IrSSSZS. in ai rtn, ip-Tiyii or c IPS i Thousands of millions an3 of Royal Baking have been used rowc in making bread, biscuit and cake in this country, and ur.ing it has rested m perfect confi dence that her food would be light, sweet, and perfectly wholesome. Royal is a safe guard against the cheap alum powders which are the greatest mcnacers to health of the present day. ROYAL IS THE ONLY BAKING POWDER MADE I KOA1 ROYAL CRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wil keit, she brought hr little daughter along for a short stay. II. It. Neitzel oilers forsale a quarter section of land, nicely improved, one mile south-west of South B'nd, Neb. It will make an ideal stock farm and tt , the price held it is a hara?ain. Carl Rohtdanz left for Kansas Tues day evening with a carload of house hold j.roods and implements, the family will follo.v in a week or ten days. They w.ll be at homy at Greene, Kansas. Louisville EXCELLENT SHOWING I PERSONAL. George Thomas of South Omaha wa3 i an over Sunday visitor in this city. Report of Secretary Royse shows ; norare Ruffner of Omaha spcr.t Sun Gratifyin? State of day wilh his parents. P. E. P.uiTner Affairs. CANADA EXCURSION MURDOCK DLPARTMLNT By H R. NEITZEL. Bank Building. Murdock:, Neb. 'Phone No. 99. were in in oats I Ic.hogs $0.01), butter 20c, eggs 22c, cream 25;', hens !lc. The German Evangelical church held their regular quarterly meeting last Saturday and Sunday. M. S. liriggs representing the Nkws Hkuai.k was making the rounds in these parts last week. Presiding Elder Rev. Dillow preached at the United Evangelical church on the 17th and 18th inst. Paul Schewe went to Plaltsmouth Tuesday to look after matters connect ed with his father's estate. E. Leet of Lincoln came up Saturday to handle incoming grain, as Win. T. Weddell is on the sick list. Mrs. II. Von Lackum of Omaha came in Tuesday evening for a Bhort stay ; with her mother, Mrs. I'. Wolf. The doctor reports business as very i brisk these days, for which we believe ; the weather is partly responsible. ' The dance that was to have been given last Monday night was postponed ! on account of the inclement weather. Will Schewe is moving into his fine new residence, and Frank Rosenow is moving into the premises vacated by him. John M. Leis has been quite sick the past week but at last accounts is doing The high prices of grain are bringing nKT,y imi wc trU8t that he wi!1 soon be in some those days. ; out again. Will nnnrk hi,.,.,? .. rul.i,v.,i f i The revival meetings at the M. E. Deposit What You Like When You Like Rut deposit your money 'HERE. It is possible that you have never felt the abso lute necessity of having a bank account. It is prob able you could drift along for years without one but IF YOU EXPECT TO FORGE TO THE FRONT in this life in a financial way it is essential that you have a Hunk f Account. We give you a personal invitation to make this bank your depository whether you have a small sum or a large one to. lay aside for safe keeping. Bank of Murdock H. R. NEITZEL, Cashier. Individual Responsibility Over $300,000. stock last Monday. Mr. W. G. Gillespie was an Omaha passenger Tuesday. Warren Richards is sporting a new automobile this spring. II. R. Neitzel returned Sunday even ing from a western trip. . A. J. Tool is entertaining his cousin from South Omaha. Mr. Elliott. Will Nielson went to Omaha Wednes day on a little matter of business. Miss Cora Smith the local principal was on the sick list a few days early this week. . Rev. J. E. P.aumgartncr who lias bven sick so long is reported as slowly getting better. .Markets, uh:at i'Sc, corn d," and Wc, church are still, in progress and the in terest shown is very gratifying to the pastor in charge. A. J. Tool Attended the Nebraska Hardware dealers convention at Omaha last week. He reports a larg attend ance and a line meeting. Miss Everett is in Omaha laying in a stock of millinery for the Martin & j Tool store, his will be in the