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sprang a surprise upon all of us. He had brought willi him a pack age, anil on removing Ihe cover ing, displayed Ihe oil painting of Lewis Cass, thai now adorns Ho wall back of the district judge's desk. This picture was ( In one (jcncrul Cass had given to Mr. Morton and which the latter then yVe.scnled to Cass county, Ne braska, in coniinemnral ion and in honor of the great American slalesnian after whom Cass conn ty, Nebraska was named. This inonioralde dedication of the Cass county, Nehraska, court house look place at l'lal I smonl h on May ".'.I, Statue of Lewis Cass in Wash ington, D. C. Under an act. of congress, each state was authorized to furnish and have erected in the old hall jf representatives at Washington statues of two of its most dis tinguished citizens. A statue of Lewis Cass was pre pared and'sent to Washington hy the stale of Michigan to he placed with others of distinguished men in the old hall of the house of representatives ill Washington, District of Columbia. On February 1H, 18811, this statue was received by the sen ate and house of representatives at Washington, which bodies unanimously adopted the follow ing, resolutions: "llesolved, by I be senate ('the house of representatives concur ring), that the thanks of congress be tendered lo the. governor, and through him lo the people of I he stale of Michigan for the statue of Lewis Cass, whoso name is so conspicuously connected with the development of the northwest territory and with eminent services in bis state and country, both at home and abroad. llesolved, that the statue is ac cepted in the name of the nation and assigned a place in the old hall of representatives, and that a copy of those resolutions, sign ed by tbi! president of the senate and speaker of. the house of rep resentatives, be transmitted lo the governor of Hie state of Michigan." First Territorial Legislature of Nebraska Honors Lewis Cass During the first territorial legislature of Nebraska, which convened in Omaha on January 10, 185:), F WED CHECK CIES 10 THE SI BANK the act was passed which gave legal name lo Cass county, Nebraska, and delluod tin boundaries. The llrsl section of the net js as fid lows: "Section I. He it, enacled by the council ami house of rrp resenlal ives of Nebraska Ter ritory, that all that section of country embraced in Ihe following described limlls is hereby or ganized into u county, to be called Ca," And in seel inn 2 of the same act, after thing the boundaries of Cass county, it was enacted as follows: "And the county seat of said county is hereby located at Plaltsnioulli." This act was ap proved and became the law on March 7, 1 H r r , and ever since has kepi alive the inline of thai emin ent American statesman, after whom the county was named Lewis Cass. States VVith Counties Named in Honor of Lewis Cass. As already mentioned in this sketch, while military and civil governor of Michigan, Lewis Cass was, by appointment, ex officio superintendent of Indian affairs, which extended over what was called the northwest territory -ii'l'.l '.''"'.""'.''e'! u very large area of laud. After Lewis Cass had so turod the cession of this' land from I ho Indian by twenty .two jrculies he made with them, these land? wore rapidly settled and Were soon organized into ter ritories under the government of (ho Uniled States. These ter ritories eventually became or ganized as American states, and today rank among the mosl powerful and influential of the American Union. At loasb seven states now and for many years have counties named in honor of Lewis Cass. Nehraska, Iowa, Il linois', Missouri, Michigan, North Dakota and Minnesota all have counties named in honor of this irreat American statesman and patriot. Check Signed by Robert Ellis and Made Payable to J. E. Long, an Insurance Agent. That I lie passers of bad checks throughout the stale are .-till active was discovered yesterday when a check was receied here from the clearing house in Oma ha drawn on the I'lallsinoulh State bank of this city for The check was signed by Itoherl. P'.Ilis and made mnable to J. E. Long, and had been indorsed and cashed by him at rails Cily, and was sent by Ihe bank there lo Omaha, where it was passed through the clearing bouse and sent to this city, where it was dis covered mat no one oi rue name of Kllis had deposited with (be bank here, and is apparently un known in this cily, and the Stale bank promptly nolitled Ihe Falls Cily institution of the fact that the check was worthless. It is supposed I hat the endorser of the check is J. K. Long, who was here some few months ago, engaged in Ihe insurance solicit ing business, and who left for that place the lat ter part of December, and whether he has been worked by Ihe drawerer of the check is not known as yet, until Ihe bank at Falls City has had time to lake Ihe matter up there. There has been numerous cases of Ibis kind reported in different parts of the stale and Ihe bankers have been warned lime and again in regard to' this matter, but the parties making Ihe checks con tinue lo work them with apparent ease on the hanks in Ihe small towns of Ihe si at o. The check was received here through the First National bank and the man ner in which it had been signed and drawn at once aroused the suspicions of this bank, and Cashier Roberts of the State bank was .nolitled and he at once pro nouneed il worthless and recpiesL ed that the bank in Falls City be nolitled of the fact. Moves to Randolph. 