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PLATTSMOUTH, XE1HIASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1SM)5.
NUMISEIt 2.
VOLUME XXVI
DEATH OF DR. H. R. ROOT
HUNTERS SHOOT RECKLESS
All OLD VETERAN LAID AWAY
TIME WORKS WONDERS
DEATH OF ANOTHER PIONEER
Represented Cass County In the State
Legislature in 1881-2.
DEATH OCBURS AT PHILLIPS, NEBRASKA
Interment Was Made at His Former Home
in Weeping Water Monday.
The following account of the death
of Dr. Henry II. Ilot, who was for
merly a well know citizen of Cass
county, was taken from the Linroln
Journal of Tuesday morning:
"Dr. Henry Il.IIoot was born in Ohio
Novemter l.j,1843,and died at Phillips,
Neb., January C, 1905, being therefore
in bis sixty-third year.
He wasa graduate of the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and after
due preparation made the practice of
medicine his profession, which he fol
lowed for nearly twenty-five years. Dr.
Root entered the service of his country
during the civil war, as a volunteer in
a Michigan regiment in which be faith
fully 'served until honorably dis
charged. He was married June 29,
1869, and came to Nebraska, settling
first in his profession at Greenwood,
Cass county, in 1875; and some five
years later removed to this city where
he has continued to reside until a few
months ago, when lie went to live with
his daughter, Mrs. Blanche Root, at
Phillips. During many years of his
residence here he was engaged in the
drug business on South Eleventh
street.
"Dr. Root was elected a member of
the legislature to represent Cass coun
ty, and served on some very important
committees in that body during the
session of 1881-2.
"Soon thereafter he was appointed
government land receiver for the Lin
coln district and served as such for
the full term of four years.
"Dr. Root, and his wife, who died
some four years ago, were two of the
charter members of ihe Free Baptist
church, which was organized here in
1886, and both remained faithful and
consecrated membersuntil theirdeath.
"The life of this noble man has ever
been as an open book in which is re
corded his honesty, his upright Chris
tian character, and his integrity both
as a private citizen and a public ser
vant. His loyalty to his country,
when assailed by its enemies, his pure
home life, and his faithful discharge
of every known duty, whether to his
God, or to his fellowmen have been
marked characteristics of his life.
"His funeral services were held at
the Free Rapt 1st church on Sunday at
3:30 p. m. and they were largely at
tended by his comrades of the G A R.
also by his many friends, and were con
ducted by his pastor.Rev. E. A. Wills
ford, assisted by Rev. E. S. Rranch.
The burial services were held on Mon
day at the family lot in the cemetery
at Weeping Water.
Injured la Rabbit Hunt.
Last Thursday afternoon two of our
good friends, Mike Swartzfisher and
John Urisb, living out in the Eight
Mile Grove locality joined a party of
rabbit hunters, probably thinking
that they had an opportunity to kill
all the cottontails in the precinct.
The days outing had hardly begun
when Mr. Urish scared up one of the
fleeing little animals and in his anxiety
to get an early shot the gun was dis
charged in pretty close range of Mr.
Swartzfisher, and one of the little
ballets struck Mr. Swartzfisher in the
leg, and will probably lay him up for a
few days. Dr. Gilmore of Murray was
called and the wound looked atfer. It
it Is an old saying that boys will be
boys, and they should be very careful
of "shooting irons." Mike's friends
will miss his smilinz face in Tlatts
mouth today.
A Heartless Wretch.
T. J. Runyon, the painter, skipped
the town last Thursday for parts un
known and pastures green. In hiking
he was no respector of persons and left
many books in such a shape that the
merchants say there is a vacum, that
makes a hole in the profit side of the
ledger. He beat everybody he had
dealings with that would trust him.
The saddest part was disposing of his
wife's household goods and shipping
her back to her parents penniless.
Her protests were in vain, and so the
poor 'woman, who had made many
warm friends here, was sent adrift.
No one will miss him be has forfeited
all friendship, and with less than a
dozen dogs and a couple of old guns he
la safe from the righteous wrath of
the good citizens of Nehawka. Reg
ister. '
Hunters In and Near Plattsssouti Are Shoot
ing and Injuring i Great Deal of
Stock.
Many complaints have reached the
Journal oflice during the past few
days of many cattle and hogs that are
being shot and crippled for our farm
ers near town, either accidently or
intentionally, on the part or reckless
hunters. The latest of which is a line
cow for our gd jovial friend, C. E.
