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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION-EIGHT PAGES
VOLUME XXX
FLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. TliUlJSD.YY AIM JUST 10, 1911
Platte
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NO 03
V
IKE LAW REGARDING 1 HAUS
OF VOTERS 10 1 POLLS
The Attorney General Says Law Applies Only to Persons Wh
Run Conveyances "For The Purpose of Conveying Voters
to The Polls."
As the outgrowth of a lively tilt
between regular and insurant
citizens in the Second ward of
Blair at the time a primary ele
tion was held there for the pur
pose of selecting delegates to the
repuhlican convention, and as a
result of the activity of Post
master Cook or thai place in
hauling voters to the polls at that
tune, Don C. Van Deusen. news-
oanor man ami well Lnntvn n n ! "I'P'ics
official of the progressive league
of the slate, has asked Attorney
(ieneral Martin for an interpreta
tion of the Leo act, passed hy the
late session of the state legis
lature, says the State Journal.
Mr. Van Deuscn has read in the
papers since the adjournment of
the legislature that the law
against carrying voters to the
polls applies only to political
committees and candidates and
does not apply to private citizens
and that a citizen can haul all
the voters he can find and take
them to the polls or that a neigh
bor may haul a neighbor to the
polls and escape the penitentiary
or any other punishment. Mr.
Van Deusen had heard of such in
terpretations of the law, but ho
desired to get a decision from the
at torney general, so he wrote that
official as follows:
"What is your opinion about
the law passed last winter pro
hibiting carrying of voters to
polls? Private citizen hauled vot
ers to polls in his auto all after
noon on primary day and said he
had a right, to. but a candidate or
committee could not run. of cause
t obe run, an auto, omnibus, etc.
Is he right in this or is the intent
of the law that the practice
shall be slopped? It seems to me
some word from you inlhe stale
papers would help solve this
question for a good many people."
Attorney fiencral CI rant Marl in
was absent from home when this
letter was received. Deputy At
torney (ieneral Oeorge ". Avers
and Assistant Attorney (ieneral
Frank (I. Edgorlon were both
present, and while they have not
written an opinion, Mr. Ayres says
he has no doubt but that the law
only to candidates and
political committees and he has
doubts about its application to
candidates in every case. He is
inclined to the belief that a can
didate can, under the law, haul a
voter to a place near the polls and
escape punishment unless it is
proven that he ran his conveyance
for the "purpose of conveying
voters to the polls." In other
words, a candidate might take a
neighbor to town and not be sub
ject to the law applying to can
didates unless it is shown that the
candidate had the conveyance run
"for the purpose of ConvevinD-
voters to the polls.' The purpose
of the candidate miuht be the
governing feature under the law
as it was adopted by the legis
lature. It is conceded that the manner
in which the law passed makes it
easy for people to continue the
practice of carrying voters to the
polls. In many cases private
citizens, not candidates or mem
bers of a political committee, be
come so enthusiastic that they
will take their own automobiles
and use them all day on election
day Jo carry voters to the polls.
Unless it is proven that such
citizens are caused to do this by
a candidate or a political coin
mil lee, the citizen with the auto
mobile is immune from punishment.
Louisville Street Carnival
I he carnival at Louisville this
year will occur Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, August, 17, 18 and
ll. A company of boosters from
that city were in the. city this
morning advertising the big show,
and went from here south to
Mynard, Murray and other points
on the same line of business
1M . . 1
lueir carnival promises to no a
big thing for the enterprising lit
tle city.
:gan nominate By
punsiuiH is a
I FOR APPLES
CEDAR GREEK BREAKS
EVEN HI GAMES
Two Games Were Played on the
Cedar Creek Grounds Sun
day Afternoon.
Cedar Creek broke even in a
double-header on the local
grounds here Sunday by defeating
Plattsinoiith to the tune of 11 to
5 and losing to Circenwood hy a
scores of tl to i. The llrst game
was a little ragged at times, and
in the third inning Plallsinoiilh
started things with two scores,
and the ice being broken, the
Colls cut, loose on Mr. Dobson for
a bunch of hits, coupled wilh
errors, and nine scores resulted.'
Every slick was loaded and Wolff, I
who was first up in (his inning,
counted twice. After this round
this being responsible for I ho de
feat. There was not a base stolen
011 either side in t ho last session.
