WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE 8 O'CLOCK CLOSING LAW
DOINGS OF OUR NEIGHBORS
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Mrs. Frank Clements and chil
dren, Mrs. Al Purbaugh ami Lena
Trumhlc loft Tuesday nioriiing for
Nickolls County where they will
make their future home on a farm.
Their household goods were shipped
last week.
Miss Jones of Oskaloosa, Kansas
is visiting her sister Mrs. Geo. Myers
this week.
Louis Sack departed Monday eve
ning for New Mexico on a land ex
cursion. Wni. Ithodcn is loading his house
hold goods and will move to Central
Kansas where he will again take up
farming.
John Frohlick is in Tlattsmouth
this week serving on the jury.
On his way home from Eagle
Tuesday evening, John Axe was
thrown out of his buggy, severely
injuring his right shoulder. The
accident was caused by the buggy
coming apart.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rugha went
to Weeping Water Saturday night
and spent Sunday with relation re
turning Sunday evening.
Prof. Cave was transacting business
at Lutton Nebiaaka, Saturday and
while there met Mr. Adams and L. M.
Mieleuz who are in the banking busi
ness there.
Dr. Dibel was a passenger to Omaha
Monday morning and from there
he will go to New Mexico for a few
days.
The Social given in the Hall Satur
day evening was well attended ard
every body reports having had a good
time.
Ben Lehman was a passenger to
Lincoln Saturday evening.
Mrs. Sarah Swanson of Walton
was visiting relatives here Monday.
Wesley Walch drove to Douglas
Sunday and spent the day with rel
atives. Mr. Seeley of Lincoln is visiting
Mr. J. C. Brown.
Corn shuck'ng seems to be the
main work of the farmer in this
vicinity at present. A great deal of the
corn crop is still in the fields and the
farmers are paying 5 and 6 cents
per bushel for he'p-
Mrs. Cive and children and Mrs.
Davis were passengers to Linco'n
Wednesday noon.
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REPUBLICAN.
Mrs J. A. Oonelan and daughter
Margaret came over from Plattsmouth
last week and visited friends, going
to Nebraska City, Saturday, to visit
her sister.
Miss Mabel Dudley went to Omaha
Friday to visit two day days with Miss
Louise Fischer.
Dan Switzcr went to Memphis
last Friday to visit over Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs, M. U. Thomas.
Dr. J. B. Hungate has rented his
Park place residence to E. B. Glad
telter of Lincoln, who takes possession
Friday.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Laura Domingo
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Domingo, to Mr. Homer L. Jameson,
on Wednesday, Feb., 23, 1910.
Troy L. Davis purchased of Peter
Spangler the 80 acre farm known as
the Marshall nursery farm. Consider
ation $107 per arre, a slight advance
over what Mr. Spangler paid.
Born, on Tuesday, February 15,
1910, a girl, to Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Winchell. Mr. W'nchell was surprised
that there was just one to bless his
home. He has been counting in twos.
Mr. Bullis was excused from jury
duty by Judge Travis, 'account of
being a sufferer from rheumatism.
P. E. Hay will move Boon to Lincoln
Geo. Bird will move on the place
as soon as Mr. Hay leaves.
Miss Lulu McDonald has returned
home from Lincoln and is under
the doctor's care from nervous pros
tration. - A four year old child of Mr. and
Mrs. John Josephson is on the sick
list, suffering from pneumonia.
ALVO.
I. H. Stroemer drove to Elmwood
Monday.
I. M. Campbell was an Omaha
visitor Monday, and Tuesday.
Miss Anna Day of Lincoln, is a
guest at the home of Mona Armstrong.
Mrs. C. Dreamer and sister Miss
Schmelzel spent Sunday and Monday
in Omaha.
Mrs. W. E. Newkirk and Delia
were passengers to Lincoln Monday
evening.
Mrs. I. L. Clites lof Elm wood
is visiting relatives around Alvo
this week.
Mrs. Rosa Lee Casey spent Fri
day and Saturday in Lincoln with
relatives returning Sunday on No 18.
Mr and Mrs. E. D. Friend of Lin
coln came in Tuesday on No 18 to
sec Mr. Friend's mother who is quite
poorly.
Ed and Alfred Stroemer drove to
Eagle Monday morning, and took
the early train for Barnston Nebr.
to vis't Mr. Stroemcr's father. -
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mullen, return
ed from Overton, Tuesday, where
they have been visiting relatives
the past three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Babbitt, came
in on No 17 Tuesday from Tekamah
after several days visit with their
son.
Mrs. C. E. Kirkpatrick and Miss
Alctha Rouse were passengers to
Lincoln Tuesday.
Mrs. C. E. Grove and children
returned to their home at Cambridge
Nebraska, Wednesday after a short
visit at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Wood.
