The Avoca-Department
Newt Items Gathered Each Week by
Carl Schroeder was at Nehawka
Tuesday.
Miss Stella Opp la home for the
holidays.
New Year's post cards at Copes'
drug store.
T. W. Malcolm made a trip to Cook
last Friday.
William Bogard was down from
Omaha Sunday.
Oliver Seacat has returned from
his trip to Indiana.
Mrs. A. D. Lewton was a Nebraska
City visitor Friday.
Miss Maud Hanger Is spending the j
holidays at Lincoln.
Mrs. Florene Durham was a Lin
coln visitor last week.
J. C. Zimmerer, wife and son, were
Omaha visitors Monday.
Prof. 0. C. Larson Is spending the
holidays at Plattsmouth.
Miss Agnes Durham Is here from
Lincoln visiting home folks.
Fred Koester, living north of town,
is visiting relatives In Illinois.
C. E. Tefft and family were down
from Weeping Water Tuesday.
G. A. Malcolm spent Christmas
with his parents near Talmage.
Earl Harmon was down from the
metropolis the first of the week.
Nicholas Trook fipent a few days
this week with Lincoln relatives.
Harry Marquardt and Roy Fahne
etock were at Nehawka Christmas.
Miss Florence Smoots was here
from Berlin several days last week.
Ed. Wulf and L. F. Dunkak were
Syracuse visitors Tuesday evening.
W. L. Gillin spent several days this
week visiting his parents at Lorton.
Miss Opal Lewton came home from
Peru last week to spend the holidays.
Roy Braezeale is learning how to
amputate whiskers at Jenkins' barber
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Mr. S. L. Cotner and wife and chil
dren, Arthur and Gladys, returned
last evening from Blue Hill, where
they went to spend Christmas with
Mr. Cotner'B parents, .Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Cotner. Mr. Cotner and family
had a narrow escape from being in
jured, if not killed, in a railway
wreck which occurred at a side track
a few miles south of Hastings, on a
branch line. The train was a long
one and crowded with Christmas trav
elers, when at a siding a bolt holding
the switch in place, gave way and
three coaches were derailed and al
most toplcd over a high embankment.
The engine and baggage cars were
left on the track, and with this the
passengers were taken to the next
station, by making several trips.
When the engine returned for the
second load it brought for the con
veyance of passengers a couple of bos
cars Into which, with the rest of the
passengers, our townsman and his
family finished their Journey to Blue
Hill. Lee's father gave his son the
horse laugh, telling Lee that this was
the first time one of his boys had had
A Uteh
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Holds the door open as well as closed. No chance
the catch holder, as it sinks into the wood and with a
It can be seen working on a sample door at .
JOHN BAU
PLATTSMOUTH,
a Special Reporter for Thi Department of the Semi-Weekly Journa
shop.
Attend the box social and watch
meeting at the town hall Saturday
evening.
Chas. Jenkins and family were
visiting Manley relatives the first of
the week.
Miss Emma Marquardt, who Is
teaching at Minden, is here visiting
her parents.
Mrs. BenJ. Betts was at Berlin this
week, visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Edna Young.
Chris. Neutzman and family are at
Bertrand visiting at the home of A.
J. Nutzman.
Fred Schrader was here from Kan
sas last week visiting his daughter,
Mrs. J. II. Buseh.
Mrs. E. F. Ethrldge was here from
Cook this week visiting her daughter,
Mrs. T. W. Malcolm.
V. D. Wollen, who resides In the
Black Hills country, Is visiting his
parents north of town.
Prof. John E. Opp, who Is principal
of the Beaver Crossing schools, is vis
iting his parents at Avoca.
C. L. Pittman and family were
down from Omaha Christmas visiting
at the home of T. S. Flttman.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bookman are
now grandpa and grandma, a son be
ing born to Mrs. Lena Stelnhoff.
J. P. Rasmussen, Simon and An
dreas Rehmeler ate Christmas dinner
with Chris. Rassmussen, west of
Weeping Water.
Louis Ruhgo's large farm house
wa3 full to overflowing Christmas
day. About fifty relatives and friends
being entertained.
The Misses Biggs, who are attend
ing business college at Omaha came
down Saturday for a few days' visit
with Avoca relatives.
to "beat his way" home.
Lee took the Joke all right, and
says he enjoyed his visit fine, nearly
all of the children, including Dr. Cot
ner, of Lebanon, Kansas, were at
home for Christmas dinner.
KfTccts of the M. 1. Strike.
