hiring as &o
TO OUR STORE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY!
For these two days aud for cash onl; , we will sell
a pure all-wool blue serge men's suit for
Q a
up
This price does not represent the suit. These
are clean ups from lines that sold at $12, S15 and $18
and are first-class high-grade suits. "We cannot
duplicate them at the price and we cannot guarantee
that you will find your size in these unless you come
on Friday. See them in our corner window. In our
west window you will see genuine Shawknit sox at
18c. You should takeadvantage of these bonafide
price reductions. There's no easier way for you
to make money.
On En
VJoscott's
THE HOME OF SATISFACTION
lev Fall Goods are Arriving Daily.
Short Locals
From Saturday's Dally.
Alf. Nickels from south of the city
near Murray was iu town today.
S. H. Atwood of Lincoln was a
riattsniouth visitor on business to
day. Miss Helen Cline went to Omaha
this morning to visit friends for two
lays.
'Mrs. F. D. Close and Mrs. J. V.
Wood spent the day in Omaha going
on the morning train.
George Bayles, the grain man re
turned from Cedar Creek this morn
ing where he was called on business,
j Mrs. John Kuhney who has been
ill for several days, is slightly im
proved but not yet able to leave her
ted.
Mrs. John Ledgway and children,
Jessie, Mabel and Jack, went to Om
aha on the morning train to spend
the day.
Mrs. M. S. Hardy and her mother,
Mrs. E. Perry went to Glenwod today
where they will visit relatives for a
week or more.
County Surveyor Patterson return
ed from the county this morning
where he was called yesterday to do
some surveying.
Miss Mary Martin went to West
Point this morning where she will
attend to her professional duties for
an indefinite time.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Fields and son,
Ola, went to Pacific Junction on the
morning train today where they will
visit friends for a few days.
Miss Marie Kaufman of Cedar
Creek returned from St. Joe, Mo.,
this morning where she has been for
some time buying goods for her Ce
dar Creek store.
Mrs. Clayton E. Marshall of Lin
coln, arrived this morning to be the
guest of the G. Fickler home for a
few days. Mr. Marshall will Join his
wife here Sunday.
Don't let the baby suffer from
eczema, sores or any itching of the
skin. Doan's Ointment gives Instant
relief, cures quickly. Perfectly safe
for children. All druggists sell it.
Dave West, Mrs. James Allison
and daughter, Miss Eva, Mrs. Car
per and Jamie Peterson, motered
from Nehawka this morning and at
tended to some business In probate
court.
George Aylesworth of Kansas City,
visited between trnins yesterday at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Kate Oliver, who unfortunately was
out of the city attending the picnic
at Springfield, and arrived after her
grandson had departed for his home.
William Jasper and wife of Iloly
oke, Col., arrived this morning and
will visit Mrs. Jasper's sister, Mrs.
Jacob llelnrlcu for two days, when
they will depart for Adnir where a
sister of Mr. Jasper's will be visited
a time.
50ns
A. S. Will who has been looking
after his crops in Oklahoma, return
ed last evening on No. 2.
W. P. Hutchinson of Rock Bluffs
went to Omaha on the morning train
today to look after business mat
ters.
Miss Helen Jess returned from
Lincoln last evening where she has
visited with relatives for several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark lies left this
morning for Irvington, Neb., to vis
it Mr. Ilcs's sister for n couple of
weeks.
Hugh Riley was called to Omaha
this morning on business and depart
ed on the early morning train for
that city.
George II. Meisinger was a passen
ger to tre metropolis on the morning
train today where he was called on
business.
Airs. Ed. Hume, son (Fd.,, and
daughter, Ethel, went to Omaha on
the morning train today to do a lit
tle shopping.
Mrs. L. G. Murphy who is a guest
of Byron Clarke and family, went to
Omaha this morning for a few days
visit with friends.
Joe Burton of Murray came up
this morning and boarded the early
train for the metropolis, going on
Important business.
Miss Carrie Greenwald was a pas
senger to Falls City, Neb., this af
ternoon where she will spend Sun
day with her mother.
R. M. Sfhlaes was called to Om
aha this morning on the early train
where he spent a few hours looking
after business matters.
John Group and famUy of Louis
ville 'came to Plattsmouth by auto
today and looked after business mat
ters at the court house.
Mrs. II. N. Dovey and daughter,
Miss Florence, returned last evening
from Lake Okibojl, where they have
been spending their vacation.
H. C. McMaken and son, Guy, were
called to Council Bluffs this morning
on Important business and departed
for that city on the first train.
