The Plattsmouth Journal
rUBLlSBED WEEKLY AT
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA.
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
nlerud at tbe postoffice l Plftttamouth, N
brtisk. us second class matter.
$1,50 Per Year In Advance.
The selection of G. W. Tibbets of
Hastings for president pro tern of
the senate, Is undoubtedly good
one and there is no doubt he will
make an Ideal presiding officer in the
absence o fthe lieutenant governor.
The selection of V. II. Smith of
Seward as secretary of the senate Is
in line with the excellent Judgment
shown by the members of the legis-
NEWS OF THE COUNTY
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Union. . (
(From the Leader-Echo.)
Mahlon Applegate arrived Wednes
day from Villisca, Iowa, for a visit
When the legislature gets in shape
for business, it is the intention of
Col. M. A. Bates, who Is a member of lature ln choosing their officers. He with relatives and numerous friends
ih w.,r . r.,rn.uh o iaM Is said to be well qualified and w ill In and near I nlon,
, maka a rood officer. G- W- Cheney and wife arrived
iiotu uie vmat every uay u pos- Mnnrlav evenlne from Kdison. Neb..
and , are visiting Mra. Cheney's
Bible, that the readers of the Jour
nal may be ported as to what is be
ing done by the legislature. Of course
nothing of Importance will be done
during the first week except the or-
Trenmore Cone of Wahoo, landed
clerk of the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Darnum.
house of representatives over Henry 80Utheast of town are the parents
C. Richmond. While there is small of a fine daughter, born on Wed
choice between the two Eentlemen in nesday, December 23rd, a very ac-
ganizauon. appointing or committees, - Jnflllpnpn .... acceptable Christmas gift,
etc. . . ... ... The house on Mrs. Mary Davis'
farm northeast of here was burned
The iV'braska State Fair Assocla- tor wr. tone s selection was me reci- Wednesday night. The house was
Hon Is sending out a bulletin Betting ing that Richmond had been playing unoccupied, and the origin of the fire
forth tho need of three new lame the office holder part a little too seems to be a mystery
buildings on the fair grounds at Lin- much and a change would be bene- Mls8e8 Pal and Mar Freeman, of
...... . . ........ v.. ..... Clarlnda, Iowa, daughters of Mark
com. ineseouuaingsareauvesiocK . n.LUU,uuu u ju.t returned home last Sat
pavilion, a steel and concrete grand from holding a good job with the uro;ay after making several days' vis-
stand, and a machinery hall. Com- National Committee and this brob- it with their grandma, Mrs. C. A
narlsons with what other states are ably assisted Cone a great deal In Freeman and other relatives
doing for their state fairs, would his fight.
suggest that our legislatures should
lend a helping hand ln the matter.
However, we give this opinion with
out haing made any investigation of
the subject.
The members of the legislature
have some momentuous questions
coming up before them in the mat
ter of organizing the several houses
Miss Myrtle Swan of Alliance ar
rived here Tuesday evening for a vis
it with her uncle Charles Swan and
other relatives northeast of town. She
goes from here in a few days to enter
a musical college ln Indianapolis,
Ind.
James O. Falden brought to this
and they will doubtless do what Is
With a hundred million dollar de- best for the welfaro of the state offlce last Saturday morning a $10
I I Lilt .1, 1 ,.U ,nn,nA flnJInfr tnn
fl.lt for the past year in the national In selecting their officers. In the , . J 1 7 , , Tl
revenue staring us In the face, with senate the principal officer to be wndow resulted Inn the money being
the opposition of the "standpatters," chosen is the secretary while the restored to the owner, Ed. Stanton,
Hided and abeted by the trusts, with house Is dividing its attention be- who had lost It.
the various members of congress will- tween the speakership and the clerk- C,int Harrls who has been out on
fig that duUeTld be reduced on uhp. There are a great many as- Jalflc C eye1 mntt.
, . . rived home last week. He thinks
every other article but the one their spirants for the several jobs and the that ,8 a great C0Untry-he has the
district Is Interested in and willing selection of any one of them will be same opinion of Nebraska, and on
to go into any kind of a combine to j satisfactory to the democracy of the account of sickness he concluded to
prevent such reduction, it mav be Utntn return home.
about Texas wouldn't exactly charm
a Texas land agent.
