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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1909)
K The News-Herald PLATTSMOUTH. NtlMSKk. Ea tared at the pottufTioc at Plattsmouth. Cms Otonty. Nebraska. a second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OK CASS COUNTY A. L.TIDU .. Editor. B. 0. WAITERS.?. Manager RITES OF SUBSCRIPTION Dm Taw In Adranee I-H Ms Mentha 75 PlattBinouth No. 85 Nebraska No. 85 JULY 6, 1909. ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the republican nomination for Register of Deeds of Cass county, sub ject to the pleasure of the voters at the coming 'primaries. In asking for this nomination I desire to call atten tion to the fact that my services in the office of county surveyor, while being largely of a "thank yoj" nature, the remuneration being insufficient fur the support of a family, have eminently fitted me for the duties of the office to which I aspire, and in case I should re ceive the nomination 1 shall use my best endeavors to be elected, and will give to the office my best attention. E. E. Hilton. rnoMi.SE little and do much. Nothing is so liberally given as ad vice. Tunishment comes slowly, but it cornea. He that cannot be counselled cannot be helped. That which we acquire with most difficulty we retain longest. Good works will never save you; but you cannot be saved without them. Is all your cutting machinery in first class repair for the coming week? It's a wonder that more men don't become round shouldered from stooping to folly What do you think of a county offi cial who will order $250 worth of use less supplies? That it is necessary for a man to drink liquor daily is a theory that will not hold water. After having been so mad he can't say things, a man begins to boast of his wonderful self control. Uncle Sam is pictured as a thin, ca daverous looking man, but he has a strong constitution, just the same. Save part of your second crop of al falfa for seed. Homegrown Beed is the best, as you know of its purity. Occasionally you encounter a man who is a failure because it requires less effort to fail than it does to win success Mr. Taxpayer, remember you have paid taxes in this city for street work alone $1400 per mile during the past live years. That is equal to 400 days work on each mile of streets in this city. W here has the work been done? Who'a been getting your money? It isn't the tariff that is robbing the tax payers of this city. The money paid into the city road fund has been leak ing out in vast sums. Who is to blame? The time is now here when in order to advertirse to the world the wonder ful resources of Nebraska, we must gather epecimens of grain and grasses lor exhibition at the State Fair, Sept. 6 to 10. In gathering these specimens go into your field and select the very best grain before it has fully ripened, pull it up by the roots, wrap loosely inj lirlap sacking so that it will cure as nearly perfect to color as possible, and hang it up head down in the barn or the attic. One heavy piece of twine .near .the butt will be sufficient to hold it together and hang it up by. Do this for the benefits derived from advcrti ing your county and when your county, society selects the man to have charge of the exhibit, notify him that you ' have such sumplc of grain ami sec that ! you dfliver it to him at th.' proper time. Stand up for Nebraska. This issue of the News-Herald con cludes ou r work as editor of this paper. It has been just six months since we assumed editoral charge of the paper, during all of which time, we have tried to be fair and impartial. We have fear lessly stood up for and advocated de cency, sobriety, and civic righteous ness. We have'steadfastly maintained it to be a fundamental rule of civilized and christian society, that when a man and woman wanted to live together they should procure a license and get married. We have maintained that prostitution and the white slave trade should be crushed out. We have con tended that gambling is but a forerun ner to more vicious crime. We hold that cowardice in civic matters is inex cusable in the individual cit'ren wheth er he be preacher, lpwyer, banker, doc tor, merchant, or workingman. Free and righteous civic government, muni cipal, state, and national is dependent upon individual civic courage. We have worked vigorously for the build ing up of this city and county. If you feel that our criticisms have made sore spots on your civic character take a treatment of the oil of decency and the ointment of sobriety, and a few tablets of the essence of honesty and civic courage, and nature will do the rest to make you a manly man or a womanly woman. If you have not been