-. ' I PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 191 pact: 2. EARLY PIONEERS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA Address Delivered Before the Early I'i;nc r-.' AsM-iation ;f the Stale By lion. K. 15. Windham of This' City. ..'ii .-'.it. At the . i - i .i 1 1 . . meeting of the Ncbia-ka Tt .-ri'i.rlal I'ion'-er.-.' association held : l.;ri'-o!n n scve.al days this wci'K h re were present a large number of i'..' m-:i who in the eaily days, dating : ;- .". I to l-'.7, a.-.-istcd i'i form ir th- t-riitMry that was later to i,t,,:i,e .n.- f the ra-i.-t pi ogre, sive ,.f 1 1 . - v.. -tern -tates i'i tr." Union. .V tins m-tir:g il'-n. II. B. Windham tl.i- city, pre: -i i-rt of the associa- that is vci y i:;-' ! ( -tir.ir, a it li ings to light many f.af:jr-s of the early hi-tory of the -t.i'e a.".'i territory. It is well wortli i;eiifiir :i it point out the genet al !l.;t!"!V- is tnat pn-vaiU-d m tne stale to the lime Ncbra.-ka entered the I ,., in 1 gives tin- part that Cass I'.ty played in that vent. The ;.d ; r-.--s of Mr. Windham follows: ".Mt mbcr- of the Territorial 7'io Association :;:.d Feilow Citi- !,: In the -c;inr.irig of my r.ddress. I wi-h hi.-f, to felicitate the mcmber? " tie- ji-oeiatiori who have b-en -o lde-t with le allh and .-trr.gth as to ei .:!! t'nem to he present at this leeet ing. This ar marks an j vh in the h:-ti'- of NVhra.-ka. loanling out a it .!..( half eeni'o v stalt hood. Wi'M : !-:i: J.h lo ide and sorre l.aidnt i :i v.e may now speak of our ,-;(. a IJieat c n i nv 1 1 w i a 1 1 h , .-hin-:c out hri'ihtiy among the most bril liant stars iu tie- constellation of Mate-. lo t territorial iiionei-rs f IS".! to r-t-,7 belongs the t ' eiht of ! i.i- the fo ,r. iation unoii which v i i i g h they, have i!'.ir -ou-. ar.d their son;' -.01 bud? so g: ;.t a .-t rud'tre. 'It i-i a matter of cr'-;.t pcrs-.ia! i):. i-t to me that in celebrating Ne braska's til'tiith anr.iei .-;. of stale- i. that I am al-o o-iebratii";- my t'ifti: th anr ivc'-ary of re-idem-" i:i t Ii--!ae. I came to X hraka in the fall f 1";. r turned to (ie r.wnod, Ja., uiu ic I was raised, runit:;: ha-k a.ein in the sp'in of 1 sr,7. Iocaiinu; I'hitt.-n-.owt Ii. then one of the he.-t towns in the t'nilory, a:'.d, now, if Jiot the hest, 01 tate of its da- of the he.-1, in the I am j:!;1 I eaine to X hra.- ha. and am jk'd I located iu I'iatt.-mouth, loth have liornred nie, and iu return I hae always aimel to faithfully li rhaiKe every trust imjio-ed. What I am of worth., or what I may haw accon; pli.-hed i; the iotet ts of my state I ;rive creiid larjeiy to the inspiration from frontier association- rcct-ive 1 arid en- 11 ortments. "I was n ;t yel Jl years of a'e wiuri 1 took up my residence in Xohrask;;, and h"i e I Vast my first vote and have ever since exercised the rij;ht of fian- clli-e. "In l-'.7 the estimated population of the ik v.- Mate- was less thn n S'O.O'M), h-. jited princ;ni!y in the river coun ties, and in th main th.ey were a peo ple of intelligence, and jn--.-essed of meat (oarage. Thiv were indu.-trious me! (t.e -etr. n.d th all helpful and Sflf-sa'Tificin in th- interc t of a h th r. iilir.irly hearir't; fne and another' i ounii ri. It was thu-- th.ey v.oo !" il-'ei to create home.-: in tin.' he-t in-e of the word, or or ;'a tiir.e 1.: ety. at:d I ti litr into i-xistiu.ee n-.i-T.ii ipc.l. county, and territorial r;v trr,r.;i'i,i , con-titutin.'-r the foutui itioi: f oi.r ;u-e- '-;tr -j-re it comnnotrw call u n"v. v i;li a m:!!o)u and a ipmrtei- pop Wiai i'-m Ou - r .irv clous deveiopnu-tit a'-a!i r ' -eh i-i I-i-o lie; t in;, rr at- i ;:rl li.-e a icu'lu r:-, ,!:. e,eep.. ciil ITlt ei jit i ,i ' , i! ad ancena :it and in manv ihi r ways has challenircd the atten tion of ti.e ountry at lare.e. We ;:nd al :,---i !e the ;ncater states of the I'oiou. "In the early yat ; of the st-ttle-mt-ri; of (he t en-it ory, prohaldy the two mo t impoitant factors in the or ganization of society were the pio neer Methodists and the newspapers; th.ey were h th o-inciderrt with the vliite fieredatiou. ' .c. ehurch hrouht to hear vv at p-oia! tuid spiritual force often cmpha . ie.l in e;icat ramii- tifllT - ; Ihey Were the rtli.uioils life ,.i rii.ist everv ni-'v community; they 1-elirvc.i iti open, i.ticornfHomisimr, vig orous Pirht with (ho devil, asking Tin ouaifer and i im..