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The old year, with all i's trials and tribulations, its worriments utid ;e
verses, its pleasures and disappointments has cranked up for the last time
and is wheezing its way into oblivion. With outspread winps, rtilectfnj;
the sunshine of promise, a new craft appears; at its helm sits a rozy, untried
youngster to whom we must look for favors for the next twelve months.
Permit us, upon the occasion of his greeting, to extend to you our most
cordial and sincere wishes for
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
May the goddess of fortune smile upon you and tbe greater blessings of
health and peace of mind be yours throughout 1911.
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Rid Yourself of Unnecessary
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Burdens of a bad back are unnec
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Cure lame, weak and aching backs,
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Lots of local endorsement to prove
this.
P. M. Lindsay, Marble St., Platts
mouth, Neb., says: "Off and on for
about two years I suffered from pains
In my back and while at work, a dull,
steady ache through my loins greatly
disturbed me. I had reason to be
lieve that my trouble was caused by
disordered kidneys, but I was unable
to find relief from the remedies 1
tried. Finally Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to my attention and 1
procured a box at Gerlng & Co's
drug store. The results that followed
their use showed that I had at last
found the right remedy for my trou
ble. In return for the great Improve
ment Doan's Kidney Pills brought, 1
highly recommend them."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
A $2.50 Itgu for 00c.
This Is what we are giving all our
customers this month for a Christ
mas present. From now until the
24th of this month we will give all
our patrons purchasing $2.00 worth
of goods for cash and 99c In cash, we
will give them one of these hand
some 2xx5 feet rugs. They are
very handsome and would be v-heap at
$2.50. You will be given a card and
when you purchase the $2.00 in
goods return the card and 99 cents
and get the rug. This offer closes
on the evening of December 24, so
come in and see us about It now. We
only have a few hundred of them and
they will not last long.
Holmes & Smith.
LOCAL NEWS
From Saturday's. Dally.
Miss Marie Kauffman, of Cedar
Creek, transacted business in the
county seat today.
The "Denver Bpeciav a union
nade cigar. The bast made In Platts
taoutb. Made by William Budig
J. V. Stradley, of Greenwood, was
In the city yesterday and testified in
the Mick inebriate case.
J. D. Johnson, of Omaha, was look
ing after business matters In Platts
mouth between trains today.
Frank Svoboda, of Lawrence, ar
rived yesterday and will visit Platts
mouth relatives for several days.
John Nemetz and wife returned
from Omaha on No. 4 this morning,
where they have visited relatives for
a short time.
A. Fornoff and daughter, of near
Cedar Creek, came down on No. 4
tills morning and transacted business
1n the county seat.
Mr. C. II. Campbell and wife and
children, of South Bend, arrived this
morning to visit A. M. Long and
family for a time.
Mr. T. W. Shyrock, of Louisville,
was a Plattsmouth visitor today, hav
ing come down on No. 4 to look after
some business matters.
Lee Nickels, of near Murray, one
of the Journal's truest friends, was
in the city today, and while here
dropped In to tell how all were pros
pering, and to renew his subscription
tor another year.
1911
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HOME OF SATISFACTION
1911
Mr. T. J. Sullivan, of Omaha, was
a Plattsmouth visitor today looking
after business matters In that city.
Miss Lillian Bookmeyer arrived
from Omaha yesterday afternoon and
will visit her mother and sisters for
a few days.
Mrs. Philip Rocek was a passenger
to Omaha on the morning train loaay
having visited relatives In this city
for a short time.
Miss Louise Woodard, who has
been visiting Mrs. William Barclay
for a time, departed for her home at
Crete on the morning train today. "
Miss Harriett Forbes was a passen
ger to Omaha on the morning train
today, where she went to attend a
New Year's party given by Miss Helen
Barstow.
Mrs. Ferguson and eon Raymond,
who have been visiting relatives In
this city for several weeks, departed
for their home at Shenandoah last
evening on No. 2.
Mrs. Robert Sherwood, sr., and
daughter, Miss Carrie, went to
Omaha on the morning train today
to sp end a few hours with Mrs. Sher
wood's son George, at Immanuel hos
pital. Mr. V. Olson, who has been work
ing with the Burlington bridge gang
on the other side of the river, took
the morning train here for Omaha,
where he will spend the New Year's
holiday with his family.
Mrs. A. E. Gass and daughters.
Misses Lucile and Helen, were pas
sengers to Glenwood on the morning
train today, where they will spend
Sunday with friends.
Miss Lyons, of Omana, who has
been a guest of Mrs. George Falter
for a few days, departed for Red Oak
last evening, where she will visit
friends for a short time.
