L;;J TAGS X. PLATTSMOUTIT SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27. 1916. THESEEDCORN SITUATION VERY ABLY DISCUSSED By a Gentleman of Experience, Who for Years Has Been Greatly Interested in the Success of Iowa and Nebraska. The following article from Wallace's Farmer, while not particulary directed to the farmers of Nebraska, we pub lish the same simply because it may give our farmers in Cass county some pointers on the seed corn situation which may Ik? of interest to them: "Ever since we began the improve ment of corn, the difficulty in securing good seed has increased, for the reason that improvement has increased the size of the ear, has measurably de creased the size of the cob, and the space between the rows of corn on the cob. "Now, it is manifestly easier to secure seed corn from an ear of medi um size, a size that will mature easily in an ordinary year, ar.d with more .-pace between the rows, than it is with corn of an improvd type. But the wort of it is that we ekdisht in the big i-nr ertrn, jti'-'t as we delight in a fine looking, fat bull or heifer, that we wish t purchase for brecdin.tr pur poses. We are built that1 way.' In At her word"?, thr farmer has an eye for beauty of fifrure and conforma tion; and that is human nature. Hence, in the northern part of the corn belt, farmers, as we have pointed out time i.i I "time ?;rain, are inclined to prow typo of corn ton big fr the cliniafe in an ordinary year and this increas-e-- the difftiirty in savins: seed corn in thes I'.calrt h -s. "This W of the larce ear leads them J t- buy siv! corn fim sections wnere such ear.-'" irrow naturally; and this gets then rrt only rut of the locality n 'w hW-h they are ndapfed, bur frets them ir.ro -a' section where they "will v.r. mature, creep in a very hot. dry t-as- n Ii!e It'l l. "The farrr over th le e ! lt it mtr -or; J-is .ti-iil w.' rJ tx liUH'o'i'i HLi$ 5rar,'foi ie:.- n tl at there was a marked defi jlj (' 'H?;1-HiM?frc i Corn fV a vT:n?-tVojcaT y! '.nt, 'and Van not thrive where there is not tropical weather durintr f r m two to three inrnii;- in the summer. In other words, you cao't 'ru'.v a good crop of corn ;.r.y year in a country where-you have ; .-ljp ur.uer blankets in the sum mer. This soft torn, if picked he fuje frot, and properly kept, has ger minating qualities. Some of our north ern: Iowa fiiiAi.s, vU piled their corn around a .-tovipipe,. and did n-t pro vide f 1 : ventilation, have discovered this t!uoii'h the sproutir.ir of the corn bfcf.ic it had dried out. The germinat ing power was there; and had there been sufficient. ventilation to carry- off the mature brought out by the heat, it rryht have been saved. When you an drying oot corn, there mu.-t be free cireuliiti ni'f'uir. Br" lh.e he.it mav tT.t th,..t the corn ft ill :-protit.pr- n.aturely. "The jftesjt djfo-alty is Jn centra! and northern Iowa. We anticipated this In TnJdMtrnmer, and- suggested it to our readers. We knew it was a coo summer. We did not know how Ion it would continue to be cool, but "w J-.new perfectly well that -if it stayed cool ,th rough July, .A.ugu.-: and into Hep'ooaber.-the corn would be soft and inferior in quality, and that securing seed corn would bo a very difficult mat ter. Not being a prophet, we could ntjejl uhat would happen; but, as an insurance ajrainst failure of seed corn we advised our readers who had good .sound orn of the crop of 1914, to fro into their cVibs and select about twice as much seed as they intended to pTant in-lfiJoV We dubt if we ever trme better advice than thi.-j althoufrh some of ; the corn experts scouted the idea. - - - uur readers in the soft corn belt are up against a very diilicult problem. Some- of them, who have not fallen too dec-ply in love with the bitr ear of corn but have grown corn that wil mature fairly well even in a cool summer, and Irave taken care of their seed cornwill not havt-.any trouble.. Their torn may let be big enoligh for the climate this year, in ca.'