- none. Frank llar ; i-on while recently writing up pio neer !ays in Ca -s (dunty for publica tion, ran across an entry in an old record, which he stat'-d, was evidently the first pronoun' id temperance movc inent in Xetitaska. It stated that at a (p.iartcrly meelinjr h'-'d ia Rock IdufTs Sent em! er 12th. 1"'.".. tie prcs'dincr lder jirf.or.jr o!her nn---'iouH asked if there were i'ny cemrdaint s ; in re- : ponce, one brother aios-j and said, V: he had a complaint to make acainst Hrothpr Thompson, that he wars indultrincr to excess in the use of spirits.' Brother Thompson, who was present, arou and acknowledged the charge, and agree! not to drink to exce's any more. It seems that Ih-other Thompson had heen a local preacher. It has been suggested that the result of this incipient advance on the ciifKy, culminated in Nebraska's going dry at the recent fall election. 'Tile newspapers occupied the po litical field, and were also the medium through which all news of every va riety and character wa deceminated. Papers were started early in the set tlement of the teritory, at Ilrownville, Nthrai-ka City, Plattsmouth, P.ellcvue and Omaha, b"ing followed quickly by the o.-tabli -hment of others in other localities as the country filled up with population. Jt was a pungent and virile press that led and instructed the eaily pioneer in the work of ad vancing civilization and in the laying of the foundation upon which has been constructed the present great common wealth, of which all Nebraskans are justly proud. -When I came into the state fifty years ago. while there were many well established newspapers, my attention was mere particularly challenged to the Omaha Herald, then edited by Dr. Ceorge I.. Miller; the Omaha Repub lican, edit'd by St. A. I. Palcome, arid the Nebraska City News, edited by J. Sterling Morton. Mr. Palcome was only connected with the Repub lican for a few years, but he was a n . i . i i e i . . e : . . man guicu Willi a nign onier o; m-t- !i-'"c,:;c' and great force of char ;:ct r, and impressed a strong person ality on the renders of his paper, which at that time was the leading representative influence of the repub lican party in the .-tate. "Ii is only necessary to make rrun ti'.u of the name of I: Ceorge h. Miller and !. SterHi-ie; Morton, and the work of their lives pas.-es bef -re us a i a paru rama, they having ir.ndc liu-ir imnrint en mo t every jcige of N( lu a -ka's hi.-t.-: y during their active livts, and the influence of both wa nr.ti";;: wide. "Among the promi'':it men. asid--f, n' the edit. u-.; of whom I have just made mention, ar. l who occupy the political Ibid, and t'rst attracted my attention, were the Hoi T. M. M.ir (p.f tte, Samuel Maxwell, Cen- eial II. P.. Livingston and Major P. H. Vhviler of Ca.--. comity; O. 1'. Ma on. C. W. Seymour aral .Judge iai.l (o-.r.tt of Otoe ceu.ity; Hon. ii. W. Furnas Hater on governor). United States Senator T. W. Tipton, lion. Samuel 1'ailey, eongj (-ssman of Ne maha county; .Fudge Kimci S. Dundy, hi-'ge Ish 'm Keavis (father d' our pi e i .-it congressman), Jiuige J. Weaver, of Ri. -hard -on county, (!ov ei nor vl.in Sr.under-, United States Senator .John Thayer, Hon. .J. X. Wooi worth, Hon. A. .1. Poppleton, Hon. Phir.e: s W. II it ckcock, Hon. .John I. Pcdie?;, Hot;. A. S. Pad lock t later on l.'ruied States senator). Judge CcM-.e P. Fake and Judge Fberie'.er Wai.eley, f Douglas county; Judge Loranzo Cnainse, Hon. John Taire, coneres .