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VOLUME XX VI II
5
SOUTHEASTERN
OflBT OF COUHTY
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A Journal Representative Visits Many Farmers
in That Section of Cass, Finding Them
Busy and Crops Generally Good.
A Journal representative spent a
portion of Friday ami Saturday in what
pome people are disposed to term "the
jungles," because the country of that
part of Cass county is very hilly and
covered to a considerable extent with
timber. While this is true, there re
sides in "the jungles" many prosper
ous and up-to-date farmers.
On Friday morning our good friend,
Claude Everett met the writer at Union
and conveyed us to his home, where we
remained until after a sumptuous dinner
had been partaken of, when in company
with Mr. Everett, who knows every
road and pathway and every dweller
for many miles in every direction from
where he lives, we started out.
During our trip we met many far
mers, among whom were J. M. Van
Horn, C. F. Morton, D. A. Eaton, L. J.
Hall and W. A. Edmundson, all of
whom will read The Journal for the
next year at least. Mr. Morton is one
of the greatest fruit growers in that
part of the county and will have plums,
peaches and other fruit galore. Be
sides his fruit industry, he is also a
breeder of Short Horn cattle and does
extensive farming. He is one of those
farmers who believes in having the best
of everything around him, and as a re
sult, is comfortably fixed in his home,
with many broad acres surrounding
him.
The farmers in" this section were
right in the midst of the hay and wheat
harvest, and were in work up to their
eyes. Some threshing was being done,
while many more were stacking their
wheat and oats. After a round of many
miles we landed for the night at the
nnmp o f Mr. and Mrs. Everett, where
an appetizing supper already awaited
us, and you bet that when we sat down
at the table, Mrs. Everett witnessed
the many good things prepared by her
disappear in short order before two
hungry fellows.
A Fine Home.
After a refreshing night's slumber
and an excellent breakfast, we started
out again to visit a few more farmers
and then continue our journey back to
Union, enroute home. On our many
trips to the various sections of Cass
county we have never came across a
home that has met our fancy so much
as that of John Larsh, and must say that
it is one of the grandest structures
that we have had the pleasure of view
ing in Nebraska. It is situated in a
position about one mile from the Mis
souri river, and overlooks the same.
The house is one of the old colonial
style, with large, airy rooms, remind
ing one as he enters of Mt. Vernon,
the home of the first president of the
republic, which overlooks the Potomac.
The reception room contains a large,
old-fashioned fire place, the chimney
for which runs up on the outside, and
CHARLES W. BAN
NING IS DEAD
CaSS CountV 2nd
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Well Known In
Possessed Many Friends
The sad intelligence has been received
here of the death at Pleasanton, Neb.,
of Charles W. Banning, formerly of
Nehawka. It has been impossible for
the Journal to obtain the authtenic in
formation necessary to give, him a fit
ting tribute in this issue, and that will
be done tomorrow. His death, which
was from cancer of the stomech, is a
particular sad one as Mr. Banning was
but just entering upon midmanhood and
was at that time in life when his pow
ers were at their prime. To all this
could be added the fact that Charley
Banning was a man of loveable disposi
tion, free and generous to a fault, one
of those bright lights which sparkle
along life's pathway for a brief time
then are seen no more. An unswerving
democrat of the modern school, he leaves
behind him a host of friends whose
grief is unending and whose condolence
with the widow and children is all sin
cerity. Wm. Hogabone the LaPlatte farmer,
is in town today on business.
is built of large rocks taken, we
suine, from the river, and inlaid
cement, the rook being of several
erent colors. A large veranda
lenwthwise of the structure, with
pre
with ditf
runs sev-
eral large pillars built of same kind of
rocks. The improvements on the inside
are modern, with water provided from
a spring, which runs many barrels per
day, and is as clear as crystal and as
cold as ordinary ice water. The water
runs from the spring to a receptacle
prepared for it under a building which
contains the machinery for forcing the
water into the house, and also into the
harnvard. . Nearbv is a fish pond in
habited by several species of fine fish,
some of which weigh from 10 to 40
pounds each. For comfort ami pleasure
we don't know of a place that would
suit us better, and is one in which we
would be content to reside the balance
of our days on this mundane sphere.
