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DAILY PERSONAL NEWS Short Items of Interest, From Fri day Evening's Daily Journal 41 C '." Mrs. T. S. Will was a visitor Omaha this morning. Newton Will and wife were Omaha visitors today. L. F. Sallee was a visitor in Omaha this morning. Ray Travis was a visitor in Omaha this afternoon. John McQuestion was a visitor in Omaha this afternoon. Herbert Josselyn was a visitor in the metropolis this afternoon. V. T. Kuncl, the baker, was a passen ger to Omaha this afternoon. L. B. Egenberger and J . P. Falter were visitors in Omaha this morning. Mrs. A. B. Hass, of Oreapolis, is visiting in the city with relatives today. Mrs. George W. Thomas and little son are the guests of friends in Omaha today. George Snyder of near Mynard was a business visitor in the county seat this morning. Miss Marie Kaufman, of Cedar Creek, was a business visitor in the city this morning. Silas Long was a passenger to Glen wood this morning, looking after some business matters. J. W. Gamble returned this morning from Omaha where he has been visiting for the past few days. Mrs. Helps was a visitor in the me tropolis this afternoon, a guest of friends for the day. The ice men are beginning to get a little uneasy about the crop. There is plenty of time yet for a crop. Wash A. Young was a passenger to Omaha this afternoon, where he is looking after some business matters. C W. Hamilton was a visitor at Om aha this afternoon, where he is looking after the poultry exhibit, which he has there. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Salsbury were passengers to Omaha this morning. I where they are visiting with friends' for the day. John Bergman of near Murray was a ' passenger to Omaha this morning I -where he will look after some busrn?s -.matters for the day. .Mrs. George Ballance and little daugh ter returned this morning from an ex-1 tended visit to Havelock. where they 1 have been since before Christmas. Fred Patterson from Rock Bluffs was a visitor in the county seat this af ternoon, looking after some business in t u . i e n tV- Journal. visiting in the city with relatives and j friend, guests at the home of his parents, David E. Rice, departed for hi home today. John McCarthy of Bellevue came in ! "last evening and visited over night and today with his friend Uncle John Mon roe returning home this afternoon on the fast mail. Misses Mary Twes and Bertha Evers were passengers to Omaha this after noon on the fast mail, going back to -work after having visited with friends and relatives in the city for some days past. Those who helped Craig with the glove factory are now reaping the benefit for their goodness. Here he was assisted in getting started, and after getting on his feet he moves to Omaha. W. R. Leonard of Minneapolis is in the city today looking after some mat ters pertaining to the show business, having just completed a season, closing with the last night of the old year with Dora Thome at Grand Island. Mrs. H. M. Craig departed this morn for Omaha where they will make their home in the future, Mr. Craig having accepted a position with the newly or ganized Omaha Glove company, which begins business in that city at once. A. M. Searle, accompanied by his nephew, Fred McElwain, who has been visiting at the Searle home for some days past, from Indiana, were passen gers to Omaha this morning, where they are looking after some business .matters. Hiram Walsh and wife, parents of Mrs. Wm. Barclay, who have been vis iting in the city for some days past, -departed for Omaha this morning where they will visit for a few days before returning to their home in the western part of the state. Mrs. C. M. Seyberts of Mt. Pleasant precinct and two daughters. Misses Ivy and Margaret, returned last evening from a visit of a few weeks with the former's parents, Gotlieb Spreick and wife at Stanton. They stopped today the family of John McNurlin and con tinued their journey home this evening, 1 v. Vallery White, of Omaha, is visiting in the city, the guest of relatives for the day. Mrs. J. S. Hall went to Omaha this morning where she is looking after some business for the day. L. B. Bown the horse trainer, was a passenger to Hamburg today where he has some work in his line. Miss Lillian Kolarik of Crete came in last evening and 13 visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Byrl Ballard. James L. Gray, of Lincoln, was a vis itor in the city last evening, looking after some property he has in the city. Julius Neilson was a passenger to Omaha this morning, where he is look ing after some business matters "today. W. B. Porter, of Mynard, was a vis itor in the city today, looking after some business matters at the county seat. Mrs. T. S. C her daughter, and daughter, Dabb, accompanied by Mrs. Emily Morrison, Edna, were visitors in Omaha today. E. S. Critchfield, a deputy internal revenue collector, was a visitor in the city this morning looking after some business matters. Mrs. Dr. Frank Jensen departed this morning for her home at Newman Grove after a visit for some time at the home of her parents. Miss Tillie Ploeger departed this morning for Glenwood, la., where she will visit for some time at the home of her cousin, Mrs. A. E. Stephenson. R. A. McClannehan, wife and little