The - Plattsmouth - Journal
Published Seml-Weekfy at
w
R. A. BATES,
Entered at the I'ostolllce at I'UttHrnoutli, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Fptaker Cannon's refusal to tako
the count of ton thin year means the
progressives will have to punch hi in
aome more In the name place.
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Enumerators began work in AlaHka
luHt week. Why not let tho (luggnn
liclms tako the AlaHka census? They
are taking everything dse up there.
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Keveral KiirIIhIi women have ap
peared In I-ondoii wllh hand-painted
hatH. Mayho tho dear creatures'
hands (dipped In applyliiK the colors.
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There's a achemo on foot to Have
tho government $10,000 a year on
jioHtoffho wrapping; twlito. Hut there
will be JiiHt as much red tape an
ever.
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An Iowa Matt-miian want each
county treasurer autnonzod to pay
over a dollar for each buhy born in
bin county. This In protection of in
fant IndiiHtry ogalnst which tho most
radical will (scarcely ralno an objec
tion particularly in the llawkeye
Mate, where tho crop of Insurgents
1a being aHHlduouHly cultivated.
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Iteports from Lincoln nay that llur
kctt's frlendi, (the postmasters and
federal officials!) are getting uneasy
over tho prohahlo result of tho elec 1
tlon thlx full. They are of the opin
ion that he will bo nominated, but
they fear the people at tho Kenernl
election. 1 1 1 h retold In tho donate Ij
one that the people of Nebraska will
not support.
National Committeeman Kosewatcr
has disclosed after the convention
w lint the Star sought to disc lose be
fore It, that the failure to make (leo.
NoitIh t hull man would be recognized
us a Ktandput vUtory. Wherefore If
we admit that this In an Insurgent
Hate, we miiht conclude that In poli
tics there are a great many nu n
whose hindsight Ih luuch clearer than
their foresight. Lincoln Stur. Itep.
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It Is an evident fact that all Re
publican candidates for the leglsla-
ture are against county option, and
the voters do not want to forget that'omloa, basU wlthout
when they vote for the Republican
candidates they are voting for coun
ty option. Tho Mate Republican con
vention declared for county option by
an overwhelming majority, ami the
sixteen delegates frou Cuss county
voted solidly for It.
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The old state Journal l. as usual,
with it, endeavoring to stir up dis
cord In the Democratic ranks. It is
beyond the power of the old mischief
maker to stay the mutiny tide that
has already formed lu the Republi
can party on account of the county
option plank lu their platform, and.
believing In the old alng. 'that
misery loves company," the leach up
on the public teat of Nebraska Is do
ing all lu Its power to create such a
Mate of affairs In the ranks of the
Democratic party.
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If you believe that one section of
the county shall dictate what another
section should do, then you are a
county optlonlst, but If you believe
that each section should look after
their own interests, then you are
ugalnst county option. What is to
the Interests of one community may
not be to the Interests of another
community, and. therefore, each com
munity should he allowed to do as
the residents of each community de
id re on the liquor uuestton. A vote
gainst scouuty option means that one
xectton of the tounty has no right
to say what another section should
lo. Here ou are In a nutshell.
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Victor Rosowater is one of those
Republicans who Is situated about
half way bctwevu tho devil and the
deep blue soa, idnce the adoption of
a county option plank In tho Repub
lican platform, lie Is not a county
ptloiilst.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Publisher.
Among; those who did not have any
conHpIc nous part in the Ohio Repub
lican ronvcntlon was Joneph U. For
aker. Tho Democratic convention at
Crand Inland was tho largest atate
convention ever held in Nebraska.
The action of tho convention was a
foregone conclusion weeks before the
chairman rapped for order. The
platform report wus unique In that
It presented two nilnorty reports and
ono dissent from a plank unaccom
panied by a minority report. Tho
minority report demanding the re
jection of county option was defeat
ed by Just four more votes than Mr.
Bryan's demand for a county option
plank. Tho convention took tho po
sition that the Initiative and refer
endum would offer the best practical
solution of all such questions.
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Tho Btandpat record of Senators
Iturkett and Drown was vindicated at
tho Lincoln convention by tho de
feat of Congressman NorrU, Insur
gent, for temporary chairman. Tho
Republican convention's declaration
for county option Is in queer contrast
to that party's record on tho liquor
question for tho pant twenty years.
Although In almost uninterrupted
power for the last quarter of a cen
turt the G. O. 1, took not one ad
vance atep on tho liquor question.
