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VOLUME XX VIII
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, J UXE 2(, 190S
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Ruling That Nebraska Grand Lodge Must No!
Pay to Supreme Authority Any
More Cash
Thirty thousand men, members of
the Ancient Order of United Workman
in Nebraska, are directly interested
in the ruling of District Judge Paul
at Grand Island yesterday, in the action
brought to enjoin the Nebraska grand
lodge and the officers thereof from
paying any more money to the supreme
lodge says, the Lincoln News. If the
ruling of Judge Paul is upheld by the
supreme court, as Morning & Ledwith,
attorneys for the plaintiffs are confi
den it will be, the money now in the
hands of the Nebraska grand lodge
will be used exclusively for the benefit
of Nebraska members and no money
will in the future be paid to the supreme
lodge.
The litigation in this case was begun
in Lincoln several months ago, the
plaintiffs being members of the local
lodge. They asked that the grand
lodge officers be enjoined from paying
any more money to the supreme lodge
and stated that at that time approxi
mately $100,000 was about to be paid to
the latter corporation; that this money
had been paid into the treasury for the
benefit of Nebraska members and could
not legally be diverted to any other
cause. Service was obtained on the
grand lodge officers while they were
temporarily in tnis city, and an objec
tion by them to this service was upheld
by the district court. The objection
was based on the allegation that the
headquarters of the grand lodge was at
Grand Island and that that was the
proper place to bring action. Before
the Lancaster court had ruled on the
matter, however, the same suit had
been begun in Grand Island, the peti
tion practically identical with the one
filed here. To this petition the defend
ants made answer and to the answer,
plaintiffs demurred. Arguments were
heard on the demurrer, which was yes
terday sustained by Judge Paul.
This litigation is the culmination of
a fight which has been going on within
the order of Nebraska for several
years. The supreme lodge is a Texas
corporation. Its announced purposes
being the maintenance of- a national
organization, supplying a pass word
and uniform secret work and the col
lection and disbursement of a guaran
tee fund or fraternal aid fund. Ne
braska Workmen object to the latter
part of the program. The Nebraska
grand lodge is a corporation organized
under the laws of this state as similar
Old Settlers' Reunion.
The annual business meeting of the
Old Settlers' association was held last
Saturday evening, and as usual the at
tendance was small but enthusiastic.
The meeting was called to order by J.
T. Reynolds, president who made some
very appropriate remarks, and after
reading of minutes of the last regular
meeting the election of officers was taken
up, resulting as follows:
President James T. Reynolds.
Vice Presidents W. B. Banning and
John D. Bramblet.
Secretary Charles L. Graves.
Treasurer L. R. Upton.
Directors-F. H. McCarthy, T. G.
Barnum, L. R. Upton, W. C. Carraher
and W. F. Tracy.
Finance Committee L. R. Upton, T.
G. Barnum and W. C. Carraher. Union
Ledger.
Message Tells of Brother's Death.
Last evening John Cory received" a
message from a point in Missouri, the
home of Garman Brown, a brother of L.
B. Brown, for Mr. Brown, stating that
Garman Brown had died. Mr. Brown
was a younger brother of our L. B.
Brown, and whom Mr. Brown here had
not seen for some tune. The cause of
death is not known nere.
Return From Chicago.
Friday evening H. N. Dovey, E. H.
Wescott, and C. A. Rawls, returned
from their trip to Chicago, where they
were in attendance at the republican
national convention, and were met at
Pacific Junction by C. C. Wescott and
con, Mason.
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corporations are organized in the other
states, and being comparatively young
the death rate is not high. More than
one assessment per month to pay death
benefits to Nebraska members is an
extreme rarity, while there have been
many months when no assessment was
necessary. On the other hand, the
death rate is much higher in the older
states and "double headers" are not of
infrequent occurrence. The supreme
lodge has attempted to equalize these
things, collecting from the states where
the death rate is low and paying money
thus collected over to the states where
the rate was higher. At times during
the years that the supreme lodge has
been carrying on this work it has as
essed a fixed sum per month against
members, the same to be paid into the
guarantee fund, and at other times it
has levied special assessments against
members. When assessments came
too rapidly in any state which was
affiliated with the supreme lodge, the
latter would make a payment to the
overburdened grand lodge from the funds
on hand.
