nil ogai 3 Wc want to reduce our Hardware Stock $12,000.00 in the next Sixty Days and are MAKING THE PRICES TO DO IT! EI 3 These Price are Only for Stock on 'Hand! 341 kef's of nails, regular price $3.00 per keg, now f2.35 G7 80-rod spwls galvanized cat tle wire, was $2.70 per spool, now 2.25 74 80-rod spools galvanized hog wire, was $280, now 2.35 30 kegs fence staples, were $3.00 per keg, now 2.35 All Carbonundum sharpening stones 25 per cent off. All tin, granite and allumium ware 20 per cent off. Galvanized iron ware 20 per cent off. Ice Cream Freezers 20 per cent off. Coffee Boilers 15 per cent off. Having been fortunate enough to secure the agency for the Blau-Gass, we are going to reduce our immense Hardware Stock and evenually close it out entirely, retaining only the Heating and Plumbing end. In order to accomplish this quickly we are making the prices quoted in this advertisement. This sale will coutinue uniil we find a buyer for our.stock and will give you an opportu nity to get goods at less prices than they were ever offered in Plattsmouth before. It is impossible to itemize prices on every item, as it Would take over a month to go through and ite mize everything separate. We wish to state that outside of heating and plumbing material we are not holding back anything, but will discount every article, as we are positively going out of the hardware end ot our business. With the new line that we have taken it will take all the time we have to give it proper attention, and if there anything you need in the hardware line you would do well to look over our stock. We are going to advertise our stock for sale in the leading papers and very likely will have a buyer for the entire stock in a very short time, so if there is anything you need it would be well to get it at'once. Plattsmouth, JJIH1K 1MJJ HC Nebraska These Prices are Only for Stock on Hand! Tin Boilers 20 per cent off. All Cutlery 25 per cent off. Garden and carpenter tools from 15 to 30 per cent discount. Any $10 Washing Machine at $8.00 Any 11 " " 8.75 3 No. 17 U. S. Cream Separa tors, regular price $75, now . .60.00 One year guaranteed wringers,, were $3.25, now 2.35 Three year guaranteed wringers, were $3.75, now 2.75 Five year guaranteed wringers, were $5.00, now 3.50 Three year ballbearing wringers, were $4.50, now 3.25 Five year ballbearing wringers, were $5.50, now 4.00 4-HW"MIWWHH"H j. union. 4 Ledger. 4 -M-HH-MM-I-M-vM Jesse Pell mid wifi' art' parents of a nice iifw daughter, horn on Wednesday, July 17. K. A. Waller ami wife, who have been visiting Charley Downs ami family, departed yesterday for their liome at Crescent, Oklahoma. Clara, Will ami Stanley Mueller wont lo Klmwood yesterday for a visit, of neveral days with relative and friends at. their former home. Mrs. Charles Frans, accompa nied by her daughter Iteulah and Hon Kemp, visited Saturday and Sunday with I Mike Frans and fam ily, near Auburn. Miss Kdilh (iulick, of Council Illuffs, made two weeks visit with relatives and friends in Union and vicinity, departing for home Wed nesday evening. Under an order that look effect last, Sunday the new fast train will stop here going south at noon, hut passes us bv at full speed going north at 7:15 In the evening. V. It. Manning departed Sunday evening for Minneapolis to attend a meeting of the directors of the Northwestern Coal healers' Asso ciation, being gone only a few days. Rnfus Taylor, residing south east of low n, has been very sick and conllncd to the bed the past, few da.vs, requiring the attendance, of a physician. lie is now re ported to he improving. Will C. Complon of Manning, Iowa, was here Sunday and made a few hours visit with his friends for the first time since he and his wife moved from here a year ago. Hi; was accompanied by his friend, Aniel Prighl of Manning. Mrs. J. H. lloddy suffered a very jiuinful , injury last Saturday morning. While washing a cream separator she had occasion to step oil' the porch, and the ground being muddy, caused her lo slip and fall. In attempting (o save herself her right hand struck a tin can, cutting a deep gash al most, the length of the index linger and it was necessary to call a phy sician, who had lo make several Milches in dressing the injured linger. , (icorgc, Reynolds, who moved to Peace Valley, Mo., last spring, came in Saturday for a short visit here. Mr. Reynolds seems well pleased with his new home and says crops down there are good. Mrs. I). C. West and aunt, Ona Carper, came in on the midnight train Tuesday from Albion, Neb., where they have been visiting for several weeks. Mr. Stone went on to Colorado for the rest, of the