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Entered at the postoflice at riattsmoutb, Cass County, Nebraska,
as second class mail matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CASS COUNTY
THE NEWS-HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publishers
P. A. BARROWS
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One Year in Advance, $1.50. Six Months in advance, 75c
Plattsmouth Telephone No. 85.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1909
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Nebraska Telephone No. 85
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
.For Justices of the Supreme Court -JOilN
B. BARNES,
JACOB FAWCETT,
SAMUEL H. SEDGWICK.
For Regents of the State University
CHARLES S. ALLEN,
W. 0. WHITMORE.
For Regent of the State University
(To All vai'nncy.)
FRANK L. HALLER.
COUNTY TICKET
County Clerk .
GEORGE LUSHINSKY
County Treasurer
JOHN GERRY STARK
County Judge-
A. J. BEESON
Shcriff-
C. D. QUINTON
County Superintendent
E. E. ODELL
Register of Deeds
L. II. DAFT
Coroner
B. I. CLEMENTS
Commissioner
M. L. FREIDRICII
Governor Shallenbarger has an
nounced his candidacy for renomination
for a Becond term. The governor will
find that there are other patriots who
will want to run the race, notwith
standing the hopelesness of the chances
of winning. The governor will also find
that the fellows who were instrumental
in his winning lust fall are not feeling
very enthusiastic over the way he for
got to remember them after he got a
chance to reciprocate for the favors
done him. With the honorable gentle
man from Omaha out with his little las
soo, with George W. Berge of Lincoln
out with his knife, the chances are that
the gentleman from Alma will find the
sledding very hard and in some cases
the ground very bare. There has not
been very much in the administration
of the governor that has a tendency to
make the faithful enthuse, and what
the outcome may be is a problem.
Say, honestly; after reading the Lin
coln Evening News, wouldn't you guess
the first time that it was a democratic
paper?
The enterprising citizens of the town
of Louisville, up the creek, are agitat
ing the building of an opera house, with
good prospects that they will succeed.
A town without a place of this kind is
greatly at a disadvantage, and the pos
session of an opera house sufficient to
hold a crowd such as a town of that size
would naturally want, will help a great
deal in its development.
After a six months' absence in search
of health and recreation, Editor May
field of the Louisville Courier is again
at the helm and expects to make the
Courier go some. We have not the
pleasure of Mr. Mayficld's acquaintance,
but an editor that can afford to take a
six months' vacation must be a curios
ity and a jim dandy. Here's hoping
that we meet him.
It is keeping the World-Herald busy
these days fixing up a ticket for the re
publican party next year. It has
brought out several combinations which
are all good ones, but it now comes out
with Ptill another which looks some
thing like this: D. E. Thompson for
the senate, Sheldon for governor, Hay
ward for congress and Rosewater for
the senate two years hence. It is prob
able that the World-Herald may have
to guess again. In any event it could
put in its time more usefully trying to
pick out a combination that at least
would make an interesting fight for its
party next year. The democratic party
will have plenty of trouble of its own
picking out a ticket. It will not be be
cause of lack of good material to pick
from as in the case of the republicans,
but because of the scarcity of compe
tent patriots who will be willing to be
put up to be killed off.
The Fairbury Gazette announces that
it will discontinue its scmi-weckly edi
tion and return to the once a week is
sue. The Fenii-weckly has been run
ning many years but unfortunately tie
postcfTice regulations do not al
low the distribution of a semi-weekly
by carrier in a town the size of Fair-
burv. The Gazette also celebrates its
fortieth year with tho issue ot this
week and feels well and hearty. The
Gazette is a good paper and we wish it
forty years more of success.
go by they continue to elect republican . iafactjoa 0f ,.arrying his own state rec
presidents and republican congresses
and the pic counter to the democratic
patriot looks farther and farther
ii the distance. Is it any won
der that things look gloomy.
If it was not for the fact that they
enjoy the privileges that the rest of
the people enjoy who appreciate
the good things the country has
e ijoyed under the republican ad
ministrations of past years, they would
certainly frizzle up and blow away.
