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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1912.
NO. 10.
VOLUME XXXI.
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. FIR CANDIDATES AND VOTERS USE
All Candidates are Nominated at the April Primary, Including
Choice for President, National Committeemen, Presidential
Electors, and all Candidates Must File By March 19 th.
Secretary of State Wait has is
sued a statement setting forth
some of the essential points of
the new primary law and its ef
fect upon the coming primary
elections, which will include bal
loting upon presidential and vice
presidential choices, national
ommitteemcn, deelgates at large
and district delegates to tho na
tional conventions of each party;
presidential electors and a full
line of state and legislative
fllcials. The following is in
cluded in the statement:
When registration is required
polls will be open at 8 o'clock a
). and closed at 9 o'clock p. ni
(This also is the first day for
registration.)
In all other places where pri
mary election is held the polls
open at 12 o'clock noon, and close
at 9 o'clock p. in.
Judges and clerks are provided
for at the primary in the same
manner as for the general elec
tion.
Nominations may be made for
the following officials.
National Preference vole for
president and vice president of
the United States; one United
Slates senator; one represent
alive for each of the six con
gressional districts.
State Ofllcers (Jovernor, lieu
tenant governor, secretary of
stale, auditor, treasurer, super
intendent of public instruct ion
attorney gcneral;tornoisroiior m"
public lands and buildintrs, one
railwav commissioner and eight
presidential electors.
Legislative Thirty-three sen
ators and 100 representatives.
Committeemen Delegates Ono
ntionnl committeeman for each
political party. Four delegates at
large nml twelve district delegates
to national convention for each
political parly.
.Ml of the last nanfed are placed
on the primary ballot by petition
as follows: Three thousand
names for delegates at large and
500 names for district delegates.
Only twentyfivo petitioners arc
required for candidates for presi
dent and vice president.
Where candidates for nomina
lion are elected in more than one
county filings for the primary
should be with the secretary of
state, otherwise with the county
clerk.
Candidates for presidential
lectors shall file nomination
naners same as candidates ior
state offices, i. e., by personal
filing or by petition of twenty-
five electors. No fee required.
Where candidates are proposed
by petition, an acceptance must
be filed by the candidate within
five days after filing the petition,
except for president and vice
president. All filings must be
made on or before March 19,
1912. Separate ballots are print
ed for each political parly and in
addition to tho name sthereon
will appear the subject matter of
five proposed constitutional
amendments to lie voted on as
follows:
Proposed amendment to the
constitution reserving to the peo
pie the right to direct legislation
through the initiative and
referendum.
Fixing the term of office and
changing salary for members of
I hp legislature from $5 to $10 per
day.
(.reotjatf a-Kianl of o:nn:is--
sioners for slate institutions.
Providing for general election
once in two years.
.Allowiner cities of more than
5,000 inhabitants to frame their
own charters.
If a maioritv of the electors of
anv oarlv voting upon such
amendment shall declare in favor
of or ncninsl nnv such amend
ment such declaration shall be
considered as a portion of. the
ticket of such party and shall be
so certified bv the secretary of
state to the various county clerks.
L. F. Langhorst In Town
From Tuesday's Pally.
L. F. Langhorst, president of
the Nebraska Uetailers' Federa
tion, came down from his home
at Klmwood yesterday afternoon
on business connected with the
federation. Mr. Langhorst is one
of Ibi' leading merchants of the
live little city in which ho lives,
and the Nebraska Federation
made no mistake in selecting him
as its head. Mr. Langhorst paid
the Journal a friendly visit while
in the city and we are always
glad to welcome him lo our office.
PiKOl GETS A
VEPiDlC
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FOR 1,560
DOINGS OF THE
N0BLERED -MEN
Report of the Auditing Committee
Submitted at Their Last
Annual Meeting.
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GRANTED A DIVORC
E
The Plea of Desertion Sustained
and Divorce Granted
From Wife.
Prom Tuesday's Dally.
James M. Tigner vs. Louisa
Tigner was the title of a case in
the district court in which a de
oree was handed down by Judge
Travis yesterday, granting the
plaint i(T a decree of divorce from
his wife.
The petition, which was filed
August 22, 1911, stales that
plaintiff had been a resident of
Cass county for the past fifteen
years and was married to defend
ant, whose maiden name was
Louisa Jane Irey, in this county
on the 29th day of March. 1899,
and conducted himself toward
defendant in an ngreeab'e man
ner and maintained her in a man
ner agreeable. to their station in
life. Hut nevertheless, disregard
ing her duties as a wife, defend
ant, on the 18th day of August,
1909, deserted plaintiff without
cause, and absented herself from
his home for a spac? of nn.re
than two years. Tho whereabouts
Of defendant was unknown to !,he
plaintiff, and after the petition
fcad been on file three months,
plaintiff proceeded to make
affidavit for publication service,
which was had. The evidence was
taken on the allegations of the
petition In tho court yesterday,
nd the decree granted as proyed
' Holding District Contests.
