"JjMattatiitautb journal
VOLUME XXV
PLATTSMOUTH, XEI5IIASKA, THURSDAY, AlHUST L 1903.
TART CURB-STONE JOSHIHGS
Cullei, Clipped, Penciled and Prepared for
the Readers of the Journal.
One fiu-t tiiv love fur men u llltlr CikjN:
Auotlia r fjM-l. though, dearly make iiik love
iliem.
The firm f-t I, that men are mostly tool.
TI.e e'oiiU I. I mm one of tln in.
A small man Is sometimes a big
nuisance.
Many a patent leather shoe covers a
cloven hoof.
Never judge the weight of a young
wiJow by her sllis.
No man or woman is ever good just
for the fun of the tiling.
I'crpetual motion and the north pole
refuse to be discovered.
Tnere are no more chips of the old
block, they are splinters.
A grass w idow is seldom as verdant
as her title would indicate.
Cinders and pretty girls are bard to
remove from a man's eyes.
It's easy to win a smile from a wo
man if she has pretty teeth.
In the affairs of men the tide may
be united by a divorce judge.
Friends are almost as scarce as um
brellas when they are needed.
But the man who has plenty of push
can worry along without a pull.
A man meisures his own greatness
by the littleness of his neighbors.
If a patient has lots of money any
doctor can relieve him of his coin.
A politician's idea of a fool is a man
who affiliate with the other party.
To the wise an ounce of hint is bet
ter than a pound of subsequent advice.
When it comes to making a swift
touch the glad hand is very n-uch in
evidence.
The good die young. Probably that
is the reason that so many people fear
to be good.
'Down with the weeds; up with the
paint," is the recipe for making a
pretty town.
If a Plattsmouth girl smiles at every
thing you say as if it was clever.that's
the time she thinks you area fool.
Wl.en i e jple ask you foradvice they
merelywant to tind out if you have
sense enough to endorse their own
views.
It is nut sufficient to have the kind
of goods that the people want, but
you must let people know that you
have them.
Wonder if the newspapers will let
the bones of John Paul Jones rest,
after they are finally placed in the
grave again?
One of the largest blackberry crops
in many years is being harvested at
present. The berries are unusually
nice this season.
Should you contemplate drowning
yourself make the attempt in shallow
water, so that you can wade out when
you change your mind.
A irl can dance seventeen miles in
a niglit with higii heeled slippers on,
and it would kill her to walk two
blocks to a prayer meeting.
Sjme people in this town pay but
little attention to the ordinances.
They may do better after they are
shown" how to respect the law.
A crafty old farmer named Glenn.
f harvest hands needed 'bout ten,
lie got from the city,
A cook who was pretty,
lie easily hired men then.
Says an exchange: "What can be
done to bring men into church? Well,
you've tried the oyster stew : now try
the free lunch: that generally brings
them.
A riuttsmouth man whose wire is
out or town ".Ntraightened up" the
house the other day by piling on the
dining room table everything for
which he could not tind a place for
them.
Now that the seventeen-year locusts
failed to put in an appearance, news
papers announce that "white ants"
are coming from the south in countless
numbers and we might as well pre
pare for them.
It is the easiest thing in the world
to get "too many irons in the lire."
One is inclined to think "just one
more will not hurt,'' and it may be
that one that will cause others to
"burn."
Last Saturday the streets were
crowded with farmers, many of them
were here from 15 and 20 miles distant.
But few among the number from the
other side of the river, vhere such a
"desperate effort" was made to secure
trade from that section.
If there is an ordinance prohibiting
the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks
it should be enforced. Some of the
"kids,"in defiance of law, brazenly
ride up and down Main street. A few
hours in the "cooler," would learn
them something. The police should
look oat for them about dusk each
evenning.
A MYSTERIOUS
DISAPPEARANCE
I. R. Andrews, Prominent Oma
ha Attorney Missing.
LAST SEEN AT SAND PIT
Was Leaving Cedar Greek Gamp
il rs
No Trice of Missing Man Since He Left
the Cedar Creek 6rarel Pit Friday
Eiening His Partner and Foreman,
Mr. Hedges, First Misses Him Had
But Liitle Money With Him.
Where is I. R. Andrews? Is he
alive or dead? If dead, was he mur
dered, killed by accident, or did he
kill himself?
These are the questions paramount
in the thoughts of the family and the
host of friends of I. R. Andrews, the
prominent Omaha attorney.
