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VOLUME XXVIII
PLATTSMOUTH, XEI5RASKA. THURSDAY, A ANUAKV 'J, 190S.
NUMBER I
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At Which Time the Writer First Made His Ac
quaintancc at Spencer, Owen
County, Indiana.
A few days since the writer chanced
to pick up the Sunday Lincoln Journal,
which contained a biographical sketch
of Uncle Jacob V. Wolf, of Lincoln.
Ever since we became a resident of
Plattsmouth, nearly six years ago, we
have repeatedly noticed his name in
print, and it seemed very familiar to
us, although it has been over forty
years since vv t-ew him, but never
dreamed he was the same J. V. Wolf,
who was county treasurer of Owen
county, Indiana, during our residence of
two years in Spencer, the county seat.
In August, 1866, we went from Illi
nois to Greencastle, Indiana, and there
contracted with Howard Briggs, at that
time running a democratic paper called
the Press. While there we met Judge
Franklin, Judge of the Common Fleas
court, who was holding a term of court
there. The Judge's home was in Spen
cer, and he told us that the Owen Coun
ty Journal, the only democratic paper
in the county, was without an editor
and that they needed one very badly.
The plant was owned by Judge Frank
lin, Jacob V. Wolf and a number of
other democrats, and after an insistence
of an hour or more, the Judge convinced
us that that was just the place for a
young man like me at that time. After
conferring with Mr. Briggs for a few
moments he released us from our con
tract, and at 4 o'clock on the same day
that we convinced with Judge Frank
lin, we had full control of the Journal.
On our departure for Spencer, Judge
Franklin rve us a letter of intr.due
tion to J. V. Wolf, upon reading which
he immediately accompanied us to the
Journal office, introduced us to the
force employed and told them that the
destiny of tbe paper was now in our
hands. We remained in charge of the
paper for almost two years, and during
that time we were associated with Mr.
Wolf in social as well as political ways.
AN EMPLOY
MENT BUREAU
Burlington Is to Organize a
Flew Department.
All persons wishing employment on
the Burlington after January 1 will
have to make application fsr their po
sitions through an emploj-ment bureau
which that road has organized. This is
known as the Bureau of Employment
and will be under the general super
vision of Vice-President Willard and
under the immediate supervision of
J. N. Redfem, present head of the
Burlington relief department, with Dr.
J. A. Denny as chief assistant and
medical examiner.
It is maintained the new department
should greatly increase the efficiency of
the. service and aid the company in
weeding out undesirable employes. All
applications for employment must in
the future come through the new bu
reau. A record of the time spent and
the nature of the employment will be
kept, as well as the character of the
sevrice rendered the company.
The management states that this ac
tion is taken fora double reason. First,
to keep complete records of the charac
ter and length of service of each em
ploye, and secondly, to assist the officers
charged with employing new men in
securing good timber. All applicants
must pass satisfactory examinations as
to physical qualifications. A record
will be kept of all furloughs, character
and length of service, debit marks and
the reason therefor and of all transfers.
The announcement states expressly
that these rules apply only to skilled
labor.
Farmers Audit the Books.
The auditing committee of the Far
mers Mutual Insurance Company, of
Cass county, yesterday audited the
books of the secretary, J. P. Falter,
and found them all right. There has
been only two losses during the last
year, with a liberal amount of business,
placing the company in excellent shape,
making the insurance very low and very
good.
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Spencer is located eight miles from
Gosport, and that the nearest railroad
point, and situated on the banks of
White river. Owen county was about
600 democratic, and Mr. Wolf was
elected county treasurer. During his
incumbency and our residence an inci
dent occurred which caused Uncle Jake
considerable uneasiness for several days.
It was during the tax-collecting season.
The treasurer's office contained a mam
moth fireproof safe that had been placed
there a short time previous, and con
tained most of the money that had been
collected, amounting to many thousands
of dollars. Burglars entered the office
one night and worked good and hard to
break open the safe, and when Mr. Wolf
entered the office next morning and
saw some tools that had been taken
from a blacksmith shop lying near the
same, he began to shake in the knees.
On going to the safe to open same he
found that the lock had been spiked and
that it could not be opened. He did
not know whether the money had been
stolen or not. Before he could rest
easy over the matter, an expert from
the factory where the safe was made in
Cincinnati was sent for. When the
vault was opened and money found just
as he had placed it the night' before,
"Uncle Jake" was the proudest man in
Indiana for a few moments, at least.