Cook, immediately south of town, that
was shot a few days ago, and may die
from the effects of same.
Mr. C(X)k tells us he has signs that
read "No Hunting Permitted" but
they enter his premises at most any
time they wish, and in some instances
they have taken the liberty of shoot
ing his signs down, and in every parti
cular ignored them. Now that he
has or may lose one of his finest milk
cows he is pretty well angered and
will now resort to most any measure
to stop this trespassing. He intends
to exert every effort to locate the
parties, and if they are found he will
prosecute them to the fullest extent of
the law.
Only last season L. L. Leiner, living
immediately west of town, lost a num
ber of his valued animals, and had
others crippled, and we understand he
has had a small dose of the same
experience this year.
This is certainly carrying things too
far; the farmers do not mind the hunt
ing, or the small amount of wild game
that is killed if the smart aleck or
dampfool, which ever he may be term
ed, could get a sufficient dose of his
own shot to put a stop to his acts of
cruelty to animals of far more sense
and value to their owner and-the com
munity. A word to the wise is usually
sufficient, but to these individuals it
will take a good stiff line or imprison
ment to rid our fanners of this, the
greatest of all pests.
THE FOOTBALL QUESTION
Many Deaths Occur by Reason of the
Gladiatorial "Sport" of tne Col
leges and High Schools.
The subject of football and its ten
dencies came up before the Iowa
State Teachers' association at Des
last week and Supt. S. K. Stevenson
of the Iowa City schools spoke strong
ly against the game as now played
and claimed that the game should be
barred from the High schools, at least,
as the greater number of casualties
was among the high school boys who
were not mature enough to stand the
roughness of the game as now played.
He said, in part, that football is dan
gerous and brutal. Let the record
speak for itself. The following is the
record for the season just closed:
Killed 20
Injured 200
Classified as follows:
KILLED
High school boys 12
College men 3
Others 5
IXJUKED
Legs broken 26
Collar bone broken 25
Head injured 18
Nose broken 16
Knee twisted 11
Shoulders dislocated 10
Arm broken 9
Spine injured 6
Concussion of the brain 5
Jaw broken 4
Water on knee 3
Skull fractured 3
In the ever memorable battle of
New Orleans with 15,000 picked men
engaged, General Jackson lost six
killed and seven wounded. In the
football warfare of 1905 in the schools
and colleges there are three times as
many killed and thirty times as many
wounded. Yes, football is dangerous
and from the list of wounds reported
including broken heads, twisted knees
fractured skulls and dislocated shoul
ders it certainly is brutal. Nothing
more need be said on this point. Only
to call attention to the fact that three
fifths of those killed were high school
boys. Thus emphasizing the fact that
public school men must awake to the
fact that they have a vital interest in
protecting the physical welfare of the
high school boy. Football as now
carried on in the colleges and in many
high schools is purely professional.
New let Firm.
F. G. Egtnberger has decided to
enter. the ice business, having made
arrangements for the Poisal ice houses.
Just as soon as the season is ripe be
will plunge deep into the harvest and
load the houses to their fullest capacity.
The Last Sad Rites Paid to ' Capt. J. T.
A. Hooier, a Pioneer of Cass
County.
WAS THE FOUNDER OF LOUISVILLE.
Represented Cass County in 1867 and Was
Postmaster at Louisville for Ten Years.
The funeral of Captain J. T. A.
Hoover, who died at his home one
half mile south of Louisville on New
Year's day, occurred from the Chris
tian church in that village on Thurs
day, the services being conducted by
his old friend, Elder G. W. Maytield
The following biographical sketch of
the deceased was taken from the Lin
coln Journal, which was furnished
that paper by a special correspondent
from Louisville:
"Captain Hoover was the founder of
Louisville, and one of its best and
most highly respected citizens, having
lived here since 1863. Through his in
strumentality and push the town of
Louisville is what it is today, ne
was born In the city of Nagold,. Wur
temberg, Germany, September 13,
1826.
"He was the youngest of a family of
twelve, seven of whom lived to mature
years. The senior Hoover emigrated
to America with his family, landing
in New York city. From there they
went to Darke county, Ohio, where
Father noover died in 1857. JohnT.
A. Hoover, at the age of five was
placed in school, and followed his
studies closely until sixteen years of
age. He then entered an establish
ment for the manufacture of essences,
where he also learned the compound
ing of medicines, and devoted himself
to the study of chemistry.
