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PAGE 8. PLATTSMOUTH SOII-WEEKLT JOURNAL. THI'RtDaY. DEC EM PEP . INTERESTING ARTICLE ON EARLY PIONEER LIFE GM?- 1 1 That is now the supreme question and one that is uppermost In the mind of all. We have tried to help you simplify matters by putting on display our most attractive items at the most reasonable prices. ALyiivaDiKiyova Had it occurred to you that Aluminum Ware makes a very nice and useful gift? We have just received some new Aluminum Cooking Combinations on which our special Christmas prices are $2.25 Aluminum Tea Kettles, special Xmas price 2.50 Aluminum Casseroles, special Xmas price 2.50 HI MA WAR How about some China? That is a gift everybody appreci ates and can always use. We have everything in Chinaware, from p!ain white to the prettiest Japanese patterns-, such as Nut Sets, Bon Bon Dishes, Sugar and Cream Sets, Salad Dishes, Bread and Cake Plates, etc. The quality of these items is very high, and the prices are low. Aged Nebraska Woman Tells of;! Crossing the Plains in Very Early Pioneer Days. (World-Herald.) Omaha was only a little village of f.fty log and sod shacks and Lincoln was a mere stopping place with a well tnat contained saxty drinking water. I when Mrs. Di.na Nutter, aged now i living at Gibbon, in Buffalo county,! crossed .Nebraska :or the first time, ;n en route to Salt Lake City i with a party of Mormons. ! In company with her husband and i children Mrs Nutter came to the j United States in 155 from England i with a company of Mormons. Three 1 years the family resided in PhiIad-:I-i o join a I ormon me- The Most Useful Gifts are ones most appreciated Did vou ever stop to think vrhat a or! ar. : useful Xraaa g-ift a ?wl KLKCTKIC oPOWKi; WASHER would make? Just the thiD' to rnalre 7ra.-h-!ay a pla-urr i:. stead of a drudgery. - will have a fw in stock the fir.-t v--k :: December and in order to have a machine for yo ;. w would like to have you make your r--le- io:: now, so there will be no dIay in d-liv-r:-. Prices for Electric $38.00 to $70.00 Prices for Power $14.00 to $45.00 phia when they decided heade 1 the M color. tropolis. .Salt Lake City. j The trip from Pennsylvania to St. j Joseph. Mo., was made fcv train, but 1 jhe railroad stopped at the Missouri ' river, .-in Oi.j-ias-r.ior.ec water tat was useti to tarce tr.e party up the river j to Omaha. Ready to leave Omaha the Nutter family purchased a yoke of oxen for I tor Telephone 151 South Sixth St. Hllltll signs a be Sherberts, Goblets and Water Sets in beautiful dainty de We also have Plate Glass Plateaux and Trays, Silver Mounted, eautitui accessory to every dinmErroom. Come and see them. o a .?5o and a "schooner" fo: supply of provisions Sever.ty-f.ve wagons, with oven teams, and about a half dozen lighter vehicles, composed the colony which left Omaha to cross the ""Great American Desert." Or. ac count of the loaded condition of r'r&lr wa ron thev having shared with an-i :ther family with four small child tr.e .Nutters w;iikel .r.o-t of Th to Utah. i ney ran wasrons ana -carter captain wa ery a and -wore cor.tirus ru-ed his - hisky i went eT "-ry ten da;, and ?ar Francl.-'-o. j weeks xn rr.ake the ' to Salt Lake Cit I Tnere v.-a.-, a co.' f:-. e minutes upset ere i r revisions. The y at this ce.ay ; He had pro- ; : a stajre that ' etween Omaha . k us twel ve from Omar a . WE- T- Or,7 asouic nave s-e-tn tr.err. .-. .ever bothered with tr.err. """e left Fait Lake teca-.-e v . net rtt work and curi-r '' ter it too evervthine -e live. Prices we:e ". ery hih. "' to pay as h;;rr as Uo cents cf matcher. Our trip Lack v nearly as exciting as th; t-.-ev;- . ren tne wav We ?-o- Mrs. Nutter, in spite of her i"j years. is hale and hearty an.! takes an active ' Twisted Yarn Rugs, Fast Color, in very pretty striped ef Just v. fiat is needed in the Bath Room or Bed Room price $1.00 .vho I-ft Ot. t:u. injr their r r-; cni.oren week befo.e tsey Lfni Journey part in manv of the v.llaee ertertain- . , "." ' j ."'i. .kfe r.'i c.u1i 2 mer.ts. and societv events. Her hus-; . - l.tmA At. A V., T.U - " - cn a farm east of Gibbon and Will is j a resident of Kearrey. Mrs. Nutter is a pleasing conversationalist and her tales of adventure in Nebra.-k's two ccys t-efore we ntire dirtare. DUrh ns a veil a little r"alt Lake City a Lo Doctor. ea"- river a man . no farther. The r r rr to U"-! r.ut we e -icourtereu .