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NO 5
VOLUME XXX
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OPPOSE THE HMOS POST
The Parcels Post Would Not Only Ruin the Business of Towns,
But Also Decrease the Value of Land.
The following was handed In by
one of our merchants, with the re
quest that we publish It. and as It
meets our views on the parcels post
question, we cheerfully do so, with
the hope that everyone will read the
same with interest:
"The advocates of the rural parcels
post claim that this system of mer
chandise transportation would en
able the farmer to have small pack
ages of merchandise delivered at his
mail box quickly and cheaply
that record?
"The big city merchants pay no
taxes of any kind direct or indirect
in your community. They do not
help maintain your schools, churches,
libraries, hospitals and other public
Institutions. They do not help you
build and maintain good roads.
They do not give you credit and they
give you neither sympathy nor help
when misfortune comes. These big
city merchants have absolutely no
Interest in you, excepting to get hold
'No one disputes this btu there of as many of your dollars as they
are two more sides to this question, can and give as little return therefor
Here Is one: I 9 possible.
"Every rural delivery carrier is "Furthermore, the big city mer
now authorized to carry merchandise chants do not help in any way to
narceU weighing over four pounds maintain and build up the home mar-
from your farm to town or from town
to your farm and you or the town
man, pay the carrier whatever you
agree Is right. The proposed post
age charge would average much high
er than what you pay under the pres
ent system of local delivery. Now
there is no maximum weight limit,
for the carrier can take anything for
ket for your products that enables
you to get spot cash or Its equivalent
for everything you have to sell. Your
location near such a town Increases
the value of your farm and makes
that farm easy to sell at full value
whenever you desire.
"You appreciate the ract that the
farmer trade keeps up the country
you that he is able to carry, but It Is ; towns, and that any system such as
i
proposed to limn me weigm to eleven
pounds only. This would greatly
curtail the delivery privileges now
open to every farmer who desires to
use them and make delivery cost him
more than under the present method.
"Here is another side of the ques
tion the side seen by your good
friends, the tome merchants:
"Big city merchants of all kinds
would be quick to seize the rural
parcel post as a delivery outlet,
through the use of local agents, to
whom parcels would be shipped In
large quantities by express or freight
for deposit in the local postofflce and
delivery by rural mail carriers.
There Is absolutely no way In which
this could be prevented.
"The opportunity thus afforded
these mail order houses for the de
velopment of a gigantic trust is a
most serious menace to the farmer's
welfare. Every necessary of life
could in time bo monopolized
through the operation of this gov
ernment postal subsidy, taxed against
all the people and applied for the sole
benefit of the mail order trust. Al
ready Wall street sees the trend of
events and has become Interested In
fostering and financing the parcel
post agitation. Its appetite has been
stimulated by the result of the past
few years, which have enabled one
mall-order house to pay an annual
dividend of 7 per cent on its many
millions of capital and recently to
declare a special of 33 1-3 per cent.
What farmer can ever hope to equal
ORION MATTER SETTLED
IN THE COM COURT
the parcel post which will divert the
farmer trade from the country town
to the big city will ruin the country
town.
"If the country town Is ruined, the
farmers' home market will be de
stroyed or at least very seriously lm
paired. Property values in the coun
try town would certainly depreciate
as store after store was forced out of
business and greater burdens of tax
ation would be placed upon the farm
era' overburdened shoulders. Lac
of funds raised by taxation would
curtail the Bchools of the country
towns. . Churches now so largely sup
ported by the home merchants, could
no longer be kept supplied with min
isterS, unless tn farmer members
heavily Increased their contributions.
Public spirit would be destroyed,
public Institutions would suffer and
public Improvements become a thing
of the past.
"The plain fart is that the Interests
of the farmer and the home merchant
are mutual. They are partners In
the business of production and dis
tribution in the upbuilding and
maintenance of the best possible
home market. And the best home
market Is one that buys everything
the farmer has to sell at top market
prices and sell him everything he
needs at fair competitive prices.
"Therefore, Mr. Farmer, stand by
your home merchants as you would
expect them to stand by you. In
doing this you are conserving your
own best interests."