F. G. Frlcke and son, Edwin, re
turned yesterday from a ten days
trip to the Wisconsin lakes, where
they have fished and hunted moose
and deer.
George Dovey went to Omaha this
morning to bring back the finishing
touches for the ball to be given by
the "Four Hundred" at Coates hall
tonight.
Guss Scull who has been In Platts
mouth for five or six months employ
ed with the section men across tlie
river, departed for Chicago this af
ternoon. A. A. Hurtzler who has been visit
ing his aged mother at Grlswold, la
for three weeks, returned this morn
ing. A. A. said ho was glad to get
bark to a country where It Is "moist,"
as ho had better health In this climate.
N. K. Peoples was culled to Om
aha this afternoon on business.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Green and two
daughters were Omaha visitors this
afternoon.
Will Patterson from west of Mur
ray was a Plattsmouth visitor on
business today.
Henry Hempel of Lincoln came In
today to be the guest of relatives
over Sunday.
August Rosier and wife spent the
afternoon In the metropolis, going
on the fast mail.
A. E. Quinn returned last evening
from Omaha where he had been on
business for a couple of days.
Miss Anna Nashel was aa Omaha
passenger this afternoon where she
called on friends for a short time.
William Budig was an Omaha pas
senger on the morning train today
w here he was tailed on business.
Mrs. Alva Nelson aud eon Lloyd
went to Denlson, la., this afternoon
to visit relatives for a short time.
Miss Mattie Larson returned home
last evening from a week's visit with
relatives and friends near Union.
W. F. Chaddock, wife and chil
dren went to Omaha this morning
and will visit friends over Sunday.
Dr. V. B. Elster came In from Om
aha last evening to attend the an
nual picnic of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
0. F. Ilerold and wife and chil
dren, Inez and Sol, went to Omaha
this morning to spend the day with
friends.
Mabel and Janice Grassman re
turned to their home at Alliance this
afternoon after a month's visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Martin Nelson went to Om
aha and Council Bluffs this after
noon where she will visit her sister
over Sunday.
Mrs. W. McKinnle and babe were
Omaha passengers this afternoon
where ,they visited Mr. McKinnle
over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Johnson returned from
St. Louis this afternoon where she
has visited her sister, Mrs. Williams
for a month.
Mrs. William Clans and daughter
Miss Fertha, were called to Omaha
this afternoon to look af'er some
business matters.
Mrs. Leon Burton of. Omaha ar
rived last evening to be the guest of
Mrs. Grace Windham and other
friends over Sunday.
E. F. Oaks of Fairbury who has
been the guest of the L. Rusteriioltz
home near Murray for a short time,
was in the city today.
Mrs. J. A. Hell ar 1 daughter,
Esther, stopped in IMutismouth a few-
hours today en route f;or.i Union to
their home at Omaha.
Mrs. Lottie feutor of Lin-o'n nr-
rhed tl:is afternoon and will Le the
guest of lier parents, Mr. G. Fickler
and wife for a few days.
Mrs. S. II. Atwood and daughter
MIs-3 Julia arrive! this morning to
visit Mrs. AtwooiVs mother, M
II. Darneip for a few days.
c.
liiss Julia Blgley of Omaha who
lias' been the guest of Miss Mary
McElroy for a few days returned
to htr home this afternoon.
Miss Ethel Bates spent the after
noon in Omaha, going on the fast
mail.
Mrs Lee Sharp and babe were pas
sengers to the metropolis this af
ternoon. Mrs. P. E. Ruffner went to Omaha
this afternoon to spend Sunday with
her daughter.
J. J. Chandler of Faclfic Junction
was In the city today looking after
business affairs.
E. E. Hilton of Omaha arrived
this afternoon and will visit his fam
ily over unday.
Mrs. T. E. Jennings was a passen
ger to the metropolis on the fast
mail this afternoon
Miss Ilattle Fight returned from
Cedar Creek this morning where she
has visited friends for a few days.
Mrs. N. Ilalmes and her daughter,
Mrs. Mockenhaupt, went to Omaha
this afternoon where they will spend
Sunday with friends.
Mrs. J. C. York and daughter, Miss
Katie, returned from Watson, Mo.,
this afternoon where they have been
visiting relatives for a time.
