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Short Items of Interest, From Fri
day Evening's Daily Journal
Miles Standish was a visitor in the
city today.
Jacob Stenner and wife were visitors
in Omaha this morning:.
John Hennings of Cedar Creek was a
county seat visitor today.
Mrs. A. J. Trility and children were
visitors in Omaha this afternoon.
Conrad Vallery was a business visitor
in Omaha and Council Bluffs this morn
ing. W. D. Jones was a visitor in Omaha
this morning, looking after some busi
ness. Harry Fry departed this morning for
Lincoln where he will visit for a few
days.
E. J. Townsend of Lincoln was a
visitor with friends in the city last
evening.
R. B. Kinlock of Lincoln was a visitor
in the city this morning, looking after
some business.
Miss Florence Baird returned this
morning from Bellevue where she is at
tending school.
John Schiapacasse was a visitor in
Omaha today in the interest of his
fruit store here.
I. Pearlman of Omaha came in this
morning and will visit with friends and
creditors for a few days.
Thomas E. Parmele returned today
from Louisville where he has been
looking after some business.
Mrs. F. I). Lehnhoff returned from
Omaha this morning where she has
been visiting for a few days.
A. II. Goldsmith departed for Omaha
this morning, after working at the
Masonic home for some days past.
J. C. Bergren, after visiting in the
city for a short time departed for his
home in Omaha this afternoon.
George Brisscy and wife departed this j
morning for Burlington, where they i
will visit with friends for a few days. I
Mrs. W. T. Scotten and F. C. Weber j
ar.d wife were passengers to Omaha
when, they are visiting with friends. !
Mrs. Chas. Vitousek and Mrs. An-'
tone Janda were visitors in Omaha this '
morn'.r.g l-xk:ng after some business (
matters.
Wm. Earnhardt was a passenger to
"Pacific Junction this morning where he
will visit at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. E. E. Monroe.
James Johnson returned today to his
home at Creston, Iowa, after having
visited for some time at the home of
of his son, Frank Jhonson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Marshall departed
for their home at Douglas in Otoe
county this morning, after having visit
ed in the city with friends.
Andy Thomsen returned this morning
from Cedar Creek where he has been
looking after the business of the Bar-
clay dispensary of liquid refreshments. ;
Irs. Fred Heath departed this morn
ing for Omaha after having visited in
the city for the past few days with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Pangburn.
Robert Brissey returned to work
again yesterday after having been
away from his labors for some weeks
with smallpox
Today Ed. Mason and J. R. Sanders
began the repairs on the residence of
Nels Crissinger, which was destroyed
by fire one day last week.
This morning D. C. Kline of the Ma
sonic home joined J. W. Rodafer in his
morning constitutional, coming from
the home to the Burlington station and
return.
Mrs. Abner Schwartz and daughter,
Josie, accompanied by Miss Mary
Hobscheidt were visitors in Omaha this
morning where they will be the guests
of friends for the day.
Mrs. Wm. McCauley departed this
morning for Concordia, Kansas, where
she goes to visit with her grand
daughter, Dorris Patterson, who is at
tending school at that place.
Mrs. G. T. Brown departed today for
Topeka, Kansas, where she is called by
the sickness of her mother, Mrs. Ina
Scoville, who is over eighty years old,
and has been sick for some time. Mrs.
Brown was accompanied by her three
children.
Mrs. W. P. Speck departed for home
this morning, after having been a guest
at the home of her parents in this city
for a few days, and was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Mable Poisal, who
is attending business college in the
capitol city.
Henry Goos has a very nicely dressed
-window at the Fetzer shoe store, and
one which cannot help but attract the
attention of the prospective buyer, as
well as the causual observer. The win
dow is dressed in a very artistic manner
and represents a springtime scene with
the green trimmings, suggesting Easter
shoes and things to match.
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Fred H. Ohms was a visitor in Omaha
today.
W. H. Venner was a visitor in Omaha
today.
Mrs. W. C. Tippins was a visitor in
Omaha today.
Mrs. II. J. Helps and daughter were
visitors in Omaha today.
Attorney D. O. Dwyer was a visitor
in the metropolis this afternoon.