Mrs. D. C. Kuns underwent a dan
gerous operation at the hospital this
morning, and at time of going to
press was ln a very critical condi
tion. Mr. Liston, operator for the Mis
souri Pacific at Eagle has been given
the position in the Missouri Pacific
station at this place, and will soon
take charge.
Mrs. White, widow of the late Cap
tain James White, accompanied by
her son, Lucian Dettor, of San Fran
cisco, Cal., left Sunday for Virginia,
where Mrs. White will make her fu
ture home with her daughter. Mr.
Dettor, after visiting relatives in the
east will return to his duties in Cali
fornia. Tuesday night as Ray Fentlman
and Charles Flelschmann were driv
ing home from a neighbor's their
buggy was upset by running over
a large stone a3 they drove rapidly
around a corner, throwing both the
boys out. Ray was badly bruised
about the head, and one hip and arm
were severely Injured. The buggy
was badly damaged, as the horses ran
away after the buggy upset and were
not found until late the next morn
ing.
conceded In advance that Taft will
not find a thoruless path ln his at
John Farls llttlo daughter four
The noble response of this country yearB old """ered a fracture of the
I fnVar hnno hv fnlllnp- flt thn rlonr
. v.- i i.i i i li. i I "J
tempt to secure an -honest" revision l" l"B "W" 'u ' Monday evening while they were vis.
.- I- 1. A A. A I I
of the tariff. ' exieni account tor uy uln- at E L. Daniels'. It was a
i
the size of some of the rpnalllng dis-1 very painful injury, but the attend-
"The World b lieves in one law for a8ter8 wnl(.h nave Df,en our portlon ln lng physician stated that no serious
Mitchell and Ryan; in one law for att vr Th r.-,..,i rv,n.'wtnn resplts will follow.
Morrison and Harrlman: In 'one law L..,i,n..i, h t,: ,i. n,i,Mtm,
..... t. u AcnnwKa.
(From the uoirlster.)
... i
-w t-. ' wi I it nil tii'in nr nrnnoMv at S-in hvnn. I ...
1 " -ai-'v, - i Miss ftiay ueam 01 u inner, m-u.,
imimng muor leuaers (ls, 0 ty earthquake and fire have nil and sister Mvra McRevnolda of Mur
from violating the Sherman law, It Is ,t.,.V8il to lmprt.HS p0n tin' country ray are visiting at the home of their
Hfjnally "practical" to obtain writs of .... ,,-uuv nf .mnrthinr uncle, Qeo. McReynolds.
injunction fyrbMJlng trust managers ..rtu , u-i.irh or. . :Jacob Vallcry. who lives near old
frnm vini-ulL h if u u ,. " MaPle Grove believes ln doing things
from violating 1,. If It Is practical fr! lu. nte as .o be the victims of hk J rl,ht so when hn weIlt to buy feed
A i i t . i . . . . , . . I I c
,J M UJ uuwl ,,--Jul,rB 10 J"11 'or mo- patastrophles. It marks how all the the other day he bought a whole car-
lating such oi;: t orders it Is equally worl(1 wvampa on(i in the case of load. Teams have been busy dur
prt.tl.il" tc ;Mid trust managers dl8aiileri and how llttlo after all the Ing the early part of the week haul-
to jiill for vif luting thein. It Is no worid is
moro difficult to find the "one re-
spoiihiblo mini" I:i one case than it Is The synopsis printed of several
ln tho other. When the trade union- bills already to be introduced Into
Ists charee thai, nobodv but labor the legislature touching the bank
Ing It away,
Peter Hansen, of Walthlll, Neb.,
came ln tne otner day ror a visit
with his father and the home folks.
He has been buying him a farm in
the Indian reservation and thinks
Icudcrs tins ever been sentenced to guaruntee act, shows that they are that the only place in Nebraska. He
imprisonment unjer the Sherman lay far away from what the people un- reports splendid ernps and every
they frame a damning Indictment derstood when they voted for the bpc,y naPPy-
against Mr. Revolt and hi. admin- act. The people want something , Mr. and Mrs. John Macey of Sher,
, , ... uurnc, MISS., ore Iieiu uu uu-n hot-
iFtn,tl..n."-NVw York World. We which will assure them their money ding tfp an(, &r(j tfce guefjtg of Mra
all tho attention of our readers to when It Is needed and wanted and william Ost. They in company with
the above evidence of tho understand- not something which will enable Mrs. Ost visited at August Ost's on
Iiik between the republican nartv and bankers to postpone Indefinitely the Monday. Mr, Macey Is a brother of
Louisville.