A special from Sedalia, Missouri,
under date of December 28, says:
"With the exception of fourteen non
union foremen, only twelve strike
breaking machinists are now em
ployed at the Missouri Paciflc shops.
Many of the union men who have
been working at Springfield and Mo
berly, Missouri, Pittsburg and Par
sons, Kansas, and Bloomington, Illi
nois, have returned to their old posi
tions. The old men say they found
the tools and machines in bad condi
tion as the result of the strike, and it
will require months to get into first
class order the many disabled engines
on the system."
Mr. L. A. Melsinger drove in from
the farm today, bringing to the Bur
lington station his slster-ln-laws,
Misses Anna and Bertha Hild, who
departed for Crelghton, Nebraska,
this afternoon, where they will join
their parents and make their home In
that vicinity.
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An oyster supper and Christmas
tree was given to about fifty invited
friends and relatives Christmas night
at the home of Will Peters.
Wm. Vette was the victim of a
very painful accident Weanesday
morning. While stretching wire In
building a fence he was struck in the
head by something breaking and nine
stitches were required to close the
wound.
Death of James I'lclslmian.
James Fleishman died at his home
east of Avoca, Monday morning, De
cember 26, after an Illness resulting
from an accident occurring about two !
weeks ago. He was thought to have
been on the rapid road to recovery
and grew worse only about fifteen
minutes before his death. He leaves
a wife to mourn his untimely death,
besides his father, Daniel Fleishman,
a brother and four sisters. Mr.
Fleishman was In his 38th year, was
an honorable, upright man, just In
all his dealings and respected by all
who knew him. The funeral Is In
charge of the I. 0. O. F., of which
order he is a member, and will be
held at Nehawka Thursday morning.
New Year's AVlshcs.,
Our Wishes for You:
May the New Year hold for you all
things good. May the horn of plenty
for you bo filled to overflowing. May
you not be on the visiting list of Bor
row and disappointment.
Our Wishes for You:
"Ve wish you to know that we ap
preciate your patronage very much.
We wish to thank you sincerely for
your support during the past year and
hope, if we merit such good luck, it
will continue Indefinitely.
Sincerely yours,
Ora E. Copes.
Drugs & Jewelry.
The Strongest Man.
One of the greatest men ot tho
world declared that the strongest man
is he, who can always control him
self, whose will power Is stronger
than his passions. Some men cannot
deny themselves anything. They
known that their habits are injurious
to their health, but will not change
them. They are ruining their som
achs, their nerves, their blood. If
they can be made to stop and to use,
for a short time only, Triner's Ameri
can Elixir of Bitter Wine, their diges
tion will become regular, their blood
pure, their nerves Btrong. Use it in
all Irregularities of the digestion, In
headache, constipation, nervousness,
backache, colic and cramps, as also
in weakness of the body, anemia,
periodical pains. Use it as soon as
your appetite will fail you or you will
notice some discomfort after eating.
At drug stores. Jos. Triner, 1333
1339 South Ashland avenue, Chicago,
Illinois. A beautiful wall calendar
upon receipt of 10 cents In postage.
Mr. J. B. Nicholas, of Union, was
an over night guest of the Riley, de
parting for Omaha on the early train
today to look after business matters.
Mr. Nicholas Is engaged In the mer
cantile business at Union.
to have any trouble with
perfectly smooth surface.
NEBRASKA
FAVOR STATE
AID FOR ROADS
, n .. , in'
Iowa Convsntron Taxes Action
i.i This Clreciicn.
ASK FOR t SINGLE ROAD AGI
Suggest Legislature Rewrite Prejent
Road Laws Declare for Compulioiy
Dragging of Earth Road Legisla
tive Committee Is Appointed.
J Tax automobiles and narrow T
tire vehicles for cood road tunJ
Appoint engineer iu each coul
ty to supervise road building.
Have state board of public
works to direct county enghn e:.
Revise and codify good toad U'.,
Emphasize to farmers how bet
torment of roads raises land values
Systematize dragging of roai
after money is spout on improve
ment
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Des Moines, Dec. 29. The Iowa
good roads convention, at the close of
an all-day session, In which much en
thusiasm was aroused for highway
legislation, appointed a legislative
committee and adopted the following
resolutions:
"Resolved, That in tho Interest of
Bimpiiciiy we iavor a rewriting 01 mu
road laws of the state into a single'
act.
"We favor the compulsory dragging
of earth roads and the creation of a
non-dlvertible drag fund.
