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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES
VOLUME XXVI11
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA. Til U US DAY, JANUARY 14, 1909
NUMBER 172
X.-b.
FARMER'S MUTUAL
HOLDS MEETING
Hear Reports and Elect Off icers
For Ensuing Year
From Monday's Dally.'
The annual meeting of the Farm
ers Mutual Fire and Live Stock In
surance Company of Cass County, Ne
braska, was held last Saturday at the
Hell school house, there being a large
attendance of members and much In
terest manifested. This is another
local Insurance company which it is
which it is a pleasure to recommend
to the people of the county as an
excellently managed, safe and con
servative company. The annual re
port which Secretary J. P. Falter
presented to the meeting is a good
one and shows that the management
of the company is alive to the needs
of the organization and are using the
best endeavors to make it a glowing
success. The amount of Insurance in
force shows a flattering increase over
that of one year ago, the figures
standing at $1, 346, 212 as against
$1,300,930 one year ago. The num
ber of policies issued does not Bhow
so large but is practically the same
as one year ago standing at 899
against 904 for the same time last
year. There were eight losses this
year as against two last, the amount
lo losses this year being $351.45 as
against $40.00 for last year. In the
matter of expenses the showing is a
very favorable one, last year's ev
penses being $188.29 while thi3 year
they are down to $138.40, showing
that Secretary Falter and the board
of directors are using every endeavor
to keep the expenses down to the
lowest nossible notch. The amount
,. . Hosts in Tcace.
From Monday's Dally.
Yesterday all thai was mortal of
the late Alex. Clifton was laid to rest
at Oak Hill cemetery in the presence
of a large number of relatives and
friends, who gathered to pay a last
tribute of respect to a good man.
Despite the intense cold and the
sharp northwest wind a great many
old friends attended at the depot to
receive the remains and many fol
lowed them on the long, cold drive
to Oak Hill. The Masons under whose
auspices the funeral was held, walked
out to the depot to meet the train,
the attendance being very large in
spite of the long walk facing the
wind. They later conducted the exer-
rises at the grave. .
As has been said before, there
were few better and more kind-hearted
men than Mr. Clifton. Genial and
whole-souled to a fault, he enjoyed
the fullest confidence and respect
as well as the love of all who knew
him. His passing will be felt by
many to whom he was as a
brother and for whom he had often
done many of those little things
which goes to bind tighter the ties of
brotherhood.
Tiioa-Svelilu Wedding.
From Monday's Dally.
A wedding was solemnized this af
ternoon in the private office of
County Judge Beeson, the contracting
parties being John Tupoa, aged 30, of
Milllgan, Neb., and Miss Mary Svehla,
aged 18 years of this city. The hap
py couple accompanied by Ed. Kalas
hek and Miss Josephine Ouranck, in
vaded the court room while the
Hreckenrldge attachment cases were
on hand and caused Judge Beeson
to interrupt the lawyers' flow of clo
quesce long enough to tie the bans
which made them one. Mr. Kalasek
and Miss Buranek stood up with the
couple while Judge Beeson tied the
knot.
Mr. Tuopa Is siild to be a well-to
do young farmer from near Milllgan,
a man who bears an excellent repu
tntlon In his community and one who
possesses many friends.
Miss Svehla. (lie bride, is quite
well and favorably known In this city
where she has lived a great portion
of her life. She Is quite popular
with the younger Bohemians and Is
mi estimable young woman.'
Hot h Miss Svehla nnd Miss Buranek
were handsomely dressed for the or
canton, the proverbial white of the
bride being much In evidence. The
pHrty created a sensation around the
court house.
Gut Hell," the favorite cigar.
in the treasury shows up much bet
ter than a year ago, this year's bal
ance being $3,287.74 while last year
there was but $2,684.63. Taken al
together there is a very flattering
statement in the above figures and
the members of the company are to
be congratulated that their interests
are being so well looked after.
The annual election of officers re
sulted in the practically unanimous
choice of the old officers for another
year, the following being the list
for the year 1909:
President, Jacob Tritsch, Platts
mouth. Vice President, John H. Hecker,
Plattsmouth.
Secretary, J. P. Falter, Platts
mouth. Treasurer, M. L. Friedrlch, Platts
mouth. Directors, J. M. Meisinger, Platts
mouth; John Albert, Cedar Creek;
Henry Horn, Cedar Creek; A. A.
