MOHBAY, DECXMBEB 24. 1917.
PLATTS5IOUTH SOII-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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MANLEY STATE BANK
MANLEY, 1IEB.
HURRAY STATE BANK
BANK OF CASS COUNTY
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
BANK OF COMMERCE
LOUISVHIE, NEB.
FIRST SECURITY BANK
CEDAR CREEK, NEB.
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MURRAY, NEE.
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CAPITAL ABB SURPLUS $13,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $15,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $80,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $23,000
CAPITAL AliD SURPLUS $10,000
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OFFICERS
FRANK STANDER
AUGUST STANDER
AUGUST rAUTSCH
THOMAS E. PARMELE
WM. J. RAU.
ur Facilities Enable
OVER THE COUNTY
UNION
Ledger
I-M You ns went to Lincoln on the
morning train Friday avIkto he was
tran t. acti n s b u s ines r-.
.Miss Jear.eite Patterson of Platts-
mouth is abating in the work at
tho bank this woek.
Kalph Davis and Lelaud Youns
returned home from Kansas City on
Saturday after a ii-w days visit.
Wesley Chilcott. of StorkviV... Ne
braska., stopped off here Saturday af
ter a five weeks visit at Excelsior
priiiprs, Mo.
-Mr. and Mrs. Homer AndVr.soi:,
who b.ave boon making their home
on the M. G. McQninn farm south
east of here, moved to Omaha the
latter part of last weak.
T. T. Am, tf Flatti-mouth, was a
business visitor hero Monday. He
formerly conducted a meat market
in this place, having sold his busi
i.o.s.s to Charles F. Morton a few'
ears ateo. He is still in the meat
business in the county seat.
Jack Austin, who was one of the
iir: t young men of this place to he
called into service through the selec
tive draft, arrived home Wednesday
morning. He was first sent to Camp
j-'unston. Kansas, and later to Fort
Pike. Arkansas. IT? was rejected
from the army with an honorable
discharge owing to defective eye
sight. Emil Fahrlander went to Omaha
the first of last week with the ex
pectation of joining the aviation de
partment of the army, but since he
look the examinations, conditions
1 are been changed by that depart
ment and he was unable to enlist.
He came home and will now wait for
1'r.cle Sam to call on him, which is
likely to be in the next draft.
A set of new harness was stolen
from the Ray Minford farm just east
of Murray one day lar t week and a
few clays later it was found in the
K. J. Mousey corn field and war; re
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Portee Tires Best Yet
also the cheapest per rr.ile as the following list will show:
COST OF 5,000 MILES FOR FORD CAR
(Two front and two back Tires)
PORTEGE ..$64.70
Sprague $82.40 Goodrich $84.1 1
Ajax $97.37 Goodyear $90.08
JCelley-Spgfld $101.30 Pennsylvania $88.80
Pick $ 1 05.54 . Firestone $9 1 .22
U. S. Tires $96.05
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for PORTEGE TIRES
PLATTSMOUTH - - -
DIRECTORS
CITAS. C. rARMELE, President.
FRED NUTZMAN, Vice-President.
W. GLEN EOEDEKER. Cashier.
Economically and on this Basis We
turned to the owner. The middle
or last week a new set of harness
was taken from George Shrader, who
lives a few miles north of here. Up
to date nothing has boon heard from
it and it is supposed the thief safe
lv made his get-a-way.
LOUISVILLE
Courier
The burial of Edward Heeney,
who died of pneumonia at Dentins,
X. M., occurred at Manley Wednes
day. Mrs. Joseph Kelly and her little
daughter of Bernard. Iowa, are vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Stander, at their home in the
cotintry south-west of Kouisville.
Mrs. J. D. Ferguson, of Lincoln,
and her daughter, Mrs. James Ho
taling and little daughter, who have
been visiting relatives in Cass coun
ty, left Saturday for California, ex
pecting to spend the winter there.
Mrs. Thompson has received the
pleasing intelligence of the arrival
cf a little girl at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Chamberlain, at Mil
ion!. Mrs. Chamberlain was form
erly Miss Ruth Thompson, of Louis
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Diers, of
Gresham. have entered into the
realm of grandparents by the recent
arrival of a fine baby boy at the
home cf their son, William Diers.
known in Louisville as Billy. Grand
pa "Shorty" Diers is so elated over
the event that he declares he does
not know whether he is G foot. r or
5 foot, c. Congratulations!
