LOOK OUT FOR THESE MEN
A Cass County Farmer Believes He Nar
rowly Escaped Being the Victim of
Confidence Men.
Tuesday night a prominent farmer of
Mt. Pleasant precinct, told a reporter
f a circumstance in which he helieves
he narrow ly escaped he in;; tin; victim
of confidence men, hut was a little tM
shrewd for them. We are not at lib
erty to mention the farmer's name, as
he mad- us promise not to give his
name in this article. The publication
of the ciicurnstances surrounding the
case may possihly serve its purpose of
preventing some other farmer from
being "taken in and done up" for sev
eral hundred dollars.
Three strangers drove up to his
place and made a number of inquiries
concerning the members of his family,
his crops, the number of cattle he
owned, also the number of hogs, sheep
and other things he owned and about
other matters. They said they were
taking the census for the government,
but the shrewd old farmer couldn't
understand why it toi.k three to do
this work and his suspicions were
aroused during th" time they were
"jotting down" this information.
When they a ki l him to sL'n the pa
per on which they had written, this
h' refused to do. lie sas lie would
have leiiiM ii to sjjn anyhow on ac
count of a i -ile he had established
years ago ii"t to sign any papers pre
sented by M landers, hut when he
looked at th paper I noticed it was
apparently of two thicknesses. This
made him stioti' r in the belief that
the partie were trying to "work"
him. The strangers soon took their
departure, and our farmer friend col Id
not learn of another person in ti e
whole neighborhood who had thus
been approached by these "govern
ment census takers."
The Journal notes that in several
other sections of Nebraska the same
game is being "worked," in one place
with success to the "workers." It is
a very safe plan for every farmer to
adopt a rule not to sign any papers for
strangers. These sharks always have!
their eye upon some certain well-to-do j
farmer, whose note at any of the hanks '
i as go d .'s gold, to ply their work.
Jurors Drawn. j
The following is the list of jurors;
drawn in the district clerk's office!
Tuesday afternoon for the Februaiyj
term of court, too late for yesterday's!
isue of the Journal: j
M. L. Williams. Might Mile ('.rove
Henry Kohlrush, Kim wood
Chris Wohlfarth, riattsmouth, 1st
ward.
W. C. Hudson, Tipton.
H. Dettman, Stove Creek.
G. M. l'atton, riattsmouth3rd ward.
John Colbert, Weeping Water, 1st
ward.
Ora Davis, Hock Bluffs, 1st dist.
Carl Kunsmann riattsmouth, 2nd
ward.
J. J. Hill, South Bend.
Geo. Melvin, Elmwood.
W. McCauley, Plat tsmouth 3rd ward
John Kopia, riattsmouth, 2nd ward
G. W. Osborn, riattsmouth. 3rd
ward.
E. S. Barker, riattsmouth 5th ward.
Emery Hathaway, Liberty.
J. E. Wiles, riattsmouth precinct.
M. C. Joy, riattsmouth 4th ward.
Harry Johnson, riattsmouth 1st
ward.
S. L. Furlong, Hock Bluffs, 2nd dist.
Thos. Wiles, Mt. Bleasant.
Stewart Hough, Avoca.
John Lloyd, Hock Bluffs, 1st.
G. G. Meisinger, Eight Mile Grove.
GAME NEAR LOSING BIG TOE
Jack Denson Meets With Misfortune
While Splitting Wood.
J. II. Denson met with quite a seri
ous accident while splitting wood at
hi; home in this city Tuesday. In
some manner the ax failed to land on
the stick of wood aimed at but struck
the big toe of the right foot instead.
The wound caused the tlow of consid
erable blood before Dr. Cook, who was
summoned, reached the house. The
injured member was almost severed
from the foot, and will cause Mr. Den
son to keep his room for several days.
At the present time Jack is getting
along very well, and feels very thank
ful that the injury is no worse.
Chris Wolfarth's Sister Dies.
Chris Wolfarth is in receipt of a
message announcing the sad death of
ids sister in New York City, on the
14lhof January. Mrs. Frederick A.
