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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 191S.
PLATTSMOUTH SEM-WEEBXT JOURNAL
PAGE THHZZ
URDOCK DEPMR TMEFST.
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
Gambling
or investing?
(has installed various styles and sizes
of plants in the homes in and about
jMunlock. All of them seem to have
I given perfect satisfaction.
w hen you buy stocks of the traveling stock salesman
are you gambling or investing?
There is only one way to be sure which you are doing.
If you do not investigate, you are gambling. If you do
investigate and find that the stock is satisfactory, you are
investing.
Don't take the salesman's word, he is working for his
commission, not your interest. It makes no difference to
him if you loose.
Don't permit the promises of large returns to influence
you to risk your capital. Where one man strikes it lucky,
a hundred lose.
Are you willing to take a hundred-to-one shot?
The Baek of Murdoch
HENRY A. TOOL. President J. E. GUTHMANN, Vice-President
H. A. GUTHMANN. Cashier
Has Moved Family to Murdock
Mr. J. A. l'oiuast. the new banker,
who lias just moved to Murdock from
his I'ltuut home at Courtland, is
ocenpyir p the residence of Mrs. Amg-
wert. which has been the home ol"
Jesse Landholm for some time past.
OVERSEAS SOLDIERS
Karl .M.-Kin:it y. the rjotor :ne- TLursday. November i:;th. and de
clKiTiic. i? vititinsr at tlie home of, posited the lirs-t money the bank re
iwr: Lewi
Dr. O. 7
wa-
fr ?. s-l;t:rt tin e.
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:i -:'Uer i': : : :loc!' la " Ti ;!?.!; y.
ii.r called 1 1, look af:er a patiM:r
hi re.
L.. Neitzel. the hardware nerchant.
made a brief business trip to Lincoln
!?.-: Thursday evening, ret urn ins; on
the late train.
Win. K.;?h completed h:s sta:ns
thresh in p: the first of the week, the
last settings beinjr at the home of
Henry Gakemeir.
Lacey McDonald reports the rnad
far from beins; rood, and says that
they arc eo.-th.r him rood money for
tire upkeep on his car.
ceived. one cent and received there
ft;:' batik boo"; properly :v::ie"
Little R'.ber. 2?' L raua but ' yea!
old. has crarped the idea ut avin:
some money. Otiurs made deposit
and transacted other business thru
the opening day. until before closinr
time, a very successful day's busi
ness was recorded on the ltooks. I'
is said that Jud-e II. A. Uast was
the second one to deposit money in
the new bank.
Ground Broken for New Building;
J. Johansen, with his force of
workmen, on last Thursday broke the
ground for the new bank building
II. Miller, living north of Mur- (which will be erected at the corner
The
the
dock, reports lie completes nis c.rn,.f Mam and the cross street.
pit-kin- on last Saturday, and that 'excavation for the basement of
the crop averaged about thirty-five
Mi'-helF.
building is now about completed.
TLc construction of the bui'dinc will
H. V. Tool was fortunate cnoushjbf pushed forward as rapidly as pos-
t(. secure :i car ot hard coal lor his rible.
customers last week, and which wa-
i;lHdiy received by those in need of
the ''am.
For Rale: Registered short horn,
t wo-year-old bull. I'edigrep furnish
ed. Call or phone. Farm one-half
mile north of Murdock. Louis Sch
midt, phone No. "I'-D. March. ek Nth.
Mux Diisttrhou. v. ho is hi:ihir r
the home 'jl Peter Evelard in Elm
wood, lias had to v.ait somewhat on
the plumbers and was also held up
.snffii' lust wt-ek on uccoun of the ex-trem'-ly
cold wcah r.
?.';-. Selma Brauchle. the courte
ous ami oMirini; clerk at the Mur
dock Mercantile company' store, has
been at home sick for several days,
iurins which time Master "Dick"
Tool has been assist i n in the work
at the store;
Will Soon Have Heme Finished
H"ury A. Tool, who is just ecn
pltttTiir his new home ia Murdock.
reports pood p'oress ilur.ns tlu past
f rtnichr and says the plasterers be
jra:i last week to put on the last, or
fiiii-hinu. coat, and it looks like he
and hi.- i;i:od wife will be a'de to oc
cupy the new home in the very near
f u t u re.
