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blattsmoutb
Journal
VOLUME XXVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEP.KASKA, TIIUliSDAY, AlHU'ST!, ISHMi.
numt.i:i:
JOTTINGS FOB THE JOLLY
Short Paragraphs prepared tnd Purloined
For the Readers of toe Jouml.
. Tin- pprk-s-iioo 1 now Hlvxi
Amnnit lh- iilits tin! irri'li'iv
Tin- pn-tty dim aum.'ts tlif uiiii
licsiillv the prudish Ua'licrv
Tin1 ronirlsh diuicp. In sly ni'.vaix e,
Is mi in to ifo a ih 'ilntr;
I'ntll the Mush in uisy rush
Across tlie snow is sf em
The naunlity eye Is far too tly
Amid surh holy jtlues:
'TIs ety rmle If it Intrude
tU'tween the stn t-'li of luces.
Hut peek-a-hoo, a iieeo or two
Is truly not o timidity.
I'lilll. iH n liani'e, she meets our trlnwo
And lifts her i.iad so liaudity.
A woman never listens to half the
thiols s,ie ta's-
Only a fool would expect to pet any
fun out of a funnel.
Easy money is so called because It is
so easy to get rid of.
A pessimist is a man with liver
spots on his disposition.
Never judge a man's worth by the
amount of taxes he pays.
Most people who are satisfied with
themselves don't want much.
A man's wife may be his better half,
but he usually does all the betting.
People are fond of telling their im
aginary troubles, but not their real
ones.
If vou want a woman to take your
advice pretend to be banding it to
some one else.
What man has done some women In
this town think they are qualified to
improve upon it.
Perhaps you never wrote a letter of
regret, but bow about the letters you
regret having written?
Some people refuse to take physical
exercise for their health because it
doesn't come In bottles.
A successful financier is a man who
can seperate other men from their
hard-earned coin without using a
sandbag.
A fool tries to get suuare with otb
ers. but the wise man spends his time
in blocking the attempts of others to
get square with him.
The writinir of signs on the side
walks should be prohibited. It looks
bad. Another nuisance that should
receive the attention of the police Is
throwing banana peelings on the side
walk.
The vouncr girls who decamped from
home the other day, and were rescued
lust In the nick of time, should be a
lesson to parents, who allow their
young daughters to run the streets af
ter night.
It wouldibe well for parents with
girls of from 12 to 14 years of age to
keep an eye on their movements after
night. The young and unsuspecting
are often led into something that is
liable to result in heartache.
A Drocuress Is one of the most das
tardly human beings upon the face of
the earth. Have we one in Platts
mouth? Indications point that way,
and whoever it be "it" should be given
twenty-four hours to leave town.
When a natural born housekeeper
passes a yard where there are clothes
on the line, she takes one look and
can tell afterward how many sheets,
pillow cases, tea towels, etc., her
neighbor has in the wash every week.
Don't forget that telephones are
plentiful and every store is fitted out
with one. If you can't come down.do
your trading as much as possible by
'phone and thus aid the clerks ana
merchants In their effort to close
early.
Whv would it not be a good idea to
adopt a new curfew law prohibiting
all girls and buys under 1 years of age
from being upon the streets after
o'clock at night unless on business. It
would be a good thing fur some par
ents.
When a girl returns from a walk
with a man with her temper uncer
tain, her hair pulled out till It. looks
like a rat's nrst, and holes jabbed In
her hat, it means that he tried to do
the gallant act by holding a parasol
over her head.
The women in the picnic parties
that l"j over to the river tishlngare til
vldcdlnto two classes: The younger
women in dainty white and the mar
ried women In Mot her Hubbards and
sun bonnets, another difference is that
the married women do their fishing In
the water.