Frank Boyd, who has been having the
grippe, is so he came be out again.
Miss Anna Janda was a visitor in
Omaha today.
W. H. Newell was an Omaha vistor
on business today.
D. J. Lair, wife and son, Ralph, were
visitors in Omaha today.
Lee H. Oldham was a visitor in the
city last evening from Murray.
Dr. J. H. Hall was a business visitor
in the metropolis this morning.
O. K. Parmele is nursing afinger.the
tip end of which he lost while whitling.
Attorney A. N. Sullivan was a visitor
in Omaha today, looking after some legal
business.
Jesse Stenner went to Omaha today
where he will take the examination for
stationary engineer.
Asa Snyder came in on the fast mail
and was looking after some business
matters in the city this afternoon.
Henry Knabe of Nehawka, was a
visitor in the city this morning looking
after some business at the court house.
Ed. Brantner moved to his place
north of town yesterday and will be
come a farmer.
Wash. Smith was a visitor in Omaha
this morning where he is taking
medical treatment.
W. E. Dull was a visitor in the city
last evening from below Murray, and
was looking after some business.
Mrs. Carl Fricke departed for Omaha
this morning where she will be the j
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. H. Smith, j
for the day.
Mrs. R. C. Whitaker and mother Mrs.
Mary C. Bennett, were visitors in
Omaha this afternoon going on the fast
mail.
Fred Tarns and wife departed this
afternoon for their home at Blair, after
a visit in the city with the parents of
the former.
John Ruthford and Walter Baumeist
er were visitors in Omaha today, where
Walter is having some medical treat
ment given.
John Sea graves was a visitor in
South Omaha this afternoon, where he
expects to accept a position in the
packing house.
Henry Lehman was a visitor in the
city this morning, looking after the
matters in regard to painting at the
Masonic Home.
Frank Doud departed for his home in
Bloomington this afternoon, after hav
ing having visited in the city and
vicinity for some time.
J. H. Royal and daughter were visit
ors in the city this afternoon, where
they were consulting relative to some
medical treatment with our city physi
cians.
W. A. Metzger, of Merriam, who is
visiting in the country with his mother,
Mrs. Cris Metzger at Cedar Creek was
in the city this afternoon and made this
office a pleasant call.
G. B. Hilton of Fairbury was a dele
gate to the republican state convention
and while in Omaha ran down and vis
ited with his brother, E. E. Hilton,
over night, returning this morning.
Dr. C. S. Barnes, a practicing physi
cian and druggist at Burr, this state,
is visiting his brother, Dr. A. P.
Barnes at this place. Mr. Barnes was
attending the republican convention at
Omaha.
Mrs. W. E. Stanton, sister of County
Superintendent Miss Mary E. Foster,
came in this evening from Union, and
will have charge of the office here while
her sister goes to Nebraska City this
evening, where she is to act as one of
the judges in a debate between the high
schools of Nebraska City, Syracuse,
Dunbar, Berlin and Lorton.
Injured in the Chest.
Abner Schermerhorn, while at work
for Anderson Davis west of Murray a
few days ago, was trying to load a hay
rack on a wagon for the purpose of
hauling hay when he slipped and fell
and the hay rack fell on him, striking
him on the chest, knocking the breath
out of him for some time, and fractur
ing some of his ribs. Abner is conse
quently layed up for a few days.
Lightning Rods!
Pure Copper Cable Lightning Rod, 15
cents per foot. Pitman & Davis.
The Plattsmouth Journal
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Entered at t he pto:ll-' ;it IMatlsmnut li. Ne
braska, as s:onilol;tss matter.
As yet March has found nothing to
"blow" about.
And the days of the presidential boom
are numbered.
It so occurs that we have not recently
had the boom of the Cannon.
If Taft is not nominated what an aw
ful grudge he'll have against Roosevelt.
Or is all this talk about the lion, the
lamb and the month of March a nature
fake?
We are not sure that business is re
viving but we are certain that it isn't
in congress.
The only manner in which confidence
is restored, we fancy, is between some
of the big financiers and the big politi
cians. The Wall street fellows are howling
for a rest. So are the people. They
will be given a rest after the fourth of
next March.