Nebraskans began to object to this
plan several years ago and an effort
was made to withdraw from the supreme
jurisdiction. Two years ago when
action was taken looking to the sever
ance of relations, the grand lodge of
this state paid to the supreme lodge
$59,000, which was understood to liqui
date all obligations up to that time, j
The Nebraska members of the order
then began to pay into a reserve fund
to be used exclusively for their benefit
in keeping down excessive assessments,
etc. At the grand lodge last year,
however, the supreme lodge came in
with another claim of $163,000 which
it was asserted Nebraska was obliged
to pay under the former arrangements.
The members of the grand lodge agreed
to pay the claim, the state reserve fund
at that time contained about a quarter of
a million dollars. This created a storm
of protest upon the part of those mem
bei"s who had been for a lone time fight
ing the supreme proposition and result
ed in the institution of the litigation
which has been terminated as fai as
the district court is concerned, in the
ruling of Judge Paul. Before the be
ginning of the injunction proceedings,
however, the grand lodge had paid to
the supreme lodge $63,000 of the amount
voted, leaving $100,000 saved to the
Nebraska jurisdiction by the action of
the court.
SIMILAR CASE
TO OUR OWN
No Voter Has a Right to De
face a Ballot-
A special from Hastings, under date
of June 19, says: "A sensational climax
was reached in the Van Patten-Gauvreau
contest for councilman in the second
ward this afternoon when Acting County
Judge Ragan rendered his decision which
in substance declared 47 of the 294 votes
cast for Van Pattern were illegal be
cause the ballots had been defaced in
the writing of names of Rohrar and
Daily for mayor and city clerk respec
tively. Writ of ouster was placed in
the hands of the sheriff to serve on Van
Pattern but Van Pattern suddenly and
mysteriously disappeared. The seating
of Gauvreau and the special meeting of
the council means the issuing of saloon
licenses. It is presumed that Van Pat
tern's disappearance will be followed by
a restraining order from the supreme
court enjoining the sheriff from serving
the court's orders as the court held that
the decision could not be superseded.
District Judge Dungan is in Chicago
and no injunction can be immediately
issued.
R. E. Coleman and wife departed for
Glenwood, Iowa, this morning, where
they are called by the illness of Mr.
Coleman's father, Mr. E. J. Coleman,
who has the sciatic rheumatism very
badly.
P. E. 0. STATE
CONVENTION
Nebraska Chapter Holds Annual Ses
sion at Red Cloud
A special from Red Cloud, under
date of June 18, says: The nineteenth
annual convention of the Nebraska
grand chapter of P. E. O. opened at
Red Cloud Wednesday morning in the
Congregational church. In spite of
overhanging clouds, and threatening
weather the city blossomed out with
Marguerites, the society flower, and
with white and gold the society colors,
The young ladies entertaing the state
convention had spared no labor to make
the gathering a memorable one. Miss
Cook in well chosen words gave a cor
dial welcome to all visiting ladies and
Miss Kyd of Beatrice responded. Mrs,
Maude C.eJIarrison of York, president
of N. G. C. formally opened the con
vention and presented the following
guests of honor: Mrs. Carrie M. Peter
son of Aurora, supreme president of P.
E. O; Mrs. Lillian Parmele of Platts
mouth, past N. G. C, president, now
chairman of the educational fund; Miss
Hattie Little of Geneva, past N. G. C,
president: Miss Mary Osmond of Oce
ola, Iowa, editor of the P. E. O. Re
cord. Then she introduced the officers
of the N. G. C: Mrs. Flora W. Jones,
Lincoln, first, vice president; Mrs. Clara
M. Wilson, Omaha, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. E. C. Britt, McCook. record
ing secretary; Miss Annie Kyd, Beat
rice, corresonding secretary; Mrs. Har
riet M. Clearman, Minden, treasurer;
Mrs. Mynard Grimes, Blue Hill, organ
izer. The music for the opening session
was furnished by Mrs. Blanch Thomas
of McCook, and Mrs. Metta Updike of
Omaha.
A New Department.