Mrs. Drebert and daughter, Miss
Arlene, of Pierce, who have been vis
iting Mrs. Drebert's daughter, Mrs.
Cagle and family for a few days, re
turned to their home this afternoon.
Mrs. Asa Snyder, who has been
visiting with her parents, Judge and
Mrs. A. N. Sullivan, during the holi
days, departed last evening for Red
Oak, Iowa, to visit friends for a few
days. Mrs. Snyder was accompanied
by her little son Leroy.
Mr. Snuffin, the aged gentleman
who was injured by a fall down stairs
last Monday morning, was able to sit
up and read a portion of the day yes
terday. The doctor removed his
bandages from his head and face and
he Is Improving nicely.
Mrs. Henry Tartsch, of Sioux City,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Ballance and
other lelatlves during the holidays,
departed for her home this morn
ing. Miss Helen Clark, who has been
the guest of Miss Lucile Gass for a
few days, departed for Lincoln on the
morning ualn today to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Clark. Miss
Helen will return to school at Rock
ford, Illintia, Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Johnson came In
from St. Joe, Missouri, this morning
for a visit over New Year's with Mr.
Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J
W. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Johnson were not expecting their son
and wife, bo' their arrival was quite a
pleasant surprise.
Mr. C. S. Brlnkley and Mr. E. C
Emmett, of Hastings, Iowa, who have
been In the city for a short time
looking up a location for a pool hall,
departed for Omaha on the morning
train today, finding this place sup
plied with three halls of that char
actcr.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wurl, of Cjulncy,
UlinoiE, who have been visiting Mr
Wurl g parents and Mrs. Wurl's
brother, Mr. R. B. Hayes, departed
for Omaha on the morning train to
diy, where they will visit relatives
of Mrs. Wurl over the New Year's
holiday. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hayes
will Join them la Omaha tomorrow
CO
Earn Smith was a passenger to the
metropolis on the morning train to
day, where he was called on busi
ness. Mr. and Mrs. James Haygood, of
Carson, Iowa, arrived this afternoon
to pay a visit to Arthur Smith and
family.
Henry Sanders, of Cedar Creek,
was in ,jie city on business last even-
lng and registered as 'a guest of the
I erkius Imtel.
Miss Margaret Horn, of Hay
Springs, Nebraska, Is spending the
week In this city, the guest of Mrs.
F. J. Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Murray, of
Mynard, are visiting relatives in this
city today and were pleasant callers
at this office.
Mr. B. J. Philpot and wife, of
Weeping Water, motored to Platts
mouth today, where Mr. Philpot was
called on business.
John Kaffenberger, residing west
of this city, was attending to business
matters in the city today and was a
caller at this office.
Judge A. J. Beeson went to Omaha
on the afternoon tral ntoday to meet
Mrs. Waybrlght and the remains of
Grandma Brantner.
John Ekwald, prominent socialist
leader In Plattsmouth precinct, was a
Plattsmouth visitor today, looking
after business matters.
P. E. Tritsch, from near Cedar
Creek, was In the city today, and
while here called to renew his sub
scriptlon to the Journal.
Clyde Ftillwell, of Council Bluffs,
who has been visiting Mr. Martin
Nelson for a few days, returned to
his home this afternoon.
A. Clabaugh was a passenger to
the metropolis on the morning train
today, where be was called on busi
ness.
Mr William Hunter and wife and
daughter, Marie, were passengers on
the morning train for Omaha, where
they went to spend the day.
Mr. T. E. Olson and children went
to Omaha on the afternoon train to
day to spend a few hours looking
after business matters.
Mr. G. L Jacks, of Blanchard,
Iowa, who has been visiting relatives
in the city for a short time, departed
for Omaha on the morning train to
day.
Miss Shroder, a nurse at the Ma
sonic Home, was a passenger to the
metropolis on the afternoon train to
day, where she visited friends for a
time.
Master Earl Karls, of Omaha, who
has been visiting Julius Pitz and sis
ter at the farm south of the city for
a week, returned to his home this
afternoon.
Master Dewey Zuckweiler, who
carries the Dally Journal In West
Third ward and who has been sick
with la grippe for the past week, 13
able to be out again.
John Bengen and Thomas Ruby, of
Eight Mile Grove precinct, motored
to Plattsmouth this morning in Mr
Bengen's car and looked after bus!
ness in the county seat.
- The remains of Grandma Bratner
wil larrive on the midnight Missouri
Pacific train tonight. The arrange
ments for the funeral will be made
by Mrs. Waybrlght after her arrival
Mr. Powell, field deputy of the
Knights and Ladles of Security, will
he In the city next week and take
steps to do some work for the local
lodge.
