THE INCOME TAX.
ABOUND THE COURT BOOMS.
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
Chicago Times.
There conne from the senate dis
quieting rumors that the income tax
provision of the Wilson bill may pos
sibly be struck ,out by the act of the
American house of lords. This is, per
haps, only what might be expected of a
body so entirely out of touch with the
people as is the United States senate.
It is, however, well that warning of
this possible contingency should be
given early to the house of representa
tives in order that the democrats in
that body may insist upon the reten
tion of this most democratic measure
despite the will of the senate.
The income tax is a measure which
may well be loved for the enemies it
has made. It is a revenue raising de
vice which enjoys popularity in three
fourths of the states of the union and
is commended by nine-tenths of the
voters. Its character naturally exposes
it to the opposition of that influental
class which makes up the American
plutocracy. To reconcile these people
to the notion that a political party has
at last had the courage to insist that
they should pay their fair proportionate
share cf the expenses of the govern
ment is difficult. For years they have
been contended and waxed rich under
a sytem of taxation which, while ap
parently fair and just to the untbink
inc. has really resulted in the shifting
of the burden of taxation upon the
shouloers of the poorer classes. We
have raised more than half ou national
revenue by means of tariff duties. The
imported articles which brought in the
greatest amount of revenue have been
those in most general use. The duty
paid upon these articles by the importer
originally was shifted by him upon the
shoulders of the jobber, by the jobber
upon the retailer, by the retailer upon
the final purchaser and consumer. The
result has been that such duties fall
most heavily upon the poor. As the
New York Tribune, a high-tariff paper,
said a week ago, the sugar duty, which.
if fixed at 2 cents a pound, would
bring in a revenue of $70,000,000
year, rails nine-tenths upon the poor
aud one-tenth upon the rich. This is
illustrative of the general incidents
of tariff taxation.
The income tax proposed by the
democratic party in the house and sup
ported with wonderful unanimity by
the great mass ot the people, demo
cratic and republican alike, outside of
the small and plutocratic district of
New York and New England, is a tax
which cannot be shifted and which
falls upon that hitherto untaxed
revenue enjoyed by the very rich. It
is in no wise a tax upon industry, be
cause it falls upon superfluous revenue
only. It is with its provision for col
lecting the tax upon corporate divi
dends at the office of the corporation a
tax which can be readily and com
pletely collected. The cry against it
that it is inquisitorial is absurd, be
cause it is no more inquisitorial than
the tariff tax or the ordinary local tax
upon personal property. The assertion
that ic will encourage and stimulcte
perjury is one which cannot be intelli
gently urged against it, for that charge
applies equally to every system of rais
ing national revenue now in force, ex
cept perhaps the internal revenue on
spirits and on tobocco. Every import
tax which is imposed on a bale of goods
is based on an affidavit of the shipper
as to the value of those goods, their
weight or their measure. Cases of per
jury, of undervaluation, are frequent
in the administration and collection of
the tariff duties, yet we are not told
that the tariff contributes to the popu
larization of perjury.
The Times does not believe that the
income tax will fail of support in the
senate, and it is thoroughly convinced
that the measure deserves complete
success. The democracy can go more
confidently before the people in the
coming congressional campaigns if it
is able to point to such a measure as
this, which shows a desire to equalize
the burden of taxation and to make all
men contribute to the support of the
national government in proportion to
their means.
It is strange that Mr. Carnegie's
armor plate cannot withstand the pro
jectiles of modern ordnance while his
hide remains impervious to the solidest
shot of the heaviest guns on both sides
of the ocean.
Day by day the tariff agitation ap
proaches the definite result of tariff re
form,, and day by day more of the
unemployed go back to work as more
factories start np. It is bad for repub
lican prephecies, but pleasant for the
people.
If England has loaded up with silver
bullion at the low prices which have
been prevailing since the India council
demonetized that metal, she may be in
a position to consider the use of silver
43 international money. As long as
England can keep financiers able to
over-reach the rest of mankind at the
head of her government, England will
remain the greatest commercial nation
of tht jrprld.
DISTRICT COURT.
District Judge Chapman journeyed
to Nebraska City Monday to open
the regular term of court at that town
Monday.
Clerk of Court Dearing has prepared
the copy for the docket for the March
term of district court, and has handed
the same to the printer. In all it con
tains 179 cases C6 in the law docket,
103 in the equity docket and 10 in the
criminal docket.
COUNTY COURT.
The will of Frederick W. Cross, late
of Weeping Water precinct, was ad
mitted to probate in County Judge
Ramsey's court Monday.
