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VOLUME XXVII
ILATTSMOUTII, XEURASKA. TIIUIISDAY, OCTOniil? LM, 1907.
NUMI5EH I '.I
THE C3ATTEB IIP
STATE'S
Governor Sheldon Receives a Lecture From
President RoGsevelt, the Particulars of
Which lias Just Gome to the Surface.
HE TALKS BACK
Notwithstanding Teddy Told llim He Must Favor
the Policy of Centralization and
Federal Control.
A special from Lincoln to the World
Herald says that a number of republi
can governors who accompanied Presi
dent Roosevelt on the trip down the
Ohio recently came in for a severe cur
tain lecture en route.
The lecture was administered by the
president himself and was the plain,
blunt expression of a plain, blunt man.
Among the governors who were called
in by the president and made to face
the music was George L. Sheldon, of
Nebraska. In consequence, Sheldon's
fighting blood is up and it is even ru
mored that he may call a special session
of the legislature to make suitable and
forcible response to the presidential re
buke. For the point on which the president
lectured the governors was the question
of state's rights and centralization.
The president told the state executives
that they were "way off" on "this
state's rights business." He told them
the time is at hand when the federal
government must take over the exclu
sive control of railroads and all other
big corporations. He told them the re
publican party must declare for this
policy. He told them when they op
posed it and permitted their republican
followers in their respective states to
oppose it they were merely contributing
aid and comfort to the democratic
enemy.
HIS FIFTIETH
i
ANNIVERSARY 1
1
Pefer J. Vallery and Friends
Celebrate the Event
At the pleasant home of Will J. Val
lery, on the farm four miles west of
the city last Saturday evening occurred
a most enjoyable affair. Will and his
wife had invited Mr. Vallery "s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Vallery to their
home to spend the evening and Sunday,
and when they had been there but a
short time, neighbors and friends be
gan to arrive in numbers, until the
house was well filled.
The old violin sang forth, and accom
panied by the piano, made the best of
mnsic and invited those present to the
dance which was on and "all went as
merry as a marriage bell." Everybody
had a very pleasant time and vied with
each other to make the guests of honor,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Vallery, enjoy
themselves, which they did to the limit.
The occasion being the fiftieth anniver
sary of Mr. Vallery. Besides the
dancing, other amusements were afford
ed and at all times good music, inter
spersed with the latest songs, and a
new phonograph which they had recently
installed in the house.
A sumptious supper was served and
at a late hour all departed for their
homes declaring that Mr. and Mrs.
Vallery the best of entertainers, and
also wishing the guest of honor, Peter
J. Vallery, an opportunity to see many
more such anniversaries.
' Those present to enjoy the occasion
were Messrs. and Mesdames Henry
Bom, John Meisinger, Adam Stoehr,
Sol Adamson, Coon Vallery, Peter J.
Vallery. Frank Genseir, Will Rummel.
and Mrs. Andy Morrow, of Burwell.
Misses Katie, Maggie and Mary Kaffen
berger, Mary and Louise Kehne, Henri
etta Martins, Alice Trility, Nettie and
Josephine Vallery, Julia Warga, Flor
ence Rummel, Nellie Kaufmann, and
Minnie Born. Messrs Gerald W. Vallery,
Henry Kaufmann, Fritz Bracht, Gustav
Heidmann, Roy Holly, Clyde Adamson,
RIGHT
TO ROOSEVELT
The president was especially severe
with Sheldon, it is learned. Sheldon,
according to reports, frankly admitted
that he himself was responsible for the
"state's rights" plank of the Nebraska
republican platform. Roosevelt was
first astonished, then angry. He spoke
with unusual vehemence, even for him,
and Sheldon was at first overwhelmed
by the torrent of executive wrath.
Finally, however, Sheldon got his cour
age back and spoke plainly to the presi-
I dent. He told him that ninety-nine Ne
braska republicans out of every 100
stand square-footed for the rights of
the state to administer its own affairs
without federal interference. He as
serted that should the Nebraska repub
licans declare in favor of federal regu
lation at the expense of the state it
put not only Nebraska surely in the
democratic column, but would make
every state between the Rockies and
the Alleghanies either doubtful or sure
ly democratic. There was something
of a strained feeling when the confer
ence broke up.
