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DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
Short Items of Interest, From Fri
day Evening's Daily Journal
James Speck, of near Myard, had
business in the county seat today.
Asa McCulloch, of near Murray, was
a visitor in the city this morning.
A. J. Trillity was a business visitor
in the metropolis this morning.
Dr. E. D. Cummins was a profes
sional caller at LaPlatte this morning.
Frank Albin and wife from near
Union were visitors in the city today.
Gust Pein was a brief business vis
itor in Pacific Junction this morning.
Mrs. George Poisal departed for
Gretna this afternoon for a short visit.
M. M. Berge is visiting friends in
the city this afternoon from near Mur
ray. V. D. Harris, of Ashland, was a busi
ness visitor in the county seat this morn
ing. John Albert was a business visitor
in the city this morning from Cedar
Creek.
Frank Stanley retJrned this morning
from a visit of a few days at Grand
Island.
Mrs. Chas. C. Parmele returned this
morning from a visit with friends at
Omaha.
Misses Mayme Coffey and Marie
Fitzgerald were visitors in Omaha this
afternoon.
John Janda, jr., of Omaha came in
last evening, and visited with friends
here today.
Oscar Gapin, of near Mynard, was a
business visitor in the county seat this
afternoon.
A. C. Carey, of near Union, came in
this morning and was looking after
some business.
C. W. Laugh 1 in, of Greenwood, was
a visitor in the city today and gave the
Journal a pleasant call.
Mrs. Henry Ofe departed this after
noon for Havelock, where she will visit
with Mrs. Kate Gibbony.
A. F. Seybert of Cedar Creek was a
visitor in the city this morning, looking
after some business matters.
A. B. FomolT, of Cullon, was a visi
tor in the city this morning having some
business at the county seat.
John Hall,- who has been on the sick,
list with the grippe for some days pxit;
is reported as being some better.
Mrs. Harry Xorthcutt of Omaha ac
companied by her little daughter, were j
visitors with friends in the city today.
Harry A. Stone of Omaha departed
for home the morning, after visiting
with his friend. Rev. J. H. Salsbury,
-over n?ght.
Mrs. Carl N. Humphrey returned
last evening from Nebraska City where
she had been visiting her parents for
ihe past few days.
T. D. Shrader and T. Lindsey came
up from Murray this morning, and took
the fast mail for Omaha, where they
-are doing some business.
x Herman Kleitsch of Weeping Water
was a business visitor in the city last
evening.
J5. H. Shumaker was a visitor in Om
aha and Cour.cil Bluffs this morning,
having business in both places.
Benedict Christopher of Omaha was
a visitor in the city this morning, look
ing after some business matters.
Mrs. Louis Kobeck and daughter.
Miss Mary, were visitors with friends
in Omaha today going on the early train
this morning.
Mrs. J. Riggin departed this morn
ing for a visit at Forest City, Missouri,
where she will be the guest of friends
for a few days.
John W. Glassman of St. Louis was
a business visitor in the city last even
ing and over night, departing for Om
aha this morning.
J. G. Gaule of Omaha was a visitor
. in the city last evening, remaining over
nigh, looking after some business and
returning home this morning.
T. J. Christopher of Lincoln an em
ployee of the Burlington was a visitor
in the city last evening, looking after
some company business and returning
home this morning.
G. W. Conrad and Joseph Mauck of
near Nehawka came up this morning,
and departed for Grand Island, where
they are attending the fine stock show
and sale of thorougbreds.
Chas. Troop was a passenger to South
Omaha this morning, where he has
some business at the stock yards at
that place.
Mike Lutz returned home last even
ing from a business trip to Blair, this
state.
Joseph Smith returned home last
evening from Omaha, where he was
called yesterday on business.
Wm. Holly, the clothier, was a pas
senger to Omaba thi3 morning, where
: V he is looking.after some business mat
tera."
James Harrow, from near Union was
a visitor in this city today.
C. A. Rawls returned last evening
from Lincoln, where he has been for
some days past, attending supreme and
federal court.
E. E. Monroe of Pacific Junction
came over on the early morning train
and is looking after some business mat
ters in the city.
Mrs. Horace Dunn departed this af
ternoon for West Point, where she will
visit for, some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Swanson.
George Porter came in this morning
from Creston and other Iowa points,
and departed for Nebraska City and
Falls City on the Missouri Pacific.