-nan f Washington county; (fovertror D i id Puller, Thomas K. Ki unard and John (iillespie weie not only prominent, as stale oil'tceis, but a iso ny reason ot having heen con stituted the commission, that later on located th" capitol oft he state on the 'lien bh ak lu air i-js, where it has now btc.mo a beautiful home city, a com mercial metropolis, nnd educational c iiter, and is the pride of every wor thy No'nra-kan, and which was given the charmed name of Lincoln, a name that will not perish. ''I v oul'l not. have it. under-tood that th"? g'-nthmon named were the only active fore":; in the new fb-M of effort wo thy of mention, for ther e were otho'-.; -is uomiiK nt, ar.d many nearly ;n every live community, helping to solve the problems confronting both church and Mate in thi- rapidly grow i.'.' ci unt-y. I have simply mentioned those in- ii to whom my attention was direi ted as leaders. As organizers, as legislators, as judges on the bench, as -oiil.iei.iii -. arid as statesmen, Ihey launched the new ship of state rui a .-lire wa" of suse--.s, and today in our greatness as a commonwealth we do them homage. Only one of the men whose names I have mentioned i alive today to enjoy the wonderful results of the fifty years of statehood, and that is Hon. 'Ihcmas P. Hennaed, the first secretary of state, now a resident of Lincoln. . "As apropos to the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary f Nebraska statehood, I will now relate an in cident which occurred iu the fall of lSt'.Ci at the general territorial elec tion, at which time the momenteous question as to whether Nebraska should become a state; or remain a territory, was among other things voted upon. As a party the demo crats were opposed to statehood, while the republican party v.-as in favor of statehood; also a state constitution was voted upon, and there were full stale, congressional and legislative tickets in- the field, and it was appar ent from the firr-t that the contest would be a close one, and probabiy no more exciting election was ever held, and .the struggle was so nearly equal that the final result depended on the counting or the not counting of a single precinct in Cass county. When I crossed the river at Platts mouth in the spring of 18o7, although statehood had become a fact, there was still great tension, and feeling was running high, and the 'Rock lilutis fraud,' as it was termed, was the only exciting subject that attract ed my attention, the republicans claimed there was fraud in the way the election board conducted the elec tron, alleging that' persons living in Iowa were permitted to vote; that the list of the names of those purporting to he voters at the election was not certified to by the board; that when it was dinner time the board ad journed, going to thirir several homes, and that one f the judges took the ballot box and contents with him, no two of the judges being together dur ing the noon hour, and the returns of the elee-tion to the county officers were rot signed by the board, and other irregularities were complained of. The democrats claimed the vote was fraud ulently thrown out. "Under the law it wa the preroga tive of the county clerk to appoint a canvassing board, and P. Spurlock, who was then county clexk, appointed Hon. Issue Wiles and Hon. Willet Pot t;iger. (It is interesting to note that Isaac Wiles and B. Spurlock, although advanced in years, are still alive and active, and their minds clear as to the facts conected with the Reck Pluffs election.). As one of these men stated to me, 'When we came to ex amine the returns from Rock Pluffs there was self-evident traces of ir regularity in every feature' lion Willet Pottinger, now deceased, : c:y unique ponccr lawyer, expressed him.-elf in the following terse lan guage, tlr.it 'Whether there was fraud or not there was. such a damn good ch.'.'.ue for it' and we threw the Rock Piutf --. vote out. I am informed the decision of tiie canvassers was tested in the court, with tlie result that the action of the canvassers was sustained. "The I'li'owing out and the refusing to count Rock Pluffs vote facili tated Nebra-ka's admission into the Unkm of strtv.-. giving the republican paily two senator-, John M. Thayer rnd Thomas ,W. Tipton; one congress man, John Tilfe, state eilucer:, and the certn 1 of the legislative branch of the state, and elected the ropub beari tiket in Casr, county. "It is b.