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DAILY PERSONAL NEWS t t $ Short Items of Interest From Fri day Evening's Daily Journal t I V V y ? ? mm. OF I. ROOSEVELT II. R. Gerlng of Omaha, la looking after business in this city today. Charles Relnbart from near Cul lom, Is spending the day in this city. Mrs. Peter Keil living near Cedar Creek, is a visitor in this city today. ' William Scybert, from near Cedar Creek, was a visitor in our city to day. J. W. Sweeney, the tombstone man from Omaha, is here today on business. Charles Stohr, from near Cullom, is looking after business in this city today. Mrs. H. T. Batton and two daugh ters, were passengers for Omaha this morning. Miss Mary Hollabon of Hastings, Is visiting in the city, the guest of Miss Dora Paynes. Miss Margaret Rishel was a pas- Fritz Frlcke returned home from Omaha this morning. Stuart Quick of Omaha, Is tuning pianos in this city today. The holidays are closing and back to school the girls and boys go. II. E. Becker, from near Cullom, was in town today on business. George Polsall Is looking after bus iness interests at Florence today. Henry Hlrz from near Mynard, is looking after business in tbla city Homer Sbrader and Tony KHmm were passengers for Omaha today on No. 15. Adam Fornoff, residing near Ce dar Creek, was a visitor In our city today. John Schlappaeasso was a passen ger for Omaha on the early morning train today. Oeorgo P. Melslnger of Cedar enter for Omaha this morning on; Creek, Is looking after business In the early train. Miss Helen Chapman went to Lin coln this morning for a visit with friends in that city. J. N. Thompson and daughters Ruth and Ella, went to Omaha today to soo the big show. MIsa Pearl Adams was a passenger for Springfield this morning, going there to visit with friends. MIsa Florence McElroy came in from Lincoln last evening for a visit with her pnrents in this city. Mrs. Coe of Stetler, Alberta, has been visiting with Mrs. Long and Mrs. Venner in this city during the holidays. Mrs. George Holmes of Charlton, ! this city today Matthew Gerlng ia looking after some legal business matters in Weep ing Water toduy Fred Kehne, from west of the city, was here today doing some trading with our merchants Mrs. I). P. Downs and two sons of Havelock, departed for their home to day, after a visit with friends In this city. Miss Ethel Dallanre and sister Mrs. Henry Tartsch of Sioux City were passengers for the metropolis today. Gus Peln of Beemer, mention of whose Injury waa made in the Jour nal some time ago, reporta that his Harper's Weekly of July 17, 1909, contains an article under the caption, "The Truth About Prohibition in Maine. Mr. Holman Day Versus Cer tain Fanatics." The article is Im portant because it quotes an inter view with Mr. Day, who is a promi nent editor of Maine, in which he gives the particulars of an interview had with Mr. Roosevelt, the latter hav- OFP III (Portland Oregonlan, Oct. SO, 109.) The Oregonlan stands for strict regulation of the liquor trade, and for strict enforcement of the regulations, (t opposes prohibition because It does not consider prohibition reasonable or lust; because it authorizes and pro vides unnecessary restrictions upon personal conduct and private right; because it forces a secret trade that BRIGHT PBECl FOR IIEl'J YEAR Unity Among the Business Men Means Much for Plattsmouth mg canea air. uny , v . ...giu,. .u, ,8 m()re ,njurloU3 thaQ the open trade a conference. This interview shows ) .,,,,,.,. i,OMliea ntHVa clearly the attitude of Theodore; bU)W at efu, and lmportant Roosevelt toward statutory prohlbl- , . . . . Knail 0aMmant hv uon as musiraieu vy ui c.:m.a . . . -arrow DrovlnL lallsm, and Oregon ought to be kept out of this class of states. To enter It would be hurtful in many ways to her reputation for sanity, and in many ways hurtful to her business reading and is as follows: "The grand jury of Cook county, Illinois, in session at Chicago, has found an indictment for criminal libel usawisi wiiimiu r. r. "'s 'ind Industry. A prohibition state is ..r.1:"",:1: V-J wrangling community. Wash niuiiiuiJiHt. puunmieu .u u ,ngt()n ftnd California wlU not be pro. complainant ia Holman Day of Maine, h, , Btateg shou,d