State Historical Soc
month . journal.
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION FOUR PAGES
VOLUME XXIX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY Al'ItIL 25, 1910
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ACTUALLY
Notifies His Fugleman in This City That Business Interests Else
where Prevents Him From Making the Run.
From Friday's Daily.
According to a card which appear
ed last evening in the Evening News
of this city, ex-Congressman Pollard's
official organ, that gentleman de
clines to enter the race for a nomi
nation for congress from this dis
trict, leaving the field open to Wm.
II. Hayward, the chairman of the
Republican national committee of
Nebraska City, and George E. Tobey
of Lincoln. The reason assigned for
this action of the former congress
man is that he considers it a duty,
owing to the West India Mahogany
company In which he is interested,
t return to Hayti and look after
the property of that company in the
capacity of manager. Mr. Pollard
states that he was requested by a
resolution adopted by the directors
of the company to accept this posi
tion, and after considering the mat
ter he has decided to accept.
Politicians generally were sur
prised at the announcement, as they
bad been led to believe the ex-congressman
wanted the nomination
again badly and it was the general
opinion that this ambition was what
bad caused him to invest in the
News here and seek to resurrect
that paper The general opinion of
those who are familiar with the in
tricacies of politics is that Mr. Pol
lard had studied the results In the
Third Missouri district, the Foss
election in Massachusetts and the
Havens election in New York, and
that he concluded that he did not
care to be the vicarious sacrifice up
on the altar of Aldrlchlsm, Cannon
ism and Taftism. He saw the hand
writing on the wall and that the
high cost of living, the broken pled
ges of tariff reform, the failure to
prosecute the trusts and the general
break-down of Republican policies
meant a Democratic house at the fall
elections. Mr. Pollard and Wm. H.
Hayward who now looks to be with
out competition for the nomination,
have not been the best of friends,
and the belief prevails that Pollard
prefers to have Hayward taken the
big Jump rather than himself.
In addition politicians in the state
have for some time past been of the
understanding that Pollard's candi
dacy meant that revelations would
be made of the Interests back of the
West India company showing it to be
connected with the Joe Cannon in
fluence in congress. Whether this
would have been campaign ammuni
tion used by Hayward to defeat Pol
lard's aspirations, Is not certain but
in the event he had received the
nomination the Democrats would
have exploited the matter probably.
Another thing probably with
influence in Ms withdrawal is said to
have been the speech which he de
livered in congress in favor of ship
subsidy. This speech didn't set well
with the good people of this district
who are some averse to donating
their, good, hard earned Increment
to enrich some ship owners in New
York and New England and it help
ed a whole lot toward chasing Ernest
ut of the capitol in 1908. As this
will be one of the Issues this fall it;
Noes Former Plattsmouth People.
. From Thursday's Daily
VV. E. Rosencraus, mention of
whose return from Denver and other
western points is made in another
place, states that he saw a number
of the ex-Plattsmouth boya while
in Denver. He met Robt. Mauzy who
had just arrived there and who had
not yet become settled. Bob had
been west at several different points
and expected to remain in Denver at
the time Mr. liosencrans left. He
also met Frank Benfer who is em
ployed In an automobile garage in
that city and had quite a talk with
him. Benfer Is looking well and
Beems to be doing nicely at his new
job. Mr. Rosencrans also met sev
eral other former citizens of this lo
cality while there. He is expecting to
hear from the party of Plattsmouth
gentlemen who went south with his
son Bruce several days Bince and
who should now he In the sunny part
of Texas. He received word the
other day that nine Inches of rain
had fallen on the good land which he
as for sale In Texas, curing one
week. This is undoubtedly the case
mm
OUT OF THE RACE
is probable he considered it would
not aid him a whole lot in the cam
paign. The former poet lariat of
Nehawka, T. Jefferson O'Day, des
cribed this speech of Pollard's as
"shaking hands with political death,''
which is some shake.
Congressman Pollard represented
this district for two terms and aside
from his intense allegiance to the
eastern interests and Joe Cannon,
he did about as well as any con
gressman the district ever had, bar
ring W. J. Bryan. He did more for
Plattsmouth than any congressman
had done, securing a postofflce build
ing for the city which was much
needed. He is personally a delight
ful gentleman to meet and a man of
considerable ability in all respects.
