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PAGE 8. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. Vhat's Left" Sale of Middies! LOCAL MCWQ I EXPECT DROP IH GOAL AHUUI UUIUlihK NKSI I inira- ijTuninwi Beginning Tuesday, September 18th, lasting until Thursday, September 20th MIDDY BLOUSES All styles for the school girl as well as for the women who like ease and comfort in clothes. We are making ex ceptionally low prices on these middies as there are not many of them and we do not care to carry then! over until next spring. These mid dies are of all kinds plain white, white with colored collars, and are of the slip-cn or coat style. There are also a few smocks with color ed smocking which are priced veiy low. Children's Middies, white with plain and plaid collars, 75c values. 59c Children's Middies, white with plain and plaid collars, 65c values. 49c Ladies' and Misses' Smocks, extra high grade, beautifully. smock ed and trimmed, $2.50 values for $1.59 Ladies' and Misses Coat Middies, extra high grade, beautifully trimmed, $2.00 values for 1.39 Ladies and Misses' Middies, coat and slip-on styles, high grade, colored collars and plain white; $1.50 values for 9 8 Ladies' and Misses' Middies, coat and slip-on stj'les, with color ed trimming or plain, $1.35 values for 89 Ladies and Misses' Middies, same as above, $1.25 values for. . .85 Ladies' and Misses' Middies- slip-on styles, plain white, $1.00 values for 79 " What's Left" Sale of Children's Gingham Dresses! Ci Just one glance will convince you of the extraordinary values of these dresses. With the present high prices of ginghams it behooves every woman to shop as economically as possible. We are doing our "bit" by giving you this opportunity to get a dollar's value for fifty tents. These dresses range in sizes eitht to fourteen and are offered to you at the following reductions: 75c values now at 50c $1 00 values now at 69c $125 values now at 89c $1.50 and $1.35 values now at 98c H. M. SQENNICHSEN, Call phones 53 ar.d51. WE LIKE TO SERVE. Mrs. W. R. Bryan, who has been visiting in Fort Collins, Colorado, returned home last evening, and re ports having had an excellent time Mrs. Charles Sprinkle and son, Fred of Portsmouth, Iowa, who have been visiting in the city for the past few days guests of the daughter of Mr. Charles Sprinkle, Mrs. Joseph Sitzman and family, departed this afternoon for their home in Iowa. Chris Ross and son Morton and Ernest Ahrons of the vicinity of Nehawka, motored to this city this morning for a short visit with friends to attend to some import ant business matters. While here Mr. C. Ross called at this office and had lys subscription extended for another year. Misses Harriett Fulmer and Har riett Clement arrived from Chicago last Saturday. Miss Fulmer. who is a special nurse and engaged with the government, visited over Sundav with Ler aunt, Mrs. R. R. Livingston, re turning to her duties at Chicago, while Miss Harriett Clement, who is also a nurse at the Presbyterian hos pital in Chicago, will remain for a longer visit. C. L. Mayabb, who has Just re turned from the north, where he visited at Gregory. Dallas and fo lome. South Dakota, says that the crops are good up that way, and that wheat and rye have paid well. though oats, did not do so well, and the corn is looking nice, but not so good as in Cass county. One farmer last year bought a quarter section lor $n.uoi ami tins yerr received just that much from his crop or rye. This looks preCv good, but with the oats from sev enly-five to forty does not appea to one. Garfield's Advice to Consumers PLATTSMOUTH WINS THE BALL GAME SUNDAY Retail prices will drop on or about October 1st. Don't stock up on high priced coal now. I A bitr. srooil tuiinrcrl -.,-, Plattsrnouth people greeted the home what you need and no more. boys at the beginning of llipir iniP - ------ - with the American Giants, a colored shortage this winter. aggregation of ball nlavers from nn the river Sunday afternoon, and was TELLS OF THE FAR EAST Washington, Sept. 16. (Continued from page 3.) never