Wetenkamp, Mynard; Adam Hlld,
Mynard; Aug. Panska, Louisville;
Philip Schaefer, Cedar Creek; Aug.
Ost, Nehawka.
From an examination of the above
list of officers it can be seen that this
company comprises the very best cit
izens of the county and the soundest
and safest business men to be had
Their names alone are an absolute
guarantee that the concern will be
economically, safely and conserva
tively managed. It also indicates the
tremendous financial strength be
hind the company.
Frita Vogtman Dies.
Word was received in the city this
morning of the death yesterday at
Kansas City, Mo., of Fritz Vogtman
formery of this city but who has been
living with his son there, for some
four months past. He is stated to
have died of pneumonia. The body
will be Interred in this city at Oak
Hill cemetery, it being shipped from
Kansas City today. The general sup
position of poses ir charge of the ob
sequies is that the body will arrive
in this city tonight on the M. P. and
will be held at the undertaking par
lors until tomorrow afternoon pend
ing Interment. No definite an
nouncement can be made of the hour
of the funeral nor other arrangements
until the body and the accompanying
relatives arrive.
Mr. Vogtman was quite well
known In this city especially. among
the German citizens among whom
he had lived for so long a time. His
unexpected and untimely death is re
ceived with sorrow by them and they
one and all join in mourning his pass
ing away. A more extended sketch
of this gentleman will be given later.
With the Sick.
From Monday' Dally.
Mrs. John Beeson is reported as be
ing much better today. She is able
to sit up In bed now and It Is ex
pected within a week she will be
strong enough to bring back to her
home. The continued favorable re
ports from her are a source of great
delight to her friends who have man
ifested the deepest Interest in the
cas, and who hope that her Improve
ment Is bound to be permanent.
W. L. Street Is reported to be pro
gresslng splendidly toward recovery,
his general condition being reported
as excellent and there b ..ig every
indicated tha he will soon be able to
return to his home and personally re
ceive the congratulations of his many
friends In the city.
Mrs. Grimes from near I'nlon, Is re
ported by telephone tills noon as hav
ing another sinking spell this morn
ing nnd to be in a very critical con
dition. Mrs. Win. Snttcin Die.
Last Saturday morning Mrs. Win.
Sutton aged 71 years, living near
Rock Muffs, died ut her home. She
was a sister of the lat Thomas
Campbell and was a plnnwr settler
In this county. Mrs. Sutton was quite
well known by the older residents of
the county, all of whom esteemed her
very highly as a lady and all of
whom regretted greatly to hear of her
untimely death. The funeral Is un
derstood to have occurred yesterday
afternoon from her residence.
VERY COLD
WEATHER
Yesterday and Today and Few Care
to Face Wintery Winds
From Monday's Dally.
Yesterday and last night was one
of the coldest days of the winter. The
expected cold wave which the weath
er man promised for Sunday sure
enough materialized as the people
who went to bed Saturday night with
an atmosphere which was fairly com
fortable, woke up yesterday morning
to find the mercury down to about
fourteen degrees below zero. The
cold weather continued all day yes
terday, It being bitter cold upon the
streets with a stiff northwest wind
blowing which brought tears to the
eyes of pedestrians who had to face
it a.nd drove the cold into the most
remote nooks and recesses. Roaring
fires were in evidence all day and
even ac that it was necessary to keep
them going full blast to drive out the
wintry winds. At no time in the day
did the thermometers on the street
show over two above zero and as
night came on they steadily fell.
Street thermometers this morning
registered all the way from ten to six
teen below dependant upon their lo
cation. At the depot the government
thermometer registered three below
at eight o'clock this morning.
Ice cutting opened today in full
swing despite the intense cold. The
ice is about a foot thick and Is of
superior quality owing to the lack of
snow and frost. It is clear, and bril
liant and has very little dirt in it.
There Is small doubt that there will
be enough harvested to fill all the
houses in the city and give a good
stock to enter the summer with. The
opening of the season means a lot to
the idle men of the city who have
every opportunity now to get work
for themselves and If they own teams,
their teams. It means the disbursing
of a lot of money in the city and will
cause trade to surely pick up.
The river is apparently closed be
low the city and crossing on the ice
will no doubt soon start in when the
people from the Iowa bottoms will be
seen on tho ttreets In number? with
their various products. This should
also help business to a large extent
No teams have crossed at this writing
but within a day or so they will com
mence without doubt.
