Murray Department
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Murray State Bank
MURRAY, NEBRASKA
Capital SIO.OOO ' Surplus S5,0D0
CIIAS. C. PARMELE, President
F.L NUTZMAN, Vice-President
W. G. BOEDEKER, Cashier
Wc Solicit Your Banking
Business
2TOur Deposits are protected by the Depositor's Guaran
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Margaret Moore is reported mi
Hit1 sick list this week.
Wayne Lewis was calling on
friends in Union Tuesday.
We hope lo see you at I lie
social July 20 at James Tigner's.
Lilllc Dorlhea Wlierliein is
numbered wild (he siek I his week.
Mrs. Anna Young of Union is a
guest of Mrs. E. H. Oueen thi
week.
William Nickels was delivering
wheat lo the, Farmers' elevator
Ihis week.
Etta M. Nickcels was looking
41 f I r Spircllu interests at Union
Friday.
Lloyd Lewis was calling on
friends in Plalismouth Thursday
evening.
Robert Ciood and wife were
transacting Inisiness in Plalts
jiwuiIIi Saturday .
Miss Elizabeth Campbell came
up from Peru Saturday for a visit
with home folks.
Mrs. C. M. Wiley returned home
Ihis week, after visiting friends at
Lincoln I he past few days.
I, re Nickels and sister, Miss
V.Ua, were guests of Henry Osl
3ind wife at Nehawku Sunday.
Bids are wanted at once on cel
lar xcnval ion. 25x80 feel. deep.
Hialt & Tut I , Murray.
Robert Nickels and daughter,
Miss Hciiha, were transacting
business in the county seat Sat.
urday,
A. F. Nickels and family motor
Ml in I'laitsinouin Miturday even
ing and transacted business with
jiverchanls of that burg.
The patrons of the Murray
postofllre will llnd it open on Sun
Jay mornings from 10 to It
(o'clock until furlher notice.
Don't forget lo ask your best
girl Sunday night if she doesn't
want to go lo Hie lawn social at
James Tigner's Saturday evening
July 20, 1012.
Miss Edith Ramge and Miss
Elizabeth Oliver spent Saturday
nnd Sunday in Memphis with O
D. Marks and family, returning
Monday morning.
Word wan received from Mrs.
lrace Mellinger at Kansas Cily
1 hat while Mr. Mellinger is suf
fering greatly there are hopes of
bis getting better soon.
Wayne Lewis and Frank Dugay
were looking after important
business and taking in the enr
nival Thursday evening at
Piatt smouth.
The social nl Kenosha was well
jiltended Saturday evening nnd
was a success, socially and
financially. The ladies of the K.
TV. K.' always plan a line time.
Mrs. Charles Countryman, who
lias been in the Methodist hospital
in Omaha for the, past month, re
lumed Wednesday evening nnd
will visit nt the home of her par
n1s, Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver, for
a short limp.
Miss Marguerite McSweeney of
Ornnha and Miss Elizabeth Oliver
spent the Fourth with W. P..
"Porter and family. Mr. Porter
ind family aulood to Omaha Wed
nesday evening for Miss Mc-
Sweency and to Murray Thursday
morningr for Miss Oliver.
M. Hialt was visiting with comi
ty seal friends Monday of Ihis
week. ,
Mr. ami Mrs. Perry Marsh of
Hock Willi's drove Murray
Sunday morning.
W. S. Smith returned from the
south Monday, where he had spent
two months as traveling sales
man. Ir. (!. H-.tiilinore has sold his
Maxwell runabout, and, of course,
is now in the market for a new
machine.
Mrs. Herman Smith returned
home from St. Joseph's hospital
last Sunday morning, very much
improved.
Miss Ethyl Haynie has resigned
her position in the Murray Slate
bank and returned lo her home in
Plaltsmoulh.
(Seorge Rhoden of Plattsmouth
las been spending a few davs
down on the old farm this week,
assisting his son, (lien, in the
harvest field.
Mrs. (iilmore and Mrs. Walker
drove to Plallsinoiith Wednesday
morning, when' thev did some
lading and visited with count v
seal friends.
Mr. Lee Kniss, with his new
auto, has gotten his schedule for
his trip around his mail route
down so that he returns lo the
postolll'ce at 11:15.
Rex Young went over near
Weeping Water this week lo take
charge of Hie Jhresher and
separator for Albert lleneger dur
ing the busy harvest season.