Now it sees a chance to again se
cure control by advocating county op
tion. And tho queer part of It Is
that the innn most likely to get the
Republican gubernatorial nomnaton
Is the man who In the 1 1 0 7 session,
was tho mnn who led tho fight against
the county option bill and secured
Its defeat.
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The endorsement given to the
halltMtherger administration by the
Grand Island convention was hearty
and sincere. And it was as deserved
as it was sincere. The present ad
ministration has been business like
from the start. Tho state Instttu-
,ioI18 are Mng condlK.ted pn an PP0.
In any wise
stinting the unfortunate Inmates.
There has not been a single breath
of scandal in connection with any one
of them. The state's finances were
never In better shape, tho tax rate is
loxver than at aily me for year8 am,
the treasury Is full to overflowing.
Tho state prison Is practically self
sustaining, and the pardoning power
ha been used sparingly. There will
be no deflclences to provide for at
the next season of the legislature.
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The attempt to deprive the Popu
lists of representation upon the state
ticket, and also for the Republican
machine an advantage by manipulat
ing the courts, has come to naught.
Last Thursday Judge Frost of the
Lancaster distrUt court refused to
make permanent the Injunction that
was sought by Victor Kosewatcr. who
asked that all candidates who had fil
ed for both Democratic and Popu
list nominations without paying two
fees should be denied one or the
other filing. Judge Frost held that
the pavnent of one filing fee was
sufficient and dismissed the case
Secretary of State Junkin will now bo
compelled to abadon his peanut poli
tical program and certify the nomina
tions tJ the county dorks. It was
Junkin himself who refused to ac
cept more than one filing fee. and
In this he was gludol by a wrtten
opinion from
Attorney General
Thompson. Then Junkin turned
around and refused to certify the
double nominations to the county
dorks.
The Carnegie institute U n-aklcg
a catalogue of the stars. Does this
mean that Mr. Carnegie, lu view of
the possibilities of higher aviation,
propose to orgaulre a stellar trust?
Don't forget the date Tuesday,
August 16, Is tiie primary election for
the nomination of all candidates,
state and county.
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County option cuts no figure lu the
primary election, but tho general
election in November is wheu the
flreworkB take place.
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If county option should carry In
Cass county, It will mean on nf tae
dullest towns In Nebraska for I'latU
niouth and four or five more empty
buildings.
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A Republican remarked since the
Republican state convention, that a
party that will adopt such a plat
form as was adopted at Lincoln,
should go down In defeat.
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One week from next Tuesday Is
the primary election. If yon May
away from the polls and don't vote
for your favorite for governor, don't
growl because be Is not nominated,
because It will be as much your fault
as anyone else's that be Is defeated.
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Probably the Rhode Island senator
from Nebraska will conclude after
tho general election that ho don't care
about going back to Washington.
"Slippery Elmer" may then remove
to Rhode Island, the Interests of
which state he has stood up for so
manfully.
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The portly president Bays that ev
erybody should have two or three
months' vacation. Now If he will
Biipplmenet this utterance of surpass
ing wisdom with plans and specifi
cations for securing the desired end
ho will make his first hit with the
"common people."
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As side-steppers the leaders of the
Republican party In Nebraska take
the whole bake shop. They endor
sed Taft's administration and at the
same time condemned poor Old Joo
Cannon, who attempted to carry out
to tho letter Taft's program. Now,
ain't that Inconsistency with a ven
gance? :o:
Of course Senator Aldrlch did not do
all those things' single handed and
alone, and the helpers are the fel
lows the insurgents aro after. They
ore now after one of them In this
state and his name Is Slippery
Elmer" Ilurkett, who has pulled the
wool over theeyes of the people of
i
Nebraska about long enough.
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Republican leaders don't like the
primary election law. They ought to,
as their party, Is responsible for H.
Hut. then, the Republicans don't like
anything in which the people have a
voice. Like the man who Is running
for seuator on the Republican ticket
In Cass county, they don't believe the
people are capable of Judging who
they want for United States senator.
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Some Idea of the remarkable In
creaso of population In the southern
and southwestern states the past de
cade Is to be gained from the census
bureau's announcement as to Okla
homa City. The census Just taken
shows a population of 64,203, an
Increase of 54.16S since 19100, and
an Increase of 31.753 since 1!0,
when a special census showed 32,
432. The ratio of increase in three
years is t7.S per cent and-for the
ten years since the last previous cen
sus it Is nearly 5 40 per cent.
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The nomination of William II.