From Thursday' Lally
Judge Beeson was engaged yester
ay in hearing the petition of the
heirs of Otis Wilson, deceased, which
they had filed lu the estate of Willis
Horton, deceased. Mr. Horton w as
a brother-in-law of Mr. Wilson, and
during the lifetime of Mr. Horton he
owned a policy of Insurance for
2,000 In favor of Mrs. Horton, but
Mrs. Horton died before her husbaud
and as there were no Immediate heirs
to become beneficiaries under the
policy, the petition alleged that Mr.
Horton entered Into an agreement
with Otis Wilson and his son Edward,
that if they would keep up the pay
ments dijrlng the rest of Mr. Hor-
ton's life he would make the policy
over to them or their heirs. This
agreement was not In writing, but
the payments were made by Otis and
his son, until the death of Mr. Wil
son, and afterward made by Mr. Wil
son's heirs, Proof of these facts were
presented to the court yesterday and
the court after hearing the evidence
decided that the prayer of the peti
tion should be granted and ordered
one-half of the policy, namely $1,000,
to be paid In equal parts to the heirs
of Otis Wilson, less about thirty dol
lars of expense of the hearing. The
amount distributed being $972, and
the persons sharing In the amount
are Mrs. Maud Anna McGrady, nee
iMaud Wilson, Mrs. Ada May Can-
field, nee Ada M. Wilson, John A
Wilson and Edward Wilson. The
heirs of Otis Wilson were represented
In the litigation by Attorney H. Well
enselk, of Syracuse, and the estate of
Willis Horton, deceased, by Attorney
Dalles Dernier, of Elmwood. The
questions Involved were of more than
passing Interest, as the matter was
wholly new so far as decisions of the
Nebraska courts are concerned and
the administrator of the Horton
estate declined to recognize the
agreement set out In the petition of
the Wilson heirs until the matter was
passed on by the court.
Recital of Sacred Sonj:.
Ou Thursday evening, January
19th, at 8 o'clock, the members of
the choir and glee club of the Metho
dist church will offer to the public an
evening song. The numbers used will
consist of anthems, solos and duets,
which have been rendered at the reg
ular services during the past few
months. The scripture readings from
which the songs are taken will be
read by the pastor.
A cordial Invitation Is extended to
the public to attend. No admission
will be charged, but an offering will
be taken for the music fund.
"BELSHMRS FEAST' AT
THE UIG HOKE
THE LATE WALTER VI.
SCOTT KILLED Ifl OMAHA
HATERS OF SETTLEMENT
IN THE COUNTY COURT
BIG DAMAGE SUITS
FILED IN DISTRICT COURT
From Saturday's Dally.
Mrs. Amelia Monroe, on the 11th
Inst, (lied suit in the district court
against her brother, C. Lawrence
Stull, for damages resulting from an
assault upon her by her brother,
made on the 13th of July last, and
praya Judgment for $15,000. The i gas pipe."
petition sets up in substance that the
plaintiff was In good health prior to
the date of the alleged assault, and
that at that tlnvs defendant came to
the store of her husband and made a
malicious attack upon her by blows
and kicks, and by striking, beating,
kicking, pounding, chocking admin
istering blows on her head, eyes,
nose, mouth, chest and small of the
back and side, thereby Impairing per
manently her sight and hearing and
giving her such a shock that her
nerves have never recovered, and her
health Is permanently Impaired, and
that she has never been able to re
turn to her work.
Simultaneously with the filing of
this suit, her husband also brings
suit against his brother-in-law seek
ing to recover damages for the loss
of services and companionship of his
wife and for medical attendance and
for services of an extra helper at the
store, the total amount of the dam
ages Mr. Monroe has sustained Is
$456.50.
Summons were served In both
cases today on the defendant.
Dry Territory.
A south Missouri editor writes
that it is so dry down there that
"wagons are going round with their
tongues out; ice has to be soaked In
water all night before it Is wet
enough to make lemonade;" a fire
started In a pond from a spark from
an engine burned up a lot of bull
frogs and that the ground is bo dry
and hard, that crawSsti holes are
being pulled up and shipped out for
From Saturday' Daily.
The estate of John Welchel, de
ceased, formerly a resident of near
i;!mwood, who left a will disposing
ol his property consisting of a quar
ter of tine Cass county farm land, to
his two sons wiih legacies to his two
daughters, was closed and finally
settled In the county court yesterday.