Fred Johnson and W. D. Moore, de
parted for their home at Glenwood
this morning, where they will look af
ter some work, which they have in
hand.
Mrs. J. J. Swoboda of Omaha, after
visiting in the city for the past few
days with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Trility
and family, departed for home this
afternoon.
Mrs. A. F. Ploetz, after visiting in
the city for some time, the guest at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Fred
Gorder, departed this afternoon for
her home at Lexington.
Frank E. Schlater returned last even
ing from Sioux City, and while he said
he did not ride in or see any of the pro
posed steamboats, he says they had a
very enthusiastic and wide awake
meeting, and there was evidences of an
intent to secure the ends in hand.
Wendel Heil, wife and daughter,
Lydia, were passengers to Grand Island
this morning, where they will visit
friends and where Mr. Heil will at
tend the fine stock show and sale.
R. B. Windham returned last even
ing on a late train from the Sioux City
convention, wearing a smile of satis
faction. Things must look very bright
for the future for river navigation.
J. W. Gamble, superintendent of the
city schools, was a passenger to Om
aha today, where he will meet with the
executive committee of the Eastern
Nebraska Teachers' association, and
attend the meeting of the educational
association, as well.
Has a Long Contract.
Ralph Atwood came in last evening,
and is visiting with friends in the city,
having just completed a contract of
making an immense dam of concrete in
Miceigan. After having visited for a
short tit..e Ralph will depart for Idaho,
where he will construct a concrete dam
on the Snake river, for irrigation pur
poses, which will require about two
years work.
About ths Same as a Hospital.
J. A. Thrasher says his home has
been turned into a hospital lately. Mrs.
Thrasher and himself have been down
with the grippe, he having gotten some
better so as to be down town, while
Mrs. Trasher is still confined to her bed
with the gi-ippe, and adding, Bert is
home from Omaha with a case of it
also. This makes a good many sick
with no facilities for caring for them.
Mashed His Finger.
This morning while at work in the
Burlington shops, Joseph Bekeler. had
the misfortune to get the little finger
of his right hand caught in a crank
which he was turning, crushing it
badly. After the doctor had gotten
through with it, it looked better, and
did not pain quite so much, though it
will be some time before it will be as
good as new.
Telephone Plant Nearly Completed.
W. J. Stadlemann came in this morn
ing from Chicago, where he has been
in attendance at the National conven
tion of the Independent Telephone
companies, and visited with his par
ents during the morning, departing for
his home at Norfolk, on the fast mail.
Will is just completing his telephone
system, which he is installing in the
city of Norfolk, and is putting in a
system, which has no superior as to
construction and perfection of appar
atus. It is a Young Lady This Time.
There are three or four little boys
living just over Winterstein hill, where
the ground begins to slope into the hol
low beyond, who are as happy as their
dad, and he is happy you, bet. It is all
on account of the stork's making a
visit at the home of Dewitt Standley,
and leaving a little girl to gladden their
fireside, with she and her mother doing
nicely. You bet those little .brothers
are tickled, for they conveyed the im
f ormation of the little sister's arrival to
the writer, and the happy light which
radiated from their sparkling eyes told
of the appreation of the gift.
The Plattsmouth Journal
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It. A. BAT K.N. PUIU.ISHKK.
E Hired at the poHlotfli-e it HlHttsmoutb.
irntikii. ii.MToniicla.s matter.
Don't imagine that all the goodness
resides in yourself. You may be even
deceived in the estimate you place upon
yourself.
Whatever may be the merits of the
currency reform measure hammered out
by the bankers in Chicago, its authors
make it tolerably clear that the Aldrich
bill as it stands won't do.
Remember the Farmers' Institute on
Monday and Tuesday, February 3 and 4.
Every Farmer within a radius of ten
or more miles should not fail to attend
and learn someting to their advantage.
The Journal is in receipt of a commu
nication signed "M. G.," in reply to a
small article that appeared in these col
umns in reference to mail-order houses.
If "M. G." will send us his full name
to sign to said article, we will gladly
publish his interesting effussion.
Congressman Henshaw has intro
duced a bill to equalize the compensation
of rural carriers. At present without
reference to routes, they are all paid on
the basis of $900. The proposed change
would give all $900 per annum, and when
they travel more than twenty-four miles
aday it would allow 10 cents per day for
each additional mile.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, has in
troduced a bill in the U. S.' senate which
provides that railroads may give trans
portation in return for newspaper adver
tising. While some of the roads are do
ing this now, so far as we are individ
ually concerned, we have no complaint
to make on the question. The cash we
received in return for advertising dur
ing 1907 more than paid all the railroad
fare we were out.