Mr. Larsh is fortunate in the posses
sion of a most excellent and accom
plished wife, and is also blessed with
the company of his mother, one of the
finest old ladies it has ever been our
pleasure to meet, and with whom we
conversed for some time. Mrs. Larsh
is the widow of Dr. Larsh, one of the
best known and most prominent physi
cians in southeast Nebraska, locating
in Nebraska City many years previous
to his demise. Mrs. Larsh, sr., is badly
afflicted with rheumatism and gets
around only with the aid of a cane,
This location was selected as much on
account of the afflicted mother as any
thing else, in the hope that the pure
water and quietude would benefit her.
Our stay with these excellent people
was brief, but verv pleasant, and in
fact, we were so well pleased that we
are coinc- back to visit them again in
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the near future, being cordially in
vited to do so.
On our way to Union we stopped i
few moments at the home of John
Peasley, one of the staunch democrats
of Liberty precinct, and one of the sub
stantial farmers of that section. We
were pleased to meet Mr. Peasley, who
will read the onlv democratic paper in
Cass county in the future.
And, now, in conclusion, we. desire to
return our most sincere thanks to Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Everett for the mag
nificent treatment we received at their
hands during our stay in the neighbor
hood. Mr. Everett was quite instru
mental in securing a number of new ad
ditions to The Journal, while Mrs
Everett was just as much so in provid
ing for our comfort in many ways and
giving us plenty to eat of the very best
in the land. We feel verv grateful to
Mr. and Mrs. Everett, who have dis
played great interest in The Journal's
welfare, and we hope they may live
long to enjoy their hard earnings in the
future.
A False Report.
The Journal is requested to state on
behalf of Wm Wynn and family that
the burial expenses of the late H. D.
! Barr were taken care of by them and
not by the countv commissioners. He
I has been excessively annoyed by a re-
port that the commissioners were
called upon to provide for Mr. Barr's
resting place and takes this opportunity
to inform the public that the commis
sioners were not consulted in regard to
the matter and any alarm they might
have had about who would carry the
expense was groundless. He is parti
cularly displeased at the actions of
Commissioner Friedrich in making
public expression of fears of the county
having to bear the expense, as Mrs.
Wynn at that time was completing all
arrangements for the last rites.
Team Killed By Lightning.
W. A. Roden, who lives a few miles
southwest of Pawnee City, suffered the
loss of a fine team of work mares
Tuesday evening the animals having been
killed by a bolt of lightning while stand
ing in the stall. The barn was little in
jured. The loss was partially covered by
insurance. Pawnee Chief.
Earl Upton of Union, is looking after
some business matters in tha city this
morning.
IS A CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
Platform Upon Which A. P. Fitzsim
mons Will Stand
To t'.ie Democratic Voters of the First
Congressional District:
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for congress from the first con
gressional district, subject to the will
of the voters at the primaries to be held
Sept. 1.
In announcing my candidacy I wish
to make a brief statement as to my
position on reform measurers, as I
have always advocated reform in poli
tics. The two principal causes of cor
ruption in political aiFairs are dishon
esty and incompetency. These two al
ways go hand in hand and it is a difficult
matter to tell which has brought about
the greatest evil in American politics.
So it becomes our duty as royal Ameri
can citizens to combat both of there evils
at the primaries and general election.
I will pledge myself to do all in my
power to bring about tne loiiowing
measures:
I endorse the national democratic
platform as adopted, and will do all in
my power to assist in redeeming every
pledge made therein.
Keep the light turned on and illumin
ate all the dark places in the methods
employed by the trusts publicity in
everything; keep every public act above
board and in the lime light.
I favor a bank guarantee law such as
advocated in the democratic national
convention; and in case of an elastic
currrency allow the government to fur
nish the rubber, and not issue money on
water or watered stock.
Election of U. S. senators by a direct
vote of the people.
An income tax and an inheritance
tax, whereby swollen fortunes may
pay a small tribute to the government
under which they have been fostered and
accumulated.
I favor railroad rate regulation on a
just and lawful value of the cost of the
railroad construction, terminals, rolling
stock, maintainance and wear and tear
of the road; so an equitable dividend
may be paid on money actually invested,
but not to pay dividends on large
amounts of watered stock. No rebates
or passes, justice to the railroads, the
shipper, employe, the passenger and
all.
