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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1908)
1 KHattemoutb si;mi-vi-:kkly kdition-- kiciit packs VOLUME XXVrIIl ri.ATlSMOUTir, NE15KASKA, TIILTKSDAV, ()CT()EI 15, 1!)()S XILMK!'!! IT THAT UTTERLY ABSURD CHARGE That Mr. Bryan Regarded Working men as Public Beggars. Willie J. Abbot, the well known newspaper correspondent says in the Sunday Chicago Tribune that the utter ly absurd charge that I'ryan regarded workingmen as public beggars 's men daciously repeated day by day in cer tain newspapers which have a special reason for personal animosity to the democratic nominee. No one who knows Mr. Bryan will believe the charge for a moment. It is based on an affidavit from an utterly unknown man who so far as can be discovered does not exist. The remark is supposed to have been made in a committee room at the time of the debate upon the Wilson bill. What Mr. Hryan said on the lloor of the house at that time, which now appears in the Congressional Hocurd, is to be accept d a.; his real utterances concerning work iirgmoii. part .it:, tl do Ve ' 1 1 quoted a occasion . ".Mr. Chain, of this coi'-.t rv, n ition's ue.-.Vh lence. TIk y h: you a-- people v of soimi body el. t before you as a stant hmp :md : against thm shm and muscle, upon of this country: I I, i, od be! n i attitude of be "The l.iboi'i: mercy; thev ik do not l'i mand ins 1 Ills Mr. A '.Not cch on that i : i v i" ; they class tl- I. !" -i ! II ot .mi. ml p..: e by I W. B. Banning for Senator. The editor of the Register has never j been guilty of bestowing indiscriminate I praise. When praise is merited it is one of the pleasurable things of an edi tor's life to bestow it. I'raise indis criminately scattered in many cases may read well to the interested party, but it carries no weight and should be called "blarney." We are building for this aper and hope to justify the reputa tion of being a ''newspaper with an in fluence." During the time that the present editor has charge of these col umns, if you see anything complimen tary of any one they will deserve it for we have an idea that calling a man a "nature's nobleman" when in reality he is far from it, is as much a lie as though we called him a rogue. Hut there is one of whom we wish to speak one whom we have known, have had many business tr.'insact ions, and who we are ghid is a candidate for oflice. We refer to William H. Harming. He is not a "nature's nobleman, " a "prince among his fellows, " a "model citizen," ST. LUKE'S CHOIR VISIT OMAHA I r I , f- .ve ra.-'i in i he ser;s is a man t.isnio deal, " a lliorom a ".-. ami, ml .or. V V, ho lr. !i, V i .. .: ( .r i ', -i m -:!:!;. i I.'.! l ' l.i! !. ' ;.o ri'i.r r that you often rend it. tad alter ti.e "sqi rh business man, is bit i.s j !' :rr t si ve s i : i i r:g t hhigm he he, I r emim- m: m !..:!. i i i" ;. ' ! I, oi . v. 1 1 ! Im e a : but :are not fel-Ile And Meet With a Warm Reception by the Church People. l-'rom Monday's Daily Yesterday afternoon Choirmaster II. S. Austin of St. Luke's choir took the choir to Omaha, where they gave a song service at All Saints Church be fore a very large and fashionable aud ience. The service was in every sense a success, the choir surprising and de lighting everyone present with the mag nificent manner in which they gave the various selections. The program in it self was of exceptional brillancy and, this fact, aided largely by the splendid work of the soloists, Mrs. Anna Britt, Mrs. II. S. Austin, Miss Ella Margaret Dovey and I'rof. H. S. Austin served to accentuate the success of the under taking. As the talented soloists are so well known in this city it. is unnecessary to sjieaK i men ivoiv.. it is siuncient to who heard them were oiid e p'Tssiori. At the t he service He v. Maekey i.ia tiled tne clmm a :. 10:1 the e:.c oiier.t work i say tli.it tin delighted h concltis' publicly i 'Vi-:'. A no. ,.mt . t : : i i '. Bound for Tripp County. From Monday's I tally The boom for Tripp county lands re ceived a decided impetus today when a very large party of gentlemen from this city and vicinity departed for O'Neill to register and get their places for the drawing. The boys A-ere most ly from the shop and it is estimated, that there wa3 some twenty-five or thirty altogether who made the trip. Among those going were Councilrnen J. W. Book meyer, John Schulof, Harry Barthold, Ed Ackerman, (Jeo. Gobel man, John Kirkham, Geo. Lushinsky, Albert Schuldice, Albert Ueinhackel, Bert Thomas, Geo. McDaniels, Geo. Klinger, B. C. Hyde, Win. I lowland, P. A. McCreary, Anton Vlcek, Gus. Roman, Ed Thrall, Chas. Johnson, A Peistrup. Riley Frady. The party will likely be back by Wednesday. i . ..t v. I' ! 1' I ' c ! o: . " "a III t m; - Lance, 'er upon the br.