William Spangler and wife and
adopted daughter, Stella, were in
the city today, having driven over
from their home near Weeping Wa
ter. Miss Julia Kerr was a passenger
to Wabash this afternoon where she
will spend a week visiting with rel
atives and friends.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars the
S'-gnaturo
600D FOR C011
IMPROVE WENT OF WATERWAYS
WILL DEVELOP RESOURCES
OF EVERY SECTION.
FKEICUT CARRIED CHEAPLY
Make Direct Saving In Cot ef Trans
portation by the Water Routes, and
Indirectly Serve to Lower Railway
Carrying Rates.
The claim has been made in previ
ous articles and facts and figures
given to support the claim that wa
terways carry freight more cheaply
than the railways do or can. and that
they compel the railways to carry
freight more cheaply than they other
wise would, making a saving of hun
dreds of millions of dollars a year, even
under present conditions, and indicat
ing a vast Increase In that saving if all
waterways should be improved. And
then the surprising assertion was
made that the surest way to enlarge
the business and increase the profits
of the railroads of the United States
is to Improve the waterways ol the
United States. The best guide to the
future is the experience of the past,
so let us see what has actually hap
pened to railways when waterways
have, been Improved.
That the improvements in the chan
nels and harbors of the Jakes have
been of great benefit, both to the rail
ways which parallel thetr shores and
to those which run from lake cities to
the interior, is a fact so plain that
it needs no argument to support it
There are no more prosperous and
profitable roads in the country than
those that serve the region tributary
to the lakes. But no one questions
the wisdom of continuing the Improve
ment of the lakes, or of our ocean
harbors. The real question Is as to
the improvement of our rivers, and if
we wish to study the effect of river
improvement, either on railway reve
nues or national development, wa
must go to Europe.
Results in Bohemia.
During the fifteen years that im
provements were under way on the
Elbe river, in Bohemia, the river traf
fic, as a natural result of the bettei
channel, increased fivefold. But traf
fic on the competing railways In
creased still more largely and the dlv-
idends on the main line, from Tepllti
to Ausslg, rose to 16 per cent, per
annum.
Similar results followed the canali
zation of the River Main, from May-
ence, on the Rhine, to Frankfort,
which was finished In the latter part
of 18S6. The river traffic, which
amounted to only 15G.000 tons in that
year, began to grow and has kept on
growing, being l,27r,000 tons in 1902.
There are two railroads between
Frankfort and Mayence, one on each
side of the river. What happened to
them? Did their business show a se
rious falling off? Or wore they forced
Into the hands of a receiver? On the
contrary their traffic, which was 911,
000 tons In 18S0. also began to grew,
and by 10"2 had reached 1,90!),000
tons, or more than double what It was
when the railroads had a practical
monopoly of the business of Frank
fort. , The mere statement of the In
creased tonnage does not tell the
whole truth of the matter, for the
tonnage was not only more than
doubled in quantity, but greatly
raised in grade, so that It could pay,
and did pay, a much higher rate per
ton per mile.
Fine German Waterways.
Practically all the railways of Ger
many are state owned and state oper
ated. Out of a total of 35,000 miles,
in round numbers, only about 2,500
miles are operated by private com
panies. Germany also has one of tb
finest systems of waterways in the
world, and a study of the balance
sheet of the German railway system
shows that the results which followed
the Improvement -of the River Main
are not an exception, a mere coinci
dence, but are the natural outworking
of a principle of general application.
In the calendar year 1907, after paying
for operation, maintenance, repairs,
renewals, new equipment, Interest on
bonds, contribution to the sinking
fund, and every other item which the
most careful bookkeeping required to
be charged up, the German railways
turned S1C4.000.000 of absolutely net
revenues into the treasuries of the
various states. This was $5,050 per
mile of line operated, while the corre
sponding figure on United States rail
ways for the fiscal year 1906-7 was
only $1,907 a little over one-third as
much.
Much the greater part of the total
revenue of the German states Is de
rived from their railways, 71 cents out
of every dollar received by Prussia in
1907 being so obtained. Yet Gorman
statesmen keep on, year after year,
spending money earned by tbelr rail
ways in building and improving water
waya to compete with those same rail
ways, on which they depend as the
principal source of national Income.
In the light of the facta given above
it will not do to say that these Ger
man statesmen do not know what they
are about On the contrary, they are
.acting, as has been well said, "In fur
therance of a policy the wisdom of
which time and experience have fully
confirmed."
Always and everywhere the result
is the same the improvement of a
waterway Is a benefit to competing
railways. For this result, as for any
other, there Is a good and sufficient
reason, but It must be left for another
time to till what Unit reason Is.