gets the feet dusty. The Water buffalo, also called the Caraboa, is the animal of all work in both, the Philippines and in China. In China we never see any horses, for one rea son that the horse would eat. food that the Chinaman sorely needs. The Cn ra boa gets along on a much leaner diet. In the Philippines the horse large enough to do work cannot live- in the tropical land, and so the buf falo is the only practical beast of burden in the Orient thus far. Small villages are passed and we see the primitive on every side and MATTHEW HEROLD. I I CONFIRMS EVACUATION GF WESTERN HANGERS Amsterdam. S-pt.. 16. According to the llandUsbuM. the population ol" iLe I: Isiian city of RouU-rs, be 1". 'iei tr-e : T'n.m s'roe.t. has been removed and the transportation of tie inhabitant:-: ut Oterul has been begun. The newspaper says 2,000 1 er-ons have departed from Court-r.-.in and that, many P.elgians have been forced to work on the defenses of Tourdoir.g. This dispatch is in line with ad vires received on September 4. from J LiZelroitck. northern France, by the s mi-o!!icial French news agency that we?tern Flanders was being evacuat ed by the Germans as far as the ( ourt rain-Thourovt line. TO IvIEET THURSDAY. Vh- Woman's Horn-" Missionary :o.-ety of the M. K. hurch wiil :ie-et on Thursday .ifto Tioon. in s':d of Tnesday as announced in ti.oo columns in Satu r-U.y's issue. Tin y will meet at tli church at fharp and then 'o Hi h '-.!!" r-r Mrs. Babbitt. Ror.ifn '(. r ti.ey wil' Meet Thursday a'i . mt.oou, ct.::d of Tuesdav. CARD OF THANKS. We take this means of thanking ill those who contributed dishes and work for our supper, Sept. Sth and, :il o are very grateful to the owners fi r the use 01 the M. XV. A. Hall at Mynard. We, also, wish to thank Mr. Bates for advertising for us this is the way to success which we appre ciated as we cleared $53.00 and did not have enough supper to satisfy our crowd. May each of you realize a blessing for what you have done to help us to help our boys. RED CROSS WORKERS, Of Mynard and 8 Mile Grove. WANTED POSITION. For a boy sixteen years old. After school and Saturdays, call at Journal office, or phone 34 S. 17-dtf SOCIAL WORKERS CLUE NOTICE. The Social Workers Club will meet at the home of Mrs. S. D. Fitch liorn Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 19th. The. finest line. of Box Tapers at the Journal office. FAF.71EH3 BUY ELEVATOR. The fanners who have organized as the Farmers' Eb-vator Company. with headquarters at Cuiloin. have elected as their officers. Charles T. Peacock, President, Louis Horn, vice president. J. (1. Mcisingt-r, secre tary, t'liillio Porn, treasurer, and Ed. Pecker, manager. The. beard of directors being A. P. Fornoff, J CI. Meisinger. C. T. Peacock, Lon'.s and Phillip Porn. They purchased the Di-.fT Grain Co., elevator at Cul lom. and are now ready for busi ness. They will run the elevator, as in the past, trying to do the best, for themselves and all who have grain to sell. There are fifty-four stockholders and thtir influence will be for the better conducting of the business of the company. JOHN McMURLIN'S NEW CAR. John McMurlin is sporting a brand now Reo roadster, of which he is very proud, and in this matter he has made a good selection when he picked upon the Reo. The car is a beauty, and one which will give him much service. CELEBRATED SON'S DEPARTURE At the homo of William Holly yes-ut:;.- was a gathering of friends of Roy Holly, who h-, roon to depart for the army, who came together to en joy a few hours with him, and to bid him Cod speed in his departure. There were present from this city the members of the De Luxe club, and from out of the city, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holly, of Omaha. John. Joseph and Harley Buttery, sons of John Putt cry, of Lincoln. SOWING 100 ACRES OF WHEAT Louis and August Keil are putting in 100 acres of fall wheat this sea son on the Dovey section, and hope to be rewarded by a good crop. While we think this a good busi ness proposition it is a good polit ical economic 'move, as