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OCTOBER 25, 1906
The Nebraska Independent
Woodward printed in the Journal of
October 13, will you permit me to
say a few words?
Mr. Woodward refers to Senator
Bailey's alleged plea that at the time
he (Bailey) accepted a fee from II.
Clay Pierce he did not know tha
Pierce's company was in tiia trust.
Then Mr. Woodward says:
'I think that the Bailey incident is
one of the most important ones before
the people of this country. I wish
you would call the attention of denv
ocrats to Senator Bailey's 'effective
answer.' Bailey knows now that
Pier's company was in the rust. lie
did not deny receiving the money.
Why don't he return to Pierce theso il
gotten gains and to that extent purge
himself? If he did not know it waf
tainted money when he took it, h.
knows it now. Burn it into them, ?.r
Editor."
I think your democratic readers
would say that if the facts with re
spect to Mr. Bailey , have been stated
correctly he ought to "put it back'
before he ask for re-election.
Now, I invite you attention and
that of Mr. Woodward to another in
cident, which in my view is the mos1
Important one before the people of
the First Nebraska district. Mr. E.
M. Pollard, who seeks re-election to
congress, drew from the public treas
ury the sum of $1,900 for alleged ser
vices as a member of congress from
March 4, 1905, to . July 18, 1905, al
though Mr. Pollard was not elected
until July 18, 1905. In his public
statements Mr. Pollard has said that
this money was sent to him by the
sergeant at arms of the house, and
that not being familiar with the
methods of paying a congressman's
salary he did not know he was re
ceiving money to which he was not
entitled.
Paraphrasing Mr. Woodward's lan
guage: "Pollard knows now that the
money does not belong to him. Pol
lard does not deny receiving the rami
ey. Why don't Pollard return to the
treasury these ill gotten gains and
to that extent purge himself? If, Pol
lard did not know it was tainted mon
ey when he took it, Pollard knows
it now."
Don't you think, Mr. Editor and
you, too, Mr. Woodward that Con
gressman Pollard ought to "put it
back" before he asks for the support
of republicans who believe in "a
square deal."
'Burn it into them, Mr. Editor."
Yours truly,
RICHARD L. METCALFE.
Columbus This city had a splendid
oung Men' Christian asosciation about
fifteen years ago. The hard times
came on and it passed into innocuous
desuetude. The people are reviving it
again and held a meeting at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hocken-
berger. The meeting was well at
tended, committees were appointed,
and as soon as they can get Secre
tary Bailey of the state Young Men's
Christian association here to tell them
how, it will be a sure go.
Rulo The apple crop is so large
that farmers are not repaid for pick
ing. Carefully selected fruit brings 60
cents a barrel. One grower shipped a
car to Kansas and fears he will not
get enough to pay freight charges. The
Falls City vinegar factory is working
day and night. A. F. Randolph has
4,000 bushels piled in. his orchard and
can find no market.
Columbus Republicans of this city
and county are to make an active
canvass from now on to the close of
the campaign. A big rally is to be
FAMILY MEMORIALS Agents want
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Cummins will be the principal speaker,
together with our candidate for gov
ernor, George L. Sheldon. The people
of Columbus and Platte county, as well
as those of nearby counties, will be
present.
Fremont The new boilers which
the city has ordered for the electric
light and water works plant have beeu
placed in position and will soon be
ready for use, nearly doubling the
boiler capacity of the plant. The coun
cil has not yet decided upon a site
lor the new electric plant for which
bonds were voted at a special election
last August and it will not be con
structed until next spring. The exten
sion of the water works has also been
postponed until that time. The electric
iight plant has been taxed to its full
capacity for the past year and has
been unable to supply the demand for
new lights.
Beatrice The contract for building
the Eaton gas plant has been awarded
to Rutherford & Lee of this city. Work
will be started on the plant at once.
Columbus The democrats have or
ganized a quartet to do campaigning
in the county for the party. The mem
bers are udge Hensley, J. C. Byrnes,
bers are Judge Hensley, J. C. Byrnes,
are candidates for the best offices in
the gift of the party this fall, and none
of them want to get left or thrown
over the transom.
David City Charles Harris, a
farmer living near Rising City, is haul
ing potatoes to this city and selling
them for 50 cents a bushel. He says
they are going 200 bushels to the acre
and there are several in his neighbor
hood having the same yield.
York Clarence Post of this city has
just returned from Atlanta, Ga., and
says that during the racial riots which
occurred when he was there a greater
number of negroes were killed than
reported. He was glad to get back
to Nebraska.
Beatrice After being pursued by a
posse with bloodhounds all night and
most of the day, James Lillie, ex-con
vict, wanted here for highway robbery,
made his escape. The trail was fol
lowed almost to the Kansas line,
through cornfields and timber.
Columbus Grace Episcopal church
people have been building a new rec
tory. It will be dedicated Tuesday,
October 30, by Rt. Rev. Bishop A. L.
Williams of Omaha and a number of
other priests of the state.
David City Judge Reeder of Colum
bus was in David City last Friday and
tried the case for change in venue in
the cause of Mrs. Lena Margaret
Lilley against the Modern Woodmen J
of America. The motion was over
ruled. North Platte Ed. Murphy of Brady
has leased his ranch near Brady to
several Japanese for a period of five
years at an annual rental of $1,000.
There are 800 or more acres, part of
which is hay land and part farm land,
and it is the intention of the Japs to
raise a big acreage of sugar beets. Mr.
Murphy has made investments in New
Mexico and expects to locate there.
York Jasper Waldron, a well
known farmer living south of York,
brought in samples of the finest qual
ity of ear corn that was pronounced
better than the average seed corn. He
said that south York county had an
other bumper crop and that corn on
his place would go seventy bushels to
the acre and upwards.
Beatrice The trunk line of the Bell
and the Independent Telephone com
pany of Filley was completed yester
day. From the Beatrice exchange a
patrons can talk for 10 cents over the
lines of the Filley, Hanover and Dan
ish telephone companies, which have
about 300. subscribers.
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