touched by our diagnosis and journalistic treatment then we have either failed to discover the ailment or you are sound as a dollar. We have believed it to be one of the highest duties of the press to stand fearlessly for moral decency and civic righteousness, the "Runnel" to the contrary notwithstanding. We have enjoyed the work to the fulkst extent, and if we have sown any seeds that may bear good fruit we shall always feel that our labors have not been in vain. Thus, we bow out to our successor. A. L. Tiod. GET OUT OF THE RUT. Business men one after another have said to the writer "What is the matter with Plattsmouth?" We have repeat edly asked ourselves the same question. We have thought about it, we have studied about it, until we have reached a conclusion, and we now propose to put our conclusisn in cold type. Our conclusion is that Plattsmouth is by na t'jrtj a beautiful city. It is surrounded by a prosperous class of people. There are just a few obstacles to be over come. If there is-any thing wrong, it is with the business men themselves, and we count ourselves in the number Here we'll ask this question, How many business men in this city have during the past ten years been con tint to take the trade which naturally comes to them? Are there any, who have tried to conquer other trade, or to bring others to the city to trade? What would a Marshall Field do if en gaged in the mercantile business in Plattsmouth? Who is there among the Plattsmouth business men today, will ing to be the Marshall Field of this city? Have'you got the push? If so, we are ready to help you. You cannot conquer other trade and gain new cus tomers by pursuing the same methods you have been pursuing during the past ten years. You have tried that method out sufficiently to convince any sensible man. You have simply been taking care of the trade that naturally came to you in the same old way for a quarter of a $ entury more or less. Are you doing anything to induce new trade to the city? While you have been so wholly unconcerned about business and clinging to the same old way gradually business has been going to Omaha, un til today, there are upwards of 2,500 round trips per month from Platts mouth to Omaha. We have labored diligently with the business men of this city to advertise in a business way for about six months, but they are still clinging to the habits of a quarter of a century. The NEWS-HfcRALD prefers to. adver. tise for Plattsmouth merchants, but we are pushing for business. We in tend to do business we can add from $VJ to ?7.r worth of outside advertising per week, and it is simply and square ly a business proposition with us. Wo hive been gradually increasing our business, ai;tl w o have the high unibi tio i to or.tir.uo to d so. We know our a ivv rtis'rp: ipace is worth mure thin wo are asking :t the U seat lim j Wo know that sdwrtisirg is a r.civsi-1 ty in business. How i.i it w ith you? I Do you want any more business? i WOULD SAVE 1-4 BILLION DOL LARS ANNUALLY. A team of horses strugghng a,ong a ; '"" " v' "a,i i a load, affords a striking object lesson when compared to a team drawing a heavily loaded wagon at a comfortable trot along a stone surfaced road. This isolated example must be multiplied by 3 million in order to obtain the cumu- lative effect of bad roads upon traffic in meun.iea states, xnoi less man zsu million dollars is the useless tribute an- nually levied upon the people of the unite otates oy us oa roaus. in vm a widespread inquiry mad2 by the office of public roads indicated that the aver age cost of hauling on roads in the United States was twenty-five cents per ton per mile. In YM, just ten years later, the bureau of statistics ascer tained from their 2,800 county corres pondents that the average cost per ton per mile was about twenty-three cents and the average length of haul 9.4 miles. This rate is exceedingly conservative, and can be safely accepted as a basis of calculation. .Therepoit of the Interstate Com merce Commission for a year ended June U0, 190G, shows that the railrouls handled more than 820 million tons of freight originating on their respective lines. Of this amount, agricultural, forest and miscellaneous products con stituted about '.12 per cent, or approxi mately 2G5 million tons. If we assume that 200 million tons, or less than 0 per cent of this total, was hauled over the country roads, the cost at twenty three cents on an average haul of 9.4 miles would be $4:12,400,000. To this must be added the enormous tonnage hauled from farms to canals, wharves and docks for shipment by water. If the cost or this hauling is placed at only (!7i million dollars, the startling sum of i