I favor the reclamation of the arid
west, the draining of swamp lands and
the building of homes in the United
States for citizens of our great coun
try. I believe in the destruction of unlaw
ful trusts and combinations.
I favor the improvement of the water
ways of the country, to be used as a
method of transportation, as we of Ne
braska, so far inland, have an outlet to
the sea, which at an early day was used
when this country was new and which
aided very materially in the develop
ment of our state; and which, by the
use of modern methods of engineering,
may become a source of our greater
development and give us a water rate
for our farm products and stock to the
sea. Dr. A. P. Fitzsimmons.
A Farewell Social.
Last Saturday night at the fine home
of Peter Perry, south of this city, a
farewell party was tendered to Herman
McCleary, who for some time past has
been employed by J. R. Vallery and
who left Sunday night for Denver, Col.
Some seventy of his friends assembled
to bid him good-by and good luck before
he departed for his new home. The
evening was very pleasantly spent in
games and amusements of various kinds,
and a bounteous repast was served at
the close. Mr. McCleary was a popular
young man withal, and there -was gen
unine regret that he had felt it neces
sary to sever the pleasant ties which
he had formed during his reeidence
there.
Case is Continued.
In the matter of the insanity of Mrs.
Laura Mason mention of which was
made in the Journal of Saturday even
ing, the board of commissioners after
hearing considerable evidence, continued
the hearing until (Tuesday) for other
and additional witnesses. From the
evidence so far as adduced, it appeared
that Mrs. Mason had been in the habit
of using vile and insulting language
toward her neighbors and their children,
while also making life more or less of a
burden for her hueband, he having ex
pressed himself as fearing for his life
at her hands. While many witnesses
were examined, the board thought it
best to make a further inquiry into the
case and for that reason continued the
hearing.
Another Fishing Party
A Pleasant fishing party made the
journey Saturday afternoon to Cedar
Creek to be gone over Sunday. It was
composed of Geo. Weidman, Ed. S.
Tutt, Robt. Hayes and Geo. Tartsch.
They went prepared to enjoy the nice
weather in the woods and to catch all
the fish in the lakes. Misses Anna
Weidman and Edith Pitts were guests of.
the camp during Sunday, driving out in
the morning and returning last evening.
A very enjoyable time was had altho
there are still some fish left in the lakes.
The boys returned this morning.
THE DESTRUC
TION OF WEEDS
Farmers Should Read the Law and
Govern Themselves Accordingly.
Farmers would do well to note the
following law in reference to weeds
along the public highways, especially
those who live on mail routes running
through their land or along their
farms Some farmers, of course, have
been cutting weeds, and those who
have neglected to do so, had better get
busy if they do not, 4 dollars per day
will be taxed up against them by road
supervisors. Uncle Sam is also urging
rural carriers to report to the post
office department at Washington the
condition of the roads and bridges.
The penalty for neglecting to keep
roads and bridges in good shape is the
discontinuance of that portion of the
route on which these things are
neglected. If you have a bad road or
bridge near your home, notify the road
supervisor of the fact, or see that it is
fixed at once. See to these matters at
once and save yourself some trouble:
'That it shall be the duty of land
owners in this state to mow or other
wise destroy all weeds to the middle of
all public roads running along their
lands at least once in each year, name
ly, between the fifteen day of July and
the fifteenth day of August in each
year. And when landowners neglect to
mow or otherwise destroy the weeds in
roads as herein provided it shall be the
duty of the overseer of roads on
complaint of any resident of his road
district to mow or destroy the weeds
on neglected portions of roads com
plained of and the overseer may charge
and be paid from the general fund of
the county one dollar and fifty cents
per day for a man, one dollar and fifty
cents per day for a team, and one
dollar per day for the use of a mowing
machine for the time actually spent for
the cutting and destroying weeds, pro
viding that no overseer shall destroy
the weeds on any road until after the
time has passed in which the owner is
required to destroy the said weeds.
And a statement of all money paid to
overseers of roads for carrying out the
provisions of this act shall be made by
the overseers to the county clerk giv
ing a proper description of lands where
on weeds were destroyed by the over
seers or roads, and the county clerk
shall include such amounts in making
the countv tax lists as an assessment
against such lands which shall be
collected as other taxes." Laws 1901,
ch., 58. Took effect June 28, 1901."
