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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION FOUR PAGES
VOLUME XXVI11
PLATTSMOUT1I, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBHUAKY 15, lih
NUMBER 181
THRALL IS
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In District Court on Charge of
Assault With Intent to Kill
From Tuesday's lmlly.
County Attorney Ramsey this
morning filed the complaint against
Fred Thrall, jr., before County
Judge Beeson. The complaint fol
lows the lines Indicated several days
-ago in the Journal and consists of
two counts. In the first one Thrall is
charged with assault with intent to
kill and murder one Reese Delaney,
the count charging the defendant
with threatening to shoot De
laney with a 22 calibre, Mar
lin repeating rifle. The second count
in the complaint charges Thrall with
assault with intent to do great bodily
injury upon Reese Delaney, the wea
pon used being the same rifle as
charged in the first count.
Immediately after the filing of
the complaint a warrant was issued
and delivered to the sheriff who took
Thrall from the county Jail and had
him in the county court before Judge
Deeson. Thrall did not seem to be
much affected over the serious na
ture of the complaint he was called
upon to answer to and took his ar
raignment calmly. He was accom
panied by his attorney Mr. Moran of
Nebraska City, the same attorney
who represented the elder Thrall In
his trouble several days ago. The
wife and children of defendant were
also present in court having come
up from their home at Union to give
him their aid and comfort.
Thrall was arraigned and the war
rant read to him by Sheriff Quinton
after which County Attorney Ramsey
read the complaint charging him
with the offenses set forth, above.
JOn the request of the County Judge
for his plea in the matter, the de
fendant plead not guilty and through
his attorney entered a waiver of any
preliminary hearing.
Judge Beeson in view of the seri
(Jood for Xeumun.
Plattsmouth. has for months been
having a whole lot of trouble about
its lighting service and now since
the Nebraska City agitation has be
come warm, Mr. Frank Neuman of
the Plattsmouth city council has
started a move for municipal water
and light plant for Plattsmouth. Mr.
Neuman is a socialist, the only so
cialist official, Bave one holding elec
tive office In Nebraska, so far as the
Herald is Informed. He understands
that municipal ownership is inevit
able and Is the only solution of the
question. Mr. Neuman wants to put
Plattsmouth in the list of progres
sive cities in the matter of puuhc
utilities and If he does not have too
much boodle Influence from the out
side to contend with, he may suc
ceed in Ms laudable undertaking.
The Herald believes there Is a law
on the statute books, passed in 1 8 7
which will be beneficial to cities
wishing to put in municipal plants.
It permits cities to vote bonds in ad
dition to present indebtedness for
the purpose of making internal im
provements. Bonding a city is not
a good proposition, as a rule, but
when a community Is In a dllema,
and when by constructing its own
public service plants It can give the
people cheaper and better -'service
and shortly pay off the bonds, bond
Issuing Is not altogether bad. Mr.
Neuman should continue his good
work along this line and at least get
a public expression on the municipal
ownership Idea. Lincoln Herald.
To Kcorgaiii.c Hoard.
Lincoln, cb Feb. 11. Represen
tative Bates of Cnss 1ms Introduced a
bill for the reorganization of Iheprlnt
ing board. He substitutes the gover
nor fer the state treasurer on the
board, and gives the governor the
power of appointing the secretary of
the board. Colonel Bates declares
that th;- conduct of the state print
ing affairs has been very unsatisfac
tory under the past regime and that
there has been favoritism displayed
in the letting of printing contracts.
Ills bill also provides that the
board must advertise frr bills on
the big printing contracts, and these
must be delivered Scaled end let to
the lowest bidder.
As the work Is done at present, it
is asserted, that the secretary of the
board merely rails a few printing
ronipanleB by telephone and InforniR
them that contracts are to he let
and Invites them to bid.
BOUND
vim mm
ousness of the offense charged, con
sidered that a heavy bond should be
required and taking the condition of
the prisoner's finances into consider
ation, he placed Lis bond1 at $1,000
which he was unable at that time to
furnish. In consequence of his fail
ure to furnish the security asked for,
Judge Beeson remanded the prisoner
to the custody of the sheriff who re
turned with him to jail. The prison
er's wife was present and is going to
make an effort to secure bail fer her
husband. To this end she was a pas
senger for Omaha this noon and will
go to Nebraska City tonight. No
complaint was filed against Thrall
for his resistence to Sheriff Quinton
at the time of Ms arrest and whether
there will be one cr not depends
largely upon the outcome of the pro
ceedings instituted this morning by
the County Attorney.
