LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Miss Mao Eckloberry is spending a
wook with friends in Omaha.
F. C. Plolstickor returned Wednes
day from a buslne&s trip to 'Ornnha.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Fottor, of Drady,
' moved to this city tho first of this
weok.
Mrs. Shipley, of Mystic, In,, arrived
this wook to visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Dnrnoll.
John Don camo down from Sidney
Tuesday to spend a day or two with
his family,
Miss Nina VanDoran has been in
Ogal'nlla this weok attending ttho
county fair.
Miss Nora Andorson returned from
Omaha Wednesday whoro she visited
for a weok.
Mrs. I'. J. O'Drlon, of Omaha, Is ex
pected to arrlvo hero noxt wook to
rcsldo In tho future.
Mr, and Mra. J. II. Stono and chil
dren Jeft at noon Tuesday for Omaha
to remain a week.
W, P. Snyder loft Wednesday for
Ogalalla to attend tho county fair and
transact business.
Mrs, II P Henckle will return this
evening from, a visit with frionds in
Omaha and Hastings.
11." D. Baker has boon transacting
business in tho contral part of the
strito for several days past
Mrs. J. W. Adams returned Wednes
day from Omaha whoro sho visited
for ton days with frionds.
Mrs. Edward PuUoff, of Sidney, who
visited her slstor Mrs, Elmer Coatos
this weok, loft Wednosday.
.Miss Lllllnn Eaton, wly had been
visiting frionds In Omaha, Toturnod
hqmo Wednosday evening.
Mrs. Fred Loudon and daughter,
who have boon visiting in Grand Isl
and will xoturn homo tomorrow.
Mrs. Buckley, of Portland, who vis
tcd hor son N. E. Buckloy, has gone
to Stromsburg to visit relatives.
Mr. Iind Mrs. Victor VonGootz loft
Wednesday evening for Omaha to
spond u week with tholr daughters.
Harvey VanDoran has returned
from Rawlins whoro he assisted In
furnishing music for entertainments.
Aillhur Alien, deputy county clork,
will go to Lincoln noxt week to attend
tho stnto grand lodgo of Odd Fellows
T. M McQInnls of Kokomo, Ind
arrived horo a fow days ago to accor.
a position in the Amon tailoring Bhor
Josoph Schatz, who has been taking
treatment for rheumatism at Excel
sior Springs, is expected home tomor
row. Mrs. Gregory Schatz roturnod Wed
nosday evening from Denver whoro
sho visited her daughlter for two
weeks.
Mrs. Goorgo Kanoff, of Grand Isl
and, who had boon visiting Miss Edith
Wondoborn for a weok, left yesterday
morning.
J. E. Wclcott, manager of tho Mar
shall Oil Co., spent the greater part
of tho week here on nuslness and vis
iting friends. ,
Misses Vora and Mario Dough, who
went.to California Bovernl weeks ago,
have decided to remain thoro and at
tend school.
Farm nnd Bnnch loans at lowest
rates nnd best terms. Honey on hand
to close loans promptly.
43tf BUCHANAN & PATTERSON.
Dr. C. L. Hoopor, of Lowollen, vis
aed with Dr. and Mrs. F. J. "Wurtele
this week while enrouto to New York
to spend several wcoks.
Shall We
Discard Local Option
and Adopt State Prohibition ?
Under the existing Local Option Law, it lies
within the power of the citizens of any community
in Nebraska to adopt local prohibition for "their
own city, town, or village.
In every community in this state absolute control over this ques
tion lies in the hands of the majority of the voters. No interference
from the outside is possible; nothing can thwart the wishes of the
majority in the city, town or village, with respect to the question
of license or no license,
Many communities in this state have availed themselves of tho
power granted to them under our Local Option Law, and have
adopted local prohibition for their own community. Where there
is a dominant LOCAL public sentiment in support of that policy,
it is possible to make the no-license policy respected and obeyed.
There are, on the other hand, many communities in this state
where it is the opinion of the majority of the citizens that the
license policy is better adapted to their own. community. Where
that is the prevailing sentiment, the community is permitted,
under our existing Local Option Law, to license the sale of alco
holic beverages subject of course to the provisions and restric
tions of the general state law.