"We favor a slmyle system of road
management, under a centralized au
thority, which shall work through
skilled and competent appointed ollf
cers.
"Wo favor some form of state aid
to encourage good road building."
It is the sense of the conference
that an Increased per cent of our road
fund be entrusted to the management
of the board of supervisors.
Game Wardens Are Organizing.
An association has been founded by
the game wardens of Iowa for the
purpose or ruining the standards' re
quired for wardens and a more strict
enforcement of the existing gamu
laws
It Is the plan of tho wardens to
show hunters of the state that they
are not opposed to their Interests and
that they desire to weed out the unde
sirables from their ranks. George A.
Lincoln, state game warden, Is presi
dent ex officio of the association; H. A.
Iiighton of Waterloo is president;
Wesley Brant of Crcston, secretary,
and Walter IC. Sayers of Des Moinea
is treasurer.
For Public Utilities Commission.
Strong effort will be made this yeat
to establish a public utilities commis
sion for Iowa. At the Inst session ol
tho legislature a bill was presented
which might have been adopted but
for the belief that It wus prepared
largely In the Interest of some of the
corporations and that tho Interests ol
the people were not properly snfe
guarded. Now It Is proposed that a
bill bo framed that will provide foi
control of all utilities, taking much
of the authority of city councils out
of I heir hands.
neea more Hoom in capitoi. I
Colonel C. W. Boutin, custodian ol .
the Btate house, in his report filed;
with the governor, calls attention to'
the fact that there is very great neea
of more room for tho boards and com '
missions and that the state house it
overcrowded
There are commlssloni
or boards occupying a dozen of the
regular committee rooms and these
will have to be moved before the leg
islature meets. He also asks that the
state appropriate for rebuilding the
west and north steps of tho capitol.
Tuberculosis Fight Is Expensive.
I'ersons having charge of the work
estimate that over $130,000 a year it
T
expended in the fight against tuuercu-
losis iu Iowa, nearly all being from
public funds. The state maintains a
sanatorium at Oakdalo and a state :
lecturer and also gives aid to somt
hospitals caring for the persons uf
fected with tuberculosis. It is planned
that additional appropriations be se
cured and that the work bo continued
with even greater force In the future
Conservation Commlision Busy.
The state conservation commission
held an executive session here and
practically completed the report ol
that body, which will b filed with the
governor. The report will bo printed
ln book form at onco. It will luclud
a government report on drainage mat-
tors In northern Iowa und mso the
government survey of the Des Moluet
river.
Attend Missouri River Conference.
Governor Carroll appointed fcui
delegates from Iowa to uttend tho con
ference called at Kansas City for
today to consider methods of prevent
ing the pollution of the Missouri river
from cities along tho way. Those ap
pointed were V. I. Trey nor and J. II.
Cloves of Council muffs and I'rlncc
Sawyer and A. J. McLuughlln of Sioux
City.
Carroll Names Tariff Commissioner!.
The Iowa delegates to tho national
convention of tho National Tariff
Commission association, which will bo woman aro dead and two other men
held In Washington, Jan. 11 and 12, tra seriously ill In hospitals as a re
have been appointed by Governor Cnr- salt of drink ng liquor Bald to have
roll, and are:
Charles Junkln, Fair
Cold; J. A. lVAnnond, Davenport;
George Dunham, Manchester; H. R.
Palmer, HawKeve; V. C. Kerr, Grundy
Center; John Wilson. Hedrick; J. G
Berryhill, Dos Moines; W. P. Hep
burn, Clarlnda; G. W. Cutllson. Har
lan; J. F. l.avendar. Rockwell City;
E. P. Helser, Cherokee. Mr. DoAr
niond and Mr. Culllson are Democrats.
?itsrra- juki-
iier.uurn, i.avenaar and Helser are
prominent standpatters. Mr. Kerr is
V understood to be a progressive.
JOXE TRIAL IS POSTPONED
Banker Too III In St. Paul to Attend
Federal Hearing.
Fort Dodge, la., Dec. 29. Because
P. M. Joice, a banker of Lake Mills,
who la charged with fraudulent bank
ing, la too ill at his home in St Paul
to btaiul trial here Jan. 3, the trial
fs postponed until the June term of
tii fedeial c.int. The trial was as
lgii'd tor laat November, but post
pone bcaj:e of his Illness then. It
1 ld ha Is in a critical condition.
Joint wa Indicted last June on six
ty fro count. In the federal court here.
The tuni attracted much attention be
ctuae of Joicu's prominence.