County Superintendent Miss
Mary Foster has returned from
holding district contests in oral
arithmetic at South Bend, Louis
ville and Cedar Creek and will
next hold them at Murray, Union
and Nehawka. These contests
will be held in every town in the
county, the contestants coming
from the district schools sur
rounding the towns. The contest
for this district will be held at
Miss Foster's office February 12,
and promises lo be spirited and
interesting. Next May the county
contest will be held, probably at
Weeping Water, and will have as
participants one representative
from each town or precinct in the
county. At this time the eiirhth
prude gradual ion exercises will be
held.
Suit Has Been Pending for Over
Four Years and Has Been
Strenuously Contested.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The trial of the case of II. E
Pankonin .- vs. Fred II. Gorder,
which has been engaging the at
tention of the court and jury
since last Friday morning, was
terminated yesterday afternoon
when the jury brought in a ver
dict for the plaintiff for the sum
of $ 1,5'0, the full amount prayed
for. Many law questions came
up during the trial of the case
which had to be threshed out to
the court while the jury was ex
cused from the room, which
served to prolong the. case.
I). O. Dwyer and A. L. Tidd ap
peared for Hie plaintiff, Mr. Pan
konin, while ex-Supreme Court
Judge Jesse L. Hoot and W. A.
Robertson appeared for the de
fendant. Messrs. Dwyer and Tidd
feel quite elated over their victory,
won at the end of a strenuously
contest Irial, with the eminent
jurist pitted against them.
The suit was brought for rent
of a store building., covering a
period of four years and nine
months, at a rental of $2.1.50 per
month. The verdict of $1,500
" ill be reduced bv the amount of
Sii, which was expended bv de
fendant for necessary repairs. At
the end of I he Irial the jury was
evfMised by Judce Travis until
Wednesday morning.
Attorney Brill was in court
veslerday afternoon and present
ed his motion for a new trial in
the John Doud case. The argu
ments in this case were quite ex
tended. Mr. Brill was allowed an
interview with George Lytic in
the court room. Lyl lo's trial will
probably be commenced tomor
row, so as to get through with it
this week.
At the last annual meeting of
the lied Men lodge the following
report was submitted by the
auditing committee, to-wit:
Paid for relief of members and
their families during the fiscal
year, $085. This amount is more
than the combined membership of
all the fraternal lodges in this
city and county. The Improved
Order of lied Men is instituted on
Hie following basis:
i First To pay the member his
benefit during disability from
sickness or from accidental cause;
also a stipulated sum at death of
a member or his wife.
( Second To provide for his
family during said disability and
care of orphans when the head of
the family is stricken down or re
moved by death. The relief com
mittee is always instructed to re
port to our meetings any and al
cases of destitution within the
family of our membership, and we
have also contributed funds for
the benefit of many strango ap
plications. The home of the Im
proved Order of lied Men is
located on Main street and they
have a fine room for their busi
ness meetings and a room for
social purposes, where the mem
bers may pass a few idle hours
in playing cards, dominoes, chess
and checkers. At limes they have
contests of every description of
an innocent nature.
Come and join this rank the
most popular order of its kind in
existence, as it protects the liv
ing and assists in the last, sad
rites of the departed dead. The
'Membership consists of while
men from "every walk of life", from
the ordinary laborer on the street
to the members of (he law-making
power of the stale and nation.
Thev exempt none, onlv those
phvsicallv disabled, and their
membership and I heir principals
are broad as I he prairies of the
slate of Nebraska. Hundreds have
testified lo the above statement.
Let the past records and Hie
future prospect of this benevolent
and protective organization be nn
inducement for you to associate
yourself villi them and reap the
benefits. Their home is their own
It is open to the public for in
spection. The janitor or the
custodian will be pleased lo show
vou around. Two doors east of
the court house.
Thaw Out the Pipes.
Manager Burnio of the water
company is working a force of
men thawing out the frozen water
pipes and placing the patrons of
the company rapidly in the con
dition they were before the hard
freezes of the first part of the
I'onlh. Mr. Hurnie is using every
effort to accommodate tho users
of water. The unusually seven
weather froze many pipes which
the frost never reached before;
this was not expected and hence
was an unforseen incident, caus
ing much trouble, which the
superintendent could not avoid.
The same trouble has occurred in
other cities, onlv much more so
than in Plaltsmouth, and the
ocmpany has done ajl in its power
here to keep the patrons in water.
JULES LOMBARD IS
LING 111 CHICAGO
Mrs. F. A. Ronnie of Madrid,
Perkins county, who has been
here sincet ho holidays visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Seivcrs, departed last
I aturday evening for her home.
