THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
to Nebraska in an early day, he
moved to Cass county with his par
ents. Five years ago he went into busi
ness in Alvo and has successfully
prosecuted trade In general mer
chandise ever since. S. V. Cashner,
the other partner, now conducts a
store in University Place, Lincoln.
Mr. Cashner bought into the firm
cf Dreamer & Cashner at Alvo three
years ago.
Mr. Dreamer has charge of the
Alvo store and conducts It along
liberal lines. The stock comprises
all that Is new and good in general
merchandise and is attractively ar
ranged in a commodious store room.
It has the best of the trade in the
rich country surrounding Alvo and
the town people are also generous
patrons.
The firm takes orders for all
Tdnd of carpets, oil cloths and lino
leums and patrons have the best
samples In the United States to select
from.
The firm buys all kinds of farm
products, always paying the highest
market price for. everything raised on
the farm. Mr. Dreamer is a man of
family and stands as one of the fore
most men in his community.
The business is growing steadily
and is the pride of the town.
Farmers and Merchants Hunk.
This bank was organized in 1901,
with Goo. P. Foreman, president;
C. R. Jordan, vice-president; S.
C. Boyles, cashier; and W. O. Boyles,
assistant cashier.
The bank has deposits' of $80,000
and loans of $50,000. .
It does a commercial banking busi
ness and makes farm loans in any
amount desired. The banking build
Ing which is adequate for all needs
was built in 1901. A picture of it
Is shown elsewhere.
M r. C. R. Jordan, the vice-president
Is at present county commissioner of
Cass county and stands high socially
and politically In the county.
S. C. Boyles owns the townsite of
Alvo which comprises 200 acres. Mr
W. O. Boyles has two good farms In
tne vicinity or Alvo and owns a
quanity of Lincoln property. Mr.
Foreman, the president, owns 1,300
acres of land, Jordan 640 acres and
nil the stockholders are farmers nnd
business men cf ability. The bank
Is (n'rjRsin? its business annuallv
and its condition Is eminently sat
isfactcry to all concerned.
I, hu ll & Stone.
This firm does the hardware busi
ness of Alvo and Is one of the most
prominent houses in the place.
Mr. P. J. Linch was born in Iowa
and came with his parents to Ne.
braska in 1864. The family first
settled in Mt. Pleasant precinct and
remained there until 1867, when they
took up a homestead in Elmwood pre
cinct. Mr. Linch remained on the
home farm until seven years ago
when he moved into Alvo to enter
business.
Mr. E. M. Stone was born in Indi
ana and came to Nebraska In 1873
His folks bought railroad land with
in four miles of Alvo.
Mr. Stone first bought out the bust
ness of C. J. Vincent and In the fall
of 1902, bought an Interest with Mr
Linch with whom he has since been In
business.
The firm carries a full line of
hardware of the standard kinds.
Besides hardware, they handle
groceries, paints, all kinds of imple
ments from a garden rake to a thresh
ing machine.
They also do undertaking In all
Its branches, and take orders for
furniture Their line of stoves is
complete and from the best factories.
Both gentlemen are highly respected
in the community and are progres
sive and active citizens.
Look Prosperous or Pay In Advance.
Frank T. Wallace, a New York trav
eling man, Is a guest at the Paxton on
his return from a year's trip In Aus
tralia, says tho Omaha Bee.
"While there Is a good deal of tho
American spirit prevailing In Sidney
and Melbourne, they do things there
In a peculiar way," said be. "It U
bard to get used to them.
"They have excellent restaurants
there, but they run on a peculiar plan
A man goes in and alta down at a
table, and a waiter, generally a worn'
an, hands him. the bill of tare. He
makes out bis order on a slip, and
before he Is waited on the waiter goes
to the cashier and has a little private
talk with him. The cashier looks over
at the customer and If be appears to
be good for the bill he Is served. Oth
erwise he Is asked to pay In advance
The meals are good and cheap. Th
same careful scrutiny is made when
a fellow registers at a hotel. Good
looks will go farther than any amount
of baggage."
When Eggs Won't Fro'S.
If you rinse a platu with cold watei
before breaking tho eggs on It, add tt
them a pinch of salt, and then stand
where there Is a current of air, jot.
will have no difficulty In beating tlietr
to a froth.
Turpentine Removes Tar.