In neither case, is a policy forced on a community
from without. The principle of Home Rule prevails.
It is now proposed' to substitute for this policy of local self
government, the policy of state-wide prohibition. This prohibition
policy is not intended for the relief of communities in which the
no-license policy already prevails, but is designed to FORCE such
a policy on other communities against their will.
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The result, as the experience of other states
has abundantly established, would be disastrous
in every city and town on which prohibition is
forced. It means, where dominant local sentiment
is opposed to prohibition, lax enforcement of the
law, the dividing of such towns into bitterly hos
tile factions, the reign of the spy and of the in
former, the rapid growth of crime and in the end
it means higher taxes.
Against the substitution of such a system for
that under which Nebraska is now operating,
everyone having the best interests of the people of
this state at heart, should solemnly protest.
The Nebraska Prosperity League
OPPOSED TO STATE PROHIBITION. IN FAVOR Of LOCAL OPTION. HIGH IJCENSE
IWdeat, L. F. CROFOOT Treasurer, W. L, COAD Secretary, J. D. HAYNES
Sead lor our literature. OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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The Stroke Oar
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At Stone's Drug Store.
A number of young men, mostly col
icglnns, were Hitting In a group on tho
forwurd deck of a North river steam
or. They were going up to Pougli
kccpslo to a bout race of collcgo crewa
on tho Hudson. An elderly man sat
near them listening to their talk and
enjoying tho exuberance 'Of youth
which enmo bubbling out of them.
Presently ho drew his chair near them
and said:
Your talk takes mo back a good
many years. I pulled In the race of
180 between Harvard and Yale, a
raco never to be forgotten by mo on
account of a curious culmination con
nected with It."
"What was that, sir?"
Tho man hesitated. Presently ho
said: "I'll glvo It to you, but under
stand that I don't put any Interpreta
tion on It.
"I was at Harvard tho year I have
mentioned. Yalo had beaten us for
several years. Wo had lost several
consecutive races, uud this year wo
were especially nnxlous to break up
tho run of ill success and get sonio en
couragement Into our supporters by
winning a race. Thoso who could go
back in collcgo affairs said that there
had been no success since Wllklns had
been captain of tho crew and stroke
at tho eamo time. We hadn't tho.
coarhes in thoso days you boys havo
now and wcro moro dependent upon
somo single member of. tho crow.
"I was captain of that crew of ISC
and made It up myself. I expected to
bIvq tho stroke, but a couplo of months
before the regatta I was taken ill and
when tho raco was about to como off
had not sufficiently recovered to row
atall. I had u hard time to find a
man to tako my place In tho crew, nnd
as for getting one who could give the
stroke nnd carry tho crew to a posslblo
success It was Impossible.
The evening boforo the regatta I
was sitting in my room nt the
House alone and feeling very blue
when there came a tap at my door.
I said, 'Come in 1 and a young man en
tered who was one of tho most strik
ing fellows In appearance I over saw.
Ho wus very thinly dressed, and tho
muscles stood out all over him. Tho
only thing against him for strength
was that ho was very pale.
" 'Going to get licked tomorrow?' he
said.
" 'I suppose so. Who nro you?'
" 'I'm a Harvard man. I reckon I'll
havo to help you out Can you use
me?'
'I asked him a lot of questions about
"what class ho was in, what course ho
was taking, when ho had entered,
when he would graduate, and could
get nothing definite out of him. He
said that ho was an expert oarsman
and If I would put him on tho crew
nnd any one after tho raco attempted
to provo that ho had no right to be
there it would bo tlmo enough to be
moro explicit. Tho collcgo needed a
victory, and after a victory It would
pluck up.
"I fully agreed with him as to the
necessity of a victory and arranged
with lain to bo nt tho boa'thouso as
tho boat was about to be put into the
water. Ho was there, all right, and
when In rowing togs his framo was a
Bight to behold. I've never seen better
biceps In my life. When tho crew en-
tcred tho bout ho took tho stroke.
"What a sweep ho gave tnaf'oar of
hlsl It seemed a feather In his hands.
