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AFTERMATH OF ELECTION.
The election in over,
The linn1 has paused,
We have a democratic president.
Elected at. last.
For many long years
They have Jlgured and pled,
Now remember their promise
And what, they have said:
That limes would he heller,
That trusts would break,
And the republicans would see
Their past mistakes.
V hope this is true,
That it's all tor the best,
Hut if they prove the statements
I have missed my guess;
Hul iHivv we are all democrats,
It's easy to admit,
And if limes do improve
We helped to do it;
Hul if limes Roes h id,
II. will be called a disgrace,
And Wood row Wil son
Was no man for the place.
The people's llr.sl, choice,
We can see by far,
Was Champ Clark of Missouri
And Teddy 11.
Hut as it was,
There were three lo run,
And of course the loosers
Were two to one;
Hut. after I he split,
And Hie fusion, loo,
The democrats decided
Thai Wilson would go through
And now we have him
Hefore the gun
And will await Die time
To see what comes.
If times prow heller,
We'll be glad they won,
Tint if they grow worse,
The democrats are done.
For, ns Hryan used to say,
It. is only four years more
Till we have another rhauce
To pull them ashore.
M. O. Churchill.
Kit a Nickels was the guest of
Mrs. E. P.. Queen Sunday.
Etta M. Nickels was transacting
business in Union Monday
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Haker were
in Omaha last, Sunday evening.
Lee Nickels was transacting
business in Plattsmouth Saturday
evening.
Frank Dugay and Joe Creamer
were Sunday evening visitors to
Plattsnioulh.
Where? Pleasant Hill school,
4'jt miles west of Murray.
When? November 23.
What? Box supper.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis, who
have been on I he sick list for the
past few .weeks, are slowly ini
proving.
Dr. H. F. Hrendel nnd wife, Dr.
.1. F. Hrendel, sr., and wife, nnd
Dr. J. F. Hrendel, jr., and wife
took dinner with Mr. nnd Mrs. A
L. Haker Sunday.
Dr. J.F. Hrendel nnd wife of
Zionsvillo, Indiana, nre visiting nt
the home of their brother, Dr. B
F. Hrendel nnd family. They nr.
rived, fn Murray Inst Wednesday
nnd will remain for n few days
longer.
Surplus $5,000
Vice-President
W. G. BOEDEKER, Cashier
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Mrs. Frank Rhoden was a Union
visitor Monday.
Colonel Jenkins was in Omaha
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. J. Aseh was a Plattsmouth
visitor Monday of this week.
Hay Fiance and mothers were
visiting Mrs. H. II. Fitch Friday.
II. R. Nickels was attending to
business in Plattsmouth Saturday.
W. F. Moore and family were
guests of J. I). Lewis and family
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Dugay spent a few
days at" home the week during
vacation. '
Miss Flhel Sherwood of Union
was visiting friends in this
vicinity Sunday.
Miss Laura Engelkeineier has
been numbered with the sick for
I lie past few days.
Mrs. Elsie Court of Omaha is
spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. E. O. Lewis.
George Wiley and wife were
business visitors to Plattsnioulh
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Dave Ilia!!, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan White, is in
Murray tins week, coming over
from her home in Sidney, Iowa,
to remain with her parents a few
days during their illness.
Mrs. Charles Spangler, Mrs. O.
V. Virgin and Mrs. N. Friedrich
entertained the Missionary so
ciely Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Spangler. The at
tendance was extra large nnd the
refreshments were very elaborate.
Hr. Hrendel, Have Young and A
L. Haker were in Lincoln last
Wednesday, going up to attend
the Sundean insurgent meeting
of the Modern Woodmen. They
report a very interesting meeting
Mrs. Thomas Single, who has
been numbered with the sick for
Hie past few weeks, and is re
covering from a serious attack of
pneumonia, is quite low at this
time. The illness has left her
very weak, and she gains strength
very slowly
Dr. H. F. Hrendel and wife, Dr
Will Hrendel nnd wife of Avocn
Louie Manpiardl nnd wife of
Avoca, and Will Sevboll and wife
were Sunday visitors nt the homo
of Mr. nnd Mrs. 'J. T. Hrendel
where they nil gathered for nn ex
eellent Sunday dinner.
lhe 2-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Frank lloague, residing on
the Charles Countryman place
west of Murray, fell from a chair
Monday atfernoon and fractured
both hones of the left arm. Tho
child was brought to Murray
where the fracture was reduced
nnd the little one is getting nlong
as well ns could he expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stover of
Corydon, Indiana, arrived in Mur
my Juesday evening for n few
days' visit nt the home of Mr. am
Mrs. I). J. Pitman. Mrs. Stover
is a sister of Mr. Pitman. After
a few days' visit here they will go
to Kansas nnd Oklahoma, where
they will spend a few days wil
relatives hefore returning to
their home in Indiana.
n this vicinity and will matl sante to thit
Mrs. Harry Todd was an Omaha
visitor Tuesday.