w ad T, V , , II.U...U.WUU, , uw, hlbltion lt would be one of many other published in Harper s Weekly elicited proofg tha(. WQ fan,ng behind me nuei wr wuicu r urgusuu wis ui-eu indicted. The Harper articles at tracted much attention throughout the country and were widely copied and commented on. The facta pre sented by Mr. Day have not been 1m peached. Ferguson, in an editorial utterance, stated that the conditions as pictured in the articles existed In Maine, since Mr. Day was In a posi tion to know whereof he spoke; and then the editor of the National Pro hibitionist proceeded to make a wan ton attack upon the moral character of Mr. Day, imputing to him offenses so ridiculously and shamefully fals6 that the state of Maine, of which Mr. Day haa been a widely known and honorablo resident all his life, is in dlgnant on his behalf. Among the friends of Mr. Day who wrote from all parts of the country to urge him to take steps to punish such reckless vlllllers was Colonel Henry wattcr-j son of Kentucky, whose name ap-1 peared In the libelous editorial as one who ielt tnat Mr. Day neeaea the endorsement that Colonel Watter son had given him in the Courier Journal. At the suggestion of Colonel Watterson Mr. Day engaged H. H la., left for her home last evening, arm ,s ott,n a,onS after a visit with Mrs. John Halt In thia city. John Lewis and Mrs. Lewis of Te- Paul McBrlde, who haa been in the city spending the holidays with his cousin, Glen Edwards, in thia kamah, Neb., came in last evening fltv. dl,artd tdy for hl" hon,e ln for a visit with the family of W. D Darker. Mrs. Charles Peacock and daugh ters, Miss Harriet and Miss Florence, are visiting ln the city with the fam lly of J. H. Becker. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Austin returned this morning from Glenwood, Ia., whore they wont yesterday to give an entertainment. Mrs. J. M. White of Hastings, de parted this morning after a visit in thia city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rishel. South Omaha. Misses Hazel Crowe, Martha Bliss and Florence True will arrive from Omaha thia evening for a visit with Misses Helen and lone Dovey over new year's day. P. P. Melslnger, one of the sterling citizens of near Mynard, was in the city today and while here made the Journal a pleasant call and renewed hla subscription for another year The Misses Susan and Leeta Hold- redge of Omaha, came down today to attend the watch pnrty tonight, and will remain in the city, the guesta D. A. Youtzy and family departed of . Cathorlno Dove. cor their home at Central City this morning, after spending several days in the city with old frlenda Fred llawksworth of Norfolk, de parted for hla home this morning af- ter a visit in this city with his PH for, Bnother year. enis, mr. anu iwra. uavici nawas worth John Price, machlnest for Newell & Atwcod at Amazonia, Mo., came In this morning and will go to their Cedar Creek quarries to do some work for them. Miss Anna Helsel of this city was a passenger this morning for South Omaha, whero she goea to visit with Will Seyebrt, I-ouls Born, A. F Seybert and Mrs. Peter Kell were here from Cullom today. Will Sey bert gave this office a call for the purposo of renewing hla subscription in the race of progress; that the " dry rot" had not only struck us, but had sunk deep. No pun intended in the phrase about "dry rot." On this subject, now a year in ad vance of the time when the vote on state prohibition Is to be taken, The Oregonian uses the opportunity to de clare Its position. It knows it must declare its position frankly on the subject; and it cannot shirk the duty. It knows, moreover, that Its readers who consider this subject from a reasonable point of view will agree with lt; that others, who simply con sider the subject from the standpoint of their opposition to a trade that In irresponsible hands becomes an in strument of abuse and must be sub jected to correction of law, statutory and moral, will not agree with it, The appeal Is to the larger and wider udgment. The appeal is to those ho understand the expression of the moral poet of two thousand years ago, who exclaimed, "What can laws avail when the customs of the people, their social conditions and wants, the va rlous requirements of their business and Industry, do not call for the legal enactments?" In such cases laws Huffaker, Esq.. of Louisville an able vain-empty, that is to a Colonel Watterson's, and with him proceeded to Chicago armed with complete refutation of the charges contained ln the organ of the prohi bitionists. "The indictment followed promptly and the case has been marked for trial in the early fall of 1909. 