The weather was against us
and held Circenwood hack, so we
were obliged to play I'lattsniouth
the first game, which was not the
intention of the management.
This would have added to our
chances of winning both games.
Saturday will be the day for the
return game wild Circenwood and
a good game is expected.
The attendance was very good,
considering (he threatening
weather, and everyone seemed full
of enthusiasm, especially in the
seventh and eighth innings, when
the Colts made the fight of their
lives in an attempt to meet the
margin against them.
Circenwood has a fast bunch
and they played errorless hall,
nothing but earned runs being so
cured o(T their aggregation.
Next Sunday, August 13, will be
I he dale set for one of the h..t
J. E. Bundle Has Already Shipped
Four Cars Will Buy Many
Winter Apples.
J. E. Hundle, I he apple buyer,
who opened up a place of busi
ness here this summer, lias al
ready bought and shipped away
four carloads, or i0 barrels, of
apples. Three or these cars were
shipped to Minonapnlis and the
foil rlh car to (leorgia. The ap
ples that have been bought by Mr.
11.... 11.
nuiiiiie are an ot a summer
variety, and are very perishable,
even though they are bought
when green and are sold for
cooking apples.
He expects to buy apples here
the entire season, and as there
will be a much greater market for
winter apples, he expects to buy
an immense amount of them.
They are not perishable and can
be put in cold storage and mar
keted many months afterwards.
He has been paying from $1 to
1.25 per barrel for apples, but
lately there is scarcely any mar
ket for them, and the price has
dropped to 75 cents a barrel.
There is a big apple crop in al
most every section of the country
and farmers will not be able to get
high prices for apples, especial
ly for the early stuff. Mr. Rundle
has been paying higher than the
market price for the apples
bought here. Heretofore there has
been no apple buyer in town. Dur
ing the course of the entire sea
son he will pay out many thou
sands of dollars to the farmers
adjacent to Plaltsmoulh.
WRITING IN IIS
Official Holding That Voters May
Pick Candidates on Both
Tickets. '
Secretary of State Wait, is still
conducting his "questions and
answers" department of the state
administration, with reference to
the provisions of the new primary
law. Other people writing into
bis otllce furnish the questions,
and il is his lot to supply the
answers,
Clerk (Jeorge E. Edwards of
Perkins county, wrote from ('.rant
wanting to know if democratic
voters at the primaries could
write upon (heir ballots the name
01 a man who had tiled for
office
alone
is,
her
an
ticket
For Miss Budig.
From Tu?Mluy I 1 1 y.
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.. I'i'iKMt in iiuiior 01 .miss
Msie Itudig was given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. M
last wiing. where Miss Mudig
has lie, ii visiting her sister. Mrs
At .....
.Murray, lor the last live week
Miss ltmlig loaves today for
Home ni McCook, and the recep
lion was in the nature of a fare
well lo her. Delicious refresh
ments and a luncheon were served
about 1 1 o'clock, followed by some
enjovable music. The affair
proved a very delightful one in
every way. Those present wore:
Misses F.lsie Mudig, Louise Hesse,
Velnia Knolt. Kalherine Frakes'
Mrs. A. T. Fill. Mrs. Murray, Mes
srs. Farl M. (ieis, Key F. Henson,
Henry Hesse, Alvin Murray, Carl
.1. Kunsnianii and A. T. Fill.
Ihe game was played careful and ' ram,'s t Ihe season, we having
the Colls laid up for Ihe next
game.
Clotsch pitched a good game,
but was a little wild. However, no
one was awarded a pass nor was a
man hit.
Green wood started things with
a score in the third inning on a
bad heave to first, and counted
three again in the fourth. In he
seventh, after two men were down,
Dtigan was safe on being hit hy a
pitched ball and Wolff followed
on Ihe same stunt, both advancing
a base on a fumble of the catcher,
and scored on Connor's two-bag-pcr
to right. Then in the eighth
uiey connected for two
Wlfnpn,l III. I ....I r. 1 J.
' " inm( ganon iroin
Papillion. They have played win
ning hall wilh such teams as the
Iloelors of South Omaha, Advos
ami Hlatz Mrewing company of
Omaha. Come out and see the
home product go up against (he
real thing. The game will be
called at 2:30.