Judgment by default was rendered
in county court Monday in favor of the
plaintiffs in the suit of E. G. Dovey &
Son vs. C. Li. Creamer, to the amount
of $60; also in the suit of Dovey & Son
vs. C M. oster, to the amount of $40.
The marriage market took a de
cided boom Tuesday, no less than four
licenses being issued at the office of
County Judge Ramsey. The matri
monial candidates were Ammon M.
Royer and Nova E. Paddleford, Chas.
EI. Gerbeling and Minnie E. Paddle
ford, John Mueller and Anna Vie
brock, and William S. Smith and Ilar
rietta Holmes.
JUSTICE AKCHER'S COURT.
The case of Julius Pepperberg, the
cigar manufacturer, against Mack
Mahoney of Greenwood, set for hear
ing Saturday injustice Archer's court.
was continued until March 12th.
In Justice Archer's court Monday
afternoon the case of the state vs. John
Marshall was continued until March
5th. The defendant in this case stands
charged with bigamy, and at the time
of his arrest, several weeks ago, was
liberated on bond, bis father-in-law
furnishing security for his appearance
in court Monday. At the appointed
time Marshall failed to put in an ap
pearance and the indications are that
he has gone for all time, unless lo
cated and brought back.
COURT ROOM NOTES.
Fred Kroebler, constable, brings a
case from Cass county to the supreme
court wnerein ne was aeienaani anu
i Simeon Long plaintin. .Long com
menced action iu replevin, claiming
wnership of certain corn by virtue of
a chattel mortgage executed by J. F.
and Frank Voris. Constable Kroehler
claimed the property by virtue of an
execution, but the jury found in favor
of the plaintiff. A nice bill of costs is
included in the judgment against
Kroehler. Lincoln Journal.
Messrs. Jos. Mulliu of Elmwood, J
W. Johnson of this city and J. II
Davis of Avoca precinct, members of
the Soldiers Relief commission for Cass
county, had their annual meeting at
the court house Tuesday. Their report
showed that $S0i.2S had been disbursed
among veterans, widows of veterans
etc., during the year of '93. For the
next vear the commission placed the
amount necessary for the same work
at 11,200, and asked the county com
missioners to set aside that sum for
their use.
Secretary Morton, chief of Grover's
agricultural department, has secured
the appointment of an offensive Ne
bras k a City republican to the position
of tagger at the Nebraska City packing
house at a salary of SCO per month
The appointee has been a life-long re
publican, and, in fact, has been presi
dent of the Nebraska City republican
club for the last several terms. The
upshot, of the whole affair is that the
Nebraska City democrats are howling
mad, and they are not slow in criticis
ing their townsman. Mr. Morton, for
making the appointment. The New
of that town is particularly angered
and it gives Mr. Morton quite a scor
ing. This mugwumpian, gdld-bug ad
ministration has been exasperatingly
slow in giving offices to deserving
democrats. It is severe enough to
wait, but the appointment of repub
licans will do wonders toward disrupt
ing the party. Mr. Morton deserves
the condemnation of the democrats of
his home town and county if be does
not proceed forthwith to bounce his
republican appointee.
ONE DOLLAR
Will be paid for any Cough or
Cold that the Crown Cough Cure
will not cure.
The same rule applies to Brown's
Sarsaparilla.
BROWN'S PHARMACY,
DRUGS. 510 Main Street.
The Washington dispatches note the
appointment of Mrs. Ellen M. Hutch
inson as postmistress at Memphis.
Saunders county. Mrs. Hutchinson is
a sister of C. II. Parmele and years ago
was a' resident of Plattsmouth.
Bring in you coupons and dimes and
get the second portfolio of the "Midway
Types."
Plattsmouth, Neb., Feb. 6, '94.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present S. W. Dutton, J. C. Hayes
and Geo. W. Young, county commis
sioners, and .brans Dickson, county
clerk. Minutes of January session
read and approved, when the following
business was transacted in regular
form:
Petition of II. V. McDonald for
druggist's permit at Murdock was
granted, upon condition that said Mc
Donald furnish a proper bond.
John II. Davis was appointed a
member of the Soldiers' Relief com
mission. The following official bonds were ap
proved: E. V. Laughlin, road overseer
district No. 7; James Carey, road over
seer district No. 32; F. F. Everett,
road overseer district No. 44; A. II.
Austin, road overseer district No. 60;
Fred Dreesen, road overseer district
No. 20.
The following appointments were
made: F. G. Kendall, road overseer
district No. 40; Geo. E. Vandenbure,
road overseer district No. 31; Chas.
Rivett, constable Stove Creek precinct;
Geo. W. Mavfield, justice of the' peace
South Bend precinct.