'In taking this step, says Mr. Day, 'I am not actuated by any mere spirit of revengo. I am not conducting a campaign against prohibition, as a cause, nor do I hold any brief in de fense of the whiskey interests. I was asked by reputable publishers, anx ious to put facts before their readers, i to ' - . I - I iu-iihj B.Aijr jcuid - ( a ninU tnrtn nf wpvr ma tempting to enforce the prohibitory , lnduRtrlally and morally-by mw. wu i,o i,,.... "''""" giving the state an undesirable repu artlcle President Roosevelt summoned f . " . nnmnanv w,ttl tho say but in many ways may be posi tively hurtful. Morality is not based on law, but law on morality. They who desire to prohibit ln their ow localities have the opportunity now ln local option. .The opportunity has been abused as The Oregonlan foretold it would be, bv enabling the rural districts to force prohibition on the county towns that didn't want it. This forcing pro cess is now to be attempted on all Oregon on all protesting towns and cities and communities ln the state The old year is dead, and the final clean up of the results of 1909 are being made. As a whole It has been successful year so far as the city of Plattsmouth and the county of Cass are concerned. There are per haps been a few' disappointments, but generally speaking, no city in the state has so much for which to be thankful. As for the outlook, it was never more propitious of good than today. The bounteous crops have insured a continuation of "good times" for an other year, and the signs of the fu ture promise another yield from the wonderful stores of nature that shall fill to the brim the prosperity of farmer, merchant and citizen. The past twelve months have added to the safety of our banking institu tions, have permitted the enlarge ment and Increase of mercantile and obblng interests, have established our worklngmen about the hand-to mouth existence from which other communities suffer. It has shown that Plattsmouth and Cass county people are capable of meeting the situation which offers increased in crement if response to it only call for earnest effort and conscientious labor. Most notable of all the year's rec ord Is the splendid shoulder to shoul der policy recently developed among the business men of our city. Never were they working, in more complete harmony for the up-bulldlng and de velopment of our affairs. This por tends for the more rapid growth of affairs, industrial and commercial; It means a continued but more defi nite concert of action in forwarding all the Interests which will help to advance Plattsmouth and the county. It Is the banner flung out to the breeze of 1910. The present year shall bring us a surfeit of politics. From June to November we shall have enough po litical talk to create a weariness of the flesh. Just now it is difficult to tell whether a Republican ia truly a Republican or a Democrat, and the condition may grow worse. The Re publican party is all "shot to pieces," and the working machinery of the Democrats is not sufficiently oiled to Advertised LetU-r List. The following letters remain in the Plattsmouth postoffice uncalled for at this (January 3, 1910) date uncalled for, and unless called for within a reasonable length of time they will be sent to the Dead Letter office at Washington; Miss Mellle May, Miss Ada Munsel, Miss Florence Thomas, Miss Mary Vadand, Nloma Wright, Alice Wright, Glambattlsta (3) L. E. Bye, L. Bishop, E. Hronek, J. Heigle, Jake Lautenschlager, Mich le Mattes Papogrles, Matteo Papag-no. HOT SATISFIED Willi DEGREE The Heirs Not Satisfied With The Adjudication of Bauer Estate and an Appeal is Probable. In county court today Judge Bee son entered the final decree in tho natter of the estate of John H. Bauer, i deceased. The decree which is quite voluminous and goes into