-evra. e:::r:-r ces that time. tc-o. -V.e fcuri Fort Kearney as the scalers had eor.e to : country near Shelter, irr.tr t we r-c.uec :o stc; tu..t a r.ome ar. nave l:vei ccm.munity ever since." IVAN GAI' WE HAVE A COMPLETE DRY GOODS STOCK FROM WHICH TO MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS Yours For a Happy Christmas CALL US PHONES 53 and 54 I 9 n 8 Order Your Christmas Trees NOW!! jJCJISlnlSIIKI ir.- l FAIR SPECIMENS OF THE AMERICAN OPOSSUM Degree of Honor, Notice! William Hinrichsen of the Famous Lar, has on exhibition in th'; vest window of hi3 place of busing three very cute little s&ecimvn, of th American opossum, which htve at-i tracted a great deal of attention. The! little animals are vwr f-t-r a-, i vicinity of Cedar Creek, rauzht tn j mother and the little ones on his farm and brought them in to show thoso who have never saw a 'possum just what they looked like. The little ones are very tame and can be handled without danger, as they do r ot offer j new member. to bite, but in the older 'possums it is j By Order of Chief of Honor, best to Keep away from them, as they I Mrs. Bulin. are very prone to bite and scratch. There will be a special meeting of the Degree of Honor lodge Friday aft ernoon, ember 24th, at 2:30 for the purpose of taking in and obligating a I Masquerade at K. S. HalL Can't look well, eat well, or feel well are very rlever aid with irrrmre KVw- irr. tv, v,ii 1 Thpre will he a mask ball fiven at greatly resemble a tr - betve.-n a i pure with Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat the K. S. Hall on Saturday evening, large rat and the Other momoer of tht clmr.K- tiW &vc.;o 1-. l.-, nr A ' Jpnnarv fcth A vrUK time i in stnro rodent family, both in look-; an 1 nc-! goo-1 health is pretty sure tion. V,. J. Hicks, who resides ir. the j SI. 09 a bottle. to follow for everyone and cash prizes will be offered for costumes. "I BIG CLOSING OUT SALE OF Furniture, (Sorpois m 1 lugs! yi!IT We are NOW closing out our entire line of Furniture, Carpets and Rugs in the mas sive stock of M. Hild, at a discount of 25 per cent. Everything in this great stock will go at these prices. This is one of the finest lines of House Furnishings goods ever offered to the public at such prices. Remember this is a bonafide saving to you of 25 per cent on any article in the house. Good clean stock to select from. THIS SALE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS! If you need Furniture or Household Furnishings of any kind, or will be in need in the near future, this is certainly the time to buy. Remember this sale is for CASH ONLY! M. HID LIS) The Furniture Man 3 Plattsmouth, Nebraska IT IS TIME THE PEOPLE KNEW THE TRUTH" Is General Wood's Endorsement of Official Motion IMctuers of Army and Nary. J "Guarding Old Glory," a com preheneive moving picture of the United States army and navy, was ihown at the war department before Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Sec ietary of War Garrison, Major Gener al Scott, Major General Wood and other government officials. This five reel feature was taken with the sanc tion of these men and met with their hearty approval. Secretary of the Navy Daniels says in part: "It is a splendid, realistic exhibition and I trust that thousands will see these pictures." Secretary of War Garrison, in- remarking upon them, says: "They are extremely interest ing and instructive and I wished that every citizen could see them." A call to arms could not demon strate better the deplorable unpre paredness of our county than these official pictures showing all branches of our national defense. Every red blooded American should see this feat ure and decide for himself whether or not President Wilson's defense pro gram should have his support. "Guarding Old Glory" was shown for weeks in New York and Chicago to ever-increasing attedance, and patrons of the Grand theater will be given an opportunity on Monday, De cember 27th, to decide for themselves whether or not our country is prepared to resist foreign attack. Read the want ads in the Journal. Lypor.e c'ays are listened to with terest. Of her trin across the t.lc the says: Crossing the Plains, "The first day after we left Omaha we went about twenty miles. Tiret! ? Why I never was so tireil in all my life. After a few days we pot used to walking and would