child, departed this morning for their home in Lincoln, after a visit of a few days with friends and relatives in this city. Uncle Curtiss Moore was a- visitor in the city this morning, for the first time for a number of days, he haviner been confined to his home on account of sick ness. Henry Donat departed this morning on a ninety days trip, which will take him to Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and other points in the east, in the interest of the house for which he is traveling. John W. Evans and wife were visi tors in the city for the past few days from Omaha, looking after the tuning of some pianos in the city, returning home this afternoon on the fast mail. Mrs. L. N. Humphrey who has been very ill with the grippe and also suf fered intense pain in the eyes is now able U s:t up though she still has to remain in a darkened room on account of her eyes. Hugh Pever?. wife and child, who have been vision? in the city for some time with rel?ti' e? and friends, guests at the hr me of Jan es Severs, departed for their home at El Reno, Oklahoma, this afternoon. Mrs. W. II. Barker and daughter. Miss Pearl, returned tlvs morning from Chicago, where they were visiting with friends and relatives for the past ten days, the guests at the home of Mrs. Barker's brother, Alex I'hilby. H. G. Van Horn of the Van Horn & Gibson music store, was a visitor m Omaha this afternoon, where he is looking after replenishing his stock of goods since the holidays, in order to keep the stock one that makes it good to select from. Mrs. Eva Reese was forty-five years old yesterday and gave a supper in honor thereof to the member of her father's family, which was greatly en joyed by all present. There being games, music and refreshments to help the hours fly merrily. Mrs. L. D. Yeager and sister, Mrs. S. Braggs, and little daughter, passed through the city this morning enroute from Union where they were visiting with another sister, Mrs. G. Garrison, to their home in Promise City, Iowa. They have been visiting at Union about a week. Miss Annie Chapman, one of the glove makers who was employed by the Plattsmouth Glove company, departed this morning for Glenwood, where she will visit for a short time with her friend, Miss Lulu Brockway, also a glove maker, who last fall came from Gloversville to work for the company here, but who is now engaged at Glen wood. This morning Dr. E. W. Cook re turned from Salem, Iowa, where he recently went to see his mother, who is very sick at that point. When the doctor departed yesterday for home his mother was resting a little easier, though her general condition was not perceptibly improved. It is to be hoped she will make some decided improve ment and that she may again recover her health. GOES TO HOSPI TAL AT OMAHA Troubled With Appendicitis for Some Time Causes Necessity of Operation. Mrs. Frank Buttery was taken to Omaha this afternoon by her husband, and in care of Miss Amelia Heisel, where she will be taken to the St. Joseph Hospital, where she will under go an operation for relief from appen dicitis. Mrs. Buttery has been troubled with the disease for a long time and has deferred going to the hospital for an operation, seeking relief through medi cal treatment rather than having to submit to such for relief. Some years since her brother, Joseph Nejedley, was troubled with the same disease, and af ter having undergone the operation and recovered his health was much improv ed. It is earnestly hoped by the many friends of Mrs. Buttery that the opera tion which she is about to undergo will result in a complete restoration of this lady to her accustomed health. Mr. Buttery and Mrs. John Busche went along to assist in getting the -sick ' lady to the hospital. Organize for Work. The newly elected officers of the Christian Sunday school met last even ing, and with the teachers at the regu lar meeting of the Bible class course, and perfected plans for an aggressive campaign for the reclaiming of the chil dren in the city who do not attend Sun day school. In this city there are over one thousand children who attend the city school, not counting those who are in the St. John's school, and there are less than one-half that number attend ing Sunday school. In reclaim them, the organization was affected last even ing. Much talk is devoted by. many or ganizations relative to foreign missions, and the work which they do in the foreign field, while they allow their next door neighbor's children and many times their own to remain out of the Sunday school, and without the know ledge which they seek to impart to the heathen. To begin at home in the work which is admitted to be essential by all, is the mission of the Sunday school. There is a great enough field here for the combined efforts of the Sunday schools of the city all working in unison. May they all get at the matter in earn est. ! Frog in Stomach Causes Death. The Lincoln Journal of this Saturday morning says: "A living frog in his stomach is said to have been the cause of an illness which last evening resulted in the death of Logan Suddith, an old soldier, whose home was at 1 629 O street. M. Suddith, while on a visit in Indiana several months ago, drank at a spring, and is thought to have swallowed a tiny reptile at that