Miss Myrta Porter, who has been
spending the holidays with her par
ents, W. S. Porter and wife, departed
for her home at Denver on the mid
night train last night, going via Kan
sas City.
John Fltzpatrlck came down from
South Omaha this morning to visit
bnort time with relatives and old
friends. Johnny has many friends In
Plattsmouth who are always glad to
meet him.
Cam feybiit. the ihief of roll.e
' of l.or.Uvi:ie, while la the city to.lay, I
i gave the Journal a pleasant tall. I
i Miss Alice Kuhucy derailed fori
Omaha on the afternoon train today,
i where she will lsit friends for a few
days.
Mr. Edward Herniansou, of
Omaha, was In the city for a few
hours today looking after business
matters.
Miss Mary Nemetz went to Omaha
on the afternoon train today, where
she will visit relatives over the New
Year's holiday.
W. F. Gillespie, the mayor of My
nard, was In the city today Interview
ing his many friends, among them
the Journal family.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hill and son
Rosco, departed this afternoon for
Omaha, where they will spend the
New eYar's holiday.
Mls3 Elizabeth Tombrlnk, of
Omaha, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Isky, for a few days, re
turned to her home this afternoon.
J. G. Engelkelmer, one of the
Journal's young readers near Ne-
hawka, was In the city, visiting his
parents today, and while here called
and renewed for the Journal.
Fred Dawson, who Is enthusiastic
for clean athletics, was a passenger
to Omaha on the afternoon train to
day to witness the basket ball game
between the -. M. C. A. teams of Lin
coln and Omaha.
Charles Green, who has taken the
agency for the Singer Sewing ma
chine at this place, was a passenger
to Omaha on the afternoon train to
day, where he went to look after
business for the company.
Miss Elizabeth Kerr, who has been
isltlng her brother, Merrltt and
aniily, at Kansas City, Missouri, for
the past week, will arrive home this
evening, over the Missouri Pacific
Her mother will remain for a more
extended visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Strelght and fami
ly, who have been vllstlng Mr,
Strelght's parents, Mr. and Mrs. If. J
Strelght, for a week, departed for
their home at Lluoln on the after
noon train today.
Mr. B. E. A. Washburn, of Lang-
don, Missouri, who has been visiting
F. N. Richardson for a few days, de
parted for his home via Omaha this
afternoon. Mr. Richardson accora
panted Mr. Washburn to the metrop
oils.
Ed. Wilcox, of Rork Bluff3, came
in this morning and took the train
this afternoon for Lincoln, where he
will visit his parents for a few days
and also go out to the hospital for
the insane and see Stanley Hall for a
short time.
J. F. Wherbeln today reelved
fine specimen of the Chester White
breed of swine from the pens of II
C. Glissman, of Omaha. The animal
came Dy express ana arrived wunin
an hour of the time It was placed In
the car.
Mrs. S. L. Taylor and children,
Catherine and Ralph, who have been
visiting Mrs. Tyler's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey, for a few weeks, de
parted for thel rhome at Havelock
this afternoon. Mrs. Harvey, who
suffered from a stroke of paralysis
about four weeks ago, Is mending
slowly, and Is able to Bit up a party
of the time.
MISS MARIE DONNELLY
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
A number of young ladles were
most delightfully entertained yester
day afternoon by MIrb Marie Don
nelly at her home on Vine street. The
time was very pleasantly passed with
various amusements, Interspersed
with social conversation and music,
which made the afternoon a most en
Joyable one.
The pleasures of the afternoon
were further augmented when the
guests were Invited to partake ot an
elegant two-course luncheon, which
the young ladles likewise thoroughly
enjoyed. An hour or so spent in a
social way brought to a close an af
ternoon which .the young ladles will
long remember,
Those who enjoyed Miss Mario's
hospitality on this occasion were
Misses Helen Clark, of Lincoln, Hal
He Parmele, Lucile Gass, Catherine
Dovey, Madeline Miner, Gertrude
Morgan, Margaret Horn, of Hay
Springs, Nebraska, Kathryn Wind
ham, Charlotte Fetzer, Doris Patter
Ron, Elizabeth Falter, Ellen Pollock,
Vesta and Marie Douglass.
J.W. HUGHES
Live Stock and General Farm Sale
AUCTIONEER
Five years successful selling renders
me thoroughly competent of handling
your sale. lleferfence from those 1
nave sold for. Graduate from M isaoiHri
Auction School. See me at Perkins
Hotel.