-k st :. t! :i d fe r for charity: ti; ice. that is ail. pn y simpiy Thev ask ; ti.i i i t; ! for theV defer M: the right to labor where they will and to enjoy the fruits of their own toil. With their skill and intelligence an ! surrounded by the bounties and the natural resources of a country but partially developed, they do not doubt they can hold their own. Let them rise and stand ubon their feet: leave them free to achieve their own great ness anil to retain a fair share of the wealth vbjh they create; give them equality before the law and they will ask for nothing more." Ths Proposed Si:bw3y. Another twist has been given to the proposed subway under the Burlington tracks. Agent Pickett having taken the matter up with Division Superintendent Bignall and General Superintendent By ram to see if a wide enough passage wav cannot be obtained where it is now proposed to put in the culvert and do away with the present dangerous grade crossing at the depot. It would certain ly seem the part of wisdom on the part of the company to make the change as it would greatly lessen the liability to accidents and would do away with the expense of putting a flagman at the crossing during the winter when ice is being put up. Mr. Pickett has present ed these facts to the Superintendents and has great hopes that they may be able to obtain a change in the plans with the end in view of the protecting the crossing and eliminating the ex pense as set out above. While no de finite information is given out at pres ent it is known the both superintendents are very much impressed with the ne cessity for the change and it probably will be made. The general opinion of the people is that it would be a wise move for all concerned, and they are unanimously in favor of the change. General Superintendent Byram was through the city this morning in his private car and got out and took a look at the work. Death of Frank Svela. Died Svela. Frank, aged 45 years, of peritonitis, at Piatt? mouth, Neb., on October 10th. Funeral at Platts mouth, October 12, at 2 o'clock p. m. After a very short illness lasting but a few days, Frank Svela. a well known Bohemian citizen passed away Satur day evening at his home in the north east portion of the city. Peritonitis was the cause of death, its action being very rapid. Mr. Svela left surviving him a wife and three children. He carried five hundred dollars insurance in the Z. C. B. J. a bohemian fraternal order, whose members conducted the funeral this afternoon. The following members of the order acted as pall bearers, viz: M. Bajeck, Louis Jiran, Chas. Jilek, Jacob Jilek, Frank Kalosek, and John Rotter. Mr. Svela had a great many friends especially among his own nationality who will" hear of his death with great sorrow. He was personally a fine man and the community loses a good citizen in his death. a I vav t I ap:.. by 1 1 Wime ' had he was not i .dory proves. Po;a;;eh. ag- ( ity. Mano er and imlu years ago tiiis young were discussing the nrm w tft: i:i fact ' nvn o-l a anricc of tiei essity, -.'u: l:.e: i;ig reci 1. . (:: 1 1, oi ..poke n evidence a. sl art ;m a rr.g reimiks .K.ster Austin ,1 (..: Off for O'Neill. from Monday's llaily Dr. J. H. Hall and son, .lame:;, de parted on the mail at noon for ('Weill where they will register and take a chance in the drawing, going fp i i there to Hassett, near which poi it Dr. Hall has some land. As James has but a few days he is hurrying at out to -.ret the worth of his time, coming in f their ve." J this morning from the e;.st and pro ceeding on north after a few hours hi t;.- City, lie is at present m t . 1 mm BiLBKi The First National Bank of this City Remove to Their Elegant Quarters Just Completed. On Monday last the First National Bank of this city, after many years oc cupancy of the room in the Coates Block, at the corner of Sixth and Main streets, made a change and moved into their own building, in the middle of the block on Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. While not all the work I h.rge skylight, which cov ins neon completed upon llie new ln.ilU- ! ranch size and extent mg, enough has been done to warrant d tra as lit. up. his name is Mack Me nd his home is Boise w here hhs father is a bank ntial citizen. Nearly four mt'n and others tramp ;uestion. and he asserted that he could "beat" his way around the world. Three men, Kingsley, Stewart and Hendricks, jok ingly o!7tred to bet ?", Ono he couldn't do it and he promptly accepted the chal lenge and the put up, the conditions being that McDonough should make the trip in four years, start with out a cent, pay for nothing, in fact "bum" his way in every particular, re porting by mail from stopping points. He had stolen a ride from Kansas City the night before, and called at this otlice to "bum" a stamp and en velope to mail his report. He is now far ahead of time, having until Dec. 1 to reach Boise City. He is a very in telligent young man and his talk indi cates that his story is true in every particular. Union Ledger. Col. 11. A. Bates Was in Town. Col. M. A. Bates, editor of the Platts