The Plattsmouth Journal
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$1.50 Per Year m Advai.ce:.
Too la Us Senator Foraker recalls the
advice of the lamented "Jim" Fiske,
"Don't write. Send word."
Willi. !J the "where-did-you-get-it"
liery is going the rounds, it would be
interesting to know how Mr. Hearst
came into possession of the private
coi resindence between Senator For-
-lUer and ji Standard Oil mairnate
Iowa Republicans are not making as
much noise about their family row as
their brothers in some other states.
but the trouble is just as serious as the
cut in New York. The standpatters
ar.d the "progressives" are both stand
ing pat, with the Democrats looking on
and enjoying the fun.
The loss of 17,000 votes from the
Republican majority in Main is no in
dication of race suicide in the Pine Tree
state. Republicans up there are alive,
more alive than they have been in a
quarter of a century. This is shown
very plainly by the fact that so many
of them are voting the Democratic
ticket.
There must be a screw loose some
where. The Carnegie steel works have
started to running double time because
Taft looks like a winner, and the New
York stock market is going to smash
because Bryan is in the lead. Nobody
but a Republican campaign manager
can figure this out to his own satis
faction. In answer to several proddings from
Mr. Bryan, Attorney General Bonaparte
has told at last why he and the Pres- j cure a like plank in the Republican plat
ident have not tried to put any trust j form. Neither convention recognized
magnates behind the bars. They did ' the local option question. Tom Allen
nit try, says the attorney general, j was re-elected chaiman of the Demo
f.r fear that they might not be success- cratic state committee, and the deliber
fu and they did not wart to give the ations of the convention was harmonious
b:g theives the benefit of an acquittal. '. throughout.
There would be very few malefactors ;
of any kind ever punished if the pros-
ceutiu-s of the hind followed th s ex-
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amole. fhev nave come to understand
that, without a trial, thare is no way
of f.nding out wl ether or not a ci-n-viction
can be obtained. This is t; e
first time on reio'd that a public pro.
ecutor has urged as an excuse for not
boing his duty that someone might
gloat oyer him if he failed.
, put t a oetter use. ine people ot Ise
The panic among the republicans ' braslca helped build the Auditorium and
still spreads. From every side comes j they are going to get something for
frantic appeals for a change in manage- . their money.
ment. The Macedonian cry is raised
in every northern state. Widespread
disaster faces the G. O. P. with its
trust-tainted record. Factional fights
in every important state confront the
management and certain defeat seems
the fate of "my" man and "my policies.
Hitchcock is now publicly condemed as
a failure and the wail goes up for Moses
to lead the party out of wilderness.
Murray Crane appears upon the scene
and instantly the air becomes surcharg
ed with rumors of his succession to the
chairmanship. Foraker goes down and
out with a dull sickening thud, and
Thedore is again in the field flourishing
the big stick and howling aloud for the
election of his man. Surely the Amer
ican nation never witnessed so curious
a spectacle. Is it the debacle of a
great party?
A Nebraska banker called at the
Commoner office last week, and it so
happened that several of the eastern
correspondents were present. "Can you
give me off hand, the names of any
who have heretofore been voting the
republican ticket, but who are support
ing Bryan," asked a correspondent.
"Yes sir, I can," was the banker's
reply. "Four years ago of the seven
bankers in my town I was the or.ly one
who supported the democratic ticket.
This year five out of the sever, are -ur-portinir
Bryan," and the banker gave
their t a-res. "There are f ve ministers
in n.y :ty, and all five of them have
alwas Kr.ed the republican ticket. Not
one i 'rem ever supported a democrat
for pr. h ent until this year. Now four
of O' . e are supporting Bryar., open
ly a i husiastically." And the bank
er . e name of the four. Then he
pro - -ii, oil hand t ::m:c- a dozen or
moi iblicans who are today sup
port Bryan. The corre-j.or.c'er.t was
conv n cil.