In the event of the prisoner's fail
ure to furnish bond, he will have to
remain in Jail until next May when
the term convenes at which he can be
tried. It seems more than probable
that the prisoner's wife and his at
torney between them will succeed
someway In raising the required se
curity and gaining him his liberty
pending trial.
Both of the offenses charged by
County Attorney Ramsey are very
serious ones and a conviction upon
either means a penitentiary sentence
for the defendant. That he will be
convicted upon one count or the
other seems certain as there are a
great number of witnesses who saw
him make his "gun play" at Delaney
and who heard his threats against
that individual. County Attorney
Ramsey spent yesterday In Union in
vestigating the affair and upon his
return at once prepared the ; com
plaint along the lines set out above.
Asks for New (iunidian.
From Saturday's Dally.
In county court today Judge J. E.
Douglas as an attorney for Leona
Edgerton filed a petition asking that
that young woman who Is a minor
child of the late William H. Edge'r
ton, be allowed to name a guardian
for herself and that Mrs. Mary Edg
erton who Is her guardian at present
be removed from that position. The
petition sets forth that the petitioner
is a minor above the age of 14
years, the heir of the late Wm.
$4,000 In insurance and other
property of the value of $1,000; that
on October 14, 1907, Mary Edger
ton her grand mother was appointed
by the county court as guardian of
her person while II. M. Soennlcht;en
was appointed guardian for the prop
erty of the minor. That the pell
tloner left her home with her guaid
Ian, Mary Edgerton, on February 6,
1909, was no suitable place. She
alleires that the brothers of her
guardian came home drunk and
cursed and swore at her- and thut
they used profanity in her presence.
That Mary Edgerton was allowed $40
per month for her board and main
tenance dating from October 27,
1907; that $123 was also allowed
the feuardlan to repair the property
petitioner and guardian lived In
She asks that the guardian be re
moved, she being allowed to select
her own guardian and that no further
payments be made Mary Edgerton
The matter Is set for hearing Febru
arj 20. 1909.
I'liitttiuoiith I toy Succeed-.
M. A. llartlgan, jr., lias resigned
from the legal department of the
New York Central and accepted ap
pointment with the St. Joe &. (Itnnd
Island. His headquarters will he
In St. Joe. Maiding Tribune.
The above Item relates to a young
in i n born in tliis city and who lived
here its a small buy. lie Is a sou
of M. A. llartlgan. formerly a well
known lawver of this city, and since
he has grown up he has shown that
he Inherited much of Ills father's
ability. That be will make a name
for himself In the legal profesion Is
nl i i i st a certain! y.
Most disfiguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc, are dm
to impure blood. Burdock Bitters
Is a demising blood tonic. Makes you
clear-eyed, dear brained, clear skln-ned.
GIVES SOME
HARD LICKS
Another Reply to Editor of the
News-Hcra!d
The following reply to the bitter
and venomous attack upon the writ
er of the former article in this paper,
is given as the former was, without
in the least committing this paper
for or against the topifc considered
in the article. In connection with
these letters the Journal will state
that they are not written by any
members of the Journal force, btit
by a brilliant and talented lady of
this city, and they are commended
to our readers as presentinc( one side
of the suffrage question worthy of
perusal.
Editor Nev.s-Hcrnld :
Dear Sir:
Although it seems a waste of time
to answer one, who In order to make
a noise, must resert to indecency and
prevarication, some of your
points!?) require notice.
In the first place the reply to your
attack on- woman suffrage was
mailed to you on the same day it was
sent to the Journal, and the name
of the author was written in full on
the business envelope. It seems that
the Intellect of the rival paper was
brilliant enough to puzzle out the
fact that the name on the outside did
not spell "anonymous," otherwise it
would not have been published. I
fail to see where the daily paper is
any more "obscure" that the Semi
Weekly News-Herald," and the "ob
scure corner" was the identical page
and column that you gave the article
and was quite as conspicuous.
It does seem to me the height of
arrogance and egotism that, one
who can compose such a yellow sheet
article should accuse anyone else of
being "ashamed of their off-spring.'"
"O! wod some pow'r the glftie gee
us, to see ourselves as lthers see
us."
It Is a blessed thing that the great
Lincoln and McKinley can not know
of the way their words are being
perverted to score points against the
womanhood they honored, by a lit
tle 2x4 editor. Your way of celebrat
ing the centennial. I suppose.
