PLATTSM OUTI I SEMI-WEEKLY JOURXATJ.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 191 f.
PAGE 4.
Cbc plattsmoutb Journal
Published Som l-W eekly at Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Entered at the i'osioflice at rlattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter.
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S.-nator Seeoipi p-stri'-t
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iTit. ii.'i nt . .Mary K. poster
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Count v "oniii: :-'.om- r T'lird Dis
trict Henry Snoke
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
' Don't be a mischief maker. I
De no.-' gf 1 you ki.i do in dis
- wgj Iti ain't much, but tie mos'
harm you can do :s a heap. -1-
Ur.cle Eben. v
Tiic ck-ctin will
thank the Lord.
soon he over,
The democratic ticket cmes first
n ll.c election tickets.
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If Yilkirial is the rrl Yii!a. Pan
el r.nt 1c a co'.ini"rrcit.
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Tt.cie
.-'!::cl or
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a good opportunity to heat
yet lrio:-e election day.
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.e month till Thanksgiving,
::v:.ths tiil Chi istnias. Do
your ( kri.-trnas shopping1 early.
Hut wise Amcricuns who sell con
Dabard goods will m:kc the pur
chasers as.-ume the risk of delivery.
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Don't put too much laith in your
g.i.d h.f.ks cr y:ur friends, but keep
ir.-jvir.c. Good looks will get you
"thing, but energy v.i'l.
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The famous Carman murder trial
ei.ds in a disagreed j'-ry 10 to 2.
.lust as well turn her loose, and save
the cot of
another t'ial.
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The Canadians who are enlisting
f-r thirty days' scrv-ce in Kurope
cor fniently expect that all of the time
wiil i e consumed in ?;oing over.
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The ce-satioit of fighting on ac
count of rain would indicate that the
Euiopean troops are rot equipped
with umbrellas.
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Seivian di -patches noort that the
Austrian forces are again lieing an
!.ihi!aleI. Eat the Austrians mu.t
! innured to annihilation by this
time.
Next Saturday is Hallowe'en. That
i.- the time of all the times, that girls
and boys enjoy the most fun. We had
urs when young; now allow the girls
and boys to enjoy that which we en
joyed years ago.
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Secretary McAdoo, who is author-ir-d
to name the dale, names Novem
ber D", as the time for opening of
the. regional bankr.. 'ihat ought to
civc us a lower rate of interest. I3ut
will it?
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We do not believe those interested
1 1 the public schools of Cass county
rc ready to dispense with as com
pcttnt a county superintendent as
Miss Foster has proved to be. Her
whole oul is wrapped up in the suc
cess of the schools.
50 Per Year In Advance
Be sure ai vclc against university
removal.
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The voters have hue a snort time
now to make up their minus how they
are going to vote.
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Governor Morehead increases his
friends wherever he goes. The peo
pie love a good man.
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Let us hope that Hoss Hammond
will net, prompted by the action of
Ser.a'.or Kemp, resume the letter
writing habit, for if he shouid, the
sm;le that won't come off would per
manentiy fade from the genial phiz
of Chairman Walt George. Lincoln
Star.
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The democratic candidate for sher
iff is one of those honest, upright
farmers and has spent his life on the
farm. He is clever, efficient, and
when you cast your vote for John
Wunderlich, you do so with the dis
tinct understanding that he is emi
nently well fitted for the office in
eveiy respect.
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With all his faults, Will Maupin
is a better and squarer man than the
shyster who is at the head of the lit
tle thumb-screw paper called "The
Issue," and run solely in the inter
ests of the republican party. Every
democrat should seehow this paper:
i-: run and vote it out of business by
supporting the entire democratic state
ticket.
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Hen. W. II. Puis is making a splen
did race for float representative. The
voters see in him a young man of
sterling qualities. Reared on the
farm and with good education, he
seems to us as the only available
candi 'ate for th-j po-ition. Otoe and
Cass counties will be well represented
in the next legislature, if Billy Puis
is elected. Sure thing.
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Dr. J. E. ErenJol, the democratic
candidate for coroner, is a young
man highly respected by all who
know him. He is a practicing physi
cian, and lives at Murray, where he
was reared to manhood, where he is
partner of Dr. D. V. Ercndel, who has
resided in Cass county for many
years. Dr. Jake is -well qualified for
the position, which rightfully should
be in the hands of a physician.