Physicians' bids for the ensuing year
were opened and contracts awarded as
follows: District No. 1, E D. Cum
mins, at $125 per annum; district No
B. F. Brendel, at $39.60 per annum;
district No. 3. J. W. Thomas, at $75
per annum; district No. 4, J. A. Ilasse-
meier, at $50 per annum; district No. 5,
A. G. Hamilton, at $49 per annum;
district No. 6. N. R. Hobbs. at $75 per
annum.
On February 7th the following
names were selected from which to
draw the petit and grand juries for
the March term of district court, 1S94:
J M Gardner, P J Conner. J M Cra
mer, Tipton precinct ; W S Gregg, .Tas
Bennett, Greenwood precinct; R E
Coleman, Wm Mather, Jacob Pear
son, Salt Creek precinct ; C Lemasier,
Wm Atchison, II G Beardslee, Stove
Creek precinct; J R Baird. Wm II
Pool, Geo E Vanderburg, Elmwood
precinct ; Robt Crawford, T T Y ung.
South Bend precinct ; Edward Will
iams, W H II Cassel. Weeping Water
precinct; Henry Lehnhoff, OS New
Ion, Center precinct; Thos Urwin.
Geo Schoemann, Louisville precinct;
) awitzer, w m nose, sr, Avoca pre
cinct ; Ihos Wiles, Patrick Reed. Mt
Pleasant precinct; Jacob Tntsch, M
L Fredcrich, M P Williams, Eight,
Mi!e Grove precinct; 13 W Bates, L J
Griffith, Nehawka precinct; John
Thacker, P C Engell, Wm Stottler.
Liberty precinct; M S Davis, S G
Latta. S C Furlong, Peter Perry, Rnck
Bluffs precinct; Fred Wehrbein. Geo
W Snyder, Chas Jean, Plattsmouth
precinct; Weeping Water city first
ward, O A Webster; second ward,
Chas Metter; third ward. T F J amp
son ; Plattsmouth citv Fred BIck.
L C Curtis. F A Blanchard. first ward;
J F Johnson, J W McCroskey. H A
Booth. P J Hansen, second ward ; BC
Kerr. Sam'l Ballance, Geo Copeland.
C V Grassmann. third ward; F A
Bates. Louis Dose. Harry Barthold.
fourth ward ; A B Knotts, M M Beal,
fifth ward.
The resignation of Alf Bell, con
stable in Weeping Water city, was
hied aud accepted.
Wm M Rice was appointed road
overseer of district No. 35, and Hiram
Peck was appointed constable for
Weeping Water city.
On Feb. 8th the bids for the county
printing were opened and the contract
was awarded to The Plattsmouth
Journal at the following rates :
Court docket, fifteen cents per case ;
treasurer's statements, raad notices
and commissioners' proceedings, free.
The bids for the burial of paupers
were opened and the contract was
awarded to J. I. Unruh. his bid being
as follows : Coffins, $1 10 per lineal
foot ; over boxes, eighteen cents per
lineal foot, and team and wagon $1 90
per trip, within a radius of two and
one-half miles of Plattsmouth.
The bonds of E. D. ummins as
county physician lor the first district
and J. W.Thomas for the third dis
trict, were approved.
The board made the following order:
"It appearing lo the board of county
commissioners of Cass county, Ne
braska, that the large volume of work
in the county judge's oflice of said
county requires the employment of
clerical help for the purpose of proper
ly executing the duties of said office,
it is therefore ordered that the county
judge for said county be and is hereby
authorized to retain of the fees of said
office, over and above the maximum
fixed for his compensation by law, the
sum of rot exceeding $600 for the years
1894 and 1895 respectively, for the pur
pose of paying clerk hire therein.
Petition for reduction of taxes on lot
21, West Greenwood, and lots 17 and
18. Jones' addition to Greenwood, was
taken up for consideration and refused.
claims allowed on general fund.