"KoitAKKit out for Taft," says an
exc hange. What with?
Kkki it before the people-that the
democrats of Nebraska favor hank guar
antee, while the republican party oppos
e ? the proposition.
Is an Ohio speech delivered by Taft
recently, referring to his injunction
record while a federal judge, Taft said:
"I have no apology to make to the
laboring class.
Yi;n Uncle Sam is getting to be a
sporty old gent. In the design of the
new $.0 gold pieces, the trousers have
been taken off the eagle ami the god
' dess of liberty wears a sheath skirt.
1A I.KY time latt makes a speech he
tacks another amendment on to the
Chicago platform, and it now has as
many amendments as the federal con-
j stitution and is as difficult to under
stand.
The postmaster general has asked
that school children be instructed as to
the workings of the postal service.
Probably wants the girls to learn while
young that the stamp should be placed
in the upper right-hand corner.
If the election of Taft is certain, as
the republican leaders claim, they are
hardly consistent in attributing the de
cline in stocks to the fear of a Bryan
victory. But consistency never trouble
the Republican managers. They blind
ly claim all the good things of earth to
be the direct results of "my policies"
and assign the evils to "the machina
tions of the opposition," and let it go
at that.
Both Republican and Democratic
state conventions met in Lincoln Tuesday
and adopted their respective platforms.
The Democrats adopted the guarantee
plank while the Republicans sat down
on Governor Sheldon in his effort to se-
i It will be with some gratification that
Omaha Auditorium is to be completed
1
at once and that the business men of
1 Omaha have put up the $50,000 necessa
ry to complete the building as it should
be completed in order to be a credit to
the city. The National Corn Exposition
is to use the Auditorium for its main
exnosition building, and it could not be
Hew Taft Gains.
Four years ago Iowa gave to the
Roosevelt electors 307,907 votes as a
gainst 149,141 to Mr. Parker. In other
words, Mr. Roosevelt carried the state
by a plurality of 15S,7J. Should the pre
diction of Governor Curnmins prove
true and Taft carry Iowa by a plurality
of 30,000 it would mean a loss of 128,000
of the former plurality, or more than
four-fifths of it.
And this is called "making material
gains" for the cause of Rooseveltism.
If this is considered as a Republican in
crease, one wonders what would have
to be the conditions for the Republican
managers to foresee a loss.
A plurality of 30,000 is the best that
Governor Cummins can forecast for the
Republican ticket in Iowa. This means
a loss of 123,000 votes which could only
be accounted for by half that number,
or 64,000, who voted for Roosevelt four
years ago, having already gone over to
the Democratic ranks. Pause and think
of it for a moment. In only one state
in the Union, a body of men as large as
the standing army of the United States
has desertsd the party of Roosevelt.
This helps to explain the recent vote of
Maine, where a former Republican ma
jority of 24,000 was cut down to a scant
6,000, a result that the Republican
managers said was brought about by
"local conditions that had no connection
with the national situation." We did
not believe their explantation when it
was made. Now we are positive it was
not true.
The truth of the matter is that the
Republicans are on the run from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from Man
itoba to the Dry Tortugas. Unless
something that is not in the present
reckoning comes to pass, there in going
to be a Democratic landslide in Novem
ber. William J. Bryan is going to
sweep the country its Roosevelt swept
j it four years ago.
ORGANIZE NORMAL
TRAINIHS SQHOQL
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; Sunday School of the City United In
I The Movement.
J Steps preliminary to the placing of
I the teaching force of the Sunday
schools of the city on the same basis
as the city schools were taken last
j Thursday, at a meeting held at the
I Methodist church in this city. The ob
ject of the movement is to secure such
knowledge and training as will make
excellent instructors for Sunday
schools.
