
of this house there isa high water
mark, a memento of 1903, when the
Blossom house stood amid swirl
ing sea from the angry Kaw. This
mark stands at eleven feet from the
floor some water. Even the bar
had many feet of water in it, and
some of it got into the strong drink,
I am told.
But floods and fires little affect
Kansas City. It is a marvel in its
wondrous growth and development.
Coming down on the train we passed
through Leavenworth, a city before
Kansas City, but today a veritable
"sleepy hollow." Good enough; yes,
but quiet. But Kansas City! It has
grown and grown and today It tow
ers among western cities as a colos
sus.
A car ride over Kansas City re
veals and unheard-of progress. To
day It Is stretching out and gather
ing in more people, and on every
hand Is heard the Bound of the ham
mer and the saw. Great buildings
are rearing their heads throughout
the business center, and It Is plain
that Kansas City will become one of
the nation's great cities. It is pain
fully evident thnt Kansas City has
far outstripped Omaha In develop
ment. Omaha seems pale and ob
sen re beside the giant at the mouth
of the Kaw.
It must be remarked before we
pass Kansas City in our narrative
that a queen of the human race
boarded the cars Homewhere out In
Nebraska or Kansas Saturday morn
ing, leastwise she was on the car
when I awoke that morning. Sh
went up to the water tank to take
drink and rudely Jostled your es
teemed servant while she was skat
Ing back. To our befogged vision
she was "a picture of loveliness,
However, we were not the only one
as about half a dozen others were
hanging about and seeking to put
handful of small change on the table
Eventually one gentleman looked
Hebrolc In the face got a stack of
whites and sat down to play the
game. He anted " every chip away
and left a disgusted and wiser man
Later, your correspondent got
good line on said female and saw
behind the veneer when he, also
pulled out. She got off at K. C. with
a young man who looked like
piano player, or something that way
Now. dear reader, we have
brought our narrative up to Satur
day morn. But one thing more
needs to bo said rain is needed
worse between Plattsmouth and K
C. than It Is around Plattsmouth
The land Is powerful dry and crops
are not good. Corn looks really
better than one would expect, but it
is not good.
There is much pretty scenery
down along the river from Atchison
and it did look fine on Saturday
morning rich and green. Ft. Leav
enwortu shows up great and 13 a
handsome Bight, for the fort, but
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Leavenworth looks like most river
towns dwelling upon an age almost
nclent history. The time of the
steamboat was the gala day for
Leavenworth, but it has long since
passed, to return no more. What
11 the river towns needs is less liv
ing in the past, but more in the fu-
ure, and Leavenworth is a river
town. CHARLES GRIMES.
At the l.evival Meeting.
The services were held in the M.
E. church last eveng and the large
udlence listened to a masterful ser
mon by Rev. Wilhlte. Commencing
at 8 o'clock a short song service, ac-
ompanied by a cornet, beautifully
played by the evangelist, was had,
fter which each member of the au
dience were asked to recite a fa
miliar passage of scripture. This
service was participated by by a ma-
orlty of those present. Before the
regular sermon, Rev. Randall offered
prayer. The evangelist took for his
subject, "Like Begets Like," and
based his discourse on Galatlans
7-8. The speaker divided his sub-
ect into four heads. Under the
first the main subject wa3 treated,
under the second the speaker dwelt
upon the Idea that "the harvest mul
tiplies with the sowing." Under the
third subdivision of his discourse the
speaker dwelt upon the thought that
the bad is voluntary, while the good
nature Is involuntary," and for the
fourth point the speaker stated that
the "sowing time is limited." From
his subject the evangelist wrought
a powerful discourse which made an
everlasting effect on his hearers. The
speaker was eloquent and forceful,
and he dealt sledge hammer blows
to some of the modern vices. At the
close of the meeting a strong appeal
was given to the unconverted to be
come christians. It was announced
that until the weather became
warmer the meetings would be held
at the Methodist church.
Clerk Rosencrans' Good Work.
County Clerk Rosencrans has, by
his diligence and attention to bus!
ness, finished tabulating the tax
levy, and has the books In shape to
be turned over to the treasurer. It
is a safe bet that not another county
in our class can make as good re
port from this office. The law allows
the clerk until November 1 to com
plete this task. The levies for the
different purposes runs thus:
State and county $108,114.08
Labor 8,152.00
Road 24,025.39
School 82,795.13
School bend 4.204.91
Precinct bond 589.4 2
Plattsmouth City ' 24',564.33
Weeping Water City 1,653.51
Murdock 750.17
Louisville 945.67
Greenwood 536.06
Avoca 299.33
South Bend 375.28
Elmood .;. 1,109.01
Eagle 194.88
Union '473.27
Total levy J258.780.44
Hold Annual Meeting.