The Minden Courier had a mighty bnd
case last week and things look awful
gloomy to Brct'ier Richmond. He
doesn't see anything but disaster to
the country in the agitation of the tar
iff commission plan. He thinks that
the railroads, the trusts, the rich men
and the bad men will control the com
mission and everything will go to the
everlasting bow-wows. Just indiges
tion. That's all. Come out of it old
man or you will die before your time.
You and every other democratic editor
who has a lick of sense and will not
let his prejudice get the better of
his judgement, knows that the commis
sion plan has proven a success in every
place it has been tried. You know
that the commission plan in Nebraska
has been a success. You know that it
has brought the matters that have
been unsuccessfully handled by the
legislatures in years gone by to a point
where the facts can be gotten at in
telligently and solved without any po
litical tie-ups to hamper the solving of
the questions at issue. You know that
the railway commission of Nebraska
has solved the question of how to
handle corporations successfully and
you also know that the law was passed
by a republican legislature and signed
by a republican governor which created
this commission and if you were not
continually finding fault with present
conditions and all the time looking for
the nigger that you think must cer
tainly dwell in every republican wood
pile you would be able to see a few
things right.
ompense the state at large for the lots
A Subscription Campaign.
We wish to call the attention of our ,
Cood Order During Carnival.
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readers to the ad in another part of the j the exceptionally good order maintain
paper in which we are making a Rwcia' ! durinc carnival week. The citv
of prestige that it had taken Fevetalj rate both for the campaign and for the j council left tho matter of appointing
years to secure? Did the election of a j balance of the year. This a e will ! extra policemen to the discretion of the
The Kearney Hub, in commenting on
an editorial published in the News
Herald the other day, in which we said
that no one wanted to be the leader of
an army filled with soldiers who might
take a shot at him in the back, says
that there is "more point in the state
tnent than the News-Herald intended."
We desire to say to the Hub that such
is not the fact. We meant every word
we said, and cannot even then make it
strong enough. Jealousy, treachery,
and the feeling on the part of some that
it would be a nice thing to help out a
friend who is running for office on the
democratic ticket has led to the defeat
of several of the best officials that Ne
braska ever had. This persistency on
the part of republicans to follow the
democratic hearse to the democratic
graveyard, just to show the mourners
that you are a good fellow, will rot
build up the republican party in your
precinct, county, district, state or ration.
A great deal of discussion has been
had since the adjournment of congress
over the tariff bill as passed by that
session. If nothing else has been ac
complished, the fact has been demon
strated that there must be some other
way to solve the tariff problem besides
the present one. When one looks into
thi matter carefully, he finds that those
things which we of an agricultural com
munuy wouui nxe to nave come our
way are opposed by a great majority
of the members from other localities
In fact should it come to a show down
and the proposition made a straight is
sue, the number of congressmen who
would naturally favor the things that
we want are far, far in the minority.
There must be some ether way to solve
the question. Nebraska fought out the
railroud transportation question for
years in its legislatures, but the ques
tion was never solved until the present
railway commission was created. So
with the tariff question. There are too
many localities, too many interests to
be considered to leave it to congress.
A commission is the only way to . solve
the question, and while it may not come
soon, it is the only and ultimate solu
tion of the great matter.
democratic congressman in this district
last fall recompense the district for the
loss of a republican congressman who
was doing good work for his district
with a prestige established that would
have given him an opportunity to do
greater work in the future? Did the
election of a democratic governor and
a democratic legislatnre recompense the
state of Nebraska for the laws that
they passed and which, luckily for the
Btate, were most of them so bungled
up that they arc useless? Has the fill
ing up of the public institutions of the
state with democrats, many of them
in:ompetent, recompensed the state for
turning dew i those who after years of
excellent service had proven themselves
competent and their services of great
value? Did the election of democrats
to county offices in Cass county two
years ago, giving that party a footing
which enabled them to send a demo
cratic representative and a democratic
senator to the legislature last winter,
recompense the republicans who voted
for them for county office?