Other governors had a similar exper
ience. It is asserted, in short, that
every republican governor was sum
moned into private' conference by the
president and had to face the demand
that he support the Roosevelt cen
tralization doctrine.
! Frank Stepet. August and Will Kehne,
'John Rummel, John Kaffenberger,
Harvey Harger, Will Kruger, Clark
Tick, Max, nd Fritz Va,,ery-
I hillip and tmu Meisinger.
Are Pulling Snags
1 The John G. McPherson, a govern
ment river snag boat, passed up the
. river this afternoon, from St. Joseph
to Sioux City, clearing the channel,
pulling snags and otherwise improving
; the river. They left St. Joseph on the
i first of this month and expect to arrive
at their destination on or about Novem-
j ber 10. The boat is in charge E. H.
; McFarland, the captain, with Geo. G.
1 t':L i t t T7 -!:
xvcilii as puui, itiiu naiiy a,. iiii, iiie
clerk. They carry a crew of 25 men,
who do the work of clearing the river.
The McPherson is a craft of 176 feet in
length and a 35 foot beam, and employ
ing an engine of 150 horse power.
Corn Husking Machine.
W. H. Warner, who went to North
Bend in company with C. A. Milles yes
terday to see the workings of a Deering
corn husker, returned this morning,
while Mr. Miller stopped at Omaha to
look after some business. In regard to
the workings of the machine, Mr. War
ner says that it got the com but left
too many husks on it to suit him. He
stated that he thought that it would
work all right, but needed more pegs
in the rollers which done the husking.
August Gorder goes to Auburn this
morning to see the same kind of a ma
chine work on a farm at that point.
The company want Mr. Gorder to han
dle the machine, but he does not care
to do so until he is satisfied it will do
the work.
No Rates to Denver.
The railroads have not issued the
usual winter tourists rates to Colorado
common points. Last winter a round
trip tourist rate was in effect for sev
eral months, with generous limit for
$23.00. This year, with the rates per
manently reduced, the regular round
trip fare, counting full fare for both
ways, is $23.
NATIVE BORN
CANDIDATES
Frank E. Schlater, C. E. Metzgcr 2nd
Miss Mary E. Foster.
The great State of Nebraske has rec
ognized worth, merit and ability in plac
ing in the highest office of the State of
Nebraska a native-born Governor
George Lawson Sheldon, a native-born
Cass county boy.
The democratic party of Cass county
goes this commendable example two
better and has placed three native-born
Cass county candidates before the voters.
Frank E Schlater,
for county treasurer, born in old Cass
41 years ago and has made his home in
the county of his nativity all his life.
Successful in private business matters,
thoroughly trained in the details of of
fice work and with an enviable record
as deputy treasurer for the past four
years, his candidacy is such as to com
mand the votes of every tax-payer of
every voter, who appreciates superior
ability and trustworthiness in a public
office. Not least of Frank's many mer
its is that of affability toward every
one and especially his obliging and
courteous treatment toward every one
who has business with the county treas
urer. 1 hese charactertisucs, added to
superior qualifications for the office,
makes Frank E. Schlater an ideal can
didate. Christian E. Metzger,
familarily called "Chris," democratic
candidate for clerk of the district court,
is another native-born Cass county boy.
It was some twenty-four years ago that
Chris took a first peep at the great
State of Nebraska, especially at Cass
county, and more particularly at that
part called Eight Mile Grove precinct,
near the village of Cedar Creek. It
was on a farm the old pioneer home
stead of his father and mother, near
Cedar Creek, that Chris was born;
where he grew from infancy into boy
hood, and where, while growing into
manhood, he mastered the details of
successful farm life. In the public
schools of his native county, including
the Plattsmouth High schools, Chris
acquired a fine education, thus qualify
ing himself to fill any office to which he
is elected. It is said that Chris has had
no experience as clerk of the court.
Nor have any who have ever held that
office had experience until after they
were chosen. The first district court
clerk ever elected in Cass county Wil
liam A. Showalte was without
experience until chosen twenty
eight years ago. Like Chris Metzger,
he was young and without experience.
But he made an official record of which
every citizen feels a just pride. Hon.
George L. Sheldon, a Cass county boy,
was without experience as Governor of
Nebraska until elected. But look at
the commendable record he is already
making, although in office less than a
year. Let the voters of Cass county
recognize merit in a native-born Cass
county boy and vote for C. E. Metzger
for clerk of the district court.
