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AS PUBLISHERS
The Journal as Seen by One Who Knows a
Good Print Shop When lie Sees It The
Prosperity of the "Old Reliable"
The last issue of .the. Western Pub
lisher, printed in Chicago, has the fol
lowing to say in reference to the
Journal:
"The Nebraska department of the
Western Publisher is this month privi
ledged to present a fine portrait of R.
A. Bates, owner and proprietor of the
Plattsmouth daily and semi-weekly
Journal.
"Mf. Bates took hold of the Weekly
Journal in 1902, coming from Mills
county, Iowa, where he had pursued a
like profession in publication of the
Silver City Times. The field there was
too circumscribed for his taste, though
the paper was always a money maker
under his management, and after con
ducting the same a few years he sold
out to J. C. Ford, who has been publish
ing the Woodbine Twiner and who is at
this time at the head of that publica
tion. "When Mr. Bates bought the Journal
it was very much run down in fact so
dilapidated and out of joint with itself
and the public that there were those
who believed it could never be restored
to a prosperous and paying basis. In
this, however, they reckoned without a
knowledge of the practical experience,
indomitable energy and determination
of the man who had taken it under his
care and keeping. In June, 1905, Mr.
Bates started the Daily Journal, the
weekly some time afterwards becoming
a semi-weekly, with four pages on Mon
day and eight on Thursday. All the
Boys Rewarded
About six weeks ago Mr. Mart Wil
liams lost a purse containing 75.00.
Three of our school boys found it. The
names of the boys Paul Jacobsen, Ray
Harper and Emil Youngblade. These
boys manifested very noble traits of
character when they decided to hunt
the owner. He was soon found and
Mr. William, out of his generous heart,
presented the boys with $5 in cash as a
token of his appreciation of their good
deed. J. P. Ellis, president of the
board of education, took the matter up
with the board and it was decided to
presented the boys with medals. The
medals arrived last week and Jas.
Stander was chosen to present them to
the boys which he did in a very nice ad
dress. It was a perfect surprise to the
boys since they did the good deed be
cause it was right and without any con
sciousness of the greatness of the deed.
If someone had stolen $75 we would
herald it aboard, but strange how few
hear of our good deeds. The school
board has scored a great hit by bestow
ing upon these noble boys so merited a
reward. Louisville Couries-
Burlington Observing New Law
Last Saturday evening H. H. Hower
ter came in to assume the third trick
at the Burlington station, and went to
work yesterday. This adding of an
extra man at this place is to comply
with the nine hour lav which was passed
by the rational congress, which pro
hibits an operator working for longer
than nine hours continously, where the
work has to go with the handling of
trains. The schedule for the work, as
it has been arranged at this place, W.
R. Clements begins work at S a. m ,
working until 5 p. m. ; II. II. Ilowert
er, the new man, goes to work at 2 p.
m., working until 11 p. m.,vhen Harry
J. Likewise goes to work and works
until 8 a. m. next morning. This makes
shorter hours for all and makes an
extra man for this place.
Friends Remember.His Birthday
Sunday a large number of friends of
Uncle Peter Madsen gathered at his
home in the afternoon, it being
his birthday, and gave him a merry sur
prise. The afternoon was pleasantly
spent, with rrany a good story, games
to beguile the time, and an abundance
of refreshments to regale the inner
man. The friends departed in the eve
ning wishing that they might be per
mitted to help celebrate many more
such happy occasions with him. They
all hope that he may live to enjoy many
such happy events.
business the paper ever had was quickly
brought back with the thirty, sixty and
hundred fold plan rapidly added; and of
the Journal today it can be said the
mark of its high calling has been set
where comparison is only admissible in
' connection with the most prosperous
publications in the state. To meet new
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CUI1UIL1UI1M, lu laivc idi"; ui aim
oncoming business, equipment of the
establishment has been carefully looked
after, making it equal to the better con
ditions and high standard attained under
wise and careful management. Political
ly the Journal is democratic, and while
it serves the party loyally and faithfully
it does not lose sight of the fact that
the family and fireside must be con
sidered in the make up, a fact attested
by an array of readers way beyond the
best figures that could ever be presented
before "Bob" Bates was in evidence
about the establishment.