And his stroko was so perfect that,
though there was not a man behind
him who had over been in n boat with
him before, there was no difficulty In
all of them keeping perfect tlmo with
him.
"The boat shot out Into the middle of
tho rjver, where tho faces of tho crew
wcro not very plain to those on shore,
and I was glad of It, for I had my
doubts about my stroke's right to bo
thore. Tho boats lined up and made a
start at tho first signal to go.
"Thero wus a notlceablo difference
between tho work of tho two crows.
Now and again somo Yalo man would
send up tho spray, but not a man In
tho narvard bout struck a cupful of
water on tho recover. ' It was all In
the leadership of tho stroke.
"Our fellows took tho lead from tho
first and kept It around the stake boat
nnd won tho raco by a good hundred
yards. It was the prettiest won race
I ever saw. When I got to tho boat
houso tho men had carried In tho boat
I looked around for my stroke, bat
didn't see him. Ono of tho crew said
ho had Just gone up tho bank. I fol
lowed, but ho was nowhero to bo seen.
"It would tako a lot of tlmo to tell
you what was said about tho intro
duction nt tho last moment of a now
and unknown man. There was much
adverse criticism, and It fell principal
ly on inc.. One thing I heard startled
me. Sovcral persons who had known
Wllklns when ho was In college de
clared that my stroke was ho. I won
dered If ho had como back and goc
into tho crew without letting mo er
any ono know that ho was doing what
bo had no right to do. I learned where
Wllklns lived and wroto a lino to him
asking If ho would kindly tell me
where ho was on the day of the regat
ta. What do you suppose was tho re
ply? His father wrote mo that he had
been very 111 for some tlmo and died
the ovenliAfc before the race.
"Now. young gentlemen, I don't wish
any comments on my story. I have
none to make myself. I have simply
given it to you as, according to my
eenaea, It occurred. I stay have dream
ed It" ,
When I married Lucy sho was the
personification of modesty, timidity,
shyness. She was equally mercurial.
Ono moment tho world to her was a
garden of roses, tho next a universal
cemetery.
I was clerking on $70 a month when
I married hor, nnd wo went to live In
a cottage standing by itself on tho out
skirts of tho city. Tho nearest house
was half a mile away. Of course wo
couldn't afford to keep a servant, so
Lucy wns cook and housemaid. Fortu
nntely her mother had taught her how
to prepare viands for an ordinary meal,
and I usually got homo from business
In time to help hor with the dinner.
Our only trouble wns Lucy's loneli
ness while 1 was away, as I was all
day except Sunday. Wo had not
thought of this when wo engaged tbo
cottage. Indeed, wo were too young
alul Inexperienced to think of most of
our necessities. Every morning when
I left my wife sho would cling to mo
so that it was hard to get away from
her. But In tho evening when I re
turned tho happy smllo on her face and
light In her eyes wero delicious.
Our cottage was two stories and a
half high. Tho half story was nothing
more thnu an open spaco under the
roof. It was approached by a rude
Btalrcaso and entered by a trapdoor In
Its floor furnished with a bolt under
neath. We would have used It for a
storeroom, which means a placo for
family accumulations, but nothing had
as yet accumulated. Indeed, wo hadn't
enough to furnish tho house.
One day on returning from business
I hnd reached a wood through which 1
usually made a short cut to tho houso
nnd was passing through It when I
heard a shot, which seemed to como
t$ om tho direction of my home. I ran
through tho wood, but befora emerg
ing from it heard another shot fol
lowed by tho sound of tbo falling of
shattered glass. Visions of my llttlo
wifo being murdered lent me additional
speed, and, clearing tho wood at a
bound, I had a view of my house.
Under, a window in tho garret stootf
my wlfo with my fowling piece in her
hands, pointing it upward. Her back
was toward me, so she, did no't see me.
"You miserable, contemptible thlngl"
she cried to somo invisible object "I
Just wish you'd give mo half a chance;
I'd teach you how to break up my
china set that my mother gave mo for
a wedding present."
"For heaven's sake, Lucy," I cried,
"whom are you talking to?"
