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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-
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(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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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