.e we "should" have "a hot summer with sufficient rainfall. "V, lu re there is any difficulty about j-T-Uing. gerruinablc seed of the crop of 1'jl't, we lx-l'eve the lest thing to do i to search the county over for corn f 1U11, sort out the very best of it, tlien teat it at once ear by ear,. as the c orn experts do, and be sure of getting seed corn adapted to the climate. It will not do for us to go into a bin of old corn, buy it as it "is, take it as it c?nies, and plant without testing. The only safe way is to test it ear by ear. As a bushel of corn will plant about ei.'rht iicres, you (iaa afford to spend five dollar in buying com and testing it, if by so doing you get corn that is sure to prow. Good seed corn will not be cheap this spring, and if in the soft corn sections you are lucky if you can get- ood corn adapted to the climate, atflcJutthan four or five dollars per bush l.t v : "We are glad to know that in some of the counties, the farmers are taking this up in a business way, scouring the county for pood, sound corn of the crop of 1914, and then employing experts to test it. That is the only safe way to do. "There will be great risk in buying corn from the south, and considera bfe risk in buying it from far north. We have no doubt there is good seed corn in Minnesota, but the farmers of Iowa should grow a larger type than Minne sota, except on her southern border. What we want is corn that in a normal season will mature before frost; and corn grown in the same county, in the same elevation or, latitude, will do bet ter than as good seed corn grown in some other county, with a little diff erent soil, latitude or elevation. This matter has been tested out at the vari ous experiment stations, and we have given in the above the result of their investigations and experiments. "We once brought some fori fron I'ennsvlvania to one of our Iowa farms. It 'vt.s an ideal typo 'd corn; and yet. as we watched it from wee- to wee".. it seemed to us to be. like a boy or away frtm home ;"o- the first time, and not ytt iicquainted in the new nci'.h- borhocd. It has S'-emed to us sc.ih'. times 'is :f orn had almost hu:va 1 stincts, a ort of intelligence. "We don't know of ar.y better advice that we can give to cur readers n the soft .corn rrgions t(;;.n we huj v; n hi the above. It on't do for thtf tr juiC gro; i lift coi n because w? bad a c! s'.mmer, T.rr nill it be s.;' '? the"! to take 'han. es in bring. ni; seed 1 Tl A 1 corn lcjm lar .c; iii. ine onsv "i ncr we can advise trcm to do is to U i-M up sen e good corn of the crop o." llJ'-i, whirls wits rc-rnaiit.il ly sound i.rd ma tured early. Even then don't take any chances on its germination, but test it thoroughly, and care for it as you do the heirlooms of your family. Much of your success in growing corn this year cii-pends on this. Failaie to grow a irood crop of corn is a calamity, even if there be rc tompe.ise in a .vupei ior crop of o;.ts, barley or wheat, due to the same causes that produced the crop of soft corn."' FORMER PIONEER OF PLATTSHOUTH PASSES AWAY PTES The Deceased and Her First Husband, Rev. J. E. Gorrell, Taught the First School in This City. A Confidential Talk "FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE" AT PAR MELE FEB. 3 On? of thv Most Laughable and Clean and Wholesome Shows Ever Pro duced in l'lattsmoutli. Thanks to the rapid and prosperous ftrowth of modern and successful! theatrical producers, 'he day has jrone when promoters of "fly by nifrht" and barn storminp" theatrical organiza tions may impose upon an entertain ment-loving people. Ilalton Powell, the successful younp producer, discussing the taste of the public for clean, wholesome entertain ment, was among the first to recognize the real wants of the west in thing theatrical, and has for the past two seasons furnished the best attractions setting a pace that but a small per cent of his wide-awake competitors are able to maintain. In presenting his new cartoon farce "For the Loe of Mike," he feels that he is giving his many patrons and friends one of the best attractions that has been played throughout the west. It i? not only clean and full of good, rich comedy, but the cast and production is far superior to anything ne has heretofore attempted. In presenting Mr. James L. Mc- Cabe he has engaged a comedian of rare and exceptional ability, who has for many years been recognized on an equal professional footing with our best stars at home and abroad, so you can see, unlike most producers, after