The weather bureau does not hold
out men cheer for the fellow who
wants warmer weather. The predic
tion for today and Tuesday is fair
and continued cold. The weather bul
letin of the department says "A dis
turbance Is centered over the lower
lake region, which has been causing
precipitation In the northeastern
quarter of the country. The north
western cold wave has developed
still fucther and no wrenches Illi
nois and the east, Oklahoma and the
Texas Panhandle on the south. The
tempentures are very low over the
entire northwest." It can be seen
from this that there is small prospect
for warmer weather for several days
at least and everyone might as well
get reauy to grin and say the like It
It is sure enough w Inter.
The tee men who started In this
morning to cut Ice, found their opera
tions brought to a sudden end by the
river rising and flooding the Ice to
quite a depth. The rise of the river
was about three feet and a half a
sure Indication that the running Ice
had blocked below the city and closed
the channel. It Is believed now that
tomorrow morning will likely see the
river at the city here closed as the
weather is steadily growing colder,
There is no doubt but that the Ice
crop will be a fine one when It
Is
gathered as the Ice Is much cleare
than usual and Is excellent thickness
already.
Found f r Kyi.
The replevin case of Mike Hy
against Ninitn & Miiitn winch was
heard Friday before Justice Archer
w as decided by hi in favorable to tli
plaintiff, he holding hat the pulleys
belting, etc., In quest Ion h were Rys
properly nnd was not permanently
attached to the building. This belli
the case It could not lie transferred
to Smith & Smith by Fitzgerald, th
former owner of the building.
justice Archer today riled n sti
brought by Jacob 1'lylion and Okey
Campbell it (a ii I list Win. Dunn of
Weeping Water. The case whs filed
by Attorney t'has. L. Graven of I'nlon,
who came up for that purpose. The
plaintiffs reside near I'nlon and c laim
to have a contract with Dunn to grub
some twenty acres of land for him at
$25 per acre. He paid them all the
price except $7., which they claim
he refuses to pay. A summons was
Issued gnlnM Dun todny.
After Some Negroes.
rora Monday's Daily.
Sheriff (juinton accompanied by
nother gentleman and a Winchester
rifle, is visiting some negroes out
near Oreapolis, he having learned
that a party of them had moved Into
cave out there and were making
themselves obnoxious. The sheriff
nd his Informant concluded to go
out and see what they could unearth
In the cave. While there was no rea
son to believe that there was any
thing wrong with the "cullud pus
sons." it was thought best to inves
tigate them a little and make cer
tain. They left for the scene of act
ion about 3:15.
RING THEM
TO TIME
Suit Filed Against Missouri Pacific to
Compell Them to Replace Tele
graph at Mynard
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com-
pany is now going through the Bame
fight it fought and lost at the town
of Wabash In regard to a telegraph
station at the town of Mynard, Cass
County, before the state railway com
mission. vv imam f . uiuespie has riled a
complaint asking the commission to
require the railroad company to re-
nstate telegraph . instruments at
Mynard. The Western Union Tele
graph Company Is also made fendant
n the complaint. A similar com
plaint was made last year in regard
to telegraph offices at Wabash and
other stations on the Missouri Paclf
Ic and the result was the reinstate
mem oi leiegrapn service. An an
swer filed by the Missouri Pacific In
the Mynard case alleges that the con
ducting of a commercial telegraph of
flee was never a part of the business
of the company, but that such busi
ness was carried on at Mynard solely
by the Western Union Telegraph
company and was discontinued Janu
ary 31, 1907. The railroad alleges
ttat all business can be carried on at
the station of Union the same as if
telegraph office was operated at
Mynard and that It will be a hard
ship upon the company to order it
to Install an operator there.
The town has 100 inhabitants and
the railroad company says Its en
tire business declined at Mynard
from $3,947.66 in September, 1907,
to $1,575.57 in February. 1908, a
decrease of $2,190.09 or 55 per cent
The commercial telegraph business
averaged only 4 6 cents a month for
the six months ending December 31.
Lincoln News.
Will Archer Recover.
From Monday's Dally.