"Uncle Jake" was a very popular
man at that time, and from what we
read of him, he has continued to be so
down the pathway of Time. While we
have visited Lincoln on manjT occasions,
Vave never chanced to meet him, but
on our very next visit to the capital
city we shall hunt him up. He was our
friend during our sojourn in Spencer,
always ready to do us a favor, and it is
strange, but nevertheless true, we have
always cherished his memory, although
our associations were of such short
duration, and over 40 years ago.
Depart For New Mexico.
Elder A L. Zink, wife aid little son,
Leland departed for their new home in
Folson, New Mexico this afternoon on
j the fast mail. The family have been
in this place for about a year and a
half, coming here from Tecumseh.
While in the city they have made many
friends, both within the confines of the
denomination which they represent and
the community at large, who are sorry
to see them leave. In their new home
the best wishes of the entire com
munity go with them.'
Leave for Oklahoma.
Mrs. M. E. Coleman departed this
afternoon for Minco, Oklahoma, where
they will make their future home. Mr.
Coleman will follow next Monday,
where they will take up their work for
the coming year. They have a farm
rented, and will not purchase for the
present, but expect to buy a place in
the near future. Their many friends
dislike to see them depart but wish
them success and happiness in their
new home.
Droped In On His Friends.
D. M. Jones was a visitor in the city
for a while this morning, renewing ac
quaintances, departing this afternoon
for Lincoln, from where he goes to St.
Joseph, Mo., with five cars of sheep
from his brother's ranch, in Colorado.
This is this beginning of the shipment
which his brother, P. C. Jones has to
make. In the five cars there were 1400
i head, he still having something like
8000 more to market.
Scared the Rabbits Badly.
Yesterday J. H. Salsburjr and Will
Strieght went out rabbit hunting, and
got three, our inform ent did not say
how, leaving impression with us is that
it was done by scaring them to death.
Those they did not get were everlast
ingly frightened, and it is supposed that
they ran all night for fear of being
captured. Rev. Randall thought it
would be a good plan while the rabbits
were in their present condition to go
out and corral some of the tired and
helpless little bunnies, as they prob-
ably could not get away at present.
Fire at Eagle.
Fire caused by defective flues des
troyed the residence belonging to S. D.
Robyler in the north part of town last
Saturday evening. Ed. Roberts and
family were living in the house, but
for the timely arrival of help from
town their household goods would have
been completely destroyed. Almost
everything of value in the house was
saved and the loss of the building was
partially covered by insurance. Eagle
Beacon.
WILL TEST
VETERINARY LAW
Have Placed A. P. Darnes
Under Arrest for Its
Violation
Dr. A. P. Barnes was arrested yes
terday, charged with practicing veter
inary surgery, medicine and dentistry
without a permit from the state veter
inarian, which, according to the law,'
must be obtained by an examination.
In the examination which the law pre
scribes, many old practitioners find
objections, and among them are Dr.
Barnes. The law was tested once by a
man in Omaha, but the state withdrew
the suit, and in that case it seemed
evident that they could not make the
case a go. It has been agreed in this
case that it shall be carried to the su
preme court that a final decision may
be had and the matter settled. The
case is brought at the persistent in
sistence of M. D. Carey of Seward, and
is brought under that portion of the
law which forbids using the word
veterinarian for advertising purposes.
The call for a meeting of the State
Veterinery Association, of which Dr.
Barnes is president, and upon which is
a cut of a wagon, on which the name
of "Dr. A. P. Barnes Veterinary Sur
geon" appears. When arrested his
attorneys, A. L. Tidd and J. L. Root,
obstained a writ of habeas corpus. be
fore Judge Jessen and Mr. Barnes wasM
released upon his own recognisance..
The writ was made returnable on the
loth of January, 1908, before District
Judge H. D. Travis in chambers.
State Normal, Peru, Neb.
Supt. E; L. Rouse of the state" nor
mal has met with excellent success.
His Plattsmouth friends wili be glad to
hear of his continued success. Members
of the senior class are highly pleased
with the practical policies Mr. Rouse
has inaugurated in the "Training De
partment" and all of them are anxious
to get as much training as the expert
teachers in the "Training Department"
can give them.