But there is another native-born Cass
county candidate on the democratic
ticket. The superior qualifications, the
exceptionally high character of this par
ticular candidate are conceded alike by
democrat, republican and in fact by
everybody. Only a single objection is
made this candidate is a irwnnn.
The Journal last week gave, as we
lieve, unanswerable reasons why merit,
ability and superiorqualifications should
be recognized in the choice of a woman
superintendent of schools as the same
are recognized in the choice of more
than nine-tenths of the public school
teachers in Cass county and throughout
Nebraska.
Miss Mary E. Foster
is a native-born Cass county lady, and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Foster, of Union, one among the early
pioneer families. The father in early
manhood graduated from one of the
strongest colleges in Ohio that at
Granville, and such being the fact, it is
no wonder that the high ideal of educa
tion has been constantly kept before his
daughter. Thus encouraged by home
environment, Miss Mary passed through
the public schools at home, then through
the university and in addition, through
the State Normal at Peru, where she
took the teacher's special training
course. After being thus equipped, she
has shown what a native-born Cass
county girl can do in the line of her pro
fession. For a number of years past,
as teacher and schoolroom disciplinarian,
she has taken rank among the best and
most successful. And as a recognition
of her superior qualifications, Miss Fos
ter now holds a life state teacher's
certificate.
One year ago, the great State of Ne
braska elected a native-bom Cass coun
ty boy its Governor, now let the voters
elect a native-bom Cass county girl to
the office of Superintendent of Schools
that is elect Miss Mary E. Foster.
BURLINGTON TO
CHANGE TIME
After November ICth No. 1 to Make
Better Time by Avoiding Omaha.
The Burlington will have a new time
card early in November, probably on
November 10. Some of the changes
from the present card are announced,
the figures of course being approximate.
No 1, westbound limited, will leave
Chicago about 2 p. m., and will shorten
the running time to Denver by avoiding
Omaha, reaching Lincoln over the old
main line. The train will pass through
Lincoln between 3:30 and 4 a. m., and
reach Denver at 6 a. m. The present
schedule of that train is Chicago, 9:15
a. m. ; Omaha, 11:45 p. m.; Lincoln, 1:45
a. m. ; Denver, 4:15 a. m.
Sunday services will be established on
the Sioux City line. Passenger trains
on that line have been running daily ex
cepts Sunday since the road was opened
for passenger taffice.
Passenger train service will be placed
on the K. C. & O. line from Stroms
burg to Alma.
No. 6, the eastbound limited, will ar
rive at Lincoln about the same as now,
but will leave Denver at 2:30 p. m. in
stead of 12:30 p. m., shortening the
running time two hours.
No. 41 will leave Lincoln for the north
west about fifteen minutes later.
No. 42 from the northwest will get
here about 8 p. m. and leave about 8:30
p. m. This will make a night train for
Kansas City.
There will be little or no change in
the running time of No. 44 from the
northwest.
The Lincoln-Omaha connection from
No. 42 will leave Lincoln at 8:30 in the
evening. The train will arrive in Oma
ha at 10:15.
. No. 43 for the northwest will leave
Lincoln about thirty minutes later.
No. 13 will arrive in Lincoln practic
ally on the present time of No. 1, com
ing through from Chicago as a local
train, and affording Omaha a Lincoln
connection with Nos. 41 and 1.
No. 14 for Omaha will leave at about
6 p. m. instead of 6:15, to make con
nections at Omaha with other roads
more certain.
No. 2 from the west, now arriving at
1:55 p. m., will arrive fifteen or twenty
minutes earlier.
WHAT CAN THIS
ANIMAL BE
Some Sort of a Wild Animal in the
Neighborhood North of Town
Whips All the Dogs.
Last Friday night the entire neigh
borhood in the northern portion of the
the city was disturbed by an animal
which is puzzling .everybody as to what
it can be. It has been seen by a num
ber of people and as is always the case
their descriptions vary. While going
home Friday evening about 10 o'clock
August and John Cloidt and Fred Lin-
deman saw the "critter" come out in
the road in front of them from among
the trees, and they, having a gun took
a shot at it, which frightened it but
did not seem to ha .re hit it. Later in
the night, W. D. Messersmith heard a
commotion and looking out saw a beast
jump over the fence larger than a calf,
and run down the road. Since that time
he has not been able to find his dog
which was always at home before.