Laramie Valley Irrigated Lands.
?.p,000 acres just onened in the
.Laramie Valley, near Laramie,
Wyoming, a oily of 9,000 people,
the center of two railroads, both
of which run through Laramie
Valley tract. Only ninelv mile
morel from Creelev. ColnrnHo iti
scores which lied the score, and 't irrigated agricultural district
, arier two men were down in Ihe in the west. Laramie Valley land
"''si or the ninth a scratch hit. with proper cultivation, will pro
jnronglit in a score and anolher Iice as much as the C.reeley dis
pv.as """"'I later, making two in i trict. Laramie Vallev land in.
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nUhniieli n r. i v.n i . ..
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, first ball thrown to deep center
'but this field was nut of luck, the
ieardener there accepting five
chances without a hohMo.
Connor pitched a K Vi,,
Iiml u-nu fi;.. I.. ..... ...
" " ly supported purring
the third and fourth iniiiriLs l,i
eluding the very best water rights,
at from $30 to ?i.r per acre!
Easy term payments. Excursions
every day. 15.00 round I rip.
For full information write lo J. J.
Faller. Plallsninulh, Neb.
If-d,vw.
the bao running was very rank, j (own today!'"
T. A. Marsh of Fremont is
in
SILL BOYS LEAVE
HOME TO GET RICK
Little Sons of Joe Wampler Found
Life Too Slow In Plattsmouth
and Left.
From Tuesday's Dally.
. Kmploynient, in Platl smooth
seemed scarce lo "Ciwyn" and
Archie Wampler, the Mllle sons
of Joe Wampler, and as they
looked over across the river into
Iowa I hey imagined (hat there
would be plenty of work there, so
iasi nigni. iney started out lo
make their fortune. Willi a total
of 50 cents between Ihem, they
felt rich, and. so I hey hid adieu lo
their home, but, not to their par
ents. They were intending to
write to the latler afler they had
made their fortune.
The boys are about 10 and 12
years old and started off without
shoes or coats. They slept some
place in town last night, and went
across on the ferry this morning
and were taken up at Pacific Junc
tion and held till Deputy Sheriff
Manspeaker arrived.
The boys let on as if they did
not know the sheriff when he saw
Ihem, and profesisonally like, re
insert to lalk when questioned
about leaving home. The 50 cents
was gone.
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'i" romuncail 1IOKI
ni, . I 1,.. i..:... . . .
, niiM i.,i -in tnMii ii o i ii 1 1 1 a i r
nun as llie democratic candidate
in case he should have a majority.
Mr. Waile has answered as fol
lows :
"Replying to your favor in
which you submit the question
as to w net her a person can write
in the name of a candidate for a
certain office on the primary elec
tion ballot, whose name appears,
and who has regularly filed on an
other ticket, the attorney general
has ruled that it is lawful to write
on any ticket the name of a per
son whom the voter desires lo
vote for. That being the case, it
is my opinion that this vote
would have to be counted, and if
the name of a republican candid
ate (as you suggest), was writ
ten on a democratic ticket, and he
received a plurality of votes on
that ticket, in my opinion, he
would he the democratic candid
ale for the office.
"If he were nominated on the
republican ticket also, i. would be
legal to place his name on the
election ballot, he being the party
candidate for the democratic and
republican ticket, and the names
of (nose parties should be placed
In brackets opposite his name
wilh a square in which to make a
cross for those who desire lo vote
for him,"
ROY I MINIS
PAINFULLY HURT
SCHOOLS It
OPEN
Falls From Sand Wagon and
Wheel Scraps Skin Off His
Back Narrow Escape.
From Tiii-Ncliiy'H LMlly.
Hay McMaken, Ihe 1 i-ycar-ohl
son of J. H. McMaken, was very
painfully hurt yeslerday evening
in llie rear of Ihe Haylor otllce',
when he fell under a wagon loaded
with sand and bad his back
scraped wilh the wheel. He was
driving Ihe learn and was drivinir
off Ihe sand pile when one of the,
front wheels hit a slump, caus
ing him lo fall over. He fell
directly in front of the wheel on
one side, hut saved himself from
being run over by grasping bold
of the tug of the harness on that
side. The wheel, however, caught
him partially and scraped his
back pretty badly. II. sort of
pushed his body to one side also.
