The Plattsmouth Journal
t't'BLISIir.D W CEKL AT
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBrtASKA.
K. A. HATES, PCBLIMIKK.
tsts control and they are startling
examples of hew not to run a road.
'All these lints should be taken owr
I by re elvers appointed by the Mate ! the efficiency of our educational sys
', and compelled to bring their road-J tern, but the solution is not yet. It
batants. No bonder they get tired ;Jk$m$m$
It is plainly a question involving
LAreO! LAND! LAND!
'imska. - r.uiil class nuttier.
$1,50 Per Year in Advance.
uav Bin! eriiiiimu'ill io BUcn a ut'Kree luwc ouiuc uaj, men u i
c' I of efficiency that there would be no s -neral are able to approach the point &
danger for the traveling public. The
interest and dividends upon watered
stock and bonds should be required
The building of a large number ,Q hat awuiie and rest until the pub-
tif small factories in this city would ic gi.ts 8omo protection
mean the employment of much labor
not alone In construction, but In the
oneratlon. The Commercial Club
can do no better than to make a
strong effort along the lines of se
curing such Institutions. They are
money-makers for the city and Its
people.
of view of such men as Lincoln and
are able in a measure to recognize
the virtues and honest motives of
t hose on the other side of a differ
ence in opinion. People in public
places are too Infrequently accused
of being mistaken, and too frequent
ly accused of being scoundrels and
criminals. World Herald.
Appropriation.
The republican papers seem to
be overworking themselves on ac
count of the amounts to be appro- Now that the weather has gotten
priaed at the present legislature to cold enough to make some Ice, we
run the government of the state for I may expect to hear no more of the
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The hysterical outbreak of the
Eastern papers over California's at
titude toward the Japanese, shows
a marvelous lack of conception of
the people of the Golden State. They
are (,f the Mine flesh and blood as
tlieir eastern brothers and fully as
intellectual. They understand what
they want on this question better
than New York does.
The Chinese are complaining of
the President because they say he
is tlisi rlmlnatliig against them and
In favor of the Japanese. They are
not far wrong In their contention.
It looks queer that one set of these
, people have so much more con
sideration than the others. The right
way is to exclude, nil of them as
they all compete with American la
bor and do not become citizens.
the next two years. The papers are
publlshin every sum asked for, It
matters not by whom, and then add
thirty to fifty per cent and the ag
gregate Is in excess of that appro
prlated by the last legislature.
When a person goes into court he
always asks for a full allowance,
knowing that the Jury or court will
for. So It Is with the state institu
tions. The superintendents ask for
all they need ami then some
When the appropriations committee
make a thorough Investigation It la
generally found that there has been
a reduction of nearly & 0 per cent.
this means much In the total sum
appropriated.
And then there is one other item
that should not bo overlooked, and
that Is the roficleney claim, handed
down by tho last republican adminis
tration. From that there is no get-
proposed ice plant. It might have
been better for the city in several
ways if the weather had remained
warmer.
The latest reports from the legisla
ture indicate that there is a chance
that a 1-111 may puss allowing Sunday
theater and Sunday baseball to flour
ish In Omaha and Lincoln, somethiug
which has been done In the past any
way, so why not legalize it and lot it
From the way Senators Pcuroso
and LaFollette went after each other
Thursday In the senate It is evident
tho fellowship Idea does not prevail
in that body to near as great an ex
tent, as many have Imagined. They
resembled mortal enemies in the ven
om and vigor of their language.