He has many warm friends who will
hear of his withdrawal with deep
regret and he also has a good many
political enemies who will dance with
glee at his determination to get out
of the fight.
Congressman Pollard's withdrawal
is generally taken to indicate no ser
ious opposition to W. H. Hayward
for the nomination. George E. To
bey of Lincoln, is a candidate, but
he is not seriously considered in the
fight. His one issue is county option
and the congressman has nothing to
say on that matter, so he can be said
to be without an issue. Tobey has
developed near-Insurgency at times
in his speeches but he has never been
inoculated with the real dope and it
is not believed that he would prove
much more of a thorn in Joe Can
non's side than Senator Burkett has
been to Senator Aldrich. Tobey in
fact, looks to an outsider like a
pocket edition of Burkett about
'alf and 'alf. Hayward. has also at
times talked seriously of lnsurging
but never enough to worry the lead
ers who are behind his candidacy.
He is generally believed to be a sugar-coated
pill for the First district
voters and if they Bwallow him they
will find the dose a bitter one after
the coating has worn off. In fact,
those who are best ecquainted with
him pronounce him a real stand
patter at heart and one who can ba
depended ' upon to vote with the
stand-pats whenever needed. He is
of that peculiar genus in politics
known as an "insurgent in Nebraska
and a regular at Washington."
There is a possibility that there
may be another candidate from Lan
caster county later one who will be
a real insurgent and who wll make
Mr. Hayward set up and lake no
tice, but this is not certain. The
signs seem wrong for most of the
astute leaders of the party in this
section and they hear strange sounds
from the east which listens like a
Democratic victory. Hence they do
not seem overly apt to get up on the
firing line. They seem to believe as
Geo D. Melklejohn once said in this
city, that the people want them "to
stand up and let us see who to shoot
at'' and their patriotism for Joe Can
nolsm, Bhip subsidy, Aldrich-Cannon
tariff and the like is not strong
enough to tempt them from behind
the breastworks in this year of the
Lord, 1910.
as the Journal man can testify. That
section has been blessed with good
hard rains which have made It blos
som like the rose and while the
amount nine Inches seems exces
sive, it did not fall in torrents but
was a steady, soaking rain which
did great good. This insures that
section of the country plenty of good
crops for the coming year at least.
Mr. Rosencrans has sold over 600
acres of the land in his hands, in
small tracts since he took hold of
the proposition. It is located near
Falfurrias, well known as "tfie win
ter garden of America.''
Robert Newell who was a suffered
to a limited degree from an attack
of appendicitis, is now well on the
road to recovery and yesterday af
ternoon was able to be out and about
in a buggy. Unless some unexpected
setback intervens, he will doubtless
Boon be quite well again. The many
friends of this popular young man
will be glad to learn of the happy
outcome of the attack and truBt that
the trouble Is now permanently relieved.
THE GOOD WORK
S H E CEO
Campaign for Better Streets is
Being Partially Realized.
The campaign for good streets in
Plattsmouth seems now well on the
way to realization. The steady cam
paign which has been waged through
the columns of the Journal and by
the commercial club for some decent
means of getting about the city,
seems now on the verge of realiza
tion, and soon the Journal hopes to
chronicle the fact that farmers can
find thelf passage into the city over
fine, macadamized roads while the
city folks who own automobiles, bug
gies and carriages will have some
roads on which to take pleasure rides
and spend the delightful summer
evenings.
Work has been in progress for sev
eral days on Chicago Avenue where
County Surveyor Fred Patterson of
this county, together with his cousin
H. D. Patterson, county surveyor of
Sarpy County, and the chairman of
the committee on streets, alleys and
bridges A. S. Will, have been es
tablishing the grades and putting
in Btakes for the macadamizing.
The work Is being pushed along with
all possible speed and the grade Is
now practically complete together
with the Btakes and soon the work
will be commenced.
Chairman Will whose liberal
proposition to the city was so grate
fully received, is giving the matter
his personar attention and super
vision and his untiring efforts to
give the people of the city good
streets and roads will meet with pop
ular approval. His proposition to
furnish the big end of the work per
sonally and thus relieve the treasury
is a noble and patriotic one, and one
which all agreed the city authorities
should accept.