Mr. Andrews is half owner of the
gravel pit near Cedar Creek. Friday
evening he came down from Omaha on
one of his frequent trips to look after
his interests there. Mr. Hedges,
his partner in the enterprise, lives
with his wife at the gravel pit and
acts as foreman. Mr. Andrews went
to Mr. Hedges' house and changed his
clothes, donning a blue flannel shirt
and an old pair of trousers as was his
custom when at the pit. Shortly
thereafter he took a small rifle and
started out in an easterly direction
with the purpose of shooting some
squirrels. ' Since that time he has not
been sen.
Saturday morning his partner
Hedges went to Omaha and appeared
at the home of the missing man and
told his wife of his disappearance.
Mrs. Andrews returned with him at
once. The Louisville bloodhounds
were sent for and put on the trail.
Hut this led to nothing. The rumor
spread in the vicinity and a large
number of people gathered. Hun
dreds of acres are overgrown with
brush and a man or the body of a man
hidden there might easily escape dis
covery except after a most careful
search.
I. R. Andrews has disappeared from
view as completely as though the earth
had swallowed bim.
Mrs. Andrews, wife of the missing
man. called at the Journal office Sun
day. She was almost prostrated by
her misfortune and anxiety. Strange
to say the authorities had not yet been
notified. She telephoned to Sheriff
McBride but he was not at home. She
then called up. County Attorney Rawls
to whom she made her statement.
She said Mr. Andrews had very lit
tle money with him when he disap
pearednot over He always paid
off his men by check. It is further
stated that he had loaned money in
that vicinity and that one of the
debtors whom he had been compelled
to sell out, had sworn vengeance.
The prevailing opinion is that I. R.
Andrews was murdered and the body
thrown into Platte river.
One strange feature of the case is
that the sheriff was not notified. This
ought naturally to have been the first
move. Hedges went to Omaha Satur
day but the county authorities did
not hear of the matter until Sunday
evening when Mrs. Andrews appeared
in riattsmouth.
Hedges stated at first that he
thought when Mr. Andrews did not
return Friday night that he had spent
the night at the home of a neighbor.
Later he stated that he thought he
had taken the train for Fremont
where he bad business.
But a lawyer would hardly go to a
city to transact business dressed in
blue flannel shirt and old trousers.
The missing man is one of the most
prominent lawyers of the state. Judge
Chapman is well acquainted with him.
He pronounces him an eloquent speak
er and a most able lawyer. He is at
torney for several big corporations,
has his office in the New York Life
building, and was formerly a partner
of Harry Brome, who studied law and j
is well known in this city.
Will Begin Suit.
George Polsal, accompanied by his
attorney, Matthew Gering, went to
Glenwood Monday to commence suit in
the district court of Mills county
against the C. B. & Q. railroad com
pany to recover money due him for
grading work done on the new track
of the company several months ago.
Mr. Poisal claims there is about 1,200
due him and that he has been unable
to geta settlement from the company,
and he thinks he has waited about
long enough for his money.
BOY BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE
Billy Steel, of South Bend, Monkeys With
ynamite and Loses Fingers.
South Bknd, Neb., July 31. (Spe
cial to The Journal.) Sunday af
ternoon Billy Steel, the 10-year-old
son of Dan Steel, residing here, met
with a painfully serious accident which
resulted in the loss of several fingers
of his right hand, a badly lacerated
face and other injuries not of a serious
nature. His escape from death was
miraculous. The little fellow lighted
a dynamate blasting cartridge and a
powerful explosion followed with the
above effect.
Billy had been out to his Grandma
Jones' home several miles in the coun
try. There he ran across a dozen or
more of the cartridges like which had
been used in a well. He put them in
his pocket and carried them home.
He knew they would "go off" but did
not know the danger of setting them
off. In order to discover this, he
took them to the barn and proceeded
to celebrate. He laid one of the caps
on a wagon seat, touched it off and re
mains to tell the tale only by the grace
of the god of luck which sometimes
protects small boys.
The explosion blew off the thumb
and two fingers from his right hand,
lacerated his face and tilled it with
powder and injured his left leg above
the knee. Dr. Jones of Murdock was
called and dressed his wounds, and be
lieves that aside from the lost fingers
no serious results need follow and that
there is little danger of blood-poison
or lock jaw.
The power of the explosion is shown
by the fact that a large hole was blown
through the heavy wagon seat, and it
is remarkable that the injured lad was
not literally blown to pieces.
Obituary.