The Commercial Club should pro-
The action of the house In passing ting away, and to make good the de- ft by .ne taij gVen before it by Mr.
the senate resolutions to reduce the I fic-It means that the sum Is to be stelnhart of Nebraska City. The ad-
salary of the secretary of Btate so charged to the democrats Instead of (lrm) was one fuii of wse wor(js ari(i
that position might go to Senator to the republicans where It rightfully HUKe advice upon the question as to
Knox, Is not to bn commended. There oeiongs. tor instance, mere is a now to make a good city and as to
Is no reasonable excuse for Huch J defic iency of $15,000 in the state now a nve Commercial Club can aid
action. Senator Knox is no more to penitentiary. This legislature must n the work. Let them study the sev
be entitled to the benefit of special meet that deficit. Does it belong to (,rai suggestions and get busy along
laws than anyone cIho and if tho law the democrats or should It be charg- the lines which he has Indicated as
prevented his succession to the cabl-led to tho "best governor Nebraska I productive and they will find them
net. then he should stav barred out. ever had?" Another Institution Is .,.., h u.i.n
In the first place Knox has no par- charged with a $r,000 deficit. This
tlcular qualifications for tho position must be paid. Do you think that Council Frank Neuman Is a con-
to which he succeeds and there Is Governor Shallenberger ought to be slstont and vigorous advocate of mu
every probability he will make a held responsible for the debt handed niclpal water and light plant and he
very ordinary secretary. down to him? presents some figures in support of
The present legislature will be his Idea whit h are very alluring. The
The matter of securing the spec- economical but it has a number of trouble with tho municipal plant idea
ial trade excursions to run between republican bills to pay, and tho ex- Is that It does not take account of
Eagle and this city onco or twice a penso will bo charged to tho demo- the work of politics In running the
month, Is now said to bo In the hands crats. Nebraska City News. plant. If there erji be some means
of the company. Let It be hoped (K.vhi,(1 ,)Jf wh,(.h the IanU w no,
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inai some sc.emu run uu uomscu i, . . . bp tho f()()tball ()f party pollUC8
which theso trains may be run and A Washington dispatch printed in or of ring government by so-called
let them commence soon. There Is the New York Tribune, republican, cUZ(Mm m0Vementa. then the day of
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Who wants to buy a fine farm for less money and which will pay bigger
rate of interest than your Cass County farms, and produce four tons of
alfalfa each season, and sells for $8 per ton, $32 per acre. Read the
descriptions in thU advertisement.
Central City has one of the largest alfalfa mills In the state, fur
nishes a fine market for all the alfalfa In the county.
640 acres, 2 miles north of Chapman, Neb., 300 acres in cultiva
tion, balance in hay and pasture. Two story frame house, 7 or 10 room
house. Practically new barn, 32x40 with mow, painted red;two wells,
2 mills, other out buildings, fenced and cross-fenced, four wires, round
cedar posts. Every acre level land, no wet or low land on the entire sec
tion. Soil black loam, 18 inches to 2 feet deep, clay subsoil. No better
land In the state. Corn husking out 50 bushel to the acre, paying 8
percent on $100 an acre. Cash price for 30 days, $75 per acre. Can
make loan 5 years $26,000 at 6 per cent, optional payments.
400 ceres, 4 miles from town, 100 acres in cultivation, 150 ncn-s
more can be cultivated, balance too low, but is fine hay land, 1 Va story
house, good bam for ten horses, cattle shed and all necessary out build
ings, 2 wells and 1 mill. All fenced and cross fenced. Price for short
time $52.50 per aire. Can loan 50 percent of the above price. This
is a snap.
160 acres, 5 miles from Central City, 120 acres in cultivation, 40
ceres In pasture, but all s-mooth land except 4 acres, which is a little
too low. Six room house, stable for 8 horses and other outbuildings;
2 wells, 1 mill; 60 acres fall wheat, nice little grove. On It. F. D. and
phone in house. Price $62.50 per acre.
240 acres, 1 miles from Central City, 100 acres In cultivation,
balance In hay and pasture, good buildings, grove, Al land, 40 rods to
college and finest location and neigh borUiod in the county. Price $87.80,
good terms. Hay land will ait tons per acre.
160 acres, 3 miles from town, 120 acres in cultivation, 20 acres In
hay, 20 acres pasture, 36 acres fall wheat, small house, barn and
grove. Every acre fine farm land, but buildings very poor. Will sell for
cast at $50 per acre. This farm is located in a fine neighborhood. Mort
gage $3,300 at 6 percent.
