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We wint to get acquainted with more people in the outlying
country ia the west. We want more people to get acquainted with our
big store. We want more firesides of this western country to profit by
the great values this big store buys and sells every day in the year.
We are going to make. . proposition so thsvt you c.n' visit
Omaha without spending a, cent for railroad fare.
Listen Attentively!
G AK.SAR..BEN FESTIVAL ia the most glorious event that
was ever celebrated. . This year it will be grander and on a much larger
scale than at any time in its history. It gives yon aad your family an
opportunity to come to Omaha and have the time of your lives. Dur-'
ing this great event the railroads will make special rates for October 1,
2, 3, 4 and S, on all trains coming into Omsha,
- If You Intend Coming to Omaha
and wish to know all particulars about oar free transportation offer fill out
the Coupon below and we will, by return Mall, send you all Information
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SWITCHMEN MIKE DEMAND
National Movement tor Shorter Oil's
Work and Increase In Pay.
The Brotherhood of Railroad
Switchmen has given notice to the
general mauagers of all railroads en
tering Chicago that they will ask for
higher wanes and shorter working
day. Twenty thousand men were
represented iu the switchmen'! re
quest. The roads upon which notice
was served He in the territory from
Uuffalo to the Pacific coast. The no
tice asks that the switchmen be given
a hearing on or before October 'J3,
next and that eight hours constitute
a day's work at the following rate of
pay: Foremen, 42cents an hour; help
ers, 28 cents an hour; overtime to be
paid for at the above rates; strict sen
iority to prevail, the switchman long
est in service to have preference of
positions The scale proposed repre
sents an Increase in wattes of about 20
per cent.
THERE ARE 578 STATE BANKS
OMAHA, IN CO.
PERKINS HOTEL
PLATTSMOUTH,
NEBRASKA
RATES $1.00 PER DAY
Hirst House West B. S M. Depot
We Solicit the Farmers Trade
and Guarantee Satisfaction.
When in the City Give Us a Call
15he Perkins Hotel
Take Advantage of the Half Fare Rates.
Visit Omaha October 1st to 6th. .
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Three Large-Stocks of Musical Iustriv
ments Go on Sale this Week
We have just purchased three large stocks of
Musical Instruments at 50c on the dollar. The stocks
are being moved into our large1 Music Room, will go on
sale this week. Now WST.
ever fee V buy a Piano Organ, or Piano; PJaytr,foiact .
anythinc: in the way of Musical Merchandise, .We only,
mention a few of the different pianos that go in this saUr
Checkering Bros., Fischer. Yose, KimJballiEstey.Schaelfer,;
Price :& Teeple, Behr.Bros. .Story & Clarke, Wegman,
Ives & Pond, Davenport & Tracy, Chickering & Son,
New England, Smith 6V Barnes, Franklin and many
other well known makes. Upright Pianos will be sold
from $58.00 up. Square Pianos from $5.00 up. Organs
$3.00 up. Talking Machines at just onehalf price,
HAYDEN BROS.
Omaha's Reliable Piano House," ,
Easy Payment Plan ; if Desired
Prosperous Era for the Nebraska State
Banks Increase In Deposits.
A special from Lincoln says tliat
the report of Secretary 1'oyse of the
state banking board on the condition
of state banks at the close of business,
August 'J", shows a very substantial
state of aiTalrs. The total assets of
the banks approach $7.j,0CO,iH)0, while
an iucrease in deposits of $.'o,ooo,00()
in the past ten years is noticeable.
There were 5"0 banks reporting on
August 2S, liiOti, an Increase of eleven
banks over the number reporting May
19, l'.KXi, and an Increase of forty-three
over the number reporting one year
ago.
The amount of deposits' has in
creased S;j,379,943.4'J since the report
of May 19, 1!)06, and $s,iiji,2so.4.j since
the report of a year ago. The. increase
In the amount of loans since May 19
19iX5, Is JT1S.0OS.64, and since the re
port of a year ago the Increase shows
$7,097,321.31.