well, for the nations have to be fed, and the more to cat that is raised, the better the equipment of the forces which are to battle for the freedom of the world. OH THEIR WEDDING TRIP. George Thompson and wife, for merly Miss Myrtle McMullen and a niece of Mrs. Fred Patterson, who have been visiting in the west, and especially points in Colorado, stopped off on their honeymoon trip, to visit with Fred Patterson and wife, com ing in last evening and departing this afternoon for their home at .McClennand. Iowa, .where they will live on a farm. PROFIT BY THIS! Don't Waste Another Day. Matthew Herold. nephew of Mat tin w Gtring of Plattsrnouth. who h i." been here for s everal d':; s p is: hi.-, e.nlsted with Lieut. Co'. Purke '. 'air's regiment from V voniin 1 will ' ely go . the front with .: lt shortly. Mr 1 . ' 1 is Harvard law school man whom Ros- coe Pound recently spoke of as one of the brightest young men who ever entered that institution. Ih jomeu nis regiment at umalia when it was on the wav to a sout he.istern camp. Washington Dispatch. SURPRISE LITTLE FRIEND. When oii are worried by back ache; Py lameness and kidney bladder disorders Yesterday was (be twelfth birth- da of Miss Hazel Clugey. and her and I little friends, headed bv Gertrude Smith, got together Saturday after Don't experiment with an untried noon and went in a crowd to the medicine. Follow Plattsrnouth people's ex am pl?. Fse Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Plattsrnouth testimony. Verify it if you wish : .Mrs. D. P. Smith. First St.. says: "I had an awful bad attack of back- home of Miss Hazel, and surprised her, with a jolly good time, and made the afternoon one of enjoy ment for her and her little friends They were served by Mrs. Clugey with a delicious four course lunch eon, and all declared that Mrs Clugey was a royal entertainer. cne ana lor several weeks was Those of Jier friends present were naruiy aole to get around. I had Una Crook, Gertrude Smith, Doris never had anything cause mo so Winscot. Eva Crook, Ora Allen, Inez much misery. When I got down. I Stone, Edith Reed, Etta Burrows wouiu nave to have someone help and Margie Pickett, members of me on my feet, my back was so the Sunday school class, of which weak and sore. I tried different Hazel is a member. medicines, but got no relief until I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They made a permanent cure." Price r,0c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get uoan's Kidney Pills the same CEMETERY. We are row prepared to make your monument, markers and lot corners right at home. Cass County Monu- that cured Mrs. Smith. Foster-Mil-I ment Co' W' T- Wassell, manager. burn Co., Props., Buffalo, X. Y. Hotel Riley block, Plattsrnouth, Neb. SUSTAINS BROKEN ARM. MR. RENTER! Otto Wurl, Jr., son of Mr. I have an eighty acre tract lav- and I ine- flltit two milna from Pin tn vtnw -Mrs. Otto Wurl, while playing at Nebr Twpntvnrrnirairn nii fn. the home of E. A. Wurl last Sat- ed hoff (ight. With excellent build unlay evening, in jumping from ahnira. Tormc. tn cit l.nvr Vri small free, his foot slipped and he rolled down a bank, with the result that one of his arms was broken. The fracture was reduced, and the little fellow, while suffering con siderable, is getting along as well as might be expected. me. II. M. Ilolbert, Plainview, Nebr. JAMES L. HUNTER PROMOTED. NOTICE! James L. Hunter, who has for some time been located at Denver, Colorado, in the storekeeper's of fice for the Burlington, has been promoted recently to the position of Division Storekeeper of the Burling- Owing to the rapid advance and ton. and is located at Casner. Wv- change in price of all building, heat- oming, and will have under his jur- mg ana plumbing materials, we de- Isdiction Greybull and Kirby. This sire not to be asked to furnish fig- is another Plattsrnouth boy who Is ures on above, but would be glad to rapidly going to the front, is one give you an estimate on the probable which this citj as well as his fam- cost at this time. s7-tfd. KROIILER BROS. Has a High