time. Since then he had been an almost constant sufferer. The frog was finally expelled from his stomach only a few days ago, and is then said to be of some size, having apparently lived in Mr. Suddith's stom ach for several months. Mr. Suddith, who was sixty-one years old at the time of his death, was unable to re cover from the effects of his revolting experience, and died last evening at 7:20 o'clock. He was an old soldier, having served in Company C, l-34th In diana volunteers." Will Give Chicken Pie Supper ' The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Presby terian church will give a chicken pie supper January 14 in the basement of the church. At this supper the same committees which served at the supper recently given, will be expected to serve in the same capacity as before. O. B. Carter of Omaha was a visitor in the city this morning looking after some business matters. Will S. Soper was a passenger ' to Omaha this afternoon, looking after some business matters. Miss Gertrude Stenner was a visitor in Omaha this afternoon, where she will remain over Sunday. Herman Martin came in from Omaha this morning and is visiting with friends in the city for a few days. Mark White of Rock Bluffs was a visitor in the city this morning looking after some business matters. C. W. Hayden, of Omaha, was a business visitor in the city this morning and returned on the fast mail. F. L. Rhoden of near Murray was a visitor in the city this . morning, look ing after some business at the county seat, Mrs. Letz and Mrs. Todd, of Omaha, came in this morning and are guests at the home of Geo. N. Dodge and wife for the day. Misses lone and Helen Dovey depart ed last evening for Chicago, where they are attending school, after spending the holidays at home. Chas. C. Hennings and son, Ferdi nand J.. Hennings were visitors in' the city this afternoon looking after some business matters. M. Archer will insure your property from loss by fire, lightning, wind storms, tornados and cyclones. Farm insurance is especially solicited. Falls Under His Horse. Thursday evening, Master Roy Thomp son was going to the Missouri Pacific depot for the mail, arid having saddled his horse, started out of the stable, where it was light, having a lantern hanging on the inside, and as the horse went out of the door it stumbled over a pile of refuse, falling and at the same time throwing Roy under him. In fall ing the horse and boy were both pin ioned down, in such a way that they neither could get up. Roy shouted to his father, who was in the house, and he ran out to see what was the trouble. finding the horse down with Roy fast under him, the horse lying on one leg. After his father rolling the horse up hill a trifle Master Roy was able to ex tricate himself from the uncomfortable position. The horse was then rolled the other way and was gotten up. Roy is nursing a very sore leg from the ex perience which he had, the knees and ankle both being sprained m the mixup. AFTER THE EX PRESS COLIPAMES i '.m ' " V ... - v-. - The Railroad Commission Says They Must Comply With the Laws. A special from Lincoln, under dateo f January 2, says: "The railroad com mission has decided that the express companies doing business in the state are not living up to the law and must be compelled to do so. The attorney general was formally instructed today to file a mandamus suit against' them compelling them to furnish complete in formation about their business as the state law requires. Also, the filing of suits to collect penalties for failure to obey the law was ordered, fines being all the way from $500 to $5,000 on con viction. "The companies affected are the Adams, Wells-Fargo, American, United States, Pacific and Great Northern. Of these, the Pacific has more nearly than any other company complied with the demands of the commission. "A motion was filed by Commissioner Williams before the Railway commis sion this afternoon calling upon the various express companies of the state to appear before the commission on January 15 and show cause why a 25 per cent reduction of the rate charged for shipment should not be ordered on all commodities not mentioned in the Sibley law. The motion has not been called to the attention of the other members of the commission by Com missioner Williams, but ha3 been filed with the Secretary." Hits Pretty Hard. There seems to be something wrong when a small town secures a factory, works for its advancement, gives it money and encourages it in every man ner possible, and as soon as the factory begins to employ a few men and be a benefit to the town the proprietor takes the factory to a larger city. The claim is made that better railroad facilities are needed. Perhaps that is true, but the small factory could never have been made a success in a larger city. This fact was brought out by the removal of the Plattsmouth glove factory to Omaha. When the proprietor first came to Plattsmouth a very small room was amply sufficient for all needs, but a little more machinery was acquired, and now the factory wants larger quar ters. It seems to be a poor way of repaying favors shown when they are most needed. Nebraska City News. Dr. Wilcox Sells Out. A deal was made last Saturday in which Dr. A. E. Walker of Murray suc ceeds to the business of