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I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for County Commissioner
from the Third district, subject to
the will of the republicans, at the
primary election this fall.
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Who is entitled to the credit for the
enactment of the postal savings bank
bill, Hitchcock and the Herald or Rese
watcr and the lice? Loth claim the
honor just like Cook nnd Peary ejuar
reled about the pole.
A new arc light is being placed at
Second and Main strict in front of
the Burlington depot, which will be
heartily welcomed by any who have
occasion to come or go on the late
Burlington train.
The first four evenings at the
state fair will be given to the greatest
display of fireworks ever held in the
west. There will also be something
doing in this line in Plattsmouth on
the night of July 4. Come on in.
Papers.ovcr the country are having
a great deal to say about the domestic
affairs of Doxey and his wife, and are
worrying greatly over their probable
enstrangement. Who gives a cuss
whether she patches his pants or not
let 'em alone.
The Red Men have got the red blood
in them all right, and they can lend
the proper spirit to the Fourth of July
celebration which ought to miakcthe
affair a big success. They have not
put a padlock on their purse strings,
but are going to all kinds of expense
in order to make the day a winner.
Young Roosevelt's wedding taking
place at the same time of the home
coining of the elder Teddy w ill fade in
to insignificance How, as the press and
public will overlook their trifling
nuptial stunt during the scramble
of hand shakes but it's all in the
family.
When it comes to poetry the Cle
veland Leader ranks well up in the
list of celcbiities. Here is their latest
effort :
We
Flies.
Sounds like
Woodyard Stripling.
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And now a four year old tot lias been
taken to the detention home in Lin
coln for being inebriated beyond the
comprehension of his predicament.
Thus prohibition does not prohibit
and little George Bett, the imbiber,
being able to accumulate a jag, it must
be easy pickin's for the old timers
in the day (?) capital city.
Seems like $00 is rather a small
check for the chief of police. It could
stand a little hossting alright and its
probable the police committee will
look at it in that light. A blue coat
isn't needed every hour of the day,
but when there is a call for one, the
best is none too good. It would be
impossible to find the man who would
fill the bill permanently on 850 per.
Geo. W. Norris, the insurgent chief
tain who would rather fight the party
which elected him than to be right,
is again seriously considering the mat
ter of entering the senatorial fight
to misrepresent Nebraska in Wash
ington. Congressman Norris hadbet
ter stick to the job that he has. Ne
braska does not need a senator to look
after her interests who spends his
time playing to the galleries instead
of carrying out party pledges. Ne
braska needs a senator who will stand
behind the prc.-idtnt and push instead
of sneaking out after dark and putting
obstacles in his path for him to fall
over. Nebraska wants a fighter, not
a slufft r. Nebraska wants a man who
has prestige sufficient in his own party
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to have some show of getting what he
wants without having to depend upon
the political enemy for the favors lie
must have. Nebraska wants a sena
tor who will represent the people
who elected him instead of the people
who tried to draft him. Nebraska
wants a senator who will fight and
fight to the end and not lay down
when victory is in his grasp. In fact
Nebraska does not want a man of the
Norris stripe. Fairbury Gazette.
Willis E. Reed of Madison will be
come a candidate for the United States
senate today when he files with the
secretary of state the necessary pa
pers, lie readied Lincoln last night
bringing a receipt for the $o0 filing fee
which he paid to the countv treasu
rer in Madison countv. "I shall be
in the fight to the end," said Mr. Reed.
Most people who discuss the sn-
called Oregon plan of electing United
States senators are ignorantly labor
ing under the delusion that we have in
Nebraska the same form of primary
ballot mat they have m Oregon,
when such is not the case. The Ore
gon law permits any candidate for the
legislature to have his name nnnnnr
on the ballot with an explanation,
not exceeding twelve words, of the
measures or issues for w hich he spec
ially stands printed opposite his name.
The Nebraska law permits nr such
thing except where the candidate sub
scribes to "Statement No. 1" or to
''Statement No. 2" which discrimina
tion is willfully designed to operate
as a measure of duress. The Oregon
aw in Oregon, bad as it 'is. is fnirness
personified with the mutilated Oregon
law m Nebraska. Ike.
From all reports it annrars thnt
those who recently went to Montana
to make their fortune in the wonder
ful resources there, have bought a
good sized gold brick. Cass county
ianu is yet doing business and the til
lers of its soil have no "holler"
but arc pretty well satisfied. Then
too, those who arc here are not saying
mean things about some cheap screw
real estate agent who would have you
believe that .Montana is the onlv st.nto
in the union and that all that is neees.
sary to becone a clipper of coupons
is to load up your belongings, ship the
stuff north and lay in the shade of
a barb wire fence where the prairie
dogs will build mounds of Cold 'rnimrl
you until you can't get out. Hot air
may raise mercury but it won't raise
crops.