"Mr. M. A. Bates, father of thepub
lisher of the paper, who has been in
newspaper work all his life,does the edi
torial writing, with R. A. giving care
ful attention to mechanical and business
interests of the publication. Mr. M. S.
Briggs is now and has been for the past
year in chaige of the local news depart
ment. "This publication has heretofore re
ferred to some Nebraska newspapers
that have gone forward at wonderful
strides, but in looking back it can recall
none making more advancement than
the Plattsmouth Journal under the
management of R. A. Bates.
MARCH RECORD
FOR SEVERAL YEARS
What Kind of Veaiher May
Be Reasonably Expected
For This Month
The following data have been com
piled from the weather bureau records
at Lincoln. They are issued to show
the conditions that have prevailed, dur
in March, in years past, but must not
be construed as a forecast of the
weather conditions for the coming
month.
Temperature (23 years' record)
Mean or normal temperature, 37. The
warmest month was that of 1881, with
an average of 46. The coldest month
was that of 1899, with an average of
28. The highest emperature was 91
on the 25th, 1907. The lowest temper
ature was 11 on the the 6th, 18S8.
Precipitation (rain or melted snow
32 years' record) Average for the
month, 1.225 inches. Average number
of days with .01 of an inch or more, 7.
The greatest monthly precipitation was
3.67 inches in 1906. The least monthly
precipitation was 0.11 inches in 1883.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
was 1.96 inches on the 25th, 1906. The
greatest amount of snowfall recorded
in any 24 consecutive hours (record ex
tended to winter of 1S94 only) was 8.0
inches on the 10th and 11th, 1906.
Relative humidity (11 years' record)
Average, 7 a. m., 91; average, 7 p.
m., 61.
Clouds and weather (11 years record)
Average, number of clear days, 9;
partly cloudy days, 11; cloudy days, 11.
Wind (11 years' record.) The pre
vailing winds are from the north. The
average hourly velocity of the wind is
13.0 miles. The highest velocity of the
wind was 52 miles from the northwest
on the 21st, 1S98.
Real Estate Transfers
Wm. A. Alton to John G. Stark
w, lot 12, blk 15, Elmwood.. $ 2,550
Carl Kraft to F. A. Stohlman
sj nwi sec. 2-11-11 3,700
Gusta Stourry, et aL, to Simon
Gruber, nj sej sec 21-10-13... 5,000
W. J. Kennedy to Peter H. Mil
ler, nj sei and sj s& nej,
23-11-11 13,500
C. C. Pannele to N. Chris tensen
sei sec 34-11-13 10,780
C C. Cooper to N.N. Meeker
ej sei and nwi wi 5-10-9. . . . 7,000
MANY ENJOY
LEAP-YEAR DANCE
An Occasion For the Young
People, Lovers of the
Dance to Have a Very
Pleasant Evening
Last Saturday evening was an ac
casion of much merriment at Coates'
hall, it being the date for the young
ladies Leap-year dance, and well were
the preporations made to the enjoyable
evening whith was had. The music
which was furnished by Carl Ebinger
at the piano, and George Weidman
with traps, which was inspiring in its
strains, and would have made an old
man want to shake his foot a little.
The Grand march was led by Miss
Frances Weidman and Herold Streight.
The programs and flowers presented by
Miss Zetta Brown and Mrs. George E.
Dovey, while the punch was served by
Misses Nevotney and Streitwisser The
young ladies, who were behind the
movement are to be congratulated in
the success of the entertainment, and
magnitude of the pleasurable evening
presented. Those present and to enjoy
the occasion with Mrs. Geo. E. Dovey
very kindly acting as chaperon the
young ladies were: Misses Frances
Weidman, Clara Coleman, Ellen Pol
lock, Mabele Burch, Charlotte Fetzer,
Lucile Gass, Hallie Parmele, Catherine
Dovey, Helen Kline, Jean Morrissey,
Hester Gilmour, Myrtle Sanders, Jessie
Gilmour. Myrtle Kenner, Ruth John
son, Florence Dovey, Gladys Marshall,
Loretta Scotten, May Scotten, Violet
Dodge, Margaret Scotten, Ida Weid
man, Jennie Johnson, Lucile Rynott,
Helen Chapman, Anna Hassler, Mada
hne Miner, Minnie Wills, Josephine
Johnson, Lincoln; Gretchen Walsh, Lin
coln; Marguerite Roe, Council Bluffs;
Marcia Fitgerald, Burlington; May
McCallen, Omaha; Mrs. G. E.- Dovey,
chaperon. Messrs. Fred Stringfellow,
Clinton Woods, Will Martin, Emmons
Richey, Glen Rawls, Chas. Wilkens,
Roy McKinney, Wade Windham, Geo.