details of the affairs of the estate funds, among other things that the administrator John A. Bauer, is chargeable with the sum of $4,624 rents and other like charges and that he' Is entitled to a credit for $3,318.50 for moneys paid out and expended, leaving him Indebeted to the estate in the sum of $1,306.50. The court also finds that the lots in the town of Louisville deeded to Sarah Matilda Petersen by the deceased, were reasonably worth, the sum of $3,000, making a total to be distributed of $4,306.50. This Is divided into two seperate items, one half going to Sarah Matilda .Pet ersen and . the remaining half to Mabel Bauer, Grace Bauer, Gertrude Bauer and Hazel Bauer. The court also finds that Sarah Matilda Peter sen has received ln excess of her share the sum of $846.75. None of the parties to the administration are satisfied with the final adjudication of their claims and an appeal will probably take place. Sarah Matilda Petersen ia represented in the litiga tion by Messrs Matthew Gerlng of thia city, T. J. Mahoney and P. A. Wells of Omaha, while A. L. Tidd ap pears as counsel for the minor heirs and as guardian ad litem. The Brantner Matter Again. In Justice court this morning be- New shelving is being placed ln tho reference room of the public library This will bo for magazines and books, to be used by the members of the local high school who are preparing for the debating teams. Begin the now year by subscribing for the Evening Journal, and get the first chapter of The Riverman, one ler namesake, the little daughter of of the flneBt Bt0r,C8 ever Producied- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richardson. 11 wm De niinuea rrom aay to aay W. M. Stuart and family departed ,n 11,18 lm,,pr' and 110 0t" ,,aper m this morning for their homo In Wy- ru"B louni' more, Neb., after spending the holi- Misses Gretchen and Marie Don- days in this city, the guests of Judge clly wero passengers to Nebraska W. II. Newell and family. City yesterday morning where they Charles Latham, who has been wI11 v,Blt "lends over new year day visiting In the rlty with his sister, and Sunday and incidentally attend Mrs. Wlllam McCauley departed this Vty to be given there this even morning for Lincoln, where he goes 'nS- to visit his brother Qulncey Latham. Mrs. Charles Bell and two cliild The lee harvcet continues and ren Ethel and Raymond, who have .bout five times as much will be put been visiting with friends and rela In at this place this winter as has tlves In Burlington, Iowa, for tht been In many years. AH the private past ten days, returned home this Ice houses have been supplied and morning. Charley and both boys who there are more private families put- have been at home, are thusly made ting up Ice for their own UBe than mighty happy. They were not only ever before. It, should be cheaper getting lonesome, but mighty tired next summer but will it? of eating their own cooking. PERKINS HOTEL GUTHM AN & CORY. Proprietors Plattsmouth, : : : : t ? T t f y y t y Ncbrask a RATES $1.00 PER DAY We Solicit the Farmers' Trade antl Guarantee Satisfaction. WHEN IN THE CITY GIVE US A CALL The Perkins Hotel X y y y y y y y y y y y determine party harmony. Both par- ties will be compelled to nominate fore M. Archer, the case of Matthew their best men for office this year, Gerlng vs. the First National Bank of Oregon. It is tha opinion of The iand the best men are going to win, of this city was set for trial but ow- Oregonlan that lt will not succeed; regardless of politics. Using the lan- lng to Mr. Gering being detained in 5 r..Z !. m . . Z I"" Bhould it succeed the consequence bR8t under8tood by politicians district court by the Rayles divorce r7 ;S l iwlU be injurious to the s ate in .n, the year golng tQ be a .