PUBLIC SALE
The undersigned will sell at Pub
Ik:, Auction at his home, five miles
east and one-half mile north of
Weeping Water; six miles northwest
ef Xehawka, and nine miles south
west of Murray, on
Friday, December 23, 1910
the following described property:
Sale to Commence at 10 o'clock
1 gray horse, 12 years old, weight
1,400; 1 bay mare, 7 years old,
weight 1,350; I bay mare, 4 years
old, weight 1,400; 2 gray geldings, 3
years old, weight 2,800; Y torown
mare, 8 years old, weight 1,200; 3
yearling colts; 1 yearling mule; 1
suckling colt; 5 milk cows, three giv
ing milk, and two will soon be fresh;
1 Durham bull, 2 years old; 1 year
ling heifer, 5 spring calves, 31 hogs.
Farm Implements: 1 binder,
nearly new; 1 Monitor press drill,
new; 1 Sterling 2-row cutter; 1
Lewis hay stacker, new; 2 Meadow
Queen hay bucks, new; 1 corn eleva
tor and dump; 1 horse power; 1
McCormick mower; 1 Bradley hay
rake; 1 12-inch gang plow, nearly
new; 3 Badger cultivators, one new;
1 walking cultivator; 1 Morris three
wheel lister; 1 walking lister; 1 poto
to digger; 1 two-section harrow, har
row cart; 1 drill planter, one 2-row
cultivator; 1 hay rack, 3 wagons, 1
carriage; 1 top buggy, 1 feed grinder,
I sled; 60-gallon coal oil tank; 1
Galloway cream separator, new; 1
Cypress Incubator, 240 egg, new; 2
brooders, one Cypress; 20 bushels of
Iowa Silver Mine seed corn; 1 sep
arator house, 10x12; 200 rods woven
wire fence, 26-lnch; 1 hay fork, one
corn crib; 1 dinner bell; 1 cob fork;
1 saddle; 1 Columbia wagon scales;
three sets of work harness, one set
buggy harness; 100 burr oak fence
posts; one 45-gallon Iron kettle, new;
one 16-ft Iowa gate; eight or ten
tons of prairie hay; sixteen dozen
thoroughbred Plymouth Rock chick
ens; four Toulese geese; Three stacks
of tame hay, and six tons of' oat
straw In barn; 65 acres of stalks;
one shotgun, some household goods,
and many other articles too numer
ous to mention.
Lunch will be served on the
grounds at noon.
Terms of Sale: All sums of $10
and under, cash In hand; all over
$10, a credit of twelve months will
be given, purchaser giving bankable
paper bearing eight per cent Interest
from dale. All property must be set
tled for before being removed.
A. P. Chriswisser.
GEORGE S. BILLINGS j
PASSED M LAST NIGHT
Prom Saturday's Daily.
George S. Billings passed away at
his home, near the Columbian school
in this city, last evening about 8
o'clock, after suffering Intensely for
several days. The deceased was born
In Plattsmouth October 28, 1869,
and received his education In the pub
lic schools of this city. He was a
son of Spencer S. Billings, who was
a man of considerable wealth, own
ing at his death an addition to this
city and a large number of tenement
houses, which descended to his chil
dren. The deceased, George S. Bil
lings, was married August 6th, 1890,
to Miss Addie Butler, who w ith seven
children survive him. The children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Billings who
are left to mourn his death are
Samuel, Clinton, Louis, Bradley,
Fern, Jack and Flora, the latter be
ing a babe but a few months old.
Deceased leaves a brother, Clinton,
of Havelock, Nebraska, and four sis
ters, as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth
Murphy, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, Mrs.
Grace D. Copeland of Cheyenne, Wyo
ming, Mrs. Ella Spencer, of Seattle,
Washington, and Mrs. Harriett L.
Hunter, of this city.
The funeral service will take place
from St. Luke's church tomorrow,
(Sunday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock,
Canon Burgess officiating.
A $2.r0 Itgu for J)!)c.
This Is what we are giving all our
customers this month for a Christ
mas present. From now until the
24th of this month we will give all
our patrons purchasing $2.00 worth
of goods for cash and 99c In cash, we
will give them one of these hand
some 2xx5 feet rugs. They are
very handsome and would be cheap at
$2.50. You will be given a card and
when you purchase the $2.00 in
good3 return the card and 99 cents
and get the rug. This offer closes
on tile evening of December 24, so
come in and see us about it now. We
only have a few hundred of them and
they will not last long.
Holmes & Smith.
Mr. S. L. Furlong, of Rock Bluffs,
was in the city today bringing in
some produce for the market.
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MAKE SENSIBLE AND APPRECIATIVE GIFTS!
NOTHING 10RE APPROPRIATE THAN A PAIR OF
Howard & Foster $4 OO
Dr. Red Cushion Solas 5.00
Red Cross $4 OO
Julia Marlow S3.SO
SHOES FOR MEN! SHOES FOR WOMEN!
WE WILL M.IKE EXCHANGES AFTER CHRISTMAS!
Christmas Slippers 50c to $1 .75
MEM'S SLIPPERS!
LADIES' FELT FURTRIH RQMEOS!