You run a little risk in quoting
names of those women who have
been imprudent, and including in the
list names that have been honon-d
atii respocto.t the world over. 1 will
be f eii'.'rous and retaliate by not
quoting to you names of you'- broth
ers who were raised In suffragist
homes, but who in the "sacred
homes" you quote did not imbibe
enough of the pure atmosphere" to
keep them half way decent. Their
name is legion.
It seems to me that the "sacred
home" from which you emanate was
too busy with the strenuous problems
of your training, that the quality of
refinement was overlooked In the
class room. I refer you again to
the names I gave in former article.
Study them and see wherein you fall.
Polities should not be a "mire" as
you seem to think Is necessary. If It
Is, the votes of women would soon
engender a house-cleaning. It has
only been a short time since th mere
presence of three ladles clarified the
atmosphere of the court room, which
had been made blue with the remarks
of a local politician. These ladles
were from the best families and were
members of the V. C. T. U. and
suffragists.
Theodore Roosevelt recommended
woman suffrage In his message to
the New York legislature. On be
ing asked why. lw 'H reported to have
replied, that many women have a
very hard time, working women es
peelally, and if the ballot would
help them, even a little, he was wil
ling to see It tiled.
Judge Llndsey Is considered the
highest authority In the land on
this subject, anil he writes
that "the result of woman suffrage
In Colorado since Its establishment
has been so satisfactory that It Is
bard to understand how it eucount
ers opposition In other states. I have
never heard a criticism directed
nui'liisl woman suffrage that ever
worked out In practice, or, if It did.
was not equally applicable hi male
.suffrage."
I would recommend the editor of
the News-Herald to forward bis dig
nified, uplifting ami refined criti
cism to Judge Llinbey for his en
lightenment. The feeble Idea may
languish unless advertised well, and
lastly, get a High School debater to
write your "replies."'
"Women have I n voting for
years, by thousands in England, Scot
laud, Ireland, Australia, New Zea
land, Canada, Wyoming, Colorado,
Kansas, t'tali and Idaho, In all these
places put together, the opponents
have not yet found a dozen respect
able men Who assert over their own
name and address that the results
have been bad, while scores of good
and prominent men and women tes
tify that It has done good." You
have made a big mistake, Mr. Edi
tor. Evidently you forget the fact
this election time Is nearly here and
that your optimistic nature would
call forth the usual card announcing
your willingness to wade in the
"mire" that makes you shudder.
Persistency thou art a jewel. Get
your plum now if you can. It may
not be possible to bring out another
"boy" to beat the old seasoned can
didate, but woman suffrage is surely
coming, and thru "Where will you
be at?'!
) Subscriber.
Feb. 12, 1 909.
DEBATERS
LOSE OUT
Auburn Team Declared Winners Over
Flattsrr.cuth High School
Krom Sut u relay s uuily.
The debate Thursday evening at
high school building between the
Auburn and Plattsmouth high schools
resulted in a decision for the Au
burn team. The subject chosen for
debate ' was, "Resolved, That Dis
putes Between Labor and Capital In
the Railroad Business Should Be Set
taled by Boards of Arbitration With
Compulory Power."
The local schools were represented
in the debate by Mr. John Falter and
Misses Marie Douglas and Josephine
Hall, all of whom made excellent ar
guments in favor of the proposi
tion. The negative side of the ques
tion was taken by the Auburn team
composed of Mr. Rogers and Misses
Hanna and Plaster, all of whom are
excellent speakers and all of whom
advanced sound reasons for their po
sition. The Judges were Prof Fogg
of the State University, Superintend
ent Speedle of the Beacon schools and
Miss Macken of the Omaha public
schools, all Judges of much ability
good judgment. Despite the mani
fest ability shown by the three
Plattsmouth debaters who covered
themselves with glory although de
feated, the judges were Inclined to
believe that Auburn was entitled to
the prize and so decided. The local
school is of course, somewhat dis
appointed at the outcome but they all
joined in congratulating the winners
A reception was tendered by the
students and teachers of the high
school to the visiting debating squad
and the members of the faculty of the
Auburn schools during the evening,
the reception being held In the high
school auditorium. An elaborate
program of music had been prepared
which was given. Refreshments
were also served during the progress
of the reception. The attendance both
at the reception and the debate was
quite large, many of the townspeo
ple being among those attending.
.New Electrician.
