TbePlattsmonth Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
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GERMAIN E. TOWL,
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braska, as second class matter.
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1101.
Thirsty Omaha- could do worse than
to come to l'latismouth next Sunday.
The Omaha World-Herald is tasting
the fully earned delights of gently
rubbing it i nto t hose w lio elected Frank
E. Moores.
At Ashland next week the hatallion
of Omaha high school cadets will dis
port themselves upon the green grass
and Ashland's generous waterways of
the same hue.
An exchange says that Kearney mer
chants have sulscribed $.j.H) to help
their ball team. A former resident of
that city wonders where the business
men got hold of so much money at
once.
Plattsmouth I toasts of a young man
of such a canny turn of mind that he
put up with rive aching molars for a
month rather than have his teeth gold
Tilled before the assessor made his
rounds.
Minister Conger is crowding General
Funston into the back ground. Swim
ming shallow I'hillipiue rivers isn't in
it with smuggling cipher messages
from behind a Chinese wall and eating
horse meat.
Jt should le a source of satisfaction
to our people to have a modern hotel
like the Riley under the management
of Mr. Dunbar, which can .! made
general headquarters for such a gath
ering as the encampment.
Mayor Moo res is giving South tuiaha
and Council L'luffs such a looni on Sun
days as they have not seen in years.
The traction companies lind the ca
pacity of their rolling stock taxed to
the utmost to take care of the Sabbath
ht-gira from the fool burdened city of
Omaha.
C. W. Sherman, former editor of
the I'lattsmo'uth .lournal, and at pres
ent traveling in the interest of that
paper, was an agreeable caller Friday.
Mr. Sherman doesn't look to !e any
older than he did twenty years ago
when we formed his acquaintance. He
is an all-round newspaper man of
merit. Weeping Water Republican.
Omaha's major sometimes betrays a
seeming disposition to lie fair and im
partial in spite of his habitual crook
edness. After closing the liooze shops
he proceeds to show the saloon keep
ers that he is disposed to tote fair by
declaring that lie w ill close the mouths
of Omahan's next Sundayso that there
will lje no dealing in osculatory intox
icants through the medium of ruby
1 i ps.
The presence of the veterans, and
especially their ladies, here this week,
prompted the street department to get
out its plows and scrapers to demons
trate that somewhere between here
and China our streets have a very re
sectable layer of paving. Ileauty
may le only skin deep, but the mud
ugliness of our streets is often in the
neighborhood of twj feet deep in
rainv weather.
The report comes from Havelock of
a contemplated move of the llurling-
ton shops to Crete in order to take ad
vantage of the clear pure water. The
saline fluid in the vicinity of Lincoln
and Havelock lias proven ruinous to
the locomotive boilers, causing heavy
scaling, pitting and foaming. Well,
what's the matter witli the water
round about IMatUmouth? - Nothing
letter for the boilers than our filtered
river water could be found anvwhere.
Our republican friends used to con
tend that the Filipinos had no govern
ment Ijeeause Aguinaldo persisted in
moving about at times, carrying his
cabinet and executive machinery of
state aliout with him. According to
the same logic the Fnited States now
has no government, for Mr. McKirtley
is on the go, his cabinet and secretar
ies with him. attempting to maintain
the responsible and dignified functions
of government as he Hits from place to
place.
It is a matter of wonder that our
market gardenersare so slow to appre
ciate the value of the first fruits of
the season. There is always a gilt edge
demand for the earliest vegetables and
fruits, yet our local producers are not
ably slow to take advantage of the
means at their command to hasten the
development of such generally de
manded stuff as young onions, lettuce,
radishes, potatoes and strawberries.
There is money in it for the first ones
to take advantage of the wonders that
lie in a few pieces of window glass and
the sunny side of a protected slope of
the garden.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
The swift current of changing events
is rapidly shaping new issues for t he
campaign of liH4. The vast consoli
dations of capital within the past few
months indicate, as never liefore, that
the next presidential election will wit
ness a struggle lietween coronate cap
ital on the one band and the people,
with their material eisonal interests
arrayed on the of her, in such a contest
as this country has never before known
in all its history.
