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MB IDE S m HII The Most Dangerous Citizen tj Dwell In Any City op Community. him? That can't afford Imversy with him; tiiiichclli pitch wil thereby." At least. The following article from Wallace's Farmer is so timely, and lits Plallsmouth, as well as any other community, so well that we appropriate, the entire article, and leave the readers of the Jour nal to II ml out what particular residents "111! the bill:" The least desirable citizen in this world of ours is not. the lazy skunk who fools away the sum mer and leaves his family to be supported through the winter by charity, nor yet, the petty thief, nor even the shyster lawyer or the quack doctor. These are all parasites on society, but simply, parasites who suck the substance and put. it t a great deal of trouble in trying to keep ilself clean. The most, undesirable citizen Ihat we know about is the man who, having no faith him self in his fellowman, seeks to undermine Hie faith of others. If we are to make any real progress in this world, if we are to do any thing worth while, either as in dividuals or society, we must co operate with each other. And in order to co-operate, we must, have conlldence in each other. The man who makes this dillicult is an enemy to Hie community. We have a few of Ibese unde sirable citizens everywhere in the country, in the town and city, in social life, in business, and in politics. If any man comes into a country community and makes himself a natural leader by doing something worth while, whether in securing belter roads or heller schools, or co-operation among his neighbors for their own bene fit, there is always some fellow who, through the smallness of his nalure, combined with envy, which is the vice of small minds, under takes to prevent the accomplish ment of good work, lie does Ibis by suggesting that his niolive is Hellish, Ihat. I here must be "some thing- in it. for him," or thai lie is putting himself "above" his neighbors as if he had a monopoly of wisdom. This perhaps ac counts to some extent for the scarcity of leaders, real leaders, in count ry places. Leadership under those circumstances niiisl lie won by self-sacrillee and won late, iilld often Ion laic for the highest ellicieiicy. You w ill see I he same I lung in business in town and city, where the small, narrow, soul, lacking capacity himself and fearful Ihat he will I utclassed by his neighbors, undertakes In injure the really progressive man by in direct methods. You will see il also in Ihe church, where the im putation of wrong motives to the man who is really trying' to do Somelhing worth while, or In Ihe preacher himself, lends In pre vent Ihat cordial co-operation and union necessary In make a successful church. This sort of undesirable citizen lias a glorious opportunity for the display of his particular form of meanness during political cam. paigns. For years past we have seen Ihe inltucncc of men of great strength and unquestion able devotion to duly seriously weakened by the exaggeration of (heir weaknesses and we all have weaknesses by doubts as to their sincerity and loyally to ihe cause of righteousness. This conies out more strongly in political campaigns like he present one, when Ihe country is really pass-l ing through a crisis, and when what is most needed ami most feared by I lie undesirables is the co-operation of men whose hearts are rigid, whose motives are pure, but who are not able to see things from exactly Ihe same angle. Here is where Ihe unde sirable citizen gels in his deadli est work. lie is all Ihe more dangerous when he assures you thai he is actuated by the highest motives, an assertion that would be quite unnecessary if he really were; for earnest and sincere men never need to say so. II is n"er neces- sarv for them lo say either in speech or in print, that they art actuated by high moral principles If I hey nre, Ihe people know it. 