May. Loughridge returned to
Omaha Monday to attend school.
Mrs. I'd Leach spent Wednes
day with her mother, Mrs. Lee Al
lison. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Alva Long are on the sick list this
week.
John McDonald shipped a car
of cattle and hogs to South Oma
ha Ibis week.
Mrs. W. P. Ilutcheson and
daughter were shopping in Oma
ha Saturday.
Miss Lena Young was the guest
of friends at Cedar Creek a few
days last week.
Miss Adams and Miss Hicknell
attended the teachers' meeting in
Omaha this week.
Mrs. O. M. Wiley, who has been
in Lincoln for the past few days,
came, home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ravvls of
Plattsmouth were Murray visitors
Wednesday of this week.'
Mrs. George Parks of Platts
mouth is visiting her mother, Mrs.
William Wiley, this week.
Tomison books for boys are at
the library. You will find them
very interesting, as well as
beneficial.
Charles Tigner and family, of
Ilalsey, Oregon, arrived last week
nnd will make this part of the
country their home hereafter.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Jameson and
two daughters, of Weeping Water,
were Sunday visitors in Murray at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dr.
Hrendel.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis were
county seat visitors Thursday of
this week, where they were look
ing after some county seat trad
ing.
Don't forget you are going to
Kenosha to the Thanksgiving
goose dinner. You will get a
fest for only 25 cents. Supper at
0:30 p. in. Oysters or lunch, 25
cents.
Horn To Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Minniear, on November 17, a 9-
potind baby boy. Both mother and
it tie one are doing nicely and
Waller is one of the happiest men
in the universe. We believe he
has cause to he happy.
Charles Boedcker was on the
Smith Omaha stock market this
week, where he purchased a fine
car of feeders for our excellent
young friend, Alfred Gansemer.
Charley's judgment is mighty
good on cattle and Alfred knows
how to feed them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan White have
been quite sick for the past few
days, both being confined to their
bed. Mrs. Frank Gobelman, their
niece, of Plaltsmoulh, came down
Wednesday to spend tho day with
Ihein, returning home in the even
ing.
Mrs. William Hendricks of
Plainvicvv is here visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Carroll,
arriving Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Hendricks has n grent ninny
friends in nnd near Murray, who
will enjoy her visit back to the
old Home.
The lliatt & Tult new store is
now Hearing completion. The
front nnd workmen arrived this
week. The handsome new fixtures
are on the way, and everything
will be in tip-top shape, shortly
after the first of the coming
month.
- The Study club met at the
library Tuesday afternoon, Mrs.
Gapen presiding. Common Sup
perstition was given nt roll call.
Paulino Oldham recited qn Spain
ns a nntion. Margie Walker on
the Spaniard in America. Mrs.
0. H. Gilmore read nn explanation
on the Odyessey. Half nn hour
was devoted to tho reading of the
Odyessey. Tho nexl meeting will
be held on Tuesday afternoon,
Celebrates Fiftieth Birthday.
A company of friends nnd
neighbors of Mrs. John Hobschicdt
went in Saturday evening to ns
sist her in celebrnting her fiftieth
birthday. The evening was spent
in social conversation and games.
Mrs. Hobschicdt treated her
guests to a fine oyster supper.
Those present were : Mr. nnd Mrs.
Frnnk Ithoden, Mr. nnd Mrs. John
Tigner, F.thel Sherwood, James
Tigner, Ettn Nickels, John Rho
den, Fritz Tigner, Penrl Dugay,
John Hobscheidt, jr., Mr. and Mrs.
llohschiedt.
office it wtll appear under this headimj
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(Kenosha Observes Thanksgiv
ing. Mr., and Mrs. Josiah Wake-
"Why, Pa., I see by the Platts
nioulh Journal that Kenosha is
going to observe Thanksgiving.
Hilly Taylor is going to hold serv
ices al, 11 o'clock and then that
'K. N. K.' you saw so much about
last year (I suppose that is some
sort of an Aid society), is going
to serve dinner, hold a bazaar in
lhe afternoon and serve supper in
the evening. I'd like so well to
go. We had such a good time
last year, and youi promised Jirn
and Maria we'd, take them this
year."
"Wal, I reckon the corn will all
be shucked, an' nohhin' particklar
on ban', we might as well go as
not. 'Speck we'll: meet lots of ole
friens we haven'ti eed for many
years. You know kvl year it seem
to me every Tom,. Lick and Harry
in the whole country was there. I
don't know when, I'd laughed so
much as when u fellers, arler
dinner, set aroun' o.mtside an' spun
yarns an' tolo. o.S our ups an'
downs we had vvh'iu we first come
to Ibis country. Uncle Sallie can
sure give us sonnc ijood uns.