1' ruin WkiIik.'siI.iv's Dally. . T. Ilutcbe..ii, who has been residing on a farm near Myiuml, has shipped his household goods i i i i . i v. I l. : lo liamioipii, .mil, ami ne miu ins family expect lo depart for that j point in a few days, where Ihoyj will make their future home. We; regret lo hoe Mr. Iliiteliesiui and; bis est imable family renin mr I mid-1, but wNh them happiness and prosperity in their new home. Mr. liutchooii has ordered the I'lallsnioiilh .Jmirnal sent to his new address in miler thai, he and his family may keep pnsled mi the. happenings in lh" old home. 00 D Yac inct An flnllor Tt'c o Hanornl -lonn. up on our hat stock. You'll find some hats in here worth $3 you'l 1 find none less than $1.50. There are some of all sizes from Q-i to 73 i Dit di the old cap or other headgear and put on one of these new hats. You can see them in our cor ner window. You know about the "early bird" and the 'worm." JUST TO REMIND YOU Easter Is only a little more than two weeks off. Suits end Furnlshing-s are here ready for your choosing'. The new Easter C. E. WESCOTTS SONS ALWAYS THE HOME OF SATISFACTION EASTERN NEBRASKA I GROWERS Fruit Growers of Eastern Ne braska Will Co-operate for the Betterment of Conditions. NEW STORE ROOM With Large Stock of the Finest Paints, Oils and Wall Paper in the City. THE H. E. SMITH F, GREATLY IN NEED OF HELP From ViltifinJn.y'H Dally, The M . 11. Sinilh which has heen tryin; lime lo secure more help in their sewing compelled lo run al, evening in order to far lory, ; for some aildil ional room, was night lasl attempt, lo catch up with the rush of orders that have heen placed in the fac tory. The Smith company is very desirioiH of gelling more women and girls lo work in the faclory, mi. I if I In. Iinlii i'ihiIiI lin secured Wipihl increase (he nnmher of ma-j cliines, 1ml lliey have boon liatlly handicapped hy Ihe lack of oper ators for Ihe machines and here is a splendid opportunity for young women to secure a position which will pay greatly increased wages as they become more proficient in the work. A large nnmher of fruit, grow ers mei in .Milium yesicruay mm; perfected Ihe organizal ion of the Kaslorn Nehraska Fruit Growers' association. K. M. -Pollard was elected president and C. (S. Mar- shall was elected secretary pro loin. The committee heretofore appointed to draft constitution and by-laws, reported and the Iraft of Ihe same was adopled. The organization will have a cap ital stock of $:iO,000. The busi ness of the association will be un der the management and control of a hoard of directors. The following named persons wen; elected as directors for one year: E. M. Pollard, Nehawka; C. Heck, Peru; (loorgc .Marshall, Arlington; (leorge Sanders, Hrownsville; Val Keyser, Lincoln; (ieorge Christy, Johnson, and A. M. Shubcrl, Shuliert. The board of directors will hold ils lirst meeting al Auburn a week from next Saturday, when the question of electing a general manager will he considered. The general plan and purpose of the association is fashioned after successful associations in Ihe fruit dislricls in Ihe western part of Ihe country, Ihe grading and culling of fruit of the mem bers will have lo he done acrol-i ing lo the rules of (lit associa I ion. II is believed I luil Nebraska has belter apples I ban I hose grown in many places that sen it n a iiiucn belter price and that Ihe work of Ihe association will bring Ihe Ne braska apple to the front. II. is probable I hat I he sale of t he prod ucts of Ihe association orchards will be carried on through Omaha beadipiarl ers The sales manager will have under him inspectors who will supervise growing', pack ing and preparation of fruit, which will be sold under guaran tee standard in quality and con dil ion. EXCITING RUNAWAY NEAR BURLINGTON DEPOT TODAY Frank (iobelman has .just fin ished his handsome new store room on North Sixth street, op posite the ollice of the telephone company, and here can be found Ihe most complete line of paints, oils, varnishes and wall paper that has been shown in this city for years. The store has been arranged in a manner that makes it easy to reach any part of the large stock and show it to the customers