Attend Funeral of Relatives.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Clint Huffman of Pratt, Kas.;
E. A. Wing of Camara, Okla., and
11. C. Price of Denver, Colo., were
in the city between trains this
morning, having attended the
funeral of Mrs. Wing at Pacific
Junction yesterday. Messrs.
Huffman and Wing accompanied
the remains of Mrs. Anna Con
ant, who died in tho Ozark moun
tains in Missouri a few days ago,
to Pacific Junction. Mrs. Con
ant's funeral occurred at Pacific
Junction this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Railway Men Meet.
From Tuesday's Dally.
A meeting of the Burlington
shop men was held at Coates' hall
last night to effect an. organiza
tion of the Railway Men's Pro
tective association. There was a
good turnout of the shop men and
the meeting was addressed by Mr.
Hoop, superintendent of motive
power for the Burlington lines
west of the Missouri river; also
Mr. Willsie, master mechanic of
the Omaha division, made an in
teresting talk.
Since the above was put in type
we learn that Mr. Pennington, or
ganizer of the Railway Men's
Protective and Investment as
sociation, was present and ad
dressed the meeting instead of
Mr. Roop, who left last night for
St. Louis. There were about 150
members of tho order present
last night." The meetings will be
held regularly in the future on the
first Thursday night of each
month.
H. A. Schneider In Washington.
From Washington dispatches
to the Omaha Bee we note under
dale of January 29 tho following
"H. A. Schneider, postmaster at
Plaltsmouth, was in conference
with Supervising Architect Tay
lor today over the silo selected
for the new postofilce in that
city."
Herman Bestor Injured.
Saturday afternoon, while
walking through the alley in the
rear of Bauer & Son's hardware
store, Herman Bestor caught his
foot under a wire which had both
ends frozen in the ground, and
fell, badly bruising his face and
arm." Mr. Bestor got up without
assistance, went into tho store
and washed the blood from his
face and procured court plaster at
Weyrich & Hadraba's drug store
and mended the breaks in his
face and is getting along nicely
Phil Becker, accompanied by
his brother, II. E. Becker, left for
Omaha and Council Bluffs on the
early Burlington train today.
Gors on the Road.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Louie B. Egenberger departed
this afternoon for Omaha, .from
which point he will depart as
traveling salesman for the Skin
ner Maccaroni company. ins
territory will be northeast Iowa
and southern Minnesota. Louie
is a nice young gentleman am
possesses all the requirements lo
make an excellent salesman, am:
we believe he will fill the bill to
perfection. The Journal wishes
Louie success, with the hope lhat
he will make good in every way.
Make Correction.
In the issue of the Journal of
January 20 it was slated that
Louis Schultz and his son, Wil
liarn, returned from Arkansas
which was a fact, but we did not
stop with that statement, but in
addition said that William had
purchased a farm of 180 acres
which was not a fact, although
the informant of the Journal so
stated. What we should have
said is that Louis Schultz pur
chased a farm of 180 ocres near
Monticello, Ark.
Injured at the Shops.
J. A. Long, a carpenter at tho
Burlington shops, had the mis
fortune to get a finger mashed
day or two ago, and was inter
viewed by Dr. Cochran this morn
ing in his regular visit to the
shops.
Con Kennedy and W. A. Mason
carpenters, both sustained mash
ed fingers while employed in their
regular rounds of duties at tho
Burlington shops this week. They
will bo in the hands of tho relief
physician for a few days.
Man Who Sang "The Battle Cry
of Freedom" to Perfection
During the Civil War.
There are no doubt many peo
ple in Plaltsmouth who remember
Jules Lombard, who visited here
quite frequently a number of
tears ago while a resident of
Omaha. At that lime nearly
everyone in the metropolis knew
him, and young boys, who have
since grown lo manhood, remeni
her him kindly. lie could sing
"The Battle Cry of Freedom" lo
perfection and was considered
ono of the greatest basso singers
in tho United States. I lo is now
81 years of age and lives in Chi
cago and is said lo be in rather
poor circumstances. The Kansas
ily Sunday Star contained a pie-
ure of the old man sitting before
phonograph singing "The Bat
tle Cry of J-'reedom," w-hich will
ie reproduced on the stage
throughout the land anil preserv-
I in the archives of I lie Chicago
Historical society. In speaking
f Mr. Lumbard, a special from
Chicago says:
"Mr. Lumbard, up lo ten years
ago, was considered ope or Hie
iesl basso singers in Hie country,
ut his chief claim lo fame was
arned through the singing of
himself and his brother, Frank, in
the civil war. When the first call
or HlO.OOi) volunteers was issued
bv President Lincoln, Jules Lom
bard, then a young man with a
powerful voice, stood on the steps
of the old court house and sang
the song, "Shouting the Battle
Crv of Freedom." President Lin
coln was nuoled as saving that.
milliard's singiug of the song
recruited more soldiers than all
the recruiting agencies of the
oiinlry combined.