All conditions show it, and alleveuts
trend toward the organization of the
universal trust and the utler stamp
ing out of the last vestige of individu
alism a stale wherein the combina
tion of all industries and enterprises
under one autocratic, absolute head,
will endow a single commercial organ
ization with the power of life and
death over millions of the alleged free
citizens of these United States.
For relief from the commercial tyr
anny which must grow out of such a
state the people will look naturally to
the two great political parties. Rut
they will look in vain to the republi
can party, for that organization is in
the trust business itself. Its greatest
leaders and backers are the biggest
trust magnates. Its chiefest Interests
are wrapped up in the welfare of the
trusts. It can le depended on to live
up to its old boast never to betray a
trust.
On the other hand there is the dem
ocjatic party, still standing true to
the principles of popular government
and arrayed steadfastly and unaltera
bly against what it considers the great
est menace of the age. the resistless
forcing of the masses toward a state of
commercial and industrial serfdom.
Its interests are wholly in the welfare
of the people.
A Public Institution
Last week the I'armeletheatreclosed
a very successful sea-son. The house
will lie used from now until theopening
of the regular theatre season next rail
for special occasions only. Otherwise
the curtain will remain down, the
house dark, the 1kx office imlightcd by
the luminous smile of genial Hilly
Stadclmann. the swinging glass doors
no longer reflecting the handsome
physiognomy of Peggy Katon.
During the season past the I'armele
theatre has proven a standing treat to
both old and young. The people of
Plattsmouth have come to view it as
one of the city's greatest public insti
tutions. It has given a vast amount
of pleasure, not only to the residents
of the city, but as well to the eople
of the country round aljout, who have
been liberal patrons of all the best
plays given here.
The amount of satisfaction ami re
creation derived by the many who
have been regular attendants at the
performances of the very excellent
productions brought here during the
past year by the wide-awake manage
ment of the oiera house, gives warrant
for pronouncing the builders and own
ers of the I'armele theatre modest
philanthropistsand public lienefactors.
It was never expected that a theatre
in this town would be a gold mine for
the owners. It was a wholesome pub
lic spirit, nothing less, a desire to do
something with their wealth that
would give the greatest pleasure to
the greatest number that moved the
builders to give us the I'armele thea
tre. Financially, however, the theatre
has done remarkably well. Some of
the best theatrical organizations of
the year have played here to crowded
houses, and the managers have all de
parted enthusiastic in their praises
of the house, the management and the
people of this city', and unanimously
expressing their desire to secure a
booking for next season. When a play
house in a city ot this size can secure in
its first season such players as Blanche
Walsh. Walker Whiteside and Clay
Clement, it goes without saying that
the house and the management must
be of the very best. In the latter re
spect the house has oeen very fortun
ate in securing the services of William
Sladelmann. an energetic young man
whose metropolitan experience nas
given him a know ledge of all the tricks
of the trade.and a personal acquaintan
with nearly all the leading manag
ersand Itookingagentswestnf London.
Stadelmann ijossesses in a pre-eminent
degree the attributes needed to
make a successful play house manager,
tact, pleasing address, shrewdness, the j
keenness of outsight to see what the
people want and the perspicacity of
insight to ascertain to a fraction of a
cent what they are willing to pay for
it, the ability to set forth the advan
tages of his house to managers, the
happy faculty of making the best im
pression upn the advance agents and
a'so of making the members of the
companies see the citv in the most fa
vorable light.
Aside from the builders of the thea
tre Stadelmann has done more to ad
vertise this city than could anything
else short of producing a presidential
candidate.
Next year for the rarmele theatre
and the amusement loving public prom
ises to be a notable ore. Among the
many fine attractions already secured
by the management are, Junes Hand.
Chauncey Alcott. Walker Whiteside,
"Way Down Fast," Morrison's Faust,
the Belle of New York operatic com
pany, the "Dairy Farm." "Rupert of
Henlzau," the "Pride of Zennico,"
and "Arizona," which scored such a
popular bit here last winter.
Mayor Tom Parmeie basset an ex
cellent example to the young men of
Plattsmouth. For so long a 1 hue 1 hat
its origin has become almost u matter
of ancient hist ory, t his city has lxu ne
the reputation of having ni ne pretty
girls and more unmarried men than
any other city of its size in the west.