mouthTJournal and democratic candi date for lloat representative from Cass and Otoe counties, passed through town Tuesday evening on his way to Avoca on business, political and otherwise. He stopped at the Courier office long enough to say hello and leave a card for our announcement column, which appears in this issue. The Colonel is making a campaign against odds, as his opponent has several hundred votes to start with, but he seems confident that he is going to win out. At any rate the people of the two counties may rest assured, that regardless of which of the the two is successful at the polls, they will have their interests looked after in a business-like manner. Louisville Courier. In County Court From Tuesday's Daily In County Court today Judge Beeson heard the accounts of Peter Eveland as guardian of the late Robt. Metteer finding the same correct, and discharg ing Mr. Eveland and his bondsmen from further liability in the matter. He also, this afternoon took up the matter of the final settlement of the estate of Lucy A. Bahr, examining and approving the accounts of W. A. Bahr, administrator, and discharging him and his bondsmen from liability in connec tion therewith. There were no marriage licenses is sued todav. ::t. l highly .ption. A:u!u ilaih i S..k Duet ning II Mrs. Solo ie r. ef the we. t, is :.) as v: ew to d The p f, Te ll V, St. 1 . ..11 . . .1 . or. IV. n Iw. ', .v: M t : ve- . Brigirs 10. Strong Words for Our Billy. William C. Ramsey is the Register's candidate for county attorney, and we believe him to be the best equipped man for the place. He is a young man, that is true, but this is an age for young men and we have an idea that brains are not the accumulation of age men are born with them and William has a large supply of gray matter. Vote for a clean, moral young man. Nehawka Register. ail lil'ilc v. it.h a .11 .lad Away", 'ike's i.'iii Sheph. rd". . Anna Britt. lac'.ows oi the our" and Mrs. II. S. Austin. "AKde With Me" Bohm Miss Eila Margaret Dovev. Anthem "What Hast Thou Given for Me" Ambrose St. Luke's (. hoir. Solo "My God anil Father".. Marsten Mrs. II. S. Austin. Anthem "O Father Keep Us in Thy Care" Sullivan-Hodges St. Luke's Choir. Hymn No. 12 Hymnal St. Luke's Choir. Solo "Remember Now Thy Creator" Cowies Mr. II. S. Austin. Anthem-O That I Had Wings Like A Dove" Smieton St. Luke's Choir. Float Representative. The democrats of Cass and Otoe coun ties have selected a most excellent can didate for float representative in Col. M. A. Bates, of Plattsmouth. He is well known over Cass county and will get a heavy vote there, and the Herald wants to strongly recommend him to its friends in Otoe county. The editor of the Herald knew the Colonel in Mis souri a few years ago when I was run ning an independent paper over there, have known him for ten years in Ne braska, and I know what I am talking about when I say he will make a good and dependable representative for our neighboring counties if the voters will only elect him. Lincoln Herald. Married Saturday. Judge Beeson last Saturday made two souls happy by uniting in marriage Edward Gallette Lewis, aged 25, and Isabelle Mason, aged 23, both of Murray. The happy couple had the knot tied at about three o'clock in the afternoon, having driven to the city for that purpose and returned to their home at once. They are quite well known in their neighborhood and are a fine representative couple of Cass county folks. There was also a license issued Satur day to Wm. Carr, aged 27, of Bladen, Neb., and Miss Lois Warthen, aged 20, of Plattsmouth. Ye i ake Ihic h:;vi.".;r a it jK-hlf . .' of the Wheeling an I J l'T.d, at Massillon, Ohio, y responsible position t ti. Preparing far the D:c . Walker, manager of the Majestic ! ! Tlu-a t re, departed Saturday evening i for Ciiiiago, 111., where he will visit ail ! i no large picture snows arid note the latest improvements in both pictures an 1 machines, with the intention of bringing the Plattsmouth house up to the very highest stand. At present the Majestic is putting on as fine pictures- as are shown anywhere in the west, but Mr. Walker is r.ot content with this, but he is determinea to keep ahead of the procession. He will be gone several days and on his return Plattsmouth people are assured of hav ing a little the best theatre of the kind in the state. Mr. Walker is an exper ienced judge of what tho people want in the picture line and he intends to see that they get the very best to be had. the ban!; moving open for business q'tarter.?. 'i ho hliil ! he v r .".lid they their- new- arid one of them quite commodious, it having a large triple window at the front, giving a fine supply of Ii;;!,), while the small room at the front has a I. ....... - i . I "ok- .-Mieio winnow, wincii answers j the purpose it is designed for. ' he t third front room receives ladit fioma rs a co!: 1 1 of 1 hero an windows lighting the front room i now tac th I' at. a! . ri log 1 1 S el l IS oi,i of the V remoi d !') and e -a ! 