During the same night the same ani
mal, it is supposed, mangled a big dog
for Wm. Howland in such a manner
that it had to be killed. W. C. Hamil
ton reports that the same evening
something whipped two bull dogs at
his place and made them run and whine
to get into the house, they being good
fighters, too. Andy Kearns had a dog
tied at its kennel which had been killed
and eaten the same night, leaving
nothing but the bones and the chain
by which it was tied. What the animal
can be is the question which is giving
northend people great concern.
Railroads File Appeal
On Monday the attorney for the rail
roads will appear before the circuit
court at St. Paul and ask for a tempor
ary injunction to keep the Nebraska
state railway commission from chang
the grain rates while an appeal on the
injunction is pending in the court of ap
peals. Attorney W. D. McHugh, ap
pearing for the Burlington railroad, to
day appeared before Judge T. C. Mun
ger and secured the necessary papers
for the appeal which he intends to file
with the court of appeals. In this ap
peal, the attorney will go over the same
arguments as were made in vain to
Judge Munger when he refused to
grant a temporary injunction against
the railway commission.
Took a Constitutional
Miss Zedo Dellekerson, of Hastings,
visited with her friend, Miss Eno Brash
of Omaha, both old friends and school
mates of Miss Clara Dovey, and long
ing to see the sights and visit their
friend, they took the Bellevue and Ft.
Crook street railway, and coming to Ft.
Crook, they thought for a diversion
they would walk on down to this place
and see Miss Clara. They made it all
right although a trifle wearied, and
spending the evening with her, having
a delightful time, returned to Omaha
on the late Burlington train.
IS RECLAIMING WEST
Irregation Expected to Work
Wonders in Settling Semi
Arid Lands
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson divid
ed the irrigation and drainage investi
gations of the office of experiment
stations in two sections and promoted
Samuel Fortier, irrigation engineer,
stationed at Berkeley, Cal., to be chief
of irrigation investigations and C. G.
Elliott, chief drainage engineer, to be
chief of the drainage investigations.
As the result of the construction of ir
rigation works by the government and
private parties, it is expected that five
million acres of land in the west will be
opened to settlement in 1908. The de
partment will make a special effort to
aid settlements in the effective method
of irrigation. It has made plans for the
drainage of 2,000,000 acres probauly in
states west of Mississippi during the
past year.
Married at High Noon.
Mr. Silas M. Partis of Fairfax, Mo.,
came to Weeping Water Saturday and
spent Sunday with his affianced bride,
Mrs. Mary McCullough. They came
this morning to the county seat, and
procuring a license from the county
judge, called upon Judge Archer, who
in the twinkling of an eye caused their
lives to flow in one broad stream of
happiness by making them man and
wife. Just then as the reporter chanced
to drop in, and was taking the names
from the license, the judge explained
to the happy couple, that "This is the
reporter of our paper here." The bride
said "We do not want that published."
But it was then too late, the paper had
the news. They departed this afternoon
for Weeping Water where they will
spend a portion of their honeymoon
and will also visit the home of the
groom at Fairfax, Mo.
May Change Train's Time.
At the present time in Chicago there
is a consultation of the high officials of
the Burlington road, which contemplat
ed the changing of the time for the fast
trains west on that road, which will
materially change the time on No. 1,
their best train, which now arrives at
this point at 11.08 p. m. The proposed
change would put it in this place at
about 3:00 a. m., or near the time which
it occupied a number of years ago. No.
5 is also skeduled for a change, which
would run it some earlier, but as that
does net come this way, would not ef
fect this place, uniess connection was
made with it at Pacific Junction. What
ever the service might be we would
welcome it should it be better for this
city, for the service of trains going
west is far from good at the present
time. We have practically one train
from the east which makes this town
with any shadow of convenience, this is
No. 1, and its time is near midnight,
which makes it an owl service.
Buys a Farm Here.