Following is the list of the Cass
county students enrolled at the state
normal at Peru for the year 1907 and
1908: Clare L. Ellis, Hattie Fight,
Dora H. Kaffenberger, Geraldine Rosa,
Myrtle F. Standish, Harry R. Tolhurst.
Male members of the state normal
faculty have organized a club known
as "Facultv Recreation club."
Miss Hattie Fight, who was for three
years a very successful teacher in the
Plattsmouth public schools, is at pres
ent president of the Norma! Catholic
Christian association. The association
has been recently assigned a rest room
which is being fitted up under the direc
tion of Miss Lally, who has been ap
pointed faculty adviser for the associa
tion. A Little Boy's Death.
A telegram received last Saturday
from Winnie McNamee, now residing at
Los Angeles, Cal., conveyed the sad
news that their little son Harold, nearly
four years old, died at 6 o'clock Satur
day morning after a brief illness with
croup. On account of the great dis
tance from here it was impossible for
any of the Union relatives to reach
there in time to attend the funeral.
The bereaved parents have the sincere
sympathy of their many friends here in
their sad affliction. Union Ledger.
Will Not Resign.
"There is not a word of truth in the
story and not a whit of foundatian for
its origin," said General Charles F.
Manderson to a Omaha Bee reporter,
concerning reports sent out from Lin
coln that he is soon to resign as gen
eral solicitor of the Burlington and that
his place is to be taken by C. O. WhTe
don, attorney for the Burlington at
Lincoln.
Bryan Picks Republican Ticket.
William J. Bryan suggests as fit ma
terial for the republican vice presiden
tial nomination A. R. Talbot of Lincoln,
Mr. Bryan's former law partner. The
article couples Mr. Talbot's name with
that of Secretary Taft. Mr. Talbot
maintain a law office in Lincoln and is
head counsel of the Modern Woodmen
of America.
Farmers Will Buy Grain.
Last . evening at the home of Chas.
Spangler near Murray were gathered a
number, of farmers, who have become
dissatisfied with the treatment which
the have been receiving from the ele
vators at Murray, and have met at
this time to put in motion the organ
ization of a Farmers' Elevator Com
pany, for the handling of their own
grain as well as the purchasing of
farmers not being members. It was
decided at the meeting last evening
that they would build the elevator, and
inspired with the recent dicisions which
have been, rendered they are eager to
engage in the business. Another meet
ing is called for Jan. 2nd at one o'clock
in the afternoon, to be held at Murray,
when the completing of the organiza
tion will be made.
Kept Silence for Seventeen Years.
The printing of the picture of the
"Old Gun Club" in the Souvenir, and a
short history of the Old Twelve Pounder
in the historical sketch, has called to
memory some of the incidents that were
connected with it, and one was the
"scare" when it was reported that
Plattsmouth was coming down after it
en masse. This proved to be a practi
cal joke and no one ever knew who
was the real originator of the joke
until the last week or two. A promi
nent and-weighty citizen who used to
be in the butcher business here could
keep the secret no longer and so after
enjoying it all this time he finally
eased his conscience by telling A. F.
Sturm that it was he. The practical
jcker is still living. And this has
brought to mind another thing that this
old cannon that has laid almost forgot
ten in the dirt for so long is so closely
associated with the history of Nehawka
that it is worthy of being preserved.
We therefore move a popular subscrip
tion be taken that it be mounted as
nearly as possible as it was seventeen
years ago and when so mounted it be
put in the bank yard. It would be his
torical and sightly too. Let us see to
it that it be done quickly. Nehawka
Register.
A Cash Basis.
After the first of the year newspa
pers jvill have to do business on a
strictly cash basis, says the Nebraska
City News.
The latest ruling of the postoflice de
partment is to the effect that daily
newspapers cannot be mailed at pound
rates more than three months after the
date for which they are paid for.
This reduces the newspaper business
to a cash basis, and the reading public
must be governed accordingly.
Those who have been accustomed to
letting their subscriptions run until the
end of the year will have to change
their custom and pay in advance, or at
least not let their accounts get more
than three months in arrears.
Would Make an Ideal Home.
A. L. Coleman and wife were pas
sengers to Omaha this morning, where
they are looking after some business
matters. They have been spending the
Christmas holidays in the city, the
guests of Arch's parents, and are
located in Chicage, where Mr. Coleman
is engaged in the wholesale candy
manufacturing business. Mr. Coleman,
as you will see by an ad in another
column, is interested in some lands in
New Mexico situated in San Mignel
county, and is about 80 or 100 miles
southwest of where Elder Zink of the
Christmas church, has accepted a
charge. This is claimed to be the finest
kind of a country and the best of land.