He was first taken lo (be McMaken
office, and then to his home. Ho
is not seriously hurt,
L
ON SEPTEMBER 4TH
This Sad News for the Children
Is Announced by the oBard
of Education.
Lillle boy ami little girl, if you
have tears, prepare to shed them
now. The board of education, at
its inecling last night, fixed Mon
day, September i, for the opening
of the public schools. This makes
less than four weeks of vacation,
so the Journal advises that all the
boys whose feet have grown more
than three sizes Ibis summer
should begin now to practice
wearing shoes, so it won't be such
a hardship to wear Ihem on Sep
tember , which, by the way, is
Labor day. This being a legal
holiday, the pupils will be direct
ed to go lo ihe schools at 9
o'clock, get their books and as
signment of. lessons and then be
dismissed for the rest of Ihe day.
The board ordered the tele
phones re-installed into the ward
schools. They were taken out
when the slale commission de
cided that, school and Todg te le
phones were to be classed ns
business 'pbones and should be
charged for at business 'phone
raies. At Ihe request of the
schools here and from some other
towns in Ihe stale, the board con
sidered tin' mailer again and de
cided lo follow the Wisconsin law,
w hich provides I hat school m,.i
lodge 'phones shall be charged fin
al residence rales.
The hoard aiso transacted con
siderable roul ine business.
FORTY AUTO LICENSES
TIN UNDER NEW LAV
Records Show 13 New Auto
mobiles Purchased In County
in Last Thirty Days.
Since Ihe new automobile
hocusing law went into effect July
7 of this year, forty automobile
owners have laken out new
licenses or renewals. The licenses
run for a year, ami those who
took out licenses previous to July
7 will not, have o lake out. re
newals uit I it their year is up. The
records show thirty new auto
iiiohiles purchased in the eounlv
during Ihe last Ihirlv .lavs.
The list of auloniohile owners
in this county who have laken out
licenses under Ihe new law are as
loiiows. I hose marked "It"
renewals :
icing
I'lallsmoulh The I'lallsmonlli
Telephone company, P. T. Meeker1
(H), William Yolk (11), John Mc
Nwrlin (II), Pollock I'armele, Wil
liam Maird (11), J. F, Mason (R).
Louisville Joe Schmarder
er (R).
Weeping Water hr. James M.
Ilungate, William Spangler, W. If
Tuck (11).
Nehawka W. M. I'll il pot (11) ().
Lunberg (R), Otto Carroll (R)
Henry Wessell, F. p. Shelton (II),
Henry Kanbe (11), F. C. Scho
maker (II).
Wabash Henry Ohernalte (H),
J. W. Stanton, Charles Ward (R),
W. A. Mouton (R).
Union W. L. Taylor (R) , Amos
McNanee (R), c. Todd (R).
Cedar Creek William Heil (R),
J. H. Hessenfiow, C. E. Melzer (R).
Murdock J. H. Schwiim (R),
Peter Kveland (R).
Mauley Adolph Mergman (R).
Kim wood H. H. Swarls, W. N.
Min ford.
Circenwood C. K. Hurlhut, J. C.
Lemon (R).
Avoea II. F. Mehrns.
Eagle William Oelsehlager
(R), Men Lehman (R).
South Mend A. E. Jenks.
ARMSTRONG DEFEATED
6-1 6-0
Married In Lincoln.
From TiiPRday'a Pally.
Charles J. Pankonin of Louis
ville, Neb., and Miss Mernice W.
Filer of Weeping Water were
married at :.t0 p. m. yesterday at
the home of M rs, E. F. Mareel'lus,
1 530 U street. Rev. I. F. Roach of
St. Paul's M. E. church performed
the ceremony. After a short
honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Pankon
in will make their home at Louis
ville. Lincoln Journal.
Here From Louisville.
C. . Seyherl. August Dssonkop,
Mr. E. Ci. Lewis and L. J. May field'
cdilor of the Courier, all of Louis
ville, were in town today dis
tributing bills and literature for
the street carnival to be held there
August 17-lft.
State Fair Item.
Entries for Slate Fair races
September 41 h to 81 h will close
Monday, August 141 h, and are as
fololws: Trolling, 2:L,r, l : 1 H.