After considerable agitation upon
the part of those interested in the
settlement of government land in the
west, the government has now desig
nated an engineer to show prospective
settlers lands within the Shoshone
Project in Wyoming. This is an in
novation that will be appreciated by
prospective homeseekers for the reason
that in the past, persons seeking gov
ernment lands have as a rule had to
depend upon strangers to show them
the land and point out the corners, but
this is all changed now. Settlers now
going to Powell, Wyoming, where the
government engineers have their bead
quarters for the Shoshone Project,have
one of the engineers at their service,
who goes with them personally and
points out the corners and gives them
any Information desired. These lands
are all platted into farm units and the
engineer who did the surveying is the
one designated to show the lands.
This is certaily a step in the right
direction.
Old Residents on a Visit.
George McCavigan, wife and daught
er, Miss Janette, came in Friday evening
from Kansas City, and will visit with
relatives and friends for some two
weeks. While in the city they will be
the guests of John Ledgeway, Wm.
Schmidtmann and Gustave Pitz and
families. Mr. McCavigan and family
formerly lived in this city, where he
was employed in the Burlington shops
as a painter. Since going to Kansas
City, he has engaged in the painting
and decorating business, until last fall.
At that time Mr. McCovigan accepted
a position with Montgomery, Ward &
Co., as salesman in their establishment
at Kansas City.
A Narrow Escape.
. Plattsmouth experienced another nar
row escape from flood Friday evening
about five o'clock. The water came
down in torrents for about fifteen or
twenty minutes, and the streets were
in a fair way of getting filled to over
flowing, when the clouds began to break
away and Old Sol peeped forth in all
his glory, much to the satisfaction of
us all. Today everything pertaining to
the weather indicate that the rains have
ceased for awhile, but just how long,
the Journal is not prepared at this writ
ing to say, but hope it will be long
enough for the citizens to become used
to the sun again.
Fifteen Dollars for Best Float.
The committee have decided, to give
fifteen dollars for the best and most at
tractive float in the parade on the
Fourth. This will go a long way in the
dressing of the float, and will be an in
centive for each of the merchants to
make an effort to excel in the line which
they represent.
It Was a Small Twister.
The wind which accompanied the rain
Tnursday was somewhat fierce, and
approa ched the proportions of am iture
cyclone. Those who watched the ao
proching storm say that two clouds
came together at the time when the
wind came, causing a whirlwind to come
out of the vortes of the rapidly moving
clouds, and as a result, northwest of
the city the barn of Matt Sulzer was
moved off its foundation and toppled
the chimney off the house of W. L.
Thomas. No other damages were re
ported, though a number of the people
in the neighborhood v,.e badly fright
ened. J. F. Clugey and W. A. Young
were in this morning and tells of Mr,
Sulzer at work to get his barn back at
the right place.
DAN CUPID PER
FORMS CAPERS
A Former Cass County Boy Captures
A Kansas Sunflower
The following, from the Almena( Kan
sas) Plaindealer refers to an early June
wedding which Mr. and Mrs. John Mc
Nurlin went down into Kansas to at
tend 'several weeks ago. The groom
was reared by Mr. and Mrs. McNurlin,
and they love him almost equally as
though he was their own boy. Mr.
Frey is an honest, energetic young man
and the Journal wishes him and the ex
cellent young lady he has chosen for a
life-companion, all the happiness that
can possibly be in store for them, and
prosperity till they can't rest. The
Plaindealer says: On Wednesday even
ing, June 3, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Rundell, 3
miles west of Almena, occurred the
marriage of their daughter, Mary, to
Eugene Frey. At 8:30 o'clock Mrs.
Jennie Grant, sister of the bride, took
her place at the piano and began the
wedding march. The bridal party soon
entered the room headed by Rev. A. L.
Drummond who performed the solemn
ceremony which made these two one
for life.
The bride wore a beautiful dress of
cream chiffon panama with lace "yoke
over cream silk. The groom was neat
ly dressed in black.
About 40 relatives and guests were
present to wish them a long and happy
journey. After congratulations a de
licious repast was served and a spirit of
rejoicing was prevalent.
Mrs. Frey is well knewn to a large
circle of friends, a lady of high charac
ter, a splendid musician, a successful
school teacher, having taught two con
secutive terms in her home school, a
real prize well worth the winning. Mr.
Frey is a young man of whom too much
good can not be said. Well known to
his neighbors, industrious, somewhat of
a violinist, always affable, a model
young man. The union of these young
people demonstrated the fact that true
worth has sought its affinity, and es
tablished in our midst another of those
sacred institutions called home.