Tar may be removed from any kind
of cloth If yon saturate thn spot will
turpentine auJ rub It wUL
THE VILLAGE'
Murdock the beautiful, is situat
ed in Elmwood precinct which is in
the western portion of Cass county
and right in the center of the most
fertile spot in all the country round;
It is located on an eminence that
gently slopes in all directions and is
so situated that It can be seen from
great distance. It was laid out
by the Kansas Land ft Town Com
pany, which company laid out all the
new towns on the Rock Island rall
road system in 1891 and the first
citizen of this thriving burg was
the present hardware merchant, Mr.
Louis Neitzel, who Btaked off his lot
In a stubble field on the 7th. day
of April of that year. Mr. Neitzel
was soon followed by other set
tlers, most of them business men,
and among them who are still re
sidents of the village may be number
ed: F. Wolf, a retired capitalist
who is president of the Bank of
Murdock; Eugene T. Tool, the lum
ber and coal dealer; Arthur J. Tool,
the hardware and harness man;
Herman A. Gast, who also handles
harness and leather goods; Henry
A. Tool, of the firm of Martin &
Tool, dealers in general merchandise;
Jacob Goehry, the village black
smith; Harry V. McDonald, the drug
gist and Herman R. Neitzel, the
banker; all these gentlemen are at
present in business here and con
ducting their several avocations In
a highly successful manner; In fact,
these business men owe about all cf
their present material prosperity to
the thriving little town of Murdock
and its environments.
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The village was incorporated four
years ago this spring with the fol
lowing corps of officers: H.
R. Neitzel, chairman of the Board of
Trustees, with Jacob Goehry, Henry
A. Tool, Calvin J. Lels and O. H.
Eggleston, the balance of the board.
This list of trustees has not been
changed, having been re-elected from
time to time with the one exception
of O. H. Eggleston, who was suc
ceeded by Wm. Langhorst, as Mr.
Eggleston is now a resident of Okla
homa. During their administration,
the town has had several miles of
cement sidewalks built, its hitching
posts have been removed from Main
street and tastefully arranged on
the side steels, a fire station has
been built and equipped with all
necessary fire fighting apparatus.
The thirsty ones have had tho privi
lege of visiting a saloon, which, how
ever, Is now a thing of the past.
The spiritual welfare of Its itlz
fns Is looked after by three secular
churches and each of these has a
resident minister, Rev. August
Brauchle, preaching for the German
Evangelical Association; Rev. Jesse
l,ehmnnn preaching for the United
Evangelical congregation and Rev.
pnnmel Klm-r postor of the M. E.
rhunh. Murdock hns an excellent
public school system with thrv1
teachers nnd n total enrollment of
pupil of something llkn 1 00 ; but It
must be borne In mini that cevir.il
outlying si boo districts contribute
their children to this number to
get the benefit of ndvanrei grade.
The present teaching staff otitis'
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of Miss Cora Smith, principal; Orpha
Mullen, Intermediate; and Mary
Schall, primary; the following con
btltute the board of eiucatlon:
Eugene T. Tool, Harry V. McDonald
and Jacob Goehry.
Murdock has a fine little lodge
room belonging to the society of
Woodmen, which, however, is used
by other orders for holding their
meetings and Is also used for enter
tainments of all kinds, such as
dances, plays and lectures, and the
lecture courses that have been given
under the auspices of the Woodmen
lodge are worthy of mention as
the numbers thereon have been of
a high order of excellence. We can
boast of a fine base ball team, which
has been In the field for several
years past. This has enabled all
lovers of the American sport to see
many good contests. The boys will
appear in natty new uniforms the
coming season. That the beys are
industrious Is well evidenced by the
fact that we also have a fine brass
band which can and docs great
execution upon occasion.
The grain coming to our markets
is well handled by the Wright-Loct
Grain Company and the Lincoln Grain
Company, both Lincoln concerns,
who are ably represented locally by
William T. Weddell and John Ridge
way, both noted for their square
dealings. Among other business men
who should be mentioned is Wil
liam Gehrts, who carries a full line
of implements and who has added
automobiles, as we an) not behind
the times here. W. O. Gillespie
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BANK OF MURDOCK BUILDING
Is proprietor of and manages the
hostelry and llvtry, and they nro
both first-class establishments. We
can easily claim the neatest and best
equipped meat market In this entire
neighborhood owned and conducted
by Henry Westlake, his wagons even
supplying our neighborhood at South
Bend, Manley and Wabash.