Jie-v Eaik Doer Gocd Easiness
. s a masrol for the low b-iti'r.
Gets Located in New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wer.rit. why have
been detained for many weeks in pot
ting: into their new home, which
they have had under construction or
their farm jusl east of Murdock. ar'
at las;t settled amidst the comforts
and luxuries of the fine dwelling.
They ordered new furnishings and
furniture several weeks aco. and al
though the houses through which
the goods were purchased promised
immediate shipment, they were un
able to make good on their promi-.
and the goods ultimately had to !
shipped direct from the factories in
which they were made. With th
receipt of the furniture however the
home presents an elegant appearance
both inside and out. and affords an
ideal place of abode for Mr. and
Mrs. Weudt.
roEtomce Now Electric Lighted
The post office, which has hereto
fore been lighted with oil lamps,
now emblazoned with an abundance
'f elegant light, which it much ap
preciated by the patrons generally,
who were greatly inconvenienced due
to the poor quality of light shed by
the kerosene lamps. The lights and
equipment were furnished and in
stalled by Win. (lehrts. being. th"
little Robert McDonald proceded toi"Si!enl Alamo" individual plant, sold
the bank on the morning it opened.! by this gentlemen, and of which he
Making the Farm Pay!
All farmers know the value of keeping up the
strength and fertility of the land. And especially is
this of prime importance now on account of the high
prices to which land has climbed. With land selling at
5300.00 l- $400.00 ?.n acre no one can afford, thrcush
neglect, to lece froai five to ten bushels of grain per
acre, when by protecting or renewing their land with a
covering of straw or manure they could avoid it. The
"One Man Straw and Manure Spreader" will solve the
problem. See the machine and get full information re
garding its work and possibilities for renewing and
keeping up the fertility of the soil.
WM. GEHRTS,
The next number of the Murdock
Lyceum course to be held on Wed-
' Since the removal of Mr. Landholm j nesday evening- of next week at the
Next Number of the Lecture Course
on Wednesday Evening,
November 26th.
jand wife to the new home which
j they have just had completed, the
i house has been vacant, and afforded
an
excellent opportunity for Mr.
i Pot hast and his family to find tem
porary quarters until they are able
to erect a home of their own during
the coming year.
Methodist church in that hustling
village, is one of exceptional inter
est and will prove pleasing; to all
who attend.
Included in this number are four
young men who hare all seen service
in foreign countries during the war,
I and who have returned to portray.
tin ooin song ana siury, ineir expen-
Married Last Week i'nces' These youne men saw the
At the home of the parents of the ?rim fide of warfare, and also that
x.-ia -.t -U..O t i nii, other side, for it was not all the
'solemnized the marriasre of Miss trench and carnage kind, but inter
I Grace Gustin to Mr. Kenneth Easton J spersed with now and then enjoy
ISedman. of Wahoo. on last Thurs- able occasions, when they and their
!dav, in the presence of a large cir- J comrades in arms would give vent to
irle of admiring friends. The bride mirthful inclinations,
'has lived in this neighborhood all j All of these young men have gone
her life and to know her was to love , over the top and received wounds
'her The uroom has frequently vis-ifacin the enqfny. one being com
!ited in Murdock. and for a time he tended for gallantry and being the
'made his home here, lie is now em-j recipient of official decoration at the
Iploved with the Swift Packing com-' hands of the French. They are
Ipanv as a salesman. A more ex-', equally as good entertainers as they
I, ,t r til. xvcrbiinir Ti-;were fighters and a rare treat is in
ired
in
MondaVs issue
of the store for the people of the Murdock
Journal, as taken f rom . community on Wednesday evening.
v.: i-Weekl v
"It., w.od Leader-Echo
.!, i- : i.ld to tf Jld best V!-ilei
thi-- popular young couple alon
this
-he ;
The time spent in attending en
tertainments of this kind is far from
being lost and the people of Mur
with thus.' of their many friends iniuolh art" lo conrauiaieu on m-
interest and support they are giving
the Lyceum course this year.
large International dictionaries that
will b greatly appreciated by both
the faculty and the gcb.ola.re. They
alte supplied seme othr neces&ary
paraphernalia far the primary de
ptrtffi.nt. The quarterly tests were liven
last week and continued over lntc
the fore part of this week. The re
sults were indicative of very satis
factory progress being made in all
lines of study.