Roosevelt is an honorary member of
the congress of mothers. Who would
have thought such an old scold could be
given a membership?
Col. Tom Majors says that the only
hope the republicans have of carrying
Nebraska this fall is by nominating
Governor Sheldon for vice-president.
The action of the Oklahoma legisla
ture prohibiting the eating of snakes is a
direct attack on the quality of "booze"
handled by the drug stores of that state.
Here's a hot one from the Louisville
Courier-Journal: If Nick Longworth
really doesn't like'being the Baby Mc
Kee of the administration, let him step
aside. President Roosevelt has decided
to be the whole Dam family, anyway."
The republicans of the First congress
ional district are not dwelling together
as harmoniously as they did previous to
the convention at Lincoln last week, and
from present indications the bad feeling
engendered at Lincoln will be carried
into the convention that will nominate a
successor to Congressman Pollard.
The little country newpapers of the
state are wondering why the great big
attorney general does not take some
thing his own size and tackle the Om
aha Bee's advertising contract for
$500 with the Union Pacific railroad.
Surely the attorney general isn't afraid
of little Vick Rosewater, or of the
whole of Douglass county, for that
matter?
Any man can take a newspaper. It
is the cheapest thing he can buy. Every
time a hen clucks and has laid an egg
his paper is paid for that week. It
costs less than a postage stamp. It
comes to you rain or shine, calm or
storm. No matter what happens it
enters your door a welcome guest, full
of sunshine, cheer and interest. It opens
the door of the great world and puts you
face to face with people and its great
events. It shortens the long evenings.
It is your adviser, gossiper and friend.
No man is just to his children who does
not read the newspaper, and the failure
of a man to provide the local papers for
his wife should be constitutional grounds
for divorce
The action of the Democratic state
committee of Minnesota Friday may be
taken to mean that Governor Johnson
is an avowed candidate for the nomina
tion for the presidency. By a vote of
63 to 23, the committee adopted a reso
lution endorsing Governor Johnson for
the highest office in the land. The
republican press doubtless will seize
upon this incident as indicative of an
anti-Bryan movement that will lean to
discord in Demcratic ranks. It should
and does not, mean anything of the
kind, except insofar as pointing to a
natural difference of opinion as to who
is the most available candidate for the
Democracy to put forth. It is but na
tural that these differences of opinion
should exist. Otherwise we would have
a one-man party, a condition that is
very much to be avoided.
! Mrs. Groundhog might come out and
take a few glances at the spring milinery
displays.
Congress has a brand new job on its
hands. It must fix up Roosevelt with j
authority to rule the canal zone. j
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The Standard Oil company will cut
another $15,000,000 melon this week.
It's not a watermelon, either. Or is it?
It seems that the first robin can flit
from city to city as easily as Secretary
Taft, and is more joyfully received by
the hard-toiling yeomenry.
Now that the roads are rapidly drying,
would it not be a good idea for farmers
to hitch to their road drags when com
ing to town to do their trading? -That
would be "killing two birds with one
stone."
The author of "The Awakening of
Helen Ritchie" says the new woman
idea is at the bottom of many divorces.
That's right. Blame it onto the woman.
Adam started the custom and it's old
enough to be a good one, perhaps.
Look out for grafters who are work
ing the country with a soap and pre
mium dish deal, $2.00 in advance and
deliver in ten days. They are working
in various parts of the state, and should
meet with a cool reception if they come
this way.
According to the Lincoln Star, the
State Journal and Lincoln Evening News
(all one, of course,) are playing "hot and
cold" on the saloon license question in
the capital city. That's nothing. These
two publications are in the habit of play
ing this game on every other question
that comes up.
If Taft doesn't get the nomination for
president it won't be the fault of the post
masters and other federal officeholders.
They were greatly in evidence at the re
publican convention. All with their
coats off, sleeves rolled up and yelling
themselves hoarse for Taft. In fact
they were the only ones that displayed
any enthusiasm whatever.
A pie wagon was raided in New York
the other day. That's nothing. The
same sort of a wagon seems to be the
constant object of attack down in Wash
ington, but the supply of loot doesn't
seem to run out. Omaha was infested
with an over-supply of pie-hunters
Thursday, but we hear of no serious
damage being done in consequence.
