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GOOD ROADS AND THE THEM SO IS II No One Who Travels the Roads In Any Direction Can Help But Notice A Number of Improvements Which Could Be Made In the Country Roads At A Negligable Outlay of Time And Expense. Good roads! Good roads! We hear the talk so much we think the subject has grown stale and threadbare by much use. And so il has. Hut still it does not get results, at least not the results that should be attained by the ef fort expended. Yes, we know you think Ne braska has good roads and other parts of the southwest, too. True enough the roads here are seldom or ever as bad as in some other sections of the United States. Naturally the roads of this great territory are inclined to keep in good condition. But because there is but a short time during the year, as a rule, when it is not possible to gel over these roads in ordinary vehicles, the farmers and road making authorities are inclined to let the matter rest there, trusting these roadsides, making them at tractive and going a long way to ward stopping the road-destroying wash of high water at the same time. No one who travels the roads in any direction can help but notice a number of improvements which could be made in the coun try roads at a negligable outlay of time and expense. So much has been said of the virtue of the -split-log drag and the improve ment it will make in the road it self that it seems as if that point would need no further argument. But there are at least two other grave faults about the road9 which should be corrected. One of these ife the bad corners. There is probably no country where there are not several, and from that up to several hundred, corners where neglect in hedge trimming, weed cutting or grad ing does not leave conditions absolutely dangerous. With the increase in number .of auto mobiles throughout, the country has proportionately increased the TWO MORE TEAMS -ADDED TO THE LEAGUE The Plaltsmouth Athletic as sociation lias recently added two line home teams to the list of participants for.lleld honors, viz: The. "Western Ball team" and. the "White Sox." These athletes oc cupied the diamond on Thursday and scored frequently. They made hits too numerous to mention, and a good many outs, loo. The bat tery for the Sox was Buttery be hind the bat and Rehab in the pitcher's box. You may know they were, onto .their job all right when the Western team only scored ten runs, and most of these unearned. The Western team had a good battery too, but the sup port wasn't what it should have been; their battery was Gradoville behind the bat and Joe, from Omaha pitched the game. The score was: Sox, 13; western, 10. Farms for Sale! Mr. Farmer and Investor, get busy and look these farms over: Oifl acres, i miles from Grant, Neb., on Burlington R. R., $11.00 per acre. . 320 acres i miles from Brule, on U. P. II. R., at $15.00 per acre. 120 acres, 4 miles from Ogal alla. Neb., -io.00 per acre. 100 acres, close to Madrid, Neb., $35.00 per acre. 80 acres 8 miles from Platts moutti, 45 acres improved, bal ance in timber, $55.00 per acre. See or Write, V. M. MILL1S, Lands. Loans and Insurance, Plaltsmouth, Neb. Insect Bite oCtss Leg. A Boston man lost his leg from the bite of an insect two years be fore. To avert such calamities from slings and bites of insects use Bucklen's Arnica Salvo promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation, swelling and pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, bruises. Only 25 cents at F. G. Fricke & Co. ' Superintendent N. C. Abbott left at 3:20 this afternoon for Lincoln, where he lectures tomorrow fore noon before the University of Ne braska summer school on "Suc cess ami Failure Among School Teachers!" I1 A STATE SUBJECT danger of these "blind corners," the danger is there even with horse drawn vehicles or pedestrians. There is little ex cuse for a blind corner, and the farmer who allows one to exist should be in line for severe censure. The other nuisance which should be abated all over the country is the two veritable wild ernesses of high weeds through which the country road too often winds, little more than a broken forest trail. Neat lurks in these roads as in a furnace and there is no beauty in them. It is so easy to keep the weeds down along a road by half a day's work perhaps twice a year that such conditions are inex cusable.' y- Then,' When one lias the road in proper condition, the hedges down at, ' least at the corners, and the weeds cut. why not go a step further? There is scarcely a country road at the present time where a broad strip of alfalfa or blue grass could not be raised on each side of the