Lieutenants G. L. Marsh and F.
C. Harding, of the 41st Infantry of
Fort Crook, and Miss Edith Dovey,
of Piattsmouth, arrived on Saturday
for an over Sunday visit with Miss
Ruth Fitzgerald. Miss Fitzgerald
and her guests were entertained very
pleasantly on Saturday evening at
the home of Mayor and Mrs. R. C.
Yant.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sjogren were
much disappointed to receive a let
ter from their son, Arthur, from
Camp Funston. saying he could not
spend Christmas at home, being
quarantined for measles. Fred Ter
ryberry, another of our boys down
there, is in the hospital suffering
from an attack cf measles and all
the company is quarantined.
Word has reached us of the ser
ious illness of Jake Zimmer at his
NEBRASKA
Us to Handle Your Business in this County Promptly and g
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home in Lincoln, here he .has re
sided since leaving Louisville about
twenty years ago. He is suffering
from kidney trouble and no hopes
for his recovery are entertained.
Their daughter, Helen, died about
a year ago, in Iowa, leaving a hus
band and one child.
Thomas Stander went to Omaha
recently to enlist in the engineering
department of the V. S. army, but
was rejected because of. a weakness
in an injured eye. The doctor told
him that probably within a few
months he might be all right. Thom
as is under the draft age, but is
willing to do his bit along with the
older ones. He is now at Lincoln,
where he has a job as telephone in
spector. NEHAWKA
News
Olaf Lundberg is having his gar
age ceiled this week.
Frank Vantine of Arapahoe, is
visiting in Nehawka this week.
Ernest Ah rends left Wednesday
night for Camp Funston where he
will visit with his son Fred.
The M. E. chicken dinner last Sat
urday was well patronized, and a
very jelly and successful affair. The
receipts were ample to buy a new
ring for the bell.
Everybody is invited to attend the
Christmas program at the U. church
on Christmas Eve, December 24. A
collection will be taken for the bene
fit of the Red Cross.
Tom 2Jason, of Camp Funston
came home Sunday morning and re
turned Tuesday morning after a visit
with his home folks. He has no
fault to find with soldiering.
There will be a meeting for the
ladies of Nehawka and the surround
ing country, Thursday afternoon.
This meeting is for the purpose of
organizing in this precinct the
Woman's Council of Defense. Every
one is invited and urged to come.
It is now grandpa and grandma
Lundberg. if you please. On Tues
day, the family received a telegram
announcing the arrival' at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Betts of Chap
pell. Nebraska, a fine girl baby, the
first grandchild to Mr. and Mrs.
Lundberg.
The W. O. W. initiated a new
member in the person of R. Ketelhut
last Monday night. After closing
the lodge, the members and their
wives enjoyed a splendid oyster sup
per. About 25 people were prsent,
among whom were Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Rutledge as invited guests.
WEEPING WATES
Republican.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Miller, a son, on Monday December
17. '
Bert Jameson was in Omaha last
week and bought 80 head of cattle
to feed out on the farm.
Mrs. W. D. Ambler and Miss Wini
fred Abernathy came in Monday mor
ning from Beatrice for the holiday
vacation.
Miss Audrey Earkhurst who has
been quite sick, with yellow jaund
ice is much better and able to be up
and around the house.
George Metcalf is sending to the
World Herald this week about $18
worth of tobacco for the soldier
boys. George is going to keep on
collecting. See him if you want to
give cimething for this cause.
Oscar Roberts and family who
have been living on the Carl Day
farm moved into town Tuesday into
the Ross Dennis property. Mr. E. P.
OFFICERS
CHAS. C. PARMELE
JACOB TRITSCII
THOMAS E. PARMELE
R. F. PATTERSON.
F. O. EGENBERGER
"Buck's son-in-law and family who
arrived here last week from Gordon
moved to the Day farm Wednesday.
Claude Johnson returned last
! week from Montana, where he and
his sister Pearl have been holding
down homesteads. Miss Pearl will
be hereithis week. They have prov
ed up on their land anu are moving
back to old Cass county again.