We have several good men who do
painting and paper hanging, among
them should be mentioned Conrad
Wlrth, John Amquert and Elmer
Green. Ole Carr conducts a con
fectionery and Ice cream parlor,
while our groceries, dry goods and
produce, are well handled by Martin
ft Tool, John H. Ruhge and A. It.
Hunt. Earnest Rottmann repairs
our Jewelry, while Doctors Marcus
Hoops and Isaac Jones repair our
broken bones. Henry Rohrdant la
welcomed as the lv man. Mrs,
Emma Davis Is the local Nasby and
Oscar McDonald Is the rural mall
carrier whoso dally visits are eager
ly awaited by our farmer friends.
Our toiiHorlal parlor Is In the able
hands of Kmll Kim tin, who Is an nr
tUt In his line. We proudly boast of
our own Independent telephone com.
pnny, all owned by local capital and
It Is looked after by Jacob Goehry,
t Jr.. who Is Its manager. The "hello"
glrN are the Misses Mela Neltxel nnd
Lydla Sorrlk. This exchange. senVs
b 1 1 the lmmenti. surrounding coun
try. Tin- tirtltery wliMi roi-s with
Mut lnik Is p. . ,. d ulnm-t entirely
ly tiie Unify (Witiian who Is no
I doult I. lively respoliMI'le for the
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OF MURDOCH
sreat prosperity that Is ours. During
the past 18 years lands hereabouts
have advanced in price from about
$25 per acre to $150 and the end Is
not yet. TL?re are two banks here
to look after matters financial; the
oldest was organized by H. R. Nettie
many years ago; Its stockholders are
all Germans, residents of the county
and men who stand well In the com
munity. It is conducted in a very
conservative and able manner by the
officers in charge, H. R. Neitzel be
ing cashier, and J. L. Oohry, ass't
cashier. We dare say that an ably
conducted bank has as much to do
with the prosperity of a community
as any one business that could be
named, and we are confident that
there Is scarcely a person in this en
tire neighborhood w ho has not at one
time or another asked for and had
the assistance of this strong insti
tution. Among the retired farmers who
have located in our midst to spend
their declining days may be men
tioned: August Bucholz, John Mc
Donald, John M. Lcis, F. Wolf. Chas.
F. Lau, John Stroy, Areiul Gerders,
George Skiles, Milton W. Moore,
Chas. G. Rackemeler, Christian Gurr,
Peter Witthocft and Charles Schnei
der. Murdock Invites comparison
with any other town in the state, big
or little, when it conies to beauty of
its dwellings, and they are nearly
all equipped with furnnces, the lat
est inventions for ventilation, piano
fortes, etc., In fact nothing Is lack
ing to make life a pleasure and
comfort. The owners are noted fix-
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their hospitality and good cheer per
vades the very air In which they
breathe. The writer is confident
that the many people who partook
of this hospitality last fall when the
merchants entertained all visitors In
a grand three days fete will not soon
forget the good time shown them.
Hank of Murdock.
This cut Is a very good likeness of
the Bank of Murdock and Its cashier,
Mr. II. It. Neitzel. while the two
Young Americans also shown thereon
are his two sons, Francis Herman and
John Milton, who are thus early
taught the rules of saving and thrlf.
ro characteristic of the good people oi
this vicinity. The Bank of Murdock
was established many yean ago. It Is
located In the most fertile part of
Cass county; its original stockhold
ers are still In control; they are all
Iocs i men of wealth and affairs and
are known to most of our readers.
They are F. Wolf, president; II. A.
Tool, vice president; C.F.Giithmann,
II. R. Neitzel and C. E. Mockenhaupt,
whose fortunes run well up toward
the half million ($500,000.00) mark,
which In Itself Is a strong guarantee
of the bank's goodness. They report
a fine business, with deposits running
over $100,000. II. R. Neitzel and J.
I.. Crhry are llw officers In charge.
Mm I In A- Tool.
i Mr. Flunk Martin of this firm
, was born In Germany. At an early
date be came to this country and
' fettled In Wisconsin. After living In
i that stale fur some time, Mr. Martin
moved to Ackley, Iowa, where he
conducted a general merchandise
business for 20 years and selling out
moved to Omaha In 1892, and is con
nected with the Mark Bros. Saddlery
Co. and also the Martin Cott Hat
Co.
Henry A. Tool, the other member
of this grm was born in Ackley,
Iowa",' and came to Nebraska four
teen years ago and located In Mur
dock. His first occupation after his ar
rival was as clerk for Mr. Frank
Martin.