C. A. Gullion and son spent Sunday
and Monday in Omaha with Mr.
Gullions brother.
Jonathan McDonell of Cairo, Nebr.
was V'siting relatives in town several
davs last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Curyea left
for La Porte Texas, Tuesday evening
where they expect to temain several
weeks.
Miss Lillian Bogeureif and little
niece, Ilith Dickman, returned to
Missouri Valley, Iowa, Wednesday
after a short visit at her home near
Elmwood.
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II. A. Tool made a business trip
to Chicago Wednesday, he intends
being away about a week and will
purchase a fine spring Btoek of dry
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Henry Guthman of Waterloo ar
rived Wednesday to begin duties in
the Murdock Bank, as assistant
cashier.
Mrs. Jack Shank of Lincoln is
visit'ng her parncts Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Westlake th;s week.
Raymond Westlake v:s;tcd frends
n Lincoln over Sunday.
Harry G'llcspie has taken a position
with a Rock Island Surveying party
as chairman.
Mrs. Lee Fogg of Lincoln visited
her mother Mrs. S. Thimgan several
days this weeks.
Miss Casey head trimmer, in the
millinery dept. cf Martin & Tools
arrived Wednesday evening to look
over the stock and make plans for the
spring opening.
Harold Tool, Herman Bornemeicr
and Chas. Long lent their assistance
to the Elmwood Band, during the
Farmers Institute held in Elmwood
last week.
Hattie Wallinger of Elmwood visit
ed at the II. V. McDonald home over
Sunday.
Miss Mable Coder of Lincoln visited
at the home of A. J. Tool over Sunday.
, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tool attended
the Hardware Dealers Convention,
in Lincoln last week.
Mr. A. J. Muth left for South
Dakota, Monday to resume his work
there.
Mr. Adolph Kuchn of German
Town is vis'ting his brother August
Kuchn this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kuchn lost their
nfant son, Wednesday morning. They
have the heartfelt sympathy of their
many friends.
Herman Kuchn returned from Drum
mond Oklahoma Sunday.
The ladies of the M. E. church
gave a dinner at the parsonage Wed
nesday. Rev. A. Branckle began revival
meetings at the German Evangelical
church Sunday evening.
Rev. Lehman is at present con
ducting revival meetings at Stella
Nebraska.
The Girls Club of Murdock enter
tained a few of their intimate friends
at the home of Miss Viola Everitt
on Valentine's evening. The rooms
were appropiately decorated with fes-
toones of red and white hearts and
an elaborate three course luncheon
was served. Cards were tho leading
feature of amusement, during the
evening.
Gcorgo Utt is doing a rushing busi
ness with the Medical Chemical Co
of South Omaha.
The Facts in the Case as Shown by the Records at the
Time of
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Fremont Tribune Gives the Facts in the Passage With
Some Comments Thereto.
In certain quarters, and particularly
in the neighborhood of the governor's
office Borne democrats are preparing
to make a great virtue of the passage
of the so-called 8 o'clock closing law.
So soon is history forgotten that it
may bo well to recall some of the im
portant details of the passage of that
law. Already there is a general opinion
that the law is a democratic measure
and therefore, by reason of the pal
pable value of the law as demonstrated
by its application, political profit has
accrued to the Democratic party.
But we shall show that while democrats
shared in its passage its existence is
due to an almost solid republican
support in the legislature, without
which it would not have been placed
on the statute books.
The bill was introduced in the senate
by Hon. Geo. W. Wiltse, ofjCedar
county, who, be it remembered, is
a REBUBLICAN. The bill was
put thru the senate by REPUBLICAN
VOTES and sent to the house. After
reaching that body it wasjproniptly
killed and remained dead until the
day of its resurrection. That day
came in the closing hours of the ses
sion, when as a climax to many stormy
conflicts between the bucolic members
and the Omaha delegation, it was
revived by a democratic leader, Mr.
Wilson of Polk, to be passed as demo
cratic punishment for the democratic
members from Douglas county. . As
it came from the senate it provided
for closing saloons at 7 o'clock P.M.
It was amended in the house to pro
vide for 8 o'clock closing and in that
manner came before the house for
action. It was passed by precisely
the required majority of the body,
namely, fifty-one votes out of a hun
dred. Upon its passage thirty demo
crats voted yes, thirty-six no, five
absent, twenty one republicans voted
yes, two no, six absent.
Tho bill as amended then went
back to the senate', whereupon that
body passed it with seven democrats
voting yes, twelve voting no, one
absent; twelve republicans voting
yes, one no. It received nineteen
votes or only two more than the
number required to pass it.