1 t; s i t ; i oi. of h hi ie1 as t; w; cil is - desi f In. ' !'.U !-) i- m. i lerold h: dly presents an app i hareio. v it h the rn t. i j ti.-it the i the h,;:.!.! j permaee;) ! of the i a: ing a h'.rg which is .e , w it II n.a . will the j;,;. rii i i a m t ! s 1 1 . i . . -.nice, and g ' icely hi ii t he licit ; ' he rem.':.-'! a- 1 ui:tok I VU I'lli ni-d, -1 ta: : ..VI ion ! ; being built with a vie.' to as W' ii s beauty. The front if-g i'iiii.i is set hack, a'dow ar.d commodious vestibule, tored with tihi.g, the side- of the lessed coi. rt and I h-- bad. room upon th no li ar room ;i 1 . wh.dows j,; ,),,. ,.,,-! '.dams a fee toll, ! , , I 'lent ionetl aho e i ; me' a large '-.mkmg'ai: may ail lea k : ind hand ay, but h en tile ('.'.. ,e i ; W a S I , ' : 'OIL lv oll.i ; 1,'ih'g . iolied is I he hand . sign or: the t. mi r H h -Id : It . w 1 1 Tim I ! i d I ' I he : i a e ! ;! '! V iug I ). men bras o t: a prn . i. on 'd ing. In !m th. lar: ills of the vestibule being ;i. me rr.a terial and the ceiling Spend Most cf Kis Ti.ne There Hon. J. M. Stone, who for the past half century has been a resident of Nehawka and one of the leading demo crats of this portion of the state, was in town today and says that he is now a man without a home. He has just returned from Oklahoma where he is engaged in the banking business and will spend almost all his time there, but he has not disposed of his property in Cass county. Nebraska City News. In Honor of Her Mother. Grandma Henton of Mynard spent several days last week visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Johnson, and on Friday, October 9, 1908, Mrs. Johnson invited in a number of the old ladies of the vicinity, who have known Mrs. Hen ton for many years, to spend the day with this excellent old lady and one of the earliest pioneers of Nebraska. It is not necessary to say that the time was enjoyably spent in a manner that interested the guests. Elegant refresh ments were served. The following is a list of those present, their ages and when they came to Cass county: Came Names. Age. Here. Mrs. Henton 64 153 " Dovey SI 1S63 " Herold 67 1854 " Reese 73 1865 " Sherman GO 1859 " McElwain 66 1859 ' Etheredge 76 1S58 The latter lady isof Greenwood, Neb., while the others are residents of Platts mouth and vicinity. WEDDED AT GER- im, NEBRASKA Mrs. Roe Henton Married Last Wed nesday to Mr. Albert Stodard. Mrs. Roe Henton, who spent the past year or more with her mother at her home in Scott's Bluffs, Nebraska, was united in marriage with Mr. Albert Stodard on Wednesday, October 7, 1908. at Gering, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Stodard arrived in this city on Friday, and from here went di rect to Mynard to visit relatives and to look after some business matters in which Mrs. Stodard is personally inter ested, and where her deceased husband, Mr. Roe Henton, was reared to man hood. On Friday evening a large num ber of the friends of Mrs. Stodard hon ored the bride and groom with a chari vari at the former home of the bride in Mynard, and it is needless to say, that after making the night hideous with their "charming" music to their hearts' content, they were treated royally by the newly wedded. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams entertained the bride and groom at din ner, and the guests present included Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gillespie, of Mynard. Mrs. Stodard has many friends in Cass count', and also across the river in Iowa, where she formerly resided, who join the Journal in extending congratu lations to Mr. and Mrs. Stodard, with the wish that their marital career may always be as bright as the noonday sun in cloudless sky. Mr. Stodard is a prosperous farmer and stock grower, and their future home be at or near Scott's Bluffs, where he is the possessor of many broad acres of fertile lands, for which point they will depart the latter part of the week. steel. The front of ti i.s of i u:;: ter sawed oak tire finrsn ot the i.rst b ). diking as is th oor. The room e en-inter ior of j.he first floor is hnished sith en this sign so t ,:.! he bronzed ;. ml they v.-:, hold relief against t he i : forming a very ban 1 roads simplv "ihe : lhmk." pressed steel wa lis Taken altogether. I ' .,n e i v. I l: and im; ing: and ceilings, tile ll tor and tde wainsctating, and wired throughout for electric light as well as litttd with gas fixtures. The fixtures, which have only been installed a very short time, are of golden who have the active oak, ar.d are handsome in the extreme. the bank deserve the At the base of the counters a belt of; the citizens for the marble extends above the floor, lend- : have displayed in maki ing an attractive effect to the wood- i merit which, it is umierst on the fixtures conmitule : .riant addition to the h and stand as a mark of lest : Mes. , ,m! upon the part of this o! and strong bank. Th- m il; pi eg: iabi;- . i ) management best vi. he.