Opinion of Chamberlain's Tablets. ily, should be proud of. Jim has always been a dependable man and will succeed. Walter Holcomb, of Chambers, Nebraska, who has been visiting in I have a high opinion of Cham- the city south of town, the guest at berlain's Tablets for biliousness and the home of E. W. Beins, departed as a laxative," writes Mrs. C. A. for his home this morning, and was Earnes, Charleston, 111. "I have nev- accompanied as far as Omaha by Mr, er found anything so mild and pleas- Beins, who also was looking after ant to use. My brother has also us- spine business there. ed these tablets with satisfactory re RHUS ' I ... v - T . -T " fill r n ii ir ii n . ucth . ' i i . . uvuiiiut iiuuv-iiua iuj - . i . . o i . l r Lower re- very well contented with the pro- r- inV inen" 'V, ' A , tail prices on hard and soit coal will gress of the game from beginning toLnv be fixed in a presidential proclama-k"l in most of its phases. A few pe- At present we are making plans to tion about October 1st. culiar features crent in before ti. visit north China. Shanghai, Tienstin, Fuel Administrator Garfield today close that marred the afternoon of I'.lkln Mukden, and other northern n .1 So,,.! . . .. ., ... cuies will miu i ue Been. uur uiu n advised customers to await the new otherw.se clean sport l.ke a knot on Hongkong. Canton. Macao and the government prices before buying and a nice smooth board. south of China has been filled with revealed plans to prevent industries The game opened with Brown of interest and we hope that the north- shutting down or households freezing the visitors at bat, but he did not hit orn trip W,M he 1,Kewise- lliat 1o. .. f , . , ,n. . . , we will write you of soon! With love lor lack of coal. the ball. The same fh ne- bnnneneil ., ,,.,.,. ' M"1 ami KiuuesL regards 10 our j ne iuei administration will renin- Mo their first baseman, Moore. Roy many friends in Plattsrnouth. sition millions of tons of coal. From Wright, the second clown of the club -M It. and MRS. J. W. ALLEN. this supply emergency needs of eon- did not get a look in. With our boys sumers will be met at government Peal got to first on a single and EARGER WITT NOT COMF mane second while Smith grounded. Tm 1. la. ... ueaiers caiigni long on coal. Jen ami stimpson were fanned by Dr. G. S. Barger. of Raymond, II- xwoi. i. i.n uiui r uian mi- U'-M.v ill me secOIKI MarilPS Minis who li-wl m.ribocAil . - " a. v i uaru ill" j;i au- tail price the government fixes, will got a single, reaching second while tice of Dr. E. W. Cook, will not' come lose. After the date fixed by the Roy Barnes struck out. Bynum fol- to Plattsrnouth on account of the president's proclamation no coal may lowed in the same way, making two fact that the laws of Nebra$ka are be sold at retail at a price higher down. Davis got a two base hit, such that one has to pass an examl- than the one fixed. This price will bringing Stearns in and remaining nation before the local state' board be determined by the cost at the at second. Al Barnes at bat. After before they may be admitted to prac- mine, plus the freight to destination, two strikes had been charged to him, tice within the state. The date of plus the jobber's fixed profit, plus Davis went to sleep off second and the next examination is well along the retailer's gross margin to be fix- Smith tagged him. ending t he inning. jn November and Dr. Barger thinks ed by the proclamation. In the third Al Barnes struck out. he cannot afford till that time to As Garfield explained his plan, the Hill grounded and Brown went out take the examination and so has government will conduct a banking on a tly to Grassman. With us. Her- concluded to locate elsewhere This business in coal. The capital will be old r.ade a hii. got to second. Hay will be a disappointment both to him the coal requisitioned from the pro- grounded. Mason got a single and and to Dr. E. W. Cook, as well as ,,,u'f'- Herold tried to get to third. but to many of the latter's friends and Oi)erators Protected. was surrounded by Africans and tag- patrons. This