{ 12 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE April 22 , 1904 {
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U Ti I3mbroideries. ,
The season for making your fine muslin underwear
; ! j children's white dresses , shirt waists , &c , is now here.
I : We offer our assortment of Swiss , Nainsook and Muslin - .
lin Edgings , Insertions , Beadings and All Overs as
.3 i equal to the best that is brought to America in value ,
quality and design. We cheerfully submit this stock
i , to your judgment. To accompany this superb line , \re
i have India Linens J , Persian Lawns , Nainsooks , Long .
i ; cloths , Calnbrics and Muslins at less than regular
values
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. l1osiery.
a I No article in the wear of man is tested so severely
' as fOQtwear. We are constantly seeking the stockings
that will wear best. This applies not only to the American -
; ican made but. also to those qualities which must , be
1 , { brought across the water. In domestic hose we have
selected the Black Cat brand as possessing in the full-
I I est measure , fast brilliant color , slightly permanent
finish , true to size , well fitting and long , wearing. No.
q fl 10 is the medium weight , fine ribbed , a splendid article
for girls. Other numbers to sell at roc , 12 /c and ISC
3' possess the qualities demanded more fully than any
other we have been able to fincl. In foreign hosiery we
handle only the most reliable dyes and seek the weights
and makes uniting wear , finish and fineness.
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Rugs , Art Squares , &c. I . . ;
Have you taken the trouble to learn that we have y ; i
by far the largest stock of rugs in every size from 8X27 \1
inches to 12115 feet , in Axn1inster , \\Tilton cIvet , , j s \
Body Brussels , Tapestry , Smyrna and Ingrains : to be We . . fir }
found in Richardson , _ county ? \Ve want your Rug busi46 } !
ness and are trying to merIt It. 4 . i
New Sample of Carpet. . , I
We sell AXlninster , cIvet , Body Brussels and !
Tapestry Carpets by sample only. A new line ( saiii-
pIes have just come in. We are making low prices , on . . .
these carpets and want to show our samples of these . ,1\ \ r
carpets to you before you buy. I
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Ingrain Carpets. : l' '
You have a choice of 20 pieces of Ingrains in one
stock. Prices from 25C t075c. also Mattings , Terrys . ; . a : '
Dunnes , &c. !
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Linoleums. , : I ,
Some new designs of the 12-foot widths just in . .
This has come to be recognized as the most economical \ _ V4 \ .
floor covering to be had today. vVe have one pIece ' of .
6-foot width worth hoc which we arc closing at 5oc. 1.
I I VVzGaLYFORD1 _ .
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' County Attorney's Advice is
Expensive
Twice during the past ten days
has the gross incompetency of F.
E. Martin : , county attorney asserted -
serted itself.
The first instance was in the
matter of letting a county bridge
1 contract. The board had opened
and considered the bids for county
bridge work , and had found that
the bid of John Gilligan was the
lowest. According to law , Mr.
Gilligan was entitled to the con-
tract , but certain members of
the board who were unfriendly to
him , desired to avoid allowing
him the contract if it were pos-
sible to do so. They wanted to
throw out his bid and yet keep
. within the meaning of the law.
To this end it was suggested
that all bids be thrown out , and
that the county build its own
bridges as they were needed.
There was some question , how-
ever , as to the legality of such
preceeding- , and so the board caned -
ed upon the county attorney for
anopinion. he county attorney
then told the board that it would
be fully justified under the law in
taking this course. Joseph Glas-
ser , a member of the board , was
not satisfied that this advice was
sound , and he consulted another
attorney who gave a written :
opinion which showed conclusively -
ly that there was no warrant in
law for such a proceeding. The
opinion cited both the law and
the supreme court decisions bear-
4 ing on the point , and the boar l
promptly rejected the advice of
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the county attorney and awarded
1\Jr. Gilligan the contract. Now
it is evident that if .Mr. Martin
did not know any better than to
advise the board as he did , he is
woefully incompetent to be county
attorney , and on the other hand ,
if he knowingly gave misleading
advice in this matter , his action
amounts to but little less than
malfeasance in office. Had the
board taken his advice the coun-
ty would not enl y have been put
to great expense in straightening
the matter out afterward , but
would have probably become involved -
volved in a lawsuit , for GiBigan
would have had cause for action.