The Farmers' Institutes have been
inaugurated especially for the benefit of
the farmers of Nebraska, and they should
encourage them by attending these
sessions whenever and wherever an op
portunity is afforded. The Cass county
farmers within a radius of ten miles or
more, will be given an opportunty to
attend a two day's session of one of
these interesting institutes on Monday
and Tuesday, February 3 and 4. The
matters under discussion are purely
upon those questions in which every til
ler of the soil is interested. Let every
farmer who possibly can do so attend
every session at Plattsmouth on Tues
day and Wednesday, February 3 and 4.
It makes one sick sometimes to read
the Kansas City Star and the morning
edition of the same paper-the Kansas
City Times, and see how they "play hot
and cold" in order to hold their demo
cratic readers. The Times at one time
was one of the leading democratic papers
in the west, and could be relied upon po
litically, while the Star claims to be non
political. William R. Nelson, for years
owner of the Star, a few years ago pur
chased the Times, and is now running
in the interests of the republican party.
All democrats should give loyal support
to the Kansas City Post, a reliably de
mocratic paper, and tie of the best in
the land live, newsy arddemocratic to
the core.
It seems that some damphools will
creep into the halls of congress as well
as elsewhere. The following appears
as a part of the proceedings of congress
last Tuesday, and Congressman Norris,
of the Fifth district of Nebraska, comes
in for his share of the tomfoolery : "The
ordinary transaction of business was
followed by the offering of Mr. Norris
(Neb.) of an amendment condemning to
death by hanging of 'any member of
congress who shall engage in the prac
tice of law or who shall deliver Chau
tauqua lectures for pay or who shall en
gage in farming or manufacturing or
who shall have any occupation whatever
or who shall patronize any railroad
company by riding thereon or who shall
purchase or sell any material to any
corporation." The foregoing demon
strates that Norris is better fitted to be
at the head of a monkey house in a dime
museum than to represent the people of
Fifth Nebraska district in the national
congress. His constituents should cer
tainly feel very proud of this on bright
streak in their illustrious representative.
The kind of climate we have been get
ting from the weather man this winter
puts Plattsmouth conspicuously on the
map as a winter resort.
A special train will have to be char
tered to convey the Casscounfy delega
gation to the democratic state conven
tion at Omaha, Thursday, March 5. We
are entitled to twenty-nine delegates.
Uncle Joe Cannon is looming up in
fair shape as a presidential possibility,
and he has a number of leading repub
licans all over the country who believe
he is "the man of the hour."
The rescue of all 126 inmates t hreat
ened by the fire in the Missouri Institu
tion for the Feeble-Minded may be con
sidered without either praise or prejudice
as far as it goes in offsetting the re
sults of panic at Boyertown last week
While panic in Missouri must show the
same resultsas in Pennsylvania, the re
sult of coolness and presence of mind
belong no more to Missouri than they do
to Pennsylvania.
The climax of the debate in congress
last Monday, came when Champ Clark
of Missouri announced, amid thunderous
democratic applause that William J.
Bryan 'would be nominated at the Den
ver convention, while Mr. Boutell, of
Illinois, aroused the members on his
side of the house to a high pitch of en
thusiasm by stating that Speaker Can
non would be the republican nominee at
Chicago in June.
Here is a pointer for Mr. Pollard,
taken from the Lincoln News: "Two
or three citizens have been asking why
the Commercial club didn't submit the
ship subsidy question along with the
parcels post, guaranteed deposits, postal
savings bank and asset currency, at the
time of taking the postal card vote
among its members. About the best
reason anyone can give for not doing so
is that sentiment is so nearly unanimous
against a subsidy that it would have
been useless, if not cruel, to ask for a
public expression on that proposition.
The Commercial club canvass was made
to decide questions on which some doubt
existed, and not to pursue any foregone
conclusion."
Rear Fire on Taft.
The appeal to the negro votes of the
south, in which former Senator William
E. Chandler joins William Pitt Kellogg,
who thirty years ago was a carpetbag
governor of Louisiana, will fall upon un
heeding ears. Many things have
changed in that section since the mem
orable 14th of September, 1874, when
Governor Kellogg fled into the Uuived
States custom-house in New Orleans to
escape the revolutionary guns which for
a moment toppled his flimsy pretext of
a state government into ruins.