nature of a side line for tlmt establishment. The Rogers Brothers, Will and Emery are moving onto a farm two miles north-west of Ashland. John Borene meier will occupy his own when they are gone. Mrs. Wm. Heinomiinn of IPtchcoek, O .1. Ia.i . i .... oouiii uaKnia, is down visiting her i Sw'cial Correspondence Thomas Sullivan Sundayed in Omaha. W. F. biers was in Omaha Monday. Chas.and Emons Kichey left Tuesday for Chicago. E. II. Palmer was a Lincoln passen ger Friday. Father Hennessy of Manley was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wood Omaha Tuesday. Earl Clark of Plattsmonth was Louisville Tuesday. R. J. Embury and family are quaran tined with diphtheria. Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Wood were Om aha passengers Saturday. Mrs. Cain of Omaha was a guest of Mrs. Stevenson Thursday. Mis Ida Schoeman sundayed with Wm. Hoover and family. Chas Hennings is confined to his room with pneumonia fever. Mrs. Geo. Reihart and Mae Depew were Omaha passengers Friday. Geo. Heil brought his son home Mon day from the hospital at Omaha. Matt Schoeman from Waukomis, Oklahoma, is visiting relatives in Louis ville. Fred Gonkr of Weeping Water was looking after busine.is interests in town Monday. Henry Schoeman ciimo Tuesday even ing from Stanlehurst, Neb., to visit relatives. Miss Mildred I'ringman of Atehi.'on kansa-i, is a guest of J. M. Robertson and family this week. miss uernice Miles entertained a few friends Saturday afternoon in honor of her birthday anniversary. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Worthman enter tained Misses Mae Hathaway and Kath crine Folnier of Lincoln la3t week. Fred Twiss of Cokeville, Wyoming, is v siting his brothers E. C. and J. J. Twiss after an absence of twenty-one year3. Mr. and Mrs. John Jackman returned from Woithington, Indiana, Tuesday to take charge of the Platte River wagon biidge. Mr. W. A. Baldwin, State Secretary of the Christian Church of Nebraska preached in Louisville Sunday. Revival services will begin today conducted by Rev. Spine. Willie Dugan was given a pleasant birthday anniversary surprise Monday evening by his school mates. Patriotic decorations furnished the color scheme a dainty luncheon was served. All left wishing their host many happy returns of the day. Will Build Cement Blocks. W. W. Hamilton and D. J. Pitman have purchased a cement block mach ine at Murray and it is their purpose to get into the business this season on a big scale. Mr. Hamilton is now en gaged in the business of contracting and building and is therefore in a posi tion to combine the two industries in a most satisfactory manner. General Congregational Social. The Ladies of the Presbyterian church are planning a big social affair at the church for Friday night of this week. A sort of get together affair. They wi 1 serve light refreshments and a short program is to be given, at the close of this one of the treats of the year will be enjoyed in the address of .Miss hilith Hughes, one of the travel ing secretaries of the Presbyterian Home Mission Board. Miss Hughes ! was a former schoolmate of the pastor's and worked some years among the Mormons. She is considered one of the best posted women on this subject in the country. Do not miss hearing her. Everybody is invited. An offering will be taken at the close. The incorporated private ar.d savings banks of the Btate of Nebraska have made increases as shown below, during the year beginning November So, Vm", and November 27, Total resources Nov. 27, -i,V)2,2f,.'i'. Nov. :;o, 73.MJ.fcB.63 ...