It would seem as though Martin '
had deliberately sought to use
the power of his office to perse-
cute Mr : Gilligan regardless of
what the consequence to the
people of the county might be.
n his newspaper , the Falls Cit } '
Journal , he bitterly attacks Mr. '
Gilligan and at the same time ad-
mits that Gilligans bid was the
lowest The Tribune does not
feel called upon to come to the
defence of John Gilligan. He
was before the board as a bidder
and if the county attorney was
satisfied that his intentions were
not good and he could not be lawfully -
fully awarded the contract , he
should have advised the board to
reject all the bids and re-adver-
tise. But to jeopardise the best
interests of the people in the way
he did was reprehensible to say
say the least.
The Van Osdel damage case afforded -
forded the second illustration of
the incompetenGY of the county
attorney. In this case his incom-
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petency has cost the people of
Richardson county hundreds of
dollars.
Some time , ago S. A. VanOsdel
a resident of this county wag in-
jured by the collapse of a defec-
tive bridge. As compensation
for these injuries he asked dam-
age : in the sum of $10,000 and
his case came before the county
board last week. Upon advice of
the county attorney the board
compromised by paying Mr. : Van
Osdel the exorbitant sum of $2-
100 of the people's money. The
county attorney wanted them to
pay $2,500 but the board cut it
down to $2,100. Had the case
been brought efore a jury in the
district court , Mr. Van Osdel
would in all probability have received -
ceived nothing. The evidence
showed that he had crossed the
bridge knowing it to be defective
and in so doing was guilty of' contributory -
tributory negligence . . ' But had
he proven his case , the court
would have allowed him no such
damag ! . The court records show
that in no case of a suit for dam-
ages , either against the county
or a railway companye.en vherc
the accident resulted in the loss
of life , has a verdict been given
for more than $1,000.
Take for example a' particularly -
ly aggravated case. On Sept.20.
1894 , Grant Belding attempted to
run a traction engine across the
bridge that spans the Nemaha at
the Exchange milJ. The bridge
was not known to be defective in
any respect , but under the weight
of the engine it collapsed and he
sustained very serious injuries.
He begun suit against the county
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for S5OOO damages , and on De. . r .
8 , 1894 , a jury awarded him $600.
Anew trial of case lsgrant-
ed and while this trial was pending - 4
jug , Belding appeared before the
county board on January 10 , 189.5
and offered to compromise for $1- ;
500. The proposition was rejected -
ed and later the county attorne :
confessed judgment for 8800 'in -
which action the board concurred.
Here was the caRe of a young
man terribly injured through nQ
fault of his own. He was in vigorous -
orous young manhood when 'he
could reasonably look forward to
a long period of activity , the remunerative -
munerative value of which was
doubtless much depreciated by the
injuries susrained. And yet 'he
was satisfied with a final . settlement -
men t of $800.
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lV1r. VanOsdel is a man wen advanced -
yanced in years. His injuries : ; ,
while painful , will not render him
helpless nor more dependent up-
on others than his years would
naturally make him. And yet
the county attorney advised the
board to pay him over two thous-
and dollars !
It is well enough for , M r. Martin -
tin to kick'- up a great dust over '
the Gil1iga matter , hoping there-
by to blind the eyes of the people
to his action in the' VanOsdel
case , but the people must respect- L
fully decline to be blinded. . It is t. J , ,
easy to give away other people's
money , but it is not always so f
easy to explain such unwarranted
generosity f
1'11' and Mrs . Harry Jenne and
1\11' and Mrs J. L. Slocum visit- . ,
ed'in Shubert this week. ' '