track. Once seeded this crop would remain indefinitely. Why not take the trouble and trilling expense to seed these road-destroying wash of high waterj at the same time. Then along the roadside, as a final measure, why not plant trees, shade trees or perferably fruit trees? No one could pos sibly be harmed by this, and the expense and trouble would be al most nothing. The shade of the trees and the fruit in season would be a great asset toward making the country road a thing of beauty where one would find enjoyment in lingering, rather than a barren, broken waste of desert or tangled forest through which everyone hurries as rapid ly as possible as from something gross and to be' feared and fled from. ' TWO CASES IN POLICE COURT THIS MORNING Art Jacobi, who was prosecute! Saturday last for inebriaey. am other fool things, and lined by the. police court to I he extent of $25 and costs, and committed to jail, was paroled this morning. farmer friend of Jacobi thought he could still see some little gooi in him and agreed to take Jacobi out on the farm and let him hop clods for a few weeks until all ap petite for the red liquor shoul leave his palel. On recoinmenda lion of the mayor, Police Judge Archer made out the order lo the keeper of the city prison lo let Art get past, the portals. The court advised the farmer to let Art down in the well when he ar rived home and leave him I here until he was sure he was reform ed. The court is st rong of I In opinion that it does not require much "red eye" to put Art on the inberiated list, and when in (hat condition he is not fit lo be at large either in town ar country. George lislicr was the name shown on the blotter of t he police court record this morning with the charge of drunkenness lodged against him; George became in toxicated on Sunday, when there was no excuse whatever for any one lo be drunk not, a saloon open, not a drug store where he could get. liquor yet George was beastly drunk. He was thrown in by the police. When brought be fore the court this morning by Chief Rainey George pleadei guilty to a plan (trunk, saying that he was just $30 short of tin amount of money he brought, in from the country with him. On his request lo make it light, the court gave him $4 and $3 costs which George had in trouser' pocket, wilh just DO cents lo spare. George went away son for what it cost him. I Acorn Brand Waists, one of the best on the market, ! worth from $1.50 lo $5.00, J Summer Clearance Sale j price, 75c to $3.50. , E. G. DOVEY & SON. H-H-W-H-M-H-I-hH-K Married by Rev. Zink. A very pretty wedding occurred at the tit in-" tf Rev. A. I.. Zink Saturday evening, when Rev. .ink joined in Hie holy bond of wed lock Mr. f.arl Shafer of Murray and .Miss Ella M. I'.oonts of lieney, Misosuri. Miss Crete Briggs and Mrs. J. E. Vandercook nessfil the ceremony. 0 ENTERTAIN THE SCHOOL TEACHERS Plaltsmouth, July 2t'., i12. To the Public: The Plattsmoutti Commercial lub have secured the holding of the Cass County Teachers' In titule in this city, commencing August 5th and continuing lo August Mh. The attendance will ach between one hundred and twenty-live and one hundred and lifty in number. The Commercial club is especially interested in seeing that I tie teacliers are properly entertained and cared for while in this city. It is requested that all who can entertain one or more teacliers in their homes dur ing the week of the institute will nidify the county superintendent as early as possible. All who are interested in the welfare of the public schools are requested to attend the reception to be given on the evening of August 5th on the lawn at the homes of Mr. E, Wescott and Profesor N. C. bbof, on High School Hill. This will give you an opportunity to make the acquaintance of the greater number of the teachers of iss county. Refreshments will be served and the IHirlington band will give a concert in con nection with the reception. All owners of automobiles who can give llieir service in taking the teachers for an automobile ride from this cily lo Fort Crook and return on Tuesday evening, August Glh, will report as early as possible lo Mr. William Baird, chairman of the committee. Mr. T. H. Pollock has granted free use of the Platte river bridge for this I rip. All are urged to make their reports to the county superin tendent and to Mr. William Baird at. the very earliest possible moment. T. H. Pollock, President. A. L. Tidd, Secretary. WILL VISIT THE TODD' . E NEXT SATURDAY For the benefit of those who expected lo go to the Louie Todd home some weeks ago to hear the Omaha Symphony Study' Or chestra, which occasion was post poned on account of flic death of Mr. Todd's