Eight years ago he was taken Into
partnership with Mr. Martin and the
firm has since been known under its
present distinction.
The store of Martin & Tool Is
modern In every respect and would be
a credit to a town larger thnn Mur
dock. Everything about the place Is
clean and kept In the best possible
condition. The stock all bears evi
dence of care In purchasing and keep
ing It from getting old and stale. It
Is the leading general merchandise
store In Murdock and everything
which can make It attractive is pre
sented in the best form. Besides a
full line ( f dry goods and groceries, a
choice assortment of clothes and
ladles millinery is kept, making It
possible for residents of Murdock and
the surrounding country to make
their selection of spring nnd fall
hats and bonnets at home.
It may be said that Messrs. Martin
& Tool are fully abreast of the times
nnd are to be congratulated in their
business and enterprise In giv
ing Murdock such an up-to-date es
tablishment. A. J. Tool.
This gentleman was born In Ackley,
Iowa, 39 yearn flgo. Ho came to
Murdock In 1893. He went Into tho
harne's liuslte-ss at first and aftei
wards in 1900 l,e added n sonei'.il
sto'k of hardware. In 1901, ilr
Tool built (he store In which ho no'v
does business. It Is a model sU'i.c
I. re nnl was 1'illt wltn a view tf
the needs of his business. Besides
having a full line of harness" and
hardware, he also handles paints,
ninkln ga leader of Sherwin-Williams,
there being nothing better
known to the trade In the paint line.
Mag kb
Two years ago, Mr. Tool added a
stock of furniture and It Is now pos
sible for anyone to select what they
wish In this respect right at
home.
There Is ulso carried a full lino
of Jewel stoves and ranges and also
the high grade stoves and ranees
made by Bridge ft Beech.
In hardware, Mr. Tool carries a
full line of Keen Kutter goods, which
are known as the best on the market.
Reed's antl-rustlng tinware, which
Is the standard In this direction, li
handled exclusively by Mr. Tool. lit.
has also placed in stock the well
known Garland stoves and ranges,
thus giving the buyer a large variety
to select from.
In every respect, Mr. Tool fully
meets the demands of the trade and
Murdock may well be congratulated
In having so up-to-date a merchant
In Its midst.
L. NelUel.
This gentleman, one of tho most
prominent men or Murdock, is Justly
;imea to me distinction of being
the Tn settler of Murdock.
4.,. (.LUit-l IfRR UUI II III ViVIUIBII
and camo to the United States In
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1872. He lived for various periods
n New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indi
ana. In 1882 he came to Nebraska
and for nine years was a member
of tho ministry of Omaha. From
Jas. E.
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Omaha he moved to Madison and af
ter a time to Milford.
In the spring of 1S91 he came ta
Murdock and founded the town.
Mr. Neitzel In every effort he makes
uses energy and persistent effort. It
is due to him that Murdock Is today
a town. He went into business and
has since remained In active life.
He has a complete stock of hard
ware which has been kept up In the
best poslble condition. He handles
only standard manufactures like the
"O. V. B." (Our Very Best), etc.
He also keeps in stock a full line of
paints and oils, ready for use. Ha
also has puraps, windmills and tanks
for sale. Besides the different wares
already mentioned, Mr. Neitzel also
carries a full stock of harnesses for
draft and light work.
Mr. Neltzel's home which Is shown
elsewhere in this Issue, is the hand
somest in Murdock. It Is of pleasing
architecture and substantially built
of manufactured stone made In the
town.
The finishing is all modern and In
every respect is an ornament to Mur
dock. Union State Bank.
This bank opened for business on
June 1 5th, li'O.i, with a capital of
$10,00(1. Its progress as a financial
institution litis been steady since that
time.
The men directing its affairs are
solid const rv nth e members of the,
community In which they live and
enjoy tho ctnfllencs of all classes.
Mr. II. U. Waliron. the president U
at the head of a bank In Waterloo
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Gw.ce K. 9P.Ayi.icu
and Washington, Nebraska, which,
has a rapltal of $10,000 and a sur
plus of $2,500.00 the most up-to-dat
blinking house outside cf large cities.
While Mr. Wallrrn hashlshoroetn
Waterloo he Is well and favorably
known In Murdock, having been rais
ed In this locality and has had 25
years banking experience.
J. J. Gustln as director In a larg
owner of property In and around
Murdock, and enjoys the esteem ot
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