WARMER SAYS WEATHER MAN
Frost Failej to Fall on Iowa as Pre
dicted.
D'S Mo'nes. Aug. 27. Iowa's cors
was mercifully saved by the weather
man. who just at the last moment
changed his mind with regard to the
fro.t which he promised would fall
over the state. Not a speck of frost
touched Iowa. The nearest It got was
South Dakota and frost was reported
at both Huron and Rapid City.
Sibley, In the northwestern part of
the state, reports the lowest tempera
ture of any Iowa town. The thermom
eter fell to 3!) at that point. In Des
Moines it got no lower than 45.
Dr. Chappel Is optimistic and the
fi-ars he expressed over the probable
fate of the corn crop are displaced by
the smiling assurance that the corn Is
all right. He says there Is no more
frost in sight, that It will undoubtedly
stay away from Iowa until Iowa Is
ready for it to come anil that the corn
Is just as safe as though It were har
vested. IOWA CENTRAL
TRAIN HELD UP
Eihl Man BaglnRotbing Passen
gsrs Whsn Crew Captures Five.
Mason City, la., Aug. 27. Midnight
passenger No. 6, the southbound Iowa
Central through train from the Twin
Cities to St. IahiIh, was In the bunds
of robbers for about fifteen minutes
at Albert Lou, Mlnu. live men board
ed the smoker at Gordonvllle, a small
flag station. Five miles north of
Northwood the train was flagged and
the engineer and fireman were covered
with guns, while the men, supposed to
have boarded the train at Albert Lea,
commenced relieving passengers of
their goods. They had only completed
the work in one coach when they were
frightened, and the train crew, get
ting hold of some guns, succeeded In
arresting five of them and they were
taken to Northwood and are In the
custody of the sheriff. Eight were Im
plicated In the robbery.
PEACE DOVE HOVERS
Anti-Saloon League and Amendment
Association May Get Together.
Des Moines, Aug. 27. That the dove
of peace Is hovering over the Iowa Anti-Saloon
league and the Iowa Consti
tutional Amendment association which
in the past have warred concerning
the propermetliod of securing prohibi
tion in the Btato, is shown by tho uc-
tlon of the Woodbury County Anti-Saloon
league, of which Mr. Sawyer was
formerly the head. The Woodbury
County Anti-Saloon league In a resolu
tion commending Mr. Sawyer's work
as the head of that organization urges
every Christian, philanthropic anil tem
perance organization to support the
Constitutional Amendment association
In the work that it Is doing. Tho reso
lution Is signed by the Revs. A. Norr
bom, W. T. MacDonald and N. R.
Hatliaway, nil of Sioux City, and all of
whom nre members of the hoard of
trustees of t he Iowa Antl Saloon
league.
IN CONFLICT OVER LAKE
Kossuth County Land Owners Clash
With Minnesota Neighbors.
A!r,ona, la., Aii. 27. Considerable
excitement exists in the north end of
the county over tho proposed draining
of liancroft lake. This lake Is located
iu Grant township on the lino between
Iowa and Minnesota, and covers quite
an area of good farm land. Kossuth
county surveyors question t he prac
ticability of draining the lake, but the
olflclals across the line in Minnesota
clulm that It can be done. They pro
pose to drain the part of the lake In
that state and then build a dyke on
the state lino to prevent tho water
from Iowa coming across. If this Is
carried out It will create much feeling
among the Iowa farmers. Tho matter
Is being wntched with Interest to see
how the end will bo.
For Hospital at Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge, la., Aug. 27. After In
vestigating several cities In tho state
as locations for a state Scandinavian
hospital, Drs. T. II. Iarson and T. K.
Hunt of Chicago have decided to build
their hospital In Fort Dodge. Dr. Hunt
Is now in Des Moines preparing to file
Incorporation papers. Scandinavian
churches of the state nre behind the
movement for a state hospital.
Drayman Fatally Struck.
Waterloo, la., Aug. 27. Harry C.
Bond, a drayman, started a quarrel at
the Illinois Central freight house
when he was struck over the eye by a
heavy Iron bar and probably fatally
Injured. His nssallant fled.
Girls Want to See Fair.
Mason City, la., Aug. 27. Twenty
five laundry girls employed by the
Mason City steam laundry struck be
cause they were refused permission
to attend the North Iowa fair by re
lays. Black Hills Pioneer Dead.
Deadwond, S. D.. Aug. 27. Albe
Holmes, a veteran mining man of the
Black Hills, died here of typhoid fever.