Dr. E. B. Wil cox. The transfer to take place about the sixth. The cause of Dr. Wilcox removing from Nehawka is a purely business proposition, he having been offered a full partnership with his uncle in Oskaloosa, Iowa, his old home. As this field offers a much more lucrative practice and better opportunities for advancement he felt that he could not "pass it up." He expects to leave in about ten days. Dr. Walker is well known in this vi cinity, having had a successful practice at Union. He is a sort of home grown product, and needs no introduction at our hands. Nehawka Register. ' Who's to Blame? "XiOts of times, when a man comes or goes," said an aggrieved citizen the other day, "you only give it a line, or maybe you don't mention it all. But just let a fellow get mixed up in a scrape, and then you print all there is to it and a good deal more." But just one question: Which are the people the more eager to read about, the fact that John Smith has made a flying trip to Rock Bluffs, or the fact that John Jones beat John Smith up for hanging around his wife? Answer for yourself, and then decide who's to blame for this re grettable practice of the newspapers!- . i i i ii i i Are Petitioning Pollard. The old soldiers of this place are petitioning Congressman E. M. Pollard to give aid to the passage of what is known as the Sherwood bill, which pro vides for the giving of all soldiers of the civil war a pension of a dollar a day. About fifty have signed the petition at this place. POLITICS IN FIRST DISTRICT Republicans Mixing Medicine Already ...Things Get ting Warm. The Lincoln News says: "Politica gossip regarding the prospect of a figh: for the republican congressional noml nation in the First district continues, Politicians are not slow to express the belief that the field will soon be full of men ambitious to succeed Pollard, and the view prevails that whoever gets in first will have an advantage, provided his candidacy is acceptable in the main, Aspirants for state offices are begin ning to be heard from, in addition to the deputies who will try for the places to be vacated by their chiefs one year hence. Rumor has it that Grand Re corder Barton of the A. O. U. W., for merly of Aurora and now of Grand Island, will be a candidate for auditor, He has not yet authorized such an an nouncement, but some of ' his friends are expecting it before long." It was predicted by a Lincoln politi cian this morning that within the next two weeks George E. Tobey of Lincoln, former private secretary to Senator Burkett and Will Hay ward of Nebraska City will both declare their candidacy for congress against E. M. Pollard, present representative from the First Nebraska district. The same politician said that Hay ward will probably resign the chairmanship of the republican state committee on breaking into the con gressional arena, or shortly afterward. In case either or both these men de cide to become candidates, it will mean an interesting scrap in the First district, as everyone understands that Congress man Pollard will seek a renomination . A Lancaster county aspirant would de prive mm oi considerable support, as this is the county whence he has drawn much of his backing in the past. Con sequently, a good deal of interest is felt in the situation as it may be devel oped. Presidential politics continues to be the subject of much discussion among republicans, and it is believed the re publican state committee will order a direct primary for the expression of the party's choice in Nebraska. Senator Burkett in a Washington interview favors not only this but also that the delegates to the national convention shall themselves be chosen in a state primary, their selection to be ratified later at a state convention purely as a legal formality. ' Victor Rosewater and Omaha politicians generally are ex pected to oppose this plan. Switch Must Be Built. A special from Lincoln, under date of January 3, says the Missouri Pacific railway must construct a switch to the elevator of the Manley Co-operative Grain company of Manley. The rail way commission so ordered today. An estimate of the cost must be furnished by January 15. Then the grain com pany must furnished the cash by Jan uary 25. After this comes the building of the sidetrack. The co-operative company encountered a flat refusal from the railroad when the sidetrack privilege was asked. The officials de cided that "there were too many ele vators at Manley already." The com pany appealed to the district court and later asked the railroad commission for relief. Little Girl Swallows a Penny. A little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wolff, of Cedar Creek, swallowed a penny Thursday afternoon and it is thought to have lodged before reaching her stomach, as the little one is suffer ing great agony. Mrs. Wolff and the little one were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Givens, when the child picked up a battered penny which had previously been run over by a train and mashed in such a way as to make the edges sharp, thus preventing it from entering the stomach. Louisville Courier. Mrs. Joseph Smith Improving. Mrs. Joseph Smith, of the south part of the city, who has been so sick with heart trouble for some time, is reported as somewhat improved, and