Clem Whitehead, who it will be re
membered went to California, Missouri,
about a year ago, where he had bought
a farm, with the intention of making
that his future home, found upon living
there for a while that the climate did
not agree with his wife's health, and
he sold the place and returned to Ne
braska, settling near Ravenna. This
was about two months since. The oth
er day Clem dropped in on us, and look
ing around found a farm for sale and
purchased it and will make his home
with us again. He has secured the farm
formerly owned by Charles Carroll,
pajing for the eighty acres, $6,200, or
$77.50 per acre. We are glad to re- i
ceive Clem back among us, for we j
think him a fine citizen? j
Cash Prizes For Best Corn
The state board of agriculture has
appropriated $350 for two corn growing
contests for the boys and girls of Ne
braska during the coming year. The
old contest that has been in force for
several years with prizes aggregating
$150 , will be continued and an other
contest with prizes amounting to $200
has been provided for.
WILL HAVE
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Give Contract to Omaha Peo
ple, Work to Begin at Once
A special from Central City says:
The city council at its regular session
this week granted a franchise for the
construction and operation of hm elcc
tric light plant to L. S. Jenkins and If.
I). Forrest, of Omaha and already work
on the plant is under way. The c ity
has contracted for forty glow lights of
200 candle power each, and four arcs of
2,000 candle power each for street
lighting purposes and has already locat
ed the corners where the lights shall he
placed. The plant will cost $15,(HMland
the power house will be constructed on
the land adjacent to the water works
engine house. It is hoped that the
streets may be lighted within forty
days, as permission has been given to
use the water works boiler for running
the dynamo until the regular boilers ar
rive from the boiler works. Central
City is at present without any street
lights, as the gas wasdhhut off a week
ago. The difference between the c ity
and the gas company grew out of the
latter's refusal to replace burners on
the street lamps, when it changed the
form of its gas from gasoline to coal
gas, thus reudering the old burners
practically worthless.
TALK OVER THE OCEAN
Without Wires Messages Are
Sent Clear Over
A dispatch from Gale Bay N. S. of
yesterday says: "This morning the
Marconi wireless station here flashed
to the station at message from Sir
Wilfred Lauries, premier of Canada,
congratulating the English people upon
the inauguration of the trans-Atlantic
communication. The message was ad
dressed to the London Standard and
was relayed from the Irish coast to the
British metropolis on the Inland tele
graph lines.
"After the transmission of the first
eastward message England's dispatch
to Canada was received and the station
was declared formally open for com
mercial business."
London, Oct. 17.- Several of the
newspapers today received dispatctes
from the Marconi station at Glace Bay
and many persons sent congratulatory
messages to Marconi, including Lord
Mayor Bell, the Duke of Argyll and
Lord Strathcona, the Canadian high
commissioner. Several hundred persons
attempted to send private messages,
but these the company declined.
Splendid Officials.
J We have two men on our (The Reg
I ister) ticket who we are desirous of
W. E. Rosencrans, the present county
clerk. He is worthy of your support,
and in his fidelity to his duties, merits
re-election. He is courteous, obliging
and none of his constituents has ever
found him wanting in a single instance
and he will stand on the Register
platform. The other is Frank Sc hlater.
We have it from a republican commis
sioner and two other republican officers,
besides, who knew whereof they spoke,
before we suggested him as a candidate,
that the treasurer's office is in the best
shape in the history of the county and
that this was due largely to the efforts
of Frank Schlater. The collec tion of
those large sums of back taxes were
jthrough his efforts. These recommen
dations were given us last summer and
were wholly responsible for the action
we took in suggesting him as a candi
date. We have since discovered in him
an old-time friend, one of the best ac
countants in the state and we know for
ourselves that we made no mistake in
placing him on our ticket. We have
confidence in our readers also and be
lieve they will support the cream of the
two tickets. Now, just look our ticket
over. It's true, isn't it? and you'll vote
it too! And there is Kropp and Quin
ton. They ought to have every vote in
Nehawka precinct, democrat, populist
and republican. And unless there is a
lot of small, narrow-minded partisans
they will get them. Nehawka Register.
T. S. C. Dabb's Sister Dies.
T. S. C. Dabb received a message
this morning telling of the death of his
sister, Mrs. H. S. Layon, of Pittsburg,
Kansas, who died during the night. Mrs.
Layon is well advanced in years, being
70 years old and has been troubled with
Gallstones for some time, and in bad
heath. Mr. Dabb departed this after
noon for Pittsburg to be present at the
funeral. In the loss of his sister, Mr.
Dabb has the sympathy of the entire
community.
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