capital stock of "spot coal" ged by Hill. Grassman went to will be obtained by forcing operators grass on a fowl. to scale down their contracts. Seven- In the fourth, Wright was fanned, ty-five per cent of the coal produc- Starnes grounded and Roy Barnes tion this year has been contracted "truck out. Salsberg. Stimpson and for, but the fact that the government Herold went to the bench in tvvomin- as a war measure, forces the break- utes time. ing of the contract, protects the op- In the fifth Bynum and Davis did erators from liability. I not reach first, followed by Al Barnes a The arrangement to srather n stock who made a safe sinele. onlv to dieL oi ii neoiii ran en or spot coai is in-imeie " nen 1:111 Miuih uiu. nay goii.. time is in store for you Be tended to meet the demands of small to second, while Mason. Grassman j on hand for a time of real manufacturers and the householders anil Poisall went down in succession. pleasure. who have not laid in their usual A good opportunity lost. . winter supply. The sixth was a good inning for 1Lta. ?....,.. .tt!T-.?tt. I a A 1- EAGLES' DANCE. The Eagle Lodge will give a social dance at the Coates hall on Saturday evening. September 22nd. The best of music and a genuine Rood JOINS THE REGULARS. Garfield will keep in touch with the visitors, it netting them their conditions everywhere, with the state J second score. Brown (who should I ue I administrators and the local nave neen caneu -uiacK.' as ne was Glen Elliott, son of John W. Elliott committees for every county and city, a fast black lammed the pill for a ani wife. went to Omaha, where he Priority coal questions in a com- two bagger. Moore got a swat at it enlisted in the regular armv of the munity will be settled by the local and as the ball sailed over Smith's United States and has been sent to committee, in the state by the state head about fifteen feet in the air, he Fort Logan, where he will en info administrator and in the nation by hurled his glove at it, and the ball training for service for his conntrv Garfield. while P.al grabbed it and stopped (jlen is a fine young man. and is All retail dealers will be controlled went to one side like a crippled duck, known to most of the people in by license regulations. The retail Brown at third. Then the whole team Plattsrnouth. He was the president prices to be announced October 1, went into executive session, while Df (jie class of 1917, being popular will apply throughout the country, the crowd howled "Play Ball." After with his classmates. He should make regardless of the progress made in exhausting a large amount of elo- a good soldier and is displaying the appointing state and local fuel ad- quence. the umpire, J. W. Holmes, I proper spirit in thus answering the ministrators. The prices will be ten- told Brown to go home and gavecan j0 fie colors. Moore third base. After this Starnes grounded out and Moore tried to make home but was nipped by Iler- Wright thought he could do it tative. subject to change by Garfield. RETURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP. FOR SALE. old. urignt tnougiit ne could do it i n-TI. P. Alama Gasoline Engine; ...... .. . Matthew Gering returned last Fri- a"d tried the same tactics, nut pete I 2 delivery wagons; 2 delivery carts; day evening from an extended trip was there with the ball. Plattsrnouth i i,ay horse; 1 bay mare; 1 single in the east which occupied some at ''t. Beal. Smith and Salsberg horse top buggy; ?, sets of single three weeks or more. When tak- went through the motions in exact- harness; 1 delivery sled; 1 set of ice ing up his affairs on his return he lv one minute and fifty-four seconds, tools. Inquire of Lorenz Bros. i-12-tfd was so busy that it was not possible th e visitors looking happy with two to get an interview with him. Mr. runs and the Red fcox none. WILL CHANGE PLACES. Gering is looking after some legal In the seventh Starnes, Roy Barnes matters in Omaha today. Mr. Ger- Bynum and Davis were not able to Frank B. Goodman, who has been ing while in the east visited many see