Rut who could blame the young fel
lows as long as such men as the mayor,
one of the councilim-ii. the superin
tendent of schools.one of the most pop
ular divines and a number of other
prominent citizens, all of them good
looking,even handsome, hesitated to
take the initiative? Now that the ice
has lteen broken it may reasonbly be ex
pected that Judge Douglass will lie
kept busy disposing of no longer youth
ful couples hastening to make up for
their waste of years. In consequence
marriage licenses which formerly
could not le given away, are now sell
ing at face value and might in time
admit if need be of a tax suilicicnt to
support several other infant industries.
The Joiknai. acknowledges the re
ceipt of the initial number of the
"Den rock Sun," the first and only pa
per published in the "toughest town
in Texas, although the alleged muni
cipality is but two and-a-half months
old. It is still pretty much a city
of the imagination the chief indus
triesgambling and hoot-legging be
ing carried on in tents as are many
of the less legitimate enterprises of
store-keeping and bartering. It is
said that if there is not at least one
hold-up of a stranger or a tender-foot
at night in the town the citizens talk
of impeaching the city officials for
neglect of duty. As for the editor of
the Denrock Sun, we hardly know
whether to credit the report that he
punctuates his copy with a liowie
knife and collects his subscriptions
with a pair of howitzers. It is prob
ably not true, however, that the type
with which he prints his paper was
cast from metal extracted at iost
mortems from the persons oi'xisiting
strangers
The studded scare head over an ar
ticle in the South Omaha Tribune one
lay this week announced that the city
authorities had taken decisive steps to
prevent the spread of smallpox. The
article proceeded to tell of the organ
ization of a class to study the language
of the sons of Krin, explaining that the
chance was open to anyone regardless
of nationality. Whether or not the
study of Irish is intended to be taken
as an antidote for small xix, a substi
tute for vaccination, we do not pre
tend to know. Rut any sensible man
ought to appreciate that the acqiiisi
tion of the Irish language should e
enough to render the Mikeroles innoc
uous.
The Journal is indebted to a kindly
contributor for the billowing:
-Little Mary she is safr.
In tlie arm of Jesus safe.
She took the cup of lift to sip.
Too hitter 'twas to drain.
She put it meekly from her lip
A uti went to sleep again."
Public Take Notice.
A number of severe and different
kinds or contagious diseases are pev-
alent in our city at present, and we
wish to impress it upon every parent
and individual that your hearty
co-operation with the board of health
in preventing their spread and
stamping them out entirely, is a plain
duty that you owe to yourselves, your
family and the public.
If all citizens will only assist the
health officers in maintaining quaran
tine over all contagious diseases in
stead of disobeying and showing utter
contempt for all quarantine regula
tions, as some are inclined to do, the
good health of the community will
soon lie restored and possibly a num
ber of precious lives saved.
It is the duty of every person to re
port any and all cases of contagious
diseases which they know of, or have
reason to suspect, to the city phy
sician and an investigation will imme
diately be made by him.
Parents should carefully watch their
children and if the slightest indica
tion of sickness appear, they should
be promptly kept from school until
complete recovery is established.
We do not consider that the condi
tion of affairs existing at present in
any wise necessitates the closing of
the schools, and unless the conditions
grow more serious they will remain
open for four the weeks still ensuing.
Those who disregard the rules and
law of the Itoard of health, take warn
ing, for said rules will be enforced In
detail henceforth, and those who fail
to comply must suffer the conse
quences. Roa i:i of Health.
Turners Saturday Night.
The unspeakable condition of things
overhead and under foot last Saturday
resulted in postponement of the
Turner exhibition to Saturday
niht of this week, when the whole
thing will be given with added special
ties. In addition to the drills and
gymnast ie exercises by the Turner
active class which is in training to at
tend the tournament at St. Joe, there
will be an exciting bout of wrestling,
several fencing matches, both of
which sports have never before been
given in public here. The Iniys will
give an exhibit ion on the parallel bars,
a comely young lady w ill give an exhi
tiou of fancy club swinging, and last
but not least, there will be the high
diving of the jumping flogs.
Dancing and refreshments will con
clude the evening's fun, to which the
price of admission is m2 cents.
Climate and Crops.
The first part of the past week was
warm and dry. with high south wind.
The last days of the week were cool,
with heavy general rains. The daily
mean temperature has averaged from
10 to 12 degrees above the normal. The
weekly maximum temperatures were
generally between K" and ?0 degrees.