Three new threshing outfits
have been placed in our com
munity in I lie past week. They
will all be needed and possibly
worked overtime some, (iraiu is
good Ihis year.
We believe that Murray is
showing more substantial im
provement than any town of its
size in Cass county. Two line new
residences are now under process
of construction and Ihe contract
placed for the erection of a tine
new business building.
Miss Fern McHrido and sister,
Ardeth Margaret, of South Oma
ha, arrived in Murray Wednesday
morning for a few days' visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Thiele, west of Murray. They were
met here by Mr. Henry Shoemaker
and daughter, Mrs. Henry Thiele,
and were driven to Ihe hitler's
home in the auto.
Mr. Henry Heebner, our genia
grain man, met with an accident
luesday evening just west of
Murray, that was due mainly to
his avourdupois. The front axle
of the livery buggy broke and let
him down in the road. In the
predicament he was favored by
dashing ram, which cooled his
ardor. Mr. Heebner received slight
injuries to oim limb and quite a
badly bruised linger. The buggy
was completely demolished, as
what was not broken in the fal
the learn flushed up. He was ac
companied by a very much cor
pulent gentleman friend, in the
person of Chris Miller, who fared
somewhat better than Henrv. He
did not receive a scratch.
Byron Reed was a Plattsmouth
visitor la-t Sunday.
Mr. J. A. Davis has been quite
ick for the past week.
Mis. Charles Freeze was a
Plaltsmoulh visitor Tuesday.
Miss Ida Mocdeker was an Oma
ha visitor Monday and Tuesday of
Ihis week.
(ieorge Nickels and Miss Gert
rude Long spent the' Fourth in
Plattsmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Pitman spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Shaffer.
Mrs. Grace Chambers is spend
ing the week with Mrs. Hen Noel
down near Nehawka.
Mrs. F. M. Youngg, jr., and son,
Alba, departed last Saturday for
their home in Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes and
son, Ralph, spent a couple of days
in Plattsriioulh this week.
J. W. Merger is again at home,
having finished his work in Ne
braska Cily and is home to slay.
Mrs. Lizzie Gregg departed last
Friday evening for Kansas City,
where she went to visit wilh her
sister.
The foundation for .the new
residence of O. A. lavis has been
completed and the woodworkers
will soon commence.
Mrs. Niiiims and daughter, from
near I'lal I smoul h, was in Murray
a few days this week, visiting wilh
her sister. Mrs. Ed Tult.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Heil, from
we of Murray, were Plalismouth
visitors Monday, doing some trad
ing and visiting wilh county seat
friends.
Mrs. Mary Allison returned
h with Mrs. W. E. Dull Wed
nesday morning from Teeumseh,
where she has been spending a
week with her daughter, Mrs. Will
Clinebnrg.
Mrs. W. E. Mull relurned home
from Plalismouth Wednesday
morning, where she lias been
spending a 'few days with rela
tives and friends.
Mr. nnd Mrs. S. O. Pitman were
Plaltsmoulh visitors Wednesday
morning',' making Ihe (rip in the
big new auto. The Journal man
had the pleasure of returning lo
Murray with them. '
lick Pitman has been helping
in Ihe hardware store of Pitman
& Davis for Ihe past week and will
conlinue through the month and
nlso during August, while the
busy harvester season is on.
Charles Baldwin came through
Murray Tuesday evening from
Plaltsmoulh wilh an Anil man &
Taylor thresher, drawn by a gaso
line tractor, to be delivered lo the
Engelkemeier Urol hers, w est of
Murray.
The Missionary society me last
rriday nt Ihe home of Mrs. Alva
Long and was quite royally enter
tained by Mesdames W. E. I lull,
J. W. Edmunds and Alva Long. A
very pleasant and profitable after
noon was enjoyed.
W. G. Hoedekcr, Charles Roe-
deker, John McDonald and L. C
Hialt were Omaha visitors. on
Wednesday of last week. The
trip was made in Mr. Boedeker's
auto, at which lime he treated the
machine lo a fine new lop.
Mrs. Robert Shrnder, who has
been in Murray for the past few
weeks visiting at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. IL C. Long,
departed for her home at Hendley,
Nebraska, last Saturday evening.
Her father accompanied her as
far as Plattsmouth.