Some people forget, or else they are
intlrelv Ignorant of the fact that
spitting on the sidewalk Is prohibited
ri nrrllnnnrp. Men. WllO USO tObaCCO,
will persist In sitting In front of stores
after they close of a night, and chew
mri enir. for hours, and the next
ntiu i', iv v - -
mornlnff the merchants or their clerks
are compelled to scrub the walks to
make them look respectable.
ESCAPADE OF
YOUNG GIRLS
wo Platlsmaulh Young Ladies Without the
Permission of Parents Start Out on
Pleasure Trip.
NX10US PARENTS SEARCH FOR THEM
ound After Much Worry at the Home of
Friends in South Omaha, Where
They Were Visiting.
The thoughtless act of two young
girls Sunday, resulted in an escapade
that caused their parents to harbor
the greatest anxiety, and to pass a very
restless night, until the truant
girls were found to be safely reposing
at the home of friends in South Oma
ha.
It would appear that Minnie, the
fifteen year old daughter of Henry
Brlnkman, and Laura, the eleven or
twelve year old daughter of James
Sochor, went to the Missouri Pacific
depot yesterday afternoon, and one of
the girls possessing some money, sug
gested that they take a trip on the
north bound train, that was pulling
Into the station. The remark was
soon carried into execution and In an
other moment they were speeding
away toward the metropolis. At
South Omaha, the Brinkman girl be
ing acquainted with the family of Tom
Henderson, who formerly resided in
city, alighted together with her little
companion, whom she escorted to the
Henderson home. As Minnie had
been there several times to visit, the
Henderson family did not give fur
ther thought to the girls, until they
were aroused this morning at an early
hour, by the inquiry In regard to the
whereabouts of the girls.
The Hendersons were much sur
prised to learn that their guests had
left home, unbeknown to their par
ents, who were soon informed that
their daughters were safe.
When the Laura Sochor failed to
return home to supper yesterday even
ing, the parents began to worry, and
to make inquiries in regard to her.
After some search, it was ascertained
that they had got on the Missouri Pa
cific train, and this fact caused the
parents the greatest anxiety, for t he
safety of their daughter, and the au
thorities were asked to aid In finding
the truant children.
SlieritT Uulnton and Mr. Sochor
went to Omaha Sunday night and con
ducted a fruitless all night search, to
gether with the authorities of the
metropolis and South Omaha, but
having failed to secure any trace of
them, they returned home this morn
ing completely worn out.
Soon after their return home, t he
welcome news was telephoned by
Chief of Police Fitzgerald, that they
had teen found, at the home of the
Hendersons In South Omaha.
Ran Away From Home.
Prank Wilson, a boy living In Pacific
Junction, ran away Sunday night,
boarding a Burlington train for the
south. He gave the brakeman a
luarter and was told to get into a box
car with two hoboes. That was the
last seen of him. The boy is 14 years
old, stoutly built, dark complexion,
with brown eyes and weighs about lOo
pounds, lie is about live feet tall,
wears a new gray suit, white straw
hat and brown shirt. Ills father is
much distressed over the boy's leaving
and desires anyone who tinds him to
hold him and notify tin; father at
once, addressing i nomas vuisnn,
Pacllie Junction. Iowa.
First Visit in Twenty five Years.
'.. W. Shrader of Mt. Pleasant pre
cinct, accompanied by his brother-in-
law, William Barnes, of Smith county,
Kansas, gave the Journal a call this
morning. Mr. Barnes Is a native of
Missouri, but removed from that state
to Cass county In 1S71, and from here
removed to Kansas In hX Was mar
ried In Cass county In M", This Is
Mr. Barnes' tlrst visit to this county
since leaving. Mrs. Barnes Is also
here visiting licr sisters. Mrs. Shrader,
Mrs. Andy Taylor and Mrs. Wm. Mur
ray. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes will visit
with friends here for at least one
month, as it will take all that time to
visit all their old friends.
"Rosey" at His Old Tricks.