who may desire to purchase their new wall paper or paint of Mr. (iobelman, who has Ihe celebrated Pittsburg and (Jlcd lull lines of wall paper, in all tho latest designs, on hand, and and at prices that would make a per son's eyes open, and with the op portunity offered by Mr. (Iobel man to secure s' such excellent paper al low prices, there is no need for anyone not to have their homes brightened up this spring. He also carries the Benjamin Moore line of paints, which is complete in every way, and em braces everything from the finest paints made down to barn paints, and these also come in all sizes . I 1 . I I I, r I n ill cans ami uniouum mm, u customer may desire lo purchase, mid in addition to the other paints he has a full line of Sani-tlat paint and Muresco finish, which are rapidly growing in popularity every year, and Mr. (iobelman was very toriunati! in securing mem. for his new store, which is un doubtedly Ihe headquarters of all the best things to freshen and beautify your home inside and out, and a visit to this store will coin ince one of I hat fact. The north room of the building will be used hy Mr. (iobelman as a workshop for his large business in the painting and decorating of automobiles and Ihe handling of his other contracts for painting and decorating, of which he has a large number, and has always given the best of satisfaction in the handling of the same. Here From Washington. Phillip Bachelor, a former resi dent i.f this county, having for years lived mi a farm near Rock Bitih's, is in Ihe city looking after the purchasing of home for his daughter, Mrs. Marsh Smith, who resides near Pacific Junction. Mr. Bachelor at present resides near Olympia, Washington, and hav ing purchased a home for his daughter there, is going to make his daughter here a similar gift. It is understood he will purchase the property of John Cory near the Columbia school, for Mrs. Smith. He likes the Pacific coast country very much, but enjoys gelling back among his old friends and neighbors in old Cass county once in a while. . HENRY B. MIL LER ENTEBTJUNS THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORP MISS MARIE SVOBODA WILL TAKE PLACE OF MISS GRISTY, RESIGNED Miss Marie Svoboda, who has been employed as stenographer in the ollice of County Attorney C. II. Taylor, has resigned her posi tion to accept a similar one in the ollice of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company, taking the position made vacant by the resignation of Miss Ethel Grisly, whose health has been quite poor ly, and she feels unable lo con tinue the duties of the position. Miss Svoboda is a most accom plished young lady and her courteous and ladylike manner has wim for her a host of friends and Ihe telephone company is to be congratulated on securing such nn able stencurapher for their office. The members of the Woman'. Helief Corps were most delight fully entertained Tuesday after noon by Mrs. Henry B. Miller at her home, and Ihe occasion was one of Ihe most delightful that the members of that order have had for some time and the enter tainment provided by the hostess was certainly a rare treat to the members present. A short pro gram of patriotic songs and readings was given hy the dif ferent members of the Corps pres ent, and the afternoon of enjoy ment and profit was climaxed by the delicious and templing lunch eon served by the hostess, and it was the universal opinion that Mrs. Miller was a royal enter tainer and that to be a guest of hers was certainly an event to be looked forward lo with delight and pleasure. Knights and Ladles of Security. The members of Ihe Knights and Ladies of Security will meet tonight at. their hall in the Wood man building lo celebrate their anniversary, and Ihe commitlee in cbarge has made big preparalions !o make the event one long to be remembered in Ihe history of that order, and a full al tendance of Hi" membership is desired to be present to enjoy tin excellent pro gram prepared for the evening. Mrs. Mike Tritsch Enterains. Yesterday Mrs. Mike Tritsch very pleasantly entertained at her home for a most delightful dinner Mrs. S. C. Keckler and Mrs. O. S. Forcade of Louisville, who visited for the day at the Tritsch home. The ladies were neighbors and friends of Ihe Tritsch family at Louisville, where they formerly resided, and the visit of the ladies was greatly enjoyed and the tirtie delightfully spent in social con versation and Ihe renewing of old times. $1C0 Reward, $i0.-; T:,i nvil'Tx .-f I his inn".' will ! ----- 'i-ani lliiil ili r N :il I.mM Ii-"iii1.mI uNi'Hv- tluit i. Ii'ii.-i. lm- l i'ii li!' ! oiri In nil i. riMU'K. i'ml Unit N 1'ntiir: l. Ilall'd 'h1.iit:i ki" U b" only posiliv.' iiiiv now know II In Hi' in. i i m1 fnitrrnlty. I iiiiiiTh l-lns n cnsi lint I m 1 1 i:!-'"'.ki ri'unirr roiiNtilutionul tn'alimnv lin.l's Cutiii'th run- la tiikcn lntcrnull.v. ucli'i .il.'