Ten years ago the total deposits in
all state banks of Nebraska amounted
to $10,227,537.93, showing an increase
Of $1S,5H!,()33.74.
The banks were carrying an average
reserve of 3i per cent at the date of
this report, being more than two and
one-half tline9 the legal requirement
Offensive Psrtissnship.
During Ms term Presldeut Cleveland
forbid postmasters to take active part
m partisan politics. If our memory
Is not at fault President Roosevelt also
made a suggestion along that line, but
It appears that little attentlou is paid
to It In this state. At every conven
tion postmasters are plentifully In
vldence and they take part In the
proceedings, no matter how partisan
or unfair they be. And If perchance
they are running newspapers they
seem to vie with each other In offen
sive partisanship. This pleases the
party bosses. Isn't there enough
work for the postmasters to do with
out running around attending conven
tions and helping to manipulate
politics? Better attentlou to their
otllcial duties and less attention to set
ting up political Jobs would rebound
to the postal service. Let the "square
deal" be applied to the postmasters so
that the public may understand the
relation they sustain toward their
patrons and their party bosses. The
postal service should be above partisan
politics because it Is not owned by
the politicians but the whole pooplc.
If postmasters were to be elected by
the people (as they should he) we
know of several persons la Cass county
w ho could not be elected even to
position of "dog pelter," let alone to
the responsible position they at pre
sent occupy through the Instrument
ality of "Kasy Money" l'ollard.
FRUIT PLENTIFUL IN CASS
the
A FEW FREE SUGGESTIONS
Man) Things Can be Done Before the
Cold Weather Sets la
FOR COMFORT AND PLEASURE TO ALL
Who Will Take Tine bv the Forelock
and Prepare For It?
Gradually Disappearing.
Few cities the size of l'lattsmouth
can boast of better sidewalks than does
the business section of this city. Good
substantial brick or cement walks
have taken the place of the old board
walks that were a disgrace t the city
two years ago. In the residence parts
of the city the same follows. These
are all due to the present city admin
istratlon, assisted by a body of level
headed councilmen. Next year will
probably see the disappearance of the
last of the board walks in any part of
Plattsmouth. The concrete walk re
cently laid in front of the l'lattsmouth
hotel Is a credit to any city, and we
believe that kind of a walk will soon
take tbe place of the brick walk, and
for appearance sake, it should. "
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How, Sheldon Voted.
The Democrat has been telling its
readers tbe kind of a reformer Candl
date Sheldon is, and now it is going to
tell bow he acqulred'hls standing as
sham reformer,
It will be recalled that at the last
session of the legislature when the pro
posed amendment to the state consti
tution was before the state senate, of
which body Sheldon was a member,
Cady offered an amendment which
clearly defined the powers and duties
of the railroad commission to be cre
ated under that amendment, and this
man Sheldon led the fight in the com
mittee room and on the : floor to kill
the Cady amendment, and when the
final vote" was taken thereon, Shfeldon
I was one of. four senators who Voted
against it, oat of thirty-three repub
lican senators.
k-Tbe only iu'ppoYters'tuat , Sheldon
bad in his attempt to kill the amend
ment wer CHffjq of Dawson, .Tpqrxwi
of ;Dpugias, and Wall of Sherman,, all
three of whom-are now branded by
the Sbefdonltes as Union Tad So tools,
while Sheldon! Islicld tip as a reformer.
. It was well known then, and It Is
well remembered now, that Sheldon
used every device at his command to
render the - railroad commission
amendment useless, and had he suc
ceeded In defeating the Cady amend
ment he would have succeeded in .ac
complishing his purpose.
What has he done since to convince
you that his heart Is not still on . the
wrong side of his body?
Sbellenberger has always been right.
Sheldon has always been wrong.
Kearney Democrat.
Uee's Laxative IIoncyandTar, the
original cough syrup, acts as a' cathar
tic on the bowels. It is made from the
tar gathered from the pine trees of
our own country, therefore is the best
for children. It. Is good (or coughs,
colds, croup, whooping cough, etc.
