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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1909)
ns nuns of hm UDbW GLUB Oil CORN SHOW 'Omaha Commercial Club in Letter to Journal Editor Answers Chaege that Omaha is Trying to . "Hog" Trade ' The Journal is iu receipt of a let ter from the bureau of Publicity and promotion of the Omaha Commercial lub protesting against the resolu tion of the Norfolk Commercial club which this paper recently printed. "These resolutions protested against the Omaha Corn Bhow being held at the dates it is now held. The letter of the Omaha club is given be low as representing the other side of the Btory. The Jourtial is aware that possibly, the Omaha people have nothing to do with the setting of the date for the corn show, yet it can not help but believe the dates as hosen seriously interfere with the trade of this and surrounding cities immediately contiguous to Omaha. A f hange of the date would certainly meet' with the approval of Platts mouth business men even if, as the Omaha people claim, they would get the trade anyway. Why not experi ment and see? Omaha, Neb., Nov., 29, 1909. Kditor, The Journal, Plattsniouth, Nebraska, My Dear Sir: I have a clipping from a recent 5si$ue of your paper in which you sive space to the resolutions asked sy the Norfolk Commercial club, protesting because the National Corn exposition is held in Omaha just be fore the holidays, stating that it is ro held by Omaha business men to atch the holiday trade. Of course, it is probably a mat ter of news to make mention of this resolution of the Norfolk Commer- lal club, but as a newspaper man, you will aUo appreciate that it is just as Important news , to give the other side of the story, and to tell your readers why the corn show is held in December Instead of in No vember or in January, as has been euggested by many papers. 1 enclose herewith a copy of a letter which the commercial club of Omaha has addressed to the Nor folk Commercial club, which gives the facts of the matter and as some papers have called the Omaha busi ness men "hogs," I take it that you will be glad to give this letter some mention in your paper, and that you will favor me with a copy of it that I might' show the business men of Omaha that you are fair in the mat ter, as they now have but one elip Tlng, showing that you printed some thing about the Norfolk resolution. I also enclose you a clipping from the Wcrld-Herald, of yesterday whirh confirms th statement which the Omaha business men .make in their letter to the Norfolk Commer cial club. Now candidly, the Omaha business men are not as bad as some of the papers in the state picture them, and the first time you happeri to be in Omaha, I can prove this to you and also prove to you that the .Omaha business men are now planning to fight against the National Corn as sociation holding the exposition in December. It comes at a. time when it is very inconvenient for Omaha Think of us entertaining nine large conventions during December,, and our merchants and business men handling the trade which they nor mally get from this city! It is about the hardest thing that we will have to do in a number of years, and we don't want the corn show on any such dates because there are enough people come to Omaha In December, without effort on our part to keep everybody covered up and so tired by the time that Christmas comes that we never want to eat any din ner. Pardon my going to this great length in explaining the matter to you, but we don't feel that it is Just right to a city which is spending $15,- 000 every year to get lower railroad I rates in Nebraska, to be Incessant ly knocked and criticised by the busi ness men of the state. Another thing It is admitted that Nebraska is the poorest advertised state in the coun try, the appropriation for this pur pose being less than $5,000 annual ly, yet Omaha has contributed to a fund of $20,000 annually for three years, which is to be spent in ad vertising not only the city, but the state and its great resources. The object of this is, of course, to bring more people to our state and settle them either on land or in the cities and towns of the state. It matters not what city of town, nor what coun ty. Omaha will indirectly share in the benefits and so will you and your city. Now 'you make it a point the next time you are in Omaha to call on me at the commercial club and give me enough of your time to go over a few of the things which we are do ing to bring the farmers better prices for their products and give tne con sumer better and cheaper food, more convenient transportation facilities and also railroad rates. . Trusting that you will accept this letter in the spirit in which it is written, I am, ' Cordially yours, " WILL A. CAMPBELL. Manager. Journal in Kmr. In the Journal yesterday brief mention was made of the capture of one or the thieves wno plundered the store of Wescott's Sons. It was stated that the capture was made by Russell Todd when as a matter of fact it was made by Sheriff Quinton, who discovered the culprit hiding in a torn field belonging to Mr. Todd. The negro, Bud Bull, by name, tried to make his getaway but the sheriff was too quick for him and shot at him several times bringing him to a sudden halt and compelling him to make" a surrender. The fellow was then marched back to town by the sheriff and placed in the county jail. This morning Sheriff Quinton filed a complaint against the negro alleg lng he was guilty of stealing four pair of pants and four vests of the probable value of twenty dollars of twenty from the store of C. E. Wescott's Sons. The negro was arraigned be fore