billion annually, and this does not include the products hauled back and forth between farms and mill. To meet the possible contention that M) per cent is a high estimate of the agri cultural, forest and miscellaneous pro ducts hauled by wagon, attention is called to the fact that many million tons of mining products are hauled by wagon, and these are not considered in this estimate. Is this cost necessary and legitimate? The experience of France, England and Germany affords the answer to . this query. In those three countries, the average cost of hauling is reported by our consuls to be about ten cents per mile. Leading writers on highway en gineering state that the cost of hauling on broken stone roads, dry and in good order, should be eight cents per ton per mile. When it s considered that the roads of England, France and Ger many are, to a large extent, surfaced with broken stone, the consular reports seem to be in entire agreement wjth the engineers. If the coBt of hauling can be reduced in the United States' to o:ie-half the present average, or eleven and one-half cents a ton, the resultant saving would be 250 million dollars a year. And, if wise and equitable road laws and good business management are substituted for the present anti quated and wasteful systems, an addi tional direct saving of 40 million dollars in the administration of the roads will result; so that, by the simplest possi ble process of reasoning, it is apparent that the people of this country have it within their power to save themselves 290 million dollars a year in the two items of hauling and road administra tion. 7 Railroad rates were seven and one- third cents per ton per mile in 1&T7. Sixty-eight years of progress has re sulted in bringing the cost of hauling by rail to 7.8 miles in 190.r, or about one-ninth the orginal rate. Seventy years ago, the charge for hauling on the old Cumberland Pike was seventeen cents uer ton tier mile, and ihU allowed a profit. Our railroad and steamship rates have gone down and our common road rates have gone up, until it now costs the farmer 1.6 cents more to haul a bushel of wheat 9.4 miles from his farm to a neighboring railroad station than it does to haul it from New York to Liverpool, a dis tance of 3, luO miles. These Brc condi tions which should hasten the era of rmd buildi",-:. -Logan Walker IV.gf, Director of U. Ptf.v of Pub!L Ko.ids in WoiMs Wtrk. Ac v:i eitf.fa 5 ci :.t card. Smoke un "Ae.'rn" :tt.d bo h:; py. tor jjwe.ry, watcho.4, nn;s, silver! ware, c!o,-k, and cut glass eo CrabilL j Does he practice what he preaches? Recently William Jenninsrs Drvan said: . Democratic official ronvinctd V - 0 alter election that the v at form on which he was elected is unsound, he had better stand by it and let the mis take be corrected in the future than take the responsibility of repudiating a coutract entered into with the voters." In 1892, the democratic national plat- form specifically declared in favor of repealing a 10 per cent tax on bank . M, KpVfln . f-. tA gress and called upon to act officially on thia particular plank of the democratic national platform. The conKregsional records show that Mr. Bryan voted against a bill covering this particular plank of the platform. It makes all the difference in the world, who writes the platfcrm. Mr. Bryan's position seems to be that when somebody else writes the democratic platform, then Mr. Bryan felt free to disregard the platform altogether. When Mr. Bryan writes the democratic platform, then Mr. Bryan thinks all other democrats should follow the platform regardless of whether it is right or wrong. Emperor William of Germany, has recently decided himself in favor of prohibition. This indicates that the temperances, movement may become worJ wide. Chicago will witness a monster temperance demonstration. The Chicago Record-Herald says: "Enthusiastic plans for the big temper ance parade to be held in Chicago Sat urday, Sept. 25, were announced last evening at a meeting of the temper ance workers held in Willard Hall. Major General Frederick Dent Grant it was reported, has consented to act as grand msryhal to lead the 100,000 marchers who are expected to be in line. The main body of the parade will Include representatives of every church religious society and proh;bition organ ization in the city. Dr. II. C. Newton, secretary of the general committee in charge, was instructed to write to Em peror William of Germany, who recent ly declared himself for prohibition, ask ing him for a special expression of sentiment to be used in the parade." t ? ? t E.