I Tr? our free offer. Sold bj Ccrlng &
Co. 's drag store.
These are the Gladsome Days For
Deep Set Vegetarian.
This Is the season of the year when
the vegetarian wears on his or her
countenance a smile like unto that of
the beef or 'barber's trusts, for the
housewife who cannot put up alirst-
class vegetable dinner from the dls
plays of vegetables to be seen at the
various grocery stores about this old
town and one that will make the en
tire family join the meat eschewers,
must be sadly lacking In the culinary
art.
The vegetables are now at the height
of their season, and the local market
is Hooded with the finest kinds of red
tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, turnips,
carrots, sweet potatoes, wax, string
and lima beans, squashes, pumpkins
and almost everything that the local
vegetable world alTords at this season
of the year. The produce this year Is
of unusually tine quality and prices
have be uniformly low.
The peach crop in Cass county is un
precedented In the history of Ne
braska. Fine large yellow peaches
have been sold at 75 cents per bushel,
while the smaller variety has sold for
oO cents. Many farmers have disposed
of their crops at 12j and 25 cents per
bushel to those coining and picking
them. The family this winter who
does without "peaches and cream"
will have themselves only to blame.
The apple crop Is splendid In Cass
county, and the samples of winter
fruit that are brought to town denote
that In quality it is excellent and the
quantity Is reasonably large, so said
by those who are supposed to know.
IIousc wives have been buying freely
of all kinds of fruit for canning and
preserving, and the fluctuations In the
markets sometimes puzzles them.
Grapes are said to be cheaper this
season than ever known before and are
selling at cue cent per pound, and
many are being crushed into wine, for
sipping for the "stomach's saka."
The Journal knows'of one man who
has one hundred gallons of grape juice
fermenting In kegs that once bad
vinegar in them, and that man we
know only has one stomach.
But take it, all in all; this has been
an exception of a fruit season, and it
is time yet for many of those who have
not availed themselves of tbe oppor
tunity to put up much -fruit.' jft
behooves them to do so, for there Is
no telling when they will baVe another
such chance, to do so,. The don't
come every year In Nebraska nor In
any other northern state. ; ' '
The Horn Merohant Suffers. 3
" A few of Sears & Itobuck catalogues
arrived in l'lattsmouth this) week ,ad
dressed to farmers 1Q thlsTmrnedlito
vicinity. The patrons. Qf this Cheap
John concern of Chicago seem to have
become more numerous instead of
falling otT, as should be the case. Hav
Ing helped to build up.thls corporation
to Its present collossul proportions, it
may he possible some of its patrons In
Cass county may yet Invest In some
of Its stock. It Is tho ready cash sent
by country patrons that has built up
this great . corporation. Their pat
rons know better than to ask Sears &
Roebuck for credit, but It is the home
merchant who has to extend this fa
vor. It is the home merchant that
generally gets it In the neck from the
fellows that send their cash away from
home to build up foreign institutions,
The next thing we will hear of some
of our farmers taking stock: In a home
cooperative store the farmers paying In
the cash while tho manipulator fur
nlshes the experience.
Tone tha liver, move the bowels,
cleanse the system. Dade's Little
Liver Pills never gripe. Sold by Ger
ing Si Co. 'a drugstore.
The weather prophets are now en
gaged lit telling us that we can be on
the lookout for one of the coldest
winters we have experienced for sev
eral years. They may be true and
they may not. Last winter was a
very moderate one, but that Is no sign
that the coming ono will be the samo,
Old Inhabitants tell us they nevor
iiave seen two such winters in succes
sion, and they ought to know. They
have been here long enough. But let
this be as It may, It is just as well to
be prepared for a cold winter and then
we will be Just fortunate If It should
prove otherwise, sumo of the poorer
people of l'lattsmouth will no doubt
be glad If we do not have a hard winter,
Hut right now Is the time for the
poorer class of people of this city to
think of these matters, and save much
distress when Old Winter imts In his
appearance. There are too many who
do not think of the comforts of their
own family until the hour of almost
distress. These are the ones that
should "make hay while the sun
shines" In getting In their winter's
fuel, tilling the larder, etc. There are
numerous head9 of families In this
city who should heed the warnings
the Journal Is thus giving them, it
Is free, and no compulsion about
the matter- they can use Just as much
as they see ht but It Is for their own
benctlt that we donate tho same.