Platts. 'Phone Green 142
PINCIIOT FILES
ALASKA BRIEF
Fresldent Urged to Cancel Cun
ningham Claims at One:
EXECUTIVE MUST fEET ISSUE
Document Says No Transfer of Case
to Court Can Relieve President of
Responsibility Contends Record In
Case Prove Claims Are Illegal.
Washington, Jan. 2 President Taft
was appealed to by former Forestot
Gilford Pinchot and his brother, Ames
Pinchot, to cancel Immediately, wltb-
out further hearing, the so called Cuiv
ningham Alaska coal claims. In a vo
luminous brief filed with tho president
In accordance with permission given
in a letter written to them by Secre
tary Norton on Nov. 9, Mr. Pinchot
and his brother contend that the rec
ord In tho case "abundantly provei
that the claims are Illegal and that
from the beginning the claimants have
conspired to defraud the government.'
"No report to a court or to a re
hom ing of the case Is necessary to se
cure Justice and protect the people'i
property," says the brief. "The case
against the claimants is already con
clusive. We believe the duty of the
executive In regard to the claims U
obvious and Immediate. The clulmi
should be cancelled by the president
forthwith.
"No transfer of the Cunningham
cases to a court for a decision upon
the present record would relieve the
executive department of responsibility
for failure to have the cuso against
the clalmauts fully presented by at
torneys of experlonco and ability and
for omitting to produce all evidence
of fraud available," declares the brief.
after charging that "In spite of the
clearness of the existing proof, we be
lleve it to be our public duty to point
out that the whole of tho case against
the claimants has not been presented
"The evidence in this cuse goei
farther than to establish the fraud ot
attempting by subterfuge to acquire
from the government more coal land
than the law allows. It shows that
from the beginning the claimants act
ed with the definite and sustained In
tcntlon of defeating the primary pur
pose and essential spirit of the law
the spirit and purpose to prevent mo
nopoly and secure competitive devel
opment of the national resources."
FUNERAL Of MOISANT
Daring Aviator Never Expected
to
De In Aeroplane Flight.
New Orleans, Jan. 2. That John B
Molsant believed himself reasonably
safe in an aeroplane under any cir
cumstances was made known by A. S
Levine. A few days before his death
Molsant said to Levine:
"1 think there is no danger In mak
lne an aeroplane fllcht If the machine
; i r,-0perly adjusted. I do not expect
to die In an aeroplane flight."
The brother of the dead man be
llevcs Molsant was dashed to death
only because something suddenly hap
pencd to his machine.
Tho funeral of the aviator took
place at St. John's cathedral, Rev,
James Malone officiating.
Hoxiey't Death Halts Meet.
Los Angeles, Jan. 2. The moet at
the aviation field ended today. Tbe
memory of Arch Hoxsey's tragic death
hung like a pall over the avlatora and
spectators. The body of the dead avl
ator was placed In a receiving vault.
LEAD MINERSTO END STRIKE
Officials of Federation Seek to Make
peace With Homettake Mine Owners.
Lead, 8. D., Jan. 2. Members of the
executive board of the Western Feder
ation of MlnerB are here for a meet
ing and to look over tbe local situa
tion, where some 400 men are still out
of work since the Homcstake labor
trouble of a year ago. Tho party In
eludes C. E. Mahoney of Denver,
James Lowney of Butte, Jerry P. Shea
of Park City, Utah, and Ray Cameron
of Mullen, Ida., while Yanko Ferzlch
member from Alaska, has been hero
for the last ten months. It Is lntl
mated that the board may attempt
some plan of reconciliation with tho
HomeHtake In an endeavor to get them
to lift the embargo against union men
which has been In effort for the Inst
year.
Memorial to Susan B. Anthony.
New York, Jan. 2. A Susan B. An
thony memorial week, beginning on
Feb. 15, Is planned by the National
Woman's Suffrugo association to cole
brate the birthday of tho worker for
enfranchisement of women. In con
nottlon with the celebration an en
deavor will be made to raise a memo
rial fund of $150,000 to carry on the
flgbl for eqnul suffrage.
Big Blaze at South Omaha.
South Omaha, Jan. 2. Fire that
broke out early this morning de
stroyed Reuben's grocery store at 426
North Twenty-fourth street, Sams
hardware store and O'Leary'B- shod
store. The loss Is $50,000. Firemen
worked under great difficulties, owing
to the storm.
New providence Suffers.
Marshalltown, la., Jan. 2. The
larger part of the business section of
the town of New Providence, Hardin
county, burned. Loss, $70,000.