We note that Mr. Coleman is having
personally conducted excursions for the,
purpose of viewing these lands, the
expense of which is borne by the sel
lers of the land in case a purchase is
made.
Will Use the Telephone.
The Burlington has decided to dis
patch its trains by telephone instead of
by telegraph, and will spend millions in
1908 to install the systems. In Ne
braska the work of equipping the Lin
coln division will be undertaken first.-
The announcement that the telephone
system of train dispatching would be
installed by the Burlington is made
with the statement that experiments in
that line have'proven a success.
The telephone is now used on the
main line between Aurora and Mendota,
111., and is satisfactory.
Will Visit in the East.
A. M. Holmes and daughter, Mrs. W.
S. Smith, departed this afternoon, for
a two months visit in the east. They
will first go to Chicago, where they
will be the guests of Troy Holmes, a
son of Mr. Holmes, and a brother of
Mrs. Smith. After a visit at that place
for a while they will continue to the
east and visit at Walton, N. Y. for
some time before returning.
Returns from England.
John Seagraves returned Tuesday
from England, where he has been visit
ing some four or five'weeks. He went
to visit four sisters whom he had not
seen for over twenty-five years. On
his return he was accompanied by Wm.
Kees, a nephew, who will make this his
home. They came from Washington,
England, and were on the sea from the
evening of the 14th until the morning
of the. 20th, coming on the Manritania
of the Cunard line. While at sea they
encountered some very rough weather,
as on the second day out the sea tore
off a portion of the rigging on the
starboard side and carrying away two
of the lifeboats.
Taft and Hughes.
Since the president's positive and
perhaps final declaration that he is not
a candidate for the republican nomina
tion for president, the big men of that
party have been looking about and
weighing the claims of the various as
pirants for the nomination; and it now
seems from the surface that there are
only two men that may be considered
seriously in connection with the repub
lican presidential nomination. These
two men are William II. Taft of Ohio,
the present secretary of war, and Gov
ernor Hughes of the state of New
York. There are others yearning for
the coveted honor. Among these are
Forakerof Ohio, Cannon of Illinois,
Fairbanks of Indiana, Knox of Penn
sylvania, and LaFollette of Wisconsin.
From a republican standpoint, Mr.
Taft has the advantage, in that he is
the candidate of the president and will
undoubtedly receive administration sup
port. From other points of view, how
ever, this might be a drawback in the
general election; because those inde
pendent republicans who don't relish
the idea of a man choosing his own
successor, might prefer to vote for a
democrat.
On the other hand, Mr. Ii ighes stands
a chance of getting support "f those
republicans who are not allied with the
administration by reason of official pa
tronage bestowed by the inenmbent.
Hughes has one thing in recent history
to his credit; namely, his performance
of duty as commissioner in the New
York insurance investigations. But
whatever of good he may have accom
plished in this connection is offset by
his course in vetoing the tvvo-cent-a-mile
bill passed by the New York legis
lature. But from now until the June conven
tion there may be springing up con
stantly some new possibilities. At a
recent meeting, the republican state
committee sought to take time by the
forelock, and commit their party in this
state to Taft, but that contingent of
the republican party in Nebraska that is
not owned, soul and body, by the com
mittee, may object to the idea of being
driveu by the federal office holders and
refuse to be committed.
It is quite evident that Taft and
Hughes are the only persons to be con
sidered seriously, and the action of the
republicans of this state will be watched
with unusual interest by their demo
cratic friends.
THE OLD, OLD STORY
Animals Die After Being Turned Into
the Stock Field.
J. M. Anthony has suffered a severe
loss among his horses during the past
week. On three different mornings
when he went to the pasture he found
one of the horses dead, without any out
ward evidence as to the cause. One of
the animals, a three-year-old, he had
refused $175 for; the others, a yearling
and a two-year-old, were both valuable.
The animals were running in a blue
grass pasture and stalk field and no
previous symptoms of illness were noted.
The last death occurred Friday morning
and Mr. Anthony immediatly took the
stock out of the field, since which time
none have died. If there is a sugges
tion of an epidemic from an unknown
cause it would be well for the farmers
interested to get together and try and
secure some information from the state
veterinarian as to the possible cause of
the trouble and learn by what means it j
can be prevented. Horses are big
values and possible losses from such a !
source should be avoided if possible. ;
Glenwood Opinion.
