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PLATTSMOUTH, NE 1511 ASK A, MONDAY, MARCH Mi, li)OS.
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Resolutions Adopted by the Democrats of Mer
rick County, in Which ail Who Believe
in Right and Justice Will Go-incide
At the recent meeting of the Mer
rick county democrats resolutions were
adopted that are good reading for all.
After indorsing the Chicago and Kan
sas City platform and W. J. Bryan, it
tells what we are tired of, as fol
lows:
Bombast and buncomb, surrender and
subserviency;
Dress parade and grandstanding, hot
air and acquiesence:
Corruption and misrepresentation,
whitewash and fovoritism;
Prohibitive tariff and the big stick,
prolific promise and postponed perfor
mance; Empty penitenitaries for the big
thief, and full ones for the pilferers;
Administration intervention and im
munity bath for organized capital; and
federal court injunctions and govern
ment troops for organized labor;
Effusive and gushing encomiums
handed to designing and intriguring
mine owners, and ready made verdicts
prematurely flung at the defenseless
heads of "undesirable citizens."
Bonds issued in time of peace, and
soup houses and smokeless chimneys
established in times of prosperity;
Retiring the time honored greenback
and foisting a wildcat currency in the
interest of Wall Street gamblers and
their favorite banks;
Tiding over monumental steals with
millions taken from the United States
Treasury without law and without in
terest, and turning down private bid
ders a larger interest than the National
banks would pay;
The acceptance of immense sums for
campaign corruption, and the institu
tion of Ananias clubs for the consign
ing of these with temerity enough to
uncover administration republican ras
cality, duplicity and double dealings;
Trust busting and wind jamming
flourishing trusts and free libraries;
Subsidized newspapers and a servile
sycophantic, fawning, puerile and pre
verted press:
An inflated dollar and a punctured
public;
Surgeons directing United States
men-of-war, and presidential supervi
sion to the American stork;
Magnificent and awe inspiring squad
rons on a cruise of mystery, and de
stroying antiquated, superanuated, de
crepit and rheumatic bears and kissing
the guides in the swamps of Louis
iana; Putting a whole bunch of colored
troops out of commission to get the right
"nigger," and dining Booker T. Wash
hington in the White House to control
his influence in the National Conven
tion; Taking "In God We Trust" off of
the coin, and putting our trust in Pier
pont Morgan;
- Punishing criminals by procuring for
them promotion to high positions, and
turning on the light by blowing out the
gas;
Appointing committees to investigate
L. 6. Todd Taken to Hospital
L- G. Todd junior, has for the past
two years had more or less trouble
with appendicitis, but nothing parti
cularly serious attack. His father took
him to the Presbyterian hospital in Om
aha last Friday, where and operation
was performed and the offending mem
ber removed- He stood the operation
which was a very critical one splendidly
and at this writing (Tuesday morning)
he is reported as out of danger. Ne
hawka Register.
City Treasuer a Happy Mam
To the band of little girls who make
a chorus of sweet voiced songsters,
who make merry music at the home of
city treasurer, R. W. Clements, was
added another, little fairy, arriving
Friday morning at 9 o'clock, will make
her borne with the merry band. The
other members of the band are greatly
pleased, and when it comes to the fond
father and adoring mother nothing else
will discribe their feelings, than to say
they are tickled almost to death. All
concerned doing nicely.
II Tl
MIS
en
unlawful and law breaking combina
tions, and dismissing in disgrace the
committee making the report;
Brand as liars men who charge that
large corruption fund was raised for
repbulican success, and running the man
who did the collecting through the pre
sidential chairs.