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That man Aldrich, whom
Governor Morehead beat so bad
ly two years a'o, will soon
be "sorry that he spoke." The fla
grant charges he made against the
governor are beginning to react on
the li'liputian and the narrow-minded
ex-governor. Two yeais ago, you re
member, this man Aldrich was mak
ing the most bitter attacks on Taft
and the republican party in general.
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Abuse the Mexicans all you want
to, but you will notice that the Ger
man, French and English have adopt
ed their method of lighting behind
rocks and from trenches. Of course,
it isn't new or original with the Mex
icans, but it is noticeable the Euro
pean armies are no longer going slap
bang against modern machine guns in
solid formation. And it it the change
that makes people believe itwill be a
rather long, drawn-out war.
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If Hon. John Mattes, Jr., is elected
to the slate senate, we state here,
without the least fear of successful
contradiction, that he will be a lead
er of that body. He ? ossesses the
ability to make an influential member,
and a man without either or both of
these is better off at home than in a
body of men who understand what
they are there for. John Mattes, Jr.,
should be elected and will be, if the
democrats do their duty on election
day.
HKnrni.iCAN ticket.
Governor. . . K. li. Howell
Ueut -Governor . . Walter V. Hoaland
Attorney General Charles W. Sears
Treasurer F. H. Hamer
State Auditor Walter L. Minor
luhl" (it'll II i ? ii tie u i .... -. v. inuiijiio
axm Commissioner Ifred Beckman
Iviiilwjav CninmiKsinr.r -1 t . JIall
University Regents
P. Brown
,1'eter Jansen
Supreme Judse-
Non-I'artisan
JI r TIeece
Conrad Hollenbeck
Con
rossmaii First IJNtrirt
.C. hl-ank Heavis
Judge of the District Court Non
JPnrtisan James T. Ilegley
For State Senator Seeond District
...A. F. Sturm
Float Kei.resentativo Otoe and
"':tss Counties F. L. Nutzmann
County Clerk John M. Creamer
County Ireasurer Major A. JlaUMof? Qnrl TTok,,,.,,.,, on 1019.
Sheriff Carroll D. Qulnton
Ketrister of Deeds Mont Kobb
County Attorney A. G. Cole
County Superintendent.
;ia Aiarquarut
County Surveyor Fred Patterson
County Coroner P. I. Clements
Representative Seventh District.
J. jj. pool
Coutitv Commissioner Second Dis
trict Charles K. Heeunor
County Commissioner Third Dis
trict J. V. Colbert
County Judge Non-Partisan
.C. K Graves
A. J. Beeson
ALDRICH CALLED DOWN.
Former Governor Aldrich's blanket
charges of extravagance in state in
stitutions under the Morehead admin-
straticn drew a hot reply yesterday
from William P. Lynch, 404 Ware
block, an Omaha attorney who has
been employed by Governor Morehead
to investigate the various institution
al records
Mr. Lynch cites the Beatrice insti-
tute lor iceoie minuec youtns as a
f ft it t I
specific example of the relative econ-
omy of the Aldrich and the Morehead
tdmiistrations. Among other things
C sllOW SI I
That it cost ?12,(;80.9r. to clothe and
hoe the inmates in 1909 and 1910;
that in 1911 and 1912, under Governor
Vldiich, it cost $27,581.31, with only
hirteen additional inmates, an in-
crease oi over iu" per cent.
That one girl was charged $l-""
for live pairs of shoes and for repairs
in fourteen months of Governor Al-
nncn s auministraiion sne na ing
1 1.1. ft" ! . -l
ueen previously snou ior w.ou a year.
Thal shoes which were sold at re-
i
tail in the city of Lincoln for $1.50
were listed as costing the state from
?2.50-to S3 wholesale.
That dry goods retulling at 71
cents a yard was bought for 20 cents;
buttons that could be bought for 45
cents gross cost the state $4.10; lace
worth 12 cents a yard was bought
for 25 cents a yard.
"-"a ti-.c.i. '"- "
certainly comes with very poor grace
e t.. f i . i 1. I
ior r.x-oov ernor wev.rr . Aiar.cn
to be going up and down the state
charging the Morehead administra-
wui. mu. wi,auKant auu uitcinpt-
mg to tell us how our state govern
mental affairs should be conducted.