A text book. "Revised Normal Les
sons" by Hurlbut was adopted while
Rev. A. A. Randall of the Methodist
church was selected as instructor, Jesse
P. Perry as president and Miss Mar
garet Mapes as secretary. The course
provides for study in Bible history,
geography and all things covered by
the International Sunday School les
sons.
The expense will be normal, the text
look costing but twenty-five cents, it
being obtained from either Mr. Perry
or Miss Mapes. The first meeting set
for (Tuesday) night at the Methodist
church when a permanent meeting
night will be selected. A cordial invita
tion is extended to , officers, teachers
and members of the various Sunday
schools of the city and vicinity to at
tend. Monthly examinations will be
held and diplomas awarded to those
sixteen years of age or older who
satisfactorily complete the course. An
invitation is issued to all to become
members and visit the schools. Those
who have not time for the study will be
looked after through a course of study
and examination which will be written
and can be taken at convenience with
a diploma as in other cases.
Everyone interested is invited to at
tend the meeting tomorrow (Tuesday)
night and join, although members can
enter at any time but miss some of the
benefits. The meeting is Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30 p. m. at the Methodist
church.
Work Commenced.
Work commenced Monday morning on
the new culvert under the Burlington
tracks in good earnest. Men and teams
were put to work grading for the open
ing under the tracks and from now on
the work will be pushed in good time.
The culvert according to the latest
plans will only be 6x12 feet in size
which may possibly carry the water
which will come down Main street al
though this is doubtful. What strikes
everjone familiar with the situation as
foolish and uneconomical is the fact
that the company did not make the
opening of sufficient height to permit
it to be used as a wagon way. This
would do away with the dangerous
crossing at the depot and would cost
but little more. The only way that
this crossing will ever be put in ap
parently, is to have someone killed there
when the company will spend several
times what it will cost them now, do
ing what they should do now.
Arrested by Game Warden.
A party of Cass County citizens,
mostly of Louisville and vicinity, Sun
day fell afoul of the game laws of the
state, and have been busy ever since
in explaining and making matters good
to the warden. The party which com
prised it, is said, some twenty people
invaded Sarpy county with the intent
to yank all the finny tribe in the waters
out by hook and line, neglecting that
necessary little piece of card board
reading "License," and the assistant
game warden, said to be appropriately
named C. Cusmore, of Grand Island,
swooped down upon them and held
them up with a short stick. He want
ed evidence in the shape of a license to
fish from them and they found them
selves in the awkward predicament of
having one not. The matter has not
yet been settled, as the entire party are
awaiting the appearance of head deputy
Hunsicker at Louisville today when
they will fish a little to see how to get
out of it. The presence of several
ladies precludes the publication of the
names of the party.
Blue Dray Line.
Smith & Smith, the market place
men, have taken over the Nelson Jones
Blue Line dray and hereafter will
operate this line doing a geaeral dray
age business in connection with tneir
livery, feed and sales business. Mr.
Jones will remain with the new firm in
his capacity of drayman but orders and
business will all be handled by the firm
of Smith & Smith. Should you have
any draying to do, call up the Market
Place and place your order with them.
They guarantee prompt attention and
good service, and any camplaint which
is made to them of the character of the
service will receive investigation and
prompt correction. Do not forget, The
Market Place,Smith & Smith, for dray
age. Fcr Sale.
A couple of mares, one con ing three
year-old and the other coming six years
old. Both in good shape.
L. F. Koiineli..
C. P. HALE, President
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Lawson Sheldon Monument Erected by Us in the Nehawka Cemetery.
We tinnufacture our work from all kinds of standard granite, which we pur
chase direct from the quarries, in the rough, in carload lots, using power ma
chinery and automatic tools. See one of our salesman , or call at our plant
before placing an order for memorial work. You will receive prompt and cour
teous treatment whether you place a large or small order with us or not.
WHY NOT TRADE AT HOME? GLENW000 GRANITE
This Is Tariff Taxation.