"Upon the outbreak of the civil war
he enlisted in Company D. Fifty-eight
Ohio infantry, which was assigned to
the Army of the Tennessee, under
command of Genaral Smith. He met
the enemy in some of the most im
portant battles which followed, being
in the fights at Fort Donelson, Pitts
burg Landing, the siege of Corinth,
and various other minor engagements
and skirmishes. In appreciation of
his worth as a soldier he was made
first lieutenant and was a short time
later promoted to captain, receiving
his commission from Governor Deni
son of Ohio. He was thusactively en
gaged about two years, and then, on
account of failing health was obliged
to resign his commission in March
1863.
"Capt. Hoover then returned to his
home in Onio and engaged in agricul
tural pursuits. Later he disposed of
his interests in the Buckeye state and
came to Nebraska territory. Coming
to this county, he purchased land in
section 23, Louisville precinct, secur
ing 320 acres upon which there were
no improvements with the exception
of a small log house. Under many
disadvantages he commenced the open
ing up a farm, and six years later, in
1869, he built a stone dwelling. The
stone was quarried on farm, and
the building is constructed to stand
for generations.
"After signalizing himself in a most
decided manner as a man fitted for
positions of trust and responsibility,
Captain Hoover was in 1867 elected to
represent Cass county in the Nebraska
legislature on the republican ticket,
indorsed by the democrats. He served
his term with credit, and in 1870 was
appointed by President Grant to the
post mastership of Louisville, which
office he held for ten years. He was
one of the charter members of the G.
A. R. post No. 175 of Louisville.
"Captain noover used his good of
fices in securing the Burlington rail
way to build through this part of the
county, and gave $500 cash towards its
erection. He built the first house in
Louisville.
"The deceased leaves a wife and ten
children to mourn their loss."
Cashier Gets Married.
A special to the Lincoln Journal
from Elm wood says: "Mr. Leslie G.
Stark, assistant cashier of the Ameri
can Exchange bank of this place, was
married at All Saint's church, Omaha,
on Wednesday, January 3, to Miss
Beatrice nowell of New Milford, Pa.,
the rector.the Rev. Thomas J. Mackay,
officiating. Miss Howell came from
her home in the east and was met in
Omaha by the groom and his brother,
John Gerry Stark, and wife. The
wedding was a quiet affair, Mr. and
Mrs. Stark being the only witnesses.
The ring ceremony of the Protestant
Episcopal church, of which the bride
is a member, was used. Mr. and Mrs.
Stark are at home to their friends In
the residence recently vacated by J.
W. Gamble."
DON'T WANT PARCELS POST
Utrchants of Nebraska Protest to Con
gress Against Proposed Measure.
A special from Washington, under
date of January 4, says: "Nebraska
country merchants are apprehensive
of a law providing for a parcels post.
They are petitioning the members and
senators to do their utmost to prevent
any such legislation. They are organ
izing for a campaign against a move
ment in the interest of a parcels post
which they allege to be fostered by
the great mail order houses of the big
cities.
"The country merchants of Ne
braska are in an open warfare with
the mail order houses. Schuyler mer
chants are favorable to a federal stat
ute compelling mail order houses to
pay a tax upon goods at point of de
livery presumably an occupation tax
for the right to sell goods in a com
munity whose local merchants are
heavily taxed and who must pay high
rentals.
"Merchants in Fremont are remon
strating against the parcels post con
tending that such a law would deprive
them of much trade which would go
to the mail order houses in case the
government would agree to carry in
the mails 11-pound packages for 25
cents.
"It is contended that such a pro
vision would cost the government a
hundred million a year and would re
sult in the concentration of the mer
cantile business in the big cities to
the detriment of local merchants
everywhere.
"There is not much likelihood of
parcels post legislation during the
present session of congress."
Such a service would undoubtedly
be the r ui nation of the local merchants,
and for fear that congress might take
up the matter at the close of this ses
sion, merchants in every hamlet in
Cass county should send in remon
strances against the proposition.
There is no doubt about a desperate
effort now being made for the enact
ment of such a law.
THE KNOCKER STILL KNOCKS
An Incident Wherein He Gets in His Work
Good and Hard.
WHY DO THESE MORTALS BREATH?
To Terrify the Business Interests of the
Community, We Presume.
The Journal learns of an incident
which recently transpired in this city
that for gall and downright hard
knocking beatsany thing we have heard
of for lo.tbese many years.
