'AHUL 6, 1905
PAGE 13
Ufa Nobrashcx Independent
what the people want
"Bill" Coffin Wrote Letter to Kansas
Legislature Refinery Bill Passed
Senators and Representatives of
Kansas: Over a year and a half of
time has floated into the dim and mystic
past since I shed the official robes of a
public servant, backed out of the polit
ical game and adopted the rural rev
eries of, an agriculturist. Pardon this
reference of a personal nature but I
have never regretted the change.
; After drawing your mileage and pos
tage stamps and locating the "bub
bling blinds" of Topeka. you . will be
expected to do something for the men
who are pumping crude oil from na
ture's store house. The daily , press
tells us the octupus . has Kansas by
the hind legs. It is now up to you.
The people are asking for cheaper gas
and oil and the man who fails to meet
the emergency, at this tinie will be.
cast into ; outer darkness where the
beautiful golden harps of peace play
eth no music and the salamander dieth"
Jtiard. By all means establish a state
refinery somewhere, fdeclare a pipe,
line a common carrier and place the
fixing ot rates on some board who will
be compelled to answer to the people
of the state for their actions.
Amend the tax; law and tax every
thing v in Kansas at its actual cash
value and hasten the day when every
lit 1 3 nvi1 Ala
illd.ll W 111 uo u io unu anavvi ..v
his on property . valuations at such
prices as ' the public may have the
privilege of buying.
Make the office of notary: public re
spectabler by requiring that ' a man
who holds that office should know a
deed from a porous plaster ). Make it
an office of record and fix a system of
charges. Deeds and other instruments
of importance - should contain the
sworn statement of .consideration and
the postoffice address of " air parties
concerned: The- law relating' to an
stracts should be amended so as not to
reuuire a record of over fifteen or
twenty vears back. ' ' t; '; 1 1
. Cut tha circle out of bur present bal
lot la w or substitute the . Massachu
setts law in its placer - .." -T '...""
The bill prohibiting free passes on
, railroads and fixing a rate of two
cents fjer mile for passenger travel, is
a law the people want Our public
officers should be protected - against
influences' of Kail "kinds and , t.hisf; "is 4
loag step' in ?the right direction: When
a transportation1; company dpin;g.busl:
ness as a public institution aaver
tises.a time card it ought to -be com
pelled tdave fts trains therQ&fcftme,
barring accidents, 6r be liable -to the
; public for damages to business ; and
to the United States by 'delay. in; the
deliveryiof mail. - ?tA '"'v-
Thousands of dollars were lost last
year by people who failed to ' get
freight . cars'.' The ; reason ; given the
public was, the old song of "car fam
ine," but it did not explain how a lot
of superannuated engines with cysti
tis i collectively did not have the pull.
ing powers of a jaded and sore-back
. team. "When it costs $42 to ship $40
worth of hay it looks like we ought
to return; to the early day conditions
of Kansas when we fed cows on moon
shine and the delightful climate. You
will be expected to do something along
the line' of better , terms for shippers
or the man who believes that "what
all of the people. Use, all of the peo
ple should ow," will have got in his
work. " rU .
It is not my province to furnish you
statutory pabulum - or . entertain you
with intellectual : " sabulosity, but I
. want to remind you . that Kansas is
the cornucopia of the universe and
you are 'its legally elected representa
tives to' see that the blessings of the
earth are properly distributed and the
store house under '. the earth placed
there by an allwise Providence when
the beautiful : stafs sang together in
the great morning of creation shall be
ooteA and Dreserved to the chosen
Deonle of a great common wealth. If
I call your attention io a. iew unu&a w
this time it is only to warn you not to
"tread the primrose path of dalliance'
.fcn tn nlav ball. In other words I
want you to "shoot or give dad the
gun." I do not want to be audacious
and appear as a aaooier or i.ne nugci
f An alarm bell at midnight, but I
close this chapter with the self assur
ance that if you neglect the great op
portunity and are lost In the labyrinth
. of boodle and corruption or drawn into
the more common vortix of partisan
hir v words will go with you as
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you kneel Derore uie isiysiau ius w
the great temple ;oi wrmeuuw are
turned away from the door of the New
Jerusalem as St. 3 Teter informs ; you
that the pass-port you hold is not a
nasswort at all but an old ranroaa
pass on which is written across its
face the startling announcement that
It is "good only in Kansas."
Assuring you of my sincere sympa
thv In your efforts and again remind
. Ing you that partisanship must be for
gotten" that political parties exist on
prejudice and the spoils of office; and
that men live in history and In the
hearts of their countrymen by brave
deds and ihonest actions, I am sincere
ly your. O. Bill Coffin.
Council Grove, Kan.,' Feb. 6,' 1906.