S W Dutton. salary and expense t 73 00
J C Uayes, same 57 OO
ueo w oudk. same 41 oo
Frank Dickson, work, Bal and ex 131 53
Geo L Farley, sal and ex 103 75
13en Hempel, Janitor. 60 00
W L Street, rent for poor 3 00
J C Eikenbary, guarding prisoners 63 40
Harvey Hollowuy, same 50 00
11 h" Eikenbary, same... Mto
K W Hyers, bailiff 16 00
J C EikenDary, bug paupers, less rent 118 40
Bennett & Tutt, mdse to pour, 22 00
E E Hilton, plaltlnu 2100
Plattsmouth Jockdil, printing 63 fO
J K Denson. bdg prisoners 41 Ni
H & C Hempel, coh! to poor 3 00
A 11 Weckb..ch. mdse to poor 27 30
KS White, same 12 W)
H D Travis, expense 4 82
J W Thomas, co physician, sal. one year, ?.' oo
K W Cook, same. 4 lb quarter . .. 35 K)
B F Brendel. same. 4th quarter V M
J A Ilasxemeler, same. 3d and 4th quar... 25 oo
State Journal Co, printing bridge notice. . IS 00
Omaha Printing Co, mdse to couuty WO 05
Nels Aagard, work at Jail 21 4
C Brekenfeld. mdsa to county 10 10
C 9 Polk, stationery 4 &0
p n Rhipib wnrk at lall and court house., 1 Mo
Neb Tel Co, tel rent
Wm Tighe, bdg and gdg prisoners 13 00
Jos shera. mdse to poor 8 00
L F Gibberson, assisting prosecuting mil zo uu
nitM .Tarriina. witness, state vs 11111 and
Benwell T 80
RD McNurlln. same 2 00
A R Smith, fees, stats VI Martin.. 8 80
PRICES
BOOTSfPANDiiSHOES
Having1 purchased the bulk of the Murphy
Shoe Stock at Forced Sale, I am determined
to close out the line
AT UNHEARD OF PRICES,
s
pecial Sale is Now On
And will continue until all is closed out.
Murphy's--
Call Early, while the Assortment Is Unbroken.
JTOE F
Marshal Van Doren, same 2 2"
J E Upton, same ti 20
W R Cross, same 1 10
B S Ramsey, state vs Bert Parker 7 60
J C Eikenbary, same 19 00
W J White, coal to couuty 177 60
State Journal Co. stationery 164
Wm Herold & Son. mdse to poor 4 73
J Thomas, Co. physician sal one year. 75 00
B F Brendel, Co. pbvsician sal 4th quarter &J
PlattsUas Sc Elec Light Co., gas to Jail
and court bouse 4 15
II J Streigbt. postal cards 2 ia)
Folk Bros, printing 70 Ui
Glrardet & Emmens, mdse to poor 8 15
Stander Bros, same 32 On
Blanchard & Potter, printing 27 25
Zahl and Gall, work on Jail i4J
J C Smith, care of poor 10 00
A Bach, mdse to poor 8 U)
Jos Graham, care of paupers 15 00
I.ehnhoff Bros, mdse to county 2H 20
H J Strelght, stntionery 3rt 50
C K Wescott, mdse to poor 1 1 85
F McCourt. same 50 0"
A Clark, same 1!2 S5
c Deltman. same. 6 00
Jno Swoboda. same 27 00
Leach & Reed, same 6 00
FJ Morgan. mde to county 1 75
Wm Zahl. work on jail 7 50
BRIDGE FUND.
Stopher & Wilkinson, lumber 30 00
Murdock Lumber Co, same 25
AFSturm. same - 2t 00
II A Waterman & Son, same 9 42
Chicago Lumber Co, same - 31 05
COCNTY ROAD FUND.
Dick Smith & Co, nails 1 50
Chas Heebner, road work flti 00
FacklerA Son. spikes S oo
DISTRICT ROAD FUND.
C D Hav worth, ovarseer settlement, dlst & SI so
M P Williams, same, dint 12 So 00
Fred Dreesen, same, dint 20 16 Oo
L J Griffith, same, dlst 4S .. 25 45
Western Wheel Scraper Co.scraper, dist & -a
February 9th.
John Swoboda. mdse to poor 500
E R Todd, wood to poor farm 19 60
Omaha Mercury Co, stationery 2 00
A B Tavlor, bailiff 24 00
Frauk Dickson, aid to poor 8 00
Board adjourned to meet Tuesday.
March 6th, 1S94.
Frank Dickson, County Clerk.
D. O. Dwyer. lawyer. Plattsmouth.
The marriage of Mr. Jno. F. Evans
and Miss Edna Wells was consum
mated yesterday at 3 o'clock at
the i.arlora of the Hotel Perkins.
County Judge Ramsey officiating.
The contracting parties hail rrom
South Bend, where the groom is en-j
iraged in the graiu business. The bride i
is the daughter of V. L. Wells, ex-
county clerk, and is an estimable!
young lady. They will continue to'.
make their home in South Bend. The i
Journal, on behalf of their many
friends and acquaintances, wishes
them much joy. :
Clioap Coal. ;
The best hard coal at S10.00 and :
Mendota soft coal at $4.25 per ton.!
Delivered to all p irts of the city.,
Leave orders with
8-tf Waterman fc &on.