A large number of beautiful and use
ful presents attested the esteem in
which they are held; among which
were decorated china, table linen, sil
verware, furniture but space forbids
the itemizing.
Mr. and Mrs. Frey go to housekeep
ing on their farm near her former
home.
Those present were the bride's'father
mother, sister and two brothers, Mrs.
Meyers, of Nebraska, mother of the
groom, Mr. and Mrs. McNurlin, of Ne
braska, foster parents of the groom,
Mrs. Horn, sister of the groom, and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Casey and
family, Miss Blanche Tupper, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Cook, of Pasedena, Cali
fornia, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Butler and
daughters, Maud and Grace, Mr.1 and
Mrs. Noble Smithson, of Almena, Mr.
Louis Gishwiller, of Almena, Mr. and
Mrs. Standish, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Calfee; Miss Lulu Grant, Mr. Virgil
Parr and Mr. and Mrs. Will Antrobus.
Rescued the Greeks.
Amos Finder and Will Heiner found
the two men who had their boat cap
sized yesterday afternoon still camping
on a little island in the Platte river,
where they were thrown by the capsi
zing of their boat, as recorded in this
paper yesterday. They were still cling
ing to the little island, and were more
than glad to see the rescuers come to
their relief. The men brought them
who were two Greeks from Omaha,
down to the Burlington station and
landed them, a very wet and discouraged
pair of men. The boat, as stated in
yesterday's paper, had gotten away and
was captured by some parties from the
Iowa side, but who it was and what be
came of the craft, was not found out.
A RACE FOR
MORE LIBERTY
Out is Overtaken Dy the Police
On Horseback
John Miller, who Bometime since had
an altercation with W. P. Speck, which
terminated in a fight, for which they
both were assessed one hundred dollars
and trimmings, and which he was sup
posed to work out on the streets. After
having put in about five days, he took
leg bail, and disappeared some two
months since. From here he. went to
Memphis, where he worked for George
Poisal, and returned here some two or
three weeks ago and gave the police a
merry chase a time or two, but as he
ran like a deer they were unable to get
anywhere close to him. Yesterday the
chief of police was apprised of the fact
that Miller was in the city, and getting
a horse so as to be able to keep up with
the fleet-footed fugitive, went after
him, and finally succeeded in overhaul
ing him, getting near enough to place
him in range of the officer's gun. This
brought the young man to bay, and he
was landed in jail. He has now a long
time to serve, until he shall have gotten
the senten- worked ont.
PUT STREETS IN
PROPER SHAPE
Maccadamize Streets Leading Into
Plattsmouth.
Today a citizen of Murray came into
town about noon. As he turned the
corner at Pearl and Sixth streets we
noticed that his buggy wheels were liter
ally covered with mud. We asked him
where he got all the mud? His reply
was that he got the principal portion of
it since he ' ntered the incorporation of
Plattsmor -h.
Now, has it come to a pretty pass
that one coming into town, can drive
eight or ten miles with compartively
good roads and then go into mud-holes
up to his buggy hubs as soon as he hits
the city limits? But such is the fact,
and the people who come here to trade
and have to come through Chicago
Avenue, want to know what the city
proposes to do about it? We would
suggest to them what to do. Not only
to maccadomize Chicago avenue, but do
such work on all the streets leading into
the city. It will pay the city to do it
and pay them big in the way of trade.
Do you suppose a farmer is going to
come to fJattsmouth with Chicago
avenue in the condition it is at the pre
sent time? Not much. We must fix
these streets coming into town, now, if
possible, but by all means before the
breaking up of another spring. If those
who have such matters in charge will
go out on Chicago avenue and view the
bad condition it is in they will come to
the conclusion right away that these
few remarks are right to the "point."
In Hard Luck.
The paving contractors are evidently
in hard luck. They began on paving
the streets six" weeks ago, and had the
weather been favorable they would un
doubtedly have had the lower half of
Main street completed, but the inces
sant rains have interfered to such an
extent that it has been utterly impossi
ble for the work to proceed more than
one day at a stretch for the past thirty
days. The way the work has proceeded
so far it has interfered greatly with bus
iness firms along the street in the way
of business, but still we have heard no
complaint against Mr. Woodworth. He
is not to blame for the rains, and would
be greatly delighted if the Ruler of the
Universe would consent to let up for a
couple of weeks.
Departs for Europe.