ARRAIGNS ROCKEFELLER
Rev. Washington Gladden Says He Is
. a Brigand
In his protest against the reception
of Rockefeller money for missionary
purposes, : Rev. Washington Gladden
declared; -., "- .--
John D. Rockefeller is the respon
sible representative of the system
kndwn'as Standard Oil. This system,
to say nothing worse of it, is con
victed, by a mass of testimony which
It is puerile to dispute or ignore, of
using its. vast power In the most un
scrupulous ways to crush competition
and to build up colossal fortunes on
the ruins of happy homes and honest
industries. - - ' ' , . .
Anything more hostile to the whole
genius of the Christian religion than
the career of this enterprise it would
be difficult to conceive. It has done
what it i could to reduce business to
brigandage. Espoinage, bribery of the
employes of competitors, and all other
underhanded methods have been its
constant weapons.
"But the case is worse than this.
The Standard Oil could jiever have j
gained its power to oppress, but for its !
alliance with the railways. I From thej
beginning of its career it has beenj
able to coerce the railways into the
most humiliating submission to its be
hests.: By a system of rebates of the
most ' astonishing Injustice; ! it forced
the great trunk lines not only to do its
business for half of what its competi
tors had to pay, but to pay over into
its treasury ; the excess which it ex
torted from them. ,ir , .
"For " the service which cost the
Standard $1 its competitors had to pay
$3 ; andwthe extra dollar extorted, from,
them; : was " pai'd,-p over o Jt by 4 these
meek and subservient railway officials.
This . isVhot rumpr;Mit; : is a matter of
public record; it is actipn which has
been: denounced by upright : judges : In
Ohio'courts.' It .was! 'upon this founda
tion -that this structure was reared.
Methods have been subsequently modi
fied, but4he hold upon, the railroads
has "never been relaxed, and they, are
used today all,' ovi&; this country to
extort tribute from the industries of
the people foivthe aggrandizement of
i'This1 aise of the railways, by -over-
powe)4n:-aggregatfpcapital,;,as-
nstruments of oppression, is the tap
root of social injustice- It is the one
stupeMdus and threatening1 socjal 0vil.'
ine wauui wuicu v wuwuug wuaj
is shown in Mr. Russell's, astonnding
exposure of the' methods" Of the .meat
trust; iThe' railway ; officials " have be
come mere puppets in the hands of
these trust magnates', who use them to
squeeze" the life put of all independent
enterprise. ' . . ''; .v '" '
'This is the business in which Stand
ard Oil has been engaged from the be
ginning until now. ' It represents, as
no other aggregation in the Jahd rep
resents,; the method of using public
utilities for private aggrandizement.
The railways, which' are chartered to
render td all the people an equal pub
lic service,' and which could not have
been granted the power they possess
on any other terms, have been em
ployed by this system from the begin
ning to despoil and to oppress. .
At present this system owns a large
majority of the principal railways, of
the country and its methods of oppres
sion !are illustrated by what has been
going on in Kansas. - -
"Against all this there is now, all
over the land, an insurrection of pub
lic sentiment. The- blindness of the
people to what ' has bfeen going on has
been amazing, but they are beginning
to be aroused, -and a great battle is
imminent." ' , .
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PniGE EKFLAIUEO
A -I?
AT FROM
$3.00 to $5.00
BlercfrM similar U Mcrcl
hereon hava baan wtdalf
4crtUaa 1 atltaf fcawoa.
HOW BICYCLES CAN 1
OFFERED AT THESE 'RICES
and why wacnn aell tM hltrh
at (trade ia lpS Jadal
bicycle ia Rente", ladle.' and
eWth'" " bicycle e-mdrtae and euppliM a tha W..Jri,"' -r
HITIl THE CIS FREE CATALOCLi: tf fUi,i
4 1 ' 1 L:,!!- WhT te cAti wU it m" h loww 1 ha all athera will be tally ox.
-4,1 fwi aneC You l .t.aurfraa r al affar, aa w iif frT '.liili
pip e. " . r. MAaAi t ah MTrftrruimaT wiu iru ma w w - m
!iaSt.SMieO DAYS SEtUHG OUR BICYCLE-
Thk, can be easily done tn any tecjllty lln tourer on a poal c4
"Tnd tet eVarrthln thai a will send you tree by man, "J". ""L
SEARS, ROEBUCK &
CO., CHICAGO, ILL.
A Little Harness Talk May Profit You it You are About to Buy.
Btickstaff Harness
have quality, and you
can depend upon it.
We use the old
fashioned Oak Tan,
California Leather
the very best obtain
ablesuch as give
you long faithful ser
rice. The cutting,
stitching, making
are faultless.
There la a local dealef
In every community who
can show them to you.
Remember, they are all
stamped with the letters
" B. B." on the ends of
the traces.
We do not retail. If
this barn eis interests
you, show it to your
dealer .
We will be glad to
hear from you.
DUCKSTAFF BROS. MFG. CO.,
Manu'acturers
and Jobbers
Lincoln, Neb,
For over sixty years Mrs. Winslow's
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ing. Are you disturbed at night and
broken cf your rest by a sick child
suffering and crying' with pain of cut
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value is incalculable. 1 It will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately.