Busted banks, unprotected depositors
and the suicide of the defenders of Nat
ional honor;
Democrat administration causing the
panic of 1893 and to much republican
prosperity causing the panic of 1907;
Tariff protected American laboring
men, feeding at free soup houses, and
the dinner pail full of insane twaddle
and empty platitudes;
Government by the banks, of the
people, for the banks.special privileges
to the few, and equal rights be damn
ed; Decrying a 50c dollar in 1896, and
advocating a dollar without any cents
in 1908;
Advocating a presidential third term
in the interest of party expendiency and
political plunder, and permitting partiz
anship and perjudice tousurd the place
of patriotism and love of country;
Branding innocent men before trial
"as undesirable citizens," and protect
ing from the law and justice the chief
conspirator in the assassination of a
governor of a state;
Standing pat while the country is
sweetening the pot;
An official apologist for republican
incompetency and malfeasance, and an
intense and extremely friendly, but in
sincere interest in the common people,
who vote, just before election;
Vociferous.reference to "my policies"
without advising what those policies
are, and seeking to change the orthogra
phy of the English language without
the aid or consent of any other person
on earth;
The sound of busting banks, and
the empty rattle of the full dinner
pail;
The republican party claimed God as
a silent partner and neglecting to give
hi? satanic majesty his due measure of
credit after the enforced dissolution;
Strenously advocating policies just
before the election of 1908, which prior
to the election of 1896 were declared to
be "dangerous and anarchistic."
Seven years of strenuously delayed
commission and then an eleven hour ar
rangement of everybody in general and
nobody in particular, on account of their
own sin of ommission;
In short we are tired of republican
mis-rule, corruption, hypocricy, incom
petency and misdirection, and earnestly
and patriotically desire the government
brought back to the simplicity, wisdom
and thoroughness of Jefferson, the hon
esty, integrity and effectiveness of
Lincoln, the sanity, safety and patri
otism, of Bryan, which means equal
rights to all, special privileges to none,
"a government by the people, of the
people and for the people."
State Loses Pass Case
A special from Columbus, Neb., un
der date of March 13, says: "Judge
Thomas directed a verdict against the
state of Nebraska Thursday in the phy
sicians' pass case in which the state
was prosecuting Dr. Martin for accept
ing a pass from the Union Pacific. The
case was prosecuted by County Attor
ney Hensley, assisted by Judge J. J.
Sullivan, special "counsel employed by
the state. Dr. Martin has been a phy
sician for the Union Pacific for thirty
years and he has an indeterminate con
tract to do the work at Columbus for
the Union Pacific in consideration of
$25 a month and an annual pass over
the road. His present contract was
dated January 1, 1906, before the pre
sent law went into effect. The court
held the pass to the physician on a con
tract was not a free pass and directed
the jury to return a verdict of not
guilty."
Seed Oats For Sale
Good variety of seed oatf for sale.
S. O. Cole, Mynard.
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PLAN TO STAND
ARDIZE RATES
Telephone Folks Now Want
to Put One on Conversa
tions by Wire
Secretary Mattison of the Nebraska
Independent Telephone traffic associ
ation, with one or two other representa
tives of independent interests in this
state will leave this week to attend the
convention of the Iowa association, at
Cedar Rapids, says the Lincoln News.
A plan to standardize rates, time limit
of conversation and other details of ser
vice in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and
Missouri will be considered there. The
present schedule is not uniform. The
companies in Nebraska allow five min
utes time and give half rates at night.
Those in Kansas and Missouri also give
the reduced rate on the night calls, but
charge extra for all time over three
minutes. In Iowa the three-minute
limit obtains and there are no night
rates.
Nebraska companies cannot make any
change without the consent of the rail
way commission, so far as business
with the state is concerned. It is the
interstate business which the indepen
dents of the four states named, are try
ing to make uniform. When a call is
made from a point in Nebraska to one
in Iowa, the charge may vary 5 or 10
cents at the two places, according to
the system on which it is computed.
This mixes up the accounts of the com
panies and causes them a good deal of
trouble, as the managers claim.
Any attempt to raise the state rates
in Nebraska or to shorten the time limit
of conversations would probably be re
sisted by telephone patrons. On the
other hand, it is not expected that the
Missouri, Iowa and Kansas companies
would extend their time limit to con
form with Nebraska's. This situation
presents difficulties which may be hard
to get around, but one plan offers a
solution. It is to divide each state into
districts or "blocks." and establish
arbitrary rates on interstate calls be
tween them, varying as to distance.
This would give a fixed rate between
every two blocks situated in different
states, and the book accounts at both
ends would harmonize with one another.