little child, the Jour nal is pleased to announce that the orchestra will be out next Sunday. Air. Todd will meet the orchestra at the liurlinglon lrain beer Saturday afternoon with six or seven autoinobilesaud take the members of this popular musical organization, to the number of about thirty, to his home for a week-end house party. Sunday afternoon the orchestra will ren der some fine musical selection's on Mr. Todd's spacious lawn, and a number of Plaltsmouth people will no doubt take advantage of the opportunity to be present. In Honor of Mrs. Roberts. A most enjoyable picnic was held in the Fred HalTke grove yesterday in honor of Mrs. T. II. Roberts and daughter, Dorris, of Cleveland, Ohio, who have been visiting (dd friends in this cily for the past several weeks and who will soon leave for the west, where I hey w ill make an extend ed visit before their return home. After partaking of a bounteous luncheon, which was provided by the ladies of I he company, games and races were indulged in until a late hour, when the happy and tired picnickers wended their way homeward in a hayrack. Those who participated in this delight ful occasion were: Messrs. and Mesdames Henry Ofe and family, John Lutz and family, John Schul hof and family, John Sharp, Jos eph Alt man and family, Fred Ilall'ke ami family, Mrs. T. II. Roberts and daughter, Morris, of Cleveland. Ohio. In these days of high cost of living, a medicine that gets a man up out of bed and able lo work in a few days is a valuable and wel come remedy. John Heath. Michi gan Bar, Cal., had kidney and bladder trouble, was confined lo his bed, unable to turn without help. "I commenced using Foley Kidney Pills and can truly say I was relieved at, once." Tim ex ample is worth following. For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co. THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE BEGl B6 AUGUST 5 Promises to Be One of the Most' Successful Meetings Ever j Held in County. One week from nevt Monday (he Cass County Teachers' Institute opens, to continue live days. This ought lo be the best institute ever held in the county, and teachers who fail to avail themselves of the opportunity of instruction in the sieence of teaching from the lead ing educators jf the land should resign their schools and go into other lines of employment. The county superintendent, Miss Foster, has been aided in her desire to make the coming in stitute one of pleasure to those attending by a committee appoint ed by President T. H. Pollock of the Plaltsmouth Commercial club. This committee has prepared a program for the cnter- ainmeni oi i tie teacliers on. a scale never attempted in tins county before and I he plan is cal culated to make every member of the institute feel at home during llieir short stay in Plaltsmouth. A grand reception on Monday evening, at which the Burlington Route band will give one of its line programs of classical band music, refreshments and social pleasures, permitting the city's guests lo become acquainted with each other and with our own corps of teachers, as well as the in stitute instructors, will no doubt place them in position to doi profitable work for the remaining four days. An automobile ride and a liiusicalc on I he following evenings will prevent any feeling of loneliness while away from their homes. The entertainment held out by the Commercial club is not the only attractive feature of the coming institute, but Miss Foster has taken much pains in procur ing instructors. The best that can be found in the land was none too good for the Cass county teachers, and the list of institute instructors this year includes the best in the country. MAKING A SURVEY OF LINCOLN AVENUE Surveyor W. E. '.Slandever of OmuJia, a member of Ihe firm of Brrift iv; Slandever, came; down on N(.' i t his morning' la do some siirvt'ying for Ihe cily on Lincoln avenue. ' Joe Smith, who is an expert helper, carried one'eud of the 'chain and. set. slakes for tlie curbs. Mr. Slandever was pres ent at the last inecJjng of Ihe cily council and submitted some im portant dala about paving district No. 4. The residents of South Park are expecting a ceml'iil, walk to be built -on Lincoln avenue soon, and Ihe survey was made necessary to locale the curb line, which was not very well markci) when laid ou.1 some years ago. NARROW ESCAPE FROM A. WATERY GRAVE Frank schuldice is entitled to a hero niedaL.for" bravery exhibited yesterday iii saving the lives of two young ladies, Miss Jlawken barry and Miss Balser, who were accidentally thrown into the tur bid waters of Ihe Missouri river. The young ladies were taking a walk on the river bank near the big bridge