Tuesday afternoon the ladles' aux
iliary of the Presbyterian 'church
held their annual meeting for the
election of officers and to make ar
rangements for the year's work. The
ladles met with Mrs. H. A. Schnei
der, assisted by Mrs. W. J. Streight
as hostesses. A most enjoyable aft
ernoon was 'spent whlllng the time
by social conversation and the trans
action of business. Refreshments
were served during the afternoon.
The new officers elected were: Mrs.
D. C. Morgan, president; Mrs. V. B.
Elster, vice president; Mrs. W'. J.
Gamble, treasurer, nnd Mrs. Will
Warga, secretary. There was a good
attendance, being about eighteen
ladles present.
William Dull and wife, of near
Murray, were in the city last even
ing, having accompanied to Platts
mouth Mrs. Banker of Youngstown,
O., and Mrs. Hanna of Grove City,
Pa., both sisters of Mrs. Dull. The
ladles returned to their homes on
No. 2 last evening. (
The
Ejccepiionat
Equipment
of the California Fig Syrup Co. and tho
scientific attainments of its chemists have
rendered possible tho production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna, in all of its
excellence, by obtaining tho putts medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
beneficially and combining thcin most
skillfully, in tho right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup of
California Figs.
As there is only ono genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna and as the gen
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to tho California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy tho
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of tho above facts enables
ono to decline imitations or to return them
if, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
Alvo
(Special Correspondence.)
Mrs. Arthur Bird and Mrs. Samuel
Cashner drove to Lincoln last Satur
day.'
C. F. Rosenow and family drove to
Murdock Saturday evening to visit
his brother Herman and family. They
returned home Sunday evening.
Henry Snoke returned home Sat
urday from Clatonla.
A. J. Foreman and family have
moved into the property just north
of A. J. Linch's residence.
Wednesday for their new home in
Wednesday for theli new home In
California.
Harry Parsell and family drove to
Greenwood Sunday morning to take
Mrs. Parsell's sisters, Mrs. Pearl
Fetrow and Miss Agatha Tucker to
the train, whence they returned to
Wllber.
Miss Lodema Register came over
from Eagle Sunday evening.
Miss Eula Weaver returned to her
home at South Bend on the belated
local Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Casey of South
Omaha came down last Wednesday,
spending nearly a week with their
sons, W. E. and J. E. Casey.
Andrew Trumble and daughter,
Miss Georgia, of Kilbourne, Wis.,
Mrs. Allen of University Place
came down to visit the home place
Thursday of last week.
Dr. Muir reports the arrival of a
baby boy at Mr. and Mrs. Ell Coons
Friday.
Max Jamison of Malmo came in on
No. 18 Friday. He went to Spring
field Saturday to help our bpseball
boys get beat.
Alfred Stroemer and Verl Linch
came home Saturday from University
Place, returning Sunday.
J. V. and Ed. Farsell drove to
Lincoln Monday.
Miss Miller of Cnjaha spent Satur
day with her mother and brother.
Fred Prouty and family and
Grandpa Prouty 6pent Sunday with
Samuel Cashner and wife.
P. J. Linch drove to Eagle Tues
day to take the train to Lincoln,
from where he goes to his farm in
Colorado. He will be gone several
weeks.
Little Rex Sutton had the mlsfor
tune to fall on a nail Tuesday, in
juring his face severely.
Mrs. Maude Bennett went to Have
lock Sunday evening, where her hus
band has employment.
Mrs. Knott Is working at the
Weideman home, northwest of town.
Miss Orpha Muller came up Fri
day from Murdock, returning Sun
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Casey enter
tained Sunday Mrs. W. H. Trumble
of Havelock, Mrs. William Dullenty
and Mrs. Mart Moran of Lincoln.
Mrs. C. Gulllon and Mrs. George
Sheesely drove to Eagle Monday.
Fred Dreamer went to St. Joheph
Monday to purchase his fall and win
ter goods.
E. M. Stone and Carlton Gullion
went to Lincoln Monday by the auto
route.
John Wolfe, father of Schuyler
Wolfe, has returned to Red Cloud,
after spending the summer here.
H. Thomas and daughter, Mrs.
Beck of South Dakota, were trans
acting business in Beatrice the latter
part of last week.
Mrs. M. P. Stone returned from
University Place Tuesday.
Mart Campbell, Charles Godby
and E. D. Friend have returned from
South Dakota. Mr. Campbell pur
chased a farm while there.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Uplegrove
and son returned from Lincoln Mon
day. Charles Strong went to Lincoln
Monday.
Miss Pearl Keefer left Monday on
the early morning train for Iowa
City, where she will study music.
Peter Klyver, who has been very
111, Is Improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sklles went to
David City Saturday to visit their
son Charles, who was operated upon
for appendicitis. The operation was
a success and they returned home
Tuesday.