"We'll see if Tom: Shennieberry
or Thorp Nickieflitler can't come
over an' look arter tide chores an'
feed the hens fur us, an we'll git
Jim an' Mariar to go long an'
we'll all go down."'
"Now how that pleases rue!
There's nothing that gives me
more joy than meeting old-time
friends, talking over by-gone days.
Why, il makes us ail feel young
again, and I almost forget to limp
with my rheumatics. It brings to
my mind recollections of early
days, when you ami I were joung
and all of us old settlers were
neighbors and friends, having a
suit of comnuvn interest. All of
us poor alikv. Many a lime have
I seen youiije gentlemen yoke up
an idd ox team to the big wagon
and set o,t on Sunday night a
sparkin'. Law, me! What an ex
citement that would make these
days, and where is the young man
who would condescend to bump
along in an old lumber wagon
with a span of dashing black
horses, not to mention oxen. But
we had just as good times then as
people h) now, and I believe
were far more sociable. These
days, it is seldom one neighbor
calls upon another without bo
'specially invited, and, oh, my, bow
lhe hostess does fret and stew
around to prepare her dinner. She
makes anil fusses for n day or two
beforehand, and when finally her
company arrives and dinner is
served, in at least two or three
courses, she is all tuckered out
and does not care to go through
with the ordeal again for a year at
least. Josiah, just let me tell you
of a little happening that shall
never forget.
"Once upon n time you had to
go to Nebraska City with a load
of corn. I wasn't very well nc
quainted in the neighborhood, but
thought I'd go nnd spend the day
with Granny Clemnions. I found
her busy at her loom. I had my
knitting with me was very busy
getting the children's winter
stockings ready. We visited and
talked ns wo worked until about
1 1 o'clock, nnd Granny went down,
made a fire in tho kitchen stove
and soon had n big pot of mush
cooked. 'Now,' she said, 'come,
let us have a bowl of mush and
milk together.' Sho called tho
children in from play, nnd wo nil
enjoyed our mush nnd milk to
gether. Sally nnd Lena cleared
away the dishes nnd Granny and
I went back to our work. It
wasn't what Granny had for din
ner, nor what she didn't have, but
the good, kind spirit that was in
her heart just the kind of a
spirit we all ought to have."
"Land, snkes, how times has
changed since them times. Livin's
entirely too fast, too fast! It's
oliermobeels, fine clothes, fine
furnacher, fine this nn line that."
"I know, but, Pa, let's just keep
on in our good old-limey way, nnd
give the cup of cold water, if
nothing more, in His name, I'm
sure thero is lots lefl for us to
enjoy. Seeing that notice in tho
Journal jut till?, my heart full,
and I seem to live again in the
gool dd day of yore. Pa, do you
reclleet the time the boys at Hock
Bluffs taught up an' old gray
horse on halloween and tied it in
the" school bouse just to play a
prank on Joe Patterson? Myl my!
at the good lime. they used to
have. Spelling schools, 'exhibi
tions,' literary society, Christmas
trees; a happier lot of youngsters
never lived. Ask B". S. Ramsey
how many professionals were
graduated from thai old school.
As well as I can recollect, there
was Jule, Jack and Charley
Graves, lawyers; Annie Filch, El
len Graves, Kale Allen, Carrie
Furlong, Willard Smith and
George furlong, school teachers,
and Captain Heed, doclor."
"I see here, Ma, that 'Ilev. Tay
lor.' I suppose I must say, still
preaches at Kenosha, and is going
lo hold services Thanksgivin'
niornirf at tl o'clock. Bless my
sou Id! An' we mustn't miss that.
Why, Billy is one of our bov, you
know, one that used to slop in on
his way from school to get' his
pockets full of apples and smile
at our Nancy. Hear him? Waf,
I guess I will.
"Hello, here, Ma, jist listen to
this rhyme somebody has made
up to advertise their dinner. Let
me read it to ye:
'If you want a wholesome dinner,
On Thanksgiving,
Old enosha Ml be a winner,
On Thanksgiving,
Goose, and chicken, beef and
kraut,
You may have without a doubt,
If you'll only venture out
On Thanksgiving.
Pumpkin pie and celery, too,
Oil Thanksgiving,
Now, I'll tell you what we'll do,
On Thanksgiving,
We will give you beans and bread,
coffee,' butter, cabbage-head,
Everything, except cornbread,
On Thanksgiving.
We can't name all we'll have to
eat
On Thanksgiving,
Will try to give you all a treat
On Thanksgiving,
Hope when each one goes away
He will lo his neighbor say:
"Glad I come to Ken-o-shny,
On Thanksgiving." '
"Hay! haw! haw! Don't that.
beat lhe Dutch! They can count
us in, Ma."