-t fair to state that the can vassing board had no idea of the ex tent of tile ; , -u 1 1 of throwing out the Rnckjriu'Ts vote until after the elec tion return.-, fre .n over the state were all in. ''Evidently 1 ut for this unlooked for incident the celebration of Nebraska's fiftieth anniversary of .state-hoexl would yet be some years in the future. "It would be a grave omission and a matte of severe criticism should I close this address without mentioning and giving due ere. lit to the pioneer women of Nebraska, for what was accomplished in territorial days and since. As a rule the early pioneer vomen made greater sacrifices ami endured more than the men, and but for their airl and encouragement the country would have been much slower in its development. As a rule their lives were more monotnous than the men; they were the home-builders, and home-keepers. They could not vote, or attend political conventions, or sit in legislative halls, but they could keep vigile over the home, train the children in temporal and spiritual matters, and as a diversion many of then helped their husbands in the field in the summer time and with the stock in the winter season, and some were ready handlers of the rifle when the Indians became too aggressive and were inclined to give trouble. "It is certain that Nebraska could not have been what it is today with out the help of woman. The poet has well expressed it in the following stanza:' "They talk about the woman's sphere, As though it had a limit; Tlure's not a place in earth or heaven, There's not a task to mankinel given, There's not a blessing or a woe, There's a whispered yes or no; There's not a death, there's not a birth That has a father's weight or worth Without a woman in it." Money in Eggs. ; Kggs are not bankable but -the money from their sale is. This money is yours for the effort. How do you treat the hen that lays the Golden Eggs? Dr. B. A. Thomas' Poultry Remedy will keep the poultry in good condition and increase the yield in eggs. We guarantee this and refund your money if not satisfied. II. M. Soennichsen. Puis & Gansemer. If you have anytning for sale adver tise in the Journal. PATIENT FLEES IN HIS NIGHTIE West Farnam District in Omaha Startle-d by .Man in Scant At tire in Zero Weather. Clad only in a thin nightgown, John Engedkemeier, aged JJO, of Murray, who had escaped from the Presbyte rian medical hospital at Thirty-fourth and Farnam streets last night, fled through the West Farnam district while the thermometer registered close to zero. After a half-hour chase, in which hospital attendants, police and neigh bors joined, he was finally caught .in the garage of the. Hotel Plackstone, Thirty-eighth and Farnam, and taken back to the hospital. Dr. Alexander Young, his physician, following an examination, eleclarcd the patient will suffer no ill effects from the experience. Engelkemeier has been in the hos pital for several, days, suffering from nervous trouble. He was not regard ed as a violent patient, but even so, the hospital authorities kept close watch upon him. At 8 o'clock be leaped from the bed suddenly and into the hallway. There he shoved a woman nurse out of the way and ran outdoors. Like an arrow he sped up Farnam street. A long line of automobiles, bearing residents from the prosperous dis tricts towards the theatrical section, was startled to see him in the clinging white nightgown, outlined against the darkness by the white light, of the head-lamps. Several of the autoists joineil in the chase, too, but Enge kemeier proved nimble as well as startling, and he led his pursuers : merry cha.