The rainfall or the week fell on the
last days of the week, and generally
exceeded the normal for the first week
in May in the eastern part of the state,
in the western counties it was about
or slightly below normal. In a large
part of the eastern portion the rain
fall ranged from 1 to inches.
The past week has been favorable
for the advancement of farm work,and
generally for the growth of vegeta
tion. The high south wind dried out
the top of the ground and in some in
stances retarded the growth of oats,
wheat and grass, but no damage re
sulted toany crop.lccauseof the timely
rain the last of the week. At the
close of the week w inter wheat was in
very line condition. Oats and spring
wheat are coining up evenly and grow
ing well. (Jrass is still somew hat back
ward, but is now sufficiently advanced
in pastures to sustain stock. Corn
planting has made good progress in the
southern count ies, where ;ihoiit one
third of the crop is planted and a lit
tle of the earliest planted is up. Corn
planting has commenced in nearly all
parts of the state. Fruit trees are
blossoming very fully in all parts of
the stale.
Kinil I'tak and John Ha jack are lill
are tilt iug up the upper rooms in the
Rasgorshek block for the purpose of
starting a cigar factory. Roth young
men are practical and experienced ci
gar makers, and are well known here.
ED FITZGERALD
Is fully equipped with new stockCj
( new buggies, etc., and can furnish
( the public with first class service.
tjuick trips to all parts of c"lintJJ
Sl'AHLK SIXTH - VINK STREETS
Garden Seeds g
both in Bulk and Packages. 1
Iil ue (Jrass and Lawn Seed.
SEED SWEET POTATOES.
It's time to think aliout
your lawns, and high
time to get to work at
your gardens. Every
one of our lines of seeds
tested and guaranteed.
AAA A
Bennett &Tutt
THE GROCERS.
g "EVEKYTIIINO IN SKASON."
NO HUNTING.
ALLOWED
ON THESE GROUNDS.
"2
i -$14.75-
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When you want anything printed,
patronize the Journal and get prompt
treatment and thorough satisfaction.
From now until Mny 1st
wo are iroini; to sell a I. S'.
liartlett. Walt ham, 17-jewel
adjusted movement, with
double sunk dial and red
marginal figures, in a Ilk.
(Jold filled, open face, screw
case, warranted for twenty
years, for the above price
1 X.l'i. If you want a bar
J fjnin. now is tin time to jjet
it. Call and see these beau
m tifnl products of the watch
2 maker's art lv-fore they are
all jjfom.
Snyder & Co
m
Jewelers and Opticians,
Boecfc Black Plattsmouth.
That's a sin you often see on country .places, hut
you will never see it on this store.
We want you to hunt
Over the entire town, then conn- here and you will
decide that
Our Dru2 IJre 15 Tore ?ompI?t?
And our prices lower than can be found elsewhere.
That Grow
Need Any?
See that they come from
The Nebraska Seed Co
OMAHA, NEBR.
Your Dealer Sells Them.
WE ARE SHOWING
New - Styles
In footwear for the spring of l.HM.
If you are interested in proper foot
gear yon will call and inspect the new
lines men's, women's ami children's.
We are the leaders in shoe fashions
Spring and Summer Patterns I
And goods just received f
Latest Styles in Cutting
and Fitting.
WORK STRICTLY FIRST CLASS f
HUDECEK & McELROY
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Bank
of ass amatje
rbATTSMOTTH, NEBRASKA.
aid lap Oapita.1 ------- $50,000.
Office hours from 1) a. m. to 4 p. m.
Money to loan at current rates on approved security. Deposits received
on time certificates at the rate of :$ per cent per annum for six months, or
4 per cent for one year. Collections made and promptly remitted. Your
business, whether large or small, solicited.
Maries C. rarmele, President, J. M. Patterson, Vice President.
T. M. Patterson, Cashier.
? ..Cold Drinks on Hot Days., i
AtwoocTs Pharmacy.
Prescriptions carslijilly ccrnpcu.nca.ed.
Pure Drugs, 11 leudiu Patent Medicines,
.Stationery, Cigars. Toilet Articles, I fid I
Paper, Ji'imlow (J lass and Paints.
A. W. AXWOOD,
South Side Main Street, Plattsmouth.
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