The plan is to cover Chicago ave
nue practically from Vine street to
the Louisville road with six inches
of crushed and broken rock, this
rock to be spread upon a roadway
some twenty or thirty feet in width,
sufficient to permit the passing of
teams without danger to one an
other. The work will take some
time to accomplish as Mr. Will is of
the belief that the rock should be
gradually put on until a firm founda
tion is established and it becomes
solid. It is not his idea to dump
the entire six inches of rock on the
roadway and leave it there to settle
but to work it in so that the roadway
will be a solid one and very sub
stantial. He intends, to furnish the
teams and wagons for transporting
the stone and to attend to the work
of laying it. The city is to furnish a
few laborers for the work of loading
and unloading and placing the stone
in place, together with such drain
tile as may be necessary. Mr. Will
also furnishes the teams for the
grading, which may be required.
The far reaching effect of the
work which Chairman Will has start
ed in on cannot be appreciated Just
now but it will be seen in the
fall and next spring when the rains
set in. This avenue has been one
of the hardest places to travel over
during the past fall and winter, there
being apparently no bottom to It.
Later It became bo rought as It dried
out that travel was all but Impossible
over it and even now It Is In a rough
and broken condition making pleas
sure driving out of question. By text
fall It will be In shape, it Is hoped,
so that farmers from south and west
of the city will have no cause for
complaint.
It is believed that this is the com
mencement of work on the streets
and avenues which will be perma
nent in its nature. After the com
pletion of the Chicago avenue pro
ject, the work will be turned to
Washington avenue and that thor
oughfare will be placed In shape for
the transfer of freight and for travel
by the farmers from west and north
west of the city. It Is one of the
most important thoroughfares of the
city and as Buch, It should receive
prompt care and attention. Later
the theory is to extend the work to
Lincoln avenue and then to the road
over WIntersteen hill. Sixth Btreet,
north and south and Main Btreet
west. The other streets will also get
their share of attention and It is the
hope of the authorities that within
a very few years Plattsmouth will
have streets which will compare fav
orably with any In the tate or In
fact, anywhere.
Is Improving.
From Friday's Dally.
Mrs. H. E. Wilson was a passen
ger this morning for Omaha where
she will spend the day. Her son Rex
Wilson, Is now at Halgler, Neb.,
where he was compelled to go by
falling health. He expects to go
later to Denver and other Colorado
points for a stay of some time. The
young man has written his mother
that he Is feeling much better al
ready, although he has been .in
Halghler but a short time and that
he is sure of being all right in a
very short time, which is cheering
news for her and the many good
friends of the young man. '
SIIII
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Appraisers Estimate Cost of the
Right of Way and Report.
From Friday's Dally.
The appraisers appointed by the
county clerk to examine and deter
mine the extent of the damages to
be allowed the property owners along
the line of the proposed hill road to
the ferry, have completed their ex
amination and reported. This is the
road which It "rr. proposed to run
through the James Thomas property
and against which a big protest was
filed. The appraisers were Messrs.
John lllrz, Wm. Starkjohn and Mat
thew Sulser and their award ia as
follows: On lote 1, section 20, town
12, range 14, $125.00 and the coun
ty to build an undergrade crossing;
lot 120, section 19, town 12, range
14, $300 and the county to build an
undergrade crossing and lots 27 and
29, section 20, town 12, range 14,
$50.00. Owing to the size of the
protest filed against the proposed
road there is small probability that
It will be constructed. The general
demand seems to favor the construc
tion xf the toad proposed along the
base of the bluffs from the under
grade crossing at the foot of Main
street to the ferry and on down the
bluffs to Rock Bluffs. This road will
cost more than the other but it
avoids the hills and will make a
much shorter and in every way, more
desirable road besides accomodating
many more people. Such a road if
constructed, would open up an easy
way Into the city from all the ter
ritory lying directly south of the
city and it la something which the
Inhabitants of all that region have
long favored. The main objection
which has been urged against thla
road is the heavy cost of mainten
ance, many believing that the heavy
rains which some times fall in this
section would wash the bluffs and
keep the commissioners busy looking
after clearing the road from mud and
dirt. A3 the greater part of the
road will have a rock foundation
and the wall next the bluff will be
of rock there seems little cause to
fear this. Those who live along the
line of the proposed road do not
fear any unusual cost of mainten
ance and are in hopes the project
will be pushed to completion.