Going then to the governor a new
battle was fought in the executive
chamber. Democratic cohorts, espe
cially from Omaha, were poured by
the trainload into Lincoln to oppose
this republican measure designed to
further restrict the liqour evil. In
due course Governor Shcllenbcrgcr
gave the bill his approval and it be
cane a law.
In view of. the foregoing facts can
it be consistently maintained, that
this measure was a democratic measure.
Tho the democrats had an over
whelming majority of both houses
they were absolutely impotent. They
had twenty members of the senate out
of thirty-three, and seventy-one out
of one hundred in the house.- They
gave a total vote in both houses of
thirty-seven for the bill and forty
eight against it. In other words,
with ninty-one members in both houses
the democrats mustered only thirty
seven votes for it. The republicans,
on the other hand, gave it in both
houses, thirty-three votes, and three
against. Of the votes against the bill,
therefore, in both houses, there were
forty-eight democrats to three re
publicans, presumably arranged by
the democratic leader out of respect
to the sacred ratio of sixteen to one.
This analysis makes it clear as to
who is responsible for the 8 o'clock
closing law. We maintain it to be a
salutary measure and the Republican
party should endorse it in its next
state platform. A share of the credit
for its existence is due Governor
Shellenberger but it will not be for
gotten that when ho signed the bill
he violated his pledgo to the liquor
interests, by whose votes and whose
money he was elected. It was un
fortunate for him that in order to
promote a moral cause ho had to
violate his obligations. He doubtless
then figured, as he certainly does now,
that he will gain more temperance
votes than he will loso thru the saloons
Its Passage.
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ENTITLED TO THE CREDIT
and breweries. Whether the temper
ance people will be induced to trust
him, with this record, remains to be
seen.
What action tho republican Btate
convention should take upon this
pressing question is one that perplexes
those who wish to make practical
progress, both politically and morally.
It is possible that the retention of the
8 o'clock closing law is all that can
be reasonably hoped for now. The
only progress made in tcmprance
legislation in Nebraska has been thru
republican legislation. If the Re
publican party declares for tho pre
servation and enforcement of this
wise measure it can win the next politi
cal battle. If it goes farther than that
we would not be so certain of success.
In the event of a failure there would
be very great danger of a repeal of
the 8 o'clock law beeause.as we have
already shown, of democratic hosti
lity to it. All the parties will hold
their state conventions on the same
day. Neither of the two leading
parties will know what action the other
will take on this issue, so they will
act independently. It Heeins a foregone
conclusion that the least the repub
licans can do is to stand for their 8
o'clock law. The most they are likely
to do is to declare for county option.
What the democrats will do is more
problematical. If Jim Dahlman wins
the nomination for governor he will un
doubtedly be provided with an anti
8 o'clock closing platform. If
Governor Shellenberger gets the nomi
nation he may or may not be provid
ed with a platform containing an
endorsement of the 8 o'clock law. If
he does the democracy of Nebraska
will for the first time in the history
of the state have taken as advanced
a position as republicans on
the rcgul ition of the liquor traffic.
If republicans stand for their own
8 o'clock law they will win, regardless
of what position the democrats may
take.
We arc aware the 8 o'clock law is
not "enough for the most radical of
the teinprance element, but the real
practical question is likely to present
itself us to whether it is better to
hold that than to lose it. The Tribune
is itself somewhat radical but it rea
lizes that in the section within which
lies the sphere of its influence, if it
has any, county optjon is as yet, in
all human probability, in the realm
of dreams. The difference between
county option and 8 .o'clock closing
under local option' cannot be great
enough for temperance people, who
really wish to promote the cause of
temperance more than they desire to
quarrel with their neighbors and who
enjoy playing the heroic role of futile
reformers, to divide their forces.
As an old and strenuous advocate
of temperance and as always re
publican The Tribune believes re
publicans should not permit the demo
crats to steal their thunder by laying
claim to a law introduced by a RE
PUBLICAN SENATOR AND PASS
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SUPPORT OF REPUBLICAN
VOTES.
The Eastern Star Growing.
A social meeting of the Eastern
Star was held last night at the Masonic
hall and three candidates were initi
ated according to the beautiful and
impressive ceremonies of the order,
There was a fair attendance of member
who not only enjoyed the work, but
also the refreshments served later
in tho banquet hall. Several short
speeches were made and good fellow
ship was present. The eastern Star
is rapidly approaching the 100 mark
and that numbrrVwill be reached very
soon.
A Painful Accident.
William Cross, a member of the
regular panel of jurors, nrrived from
f Union last evening. Mr. Cross re
lated facts of a painful accident
I which ' occurred to Floyd Saxon, a
'son of. Constable Saxon. Tuesday
, The young farmer was sawinir wood
with horsepower machine when the
saw burst, part of it striking tha
hand of the young man, mangling
it so badly that the index finger was
amputated by tho Burgeon .
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