-corker ... case, it was not heard. The case is We are to elect a governor, and there one brought by Mr. Gering against comes the question of prohibition; the bank to recover $101 alleged to we are going to elect congressmen be due him for costs and expenses in and there comes the question of tar- connection with the case of Brantner Iff; we are going to elect a legisla- vs. Gllllland recently decided by the ture and there comes the quality of Iowa Supreme Court in Mr. Brant a United States senator; we are go- ner's favor. Mr. Gering claims the ing to elect a legislature, and there money sued for was spent for the comes a multitude of requirements to prosecution of the case for Mr. Brant- meet the needs of the day and de- ner. The original suit was instituted mands of a fast growing state. Aye, by Shirley Gllllland, an attorney of there will be politics enough to go Glenwood, Ia., against Mr. Brantner around, and It Is going to be stretched to recover for attorney's fees alleged all the way around, with perhaps a due him for prosecuting the case of puncture made in the middle. Brantner vs. the C. B. & Q. Ry. The The twelve months Just passed final holding of the courts was that have been good months, blessed ones. Brantner had paid Gllllland all he May those to come find us all profit- owed him and the money held by the lng by the mistakes of the past, and clerk of the court amounting to some taking advantage of the generosity of thing over $1,000 was ordered paid the good year 1909. over to the plaintiff Mr. Brantner This money according to Mr. Brantner Rev. W. O. Harroll. nastor of the the court at Glenwood ln the form M. V.. rhnrrh at Mvnard. i ln the ' a draft wh,ch the Flrst National city today making a visit with friends Bank received. Mr. Brantner declares and meeting his father, J. W. Har- ne aemanaea vne payment oi me roll, one of the irood citizens of money to him hut the cashier on one I A i J It J 11 9 1 Hnnnra rnnntv. hn ratne In for o Pretext anu Huumer uecuneo 10 give nw vPRr'B vklt with him. The elder lt to h,m' Durln the tlmo whlch 1 , 1 . - i. A Mr. Hnrroll lives near Cerescd. Neb., eiapsea Between me receipt oy me n,i oromlnent farmer of that ank of the draft and its payment to section. He Is one of Nebraska's Mr- Brantner, Attorney Matthew Ger- ploneers, having crossed the river at ln ,fllea a attorneys uen against thl, nnlnt some fortv years ato when lne judgment in invor i r. urant Pi..mn,.th u-a . rolleetlon of mere wlt the clerk of the district huts on the river's edge. Mr. Harroll court uienwooa. tne . er nomy- also well recalls the early days of in . uranmer oi tne .uen. i.aier AD, it T,Q,,rht hnf - Mr. uenng commenceu tne suit men fnrrf nf th Salt Prpek. Ills son waa tioned above. hr in thU tnt A hn erown to ln connection witn mis case Mr. n manhood here. Mr. Harroll will make N- Dovey cashier of the First Na- . vUtt nf BPVPr.l dava with his son. "onal DttnK' 18 Bam 10 DaVe Cal,e(1 During their stay ln the city, the UP n'r; "nin" " ine re" " M,mpn mnH the Journal office a el yesterday and to have requested very pleasant and much appreciated iudeflend, "V"e ?rougt call me to Washington and, ln interviews, continuing parts of two days, com mended my manner of presenting real evidence before a grand Jury com posed of the thinking people of the United States. He urged me to con tinue the presentation of the case, In view of the great Interest of all the I states In the question, and said that he had been recommending my ar ticles as the best exposition of the evils of politically nursed prohibition. When I expressed my unwillingness to subject myself to any more of the abuse that tho radicals and fanatics had begun to pour upon me, he urged me still more strongly to go straight on and not mind them. In their fail ure to find arguments to meet my pitiless facts the bigots who are mak ing a profession out of prohibition have been slinging their mud at me. I have picked out the most heinous offender, a man whose attack is the climax of slanderous invention, and propose to find If there is law enough ln the land to protect a writer who asks only the privilege of free dls- cusslon of an open question. ness of Maine and Kansas; by keep ing people out of our borders who have breadth of view and want rea sonable freedom of action; by gener ating a secret traffic and setting the meanest among us to spy upon their neighbors; by weakening personal and moral responsibility among those whom the state would undertake to coddle and to protect (or kill) with kindness. Character, neither for In dlvldjnls nor for states, la made ln this way. Personal responsibility Is basis of all. There are other features of the