There i no longer in any southern
state a republican party such as Kellogg
remembers, In none of tbem is there a
semblance of a republican, organization
that is not controlled by federal patron
age or by the seekers of federal office.
In Kellogg's day the federal adminis
tration was always behind the negro
voter. In this instance, if the negroes
follow Kellogg's advice and assert them
selves against instructing delegates to
Chicago for Taft, the federal adminis
tration will be against them to the full
extent of its influence.
Kellogg andChandler are making their
appeal in the wrong quarter. They are
barking up the wrong tree for game.
If they want to do something in the
south to beat Taft they should try to
break the strangle hold which the ad
ministration has upon the politicians to
whom it has doled out patronage with a
Taft string tied to it.
If they cannot bring the right kind of
pressure to bear upon these men they
may as well let the southern dele
gations alone. Too indifferent to try to
meet simple educational qualifications
for voting, the southern negroes have
practically dropped out of politics. The
white republican leaders take little ac
count of them.
From President Roosevelt's own map
of the Taft strength it is apparent that
if the opposition can make serious in
roads in the southern delegations it can
come mighty near beating Taft at Chi
cago. It has already headed off Taft in
the east, and in two great states of the
middle west. As outlined by Mr. Roose
velt, Mr. Taft's following is mainly in
the northwest, the Pacific states and in
the south.
During the next five months we may
expect to see a remarkable contest
waged for the control of delegations
from the south.
VIM1 JLliS' HE
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Received the Young Hen's Bible Class of Thi
City and All Enjoy a Very Pleasant
and Profitable Evening
The young ladies of the Presbyterian
Bible class gave an "at home" last
night in the church parlors to the
Young Men's Bible classes of this city.
The function was planned and executed
in the style one might naturally expect
from these excellent young women.
The reception room was arranged
with rockers, rugs and cushions to
represent a most home-like scene. The
young men were received by a commit
tee appointed for the purpose and made
to feel at home at once. After they
had all gathered and an hour had been
spent socially, they were invited to
walk into the larger room where was
spread one great table in the form of a
hollow square; place cards had been
provided and when all were seated ac
cording to arrangement, they were
served with a delicious two course
luncheon. The tables were daintily
decorated with smilax, candalabra and
beautiful hand and drawn work.
After luncheon was over the toast
master, Geo. L. Farley, who is the
leader of the Young Ladies' Bible class,
introdued Miss Verna Cole, president of
the class, who spoke a few words of
greeting. This was responded to by
James Hunter from the Christian
church class, and Hilt Wescott of the
Methodist church class. Professor
Brooks then entertained the gathering
with a solo, following which George L.
Farley toasted "The New Movement of
Girls. " Jesse Perry spoke quite seri
ously along the line of "Our Opportun
ity" and took advantage of his position
to urge the development of this work
until we had a good working Y. M. C.
A. in Plattsmouth. Rev. J. H. Sals-1
MANLY ELEVATOR
CASE IS UP AGAIN
This Case Has Found Its Way
Info the Federal Court
With Hope of Final
Settlement
The Farmers' Mutual Elevator and
Grain company of Manley, which has
been trying to get a sidetrack to their
plant in order to- do business, are still
having a hard time to get the mandates
of the courts and railroad commission.
A short time after the order of the
railroad commission was given for the
building of a track, the Missouri Pacific
obtained a temporaory restraining order,
and then went into the federal court,
asking for a temporary injunction, en
joining the commission from having its
orders enforced. Yesterday occurred
the hearing on the injunction, the ele
vator people were represented by C. A.
Rawls.
Peru Norma! Notes.
Mrs. Rouse has taken a class of young
ladies in the Christian Sunday school.
Philip Rouse takes great pleasure in
grooming and riding his new pony,
which is a beauty. He is also doing
excellent work in school.
Governor Hanley of Indiana, will de
liver the commencement address.
Miss Zola Zinn, a member of the
senior class accepted a position in the
Union public school.
Miss Laura Porter, who has com
pleted the normal course, has accepted
a position in district 11, near Union.
Mr. Hodapp, last year a prominent
teacher in Cass county, is now the lead
ing violinist in the orchestra and is
registered for a place in the preliminary
debates.