By. Aunt SiUly. .
Badly turned.
The little i-year-old' daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Mark F'urtong
was quite seriously burned' last
Tuesday. The little child" was out
playing in the fire,, and; esught
her clothing in thiv Haines, which
leaped to a mass, at a moment's
notice. She ran screaming to her
father, who was. near-by, and who
succeeded in tearing tho clothing
from the child, but not until she
was very seriously burned. The
aera of skin destroyed on the Ut
ile one's body was so great that it
will necessitate the grafting of
new skin before the recovery will
be complete. " The father suc
ceeded in saving the child's life,
but burned his hands quite, badly
in doing so.
.Meet With Miss Etta Nickels.
The K. N. K. met with Miss Etta
M. Nickels Saturday afternoon.
The regular business session was
held nnd final arrangements were
made for the Thanksgiving dinner
bazaar and oyster supper to be
given on November 28, Thanks
giving day. Most of the members
were present and a very pleasant
and profitable time was enjoyed
by all present. A two-course
luncheon was served. Miss Nick
els was assisted by Mrs. Frank
Rhoden nnd Mrs. E. R. Queen in
serving. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Henry Sans, Decem
ber 5. All members are requested
to be present, as the election of
officers will be held.
WALTER GREEN
HORSESHOEING
General Blacksmilhing
and Vagon Work
Horseshoeing is Our Specialty
All Work Guaranteed
Murray, Nebraska
WYNARD.
H. Kaufman has entered the
employ of the Gillispie elevator.
President Schell of York college
preached in the U. B. chapel last
Sunday.
School teachers have returned
from Omaha and taken up their
school work again.
Why is the republican party
like the battleship Maine? Because
it has gone to the bottom.
The rain of Tuesday somewhat
retarded corn husking, but gives
one lime to change garments for
colder weather.
Members, of William Fight's
family motored to Des Moines,
Iowa. last week, returning this
week. They report a tine time.
C. Barnard motored to Lincoln
Sunday, Willi lids of grief on the
return trip Sunday night, as some
thing went wrong with the motor.
George Snyder received a car
load of stock food, which he will
feed to his fattening stock. George
knows what to feed for best re
sults. Bert Sachel transacted business
in town recently. Bert is one of
the wide-awake farmers and
knows a good thing when he
sees it.
If you have anything that you
wish to exchange for something
else, see Will Jean or Will Fight.
They are in the market for a deal
of any kind.
The pile driving crew on the M.
P. has driven new piling for the
bridge across Porter creek, north
of town. Another gang will follow
soon to complete the bridge.
to have a new blacksmith. We are
very much in need of a smith that
will attend strictly to business,
and be at his place of business
when work is to be done.
A Mr. Davis from southern
Kansas nas rented tne dwelling
owned by Mrs. Goodwin and will
move his goods and family into it
the last of the week. We wel
come them among us.
Rusisan Thistle Problem.
The Rusisan thistle, that has
been the pest among the farmers
in the western part of the state,
has made its appearance along
the line of railroads in our county.
The plants are becoming very
plentiful and should be looked af
ter by the authorities, who have
the right to see that railroad
officials have these weeds de
stroyed and not be allowed to
ripen and spread to adjoining
farms. This means much to the
farmer, for when once they get a
good start it will be a hard mat
ter to get rid of them. What will
be done in regard to this?
An Observer.
MAPLE GROVE.
A ("SneeiAl Cnrresnondence.l !
iur. tiuu nirs. neiuiuu uw
spent Sunday with friends at Elm
wood. Schafer Brothers received a ear
load of feeders .from South Oma
ha Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wililam Puis were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs, August
Engelkemier Sunday.
George llild is tho owner of a
new Maxwell car, which he pur
chased of Bert Philpot.
Mrs. James Rice and family
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Tilson.
Minnie Jones visited Sunday
wilh home folks at Plattsmouth.
She was accompanied by Esther
Puis.
Laura Puis spent Sunday with
home folks, returning Monday to
her duties at the University of
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TVT t: r j iiiil focHnniou W " I i
Puis, L. H. Puis, Alfred Gansemer,
Fritz Lutz and P. A. llild spent
Sunday evening at the home of
Mr. nnd Mrs. William Puis.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gansemer,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gansemer,
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Puis and
Charles llerren spent Sunday at
tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz
Lutz.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Louie
Friedrich, a bouncing baby boy.
Mother and baby are doing well.
Z. W. Shrader was elected road
overseer in Ml. Pleasant precinct
last Tuesday.
Basket supper at the Pleasant
Hill school house Thursday even
ing, November 28. Bring your
basket,, girls (with plenty of good
things to eat), nnd boys, your
poekolbook (wilh plenty of coin
in it.)
If you have anything to sell
elln
ad In the Journal will sell