For further particulars write
The
Platte Valley Land
Loan Company,
Central City, Nebraska
OR CALL ON LOCAL AGENT
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lattsmouth, Hob.
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no question as to the Immense! ben- s.iys:
cflts to be derived from them by 'The president has been advised
both the people along the railroad that a method of prosecution has
and by the people of this city. Get been found, and although It Is too
them started and keep them going, early to lewal the government's
Secure some free attractions so that plans, It may be snld that the prose-
vlsltors may not alone transact bus- cutlon will le pushed with energy.
Iness but shall also have some in- The president Is deeply interested
duccment to spend their time In In this ease, an 1 those charged with
town. tlio prosecution teallze that they will
earn his gratitude if their efforts are
successful.'
municipal ownership Is at hand. A
fatal defect In our form of govern
ment Is the Inability to divorce a bus
iness proposition like a water and
light plant from the political govern
ment of the city.
Tho construction of the two In
terutban lines which have been
talked of for ho long, should be
pushed forward with celerity. The
building of the line to Murdock and
Elm wood would In Itself, cause the
speedy bulldlnR of tho Omaha-I'latts-
One of the most pertinent and sen
sible remarks made by Mr. Stelnhart
In his speech before the Commercial
Club Tuesday night was that he fa
vored an luterurban for Nebraska
In other words If the I nvyers hired n,y if tt i,r0Ught business Into tow n
by the American government to do
public service are able to find ineuna
whereby newspapers or individuals
may be successfully prosecuted for
lese majesle then they may confl-
mouth line. It would be an Invalu- dently count on smiles from the king
able feeder for this latter line and Doubtless there would be even more
would be a paying proposition from gratitude If these lawyers could dls
tho commencement. If tho gentle- cover a method whereby Hepresenta
jnen having the project In hand tlve Hainey of Illinois could be called
would would get after the matter to account for bin remarks with re
in tho right way, they would find apect to tho Panama canal. Tho
that there are people who are en- Commoner.
thuslaBtlc over It and who will do
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their iihnrn townrd maklnz It a eo. Tlird nud Hon'
Let the scheme bo taken up In good Helng superintendent of Chicago's
-earnest and let tho wheels bo started public Bihool system Is not to be
toward tho construction of these two compared to flowery beds of ease.
big projects. A lino with cars The latest Incumbent lasted nine
-every hour or two hours, and with a yen", which we believe Is longer
good freight service would make a hn anybody ever was president of
mi.t r,,r tt urometer an well France, but ho has given up. Mo Is
ilrnlld up this city. urea ana sore, no says, or mo con
tlnual fight, with no prospect that It
The Texas & Pacific Hallway yes- will ever ho any different, and ho
terday passed Its Interest upon Its quits to take a Job as president of 'a
second bonds. This Is another I publishing company more money,
Gould road which Is bonded away be-J less work, and no war.
yond its limit and upon w hich an It Is a common experience of school
enormous load In Interest charges I men In cities largo and small. In
have been saddled. This road In their relation to tho public they are
common with the Iron Mountain, like other office holders, and the
tho 1. & G. N. and the M. P. has! holding of office Is a militant ml
been allowed to virtually run Itself ne; but In their occupation Htu
and the result Is Inadequate train their usual cast of mind and temper
nervlce, poor equipment and miser- anient they are not fitted for an eter-
able roadway. Wrecks and derail- nal conflict, and they generally have
inents are of constant occurrence on too much regard for truth and Jus-
every road which tho Gould Inter- tlce to make tho best of political com-
iustcad of out. The same thing is
true of Plattsmouth. The best lu
terurban that could be built in this
vicinity Is that from this city to Elm-
wood and Murdock. This would
bring business Into the city from the
heart of the county and would make
tho city a market place of Import
ance. This done there would be no
need to call for luterurban connecc
tion with Omaha It would come fast
enough. The construction of this
line could bo made an assured suc-
cotm if the right kind of people went
after It and made a fight to get It
ters had been written. She replied
that it was required by the teachers
in the Bchools. Investigating further,
she was asked who Washington was.