-e until he was finally over taken. Omaha Pee. THE T: J. SOKOL HALL One of the- largest crowds that eve! attended a similar event in this city was present at the T. J. Sokol hall Saturday evening to participate in the twenty-sixth annual mask ball el' that society. The best of order pre vailed throughout the evening and from the start to finish there was com plete enjoyment. The array of masks was not as large as usual but were well selected and made a very pretty appearance on the floor cf the dance hall. The music was furnished by tiie Iloily ore-lustra and to the .strains of the inarch the maskers moved over the floor in the grand march and the prize winners were se lected by the judges. The first ladies pri.e was awarded to Mrs. George (lobelman. as a Mexican lady and the second ladies prize given to the two "Topsies" wiio were represented by Misses Koubech and Seclloek. The fuvst men's prize, was won by Den 1 Turner as a rube and second by Clyde Thomas as a colored man. The group, prize was secured by the turner girls rf the T. J. Sokolky. It was a late hour when the merry dancers ad journed and wended their way home ward after enjoying the opening mas querade of the 1017 season and its comolete success could not be doubted in the least. DEATH OF LITTLE BABE AT 0. A. NEWTON HOME From S.i turti.iy's I'nily. Yesterday afternoon the little daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. O. A. New ton who are visiting in the city at the home of Howard Newton and family, passed away after a short llness due to grippe and complications. Little Tluth Lucille was three weeks and three days old and had been brought here by her parents from their home in Garden county. The little one con tracted a severe cold and soon her condition became very serious and continued to grow worse until death came to her relief. The funeral serv ices were held this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Howard Newton home and the burial was had at the Oak Hill cemetery. The death came as a severe blow to the parents who had come to this city to enjoy a visit with the relatives and then to have their loved one suddenly taken away from them makes the" loss heartbreak ing. Rev. Thomas A. vTruscott of the Methodist church had charge of the services. Doing the Work. W. T. Nanney, Noel, Mo., writes, "Your B. A. Thomas' Hog Powder is doing the work down in this part of the world. It proved to be what we needed to prevent and cure hog cholera and expel worms." II. M. Soennichsen. Pails & Gansemer. arsd they're good Suits, EVJera! At least that is the verdict of hundreds of :r.rr. v. I:o choose their suits from the splendid offering we are making at this time at $15. Some of these are suits worth much more. ays rse afisfied Wearer "I used to imagine it was necessary to pay a big price to get a good suit. But I heard so much about your suits at $15 that one day I stopped in to see what they were. Well you know how long I've been buying your $15 suit3 and you may be sure I'm never going to pay anyone big money for a suit again. I'll save the difference to jingle in the pocket of one of your thoroughly good suits for $15' We can't force you lo come to this store! We can't compel you to buy thsse $15 suits! But we'll wager that once you see them you'll wonder how we can sell such suits for $15. We also feature price A V W LA LkwU fcW-f Y W W W m ft- c ry w THE MAH TAKES UP AT ALVO BELONGS AT A COUNTY POOR FARM SheriT Quinton received a me from the superi.itcpdent of the 1 n-ea.-.ter co.-r.Ly arm Saiurds-y evening -as to he ii.--:.i.e man feu nil hist Isat ;ird.iy In Lhe v i ? i : , : i y of Alvi and w'k: ii...- I)...-:-, ser.t To the -tate hos pital at Hastings. The de-cripl'-''1 gi :i of the man I.diie.- wuh the per son picked up here and who was known as "'o. 7, that lie would give, merit nride by Ike authorities it see'.a.