Earl McGinnis, a former Weeping
Water boy now of Nebraska City
went to Omaha Friday to enlist in
the navy. He promised the Republi
can editor who ran across him on
the train, to write a news letter for
the Republican as soon as he got lo
cated. Billie Ash had'three fingers badly
mashed and bruised Saturday by
getting them caught in the clutch
chain of his corn sheller when a
wrench slipped off while he was
tiKhtening a burr. Fortunately the
I wrench went through with his hand
j breaking the chain which no doubt
1 saved the hand from being torn
i mucn more senouM.
M. E. Fredrickson of Clemons. Ia.,
who has been staying with his friend
Chris Miller, just south of town the
: last two weeks bought of F. H. Gor-
der Friday, the 1S9 acre farm, two
and one half miles east of Louisville.
Mr. Fredrickson will make an al
falfa and stock farm out of the place
which is a little rough. The consid
eration was $90 per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Stoker came
over from Camp Dodge, Des Moines.
Iowa, Tuesday for a short visit with
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Murtey. Their visit was a
little shorter than ther had antici
pated as Mr. Stoker was called back,
having some clerical work to do, and
had to leave Wednesday morning.
Miss Dorothy Murtey accompanied
them as far as Omaha.
ELMWOOD
Leader-Echo
John Morford returned the latter
part of last week from Wilbur, Ne
braska, where he had spent several
weeks with his mother, who has been
quite sick.
Mrs. Charles Gilbert, a sister-in-law
of Mrs. W. D. Skeen, died at
her home in Omaha on December 18.
Mrs. Skeen went to Omaha irame-
LE THEATRE
MATINEE AND NIGHT
THURSDAY, DECEM. 27
WM. H. KIBBLE'S ,
ORIGINAL
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN CO.
50 Men, Women and Children 50
Orchestra of Fifteen Musicians
Traveling in a Special Train
Scenic Investiture a Real Revelation
TWENTY
Spectacular and Specialty Sensations
Grand Chorus of Super-Excellence.
Kaleidoscope Visions of Historical In
terest! The Stereoptical Sensation
the Man who Freed the Slaves A
Tribute to Lincoln, Grant, Sheridan,
Sherman and Douglas. SEE IT!
:20 Colored People from Cotton Bert!
POPULAR PRICES
25c - 35c - 50c!
Katinee, 10 and 25 Cents 1
SEAT SALE AT
PAPiiE
WEYRICH & HADRABA'Sj
Commencing Monday Eve at 7:30
OFFICERS
THOMAS E. PARMELE, President.
CHAS. C. PARMELE, Vice-President.
PAUL FITZGERALD, Cashier.
RALPH R. LARSON, Asst. Cashier.
Invite Your
diately and is at the bedside of her
aged father at that place, who is
very sick and is hardly expected to
recover.
li. C. Morgan returned Monday
morning from Camp Funston, Kans.,
where he had gone on account of his
son, Floyd, who underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis.
Wm. Penterman, wife and baby,
were over from Manilla, Iowa, on
Saturday and Sunday to attend the
funeral services of the former's moth
er, Mrs. L. K. Penterman, who was
buried here Sunday afternoon.
A card from G. L. Brger states
that he and his wife arrived at
Orange, Cal. He says that it seems
good to be among the flowers and the
fruit of that country and that they
are enjoying life and having a goodj
time.
Last wek we failed to mention the
fact that Mr. and Mrs. John Kunz
had moved away from the farm to
their place in town. They are now
getting settled but John says it will
be some time yet before everything
is in tip top shape.
We are informed by Will Hart
man that his brother, Henry J. Hart
man, who enlisted from Elmwood
last April, left for France a few-
weeks ago as a member of the 5th
U. S. Field Artillery of the Ameri
can Expeditionary forces.
The Elmwood Electric light plant
will be well equipped in a short
time. One fine new engine has al
readv been installed and an other
engine of the same type has been
ordered. With this jiew equipment
there is no reason why we should
not have as good service as can be
had anywhere.
The Elmwood - Home Guards had
an enthusiastic meeting on Monday
night. The society seems to have
taken well by all and new members
are being added to the list. Capt.
Aldrich is getting things to moving
in the right direction and the boys
are doing their part by regular at
tendance and drill work.
'v Mr. Earl Crandell and Myss Flor
ence Stutt were married at "Nebras
ka City Wednesday of last week. Mr.