To levy a tax of 7 per cent is a
dangerous experiment in a free country
and may incite revolt, but there is a
method by which you can tax thf last
rag from the back and the last bit from
the mouth with out causing a murmur
against high taxes, and that is to tax
a great many articles of daily use and
necessity so indirectly that people will
pay them and not know it. Their
grumbling then will be of hard times,
but they will not know that the hard
times are caused by taxation. William
Pitt.
Wedding Anniversary.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Thompson, south of the city, was the
scene last Satnrday evening of a de
lightful surprise party givenby a large
number of their friends whose coming
was quite unexpected. The immediate
occasion of the surprise was the four
teenth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.
The evening was spent most delight
fully with all kinds of games and amuse
ments and at its close the hosts regaled
the entire party with a luncheon which
was the acme of deliciousness, there
being everything the market afforded
to set before them. And they did full
and complete justice to it all. It was
past the midnight hour when the guests
departed all uniting in saying that a
more delightful evening had never be
fore been experienced by them, and
joining in wishing the hosts many re
turning anniversaries.
The guests included Messrs. and Mes
dames Jacob Jones, H. S. Barthold,
Geo. Lushinsky, E. Rice, R. Jones, R.
H. Patton, G. M. Patton, L. P. Patton,
J. Andrews, A. M. Franks, Fred Den
son, Elmer Taylor, Jess Edwards, John
Brandon, Mesdames J. O. Thomas,
Mary Thompson, U. P. Monroe, Misses
Drusilla Thomas, Murl Barthold, Ethel
Jones, Ethel Bentley, Agnes Ward,
Messrs M. C. Franks. A. E. Thomas,
J. Andrews, S. Andrews, B. R. Patton,
G. T. Thompson and Charles Brinkman.
Another Pleasant Outing.
Paradise Park, the delightful rural
home of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Streight,
Sunday was the scene of a happy
gathering of young people who drove
out to enjoy the delights of a day in
the woods. They put in the time in
fishing, and other amusements, besides
enjoying the cooling breezes in the
shade of the oaks and visiting among
themselves, returning in the evening.
They had a very enjoyable day and
were delighted at the entertainment
afforded by the charming hostess.
The party included Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Baylor, Misses Florence, lone and
Helen Dovey, Claire Coleman, Lulu
Patton of Omaha, and Hortense Eads
of South Omaha, and Messrs. W. C.
Ramsey, Harold Streight, Arthur Jack
son of Omaha, Carl Schafferof Omaha.
Dr. Lyons of Omaha, and Henry Berte
lord of Omaha. Ths Omaha and South
Omaha people being guest of the
Plattsmouth members of the party.
Friday and Saturday will be stem
winders at Fanger's Department Store.
The biggest opening days in the history
of this well-known establishment.
VI.
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FROM TIIK MANUFACTURER TO TIIK
" A PERMANENT MEMORIAL IS A JOY
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charming sur-
prise party!
Successfully Carried Out in Honor of 1
I !
j Miss Christine Soennichsen.
I A very charming surprise party was j
j given Tuesday night, the recipient be- i
ing Aliss Cnristme boennichsen, the
party being cleverly arranged by Misses !
Lucille Weber and Matilda Soennich- ;
sen. Miss Christine Soennichsen had
been invited out to supper by friends
and kept away from her home until
eight o'clock in the evening when she i
was permitted to return, and she was
amazed to find that a wonderful trans- ;
formation had taken place in her home
during her absence. i
From some strange source there had j
sprung up a profusion of hot house j
flowers, the rooms glowing with the '
myriad colors of the rose, golden rod, i
smilax and wild flowers of every con- j
ceivable hue and color. Into this bower j
of beauty Miss Soennichsen burst and i
found within a large number of her
girl friends who had gathered there un- ;
beknown to her and who were prepared j
to make her enjoy the evening as she j
had never before.