Doepping is the only sister Mr. Wol
farth basin this country, and with the
exception of one other brother the
only members of his family here. The
sister died after a lingering illness
with kidney and heart trouble. She
has no children but her husband sur
vives her. She was 47 years of age the
day before she died. The Journal
joins with the many friends of Mr.
Wolfarth in extending heartlelt sym
pathy in the hour of sorrow and
bereavement. Mr. Wolfarth was un
able to attend the funeral.
The Rubber Stamp. j
A business man of this city, not one
of the leading ones, however, was j
XZtTZ Wi'er VtatNot Injured i the leas, b,
agitating matters of interest to I'latts- i Lack Of MoiStlire.
mouth. Ills suggestions were all j
right, as rar as they went. He was I monthly summary of crop
engaged in making out some state-1 condition for December, just issued,
ments, and we noticed that he used a j Section Director Loveland says:
rubber stamp at the heading of these I The dry weather and moderate tern
statements. Now wasn't this enter- j perature of the month allowed rapid
prise for you? To the lower regions of
hades with such business men. The
man who uses a rubber stamp these
days is worse than the backwoods
merchant of forty years ago.
THE RAILROAD TAX GASES
The Decision Guarantees to Counties the
Taxes Due, Together With Ten
Per Cent Interest.
The disposition which Judge Mun
ger made of the railroad tax cases, may
be considered highly satisfactory to
the people.
hile there has hem no doubt from
the start ;(s to the outcome, the fact
that the courts have issued restrain
ing oriels at the request of railroad
attorneys, upon what appears in the
minds of the people to have been very
slight evidence, has created a feeling
of anxiety, and subjected the court
and the railroads to criticism that it
will take to time efface from the pub
lic mind.
The decision guarantees to the coun
ties the taxes due, together with 10
per cent interest. It also removes
the question of the right of the board
of railroad assessment to place a val
uation upon railroad property for the
purposes of taxation
The attitude of the railroad has
been decidedly detrimental to their
own interests. It has engendered a
feeling of resentment upon the part of
the people who have no remedy but to
pay their taxes.
The case has displayed the tendency
of the railroad lobbyists and corpora
tion attorneys, in the bulldozing meth-
ods which they have employed before i
the taxing board, before the courts,
and before the people. !
The gentlemen w ho ow n the rail- j
roads, and who are responsible for!
their management may deduct a j
wholesome lesson from this case.
The good will and business regard of'
the people occupying the territory trib- J
utary to the railroads
railroad dividends.
is essential to
Somewhat of a Boornerang.
A representative, presumably of
home trade merchants, was in Weep
ing Water last week, securing ads. to
be printed on the back page of a home
trade supplement to be inserted in
local papers. The merchant pays for
an ad. set up in an Omaha shop, ship
ped to his home town and inserted free
by his local paper. Isn't this a boom
erang for the printer? When you ad
vertise a catalogue house in any shape
as competing with home business, it
seems to us you are paying a portion
of your money to get such information
before your patrons, and whether it
speaks good bad or indifferent of cata
logue houses, It advertises them just
the same. This is what we stated in
an article some time ago, and we hon
estly believe that the home merchant
can do more to talk his own business
more and the catalogue houses less.
Talk jour own goods and prices to a
catalogue customer, and all others,but
don't let on that you know of such
houses. You w ill find it hard to build
up by running down a competitor, and
cat. houses as competitors. Weeping
Water Herald.
Funeral of Mrs. Ed Mann.
The funeral of Mrs. Ed Mann was
held at the St. Luke's church Tuesday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, the services
being conducted by Canon Burgess,
the pastor, and the remains laid to
rest in the Oak Hill cemetery. A large
crowd of sympathizing friends and
bereaved relatives attending the ser
vices at the church, many of whom
followed to the cemetery to witness
the closing chapter of another young
life laid to its last resting place.
Basket Ball Game.
Exactly at 7:30 p. m., Friday, the
referee's whistle will blow, for the
opponents of the greatest basket ball
game in the history of riattsmouth to
begin. The riattsmouth High school
girls team and the Glenwood High
school team are the opponents, and
they promise you a game worth going j
miles to see. i
The game will be played at the
German Turner hall on Washington
avenue, beginning at 7:30 sharp.