just about as leave walk as ride. John Smith was the captain of our company, and he usu ally rode ahead on a fas: horse and found places for us to camp. "We followed a trail south of the Platte river to Fort Kearney. We Lincoln now is, for I remember stop ping at a creek to get a drink, and it was salty. "We saw plenty of game, more es pecially the great herds of buffalo When the buffalo started to a pond or river to drink they went single-file probablv 500 or more in number. We also saw a great number of deer, elk and antelope. "When we arrived i.t Fort Kearney not many soldiers were stationed there, for President Buchanan had called for men, as we were theratened with war. We saw a great many In dians in this section, but they did not molest us. "One day a couple of ladies from our colony did some trading with the Indians and cheated them. This made the Indians quite angry and the cap tain hearing the Indians were plan ning revenge, told the ladies that the must make it right with the redskins or we might all have to suffer, which they did, and the Indians let the mat ter drop. "At one place near Fort Laramie, we had to ford the Platte river and my husband and myself had, to wade on each side of the oxen, waist deep in the water, to keep them moving, be cause in case the wagon stopped it would sink in quicksand. There was only one bridge over the Platte in its entire length, and as they charged an exhorbitant toll, we had to ford. "We had a great deal of sickness. especially among our children. We had eleven deaths in our party, most of them due to whooping cough. There was one family with us who lost four children, and then the mother took sick with mountain fever and died. We had nothing with which to make a coffin, as the children's coffins had used up all our boards. So the men dug a cave in the bank of a creek and made a platform in it of trees and I gave them the lid off my clothes-box to lay her on. Then we covered the body with a sheet and lefr it there. The husband took sick about this time and was very ill the remainder of the trip. 'One day the captain got drunk and could not ride until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. We were compelled to make up lost time by driving at night. After supper the same evening one of the men lighted his pipe. This fright ened the oxen and they began to run. Hr::r a r-Jn out r.d hi; arm wa- r. u. X' -A: a teum of mustar.r s:v. t'ht liiT a: 1 f'rove -vith him to 5 Thororhhred Pho-ie I.-lar i 't,1"" Cockerels for sale. Pric il The cap-. t. r r:-., - make the lat Lsk- C.ty. z d:.-xz.r. ve were corr. r-e'le J part of th? j 'lirney without a captain '"We arrive! a: our destination about the last of Ausrrst. and bought a three-acre ranch ten miles west of Creek. Neb. No. 2-25. V.'eetir.r Wa'er Penni-on's Christmas Sea'-. Mirk ers and Enrraved Cards in a preat h . line to chooe from at th Journul office. See? ions. We lived there :wentv mor.tr.?. ur.e uav v r.en i was a.cne an old scuaw ana a vour.e c.uck cam while I was :lr.z dlnne iVHETJ IN OWAHA VISIT THE I wa- . . n boilir.s: sweet ccrn on the ear. They1 every WSZK f:ijii nr.LS'C intimated that they would like some. ! Cie, C'uu Estr-i. E-to;' iw. xu so I gave a part of i: to them. They j ret.1 asked for more ari I accommodated ! ; rV"sMT-'icn ri-isr n a v CTV them, but when as tie i it for my children. Then the sauaw! tr.e rli and went cut to help herself. The buck stayed at the' house with rr.e and tapping on a piece ! of log, said: 'This Is my wood, my country, my corn: white man go tack.' This made- me mad and I went rr.to the house, tore the c?r off our drinking cur. whi h resembled a re- voiver. ana with tr. I started after th is and a rk unite iw r.ni buck. eon:. try t-an ; i . :t- n. :ii ti.- t-ve i.. -ural-it-. I .-r a i .- 1 tztx.' z.i. ; r- - u.x Uiil'i i'i..-rri. . ir-, r V e-ttT- of tlx i 1 '.--IJl.-r. :. . - j f a to t? cur 1 ;i T.i. S- :-i 1 r r cr s:--. . u.Vc;ur.J .t l J. I a - -- ..-r-i,. it I-: i rr"-.-i srtr..-s of "- I :n irt-j ,.",sr t S -..J t..T tirjri ttf I f,-r ci.itti.i Oil F. H. POLLOCK Real Estate Insurance Farm Loans Buick-Dealer Office and Salesroom RILEY BLOCK Tel. No. 1. Plattsmouth Greetings! Our Christmas greetings to you As the year is drawing to a close And looking forward into the days to come We wish you happiness. Store Closed All Day Christmas Dovey & Son