Mrs. Paul Gering departed for Europe
Thursday, and will be met at Chi
cago tomorrow morning by Henry R.
Gering, who will see to the changing of
cars for his mother. At New York Mrs.
Gering will be met by Consul Herr L.
Kluftinger, her brother, with whom
she will sail on next Tuesday for the
old country. Mrs. Gering will remain
in Europe during the most of the sum
mer. Buys Another Big Team.
Last evening Nelson Jones bought an
other large team of horses, which places
him in a first-class condition to handle
large jobs. Having two drays with
large teams, makes it possible to care
for contracts requiring heavy teams for
its execution. Nels is a rustler, and
deserves a good patronage which he is
getting and with which he is making
good.
Has a Diving Elk.
Bert Beycm, of Hastings, this state,
but formerly of this place, who with hix
wife, is visiting friends of them bothin
the city, is connected with a frontier
how. Among the attractions which
the show carries is a diving Elk. Thin
Mr. Beyers wishes to make arrange
ments to have here as a free attraction
the Fourth of July. The Elk dives
from a tower thirty-five feet hich into
a tank of water. Should this be secured
and properly advertised it would add
materially to the crowd which would
celebrate in Plattsmouth this year.
SCHOOL FUND
GETTING SHORT
State Superintendent Finds Appro
priation Inadequate.
A special from Lincoln, under date of
June 18, says: State Superintendent
McBrien is liable to come out at the
little end of the horn this biennium, be
cause the amount of money he secured
at the hands of the legislature is by no
means eufficient to tide him over the
next year that is if he keeps up the
present gait. His office expense ac
count stands af follows: Expended dur
ing the last thirteen months, $11,029.
50; balance on hand to run during eleven
months, $1,700.45. While this appro
priation was for office expenses, a great
portion of it has gone to pay help in
his office in fact, to pay all the help
except those persons for whose salary
a specific appropriation was made.
Junior Normal fund.expended in thir
teen months, $10,231.21 ;balance on hand
to run the present year, $4,708.79. How
the Junior Normal teachers and lecturers
are going to get their pay this year is not
explained in any of the text books at the
state house.
Normal training in high school fund,
expended in thirteen months, $4,900.83;
balance in fund, $45,030.17. The amount
expended out of thi3 fund has been used
solely for the payment of salaries and
incidental expenses, but not 1 cent has
yet reached a school. The last legisla
ture appropriated $50,000 for the pur
pose of the establishment of normal
training in high schools, but only the
expenses of the preliminaries have been
met so far.
SERIOUS ATTACK
OF APPENDICITIS
Glenn Phebus is Reported to
Be in a Very Precarious
Condition.
Word has been received from the bed
side of Glenn Phebu;;, who is now in the
Owatonna City hospital at Owatonna,
Minn., that Glenn is in a very precar
ious condition. Early last Sunday he
was stricken with a very acute attack
of appendicitis, and during the night
(Monday) reclining upon a couch, he
was taken by kind and loving neighbors
to the hospital at Owatonna, a distance
of twelve miles. He is now being treated
with ice and hypodermics, and not al
lowed to eat food or drink liquids. The
best of medical aid has been secured,
and it is hoped an operation will not be
necessary.
Glenn has hots of friends in Platts
mouth and vicinity, vho regret his un
fortunate condition, and will continue
to hope for his ultimate recovery.
Shows a Fine Group of Horses
J. F. Stephens the artist, has just
completed a picture of a group of fine
horses for A. S. Will. There are nine
horses and colts in the picture. Two
are imported stallions, four mares and
two small colts. The group is a pic
ture in the pasture, the back ground
rising to a knoll, which shows the en
tire group to the best of advantage.
The pictures are painted in dry colors
and are what he calls pastels, and are
what can be placed in a printing with
sensetized paper, and a thousand copies
printed from it in the same colors, with
out in anyway injuring theoriginal.
A. J. Box in Town.
Our friend, A. J. Box of Elmwood,
came in Friday on the Missouri Pacific,
and will remain over until tomorrow,
looking after some business matters.
He called at the Journal office and spent
a few moments in pleasant conversa
tion. . He says in that section it is like
everywhere else too much rain, and
tarmers unable to get into the corn
fields. Mr. Box is one of the best citi
zens of Cass county, and it is always a
pleasure for us to meet him.