is gaining from day to day. Mrs. Smith has been very sick, and it will be a matter of pleasure to her many friends to know of her improvement. To Which Oo You Belong? This is the time of year when the thoughtless or brutal man will place a frosty bit into the mouth of his " horse with no thought or care of the pain that such an act produces. A humane man will see that the frost is taken out of the iron before he inserts the bit in the animal's mouth. To which class do you belong? The Reason Why. There is one reason why the mail order house has gone up and the coun try town has gone down only one. The mail order house has told the peo ple they had things to sell the country stores let people guess. Now, country merchants, if you want to get busy don't hide your light uuder a bushel. You have the goods, the price, the ac commodatons and the brains all you need is to advertise and get busy. Choico Editorial Spcrtro The birth of the New Year is another reminder of the fact that Father Time is no advocate of race suicide. A MAN can run a store without adver tising, and he can wink at a pretty girl in the dark but what's the use? An Ohio man died of heart disease when he drew four aces in a poker game. Still, no one could have had a happier death. Says Governor Johnson of Minnesota: "The tariff is a tax upon the masses for the benefit of the few." This is it in a nutshell. There are two kinds of advertisers, the one that does, and the other that does not. Both may be successful, but its dollars to doughnuts that the one that does, makes business hum like a buzz saw. Occasional you will find a republican who will insist that" the' present finan cial trouble is not a panic. President Roosevelt says it is a "panic." . That should settle the controversy as Teddy is authority on everything. The government has not yet collected the $29,000,000 fine imposed on the Standard Oil corporation. Meanwhile the corporation's products are fluctuat ing almost daily to meet conditions and emergencies that may arise. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, is not afraid to tell where he stands on the tariff and other great national is sues. This is one important regard in which Governor Johnson differs from Governor Hughes of New York. Secretary Cortelyou has fully re covered from the grippe, but the cabinet as a whole is still suffering otherwise from the depressing effects of realizing the treasonable nature of attempting to hold more than one administration can didate for president. During the last year Georgia, Okla homa, Alabama and Mississippi have adopted prohibition. From which it ap pears that while the north furnishes most of the temperance agitation and talk, the south provides most of the practical temperance. New York has a law that when a man has been found drunk five times his name is to be posted in all the saloons and drug stores of the town as an habit ual drunkard and that he must be re fused liquor under penalty of being sent to jail. That ought to keep some folks around here sober, if such a law was in force in Plattsmouth. When this paper receives a communi cation severely criticising some of our county officials for merely nothing of any consequence, we generally consider the source from which it emanates, and consign it to the flames. The Journal has but little use for a chronic kicker, and this" i3 to serve notice on such blath skites cur opinion of such. Only a few of the 20,000 officeholding inhabitants of Washington reported a3 grip suffers can be suspected of trying 1 to disguise the results of detection in a conspirancy. It is more likely that all but those who are actually afraid of getting on the Personal Affront list are suffering from the latest epidemic which a Washington specialist in Republican disorders has just defined as "nervous prosperity". The Argentine Republic, too, is mak ing preprations to entertain our war ships with a phenomenal frolic. The welcome will be hearty and the frolic enjoyable. So long as we promise to do all the fighting necessary under the Monroe doctrine and other doctrines, the Argentines, who keep busy selling wheat to our customers at at the best prices we can make, feel able to afford the frolic. The two Nebraska senators scored in the matter of the Omaha postmaster. Mr. Thomas, the new appointee, was in the legislature and voted for both Bur kett and Brown, and thus gets his re ward. There was a strong demand to retain Captain Palmer for a second term but the two patronage dispensers for Nebraska deemed otherwise, without the least cause for his removal, only to make room for one of Burkett and Brown's tools. President Roosevelt's old-time free trade ideas will assert them selves in spite of himself. In his late message to congress he well and truly says: "There should be no tariff on any forest products grown in this coun try." That idea includes lumber. The farmers of this country have made millionaires by reason of an outrageous tariff tax on lumber and out of which they were not benefitted one cent. Yet for years they have blindly sup ported that policy. But now comes our Republican president and tells them what Democrats have been telling them for years, namely: that "there should be no tariff on any forest pro ducts grown in thi country."