(From the Courier.)
Jim Hoover reports Ice on his
ponds freezing in nice shape and he
is Jubilant over the prospects of a
splendid harvest.
Harry Green was at Omaha Thurs'
day. Mr. Green has been suffering
with appendicitis and his mission to
the city was to consult a doctor.
Geo. Waldon has returned home
from South Bend, the stone quarry at
that place having closed down for
the winter. Mr. Waldon was em
ployed as engineer.
John Ossenkop entertained a stag
party at his hospitable country home
southeast of Louisville New Year's
eve. About twenty were present and
a jolly time was had.
Mrs. C. J. Mayfleld returned home
Tuesday evening from the St. Joseph
hospital In Omaha, when? she under
went a very du!lcu'vo surgical opera'
tlon. She is improving rapidly and
bids fair to soon regain her strength.
John Albert met with a peculiar
accident Wednesday morning. He
was butchering and was in the act of
sticking a hog when it struck him ln
the eye with one of Its fore feet cut
ting the eyelid open. He came to
town at once to have the eye dressed
by a local physician.
The neighbors and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Barker gave them a
most pleasant farewell at their home
on the James Roberts farm Christmas
day. The Barker family expects to
leave within a few days for their new
home in Idaho where Mr. Barker will
follow stock raising. Besides the
well wishes of their friends Mr. and
Mrs. Barker were presented with a
handsome silver lea set by their
friends.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
and has been made under his per
fs c-.i.al EiinArvlsiAn filncA its lnf;ir..-'V.
AllnwnnnnAtodeceive vouinthL. '
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The'Mother's Friend.
CGWUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Sears the Signature of
)
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Tmc otMTjuin popn, T7 Munnv mnr, New von oit.
plutrrary.
Now that thi Nebraska legislature
Is about to comvno there Is consid
erable speculation about tho bank
guarantee law. Of course there Wy
bo guarantee Ias and guarantee,
and tho particular variety best suited
to this state U for the legislators to
determine. There Is one feature
payment of their liabilities. The word mr8, wu
"prompt" is almost synonymous w,lllam McCullough. who delights
lA. , ,, . . to oe canea uui, reiurnea u ms
with " mmed ato and means to pay , . , . ..
usual haunts at Nehawka after a
the deposltlrs when the bank falls Beason of rairoadIng on tho Chicago
and not at some vague future time. Groat Western. He has about made
This fact should be borne ln mind by up his mind to return to tilling the
the members of the legislature who K". and ,f he can flnd a BU,tab,
farm just watcn nis smotce anoui
March 1st.
Henry Helnrlchs, who
must carry out tho platform pledges.
The selection of C. W.. Pool of Mrs. Henry Helnrlchs. who has
which some are urging, however, and Tecumseh, as speaker of the house boen "erlng from gall stones for
ttw. .Tm,rnl h,m,.u MI n, h n .... .K. A , . ..-,.,,, - e PR8t thfee yar9 WaS takeI1 l th6
part of the law. aa we believe It Ulso choice Prom the Btart ho was wa8 opcrated upon and a large num-
vvould largely nullify Its benefits, and the leading candidate and seemed to her removed. The operation was sue
that la deferred payment of deposits I be the popular favorite and he gained I cessful, and the patient stood the
until the asw'U of tho bank can beUradnallv from the weaker candl- operation remarkably well, and. all
realized upon. There U no good rea- dates until ln the end he won out ln hat Is thouM nere88ary i8 for the
i i usual ume 10 eiapse iiiui is requireu
son ior bucu a provision, rne law tne 16tn ballot. There is no aoubtlfor healing.
should provide tuat the state should but that he will make an excellent Last Wednesday evening aa he
advance whatever funds may be nec- Bpeaker safe, conservative and con-1 was returning home from skating
ossary If any are necessary to sot- slstently democratic In hlB admlnls- w,tn a crow,i of young PP,e' Albert
i in ii ... .u i . vi .. ti v Hall was held up and relieved or aa
tlo In full and at once with all de- tratlon of hU office. Mr. Tool has , . .. . ..