Mrs. Marry Ripple was buried be
side her husband in the Catholic cem
etery Saturday. The funeral was
largely attended, deceased being well
known by the people of Plattsmouth.
Rev. Houlgate delivered a very ap
propriate sermon and the choir of the
Methodist church sang.
Those from abroad who attended
the funeral were Ed, Ripple aud wife
of Nebraska City, Mr. and Mrs.
Ferguson from near Louisville, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Berger from Elmwood
and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bauer from Wa
bash. These were all relatives of the
deceased.
The pall bearers were J.W.Johnson,
Fred Stadelman, George Shoeman,
Herman Ilerold, Mr. At wood and Mr.
Ferth, all old time settlers and
friends.
Sells More Red Polled Cattle.
Frank Davis, whom the Journal
mentioned a few days ago as being
here to look over Mr. W. H. Ileil's
heard of Red Polled cattle with a view
of purchasing, was here again this
week. After visiting other sections
of the country in Iowa and Nebraska
to look at tine cattle, he finally and
wisely concluded that he could tind
none that answered his purpose as well
as the celebrated Red Polled. Conse
quently he purchased three yearling
heifers of W. H. and two bulls of Wen
dell Heil. Mr. Davis is an enthusiast
in favor of the Red Polled cattle, and
says he is satisfied they are the coming
cattle for this country. Being an ex
perienced stock raiser he has had eve
ry opportunity for finding this out.
Mr. Davis resides near Holbrook, Ne
braska, and we expect to hear of the
Ileil brothers receiving good returns
from thi- jale.
Denies the Report.
There was a report last week in the
Omaha News that a new bank would
be organized and opened for business
in Omaha, and that John A. Donelan,
associated with others in different
places, would conduct the same. Mr.
Donelan states that there is no truth
in the report, and seems to be at a loss
to explain how such a rumor could
have started. Weeping Water Her
ald. Julius Wachter, aged eighty-tour
years, died Saturday at his home in
Eagle. He leaves a widow, three
daughters and two sons.
NEW BANK WILL BE OPENED
So Says The Omaha Bee Which Ought to
and Does Know.
"The bank will be established and
it will be established before very
long."
This statement was made by one of
Nebraska's prominent and active tinan
ciers who is backing the project
for a new state bank in Omaha whose
estabishment he forecasted in The Bee
some weeks ago, provided certain con
ditions. could be met. He says these
conditions have been met and the
bank is a, go.
1 am not ready yet to give out my
name to the public in this connec
tion," said he, "owing to the fact that
I have another business project which
I wish to pull off in Omaha this fall
or winter and I might prejudice those
interests if I announced my connec
tion with the proposed bank at this
time."
John Donelan of Weeping Water,
banker there, is the organizer of the
new Omaha bank who interested the
financier quoted in the scheme. He
will be the active head of the institu
tion. Mr. Donelan is one of the strong
business men of Weeping Water and
his bank is doing a big business.
The date of the opening of the
Omaha bank is a matter of uncertain
ty just now, but it is learned that an
option has been secured on the first
floor of the Barker block, Fifteenth
and Farnam streets at a monthly ren
tal of 200. This is regarded as an ex
cellent location for a bank.
"It is the plan to make this distinct
ly a state bank." said the backer. "We
have that is Mr. Donelan has se
cured the co-operation of some of the
strongest bankers in Nebraska and
they will become directors. In addi
tion to this eastern capital has been
secured and our arrangements gener
ally are in good shape. !
"Since the consolidation of the
Union, Commercial and United States
National banks there is ample room
in Omaha for another bank. This will
bring the number up to six, whereas
it seven before the consolida
tion.""
Limited to Attorneys.
Owing to the abuses growing out of
persons not familiar with the law pre
paring and tiling papers in estates
and other county court matters, our
last legislature was induced to pass a
stringent law prohibiting such abuses
as follows:
Section 1. ( Practice Limited to At
torneys Penalty ) No person shall
be admitted to practice as an attorney
or counsellor-at-law, or commence,
conduct or defend any action or pro
ceeding to which he is not a party, by
using or subscribing his own name,
or the name of any other person, or
by drawing pleadings, or any papers
to be signed and tiled by a party, in
any court of record of this state, un
less he has been previously admitted
to the bar by order of the Supreme
Court of this state. And no such pa
per shall be received or tiled in any
action or proceeding unless the same
bears the endorsement of some ad
mitted attorney, or is drawn, signed
and presented by a party to the ac
tion or proceeding. It is hereby
made the duty of the judges of such
courts to force this prohibition. Any
person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars or imprisoned in the county
jail not exceeding thirty days, in the
discretion of the court; but this sec
tion shall not apply to persons ad
mitted to the bar under pre-existing
laws.