Reunion at Nehawka.
A special from Nehawka under
date of April 21, says: "On Sun
day, Mr. and MrB. Raymond Pollard
of Nehawka gave a re-union at the
family home. The occasion was the
return of the various members of the
family from their winter trips to dif
ferent parts of the world, some of
them having been in Hawaii, some in
southern California and some in
Haytl. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Pollard of Nehawka, Mrs.
Harriett Barnum, Mr. and Mrs. Ward
Cheney and Miss Harriett Cheney of
Union, Mrs. Emma Wallace and Miss
Harriett Wallace of Lincoln, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Pollard of Nehawka.
The guests of the occasion was Miss
Idress Head of St. Louis, Bister of
Mrs. Raymond Pollard. A royal din
ner was served and all had ample op
portunity to compare expelrences.'
Prof. J. W. Gamble, superintend
ent of the public schools, is in re
ceipt of a handsome copy of the pro
gram from the Qulncy, 111., high
school Held day exercises which will
be held June 3rd, in that city. The
brochure bears the name of Otto A.
Wurl as physical director. The pro
gram Is an excellent one and shows
that Mr. Wurl is certainly the man
for his position. Pro. Gamble was
quite pleased to have been remem
bered In the distribution of the pro
gram, and pronounces it one of the
best arranged he haB ever sen.
I
0
REELS
Eugene Barton of Union and Miss
Stella Herpst of Atchison,
Kansas, Married.
Union, Neb., April 22 (Special
to the Journal.) Eugene Barton, a
son of George P. Barton of this city,
was united in marriage at Atchison,
Kansas, to Miss Stella Herpst of that
city. The young couple arrived In
this city last evening for a brief visit
with the parents of the groom, be
fore going to Lincoln where they
will make their future home. The
wedding came as a surprise to the
many friends of the groom in thlB
place and vicinity. He is well and
favorable known along the line of
the Missouri Pacific between this
city and Lincoln having been em
ployed for some time past as brake
man on the passenger train between
these points and la a very worthy
and able young man. He had lived
In Union and its vicinity for a num
ber of years past and numbers his
friends by the scoro being a young
man whom to know was to like. The
bride Is a handsome and accomplish
ed young lady of Atchison and has
a great many frienda in that locality
where she has lived for many years.
She Is a talented and bright young
lady of many rare attainments. The
many good frienda of these excel
lent young people unite In the best
wishes for a long and happy mar
ried life.
Depart for the Golden State.
Former County Commissioner J. C.
Hays, now a resident of Pasadena,
Cal., who has been spending several
months in this vicinity attending to
business matters and who was in
the city yesterday, departed this
morning for Omaha from which point
he will start for his home. Mr. Hays
Is an enthuBlaBtlc Callfornlan and his
opinion of Nebraska weather,' espe
cially that of the past week, is not
of the highest. Talking with the
Journal man, he expressed himself
as disgusted with the cold wave
which swept over this section sev
eral days since and did such wide
spread damage and he also was con
siderably worried over the long con
tinued dry spell In this vicinity. Mr.
Hays, who farmed in this country
for many years, states that he con
siders the season very unusual. He
Is also much surprised at the high
price of land throughout the middle
states and lays it to the great in
creased supply of gold in the world.
To this cause he also attributes the
high prlcea for food products and
the increased cost of living, aa it ia
termed. Mr. Hays took occasion to
speak highly of the Journal's recent
letters from Texas and Oklahoma,
as he Is especially interested in the
latter state, having a son located
near El Reno. He was pleased to
learn conditions In that Bectlon were
bo good. He carried with him to
California the greetings of his many
friends to the Nebraskans located
there.
Burlington Century Plant.
From Friday's Dally.
The century plant presented to the
Burlington road some time ago by
C. F. Guthman then of this city but
now In Idaho, was taken from its
winter quarters yesterday and
brought down to its summer resting
place in the little park at the foot
of Main street. The big plant was
stored In the shops during the win
ter where it Is warm and went
through the winter in pretty good
shape, everything considered, it
shows the effect of the warm atmos
phere of the shops, however, the
leaves being rather pale in color and
looking delicate. Owing to the freak
weather which Is prevailing over this
part of the world, it is doubtful If
the plant hasn't been brought out of
hiding too soon as this morning feels
a good deal like another winter was
on us. The plant has been owned
here for somo thirty or more years
and is a fine specimen but that Is no
guarantee that the weather man
won't turn his cold wave on It and
put it out of business most any old
time.