- the only r-ir.i' From the M:if ;j La.icaster county tiiat the man I; is been a resident of the county fa:r of Lancaste r county and wasiv'e re.! away from that place about two weeks ago. His name i.: a mv.derv here as it was impossible to find any papers that would give a clue to his identity when he was first received from the insane hospital where lie was orii'ined j previous to being sent to the county farm. The man i.s perfectly harri'ess but wholly unbnlaP.ciM rnd wns n ;t able to give any account of himself in! any way beyond the fact tii.it tie was "No. 7" . and how he received this number no one knows. When 'he was taken to Hastings anel ph'ccd in the asylum there he was entered under the number as a patient. In view of the fact that lis was a ward of Lan caser county it will be necessary for that case. county to take charge of the A GOOD MATCH PROM- ?;rJ f K i ocm rnn tujs i c run hit. Cal Woods, the Stanton wrest ye . I erday aft- le- r, iiitivcei hi mi -'' j erneon t prepare i or t.u wrestling match that is carded fur Ihi- evening at Coates' hall. Frank Schmarlerer, who w.ts to have met Woods on the mat will not be able to fill the date and Kdwards. the fa.t young wre.stL-r of Falls City will take his place against Woods. Sclur.artcrer had his shoulder injured in w resiling with. Edwards at Falls City and this in jury proved teo severe to allow hun to take on the match this evening in this city. Mr. Woods states that he is' very anxious to wicstle with Schmarter and wi'l post a forfeit with him to wrestle any place in the slate in the next thirty days. If a match is arranged there will be a large side bet placed mi the match. The wrestle tonight shoulel be a good one as Ed wards is a good fast man and Woods has a stale wide reputation for his successes or the mat and th.e lovers of this spot ; can have their money's worth this evening at Coates' Hall. Young married man wants work on farm by the year. Good worker. Pre fer separate house. Inquire at the Journal office. $5.C0 Phonographs at Dawson's. Overcoats at the same low Everybody's Store." THE DRAWING FOR THE FORD GAR SATURDAY The drawing for the Fold car that was efTeitd by F. II. Dunbar at his billiard hall for the last few weeks was held Saturday evening and the winning number proved to be No. 100, which, was held by II. IJ. Seivers and JO. 1). Golobay, jointly, and the two young men were awarded the ma chine, which is the latest model of the Ford car and a beauty in every way. The young men who were suc cessful in the drawing are the well contractors, and being partners in business were also in on the car and the machine iil be "fifty-fifty" with the hovs. The winners were well ' eh I v.i'h the car and certainly appreciate their good luck as they held ihe winning number out of 000 chances on the machine. The winning number had been written and sealed ar.d deposited in one of the local banks until the hour for the drawing when it was opened and the winner awarded the car. It is a very fine piece of luck for the boys and they i have a good offer for the Ford if they 1 desire to take it. The event attracted a great deal of attention among the ticket holders, and Mr. Dunbar is to sweaters I Make this a winter of enjoy- ment and comrort, oy puuing on one of our Sweaters, in V neck and shawl collars, in all tie popular COlpfS. 1 riCCS $1 .25 to $7 Shirts Just the thing for these cold days. We have them in both the flat and military collar, in all the new shades, at 1 .25 and Up Manhattan Shif ts Stetson Hats &:&Jl&&-r few P --- $15.00 BIS 3YgffiW flEwjW KWwWJW be congratulated on the splendid man ner in which the event was handled. SAYS HE IS THIiOL'GII. Editor W. H. Brown, the hustling editor and publisher of the Union Ledger, said in Nebraska City yester day that he is about ready to quit the publishing game in a small town; that the continued advances in paper have ripped his profits all to pieces and made it unprofitable to operate his plant. Mr. Brown has given the Union folks a bright, newsy paper, well printed and if he leaves the'm it will be a blow to the community. Nebraska City Press. Bad Habits. Those who breakfast at S o'clock or later, lunch at twelve and have dinner at six are almost certain to be troubled with indigestion. They do not allow time for one meal to eli gest before taking another. Net less than five hours should elapse between meals. If you are troubled with in digestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and you may reasonably hope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere. Office supplies at the Journal office. it kr4 mm" Car hart Over a1 h Hansen Gloves r f