Died at the County Farm.
Henry Van Horn, who has for some
time made his his home at the county
farm, died at that place this morning,
aged 71 years. Mr. VanHorn has been
feeling poorly for some time and the
end was not unexpected. Mr. VanHorn
had been worth considerable money in
his day, but lost it some time since
in the mercantile business. He has a
brother, Joseph VanHorn, living near
Union, who will arrive in the morning.
The funeral will occur tomorrow. We
will give more regarding him later.
Laid to Rest Yesterday
Yesterday at Eight Mile Grove church
was held the funeral of Mrs. Sarah
Page, who died at Cedar Creek last
Friday evening. The funeral cortege
went over land to Cedar Creek to Eight
Mile Grove and the discourse was given
by Rev. Wachtal, of the Methodist
church at Mynard.
A GENTLE RE
HINDER OF SPRING
Bring Many Thoughts of New
Spring Millinery for
the Ladies.
To the ladies of Plattsmouth and vi
cinity M. Fanger wishes to announce
his annual showing of new spring crea
tion in Millinery, Saturday, March 21.
The hats this spring are great. Any
one can make hats, but few are made
like those that are to be shown in Mil
linery department of M. Fanger's store
next Saturday.
There is something to making a hat
besides grabbing up a bolt of ribbon,
some foliage and a bunch of flowers and
dabbing them on a shape. First the
shape must be a becoming one to a cer
tain form of face. Then the foliage and
flowers must be selected to harmonize
as a whole. Then just the right trim
ming must be placed here; this rose and
bow right there.
Looks sinple, doesn't it? But little
do you know the hours designers spend
in getting just the right rose and just
the right bow in just the right spot.
That's why we ask you to buy Fanger's
hats.
Prof Smith After a Prize Steer.
Prof. Smith of the state farm came
down hero last week and went to the
farm of Straub Brothers where he pur
chased a calf which he expects will win
the prize at the next International Live
Stock show.
The animal that he selected was a
Galloway male calf four months old
that weighed 540 pounds, and was con
sidered by Prof. Smith to be the finest
he had ever seen. He will be put up
and fed at the farm and we expect
that when the next show is held that
Nebraska will walk off with the blue
ribbon. Nehawka Register.
MISSOURI PACIFIC
LOSES MONEY
Railwayl Officials Assert That
Deficit in Last Six Months
Exceeds Quarter of
Million
A loss of more than a quarter of a
million dollars on its business on Nebr
aska lines in the last six months is the
statement made by the Missouri Pacific
railway in its answer to the demand of
the state railway commission for a hear
ing on March 24, relative to the pro
mulgation of a new tariff sheet, says
the Lincoln Star. The statement is ac
companied by the figures to prove the
allegation.
This loss is on both state and inter
state business carried on Nebraska
lines. It is stated that it costs 50 per
cent more to handle state business than
interstate business in Nebraska and 15
per cent more to handle state passenger
traffic.
In the last six months, including Jan
uary, the road has received in operating
ing revenues $676,237.07. Its operating
expenses in the same period have been
$727,419.17. Added to this is interest
on bonds, maintenance and similiar ex
penses, bringing the total expense to
$931, 576. 04 a deficit of $255,339.97.
Of a total revenue of $409,250.83 was
received for frieght. State business
brought in $127,632.16 or 28.05 percent
of the entire freight business done.
Passenger earnings were $185,986.24, of
this amount $100,128.99 was on state
business or 66.44 per cent of the total.
The Missouri Pacific has been on
stormy seas for some time, as being
announced some time ago that the road
was about to go into the hands of a re
ceiver. The Harriman system had par
alleled some of the Missouri Pacific's
best f eedei's and had taken a big slice of
business away from the company M. P
stock, worth 125 in 1902, fell to 87 in
1908 and in J anuary of this year had
touched the low point of 41 .
A New Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lamphear are re
joicing over the arrival of a new baby
at their home Sunday evening. We
understand that Geo. was so full of joy
that he immediately called at the home
of his neighbor, Leonard Born to see if
he was able to purchase a Shetland
pony. Mother and little one are doing
nicely.
