SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES
rLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, MAY M, 1909
VOLUME XXTC11
NO. 219
THE BERMUDA
LAND COLONY
Members Select Representa
tives to Visit Texas
A meeting was held last night
of the members of the two clubs In
this city who are Interested In land
In the Bermuda Colony In Dlmmitt
County, Texas. They selected two
representatives to make the trip to
San Antonio and Demmlt Colony
next month to secure the deeds for
the several tracts which they have
ipurchascd. The delegates chosen;
were Dr. W. B. Elster and J. E.
McDanlel The property which the
company has Invested in are about
eighty or ninety miles eouthweitj
of San Antonio and are rich truck
farming lands especially adapted to
the cultivation of the Bermuda
onion. It fact, It Is from this sec
tion that the Bermuda onions now
In our markets come. The large,
white handsome looking onions
which come In crates to the local
market are all raised down In the
Immediate neighborhood of the land
which these two clubs own. Messrs.
McDanlel and Elster expect to de
part for- their land on Tuesday,
Wctoley a an Actor.
The death of Attorney E. II.
Wooley mentioned in another
column, recalls the time when the
writer belonged to the Weeping
Water Dramatic Co. We cannot help
it, but must unload a little whether
it be of Interest or not. Mr. Wooley
was already to take a part. Then
there was S. F. Glrardet, Bill Leyda,
Miss Helen Ashmun, Bill Hasse, Miss
Lillie Swearingen, Mrs. Amerman
and others. One play was "Our
JJoys," and these productions were
pulled off In the skating rink Fred
Gorders implement house which
was filled with enthusiastic aud
ience. One night Bill Gilbert got
so excited over the mistreatment of
the heroine, that he Jumped up in
his seat In the audience and swore he
would kill Wooley if he didn't quit.
The entire company gathered on the
hill north of town one night after
the play lined up and danced the Vir
ginia reel. Weeping Water Republi
can. The Plattsmouth Kicker.
Here's to the Plattsmouth kicker
the faint hearted kicker, the kicker
so hopeless and blue( who always Is
crying and never is trying some
good for his own town to do. No use
to correct him nor need you expect
him to get to the front like a man;
for while others rustle he'll sit down
and hustle to find objections to
each plan. And when he arrives at
the gates that are pearly and views
the host strets that are thickly
studded with gems, he will still
kick and kick and kick and look
surley because they do not hang on
a tree by the stem. And when he
eets there his wings will not suit
him will either be buckled too
high or too low. And his klckety
kick will make Gabriel shoot him
through the fire escape to the re
glons below.
New Dancing Club Organized.
A new dancing club has been or
panlzed In this city composed of the
members of the active claRS of Turn
ers and a number of young men of
the city. The club expects to give
dances every two weeks providing
the weather permits. Last Satur
day evening they gnve an Informal
dance which was so successful and
delightful that it was decided to
form a club and make the nffalrs
permanent. At a meeting of the
members held Tuesday evening the
following officers were chosen
President, Frank A. C'loldt; Trcas
urer, Ernest Wurl; Secretary, Frank
H. Smith. The dnnces will be In
vltatlon affair, attended only by the
members of the club and th
gufsts mill the best of order will Ik
maintained.
W H. Stewart of Wymore, return
ed to his home today aft r spend
ing several days In the city, the
guest of Hon. W .11. Newell mid
family, and after having purchased
some Ann cattle from Messrs Newell
and Roberts at Cedar Creek. The
cat He will be uhlpped to hi m at
Wymore.
June 15th, and will be gone several
days. The members of one of th
clubs are as follows: Messrs J.
H. Salsbury, R. W. White. Ed Do
nat, D. C Morgan, V. E. Rosen
crans, H M. Soennlchsen and Miss
Anna Hasslert each of whom own
ten acres. The other club is com
posed of Messrs. II. M. Soennlchsen,
J. E. McDanlel and F. G. Egenberger.
owning twenty acres each and
Messrs Wm. Hassler and Peter F.
Goos owning ten acres each. The
land has already advanced sharply
In value since their purchase and
they have a standing offer for the
property of several dollars per acre
more than they paid for it. In fact,
the advance has been so great that
they could dispose of the property
now and take out double what they
have put Into it. So far as can be
learned, however, there is no dis
position on the part of any of the
club members to sell as they regard
the property as a safe and profitable
investment.