yesterday shortly after noon, when they walked out on the ferry boat, and seeing the skiff used by the ferryman attached to the boat, one of them suggested that they get into the skill. One of I hem clambered in when Ihe skill' started lo leave the side of the ferry and was going out to the end of. the rope, when the young lady became excited and attempt ed lo grasp the rods on the side of the ferry and overturned the skiff. Her companion, yet on Hie ferry, tried to save Ihe .struggling girl in Hie water and she, loo, lost her balance and fid I into the river. The screams of the frightened young ladies attracted the addi tion of Frank Schuldice and an other man, who rushed lo the rescue and succeeded in bringing the young ladies lo shore before I hey went down for Ihe last time. There is no doubt but for the limely arrival of Mr. Schuldice the young ladies would have perished in a watery grave. As it was, they were badly frightened and no doubt will do their boat riding on land in the future. Why not take a few school learhers for Ihe Institute and make a' lillle spending money? The Commercial club 'hopes that all who can Will send in llieir names lo the county superintendent. Entertains Band of Mercy. Miss Myrtle Petersen delight, fully entertained the members of the hand of Mercy Saturday aft ernoon. After the business cs .iin the time was very pleioaully passed in plaving various games and singing, all thoroughly enjoy ing themselves. At 5 o'clock dainty refreshments were served. There were twenty in attendance. MISSQUR PAC FIG RAILROAD COMPANY President Bush Thanks His Co Workers for Loyalty and Co-Operation. To the Officers'-and Employes of The Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain Railway Companies: One year ago, soon alter as suming the duties of president of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Moun tain companies, I issued through the columns of this publication an address (o the officers and em ployes of these con; panics. This was done after I found Hint owing lo I he pressure of important com pany duties L 'would tint' be able lo carry out in the time intended my plans to make an immediate visit to all divisions and person ally meet all the officers and em ployes. Since then I have made many inspections of Ihe several divisions and have met the rank and file of my co-workers. The favorable impressions formed on my first trip over the lines as to the personnel of the employes and the latent strength and earning power of the property have been fully confirmed. In thai address the co-operation of all officers and employes was asked in advancing the in terests of these companies; they were requested to be railhful and loyal to their employes, to be economical in the use of fuel and materials; to work in harmony with their fellow-employes; to be careful and diligent in the opera tion of trains so as lo avoid as far as possible injury to persons, killing of live slock and damage to freight and equipment, 'all of which are costly to the company. It was also urged that polite and courteous treatment be accorded to patron's and Ihe public and due consideration given toward, llieir wauls and comfort. Furllier.il was show n I hat each one, no mai ler what his . posit ion, could as sist in making the lines prosper ous; that all were interested, as upon the success of these com panies depends llieir ability lo retain their employes and pay I hem reasonable w ages. Today, one year after that ad dress was issued, I am pleased o say that a .spirit of loyally and constancy has prevailed through out. In a recent extended trip over Ihe lines I found Ihe physical condition of (lie properly much improved. I now take this means of thank ing my co-workers for Ihe faith ful ami efficient service they have rendered. We never lose anything by loyally to the interests we serve. i Loyally is a solemn obligation every man owes his employer. It not. only raises his own standard of manhood, but il elevates the esteem in which he is regarded by others. Practically every suc cessful man has been loyal; few indeed who are not. have ever made even a commonplace mark in life, and none has-ever suc ceeded in commanding Hie respect of his fellow-men. Be it ever remembered, that no man can act with a loyal and con scientious sense of duly in the af fairs that ai nl rusted to him; in the care, alien! ion and con servation of the properly of his employer without building up his own character and manhood, which is immediately rellerled beneficially lo him and his fellow men in all of life's relations. We are all fellow workers, and, with the spirit of co-operation and loyalty I hat pervades