MASONS WEAR OFF
0NPR0FANITY
Thrca Hundred at Banquet In
Csisr Rapids Take Vow.
c.o,nr Ttnnlds la . Dec 5!) Rxm-tlv
ot tho hour of m,dnlght thrce hun
dred Masons, seated at a banquet
tablo In the new consistory tcmplo In
this cily, celebrated St. John's day by
registering a mental vow never again
to utter profano language Tho vow
wns taken at tho suggestion of Grand
Master Frederick Craig of Des Moines,
who was the guest of honor and tho
prlncipnl speaker of tho evening.
Louis Block of Davenport also spoke.
It was the first assemblago In tha
new consistory tempio Just completed
at a cost of 150,000.
SUICIDE AT CEDAR RAPIDS
E. H. Meyers of the Hubbard Ice Com
pany Shoots Himself In Head.
Cepar Rapids, la., Dec. 29. Kdward
II. Meyers, secretary and treasurer oJ
tho Hubbard Ice company, one of tho
niost prominent and respected citizens
of Cedar Rapids, committed suicide
In a toilet room near his office. Ho
u'icJ a revolver and shot himself in
the head. No cause Is known, unless
It wis t6.uporary mental nberrntlon.
State Health Board Criticised.
Rod Oak, la., Dec. 29. Dr. IxmiIb A.
mi r . . . I. .
I i iHMiniH, lonner secretary oi ino mam
board of health, has Issued circulars in
which ho severely arraigns tho state
board of health, tho system under
which It Is created and maintained,
and commends tho commission system
for a health board, being advocated
by numerous physicians over the state.
His Wounds Likely Fatal.
Council Bluffs, la., Dec. 29. Lynn
bJ'lvester, son or Alvin Sylvester, liv-
sat down on a railroad bridge to rest.
Ills gun slipped between tho ties ami
In pulling it onck both barrels were
discharged, the young man receiving
the contents In the Bide and one arm.
It Is not believed that' ho can live.
W. K. Boardman Is Dead.
Nevnda, la., Dec. 29 W. K. Board
man, a former resident of this city
and at one time state dairy commis
sioner of Iowa and a well known stntn
, politician, riled nt his home In 19 An-
g(;k,g T1)e ,J0(yi BCC(impnnpd by (no
wifo and laughter, will arrive here
Sunday.
Smith Chosen for Educational Board.
Des Moines, Dec. 29. O. R. Smith
of Indlnnola, superintendent of schools,
has been appointed a member of the
B,nt0 ,)0"r(l of educational examiners
1 1 V II .Kill
by Governor Cairoll. He ?ill sue-
CivA u- a- Whitney of Sioux City,
WIIRSU wnn exP'res Jan- 6. iu.
Switchman Killed by Cars.
Fort Dodge, la., Dec. 29 II. M.
Kl,ll'. n switchman for the Illinois
Central, was killed Instantly at Tara
while coupling tho air hose between
cars In a long train. The drawbar of
the cars came together, mashing his
head Into a pulp.
Bellevue Man KUI Self.
Bellevue, la.. Dec. 29. Becauso of
despondency over III health, Charles
w. Ilyler of this city committed sui-
clde by shooting himself through tho
brain with a revolver,
Conductor Frank Wagner Dead.
Boone, la., Dec. 29. Conductor
Frank Wagner, a pioneer Northwest
ern railroad employee, died of pneu
monia. Tries to Make Lion Yawn.
San Francisco, Dec. 29. Whllo vis
iting liie winter quarters of a wild nn
lni;il show, John Kellert was told that
ho (onltl make a Hon yawn by tickling
hln chin. John tried, with tho result
that li Is now In u hospital nursing
a Imiul from which two fingers are
missing,
Two Die of Drinking Liquor.
New York, Dec. 29. A man and a
contained wood blcohol.
INDICT 145 MORE
FOR VOTESELUNG
Grand Jury in Adams County, 0.,
Brings Total to 959.
PROCESSION STILL CONTINUES
Indicted Men Make It Point to Plead
Guilty Before Deputy Sheriffs Can
Find Them Vote Sellers Also Ad
mit Bootlegging.
West Unlou, O., Doc. 29. The
Adams comity grand Jury reported 145
additional tiuo bills against persona
accused ot selling their votes in the
November election. This makes a to
tal of JD9 indlctmeuts already re
turned. Tho processions of jieultcnts
who are coming to the court daily to
plead guilty keeps up. It has become
somewhat ot a point of pride with the
Indicted citizens to beat the deputy
sheriffs by getting to court before
warrants can be served. Judge Blair'a
methods In listening to the pleas ol
guilty are extremely luformul. lit
knows a large proportion of tho voters
of tho country by their first namea
and when they tome Into court thti
scene Is rather a social one. Tht
Judge sits on ono side ot a plain tablo.
the Indicted man on tho other.