loose change near the bridge south
posltors. ThU ciuld be paid from had a great deal of experience as a of town As he cntcred the shadow
tho regular guarantee fund provided editor in the days when democratic of the trees a medium Blzed young
for In the law, and the assets of the editors were a niinua quantity I man met him and pushing a pistol in
bank realized upon In good time. One In the state and he made sood. as hls fa(e demanded his money. Al
.. i, .... i . , i I . . , . , . bert permitted him to relievo him of
of the laws urged for a bank guar- he built up a strong democratic pu- ..... . , 4u v
I I mil I j-iivo itiuni nia mo iiivjiiv j nu
nieo law is mu 11 woum prevent per in ms nome county and a pa- nnd wlth hlni, whlch the robber took
business dlstuibtuicea caused by the per whoso Influence was widespread Albert cannot describe him ln fact
i ...
sudden Inability of business men to In tho state. Ho has also had some M10 Wls mighty glad to get rid o
nnnt iiir.ii- ni.mniifa nn.i o,o . vnrLn,.u i.. i..ii,. . v..i tho follow on & 35-cont basts "and
aa ipuvuvB V VII- I v('i IIVIIVi tit I V 1 0 1 1 I I S 11 lllltlllKI
no quesuons asKeu.
forced calling In of loans when n heretofore served the stato ln the
bank fails. Tu postpoiie payment of rapacity of member of tho hoiiHo of
deposits until tlie assets were real- representatives and this experience
l.ed upn would full In many liiHtan- will doubtless stand htm In good
ci s to help this condition. What Ih stead.
iieede 1 la the advent of failure Is
tint the biisliioiii in h n can get his de
pilts subutantially tho same as be
Tic If wo at) going to Imve a
p, rint'o biuikln law lit all, lei us
li;i l M v;(iod OIM'.
Mops enracne in two minutes:
toothache or pain or bum or scald In
live minutes; honrseneHR, one hour;
miiHcleaclie, two hours, sore throat
twelve hours Dr. Thomas' Electric
Oil, monarch over pnln. 16
l.linvvoixl.
(From tlin I.i'ntlor-Rclio.1
Mrs. Vomer Terry, of Mynard, vi
Ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N
McCrory, this week.
Mlsa Nora Uosencrans, of Platts
mouth, came Tuesday evening for a
week's visit with friends and nia
tlves.
Ed Ernest returned last week from
his trip to Texas, and what ho say
Lcidigli Hetties Suit. '
A settlement was arranged yester
day between Henry Hucklns
and the attorney of George W. Leld
Igh for a consideration of $250
which was paid to the former. By
the agreement the civil suit which
Hucklns had instituted against Leld
Igh of Nebraska City for $5,000
damages was dismissed. The trouble
arosesoiiie" time ago when Hucklns
went to Nebraska City to make some
collections. While he was there, he
alleges, Leldlgh attacked him. At
the last general election Leldlgh was
elected to represent his district in
the state legislature. The following
statement was signed by Edwin J.
Murfin, attorney for George W. Leld
lgh: "In as much as I, George W.
Leldlgh, defendant in said case, made
an attack on plaintiff on the streets
of Nebraska City, Nebraska, on the
afternoon of September 22, 1908, and
n said attack greatly humiliated said
plaintiff, Henry Hucklns, I hereby
respectfully apollgize to Mr. Hucklns
for said affront, realizing that I lost
my temper in dealing with Mr. Huck-
ns in a matter that I felt that he had
reflected upon me ln his publication,
the Lincoln Herald. I promise fur
thermore not to assault, Insult, speak
to, or molest Mr. Hucklns ln the fu
ture so long as he conducts himself
and his publication in a fair and Just
manner toward me as a private citi
zen and with tolerance toward me as
public official. Lincoln News.
It Does the lliislness.
E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton,
Maine, says of Bucklln's Arnica
Salve. "It does tho business; I have
used It for piles and It cured them.
Used it for chapped hands and It
cured them. Applied It to an old
sore and It healed it without leaving
a scar behind. " 25 cents at F. O.
Frlcke & Co.'b drug store.
A HlKhlier Health Level.
"I have reached a higher health
level since I began using Dr. King's
New Life Pills," writes Jacob Spring
er, of West Franklin, Maine. ". They
keep my Btomach, liver and bowels
working Just right.". If theso pills
disappoint you on trial money will
be refunded at F. Q. Frlcke & Co'i
drug store. 25c.