2:15 and 2:10. Pacing, 2:.'i,
2:20, 2:17, 2:10 ami fi Tor all.
Each for a 500 purse, wilh 5
per cent entry. On Ibis dale also
closes the 1 l-(i mile Nebraska
Derby for .:ino, and the 10-mie
relay running race (2 miles each
day) for .?l,2r0. These, with (he
eight early closing races, four of
which are for $1,000 each, and
nine running races, easily con
slilule (he best card ever offered
in Nebraska. The new grand sland
to seat fi.iOd people will he com
pleled and patrons will have a
nice, comfortable seat from which
lo enjoy races, aeroplane fiiuhts.
Liberal i's Military Hand and
Crand Opera Concert Company.
Vaudeville and fireworks.
Local Boys Are Getting Both Fun
and Experience In the Big
National Tourney.
From TucHilny' Imlly.
At (he National Clay Court
Tennis tournament at Omaha yes
terday Paul Morgan of Plalts
moulh made his dehut ami re
ceived the experience which he
was afler, gelling one game in the
two sets wilh Joe Armstrong, the
tennis wizard of Ihe norlh. Paul
got one more ga (hail he ex
pected lo got. He said he hoped
he would be paired wilh the best
man in the loiinianienl, and his
wish was almost realized, as Arm
si rong is looked upon' as one of
Ihe men that will fight it out in
the semi-finals or finals.
Moth Morgan and Oeorge Faller
will enler Ihe consolation singles,
and also the doubles. They will
have lots of fun and
valuable experience from (he
tournament.
The loiirnaincut js proving a
good one, and many of Ihe
matches are brilliant. As ihe
weaker players are weeded out Ihe
playing will become more excit
ing and some great matches can
be looked for at Ihe end of the
week.
IHE HOI WAVES SEEMS
TOjlE RETU1ED
Old Sol's Beams Were Pretty Un
comfortableWind Helps Out
In the Afternoon.
From Wi'diicHduy'H Dully.
The hot wave, which left "Iheso
parts" soon aHer Ihe Fourth of
July, seems lo have relumed, al
though not in ils former intensity.
There were many complaints
ahoiil Ihe heat unlit ahout t
o'clock, when a si rong wind from
Ihe northeast seemoil
Ihings a lillle more comfortable.
A streel thermometer, which
was in Ihe sun, showed a tem
perature or Hi al 1 o'clock. At
1 Ihe temperature at the Mur
liiiglon depot showed Hit d"greos,
hut was probably several degrees
higher I Man this before Ihe strong
wind came up.
Reports from the sonlh, where.
I here has boon a cool July for the
first lime in many years, stain
Mint the hot wave has returned
Ihere, loo.
Plallsinoulh has no reason to
' plain, however, since il has
had a full month of .summer re
sort weal her.
W. E. Rosencrans returned
from Colorado Sunday evening
and left Monday for Cireenwood.
Her Brothor Dead.
Prom Tiu'Rilnv'n Pnllv
Mr. and Mrs. (i. P. Heil ef yes
terday evening for Pekin, Illinois,
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Heil's brother, Cieorge Sloehr,
who died at Pekin Sunday inorn
inar. Philip Sloehr, a brother of
the deceased, left for Pekin Fri
day, and Adam Sloehr, anolher
brother, and A. M. Fornuff, a rela
tive, left for (here Friday. The
funeral was held this aflernoon
'al I o'clock.
75S Barrels In Car.
1 you think it would be pos
sible to pack 75K regular sized ap
ple barrels in a box car? Well,
the J. F,. Hundle company, annln
i buyers, are authority for the.
j statement that Ihe last carload of
barrels received by Ihem had a
loiai or rn barrels. Each of
I hose barrels took up just as
much room ns if filled. The bar
rels came in a furniture car,
which is llfly-one feet long and
about two or three feet higher
than an ordinary box car.
Donat Ahead of Time.
Ed Dona! was down lo Ihe Mur
linglon station this morning and
bought a ticket for Malvern, fowa.
lie was silling on one of the
benches wailing for No. rt, when
he asked a man sitting next to
him: "What, day is today?" Ho
was told it was Wednesday. "My
j'-menly," said Ed, "I ought to
have went tomorrow, but I went
loday." And he went.
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