M. R. II. Elliott of Lincoln has
been engaged by the Plattsmouth
Telephone Company as Superintend
ent and Electrician and arrived in
the city the first of the week.
Mr. Elliott is a strictly high grade
telephone man and conies very high
ly recommended.
For the past four years he has
been employed In the Lincoln Auto
malic Independent Telephone Com
pnny In the responsible position of
Wire Chief and Superintendent of
their private branch of exchanged
and for ten yenrs prvious to his con
nection with the Lincoln Automatic
Company Mr. Elliott has held very
responsible positions with other large
telephone companies.
(ieneral Manager Pollock Is to b
congratulated upon securing the ser
vices of Mr. Elliott as be Is perfectly
capable of handling itny class of
telephone iipapratus, either automat
ic, central energy r magneto sys
tems and In the rebuilding of the
Plattsmoulh Telephone Company's
exchange which will begin shortly
Mr. Elliott's experience will Insure i
perfect telephone service to tile pat
rolls of the liatlMiiouth Telephom
Company,
Marriage License UmiciI.
I'nen Satin .la v'h I Mil I. v.
County Judge Beeson today Issued
a marriage license to John Joseph
Holan. aged 2S of Havelock, Neb.,
and Miss Lillian May Rough, aged
2ti, of Cass County. Miss Rough Is
the well known popular and talented
daughter of John (1. Rough of this
county. Notice of the marriage will
be made later.
UNION HOTEL
DESTROYED
Fire Consumes the Ancient Structure
Early Friday Morning
The ancient hostelry at Union
known as the Union Hotel, the Hotel
McCleave, The Shaffer, the Farnum
and many other aliases, was totally
destroyed by fire Friday morning
about 2:30. The structure made
quite a spectacular blaze, lighting the
country for miles. There are a num
ber of thrilling stories afloat as to
the terrified guests In the building
making their way out through the
raging flames, and It is said a num
ber of them had their feet cut by
broken glass from the windows of
the building. Some of the more
thoughtful stood In the street wrap
ped in blankets, comforts and sheets
which they were wise enough
to snatch up when they went out.
There was no loss of life and nearly
all the guests who were few in num
ber, saved their clothing. The pa
pers teem with the coolness of a
girl, Elinor Easter, who arose when
the alarm was sounded and calmly
dressed herself and walked out while
most of the male portion of the
guests were shrieking for lost collar
buttons and the like, and were dash
ing madly for the street clad In an
abbreviated barment and a wild
scared look.
The loss Is placed at $2,000. The
structure had served Union in the
capacity of hotel for many years and
had passed through the hands of
many proprietors. It was a two
Rtory, frame structure which the
hand of time had rendered a fit sub
ject for the devouring element and
its passing Is not greatly regretted
by the traveling public who have
been compelled to use It. It will
doubtless be replaced by a structure
suitable to the needs of so import
ant a town as Union. It was owned
by Ed. McCleave of Nebraska City.
There are various stories afloat as
to the origin of the fire but nothing
authentic. Owing to a breakdown
of the fire department nothing could
be done to save the building.
Receive Promotion.
It Is formnlly announced by the
management of the Burlington that
J. W. Newell has been appointed au
ditor of ticket and passenger ac
counts of that road with head quar
ters at Omaha, succeeding JA ).
Shields, resigned. This Is quite a
promotion for Mr. Newell who has
been traveling auditor for the com
pany and Is a well deserved one. Mr.
Newell had been connected with the
auditing department of the road for
several years past and has been
steadily climbing the ladder toward
the top. He Is well known In this
city where he was born and where he
has virtually lived the greater part
of his life, and his many friends
here are gratified at the promotion
which is so well deserved. Mr. New
ell in his new position will have
charge of a very large force of men
all of whom will find him an excel
lent chieftain and with all of whom
he will make friends.
To Make Improvement t.
wiille at Pnclfice Junction the
other morning we learned Incident
ally that the Burlington tins In view
a number of Improvements for this
season. In the first place they have
big four foot concrete tiling on hand
which they are getting ready to put
through under their track east of the
depot to drain the town from the
north during time of high wajer.
I his Is a much needed Improvement
They will put In a flood gate also so
that the water t cannot back up
through from the south.
1M I . . .
ire nexi improvement is tlie new
stockyards they are going to build
Just south of the water tank along
the K. C. line. This Is something
that has been needed a long time.