gaining a reputation they start to cheapen their attraction. Mr. Powell is always adding a little more and getting better all the time, so those who aic looking for an evening of real pleasure and laughter don't miss at tending "For the Love of Mike" when i ppears at the Parmele theater on Th ursday night, February 3. New ties every iveek. To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and en- y life,' use Burdock Blood Bitters. thc?famiTy system tonic. Price, SI. 00. From Wednesday's Iliv. The following- sketch of the life of the late Mrs. Laura Sophror.r. Mc Maken Sprr.gue is taken from the Buf falo Gap Gazette of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, and will be of much interest to the old readouts of this county. Mrs. Sprague was the last surviving sdster of th late II. C. McMttken ard the last of the immediate family to be called away. The r.-wvs of the death of this es.imab'e l.-.dy came as qui e v. blow to the m:raU"';i of the family in this city: Aft.i :i lirirl illn'-; Tr l.:lll l':l Sophrona McMakeu Sprague passe. 1 1 (. away at ne nome oi ner c;augnt.v, Mrs. Sylvia Bresnnen. at Hot Springs, S. D., January 7), lDUi, at the ige of 7t years, 4 month.-; and 1 day. She va.i bom at Fort Wayne, I i diana. September 1. lK5o. Oil reach ing young worrvmhoo 1 she attended Fort Wayne oil ego, goinp throu h the entire courso from the academy and on up. and graduating June 24, 185o. At this college .die learned :j speak and wiito fcur languag:-; fluently. It was dtiiing her college days that she was met and wooed bv Rev. J. E. Gorrell, and they were unit ed in marriage December 2", lS.'n. They moved to Nebraska, which was then wild and unsettled, and taught the fir.t rchool in I'iattsmouth. Jt was there J. E. Gorre!!, j ".. came i.n:. the worI;l, having tne distinction : leing the 'ir.-t white child boi n in Ca-'o county, Nebraska. Later a daucht." came to bless their home, Catheri.-.-; Isabel, now Mrs. Lindsey of B!a k Foot. Idaho. J. K. Gorre!!. jr., is nr w a resident of Hill City, S. D. After a time they moved back to Indiana, lo cating at Greencastle, where Rev. Gcr- re'l was elected professor i:i the d paw univc-sity, which position he held lor several terms. On the breakir. ' out of the Civil war ho rai ed a com pany and on September 15. 18f;J, his life's work ended, dying in th- service of his country. On September 1", WX, Mr--. Gor rell was united in mrrriage t At-loin.-v A!f'-'-l L. Sp'ag'ie at I'iatts mouth, Neh-.tska. To th'.s union was bor n four -litictr: n. Chai l . . L. Sj: r.gee of Beatrice, Ncbrn-kr; Mrs. Syl.ia Mr.y B-e. hr.'-n of I let Sni ii g ;, S. Kme t ?I. Srtaue of Casper, Wyom ing, and Ilnrry M. Spragtic cf-Wr.-Ketney, Kansas. While living at Plattsrr.cuth. Mr. Sprague vv.i.s elected to the assembly that framed thi eon.uitutiu;i of braska, an 1 he :-I.s iissist ?d in laying out the city of Lincoln, its capital, l.i J?w they moved to tre Black Hills, I date for rovvtnor on the democratic fettling at Central City, thence t. J or any other ticket. He thrust the third Custer City in 1-0. j'nd from tier lei m crown from him forever Wed to near Buffalo Gap in ISM. He w;-.s j nert'ay forenoon on his return from elected to the last lerritoi ial leg. -1 Omaha. lature in Dakota Territory, and with ! Fred D. Hunker of West Point, for- l is colleague, E. W. Martin, made the me rly a member cf the legislature, trip from Custer City to Medoia, now ; had the honor of first offering the gov- s:i North De.hota, and rau-ht a North- j ernor an opportunity to express him- em Pacfie train to Bimarck, the ter- ;-!f. Mr. Hunke.