Judge Archer is in receipt of a
letter today from his son Will located
near Clemen, Neb., stating that the
young man had entirely recovered
from the effects of the broken collar
bone which he sustanlned some time
ago, and was now able to be about
again although not yet able to carry
on heavy work. ' It will be recalled
that Mr. Archer had his collar bone
broken In a fall off his horse some
weeks ago. He reports the weather
there as very stormy and bad. He Is
located some twenty miles from AM
a nee.
Goes to Hospital.
From Monday's Dally.
Henry Hess departed this noon
on the mall train for Omaha where
he will enter Immanuel hospital to
be operated upon for appendicitis.
He has been sick but a very few days
but had reached a stage where the at
tending physician thought it best for
him to hurry to the hospital and be
operated upon. His many friends In
the city will wait with anxiety, the
outcome of the matter and trust that
he will soon be back among us all
right nnd well.
Partition Suit Filed.
From Monday' Imllv.
District Clerk Robertson Saturday
night riled a partition suit entitled
Daniel Lynn el nl vs. Andrew Lynn
et nl. Byron ('lurk appenrs for the
plaintiff. The suit grows out of the
death of the widow of the late Josh
ua of near I'nlon, she having hail i
life estate In the land which he died
seized of. This net Ion Is by the heirs
to secure partition of the land as it
now descends to them by her death
linker- ronmn .VuptliiK
County Judge Beeson this after
noon Issued a marriage license to
Charles J. Baker, aged 4i of Ashtab
ula County, Ohio, and Mrs. Dllllen B
Vroman, aged 36, of this city. The
happy couple Immediately on getting
the required permit, hurried before
Justice M. Archer who united them
In marriage without loss of time.
THE TEACHER'S
COUNTY INSTITUE
Elmwood Citizens Endorse the
Position of
Elmwood, Neb., Jan. 4, 1909.
Editor of the Leader-Echo, Elm
wood, Neb.: Will you kindly give
space to the following article appear
ing in the Weeping Water Republi
can, which article will explain It
self to the public:
"The county superintendent, Mary
E. Foster, for the third time has lo
cated the holding of the county teach
er's Institute at Elmwood, notwith
standing that Weeping Water was the
choice of a majority of the teachers
of the county, but she has arbitrarily
decided that the Institute shall be
held elsewhere.
Miss Foster makes the claim that
as usual the" teachers decide this ques
tion and that they have voted to go
to Elmwood. At the meeting of the
teachers in Weeping Water recently
It was expected this question would
be brought up and discussed. Many
of the teachers so Btatcd, and were
going to express themselves accord
ingly, but Miss County Superintend
ent who doubtless already had con
cluded to go to Elmwood, did not
bring the matter up for discussion.
Miss Foster places the responsibility
on the teachers, when she knows
that she has the power to decide
the time and place and work.
"It is not a square deal and It will
lose her more friends than she can
possibly hope to gain by the decls
slon. Now if the county superintend
ent secured an expression of the
teachers herself she will kindly state
In w hat way. We are aware that the
president or secretary of the Klm
wood Chautauqua sent out cards to
the teachers, but this does not set
tle the question for the reason that
it is a one-sided proposition, and tht)
further reason that it did not come
from the county superintendent. If
has got to the point that side
shows, refreshment booths and a list
of attractions is a necessary ndiunct
to a teachers' Institute Weeping VVa
ter enn get a crowd without asking
the teachers to pay the bills."
In the above our county superin-
dent feels attacked, tho cause of
which article having In some measure
been called for by our part, as stated
therein, in securing Elmwood as the
place for holding the next Teachers'
Institute for Cass county.
Were It not that we feel that the
attack Is an unwarranted one not
only upon an estimable lady but a
trusted and competent official in our
county, we would not give the matter
more than passing attention, but we
cannot In fairness permit accusa
tions seemingly expressed therein and
complicating the officers of the Elm
wood Park Association to go unnotic
ed and desire at this time to give the
actual facts to the public as we know
them.