Wine, green, tan and black $1.25, $1.50
Ladies' Felt Lap Slippers, (three colors) 1.10
" 50
Child's Fur-trim Romeo, red 85
Ladies' Fleece Lined Shoes . $1.75, $2.25
Infants' Red Felt Fur-trim Bootees '. 50
Latest Novelty Velvet Shoes $4.00
" " Suede " 3.50
Men's Kersey Eight Button Gaiters 75
" Ten " " 1.00
" Canvas (buckel, spring, lace) Leggins 75
Leather Leggins 2.25
Opera or Everett Style-Black or Chocolate. . . .65c, 85, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
Hate His Slippers Ready and You'll Keep Him Heme Etenlngs
Men's Felt Slippers 60 Men's Side Rubber Romeo... $1.75
" " $1.50 " FeltShoes 3.00
"BUSIER BROWN" SHOES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS!
raSTCKyi;:.;. ARE SENSIBLE, SERVICEABLE, STURBY, SUUHCH
- AND STRONG, and will cement continned patronage
" V VY K to this store. All leathers! All styles!
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INFANT'S MOCCASINS!
SOFT SOLES AND BOOTIES
50c
All Colors of the Rainbow!
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LEGGINS!
Child's Jersey Loggins. . . .
Misses' "
Ladies' "
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Ladies' Over Gaiters .50
Child's Corduroy Leggins $1.00
" Jockey (red) ' 1.25
- "QUALITY SHOES" AT "TRADE AT HOI" PBICES! -
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REPAIRING DONE RIGHT!
The Store
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Christmas
Spirit!
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT OF
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"PLATTSWIOUTH'S BEST GIFT SHOP!"
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Gifts
for
Christmas!
EVERYTHING FROM A JUG-JACK TO A KNABE GRAND PIANO. GIFTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AT THE 1ST ATTRACTIVE BARGAIN PRICES
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YOU are probably one of the great majority of Gift Buyers who have found that a book that a book is the most acceptable thing to give for Christmas. NOTHING KISK THAT COST SO UTTLK is
one-tenth as acceptable. Noehing else that costs so little provides such a wide latitude to satisfy the individual taste of the giver (or recipieut). We have the most complete assortment of Gift
Books and Booklets ever brought to Plattsmouth. All the latest Gilt Books in fine bindings and beautiful illustrations; Latest Fiction, Juvenile Books, Toy Books, Taint Books, Ktc.
FOR YOUNGSTERS
Tndestrvctable Muslin Books. Paint Books from 5c to $1.00.
Morning Picture Books, Fairy Tales, Bible Tales, Comic Papers
fk Books,
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Alger Books, all titles. Ilenty Books, all titles. Motor Boys
Books, all titles, Rover Boys Books, all titles. Meade Girls Books.
Wizard or Oz Books. Bible Stories for young. History, all titles.
FOR GROWN UP'S.
200 popular Fiction at 50c value. Henry Hutts Books. Harrison
Fisher Books. Kiley Books. Padded Poets. All Fall Novels.
Roosevelt Books. Faust Books. Boxed Books. Bibles.
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Christmas Booklets, Post Cards, Etc.
Christmas Booklets, Post Cardn, Christmas Letters, Christmas
Foldcre, ChriKtmas Calendars, Motto CardH, Christmas Blotters, etc.
Mobt complete line ever shown here. A traveling man told us hint week
that wc were allowing the best collection he had seen oil his entire terri
tory, which comprises all the state.
Tost Cards 5,000 Christmas cards at lc. 'Gelitirf Christmas cards
2 or 5e. Steel engraved post cards, pearl inlaid post cards, hand decor
ated pott curds, silk post cards, velvet post cards.
Christmas Booklets 2 l-2c to $1.50. 1,000 Booklets at 2 for 5c.
Hand painted bookcti, friendship booklets, Vulland line of hand decorated
booklets. Must be seen to bo appreciated, 25c to $1.50.
Christmas Calendars all ready for mailing, 10c upward. Christ
mas blotters for mailing, Christmas wall mats for mailing, Christmas
boxed booklets for mailing.
ALL KINDS OF CHRISTMAS TO YS.'STICKERS, TISSUE PAPER
HOLLY PAPER TOYS AND PLAYTHINGS.
We are showing all tho new thing in Toyland this season, Dux Fay
Co. line of wooden toya, mont novel line out this season. Wooden crows,
wood pelicans, wood dogs, wood graishoppcrs, etc. Stuffed animals, j
Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! Tho season's sensation in Dollrt. Baby
Bumps (very cunning), Dolly Strong, Baby Beautiful Sambo in Junipers,
indcitructiblo dolls, celluloid dolls, chanticler dolls, baby muff dolls,
baby Sampson, kid body dolls, doll heads.
Mechanical Toys Hill climbing locomotives, automobiles, firo
trucks, iron trains, toy groceries, toy dishes, druim, and all other yood
loit too numerous to mention.
AGENTS FOR THE FLEXIBLE FLIER SLEDS.
Candy! Candy! Candy! See and get our prices on candy befor
buying your Christinas supply. Competition on price and quality de
fied. All candy sold by us guaranteed by ptiro food law. Good candy hero
at tho price- you pay for "stud" elsewhere. Celebrated Red Band brand
of bon bons at 12c per pound, wafers at 12c, fudge at 12c, cream dates
at I2c and 20 other kinds at 12c. 'Rod Band chocolate! at 20c per pound,
25 kinds. Why pay 30 ito 40c for no biVHt. Alligretti chocolates in gift
boxes. O'Brien chocolates in gift boxes. Also full assortment of Fresh
Nuts at lowest prices.
Agents for Flexible Flyer Sleds,
at Lowest Prices.
Full Assortment of Nut:
tationery Store
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