The two teams are equally matched
and promise .to put up a better game
than ever seen before. Great rivalry
exists between the two teams and for
this reason great interest is taken in
their practising for the game Friday
evening.
A small sum of 2.c will be the ad
mission fee, everybody come!and help
the girls win the game by your
presence. Remember, 7:30 p. m. Fri
day, at German Turner hall.
DECEMBER CROP REPORT
progress to be made with cornhusking,
and most of the corn was secured be
fore the end of the month. However,
in all counties a small amount of corn
j was unfathered at the close of the
! month. The yield was excellent, al
j though generally less than expected
before husking began. The quality of
the crop was good, some complaints of
a worm working in the ear resulting
in slight damage.
Winter wheat and rye retained the
rank green color throughout the month
and are generally a tine stand. A few
late sown fields are not quite so good.
Taken as a whole, the condition of
winter wheat is fully up to, if not
above average, and has not been in
jured by the lack of rain or snow dur
ing the month.
The month was very favorable for
i stock interests, w ith no storms or
! severe weather. I'robabiy less than
! the usual number of cattle have died
from the so-called corn stalk disease.
In some localities swine disease has
resulted fatally to a small per c:nt of
the hogs.
The month was characterized by
high temperature and deficient precipi
tation. The average, 0.02 of an inch,
is the least recorded since the first
state mean was determined in 1S70.
Two-thirds r the stations report less
than o.Ol of an inch.
The mean temperature for the state,
as determined from the records of
eighty-three stations, was 2i.it degrees,
which is about 2.4 degrees above the
normal of stations w ith a record of
ten years or more. The highest tem
perature was (' degrees, at Hartley on
the 12th, and the lowest, 14 degrees be
low zero, at Hay Springs on the 3d.
The mean daily range of temperature,
as computed from the records of sev-
Lntv - nino stations, was 2S.2 decrees.
anf the mean of the greatest daily
range was 4:;. 1 degrees. The greatest
daily range at any station was ."is rle-
jrrees at North Loup on the 10th.
The average precipitation for the
state as determined from the records
of 142 stations, was 0.02 of an inch,
which is about O.o3 of an inch below
the normal of stations with a record of
ten years or more. The largest precip
itation reported at any one station was
0.02 of an inch at Fort Robinson and
Hay Spiings, and the least 0.00 at fifty
stations in the state.
The prevailingdirection of the wind
was from the northwest. The average
velocity was 8.0 miles an hour, which
is about 1.4 miles below the average
velocity for December for the last
eleven years.
Farroers Holding Their Corn.
W. H. Johnson, assistant general
freight agent of the Burlington, says,
in a interview to a World-Herald re
porter, that the road is having no
trouble in supplying cars for grain at
present; and then adds:
"W. II. Johnson, assistant general
freight agent of the Burlington, says
that his road is having no trouble now
supplying cars for grain. He adds:
Conditions are much easier now than
they were some weeks ago. We are
not getting nearly so much grain as
formerly. Farmers are holding their
corn for better prices. It is a curious
thing about the way the farmer ships
his grain. He always waits until the
price falls a cent or two, then he ships.
The raising of freight rates does not
cut much figure with the farmer. A
cent a hundred means only a half cent
a bushel, and it does not affect him
much. There is no falling off in re
ceipts on account of freight rates."
Teachers' Association.
A special from Ashland, says: "Su
perintendent Magee of the Ashland
schools has returned from Fremont,
where he met with the Fremont Com
mercial club relative to the annual
meeting of the east central Nebraska
teachers' association to beheld April
T to 7. This is a new district associa
tion formed at the last meeting of the
state teachers' association and in
cludes the counties of Burt, Dodge,
Douglas, Washington, Nance, Sarpy,
Cass, Colfax, Saunders, l'latte and
Butler. Superintendent Magee is pres
ident of the new district association."
The Original.
Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Iloney.'and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many imitations are offered
for the genuine. These worthless im
itations have similar sounding names.
Beware of them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in a yellow package.
Ask for it and refuse any substitute.
It is the best remedy for coughs and
colds. F. G. Fricke & Co.
Constipation and piles are twins.
They kill people inch by inch, sap life
away every day. Ilollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea positively cure you. No
cure no pay. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets
Caught Just in Time.