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ROMANCE AND RE AIT Y
The lover falls upon his knees,
where Susan Jane is hulling pesa,
and says: "O lantern of my life,
put down your peas and be my wife!
I'd write your name upon the sky!
I'd scale the mountain's snowy head
or dip the ocean from its hr.lt'
We'll seek some lovely sylacan spot
ana mere we n build our little cot,
and there we'll live in love nnd mJ
as happy as two bumble bees."
Alas! So many dreams go wrong!
So many discords mar the song! So
many promises are made, and when
they're washed they often fade. A
million men have married miA.U
and talked of cots and sylvan glades
and honey-suckles at the door, and
love and happiness galore. And
this is what they should have cried:
"O come my dear, ami be my bride!
When soUt I will treat you right,
and fill our cottage with delight.
And when I draw mv weeklv nv
I'll always in my lavish way, hand
you a duarter with a sneer, then m
and blow the rest for beer. O come,
my pet and cook and scrub and wrestle
with the washing tub. and wenr r.l.l
clothes and home made lids, nnd sit
up nights with aching head awaiting
my returning tread. So come with
me and be my drudge, that vou niav
well and fairly judge the joys so many
women know when to their husband's
homes they go. Walt Mason.
Hopes Soon to Have Con
gress Off His
Hands.
ADJOURNMENT THE COM
ING WEEK IF POSSIBLE
President Insistent That Statehood
For Arizona and New Mex Jj
Ico be Provided.
WASHINGTON, June 14.,Becausc
next week may witness the end of the
present congressional session. Presi
dent Taft has decided not to start for
New Haven Sunday night. If there
should be a delay in congress the
president will go to New Haven Tues
day night to remain over Wednesday.
But if there is a Pressure of business
he will forego the privilege of seeing his
son graduate.
The white house information to
day was to the effect that ennpress
might adjourn on Saturday of next
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that this program may be upset,
and particularly as the president is
insisting that the Statehood Mllj
should be enacted into law before the
adjournment.
In urging the statehood lr frisln t if in
President Taft yesterday had a long
talk with Senator Beveridore for the
first time since the Indiana republi
can convention. The president, who
ad sent for him. told him thn tliofln.
sired statehood at this session for New-
Mexico and Arizona.
An agreement is said to have heen
reached by which the senate will t.ike
the house postal savings bank bill in
return lor the house taking the senate
statehood bill.
The conservation legislation, im-ina
the president authority to withdraw
water power sites, phosphate and
coal lands, etc., until special legis
lation for the distribution of these
lands can be passed, will be taken m
immediately after the postal savin
bill is out of the way and it is believed
that statehood will fullow conervation
HIGH" HENRY DID NOT
THINK HE WAS DRUNK
Wanted Case Continued Till Sat
urday But Didn't Like Looks
ol $100 Bond.
(From Wednesday's Dally)
"High" Henry sometimes known ns
Henry Burrows blew in the city this
morning and rambled up to the po
lice judge's office to answer the charge
of being drunk which was hanging
over ins Head. He and his pal "Bill"
Sales had absorbed a little too much
corn juice Saturday afternoon and
after swapping horses, they proceeded
to try out the new animals speed as
the account in Monday's New s showed
The two old bachelors were notified
by the police that Main street was not
the Indianapolis speedway and that
theyhad better head their steeds home
ward, but they were care free nnil linn.
py that day and did not wish to be
bothered by any advice from n noliee-
man, consequently they informed the
omcer to go tell. They continued on
their jaunt but WCrft KOftn rfirtftl in
by the chief who let them go that eve
ning on their honor, with the under
standing that they were to return Mon
day morning and face me music.
Their great rush of hi
ed them from getting in on the speci-
ueu uuy, out, "uni" managed to jar
loose yesterday lone enmnrh n .,
juoge .rcner a ca an. i ru- n ,
senption of ?5 and incidentals, which
was suspended for two weeks in or
der that he might accumulate that
amount of capital.
"High Henrv" drove in ti,;u
and his hearing before Hizzomr was
the most comical one that has been
heard for many moons. He did not
think he had been drunk. "Well",
he said, "I wasn't down and out. I
could still sit in me buggy and drive
an' I would n't call that a bein' drunk."
He wishedthat the case might be cur
ried over until Saturday so he could
study out his defense. Thn nr
informed him, however, this would
co.-t him an additional four bits and
that he would have to hang out at
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the cooler unless he could raise a bond
of five score bones. That was the
sticker with Ileinie and it was one he
couldn't get around. "Well now,"
he questioned, "how much of fine wuld
I get, if I did plade guilty?" "Not over
$100'' was the definite answer of the
stern judge. After a half hour of
wrangling over the matter, he plead
guilty and his fine was placed at five
bucks and three extras for costs,
which was suspended till Saturday,
with the warning that if the city was
not enriched by that amount from his
money bag on that day, he would be
forced to work it out on the stre( ts.