The men placed upon the republican
ticket in Cass county this fall are above
reproach. They are men of standing
in the community in which they reside.
jus: about pay for the paper it is print- mayor, and the freedom of the city
ed on, but we propose to make a cam- j from rowdyism during the week speaks
piign for subscribers between now and we for the ability of the mayor in
the first of the year and make this rate ha dling a situation which durin ; car
so that all can give the paper a trial, j njvu time is a trying one. Chief Arnick
At this rate you of our regular sub-! his men were alert at all times and
scribers who wish to have your friends a tin horns and grafted were prompt
take a good paper can send it to.them, i )y upprehended and ordered to move on.
makiiig them a present for the balance j .
of the year. All subscriptions will stop j Make Flying Visit,
after the time subscribed for, or with- Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Granger of Lin
in a reasonable time aitei, unless a re- coin made a short visit with friends
newal is received at the regular rate, and relatives in this city Saturday af
Therefore, no one need to refuse the j ternoon and evening. Mrs. Granger
paper on the grounds that the subscrip- will be remembered as Mi?s Louise
tion will be allowed to accumulate J Kissling. Their many friends will be
against them. If you receive the pa- j glad to know that they are very much ,
per you will know some friend is send-' pleased with their new home in Lin
ing it to you as a present, and that you : coin. Mr. Granger now has' a regular
will not be required to pay for it up to run as conductir on the Burlington be-
the time it is paid for.
Labor Day next Saturday.
One ol the Pioneers.
Included in Wescotts.carnival decora
tions is a handsome photograph of Mr.
C. E. Wescott, father of the Wescotts
composing the firm of clothing dta'erj.
Mr. Wescott is one of the pioneers of
this section of the country, founding
the store which st'll bears his name
thirty years ago. During all this time
Mr. Wescott has been a power in the
deve opment of the city and country,
aid was always to be found working
fir that which was best for the com
munity, and the present firm of C. E.
WeSCOtt'ft SnnS Ktnndu nil a lullurark tn
They are all honest, good business men, ; hu industry and good judgment. ,
and competent to fill the offices to which I
Shall
their party has nominated them,
they go down to defeat hecau?e some
republican failed to do his duty. Let
us all put our shoulder to the wheel and
pull for a victory that will place the re
publicans of Cas3 county where there
The big Labor Day program has been
postponed until next Saturday.
En ertain Friends.
The Misses Hazie and Claire Dovey
entertained a number of their friendp,
members of the Kappa Alpha Theta
will be no question of n republican vie-: society of the 8tat university who
, . .i were visiting them from Omaha on
tory a year from now when we agun , . . ., h. . . , , ' ,
, . , . ., , , last Friday. A picnic was held at the
elect a legislative ticket and fill the gov- brMj,e and .. Bepera, p,ea?ant time WM
ernor's chair with a man who will ap-, had by all. Those present were Zola
point good and competent men in the : Dellecker, Irma Staples. Mr. Allen
different institutions of the state. , McNoun, Mr. Yale Huffman. Grace
, Rohrbough, Alice McCulIouh. Georgia
It is not a question of can we do it. Patterson, O'.ivo Hammond. Mary Fahs,
It is not a question of we ought to Zora Shit-It's, Nell Ranc'all.
do it.
t veen Lincoln and Hastings and Lin
coln and Ravenna.
A Handsome Monument.
Mrs. Frank Rand of South Omaha
was in the city during the week visit
irg with relatives and taking in the
carnival sights. While here she drove
out to Eight Mile Grove cemetery with
Geo. R. Sajles, representative of the
C. E. Speidell monument company, and
gave instructions relative to the placing
of a monument at the grave of her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Sage.
An Old War Horse.
Dr. M. M. Butler, that old war hor3e
of the republican party at Weeping
Water, was a carnival visitor last week.
The doctor loses none of his interest
in politics as the years advance, and
may always be depended upon to do his
share in promoting the interests of the
republican party.
How natural it is for a democratic
nwspaper man to look on the dark
side of every proposition. Nothing
looks good. Everything look's bad.
Every time the republican party pro
poses anything that might tend to as
sist in making conditions better, the
average democratic editor gets a bad
case of indigestion and everything looks
gloomy. Of course he really should
DOES IT PAY?