Last Saturday evening two strangers
registered at the Riverside hotel as
Booth Bros, and w ere assigned a room.
This in itself was all right, but what
followed was not. Sunday morning
John Beac, who works there, discov
ered that the toilet soap had been
taken from his room to the one occu
pied by the strangers. Having his
suspicions thus aroused John investi
gated further and found that they
had also appropriated a new suit of
underclothes which he had paid $2 0
for. John swore out a warrant for
their arrest and Constable R. D. Mc
Nurlin caught them at Dunn's livery
stable w here they had a team ordered
with which to leave town. They were
taken before Justice Barnes Sunday
afternoon, where they were compelled
to pay Mr. Beac for the clothing along
with the costs of the trial. Weeping
Water Republican.
A COOL-HEADED MANAGER
He Stops What Might Have Terminated
in Stampede and Several Killed.
A special from Lincoln to the Omaha
Bee, under date of last niht, says:
"The coolness of Frank Zehrung, man
ager of the Oliver theatre, in a trying
moment tonight during the perform
ance of '-Ben Ilur" prevented what
probably would have bjen a terrible
catastrophe. A lire in the basement
beneath the theatre and the adjoining
building started about '. o'clock and
almost instantly smoke began to pour
from the adjoining room The smoke
and odor of the lire was swept into the
theatre. Some one yelled lire and men
and women instantly became alarmed.
"Zehrung sprang into the aisle and
made the speech of his life, assuring
the people there was no danger if they
would be calm. The crowd settled
back into the seats, the performance
continued. One woman rushed out
the entrance and that was all. A
crowd collected on the outside, but
l'olice Officer Grady kept them away
from the entrance. The department
extinguished the blaze in a short time
with little damage. The theatre was
crowded."
That Choking Incident.
From Weeping Water comes the
following: J. D. Ililman, employed
at the Missouri 1'aci tic coal shutes at
this place, had a peculiar experience
yesterday, which he does not care to
go through again. During the noon
hour Mr. Ililman went to a restaurant
for Ids dinner. He had taken only a
few bites of food, however, when a
piece of meat lodged in his throat, and
he proceeded to the rear of the build
ing to cough up the obstruction, if
possible.
It appears that those in charge of
the restaurant paid no particular at
tention to the incident, thinking that
his prolonged absence indicated that
he had finished his meal and returned
to his work. Several hours later his
fellow workmen ran short of coal and
proceeded to search for him. This led
to the discovery of Mr. Ililman at the
rear of the restaurant, gasping for
breath and almost worn out, physic
ally, from his vain attemps to remove
the obstruction in his throat. Dr,
H ungate was quickly summoned and
probed for the obstruction, hoping to
loosen it and cause it to pass into the
patients stomach. The physician's ef
forts, however, were also unsuccessful,
and it was decided to remove the pa
tient to an Omaha hospital at once.
At Union, while Dr. Hungate and
Mr. Ililman were waiting for an
Omaha train, the patient finally sue
ceeded in swallowing the meat, greatly
to his relief. They continued their
trip to Omaha, where a throat special
ist will examine into the cause lead
ing up to Mr. Hilman's experience.
Installation of Officers.
At the meetingof the McConahie
Fost No. 4 j, last Saturday evening the
following new officers were installed.
Col. J. II. Thrasher, acting as install
ing officer:
Commander Edwin Bates.
Senior Vice Commander John Barn
hart. Junior Vice Commander James
Thomas.
Quartermaster II. J. Streight.
Adjutant R. II. Hyers.
Officer of the Day James Ilixon.
Chaplain John Carter.
Officer of the Guards John Raney.
J. II. Thrasher was elected trustee.
At the same time the following of
ficers of the Woman's Relief Corps
were installed:
Tresident Mrs. Bertha l'eterson.
Senior Vice Bresident Mrs. Eliza
beth Streight.
Junior Vice rresident Mrs. Caddie
Bates.
Treasurer Mrs. Nannie Burkel.
Secretary Mrs. Gertie Stenner.
Chaplain Ettie Barker.
Conductor Mrs. Ault.
Assistant Conductor Mrs. Carrigan
Guard Mrs. Williams.