Dovey, Grow Dovey, Bruce Rosen
crans, Tom Salmor, John Chapman,
Fritz Fricke, Frank Cloidt, Harold
Streight, Emil Droege, Henry Guth
man, Will Fitzgerald, Clayton Rosen
crans, Will Hassler, Robert Mauzy,
Carl Weber, Tom Murphy, Ed. Scotten,
W. F. Bull, Geo. Weidman, Ralph
White, Carl Ebinger, Sam McCallen,
Omaha; Hay ward Rice, Council Bluffs;
Ray Tedorski, Omaha; Tom Swearin
gen, Omaha.
AN EARLY MORN
ING WEDDING
At the Break of Day at the St. John's
Church Tuesday Was Sole
mized the Weber-Scotten
Nuptials.
In the presence of the immediate fam
ily Tuesday at the St. John's Catholic
church, was solumnized the wedding
ceremony which joined the hearts and
lives of two of our young people, Fred
ric Carl Weber and Miss Mary Frances
Scotten, the Father Bradley, offi
ciating. The newly married couple de
parted on the early train for Omaha,
where they will visit a few days with
friends, after which they will make
their home at the Hotel Riley for the
present.
The groom is a young man well known
by most of our citizens and the superin
tendent of the Plattsmouth Water Co.,
and bookkeeper for the Nebraska Light
ing Co., having lived in the city for a
period of three years and has a large
number of friends. The bride is the
beautiful and accomplished daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Scotten, a lady
of exceptional worth and beloved by all
who know her. The Journal, with the
host of friends of both contracting par
ties, extends congratulations and wishes
them a happy and prosperous journey
through life.
Depart For the North.
W. H. Barker' and family departed
for Tekamah, last evening with three
or four cars of household goods and
farming implements, and will make
their home there. They were accom
panied by Steve Barker and John Viter
chek who will help them through. They
go to Omaha on the Burlington and
from there over the Minneapolis &
Omaha road.
Und for Sale
Anyone wanting to locate in Lincoln
county can secure some good bargains
by seeing me. Chas. Piper.
Will Work Night Operator
By the change of the arrangements,
at the Missouri Pacific station, at this
place, the day man is not required to
do any telegraphing, while the night
man Mr. Hale is required to work from
7:00 p. m. until 7:00 a. m. making twe
lve hours, not that he is required to be
on duty longer than the day man, but
he is required to do telegraphing dur
ing the time and the other man is not.
It looks like with a National law res
tricting telegraphing to nine hours they
would not require any one to work at it
for twelve hours.
WERE WEDDED
BY THE JUDGE
Judge Beeson Marries His
First Couple This Morn
ing and Receives
Congratulations
This morning at the office of the
county judge in the court house very
modestly was a very pretty wedding
performed, in which Phillip Rouchka
and Miss Frances Micka, were the
contracting parties. The young couple
are well known in this city having a
lyrge number of friends and all of whom
wish them the most of joy through life
and the least of the disagreeable things
attended therewith. The groom was
not able to speak the English language
very distinctly and Ed. Donat was
pressed into service as interperter, and
the ceremony went merrily on.
As this was Judge Beeson's first at
tempt, the embarrassment consequent
thereto and of necessity attendant there
with, was easily overcome by the judge's
presence of mind, and the ceremony
was performed without a hitch. After
the ceremony, the judge was the re
cipient of congratulations as well as the
happy couple. Mr. and Mrs. Rouchka
will make their home here and begin
housekeeping in the near future. The
Journal extends congratulations and
b&it wishes.