The teacher who tries to inculcate
sectarian doctrines in the public school
room has mistaken his or her mission.
We all have our ideas about religion and
have a right to enjoy them under our
form of government. Those who want
to teach sectarianism should go to places
where sectarian schools are established.
It will indeed be a fateful day to our
public school system when sectarianism
shall be taught by the instructors.
One of our republican friends, who at
tended the state convention at Omaha
Thursday, says it was the tamest affair
of its character ever held in Nebraska.
As to attendance, it did not begin to
compare with the democratic convention.
The slated candidates for delegates-at-large
went through without even so
much as scratch. The delegates select
ed are Governor Sheldon, Senator Brown,
A. W. Field and Victor Rosewater.
The Lincoln Star gays: "The Joum
alnews has 'straddled' the prohibition
question, just as it straddles everything
else. The Journal now comes out in
favor of the 'progressive policy' of
regulation, while the evening edition
stands for the wiping out of the traffic
in this city. They get the readers
'coming and going' in that way just as
they do in political matters and business
affairs. Weeks ago it was predicted
that the Joumalnews would do the very
thing it has just now done. Each side
of the paper charges the other with all
the sins and the result is that the com
bination cannot be held for any offense.
It's a great system, but it no longer
'fools' the people of Lincoln. They
have passed that stage, and are wiser
now."
The Evil of Marriage "Bargains."
Boone, Iowa, has been the scene and
origin of a number of out-of -the- ordi
nary things, but the latest sorry jest
is the cap sheaf. Two justices of the
peace, a newspaper and a clothing house
are the offenders, for they have entered
into a combination which mocks at the
sanctity of marriage.
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Funeral Services Are Held at All Saints' Church
Interment in Forest Lawn-Many Platts
mouth People in Attendance
The Omaha World-Herald, in speak
ing of the funeral of the late George
H. Palmer, says: "The funeral of
George H. Palmer was held at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the All Saints'
church. Rev. T. J. Mackay conducted
the simple ceremony, which consisted
of the ritual service, with selections from
the scriptures and prayers. Mr. Sims
played on the organ several musical
selections chosen by the family. After
the service only the family went to
Forest Lawn cemetery, where the body
was interred.
"The masses of flowers which had
been sent to the house were not taken
to the church, but directly to the ceme
tery. These had been sent by several
insurance companies, by the many clubs
to which he belonged and by a large
circle of friends.
Mrs. Herman D. Kountze of New
York, a sister of Mr. Palmer, reached
Omaha Wednesday morning. With
Captain Palmer she had been enroute
for the Bermudas, but was stopped in
New York, returning as soon as she
heard of his death.
"The pallbearers were: Hilton Wes
cott, of Plattsmouth, a boyhood com
panion; Milton Darling, Forrest Richard
Their intentions may have been per
fectly harmless -so far as they have
had intentions beyond personal gain
but the results may prove to be more
than disastrous. It all came about over a
marriage rate war, wherein two just
ices competed with each other to the
end that they announced "marriages at
cost," which means for nothing.
Then the local paper and the local
clothing establshment got into the fray
with offers of subscriptions and "out
fits" to all who vould rush into matrim
ony. The records f our divorce courts con
tain more than convincing proof of the
lightness with which the sacredness of
the marriage vows are held by the pre
sent generation, and any movement
that tends further to strip from the
ceremony the solemnity and dignity
with which all churches have invested
it should be promptly opposed in every
community.
For a young couple to marry upon the
spur of the moment, or jestingly, be
cause of the "bargain" rate or passing
notoriety, is but little less than a crime.
Such conditions as obtain in the Iowa
town are a peril to the community.
The New York Evening Post says it is
proposed to "tailor" the tariff. Good
enough. Tailoring includes padding
here and there to make a fit for a neat
figure.