A stipulation was signed up by the
sons whereby they agreed to have a
decree entered giving to their mother
a life estate in the farm, sho being
aged and Incapacitated by the Infirm
ities of age. A guardian was appoint
ed to look after her property. . The
will provided that the sons should
give their sisters each a note for
$1,000 payable $200 each year on
the first day of March. The will
mado no provision for the widow,
hence the stipulation with her giving
her a life lease on the farm In lieu
of what the law, regardless of a will,
gives the widow, being the homestead
of $2,000 and a third of the residue
of real estate in fee.
A decree was entered by the court
In conformity to the will as modified
by the stlpuatlon and the estate final
ly settled.
Writer W. Scott, who was killed
last Monday In Omaha by being run
down by a street car, was formerly
for many years a resident of this city,
having removed to Omaha about ten
years aco.
Mr. Scott was born In Liverpool,
England, April 19, 1S40, being In the
71st year of his age. He came to
America In 1873, first settling In
New Jersey, where he resided but a
Ehort time, and removed to Nebraska
and Plattsmouth the same year.
Mr. Scott was married in England
to Miss Elizabeth Henley, who sur
vives him.
Mr. Scott was a carpenter by trade
and followed this occupation while a
resident of this city for almost thirty
years.
Besides his widow, he Is survived
by five sons, namely: Walter II. and
J. E both of this city; F. M. and L
E., of Omaha, and Q. T., of Kansas
City.
Mr. Scott died from Injuries bus
talned by being run down by a street
car. He had been placed In an am
balance to be taken to a hospital, bu
death relieved his sufferings before
the hospital was reached. The accl
dent occurred on Sixteenth and Cas
tie R streets, while Mr. Scott was on
his way from South Omaha, driving
his noise and single buggy, as was
Lie custom every morning, to hla
woiic nt the George it. Liee incubator
company's shops on the corner of
Eleventh and Harney streets.
The collission occurred about C : 3 0
while it wa3 yet dark. An Jteni In
the j ee this morning states: "In the
verdict handed In by tho coroner's
jury Thursday, no blame was at
tached to the crew of the street car
which struck and killed Richard W.
Scott, (meaning Walter W. Scott) of
Thirty-first and 'Madison streets,
South Omaha, as he was driving to
his work Monday morning."
The funeral of Mr. Scott occurred
at the residence of his son, L. E.
Scott, on West Central street, Omaha,
Wednesday, and was conducted by
Rev. Pollock, of the Presbyterian
church.
Interment was made at Evergreen
cemetery, Omaha.
Since the arrival last fall of Mr.
W. A. Howard as a temporary resi
dent of the Masonic Home us old
people seem to be renewing our
youth, and are enjoying ourselves In
a new and unexpected way. Mr.
Howard Is a musician of the old
school, when the words, as well as
tones were clearly enunciated, and
he did not lose his voice when he lost
his health; and he has uroused us all
to the enjoyment of our youthful
days, and if passersby, w hen they see
our parlor lighted up brighter than
usual, should stop to listen, they
would hear us old folks "Singing
ust like the larks" under the leader
ship of Mr. Howard, Mrs. Asqulth
"The XewlywtiK"
In these days when the very limit
of sartorial splendor seems to have
been reached In stago costuming, It
appears to be a little nervy to claim
super-excellence for the dressing of a
play, but if reports are to be believed
that have come from those who have
seen "The Newiyweds and Their
Baby," something extraordinary
fetching and bewitching In the way
of stage garmentry will be displayed
hero during Its engagement at the
Parmcle theatre Tuesday night, Jan
uary 17.