Little Ree Campbell Is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Ivan Clltes fell from an apple
tree Tuesday, fortunately escaping
serious Injury.
Isaac Wolfe took hla brother John
to Eagle to take the train for Lin
coln Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Morgan Waybrlght of Los
Angeles, Cal., who has been the
guest of Judge and Mrs. Beeson for
a couple of weeks, departed for Ed
ison, Neb., this morning, where she
will visit relatives for a time.
The Clarinda Poultry Co.
will pay the following prices
for poultry delivered at the
store of Zuckweiler & Lutz
Wednesday Sept. 29. Hens
9c, Spiing chickens 11, old
roosters 4c.
BYSTANDER SHOT
IN OMAHA STRIKE
rbree SlfiksSreakurs Are la
jareS, Gne Fatally.
EIGHT CARS Af.E DEKOUSHEL
Attempt to Run Cars at Night Is
Stopped by Serious Rioting Police
and Deputies Arrive Just in Time to
Prevent Clach Between strike Sym
pathizers and Nonunion Men at Car
Barn Two Riot Calls.
Omaha. Sept. 23. One cerson,
I John Petricek, a bystauuer, was skoi
through the hip and seriously wound
jd, two nioiormen were hit wiih
bricks and one of them perhaps fatally
wounded; a third strikebreaker wa.i
less seriously injured and eight cars
were partially demolished, the result
of riots which occurred alter dark
last night in connection with the
3treet car strike.
The injured men, with the excep
tion of Petricek, are strikebreakers
and their names were not given out.
James Fitzpatrick, another strike
breaker, was struck by several mis
siles while he was attempting to
3hield a woman and her child who
were riding on his car, but his in
juries are not serious.
The first riot call came from the
ar barn at Twenty-fourth and Vintou
streets Just before 8 o'clock. A cur
was just being switched Into the barn
when it was partially derailed by a
partly opened switch. A number ot
persons who were standing around
began jeering the crew of the car and
a large crowd soon gathered. Two
other cars came up and a blockade fol
lowed. A new building in the course
of construction furnished ammunition
for strike sympathizers and within a
short time every window and door in
the cars had been broken wjth bricks
and stones.
Police Arrive In Nick of Time.
Sheriff Bralley responded with a
force of deputies and a patrol wagon
load of police arrived just In time to
prevent an open conflict between the
assembled' crowds and the strikebrak
ers. The latter hearing the trouble
outside the barn rushed out with
switch irons and other similar Instru
ments and were on the point of charg
ing the crowd when the officers ar
rived. During the progress of this demon
stration the motor was burned out on
a car at Thirteenth and Vinton and
a crowd quickly gathered and charged
the car. The conductor and motor
man were treated roughly before be
ing rescued by officers. While officers
were escorting' these two trainmen to
the car barn, a few blocks west, a
crowd gathered at Sixteenth and
Vinton streets and began making a
aemonsiranon. As tne officers came
up with the two strikebreakers some
person fired a shot, which struck
young Petricek, and several other
shots followed without any person te
ing hjt.
I . m .
a iew minutes later a street car
jam occurred two blocks west of
where the shooting occurred and five
cars became blocked. A big crowd
gathered and began hurling missiles
through the windows and breaking
up the Interior of the cars. Two 01
the men In charge of these cars re
ceived serious Injuries. One of them
was struck In the abdomen by
brick nnd probably cannot recover
Another was struck twice on the head
and received serious Injuries. Both
were rescue:! by the police. One ol
the men was found lying at the
trance to ini alley unconscious and
was taken to a drug store and later
removed to the car barn. Two other
strikebreakers are missing.
During the trouble at the Vinton
Btreet barn two cars in the northwest
part of the city were attacked by a
mob and the crews were forced to
abandon them. The cars were badly
smashed up by a crowd of several
'lundred person which had gathered
at Forty-filth and Parker streets, at
which point the trouble occurred.
Last night was chosen as the time
for making the first attempt to run
cars at night since the strike began
It had been planned to run the cars
until 9 o'clock, but the rioting, which
started early In the evening, caused
street railway officials to stop the ser
vice at once.
Little progress seems to have boon
made In the efforts to settle the stri
which has for the last five days serl
ously crippled the service In this city
and Council Bluffs.
Woman Is Incinerated.
Warsaw, Mo., Sept. 23. Mrs. Thorn
as Conncll was burned to death at her
home at Barnumton, near here, in
Bight of her husband, her colthlng
having caught fire as she was prcpnr
Ing supper. Connell, who is a para
lytic, wm unable to aid his wife, but
managed to pull himself to a hell In
the yard and pull the cord. V.'hen
neighbors arrived tne woman was
dead.
Peary Has Nothing to Say.