Goes To Omaha Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Born went to
Omaha Sunday with their five year old
daughter who was suffering with a
severe attack of appendicitis, and will
enter the hospital for an operation.
The little child was take very suddenly
with the disease, and the operation
was advised by the attending physician
at once.
Box Social
A genuine good time is booked at the
Cullom school house on next Saturday
evening, March 21st, at which time the
teacher and pupils will give a box soc
ial. A short program will be given to
commenceat eight o'clock, followed by
the supper. 7 Everybody is invited to
come and bring boxes. A good time is
assured.
Surplus Stock Sale
See advertisement on fourth page of
this issue, announcing the big sale of R.
C. Kendall, Thursday, March 19.
Box Social
Miss Myrtle Sanders departed for
her school at Cullom last evening, after
having visited in Plattsmouth city over
Sunday, with her parents. Miss San
ders is going to have a box social at the
schoolhouse where she teaches, next
Saturday evening, which will also be
enlivened by a nice program. Every
body is envited, and all attending are
expected to bring a box of something
ob, aiiu a jvuy Llliic 13 assured.
ITM OLD IE1I
Death of Mrs. Fred Siadleman at the Ad
vanced Age of Seventy-two Years
Funeral Saturday
The day following Christmas in the
year of 1835, Mrs. Catherine Stadle-
man (then Catherine Altheim) was
born at Ahlstein, Hessen Dramstadt
Germany, where she made her home
until 1851. At the age of sixteen years
she came to America, landing at New
Orleans, where she made her home for
another sixteen years. In 1853, her
husband, Fred Stadleman, came to
America from Germany also, and
landed at New Orleans, making his
home there as well. They became ac
quainted, and were united in marriage
in 1858, of which union there were
eight children born, four of whom died
in infancy, three being buried in New
Orleans before they left that place. In
1867, they removed to Plattsmouth and
have made their home here since. Here
another child died while young, the
other four growing to manhood and
womanhood. They being Fred Stadle
man, jr., Mrs. Catherine White, Will
J. Stadleman, and Mrs. Josephine E.
Bloedel, who died some years since, and
is buried here.
When coming to this city with her
husband, Mrs. Stadleman helped in the
bakery for one year, at the place where
Herman Spies now has his cigar fac
tory, and at the end of one year, re
moved to the place where L. B. Egen-
berger now has the grocery store, con
tinuing there for some five years, and
in 1874 built what for a number of
years was the best hotel in Platts
mouth. The Stadleman House, which
wras run in connection with a bakery,
which was where the Riley Hotel now
stands. Here they continued until the
Riley Hotel was built, when the old
Will Enforce Immigration. j
Friday evening L. A. Epp.'er of the im- j
migration service at Washington D. C.
was in the city conferring with Sheriff
Quinton as to the enforcement of the
immigration laws, which have been
shamefully disregarded and not enforc
ed. The recent actions of the anarch
ists, in the seemingly tendency to aV
most wholesale " assassinations, has
challenged the attention of the people
to the fact of the lrx enforcement of
the laws. Those pro- isions which touch
es the forbidding of landing anarchists,
criminals, demented persons, and the
sending of those back who have come
here and after remaining for a period
of three years, fail to take any steps to
become citizens. These will be compel
led to either take the oath to support
the constitution and become citizens, or
will be exported and made to return to
the place from which they came. Mr.
Eppler departed for Lincoln, where he
will investigate the matter of an at
tempt to vote a wholesale lot of Russian-Poles.
Saw the Red Bats.
Col. M. A. Bates, of the Plattsmouth
Journal, was here last Saturday meet
ing many of his friends and doing some
business for the Journal. The jovial
Colonel spent a part of the time in this
office and we certainly enjoyed his
company. We exhibited our six-eared
rabbit, and the Colonel's inquisitive
nature then prompted him to adjust his
spectacles and take a peep into the box
containing our pair of red bats, and
just one squint satisfied his curiosity in
the bat line. He likes a joke (especi
ally on someone else) and he knows how
to take one in case he happens to "get
stung "Union Ledger.
We acknowledge the corn.