'I'll is kind of undesirable citizen is no modern Ivnc. for among the six sorts of peiqde whom Ihe Lord hales, according lo Solomon, art "a false witness that ullerelh lies and he Ihat sowelh discord among brelbren." In this, as in so many mailers of business and politics Solomon's head was level. Look out for that undesirable citizen. What will you dn with Ihe I rouble. You n get into a cmi- for "he thai I be defiled so was the observation and perhaps experi ence of a wise man. You cannot suppress him, for in this world of ours, Hie good and the bad have the same opportunity. The only way you can prolcct. yourself against him is not to listen to him or give him countenance. Just ignore him; don't get mixed tip in any of his schemes. If you do, you will regret il. In lime and sometimes it seems a long; time the discrimin ating public separates the good from Ihe bad. and men whose motives are right learn how lo pull together and do what is best for Ihe welfare of Ihe country. The undesirable citizen is then accorded his proper place along with olher undesirables who are less capable of doing real injury to Ihe public. H-H-H-H-M-H-H-H-H mynard. HHI-H"H-H-MH-H- as W. II. Poller is reported being on the sick list. (iiles Lair has taken the posi tion as night clerk at Ihe Riley hotel in I'lattsmouth. The old adage darky prayed for has come I rut. .More rain, more rest for I In; nigger. Seeding of small grain is in full blast, between showers, and a large acreage is being sown. Willie Burbee anil Wayne ami II. L. Props!, made a Hying trip lo Avnca in Mr. I'ropst's Rogers' i car last Thursday. Lee Props!, of F.ncainpnienl, N. Y., has relumed home, after visit ing in the home of R. L. Prpnst for about three weeks. Mynard has not lost, out, but rather is on Ihe improvement line. The harsh saw and hammer is heard on every side. Mrs. L K. (loodwin has been conlined lo her bed since July 0 ami owing lo her advanced age it is exl remely hard on her. Mrs. Ilenlon, mother of Mrs. W. 0. iillespie, is not as well as her many friends wish to see her. A sp ly recovery is hoped for. Joseph Tubbs is having his threshing done Ibis week. Fncle Hilly Smith. Ihe oldest Ihresher man in the county, is doing Ihe work. Jacob llengcn shipped a carload i f fat cattle to the South Omaha market Thursday. Jake feels proud, as he lopped the market mi g ra s call lo. The extra gang on the M. p. has moved farther down Ihe line. The track at this place is in line shape ami Ihe I rains are making heller schedule lime. :-! -h-h : -i i h- LOUISVILLE. J- Courier. f ah-H-K-HH-H Mrs. 11. K. I'ankonin will enter lain the Woman's club wil next Thursday afternoon. The slamlpipe for Ihe water works has reached its height and will soon be completed. 0. A. Richcry is home from j Molilalia, where he went to look after land interests. Jim Terryberry's pony came out victorious at Springfield last Saturday, after it was given a fair chance. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Stohlman returned Ihe forepart of the week from a ten days' visit with rela I ives in Wisconsin. Fred Diers of Madison is here for a short visit with his brother, W. F. Diers. Mr. Diers made the Courier office a pleasant call while here. C. K. Wootl went lo Lexington Monday on business connected wilh the selling of some property on which Hit! Hank of Commerce holds a mortgage. (iollieb Sprieck and wife are here from Stanton visiting with relatives. They will remain se veral days and divide their lime between I heir daughter, Mrs. C. M. Sevlierl, and their son, Olio, as well as lo visit wilh old-time friends ami neighbors. W. W. Whyle, the new pastor of Ihe Free Methodist church, was a pleasant caller at the Courier ollico Wednesday morn ing in company with S. W. Hall, lie has Ihe earmarks of a scholarly genlleman and we en joyed his visit very much. Mrs. Waller Mockenhaupl, who underwent, a very serious opera tion at St. Josephs hospital in Omaha two weeks ago, is still in a critical condition. A second operation was thought unavoid alde Wednesday night by Ihe at tending surgeon, and great alarm was felt on account, of the extreme weakness of Ihe patient. A sud den favorable change, however, made it unnecessary. Miss Anna Tighe is in charge of her sister al Ihe hospital. relatives here for the past two weeks, returned to their home in Alva, Okla., Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stone and family returned Saturday from their visit to Colorado. J. M. Stone, who has spent the summer in Ihe west, returned wilh them. Mrs. K. A. Kirkpatrick left Tuesday for Central City, where she went as a delegate to the stale meeting of Ihe W. C. T. U. The I'lattsmouth Journal en unmerated the automobiles in that town and points with pride to a list of 31. I'lattsmouth has a population of 5,000. Nehawka has 350 peiqde and 22 aulos. Can any town of like size beat it? Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Switzer came home Wednesday from their trip to Newcastle, Colorado. They were gone two months and report a very pleasant time, but are glad to get back to Cass county, especially since snow has begun to fall in the mountains. Krn Y'oung, J. K. Banning and C. K. Cunningham left in Young's car Monday night for Ihe north western part of the stale, where they will hunt and fish. Oiiy Rood lias been checked in as agent dur in?r Mr. Banning's absence. i.'ir.rles jonnsou, who was in jiii'd hist week by a blast al the eas! quarry, was found lo be hurt worse than was at first thought. He was taken to an Omaha hos pit al the last of the week with a fractured hip bone, and il will be some time before he is able lo re sumo work. J. F. Munson, the section fore man on the west section, who flit led one night last week, went, some while he was here. He managed lo run store bills here aggregat ing about $75 in nineteen days. lie left at night, with the handcar and Ihe company has fount neither the car or man. We un derstand he has a wire and se veral children. a visit to a ranch which Hp ls-m- terested in near Buffalo (lap, in the Black Hills country of South Dakota. The M. 1. have come lo terms and are building cement walks across I heir tracks at the depot. The Union Lumber company are also laying walks to connect with these. Lou Buskirk has returned wilh his family from firinnell, Iowa. They have moved into Ihe cement dwelling just soulh of Ihe A. M. Ferguson residence. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Horton, Wednesday, September 25, a handsome baby daughter. The cigars were duly passed around among Lysle's numerous friends. Miss Matlie Boyee returned last week from Hamilton, III., where she has resided for several years with an aunt. She will now make her home with her father, Ben Boyee. William Wray has purchased the ollice building: of Dr. Xeely and expects to move his jewelry stock and business into same next week. The doctor will occupy rooms fiver Ihe millinery parlor of Mrs. B. A. Creen. Fail Bailey arrived Friday with his family and household effects from Ipswich, S. D., and we un derstand he will again lake up his abode among us. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have many friends here who will be pleased to learn of I heir returning, and the Leader Feho is pleased lo join in extend ing a warm and hearty welcome. -Smart Shoos!- Mi, Dance on October 12. The T. J. .Mikol society will give another of their splendid social dances al I heir hall on West l'earl street on Saturday evening, Octo ber 12. Music will be furnished by the M. W. A. orchestra and a most pleasant lime is assurrcd lo all who attend. Lee Cole expects to lake a vaca tion next week and I ry his hand al shooting game among' the lakes in Ihe western part of Ihe slate, (lood luck lo you, Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Lcrch of Daven port, Iowa, have been visiting friends here for a few days. They will visit Mrs. M .Cox or Nebraska City before returning home. fiillespie & Snyder are in line for shinning live slock lo the South Omaha market. They aver age two or three cars per week. Several carloads of hay have been shipped from Ihe western part of the slate, and farmers are curling it away as fast as it arrives. H-HH-I-HH-H"H"H A UNION. J Ledger. ! Joseph Chidesler ami family of La Platte spent Sunday with their I'nion relatives and friends. Mrs. Mabel Reynolds returned last Sunday from Dciivef, where she spent, about two weeks visit ing friends ami enjoying her an nual vacation. Miss Fulalia Brooks of Kansas City, a niece of J. D. Lewis, ar rived Tuesday evening and is mak- j in'-- a visit al the Lewis home northeast ot town. Charles Boanlman and I'amih of Mart iiigtnn made a visit, among I heir relatives and friends in Ibis neighborhood, depart in