Last but not by any menus least to
the traveling public, they have or
dered the lumber for a waiting room
down at the crossing of the main line
and the K. C. This is something
that has been Heeded ever since lh
establishment of the road and pas
sengers, many and long suffering
will vl evv with delight Its erect loll.
Malvern Leader.
l!aili'oili News.
New York. Fell. . - Ceolge It.
Harris, president of the Chicago,
Burlington & (julncy railroad, was
today elected president of the Colo
rado Southern railway at a meet
ing of the Colorado St Southern's di
rectors here, Mr. Harris succeeds
Frank Turnbull. resigned, In the
presidency, and was also elected to
succeed (Jrenvllle .. Dodge, as chair.
iii nn of the board.
Reciprocal Demurrage Bill
Senator Bannlng's reciprocal de
murrage bill, recommended by the
joint rBllrni committee was recom
mended for passage by the senate
committee of the whole Thursday.
The bill provides that an agent shall
receive all consignments Immediately
, and that dating from one day af
ter the receipt of the consignment
the goods must be moved at the rate
of 50 miles a day with the penalty
of $1.00 per car per day for delay.
On the other hand the shipper must
pay demurrage If It takes him more
than 36 hours to load or unload a
small car, and more than CO hours
for a large one.
DROPPED
FROM SUIT
Tom Wray, Havelock Constable Gets
Out of Damage Suit
Tom Wray, the Havelock constable,
will no longer have to appear as
one of the defendants in the $3,000
damage suit of Ira and Nora Hen
derson now running in the court of
Judge Stewart. A motion by Attor
ney E. E. Spencer yesterday after
noon asking the court to instruct the
Jury to bring a verdict for the de
fendant Wray on the ground that the
evidence failed to show that his con
duct had been actuated by malice
when serving a writ of attachment
against the plaintiffs was sustained
and Wray was no longer hooked up
with Weldman, the other defend
ant. II. E. Weldman, a Havelock
merchant, is charged with malicious
conduct In swearing out a writ of at
tachment in a Justice court over u
year ago against the Hendersons in
order to secure the face on an al
leged debt. The household goods of
the plaintiffs were seized at the de
pot after they had gone to Utlca and
they claim they were forced to come
and fight to get their btlonglngs. It
Is contended that the defendant knew
these goods were exempted, because
the plaintiffs had no other property
In the way of real estate. Weldman
holds that he used only lawful menus
to secure the payment of a debt that
Ira Henderson owed hem and f lies
that he was actuated by malic, alien
he declared on oath in court he had
reason to believe that Henderson was
about to abscond and leave the ob
ligation unsatisfied. One of the alle
gations of the defendant was that
Henderson refused to pay. State
Journal.
Johnson ('use Ncailng ('lose.
From Saturday's I ml I. v.
The prcgress of the Johnson will
case for the last two days has been
quite rapid and it Is expected the
case will get to the Jury this af
ternoon or tonight. Practically all
yesterday forenoon was taken up in
rending letters written by Jeary, the
principal beneficiary under the will
to Johnson's various sisters and
brother. These letters Indicated that
Jeary had practically done all of
Johnson's private work and thnt he
had handled all his correspondence
owing to the enfeebled condition of
his health.
While Mr. Johnson was alive, Jeary
wrote only letters which breathed the
greatest affection and esteem for the
aged testator nnd his wife. They
were models of diction nnd Indleuted
that Mr. Jeary had never failed to
keep himself posted upon every pos
sible complication In Johnson's
health. After Johnson's death,
Jeary wrote the relatives deploring
any will contest nnd inveighing
against a "disreputable attorney at
PlattHinouth" whom he stated was
seeking to stir up trouble between
the relatives and he, Jeary, for the
fee that he could get out of the ense.
Other testimony was Introduced dur
ing the afternoon and this morning
all of which sought to show undue In
fluence exercised by Jeary over the
testator and to show alterations In
the will. The proponents of the will
also Introduced evidence during the
day to sustain that Instrument. Space
forbids an extended account of the
proceedings of today.
A county exchange seems to de
light In poking fun at Col. Hates
because he has Introduced a bill in
the legislature for the extermina
tion of the pocket gophers. If the
Colonel can get a bill pnss-ed that
will prohibit a certain pesky gopher
In annually building ul.v mounds
In Hie Courier editor's lawn we prom
ise to "gopher the next fellow who
dares to attack him and his gopher
measure. Inilnville Courier.
Miss Liinun nookiueyer came In
this morning to spend the week end
with Iut folkH In this ity.