ORE TROUBLE IS IN
STORE FOR FRED OHM
Fred Ohm, w ho has been serving a
term in the county Jail for making
presiding at the piano and Colonel threats against his wife and her chll-
Asqulth with his excellent bass
voice. Mr. Howard singing tenor
and the rest of us the soprano, all
together filling up the breaks In our
partly cracked voices. But last night I
was extra. We were the admiring
audience, Mr. Howard having solielt-
dren and otherwise making a rough
house at his dwelling, at the expira
tion of his term In about threo days
will encounter other difficulties In
making his way to liberty and fresh
air. Yesterday Mrs. Ohm appeared
at the county attorney's office and
ed and gained the kind assistance of made complaint that she was afraid
Miss Zclma and Miss Hazel Tuey and
Mr. Jay Solvers, we listened to a part
of the musical oratorio of Daniel, as
told In the 5th chapter. Mr. Howard
gave a statement of the clrcum-
Ohm would menace her life, and a
warrant was accordingly issued on
the complaint drawn by the county
attorney, and will be served on the
accused when his former sentence
stances leading up to the "Banquet of has been satisfied. It Is very prob-
Belshazzer," and the "Hand Writing able that he will be unable to give a
on the Wall." Each part In the peace bond, and the result will bo
drama was beautifully rendered In that he will become a permanent
perfect voice and the only fault we boarder at Hotel de Manspeaker at
could find was, there was not enough the county's expense. The only ro
of It; for, excepting the lack of seen- gretable thing about the whole mat
ery, it was as fine as could have been ter Is that there is not some sort of
produced 'by a professional troup. labor the defendant can be put to
The closing song, "The Requiem of for the county so as to earn hla
the Dead King," was grand and board. A law requiring work on a
thrilling. The residents of the Home rock pile would be a beneficial meas
wlsh to express their thanks to the ure for such cases, the broken stone
Misses Tuey and to Mr. Selvers for could bo used to macadamize the
their kindness In giving us a most county roads, and the thought of
enjoyable evening. Mr. Howard al- breaking rock would, no doubt have
ready has our personal thanks for the a salutary effect on the law breakers
pleasure he has on several occasions of this character. Such fellows are
given us. J. E. V. snug and warm during tho winter at
tho expense of the tax payers without
making any return whatever.
MERCANTILE ESTABLISH-
T CLOSED Blf SHERIFF THE RED EN BALL AT
GOATES HALL UST NIGHT
From Friday'! 1'nllv.
Sheriff Qulntou returned from
Murdot'k last evening, where ho had
been on official business In tho
nature of a levy. The law officer
took with him an execution Issued
out of the county court In a judg
From Frlday'i Dally.
Tho Red Men of Platlsnuiuth gave
their sixth grand ball at tho Coatca
hall last evening. Considering the
other attractions In the city the func-
mejit recovered, at the last term, by Uon wa8 wel, altcme(1, An excellent
XIrkendall & Co. against A. E. Flfch, nrnernm had been arranged and was
FRANK WHEELER ACCEPTS
POSITION IN LOUISVILLE
From Saturday'! Dally.
Frank Wheeler, who for many
years past has held the position of
head harness maker In this city with
August Gorder, but resigned here
several weeka ago, has accepted one
of similar nature in the harness
establishment of Charley Pankonln,
In Louisville. Mr. Wheeler Is pre
paring his household goods for ship
ment today, and will enter upon his
new duties next Monday morning.
Frank Wheeler is one of the best
harness makers In Cass county, he Is
a man that docs not believe In mak
ing changes in his location, and Is
always steady and works to his em
ployer's Interest. We regret to see
him leave Plattsmouth, but are glad
to know that he Is not leaving Cass
county.
Basket Ball Team Goes To tlio Bluffs.
The Plattsmouth high school bas
ket ball team departed for Council
Bluffs this afternoon, where they will
meet the team from the Council
Bluffs high school, A close game Is
anticipated, as our team Is In fine
training, Principal Rlchey having
taken some pains In preparing the
boys for a strong contest. The young
men In the team who made the trip
are: Evan Noble, Matthew Herold,
John Falter, Henry Egenberger, Rue
Frans, Conrad Schlater and Carl
Reese. The team was accompanied
by Principal Rlchey.
J. S. HALL ACCEPTS POS
IN AS TRAVELING MAN
j Subset! he for tlie liaiiy Journal.
Ico Harvest I'rogrcuHcw.
Fred Egenberger, Lorenz Brothers
and John Schlappacasse will begin
to harvest Ice tomorrow for their In
dividual Ice houses. Each of them
will put up about 200 tons of Ice for
their own consumption. James Ault
and E. O'Neal have the contract for
doing the cutting. Teams will be put
to work hauling tomorrow. The Ice
Is fine and clear, being about 14
Inches thick and free from defects.