third, while our boys pulled up for the past number of years farm- of the noted cities and places of in- their belts two notches with the re-ling the place owned by Mrs. W. T. terest, and spoke before the meet- j suit that two runs were made, one Cole, south of the city, has rented ing of the American Bar Association each by Stimpson and Herold with the C. H. Schopp farm, which has at the meeting at Saratoga Springs. Hay on third, looking to home with recently been purchased by the New York, at which he was one of longing eyes, but it was elusive, and Misses Horning, and will move on it the principal speakers. Going from he failed there. Mason got picked on jn the spring, where he will farm here he went' to Chicago on the second and Grassman went out on the coming season. Henry Timms Burlington and from there he took a fly. will move on to the farm where Mr. a boat on the lake, touching many With the score tied, there was Goodman has lived and will farm points until he arrived at Buffalo, I nothing doing during the eighth and I there next year. and from there he went to Saratoga ninth innings. Then followed ten, Springs overland in an automobile-, eleven, twelve and thirteen in rapid MRS. JOHN MURRAY ILL. going over the mountains, and after succession with nothing worthy of leaving there was in Washington, mention, except that J. . Holmesj Mrs. John Murray is reporetd as where lie stayed for some time. He quit as umpire and Dr. Sanden tried being sick at her home in the north met Mr. Charles E. Hughes, former his hand. J portion of the city. Mrs. Murray presidential candidate and bad a vis- In the fourteenth Moore struck out I was at Kansas City. Missouri, some it with him. just after listening to while Roy Wright got a three big-ltime since receiving treatment and a most eloquent address by him, on ger and Starnes a single, bringing I returned feeling much improved, but the subject of the constitutionality Wright home. Roy Barnes got first, I just now is feeling quite badly. Mr. of the selective draft. After listen- while Bynum and Davis struck out. and Mrs. L. K. Kearnes, her par ing to such an address which Mr. When our boys came up Stimpson ents who but a short time since re Gering decsribes as being the most grounded and Moore muffed the ball, turned from the Soldiers Home at masterful address I ever heard, one giving Stimpson first. By fast run- Grand Island, are enjoying good could not but see the selective draft ning he stole second and Herold I health. was within the realm and scope swatted the ball for three bases and of the constitution. Mr. Gering en- Stimpson came home, again tying upl Box Paper and Corresnondenre joyeu the trip immensely, and the score, uay ionoweu witn a gooaiuaras at the Journal office. comes back to his work, with much single, and Herold crossed home plate! .im vigor, and renewed in health, by jsafelj-when Wright dropped the ball, j " S100 Reward 100 his vacation. This ended the game with the score it, rnrier , - .... fufd W1H FOR SALE. Desirable eight room lots, gas and electric lights standing four to three In favor of j Pleased to learn that there Is at least the Red Sox. h, " ZTI Z VaL.s e.nce ha that is catarrh. Catarrh being great lv house; 3 return game with the visitors on the reciuires constitutor i t2?.nai"?S? . . . : ...v...i. iij.ii s Good Plattsrnouth diamond next Sunday! Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and barn. Located on Pearl St., one afternoon. Yesterday's game was sup- faces of the System thereby destroyinri? block from High School. Call posed to have been the last this sea-1 i?if?"?5ilon.i?fwtl, ease. giving thd i patient siren?tn nv hniininv v. Phone No. 34 for price and partic- son, but the good sized crowd pres- stitution and assisting nature in doing ttl ulars. 9-17-1 wkd&w ent prevented the association from fat h in h. "a.Le ?? .I111.?'' - i uuncix nr a ii' losing any money; and It was decided SL?-"!!-" Dennison's 'crepe paper at the to close the season with next Sun- to cure. 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