Were Married in Plattsmouth.
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Ossenkop,of Louisville, and Mrs. Ossen
kop's sister, Miss Tillie Fro, of King
fisher, Oklahoma, and R. M. Keuhl, of
St. James, Minn., came to the city and
this afternoon, were married by his
honor, Judge H. D. Travis, at the
court house. They will make their
home in St. James, Minn.
GIVE LIEN AU
OYSTER SUPPER
An Entertainment Furnished
By a Man for His
Fellow Men
C. M. Seybert who lives in Eight
Mile Grove precinct has the time hang
ing heavily ujon his hands these long
winter evenings, since his better half
is away visiting. In order to beguile
the weary hours, he invited a number
of his friends in last evening and with
out the aid of any ladies, gave an oyster
supper. Now, we would not go on rec
ord as saying that they had reading,
recitations and musical numbers, but
it is believed by many that such was
the case. Taking their own word for
it they had a jolly time and some of
the stories that they told would make
one black in the face. Who it was that
get too much pepper in the oysters anil
who spilled the vinegar on the crackers
we are not prepared to say; you must
ask someone who was there. Those
who were fortunate enough to get their
"names in the pot" are Chas. Garlick,
Simeon Rourick, Milton, Sam and Ivory
Carey.
1908 is a Leap Year
A lecturer recently before the Psycho-Physiological
society of Chicago,
offered these leap year suggestions :
"The right man is much more im
portant than the right age," he de
clared. "The right man is honest, clean,'
sober, affectionate and not less than 25
years old." His advice for men anxi
ous to maintain domestic happiness was
"Don't hang around the kitchen; don't
criticise your wife's domestic arrange
ments, or her cooking; kiss her every
morning when you go to work and when
you return; keep her love fresh and
she'll break her neck to please you."
His advice to women is: "Marry man
who is well developed an inch and a
half behind the ears, where the phreno
logical 'love bump" lies. Feci his head
if necessary. Look out for the man
broad behind the ears and full under
the eyes. He makes a quarrelsome
husband. Have a care about the mus
cular man of nervous temperament. He
is apt to become melancholy and take
to drink. But if you find around-faced
man, nab him on the spot. Kound
faced men make the best hu.sband-;."
What Giliiland Says
Shirley Giliiland has filed suit in the
district court for a fair and equitable
attorney fee for his services in the
Brantner case. Mat Gering of Platts
mouth solicted the services of Senator
Giliiland fo help win the suit for da i
ages, Brantner having been crippled
while working for the railroad at Paci
fic Junction. Damages and interest
give Brantner $y,045. Gering asked of
Brantner 35 per cent or $3,21)5.75. Of
this he wants to allow Giliiland but
$200. This was the original contract,
but was abandoned for another as the
case was continued. Giliiland asks for
$1,200. Glenwood Opinion.
Stringing the Iron.
Fora long time there have been many
doubting Thomases in regard to the
Missouri Pacific putting heavier iron on
their tracks and making many other
improvements, but it seems now that
the improvements are to be made, as
the train distributing the eighty-five
pound iron is now but a short distance
south of town and ought to reach here
this evening or early in the morning.
This new iron will not be put in position
until the frost is out of the ground in
the spring, and then with proper bal
lasting the M. P. will have a good road
bed. Nebraska City News.
Remains Arrive From Washington.
Mrs. Myrtle Becker, of Kalama,
Washington, having in charge the re
main of her grandmother, Mrs. Har
riett Smith, the mother of Mrs. I. H.
Dunn cam'e in this morning from the
west. The remains were taken to the
home of I. H. Dunn, from where the
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:30, the Rev. A. A. Randall
of the Methodist hurch delivering the
address.
Andrews for President.
The Nebraska State Teachers' Asso
ciation elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Chan
cellor E. Benjamin Andrews, University
of Nebraska ; vice-president, H. H.
Hahn, Blair; secretary. Miss Gertrude
Gardner, Fremont ; treasurer, A. H.
Staley, Superior; member of reading
circle, C. W.' McMichael, Holdrege;
member executive committee, B. W.
Hayes, Alliance. Mr. Hayes takes the
place of A. L. Cavinew, whose term on
the committee has expired.