He wns hlxty t"o years old. Holmes
enme 1-rie In the rnrly rt:tvs from Car
son City, X"v , wl 're lie was fie Intl
mnte file" ' r.f Br t H i t", ''i ' ?:"V"1
1st. lie wn-? i' thiity third d : Ma
foil end wi;'' 1" ';;;owu In tl e v.".-l.
PHONE ORDER
NOTMODIFIEQ
Supreme Court Takes Case Un
der AdYlsement.
INJUNCTION STAYS THE SAME.
Waits Argument Before Full Bench on
Sept. 12 Nebraska Company Re
strained From Making Any Connec
tion With Independents at Platts
mouth, Nebraska City and Papillion.
Lincoln, Aug. 27. Tho supreme
court will not modify the temporary
Injunction issued to restrain the Ne
braska Telephone company troin mak
ing any connection with the independ
ent companies at Plattsmouth, Ne
braska City ami Papillion. Arguments
for a moditlcatlon of the injunction
were made and tho case taken under
advisement. The court decided that
inasmuch as the full court was not
present It would not pass on the ques
tion until argument could be made to
the full court. The injunction Is to be
argued before the court Sept. 12 an!
it is probable no reargument for a
modification will be made before that
time.
In answer to the chargo of the attor
ney general or those whom he has ap
pointed to look after the case, that
the connection with tho Independents
at the three places named is in re
straint of trade, attorneys for these
companies Insisted that trade would
bo Increased by the consolidation. At
least they held that as there was ft
question whether trade would be de
crease, or Increased the injunction
should not prevail until after a thor
ough trial of the consolidated com
panies, when It could be seen Just the
amount of business tlmt would be-
done. It was pointed out that this
was the argument advanced by the
attorney general when he secured an
Injunction against the express com
panies to prevent them from violating
tho Sibley law. The express com
panies alleged that they woidd lose
money by the operation of the law.
The attorney general held that no one
could tell whether they would or not
until the rates were put into opera
tion and given a fair trial. The court
held with the attorney general In the
case.
ROBBERS BUSY AT VIRGINIA
Break Open Safe In Nicholson Store
and Secure Cash.
Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 27. Robbers
entered tho general store of II. J.
Nicholson at Virginia, a small towa.
fifteen miles cunt of here, and Becured
ubout f 1 ) In cash and considerable
quantity of silks and other goods.
They entered tho store through the
basement, mid, once Inside, Llew the
safe. Siik goods and oilier articles
were carried away.
The robbers covered up their tracks
so completely that tho officers nave
been unable to get any clue to work
on. It is believed that they are mem
bers of the famous John Hoys' gang
which has been operating for years
In southern Nebraska and northern
Kansas.
Colonel Rowden Stricken.
Lincoln, Aug. 27. Dave Rowden,
commandant at tho soldiers' home,
was here a few hours, following a se
vere illness which suddenly camo upon
hi in while In Omaha right after the
primaries. Colonel Rowden was
walking down the street nnd suddenly
collapsed, bis heart apparently beinc
n fiected. For several days the com
mandant has been keeping quiet and
Is now some better, though still in a
very weakened condition.
Election of Officers Approved.
Lincoln, Aug. 27. The following or
der luu been Issued by Adjutant Gen
eral Hartlgan: The election of Will
lam II. Orris and Walter I. Sonne
scheln, company B, First Infantry, aa
first nnd second lieutenants, respec
tively, Is hereby approved, to rank
from Aug. 15, 1910.
Cornerstone Laid at St. Paul.
St. Paul, Neb., Aug. 27. The cor
nerstone for tho new Catholic church
building which Is being erected in
Hils city by St. Deter and St. Paul's
congregation was laid In tho presence
of a large assembly of Catholics from
the different parts of tho county.
Adventists in Session.
York, Neb., Aug. 27 The state camp
meeting of the Adventists of Nebraska
opened for a twelve dnys' session. It
Is estimated there will bo more than
1,000 In attendance. Many leaders of
the church from all parts of the Unit
ed States will be hcie.
Mrs. Wllber Burned.
Hastings, Neb., Aug. 27. Mrs. E. E.
Wllber was seriously burned while
kindling her fire with kerosene. Her
clothing caught fire and she ran out
side and rolled In the grass to put out
tho blaze. She has little chance to re
cover. FOR SALE 240 acre farm six
miles from Oxford, Neb. 120 acres
under cultivation. Write owner, F.
n. Seolemire, 802 North llUh st.,
Omaha, Neb.