Last winter we knew or quite a
number of children who were com
pelled to stay at home the bigger part
of last winter, because they did not
have shoes and stockings and other
suitable clothing tit to attend school
or shield them from the cold, chilly
blastot even moderate winter weather.
There Is no necessity for this In tills
day of plenty of work and good pay,
and especially If these children have a
father who Is ablo and willing to work
for their support.
There are heads of families in l'latts
mouth, who no doubt mean well, but
they wait too long to act In the good
meaning, and It Is to this class that
the Journal Is directing these remarks,
We will have nearly six weeks of line
fall weather, or, ordinarily do. Thl:
will give those who have sadly neg
lected their children In many respects
when they should be In school an op
portunity to attend to these matters
Think of the blame that, will rest
upon your shoulders when you arc the
cause of their neglected education
and then the happiness you can bring
to their little hearts by hustling
around now in the few weeks left to
prepare them for school during the
winter. A child's neglected education
on the part of the bead of a family
who is able to work, Is a crime that
cannot be forgiven by God or man.
There Is no excuse for such. JJy all
means see that your children are well
provided with comfortable clothing
for the winter while you have the op
portunity to do so.
District Court
Tiio cie of John C. l'npe vs. Geor
Oborle, t tal., was given to the Jury
Thursday, and after being out :all
night without agreement, the Judga
sent them back the second time, and
when it was determined that they
would not agree, they were called In
and dismissed. When It came to a
show down as to how the Jury stood, It
was 11 to 1 In favor of the defendant.
It Is now thought that tho matter
will be thrown out of court, or rather,
dismissed.
Ktuel Clark v Jacob I'lelschman, et
at, 1.1 the case how' being tried. The
plaintiff inherited cti) acres of land at
the death of her father, and being
young at the time of her father's de
mise, a guardian was appointed for
her. This guardian sold the land to'
the defendant, I'lelschman, who has
had possession of the property since
ism), paying i;i,,roo for the same. Now
the lady sues for an Interest In thu
land, llyron Clark, who Is an undo
of the plaintiff, appears as her attor
ney, while Wm. Deles Dernier and S.
M. Chapman are defendants' attorneys.
KERN SHOWS UP AUTHORITY
A Young Mother at 70.
"My mother has suddenly been made
young at "0. Twenty years of Intense
suffering from dyspepsia bad entirely
disabled her, until six months ago,
when she began taking Electric Bit
ters, which have completely cured her
and restored the strength and activity
she had In the prime of life," writes
Mfa. W. L. Oilpatrlck, 6f Danfortb,
Me. Greatest restorative medicine on
the: globe. Sets stomach, liver and
kidneys right, purifies the blood, and
cure? SJalarla, Biliousness and Weaknesses.-
Wonderful Nerve Tonic.
Price,' ' 50c. Guaranteed by F. G.
Fricie&Co's drug store. '
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;! Changes In Supply Department.
'jW, L. Cooper, chief clerk of the
sopply department, has been trans
ferred to Plattsmouth and made store
keeper. We are pleased to learn of
Mr.' Cooper's efficient and faithful
services, but we regret very much to
lose him and Mrs. Cooper from our
city. They have been with us but a
sliort time, but by their genial and
pleasant dispositions, they have made
many friends who will be sorry to see
them go. Mr. Cooper enters upon his
new duties next Monday. Mr. Kemp
stcr, the prescntstorckeepcrat riatts
mouth, goes to Ienvrr. Mr. Cooper
will be succeeded here as chief clerk
by W. A. Collp, and he by C. O. Iilch-
ards, both of whom came to Havelock
about three months ago from the
lines east. Haveloek Messenger.