$ 1.4H7.572.S1 reporting and wife. Goorge Weidman of Havclock srer.t Sunday with hi? mother and sister, re turning Monday. Parties from Cass and Adjoin ing Counties Will Look at Canadian Land. The writer will leave Tuesday, March 2nd for Calgary, Alberta, Canada to PJ08 Total resources 1907. Increase Mo. of banks Nov. 27, 1903 No. of banks reporting Nov. 30, 1907 Increase No. of depositors Nov. 27, l'.MS No. of depositors Nov. li ), 11-07 Increase Deposits Nov. 27, l'J08. . . Deposits Nov. 39, 1907 .. Mrs. Mae Morgan ai d little daughter I inspect the cheap Canadian Pacific Rail visited Mrs. M.'sjfather, W. L. Street ! wa' land3 I1L'r that cit'- llor.day at Omaha. i lntse laml3 Hre ,ine. Pen' Sss- covered prairie lands on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and clo.e to the thriving city of Calgary Mi.s Ruth Johnson visited in Lincoln Monday, and attended the ergir.eer ball in the evening. (population 25,000.) tit:..,, ai ? , .1- j ' . .. ..,,. v.HJ ca,.ea 10 , Those3 lands sell at $15 an acre for . un.on f,un,iavhy thc serious .llr.ess of j non.irr5gated and $2r, an acre for irri. r.oi her sister, Mm. roster. 1 . , . -5 , gated areas on ten-year crop-payment August Doering and wife visited j pla jf desired. 621; Julius Doering and family Monday, re- R0Und trip fare from Omaha $42. 7 turning to Omaha on the mail. j Special Canadian Pacific sleeping car Miss Ethel Bauancc spent Sunday ! used as a hotel from St. Paul. He haa been troubled ! with rheumatism a gord deal lately. jo, i.5,.ii.). j nrii uarrv Northcut and son of Om 18.932, 193. 13 10,905,030.00 10,332.759.11 572,270.5!! "1,4 10,1? 15.82 55,721,027.01 j f.5, 745,251.15 23,?34.14 Mrs. has been the guest of Mrs. Bajcck for a few days, returned to her home Mon day afternoon. John Isbell departed Monday morn ing for the west. At Alliance he will begin work on a farm a:id f-per.d the summer there. 2'7,4)9 ;5.::9,753.23 61, 43(5,1 49.75 Increase ' 9fi2.603.4S . day in this city. Due from banks and cash, Nov. 27, 1908.... Due from banks and cash, Nov. 30, 1907 Capital, Nov. 27, 1906 ... Capital, Nov. 30, 1907.... Increase Increase Loans Nov. 27, 190S Loans Nov. 30, 1907 Decrease In his annual report Secretary Royse says: Violations of the law and the rules L- Kui tz visited his parents, A. of this department made for the rog- Kurtz and wife for a few hours Mon- ulation of banks become less frequent d:l-v' I'tturmng to his home at Omaha in as thejyears go by and as experience lne afternoon. demonstrates to the bank officers of the ' Mrs. W. R. Skinner, of Lincoln, at state that a strict adherence to the re-1 tended the funeral of her father, Hei quirements of both lead. to banking man Herold. returning to Lincoln Mon- along safe lines. j (sy afternoon. "There have been no failures under .... your jurisdiction during the past year, ; UiSS U'"r"'1 Lrad' --ceivci! niss' and but one failure during the ,jai,t Bu Sunday callinR her to the bedside four years. This was the Citizens bank of her :ilstcr at Wat30"-. Miss of Firth, which was closed in March, ! Brady 'T'arted on the first train. 1907, and I believe that I am safe in ' Miss Mabel Burch of Omaha was a saying that all claims shown by its Piattsmouth visitor Sunday. Next books will be paid in full. An attempt i week she expects to take a lucrative is being made to hold the assets of the position in a millinery establishment at bank liable for certain claims not shown" Hawarden, la. by its books. If these 'claims are r.ot' allowed by the courU, then these de-1 Bible Class Entertained. This excursion will be in charge of the Shcdd Investment Co., of Ashland, Nebr., general state agents for the 21t5,35 with her parents William Ballance and wife, departing for Peru Tue-daj. Mrs. P. A. Simoson ot Omaha, who has been the guest of her mother for a j Canadian Pacific Railway Colonization few daya has returned to her home. Department, and the undersigned. I ScPtnP lit nnro tir aprnmmiljt irinci GEORGE L. FARLEY. OfTice in Coates Block. Telephone 127. j N. B. Among the large member of aha. returned to their home Monday, , are c E WesC()U and w g g f f alter a visit with relatives m tms city. , P1;ittsmoiltu fi TfwM nf ' Mary Rys of Havclock, who ; Chris and John Gauer of Cedar Creek'. M. L. Williams, Geo. Frater, A. Diet rich and John Schoemann of Louisville, E. Sturzeruegger of South Bend, Dr. I. C. M unger