Carl Schneider, who has been at
tending a parochial 6Chool for some
time, has returned and taken up bis
work in the Murdock schools.
Last Thursday, Rev. A. H. Schwab
visited the schools and made an ad
dress cn the subject of "Good Citi
zenship." In each of the different
departments he admonished the
scholars to have a high ideal of cit
izenship and Americanism and to
work to that ideal in all their studies.
NICE WEATHER IS WELCOME
From Tuesday's Daily.
Such days as Sunday and yester
day throughout Nebraska go a long
ways toward bringing smiles to the
face of the householder as they les
sen the strain on the coal supply
and make the shortage much easier
to stand. The good weather with
which Nebraska is blessed in the
fall season is certainly hard to beat
in any portion of the broad domain
of the L'nited States, and it makes
one full of pep and activity.
the vicinity of Murdock. May pros
perity and happiness be theirs thru
out their lives.
Postoffice Inspector Makes Visit
Post office Inspector W. C Coble,
of Omaha, recently made a visit to
the city of Murdock and found ev
erything ;:t the local office being con
ducted in excellent shape. It is also
reported that he visited a certain
citiztn whom he found it necessary
to administer some good, wholesome
advice to.
Are Making; the Com Fly
Louis Schmidt. who lives just
north of Murdock. is getting hi 5
corn out in a hurry. liesules him
self, he has the help of Dillet Utt
who has now become an excellent
corn picker, and Mr. Edward Itikli
who arrived from Denver a week oi
so auo. and the three are surel.t
making the corn fly. and wiil soon
have the fields cleared and the corn
all in the cribs. Mr. Kikli is thi
son of Arr.:M liikli. who lives neat
Enid. Oklahoma, and a grandson of
Arthur Itikli. of Murdock.
Makes Purchase of Home
Harry Gillespie has just mad
pui chase of a home, not seeing an'
thing in renting, and got the place
which has been occupied by G. Haur
for some time, and which is located
just south of the residence of Mr
and Mrs. John Amgwert. This prop
crty is a very nice one and will make
an excellent home for Mr. Gillespie
and his good wife. They will occupy
it as soon as Mr. IJaur can find a
place info which to move.
Move Into Their New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Landholm have
jusl moved into their new home.
which has been under course of con
st ruction for a number of months
past. This home is modern in all
its appointments and is equal to any
in the larger cities. Along wi:h
others of the recently constructed
modern homes in Murdock. is helping
to make Murdock a city of beauty,
and one which is becoming noted
for its comfortable homes.
Pretty Busy People Now
W.O.Gillespie and wife, who hare
ibeen experiencing much difficult v in
..securing help with which to operate
jthe hotel they conduct in Murdock,
(While not becoming discouraged.
have buckled into the work them
selves when they could not get the
i.v.ded help, and ju?t now are about
as biisy ;is two mortals well can lip
'r-ikin after the: work at the bet-
MURDOCK
NEBRASKA
! Mis.s Viola Everett, who is cin
. ployed during the day at the ttorc
of P.aur H Kraft, assists during the
'morning and evening, thus helping
out greatly, but still the three arc
jvery busy. IJy the way. Mr. aad
I'.lrs. Gillespie are conducting a re
lliable hotel, and one that would do
'credit to towns much larger thin
Murdock. And the traveling public
surely appreciates their efforts to
' please.
Trains Run Via Louisville
The Rock Island railroad, which
is constructing a new bridge over
the Platte river at South Bend, be
gan running trains over the Burling
ton track between South Bend and
Louisville, and over the Missouri
Pacific between Louisville and the
station at Meadow, where they re
turn to the Rock Island tracks and
continue their way into Omaha, or
leave them enroute to Lincoln and
the west.