Information Wanted.
Nebraska newspaper men are ask
ed to help locate Alfred Thomas
Evans. He was last heard from at
St. Louis, Mo. He edited a paper
at Gibbons, Ark. for five years. A
letter mailed at St. Louis was re
celved by his daughter last August.
If you can furnish his address kind
ly communicate with J. A. Custer of
Norfolk, Mrs. C. S. Evans of Meadow
Grove, or the Norfolk Press, Nor
folk. His father, C. S. Evans, in
ventor, printer and editor, is dead
and the estate is tied up on account
of lack of knowledge of the wherea
bouts of the son. It is an incon
venience that works hardship to the
aged and widowed mother. Ex
changes please copy.
My! My! Such Disorder.
There was a bloody scilmmage In
the M. P. yards Tuesday. Fireman
Euel Dixon was hit in the face by an
obstreperous Swede who halls from
Talmage and was loaded with rum.
Dixon pommeled him until he looked
like a wreck from a slaughter house.
The brakeman, Dletz, told Dixon to
quit and the Swede got up and hit the
brakeman in the nost with his fist.
When Diet! got through with the
Swede there wasn't much left but
the dialect, and he crawled In a ca
boose headed for Omaha a fit sub
ject for four weeks In the hospital.
Weeping Water Republican.
Lcl.nholT Will Filed.
The will of the late Henry Lehn
hoff was filed for probate In county
court yesterday afternoon. To his
widow he left $5,000 in cash and a
life estate in 240 acres of land in
Cass county. Of this land, 160 acres
Is to go to his son, William, and
eighty acres to the daughter, MIn
nle, upon the death of their mother.
Minnie is also to receive all of the
personal property and William Is to
pay to his sister, Julia Frampton,
$800; to his brother, Henry, $:.00
and to the surviving children of
deceased sister, Emma, $800. No
Inventory of the personal property
has bo.n ii'.od. State Jour f ri.
Cnnnd:i Land Sells.
From Friday' Pally.
George II. Wood, the man who
sells Alberta land was in the city
today attending to business matters
Mr. Wood has been meeting with
great success in selling his South
em Canada land and everyone,
whom he has sold to have been well
satisfied with their bargain. Mr.
Wood expects to send out another
pnrty of prospective purchasers on
next Monday night. The trip will
give them nn opportunity of seeing
what Canada really Is during the
summer time and whnt Miey can fig
ure on raising during the harvest,
time. Mr. Woodw waR a passenger
tills noon for Omaha where h hud
business.
Rnlpli W. White cnnie up from
Nebraska City to Pacific Junction
Inst evening to take part In the com
mencement exercises of the schools
at tlinf place, coming over to this
city this morning with the other
members of the Aeolian quartette.
ARE WELL
PLEASED
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Anderson Well
Suited Wtth Washington
L. C. Anderson and wife returned
last evening from their visit to
Seattle, Wash., where they spent sev
eral weeks. Mr. Anderson returns
an enthhusiastic Washlngtonlan and
grows quite animated when telling
of the marvelous development which
the great Northwest is taking. He
found business excellent in the Coast
city with lots of building going on
and the demand fro labor high.
Wages are very high, common labor
getting two dollars a day for nn
eight hour day. He was especially
Impressed with the fact that while
labor was high the cost of living
was practically the same as here.
The only exception he noted to this
was the higher price for butter and
eggs, otherwise food products were
about the same except that meat
was lower. Mr. Anderson was great
ly Impressed with the buildings wlilch
were going up in that city, there
being a number which would be a
credit to Chicago. One of them, the
Klondyke building, was a massive
fourteen story structure finished
throughout in marble, a handsome
and tasty building. Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson also visited the Alaska
Yukon exposition and found it well
on the way toward completion. The
buildings are not all done but they
are being pushed and there is no
doubt but they will be ready when
President Taft touches the button
which will swing open the gates.
He describes the exposition build
ings and grounds as very fine and
well worthy of visiting. One feature
of Seattle which impressed Mr. An
derson was the fine lighting facilities
which were to be seen on the streets.
