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DIAMOND DIDDINGS Things that are Transpiring Before the Base Ball Season Opens. WESTERN AVERAGES SHOW QUEER CONDITIONS Indication that some players must Have Played through the wlnte;. The injury to First baseman Kane, sold by Omaha to Pittsburg is very unfortunate just at this tunc. With a bright future before him in base ball it is to be hoped that the injury will not be permanent. Omaha funs will never .ease telling of that honu run swat with two men on bases made by Kane in the closing game of the season last year, which robbed Sioux City of the Western League pennant. The announcement that Umpire Clark will again officiate at the umpire stunt in the Western the coming year will not be received with enthusiasm by anybody. Utterly incompetent, ho should never bo allowed to parti cipate in a game where so much good judgement is required. It was Clark's bum stunts at tho umpire game which nearly precipitated a riot on the Lin coln grounds twico last season, and were responsible for Lincoln manage ment loosing many good dollars on account of loss in attendance whenever it be came known that Chirk had been sent to officiate at the games, By appointing Clark to a position on the staff of umpires President O'Neill has invited mob violence at the games. Clark was an eye-sore in every town on the circuit last year and his appoint ment will mean that somebody will take occasion to rid the game of the kojerosity before the season is a month old, for the fans will not tolerate such work as Clark puts up. It would look to a person of unpre judiced mind as if the Lincoln team for 1010 was going to be a winner from the very start. With ten pitchers, all of them far above the average, and with every position filled by tried and true men, with the exception of the second sack, there ought to be something doing in Lincoln town when the um pire announces "Play Pall." We fail to see where any team in the league has a better pair of back stops than Clarke and Nunm.inacher. It is a recognized fact Jack Thomas at first is the peer of first baseman. Cockman who jellied tl.o team in tho doling games of the season last year, is in a class by himself at third. Every body knows that Shortstop Gagnicr cannot be equalled. Waldron and Ilogriever in the field with the probabi lity that Davidson will return, will make the outfield iu vincible. Washer, the new man who will have to fight it out with Ilogriever for a field position is a swift youngster, and should be be successful in taking the place from the old gent, the latter will be an ideal utility man, of which there is no su perior in the Western. Take it all around, should the management land the second base player they are after, there will be nothihg doing for the other clubs, and they might just as well hang up the 1910 pennant on the Lincoln flag pole when the season opens as to wait till fall. The writer was immensely pleased to discover the condition of things at Lincoln this week. The feeling against the new management which was brough on by the sale of Hilly Pox last year has entirely disappeared and those who were foremost in their criticism of Despain & Stoner, so much ho that it looked like an insurgent uprising, are now pulling for the management just as hard as they were criticising them before. There is one thing about that bunch of Lincoln fans. They get crazy over the game, they get sore if the home team don't win, not at the players, but at the infernal luck, but their soreness does not extend to quitting the game. The team may be loosing game after game, as was the case last season, but you always find that same gang of faithful fans down at the south end of the grand stun hoping against hope, attending the games expecting that they will get a chance to shout for the home team once.if it only comes one day in the week Itisthatkindofsupport which makes the management feel good and speaks well for the town.. With all the hard luck and continual loss of games last year, a condition which would have emptied the stands in most. of the other towns, no visiting team ever had to take the guarantee in Lincoln town. . St. Joe looks as if it was going to be a live wiro in base ball and such a condition will bo hailed with delight nil over tho circuit. I. T. Kuntz, went to Lincoln on the morning train. SMITH COMPANY INCREASE OUTPUT. Eight Factories Going, Garment Made Every Three and One-Half Seconds. The ME. Smith company has added equipment to its several fact ories sufficient to increase its output" between 30 and 40 per cent. This company now has eight factoircs although four are housed in the big buildings at Ninth and Farnam streets These arc shirt factory, an overall fac tory, a cotton flannel glove and mit ten factory, duck sheep lined coats, a branch factory in Omaha another branch shirt factory at" Council Bluffs and another at Plattsmouth and a branch overall factory at Nebraska City. In December the firm made 210.000 garments, a rate of a complete garment for every three and a half se- conds.