Depend upon It, mothers, there is no
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regulates- the f stomach and bowels,
cures wind, colic, softens the gums, re
duces inflammation; and gives tone
and energy to the whole .system. Mrs.
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'ren teething is pleasant to the taste
nd is the prescription of one of the
vldest and Y female physicians and
jurses in the United Statc3, and Is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price, 25 cents a bottle. Be
sure and a3k for "Mrs. - Winslow's
Soothing Syrup."
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Hundred filOO.00) dollars, evidenced by tvro
I I ....... mr t TNirr. 1tnnAint
(S0(i. 00) dollars each signed by the said Andrew
Enrich and Adolph Schnase, and payable to
said A. W. Stevens Co., on tbe 1st day of Jan
unry 190a. and theflrstdny of December 1902, re
spectively with, interest Irom June 1901 at
6 per cent per annum.
Default Having been maae in me condition oi
snld mortgage, nnd no suit or other proceedings
nt law having been instituted for ihe recovery
of said debt or any part thereof, and there now
being due to said A. W. Stevens (io. thereon the
gum of Three Hundred and Sixty Four dollars
and eighty four cents (t:i.84,) the said mort
gagee will on Friday the 14th day of April 1905 at
tiieriourot.a:oup. m. o ciock or snm uay sun ai -public
auction to the highest bidder lor cash
the lollowing described goods and chattels, lift
ing the property described in said alortsaid
mortgage to wit.
One Stevens 16 II. P. Traction Engine No.
2185; one water wagon ploln with force-pump
and. bote with all attachments mid fixtures
belonging thereto nnd to snid machinery; on
I. Cave separator wltti u. r. stacker.
feaid sale to take place at the time aforesaid
in Lincoln Nebraska in the presence of the
property to be ?old at fhe H. E. Cor. ol 10 ana
Wfcts., jjincoin LancaMer county jNcurasKa.
. : A. W. Stevens Co., -
, .. ; ... ' , Moitsaree.,
Fast train service) to Chicago,
over the double-track railway
from ' the Missouri River to
Chicago, connecting at that
point with all lines for all
points East. .' . ..-l.
The "Best of Everything.
Modern train equipment and
every appliance to insure the
safety and comfort of patrons.
- ' Tlokats and fall information on
application to ' '
R. W. McGlnnisJ GenM Agt.
1024 O St. Lincoln. Neb.
Chicago & North-Western Railway.
Notice Of SblIo Under Chattel Mortgage
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue of a
certain chattel morteage executed and deliver
ed to A- VV. Stevens Co. by Andrew Enrich and
Adolph Schnase on the 25th day of June A. D.
1901 fald Andrew Enrich and Adolph Schnase,
then and there being residents of Lancaster
county Nebraska and aid mortrage being duly
filed or record in .Lancaster county Nebraska
in the office of the county clerk of said county
on the2yth day olJune 1901. satd mortgage being
given to Becure the payment ol the sum of Four
C. T. KNAPP, Attorney '
NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN HEIRS . AT
-J LAW AND DEVISEES
Susan Hubbard., PLAINTIFF,
vs.
The Unknown heirs at law and devisees of
Edward Heller, deceased. Peter (Jerkin,
deceased and Emerson H. Eaton, deceased.
DEFENDANTS.
To tbe Unknown Heirs at Law and Devisees
of Edward Heller, deceased. Peter Gerkin.
deceased and Emerson H. Eaton, deceased:
You will take notice that on the Sftitn aay oi
March, 1905. Susan Hubbard, the plaintiff filed
a petition in the District court or Lancaster
County. Nebraska against you. tbe object and
prayer oi saia pennon Dein to quiet in tne
plaintiff the titie to the following described
premises, to-wit; The South' West Quarter (S.
W. hi oi section Tmrty-Two tax; in Town
ship Eleven (11) North Range Six (6) East of
tbe 0th V M. in jancasier county. wem-asKa,
and to bar the interests claimed by said de
fendants or any of them in said premises, by
virtue of a certain warranty deed bearing date
of November 25th. 1870. executed and delivered
by Emerson II Eaton and wife to Edward Hel- ,
ler and Peter Gerkin. and purporting to convey
said described premises, said deed being re
corded in the records of Lancaster County.
Nebraska, in deed book "G" at page 485thereof.
Also to bar the interests claimed by said de
fendants or any of them in and to said premises
by virtue of a certain mortgage deed, bearing1
date of November 22nd. 1870. executed by Ed
ward Heller and Peter Gerkin in favor of E. H.
Eaton, to sec ii re the payment of two promis
sory notes of $'500. eaeh.due respectfully in one
and two years from the date of executioo.
Petition alJeges that said notes and mortgage
have been long since fully paid and satisfied
and prays for a decree barring the interests
claimed bv said defendants in said premises
and quieting the title to same forever in the
plaintiff. . .
You are required to answer suid petition on
or before Monday the 8th day of May. A.D.,1905.
Susan Hubbard,
By C. T. KNAPP, Ilev Attorney.
Dated March 23th. 1905.