The old soldiers of Nebraska, no
doubt by this time, think the way of
the transgressor is hard. Our repub
lican state board of lands and build
ings have got it in their noggle that
all an old soldier needs to live on in
Nebraska is the small pittance of $12
per month. When they found that the
courts would not allow them to rob
them of a portion of their pension each
month, they have again taken the bull
by the horns and are now going to ex
clude them from the soidiers homes in
this state. Here is their next dirty
move. The board have issued an order
that they will not recognize an old
soldier's application to go into one of
the homes if he is receiving $12 per
month? They claim that this policy
will be pursued against old soldiers
making application who are receiving
the above amount. They have already
commenced to reject applications un
der this rotten ruling. Wonder how
some of these members of this republi
can state board would like to be com
pelled to work out a measly existance
on $12 per month. The old soldier is
certainly entitled to all he can get dur
ing his remaining days, and any man
or set of men who will attempt to take
from them, should be branded as a citi
zen unfit the recognition to a decent
people. It is high time this board
should be called down good and hard
and shown that the taxpayers will not
stand for their methods of graft and
the abuse of the old soldier.
H. PAUJEES
LAID AT
son, R. M. Welch, Ward Burgess, Chas.
T. Kountz, Joseph Cudahy and Edgar
Morsman, jr.
"Prominent insurance men present at
the funeral were: R. E. Hall, Chicago,
general adjuster and special representa
tive of George E. Kline, vice-president
of the Continental Insurance company;
J. C. Harding, Chicago, superintendent
of agencies, Springfield Fire and Marine
Insurance company; Walter Scott,
Kansas City, state agent of Missouri
for the Home Insurance company; C.
W. Fort, state agent for the Home In
surance company in Kansas; Willard
Harding, Nebraska City, special agent
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance
company, N. S. Harding, state agent
of the Springfield Fire and Marine In
surance company for Nebraska, and
George M. Lovejoy, Cincinnati, O.,
western manager l iioenix Insurance
company of Hartford, Conn.
"From Plattsmouth came Judge W.
H. Newell, II. C. McMaken, A. W. At
wood. Hilt Wescott, C. C. Wescott,
Mr. and Mrs. Jes.se L. Root, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Wescott, Mrs. John Water
man and daughter, County Judge A. J.
Beeson and L. L. Wiles."
The public debt of the United States,
increased $7,783,100 during the month
of February. Evidently the panic caus
ed it.
However, the weather bureau may
take some consolation in the efforts of
the amateur poets who are trying to
prove that this is spring.
The President has his way, as usual,
in the Brownville matter. Poor old
Foraker. He's been getting it in the
neck rather frequently of late.
Gov. Sheldon has not yet denied the
charges preferred against him b this
paper. If he did not utter the word3
charged to his account, the Journal will
be glad to publish a denial over his own
signature. The words that are charged
against the governor is an insult to
every democrat in Nebraska.
Let the business men get a move on
them and inaugurate some plan by
which Plattsmouth can be greatly bene
fitted during the summer season. Get
up a series of daylight attractions that
will draw the people to town. And by
all means let's have a rip-roaring Founh
of July celebration. Begin to talk it up
now. Don't wait until within three or
four weeks of the date.
The Plattsmouth Journal has heard
that Senator Brown "does not own a
dollar's worth of property in Nebraska"
and wants "some good republican pa
per" to tell whether or not this is true.
But why a republican paper? Why not
ask Senator Brown? If the Journal is
so interested in the mattef it should wire
to the Senator. He will answer. Lin
coln Star. If a good republican paper
like the Star is unable to answer this
question, then the charge must certainly
be true. If it is true, such a man should
never have been allowed to represent
Nebraska in the United States senate.
A man to represent a state should cer
tainly possess property qualifications so
to do. Aurora Sun.
The Bryan traveling men of Nebras
ka are making great preparations for
the national democratic convention at
Denver. Arrangements have been made
for a big banquet to be held in Lincoln
a few days previous to the convention,
to make all preliminary arragements.
They have already appointed a commit
tee on arrangements for the trip to Den
ver. The Lincoln club has a member
ship of about 400 and traveling men
over the state expect to run the mem
bership of the organization up into the
thousands before the holding of the con
vention. In just a few days about one
hundred and fifty new members were
added. You can count on the traveling
men of Nebraska doing their part to
wards furthering the interests of Bry
anism at the Denver convention. ,