An automobile party of ladles
came up yesterday from Murray to
spend the afternoon in the city and
to look after bo me business matters.
The party consisted of Mesdamei
Gertrude Wiley, Julius lAsch (and
Hattle Allison. They returned home,
in the late afternoon.
i TINGLING
Lutli Was Left Behind.
The Herald had the pleasure of an
unexpected but very welcome call on
Wednesday from N. J. Ludi, editor
and proprietor of the Wahoo Demo
crat. It was rather unexpected on
Brother Ludl's part as well. He had
attended a meeting in Cass county
and was en route south on the M. P.,
alighting at Auburn to eat his din
ner. While busily engaged in supply
ing the inner man he did not keep
his eye on the train, which quietlv
departed, leaving him with several
hours to devote to the absorption of
the advantages of Auburn. Being a
Democrat, the fact of being left did
not bother him greatly, as all Demo
crats are of necessity phllosophere.
Auburn Herald.
RATHER All EX-
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Tongue of Wagon Drops and
Mules Dash Up Main Street.
People along Main street at noon
saw one of the most thrilling and
spectacular runaways seen in this
city for many years, and also wit
nessed a lino exhibition of nerve by
William Spencer, a young man who
was handling the runaways. The
team which created all tho excite
ment was a fine team of young mules
which, were hitched to the wag
on. Spencer, who is a comparative
ly new comer in thla city, having
recently moved here from Cedar
Creek, was engaged in weighing his
wagon at the Bacles at Egenberger's
coal yard preparatory to loading on
some stuff for delivery, when the
tongue of the wagon dropped down
and the team suddenly started on a
run up Main street. Spencer who
was In the wagon, showed the splen
did grit of which he is possessor and
firmly grasping the lines Bought to
bring the Beared mules to a stop. The
team ran the length of Main street
from the coal office at Third and
Main streets to the Hotel Riley, at
the corner of Sixth and Main before
they were Btopped, the wagon ton
gue bouncing about from Bide to
side and threatening every moment
to overturn the wagon and possibly
Injure or kill the fearless driver.
Rowever by great, good fortune,
this disaster was averted and the
team came to a stop at Sixth and
Main after several citizens had ran to
the assistance of Mr. Spencer. It
waa a wild and exciting race over
three blocka and drew lurge crowds
from the stores along the street. The
damage done waa nominal, the mules
suffering several small cuts about
the hoofs of the front feet and bleed
ing a little while the wagon suffered
a broken double-tree. Spencer was
uninjured, and smilingly unhooked
the team from the wagon after they
had stopped, seeming to consider his
feat as nothing unusual. He states
that the team is a flue, young team
of mules and have always been gen
tlem and ascribes the trouble to the
poor wagon to which they were hitch
ed. He la a young man and haa been
engaged in draylng In the city
for some little time, making his
home here. He drove the mules to
their barn, where he had their hoofs
treated and he does not believe any
thing Berlous will result from their
cuts.
Sentence Snucwletl.
Judge M. Archer last evening
heard the case wherein Jaa. Hlgley
Jr., aa charged with having tried
to lacerate and chew up up one
Batman. The boy was ararlgned aud
the facts stated to Judge Archer,
who eventually find the boy $5 and
costs and suspended the sentence
pending good behavior. Judge Arch
er was loath to impose a jail sent
ence on the lad on account of his
years and a humanitarian desire to
keep him out of bad company, hence
this action. The boy was given a
good lecture and also given to un
derstand that unless he reformed aud
behaved himself the sentence would
be put In operation and he would
bo compelled to serve it out. It
appears that the boy's father and
stepmother are in no wise to blama
for his misconduct and that both of
them have done everything possible
to make him behave but with small
success. Judge Archer intimated an
other appearance before him would
result In a, reference of the case to
the county court and a probable sen
tence to the state reformatory.
III. Grubev of Murray was In the
city last evening being registered at
the Perkins hotel.