-Z?ec. MEETING AT THEP. H. S. Preliminary Debate Held Last Night to Select High School Debaters. DEBATORS MAKE AN EXCELLENT SHOWING poor crowd In Attendance but Speakers Highly Complimented by Judges. The preliminary b debate to deter mine who of the High School students hould represent the school in the debate this year was held at the High School building, and was lightly attended. There was a class of ten competed and all made very credit able showing. The judges were from out of town and did not know the contestants, so that no charge of favoritism could be lodged. The judges were Prof. Edward Anderson of tho Omaha High School who has charge of debating in the Omaha schools. Prof. Grason. of Council Bluffs, who has charge of the Commer lal department of the Council Bluffs schools and Prof. G.W. Cheney of the Union schools During the absence , of the Judges while making up their report Miss Howard rendered two excellent solos, and Francis Whalend gave the the auiliancc two fine instrumental selections. The Judges after some deliberation irotight iin their report which was lelivered by Prof. E. Anderson who took occasion to congratulate all of the debators on the fine showing the class lad made, but commented on the fact that there were but two boys in the squad. The Prof, said that in Omaha the girls were not invited to take part, at nil, whether it was from the fear that they would outstrip the boys or for other rcwons the speaker would not say. lie read the list of those selected in thc order of their markings, as follows: Marie Douglass, John I1 alter, Lucil Gass and Marie Robertson The speaker stated that the committee were unanimous on the first three in the order named. He then compli mented those who had hot secured place on the team and urged them to keep up the practice and with more exper ience in the line of debating, they would be succeddful. Those taking part last evening in addition to those named above were Radical Livingston lelen Clark, Pollock Pnrmele, Mabel Adams, Janet Clement and Mac Parker. It is a matter of regret that more of the parents and those who should be interested in the High School were not present to encourage the effort of the debatorc, many of who were mak ing their maiden effort. It will be noted that but two bovs competed for places on the team, while the number should have been three times as great 1 he writer interviewed Prof. Grason at the depot this morning, and he said that while he graded some of the contestants low last night because of lack of preparation, that the same student had the ground work of a good debater all that was needed was workin up In Prof, (irason's school at Council Bluffs, he has two teams, one of three girls and the other of three boys.aiu they hold each year a contest the prize being a S.IO.OO loving cup 1 he girls won it for the second tunc this year, lie says the girls dig in a little better than the boys, but that boys are. always better on rebuttal than the girls. ' His school has a triangular debate with Ft. Dodge, and Sioiix City, thtv girls team meet - Ft. Dodge, in that 'city, while the boys meet Sioux 'City in Council LIuJTs next -week, the question there is "Commission form of government for the cities." Trof. Grason is of the opinion that there has been too much attention paid' to . athletics and :uot enough to literary work in tho High Schools, and this explains the reason why the boys take liold of bebating with so little interest. NEWS REPRESENTATIVE VISITS Gets Stranded on Way to West End of County and Finds Plenty to do in That Little City. TOWN; OF FiNE RESIDENCES So Reports Daily News Reporter and Tells What He Finds in a Live Town of Live People. Tuesday a representative of the Daily News started upon a trip to Elmwood, but upon arriving at Weep ing Water was confronted by the report of a wrecked freight train in the way, which caused the passenger train to stop. We therefore, turned our attention to the beautiful, city of Weeping Water,whcre the pictures que stream by that name, flows to to meet the "Big Muddy". -This town, situated on this historic stream in indeed, a location which furnishes a varied scenery, and when tho rock studded hills are covered wjth the summer foliage of the trees, presents a delightful view. With us on the train were Llody Gapin, W. E. Dull and Wm Sporer, of Murray who were going to Lincoln to meet with the Farmers' Elevator association. These gentlemen had to put in the afternoon in Weeping Water,whcrc they visited tho various places of amusement. Weeping Water was much stirred up over an accident which had hap pened Monday evening. Herold Panics, Miss Helen need Miss Wallick, and O..C. Iiathbun, wer enjoying themselves with the exhilara ting sport of coasting down one of the rock studded streets of the city and being excited by reason of the the pastime, did not take the proper precautions for their safety. No guards were out as it was late and it