- had mailed a peti tion signe by fifty-live democrats of ,est i'omt n'kmj tne secretary ox - fate- to p'ace ihe governor':? .name on the piiniary balloL as a democratic candidate. The petition reached the i liice of the secretary of state on the morning mail, thus beating by several lengths a petition which Jacob North ( f Lincoln is still circulating. Mr. North is now at liberty to toss his Perhaps you have been wondering when we would announce a January or Mid-Winter Clearance Sale. Its natural that you should. We have always held such a sale and you have always found it to be just as ad vertised. But this year we cannot do it and be honest about it. You ask why? We will tell you. In all the 37 years this firm has served the people of Plattsmouth, we have never confronted a situation like we find to day. The war and the sudden return of prosperity to manufacturers have upset all precedents. The prices on things to wear have simply gone straight up in the air. There is a reason for it. Cotton and wool the two chief ingredients are 50 to 75 per cent higher in their raw state. The cost of converting them is 10 to 25 per cent higher, and on top of that the matter of getting dyes and bleaches is simply impossible. There is scarcely an article in our store that does not require either dye or bleach. Can you think of one? A plain colored under shirt is about the only thing. With these facts in view, you are prepared to receive our next statement, which is, that now for the first time in these years of rising costs, you will be obliged to pay more for clothes. Did you ever stop to think of it that things men wear have not risen with other rising costs. Up until now .you have bought as good a shirt for 50c, as good an overall for $1 , as good a pair of sox for ! Oc, or as good a blue serre suit for $10 as ever in your life; but the change has come. You may expect to pay an advance henceforth or take poorer quality. We regret these things are so, but they are. And you ought to know them. There is a gleam of light, however. We have been watching this situation for the past year very closely, and we have loaded up, so to speak, on all kinds of goods belonging to our line, where we could get the old reli able quality, coloring and dye. Our 1 50-ft. room is full to the brim, even to the cellar, and a surplus room up stairs. We look upon our business as a service to the community as well as a source of revenue. We have in vested our ccpital in these surplus stocks in order to save our customers, at least for a while, from the inevitable higher prices that are coming. In the face of these facts, when we are bending every energy to hold things down to th-- old prices, would j'ou think it good busineoS for us to advertise that v.e are going to cut and r;)ash pi ice:, on everything in the house? We know some stores are making a pretense of doing this, but it's only a pretense. Anyone in touch with the situation knows they are not doing it it's out of reason. Until condi tions change, we cannot advertise a general clearance sale and do it honestly. We cannot sell goods less than we can buy them again. Let us be thankful we can sell them at the old prices. There are some few accumula tions of ocids rnd ends that we have found during our invoice, but only a few that we will sacrifice in order to keep or.r titock perfectly clean a few Overcoats and a few Suits. We'll tell you about these in our next Ad. Meanwhile do not forget that we are here to rcrve you with reliable, dependable goods only, and will do so at the old prices, as long as our big stock will permit. C. E Wescott's Sons EVERYBODY'S STORE. New skating caps $1.25 GOVERNOR MORE HEAD DECLINES TO A brtililillM ! t ys Be Wil! Turn Down All Petitions From Democrats, as His HtTusal Is Positive. "Governor More-head has declined t ma for a ihi.d t'.rm, hurrah v.-hoopec," shouted Charley IJryan sup i:orters. "Damnation, of IJryan v. ho ciin win. Such wcro the expressions when it b?rnmc known that Governor More head had positively refused to accept a nomination a? a third term candi- 1 quoth the opponents are for anybody who CASTOR I A For Infants and Children n Use For Over 30 Years Alvrays bear- the Signature cf ritorial r:i-iti1 1-r. lm,l U ;, . ! cf helpintr frame the constitution of the new stale of South Dakota. Mrs. Spraguc heroically passe 1 through all the vicisitudes of the life of a pioneer's wife. One day Mr. Sprajrue walked to Kapid City over th-- very trail where an hour later the 1 1 uians maacrcd a number of men i: charge of a freighting outfit. Mrs. Kprague united with the church in her joung womanhood, being member altogether 01 years. Forty- five years ago with her husbond she joined the Methodist church and die-! in that faith. She was: a very active woman m temperance and ladies' aid work. Sne leaves to mourn her loss six children, twenty grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, with a host of friends and neighbors who will mi-;.s her friendship. The remains were brought from Hot Springs, and the funeral services weie held in the Baptist church, Kev. II. L. Case, the M. K. pastor cf Hot Spring preaching the sermon. The remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Buf falo Gap cemetery. Mrs. Sprague w: s a resident of Buffalo Gap for thii.y years and a large number of her old neighbors and friends were present to pay the last tribute. All cjf her children were privileged to be present at the funeral services ex cept one daughter, Mrs. Lindsay, who: was detained at her home in Black I may issue "uch a statement this after noon." Not Smooth Sailing for Bryan. The governor's declination as an- ! nounced now clears the way for un interrupted circulation of petitions for the nomination of Charles W. Bryan or for other democrats. It is the opinion of democratic leaders, now that Morehead is out of the race, that Charley Bryan v.ilj! immediately get in the race for governor. "Let him run," and "Let him try it if he wants to," say riembers of the anti-Bryan taction in a somewhat threatening tone. It is said some of this faction will not stop searching for a candi date to put up against Bryan even af ter the primaries. It is rumored that the feeling in some iiuarters is so strong that there is talk of placing a democrat on the general election bal lot by petition, without party designa tion, just to take votes from Bryan if he should be the democratic nominee, as was done in the national campaign when Palmer and Buckner were put up for president and vice president by gold democrats. Mayor Bryan was informed of the declination of Governor Morehead. In speaking of the situation he did not say what he intended to do, but said the democratic party desires some man at the head of the ticket who will take a decided stand on the wet and dry question. State Journal. JUDGE BE6LEY COM MENCES A SESSION OF COURT THIS MORNING LAND FOR SALE. DOWN ON HIS BACK. This morning District Judge Begley arrived from Papillion to hold a ses sion of the district court and take up cases on the docket that were ready for trial. The two men, Steve Hazes ka and James Burns, who were charg ed with burglary in having broken into a bunk car occupied by Sam Nickoltti as a dwelling, and who were captured Mond big Burli r.ey Cole before the court and on the ,UP reading of the information entered a plea of guilty to the charge and were 120 acres, 4 miles southeast of Weeping Water; 100 acres plow land; ?5,000.00 worth of improvements Price $110.00 per acre. 200 acres, 2 mites northeast of Wa bash, Neb., good all-round farm, well improved. Price $150.00; good terms. I have many others that are good bargains. Write or call on me for what you want. John Colbert,1 Weeping Water, Neb. About two years ago I got down on ay evening by the police at the ' writes Solomon Bequette, Arlington cut southeast of the I1 RT M". 1 po .a 50c box of roiey ivianey i'liis ana they straight- I reccommend them to all who have kidney trouble." Rheumatic aches and pains, soreness accordingly sentenced by the court, , . ., . , , 1 . ,, . .u i i. , der trouble, yield quickly to Foley linHer trip inr pturtrnnato cunfotifo law I . ' - M A U'CJ Kidney Pills. Sold everywhere. OSCAR ELLEDGE GETS $5 AND COSTS IN POLICE COURT This morning Oscar Elledge was brought before Judge M. Archer charged with being drunk, which is petition in the waste basket as a thing against the peace and dignity of the utterly useless which will cost him city of Plattsmouth, and for this of- '10 to file. I fense he recpive! a iwckam Inbelerl Governor Is Positive. ".r and Costs," which he being unable I will i ot run for governor," said to pay was enlisted in keeping the Governor Morehead to reporters. "I streets free from snow until the appreciate the honor, but I must say amount of the fine '3 liquidated, which what I have raid in the past. I am will be a -jood object lesson to others not a candidate and will not run." who mav feel like breaking over. Does that mean you will decline to Chief Bar. day placed the prisoner un- ccept the nomination petition on der arrest last evening, as well as