A condition, not a theory, confronts
the republicans of Cass county at this
time. Two years ago, with a normal
republican majority of something like
four hundred, the people of this county
elected several democrats to office, and
they are now in the court house using
their influence toward placing other
democrats in similar positions and in
holding on to the jobs they now have.
We do not blame them for this. It is
their privilege to do so if they so de
sire. It is a laudable ambition for any
man to aspire to serve the , people and
also to get his friends to do likewise.
However, of that it is not our inten
tion to speak. The fact stands out and
cannot be denied that these democratic
officials are there by virtue of republi
can votes. We do not know what par
ticular republicans assisted in the mat
ter, neither do we care, but we do say
that it is not a condition that has since,
nor will it coutinue in the future, to
build up the republican party in Cass
county. It has been the history of this
country that the democratic party has
never been able to deliver the goods
tat they contracted to deliver. A busi
ness man who would promise to deliver
one brand of goods and then send his
customer an inferior brand, or send no
goods at all, would not be able to con
tinue business very long. The demo
cratic party of Nebraska has been! in
that particular condition from its verv
first inception. Luckily for the state
they have never been in power very
bng, but in each case it was plenty
long enough. They have been before
the people every year with a long
bunch of promises which they never ex
pected to carry out because they never
expected to have the chance. Unfor-
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tunately for them, in a few instances,
they have been successful and were
given the chance to carry out the prom
ises that they never expected to have
the opportunity to do. The result in
e .ch case has been tho same. Flushed
with an unexpected victory, they spent
t le time in looking after their own pel
sonal welfare, and the state at large
bad to suffer.
Tho republican voter who assists in
pitting a democrat in a county office
It is not a question at all; but a reso
lution that we will do it.
All roads will lead
next Saturday for the
festivities.
to Plattsmouth
big Labor Day
Harry Graves, the base ball enthus
iast of the Union Ledger, was in the
city with his team Saturday, and made
this office a fraternal call. Mr. Graves
i) publisher of one of the finest papers
in this county and the News-Herald
r joices in his apparent prosperity.
Hunter & Peters, through their at
torneys Clark and Robertson of this
city have brought suit against Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha on a promissory
note for $214.40, dated May 7, 1908.
The papers were served while the
mayor was here Saturday.
Acorn cigars 5 cents each. Smoke an
'Acorn" and be happy.
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not be blamed. He has got to say lends his aid to strengthen that party
something. His own party has never so that they will be in a Btronger pos"-
givcn tho people anything in late years. tion to make a fight for victory in the
The people some time ago realized that
nothing could be expected from them
state. What did Nebraska gain when
it cost its electoral voto for W. J.
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List of Planos'and Organs to be Given Away December 31st, 1909
I Packard Upright Grand
Piano. Regular Price
I Sterling- Upright Grand
Piano. Regular price
Kurtzmann Uprijjht Grand
Piano. Regular price
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ILindeman Upright Grand
Piano. Regular price. ..
425
425
425
E. Packard Church Organs.
Regular price
IKrell Auto Grand Player
Piano. Regular price
I Kohler & Campbell Upright
Grand Piano. Regular price
I Harvard Upright Grand
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I Walworth Upright Piano
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C Packard Church Organs
$700
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ONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS MENTIONED ABOVE, WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING:
40 Pianos at a reduction of $150 from the regular retail price.
60 Pianos at a reduction of $125 from the regular retail price.
100 Chapel Organs at $37.50.
" Thii lit! inrludei
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Send us the name and address of anybody you think we might be able to interest
in the purchase of a piano or organ. We will write them or send a representative to see
them and if we succeed in selling: them an instrument during the months of Septem
ber. October, November or December, 1909, we will give any Church, School, Lodge
or Society you may name, credit as follows:
For Each Grand Plane Sold 1000 Points
Far Each Player Piano Sold 750 Points
For Each Upright Piano Sold SOO Points
For Each Organ Sold ISO Points
The Pianos and Organs will be given to the Church, School, Lodge or Society se
curing the greatest number of points between Sept. 1st and Dec. 31st, 1909, inclusive.
Names of prospective buyers may be sent in at any time, and as soon as received at thia
office will be entered on our records, and credited to the Church, School, Lodje or
Society indicated by the sender. If the same name is sent in by more than one
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