Miss Pheme Richardson at Hospital
Miss Pheme Richardson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Richardson of My
nard, was operated upon Monday for
appendicitis at St. Joseph hospital in
Omaha. Miss Pheme is but 13 years of
age and has been troubled with the
malady for some 'time, but seeking to
gain relief without recourse to an oper
ation, had deferred the matter as long
as possibie, until her case had become
an aggravated one. It is hoped the
operation yesterday will bring relief.
MARKS EIGHTH
BIRTHDAY
Hold Pleasant Celebration of
the Event, and Enjoyed
By Many Friends
Last Friday evening, at the pleasant
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hollv, was
the scene of a merry group of little
folks gathered to appropriately celebr
ate the passing in the journey of life,
by little Agnes Holly, of her eighth
mile stone. The pastimes which are
cherished by all the little folks were in
dulged in, and every one enjoyed them
selves to the full. Music added to the
pleasures of the occasion, and delicious
lunch made the climax of a evening of
pleasure. Many presents as attest
ations'of the friendship in which the lit
tle one, was held by her friends were
given. They were all loud in their
praises of the good time which had
been provided for them. Those present
were: Helen Nejedley, Mary Yelinek,
Rosie Skoumal, Helen Petacek, Mable
Burounek, Helen Donat, Lillian Polecek
Helen Schlaveck, Florence Svoboda,
Agnes Slavinek, Agnes Holly, Charlie
Schoumal, Joe Nejedley, Jennie Svoboda
Frank Petacek and Theodore Svoboda.
Departs For Mexico City.
Ed. Murphy departed Monday for the
City of Mexico, and will engage in con
struction work at that place on what is
known as the National Railroad of
Mexico which is building at the present.
Mr. Murphy is well versed in the busi
ness of railway construction work, and
should make the proposition pay. We
wish him an abundance of prosperity in
this new contract.
Give Birthday Party
Last Saturday evening the Odd Fel
low gave their brother member, L. C.
Anderson, a reception and supper on a
account of his birthday. They had a
very nice time, with plenty to eat and
many eloquent speeches, and while
Uncle Louie would not tell them how
old he was, they wished he might live
to be twice his age.
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These Corporations Name a Commitle to Con
fer With the Nebraska Railroad
Commission A Great Storm
Probably Brewing
Chicago Record-Herald: Several of
the large western railroad systems
have determined to try the gospel of
co-operationon on the railroad commis
sion of Nebraska. At a conference
held here the roads having lines in
Nebraska appointed a committee to
call upon the state commission and to
try to imbue that body with the spirit
of co-operation and the spirit of mu
tual helpfulness.
This undertaking, novel in character,
is to be in response to an order of
the Nebraska commission for the rail
roads to show cause by March 24, why
certain radical reductions should not
be made in all freight rates and why
a maximum distance tariff should not
be established. If the commission does
the things which it threatens to do un
til the railroads "show cause," it will
endanger the net revenue of all rail
road lines in the state of Nebraska.
The railroad traffic men declare that
they will be able to show this be
yond question, but declare that in the
past railroad commissions have not
been prone to accept the showing
made by railway-made statistics, espe
cially if the people are clamoring for a
reduction in rates.
It is, therefore, now purposed not
only to present convr'neing statistics
to the commission, but to also have a
"heart to heart" talk with the mem
SUPERINTENDENT
AND ELECTRICIAN
Plattsmouh Telephone Com
pany Secure Services of
Two Experts in Their
Particular lines
The extending of the toll lines of the
Plattsmouth Telephone company this
summer is causing a great deal of ex
tra work and will require the employ
ment of a number of extra men, for
the execution of the proposed exten
tions in proper time. To meet the
matter promptly, it has been necessary
to change the manner of the program
of doing the work, so they have created
a superintendent of construction, which
has been given to Geo. Bullard, form
erly with the Automatic Telephone
company of Lincoln, having been with
them for the past three years, who is
eminently well equiped for the position,
which he is to occupy here. The com
pany are to be congratulated upon the
securing of so able a man for the posi
tion. For the position of Electrician,
they have secured Harry Mahoney,
f ormerlyjof Chicago where he was with th
Automatic Telephone company, for the
past three years, and comes to this
company well recommended, having the
endorsement of his employers at Chic
ago. With these added assistants, the
company here are in a good position to
push with vigor, the extension of its
lines both out side, and in the city and
to keep up the excellent service which
it is their aim always to maintain.