"How about It, John? Are you
guilty T" asks the Judge.
"I reckon I urn, Judge," is tho usual
reply.
"All right, John. I'll have to fine
you $10 und you enn't vote any more
for flvu years. And I'll just put a six
months' workhouse seutence on top ol
that, but 1 won't enforce it so long a
you behave."
"All right, Judge; you've got ttu
goods on me."
"And say, John, you've been keep
Ing liquor in your house and inviting
your friends In, haven't you?" the
judgo will sometimes usk. (Adama
county Is dry.)
"That's right. Judge," suys tho ao
cused man.
"Well, you'll havo to cut that out
John. Remember, there Is n workhouse
sentence hanging over you if yoi
don't walk Ktralglit."
"All right. Judge; goodbye," and the
penitent goes over to the clerk and
pays his lino.
Two new features developed. One '
wns that of a woman selling her son's
voto ii ml' the other concerned a voter
who was bought throo different was
RADLEY WINS AERIAL DERBY
British Speed Champion Defeats Ely
and Parmalre.
I.os Angeles, Dec. 29 . Knglaml and
Fiance in n speed coalition defeated
America in the first trial neroplane
derby ever run. James Rudley, the
British speed champion, In a IVeneli
lllerlot monoplane, beat-Kugeuo Kly.
driving a Curllss rarer, and l'liil Tar
mnlee, in n "Baby Wright," In an eight
and three fourths inllo rnco.
lln not only demonstrated thnt hla
BUrlot monoplane Is tho speediest
thing In flying machines ever seen
west of the Rockies, but ho established
a new record for the 1m Angeles field
Ills time for the eight nnd three
fourths miles was 9:14 1-5, an average
of fifty seven miles an hour. His fast
eft Tap was made ,nt the rate of h1
most a m!l? a minute.
UPTURN IN WHEAT MRT
World's Available Supply Shows De
crease of Nearly 3,000,000 Bushels.
Chicago, Lee. 28. The disappear
nnco or nearly 3,0(10,000 bushels from
tho world's available supply of wheat
helped turn the market upward today,
notwithstanding a good rainfall In tht!
dry district of tho southwest. The
first named happening was uulookod
for; tho oilier hud been largely dis
counted a full day in advance. Com
pared with lust night, the close wus
!,ic higher to '4c decline. The end
of trading left corn c net lower, oats
UC'J'JhC down and provisions off 251i
37 'jC Closing prices:
Whoat Dec, 92'ic; May, 96e.
Corn Dec, 46c; May, 47:)4c
Oats Dec, 31c; May, S'i'yiic.
Fork Jan., $19.45; May, $18.53.
Lard Jan., $10.40; May, $10.07',i.
Ribs Jan., $10 27'; Muy $9.70.
Chicago Cash Trices No. 2 hard
wheat, 93(095 No. 2 corn, 45',ij)
40)ic; No. 2 oats, 31c.
Chicago L've Stock.
Chicago, Dec. 28. Cattle Receipts,
18,000; steady; beeves, $4.(i57.3D;
western steers, $100(05.90; Blockers
and feeders, $3.40(05.80; cows and
heifers, $2 506.25; calves, $7.23i0)
9.50. Hogs Receipts, 23,000; Blow;
light, $7,110(08.00; heavy, $7.GO(08.OO;
rough, $7.GO0)7.75; pigs, $7.25(08.05;
bulk, $7.89(07.90. Sheep Receipts,
15,000; steady; natives, $2 504.35;
westerns, $2 754.30; yearlings, $1.73
& 5.&0; lambs, $4 2506.5O.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Dec. 28. Cattle Re
ceipts, 3,000; Btendy; beef steers, $3.i.
(cG.13; cows and helfors, $3.2304.80;
stockers and feeders, $4.005.G5;
bulls, $3.90(04.75; calves, $3.00(08.00.
I logs Receipts, C.C00; C10o lower;
heavy, $7.50(07X0; mixed moved
around $7.75; ' lights sold at or near
the top, $7.85. Sheep Receipts, 3,900;
steady; lamb sold aa high as $0.15;
yoarlings, $5.0005.25; ewes moved at
$3.CS; wethers. I3.G5O4.05.
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