Judge Archer and pleaded not guilty, asking for a continuance un til tomorrow afternoon when he ex pects his wife here from Council Bluffs. He stated that he had tele graphed her and she "sho'ly will be hyar." He went back to Jail after the request was granted. He stated Matthew Gering would defend him. As Mr. Gering is busy in federal court his views on the matter can not be ascertained. It is said the negro was very bad ly scared when the sheriff opened up on him with his gun and he d clared he couldn't understand why the efficer wanted to shoot at him He is a comical specimen of tho black race and afforded the officers much amusement. Sheriff Quinton made very prompt work of catching the man as he went from here to Oreapolis on No. 23 and within a very few moments had the man under his gun and on his way to town. It is not believed by the officers that the negro who gave his name as Bud Ball will fight the case when the pinch comes as the case seems to be an open and shut one on him. oc 3 C 3C D C O C D C DO The greatest danger from influenza is of its resulting in pneumonia. This can be obviated by using Chamber lain's Cough Remedy, as it not only cures influenza, but counteracts any tendency of the disease towards pneumcnia. Sold by all dealers." (ii'anri Kntci'taiiiticnt. Last Wednesday evening a school 'ntertainment was held in the Cedar Creek school house under the aus pices of the teachers, Misses Lena Young and Mary Moore. It being near Thanksgiving this was the theme of the program. The dialogues werb especially t;ood. King Massasolt, Pocohontas, find the Puritan Fathers and maid ens were there in costume, making ne think they were living in the old days of the' Pilgrims instead of our town great nation today. The pumpkin drill of the Sun bonnet girls was much enjoyed, and the corn drill was one of the climax ing features. They showed their areful training and aptness for even the most difficult roles. The guitar and mandolin duets, "Home Sweet Home" and Melrose Sehotlsche by Miss Mary and Willa Moore were greatly appreciated by the audience. They were also favored with read ing by Misses Tlllie Dugan, Villa Oapen and Clara Young, who acquit ted themselves creditably. Other recitations were given by juveniles who did excellent. Mrs. Sears pre sided at the organ and the childish voices rang through the building in their singing of Thanksgiving songs. After tho entertainment 'a gen ral supper was served. The tables fairly groaned under the weight of rood things and of the generosity for this all donated A good crowd was present considering the incle ment weather, twelve dollars being leared. Much credit is due to the teachers and pupils and to the board of educa tion for their efforts In making this an up-to-date and live school. Ce llar Creek people are friendly and hospitable and they certainly show ed this trait when they so kindly opened their homes to the guests of the teachers. The out-of-town guest were Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Younp, Mrs. Justus Lillie. Miss Eramn Kikenbary and Clara Young, cf Plattsmouth; Mrs. W. F. Moore, Misses Willa Moore and Villa Capen, of Murray; Mrs. j persons in the petition fn the V. S. District Omit. Argument in the case of John M. Leyda, trustee, against the First Na tion bank of this city and Henry R. and Matthew Gering was concluded yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock an:l Judge Munger Instructed the jury uid it re.ired fcr deliberation. Pre vious to this the court had overruled i a n:otion ta Instruct the Jury to re turn p. verdict lor the defendant on the giouiul that the plaintiff had not made a case for the further reason that there had been a misjoinder of The instruc- Ilenry Baker and family of Benson. To Skih1 Winter in llaytl. Ex-Congressman E. M. Pollard will depart for Haytl next Sunday to spend the winter months there with his family. He has some interests to look after and wants to spend the cold months In a more congenial climate anyway. He expects to' be gone four months, returning before any really active campaigning for the congressional nomination takes place. Mr. Pollard Is an avowed can didate, having announced that fact soon after the election of 1908. Con gressman Magulre left yesterday for Washington to attend his first re gular session of congress. He was present at the closing session of the sixteenth congress and participated In the extra session whicli dealt with the tariff revision. Mr. Magulre In vited any who might run to see, the privilege of inspecting the boxes of records and materials which he franked to the capital of the nation. He did not want a story to get out that he shipped his extra shoes and his dress suit as franked matter. State Journal. Hons of the court, however, virtual ly released the First National bank cf this city frc:n the cn3e ns he in structed them that there was no evi dence on which to base a claim that the bank had any knowledge of the condition of the finances of Herold at the time it accepted the funds raised by the sale of the merchandise. The First National bank in the case was represented by Byron Clark of this city, who cleared his client on the court's Instructions while Matthew Gering of this city was one of the counsel for the other defendants. The Jury in the above case came in this afternoon, giving Leyda, trustee, a verdict against Matthew and Henry R. Gering fcr $3,200. Quite a considerable amount. If you are suffering from bilious ness, constipation, Indigestion, or chronic headache, invest one cent In a postal card, send to Chamberlain Madlclne Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with your