The Rock Island has been making
preparations for some time for this
procedure, by building a transfer
Y at South Bend and a 6tretch of
track leading to their own line near
Meadow. The Y at Louisville will
be used for switching trains from
the Burlington to the Missouri Pa
cific tracks. Trains will be oper
ated this way until the new bridge
at South Bend is ready for use,
number of months from now. The
work is being done at this time of
year in order to avoid high water in
the river and it is expected to com
plete it before the spring break-up.
The old bridge there had been in use
a long time and was considered as
being unsafe, trains being limited to
a very slow rate of speed in cross
ing it.
Mrs. Oscar McDonald Entertains
Ou last Thursday, at her home in
Murdock, Mrs. Oscar McDonald ele
gantly entertained at a Kensington,
the members of the Royal Neighbors
of America and other friends. The
afternoon was very profitably and
enjoyably spent with the work which
the ladies brought with them, while
they also had a season of sociability
and enjoyed a very exquisite lunch
eon, which was f-erved by the genial
hostess.
Departed for a Trap Shoot
Edward "VT. Thimgan departed on
last Thursday for Kansas City, via
auto, where he went to attend
trap shoot being held last week. He
went by way of Syracuse, where he
picked up his friend. Dr. Hall, who
is also a lover of trap shooting sport
and the gentlemen continued on
their way to Kansas City together
Both are good shots and we are ex
pecting that they pulled down some
very handsome prizes.
RED GROSS GETS
BONDS FOR MEN
Home Service Branches of Organiza
tion Secures Good Results in
Getting Prompt Action.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Efforts of the Red Cross to secure
the delivery of Liberty bonds paid
for by soldiers and sailors are meet
ing with great success, says a report
from Washington. In one month a
total of 296 deliveries had been com
pleted, involving bonds worth $29.
700. In addition, action has been
secured in two caes of bonds sub
scribed through the Marine Corps
amounting to S200.
Definite reports were also secured
regarding the status of 19S other
cases, in which it was impossible to
secure the bond because of previous
delivery, failure to secure full check
age of account or other reasons.
These 198 cases involved bonds ag
gregating $22,500 and. in many of
them, information was secured by
the Red Cross in a few days after
weeks and months of fruitless efforts
on the part of the individual, gener
ally through ignorance of the proper
procedure.
The plan of the Red Cross for as
sisting the soldier in getting his
paid-for-bonds consists in having him
assign the delivery bond to a Red
Cross representative who secures it
from the bond section of the zone fi
nance office in Washington and for
wards it promptly by registered mail
to the soldier through Red Cross
channels, generally on the second day
after the receipt of the affidavit, pro
vided the bond can be secured prom
ptly from the zone finance office.
A form of affidavit for the soldier
is provided by the Red Cross, on ap
plication to the nearest Home Ser
vice station, whereon complete in
formation about subscriptions to
bond issues may be given.
Cotton Flannel Glove
Special!
We have a quantity of two thumbed, fleeced-oul
of good weight, good sizes, cotton flannel gloves, which
we will sell on Saturday, November 22nd only, at
PER DOZEN
ilflurdock Mercantile Co.,
JERRY E. McHUGH, Manager
MURDOCK -:- -:- NEBRASKA
suit in worse injury or more serious
damage to the car.
KANSAS TO OPERATE
THE GOAL MINES
State Will Take Over Large Proper
ties Under Eeceivership Pro
ceedings, It is Said.
Topeka. Kansas, Nov. IT. The
large coal nifning properties of Craw
ford and Cherokee counties tins even
ing passed into the centre! of the
(state of Kansas when the stale su
preme court issued orders anu nam
ed receivers for the properties. The
action followed the filinjr of pro
ceedings by Attorney General R. .1.
Hopkins to bring about the receiv
ership. The receivers appointed by
the court are:
Mayor C. D. Sample of Tort Scott,
representing the public.
Willard Titus, of Girard. a coal
miner, representing the men.