was expected that no teams would be moving about so when one ap peared ,at an unexpected moment they were unprepared for the con tingency. The toboggan was coming down from the hill and was on the steep declivity when the rig of Chas McKay was seen directly m front of them, and the coasters - moving at the rate of seventy miles ptr hour, the collision was inevitable, notwith standing everything was done in one or two seconds by both parties to avoid the accident. The sled upon which the four young people were, shot under the buggy in which Mr. McKay was-, tearing away one wheel and causing the team to become frightened and run away, with the result that the buggy was entirdy destroyed. While tin; team suffered nit little injury,' the -coasters .were i'ss fortunate, for the impact of the oltision was sufficient to render the man at the wheel, Mr. Barnes unconscious, and from which condition it required the services of Dr. Welch,, nearly an hour to relieve. The re mainder of the party were more or ess bruised and cut up, their wounds. staining the snow on the street.ncar tho stone church, building with blood, which remained the following day. It is fortunate indeed that no one was- killed. On our visit b the city wc found our old friend Chris Snell, at work in his restaurant, where he with an assistant were kept humping feeding the hungry travelers, and those of the city, and from the appearances no one could but observe that the place was prospering. At the place ot Hans Johnson, who conducts a general grocery and feed store, we found business on tho buzz and that gentleman with his force of help seemingly prosperous and contented. Mr. J. C. Stevens, a dealer in second hand merchandise who had been a resident of the city for only a short time, said that the business was not such as he would desire, but hoped for better business with the coming of spring. George H. Dennis, the carpenter ns well as Mr.Hitchniau the painter were doing but little ns the weather was so there were no out side work to be done. At the smithy of F. A. Baldwin, we found that gentleman crowdei with work, for himself and the two men which were with. him. Mr. O. Rasmusen, the smith was nailing on shoes while Mr. Baldwin fitted them and A. B. Hobson, looked after the wood work department. They were all kept busy and were piw-porhig. L. C. Laurson, the cigar maker was making some very fine smokes for his discriminating customers, and was making money. Bcit-Philpot, at his bowling ally has a crowd who were enjoying the game and having a general good time. -.At tho James Musio Company wo found Mr. E.'S. James who had just WEEPING WATER AND SUBSTANCIAL CITIZENS received a consignment of postal cards which he was displaying in his racks, and said while he had not been a resident of Weeping Water for a great length of time, he was enjoying a good business, and looked for it to be better with the spring. He" also remarked he would have to come to Plattsmouth to sre about having The Olson Photo Co., make some local views of Weeping Water, for his postal card trade. Mr. James seemed a very gentlemanly and widc- a-wake business man. At the office of PcolAColbcrt, we found the office empty, as tl ose gentlemen were in Lincoln loohiug after their extensive rcalestate busi ness. Dr. M. M. Butler, who ha.? recently been appointed countv phvslcian for the Weeping Water district, has fitted up some new offices, in the rear of Pool fc Colbert's realestate pallors and make a very nice business home for the celebrated Weeping Water physician. At the first National Bank, wc found Mr. Murty busy and saying that the banking business was pros pering. At the Hitchman Millinery wc found Miss Hitchman looking after business and said that her business venture in Weeping Water was one which she was satisfied with, and that when spring came she expected a very satisfactory business. D. M. Johnson formerly a resident of Plattsmouth, and while here con nected with the treasurers office, but now in Weeping Water, where he is engaged in the Hardware and furni ture business, said that he was kept so busy that he could find no time to read the papers. The business show ed prosperity and we were very well pleased to know that he was doing so well. Hei-(? we met J. C. Jones, who does a gardening business during the sum mer, but during tfic present winter has been on the sick hst a good deal of the time. D. G. Dudley was &lao complaining of ill health diring the winter and to the extent! as to ksep hits from work ing at the business of insurance soli citor, in which line he is doing very well... .Mr. Upham, who has a new bakery was doing a good business and has a fine location as nrell as giving the best service to his customers. That prince of a gentletnan. Fred Gordcr was at hi place of business, and greeted the News tnan with a smile and hearty greeting, such as has won him many friends, all of which , he retains. ' Mr. Gordcr reports business in his line as well as the season of the year