(G.BOVEYSON V t t Queen Quality Oxfords Pumps Hot Weather calls for Cool Clothing and Cool Foot wear. We are showing a nice line of Pumps , and Oxfords at reasonable prices for first quality goods. . z I I I I Z X I I x New Tan Pumps at New Tan Pumps Col. tie ; Premier Blucher Oxfords pat Castilian Blucher Oxfords pat Grecian Blucher Oxfords tan 6th Avenue Blucher Oxfords pat Piccadilly Button Oxfords All the above are high grade and usually sold f V V ? ? t ? ? y Black and Tan i t t t tA.A K"W E. G. DOVEY a SON Clarence Case Postponed. Judge Travis returned from Neb- "c"f court Fr rluv A hearing on the motion for a new j trial for John Clarence, recently found guilty of murder in the second degree, was postponed until July 17. If a new trial is denied, the prisoner will receive sentence, in which event his attorney will probably file notice of appeal and the case will be carried to the suprems court. If a new trial is granted the matter will be threshed all over again in the district court. Party lor the Fourth. Mrs. J. W. Gamble departed on the Schuyler for Lincoln Friday evening where she met Prof. Gamble and the next day they were members of a party made up of the University Sum mer School teachers and families who were invited by Mr. Anderson, regent I of the state University, to celebrate the great day at his beautiful country home near Crete. Mrs. Gamble anticipated a splendid time as Mr. Anderson had promised automobile trips in the country and boating on the Blue River." - Will Commence Harvesting. Philip Born a prosperous young farmer from Cullom was in Plattsmouth Friday attending to business matters. Philip says two days plowing will lay his corn by after which he will start to cutting his fall wheat. He has sixty-four acres of fine wheat which under present conditions will yield a return of fifteen hundred dol lars. Philip always keeps his farm work right up-tc-Jate and though wheat is getting ripe fast he will be ready for ic. Al Harvey in Town. Al Harvey was a business visitor in the city Friday, seeking interviews with the local merchants. Al is now a travelling salesman for the firm of Gordon Morrison Co., of Chicago, wholesale dealers in jewelry and optical and cutlery goods. Al is a bright young man and he has an energetic personality which which will win him success in his chosen work. There will be a special sei vice at the Murray Christian church Sunday night ti which all are invited, subject, Fools. Big line of sterling Crabill's. silverware at ' , , .,,,, V, Blucher Oxfords, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50. I Fish Bite Hunnrilv - w when you use mm-, Magnetic Fish Bait There's no such thing as a dull day when you go fishing if you are sup plied with this truly wonderful dis covery. If the fish are there you'll get them, for they simply can't re sist it. It beats anything you have ever imagined. It is moderate in price-25 cents per box and a ) box will last a long time. Besides this bait, of which w e are" the sole manufacturers, we handle Fishermen's Complete Outfits 50c, $1, 2.00, 3.CO, 4.CO, 5.00 Send today for a box and for our Free booklet, "Facts About Fish ing," and illustrated catalog of fishing tackle outfits. Address Magnetic Fish Bait Co. Depr. B. Republic, Missouri. Want a Dally. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mason and son, Clarence were passengers on the Schuyler Friday for Memphis where they went for a visit over the Fourth with the family of their brother L. C. Rakes. Jake was much pleased to learn of the improvements to be made in the Nsws-Hehald and stated that an even dozen of his neighbors in the vicinity of West Main Street were ready to sub sciibe if a daily is published. Notice To Creditors. Cuniy:83"85- 1" County Court In the matter of tho estate of Addison H. Jack mun deceased. I JIUlllU ID VI J Rlltll ...... IHV V. 1 . .1 1 .Wl J u. P.1U .d.cc.d will mwt the Administrator of eaid -' tate, before mo. County Judiie of Cass County, Nvbrnnka. at tho County Court rcom in l'iatta I mouth, in a;d County, on tho 0th day of July, l'.iji', anil on tne .ilfit duyor January, 1.1 at 10 o clock A. M., each day, for tho purpose of pre senting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance Six months are allowed for the creditors of said decease i to present their claims and one year for Ihe Adminb liator to nettle said estate, from the 30th day of July, 1W. Witr..'S my hand and seal of said County Court, at Fluttsmouth, Nebraska, this 1st day of July, Allf.n J. Ekeron, 23-8 SEAI..I County Judge. Y ? t t t . .V ,T . Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y t y t Y Y Y Y Y Y 3 OQ 3 qq 3 qq , 3 qq 3 qq 3 gQ 3 qq at $4.00 to $4.50. TAW X y f Y y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y y Y Y Y f Y 4f I