County Clerk Busoncrans has been
very liberal of late in "setting up" the
cigars to his friends here in the city,
and has sent a few to his friends in
various sections of the county. The
following Is taken from the Wabash
items in the Elmwood Leader-Kcho,
which Indicates that John Brown of
that village was one of his victims:
"That's a good smoke" said John
Brown on lighting a cigar that
"Hosey" sent him from Plattsmouth,
by Ed Dorr, Saturday evening. "Yes,
that's Jerusalem! what's that?"
and then the boys laughed, for half the
cigar was gone. Blown up a9 It were.
"FARMER" POLLARD SOLID
WITH THE RAILROADS
L. L. Lindsey, Railroad Politician, Pro
claims Intense Loyalty.
First read this from the Lincoln
News:
"L. L. Lindsey said that so far as he
has heard no delegates to the congres
sional convention from this county has
considered any other course than that
of following out the Instructlonsof the
county convention. He Is a delegate
from precinct A of the First ward, and
therefore is the first on the list of
delegates. He says that he has heard
of no attempt to get the delegation to
gether In a meeting to consider any
other course of action, and for himself
announced that be is for Pollard as
the county convention instructed he
should be. "After this tight on Pol
lard," he said, "I will vote for Pollard
eight hundred times before I will see
him defeated by my vote."
Then consider that for twenty years,
probably nearer thirty, L. L. Lindsey
has been one of the leaders of the rail
road machine In Lancaster county and
Is today one of the most powerful fac
tors In the republican railroad ma
chine In Lancaster county. The rail
road Influences In Lacaster are solidly
back of Mr. Lindsey and have sent
him time and again as a delegate to
county, state, district and even na
tional conventions, have placed him
on the executive committee or the
republican state committee and held
blm there for years and he Is a mem
her of the said committees today by
virtue of his powerful railroad back
ing in Lancaster county. This Is the
Mr. Lindsey who says he will vote
for Mr. Pollard "eight hundred times
before be will see' him defeated." Pol
lard the "farmers' friend" whom the
"railroad are trying to defeat" accord
ing to the tearful wail that Pollard is
sending around the district, yet here
Is Lindsey of Lancaster, a high priest
in the railroad camp, undeniably tight
ing the political battles of the rail
roads for a quarter of a century past
and shouting that he will vote for Pol
lard "woo times" if necessary. Are
the farmers of this district blind fools
to be further swindled by the Pollard
pretense? Pollard was nominated at
Falls City by the rankest railroad ma
chine that ever unmasked its batter
ies In a convention. From the day of
his nomination Pollard has damned
the railroads: yelled, "I am an honest
farmer" and plead for the funm is'
help "against the railroads and the
politicians.'' ihiit iil Inilil'l tin iiiiliniiil
liuii liini uf l.itm iixli is snlitllil Jin' liim
ns ( I'ith.witl Mi'. Limlsii'K iiillumi-
nslir nmt riilnnUiril i'uoi ' ''' Jut
S'hUiIiiI "M timtx" it iintssiifij. Hues
any man, not a blind and jabbering
Idiot, need any detailed explanation of
Just what such a situation means? To
the man with human understanding
enough to pour sand in an open rat
hole It means that Pollard's under
standing with the railroads Is com
plete: that Pollard may campaign on
the "farmer" issue, damn the rail
roads without ofTcnding his railroad
backers and il Un r tin ijiuh in mmi-i
Willi i iiiiiiix In tin flimr ilniiit. Ills
the analysis uf the situation war
ranted by the known and apparent
facts - Nebraska City Tribune.
Sheldon Charges Railroad Scheme.
Senator Sheldon of Nchawka was In
Omaha Tuesday enroute from his home,
to Holdregp, to look after his Interests
In his race for the republican nomina
tion for governor.
The railroads are encouraging a big
tight between Brown and Bosewatcr
for the scnatorshlp, and d n't want
either of them," says Senator Sheldon.