The-answer was astonishing in one
so young. The little one had an
abundance of information as to his
life and works much more than
many older persons of a generation
ago. The same was true concerning
Inquiries of Grant and Lincoln. The
child kenw details of their lives
which older people would have been
Ignorant of and their great works
were firmly Impressed upon her
memory. This child was tne aaugn
ter of a Dutch citizen not a high
grade German, but of the platt
dutch so-called. Her father knew
little English and nothing of Amerl
can history yet In the few years she
had been In the public schools, she
had picked up nn astonishing amount
of knowledge and was developing
Into one of the class of citizens who
will in future years make the coun
try the glory and pride of the world.
Thus silently does education do Its
work.
XOTCK OF APPLICATION FOR MO.
I Oil I.ICKNSi:.
Notice Is hereby Kiven to all per
sons Interested and to the public, that
the undersigned, Andy Thompson, has
filed his petition and application in
the office of the County Clerk of Cass
County, Nebraska, as required by law,
slKneu by a majority of the resident
free holders of KlKht Mile Grove pre
cinct, setting forth that the applicant
Is a man of respectable character and
standing and a resident of the state
of Nebraska and praying that a license
be Issued to said Andy Thompson for
the sale of malt, splrltous and vinous
ll(iioi'H for the period of one year from
May 17, 190!t. ending May 17. 1910,
In a building on lot 1 in block 4,
In the village of Cedar Creek, In Klght
Mile precinct, In Cuss Couirfy, Nebras
ka. Andy Thompson,
Applicant.
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nuul meeting of the stockholders of the
Hurllngton and Missouri River Kali
road Company In Nebraska will be held
at the office of the company In Platts
mouth, Nebraska on Thursday, Febru
ary 25, 1909, at ten o"eloek a. in.
The meeting will be held for the
election of nine ( directors to serve
during the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of such other business
as may legully come before It.
W. V. Dl'ltKKK,
Secretary.
Omaha, Nebraska, January 6, 1909.
PLEASED
distinguish itself, not only in Platts
mouh, but elsewhere, wherever the
public has an opportunity to hear
them. I am especially fond of that
kind of music, particularly when the
voices harmonize, and they are well
trained. I spent ten years as a teach
er in the school room, and taught
music some years, and have not got
ten so old but I appreciate a fine pro
gram such as your committee of fif
teen furnished. The three piano
numbers were above the average, and
the young man who used notes played
wen, as did the young man who
played without notes, which of course
seemed more remarkable, because it
was a feat of memory, and expres
sion of a musical talent aside from
musical training.
I shall look forward to the pros
pect of attending another reception
and meeting of your Council i
Plattsmouth with great pleasure. I
am glad to have become acquainted
with you, and regret the shortness
of my time In your company.
With kind personal regards, I am
Yours sincerely and fraternally,
E. S. Pettijohn.
National Medical Examiner.
NOTICK TO CHF.IMTOHS.
State of Nebraska, Cass County, ss.
In County court:
In the mutter of the estate of August
Stohlman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
creditors of said deceused will meet
the Administratrix of said estate, be-
through. Tho many advantages Of Nebraska, at the County Court room In
1 attsmouth. in said county, on cue
tho line are ho manifest that the peo
pie living along It should welcome
It with open arms and should aid in
the construction of it. Tho advance
Id the value of the lands adjacent to
the proposed line would be Immense j
and the rase with which their pro
ducts could be hurried to market
would make an advance In them also
certain. Let this matter take pre
cedence over the Omaha-Plattsmouth
luterurban if the club desires to do
a really good thing for the city
Klh dnv of March. 1909. and on the 8th
dav of September, 1909, at 10 o'clock
a. m., each day, for the purpose or pre
adjustment and allowance,
sent lug their claim for examlna-
Slx months are allowed for the cred
itors of said deceased to present their
claims, and one year for the Adminis
tratrix to settle said estate, from the
Mh dav of March. 1909.