Manan relieves Instantly the pain
caused by those blind, bleeding, Itch
Ing and protruding piles. It Is put up
in collapsible tubes in such a way that
It can be applied where tbe trouble
originates, thus stopping the pain Im
mediately. ; Try'ono bottle, and If you
are1 not relieved, your money will be
refunded. Try our free offer. Sold by
Gf ring & Co ' drug store.
Secretary of Board Authorizes Him to Sign
Earl vVescott's Contrect.
A special from Lincoln says: "Su
perintendent Kern of the Hastings
asylum was in Lincoln today, and ac
cording to Mm, If thero Is anything
wrong with the contract let to Karl
Wescott for the construction of food
elevators at the Institute it is the fault
of the board, and Dr. Kern certainly
has the goods to bear out this asser
tion Dr. Kern was before the board a
week ago, and at that time he read to
the members his letter to Governor
Mickey, In which ho told of the lturns
contract and other con tracts, lead ing
up to the Wescott contract, which the
secretary of the board authorized him
to sign. Incldently Dr. Kern was to
sign the contract relating to the ma
terial used In the elevators, and ho
had nothing to do with the price.
Though this letter had been read to
the board members, Chairman Katon
denied that he knew anything of the
contract, and ho denied that any mem
ber of tho board had been authorized
to tell Dr. Kern to sign tho Wescott
contract, insofar as the contract for
the porches Is concerned, Dr. Kern
said be had received a letter from the
board to advertise for bids and let the
contract to the lowest bidder. No
work has been done on this contract,
and it Is likely nothing will be done
until after the next legislature makes
an appropriation for this purpose.
'it has been customary, said Dr.
Kern, for the board to refer matters
to the superintendents of institutions,
and it has been done In all Institu
tions. I have on lilc written orders
from the board's secretary for every
thing 1 have done or ordered dune.
"The queer thing about the con
tract Is the fact that Chairman Eaton
professed Ignorance of any knowledge
of It, when as a matter of fact It had
been discussed at the board meeting a
few hours previous to the time he was
asked about It. It was the action of
Chairman Eaton wholly which gave
rise to tbe belief that the contract to
Wescott was queer, Governor M'ckej
Intends to sift tbe matter further Xti'3
And out if there is anything wrong."
New House Completed.
Joe Montgomery, Albert and Alfred
Logan (the latter two being twin
brothers) builders and contractors
from Skldmore, Mo., have just com
pleted the new dwelling house for .
Geo. Ray, residing four and one-half
miles southeast of Murray. The boys
laid the foundation, erected the build
ind,' Including all flues and lathing,
and were just three weeks completing
tbe structure aftkpr the foundation
was laid, and Is now placed lo the
bands of tbe plasterer. The new
building Is 24x32, Including porches,
and is one of the most convenient and
up-to-date farm houses, excepting fur
nace beat, In that part of the country.
The boys all departed Saturday
from Plattsmouth to their home la
Skldmore, Geo. Bay says, to attend
tbe annual pumpkin show at their
home town. They were accompanied
by Ham Chalfant, who will visit a
couple of weeks in Nodaway county.
Return From 5,000 Mile Trip.
C.E. Wescott and wife returned
Sunday from a trip to the north
western coast, and In the course of
their travels since leaving Platts
mouth, they have covered over 5,000
miles. Among tho places and cities
of note that they visited are Portland,
Oregon, Victoria, Vancouver, Fields.a
popular summer resort In the Can
adian Rockies, Calgary In Alberta,
where much Interest Is now centered
on tho irrigated lands, among which
Mr. Wescott made a drive of 2oo' miles
and was so hlgtHy pleased that ba has
decided to Invest In the Canadian real
estate. The Wcscotts returned home
by the'way of St.Paul, thus com
plating a very enjoyable trip.
Tbe next time
smoke, call for tho
on tho market.
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