A Pleasant Outing
Miss Lillian Bookmeyer was a passen
ger for Omaha this afternoon to take
up her musical classes. As noted sev
eral davs a?o in the Journal, Miss
Bookmeyer was one of those who took
advantage of the N. E. A. meeting at
Cleveland, O., and made a long tour of
the eastern states, having just returned
to her home in this city. Her visit in
eluded Cleveland, O., Buffalo and Nia
gra Falls, Toronto, Montreal and
Quebec in Canada; also Boston, with a
delightfull trip through the Berkshire
Hills, Albany and a fine ride down the
historic Hudson to New York City,
Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburg.
She also had an opportunity to see
the grand St. Lawrence river with its
magnificent scenery and the picturesque
Thousand Islands. She was more than
delighted with her trip and returned
home much rested. In company with
Miss Yates, of Oman, she left the re
mainder of the Nebraska party at Buf
falo, making the trip to Quebec as a side
trip.
The Journal is in receipt of a copy
of the new telephone directory
of the Independent Telephone company
of Omaha and must say the book makes
a most flattering showing. The new
company certainly has leaped into the
front ranks so far as the number of
subscribers, rendering it worthy of
patronage upon long distance calls. The
typographical work is done by the Om
aha Printing Company and is high grade
and attractive work.
ODTY C0IU3CH Id
regular SEss o
In
Spite of High Temperature the Members
Sit for Two Hours in the Transaction of
the Dear Public's Business.
Although the room was suffocatingly I tne last meeting. Mr. Pollock ad
hot last night the city council uragged j dressed the council, briefly in advocacy
Ihmnirh a two hour's session, mostlv 1 of the ordinance. All he asked was
listening to the monotonous reading of
ordinances of various kinds. All mem-
bers were present when Mayor Gering
called the meeting "to order, except
White and Bookrr.eyer. the latter being
absent from the city, while the former
is still confined to his home by illness.
The usual routine work was trans
acted, various committees reporting on
matters before them, among others
the finance committee reporting favor
ably on the following claims:
Win. Wehrleln, livery ? :i oo
Cass County, loardin;,'lrisoners 10 40
Wm. (iiiiKvry. street work -I (
Claud Smith, same 4- 00
Aup. I'ein, same -I 00
Phil Harrison, same !
John 1 1 ark ins, same 1 00
Itfnaoe Vestreys, same
(ieo. Lindsay, same " "0
I'at Tevan. same '"
Frank Kalo-hek, same "j
Frank Kushinsky, same II
John Kates, sasne 4.' on
W. It. Kisiiel, siuinkliinr -V 7."
.las. Jelick, watiliman -
I. II, Merriam, engineering 1 oo
State Journal Co., printing ! oo
The Kraft Clothing company came
to the front with a bill which created
considerable disturbance, they wanting
the city to part loose with some three
thousand, five hundred dollars as dam
ages done their property during the
heavy rain of several weeks ago. they
claiming that the destruction was caus
ed by the city's failure to handle the
water which came down Chicago ave
nue by not having sufficient drainage
facilities. The claim went to the ju
diciary committee which will investi
gate the probability of the city being
liable for this or any other sum.
C. G. Woodworth, the paving con
tractor, had a resolution before the
council seeking an extension of time in
which to complete the relaying of the
pavement on Main and Sixth streets.
He asked that the time be extended
until Sept. loth., and while there was
no action taken and none is likely to
be taken until the time has expired, it
is almost certain he will be granted
some extension as the council realizes
the proposition he is up against on ac
count of the heavy rains last month
which seriously delaved the work as
well as caused him much loss. The re
solution was referred to the committee
on streets, alleys and bridges.
The Plattsmouth Telephone Company
was present by its manager, Mr. T. H.
Pollock and presented an ordinance for
a new franchise and for an advance in
rates for instruments similar to that of
the Nebraska Company introduced at
To Accommodate the Farmers.
Sam Smith, the hustling and popular
sales stable man, will hold his fust sale
at his barn corner of Sixth and Vine
streets next Saturday. The sale will
be something novel and interesting.
Instead of confining the sale to one
article, Mr. Smitn intends to sell any
thing that may be consigned to him.