Witness mv hand and seal of said
County Court, at I'lultsmouth, Ne
braska, this sth day of February,
1909.
Allen J. Peeson.
County Judge.
MITKK OF PIIOIIITINU OF WIM.
In the County Court of Cuss County,
Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of John 11,
Metslniror. deceused.
TO Al.l. I'F.ltSONS INTKKKSTKD OH
CoNCKCNKK:
You are hereby notified that a
net It Ion bus been filed In the County
A ulrnv tiliMervnllciii nf the unlet I Court of said Cass County to probate
A stray observation 01 tne quit 1 1 ... ,...,.. . ,, ,a. WM
,! efficient work of the nubile "f -'"''n H. Melslnner. dceeused, and
ISI ( me ii in wora oi uu puuui f), thl R1,110,mi.Ilt f t, executor
etiiwitu in iii. i lo untie,, tbi, other ilnv named therein. There will be n hear-
silioois i Bine io not no tne ouu r nay , n ,.,, , ,y 0rr !, in
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o'clock a. m. on the first day or .March
mil'), and all object Ion thereto must
be filed ni lor to en Id hour, and at nld
time siu'li order will be made In the
premise a the Court may deem just
a ml proper.
A en J. neeson
County Judge
1. O. 1'wver.
Attorney.
girl not yet In her teens telling of
having written three letters, one on
Washington, one on Grant and the
third on Lincoln. Imbued with cur
iosity she was asked why these let-
Mr. E. S. Pettijohn Expresses His
Delight at Treatment
Hon. R. D. Windham, w ho presided
at the celebration of the Knights and
Ladles of Security last Monday night,
has received a letter from Dr. E. S
Pettijohn, national medical director
of the order, for the manner In which
he was entertained while in the city.
Dr. Pettljohn's letter shows that he
appreciates to the utmost, the splen
did manner In which the local coun
ell handled the celebration and Indi
cates his appreciation of the live con
dltlon of the council and the energy
and enterprise of Its members
Through the courtesy of Mr. Win
dham a large extract Is printed be
low of matter taken from the letter:
"If you find It possible I would like
to extend my thanks and best wishes
to my lady chaperone who Introduced
me to many of the members, to
llrother Smith, the president, and to
all those who took part In the pro
gram. I enjoyed It all the piano
numbers, the duet, the mixed qunr
tette, the solo by Miss Dovey, which
was especially fine, as well as that of
Mr. Austin. The recitation of Miss
Douglas In her characterization of
Louis XIV was certainly a superb
rendition. Her sister also did well
aitnougn tier selection was not so
striking. I think If the male qunr
tette continues to practice. It will
Show at Kenosha.
An entertainment consisting of twt)
plays, -Iletsy Ilakcr" and "Prom
Pumpkin Ridge- will be given at
the Kenosha church on Saturday eve
ning, February 27. Admission 10
and 15 cents.
CHARACTERS "BETSY IUKER."
Mr. Mouser, a lawyer
Omer Yardley
MrB. Mouser Manda Campbell
Mr. Crummy, Mr. Mouser's part
ner and Mrs. Mouser's cousin. .
Ray Campbell
Retsy, Raker, heroine of the play
Vera Yardley
FROM PUMPKIN RIDGE.
Jonathan Scrugglns, a Yankee and
hero of the play. .Glenn Campbbell
Mr. Drown, owner of the premises
Omar Yardley
Augustus Slmroy. a dude who tries
to mnrry an old maid for her
monp' Ray Campbell
Annie Ilrown, Mr. Rrown's (laugh-
,rr Vera Yardley
Harry Clifton. Annie's lover
James Conn
First Policeman ...Geo. Applegate
Second Policeman ..Fred Campbell
Relltnla Jane Hopkins. Johnatlm
Scrugglns' sweetheart from
Pumpkin Ridge
Manda Campbell
Miss Elisabeth Ilrown, Mr. llrown's
old maid sister Mary Trotter