One of our prominent real estate
men had, what he thought, about com
pleted a trade, by which one of the
most valuable pieces of property in
town was to have changed hands. The
bargain had been completed, and all
but the papers transferring the same
completed, when the "backout" came,
through the influence of the knocker.
The property is worth and cost $20,
000 more than the real estate man was
to receive for the property, and the
knocker knew this as well as the
owner, but bis delight in knocking
was brought to the front successfully.
This is not the first trade he has
spoiled, by knocking In the town in
which he makes bis home. The good
people dread him, and is the soul of
detestation in the eyes of all good
citizens.
Such men, who will knock against
the interests of their own town, are a
disgrace to themselves, their town
and their families, and their room is
decidedly much better than their
company. They should be shunned,
ridiculed, and if these have no effect
upon him, he should, some bright
morning, when the weather gets a lit
tle warmer, be invited to take a leap
into the raging Missouri, and hiscar
cas removed to some other clime
where his "knocks" will only effect
himself.
The Funeral of Claus BrecKenfeld.
The funeral of Claus Breckenfeld,
who died so suddenly at his home in
Elm wood on Tuesday, January 2, oc
curred Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The services were conducted from the
Christian church, and the business
bouses were all closed from one to four
in honor of the deceased, in whom
they had so much confidence and re
spect. The funeral was very largely
attended.
Floral tributes were sent from this
city, by those who were unable to at
tend la person the funeral of their de
ceased friend.
Plattsmouth as a Shipping Point Several
Years Since.
AS COMPARED WITH THAT OF THIS DAY.
What Can We Do to Bring Back the Same
Old Scenes Again?
An old resident of this city, while
sitting in the Journal olllce the other
day remarked: "What a big difference
in the shipments of products out and
in to what they were, even ten years
ago. Even wood is being shipped to
this market now, and ten years ago it
was being shipped out by the car load,
some days a dozen cars going out on
one train." Of course that wasberore
our time in Plattsmouth, and we know
nothing about it, only we notice that
some of our fuel dealers are having
wood shipped to them from Bartlett,
Iowa. And then, again, we do not
know as to the condition of the timber
in Cass county. We notice nearly
every day load after load of good dry
wood upon the streets, waiting for a
buyers at reasonable figures. Accord
ing to the reports of some of the wood
men in this vicinity they say there is
plenty of timber yet, but there seems
to be no buyers in large quantities, to
pay a person for employing a large
number of choppers, like it was ten
years ago. According to all reports, it
certainly looks as if it would pay to
ship in it would also pay to ship it out.
The markets in the large cities are
always open for good wood, the same
as it is for products of the farm.
But it seems in this day and age
there is not the hustle on the part of
the people of this burg that there was
some years ago. The markets for
articles like wood, potatoes and other
things, not necessary to mention, are
not bought in as large quantities as
they used to be, and consequently,
these are taken to other towns when
they ought to be bought in Flatts
mouth, where a ready market should
be found for shipment.
We are told that ten years ago there
was plenty of demand here for every
thing that farmers had to sell in the
produce line. We have no local buyer
for poultry even. A foreign buyer
comes in here once a month to buy
chickens, but this does not satisfy the
farmers. They want an open market,
where they can take their produce
when they have it to sell, and not
wait till the foreigh buyer gets ready
to take it.
Plattsmouth should have an ex
clusive poultry market and also a
regular wood market. In fact the ci ty
should furnish a market, and a good
market too, for everything that the
farmer has for sale. When we can
have these then we can look for the
same scenes that were of everyday
occurance upon the streets of our city
fifteen years ago.
Deputy Assessors.
County Assessor Teegarden came in
from Weeping Water Tuesday
and, together with other business
transacted he submitted to the county
commissioners the following list of
deputy assessors:
Tipton Precinct Fred Muencban.
Greenwood Precinct J. A. Stotler.
Salt Creek Precinct II. E. Coleman.
Stove Creek Precinct
William Minford.
Elmwood Precinct Geo. Pickwell.
South Bend Precinct. .L. F. Ferguson.
Weeping Water Precinct
R. B. Jameson.
Center Precinct A. Jenkins.
Louisville Precinct. ...August Panska.
Avoca Precinct R. O. Hutchens.
Mt.Pleasant Precinct. Wilson Gilmore.
Eight Mile Grove Trccinct
John Albert.
Nehawka Precinct II. F. Kroop.
Liberty Precinct .G. N. LaRue.
Rock Bluffs Precinct Lloyd Gapen.