name and address plainly on the back, and they will forward you a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Sold by all dealers. Itch cured In 30 minuses by Wool ford's Sanitray Lotion. Nover fails. Sold by Gering & Co., druggists. One Dose for Coughs Children cough at night? Give them Ayer's Cherry Pec toral. Often a single dose at bedtime will completely control the cough. Good for any one with a cold or cough. Good for easy-cases, hard cases; good for acute cases, chronic cases. Ask your doctor to tell you, honestly and frankly, just what he thinks of this old standard remedy. No alcohol In this cough medicine. ICArCoMwellM. A lazy liver makes a lazy boy. An active brain demands an active liver. No better laxative for boys and girls than Ayer's Pills. Ask your doctor about them. I le knows. Many persons find themselves af fected t with a persisten cough after an attack of Influenza. As this cough ran be promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, It should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. Sold by all dealers. Died at Hospital. Suffering from Injuries, Gust Lin den, who had been employed In a stone quarry at Louisville, died at one of the local hospitals Tuesday night' soon after his arrival. The man arrived at the hospital at 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening and suc cumbed at 8:45 o'clock. Ills body has not been examined and as a re 8ult the nature of his injuries have not been learned. He told the hos pital people that he had been struck, out the employes were unable to find marks of any kind except on his face. Coroner Heafey hns the body at his morgue and has sent a communi cation to the superintendent of the quarry to learn the particulars of the accident. Omaha Bee. Tho peculiar properties of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested dining epidemics of Inuuenza, and when it wns taken In tlmo we have not heard of a sin gle case of pneumonia. Sold by all dcalcn. vigor's $Sbs Dgodgog! UroQt aei ieo m Soger; 8ri Sdol Quilling Dusinoas and All Gootls .lust Do Cold! I I am now going to offer you my entire line of Ladies' New Fall Hats. The following prices will certainly ciose them out with a grand rush. They will be divided into three lots as follows: Lot To. 1 Hats that from $5.00 up to $10.00, will now goat $2 90 Lot No. 2 Hats that sold from $3.50 to $5 00, will now go at 1 00 Lot No. 3 Hats that sold from $2.50 to $3.50, will now go at 00 0 We have also decided to force sale on every tailor made Wooltex suit we have on hand. It is almost heart-breaking for a merchant to sacrifice such a beautiful line of goods, all entirely new, but they must be sold. They are placed in one quitting business lot, and will go Owing to the very disagreeable weather our closing out sale has been de layed, and out stock in many departments remain comparatively unbroken. olden pportunifty u At no time have the ladies of Cass county been presented with such an op portunity to clothe themselves with such hijh class wearing apparel at such sacrificing prices. Bear in mind that this is not a closing out sale of any one line, but this en kill, ckvtt. 10 iuuuu.u uu u vuii vivku. vvi; lllUJ UVI V 1 I 1 ' V IUIUHJ 1 VJ ill uv,uu to foot. The Xmas shopper will do well to examine this line before making their pur chases, for we can save you money on all lines. CLOSING OUT Prices on " Umqfoy&xrt&l You probably are aware of the fact that we have decided to discontinue busi ness in Plattsmouth, and on or about the 15th of December will remove our stock, that is what remains of it, to Dakota. For the next few weeks we are going to make a great reduction in every depaitment of this big store, and if low prices will sell the goods we not brieve we will have a great amount to move. This Sale Will Continue Up to December 15th! Below we quoit you a few prices, simply to show you what we are doing in the way of a cut price sale. A similar reduction will be placed on every articie in our store. This is certainly your opportunity to buy hardware and the more you buy at these prices the more money y&u save: TRY SQUARES 12-inch try squares 60c, now 30c 10-Inch " 40c, now 25c 19-inch " " 35c, now 20c Many Other Tools at Surprisingly Low Price. SAWS 85 saws now...., $ CC 1 65 " " 1 20 2 25 " " 1 49 A FEW XMAS SUGGESTIONS: Four Iota of Skates at 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00, former price from $1.00 to $4 50 Carving Seta, a large variety, at following cut prices: $6.50 now $5.49; $5.00 now $3.49; $2.75 now $1.99. The Ever-ready r'lashflight $1.20 now $1.00. Also a full line of cutlery at greatly reduced prices. "Monarch" Paint was$1.65 per gallon, now..$l 35 "Devoe" Paint was $1.60, now. 1.25 Paint Brushes were $1.40, now 90 " " - " 1.00, " 69 Carborundum Stones were $1.15, now 75 " " " 1.00, now 65 No. 6 U. S. Cream Separators were $90.00, now 72 00 No. 7 " " " " 70.00, now 69 00 Remington, double barrel, hammerlet shot gun $:J2.50, now 25 00 German Heater was $32.00, now 25 00 14-inch "Splendii" Heater was $14.00, now... 10 00 Ono "Quick Meal Comfort" range, 16-inch oven $10.00, now 31 50 One "Quick Meal" range, 18-inch oven was $50.00, now 40 00 One "Quick Meal" range, 16-inch oven was $47.00, now 39 00 Mounted Grindstone, all eteel frame $6.50, now 4 10 "Snow Ball" Washing Machine, was $6.50, now 4 98 "Motor" Washing Machine was $10.00, now.. 7 50 Garden Hose was 12Jc per foot, now 8 Rolled Rim, porclain lined bath tubs, 5 feet, were $19.00, now 7. .13 15 CASH SALES All goods sold during this sale will be for cash only. Asemissen.S KlSooer, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. rv