argument which, perhaps, may be developed later particularly as to the offensive Intrusion of clericals and priests, who use their argument as an instrument for holding the ascend ancy of dogmatic pretension over the general mind. Dry Only In Name. (Portland Dally Argus.) That an Increase ln "dry" territory, so-called, does not indicate a corre sponding advance ln temperance, has been demonstrated again and again. Missouri furnishes the latest illustra- I have more to say upon the sub- j tion of this fact In that state this Ject In a novel that Is to be Issued later by Harper & Brothers, and by clearing the atmosphere with this suit for criminal libel I would like to as sure myself that enterprising fanatics will not begin accusing me of murder or treason when my book appears. Having In my discussions carefully refrained from all personalities, though sorely tempted by striking ex amples of prohibition malfeasance, I am Invoking the criminal law to as sure to me like respect a respect that a more Just and courteous and less desperate antagonist would grant without being choked into such a con dition of grace.'JI Crime Epidemic In Alabama. (Portland Argus.) The report of the attorney-general of Alabama furnishes authoritative evidence of the sort of progress this southern state is making under its uew prohibition regime. It Is not of the sort to encourage belief that the state's new departure will UBher ln the mlllenlum. Contrarywlse. There Is a marked increase ln criminal of fenses for the two years covered by the, report over tho previous, or any other like period of time, for which the attorney-general Is unable to offer a satisfactory explanation. A marked increase In criminal offenses this la the cold fact In Alabama's short prohibition experience but waves of hysterical sentiment are not stopped by cold facts, for a time, at least. year more than half the counties are without licensed saloons, but accord ing to a report Just filed with Gover nor Hadler by the state beer In spector, the collections under the beer stamp law are nearly $19,000 greater this year than Ifltat, when the area of "wet" territory was much larger. This report covers a period of ten months. Including October and the in creased sales Indicated by it, as the Boston Transcript points out, must have been of beer consumed In the state, because that made for sale out side of lt Is not subject to the tax. Infringes a Sacred Right (Press Dispatch.) Mobile, Ala., 8ept 21. In the In ferlor criminal court this morning in the trial of alleged violators of the Fuller prohibition law, Judge Jules Al ford bound the defendants over to the city court declaring that the law was unconstitutional in that it denied the right of trial by Jury. This after noon County Solicitor Stallworth filed with Judge O. J. Semmes of the city court a petition for the Issuance of a mandamus to compel Judge Alford to try the cases. Juvenile Crime In Kansas. Pittsburg Kansan. The reign of lawlessness among boys seems to be fairly Inaugurated. Tetty thieving and holdups by boys Is an everyday occurrence and nttS' burg has more than a fair share of these yotinc offenders. against the bank by Mr. Gerlng and a heated argument arose between the parties, Mr. Brantner stating that Two Good Ones. Ue Beizcd Mr. Dovey by the throat T. W. Fleming and S. W. Copen- and lald violent hands upon him al- haver from near Murray, were In the ieginK that he had held the draft city today, taking advantage of the for five nour8 unUi the attorney's good roads and come up in a sleigh. joln couid be jjie(j against it. How- Both gentlemen are staunch friends ever, this maybe, no criminal action of the Journal, and while here called wa8 commenced against Mr. Brantner and renewed for their papers. Ly lr- p0vey thia morning. Albert Timmes spent Saturday and O. Karnes ana w. n. Karnes, Sunday In Watson, Mo., making a who have Deen visiting in me cny visit with friends, returning home with L. II. Karnes and family, de last evening. Mr. Timmes waa kindly parted this morning for their homo remembered by his frlenda with a at Lawrence, Kas., going oy way oi number of handsome presents for the Kansas City, where they will stop for holiday season. few-days n