.itly iikmi tin- Iilimil iiinl murium KiuCmv i t Hi.- j-wtim. tinT.'liy ili'Hti'iij'iiiff I in- rmmiiiiii.'M I . ' tin' ills, ii.-i-, mill clvlnit the imtlcnt Ktrt'im'lii I t.v liihlilh'ir tin. roiKtltiitl'Hi iiinl nsnlstiui; u:i ! ::? In iH'ic Its wiirk. 'I'hi ircprh'tr h.iv" I . niii'li fnilh In It cnrntlvi hivth that tb'-V '.Vr on,- liiinilii'.l nullum fur ntiy mw tmit u :lls to cure. Srnil fur list uf ti'stluioiihils. Aililr.'H V. J. CIIi:NF.Y & CO., Toledo, . S.ili! hy n 1 1 Dni'Klstn, 75c. Tnke U.iU'i rami!)- Tlllfl for cont li'iiOoii. MRS. LUCY M. TAYLOR ORCHESTRAGOES TO LOUIS VILLE, GLENWOOD AND WEEPING ITER Injured at the Shops. Krom Wednesday'! Dally. While engaged in his work at Ihe Ihirlinglou shops this morn ing1 William Andrews had the misfortune to receive a severe crack on his forehead by having several large nuts that were tied in a sack strike him while he was Irving to pull the sack down from where it had been placed, and as he was not aware there was any Ihinir in the Hack the nuts hit him on the head, which necessitated him having the wound dressed, but he will be able to continue his work. Vrim XVudiipmlny'B bally. This weVdt is a very busy one for the Holly orchestra, wnicn eaves this evening; on No. 2 for (ilenwood to play at a danec, to night, coming home in the morn ing and leaving tomorrow after noon for Louisville lo play, and going from there lo Weeping Wa ter, where they play Friday even imr. and close the week by fur nishing the music, for the M. V A. benelll dance hen; Saturday night. The had weather makes it necessary for the orchestra to travel by railroad instead of po int; in automobiles, as they gen erally do. Vtom Weilnestky'a Imily. There was quite a lively run awav Ibis afternoon near the Bur lington depot, when the team of Tom Fry concluded to lake a Ut ile spin, and breaking loose from where they were tied, near the freight depot, they diullecl through the inclosed weighing platform of C. W. Baylor, but did no harm here, and ran across tho direct, where one of the horses fan into the fence around the parkway, with the result, that the tongue of the buggy stuck in the fence. I browing one of the horses I own and tearing a large section of the fence out. One ol 1 no horses received a very severe gash in its breast where a part of Ihe iron posts of ihe fence struck it. It is fortunate there were no other teams or pedestrians near Ihe scene of the runaway, as at the rale Ihe horses were traveling there would certainly have been a bad mix-up. MU1 pill! uninj u.i.iwhh "pLLiis nixis MI-o no s.i.v.n;nb .wen .ii.tqi in Hi!.)('i OH in- Xiniduio'j duputfri v.v-U 04 ai 9 i.),Ti:pj .ioijb pun "O soaow AuBduioQ BuflnBn Boys, What Occupation Will You Follow? Hear Mr. Wootan, associate editor of the Omaha Hee, on "The K.lilor." at the Presbyterian church tomorrow (Friday) even ing. All men invited, too. Lunch eon ami music with the address Tickets at cost. See Carl SclintidlnMiin ulFet.ers store, or Marion Dickson at Hichey's lum ber yard. There are the more ad dresses to follow each alternate Friday evening. t in on the whole course. GRANTED A PENSION OF $12 PER MONTH l I II 111 I I llll Illl II I I I'l Judge M. Archer has just re ived notice from the commis sioner of pensions at Washington that a pension of $12 per month lad been granted to Mrs. Lucy M. raylor, widow of the. late David F. Tiivlnr. The pension is dated October 7, 19 12, shortly a Her me death of Mr. Taylor, and speaks well for the manner in which Mr. rcher handles these matters, as he takes great paints in prepar ing the applications, ami it is not necessary to send the papers back for correction, as so often hap pens in other cases. FRED DENSON VISITS HIS PLATTSMOUTH FRIENDS Don't forget! The Journal office Is prepared to do all kinds of fancy Job worK. Qlwe us trial. If you have a house for rent try Journal Want Ad. The many friends of Fred Den- son were greatly pleased to see him drop oil" of No. Ibis morn ing to make a short, visit with his old friends. This is Fred's llrst visit to this cily since his terrible accident that resulted in his hav ing to have his right leg amputat ed, and he shows the signs of tho suffering he endured in his long sickness. He is now engaged in the grocery business in Council niutl's and is doing nicely, which will be very pleasing news lo his host of actpiainlances Ihrouuhout the city. Our store is now teem ing with the new styles in Spring clothes in the latest advanced models. We're prepared to startle' the young fellows with all the smart models in snappy suits and Norfolks at $15 to $30. John B. Stetson's hats, soft and stiff, in all the new shapes and shades. Chamois S3.00; Select S4.00; Nutria $5.00. 1913 Manhattan Shirts, somer than ever, $1.50 up to 53.50. hand- ri Manhattan Shirts Stetson Hats