the file?" asked a reporter. young man from La Platte, who was Yes, I decline to accept," he an- later turned over to the county, swerc-'I, I will not run for governor. What about running for United COLD WEATHER ACHES AND States senator?"' asked a reporter. PAINS "Well, I have been reriously consid ering that." said the governor, wink-I Many aches and pains, sore muscles, under the indeterminate sentence law, to from one to ten years in the state penitentiary at Lancaster, Nebraska. The two men were remanded to the I Frank Alschuler of Chicago, who custody of Sheriff Quinton to remain was at Omaha at the bedside of his in jail until it is possible to remove brother-in-law, Joseph Klein, was in them to the penitentiary to begin serv- the city yesterday for a few hours ing their sentence. Beth of the men visiting his old friends while en route are young, one being 25 and the other! home from Omaha. 30 years of age. They claim that this 13 their first offense of this kind. The The Journal delivered at your door matters of the length of time of the for only 10 cents a week. sentence will lay with the state board of pardons after they have served their first year. HARRY HORN TO UNDERGO AN OPERATION AT HOSPITAL VJL TOE AN O HEEL Harry Horn, the son of Henry Horn of near Cedar Creek, is at the Im- manuel hospital in Omaha, where he 1, t i I ination in regard to his right leg which ,r you arc looking tor a sock was broken on July 16th, by a kick that can be relied on for wear from a horse, with which he was work- anj fif . INTERWOVEN ing. The limb was broken in a very ' J x w v I-1 ' severe manner between the ankle and to US. The INTERWOVEN knee, and has given the young man Sock has the rlrmM considerable trouble since that time, 1 1 j 1 1 nnd it was decided that it was best to aliu IJ snapea to p-1Ve a have him taken to the hospital wherelsmoothe fit. ian X-ray examination could be made ing his off side eye so that it could not stiff joints and much rheumatism at ! e seen by the personal-re nresenta- tributed to cold weather have their tive-reporter of Senator Hitchcock, first cause in failure of the kidneys to Then he laughed, and all joined in the properly eliminate waste matter from merriment, except the representative the system. Foley Kidney Pills tone of the United States senator, who lin- up weak and diseased kidneys, giving re red behind to have a little private prompt relief from aches and pains conversation with the governor. bold everywhere No wink accompanied the gov ernor's statement that he would de- Ralph Rezener of Alliance, Neb., of the leg and the member operated on if necessary to restore it to its nor mal condition. The operation will prob ably be performed in a few days. OUR JITNEY OFFER This and 5c. Cashmere 25, 35 and 50c. Lisle in medium, medium- heavy and heavy weights 25c. hibre Silk 35c. Silk 50c. Foot, Idaho, attending her husband, ' clinc to accept a nomination for gov-who has been here for a few days vis- who was injured in a runaway. DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with five cents to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly; You will receive in return a trial package con- tainincr Foley's Honov and Tar Com- j pound, for coughs, colds and croup, USE Never can tell when you'll mash a fintrer or suffer a cut, bruise, burn c scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely on Dr. Tmomas' Electric Oil. Your druggist sella it. 25c and 50c. . . .1 n tt rr i l ernor. iitmg at ine u. 11. xams nome, west 01 'I think it fair to the members of the city, departed this morning on No, my party and to everyone that my 6 for Kirkwood, III., where he will nosition be understood." said the oov- visit with his relatives there lor a "i nor at the col-;e of the interview, I short time and I intend to make a formal state 1 ment embodying what I have said. I Read the want ads in the Journal. Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathar- Manhattan Shirts Carhart Overalls tic Tablets. Sold everywhere Stetson Hats Hansen Goirs-. W. A. Tulene was among those go ing to Omaha this morning, where he will visit for a short time there, looking after some matters of business. 31 day evenings. Examination free. day. I trail rapcr. r