"During the time Ex-Governor Al
diich had charge of the Beatrice In
stitute for Feeble-minded Youths the
shoes and clothing, paid for by the
counties from which they came or by
their parents, were bought in whole-
l : i r
o- Muai.w, patu ior
same being from 10 to over 100 per
per cent more than the ordinary re- -
tail price, ihis must be in accord-
ance with Ex-Governor Aldrich's idea
of economical management; otherwise J
i'i xk. nvc u c uz iiuuic aj ci y i
serious objection.
During the years of 1909 and 1910
it cost $12,090.05 to clothe and shoe J
"'c iiiiimits, uuiing iiiv years 111 i
C.m...... .1.. 41 inl 1
ana to l ebruary 20, 191J, the
period over which Aldrich and his ap-
pointees had jurisdiction, it cost $27,-
181.31. It would be very interesting 1
Vv. V,. ',.. ... All U A - 1 I
' uA-uuvuniur niuiiai 10 explain i
u the people or this state how there
happened to be more than 100 per
cent increase, especially in view of the
fact that during that period the av-1
""s "U'Huci ui iiiinaves was oniy
thirteen more than the preceding two
years.
"Perhaps I can throw some light on
the question. From December 1, 1910,
to December 1, 1911, one of the in-
.. i . i. . . - I
mates, snoe account was $F.oO; iron
December 1, 1911, to December 1,
1912, her shoe account was $22.35.
Part of the 100 pcr cent increase was
Uoed to buy shoes for the daughter
of a widow, an inmate of the Sol-
-i : i i . I
uiers, anu manors' home at Grand I
Island. She paid $40 per year to herj
daughter's clothing fund and the only
income she had was the little pension J
she received as the widow of a de-
ceased soldier. This girl, during Ex-
Governor Aldiich's administration, or
. , ,
to speak correctly, during
fourteen
months of that time, was given five
1"18 coawiii; i.et uiuluci v
i j t i ao n-
P&ll and was charged $3.7o for
I i 'i i n ti i.
shoes. Under former ad
I ministrations' this same girl was shod
I. . . c ,.n
Jl l VL "P"-"" Pel
I ucinccii Jitnuury iiiu rtoruury
r.. t no i tti
I ' li'AO nuii, touiiiy paiu o ioi snucs
on inlo irlj? t... i or- r i
, ; ,t. i. 4 r i o
Pi vmiis iiiiiiulc, uemecii uctciiiutr o,
1912, and February 20, 1913, Ante-
1 1 an
wii.jr uuu miuaico
I ,.v,,. . n tit ci,nnc
-uu,a, l'" p o.i-o
for one inmate between January 8,
P" -""'J
prir.no-la rnnnlv in hra rmo
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mate from December 1, 1911, to July
1G, 1912. These are just a few sad
examples; there are many more.
Another shining example of Ex-
Governor Aldrich's wonderful busi
ness acumen is shown by the fact that
he paid three different prices, or at
Mcast the
inmates' accounts were
charged with these different prices,
;or the same sj10Cf bou.Tht at the same
timc on the same ordcr. The invoice
showed that these shoes cost between
$2.50 and $3 per pair; the same shoes
can be bought for 90 cents to $1.13
per pair wholesale, and I bought
pair of shoes in a retail store in the
city of Lincoln for S1.50. I tried to
get the shoe in Omaha, but was told
by the dealers that they would net
handle the junk.'
"During Aldrich's administration
they uought dry goods for the institu-
tUm in wholesale ouantities. the last
L...ir .imm,nf :n ei tc-,78.
jfnniK Wrf lkniirrVti f rnm n myn in fVio
gents furnishing business, who didn't
handle dry goods regularly. They paid
U cents r v.ird for como .rond tW
could be bought at that time at retail
for 7, cents. they paid $1.50 per
h'ross for buttons that at that time
tould be bought for 45 cents; 25 cents
pcr yard for ,ace thafc cou(I be bought
ror jo cents etc
In view of these factgf as j havc
sa5(: it coniG;. ...ith .... nftor .
' - -j - r l rr.
for Ex-Governor Aldrich to attempt to
tell anybody how public institutions
should be run, or to find fault with
the manner in which our state affairs
have been conducted during the past
twenty months.
The facts that I have given here
were disclosed by an investigation
made by myself at the Deatrice insti-
tulion about throe months after Gov
ernor Morehead took office. Since
that time j have made other Wsti
gatioRa for the governor when he had
reasons to believe that the interests
rf the citizen3 and taxpayers of the
gtate wenj n()t bejng properJy pro.
tected, and in justice to Governor
Morehead I want to say that the en
tire expenses of these different in
vestigations were paid by Governor
Morehead out of his own pocket,
without the cost of one 5 cents to the
!tate of Nebraska.