Terry, by the Independents, to the
office of governor brings Joy to mil
lions of hearts. The selection of a
man of lofty moral principles, who
has proved to the public his truth
worthy character In the discharge of
most responsible official duties,
brings assurance that the righteous
forces of the grand old Keystone
state are rising in a mighty tide
against the chain of corruption which
for more than a generation has made
the name of Pennsylvania a by-word
throughout the union.
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There is little doubt that the king's
accession declaration bill Just passed
second reading by the house of com
mons by a comfortable majority, will
soon become a law. It will have lit
tle opposition In the house of lords
As It now stands the bill eliminate
the pronouncement against Catholic
ism a:il the declaration "I am a
faithful prott-stant" Is submitted. The
anti-Catholic declaration has long
been a dead letter, but its elimina
tion from the oath Is but Justice to
Englishmen In this age of freedom
of conscience and religious liberty.
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The llarriman estate, estimated at
over $'40,000,000 at the time of his
death, is now placed by the executor
at $71,000,000. There has been little
change since Mr. Ilarrlman's death in
the average value of the stocks and
bonds of which the estate is mainly
composed. The fifty per cent shrink
age is due mainly to tho fact that the
state of New York is about to levy a
tax thereon. For tax dodging pur
poses $71,000,000 Is a very conserva
tive estimate. As collateral for bor
rowing purposes In the manipulations
of Its late owner this seventy-one
millions could easily be swelled to
thrice the amount by the alchemy of
high finance.
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If crude rubber Is admitted free of
duty, can you imagine way there
should be a tariff duty of 35 per cent
on manufactured rubber, which you
must buy In some form? If that Is
not robbery what would you call It?
Tho new tariff Increased this tariff
from 30 per cent under the Dlngley
law to 33 per cent. Now you know
why you are forced to pay such high
prices for any kind of rubber goods.
The rubber trust robs you by the aid
of the Payne-Aldiich tariff law, which
"Slippery" Elmer Durkett voted for
In the United States senate, and now
has the audacity to ask the people of
Nebraska to send him back, that he
may further serve the Interests of
the corporations of the east.
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lu Honor of Cousins.
The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.
M A Ruttery north of t,hl3 city was
the scene of merriment and frolic
yesterday afternoon when Essie and
Elwood, delightfully entertained a
large number of their playmates at
a picnic All this was In honor of
their cousins, Pearl and Earl Adair
of Springfield, who are visiting rel
atives in the city. Various games,
amusements and all sorts of pranks
which children delight in were play
ed and Indulged In and which large
ly Increased as well as added to
the afternoon of fun. Then too, a
delicious picnic luncheon had been
prepared by Mrs. Buttery and at a
welcome hour this was served in reg
ular picnic style and was one which
the children could not fall to do full
Justice to. It was a late hour when
the guests started for their homes,
tired, but having had a splendid time.
Those In ottendance were Eunice
Kline, Christina Evers, Minale Evers,
Paulo and Florence Kalasek, Mar
garet Ruttery, Kate York, Amanda
Sattlor, Leta Jacks, Maude Super
nant, Glayds McMaken, Glayds Hall,
Evelyn Rlshel, Zella Elliott, Edith
Rebal, Glen Kline, Glen Elliott, Will
Fitzgerald, Thilip Campbell, Ray Mc
Maken, Joseph McMaken, David
Rutherford, Ernest Buttery, Joe But
tery, Mrs. Thompson, Miss Lillian
Thompson, Mrs. W. Rlshel.
Hands In Kesignation.
County Attorney W. C. Ramsey
today was guilty of a feat which no
Republican has ever been known to
perform, viz; resign a public office.
It has been rumored for some time
that the attorney had in contempla
tion this step, and when on the last
ay for filing nominations, passed and
he did not file for a second term, the
rumor gained weight. Today it is no
longer a rumor but a settled fact that
a good Democrat steps aside and al
lows a Republican board to appoint
his successor.
As was also rumored that the Re
publican candidate for the position
would likely receive the appoint
ment, this rumor proved to have a
foundation in fact, for that Is what
the board did. Upon accepting the
resignation of Mr. Ramsey, the ap
pointment of C. H. Taylor was male
with the unanimous vote of the
board.
Usually in the past the Republican
appointee to an office who has been
an aspirant for election has been It ft
at the polls. The same will bapien
this fall If the right man Is prevailed
on to take the nomination.
Attend Malvern Carnival.
Among thoe departing for Mal
vern to see the ball game today w ere:
Thomas Walling and son Robert. M.
M- Beal and wife. George Lindsay, the
photographer, all going by train.
Earlier in the day John Bauer. It. A.