Assistant Guard Mrs. Wales.
.For Rent.
80 acre farm 3 miles west of Elm
wood, Neb. Apply to
E. G. Dovkv & Son.
AN INTERESTING
CASE IN COURT
Charles Johnson Brings Suit to Recover
on Insurance Policy for $1,000.
POLICY
HELD BY MRS. JOHNSON
The Company Demands the Surrender of the
Policy on Payment of $200 to the
Beneficiary.
Quite an interesting case is on in
county court today in which Chas.
Johnson is plaintiff' and The Bankers'
Union of the World Insurance C., do
ing business at Omaha, are made de
fendants. The late Mrs. Chas. Johnson held a
policy in the said company for Sdooo,
and since her death it is said the com
pany have made all kinds of proposi
tions for a settlement, even being so
liberal as to offer beneficiary -?2oo in
cash for the surrender of the policy,
and as no settlement could he readied
the case is being fought in county
court today, the outcome of which is
hard to tell. From the morning ses
sion a continuance was given until
four o'clock, and will in all probability
be carried over until tomorrow.
Miss M. Burdock, secretary of the
company, is here as a witness, and
Matthew Gering appearing for defend
ant, and D. O. Dwyer for the plaintiff.
A Small Fire.
The home of Chief of l'olice Joseph
Fitzgerald narrowly escaped a very
disasterous fire Tuesdayi afternoon
about half past four o'clock. Mrs.
Fitzgerald has the basement of their
residence fitted up for a laundrying
room, and the weekly washing had
been finished and placed on the lines
for drying by the aid of a lire. Just
above the stove in the ceiling the
plastering had fallen off some and
left the dry lath and timbers exposed
to the heat from the stove, and it was
in this place that the fire started, and
had burned partly through the floor
before Mrs. Fitzgerald knew it.
Considerable excitement prevailed
when their little daughter came home
from school and had occasion to ODen
one of the doors leading to the base
ment and the smoke came pouring in
to the upper portion of the house. It
is said that Mrs. Fitzgerald had the
gasoline stove lighted preparing for
supper, and she immediately grabbed a
bucket of water and dashed a dipper
full upon the flame on the stove, which
came near causing more trouble than
the first fire.
Aside from the shock necessarily
received in the time of a fire very little
damage was done, and a few dollars
expended will place the property in
better condition than before.
Indigestion Overcorne.
Indigestion is easily cuercome by the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, because
this remedy digests what you eat and
gives the stomach arest allows it to
recuperate and grow strong again
Kodol relieves Indigestion, Belching
of Gas, Sour Stomach, Heart-Burn. etc.,
and enables the digestive organs to
transform all foods into the kind of
rich red blood that makes health and
strength. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co.,
and Gering & Co.
Saloons Must Close on Sundays.
By invitation, the saloon men of
riattsmouth appeared before County
Attorney Rawls this morning, where
he good-humoredly told them they
must cease violating the Sunday law
Mr. Rawls did not attempt to single
out any particular one who was thus
violating che law, but he told them it
was being done and must cease. He
also told them that all such violators
in the future would be prosecuted to
the fullest extend of the law, without
further warning.
Oklahoma Lands.
Falter & Tate have a number of
homestead relinquishments in western
Oklahoma, in Roger Mills, Custer
and Green counties that can be se
cured at a bargain: also a number of
good farms in central and southern
Oklahoma, in the great cotton belt.
Some can be had at a good figure. Call
and see us or w rite if you are inter
ested. Faltku & Tatk,
riattsmouth, Neb.
Elegantly Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidtman
entertained a few friends at a four
course luncheon last evening, and
those who were present were the fol
lowing: Mr. and Mrs. John Schulhof,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barker and Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Tippens. It was a most
enjoyable occasion, and the guests
wended their way home at a late hour
feeling that it was good to be there.
Surprise Party.
At the home of Mr. ami Mrs. J. L.
Barton yesterday evening a very pleas
ant surprise party was given in honor
of their daughter, Miss I'eari, given
as a farewell party, as Mr. and Mrs.
Barton will soon move to Lincoln to
make their future home. Those who
participated in the affair were Mr.