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Jud 0Idhum made that ma A
drkh hunt his hoIe awlu, quick
The war dispatches are proof that
there arc several riveis" of doubt in
Europe,
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Let no Nebraskan overlook th
fact that Nebraska ha a great foot-
ball team,
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Now, if the south refuses to plant
the usual cotton acreage next year,
where arc we going to get all our
wool suits?
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The duly elected representatives of
the regional banks merely serve in an
advisory capacity to the presidential
appointees.
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It is reported that European babies
arc lJCing named after battles. The
Humane Society should go to the rc-
Hcf of the foungstcrs named Przem
ysl.
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The war in Europe has hit the
trans-Atlantic passcrjrer business
hard. Europeans cannot get anywhere
and Americans arc glad to remain at
home.
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More respect should be shown for
the Mexican constitution by the
Aguascalientas convention or the dele
gates should quit calling themselves
constitutionalists,
Most of those doves ot peace in
Mexico have been made jail birds by
General Villa.
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They ave attempting to defeat Gov
ernor Morehead by circulating reports
"as false as h 1."
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But a man does not have to wear
one of those fool new hats unless he
wants to, thank the Lord!
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We are all glad that the election
only ccmes once in every two years
now. it used to come every year in
Nebraska.
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One week from today and the tale
will have been told in two different
ways. Hut keep a stin upper up un
til it is all over.
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When the German troops are not
repulsing the allies the allies are
checking the Germans. And thus the
war goes merrily on.
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The biennial crop of political roor
backs is just beginnint; to open. This
crop used to mature annually, but
now not quite so oft.r.. Keep your
eyes open and be ready for them
it the voters ot Cass county are
not extremely, careful, one corner of
the county is going to get two mem
bers on the board of commissioners
This would leave a large section of
the west part of the county unrepre
sented. This would not be fair.
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In voting for Hcnrf Snoke for
county commissioner you are voting
for one of the best fitted men for the
place in Cass ccunty. And then, be
sides, the west part of the county is
entitled to a representative on the
board of commissioners.
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With nearly 8,000,000 soldiers en
gaged in the European war, the prob
lem of feeding them becomes a serious
one, and rations are already being re
duced to the minimum. The actual
necessities of the several armies may
eventually bring the war to a sudden
close.
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The voters of Cass ccunty, who de
sire to be ably represented in lac
lower house of the state legislature,
will vote for M. G. Kime, a 'gen tie-
man thoroughly versed in the duties
that he is expected o perform, and
Mike Kime is the man who will not
be found wanting in corning up to the
expectations of his constituents.
Mr. Howell, republican candidate for
governor, wakes up now every morn
ing with that 31,000 contribution
staring' him in the face and fails to
produce the proof as to who is the
man for whose benefit it was used.
Ross Hammond and Senator Kemp
successfully deny that they received
it. Now if Kemp or Hammond did
not receive it, who did? One of the
three certainly got it, and now that
the two defeated candidates at the
primary deny the charge, what is It.
Howell going to do about it?
"What will th people? believe," one
scared state committeeman asked of
another, the other day, "when they
see Howell talking of law enforce
ment while at the same time he is
turning his back on what he alleges
to be a fracture of the law inhibit
ing corporations from contributing to
the campaign of a candidate for of
fice?" : :
Miss Foster has favored Platts-
mouth more frequently than any oth
er town by holding the county teach
ers' meetings in our city. Now our
people generally should return the
compliment by voting for her reten
tion as county superintendent for
two years longer. She nas made good
in every respect and has lille.d the
office so remarkably well as to be
highly commended by several state
superintendents, including the pres
ent state superintendent, James L.
Dclcll.
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The truth seems to be that people
care less for political meetings than
in the days of old. Perhaps the people
are becoming more sensible.
Blank books of ai! kinds
at the
Journal office.
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ALCOHOL 3 vl.il clkTT
ANcelabPrcparslicnlorAs
sfmilati.'! the Hjo J amlRc-juli-l-it)
Uic 3i0.rrs andBcrrtcisof
Promotes DitfestionJCIiecrfuI
ncss and ItesLContains nei&T
OpiunuMorphine norlixaal.