C. R. Spencer, of I'ittsburg. presi
dent of the Pittsburg-Midway Min
ing company, representing the op
erators. Action of state officials, it became
known, was taken after the opera
tors had declined to have anything
to do with the appointment of re
ceivers or to suggest names of their
representatives.
in this ciiy on Thursday evening at
7:45.
The Rev. Wilford Mann, rector oi
St. Raul's church of Council UlulTs.
Iowa, will be present to address the
meeting, as will Mr. Charles Hooper,
of Omaha, one of the leaders in the
lay church movement, and thce gen
tlemen will have a message well
worth li earing.
It is desired that every member of
the parish be present at this meet
ing and by their individual atten
dance and efforts make the cam
paign work in this city a success.
Those who have participated in
the Nation-Wide campaign meetings
held so far have realised a gre.it d .:1
;f benefit from them and have been
strengthened in their faith as ::.e
result of the splendid efforts of the
church in reaching its membership.
PvETUENS FROM THE HOSPITAL.
NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN
MASS MEETING THURSDAY
In the interest of the Nation
Wide campaign of the Episcopal
church that is now being conducted
throughout the nation, a mass meet
ing will he held at St. Luke's church
From Tuesday's Daily.
This afternoon Miss Relle Speck.
who has been at the Immamicl hos
pital in Omaha for the past two
weeks, was so far re-covered from
her recent operation that he was
enabled to return to her home in
this city.
Miss Speck was suffering from a
very severe case of appendicitis at
the time she was taken to the hos
pital and was operated n at once,
and with t he very best of results as
she lias been continuously on the
mend since the operation and is now
able to be back borne. The occa.-ion
of her return it the source of a great
deal of pleasure to the relatives and
friends of this estimable young lady.
For tasty printing j-ou can't go
wrong in having the Journal office
rurn out your Job.
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT
You m. ill End a nice lxie or popu
lar copyright books at the Journal
Murdock School Notes.
The schools of Murdock, after
having waited for some one el?e to
inaugurate a drive for the Red Cross
and which did not materialize, have
concluded to conduct one themselves
in the schools.
While there was nothing done by
the public in Murdock in recognition
of Armistice day, the' school took
upon themselves the matter of pro
viding" a patriotic program, rhich
proved interesting and instructive.
as well as assisted materially in in
culcating patriotic sentiments in the
minds of the scholars a matter up
on which too much stress cannot be
placed at the present time. !
From Tuesday's Daily.
While returning Sunday afternoon
from a visit to Union. John McCar-
they and family, who make their
home on the old homestead near
Wyoming, just over the line in Otoe
county, met with a rerious accident
The Franklin sedan which Mr. Mc
Cartney was driving ran off the cul
vert east of Union at the corner and
cnt into the ditch, with the result
that Mrs. McCarthry. who was riding
in the car, had her left wrist broken
and received a general shaking up.
The remainder of the family, al
though they received a severe ehock.
were not seriously injured.
Mrs. McCarthry was treated by
Dr. Barrett, who reduced the frac
ture and made the lady a? comfor
table as posfible, and she is resting
as well as could be expected under
the circumstances.
The car was quite badly damaged.
the top being broke-a in, the wind
shield smashed and other parts be
ing broken. It was hauled in by a
service outfit from oie of the Union
garages, and is now under process of
being repaired, which work will be
completed long before the fractured
wrist of Mrs. McCartney shall have
gotten well.
TJa4r" tc' fircusHtaacas the fani-
ilv can consider themselves fortu-
ED. W. THIMGAN
Automobiles and Accessories
AGENCY FOR
Mitchell and Dodge Cars,
Cushman EYiotiors!
Our machine shop is especially well equipped
with modern machinery and first-class workmen. We
are ready to do all kinds , of repair work, including
acetyline welding.
WE CARRY A LARGE LINE OF ALL
KINDS OF TIRES!
Phone 35-D
Murdock, Neb.
The bchool board presertd the
Hisb school and the grades with two nate that the accident did not re
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in charge of all work. Lady attendant. MODERATE PRICES.
Porcelain fillings just like tooth. Instruments carefully sterilized
after using.
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A mild ijriitem of treatment that carps Piles, Fistula and
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