warrants, but says little of the farmer's last years crops have so far been moved, and as a consequcn, collections, a little Blow. We met former county commissioner Turner Zink, who asked us about who was being talked of for the legis lative ticket for the coming fall elections. At that time we had not heard of any nicntiones being made, but later, wc heard, Mr. Zink ment ioned by some Weeping Water and Cass county men as a possible can didate for the state senate or float representative. John W. Carter, was looking after some business matters in this city and keeping tab on the things poli tical he being the committee man for Weeping Water. We met B. J. Newell of Nchawka in town where he was getting some dental work done by Dr. Shannon, and snitl put me down for the Daily News as I have no county paper and want one". At the Holler Mills of Kleitsch & Ilalmas, things were rolling" and those gentlemen were busy making some of the best of flour, that this con tinant can produce, and which is feeding many thousands of their well satisfied customers. . Mr. Ambler at' the Amblor Mer cantile (Vs. store was busy with 1 he-- large number of patrons, which is'ono of the strongest evidences of his pop--ularity and good business treatment. At tho place of" J. I. Corlcy, pros perity was in evidence, and Mr. Corlcy seemed well satisfied with the the business which heia dniig.. The Meyer Drug Co. wis doing a eood business and pleasing the large number of hia friends and patrons- PLATTSMOUTH CIGARS AT CAPITAL CITY. Ed. Young at Base Ball Head quarters, Win Handle Platts mouth Smokes. While at Lincoln this week the editor of the Daily News interviewed Mr. Ed. Young at 1207 "O" street in that city relative to the handling of Plattsmouth cigars the coming yitor. Mr. Young was very glad to do so and in consequence pople who go to Lincoln from this city and want to smoke their favorite brand will find them at the store of Mr. Young. "YeOldc Smoke House," ns'Mr. Young's place is called is one of the most popular places in the city, and has been the favorite resort for base ball fans for the past twenty years, and it will mean a great deal for our manufacturers here to have the cigars for sale at that place. Mr. Young's emporium is also where Despain & Stoner have head quarters for the Lincoln team in the Western League, and it will be a good place for Plattsmouth people to go and be made to feel at home. FUNERAL OF C. CCOWLES Passed Away at Home of Mrs. Jacob Stenner in thh City. BEEN IN FAILING HEALTH FOR SOME MONTK5. Interment Tcday from Residence el KIs Daughter at Two O'clock. Cyrue C. Co wles whose failing health has been mentioned in the News, passed away yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jacob Stenner, in West. Plattsmouth. Mr. Cowlcs has been a Buffer for sometime as the result of failing powers, caused from old age, and it has been apparent to his near friends that he could not long survive. The deceased was born in New York February 25th 1S30 and was in his 74th year at the time of his death. He tame to Cass county and riatts moufh about four yeans ago from Iowa, and having seen much service for his country during the war of the Rebellion. He became a member of the McConthe Post G. A. It. of this city, and was borne to his last resting place in Oak Udl oeimtrr by the members of the post. Mr. Cowlcs leaves surviving him three children, nanilv: Mrs. F. A. Ifodgkins, of Hartley, Nebraska, Wm. Cowles of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Mrs J. F. Stenner of this c-tty.with whom the deceased lias made hii home for the past four years. ' Tha children were present at the funeral with the exception cf William Cowlcs, who was detained at home by sickness. The funeral services were held this afternoon at the residence cf Mr. Stenner, Rev. W. L. Austin delivering tho addecss. The music was furnished by Mrs. Gamble, G. L. Farley and wife, and E. II. Wiscott. ' The pall bearers were from the members of the G. A. It. bcing.Iudge J. W. Johnson, J. II. Thrasher, T. W. Glenn and T. M Carter. The out of town relatives attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Hodg kins and Mr. and Mrs J. J. Rtchey all lof Bartley, Nebraska. in the matter of drugs and kindred lines which they carry. Mr. J. J. Meyer was formerly employed with the Fricke Pharmacy Co. of Platts. mouth. With - Wastry Davis, that good natured and jolly salesman, in charge why should not business be. going allright. Geo. W. Farris thocfnci i,t pulmber and tinner and all round general merchant, formerly in the employ of John Bauer, is looking I after the tin work, and kindred lines of the firm. E. Ratrour was one among those who were prospering in the city and was at his exclusive furnaturo and undertaking parlors, and had things well in hand with the business coining his way. At the office of the Weeping Water Republican, those in charge were making a Real Live Paper, and are thus helping to maintain the prestago of this city at nome ami abroad. At the