our ranks, success is certain lo crown our e (Torts. Again I want lo express my sincere thanks lo each and every loyal and faithful co-worker of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Moun tain companies., Their hearty co operation has already done much for Ihe uplift and benefit, of these lines, which lei us hope will some day be everywhere recognized . as one of the greatest railroad systems. B. F. Bush. Dr. C. A. Marshall' was an Omaha passenger yesterday morning, where he spent the day at the hospital with his son, Juno, who is recovering from his recent surgical operation. Mrs. Mar shall has been in Omaha since Ihe lad was operated upon. . LOCAL NEWS from ynturaay'n Pally Fred Geise and ' wife boarded the early train for the metropolis, where they spent the day. Mrs. V. J. Carstens and Mrs. Tracy Graham visited friends in the metropolis this afternoon for a few hours. Chiii Sevbcrt of Louisville came down on the morning train today to attend the democratic county convent ion. Mrs. W. II. Sevbert of Cedar Creek arrived on No. I this morn ing to spend the day with Plalts mouth relatives. Dan Burke of Wabash and John Tighe of Mauley arrived on No. 21 today to attend the democratic county convention. J. J. Schneider of Cedar Creek ran down on No. 4 this morning and looked after business mat ters in the county sen. W. A. Tuhne wak. a' passenger to Omaha on the morning tram" today, where he wis called business for a few hours. Fred Miller and son, Fred, jr., arrived on Ihe afternoon train to day lo visit his brother, Charles Miller, for u fe.w days, , T. E. Todd went to Omaha W the fast mail this afternoon to meet his wife, who has been visit ing relatives for a week. Mrs. J. D. Parker and daugh ters, Lela and Vivien, were pas sengers lo Omaha on the fast mail this afternoon, where they will visit friends over Sunday. Mrs. Berggren of Sheridan, Wyoming, 'who has been visiting Plat I smooth relatives for a lime, departed for her home this after noon. Harry Kruger and son visited the metropolis Ibis morning, go ing on the early train lo look af ter some business matters which demanded Mr. Kruger's personal attention. Miss Etta Stone of Neligh,. Neb., who has been a guest of Miss Teresa Hcinpel for a short time, returned lo her home on the morning train today. Misses Anna and Margaret Wohlfarlh departed for Scotland, S. O., on Ihe morning train today,' where they will spend llieir vaca tion visit ing relal ives. M iss Grace . llaygood , ( of Pawnee' Cily, Neb., win has been a, guest of 'Mcsi Ai (k.tSmilh foi'.,a lime, departed for her home in the morning 'train today. Morgan Wnybrighi,, who ,'h'as been 11 guest of the Judge tee.so'n home for some weeks, ..depurted for his home at . Los -Angeles, on the morning train today. : .i . Anton Meisiuger driVvr- in' front the farm today ami- brought in some farm produce lodhe market, as well as looking after I lie' week end buying af I he stores. Misses Esther Larson, Hess Ed wards ami Hazel Ti,ey, (who have been attending the sumiuer school at the stale normal at d'eru, Neb,, returned home last evening. , Oscar Allen of near Wabash ami Ed Carr of near Eagle, prom inent democratic Workers in their respective vicinif (cs,, were in the. cily today lo 'attend , I he county convent ion. , i , . , , ; ( Joseph Miillin of Klmwood ar rived in the city Thursday night lo be in readiness' 'for the demo cratic convention , roday. Mr'. Mullin had not becij, iii the county seat before .since hjs . recent ill ness. , . . 'i.. ,,, , August Thicle, Ji Zimmoiw, II. F. Maseuiau and E.W. llensley of Avoca came in 'on the after noon train today' 10 represent I ho Avoca democracy in Hie county convention. ' The journal editor' acknowledges an, agrc.enjde social call. . . Miss Margie and Madge Taylor of Plainview, who have been visit ing llieir grandparents,' Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor, and Mrs. Al bert Lilly, foi' a lime; departed for Panama, Iowa, on the afternoon I rain today, where they w ill visit Mrs. Dr. Pugsley for 'a 'J line. Guy Keiser of Murray and com pany took out u gas. cuirine this morning miule by the.. Interna tional Harvester company. IB? unloaded his separator at, Murray today and when he gels the ma chines together will 'have an en tirely new threshing machine out fit. ' . ,; . i . : i'. )'!. .": : Summer, W'nsh Goods are,I till in our Summer Clearance, ! Sale. 18o Flaxous at 12 lie. ! Tissues worth 2fic. at 15c. ! 12 'ic and 15c Lawns at 8c. I E. 0. DOVEY '& SON, H-H-1"W"!-H"M-I-H'W-W A. F. Seybert of fiulloni was n Plaltsmouth visitor loda'y,1 havirt'g come down lo visit ' friends rind attend the county convention.