summer. Will Adams had Hie misfortune Saturday of getting one of his ribs cracked. He was working ai the bench and in throwing a stick of lumber over onto the (resiles (he end Hew up and cracked one of his ribs. He will lay off from active work for a few days. A crowd had gathered Monday afternoon, prepared to go up to the cemetery and do some needed work as volunteers. Fortunately about the time they should have started it began to rain and they were saved. There was a preach er among llienit and as we have been needing moisture lately it is not unreasonable to suppose that .. their is still elllcacy in prayer. him going down and Uncle Sam on coining hack. He thinks Long I'.each is a dandy place. J. I. Cor ley writes from the other side and (ells of New Cork. Mr. and Mrs. Corley are having quite a wedding (rip and are not, missing much that can be seen with eyes. Frank Krhaeffer came in last Saturday from Anamoosa, Iowa, to visit his parents. Frank had received word that his father was quite ill, and was agreeably sur prised to llnd out that the captain was feeling better. Frank is an engineer on the Chicago, Ana moosa & Northern railroad. He has a 37-mile run and makes two trips a day. lie is feeling better than for several years. WEEPING WATER. Republican. ' H-I-M -W-H -M-H-H M"K' f NEHAWKA. 4- J News. 'I W"W HMM MK I-H-H Mrs. J. J. Pollard and haby, who have been visiting in Parker( S. D., for several weeks, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. (i. F. Switzer left yeslenlay for Newcastle, Colorado, where they will visit a son and enjoy the cool breezes during the healed term. John Opp, who had his leg broken several weeks ago, when a load of hay overturned, has so far recovered as to be aide lo get out a little on crutches. Sam Humphrey returned Sun day from Savannah, Mo., where he has been for the past, two weeks, lie experienced lit It relief from the treatment aken. Mrs. C. N. Hansen, who has been suffering Willi appendicitis for the last two weeks, was taken (o Omaha Tuesday evening and may have lo undergo an opera tion. V. H. Reed, who has been visit ing several days at I he Kirk palrick home, returned lo his homo at Omaha Tuesday. Mrs. Reed remained for a longer visit. Morn To Mr. and Mrs. Owen McOrady, jr., an 8-pound boy, July Mi, IDI2. Mrs. W. A. Mavis has been quite ick the past week. She is now resting easier. John Wade and family are now al Springlleld, Mo., iunl will prob ably remain in Missouri during the sumeinr. Mrs. A. U. Tieg ami two chil dren of Truman, Minn., arrived last week and will visit a inonlh or six weeks with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Josephson. J. F. Thorne has sold out the Riverside hotel business lo his mother and I lie latter has taken possession. Mr. and Mrs. Thorne expect lo locale in Omaha. K. 1.. Holden ami family came in last Wednesday and are visit ing his sister, Mrs. S. J. Ambler, and many friends. Mr. Holden is principal of Hit; Murango, Colo., public schools. Mrs. Lewi on of Avoca is lo be matron at Hindlcy hall for the next school year. Opal and Ray I.ewton were in town last week getting things ready at (he hall for moving in soon. Mrs. M. M.' Duller went lo Her man Tuesday, called there on ac count of the illness of her daugh ter's husband, John Johnson, ami two sons, Harvey ami Claire. All three are very sick with typhoid fever. Miss Anna Jensen, after spend ing several days visiting with her friend, Miss I.ulu McMonald, who has been very ill the past few weeks, went o Lincoln to visit a few days and (hen goes lo Kan sas City lo visit Mr. II. Jensen ami family. ' The funeral of Miss McMonald. who died Tuesday at 7:IT, will be held fiypi Hie M. K. church at 2 o'clock p. 111. Thursday, July 25, Rev. L.. F. Towsend has charge of the service. Miss Mc Donald's death followed 0 long illness. II. T. Wilson wrote us from Long Ueach, California, last week that he was down in Old Mexico on a (rip ami a Orcaser searched !IIJj J!JJ! I LOUISVILLE. J Courier. 