of Elm wood and others. Notice. i To Vir.r.y Mayboo, defendant, lake noliro that on the l'Jth da uf January, Martha Maytx-e. plainlilT heroin, tiled her p. tition in the Listru-t j Court of Cass county. Nebraska, HKOinst xaid de fendant, the object and iaycr of which is a divorce from the hondHot' matrimony, for the rea son that t ho defendant has ileserud the plaintitf for mm e than two years last past, and fails and i refusfd to support plaintilf. and is an habitual ! drunkard, and has treated plaintdl' with extreme cruelty. You are therefore reiuirrd to answer said peti tion on or before March ' ", llHJU. Dated January L'ti. 1'joO. By M. Arciu:r, Martha Mamikk. I hci attorney. plainliiT. ! Lfgal Notice. 1 State of Nebraska. . , , . ; County of Ca.,s. t as- In CouTt I In the mutter of the estate of VAizn S. Shepherd, j deceased. j To all persons interested: ' You arc hereby notified that there lias boon filed in thm couit a petition. allcKinu among other ; thintts. that taid Kliza S. Shepherd, departed this 1 life, inte.-tate, in the City of Denver, and State of Culura lo. leaving real estate ailuat in Cans County. Nebraska. The prayer of said petition is that said estate be administered and that Jacob I II. Shepherd be appointed administrator of taid j estate. I You are further notilied that a hearinit will be nan upon sam pennon before this court at the positors will be paid in full. This prac- The Young Men's Bible Class of the c"unlv t'0l,rt room at l'lattsmouth. in said county. tically covers a period of four years ; M. E. church was entertained Saturday , and that ail objection?, if any. must be tiled on or ............ . f ' -A A II I : without loss to the depositors in banks evening at the residence of Dr. Ran-1 under your supervision. This is a rec-! dall and wife. Refreshments were , ord that I doubt is equalled by any served during the evening and all pies- other state in the union. cnt spent a most delightful hour. before said day and hour of heat ins. Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court of Cass County, Nebraska, this liith day of February. MM. KAMHr.V & kAMSKY. ALLLN J. ItEKSON, Attorneys. County Judiro. Seai.I 7t-6 t The Spring Time Will Surely Come. The gladdest time of all the year. With the return of the birds, the coming again of the breezes and blossoms, comes also more milk thus adding to the duties of the housewife, We have anticipated this continppnrv ami I " r-M'"1"' me iveusiun. e nnveine xsesiream Separator Made. The United States, in a number of sizes at prices which are in the teach of all. Come in and we will demonstrate their utility and ease of operation. H. L. ASEMISSEN & SONS A Birthday Party. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P, Hutcheson near Rock Bluffs last Fri day evening a number of young folks gathered to help Miss Winnie celebrate her twentieth birthday. Music and games were indulged in until a late hour.when a dainty two-course luncheon was served by Pearl Carey and Ora Hutcheson. The guests departed at a late hour, wishing Miss Winnie many happy returns of the day. Those pres ent were: Misses Pearl Carey.Eva Por ter, Beulah Sans, Elizabeth Wheeler, Edna Propst, Lydia Hunger, Mayola Propst, Ora, Winnie and Florence Hutcheson; Messrs. Percy Wheeler, Will Propst, Will Carey, Wayne Propst, I Will Smith, Albert Hunger, Frank Marler, Boyde Porter, Sigel Carey, Will Hunger, Ernest and Roy Hutche son, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hutcheson and Mrs. Joseph Sans. f t t t ? T ? ? ? ? ? ? ? f t t t ? t ? t t ? ? Y t t t t ? ? ? ? T ? ? ? I r i i ".tcff.i The new 1909 Majestic Ranga is a beauty. It is made better and smoother than ever. Over 300 satisfied users in this im mediate vicinity can testify to its merits. If you need a range let us show it to you. JOHN FLATTSMOUTH, NEB. "8 VUd'-JJ ? ? Y v t V f Y ? ? ? Y t Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y f t ? Y Y Y Y Y ? ? V ? ? ? Y Y ? ? ? ? ?