' "As n result of the newspaper
accounts of his being in need the
singer has received many gifts of
monov, with promises of more
He also was offered n home for
life in the new James O. King
Ho'np for A cod People."
Mr. Lumbard is now HI years ol
nee and has resided in Chicago
for a number of years.
REVIVAL OF RAILROAD
BUSINESS LOOKED FOR
January and February Ordinarily
Are Dull Months for
Traffic.
Traffic reports show that Jan
uary and February are usually
the dull months of the years with
railroads, and lhat the drop in
expenses is not, so great as the
drop in tonnage might give reason
to expect. Cold weather adds lo
the cost of ooeration, and while
I he number of employes is usually
less other expenses are increased.
Tho early part of January was
decidedly dull this year, but an'
improvement has been noted and
traffic men hopo that tho Feb
ruary business will not be so
light as might have been fore
casted from the business volume
early in tho year. In some years
the drop in business in January
is not so noticeable as it was this
year, but where January holds up
well the slump is usually heavy
in February.
Oroin movement was held back
early in the year by bad weather
and the difficulty experienced in
moving anv kind of tonnage. Then
camo a fuel rush in some, sec-lions-Hint
held back the grain
traffic. Now grain is moving and
the receipts at market centers
vesterdav were large, indicating
heavv loading in this territory
during the past week. So heavy
was grain receipts at some mar
ket centers vesterdav that the
forre of inspectors employed was
not ndeounte.
Another factor that is expected
to help business from now on is
that merchandise stocks are low
the countrv over, while Hie winter
trade has been fair. It is expected
that merchants, who have not
been bnving heavily, will soon be
gin placing slocks and that Ibis
ill rx' I nuvi.') to tho wil-bound
tonnage.
Business reports from Iowa
and Illinois show a much heavier
olume of Iraffio now Hum has
icon experienced during I lie pasi
month.
Returns From Oklahoma.
John Rutherford returned from
Wheal land, Okla., Friday, and
while in that vicinity had tho
pleasure of spending a night at
the home of Ike Dunn. Mr. Ruth
erford found the Dunn family
happy mid prosperous, they hav
ing just moved into (heir new
bouse recently built, and had a
new barn in process of building
In County Court.
From Tuenday'B Dally.
Petition was filed in the county
court today for the administra
tion of the estate of Andrew
Henry Taylor, late of near Union
It is alleged that the persona
property will amount to about
$8,000 and tho rental value of tho
real estate will aggregate about
f 500 per annum.
Card of Thanks.
To our friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted in tho last
illness and death of our beloved
father, and especially to the B. &
M. shop men, who sent a bouquet
of benutiful flowers for his cas
ket, wo wish to express our most
heartfelt thanks.
Albert Schwartz and Family.
In tho County Court.
From WrdnoKdity's Dally.
In I he county court today the
creditors of A. V. Wnllon of Elin-
wood mel, ami not being able to
agree on someone for trustee of
the slock, left the matter in the
hands of the sheriff. At tho
meeting C. II. Taylor was selected
as chairman of the meeting. A
majority of the creditors were
oprosonlod in person and by
proxies, Put U seems inai uiey
oubl not unite on anyone, and
the law continues the sheriff in
barge of Hie properly. He will
select appraisers and in a short
ime will oiler the properly for
sale. It was also agreed that the
properly should be sold at private
ale. There are several pros
pective purchasers for the prop
erly, which will have to be sold at
the appraised value.
A petition has been tiled pray
ing Hie appointment of K. J.
llichey as adminisl riitor of the
estate of F. M. Richey, ('.'ceased.
A pel it ion was filed this morn
ing praying ior a nnai seiue
ment in Hie estate of Leroy Ap
plegate; also the same in the
estate of I. N. Applogale, do-ceased.
A petition was filed for the pro-
bale of the last will of II. C. Mc-
Maken, and asking Iho appoint
ment of Mrs. Reese and fi. D. Mc-
Maken as executors.
New Pumps Arrive.
From Wednesday's Pain.
Two cars of material, including
two new pumps, for tho water
company arrived yesterday, and
are being unloaded at tho pump
ing station. As soon as the
weather will permit the new ap
paratus will bo installed and our
city will have a new and up-to-dato
water plant. Mr. Burnio, the
manager, is pushing tho work
along as fast as possible, and do
ing everything that can bo done
along that lino.
Dave Young and family woro in
the city today, having driven up
from the farm near Murray. This
is Mr. Young's first visit to the
county soat for more than a
month.