Died At Louisville. !
Isaac Reichart of Louisville died
yesterday of erysipelas after an illness
of two weeks. He had been in bed for
some time, and was until three days
ago considered much better. During
the latter part of the week he took
worse and failed rapidly. Deceased was
born at Cullom and was about thirty
five years of age. He leaves a wife and
two children. With the exception of
one year spent at the Havelock shops
he had always lived in Cass county. He
was a man beloved by everyone and
without a known enemy. He had been
a base ball enthusiast in years past and
had played many games in this city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
Louisville from the Methodist church at
2 p. m. Mrs. John McNurlin, sister of
Mrs. Reichart, went to Louisville today
and John McNurlin will go in the morn
ing to be present at the funeral.
OP
bers as "man to man." It is prob
able that E. B. Boyd of the GouM
lires will be chosen to make the ap
peal to the commission. Mr. Boyd has
been on both sides of the fence in the
traffic game, and on each side he has
been assiduously spreading the doc
trine of "get together" and "co-operation."
Now he is to be given the task
of trying to bring about something
practical in the line of co-operation.
One of the members of Ihe commit
tee said: "It is alright for the ship
pers and the railroads to get together
at dinners and talk co operation, but
the time has come whe.i we want ac
tual co-operation. We are, therefore,
going to try to induce the Nebraska
commission to see the interests of both
sides. If it is true that it will be im
possible for the commission to do what
it purposes without serious injury to
the railroad interests of the slate, we
believe that the members will be able
to see that such an injury will also
be a serious injury to their stJite, and
even to the shippers, who may be in
sisting on low rates. We are going
to try to talk this thing over from
the standpoint of both sides and try to
arrive, like sensible men, at the best
result for all. If the commission meets
our efforts half way we feel that we
have gained an important victory for
co-operation. "
Will Petition Railway Commission
The citizens and farmers, in and
around Mynard, will soon present a
petition to the railway commission, ask
ing that they have the Missouri Pacific
Railway maintain a telegraph office, at
that place, which they have made ar
rangements to close on the 1th of
March. The people living around that
place think they do er.ough business to
entitle them to telegraph service, and
will ask the commission to look into the.
matter.
Celebrate Fourteenth Birthday
At their pleasant home on Winter
stein hill a few evenings since Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Ward gave a very pleas
and evening entertainment to their son,
Everett, and his friends, it being his
fourteenth birthday. A large number
of his young acquantance were present,
and made the evening one of pleasure;
and an enjoyable occasion to everybody
present. There was games to make
the evening hours fly merrily by, inter
spaced with music and refreshments
which were served by Mrs. Robert
Ward and her daughter, Miss Agnes.
Many present were given which were
tokens of remembance3 of the friend
ship entertained for Master Everett.
At a late hour all departed wishing
for the future and that he might see
many such a pleasant time.
Receives Severe Cut on Eye-Ball
Monday, while cutting hedge, at
his home, some five miles south of th;
city, Joseph Cook, allowed an osage
bush, to becone loosered from his grasj
and with a swish, as it cut through the
air, came up and a thorn portruding,
caught the left eye, near the corner
cutting a severe gash in the Sclerotic
coat, or white of the eye, causing great
pain, and corning near cutting so deep
that the eye would be destroyed. For
tunate he was that the thorn did not
catch and cut more deeply. As it is, it
i3 a very serious wound, and one in
which there is much danger of fatal ef
fects resulting to the sight. We are
informed the eye is doing as well as
could be expected, and hope it will
make a complete recovery.
Visited With Relatives.
Samuel Gapen, better known as
"Sam" Gapin, returned to his home at
Hyattsville, Wyoming, after a ten days
visit in this vicinity. He had not been
here for four years, and while here
celebrated his birthday yesterday at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Martha
Wiles. Oscar Gapen, his brother, ac
companied him as far as Omaha or. "-is
return.