C. S. Folk's Sunday school class as fol
lows: Vivi Barton, Alice Kerr, Anna
Kopia. Eva Jones, Crete Brlggs, Marie
and Clara Bnokmeycr, I'eari Barton,
Clara Teipel, Dora Kaffenherger, Nora
and Lucy Martin, Beulah Mlnncr,
Beatrice Ilasse and Fdrie Kiser. One
member of the class was absent, Nora
Batten, owing to the fact that they
received a message from Alliance, an
nouncing the serious illness of her
sister, Mrs. Chas. Grassman, and the,
mother and daughter have gone to
that city. One of the brightest feat
ures of the evening's entertainment
was the costumes worn by the young
ladies, that of the Japanese, even to
the manner in which their hair was
decorated and face painted. The
evening was a source of great pleasure
to all in attendance and at the closing
hour all departed for home with but
one regret, that they were soon to
loose several of their number in the
removal of Mr. Barton and his family.
New Cooks.
The fwliowing named books have
just been received at the public library
Over the Border" Robert Birr.
Ethel" I. J. Bell.
'Interference of l'atricia" Bell
"Whosoever Shall Offend" . Crawford
"Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come". .
Fox
"Millionare Baby" Green
"Dennis Dent" Horning
"An Apache I'rincess" King
A Knight of Columbia" King.
"Tim Cfimi." London
The Grafter" Lynde
"Marjorie" McCarthy
"The House of Fulfillment". . Martin
"Her Lord and Master" Morton
A Deal in Wheat" Norris
"Wooing of Wistaria" Watanna
Golden Chain" Overton
"Gorden Keith" I "age
"1'rideof Tellfair" I'eake
"Castle of Twilight 1'ottcr
"Hearts Courageous" IUves
"Captain Toll-gate" Stockton
"Frixy" Ward
"Duke of Cameron ave" Webster
"Silent 1'laces" White
"Wind in the Rosebush" Wilkins
"Seinsofthe Lord" Wilson
"The Virginian" Wister
These books were purchased from
the librarian of the Kvanston, Illinois,
library at less than seventeen cents
per volume. All are in good condition
a portion of them have never been on
our library shelves, while others are
to replace worn out copies.
"Advertising Pays."
The Commercial Club of Topeka,
Kan., composed of Topeka business
men, has an advertising committee
whose duty it has been to protect
business men from "fake" advertising
and to encourage legitimate advertis
ing among Topeka merchants. Here
is an extract from a recent report of
the committee rendered by the chair
man to the club:
"Advertising is the vital energy
that piomotes, sustains and perpetu
ates the world's commercial interests
and industries. The latitude of its
possibilities has widened until even
the most conservative individual must
recognize that advertising scope is as
limitless as the fruitful harvest to be
gathered from a judicious fertilizing
with the printer's ink.
"In taking up specifically the ob
jectional adverting features, 1 desire
to pay the tribute of my admiration
to the press of America, and it is my
candid opinion that fully ninety per
cent of all the outlay for advertise
ments might be judiciously and profit
ably spent for space in the newspaper."
This report is after a careful inves
tigation made by the committee ex
tending over a long period of time.
It proves that the soundest business
men find that "newspaper advertising
pays."
In District Court.
Mrs. R. B. Wallace, a late resident
of Union, but now of Lincoln, has
filed a petition in the district court,
asking permission to sell 100 acres of
land located in Otoe county, belong
ing to the minor heirs of the late Dr.
Wallace. The petition asks that it be
sold in order to secure sufficient funds
to properly educate and support the
said minor children. The case will
come up for hearing before Judge
Jessen at the February term of court.
Married at Nebraska City.
A special from Nebraska, City under
date date of yesterday, says that Wil
liam II. Miller and Miss Myrtle Rob
erts, of Union, were united in mar
riage on the evening of January lo,
190(5, in that city by County Judge
Wilson.
Pretty Hard to Beat.
Mrs. John Mutz reports that she has
a hen that has already hatched a nice
brood of chickens this year. This, we
believe, is the earliest of any so far
reported, and we are of the opinion
that Mrs. Mutz will have to knit stock
ings for the chicks or they will freeze
their toes. Weeping Water Republican.