It Is our desire to again conduct
our Chautauqua, and, also, being de
sirous of having the teachers' Insti
tute held here at the same time, we
requested Miss Mury Foster, county
superintendent, to name Elmwood for
such event for 1909. We were told
by Miss Foster that she would con
sult the tpachers of the county re
garding the place and whatever was
their choice would be satisfactory
to her. In order that a suitable pro
gram could be arranged, It was nec
essary that we know for a certainty
before any general gathering of tho
teachers in the county, hence by per-
n Isslon of Miss Foster It was agreed
that we would take a vote of the
teachers by post card and whatever
their choice might be sho il s ti.
the niiestlon. Every teacher tlii
co. 1.1 be reached had an opp r. unity
' i M'te for or ngnlnst Klniwoo 1 or for
iw ether place In tho eounv t'n.v
inl.ihl pnfrr. Upon recei iht
voles ir wro Immediately fll J
villi '
to the
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V:) y.lf
pi,
oi ti at
vi te:
Favorable to Elmwood SO
Unfavorable to Elmwood
No preference 4
Not voting 10
Total votes 133
It will be seen that a majority of
the teachers favored Elmwood and so
expressed themselves and are of rec
ord to thin effect. Wo do not know
why tho 44 did not vote; It may have
been negligence, no preference or thnt
the teacher addressed did not receive
Miss Foster
a card. At any rate it is only fair
to presume that some of the 44 teach
ers not voting would have favored
Elmwood and hadthesameproportlon
been maintained as in the others vot
ing the result would have been nearly
unanimous.
Therefore we feel Mr. Editor that
you are mistaken when you say that
a majority of the teachers favored
Weeping Water, and that you do
Miss Foster an Injustice In Baying so,
and that you will continue to do so
until you rectify your error in your
paper.
An open, free and honorable voti
having been taken, you are in error
agaii., when you state a vote should
have been taken at the teacher s
meeting recently held In your city, as
tae oiifcBtion had been settled. ThiJ
criticism of placing responsibility on
t'io teachers is to the credit rather
than the discredit of Miss Foster, a
she did not need, as you stat. t.; cor
cult their wishes. She ha inn l
friends among the teachers by such '
consultation.
We must beg leave to again corrct
your logic when you state, "It is not
a square deal . Nothing could
have been more honorable or free
from suggestive taint thnn the meth
od used in deciding this now moment
ous question.
You state that Elmwood's designa
tion will lose MIsa Foster friends. We
cannot believe that the good people
of Weeping Water will let ihelr
fiiendshlp be forfeited, espeehllv
when they become acquainted vvl.li
tht facts. We are rathfr of the
opinion that this whole matter r.'st.-i
with j on, Mr. Editor, and not with
yitr people. We would suggest a"i
HI plication' of the' Golden "Rul-V (It
hi ing too soon for a campaign, wo
presume nothing political
nc.nit ) It Is our underst.'.uilin
that your city has had the plu.un
of entertaining the teachers of rss
county In Institute assembled for 7
consecutive years nnd then after a
loss of only year you entertained
them again for two consecutive years.
We do not now nor did we then find
a.iy fault with you, or have we ever
heard that any paper took any ex
ceptions to the fact. "Consistency
thou art a Jewel."
Your pointed reference to our
Chautauqua as a side show and re
freshments booths is as quite as
pointedly resented. We desire to say
that our Chautauqua Is dean and up
to date and It la recognized by list
ing bureaus as one of the best held in
the state of Nebraska. We place up
on our platform such attractions as
graced the platforms of other chau
tauquas east and west, and especially
In Iowa and Nebraska. Such places
as Hastings, Beatrice, David City, Au
burn and others all of which places
places have conducted chautauquaa
for many years. We congratulate
you upon the ability of Weeping Wa
ter to get a crowd without the meas
ures suggested. We remember nn
event at your city last year, when It
was remarked (hat more people went
from Elmwood In a single day to your
city than came from Weeping Water
to Elmwood to all our events during
tho entire summer Just passed. You
seem to insinuate that we ask tho
teachers to pay the bills of our event.
The first Chautauqua we did not re
ceive a single cent from any teacher,
the second chautauqua each teacher
paid us 50 cents for a ticket that cost
$2.00. If this Is asking teachers
to pay our bills, we feel that tho
teacher enjoys It, because we give
them something for their money. We
think Mr. Editor that hud you at
tended our chatitauquiis sufficiently,
you would have been better Informed
and not made such statements. Our
records show that you were not asked
to pay our bills but on the other hnml
you have been royally received. Bet
ter gt sweet, Mr. Editor, and next
year wine and see both our chautau
qua ami the Institute and perhaps
you can see something good In each.
When we have till learned the les
son that there are others besides "I"
on this sphere, we will be getting
rendy to live.
Respectfully yours,
Elmwood Park Association.
John Gerry Stark,
President.
Floyd L. Woolcott,
Secretary.