Tables had been set about and as
soon as the young lady had recovered '
from her surprise a game of Progres
sive Kamo was inaugurated, three i
tables being put into service. This j
delightful pastime took up the evening, i
and at its close it was found that there Wednesday.inc ounty court, matter of
had been a tie for the king prize be-; the probate of the last will and testa
tween Ethel Leyda and Mina Thierolf. j ment of Samuel S. Johnson was being
To break the tie a cut of cards was heard. This is the case, it will be re
ordered and Miss Leyda proved the called, in which Wm. H. Johnson, a
winner, receiving as her reward a j brother of deceased, filed objections to
magnificent boquet of tea roses, a j the probating of the will, which left a
pretty hot house product. There was ; large sum of money to Edwin Jeary, a
also a handsome consolation prize and prominent citizen of Elmwood, who had
this fell to the lot of Miss Helen Spies
It consisted of a large, luscious lemon.
During the progress of the game punch
was served, Waldemar Soennichsen
serving.
At the conclusion of the. game, the '
entire party sat down to an elegant
three course luncheon which all enjoy
ed most heartily as it was the acme of
fine eating. Miss Margaret Weber
assisted in serving the luncheon, which
consisted of all the delicacies of the
season, prepared only as Mrs. Soennich
sen knows how to prepare such dainties.
Not the least enjoyable of the many 1 testified to signing the instrument pur
features of this most delightful eve- j porting to be Johnson's will at Jeary's
ning was the presentation to Miss
Soennichsen of a fine back comb and a
half dozen linen handkerchiefs. These
were the
gift of her many admiring
friends.
Miss Soennichsen who was the guest
of this delightful party, will leave next
Saturday for Chicago, 111., where she '
goes to enter upon a three-year course
in art at one of the leading art schools
of that city.
Those who were present at the party
included Misses Ethel Leyda, Mina
Thierolf, Emma Bauer, Florence Mc- j
Elroy, Helen Spies, Lucille Weber.
Stanneld Jones, Minnie Stohlman, Mabel
Leesley, and Matilda Soennichsen.
Fcr Sale cr Trade.
Four months old mule fur a'e, vr
will trade for a light weight driving
horse. Apply to the Market Place.
Smith & Smith, Plattsmouth, Neb.
R. BRUCE, Secretary
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COXSUMI-R
EOKEVER '
WORKS, GLNNWOOD, IA.
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Best Time to See
the Southwest
Every first and third Tues
day of each month, low-priced
homesteker's excursions are
rim over the lines of the : : :
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
into the rich and resourceful
farming regions of the Sout h
west. Itis a splendid chance
for the Northern and Eas
tern farmer, f.fter his wheat
is gathered, to combine a
pleasure and propecting trip.
Write for rates and literature to
HUGH NORTON, Agent.
M. P. Ry., Plattsmouth, Neb.
THE JOHNSON
WILL CASE.
A Large Number of Elmwood People
in Attendance as Witnesses.
been S. S. Johnson's attorney and con
fidential adviser during his lifetime.
The grounds of the objection to the will
were undue influence exerted over the
aged man by Jeary.
There were a large number of people
here who were witnesses in the case.
The proponent of the will Edward Jeary
was represented in the case by attor
ney Byron Clark while, the contestant
had as his representatives C. C. Flans
burg of Lincoln and A. N Sullivan of
this city.
During the morning Attorney Clark
introduced the attesting witnesses who
i request. They also testified to other
i iitoilc aiirrfiiinHinfr fVio maL'infT r , f tli a
j will, at the close of which the pro-
, ponent3 rested. Counsel for the oppo-
nent of the will filed a demurrer to the
admission of the will on the ground
that it was not proven to be the last
will of the decedent.
The argument upon the demurrer
was commenced just after dinrer and at
three o'clock it was still under discus
sion. Dr. Hess' Stock Food
?cier.tif:c compound for horses and cattle.
Hess' Stock Food
jruarar.teed to give results.
F. G. Fip.cke & Co., Druggists.
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