John Lloyd delivered, or rather
partly delivered, a lond of hogs to
John McDonald last Saturday
night, with no endgale in his
wagon. I nis, or course, was
quite an accommodation to the
big, fal porkers, as it was much
cooler for them, but when he ar
riven nere ne iounn tie was one
shy of what he started from home
with.
Last Sunday morning about 30
young and old people drove down
lo Ihe beautiful farm home of
John Larsh to spend the day in
Ihe cool and refreshing breeze
from Ihe Big Muddy, and in Ihe
shade of Ihe big trees. The big
spring, the beautiful lake and Ihe
opportunity of bathing, boating
and fishing make Ihis an ideal
spot to spend a few days' outing.
The huge can of ice cream and the
well filled dinner baskets nlso ad
ded lo the pleasure of the merry
visitors. Murray people always
enjoy Ihe day nt tho beautiful
Larsh home, not only on account
of the pretty scenery, but also the
hospitality that is shown them by
Mr. and Mrs. Larsh.
Statement of the Condition
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THE LIVINGSTON LOAN AND BUILDIN6
ASSOCIATION
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB, JUNE 30,1912
ASSETS
First mortifatre loans lo.".iiOt 'J3
stork loans ID.sTi u
Ca-.li la.iVi ;is
Delinquent linen-si. premiums and
Hue 0,3:17 SO
Insurance and taxis paid and ad
Miss Etta Nickels was a Union
visitor Wednesday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hatchelt
were Plattsmouth visitors last
Saturday.
J. W. Holmes and A. L. Baker
were Plattsmouth visitors last
Friday evening.
Dr. I J. F. Hrendel was an Avoca
visitor Wednesday of this week,
spending the day with his son, Dr.
Will Hrendel.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Corbitl and
mother, Mrs. Corbitl, mother and
brother of Mrs. H. Recti, were
Sunday visitors at the Heck home,
west of Murray.
Mrs. G. M. Minford and daugh
ter, Miss Ogla, autoed to Platts
mouth Tuesday. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Holmes and son, Ralph.
Master Francis Cook accom
panied his grandmother, Mrs.
Young, to hep home in Murdock,
Michigan, last Saturday, where
he will remain for a few months'
visit.
Fred Heverage experienced
quite a serious runaway with his
binder Monday. The machine was
considerably crippled up, but no
other damage was done. The
team and Fred escaped uninjured.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sporer
entertained at Sunday dinner Mr.
and .Mrs. Dr. II. '. Hrendel, Mr.
and Mrs. Dr. .1. F. Hrendel and Mr.
and Mrs. T. .1. Hrendel. Thev had
many good things lo eal and we
know I bey had a pood lime.
Miss Christina Emerick of
Brunswick. Missouri, and Miss
vawed .
Ural estate contracts...
Uent account
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid up
Reserve fund
Dividends declared
Gertrude Smith are visiting at, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hatched in Murray this Week
Miss Emerick is a niece of Mr
Hatched. Moth young ladies will
go from here to Rruning, Neb., for
a visit before returning fiome.
W. D. Wheeler, our Baltimore
delegate, was in from his farm,
three miles east of Murray, last
Saturday attending lo some busi
ness. While here he recounted
some of the very inferestinsr
features of Ihe national conven
lion. One of these was the
fnpiditv wilh which incidents in
Ihe convention hall found their
way into die newspapers. Some
limes only twenty minutes elnpsei
Until newsboys were selling
papers giving full details of
point gained by some faction.
Twenty minutes after Bryain had
scored a point over the Now
Yorkers, Hilly left the convention
hall for a breath of fresh air and
found Ihe new spatters for sale
with the big black headlines.
Hryan Tore Another Chunk Out
of Tammany."
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ti.'.70 ,'s
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Total ?I47,3."iU so
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LEGAL ADVERTISING.
The following section of a
law regarding the disposi
tion or placing of legal ad
vertising in newspapers was
passed by the Nebraska
legislature of 1909, and we
desire the friends of the
Journal to make a note of
its provisions and govern
J 'themselves accordingly:
"That from and after the
passage and approval of this
act it shall be the lawful
right of any plaintiff or
petitioner in any suit, ac
tion or proceeding,' pending
or prosecuted in any of the
district courts of this state,
in which it is necessary to
publish in a newspaper any
! notice or copy of an order,
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RECEIPTS AND ExPKNIIITUIIE KOIl TUB YUAR
Ending June 30, 101:2.