President Crabtree in referring to
his early teaching experiences in Ne
braska, takes pride in mentioning the
fact that he still regards Cass county
as his home.
Mr. Rouse's friends have persuaded
him to enter the contest for one of the
best positions in the state. Superinten
dent of the Hastings public schools.
Mr. Rouse is one of the strongest
school men in the state and just the
man for that position. It would be a
great loss to the normal should he go,
yet his many friends hopes he will win.
Will Attend the Wedding
Miss Pearl Kuhney departed this
morning fot Coming, Iowa, where she
will be present at a wedding which
is to occur at that place Monday. The
contracting parties are Miss Bessie
Creamer of Corning, a cousin of Miss
Pearl, and Mr. Ernest Long of Creston,
a cigarmaker of that place.
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bury substituted for Will Ramsey who
was at home shaking with the grippe.
The last address of the evening was
given by Harry Stone, general agent
for the Home Life Insurance company
of New York. He has his oce in Oma
ha and is one of the young men of that
city, who takes an active interest in
the purification of its civic morals. He
is not a public speaker, but came to us
as one of the fellows who is glad to tell
the other fellow some of the breakers
which await him as he goes on a bit
farther in life. He spoke on the heme
"When the Young Man Goes to the
City." His words were earnest and
helpful. Space will not permit an
elaboration of the excellent paper
which he presented. Under the "Good
of the Order" a few enthusiastic words
from Mr. Rawls were heartily received
and a determination was expressed to
see if the fellows could not do some
thing to double the attendance in the
young men's classes during the next
few weeks.
The work being done in these three
classes is of the utmost importance and
the leaders, Mrs. George Porter, Mr.
Hilt Weacott and Mr. C. A. Rawls, are
to be congratulated on the success
which has attended their efforts. The
future welfare of the city is wrapped
up in just what work they are now
doing. The foundations are being laid
for future strength and usefulness.
The co-operation of all citizens and
parents is earnestly solicited in this
most commendable endeavor.
To the young ladies may they live
long and be happy. Every young man
went away with delighted expressions
of appreciation for a most pleasant
evening ss their guests.
ENTERTAIN AT PRO
GRESSIVE DOUINOS
Spend Pleasant Afternoon,
Enjoy Sociability, and
Have Elegant
Repast.
Yesterday afternoon at the pleasant
1 home of C. A. Rawls his wife enter-
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gressive Dominos, at which all took a
part and enjoyed themselves. Games
were a very pleasant feature of the af-
( temoon, but was greatly enhanced by
the pleasant way the hostess enter
tained. A three course menu was one
of the agreeable appointments of the
occasion, and was greatly enjoyed by
all present. The invited guest were:
Mesdamea J. H. Becker, L. A. Moore,
H. J. Streight, Wendell, Grant Owens,
John Fight, Margaret Patterson, R. J.
Ritchie, W. I. Jones, John Claus, G.
W. Osborn, H. Iiestor, Frank Kauble,
Dora Moore, C. A. Marshall, W. H.
Venner, W. E. Rosencrans, and Mr.
Rosencran's mother, W. L. Cooper, J.
W. Gamble, J. I). Hanks, Z. Brown,
P. E. Ruffner, Wm. McCauley E. D.
Cummins and Misses Mae Patterson.
Addie Searle, Margaret Hodges. Mrs.
Rawls was assisted in the serving by
Mrs. E. D. Cummins and Miss Mae
Patterson.
IS Ul HOSPITAL
AT LINCOLN
Former Plattsmouth Boy Operated
On in Lincoln Yesterday.
Yesterday Mrs. D. O. Hewitt and
son, Glenn, of McCook, came in from
Lincoln, and are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Hewitt's mother, Mrs. B. J. Hem
pel, where they will remain for some
days. Willie came with them to Lin
coln, where he is taking treatment at
the St. Elizabeth hospital, of that place.
Yesterday he had an operation perfor
med, which will keep him in the hospi
tal for some little time, but which is of
a nature in which there is considered
very little danger of becoming very
serious.
Good Timothy Hay.
Forty tons of good timothy for sale
in stack, at $5.50 per ton. Inquire of
C. Bengen, 2J miles southwest of My
nard. LOOK! HERE IS A SNAP! A sec
ond hand piano for sale cheap. In good
condition. For further information call
on or write Chas. S. Stone,
Murray, Neb.
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