Plattsmouth Precinct. .B. F. Horning.
Weeping Water City
1. W. Teegarden.
Plattsmouth City T. L. Murphy.
Arthur Young Promoted.
Arthur Young, familiarly known
among the Burlington engineers as
"Art," has been promoted to the posi
tion of traveling engineer, with head
quarters at Denver. He left for the
west on Friday evening to take up his
new work. Mr. Young has been with
the road for seventeen years. When he
was notified of bis advancement be
was told that he bad nobody to thank
but himself for the promotion, as be
had earned it by his conduct and rec
ord. Lincoln Journal.
Noan Clements Dies Very Suddenly at
His Hone Near Murray.
The Journal received the news of
the death of Noah Clements too late
for last evening's issue. Our Murray
correspondent was called away early
in the morning and did not return till
after four o'clock in the evening, con
sequently we failed to ge the word un
til alter he returned home. Mr. Clem
ents was a pioneer citi.cn of ('as
county, ami was well known in the
section of the county where he lias so
long resided. The deceased was taken
ill about 12 o'clock Thursday night,
and a physician was Immediately sent
for. When the physician arrived Mr.
Clements was found dead, having ap
parently fallen upon the bed and ex
pired. Heart trouble is said to have
been the cause of his sudden demise.
The deceased was in the neighbor
hood of 1)3 years of age, and was eccen
tric in many ways. He and his wife
separated many years ago, since which
time he has mostly lived to himself.
He was comforrably well fixed and
owns a farm of about 200 acres. The
deceased was considered a good citizen
and very progressing in many ways.
For several years he was a sufferer
from slight attacks of heart trouble.
Outside of these spells he was in ap
parently good health so considered
for one of his age.
The funeral occurred today, but just
at what hour we have been unable to
learn.
What Constitutes Friendship?
What is it that constitutes real
friendship? Js it the empty words
that fall idly from the lips in profes
sions that are intended to convey the
impression of good will? Is it certain
physical acts whose outward appear
ance would indicate a warmncss of
feeling toward some one whose good
will it might be desirable to have and
to hold for personal reasons? Is it the
social effort that is sometimes put
forth to capture the plaudits of those
whose kindly otlices might prove ad
vantageous? No, indeed; true friend
ship is not built on such shallow
foundations and out of such llimsy
material. True friendship is wide as
the world, high as the heavens and
deep as the earth. It is the alpha and
omega the omnety of man and marks
his course as he follows the sinuous
paths of life. Professed friendship has
ruined many a sweet life. Half-hearted
friendship lias put fear and doubt in
to many a kind heart. Lack of friend
ship has caused many buoyant spirits
to give up the struggle and sink into
the grave. Why is it that so many
people give so sparingly of friendship
when the Supreme Ruler of the Uni
verse has been so lavish in teslowing
it upon the human family? There is
enough and to spare to make the
whole world happy. Why not bestow
it? The friendship that bound Damon
to Pythias is of the highest and most
sublime type and should challenge the
admiration of every human being who
acknowledges the superiority of man
over the living world. True friend
ship consists of doing things, not for
outward show or merely for the sake
of doing them, but because it is right.
The friendship that causes its votaries
to die if need be to save a friend is so
grand, so heroic, so self-sacrificing that
it must be born of deity. The other
day we read of a little boy who was
drowned in an effort to save his pet
dog. Here was exemplified in the
highest degree the principle, first, of
attachment; second, of love; third, of
friendship. Of these three elements,
friendship is the most unselfish be
cause it comes from the intellect and
not from passion. This little boy
died in exemplifyiug a principle, but
his example will live to inspire others
to be true to their professions of
friendship toward their fellowmen.
True friendship comes from the heart
through the brain, and not from the
lips.
Ebinger Hardware Stock is Sold.
As the Journal stated in Saturday's
paper the deal whereby the Ebinger
Hardware Co. changes hands was com
pleted Monday, II. L. Asemissen and
Mr. Lauchs, of Lake Park, Iowa, will
be the new owners, and the invoicing
will commence at once and the new
proprietors will assume control im
mediately after.
Fred W. Ebinger, who expected to
depart for Plainview Monday will now
remain for a couple of weeks and as
sist in the invoicing. The new own
ers of this old established hardware
firm come to our town most highly
recommended as business men, and as
gentlemen of the highest degree, and
will conduct the business in the same
channel as heretofore. The Journal
joins in extending the right hand of
welcome.