Truro, N. S., Sept. 23. Commander
Robert E. Peary had no further state
ments to make regarding the polar
controversy and while traveling west
ward to his home Jn Eagle bay, from
Sydney, spent the time going over
his correspondence. The Peary party
departed for Portland.
MOD CONVICTED OF BIGAMY
Returned to First Love and Second
Wife Prosecuted Him.
Logan, la., Sept 23. In the district
:ourt here S. E. Tldd, formerly ot .
-ineoln, Neb., was found guilty of big
uny after a trial In which unusual
Batrjmonial complications were
Brought to light.
It was alleged that Tidd married
Ida Kurz of Lincoln. Neb., in 1903.
ind they became separated and b
narried Rosamond Garrison of South
Dmaha, coming to Harrison county,
Dct. '12, 1908, to have the ceremony
performed by J. P. Cregar. It wan
ilso charged and admitted that Tidd
lid not procure a divorce from his
Jrst wife before marrying the sec
3nd, but Tidd alleges tnat he had re-
?eived a letter from his first wife in
hlch it was stated that she had so
ured the divorce, which gave him a.
egal right to marry a second time;
he letter was produced in court, and
he first wife corroborated the allega-
ion of Tidd. After the second mar-
liipe Tidd decided to return to t,is
ilrst wife, and alter so doing, the ssc-
md wife cane to Logan and started
proceedings which resulted .in Sheriff
(lock arresting him in Omaha and
bringing him back to Logan.
Both women were in court. Tidd
has two children by his first wife.
RECORD INDICTMENT
READY FDR MAMMY
More Than 100 Perseus Vmi
in Dratted Document,
Council Bluffs, la., Sept. 23. Antici
pating that the two indictments under
which J. C. Mabray is now held will
be quashed in the federal court to
day, the federal grand Jury has ready
monster indictment in the alleged
"Mabray swindle" syndicate cases, in
which more than. 100 persons, scat
tered over the United States, will be
held on charges of using the United
States mails to defraud. It is said to
be the largest indictment ever return
ed by a federal grand Jury. The In
dictment covers all the alleged swin
dles of the Mabray gang of which tho
government has evidence, the indict
ment drawn havjng been prepared by
Assistant United States Attorney
General S. E. Rush of Omaha, who la
assisting in the Mabray cases here,
and it is believed that it will be re
turned by the grand Jury with few,
if any, changes.
SEIZE IMPURE BREADSTUFfS
Federal Officers in Washington K.p-
ing Close Tab on Pie Bakers. -
Washington.' Sept. 23. The dei t-
ment of agriculture fs showing m.ch
activity now In enforcing the . pure
food law against food products which
are decomposed, mildewed, wormy or
otherwise unfit for food. Lately a
number of large seizures have been
made in the District of Columbia and
Secretary Wilson says close atten
tion is being given the matter all over
the country. Two leading pie bakers
here who make pies on which thou
sands of government clerks take their
noon lunches have lately been depriv
ed of large quantities of wormy raisins
and mildewed and wormy evaporated
peaches. Large seizures have been
made here lately, too, of wheat flour
and corn flour filled with worms and
Insects and utterly unfit for food.
These are samples of seizures, con
stantly being made In various parts
of the country and Secretary Wilson
made it clear that dealers In such un
fit foodstuffs would be shown no con
sideration. FRATERNITIES ELECT
Donovan of Detroit President and
Davey of Des Moines Vice President.
Omaha, Sept. 23. The Associated
Fraternities of America elected the
following officers for the coming
year: President, E. J. Donovan of
Detroit, president of the Ideal Re
serve; vice president, W. E. Davey of
Des Moines, chief correspondent .ii
the Brotherhood of American Yeo
men; secretary-treasurer, C. H. Rob
inson of Chicago, re elected.
Three new organizations, whose
membership aggregate over 1,000,009
men nnd women, were taken in. They
are the Modern Woodmen of America,
the Royal Neighbors and the Ladies
of the Maccabees.
Head Consul I. I. Boak of the Pa
cific jurisdiction of the Woodmen of
the World arrived here and will make
Application for the admission of his
organization and the Women of Wood
craft, the women's branch of the Pa
cific Jurisdiction.
TRIPP LAND TO FIRST IN LINE
Order Received Directing Manner of
Filing by Applicants, Oct. 1.
Gregory, S. D., Sept. 23. "You are
directed to supervise the formation of
applicants for Tripp county lands
who appenr at your office on Oct.
1, 1909, Into a line In the ordor in
which they appear. The person first
In line will be accorded the first right
to make entry, the person second in
line the second right, and so on."
Th.'s Is the order of Commissioner
Fred Dennet to the register and re
ceiver of the land office here.
Oklahoma Bank Robbed.
Enjd, Okla., Sept. 23. Robbers en
tered the Bank of Ames, twenty nilks
south of h'-re, dynamited the safe,
rifled It of It contents nnd eraneu.