"But they get the county convention
excited about the scnatorshlp and then
slip a lot of railroad men Intothc dele
gations to the state convention that
will do their bidding on the balance of
the ticket. When It comes to the
showdown the railroads will abandon
the senatorshlp tight, and try to con
trol the whole state ticket and the leg
islature. That is the kind of a cam
paign I have to go up against. Lin
coln Newg.
"MYSTERIOUS" STRANGERS:
Who Are Tiny, What Do They Want and
Why Such Actions?
A few days ago the Journal made
mention of two white men and a
negro who were hovering around In
the vicinity of Cedar Creek, who did
not seem to have any business, and
when asked where they were going
and if they desired work they became
Indignant and told one farmer that
'It was none of his d-d business'."
They were warned "to get up and
dust," and they did so In short order.
Now conies the report that three
men have been seen for several days
loitering about in the same vicinity,
and farther west, without making
their business known to anyone.
Their dress would not denote that
they were tramps, fur they appeared
to have cm good clothing. They ap
parently sleep In the timber, coming
out occasionally to a farm house to get
something to eat. It Is sa'd that sev
eral attempts to get an Interview
Willi tliem have failed. As soon ns
they see anyone coming in their direc
Hon they hide themselves. If all t lie
allegations we hear concerning these
men are true the authorities would
certainly be Justified In proceeding
against them for the purpose of find
ing out what business they have in
sneaking around the country In such a
suspicious manner. Legitimate busi
ness does not require such action
That of Itself suggests that these men
are not out for any good purpose. In
the meanwhile It will lie well for the
farmers to keep a careful lookout for
such "mysterious ' strangers prowling
around over the country, as their at
tlon dues not look good to the average
man. while the Journal has not
heard of anymisdemeanors perpet rated
by these fellows, their visits through
the country may result In an "after
clap."
To Meet Mr. Bryan.
The World-Herald says that a report
comes from Lincoln that it is noised
about there that the private car of
President Stlckney of the Chicago &
Great Western has been placed at the
service of the Nebraska committee
that Is going to New York to welcome
home the distinguished Nebraskan
from his trip abroad and that from
Nev, York to Omaha Mr. Bryan will
be Invited to occupy this car.
Traveling Passenger Agent Dunlop
of the Great Western, who Induced
the committee to use the Great Wes
tern train and road from Omaha to
Chicago and the company train from
Chicago to New York and return, is
authority for the statement that, no
private or other car belonging to Mr.
Stickney or any other oillcer of the
road will be placed at, the disposal of
the committee or Mr. Bryan. hunlop
says that I ho train will consist of four
Pullmans. ne uf t hese cars is named
Twilight, another Idlewllde, but the
ntlicr two have not been selected. The
other equipment will consist of a day
coach, a diner and a baggage car.
hunlop goes farther and says that
Mr. Stlckney's car is his private pro
perty and Is never used by any person
other than himself or members of his
family. He would under no consider
ation turn it over to a committee, or
ganization or individual.
Read the Local Paper.
The local paper should bo found In
every home. Nochlldren should grow
up Ignorant who can be taught to ap
preciate the homo paper. It is said to
be the stepplngstoni! of intelligence in
all those matters not to In- found in
books. Give your children a foreign
paper which contains not a word about
any person, place or thing, which they
ever saw or perhaps ever heard of, and
how could you expect them to bt in
terested. But lot thorn have the home
paper and road of people whom they
meet and of the many placosjof which
they arc familiar and soon an Interest
is awakened which increases with
every arrival of the local paper. Thus
a habit of reading is formed and those
children will read the papers all their
lives and become Intelligent men and
women, a credit to their ancestors,
strong in knowledge of the world as It
is today.
Big Wheat Crops.
u. H. Allen, of near Wabash, loads
all others in Cass county when it
comes to a wheat crop. He harvested
twenty-seven acres which averaged
'C bushuls to the acre. George A.
Towl comes next in that neighborhood
with an average of 4'.'t bushels to the
acre. Talk about bumper wheat crops,
evidently Cass county wheat growers
can "blow" some this year.