RECEIPTS.
Hal n nee onliand.Iulv 1. 1 111 I ii'.ftir, t
Dues i.mi;. 00
Interests, prem urns and tines s.ii.17 :t
Loans repaid 24.!5 :io
Total 70.J42 K4
EXPENDITURES
Loans
Expenses
Slock redeemed
Cash on hand
t IH.S72 00
. 1.401 04
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. 10.&5 M
Total $ 70,542 S4
I, Carl (i. 1' licke. hecretarv of tin- rIhivm
named asmx-lullon, do solemnly swear that the
loreifoinir statement of the comlit Ion of sulci as
sociation, is true and correct to the licst of my
Knowledge aim nciier.
C. u. FRICKE.
Approved: Secretary.
D. II. SMITH. 1
C. A. MARSHALL Director.
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SulNC-lled and swol-ll In lufnitn mn tl.lullOi
uayoi.luiy lllli A. L. TID!.
ISKAU Notarv 1'uDllc
.My commission expires Oct. a, 1015.
? Tmwinsr nut nf nr ennneelerl
J with such action or proceed-
ing either by himself or hi3
attorney of record, to desig-
nale in what, newennnep
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such notice or copy of order
shall be published. And it
J shall be the right of the
widow, widower, or a ma-
Js jority of the heirs-at-law of
4 letral aare. of the estate nf
any deceased intestate or
J the widow, widower, or a
f majority of the legatees or
devises of lawful age, of
! the estate of deceased
J testaten; to designate the
newspaper in which the
notices pertaining to the
Injured in Runaway.
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iurs. j. n. nice, living three
miles southwest of Murray, re
ceived a serious injury in a run
away Wednesday evening. She
was returning from her daugh
ter's home with two of her ehil
ilren when one of the horses rub
bed his bridle off ami the team be
came tninianaganie. i tie carriage
was overturned near Charles Til
son s and Mrs. Mice was dragged
about a hundred yards, where she
was picked up unconscious. He
sides Ihe injury lo the head and
face, one shoulder was badly con
tused. She will remain at the Til-
son home until able to be moved.
Spends Fourth In Mynard.
The following relatives and
friends spent the Fourth at the
pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs
Hoyd Porter: Mr. and Mrs. Earl
I.eesley, Mrs. John Shannon, Mrs
J. E. Eeesley and Mrs. Virginia
McYicker of lMattsmouth ; Miss
Marguerite McSweeney of Omaha;
Miss Elizabeth Oliver ami Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Porter and daughters,
r.va, ami isnemta. A line picnic
dinner was enjoyed at the noon
hour and a pleasant time spent
by all.
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settlement of the estates of
such deceased persons shall
be published. And It shall
be the duty of the Judges of
the district court, county -Judges
or any other officer
charged with the duty of or- v
dering, directing or super-
Intending the publication of v
any of such notices, or v
copies of orders, to strictly 4
comply with such deslgna-
Hons, when made In ac
cordance with tha pro
visions of this act." 4
We want the friends of H
the Journal throughout Cass 4
county to understand that 4
when they have district
court notices or county 4
court notices to publish they 4
are empowered with the
right to designate the paper 4
in which such notices shall 4
be published. 4
Celebrates Fifth Birthday.
A number of young folks
gathered at Ihe home of Mr. nnd
Mrs. W P. Hulchins Tuesday aft
ernoon for the purpose of assist
ing little Miss Marie Hutchinson
in celebrating her fifth birthday.
Miss Winnie Hutchison was as
sisted in entertaining the little
guests by Miss Heulah Sans. All
kinds of games were played out on
the lawn. One game was "a pea
nut hunt," in which peanuts were
hid on Ihe lawn. Harlan Sans re
ceived Ihe prize for finding the
mosl peanuts, a little doll and doll
buggy; Charley Harrows received
the booby prize, a hand mirror.
Refreshments were served, con
sisting of ice cream and cake.
Miss Marie was the recipient of
numerous beautiful presents
Those present were: Mable Sul
livan, Eflle Patterson, Esther
Rosa Raker, Catherine
Jessie Marsh, Elizabeth
Opal Cole, Marie Sullivan,
Marsh, Hazel Sullivan
Harrows, , Harlan Sans,
Charley Harrows, Marie Hutchi
son, Heulah Sans, Mrs. C. 11. Cole,
Mrs. V. R. Carey and Winnie
Hutchison.