Immense columns surmounted by
groups of three flaming gas light
arcs were scattered over the city in
profusion converting the darkness in
to daylight. Gas is the principal
lighting used In the city. , Mr. An
derson was greatly Impressed with
the climate of Seattle, there being
no such a thing as winter known
there such vegetables as potatoes
being allowed to remain in the
ground all winter with no danger
of freezing. It so impressed this
good citizen that he seriously con
templates leaving here for the grow
lng city of the straits.
Burlington Changes Time.
From Saturday's Tlnllv.
Copies of the new time card of
the Burlington have been Issued and
are now in the hands of the train
men. The card is effective tomor
row and parties desiring to travel
will take notice of . the changes.
Through the courtesy of Agent Pick
ett, the Journal is enabled to give
the public the general changes In
volved.
The principal change Is that of
taking the fast mail train No. 7 off
the card. This train Is discontinued,
effective tomorrow. Another change
made Is that two new trains stop
here. No. 10 the new Chicago-Denver
express will stop at this city go
ing through here at 3:02 p. m. This
Is a new fast train for Chicago and
eastern points. Train No. 92 for
Pacific Junction passes through this
city at 1:12 p. m. This train comes
from Omaha Another new train
added Is that of No. 23 for Omaha
and Lincoln which goes through this
city at 6:13 p. m.
Tho complete schedule of train
passing through and stopping in the
city Is as follows:
Going West.
No. 15 Omaha & Lincoln 8:08 a.m
No. 33 Louisville, Ashland
and Lincoln 3:33 p.m
No. 23 Omaha & Lincoln C:13 p.m
fiolllg I'JIKt.
..o. 10 Chicago and East 3:02 am
No. 6 Chicago and East 8:08 a.m
No. 4 Local Iowa points 9:45 p.m
!o. y' ramie Junction. .1:12 p.m
No 2 Chicago and East 5:02 p.m
No. 20 Omaha via Pacific
.i . .
j unci ion ;:40 p.m
No. 20 From Omaha ..4:00 p.m
No. 14 From Omaha ...9:25 p.m
Taking Teachers' i.Miinliiat Inn.
From Friday' Dully.
niimner or young ladles are
taking the examination for teacher
o(ay nt the office of Miss Mary I
hosier, county superintendent, to-
day and tomorrow being set npar
for these examination!!. Those n
ending from out of the city nn Ml
Irnin Peters of Weeping Wntt
Miss Edith Amlck of Weeping Wa
er and Miss Florence MacMIllen ,f
Louisville.
l'retty Southern Romance.
As the culmination of a pretty
southern romance beginning when
Miss Zella Thomas of Des Moines
was In Oklahoma a few months ago,
the marriage of that young lady to
Mr. John S. Eastman of Newkirk
Okla., will be celebrated in Des
Xlolnes tomorrow morning. Mr.
Eastman is president of the State
Guaranty bank at Newkirk and is
one of the best known financiers in
that state.
The ceremony will be performed
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Cogllzer on University avenue near
Forty-fourth street at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. Mrs. Collzer is a
sister of the bride. T. J. Thomas
of Omaha father of the bride reached
Des Moines Sunday. Mr. and Mrs
J. W. Klngsley and two children,
Hope and Kent, came In from Chi
cago last, night. Mrs. Klngsley Is
another sister of Miss Thomas.
Other relatives of the bride are a
sister Miss Sylvia Thomas, and a
brother Victor Thomas, residents of
Des Moines. The couple will leave
for Newkirk at noon tomorrow.
Des Moines, Iowa Capital, May 18.
The bride is quite well known In
this city, having been born here.
She is a sister of George Thomas
of this city, a young lady of many
accomplishments and great worth,
she naB a nost or rnenas who extend
their congratulations to her upon
her venture on matrimonial seas.
Railroads Making New Rates.
The transcontinental railroad
lines are now making a tariff sheet
to cover the territory west of the
Mississippi river on the basis of the
Interstate commerce commission
decision in the Spokane suit. The
new rates will become effective on
uly 1. The commission and the
railroads failed to get together on
the matter of adjusting inland rates,
and now the road3 will act at once
on their own motion, leaving com
plaints that may arise to be revlaw-
ed before the commission.