Another section of the Statutes,Sec.
11, Chap. 7, provides "that a county
judge shall not be permitted to prac
tice as attorney on any matter brought
before himself nor shall
any county judge draw any paper or
written instrument to be tiled in his
own court, except such papers as he
is required by law to draw himself,
and any violation of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and
subject any such
officer to fine
not less than five
and more than
twenty-five dollars."
Looking Backward.
The shirt-waist man and the net
waist girl now go hand in hand. Peo
ple year after year go on throwing
ijheir clothes away. The coat and vest
are laid to rest and where is the fleecy
shawl? And clothes get fewer and
thinner what will be the end of it
all? Oh! what will the shirt-w.ist
man take next from the things he has
to wear. And what will the net waist
girl throw off her shoulders now half
bare? The shirt-waist man, the net
waist girl go rollicking down the way.
Have we started a trend that's going
to end in the old tig leaf some day?
LOOKING BACKWARD
TWENTY-FOUR YEARS
Jim Morrison and Pat Murphy Hold One Man
While Another Escapes Danger.
INCIDENT DURING C. W. SHERMAN'S TIME
Founder of the Plattsmouth Daily Jorunal
Twenty-Four Years Ago.
AN HISTORIC INCIDENT AT PLATTSMOUTH
Many readers of the Journal will
recall the prohibition question which
so agitated and stirred the people of
Nebraska, some twenty-four years ago.
A noted leader of prohibition at
that time was one John B. Finch. He
was prominent as a national leader in
the fight then made against the liquor
iramc. Anotner noted leader was
Governor John P. St. John of Kansas.
Mr. Finch had, a number of times,
expounded his views upon the liquor
traffic before Plattsmouth audiences
and was a most eloquent speaker,
Charles W. Sherman, then proprietor
and editor of this paper, had, editori
ally criticised some of Finch's state
ments. Sherman, as everybody knew,
was a practical prohibitionist, conse
quently, in practical sentiment, fully
in accord with Finch. But for some
reason,. Finch had taken umbrage at
Sherman's criticisms in the Journal.
At that time, James E. Morrison,
then a leading member of the Cass
County Bar, and P. B. Murphy, then
of Plattsmouth, were two of the prin
cipal supporters of an organization
called, the "Plattsmouth Temple of
Ionor."
On the night of December 15, 1881,
at Fitzgerald's hall. Governor St. John
delivered an address in the Interest of
temperance reform. From Judge
Ramsey's historic "scrap book," a
Journal reporter is permitted to copy
the following report of that meeting,
taken from the Lincoln Slate Demo
crat of date, December 21, 1881. en
titled:
THE FINCH FRACAS.
A correspondent on the spot gives
the full particulars:
"Plattsmoi'th, Neb., December 17.
On the night of the l"th, Platts
mouth had a real live governor as a
ecturer on temperance. Gov. St.
John of Kansas drew a crowded house
at Fitzgerald hall, and for nearly two
hours delivered one of the best tem
perance lectures to which your cor
respondent has ever listened. Facts,
figures and fun were happily com
mingled, and no lecturer was ever
more applauded while on the rostrum
before a Plattsmouth audience.
"The governor said that this was
the tirst temperance meeting at which
he ever lectured, where an admittance
fee was charged at the door. This re
mark was appreciated by many as an
unconscious thrust at
"JOHN B. FINCH,
who occupied a conspicuous place on
the stage.
"John B. Finch has frequently lec
tured on temperance before I'latts
mouth audiences, and heretofore has
had many warm and admiring friends
among Plattsmouth people. But on
the morning after the governor's lec
ture, John B. Finch committed an act
in the city of Plattsmouth on one of
her most estimable citizens that has
called forth deep denunciation from
all classes of citizens.against the great
apostle (?) of law (?) and order (?).
The facts as your correspondent has
gathered them are as follows:
" 'In the issue of the Plattsmouth
Daily Journal of the loth, a paper re
cently started by Mr. C. W. Sherman,
a short editorial appeared warning
Finch not to appear on the stage as
his presence might detract from the
interest of Gov. St. John's lecture.