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H'vnSrd-
C'j.'ifif4 Sirrr .
''Sup0
ffira
a'jrjttmi i'lim f.
Accrfcct Reiuedv for CousRn-
lion , Sour Stomach Diarrtoca
'iorras.CoiTVulsionsJcvcrisb:
ncss Hid Loss ofSleer
rcSinii Siginrure of I
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Tue Centaur Co-PA-i;
NEW YORK.
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Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Our merchants have commenced to
get in their Christmas displays.
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It looks like the little Japs are after
more land in the present controversy.
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Some men put so mr.ch faith in the
theory that it is easier to owe than
to pav.
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Plattsmouth is still holding her own
very successlully these beautiful au
tumn days.
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Both German and Er glish govern
ments have announces a firm deter
mination to right until peace is as
sured in the future, whatever that
means.
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We do not believe the people of Ne
braska are in favor of removing the
state university. Thev no doubt are
w'lling to "let well enough alone" for
the present, and not saddle more tax
ation upon themselves.
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Many republicans have expresses
themselves 'as favorable to the re
election of W. K. Fox. They say he
has filled the office of treasurer in a
mo.st capable manner, and that they
believe in "letting weli enough alone
for the next two years.
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John G. Wunderlich will make an
excellent sheriff, and if elected, the
people of Cass county will soon find
out this fact. And, withal, he is "a
most genial, genuine gentleman. No
one need fear to vote for him.
C. II. Spohn, democratic candidate
for commissioner in the Second dis
trict, iis a gentleman who is well
qualified to fill the bill. Those who
have known Mr. Spohn for years high
ly praise him as a citizen and neigh
bor, and a man whose character is
beyond reproach. Both democrats and
republicans commend him very highly
for the position of commissioner, and
we can assure the voters that if he
is elected the interests of the tax
payers of the Second district will be
safely guarded.
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It makes not a particle of differ
ence as to whether a candidate is a
Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian,
Episcopalian, Lutheran or Catholic, so
that he is a good man and well qual
ified to fill the position to which he
aspires. And me opposing canuiuaie
certainly is out of material to work
upon when he goes around endeavor
ing to make votes for l imsclf by de
riding the religionof his opponent in
communities where sucli denomination
may be unpopular. This is free Amer
ica, where every person is assured
the right to serve God according to
che dictates of his own conscience.
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For Infants and Children.
File Kind You Have
i!ways Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
in
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
etji i
the ccht-ur ceanuT, mw yo cmr
Jill 111 HI J M J
There is nothing like sending a
man to the senate or house of repre
sentatives who is able to look after
the interests of his constituents and
can command the confidence and re
spect of his associates. Hon. John
Mattes, Jr., is the man who can do
this, because he possesses the ability
and inclination to protect his constit
uents. Yote for John Mattes, Jr., and
we will have the man.
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The people of Nebraska are not go
ing to vote for a proposition that
takes money out of thsir pockets and
gives it to a few schemers who simply
invented the removal of the state uni
versity because if successful it
would enhance the value of real es
tate which they have purchased in
anticipation of removal. Every tax
payer will save money by voting to
have the slate university remain right
where it is. Then have your eye in
the right direction on election day.
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In justice to Congressman Maguire
we will state that he -arrived at home
in Lincoln a few days since. lie is
an enthusiastic supporter of President
Wilson, whom we have learned to love
more than any man that has held the
reins of government in many years,
and we do not feel like faying a straw
in the road to disturb the present ad
ministration's progres5 in carrying
out ideas that should predominate in
the future. Mr. Maguire's detain
ment in Washington to assist the
president in his good work will pre
vent Mr. Maguire from seeing many
constituents he would like to visit.
The Right Man.
It isn't very often that a busy.
progressive farmer of the caliber that
our friend, Clarence Pool, is, can be
persuaded to run for office. When
he does consent to get out and make
the campaign for an office that needs
his services, it is up to the voters of
his district to see that he is elected
Clarence is a candidate for state rep
resentative from Cass county on the
republican ticket, and it will show
mighty poor judgment on the part of
the electorate here if he isn't the man
that represents this county in the
next legislature. Weeping Water Re
publican. Adv.
L. J. Hall
The Union Auctioneer
Union, Nebraska
All sale matters entrusted to my care
will receive prompt and care
ful attention.
Farm and Stock Sales
a Specialty!
Rates Reasonable!
&" Address or phone me at Union
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for open dates.