Railroad tarffic men are now-
holding conferences in Chicago over
rates to be incorporated. One of the
traffic officials of a big western road
Is quoted as saying:
The railroads have decided to
try to carry out the principle an
nounced by the commission in the
Spokane rate decision Instead of ap
pealing to the courts to prevent such
reduction In our revenues. In
making the new schedule we are tak
lng Into account water competition
in the way in which the commls
slon says It should be taken accoun
of. The result will be a general re
duction in all rates from the west
territory east of the Missouri rives
and along the Pacific coast
It will also mean reduction in many
of the rates from the west to all
eastern points. It will be a volun
tary reduction by the railroads sole
ly in the hope of satisfying public
opinion and the opinion of the com
mission that our rates are too high
The Burwood at Omaha.
Evidently, the Burwood Theatre
Is the popular show house In Omaha
This Is what everybody says, and
what everybody says must be true
The fact Is the management make an
unusual effort to secure the finest at
tractolns In the country. Now, for
Instance, take "The Blue Mouse,
which commenced a three night en
gagement last night, and whlc
showed to an Immense audience
This Ih simply a fair specimen of
the plays that will be presented a
this popular play house from now
henceforth. Numerous people from
Plattsmouth attended the perform
ance last night, and are high In
their praise of Mr. E. L. Johnson,
(he manager, and appreciate his
work In pleasing his auditors. "The
Blue Mouse" Is an up-to-dato play In
all Its details and will continue nt
the Burwood tonight and Saturday
night, thus giving everyone an op
portunity to see this great forceful
comedy In three acts. Mr. E. L.
Johnson, the mannger Is a gentle
man of the first water, and our peo
ple will always be assurred of a
flrst-clnsn entertainment when they
visit the Nebraska methropolls
Itcliirim I'roni College,
Misses Emma and Elizabeth Falter
returned home this morning from
Bowling Green, Ky. where they have
been attending college for the past
term. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. P. Falter
met tin m at Kansas City nnd nr.
companlod them the rest of the way
home The two young ladles have
graduated from the college with
high honors MImr Emma Falter
standing especially high and h ading
her das In the examination.
A DESERVED
lattsmouth Boy Ascends the
Railroad Ladder to Near the
Topmost Round
Plattsmouth people will be lnter-
sted with the news which comes
from the east of the promotion of
eneral Superintendent J. F. Clem
ent of the Toledo, St. Louis & West-
rn Railroad and located at Frank
fort, Ind., to the position of General
Superintendent of the Chespeake &
Ohio railroad with headquarters at
Richmond, Va. Mr. Clement Is a
brother of ex-City Troeasurer R. W.
Clement and a native of this city.
le has been following railroading
for many years climbing steadily up
the ladder from the position of op
erator to his present high position
solely by dine of his own efforts.
For a long time he was lri the em
ploy of the Burlington at various
stations on their line In the capac
ity of operator and dispatcher, re
igning from that system to enter
the services of the Clover Leaf where
he has since remained and with
which road he has more than made
good.
The old files of the Journal reveal
he fact that when he left this city
many years ago, a piece was printed
in which he was quoted as saying
that he would return to this city
some day In his private car. At the
time many people were skeptical
b to whether he would carry out
his promise or not but they are now
convinced for he has been riding In
his private car for several years.
Mr. Clement Is now Justly recog
nized as one of the leading rRilrond
Marts Gang at Work.
From Friday's Dally.
Road master A. Ibsen of the Oma
ha division, was in tho city this
morning starting an extra gang at
work In relaying the shop yards
with new and heavier steel and new
ties. In addition to relaying the
yards with new and better steel, the
gang will chuige the switches
and otherwise put the yards in fine
shape. The gang will not do all
the work mapped out for the Bum
mer on account of a lack of time
but they will make a start toward
It and in connection with the sec
tion gang and later extra gangs they
will be engage during the greater
part of tho summer on this work.
The present work will take them ten
days at least and probably longer
before they are compelled to attend
to other work. Mr. Isben Jslves
this work as much of his personal
attention as is possible considering
the territory which he has to cover
and the amount of practically new
track which his territory comprises
The advent of the gang last night
with some eight or ten cars created
considerable Interest among the
people and resulted In selling quite
a large amount of groceries and the
the like by tho local merchants, sev
eral of the men coming up town nnd
returning to their cars well luden
with provisions. The gang is set In
on the local merchandise track Just
north of tho shops. The new lm
provements mean to make It much
snfer and far better working around
the shop yards than In the past and
enables the largest and heaviest en
gines to come In and go out of the
ihopB at a rensonnble speed. Rond
master Ibsen departed this noon on
the fast mall for the north.