home Monday morning William Sealon of Danville, III., a nephew of Mrs. Henry Banning, isiled lasl week wilh relatives at Ihe Banning home south of town ami also in this village. Mrs. A. R. Fikenbary and Mrs. Charles Mc.N'amee, who spent Iwo weeks wilh relatives and friends here, departed Sunday evening for Iheir homes al, Brush, Colorado. M. II. Shoemaker and wife ar rived home Tuesday morning from several days' visit wilh John Johnson and family al Baldwin, Kansas, and wilh Dick Conrad and family al Fskridge, Kansas. Mrs. A. M. DeBock, who came from Camilla several weeks ago and has been visiting her sister, for their Mrs. Fd Young, departed last Fri day for Fdtly, Oklahoma, to spend V..l..ii Miit'iHiv mi. I f:imilv loivnl i.,r,' a ..; ,... nw.;, v,.,.L- lime with her parents It III I' It II F Will I !' their fortune in Ihe balmy climate of southern California. Success, Nelson. W. T. Richardson has moved into his new residence. This is one or Ihe nnesi resiliences in me county, being modern in every rc- specl, and Mynard should feel proud over improvements of this kind. Mike Rys, Ihe congenial black mith, continues In hammer on plow work, and by the looks of his hop you would Ihiuk that farm ers were going to plow an winier. Mike savs: "I don't see such like dal on my life." Will Fight attended the horse sale al Soulh Omaha last week and brought home wilh him a line spoiled horse, for which he paid a nice little sum. Bui you can rest assured that he is on Ihe winning side, for Will knows a good horse when he sees il. lie don'l have lo ask Jim Sage almul il, either. Mrs. Anna Young, who spent Ihe greater part of the past, live years here, departed Tuesday morning for her old home at Luray, Ya., to make her perman ent home. She went via Oil umwa, Iowa, and intends o spend a few days with relatives there. "Aunt Annie" has a great many friends here who regret her going away. Ward Cheney ami Will Wolfe hoarded Cheney's Hying Apperson car last Saturday with guns and all the necessary equipments for a hunting trip out in the prairie chicken country. A card writ Ion Monday morning slated that they made Ihe run from I'lysses lo Kearney, 125 miles, in I hours, and were then in North Platte, iu lending lo start for the hills that morning. Their hunting stories will be published if allldavils ac company them to this office. ! WEEPING WATER. ! Republican. J-H-H HH-I H-H-I H-H Burt Dawson accompanied his mother lo South Omaha Friday, where she goes to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Dave Follz. Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Jones went, lo Lincoln Saturday to consult a specialist regarding Mr. Jones' poor health, lrom which lie has lieen suffering lor some lime. Dr. Welch reports Ihe hirlh of a boy al the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dennis Monday, Sepleniber 2.1, and al the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Keckler, a girl, on Wednesday, Seplemiicr 2o. T. J. Moullon-, formerly a long lime resident of Ashland, Neb., but now of Denver, Colorado, came in Sal unlay for n few days' visit wilh his brother, our towns man, S. Moullon. L. D. Swilzer accompanied his daughter, Leone, to Omaha Mon day, from where she leaves for Oherlin, Ohio, lo attend school. That il will be lonesome around the farm home goes without saying. Mr. and Mrs. Moses lliatt of Murray came in Wednesday f last week and are visiting their daughter, Mrs. A. M. Cole, who lives in the Paine house on Com mercial avenue. Mr. and Mrs. lliatt are among Ihe pioneers of Cass county. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Badgley loaded a car Monday and left on Tuesday for Milford, Neb., where I hey go on a farm. They will be greatly missed by Ihe people here, Mrs. Badgley especially by Ihe church, where she has always been a great worker. Mr. Andrew Olson recently sold 100 acres of land southwest of (own to Anton Jorgenson of Berlin for $115 per acre. About one year ago Mr. Olson bought this farm for $100 per acre of J. W. Bullis, and $2,100 profit in one year shows that Cass county land is a good inveslmenl. Hesnles this farm. Mr. Olson owns 180 acres near town, which is nicely improved and well farmed, as Mr. Olson is one of