Schneider. Fred Egenberger and Gus
Larsen boarded Pauer L Sons tour
ing car and autoed over while the
rr.ornlrg was cool. The Plattsmouth
ball team will Cad plenty of fans to
cheer for then today.
IK Pill ELEC
TION, AUGUST 16
The List of Judges and Clerks
of Same in the Various
Precintes.
Clerk of the District Court James
M. Robertson has Just completed the
list of the Judges and clerks of the
primary election which occurs on
Tuesday, August 16. They appear as
follows in the various precincts and
wards in which they are elected to
serve:
Tipton J. C. Benz, Joe Allen and
Allison Snoke, Judges; R. C. Wenzel
and Ed. Betts, clerks.
Greenwood George P. Foreman.
James Greer and IL H. Wilson, Jud
ges; E. M. Stone and C. F. Bouk,
clerks.
Salt Creek W. E. Hand, F. II.
Goodfellow and Frank Nichols, Jud
ges; C A. Mathews and Lyman
James, clerks.
Stove Creek E. H. Boyles, M. W.
Waltz and William Leffler, Judges;
Fred Jeary and E. T. Comer, clerks.
Elmwood A. IL Waltz, Herman
Schmidt and W. O. Schewe, Judges;
Clarence .Pool and A. A. Gakemeier,
clerks.
South Bend Fred Weaver, Frank
Creamer and Henry Stander, Judges;
Walter Thimgan and W. M. Rich
ards, clerks.
Weeping Water (precinct) Geo.
Woods, William Wallen and John
Burke, Judges; Walter Norval and
Fred Schaffer, clerks.
Center L. A. Cowan, Thomas
Keckler and Charles Garllck, Judges;
W. J. Rau and Walter Jennings,
clerks.
Louisville D. J. Vanscoysc, M. X.
Drake and Thoedore Heins, Judges;
F. II. Nickols and Mike Tritsch,
clerics.
. Avoca E. II. Norrl3, Amsdel Shel
don and M. M. Straub, Judges; L. J.
Marquardt and Joseph ZImmeret
clerks.
Mt. Pleasant Louis Puis, William
Shuman and Peter Anderson. Judges;
Alfred Jameson and T. A. Wiles, Jr.,
clerks.
Eight Mile Grove W. H. Hell. J.
W. Tritsch and Louis Fredrich, Jud
ges; Philip Horn and If. T. Becker,
clerks.
Nehawka Charles Heebner, Ceo.
Switzer and B. F. Moore, judges; M.
D. Pollard and Robert C. Alford,
clerks.
Liberty J. D. Bramblet, Dan
Lynn and John Hansel, judges; A.
T. Taylor and William Cross, clerks.
First Rock Bluffs W. E. Dull,
Lee Oldham and T. W. Vallery, Jud
ges; W. C. Brown and Sam Pitman,
clerks.
Second Rock Bluffs C. A. Har
vey, W. P. Hutchison and AT Nick
els, Judges; Arthur Troop and Albert
Wheeler, clerks.
Plattsmouth (precinct) Joseph
Adams, John Kaffenberger and Fred
Nolting, judges; Cash Wiles and Wm.
Rummel, clerks.
Weeping Water City First ward:
R. F. Kennedy, J. J. Meier and R. D.
McNurlln, Judges. C. E. Tefft and
J. T. Hams, clerks. Second ward
Turner Zink, D. F. Dudley and X. C.
Halmes, judges; C. A. Webster and
James B. Hungate, clerks. Third
ward George Hunt, M. Pentlco and
John Fowler, Judges; James Wade
and Henry Haslaim, clerks.
Plattsmouth City First ward; M.
D. Me??ersmlth, J. II. Thrasher and
J. H. Donnelly, Judges; B. A. McEl
waln and George Falter, clerks. Se
cond ward Adam Kurtz, Claus Boe
tal and William Weber, Judges; H.
H. Goos and Guy McMaken, clerks.
Third ward J. H. Becker. J. R. Kel
ley and B. Chriswisser, judges; Geo.
Sayles and B. Wurl, clerks. Fourth
ward John Weyrich, August Tartsch
and J. J. Schulhof, judges; John C.
Peterson and Anton Nitka, clerks.
Fifth ward J. B. Green, John Von
dron and F. Helnrich, judges; Fred
Hesse and William Gravltt, clerks.
Under the law as now in force, the
clerk sends each election officer no
tice of his appointment, enclosed in
a sealed wrapper and registered to
his address. Formerly, the sheriff of
the county served notices the samq
as summons, which r.ade the expenso
quite heavy. The Judces and
clerks selectci for thep rimary will
also serve at the regular November
election.