J. S. Hall, our Sixth street mer
chant, has accepted a traveling posi
tion with the Standard Furnace Com
pany, of Cleveland, Ohio, with a west
ern branch at Omaha, which branch
Mr. Hall will represent In tho State
of Nebraska. Mr. Hall Is a man of
many years' practical experience In
the furnace line, covering both the
sales and Installing departments, and
we predict for him success In the new
venture o ftraveling salesman. Mr,
Hall 'believes he has captured a good
position and his experience tells him
that he can make good. lie will
enter upon his new duties next Mon
day morning.
A Feasible Law.
Dan V. Stephens, of Fremont, who
caused a good roads plank to be at
tached to the democratic platform
last fall, Is drawing up a bill for pre
scntatlon to the legislature. He
would have a county road engineer
elected by the board of supervisors
of each county, to have supervision
of the roads and road funds. The
poll taxes he would have go Into a
fund of the county treasurer for the
use of the road engineer, Instead of
permitting poll taxes to be worked
out In haphazard fashion, as Mr.
Stephens says they now are.
Attorney M. Gerlng was called to
Omaha this afternoon on professional
business.
a general merchant at Murdock, The
Judgment was for something over
$500 and in order to make the col
lection the sheriff was compelled to
levy on tho stock of general mer
chandise of tiio defendant and yes
terday locked tho defendant's store
and brought the key away with him.
Thero will be a sheriff's salo of the
carried out as planned. Excellent
music was furnished by tho Itncr Red
Men's orchestra, of Omaha, which
added to the pleasure of tho enter
tainment. The Red Men have ac
quired a reputation for doing nothing
by halves and last night's grand ball
was up to their former ontertalu-
mcnts of this character. All present
stock in about ten days, unless tho enjoyed a splendid time and the best
defendant makes arrangements to
settle tho Judgment before tho date
advertised for the salo. Tho judg
ment was obtained by default, the
plaintiff's counsel being Baldridge,
DeBoard and Fradcnbcrg, of Omaha.
ENTERTAINED AT THE HOME
OF MRS. REEGE YESTERDAY
v J
From Friday'! Da'ly.
Another very pleasant entertain
ment of the winter season was the
open meeting held by tho ladles of
the Woman's Auxiliary and St. Mary's
Guild of St. Luke's church, yetserday
afternoon, at the pretty home of Mrs.
Eva Reese. There were a large num
ber of the ladles In attendance In
Bplte of the chilly weather and they
enjoyed an afternoon which will long
bo remembered. For the occasion a
musical program had arranged for,
which was a pleasing feature of the
afternoon entertainment. Miss
Gretchen Donnelly contributed a
number of vocal solos, which were
rendered In her usual charming man
ner. Miss Donnelly was In good
voice and kept the audience thor
oughly at attention by her style and
manner. Mrs. Jay Selvers gave some
beautiful numbers In tho shape of
both Instrumental and vocal solos,
which were well executed and which
mado a hit with the audlenco. There
were some dainty and choice refresh
ments served at a convenient hour,
which tho ladles, also, thoroughly en
joyed. The entire little entertain
ment was such a one as the ladles
might well bo proud of and all re
port a most delightful time.
of orflcr prevailed. Tho members of
the orchestra are very gentlemanly,
and artists on the Instruments
played by them, and ns a musical
aggregation would bo hard to equal
In Omaha.
Take It all together this was one
of the most successful of the balls
yet given by this popular fraternal
order.
JUDGE A. N. SULLIVAN
PASSES GOOD NIGHT
From Friday'! Dally.
' Judge A. N. Sullivan, who has been
seriously 111 since last Monday after
noon, passed a comfortable night last
night, having slept throughout the
night. This morning he was per
fectly clear and abl eto converse with
the members of the family. He took
a little nourishment and appeared to
be considerably better. It Is hoped
now by his friends that tho crisis Is
past and that the judge's condition
will steadily improve.
We note among the proceedings of
the supreme court, the following:
"Gerlng vs. Leyda. Stipulations al
lowed; appellant given until Feb. 1,
1911, to serve briefs; appellee given
until session preceding the one at
which case la submitted to serve and
fllo answer briefs "
The T. J. Sokol society win give a
grand mask ball at their hall on West
Pearl street on Saturday night Janu
ary 21, 1911. Fine music, smooth
floor, good order, and a fine time an
ticipated. Keep the date in mind and
be on hand.