Tampering With Mail Bcici.
Complaint has been made at this of
ce by a patron of the rural route mail
service to the et!ect that his mall box
has been filled with gravel and dirt.
It Is Indeed strange that people can
not refrain from meddling with affairs
in which they have no Interest what
ever. Ibe parties who are guilty of
the offenses charged by the rural route
patron, should know that If found out
the chances are that they will do time
In jail. The government w ill positive
ly not tolerate tampering with mail
boxes and will prosecute to the limit
any and all persons found guilty of
such offense. We have on former oc
casions refered to tills matter so as to
eep people out of trouble. But It
seems some people are bout on court
ing fate. They are not entitled to
sympathy when the law overtakes
them.
AN UNCLE TOM'S
CABIN INCIDENT.
A Visitor in Plattsmouth Who Carried Meals
to Eliza After She Crossed
the Ohio River.
While catering to the public through
these columns, a reporter for the Jour
nal was favored with an opportunity
of conversing with Mrs. Anna Bankln
Adams, of St. Paul, Minn., who Is vis
iting In the city, the guest of her
niece, Mrs. Andy Campbell.
It was a very happy surprise Indeed,
to learn that we were In the presence
of a lady who had seen F.liza of the
famed "Kncle Tom's Cabin," and In
fact assisted to conceal her, artor her
escape across the Ohio river.
It was while Mrs. Anna Bankln
Adams was staying with her undo,
John Bankln, In Blploy county, Ohio,
which Is situated upon the river of
that name, attending school, that Mil-
n and her Infant child crossed the
river, teeming with Ice, and lied to Mr.
Bankin's home, which at that time
was one of the stations of the mysteri
ous underground railroad. Kll.a was
there concealed In a bee-house, from
which the little insects had been ex
pelled by aid of smoke, and while the
pursuers were hunting the neighbor
hood and surrounding country, Anna
Bankln, the school girl, carried meals
to Eliza and her baby, and aided In
concealing the fugatlve.
After Kli.a had escaped safely to
Canada with her baby, she returned
three times to the Itankln home, and
crossed the Ohio river, to assist the
other children to Canada.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author
of t'nele Tom's Cabin, was a personal
friend of Mr. Bankln, and many Incl
dents that are contained In the above
named book were obtained from Mr.
uankin. Mrs. Aflams recalls many
Incidents in connection with her
school days in Blnley, Ohio, while she
was staying with her undo, and to
hear her relate these, in her ijulct and
Impressive way, a vivid picture of the
days of slave traillc is portrayed In the
minds and thoughts of her audience.
Iho visit- to Plattsmouth is proving
to bo pleasant in many ways, as she
has not soon her niece, Mrs. Campbell,
for more than thirty years, and tin
pleasure of hearing her recount her
experiences in Blpley, was had by Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell, for the first time.
Still a Mystery.
A most mysterious occurrence was
the burning last week of two box cars
on a lonely siding on the B. & M.. near
Greeley, Neb. irdlnarily the burning
of a couple of boxcars would excite
little comment, but there are some
things about this conllagratlon that
seem a little peculiar. The cars, so It
is alleged, were full of old papors.some
of which, being scattered by the winds
and afterwards picked up by a farmer
lad at traded to the scene by the glare
of the tiro, are said to bear the mystic
words "rebate'' thereon. So far the
railroad officials deny any knowledge
of the burning of any papers, or even
of any lire at this siding. There may
be some explanation of the mysterious
circumstance later that will satisfy
the curious, but, as several railroads
lately, Including the Burlington, have
Just paid heavy lines for violating the
law prohibiting rebates, the facts look
a little suspicious. The work of In
vestigation still goes on, however.
Council Hold Special Session.