Taking the Kxmiilnalliin.
From Hnturdnv'n Mnllv.
Examinations for teachers' cert I
flcatcB aro being held this afternoon
by County Superintendent Foster a
her office In the court house. There
are a largo number of applicants for
cortlncotcH most of them from the
high school of this city. In nddi
tlon to the out of town applicant
whose names were printed In the
Journal yesterday Miss Mary Flshc
of Weeping Water nnd Miss Mary
Spence of Louisville are taking th
examination today. Miss Foster'
office certainly presents n very nt
tractive picture today with Its wealth
of talent nnd beauty bard at work
Mrs. Charles Klchey and bub
came down this morning from Louis
vllle, and are spending the clay with
relatives.
PROMOTION
men of the middle west and his
tarnsfer to the cast means that he
Is comemnclng to receive recognition
of eastern railroad magnates and
there is small room to doubt but he
will rapidly climb higher, as the op
portunltes are much greater there
for official advancement than In the
west. In addition to the promotion
Involved in his new appointment, Mr.
Clement becontes superintendent of
one of the most Important roads In
the coutry and Is located in a de
lightful city with handsome sur
roundings. Ill's many friends In
thl city and vicinity extend their
congratulations on his deserved suc
cess. A Frankfort, Ind., paper speaking
of the promotion, states as follows:
"Recent Issues of New York and
Richmond, Va., papers state that
Superintendent J. F. Clement, who
succeede General Superintendent
Hollhan at Frankfort will on June
1st be sent to the Chespeake & Ohio
as general superintendent at Rich
mond, Va. Mr. Clement Is very pop
ular with the shipping public as well
at the employes and officers connect
ed with the Clover Leaf property. It
Is evident that Mr. Hawley made no
mistake in placing Mr. Clement in
charge of operating matters on the
Clover Leaf. The improved service
speaks for Itself, to say nothing
about the Increased earnings thnt
have been brought about by the en
ergetic personal supervision of tho
superintendent."
Sunday Baseball
Many good people are opposed to
Sunday baseball, while many other
equally as good are In favor of It.
This demonstrates forcibly tho old
saying that even the minds of great
men differ on subjects touching mor-
I questions. The Supremo Court of
Kansas has Just handed down a de
cision concerning bnsebnll that will
make the heart of every fan leap
with Joy. A man had been convict
ed in the lower court of playing base
ball on Sunday. He appealed to the
upreme court and that body revers
ed the lower court. In speaking of
other games, the court says:
"Baseball, on the other hand, Is
looked upon as entirely devoid of
this and like objectionable features.
It Is not In any sense a gambler's
game. The youth of the land arc
encouraged by teachers and parents
to become proficient In It as an
athletic sport, healthful to mind and
body. Its popularity, however, Is due
largely to the fact that It Is spectacu ¬
lar, and brings more enjoyment to
those who witness It than to tin
players themselves. This and Its
i'M'dom f on) all Immoral tendency
have made It tin acknowledged na
tional sport, ui'd a gam tho popu
lar Interest continues unvarying,
leveling all .lass distinctions.'
A (Vimnciidiilile Move.
One of the most commendable
moves made for sometime In the
way of beautifying the city, was
thnt made by the park board when
they decided to plant trees along
Washington avenue from Seventh
street to the Missouri Pad lie sta
tion. This has now been done nnd
a long line of strong young trees
properly protected by frames against
animals nnd vandals, now adorn
that throughfaro. It will be but
a very short time until these trees
are in full foliage and attain their
growth nnd the city will then have a
handsome nnd picturesque street all
the way from the station to tho
business part of the city. In ad
dition the pedestrians will be well
protected from the sun nnd the rain.
The improvement Is certainly com
mendable and other streets and ave
nues should receive like treatment
as soon as the board can raise tho
funds.
I.. ('. Khiirpc came In this morn
ing from his extensive tour of cast
c rn cities, having spent woks In
New York, Baltimore, Pittsburg and
other points In (he Interest of his
canning Industry.