A Similar Winter.
John Crlchton says that ln the
winter of 1868 the weather was film
liar to what we have been bav
lng. He was living In the Munn
neighborhood and received an invita
tlon to bring a number of friends
and visit with Mr. Hollenbeck at Elm
wood over Christmas. There was a
large hayrack fitted up and fourteen
couples went up, and the ladles had
to carry their parasols, as the sun
was so warm and the weather pleas
ant. Ho said the day before Christ
mas wan Just like a summer day and
one was really very warm when out
of doors In one's shirt sleeves. He
says he does not notice any change
In tho lilmnle, because we have had
many severo and mild winters since
that time. Nebraska City News.
If you haven't tho time to exercise
regularly, Dnnn'a Hegulets will pre
vent constipation. They Induce
mild, healthy, ensy action of tho bow
els without gripping. Ask your drug
gist for t hem. 2T.C
Delightfully Entertained.
Miss Clara Brown last evening en
tertained for her cousin Miss Nellie
Seiver, of Salina, Kas. at the beau
tiful home of C. E. Wescott, "Sunny
side", on High School hill. The eve
ning was spent in music and social
visiting culminating ln a superb three
course luncheon which was a master
piece of culinary art.
Those attending included Misses
Minnie Will, Carrie Becker, Gertrude
Beeson, Margaret Mauzy, Lillian
Thompson, Etha Crabill, Gretchen
Donnelly, Nellie Seiver of Salina,
Kas., and Miss Clara Brown.
A Cure for Misery.
"I have found a cure for the mis
ery malaria poison produces," says"
R. M. Jam'ea of Louellen,! S. C. It's
called Electric Bitters and comes In
50c bottles. It breaks up a case of
chills or billious attack in almost no
time; and It puts yellow Jaundice
clean out of commission." This great
tonic medicine and blood purifier
gives quick relief ln all stomach,
liver and kidney troubles and the
mlseary of lame back. Sold under
guarantee at F. G. Frlcke & Co.'s
drug store.
For Sale or Itent.
For Sale or Rent A place for sale
or rent three miles southeast of
town, good three room house, thir
teen acres of land. Inquire or write
J. Rotter, Plattsmouth.
H. E. Warden's and Chas. Brand't Combination
pyblo
Mr. Warden having decreased his farming (operations
more than one-half and having enough stock to farm a
half section, must sell the surplus. ' Mr. Brant moves to
Custer county. They will sell at the Stone Farm House,
on the Pollard farm, V2 miles south of Nehawka, on
Tuesday, January 12, '09
Commencing at 10 O'clock Sham:
22 Head of Good Horses, Mules and Colts all home-erown and hirh.rlao
a brand in the whole bunch, which includes the following: Tne lvL, 7
ser-driv-
years old;
fa
fill
and 13
two bay colU 2-years old; one black filly, coming 2-years old; one black
come 1-year old; one black mare colt, coming yearling sDan muW 11
years ofd, weight about 2400: three mare mules, comfng old".
mt-mwvt tiixw iiiaic iiiuiKM. mm mnr v.itinM . i
and one mnre mule, coming 2-year old; one horse mule, cominir virlin.. ill
sucking colts. Also, 5 Head of Cattle and Calves. g yearline8; two
Good Farm Machinery!
A large stock of good farm machinery consisting of nn . ' ..i
tight box; one low-down wagon with hay rack, one Sod ton EEL 2 W'th
seated sleigh, in good shape; one Minneapolis Binder used Ptw ?SSL'me
as new, guaranteed to do the work; one St. Joseph coSed IUw n8
lng cultivators, one Badger rid.ng cultivator, oiSrSSi "Pt
mile wire; two sets of farm harness, one l-hors com driFa lt Plt &
horse collars; one good Sterling 18-inch wheel disc ' f Bood 0(1(1
Free Lunch Served at Noon! C3
hat a credit of 12 months w ill be given
aii property must be settled
Terms of Sale!
on bankable notes bearing 8 per cent interest,
for before being removed from the premises.
H. E. WARDEN,
CHAS. BRANDT.
COt. ROB'T WIlKiKM, Auctioneer. ntn.ZI-.
D. C. WEST, Clerk. WWflCrS.
