THE COURIER
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to condemn vnost anything and formu
late gigantic resolutions to say noth
ing of accumulating a prodigious store
of campaign buncombe.
Ex-Senator W. V. Allen, during his
editorial career, has planned an asso
ciation of the pen pushers for purposes
strictly political. It will be the duty
of the members to scatter broadcast
the doctrines of populism. Primarily,
country editors are the only ones In
cluded, men who still look upon a news
paper aB strictly a political institution.
Fifteen proprietors of country papers,
including ex-Senator Allen, have re
newed their allegiance to the cause of
the party by joining the association.
The republican state committee con
vened, counselled In harmony and ad
journed after voting that Lincoln
should be the next place for assembling
the state nominating convention and
1 that the date should be June 18th.
There was little difference of opinion
concerning the date, every member
- favoring a comparatively early con
vention. Neither state officials nor
those recognized as close to them sug
gested any time later than July 10th.
All forecasts which intimated that
there would be a discussion of state
issues, and particularly of the com-
' mutation of the Bartley sentence, were
i grossly in error. Not a word was
heard on this absorbing topic, and the
peace and harmony that prevailed was
gratifying to all participants.
A NEW VERSION.
It was the young daughter of an
East side saloon keeper, innocent of
any theories about "Sunday opening,"
but perfectly familiar with the prac
tice. She was in her class in the mis
sion Sunday school and in the course
of the catechism "quiz" the question
came to her.
"Who made the world?"
"God did," was her prompt answer.
"He made the world In six days and
was arrested on the- seventh." New
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E. C. STRODE.
In legal circles, Ed C. Strode, city attorney of Lincoln. Is looked up
on as one of the most brilliant young men at 'the Nebraska bar. He has
just finished his first official term, has handled several of the most Im
portant lawsuits In the history of the municipality and is now but thirty-two
years of age.
Mr. Strode was born at Fulton, HI., where his mother and brother
still live on the parental homestead. His father came to Illinois in 1S32,
emigrating from Ohio.
Young Strode first came to Nebraska with his parents when they
went to Custer county to homestead away back In the eighties. The pa
rents soon returned to Illinois and the boy went to live with his
uncle, J. B. Strode, in Plattsmoufh. Here he attended the public schools
for oae year.
Returning to Illinois he graduated, at the Ipavla high school. Then he
came to Lincoln and attended the state university, spending three yea'rs
in the academic department and two years In the law college. After this
he took a post graduate course In law.
Mr. Strode entered the practice of his profession with .Mr. Stearns in
1893, the firm name being Stearns & Strode. Two years later he Joined
his fortunes with those of his uncle, J. B. Strode, with whom he is still
associated.
He has served one year as city attorney, the only political office he
has ever held. He Is now a candidate for re-election on the republican
tlcke and has no opposition from the fusion forces.
York Commercial Advertiser.
T mh4 Jlbeut . . .
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It is very delightful to come across
4(H) in an old stocking. This was the
fortune of a member of the shoe firm
of Herold & Son at Plattsmouth recent
ly. The elder Mr. Herold died In the
year 1S9S. In his lifetime he was
an eccentric old gentleman and
though he had a big strong safe
he wns In the habit of stor
ing up bits of money In odd nooks
and corners of the store. Every once
In a while he would collect theso to
gether and turn them over to the bank
for safekeeping. When he died his
books showed that J400 was missing.
The money has remained In darkness
ever since until Just the other day
when some old shelving was being tak
en out. Then safe and sound and pre
cious the sum was found In a sock and
most gratefully removed from Its long
hiding place.
Powder blows things pretty hnnl
sometimes. Not long ago robbers ex
ploded a safe in Nemaha and this Is
what It did to a piece of metal on the
door of the receptacle. It was about a
foot long, two Inches wide and half un
Inch thick. Plunging through the plas
tering and lath was an easy matter. It
did not stop for a 2x4 studding but cut
two-thirds of It through. Nor did It
stop for an Inch thick hard pine board
farther on. Then it clipped out the top
of a maple tree and. finding nothing
more to conquer. It landed 1C7 yards
from the building.
It always pays to be wise. With this
in view Earl Cooper of Bell wood Just
walked away when his friends Jammed
1121 In his pockets and It Is said they
haven't seen him since. One day a man
from Rising City entered a saloon In
Bellwood wherein Mr. Cooper and his
friends had assembled. He was some
what drunk and In a real confident
frame of mind. "I'll bet you five I've
got more money than you." he ex-
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