City National Bank the affairs of the bank, were being looked after by the sashier J. M. Tcegarden, and his worthy assistant Mr. W. C Bish.. - This' bank is doing a good business, and well . deserves guod 1 fortune which it is nejoying. T. W. Tcegarden is doing some good work in' the real estate business and is ' counted 'ahi6ung' the best judges of real estate in the state of Nebraska. At the place where II. D. Reed and Judge Barnes do business, the hitter, holding down the office, ns Harry, the irrsprcssable, was looking after some business matters out Bid of the- city. . v : A BETTER HUfcLO BIZ Independent Telephone Com panies Organize. MOST ENTHUSIASTIC q MEETING AT OMAHA State Wide Contract Made Which Takes In Plattsnouth Tele phone Company. ' . T. II. Pollock who has been in attendance at the state convention of the Independent Telephone Company at Omaha for the past few days, came home yesterday and today was again a passenger to the metropolis, where he was looking after some business matters. In speaking about the matter Mr. Pollock says that the meeting was large and very enthusiastic, and Jrj marked with much interest in the things which are intended to insure the betterment of the service through traffic, and best interests of the sub scribers of the Independent Companies in general. The general arramgement which has been in effect, for through traffic among the different Independent Coj panics of the state to which will make the service better. Among other things which was taken up and discussed at the convention, as an agreement which was entered into by many of the Independent companies to ti.e effect that for the period of twenty-five years, they would not make a connection with the Nebraska Phone Co. or form any business com pact or allcgience with them. In this there was a division of the company, some signing and some refraining therefrom. This matter is one which will in no way effect the interchange of through traffic, whech has been obtained for some time past. Regarding that contract,but little can be said until more is known as to what the intended workings of the coniVr t is to be. The Independent Telephone ,v mem nas grown uunng tnc past7"r.?-s tu mui cau'iiii luui wu-ir are mnnv mint! uiuic iui,ov.i iu:io nu lAfuanges in the state than of the Nebraska which at the time the Independent movement began were as they thought pretty strongly entrenched in the business interests u the state, and its citizens, and thcurLt it not impossible to lose.. But the high rates with the Bell Companies, which have prevailed left a loop hole for their undoing. The1 more pregrcssivc minds of the time saw an opportunity for n business venture, which promised abwulant trmfiu i ft.d 1 1 L'irtKin(i .... L returns for the time snd moi.w. h. vested, and a betterment of the cfjii- tkon of the users of the phone. A'i'ie beginning of the Independent move ment many who would have taken part in it were timid, fearing that they could make no progress against such a gigantic corporation as the Bell, but those bolder minded knowing the feelings of the subscribers of the iU U at the tiine.pushed the matter. In the course of a few years, the first Independent company was installed and the growth and use of the same has been such that now it covers the entire state and in fact the country. There now are in this state alone some thing like 120.000 subscribers and a exchangein almost every city and, town of importance in the territory. In the matter the Plattsmouth Phone Co. with Mr. Pollock as the superintendent, have shared in the prospcrty 'which has come to most every Independent Co. which has engaged in the business. Mr. Pollock has contributed much to the success of his company, by going down to tho bottom of the business, with a rr.ination to know all about it from the construction of the phone, to the line tnd switchboard troubles, as well na the business and financial manaeemen and so on up to the mastering tin proposition which have brought al companies of the state together, inti a mutual interest agreement, that; they could work as one man. In thM with others Mr. Pollock has done a great work not alone for his company and those with whom it is associated in business but every uscrofth telephone in the state and country! Every move made by the Indt pendents have been for the bcttermcir of the service not only of the sub scribers of the Independents, but c the Bell as well. Would Buy Farm In Iowa. J. F. Clugy, of northwest of the cit who recently sold his farm at that place was a passencrer to Pacifir Pacific Junction yesterday evenim where he was to look at a farm will the intention of buying the same. Mr Clugy was well pleased with the plan and will take his wife to look at itaml if they are both suited will make the purchase. Mr. Clugy is an cwvllant citizen and we arc rather loath V lose I him, but should he conclude to K'-ike' his dwelling place in Iowa, we ki that they will have received a g citizen even if wc have to loshim.