our money-mak ing farmers. Death of Infant. Jacob Meisinger ami wife were called to the home of Iheir son, fieorge P., jr., Saturday by the death of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C P. Meisinger, which died at hirlh. The child was buried in Ihe cemelery near there. THE Young Men are somewhat stir red up over our swell Fall Shoes. Well, it's true, they're CERTAINLY "IT" We know what Young Men want in Footwear, and we always make it our business to have just the proper thing. Our Shoes have that swagger look, so dear to the heart of the Young Men. We've the Brightest Ideas from the Best Makers! The new high toes are here in all their glory! The spicy new receding toes with low heels. The swell models in the new Tans, etc., etc. Shoes at $3, $3.50, $4 lo $5 This Store of Good Shoes offers all its patrons the very best Shoe values, at any stated price, that can be ob tained anywhere. Road to Bridge in Fine Shape. The road lo the Plallsmouth Wagon and Auto bridge is report ed in an excellent condition and that a number of automobiles have traveled over this road lo- day. Many are under the impres sion that this road is not being used much on account of being too rough, muddy and the like, but this is not so. It has just recent ly been graded and dragged and could nol be in Bel lor shape. -FETZER'S- EsaSHOE STOREca Cass County Bargain. 1 fill-acre, line laying, well im proved farm, two miles from Alvo. For quick sale, price $125.00 per acre, ('mod terms. For par ticulars call or address (Iraliam Pelers Really Co., K20 Omaha Na tional Bank Bldg., Omaha. Neb. Uncle Tommy Improving. Thomas T. Wilkinson, who has been suffering from a paralitic stroke, received a few weeks ago, is feeling somewhat improcd and is able In use his arm lo some extent, though still very weak. Mr. Wilkinson is tpiile advanced in years and il is somewhat hard for him lo recover from the effects of the slmke, but his friends hope to see him abb to be around again in a -hurt lime. For Sale. Only three left of I hose fine Poland-China boars. Also for sale a number of Barred Plymouth Rock cockrels, 75c, if laken soon. C. K. Babbitt, Plait smoulh. 9-12-wkly-lt. Apples. Will lake your orders for the following variel ies of winter ap ples; Maininonlh Blacklwig, Mo. Pippin, Oauo and Winesap. 'Phono in-Black. S. W. Ransom. 0-:i0lwk-d MM-H-M-!-H-!-HH-!- .J. NEHAWKA. ' News. I H-H-I'-H-I-H-I-H-H-H-H Will Adams had a fool, mashed in pulling up a silo at Bruce Stone's that will keep him from work a few days. Mrs. A. A. Tucker and son, sterling, who have been visiting I-H-H 'H-I-H H-I-H H-H- I ELMWOOD. -: ! Lcader-Fcho. J fH-H-fH-'K-H-:-'!-!-!"!' Dr. Alton arrived lasl evening from Monterey, Mexico. Mrs. Rosa Manning is reported critically ill with typhoid fever. C. D. (. aim and ami y tell yes terday in their louring car for nomls in Coloradi' on an outing trip. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Keckler o Mauley are the happy parents o a nahy tlaughter, horn w ounes d ly, September 25. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Olio Siege, Monday, Sepleniber 23, a line baby girl. Olio fools just a little hit bigger than any of his neighbors now. John P. Cobb left Monday for Wood Wanted. Those of our subscribers who desire to pay Iheir subscriptions in wood are requested to bring il in before I hi' roads gel had. as we tlesire If) place it in the dry. Come in wilh il, boys, right away. Dance Big Success. The Cosinopolilan club gave another of their successful dances Saturday evening ft I finales' hall. Tln-re were a great many visitors present from out of town ami a most delightful lime was enjoyed unlil a late hour. The music was rendered by the M. W. A. or chestra and consisted of Ihe latest in dance music. Secures Twenty-six Ducks. Oeorge Weidinan, (leoi-go-Tart sch and Paul Wohlfarlh were out yesterday hunting and suc ceeded in bagging some Iwenly six ducks, which is quite a record as the thicks are decidedly scarce and very wary of the hunters. Thomsen, Dentist, Woscott Blk. jAKffi-lEHv BEGINS WEDNESDAY, optn to Oct !j e S Roads from Plattsmouth to Omaha have been graded and dragged GO BY THE WAY OF THE -Plattsmouth Auto Bridge- THE SHORT ROUTE TO OMAHA 9 8 9