-, enter) e i . ; ;g t his in i' u of : 'ands t: rieen o ; the m -. rhest order, l-uiid-cvi 17 vle and work. The screen above the counters j them an expcnditim is of handsome glass design with the j thousand dollars, usual steel netting at the various win-j The workmanship dows. The space back of the counters i ing is of the very hi; is ample for a large office force, in fact , thing being done in tip-top si the room there being sufficient for ! showing great care and fori thought if several times the number now employ- execution. The general on; ra tor- for ed. The entrance to the vault, which j the construction is Mr. L. G. Larson, extends to some three ftet below the j whose work in this section is so well surface of the concrete basement floor, I known that his name is a guarantee of is effected through the banking room, . excellence. He supervised the masonry, the vault being of steel, concrete and : stone work, plastering, paint ing, wood brick construction, warranted burglar : work and other geneial construction and fire proof, the steel parts being i subletting the work to the very best furnished by the Victor Safe and Lock j mechanics to be had, while the bank Company. The vault is provided with j made separate contracts for putting in the latest pattern of locks and with a 1 the tiling, marble and f.xtures. It. can steel gate, which cannot be opened without ringing a bell, insuring a con stant watch on the door. The vault has not been completed yet, but when fin ished it will be one of the best in the state of Nebraska. Back of the banking room is the olfice of the president a large airy room, he said to Mr. Larson's credit, that President Dovey of the bank took occa sion to congratulate him on the excel lence of the work and added that he now knew it was not necessary to leave Plattsmouth to find good workmen. And the building is a standing proof that Mr. Dovey was right. finished in the same stvle and design as the remainder of the first floor ar.d I To Attend Reunion. fitted with with simple and inexpen- Last Saturday Warren II. Woidcn, n sive furniture. The directors' room is j former resident of this city, passed at the extreme back of the building and ; through here on his way to Murr ay, la., is a large and commodious room fur nished in simple and tasty design. Off of the directors' room is the lavatory, a room fitted with the best of modern appliances and of sufficient size to be comfortable. From the directors' room a stairway also leads down to the fur nace room, which occupies the entire basement. The heating plant is of the hot water system, the building being piped throughout in a good and work manlike manner. The basement is lighted at the front by two large side walk lights, the glass being cut as to throw the light toward the back of the basement. The basement drains to ward the front, there being a three inch slope to the floor, permitting the water to run into the main sewer at a point across the street and back of Bauer's store. A coal shute also leads from a manhole in the sidewalk to the basement, rendering the unloading of fuel quite expeditious. There is also an entrance to the basement from the outside at the rear of the building, be ing the only entrance from the back. In the rear the yard is to be filled in, so as to raise it above the level of the surrounding land and prevent loss from flood. Up stairs the changes are not nearly complete as yet. The plan includes the construction of three fine rooms at the front of the building and two at the back. The two front rooms are airy where he will attend a reunion of the 18th Iowa Infantry, he having served through the war of the rebellion as. a member of Company li of that regi ment. Mr. Worden will be well re membered by the residents of this city, where he resided for many years. He lives at present at Tryon, Neb., where he has a fine ranch and where he has been generally prosperous. He met Mayor Gering on the train and was very glad to renew an old acquaintance of years standing. He also was glad to be able to send his good wishes to his many Plattsmouth friends. He expects to visit a sister living at Topeka, Kan., before his return home. Who Stole the Apples? From Tuesday's Itn'iy Louis Leiner last night left a sack with about four bushels of apples in it, in his wagon while he got out to attend to some business matters. The wagon was left standing on Fourth street op posite J. E. McDaniel's place of busi ness. When he returned he found that someone had "lifted" the sack, apples and all. He would be much obliged to have the party doing the act return the sack and the money for the apples to either himself or J. E. McDaniel. He is not particular about losing the apples if he can get pay for them but he needs the money, I ad will appreciate the re turn of the i oods or the price thereof.