Sho was so angry that either she
didn't see mo or wouldn't notice me. I
saw tho frightened face of a man for
n fraction of a second at tho window
in the garret and heard a simultaneous
report from my shotgun, followed by
moro falling glass. I sprang to Lucy
and, seizing tho gun, wrenched it out
of her hnnds.
"What does this all mean?" I said
sharply.
"That miserable thing up there has
broken all our best furniture; tho din
ner set Aunt Harriot gave mo and tho
tea set mother gave me."
, "Who is ho? What is ho? Where
does ho como from?" ,
"He camo into tho houso pretending
ho wanted something to cat but, find
ing mo alone, ho demanded money. I
told him I had none to glvo him, and
ho began to break things and threat
ened to kill mo with a long knlfo if I
didn't 'give him all tho cash thero
was in the house. I told him ho'd And
it all hidden under a rafter In tho
storeroom. Ho went up there. I fol
lowed him nnd bolted tho door after
him. I ran downstairs, expecting to
faint on tho sofa, but, seeing tho wreck
of our things, I began to get mad. Tho
moro ruined pieces I found tho madder
I got Seeing your gun standing in a
corner, I took It and, going outside, saw
tho man at tho window. Ho had mado
a r$po of some stuff ho'd found in tho
garret and was going to let himself
down when I shot nt him and drovo
him back. Just think of that beautiful
tea set that my mother"
I had heard enough. I told Lucy to
go somewhero nnd telephone a pollco
station, whllo I relieved 'her of her
sentry duty. Tho man's face appeared
at tho window ngnin, nnd sho tried to
snatch tho gun from mo to get another
crack nt him. I told her to go at once,
and sho went off, turning onco or
twlco to ftro an angry look nt tho win
dow. After sho had gone I spoko to tho
mun and told him lio micht na won
muko no effort to get away, and bo
quiet This ho know without my tell
ing him, and I had no trouble with
him till a patrol wagon came with sev
eral policemen nnd Lucy. Tho rascal
was let out of his trap and taken
awny.
Tho excitement being over, Lucy wag
quito ready for a "good cry" on my
skouldor, but I think this was not so
much duo to being let down as at tho
loss of our belongings, which conkl
not bo restored by punishing the man
who had broken thorn, for ho had
nothing to pay with.
However, when our relations and.
friends heard tho story of Lucy's trap
ping tho robber and her "maduess" at
his having broken up her Drouortv.
they duplicated everything ho had
smashed, so that -wo were not only as
well off as bofore, but I was relieved
or anxiety at leaving my wife unpro
tected during the day. However.
when our lease expired, fearing that
some other burglar might frighten her
without making her mad and thus get
bb aavanrage or ner, I decided to
sove lto the city.
Notice of Petition
Estate No. 1445 of Herman A. Erlvr
deceased, In tho County Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
Tho State of Nebraska, To all per
sons Interested In said Estalto tako no
tice that a petition has been filed for
tho appointment of Ernest Tramp as
Administrator of said Estato which has
bcecn set for hearing heroin on Qdtobor
20, 191G. at 9 o'clock a. m.
Dated Sept. 8, 191G.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
s2GolC County Judgo.
Notice of Decree of Heirship.
Estato of Sarah E. Campbell, deceas
ed, In tho county court of Lincoln
county, Nebraska.
The heirs, creditors and all persons
Interested in said estate, will tako no
tice that on tho IGth day of September
1916, Llda E. Lucas an heir of said
decedent, and claiming titlo by mosne
conveyance from all tho other holrs
of said decedent, filed hor potltlon
horeln alleging that tho said Sarah
E. Campbell dle'd ln'tosltato on or
about May 2th,.191G, a resldont of
Lincoln county, Nebraska, and at tho
tlmo of hor death sho was tho owner
of, In fee slm'ple, tho south half,
tho northeast quarter and lots 1 and 2,
of section 2, In township 1G north,
range 27 west Gth P. M,, in said Lin
coln county, Nebraska, and that no
application has been mado In tho said
stato for tho appointment of an ad
ministrator. That sho loft surviving
hor her husband Wesley F. Campbell,
ago G5, residing at Garfield, Neb.;
Minnie G. Slver, a daughter ago 43,
residing at Garfield, Neb.; John F.