F.eturnH From I'luluvlcw.
Glen Vallery was In the city last
evening to meet his wife who return
ed from a visit at Plalnview. Mr. Val
lery went out to Plalnview with bin
wife but returned a few days earlier.
Mr. Vallery says the corn crop about
Plalnview is In better condition than
most of the fields In this vicinity,
The stock Is a little heavier pud I bo
blades a darker green. But lit ic
gard to other crops, whllo tho tint
was fine and heavy, tho wheal iiiqi
of Cass beats the Pierce county wheal
to a considerable extent,
Buys Cas County Farm.
Adam Meisinger, one of the enter
prising farmers of near Cedar Creek,
today became the owner of the John
D. Theirolf farm two miles southeast
of Cedar Creek. The purchase price
was $'.',000, which is a reasonable
price for so good a farm. The im
provements on the place are worth
anyway $3,000. The farm consists
of 120 acres of as good land as Casi
county affords. Mr. Meisinger is to
be congratulated upon finding a farm
in this county In which to invest hU
money.
POS
Should Convince the Greatest
Skeotic in Plattsmouth.
Because It i3 the evidence of a
' Plattsmouth citizen.
Testimony easily investigated,
The strongest endorsement -of mer
it. Tfffe best proof. Read it:
J. W. Hickson, Oakstreet, Platts
mouth, Neb., says: "I will never
cease to praise Doan's Kidney Pills,
as they proved of such great benefit
to me several years ago. For some
time I was caused much suffering D7
attacks of lumbago that came on
without the least warning. The sim
plest movement was painful and I
was also annoyed by irregular pass
ages of the kidney secretions. I
read so much about Doan's Kidney
Pills that I finally procured a box at
Gerlng & Co.'s drug store. I was so
gratified with the results of their use
that I publicly recommended them in
1906 and at this time, I willingly veri
fy that statement. I hope that other
kidney sufferers will profit by my
experience."
For sate Dy ail dealers. Price El
cents. Foster-MIlb'irn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unite!
States.
Remember the name Doan'a
and take no other.
The Word With the Bark On. ,
There is no use talking or ever
hinting at dodging county option by
candidates of either party for the leg
islature. A legislature with a Demo
cratic majority may surely be de
pended upon to vote against a county
option measure, and a legislature
with a Republican majority will just
as surely pas3 a county option law.
The two parties are pledged and the
legislative candidate of either p&rty
who does not Intend to stand by that
pledge had better say so now. The
person who argues that county op
tion is not a party issue in Nebraska
has another guess coming. Kearne
Hub.
The Hub is one of the leading Re
publican papers In Nebraska. Every
Republican candidate for the legisla
ture Is bound by the plank adopted
by the Republican state convention la
favor of county option. There Is
no carrying water on both shoulders
this year. The Republican party i-t
out and out for county option, white
the Democratic candidates for the leg
islature are opposed to it.
George B. Mann of the Journal
force who has been spending his
three weeks vacation on the plains in
McPherson county, returned last ev
ening and resumed his duties at tho
old stand. The corn crop in that
section is In fine condition. A week
ago an all night rain visited that
county, putting all crops In excellent
shape.
Get Well First
Don't risk even a penny until health
lint returns.
And I mean )ut xnrtly thnt.
I am the ono iliyK'tu who rs to the i!rk "I
will. out u( my own ixuki-t, my lor your uiodU
emrt if it l:uU to !rltiK you lulii '."
And (or '-"O yi-r Ir. slump' ni,Hlirini hav
bii i"il mid nvouimi'tulwl in tvtry city and
hnmlot in Anixrica. TIh'J aro positively tutud
ard in viiry community and ewrywharr.
Thi n why pity tho ch.-Ii, and ul your risk, tor
etlior iiiiwarrontod and uncertain mpdicliimf
Thoiimiiil upon tlioiuutuiU hne in tno pat
uiTo(iilly ud Pr. Mioop h torntiv.
When tha Stomarh nerves, or tho Heart or Kit
try nerve dill . lhi"o sick oii" lnuT luiw qulok.y
Pr. Slump' Kttortivn wlll hrtng them Uick to
health aimin. Hut bist o'u7, t,icy fXMttioe
lytikeiw nwiryrisk tchatecer.They know
that whonnriw; lnltl (atl t.
rturn. Ir. I h nvtshop will
hlmeU fladly I IE IT a limy tli dm.
I l lor that let. And ir
that t-t a lull SO day tnwtmenl li tivoly granted.
But writ ni (Irsl fur an order.
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Dr. Shoop's
Restorative