May Have Crop of Pipes.
Phil Harrison, the floriculturist,
hail in his buttonhole this morn
ing a blossom of a calabash gourd
which, if allowed to mature, would
probably have made a $10 pipe.
hil has a couple of vines, the
seed of which he procured from
celebrated seed house in Chi
cago, and on ttiese plants tnere
are 200 blossoms. If Phil has no
bad luck he will have 200 cala
bash gourds, from which the
finest pipes in the market aro
made. Weyrich & Hadraba have
some of the pipes in stock, made
from the same material, and they
are fine specimens.
Pratt,
Wurl,
Wurl,
Nellie
Jessie
Card of Thanks.
We wish lo lake this method of
returning our sincere thanks to
Ihe many kind friends who ren
dered such valuable assistance in
the recent sickness and death nf
our dear husband and father. To
those who displayed their kind
ness in numerous ways and those
who visited the hospital during
the illness of father and husband
Mrs. F. M. Young.
A. R. Young.
Mrs. Joseph Cook.
July 13. 1912, will bo Spirella
day. With Miss Myers. Make
appointments early, by telephone
or drop me a card.
Etta M. Nickels.
Notice to Weed Owners.
All farmers residing in road
district No. 10 are hereby notified
to cut the weeds along Ihe public
highways adjacent to your prem
ises. Those who fail to do so will
have the expense of tho same
charged up to their lands, as pro
vided by law, and the road over
seer will have the weeds cut.
Ben, Beckman,
Overseer Road District No. 10
To Those Interested.
The notes and accounts due
the late firm of Edmunds & Rrown
are left at the State Bank of Mur
ray for the convenience of those
who may desire lo settle. This is
done because I will not be in
Murray all the time, having busi
ness on my farm.
J. V. Edmunds
NOTICE FOR BIDS.
For Remodeling Y. M. C. A. Build
ing in Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
and for Heating Plant and
Plumbing.
Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 22d day of July, A.
I). 1912, bids'will be received for
the remodeling of a building
known as the Wetcnkamp build
ing, on Main street, in the City of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, for a
M. C. A. building; and also for
bids for putting in heating plant
and the necessary plumbing; all
in accordance with the plans and
specifications made by Burd F.
Miller, architect.
The bids for remodeling lo be
separate and bids for the heat
ing plant and plumbing to be also
a bid by itself.
The above bills are to be in ac
cordance with said plans and
specifications, which may be ex
amined at any time within said
period nt the ofilce of Rawls &
Robertson, in Ihe city of Platls
inouth, Nebraska, and in the bids
for the heating plant, said bids
must be based as to Ihe character
of the articles furnished upon the
kind named in said specifications
and plans, or equivalent thereto,
to be determined by the parlies
having said work performed.
Right to reject all bids reserved.
C. A. Rawls,
M. S. Briggs,
C. C. Pannele,
E. II. Wescott,
Robert Hayes,
J. P. Falter,
Carl Fricke.
Committee.
7-ll-d3t.
Wurl Brothers Cigars In Omaha.
"Cut Heil," "Keno" and "La-
I'lor-tle-rama cigars may now
be found in Ihe "Smoke House'
pool room opposite the Burling'
ton depot in Omaha. Please call
for them when in tho city.
Visits Former Home.
John O. Herman of Denver, for
thirty years an employe of the
Burlington, returned to his home
at Denver this afternoon, having
visited his sisters, Mrs. Joe
Warga, Mrs. Fred Ohm, sr., and
Mrs. Frank Burr, for a short time.
Mr. Herman received a card from
his home, dated Tuesday, which
gave the temperature as 98 in the
shade in Denver, which is the hol
iest he has known it to be during
Ihe ten years he has resided there.
WANTED loo head or cows
and heifers. John McDonald,
Murray.
Mrs. Cam Seybert and daughter,
Margaret, of Louisville, arrived
on the morning train today to visit
relatives for a short time, as well
as attend tho carnival.
Boy Breaks Arm.
Frank Janca, an 8-year-old boy,
had Ihe misfortune Monday to fall
from a tree in his father's yard
and fractured both bones of his
arm. Medical aid was summoned
at once and the broken bones set
and the youngster made as com
fortable as possible.