The editorial was based on an article
in the Omaha Telegram in reference
to charges preferred against Finch in
an article in the Juniata Herald, as
well as upon a sentiment expressed by
a number of the members of the
Plattsmouth Temple of Honor. After
the lecture was concluded, Mr. Finch
arose before the audience and made
some very uncomplimentary remarks
indirectly, against the Journal and
its editor.
"On the morning after the lecture,
Mr. Finch, in company with James E.
Morrison, P. B. Murphy and some
others went into the Journal office for
the purpose of interviewing Mr. Sher
man and likewise giving bim a few
hints as to the editorial management
of his paper in reference to the afore
said Finch.
"The latter gentleman, as it appears,
drew heavily from his stxick of Billings
gate and tired volley after volley of
the bitterest invective against the
stalwart editor of the Journal. But
Sherman was not the man to recant
no not even In the presence of such
tine physiques as those of Finch, Mor
rison and Murphy and their Intimidat
ing gesticulations.
"Failing to convince the editor of
the Journal that the editorial in ques
tion was wrong, by threats and Intim
idation, Finch changed ills tactics
and struck out from the shoulder at
the immovable and impertubable edi
tor; but as usual, Sherman still didn't
recant, but returned the fire with a
complimentary from his shoulder at
Finch's parotid gland. It then !
came a question of safety for Finch;
he suddenly found himself In the
wrong house and hold or a genuine
tartar; he had never met Sherman lie
fore but this time he did.
"Messrs. Morrison and Murphy, who,
presumably.had gone into the editor's
sanctum with Finch to see him eat up
an editor, now saw that. Finch was In
danger of being locked up In the
"forms" by the muscular and gallant
Journal chieftain. It became neces
sary, for Finch's safety, for Morrison
and -Murphy to hold Sherman while
the former could retreat from his mis
taken position.
"It took about four hundred and
forty-seven pounds of 'manhood to
hold one hundred and forty-two
pounds of editor while one hundred
and seventy-tive pounds of Temper
ance Reform got down two flights of
stairs and out into the streets of
Plattsmouth. The next place we find
brother Finch after his retreat from
the Journal sanctum is In the police
court of the city of Plattsmouth. A
ten dollar fine and costs against John
B. Finch for a wanton, wicked and
wholly unwarranted assault upon the
person of C. W. Sherman, a resident
of Plattsmobth for several months,
starting the daily Journal about a
month ago.
'The attack upon him by Finch is
condemned by all the citizens who
ove fairness, goxl order and good
government. With the greatest char
ity for Finch, it must be said that
this act was a -very unfortunate one
for him. A sincere reformer in any
thing, necessarily carries the idea of
dignity and forbearance."
AN INTERESTING LAW SUIT
A Van Who Bought Tat Su't Certificate
Has Sued Douglas County to
Retote: $3,000,
A very interesting case came up be
fore Judge Redick of the Douglas
county district court at Omaha today,
which will be watched with consider
able interest, as it is one of the most
peculiar suits of its kind ever tried in
this state, or probably, any other. The
plaintiff Is Joseph W. Brewstei,
who in November, 18i8, bought a tax
title on the present Young Men's
Christian association headquarters.
The tax title was bought at public
sale, without protest, everybody evi
dently having overlooked the fact that
the property was exempt under the
laws of Nebraska.
On a suit brought in the United
States court Judge Munger of the fed
eral court declared the tax levy of 18U7
void so far as it applied to the Young
Men's Christian association property,
or that part of the same used for relig
ous and educational purposes Now
Mr. Brewster sues the county of Doug
las to get back $3,000, approximately,
the amount paid for the title when he
bought.
Many very nice points of law are
raised in this case and it promises
to establish a precedent. County At
torney Slabaugh is resisting the plain
tiff's claim on the broad ground of
caveat emptor "let the purchaser be
ware" in other words.that every man
has knowledge of the law. Judge Sla
baugh holds that Brewster made a vol
untary payment, purely for his own
purposes, and must accept the conse
quences thereof, which in this case
means the loss of the money paid.
An Interesting Feature.
One of the features of the old set
tlers' re-union here August land r.,
will be a discussion of the "Revision
of Our Jury System,"' in which Judge
II. D. Travis and County Attorney C.
A. Rawls will be the disputants. This
discussion will no doubt be very inter
esting, and will take place on the
speakers' platform at 1:.'W p. m. Fri
day, August 18, the tirst day of the re
union. Union Ledger.
Cottonwood Lumber for Sale.
Those desiring Cottonwood dimen
sion lumber can be provided with what
they want by calling on
Charles l. Martin,
Four miles south of Plattsmouth.