Campbe" a son age 41, residing at
Smith Conter, Kan.; Llda E. Lucas a
daughter aged 39, residing at Shel
ton, Neb.; Susan E. Campbell a
daughter aged 32, residing at Orange,
Calif.; Rosa M. Spafford a daughter
aged 30, residing at Omaha, Neb.
That all the debts of said doccdent
have been paid and praying that reg
ular administration be waived and a
decreo bo entered barring creditor
and fixing the date of her death and
the degree of kinship of her heirs and
the right of descent to said real es
tate. Said petition will be heard October
27th, 1916, at 9 o'clock a, m., at the
office of the County Judge In said
county.
GEO. ,E FRENCH,
03-20 County Judge.
Notice.
To Herman Elnsltein, Matilda Ein
stein, Leopold Einstein, Max Einstein,
Helen Einstein, Daniel Theodore Ein
stein, and Gretchen Clara Einstein,
and the unknown owners and unknown
claimants to tho North one-half of the
North one-half of Section Twenty-six,.
Township Sixteen, North of Range
Twentyinine, West and being the heirs,
devisees, legatees and personal repre
sentatives of Louis Joseph Einstein,
Herman Einstein, Matilda Einstein,
Leypold Einstein, Max Elnsein, Helen
Elnseln, Daniel Theodore Einstein,
and Gretchen Clara Einstein, Defendants.
You will tako notice that on itho 13th
day of September, 1916, Wesley T. Wil
cox and John J. Halllgan, plaintiffs
herein filed their amendment petition
In the district count of Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraska against said defendants,
the object and prayer of which Is for
a partition ot tho North half of the
North half ot section twenty-six, town
ship sixteen, North of Range twenty
nine, west of tho 6th P. M. In Lincoln
County, Nebraska, equally between the
plaintiffs and the defendants; one-half
to the plaintiffs and the other half to
the defendants; and if said land can
not bo equitably divided that tho same
bo sold and ou't of the proceeds, tho
cost of these proceedings bo paid, that
tho plaintiffs be paid one-half of the
money which they have paid out for
taxes on said land with interest, and
that tho balance of the money be
divided one-half to the plaintiffs and
one-half to the defendants.
You are required to answer said
amended potltlon on or bofore tho 30th
day of October, 1916.
Dated Sept. 14th, 1916.
Wesley T. Wilcox and John J. Halll
gan, Plaintiffs. sl7-ol3 A
Notice.
Tho undersigned, residents of North
Platte, Nebraska, hereby associate
themsolves together (as a corporation
under tho laws of tho state of Nehras
ka and to that end certify:
I. Tho name of tho corporation
shall bo Waltemath Lumber & Coal
Company.
II. Tho principal placo of huslness
shall bo North Platte, Nebraska.
III. Tho general nature of tho bus
iness is to carry on a twholesalo and
retail lumber and coal business and to
do all things, to transact all business in
cidental to the management, operation
and dovelopment of such business. To
own, buy, sell, lease or mortgage roal
ostato. To construct or repair build
ings, bridges, sidewalks or other
structural works. To operate a. store
of paints, oil, glaBs and other mer
chandise Incidental thereto. To store,
buy or sell hay and grain, to do any
and all other acts and things and to
oxerclso any and all powers which
a corporation or natural person could
do and exorclso and which now or f
hereafter maybe authorized by law.
IV. Tho capital stock of this cor
poration shall bo Twenty-five Thous
and Dollars, fully paid at tho tlmo of
organization.
V. Tho tlmo of commencement of
business shall bo Septembor 1st, 1916
and of Its termination September 1st,
I960.
VI. The highest amount of indebt
edness at any time shall not exceed
two-thirds of Its capital stock. .
VIL Tho officers of this corpora-
tlon shall bo president, vlco-prosldent,
secrotury-treasuror, a general mana
ger and a board of three directors se
lected by the stockholders at their
annual meeting to bo hold the first
Monday In January oi each year at
their principal office.
HENRY WALTEMATH,
FRED WALTEMATH,
WILLIAM F. WALTEMATH,
Incorporators.