Crandell is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Crandell and is well known
to all. The bride is an accomplish
ed joung lady. They will go to
farming on a farm in the Crandell
neighborhood. They have the hearty
congratulations of all.
EAGLE
Beacon
Miss Emma Ragan of Utica is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wm. Yoho.
Mrs. Bruce Thorp and children,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Lin
coln. - Nick Peterson, Ed Ohlschlager
and Herman Wilson were in Lincoln
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Bortner and Miss
Freda Handrock were Lincoln visit
ors Saturday.
Rudolph Oberle and wife have re
turned from Chicago, where they
visited relatives.
Mrs. Edna Crabtree, Mrs. A. J.
Trimble and Miss Anna Bahr were
Lincoln visitors, Tuesday.
The Eagl Bandage Circle shipped
the following knitted article to the
County Chapter this week: 9 sweat
ers, 11 pairs service socks and 15
pairs wristlets.
Mesdames Frank Bortner, A. D.
Burdick and Charles Renner and
son, Charles, were Lincoln visitors
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trunkenbolz
started housekeeping this week, in
the east part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ankeny of
Minneapolis, Minn., are visiting the
Patronage.
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
tfudkins.
George Oberle, wife and daugh
ter, Caroline, and mother, Mrs.
Marine Oberle left Tuesday for a
visit with relatives in St. Louis.
PROM NEAR NEHAWKA.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Shoemaker
and two sons Rudolph and Albert,
from near Nehawka, were Piatts
mouth visitors one day last week,
and of course while here did not fail
to call at the Journal office for a
brief visit. This excellent family
have been mighty good friends of
this paper for many years ad they
are always most welcome visitors.
F. A. Hansen and W. N. Obernalte,
from near Nehawka, were in the city
for a few hours last Saturday after
noon, and while here paid the
Journal office a pleasant call, Mr.
Hansen renewing his paper for
another year.
QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED
From Thursday's Daily.
There were eighty-one question-
j naires sent out today, beginning with
number 403 and continuing to and
including 483. All those registrants
whose order of drawing comes with
in these numbers may look for their
questionnaire in the mail, for it has
been sent. Remember that you only
have seven days from today to get the
questionnaire filled out and return
ed to the local board.
How to Prevent Croup.
In a child that is subject to at
tacks of croup, the first indication of
the disease is hoarseness. Give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as soon as
the child becomes hoarse and the at
tack may be warded off and all dan
ger and anxiety avoided.-
A handsome line of Christmas
crepe paper, all colors and decorat
ed, at the Journal office.
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Jiow desolate ii looks. -
Of course you expeel lo erect a
Trorinert there 3oire tirrve -
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Vrile for catalogue &id
information.
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OFFICERS
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, President.
W. H. LOHNES, Vice-President.
THOMAS E. PARMELE, Director.
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ROYAL NEIGHBORS
HOLD ELECTION
From Thursday's Daily.
At their last meeting the Royal
Neighbors, the ladies auxiliary of the
Modern Woodman of America, held
their annual election, at which time
they selected the following officers
for the coming year. Mrs. Roland
Shoeman, Oricle; Mrs. Inez Stenner.
Vice Oricle; Mrs. Anna K. Hild,
Chancellor; Miss Garnet Cory, Re
corder; Mrs. Jennie Tulene, Finan
cier: Mrs. Margaret Tulene. Marshal;
Mrs. Ida Belle Kunsman, Inside Sen
tinel; Mrs. Ida Brooks, Outside Sen
tinel and Mrs. Dollie Hudson, Mana
ger. FOR SALE.
3 Holstein calves, 9 months old, 2
of which are heifers. Also 6 Barred
Plymouth Rock cockerels. Inquire
of Byron Babbitt, or call Phone No.
31-J. l2-12-4tdlrtwkly
Stomach Trouble and Constipation.
Those who are afflicted with stom
ach trouble and constipation should
read the following: "I have never
found anything so good for stomach
trouble and constipation as Cham
berlain's Tablets. I have used them
ofT and on now for the past two
years. They not only regulate the
action of the bowels but stimulate
the liver and keep one's body in a
healthy condition," writes Mrs. Ben
jamin Hooper, Auburn, N. Y.
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