Constipation and Bick-beadacbe posi
tively cured by Japanese Liver Pellets;
50 pills 25 cts. SoldatFricke ACo'sJ
CUT
IN
OF
$7 Shoes, How
$6 Shoes. Now
$5 Shoes, Now
$3 Shoes, Now
St.
f7 Rl ASSES
Killeal r Gibson.
The Bee says: "Some tin-e between
1 and 2 o'clock Tuesday a man was
run over and killed by H. & M. engine
Xr. 17 with four cars. Engineer Dake.
Conductor Wood was in charge of the
tiain. It runs frni here to a mile or
so below Gibson station, where the re
fuse grounds are located, and was po-
ms south at an ordinary rate of speed
The train was stopped as soon as p s-
sible after the man had been struck.
He was unknown to any of the crew.
The body was brought to the morgue,
and it was there his identity was es
tablished. He was a Norwegian,
probably 25 years of ape. named A.
Anderson. He was well know in the
vicinity of Seventh and Leavenworth
streets. jnd was well liked by the Nor
wegians and Danes who live in that
locality.
Another Argument Ftr n Free ferry.
The Pacific Junction Recorder says:
'Plattsmouth is straining every nerve
to secure the distillery which is prom
ised if a certain bonus can be raised.
The papers claim that the citizens are
subscribing in a liberal manner and
that the chances are good for securing
the industry. A prominent merchant
of that city came over Wednesday to
solicit - aid for the enterpuse, but
j whether or not he met with any en
couragement we have not been able
to learn. If some means were devised
to lessen the expense of getting across
to Plattsmouth market we can readily
understand how the citizens of the
Junction, and more especially near-by
farmers, would be benefitted. Under
present conditions we fail to sepn any
great advantage to be gained from it."
The local Turnverein society is
arranging for a charity entainment to
be given at their hall on Washington
avenue next Sunday evening, Feb. 18.
The program will consist of musical
selections, recitations, debates, etc.,
and as the turners are nvrted for mak
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3 50
3.( 0
2.50
1.50
Main Street,
PIiATTSMOUTH.
PROTE T YC'XJSl EYES.
The well-known eve expertof B29 Olive st . St. Louis. Mo., and
M E Hlhst . Sew Yon. has appointed THE CARRUTH JEW
ELKV CO a' aifents for nis celebrated V.o-C:hnKble
SiM-riirif uikI K.rtlwH-. These classes are the greatest
invention ever i-iade in spectacle, and every pair purchased
are if i ira.iteed. si ia it at auv li ne a change Is necessary (no
matter tio.v s.:r it ? i : t the (eti- taey will furnish the party with
a new piir jf c:a-ns free of eliAre. The Carruth Jewelry Co.
have a f'i!I ass rtmnt an 1 invite all wii wish to satisfy them
selves of tli? ijreat superiority of these niasses over any and all
others now in us-t call and examine them, at The Carruth
Jewelry Co.'s sole agents for Plattsmouth, Neb. No peddlers
supplied.
ing a success out of everything they
undertake. TnE Journal feels safe
in asserting that the coming affair will
be no variation from the rule. The
proceeds will go to the associated
charities for the benefit of the poor.
Tickets will be sold to the general
public at 15 cents.
VIOO Reward.
1 beg to advise my patrons and neigh
bors that there are several peddlers
traversing the country cl.iim;ng to be
Mr. Hirschberg, or connected with
him in buisness, and trying to impose
upon the public at large, by offering an
inferior claes of Spectacles and Eye
Glasses for Hirschburg's Diamond and
Non-Chan eeable Spectacles and Eye
Glasses. Do not be deluded by such
impostors. Their representations are
false. My goods are not handled by
"Peddlers." as we have local ageLta.
A reward of $100. will be given to any
one securing the name and where
abouts of such parties. Respectfully,
Prof. H. Hirschbero,
629 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo., and
30 E. 14th street. New York.
Carruth Jewelery C., sole agents
for Plattsmouth, Neb.
Food and Clothing: for the Poor.
The members of the Associated
Charities state that their stock of food
and clothing, so generously donated
for distribution among the destitute,
is becoming low, and that further do
nations must be made at once or the
c-ood work of aidine the needy ones in
our community must for a time cease.
Thf members especially desire that the
charitably-inclined pf ople of the city
hasten in with further contributions.
The donations will be stored in the
basement of the court house, from
which thev will quickly be t -ken and
distributed among the deserving poor
by the Associated Charities.
Rev. Schorl, of the German
Lutheran churc an,3. wife, are the
parents of a new boy babju
Dr. Marshall. DENTIST Fitzger
aid block.