HARRY REESE SERIOUSLY
HURT AT GRAND ISLAND
Struck by Passenger Train. But His
Recovery Is Now Expected.
Reports have reached the News of
fice of the very serious injury of a
former Plattsmouth resident Harry
Reese, who ewas struck by a passen
ger train at Grand Is.land early Mon
day morning. Mr. Reese had been
conducting a cleaning establishment
at North Platte for several years past
and w as in Grand Island last DSunday
on biusiness. About three
Monday morning, the unfortunate
man, while on the way to the d..t
to board a train, stepped in front of
a swiftly moving Union Pacific pas
senger train, which hurled hism a
distance etf ten or fifteen feet. I
a leg and arm and badly cutting open
the back of his head. He was removed
to St. Francis hospital at that city
where he is resting easily and it is
now thought that his injuries will not
be fatal.
Mr. Reese will be remembered by
many Plattsmouth people. His wife
Mrs. Eva Reese and children, Mrs.
C. W. Baylor and K. P. Renso
residents of the city.
Local Delegation to Auburn.
A partty of Plattsmouth noonlo
left this morning for Auburn to attend
the district convention of the 7'n.
worth league which is in session thm
today and tomorrow. Much interest
is being take n in the meeting nnd rirruwl
results are being looked for. E. II.
escott of this city holds the posi
tion of president of the district much
of the success of the organization be
ing due to his earnest work with the
different leagues. Those who left to
day were, Rev. W. L. Austin, Don
ork, Hazel Tucy, Margaret Mapes,
Mrs. Frank Gobclman and Hilt Wes
cott. Lamps Being Strung.
The new flami jig arc lamps are go
ing up today, at least, the work of
stringiging them is well under way
will not be ui operation for several
days vet and todav in place of the
big jugs hang over the center of the
streets, una is said to hold the wires
injto position, but it looks more like
an advertisement for the buildings
with a door on their corner. The rums.
tion ars to where the three arcs should
be hujic has been settled nnd instead
of one of the lights being placed be
tween Fourth and Fifth as fffirst sug
gested thev will appear at thn corners
of Secoftd and Main, Fourth and Maon
and Sixth and Main. A description
of the lights was given in a precvious
issue of the News.
Burlington Men Hurt.
Three Burlington men received
slight injuries in the last twenty-four
hours. Carl Dalton, a laborer at the
store house, hasd his riirht foot twin-
fully bruised by a descending crow bar,
winch struck the member full force
while Dalton was in the act of raising
a channel! bar with the instrument.
Edgar Norelstroni and his partner
were encaged in the reonir dennrt.
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chisel and sledge, the former being
held by Nordstrom while his fellow
worker w ielded the hammer. The head
of the chisel was missed and a heavy
blow fell on Nordstrom's right hand
which will put him on the retired list
for a few days. Gus Roman had his
right hand badly bruised while work
ing at his home last evening. Ho was
lowering apump into a well with aeatch
block when his hand was caught
between the block and the pipe,
making quite a laceration in the flesh.
Wrench Lands on Head.
The slipping of a wrench caused an
other slight injury at the Burlington
shops this morning and another little
job for the company physician. Sam
Goehenour was the wielder of the
instrument this time. He was remov
ing a meat rack in a refrigerator car
when the wrench slipped, striking
him above the right eye and inflicting
a slight gash in the flesh. Had the
blow landed an inch or two lower.
the loss of an eye might have been
me result, but as it was, the wound
was nt)t a serious one.
Departed lor Home
Mrs. E. C. Colvin and daughter
Mrs. A. J. Thomas who accompanied
by her children, took one of the morn-
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Only a few days more and the
days of cheap prices in this
city will come to an end, so
if you want anything in sum
mer or winter goods go to the
Auction Sale Now
M. Fanger's
F. G. Fricke & Co.
Expert Pill Mixers.
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will proceed to their home at Kear
ney. Mrs. Colvin was a sister of
the late Mrs. Davis and the Kearney
party was in the city during the re
cent sickness and death of that lady.
While in town, zhey were guests at
the home of Mrs. Rasmus Peterson.
a sister of Mrs. Colvin.
To Lincoln Wedding.
Bruce Rosencrans left this morning
for Lincoln at attend the wedding
ceremony of a friend Miss Alice Smith.
daughter ef Glen Smith, a man very
well known by many people in Tlatts-
mouth. The wedding is to take place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
residence of the bride, immedia'tely
after which the couple will leave for
the west. The newly weds expect to
make their home in Denver where t lw
groom is engaged in business.
Gone a Fishing.
Ed Brant ner departed this morning
for Sac City, Iowa where he will re
main until the later part of the week,
spending his time in fishing and boat
ing on the different lakes surrounding
the town. Mrs. Brantner has been
visiting her friends there for the past
week or two. ,
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