The city council held a short special
session last night In the council cham
ber, for the purpose of levying a tax
against various properties for building
sidewalks. The levy was unanimous
ly sanctioned by the council and the
necessary instructions to the mayor
and city clerk approved. The next
regular meeting of the council was
postponed from the 13 to the 14 on ac
count of the former date being pay-day
In the Burlington shops.
A GENUINE HORSE THIEF
Diligent Inquiries Made cy Chlet of Police
Fitzgerald Fli Thelt of Team and Buggy
UPON KINS, WHO IS HELD 8Y OFFICERS
The Rig Was Stolen Saturday Night from &
Farmer Near Senaca, Kansas.
SHERIFF WILL ARRIVE SOMETIME TODAY
Throughout the entire day Chief of
Police Fitzgerald was much engaged
Friday telegraphing and 'pluming
to the authorities of the towns In this
and the surrounding states, and last
evening after supper his diligent in
quires wore rewarded by the sought
for Information.
Through a 'phono message to the
sheriff In St. .loo, the word was receiv
ed that a team and buggy answering
to the description of those held at
Sage's livery barn In this city, wore
stolen from a farmer residing nt Colo
Creek, near Seneca, Kan., on Saturday
night last. The chief of police then
'phoned to Sheriff Wm. honnls, and
notlliod him that Joseph King was be
ing held here, for Idont Ideation, which
was furnished, and the chief of police
was Informed that a reward of floo.on
was offered for the capture and con
viction of the thief and the return of
the missing property. Sheriff 1 vnnls
will arrive from Seneca today to take
charge of the prisoner and escort him
to Kansas to face a charge of horse
stealing.
Shortly alter receiving this intelli
gence, messages began to arrive from
the authorities of Beatrice, Atchison
and many other towns, notifying the
chief of police that cards had boon re
ceived from the sheriff of Tekamah
county, Kansas, offering a reward of
100. 00 for a horse thief and the return
of the property, such as the chief had
described when 'phoning to them.
When Joseph King discovered that
it was useless to hold out any longer,
he confessed to Chief Fitzgerald, and
told him that the man from whose
barn he stole the rig and the sheriff
who was comlna after hlru were- ac
quainted with him, as he had been
raised In that vicinity, but hadalways
had a good reputation. This he claims
Is his first offense, and that he was
badly In need of money. Ho says he
Is eighteen old, although he looks to
be about twenty-one or two.
The chief of police Is deserving of
more than passing credit for his pati
ent as well as diligent Inquiries In an
attempt to prove King guilty or inno
cent. Ho was nearly convinced that
the fellow was straight, with the ex
ception of breaking Into the school
house, near Stcirihaucr. and for this
the authoritiesof that place would not
prosecute him.
Worthy of C.ncful Consideration.
Kepublieatis of such standing with
the party and before the people that
their views an; not lightly to U?
brushed aside have expressed the
opinion that the nomination of Mr.
Pollard for congress in this district
would put the party so extremely on
the defensive In the coming campaign
as to indicate the loss of a good share
of the republican nominees for the
legislature In the close count ios of the
First District. This feature of the
matter Is worthy of the most careful
consideration as the First histrict has
been depended upon in the past to
furnish no small share of the republi
can strength in the legislature for the
enactment of laws and the election
of t'nitod States senators. That con
dition confronts the party this year as
a senator is to be thoseii. Should Mr.
Pollard's candidacy tor congress, it
persisted In, lead to such a result It
would be the most extended wreckage
of party interests ever witnessed In
Nebraska and wrought by a single
candidacy for office. Nebraska City
Tribune.
Will Establish Tailor Shop.
P. W. Williamson, general manager
of the Works Ladies Tailors, of St.
Louis, Mo., Is in town today in tho In
terest of that establishment. He Is
accompanied by his wife and they will
open up a branch shop in this city In a
short time. They come to this city
highly recommended by the citlen of
Walioo, where they arc now located.
Miss Dora Schramm, a cutter and
special dressmaker with the Works
Ladles Tailors, will also be employed
in the shops that they establish here.
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