EXCURSIONS WEST
ANY DAY OF WEEK
Good Farm Lands in Nebraska,
Colorado and Wyoming
Good farm lands in 'any size farms.
both improved and unimproved, and on
terms to suit purchaser. We run ex
cursions west on any day of the week.
For particulars call on or write,
Frank Stanley, Plattsmouth.
! building was removed to the place it
now occupies. With the selling of that
building the Stadleman's built (the
j building now occupied by Win. Barclay)
where they had made their home up
stairs. Some years Bince they made
their home on North Fifth street,
where they now live, and where Mrs.
Stadleman has been confined to her bed
for a long time with a cancer of the
stomach. During the sickness, which
has extended over a long period, this
estimable lady has been a patient suf
ferer, and passed away in the faith of
Him, who has borne our sorrows.
Mrs. Stadleman, early in life, joined
the German Evangelical church, but on
coming to this city found none here,
and with her family attended the Epis
copal church, the remainder of the
family becoming members, when she
joined the ladies' society, the (St.
Luke's Guild) and has been a consist
ant member during her life here. She
was also a member or the order of the
Eastern Star, the ladies' of which will
attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon
at two o'clock in a body, as a mark of
respect to the deceased member. The
life of this woman has ever been a
benediction to all who have had the
good fortune to know her. Ever a
I devoted mother and wife, her life has
been spent in making others happy,
! and even in her advanced years had
i cared for her grandson, Paul, with the
! tenderness of a mother. The funeral
j services will be conducted jointly by
Rev. J. F. Langhorst, pastor of St.
I Paul's church, and Domine Canon H.
B. Burgess of the St. Luke's Episcopal
church. Will J. Stadleman will arrive
! with his family on the train tonight.
Real Estate Transfers
The following real estate transfers
have been made since our last report:
Chas. Philpot, et al.,to.J. W.
Philpot, wj swi, 27-1 1-1 2... $5, 200 O-i
Wm. B. Staples, et al., to
Chester A. Norris, lots 177
to 178, in Louisville 2,000 oo
Peter Crabtree to Benjamin
Rich, blocks 11, 12, 13 and 14,
Carter's addition to Weep
ing Water , 5,200 00
Ed. Williams to Geo. Oberle,
wj nwj 22-10-5 8,000 00
Geo. Oberle to Ed. Williams
pt. swi swj 20-10-9 4,000 00
Chas. H.SnaveIy to Henry
Raelopaz, wj nel 5-10-14 5,000 00
Albert Gullion to E. K. Reese
sej sej 22 and swj nej 27-12-9
7,200 00
Albert Gullion to John Nickols
swj sej 22 and nwj nel 27-12-9
7,200 00
Minnie Dolansky to Herman
Bros, company, lots 1 and 2,
blk. 22, in Eagle 3,000 00
E. D. Cummins to James Wil
liams lot 4, blk. 41, City of
Plattsmouth 450 00
O. D. Tapper to J. M. Jones
lot 697 in Louisville 12 00
Fredrick Engelkemeier to J. G.
Engelkemeiersiswl 15-11-12 5,600 00
W. H. Lathhrop to J. II. Fore
man swj 23-11-9 10,400 0f
Sheriff of Cass county to A. B.
Gilson, lot 6, blk 10, Carter's
addition to Weeping Water. 220 0)
The Burlington Attorneyship.
A special from Lincoln says: "Hal
leck F. Rose, of Lincoln has been
tendered and has accepted the position
of assistant general solicitor for the
Burlington railroad west of the Missouri
river. In that position he will succeed
J. E. Kelby, who was recently advanced
to the position of general solicitor in
place of Charles F. Manderon. Theap.
pointment will necessitate Mr. Rose's
removal to Omaha about April 1. The
salary attached to the place is in the
neighborhood of $7, 500 a year."
Child Fatally Scalded
A special from Weeping Water, un
der date of March 12, says: "The 2-year-old
child of J. B. Griffin, who lives
north of this place, fell into a tub f
hot water, head first, and was so tei r
bly scalded that is cannot recover. 1 1 e
accident occurred Tuesday."