4 Horn To Mr. and Mrs. A. Slyter, Sunday, a boy. Twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hrimer July 25. Miss Iva Seybert. returiicilJioine from a two months' visit atstaiw ton with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Collieb Sprieck.' " Mrs. Rentschler and her grand daughter, Miss Florence Hurps, arrived Monday to visit at Hie home of Adam Rentschler. Miss Aildie Nordell of Lincoln returned to her home Tuesday after a week's visit with the Mis ses I.orean and Mabel Krecklow. We are very glad to have our pleasant and obliging M. P. agent, 1 (leoige Forcade and family home again after a two weeks' vacation t willi relatives and friends in Missouri. Scott McOrew is the proud' papa of a black-eyed baby girl, Ihe little miss having arrived Wed nesday, July 2i, lit 1 2. Scott says that he would not take a farm for her, but wouldn't give a penny each for a dozen more. Roy Dringnian arrilTd "Monday morning from Atchiiii,'1 Kansas, for a visit here with the Courier family. This is Roy's first visit lo Louisville for three years. He is employed as pressman for the Daker-Yander Printing company at Atchison. "North" hill is attaining quite a reputation as a slicker for motorcycles and it is not an un common thing to see a string of riders trying (o climb (o Hie sum mit. Last Sunday morning, how ever, three strangers riding "In dian" wheels, climbed (he hill re peatedly. The recent rains have delayed threshing. No one is complaining, however, for the rain was badly needed, and (he threshing will keep. Those who have started fall plowing report Hie ground in splendid condition for Ihe work. Owing to the large acreage of small grain put in, there will be a great deal of plowing to be done. Miss Hertha Hryan of Ashland came Wednesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. F. L. Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hart and Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Jeary were pas sengers to Omaha Tuesday after noon. Mrs. Rosa Manning returned Tuesday evening from a two months' visit with relatives and friends at Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Manning is expected in a few- days. Threshing machines are kept very busy in this section of the country. Wheat is going as high as 30 bushels per acre, testing 02 to 0i pounds, and easily grad ing No. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Saxton of Pender, Neb., stopped off here Monday to leave the two youngest children with (Irandpa and Orand ma Saxton while they are taking a trip lo Yellowstone park. Mr. and Mrs. Scott of Omaha motored out Thursday evening of last week and spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hoover and wife, who were spending a two weeks' vacation period. Mrs. J. U. DelesDernier of Zion City, Illinois, and daughter, Mrs. Anna Ingwerson, arrived Satur day morning for a visit with rela tives and friends. The latter for merly resided at Alvo. The interior of the local post otllce is undergoing a marked transformation. The fixtures have been nicely rearranged and new plaster and a fine new dress of wall paper put on. Keep in mind the old settlers' picnic at Klmwood August 21). We wish to assure those who antici pate a visit to Klmwood on that day that an entertainment is be ing prepared suitable to all fac tions and a rousing big time is in store for all. Place Cards, Score and Tally Cards of every description at the Journal office. There will be five sxouds EI girls, each group trying to have the most attractive place for you to go, after the program at the Oarden Fete tomorrow night. Some will furnish refreshments. others amusement. Some will ask you for 5 cents, other for 10 cents, which ever they ask you may be sure (hat you will receive equal value in candy punch, tea and sandwiches, or good fun. An increasing number of peo pie report regularly of the satis factory results from taking Foley Kidney Pills and commend their healing and curative qualities. Foley Kidney Pills are a carefully prepared medicine, guaranteed to contain no harmful or habit forming drugs. They can have only te beneficial' effect when used for kidney and bladder troubles, for backache, rheumatism, weak back or lumbago. For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co. ELMWOOD. Leader-Kcho. J 11. Deltnian has had a fine monument erected at the grave of 1 his fattier, Ootlieb Deltnian, in! Callahan cemetery. J Dr. Hen Root of New York was here a couple of days last week paying' a visit to his aunt, Mrs. Cyrus Alton, and other relatives and friends. Our High school is the best equipped of any graded school in (he slate, and there are but few places of three (imes its size (hat equal it. Summer Clearance Sale! Wednesday, July 24 We are making A SPECIAL EFFORT to make this the biggest and best SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE we have ever held. We have doubled our Dry Goods Section and you will find it a much -more convenient place to do your shopping. ALL SUMMER GOODS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS SALE We do not buy JOB LOTS, SECONDS OR SHORT LENGTHS to offer you at a reduced price, but what is left of our regular Summer Stock. Look for the yellow ticket and you will find a SPECIAL PRICE. Wednesday, July 24 E. G. DOVEY& SOW