CRAZING INNATiCNAL FOREST
Court In Ne Mexico Upholde Author
Ity of Secretary of Agriculture.
Washington, Jan. 2. The authority
of the Beuvtary of agriculture to pre
vent the grazing of live stock on tbe
national lorests without a penult hat
been sustained In New Mexico by the
action of the federal courts in three
casrs, in which the defendants bait
caused or permitted stock to trespass
upou tho Alamo forest In defiance ol
the regulations.
Because of the belief which has
been current among stockmen of some
localities during the laBt year that the
regulations of the secretary of agrt
culture, with regard to grazli.g on the
national forests are unenforceable
the New Mexico cases are regarded by
officials of the department of agricul
ture as particularly timely and val
able. The recent disposition to ques
tion the validity of the regulations has
evidently been due to the entirely nat
ural desire of the stockmen to assert
what they supposed, though mistaken
ly, to be their rights under the law as '
Interpreted by the courts. Secretary
Wilson considers that the effect of the
action taken In the New Mexico cases
will be to clarify the situation mate
rlally, and to promote a better under
standing of the legal rights of the de
partment. BLIZZARD SWEEPS
MISSOURI VALLEY
Snow, Willi High Wind and Zero
Temperature, Covers Country.
Omaha, Jan. 2. High wind carrying
biting snow and a chill which reached
several degrees below lero swept
down the Missouri river valley, ex
tending over Nebraska, Iowa and the
neighboring states. Traffic within the
three cltleB of Omaha, Council Bluffs
and South Omaha was hampered. The
steam roads suffered considerable de
lays. Wire service of both telephone
and telegraph companies was rendered
uncertain.
Reports from the weat Indicate In
creased severity In the direction ot
tho Colorado line. At Broken Bow
the temperature fell to 10 degrees be
low icro. Train service was seriously
affected, according to reports from
Julesburg, Colo., throughout that en
tire section.
Train schedules throughout Nebras
ka, the northwest and west have been
practically abandoned because of the
ensuing storm. Engineers Bay that the
snow blowing In drifts along the cuts
In the rights of way and the strong
wind have made It almost Impossible
to run trains anywhere near on time.
Union Pacific passenger trains ran
an hour behind schedule. Freight ser
vice was abandoned. Snow plows
made several trips over various sec
tions of the routes terminating In
Omaha.
Bond Fight On In Cuiter.
Broken Bow, Neb., Jan. 2. Much In
terest Is being taken in the coming
apodal election, Jan. 9, when tha
proposition of a levy for the purpose
of building a new court house for
Custer county will be voted on. As
was expected, the affair has resolve
Itself Into a near division nght ana
both sides are kept busy In pointing
out to the voters Just what they should
do In order to be right. In the.
meantime, county offices are scattered
all over the business part of the clty
Nebraska Pioneers to Meet
Lincoln, Jan. 2. The Nebraska
State Historical society will convene
for Its thirty-fourth annual session at
Lincoln, Jan. 9, and continue for threa
days, meeting Jointly with tho Nebra
ka Territorial Pioneers' association.
VOTE SELLERSSENT TO JAIL
Judge Blair Varies Monotony by Not
Suspending a Few Sentences.
West Union, O., Jan. 2. -Judge A.
Z. Blair sent five Manchester men to
Jail on vote selling charges. These
are tho first jail sentences actually
executed, although a suspended sen
tence has been hung over every one
of the guilty men In the wholesale
bribery Investigation. The total In
dictments to date are 1,141.
Iieslle Henderson, Kelly Henderson,
Jack Bentley, Thomas Smith and
Wllllnm Tarr were each sentenced to
a fine of $100 and eight months lr
the workhouse, with disfranchisement
for five years.
Calls College Sport Joke.
Salt Lake, Jan. 2. "College athlet
ics are one of the most ridiculous
and ludicrous Ingredients of modern
education," Dr. John M. Tyler, pro
fessor of biology at Amherst college,
told the Utah State Teachers' associa
tion here. "Why twenty two football
players should engage In mortal com
bat with 2,000 other men on the Bide
lines yelling themselves hoarse at th
performance is a question I have
never been able to solve."
Fatal Klre Follows Explc,"""
lntibirrT"3tt2.-.,ij;Art
burned to death, a blind ci. . jfiZlly
hurt, Impaled on a picket fence, a
woman badly hurt and another was
scorchod In a fire that followed an ex
plosion in their home here. Though,
tho police and firemen have made an
investigation, they have been unable
to learn tho cause of the explosion,
and they now suspect that it might
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