This means he will sell anything you
may have to offer to the public. If it
is pigs, cows, horses, mules, poultry,
wagons, harness, hay, feed or anything
you want to sell, Smith is the man who
will sell it. His feed yard has been de
scribed in these columns before, and
everyone knows he has the best place
in the city to feed your team. You can
drive in and hitch, and his charge for
fppdiner and watering will be a nominal
one, a price that you can afford to pay
for you will get more than your money s
worth. This price is ten cents. Be
sure and attend this first great novelty
sale and bring in anything you have to
sell. It is a new market and a good
one.
J. C. Coleman today began the final
refitting or the Morgan building, now
occupied by the Wescotts. He will put
in new shelving throughout and get it
in shape for a tenant. He also com
mences work at once on a thirty-two
foot extension to the Pepperberg build
for Kunsman & Ramge. The exten
sion will be a one story brick room with a
cement floor and is made necessary to
secure sufficient room for the meat
market.
that the Independent Company received
the consideration the Nebraska Com
pany tiid and if their franchise passed
that the ordinance of the Independent
Company pass also as they were as
much entitled to the increased rate as
the other. The ordinance was read a
first time and referred to the judiciary
committee which has the other ordi
nance under consideration at thin
time.
The judiciary committee did not make
any report on the Nebraska Telephone
ordinance as the members were unable
to get together. They asked for
further time which was unanimously
granted,
The ordinance granting the Masonic
Home certain rights in the way of
sewer privileges on Washington avenue
and other streets in the second ward
was reported from the judiciary
committee favorably, and after some
discussion it passed by an unanitnous
vote. The reading of these several
ordinances consumed a great deal of
time as they are both decidedly
lengthy.
When the council arrived at street
work, Councilman Steimker took oc
casion to protest against the street
department forces cutting weeds. He
believed it to be the duty of the indi- .
vidual property owners to cut these
weeds and his vigorous objections to
the city doing the work, leu to a con
troversy between him and the mayor.
Mayor Gering pointed out the absol
ute necessity of keeping the city in
a sanitary condition, an impossibility
unless the weeds are cut. Steimker's
motion that the street commissioner
stop cutting weeds met with no Fecond
and died abornin.
The street work ordered included re
pairs the full length of Maiden Lane
which was represented in a bad con
dition, repairs at Sixth and Rock, and
on Gold street between Sixth and Ninth
streets; also, to the alley between
Marble and Rock, and the running of
the grader over First street.
Councilman Neuman called attention to
the condition of the mouth of the sewer.
He had found the mouth imbedded in
several feet of earth and that the
water from ihe sewer was unable to
reach the river owing to this fact. It
was decided to clean the sewer at the
mouth so as to afford a sufficient outlet
for the drainage.
After doing all this, the heat drove
them to adjourn and seek some cooler
quarters.
A Fne Birthday Party.
A genuine birthday party was given
little four-year-old Harold Renner last
Friday afternoon, by his grandmother,
Mrs. C. L. Herger, it being the fourth
anniversary of the little tot. Mrs.
Herger had taken particular pain3 to
have the party one of the best, and it
was in every way a pronounced suc
cess. Everyone of the little visitors
had the time of his life, and from the
start, when they began the innocent
games of childhood until the close,
j when Mrs. Herger loaded them down
j with ice cream, cake and candy, they
l had "just the bestest time" ever.
The afternoon was taken up with all
kinds of games and amusements, every-
one vieing with one another to see who
: cQuld gefc tfce mosc enjovment out of
the gathering. . At last came the re
freshments, and when they had done
juBtice to those, there was not enough
energy left in the little bodies to do
mo ietfcty adjourned, believing
Harold the luckiest grandson on earth.
He was the recipient of many gifts,
both ornamental and useful.
Those present were: Richard Elster,
Inez and Sol Herold, Edith Ballance,
Mary and Florence Egenberger, Edith
and Helen Farley, Alice, Theodore and
Elmer Johnson, Mabel, Vera and Abbie
Brown, Gladys, Myrtle and Paul New
comer, Mary and Nora Rosencrans and
their cousin, Master Raker of Okla
homa, Grace HospenthaL Florence Svo
boda, Anna Hiber and Katie Whittaker.